[Anti-Japanese Iron Blood King] Chapter 1078: Rush for time (ask for subscription!) , ask for a monthly pass, ask for everything! ）

"Yaga, how did the Shina army appear in the rear of the Imperial Army, intelligence officer, you hurry in..."Hongo Yoshio, who had recovered a little of his spirit, roared angrily. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The intelligence officer of the 62nd Division was a middle-aged man who was only about one and a half meters tall, and his body couldn't help but tremble when he heard the roar of Yoshio Hongo.

But no matter how nervous and scared he was, the intelligence officer Hirata Zhiyong still walked in hard: "Your Excellency the commander of the reporting division, Hirata Zhiyong salutes you. ”

"Baga, your big rice bucket, your work immediately explained to me, why did the cavalry suddenly appear behind the imperial army! Immediately!" Yoshio Hongo's anger is palpable.

Hirata Zhiyong Shaozo looked nervous and said with trembling legs: "Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the Chinese cavalry came down from the mountain ridge on the side of the imperial army, and they were all cavalry units, numbering a whole division, and they were also equipped with mortars and other weapons. ”

"Yaga. This is impossible, I have personally inspected that mountain forest. Where not only the cavalry can't walk, but even the infantry can't act on a large scale, the cliff more than ten meters wide is simply an insurmountable natural obstacle, can't the cavalry of China fly, you lie to work! ”

"What's more, the Imperial Army has arranged two whole reinforced squadrons in that place that seems to be called Qingfeng Ridge, in order to prevent the sneak attack of the small troops of Zhina, but why did these troops not work with warnings, how do you explain it?" Yoshio Hongo was even more angry.

"The commander of the division... Pavilion... Your Excellency, I didn't lie, the Chinese cavalry unit did come out of that mountain forest, so it caught the imperial army off guard. ”

"Impossible, why didn't the left-behind troops warn, how do you explain it?" Yoshio Hongo asked again.

"Your Excellency, there are still a large number of soldiers who are familiar with the Japanese language in the Shina army, and all the strongholds along the way have been quietly uprooted by the Shina people. When the imperial army in the stronghold of Liuzhimiao Township was attacked by a sneak attack, he realized the seriousness of the problem and began to contact various squadrons everywhere. Only the stronghold in the Qingfeng Ridge area did not respond, and it was obvious that the imperial army there had all been shattered. ”

Hirata Zhiyong's voice trembled a little, although he didn't know how the Tsuchihachi Road crossed the Qingfeng Ridge, which was full of cliffs, but based on the intuition of more than ten years of intelligence work, he dared to conclude that the Shina army must have suddenly appeared in the rear of the division through the Qingfeng Ridge.

"Hachige, you big bastard, your stupidity and irresponsibility have caused the entire division to be surrounded by the Shina people and face the test of life and death. So you should take responsibility for your stupidity, I think the emperor's warriors will not fear death. Is it, Hirata-kun? ”

Hongo Yoshio's meaning is very clear, since you, the intelligence officer, have not played the role they should have, then there is no need to exist.

Hirata Zhiyong nodded gloomily, and said in a trembling voice: "Hai, the lowly knows what to do, thank you for allowing the lowly to end his life in a samurai way and take responsibility for the mistakes he made." ”

After saying that, Hirata Zhiyong bowed deeply to Yoshio Hongo, and then walked out without looking back.

Yoshio Hongo didn't look at Hirata Zhiyong, who was far away, he looked carefully at the map and said: "Ueno-kun, the imperial army has fallen into the encirclement of the Shina people, and there is about a division of Shina cavalry in the rear where the division's defense is the weakest, and that fool in Nakajima and his 63rd Brigade are no match for this Shina cavalry at all. In front of the Imperial Army are the most elite infantry divisions of Zhina, and we have no other way but to hold on and wait for reinforcements. You immediately send a telegram to Lord Shinozuka asking for tactical guidance. ”

"Hay! What else do you command? Ueno asked with trepidation.

"Ueno, Wang Tong Town is only less than 20 kilometers away from the location of the Shina cavalry, and it will take less than half an hour to arrive at the speed of the cavalry, you immediately order that fool in Nakajima to immediately organize troops to fortify along the way, and resist the attack of the Shina people at all costs, as long as they can withstand the attack of the Shina troops for a day, we will have a chance to counterattack, otherwise the imperial army can only sit and wait, you understand?"

Yoshio Hongo said solemnly, his voice was extremely cold, and Ueno Matomi couldn't help but shudder.

"Hai, give the order immediately, I hope it will be in time!" Ueno Matomi said hurriedly.

"It should be in time, stationed in Liuzhimiao Township, the Nakano Squadron with the strongest combat effectiveness of our division and the two squadrons with the strongest combat effectiveness of the 37th Division, although they were all wiped out by the Zhina people by surprise, but the Zhina people should still be cleaning the battlefield at this time, and the main force should arrive in two hours."

Then Yoshio Hongo continued: "And Nakajima's department has been stationed in this area since it was ripped from the front line the day before yesterday, and it is most appropriate for them to fight at this time, you just need to give orders, and you don't need to worry about other things. ”

After Ueno Masaki went out, Hongo Yoshio fell into deep thought, this time the Tsuchihachi Road appeared very suddenly, and the goal was very clear from the beginning, they did not attack the 62nd Division headquarters in the first place, Wang Tong Town, but chose to attack the 62nd Division's ammunition depot where it was located, and its plan was very large.

Yoshio Hongo looked at the map for a long time, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became, and now his 62nd Division was sandwiched between the two dirt roads, and there was basically no chance of breaking through.

The left side is a tall and steep hilly area, and the right side is a steep terrain that can barely walk. The problem is that the Hengshui area is connected on the right, and now the Hengshui area is the territory of Ma Zheng's department, and how much hope does his division have to survive when he arrives in Hengshui, this Hongxiang Yoshio dare not think.

Most importantly, the large and small fortifications and bunkers on the road from Hualong Town to Texas were designed to deal with the enemy from the west, and it was not expected that the enemy might go around behind them.

This is not to say that Japanese designers do not have much foresight, but because the mountains and forests to the north are too steep. Cliffs and cliffs are everywhere, not to mention cavalry troops, even elite infantry don't want to come unharmed.

In addition, the time of the Japanese army is urgent, there is not so much time to rest and recuperate, and most of the fortifications are incomplete, and many pillboxes and strongholds have no auxiliary fortifications, so Tubalu will occupy Liuzhimiao Township in the shortest possible time.

After learning that Liuzhimiao Township was occupied, Xu Hu and Yoshio Shinozuka had two completely different reactions, Xu Hu was ecstatic, and he ordered the large army to step up the time to oppress the Japanese puppet army in the encirclement, forcing them to surrender, as long as the stronghold did not surrender, the first brigade concentrated firepower to gather and annihilate it.

In order to speed up the war, Xu Hu ordered his troops to rotate into battle and attack without stopping. At the same time, Xu Hu also ordered the reorganized Fifth Division to immediately fight back along the road, and it was best to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the 62nd Division within one day.

However, Xu Hu also knew that this was obviously impossible, unless a miracle happened, even if the 62nd Division was only a second-line garrison division, but the entire division also had more than 18,200 people, plus an infantry division of the puppet army next to it, the total number of people was probably almost 24,000.

Although the casualties of the Japanese puppet army in the two days of fighting were also very large, according to Xu Hu's estimates, there should not be more than 3,000 people. In other words, within the length of about 50 miles, the 62nd Division should have at least more than 20,000 people. Not to mention 20,000 people, even 20,000 pigs will not be able to kill all of them in a moment and a half, and the total annihilation of the 62nd Division in one day is simply an impossible task.

However, if the 62nd Division could not be defeated in one day, then the situation of the 5th Division would be dangerous, and then the reinforcements of the Japanese First Army would come directly to the 5th Division from Texas, and the 62nd Division would also send a part of its troops from the west to attack them with the rest of the First Army, and the consequences would be equally unimaginable. So now both sides are racing for time, and whoever can gain an advantage in time will be able to win the final victory.