Inside Tagawa Castle, the Provisional Military Police Headquarters of the Japanese Army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Nakamura Guichi and Igo are eating dinner nervously in a panic, they are also people, they have been running around for a day, and they also have to eat and rest, not to mention that they are also preparing to break through at night, and they have to eat and drink enough to maintain their physical strength.

Suddenly, the chief of staff of the 18th Division, Baihe Yungo, rushed in from the outside and said to the two: "Two generals, my reconnaissance sentry found that the people outside the city have retreated. ”

"What?" Nakamura Taniichi put down the dishes and chopsticks and looked at Igo Masaho, and asked, "How could the people of Shina retreat?" ”

Baiga Yungo said: "I can't guess this humble position!" Pig! Pig! Island! The novel came out of the Zhina, what was the person doing, it could be a conspiracy, or it could be a real retreat. ”

"Igo-kun, what do you think?" Nakamura asked, turning his head.

Yi Wu Zhenghe pondered for a moment and said: "No matter what tricks the people are playing, we have to break through, since they take the initiative to withdraw now, then we must seize the opportunity to break through, otherwise as soon as the morning dawns, when the main force of the people of China arrives, everything will be too late." ”

"General Igo means that he is still dispersing and breaking out according to the original plan?" Taniichi Nakamura asked.

At this moment, Major General Kobayashi, chief of staff of the 6th Division, suddenly walked in and spoke first: "No, we must not break through according to the original plan, although the people of China withdrew from the siege, they must have made a countermeasure, once we disperse and break through according to the original plan, it is likely that the tricks of the people of China will be in the middle of it." ”

"Kobayashi-kun, what do you say we should do?" Igo asked.

Major General Kobayashi sighed and said, "It seems that the Chinese army that fought with us is not simple. ”

"Does Kobayashi-kun already have a way to deal with it?" Nakamura asked anxiously.

Major General Kobayashi said: "If we have enough time, if we still have reinforcements, we can deal with it calmly, but at the moment, the main pursuit force of the Shina people may arrive at any time."

We had no choice but to seize every opportunity to act immediately, and the whole army quietly left the city from the east, west, and south, and then immediately gathered in unity towards the south gate and retreated quickly south along the road.

Just in case. Two cavalry wings can be ordered to open the way in front and rear, and the rear guard of the palace. "In the battle not long ago, the cavalry wing of the devil ran the fastest, and was the first to retreat into the city, but it became the unit with the least losses, so now it has become the vanguard and rearguard chosen by Major General Kobayashi.

"Nakamura-kun, what do you think?" Igo Masaho apparently agreed with his chief of staff's approach, but he still had to ask Nakamura Taniichi, after all, he was his equal, not his own subordinates.

They should be united in these difficult times. Not a single bit of unpleasantness can happen.

Nakamura Taniichi didn't really have a better way, the empire had suddenly changed so drastically, and the entire island of Kyushu was plunged into an unprecedented crisis, and even now it was as if he was in a dream, always feeling that the predicament he was facing was unreal.

So he nodded without thinking: "I agree with Kobayashi-kun's method, so I will do it." ”

"Okay, since Nakamura-kun has no opinion, let's act quickly." Igo is in harmony.

At that moment, the two of them gave orders to their respective wings.

Half an hour later. The well-prepared Japanese army did not dare to delay any longer, and quietly left the city in three ways.

Although Xing Zhanqing withdrew from the siege according to Zhang Xinghan's order, he still asked Wang Longxiang to leave some reconnaissance personnel to monitor the movements of the Japanese army.

As soon as the devil started to act, Xing Zhanqing learned the news. While arranging for someone to send a telegram to report to Zhang Xinghan, he said to the lieutenant colonel battalion commander of the pioneer battalion who had just arrived for reinforcements: "Battalion Commander Wu, the war is urgent, and your battalion may not be able to rest." ”

The lieutenant colonel battalion commander immediately stood tall and said, "Where does the commander say?" As a soldier, it is his duty to kill the enemy and serve the country, and this time he was ordered to rush to reinforcements. Everything is about the war, so please give the commander's orders. ”

"Okay." Xing Zhanqing nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the map and said to the lieutenant colonel battalion commander: "Then please ask Battalion Commander Wu to lead the headquarters here immediately......

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On the road leading from Kitakyushu Castle to Tagawa, Zhang Xinghan, accompanied by Guo Zhong and others, was riding a military armored vehicle with the main force to march towards Tagawa.

The accompanying signal soldier suddenly reported: "Headquarters, Xing Zhanqing has called, the Japanese have begun to retreat, and he has ordered the troops to move according to the original plan." ”

"Good." Zhang Xinghan said: "Reply to Xing Zhanqing, I have personally led the main force on the way, and ordered him to follow up with the Japanese, and must not let the devil escape easily." ”

"Yes." The communications soldier responded and quickly sent the message out.

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In Tagawa Castle, after the devil soldiers of the 6th and 18th divisions of the Japanese army left the city in three ways, they were attacked by the northeast frontier guards in the east and west of the city.

In the dark night, the devils who were in a hurry to retreat did not dare to fight, so they detoured to the south of the city, and quickly retreated along the road after joining up with the evacuated troops in the south of the city.

The 6th Cavalry Wing, which was part of the 6th Division, acted as the pioneer and ran four kilometers in one go without encountering any resistance.

The commander of the cavalry wing stopped his horse under his crotch, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said to the adjutant who followed closely: "Report to Your Excellency the division commander that the front is safe, and our department has not been attacked, please speed up and follow up." ”

Two kilometers away, Nakamura Taniichi and Igo Masachi and others were leading the main force of the division to follow up, after receiving a report from the 6th Cavalry Wing.

The two of them were at ease, and suddenly another devil soldier rode a horse to report: "Your Excellency General, the people of China have captured Tagawa City, and a large number of tanks and chariots of China have appeared in our rear and are pursuing our 18th Cavalry Wing, and the commander of the wing is leading the warriors of the headquarters to desperately block the attack. ”

"Nakamura-kun, it seems that the purpose of the Shina people is to capture Tagawa Castle and lure us out of the city to destroy us in the wild, they are not strong enough to attack the city, and they will definitely not be able to divide their forces to intercept it, the return of the 6th Cavalry Wing is a good proof, we should retreat quickly if the opportunity is rare, as long as we withdraw to Kurume, we will be safe for the time being!" Igo is in harmony.

Nakamura Valley nodded again and again, the fall of Tagawa Castle didn't matter to him, the key was that he and his subordinates could escape, and immediately said: "Okay, okay, immediately order the troops to speed up." ”

The battle was developing along the lines of the battle plan drawn up by Zhang Xinghan, and after about two hours, Major General Kobayashi, chief of staff of the 6th Division, realized that something was wrong, and hit a horse to catch up with Igo Masaho and Nakamura Tanichi in front.

"Two generals, things are a little strange!" Kobayashi Road.

"Oh? Kobayashi-kun, what's weird? Igo asked, puzzled.

"The pursuing force of the Shina people has been following our 18th Cavalry Wing, and if we continue like this, we will not be able to get rid of them at all, and once it is dawn, the air force of the Shina people will come, and then we will have nothing to hide!" Kobayashi voiced his concerns.

Hearing what Major General Kobayashi said, Nakamura Guichi and Igo Masahe's faces suddenly changed, and the former hurriedly asked, "Then Kobayashi-kun, what should we do now?" ”

Xiao Lin was silent for a while, and said resolutely: "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to immediately disperse and break through, the strength of the Shina people is insufficient, so that we can still have most of our troops able to get rid of their tracking and withdraw to Kurume." ”

"However, if we disperse and break through, will the people of China break through in one fell swoop and scatter the troops, then the situation will not be conducive to our future development." Nakamura Tanichi was a little worried, their mission was not just to escape, but to preserve as much vitality as possible, and use this as a basis to arm and expand the Japanese on the island of Kyushu, and carry out a long-term struggle until the day of victory.

In addition, they are also responsible for the transfer of personnel and facilities from the major heavy industry bases and military industrial bases on the island of Kyushu.

"General Nakamura, the situation is critical, please don't hesitate any longer, if we continue to delay like this, we will probably be wiped out, disperse and break through, no matter what, the result will be better than this." Major General Kobayashi was still hesitant when he saw Nakamura Taniichi, and couldn't help but say anxiously.

"Alright, disperse the breakout!" Tanichi Nakamura gritted his teeth and decided.

"Then general, please immediately order the 18th Cavalry Wing to resist desperately, and order the 6th Cavalry Wing to continue to retreat south along the road to attract the pursuing troops of the Chinese people!" Kobayashi Road.

Igo Masago and Nakamura Tani did nothing, and the order was quickly passed on.

The two divisions began to move separately, and at the time of parting, Nakamura Taniichi and Igo solemnly saluted each other and said to each other: "Nakamura-kun, please take care!" ”

"Igo-kun, you are the same, I hope we can see each other for a long time."

At that moment, more than 20,000 troops of the two divisions left the road and retreated to the southeast and southwest respectively.

The first shots rang out in the southwest, where Nakamura Taniichi's squadron was blocked by heavy fire from Wang Longxiang's paratrooper brigade.

The paratrooper brigade is one of the most elite units of Zhang Xinghan's Northeast Frontier Army, and its members are all outstanding personnel selected from various divisions, are well-trained, and all advanced equipment is also provided on a priority basis, and its combat effectiveness is extremely strong.

The MG34 general-purpose machine gun and MP38 and Bazooka are all the most advanced killing weapons in the world.

Combined, these weapons deliver enough firepower to make any force in the world suffer.

Not to mention the low morale of the Japanese army, all of them were like frightened birds, as soon as they were attacked, after a large number of them fell, the rest fled back in panic.

Soon, a deafening dense burst of gunfire rang out in the southeast.

In the darkness, the Japanese did not know the truth and were suddenly hit by heavy firepower, and all of them were soldiers with no combat power at all, so they had to retreat to the highway one after another.

Nakamura Tanichi and Igo Masahe, who had just been separated for less than half an hour, saw each other helplessly again.

"Kobayashi-kun, we have an unknown number of Chinese troops on both flanks to block us, how can this be good?" Nakamura Tanichi saw the same grizzled Kobayashi Chief of Staff and said.

ps: Make up for yesterday, as of now, 48,000 have been updated this month, and there are still 52,000 short of the 100,000-word goal, and it will definitely be completed by the end of the month. (To be continued......)