Chapter 21: Tempting the Enemy
The telegram was sent, but the Matsumoto squadron did not hear back. The anxious Goto Shiro sent three telegrams in succession, and not only the Matsumoto detachment, but also the Tanaka squadron, which went out to pursue the enemy at the same time as the Matsumoto squadron, was also heard from. There are two main squadrons missing in one photo, and even the scheming Goto Shiro is scared. He was afraid that something would go wrong with these two squadrons, and his boss would not spare him!
What to do? Now go back and report that you will definitely be court-martialed. In order to avoid punishment and exonerate himself, Goto Shiro bit his heart and simply chased Hu Feide!
Anyway, there is a Suzuki brigade behind him, so don't worry about Hu Fei using some tricks to kill half of his brigade. If he Goto Shaozo can catch or kill Hu Fei, then it will be considered a great achievement! Those two missing squadrons can be counted as battle damage. When the time comes, no one will come to embarrass him. Yes, that's it!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the method was ingenious, and reported his idea to the commander of the Suzuki Brigade. Without General Suzuki's cooperation, his pursuit plan would not have been realized, right?
Kuichiro Suzuki doesn't matter. Anyway, he came to cooperate with the Goto brigade this time, that is, to cheer for Goto Shiro. Goto Shaosa believed that something could not happen to the Suzuki Brigade, and the Suzuki Brigade Commander believed it even more! In these two provinces of Jin and Sui, which Chinese army dares to fight the idea of a Japanese brigade? As soon as the Suzuki brigade went out, it was like a tiger walking on the street, and all the living had to avoid it!
If you want to chase, then I'll be done if I keep up, anyway, after you catch Hu Fei, I can't do a lot of credit. Kuichiro Suzuki embraced this kind of sightseeing tour to see the excitement, and followed Shiro Goto into the mountains one after the other.
Hu Fei didn't dare to divide the troops, the infantry battalion he led was all puppet soldiers and policemen who had just enlisted. It's better to follow up and say, if you let these people relax their control, maybe they will be scattered in a hurry! Fortunately, although Hu Fei did not divide his troops, he had reinforcements.
Commander Hu led a new uprising of troops through the mountains, and anti-Japanese troops rushed from all directions to support. The first to arrive was Yang Jinsheng's second regiment. The second regiment was originally coming here, and it was really normal to meet Hu Fei. Immediately followed by Ji Jinbiao and the cavalry regiment in a big circle, I don't know where to come.
The more and more the team gathered, the generals asked for a place to fight with the devils! Hu Fei resolutely disagrees with this, he does not agree to fight with the devil! The devil behind it is a brigade, how many people and how many guns are there in our 88th column? Confidence is a good thing, but it is not a good thing if confidence turns into blind optimism!
Divide the troops! Hu Fei and Cheng Laozhuan also adopted the strategy of dividing the troops. Anyway, he has more people now, and he doesn't care if he divides more soldiers a few times. Hu Fei's original intention was to thin out the devil's troops, and seize a small opportunity to kill him ruthlessly! He is definitely more familiar with the mountains than the devils, and he is also familiar with making an ambush or trap in the mountains, so he uses the environment in the mountains to grind slowly, and one day he can grind the devils to death!
Kuichiro Suzuki didn't know what Hu Fei was thinking, if he knew, he would probably turn around and run, and he wouldn't stay in the mountains for a second! It's not a good thing to have such an enemy scheming against him!
Goto Shiro found out that Hu Fei had increased his troops, but he didn't worry too much. The Japanese army is not afraid that there will be many soldiers, they are afraid that they will meet someone who will play with intrigues and tricks. Fortunately, the Suzuki Brigade in the back gave Goto Shaozo confidence. In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy can only be regarded as an interlude.
Seeing Ji Jinbiao's cavalry galloping not far away, shooting guns from far and near, Goto Shaosa gritted his teeth and ordered the soldiers to shoot, he just pursued without dividing his troops. Later, when he was really forced to do nothing, Goto Shiro repeatedly told his subordinates when he sent out the attack troops: You must protect the radio station and get in touch with me at any time. Also, don't chase far! The distance is more than a kilometer and must be returned!
Ji Jinbiao played the idea of deceiving the devil to chase him, but the devil was stunned for a long time and was not fooled. If you are far away, people will turn around and leave, no matter how you provoke, the devil just won't chase you far away. Isn't that a hurry!
Hu Fei led the troops in front to lead the way, and Ji Jinbiao and his cavalry kept harassing them with cold guns from far and near, which made Suzuki Shaozuo upset. However, His Excellency Shao Zuo adheres to one thing, that is, he must not divide his troops to pursue, and he must not give his opponent a chance to break through!
In this way, the Chinese and Japanese armies started a long-distance tug-of-war in the mountains.
There was a three-way intersection in front, Hu Fei called Yang Jinsheng over, and pointed to the fork in the road with his hand, "Jin Sheng, you take the second regiment over there, find an opportunity to flank the joint of the devils, and strive to lead the Japanese army to divide the troops!" ”
"Yes!" Yang Jinsheng agreed, and led the troops to the fork in the road. The Goto Brigade chasing after it was like they didn't see it, they should shoot guns, they should march and march, and they had no intention of pursuing on the fork in the road. Goto Shiro is determined to follow Hu Fei to the ends of the earth.
Shiro Goto can endure it, but it doesn't mean that others can endure it. A few hundred meters behind the Goto Brigade was followed by the Suzuki Brigade, and the commander of the Suzuki Brigade had already noticed that there were frequent harassment by Chinese troops nearby.
However, those Chinese soldiers harassed the Goto brigade, and did not provoke his Suzuki brigade, and Shiro Suzuki didn't say anything, what did His Excellency the brigade commander do? Therefore, although he was not happy, Major General Suzuki did not make any accusations against Goto Shaosa's cautious approach.
The Goto Brigade chased Hu Fei past the three-way intersection, and when the Suzuki Brigade passed by, Yang Jinsheng, who had been waiting there for a long time, suddenly began to attack! The guns of the second regiment were fired in unison, and grenadiers and rifle bullets rained down on the Suzuki brigade! Most of the top squadrons of the Suzuki Brigade were killed and wounded on the spot, and more than fifty devil soldiers died in the raid.
Yang Jinsheng knew that there were many devils in this group, so he gave the troops a death order before the fight: two rounds of grenadiers per door, three shots per soldier, and withdrawal after the fight!
By the time Kuichiro Suzuki recovered from the sudden blow and ordered his troops to start a counterattack, his enemy had already withdrawn! This dumb man is losing this explosion, then don't mention it! Shiro Goto is the head of the secret service, and he can endure it. Kuichiro Suzuki can't do it, he is the commander of the Major General's Brigade, how can he not fight back after being beaten? Do you want the dignity of Your Excellency the General?
"Ogawa Brigade, attack!" Major General Suzuki pointed to the fork in the road with his hand, and Ogawa Shaosa in front of him immediately pulled out his command knife when he received the order, "Attack!" "Thousands of devil soldiers turned the fork in the road with great momentum.