Pheasant and Jixian north of the city, on the south bank of the vortex river.

In the attack just now, due to the powerful air attack of the mixed aircraft group of the Tiger Army's air force, the 20th Division of Ushijima Minoru suffered heavy losses, the two artillery wings lost more than half of the guns of each caliber, and the artillerymen were almost completely killed and wounded, and the 79th Infantry Wing of the 40th Brigade, the main force responsible for the attack, was basically reimbursed under the bombardment of gasoline incendiary bombs.

The 20th Division, which suffered heavy losses, hurriedly stopped the offensive and retreated to the south bank of the vortex river.

At the head of the bridge on the south bank, Ushijima actually boarded the Vortex River Bridge with a solemn face accompanied by Sakurada Takeshi and others, and looked back at the pheasant and Jixian town close at hand with great reluctance, Sakurada Takeshi hurriedly persuaded: "General, let's go, we have been tricked, the Tiger Ben army is ambushing everywhere, and it will be too late if you don't leave." ”

Ushijima is always full of flavors in his heart, seeing that Pheasant and Ji are already at his fingertips, to be honest, he is really unwilling, very unwilling, but helplessly, the powerful air force of the Tiger Ben Army has crushed his determination to capture Pheasant and Ji at all costs.

At this time, Ushijima Minoru also understood that all this was a trap set by Qiao Anbang, in order to eat the trap set by his 20th Division, thinking of this, Ushijima Minoru suddenly became furious, and immediately said to Sakurada Takeshi next to him: "Sakurada-kun, immediately arrest Yoshiko Kawashima and Minami Yunko and others, and kill them all!" ”

Sakurada Takeshi was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hai! Then he turned and walked away quickly.

After Sakurada Takeshi left, Ushijima Minoru instructed the attendant adjutant on the side: "Order, the armored combat vehicle brigade belonging to the 28th Cavalry Wing will cover the retreat of the whole division, and the rest of the troops will immediately retreat and withdraw to Suxian." ”

"Hay!" The attendant adjutant did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly bowed his head in response, and then left quickly.

Immediately afterward, thousands of Japanese troops began to flee northward, and Ushijima, who was often sitting in a Dougu armored combat vehicle, began to withdraw with the large force under the protection of the divisional garrison.

At the same time, the first regiment of the Reading Garrison Brigade and all the militiamen who were guarding Pheasant and Ji took the initiative to attack and launched a comprehensive counterattack against the 20th Division with the officers and soldiers of the 1st Division.

In the Longshan barracks, Xie Jinyuan, commander of the Reading Garrison Brigade, was in full military uniform, and was doing pre-war mobilization against the Second Garrison Regiment left behind in the barracks: "Brothers, all along, you always say that you have no chance to go to the front line to fight devils and kill the enemy to serve the country, and I deeply regret it. You should remember that I promised you that one day I will take you to the battlefield to defend the country with blood and serve the country! ”

After a pause, Xie Jinyuan said in high spirits: "Today, the opportunity has come, the 20th Division of the Army has invaded my pheasant and set the base, the military seat is wise and martial, and has laid a net of heaven and earth, and has surrounded the Kou group, at this time it is a golden opportunity to annihilate the enemy, brothers, dare to fight with me?" ”

"Swear to the death!"

"Swear to the death!"

"Swear to the death!"

Under the leadership of some officers and men under the former Xie Jinyuan, all the officers and men of the Second Regiment shouted in unison, and the sound was like thunder resounding for nine days, echoing endlessly for a long time.

"Good!" Xie Jinyuan immediately waved his hand and said sharply: "Let's go!" ”

The next moment, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers turned around one after another, swarming out like wolves, roaring all the way, shouting and killing to the battlefield.

…………………………………… Yongsan Airport, in the open space outside the airport building.

Nearly 500 heavily armed soldiers of the special operations battalion lined up in several columns, and in the expectation of the soldiers, Qiao Anbang strode down surrounded by Liang Jiahan, and Liang Yijiao, the commander of the special operations battalion, immediately shouted: "Salute!" ”

Hundreds of special combat personnel stood up in unison and saluted, moving swiftly and in unison.

Seeing this, Qiao Anbang couldn't help but nod secretly, then stepped forward and said loudly: "Brothers, the fish has been hooked, it's time to close the net!" The special operations battalion is the spearhead of the whole army, my Qiao Anbang's sword, the time has come for you to perform, remember, your task is to completely annihilate the 20th Division and capture Ushijima alive! ”

After saying this, Qiao Anbang turned his head and said to Liang Yiyu, who was standing aside, "Battalion Commander Liang, let's go." ”

Liang Yiyu's blood boiled and gave a military salute to Qiao Anbang, and then turned around and said sharply to the special combat team members who also had swollen blood and high morale: "There is an order for the military seat, go!" ”

The next moment, hundreds of special operators turned around in unison and quickly boarded their exclusive vehicles.

Qiao Anbang, accompanied by Liang Jiahan, also boarded an armored combat vehicle, and soon, the convoy drove out of the airport one after another, heading straight for Qingtong Town.

………………………………………… On the south bank of the Vortex River, the 1st Division and the Reading Garrison Brigade had already exchanged fire with the Imperial Army's Imperial Rear Army, and in order to be able to smoothly withdraw the main force, Ushijima had made a bloody effort this time, leaving the only two tank armored brigades of his cavalry wing behind.

With the cooperation of cavalry and some infantry, these devil armored vehicles turned into strong batteries and bunkers and lined up on the bridgehead, trying to block the pursuing troops of the Tiger Ben Army on the south bank of the Vortex River.

Obviously, at this time, the devil's tactical use of armored combat vehicles is still very backward, if they can follow the example of the Tiger Army to concentrate all the armored combat vehicles and carry out a decisive counterattack against the pursuit troops of the Tiger Army, then judging from the fact that the pursuit troops of the 1st Division and the Reading Garrison Brigade are not equipped with armored combat vehicles, they may be able to achieve unexpected results.

However, the devil's tactical philosophy dictates how stupid their rigid deployment is.

When the first attack of the first division of the Huben Army and other pursuing troops was frustrated, they immediately used anti-aircraft artillery and large-caliber mortar groups to bombard the defense line of the armored fighting vehicles of the Yue army holding the bridgehead.

After destroying most of the devil's armored combat vehicles, tens of thousands of Tiger Ben officers and soldiers once again launched a tidal charge towards the bridgehead, this time, the remnants of the Yue army could no longer stop the attack of the Tiger Ben Army, and their resistance was like a handful of adverse waves in the flood, and they were soon drowned in the vast flow of people.

While fierce fighting was raging on the south bank, the 20th Division, which had withdrawn to the north bank, also encountered an unfavorable situation, and when Ushijima Minoru and his troops had just crossed the vortex River, they were met by dozens of tanks and combat vehicles of the 2nd Panzer Regiment.

The devil had just whirlpooled the river, the formation between the various troops was chaotic, the command was out of order, and after being hit by the second armored regiment all the way rampant, it gradually turned from retreat to rout, and nearly 20,000 troops began to retreat to Suxian in an orderly manner.

Although the division commander Ushijima was furious, the defeat was already assured, and he was powerless to reverse the situation, so in order to avoid the pursuit of the armored troops of the Tiger Army, he could only lead the division and regiment garrison to flee in a hurry with the large army.

The 2nd Panzer Regiment took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing and began a slaughtering pursuit, and soon, a large number of Tiger Ben infantry also crossed the Vortex River bridge and joined the pursuit team.

When the chaotic army fled to the area of Wugou Town in a hurry, it was strongly blocked by the guard regiment that had been waiting for a long time, and the army was disheartened and demoralized, and launched several attacks in a row, all of which were repelled by the guard regiment that was waiting for work, and the corpses of the entire Wugou Town were scattered all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river, of course, most of the corpses were from the army.

In a small village a few miles south of Wugou Town, Ushijima was always anxious and roared at the signal soldiers: "Immediately send a telegram to the 78th Infantry Wing stationed in Su County, and let them attack quickly to reinforce our department!" ”

"Hay!" The communication soldier hurriedly bowed his head in response, and immediately began to shoot a telegram with trembling.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps sounded from outside the temporary division headquarters of Ushijima Minoru, Ushijima Minoru turned around vigilantly, only to see the commander of the divisional garrison striding in with the unkempt Sakurada Takeshi.

Seeing Ushijima, Sakurada Takeshi said with a sad expression: "General, we have been defeated, and the pursuing force of the Shina Army is less than ten kilometers away from here, so let's retreat quickly." ”

Ushijima's face sank, and he said with some loss: "There are reinforcements from the Shina Army in front of us blocking our way back, and we are already surrounded. ”

"Huh? So what to do? Sakurada Takeshi was shocked when he heard this, and he was a little at a loss.

Ushijima didn't answer Sakurada Takeshi's words, he was also confused at the moment, he pondered for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "Sakurada-kun, did you kill those three sluts?" At this time, Ushijima often hated Yoshiko Kawashima and others, and he never expected that Yoshiko Kawashima and Yunko Minamizo would dare to betray His Majesty the Emperor and the entire Daishomoto Empire.

Sakurada Takeshi shook his head with an ugly face and said, "Humble duty failed to find Yoshiko Kawashima and Nanzo Yunzi, and humble guess that they may have taken advantage of the chaos to escape." ”

"Yaga Yalu!" Ushijima was often angry when he heard this, and he pulled out his sword in anger, and roared hoarsely with continuous chopping: "Slut, I'm going to kill them!" ”

"General, please calm your anger, now let's think about how to get through the current difficulties." Sakurada Takeshi paused and said:

Ushijima calmed down a little and said, "I have ordered the 78th Infantry Wing to come and reinforce it, as long as they arrive, they can attack from both sides and break through the defense line of the Shina Army that is blocking the front of our department." ”

"General, the 78th Infantry Wing alone may not be enough to save our entire 20th Division, so let's hurry up and ask Commander Shouichi Terauchi for help. In addition, we must also collect the rout as much as possible to resist the pursuing troops of China and wait for reinforcements. The troops must not be allowed to rout like this again, otherwise it will be too late when the pursuers of the Shina people press up. Takeshi Sakurada suggested with a worried face.

Ushijima thought about it for a while, nodded silently and said: "Sakurada-kun, you bring the division guard squadron over, from now on, everyone must not retreat a step, organize defense on the spot, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

"Yes!" Sakurada Takeshi did not refuse, happily bowed his head in response, and then strode away with his saber on his shoulder.

(To be continued)