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The smoke slowly cleared, and large pits appeared on the ground, and hot gas rose from the blackened ground.

"Boom, boom......" The continuous explosions resounded again in the center of the city. It was another group of devils who saw the corpses of those who were only wearing a crotch cloth and were hanging miserably on wooden shelves, and among them was their "beloved" wing commander, and they immediately stepped forward to clean up in anger and sorrow, but they did not expect that there was a trigger device under one of the shelves, and hundreds of kilograms of explosives were buried in the area that stretched throughout the center of the street.

Screams and exclamations came one after another, and there was chaos. The devils who entered the city did not see the shadow of the enemy, and they had already suffered hundreds of casualties in two large explosions. The leader of the devil squadron who came from Guzhen County was even separated by the explosion and turned into rotten meat.

If you want to come, you will come big, and there is technical content. Yang Tianfeng only set up a few traps in the city, and the time was limited, so it was naturally impossible to set them everywhere on the road and door, but because of the small amount of explosives, and it was very insidious, after the initial nothing, the devil relaxed his vigilance, but the effect was very good.

After the series of explosions, the Japanese army became cautious in the city, and the grass and trees were all soldiers, which undoubtedly delayed the time to assemble and pursue.

When Xu and Beng's Japanese troops arrived, Yamashita Konosuke, who had the highest rank, gathered his men and gave the order to pursue. This is related to the honor of the Gold Wing, and the strength of nearly 1,000 troops also gives Yamashita Konosuke great confidence.

The standard establishment of a brigade in the Japanese army is 1,100 people, including: a brigade headquarters of 30 people, a transport squadron of 110 people (carts, mules and horses), and some brigades merge their transport squadrons into a wing. four infantry squadrons (some have only three); a squadron of machine guns, twelve heavy machine guns (some have only eight); An artillery platoon was armed with two 70mm Type 92 infantry guns, and a very small number of troops were equipped with a battery of 122 men armed with four infantry guns.

There were about four squadrons of Japanese troops who rushed to Sucheng one after another, and they were temporarily equipped with different heavy weapons, including five heavy machine guns, five mortars, three infantry guns, and more than 30 vehicles. Excluding casualties in the city, the total strength was nearly seven hundred, which was less than the standard size of a brigade, but exceeded the general temporary strength (sometimes four or five hundred men were also called brigades).

According to the comparison of forces in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, a brigade of the Japanese army could compete with a division of the National X Army (a miscellaneous army or a weaker battle). And all the men and horses of the three columns are not enough for a division, and they still belong to the local guerrilla forces, so Yamashita Konosuke naturally feels that he has a good chance of winning.

As for how the hundreds of imperial troops in Sujo were destroyed, Yamashita Konosuke couldn't figure it out, but he didn't think that the enemy did it with real strength, and he must have used some kind of conspiracy.

Leaving a squad to garrison the city, Yamashita Konosuke led more than 600 devils in a car, drove out of the west gate, and chased away.

As for the conspiracy, Konosuke Yamashita is very sure, not only in the chain of explosions in the city, but also in the fact that he soon saw it again.

"Boom!" With a bang, the left front wheel of a car suddenly sank into a pit, which was covered with snow and could not be seen from the outside. In the cab, the two devils were knocked into a daze, and the devils in the carriage also fell into a ball.

A strong explosion resounded under the car, and under the penetration of the huge air current, the car was overturned and fell on its side, and the devils in the car were either killed or injured, wailing and screaming.

It is not easy to dig pits in the ice and snow, and Yang Tianfeng's requirements for burying mines are to have a small amount of material and a large amount of materials, and ordinary mines plus captured explosives are extremely powerful.

The long convoy had to stop to deal with the emergency. The car was scrapped, more than 20 locust soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, and the devil's heart was clouded.

If only there were tanks to open the way! Yamashita Konosuke was suddenly frightened by his own thoughts, Sujo's troops are not small, but there are tanks! How did the enemy do it, how was it possible to break the city in a short period of time and deal a devastating blow to the defenders?

Gritting his teeth, Konosuke Yamashita decided to continue the pursuit, could it be that he was frightened by this mine, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous. Of course, protective measures should also be taken. Konosuke Yamashita left a squad to take care of the wounded, and re-entered the head car with the driver alone. In this way, in the event of another attack, unnecessary casualties will be avoided.

The convoy restarted, but stopped a few hundred meters later. The first car did not encounter a landmine, but the tires were punctured. Change cars and move on. Konosuke Yamashita's face was so gloomy that he was about to wring out the water.

The first car stopped again, the deflated tires were self-explanatory, and the devil also discovered the reason.

"Bah!" Konosuke Yamashita looked at the quadrangular nail in his hand and burst into a foul mouth through gritted teeth.

This little thing looks inconspicuous, hidden in the snow and difficult to find, but it makes the speed of the locust army crawl like a turtle. It is also because the structure of this thing is extremely simple, and ordinary blacksmiths can also build it, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of them on the road ahead.

Thinking of this, Konosuke Yamashita felt that he was unfortunate and helpless. Do you want to get off the car and become infantry? That's what kind of quick pursuit, and it's appropriate to call it a send-off.

"Your Excellency." The staff officer saw Yamashita Konosuke's hesitation, and suggested in a low voice, "I think I can send infantry to reconnoiter and search in front, and the convoy to slow down in the rear to reduce losses." When daybreak, the Air Force will arrive. In order to avoid the air attack, the enemy's retreat will inevitably be reduced, so we can increase our speed and pursue it. ”

Yamashita Konosuke thought for a moment and nodded approvingly, "Yo Xi! ”

First slow and then fast, Konosuke Yamashita also figured it out.

The enemy planted mines and nails, because he was afraid that the locusts would pursue. But the weather is cold, and these little tricks of the enemy will inevitably not be set up too much. The infantry searched and advanced in front, and of course there were losses. But if the car can be preserved, it will maintain the advantage of maneuverability. After dawn, some planes delayed the enemy's retreat, and when the right time came, they accelerated and pursued the enemy, so that they could not catch up with the enemy.

Even if you can't catch up with the enemy, you can count yourself as trying your best, and you have an explanation for the above. If you are scared away by a landmine or a few nails, how can you justify it?

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At this time, Yang Tianfeng had already rushed to Sipu Town, which was more than 30 miles away from Sucheng, and according to the average walking speed of five kilometers per hour, it was not fast. There is no way, the large number of evacuated people are mostly on foot, and as the troops behind the palace, it is naturally slower.

It is estimated that the enemy will not be able to get up quickly, and the night is relatively safe for the military and civilians, and the difficult time is after dawn.

From the time of the telegram, as well as the distance from the Chen detachment and the Guo detachment to Sucheng, Yang Tianfeng estimated that they were not too far away. Telegraph contact was made with the two detachments, and the map was calculated for a long time. Yang Tianfeng and the staff officers all believed that the Chen detachment would be able to arrive here at noon tomorrow at the latest, while the Guo detachment was a little uncertain because of the enemy's strongholds along the way, but it would not be too late.

Yang Tianfeng did not immediately give orders to the subordinates, but renegotiated with the staff officers in front of the map.

"According to a telegram from the troops responsible for blocking and harassing and monitoring the enemy's movements, the devils are chasing, but not fast, and the time can be calculated on foot." Yang Tianfeng pointed to the map, "There are more than 600 devils, and they are the enemy with the largest number of people encountered by the Three Columns. After a pause, he habitually tapped his fingers on the table a few times, and said in a deep voice: "I want to annihilate this chasing enemy, or at least crush them with heavy damage." ”

Tong Zhihe grinned and said, "Sir, it's not that you are humble and cowardly, and you are afraid of devils. It's that you're in the military, and the stakes are high. It's better to lead the troops to stay in Sipu to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, you go to Wupu Township first, and wait for the Chen detachment to arrive, and then you lead the brigade to besiege the devils. ”

"Sir." Staff officer Xu Zhiqiang still has a different opinion, "Appropriate blocking is inevitable, but if you want to fight with the devil, is it more cautious?" ”

"This group of devils came to help in a hurry, although it can barely be called a brigade, but it must not carry many heavy weapons and ammunition." Yang Tianfeng patiently explained: "Moreover, I am afraid that this is already the limit of what the surrounding devils can mobilize, or it is close to the limit of their mobile forces. As long as we can annihilate or severely damage this rushing pursuer, we will not have to retreat, but we will be able to continue to carry out the original eastward expansion plan and open up the situation in Suxian. Even if they can't take the city again, I'm afraid the devil won't be able to mobilize too many troops to attack in the short term. ”

Everyone fell into thought, and they all thought that what Yang Tianfeng said was reasonable. If you retreat like this, then this devil will always be a threat, and you must have heavy troops to defend the roads of Su and Yong. If the price is paid and the pursuers are defeated, they can only maintain an appropriate number of troops to wage guerrilla warfare in the Suxian countryside, gradually wear down the enemy, and trap the enemy in this point of the county seat.

"Fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come." Yang Tianfeng made up his mind, Huo Ran got up, and waved his arm vigorously, "Just in this Sipu Town, use street battles to meet the enemy, wait for the army to come, blossom inside and outside, and beat the devils." ”

Tong Zhihe nodded, how to build fortifications in the field with Japanese devils? If you use ready-made housing barriers, it is naturally the best choice. Moreover, although street fighting is brutal, it is a tactic that can best offset the field skills of Japanese devils.

"If it's a street fight, according to the scale of this town, I think it's better to have a brigade of troops." Tong Zhihe put forward his own suggestions.

A brigade of more than 500 people is indeed very suitable. Yang Tianfeng bowed slightly, and said: "The strength of the troops in the town is subject to one brigade, you immediately transfer personnel and weapons, and let them seize the time to rest." ”

"Yes, I'll go and set it up right away." Tong Zhihe turned around and wanted to leave.

"Evacuate all the people in the town." Yang Tianfeng stretched out his hand to stop Tong Zhihe, and explained to everyone in the house: "Tell them that the devil is coming, this group of beasts has already slaughtered two villages when they see the village burning the village and people killing people." Also, we will take out some of the materials and reward the young people who stayed behind to help us build the fortifications. Besides - forget it, it's time for me to make a makeshift arrangement, you can go! (To be continued.) )