Chapter Seventy-Six: Sweeping Behind Enemy Lines, Devils Retreat
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Some of the recruits faced this bloody scene, and some of them even clutched their stomachs and vomited. The veterans were smiling, and while throwing the corpses and stumps of the devils out of the trenches, they made fun of and scolded these rookies.
There was a rare silence on the battlefield, the guns did not go off, the cannons did not fire, and the devils and the puppet army were stunned by this sudden change.
Kono swallowed hard, his face gloomy, staring at the enemy's position, his eyes shooting with anger as if he was willing to kill all the enemies in front of him.
But Kono knew that today's battle was over. No matter how unwilling he was and how much he wanted to take revenge, the troops were already quite exhausted, flourishing and declining, and the troops that had been frustrated and sharpened could no longer organize such a ferocious attack as just now.
The most important thing is that no one including him can figure out what is in the strange trench that seems to be able to swallow people. Could it be that there is a quagmire inside, and if you go in, you will be stuck in it and unable to move, but why can the enemy be so free?
Kono looked up at the crescent moon of his eyebrows, which had appeared in the crack of the bright red cloud in the west, and reluctantly ordered him to retreat and camp. After several fierce battles, the Japanese soldiers suffered considerable losses, and the number of people who relied on them for the decisive victory was less than two squads. There are still more than 700 people in the Imperial Army, but can these guys be hopeful, greedy for life and afraid of death, and weak-willed, I'm afraid they have been scared out of their courage now, right?
In addition, it is getting late, and in the dark night, the visual distance is not clear, and the advantage of your own artillery fire will not be able to be brought into play. Moreover, Kono is also putting away some of his arrogance. The opponent is cunning, and the road is full of harassment and attacks by mines and cold guns, but it is not only opportunistic means to fight against the locust army, but has been avoiding this kind of hard-to-face battle.
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"You have to use your brains to fight." Zhou Zhizhong, accompanied by several officers, inspected the position, and pointed to the corpses of the dead in front of the position with emotion," General Yang often said to his subordinates. Now, I know it! β
The commander of the third battalion had just arrived, but he was deeply convinced of Zhou Zhizhong's words, nodded again and again, and said: "This fortification is very well repaired, and the devil's bombardment is also fierce, but the casualties of the third column are not large." β
"I'd like their guns." The commander of the first battalion touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "The range is shorter, but it is indeed a sharp weapon to curb the charge of the enemy group. Moreover, as far as I can see, it is not necessary to aim much to use this gun, especially for new recruits who are just training. β
"In my opinion, there are also requirements." The commander of the second battalion said: "It seems that the guns are very strong, and I estimate that the recoil is not small, so they are equipped like this." β
"Speaking of which, we're still a regular army!" Zhou Zhizhong smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "But this weapon and equipment is not stronger than the three verticals, and in some aspects, it is even inferior." β
"It's not because we're ragtags." The commander of the first battalion complained: "The salary, equipment, and treatment of the military are not even as good as those of the local troops." β
"Alas!" Zhou Zhizhong sighed and waved his hand, and said, "There are more than 2,000 people in this three verticals. There is a lot of land for them to be raised, but there are two counties of Wuyang and Yongcheng. As for General Yang, he has a grudge against the devil to kill his mother, and fighting the devil is also destroying the family and relieving the difficulties, and he spares no effort. After this battle, both the territory and the captured equipment were enough to expand the three verticals again. What's more, General Yang stayed in Japan and traveled to Germany, and he also had real talent and real learning. β
"Isn't the "Guerrilla Warfare Outline" the name of Brigade Commander Yang!" Chief of Staff Liang said: "After being listed among the big names, can it be simpler?" β
"The chief of staff is well-read and knows more than us." Zhou Zhizhong smiled self-deprecatingly, "The book has been sent, but I haven't had time to read it yet!" β
"If you want to see it, you can see the one in the back." Chief of Staff Liang reminded: "The articles of those big people are very flashy. The specific tactics discussed later are very valuable. Don't look at some of them as small means, but they can save lives at critical times. It is not even known that this will reverse the unfavorable situation. β
"Like this bench fortification?" The commander of the second battalion laughed teasingly.
"No, that's not written on it." Chief of Staff Liang shook his head and said, "I think the mines are good. Bomb him twice, and the enemy will probably not dare to advance for a long time, and the pursuers will not dare to chase after him, right? β
"Landminesβ" Zhou Zhizhong nodded thoughtfully, "I've seen the power, it's very powerful." But we don't have it, do we have to reach out to the three verticals? β
"Brigade Commander Yang will give it if he can, and if he doesn't, we will use grenades to modify it." Chief of Staff Liang said: "Or use explosives and **** to make something simple, and you can also use it." β
"It's better to ask General Yang for some professional mines." Zhou Zhizhong paused, as if talking to himself: "Seeing that General Yang is a person who wants to do big things, can he be so stingy?" β
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Yang Tianfeng is indeed not a stingy person, but the situation is forced and the demand for materials makes him almost become a miser who can do everything.
Because the Japanese army in Dangshan cobbled together troops to participate in the three-way "sweep", most of the strongholds and villages that were already small became empty shells, and most of them were only guarded by a small number of puppet troops.
And the hundreds of men and horses led by Yang Tianfeng disguised themselves as Japanese puppet troops, not only pretending to be like them, but also very strong, and eliminated the enemies of three villages and towns one after another. smashed the maintenance club, killed hardcore traitors, and copied the enemy's property and wealth, and the income was quite rich.
"Sir, do you really want to go out of the county?" Zhao Qing, the commander of the third company, leaned over and asked in a low voice.
"Huh?" Yang Tianfeng was directing the soldiers to hide the belongings and materials that should be hidden, and buried what should be buried, when he heard Zhao Qing's inquiry, he nodded with a half-truth smile, "If you want to fight, you can have a lively fight, you have also seen that the enemy-occupied area is indeed empty of troops." The more we pretend, the more we can pressure the devils to come back to help, and then destroy the devils in the movement! β
"Then you don't have to hit the county seat, right?" Zhao Qing smiled bitterly: "Other places are empty, and the devils in the county town will still leave some people." Besides, we don't have any weapons to attack the fortifications! β
"Don't worry, I'm not going to hit my head on a rock." Yang Tianfeng patted Zhao Qing on the shoulder, "The Huangjia Town in front is good, and the mayor Huang Shiren is a rich man." As for the county seat, let's see. β
Is this a war, or is it a robbery for money? Zhao Qing scolded the soldiers. However, it's good to play all the way with such an easy ride. The puppet army has eliminated hundreds of them, and although the guns are worn, they are weapons in the end, and it is not bad to transport them back to equip the joint defense team. What's more, a lot of property has been seized, which is an expanded capital!
Three hours later, Yang Tianfeng led his men to the outskirts of Huangjia Town. At this time, the crescent moon in the western sky had sunk, and the sky and the earth were pitch black.
After a short break, the troops began to deploy, and Yang Tianfeng pressed all his forces up, striving to resolve the battle as quickly as possible.
"Boom!" There was a loud bang, and a large fire flashed in the town. Then, one after the other, the grenades exploded like thunder and lightning on a rainy day, and the gunfire rang out like firecrackers for the New Year.
The defenders in the town now only have more than 100 puppet soldiers and a squad of devils, and their defense is quite lax, when the puppet army sentries at the entrance of the town were bluffed and subdued by the ferocious "Imperial Army" cavalry, the soldiers easily swarmed into Huangjia Town, and rushed straight to the outside of the enemy's barracks.
Machine guns swept and grenades slammed, and most of the enemies met Hades bare-bottomed while still asleep, and only a few devils fled into a courtyard with a dozen puppet soldiers in panic and fought to the death.
"*, didn't you say they would come out as soon as you called? How did it come out of the bullets? Zhao Qing pointed a pistol at the head of a puppet army officer and scolded hatefully.
The puppet army officer stammered and replied: "It is estimated that there is still an 'imperial army' in it!" β
As soon as the words fell, Yang Tianfeng, who rushed over, kicked him on the ass and shouted: "Damn, return the call of the imperial army and the imperial army, now you will rush in for me to block the bullet and kill you dog traitor." β
Another puppet soldier on the side hurriedly grabbed the conversation and said: "It is estimated that there are a few Japanese devils inside, as long as they die, our brothers will dare to come out!" β
"I can't wait, let's burn it with fire!" Yang Tianfeng glared and looked around, "Who took that ******, throw it into me and burn the ****." β
"Sir, you don't need to be so troublesome, right? I'll take someone to attack again! Zhao Qing said hesitantly.
"Keep a good house for the devil to live in, and get angry when you think about it, it's better to burn it clean." As he spoke, Yang Tianfeng snatched the ****** from a soldier, lit a fire, and slammed his hand behind the courtyard wall, ****** slammed it on the door. As the glass bottle shattered with a clatter, the flames burst into flames.
"Then shout, tell them that they can only come out by killing all the devils, otherwise they will all be killed." Yang Tianfeng kicked the puppet army on the ground and scolded loudly.
Another ****** was thrown at the window, and the flames grew stronger and stronger with the wind, licking up the roof in an instant. The red glow of the fire stained the night sky, and the enemies inside the room screamed in panic.
After being cornered, the devils and puppet soldiers hiding in the houses and corners each made small calculations, and the devils resisted desperately, cursing frantically while increasing the frequency of shooting.
And the puppet army almost all have the same idea - they can't sell their lives to the devil anymore. With the persuasion outside, the puppet soldiers began to focus on the devil's body, and the puppet army officers quickly used their eyes to secretly connect their subordinates to prepare "anyway".
When the door fell with a bang, the puppet army officer did not dare to hesitate any longer, shouted loudly, commanded his subordinates to burst into attack, shot and wounded several devils, put their clothes on their heads, howled and rushed out in flames.
"Sir, listen, the devil is still singing!" Zhao Qing pricked up his ears curiously.
Yang Tianfeng listened attentively, accompanied by the crackling fire, the dying devil was really singing about the Jun Dynasty.
"Damn*, burn well, unrepentant bastard." Yang Tianfeng spat on the ground, and explained uneasily: "Control the fire, and if necessary, use a grenade to blow down the wall to form an isolation belt." β
The gunfire and explosions in the town gradually stopped, and by this time, the east had already revealed a hazy dawn.
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In the early morning, outside the Japanese barracks in Dangshan County, the official residence of the garrison commander Kameda, there was a violent knock on the door.
"Baga!" Kameda scolded in a vulgar voice, rolled over and got out of bed, then slammed open the bedroom door, and unceremoniously reprimanded the devil lieutenant outside the door, "As an imperial officer, you should have persistent beliefs, even if you die, you can't be so panicked!" β
"Hello." The devil lieutenant was bowing his head, "An unknown cavalry was found outside the county seat, and he was wreaking havoc on the telephone line. β
Kameda was stunned for a moment, a little unconvinced by his ears, "What did you say?" Enemy spotted outside the county? β
"Hello!" Captain Devil emphasized again.
"No way, this can't be." Kameda hurriedly put on his clothes and hat, and kept saying: "It is impossible for the enemy to come here silently, there are checkpoints around the county seat, how can there be no report." β
Kameda followed the lieutenant to the castle wall and looked hard with a telescope.
Under the morning sun, there were clouds of smoke and dust in the distance, and there were really more than 20 cavalry galloping and shouting, and a large flag fluttered in the wind, and the words on it pierced Kameda's eyes.
"Three verticals? How did they get here? Kameda gasped, his head full of question marks.
There was no one around to answer, and indeed no one knew what was going on?
"Immediately send troops out of the city to drive them away, repair the telephone lines, but it is strictly forbidden to pursue the enemy." Taro Kameda pondered for a long time and gave the order.
Now there is only one squad of devils and a squadron of puppet army defense in the county, which can be described as extremely empty. If you fall into the trap of the enemy because of blind pursuit, the county seat will be in danger.
If something happens to the county, it's not a responsibility that he, Taro Kameda can afford. I am afraid that when the time comes, he will have to be court-martialed, end his military career, and bear the reputation of humiliation.
"After the phone was restored, I immediately contacted the various strongholds and ordered them to hold out and not attack on their own." Kameda said to the staff officer with a gloomy face: "And ask the intelligence officers of each village to explain the situation, how many enemies are coming, and where are they moving now?" Also, send a telegram to Kono asking about the raid. and told him that the three columns had come around behind him. β
It can be said that Kameda made a wise decision, and when the situation was unclear, he chose the safest countermeasure. Of course, this is a little unpleasant for Yang Tianfeng.
He originally wanted to lure out a group of enemies in the county, ambush them in the field, and then wait for an opportunity to attack the city. However, Kameda was very cautious, and the troops he sent were only to drive away the troublesome cavalry, but he did not chase them exhaustively. In this way, although his men and horses were not much different from the number of enemies defending the city, they did not dare to attack the city easily.
"Heighten vigilance, and the troops take turns to rest." Yang Tianfeng gave an order a little helplessly, and after a day and most of the night of attacks and battles, the soldiers were indeed tired.
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In the early morning, the clear sky and the warm sun did not bring Kono a comfortable and comfortable feeling.
The shadow of defeat has not completely dissipated, and the enemy has already run behind him to wreak havoc, and even arrogantly outside the county seat. Kameda's telegram seemed to explain the situation, but it was tantamount to a slap in the mouth to Kono and dashed his hopes.
What is the purpose of resting for a day and a night, is it not to wait for the cavalry squad behind to escort ammunition and supplies. After a fierce battle, there were no more shells, and Kono forced the idea of revenge. But now, hope is gone. I'm afraid that the reinforcements will be more auspicious than lucky, otherwise they will not let the high-headed horses fall into the hands of the enemy.
Just when Kono was undecided, he was spinning around on the ground, thinking about countermeasures. Another telegram arrived, and he finally made up his mind.
This telegram was sent from Dangshan County, but it was to inform the situation in Xiayi. said that the three-way siege was good, and Xia Yi was almost wiped out by this road, and only a few people escaped. After the Xiayi side lost contact with the front-line troops, although they knew that the situation was not good, they did not dare to report it indiscriminately without confirming it. So, the news was two or three days late.
At the same time, Xia Yi also obtained inaccurate information from the defeated soldiers who fled. That is, the enemy in Yongcheng County is likely not only the third column, the reinforcements of the national * army may have arrived secretly, and the enemy's strength is beyond the expectations before the sweep.
I see! Xia Yi is not very sure, but Kono is convinced. Quite simply, the fact that the offensive suffered a crushing defeat has been a good proof of this intelligence. With only three columns, he dared to fight the locust army in a dignified manner, and Kono still couldn't believe it.
Moreover, Kameda's tone in the telegram was no longer a notification, it was simply an order. Kono also knew how empty the troops in the occupied area were for this sweep. If his troops suffered a crushing defeat, it would be difficult to defend solidly with the strength of the county town alone.
A regiment, a division? Kono was almost frightened by his own brain supply. But then think about it, if there is a division on the opposite side, is it still necessary to block it? I'm afraid I've already pounced on it and besieged it on all sides.
But the reinforcements of a regiment, and it is a regular army, plus three columns, is no longer something that these horses led by Kono can defeat. The opponent dares to intersperse behind the scenes, which also shows such confidence. What's more, the cavalry squad and the supplies that Kono was looking forward to were hopeless. Therefore, Kono did not go through any ideological struggle, and decided to retreat as soon as possible.
With a new understanding of the strength of the enemy in front of him, Kono had to worry about being pursued during his retreat, and the enemy blocking the enemy behind him, as well as the flanking of both.
Based on the telegram and the analysis of the current situation, Kono believes that the number of enemies interspersed in the back will not be too large, and the enemy in front of the enemy, who may have an infantry regiment, should be the main opponent.
The locust army of one squadron is now less than two squads, and it is obviously a headache to have to take care of both the head and the tail. Thinking about it, Kono could only divide his troops. When retreating, there were only a small number of locust troops in the front, supervising the Imperial Allied Army to open the way in front; And more than a hundred devils were all in the rear to resist the pursuit of the enemy.
Until now, Kono had thought of an orderly retreat, not a rout and escape. Otherwise, he would abandon his heavy weapons and excess baggage, order the Imperial Cooperative Army to be cannon fodder, and he would lead all the Japanese soldiers to run wildly in front of Dangshan County regardless of it.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. Since they want to retreat in an orderly manner, the troops behind the palace must be strong and combative, and they cannot be defeated at the first blow, and the wolves rush to disrupt the teams in front of them, causing a chain reaction like a rout.
β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ (To be continued.) )