Chapter 203: The Japanese Army in the Quagmire (Subscription Requested!! ）

The Middle Route Army led by Naito-shichiro was actually not very far from Nakazawa Shichiro, and the distance was only more than 20 kilometers, but because Nakazawa Shichiro burned and looted along the way, he did not concentrate on hurrying, so when the battle started, Naito's department was only less than 15 kilometers away from the battlefield.

However, because the battle of the three camps basically did not shoot much, Naito Shoichi and the others did not realize that something had happened to Shichiro Nakazawa and others, so they still hurried leisurely.

However, when they reached Sanhe Village, which was only seven kilometers away from Sandao Battalion, they happened to encounter the puppet army that had escaped from Sandao Battalion, and learned that just half an hour earlier, his forward troops had been raided by the Shina cavalry and suffered heavy casualties.

In a fit of rage, Naito Masaichi immediately ordered the troops to rush to the battlefield of Sandaoying, thinking that there were more than 5,000 people in the Imperial Army, and now only about 1,000 people have escaped, so there are at least 4,000 people left to resist. Even if there were only a thousand people resisting, it would be impossible for the Shina people to annihilate them all in such a short time.

In addition, even if the battle is over, it will take time to clean up the battlefield and take prisoners, and the cavalry has not yet left the battlefield.

Their mission this time was to eliminate the living force of the Shina army, and now that their cavalry had appeared, Naito would definitely not give up such a good opportunity in front of him.

More than 5,000 Japanese troops rushed to the battlefield of Sandaoying with more than 1,000 defeated and retreating puppet troops, just as Naito expected, Ma Desheng's department had not finished cleaning the battlefield at this time, and many of the wounded war horses and wounded puppet soldiers had not been treated. I saw a large cavalry force appear on the horizon, and it was not far from them.

Knowing that the enemy was coming, Ma Desheng immediately got on his horse, and then said loudly: "Comrades, the Japanese have come, and the battlefield will not be cleaned." Withdraw with me! ”

Soon, more than 3,000 cavalry all mounted their horses and then withdrew to the east.

Because of the mountain pass, Naito and the others did not see Ma Desheng and the others, but when they came to the battlefield and saw the battlefield that had been cleaned, and then learned from the puppet army in their hands that Ma Desheng's department had just fled, and even followed the direction indicated by the puppet army, they could still hear the rumbling sound caused by the running of the war horse.

Naito immediately instructed all the troops to pursue immediately, and under no circumstances could the Chinese cavalry escape.

While one of Naito's was chasing Ma Dekatsu's department, Kuroda's department on the southern road was also in trouble. Originally, in the opinion of Major General Shigetoku Kuroda. This operation should have been a trip without gunpowder, after all, the main force of Ma Zheng and the Duqi Division had already moved south, and there were not many troops in the so-called Suicha anti-Japanese base area.

In addition, Kuroda Shigetoku's confidence also comes from the more than 120 chariots under his command, which is the fact that His Excellency the Commander has gathered all the chariots of the army stationed in Mongolia, there are four chariot brigades, and there are more than 100 chariots to cooperate with the battle, even if you look at the entire Chinese battlefield. Such a large amount of armor is also extremely rare.

Kuroda departed from Datong City at 9 a.m. on the 28th and is expected to arrive at Longshengzhuang, the county seat of Fengzhen, at 2 p.m. At seven o'clock in the evening, they arrived at the town of Tugui Wula, the front banner of the right wing of Chahar, and after defeating the defenders, they rested for the night in Tugui Wula, and the troops came to Jining City early tomorrow morning to capture the old nest of Tuba Road.

The plan was good, but the reality was brutal. I didn't just get out of Datong City and found out that the road to Fengzhen had been completely destroyed. The road was full of large potholes, or huge stones, not to mention chariots and cars, and it was difficult for even infantry to walk on foot.

Knowing that this was a conspiracy of the Dirt Eight Road, Kuroda Shigetoku was not angry. The infantry was immediately ordered to build the road as they went.

However, the further you go, the more serious the road is damaged, after all, the mountain road from Datong to Fengzhen is the majority, the mountain road itself is relatively narrow and difficult to walk, and it is relatively easy to destroy, only need to install explosives on both sides of the cliff, it is likely that this section of the road will be completely destroyed.

In addition to the lack of strength on the road, they were still not ambushed and harassed by the dirt roads along the way. Along the way, there must be ambushes in the mountains, mines in the forests, and from time to time a few mortar shells will fall from the sky, or they will be violently attacked by the machine-gun positions set up on the high ground. Even more terrifying was the ubiquitous cold gun, where a soldier or officer fell as soon as the sniper rifle went off.

However, whenever Major General Shigetoku Kuroda sent people to attack the area where bullets and shells were fired, he always found nothing but a few shells, and he could not even see the shadow of the enemy.

Occasionally, the people sent out were quick and fearless of death, and they were able to bite the Eighth Route Army in gray uniforms, but they were quickly thrown off by the Eighth Route Army, who was familiar with the terrain. Fortunately, there were tank troops, and the vehicle-mounted artillery could bombard long-distance targets, so the Tuba Road did not dare to get too close, so the losses were relatively small.

But even so, more than 300 soldiers and six officers were killed and wounded in a distance of less than 10 kilometers. It also seriously affected the speed of the troops' march, the distance from Datong to Fengzhen was only 60 kilometers, and the normal speed could reach it in six hours, while the chariot troops could reach their destination in two and a half hours at most, but the march took two hours and covered less than 10 kilometers.

The most terrible thing is the effect of this cold gun and cold cannon on morale, and the impact of this sneak attack without the spirit of bushido on morale is fatal. The soldiers were murderous before they set off, but now their first reaction when they heard the gunshots was to quickly climb down, or lean next to the chariot.

If it goes on like this, don't say that you will arrive in Fengzhen at two o'clock in the afternoon, I am afraid that you may not be able to arrive tomorrow afternoon. This made Kuroda angry, but there was nothing he could do, the mechanized troops were already extremely demanding on the roads, and China's poor infrastructure was a national problem, and it was not only Chahar who was like this.

Also experiencing unprecedented experience were the two infantry brigades of the 16th Division, Naoji Sakai's 19th Brigade and Jiro Sugawara's 30th Brigade.

In fact, these two army major generals who had just been transferred from the Jiangnan battlefield to Chahar and Lieutenant General Naito's thought were the same, and they didn't think that it was worth it to be so angry. Mobilizing more than 35,000 elites to besiege Tubalu at once, this is definitely full of food.

Although they had already learned about the achievements of the Duqi Division from various sources, there was still a difference between hearing and actually fighting, and at this time, Sakai Naoji and Suwara Jiro had the same opinion as most of the officers of the Japanese army, in their eyes, the Chinese army was a ball of prepared sushi that could be eaten at any time.

The Kuomintang Central Army, the most combat-effective in the Chinese Army, was crushed in front of the bayonets of his 16th Division, and even their capital city of Nanjing was lost. Although they were surprised by Ma Zheng's achievements, he did not think that he could still kill all sides in the hands of his 16th Division.

Therefore, after coming out of Zhangjiakou City, the two Japanese troops began their burning journey. In particular, the 30th Brigade of Jiro Suwara stopped after arriving in Wanquan County, and under the guidance of the traitor puppet army, it began to frequently "visit" the famous rich people in the county. After grabbing a large amount of gold and silver and a large group of white and tender flower girls, he began to move on.

Since they were already in the occupied area of the Japanese army along the way, the Japanese army did not encounter resistance and progressed smoothly. But when they arrived at Fort Dukou, they ran into trouble, because from Fort Dukou to the west, they reached the defense area of the Seventh Division, and from here they belonged to the range of Chahar Danan Mountain, full of high mountains and mountains, and the road was not much better than the road from Datong to Fengzhen.

More importantly, out of scruples about the 16th Division, Ma Zheng put all the regiments with the strongest combat effectiveness on this line. In order to block the enemy's advance, the 12th Brigade mobilized more than 50,000 people to destroy the roads along the road in one morning, and at the same time sent a large number of troops to build fortifications at the commanding heights along the road to block the Japanese army.

Therefore, since Jiro Suhara's division entered the defense area of the Seventh Division, it seemed that he had suddenly stepped into a quagmire, and it was difficult to move an inch. The Eighth Route Army, which occupied the favorable terrain, had fierce firepower and accurate strikes. From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., a full five hours, the 30th Brigade advanced less than five kilometers, and was still 90 kilometers away from its destination, Xinghe. (To be continued.) )