The end of the 17th Division

A sharp whistle sounded in everyone's ears, and several military trains of 20,000 Japanese troops, spitting out long black smoke, appeared in the field of vision of Chen Geng and others.

With the 30,000 troops of the Sixth Corps, with the railway station as the center, a huge encirclement was quickly arranged. As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Chen Geng also stood at the only commanding heights outside the city at the first time, with commanders at all levels, waiting for the arrival of the Japanese reinforcements...

"Chief of Staff, the little devil's military column is finally here....how is the preparation of the troops, can you grasp the 20,000 reinforcements that eat the little devil's drive at one time." Seeing a few long puffs of black smoke not far away, Commander Chen Geng asked with a little excitement to the chief of staff beside him.

In response to Chen Geng's rhetorical question, the chief of staff, who was completely aware of the entire ambush circle, didn't think about it, and replied very affirmatively: "Commander, not to mention 20,000 people, it's just a little devil who comes to a complete reorganized division." I also promise that within five hours, I will wipe them all out..."

Seeing the disbelieving gaze of the commander in front of him, the chief of staff continued to speak.

"According to the proposal of the commander of the 1st Special Warfare Regiment, Wang, we buried all the gunpowder that we could collect in the county, including the ones we carried, in the railway station in front of us. Now it can be said that the entire train station, including the underside of all the railroad tracks in the station, was almost completely buried by us with a thick layer of explosives. When the time comes, I promise, as soon as you give the order, the entire train station will be completely in flames. Of course, all the little devils who enter the train station will be mercilessly engulfed by the sea of fire, and they will not even have a chance to escape..."

Seeing the confident chief of staff in front of him, Chen Geng's mind immediately appeared the scene described by the chief of staff, the entire station was shrouded in fire. At the same time, a creepy aura also appeared in Chen Geng's heart for the first time. After taking a deep breath, Chen Geng spoke.

"It's a good idea, but it's just a little too cruel. However, in the words of the commander-in-chief, it is not too much to deal with the little devils who do all kinds of evil, even if they use cruel means... Chief of Staff, in this case, the command of this battle is handed over to you. I, Chen Geng, will stand here today and watch this good show you perform...."

"Please rest assured, commander, I promise to complete the mission....", the chief of staff replied confidently.

Just when Chen Geng, commander of the Sixth Corps, and others were standing on the commanding heights around the railway station, calculating the 17th Division of the Japanese Army that came in a hurry. Lieutenant General Kanda Masazen, commander of the 17th Division, was sitting on the military column with a tired face, in his own carriage. At this moment, he had no idea that his first destination, Hai'an County Railway Station, had turned into a huge powder keg, a powder keg that could kill him at any time.

"Operational staff, how long does it take for our military train to reach the Hai'an County Railway Station...."Listening to the noisy roar of the train passing over the tracks and constantly reaching his ears. Lieutenant General Kanda Masasa stretched his waist tiredly, got up from his seat, and asked the combat staff officer in front of him.

"Division commander, in ten minutes, we can reach Hai'an County...."The combat staff officer replied in a low voice

"Ten minutes, yo xi, very good...."Lieutenant General Kanda Masa nodded with satisfaction, and there was a hint of expectation on his tired face.

Because, when he arrived in Hai'an County, the 17th Field Division under his command arrived at the county town closest to the front line, and at the same time, the time for his own meritorious service was also coming.

Thinking of all this, a smile appeared on his face. However, in front of his subordinates, Lieutenant General Kanda Masasane, who was the commander of the division, quickly regained his previous seriousness. After a short period of thought, he asked, looking at the battle map on the wall of the carriage.

"The Central China Front Command, in the past hour or so, has there been another telegram asking about the progress of our army...."

Ten minutes ago, the Central China Front Army Headquarters called to inquire about the current progress of our army. At the same time, our army is required to speed up the march and be sure to enter the battle in the shortest possible time to disrupt the attack position of the East China Field Army. As much as possible to reduce the losses of the defenders in Nanjing, Yangzhou, and Taizhou...."The combat staff officer replied cautiously. ,

"yes, I see. You call back to the headquarters immediately, and our 17th Division promises to enter the battle within two hours and launch an attack on the East China Field Army from behind...."Lieutenant General Kanda Masase, who was full of confidence in his future, ordered with great confidence.

In addition, the troops of the following columns were ordered, in order to save time, after all the military trains entered the Hai'an County Railway Station, they would get off the train and sort out the queue for division. At the same time, a telegram was sent to the garrison of Hai'an County, asking the garrison to clear everyone around the station before the arrival of the military train, so as to prevent the attack on the combat objectives of our army in advance...."

"Ha Yi, I'm going to give the order right away...."The combat staff officer replied affirmatively.

However, what Kanda didn't expect was that the 20,000 troops he commanded were lost more than half of the 20,000 troops he commanded in the first round of explosions at the train station. At the same time, to a certain extent, it accelerated the time for the demise of its own troops ....

A dull whistle sounded from the front of the car, indicating that the military train was about to enter the station. Just when Lieutenant General Kanda Masa, surrounded by the guard troops, was the first to step down from the military column and enter the deserted railway station in front of him, without any movement. A hint of bad premonition immediately surfaced in his heart. However, he was full of confidence and didn't pay much attention to this worry...

"What's going on, how is there no one at the station. Bastard, what about the Haian garrison, the combat staff officer, pick me up the captain of the Haian garrison immediately, I want to talk to him in person and ask him, is this how he greeted his commander..."Lieutenant General Kanda, who was slightly worried, with a hint of anger, shouted to the combat staff officer beside him....

However, in less than two minutes, the combat staff officer who had taken the order rushed out of the stationmaster's office out of breath. Then, in his slightly panicked voice, he reported with an anxious face: "Division commander, something happened, after inspection, all the telephone lines from the railway station to the outside world have been cut off, and we can't contact the county garrison headquarters of Hai'an County at all..."

As soon as the words of the operational staff officer fell, the captain of the first brigade, who was arranging a guard position around him, also rushed over with a panicked face and reported loudly....

"Division commander, after reconnaissance, the entire railway station is empty. In addition, in the area around the railway station, there seem to be signs of a large number of military activity, and there is also a trench that surrounds the entire railway station...."

"Nani, a sign of a lot of military activity, the train station is empty. What's going on, quick, take me to see...."Lieutenant General Kanda asked rhetorically with an incredulous expression. Then, under the protection of the security personnel, I quickly came to the edge of the railway station....

Sure enough, less than a kilometer away from the train station, a simple and concealed trench appeared in Lieutenant General Kanda's telescope. At the same time, the county seat of Hai'an County, which is less than a kilometer away from the trenches in a straight line, faced with the trenches close at hand, there is no movement, and it is extremely weird...

"Oh no, we've been tricked. People, they must be people...."Until this moment, Lieutenant General Kanda's heart did not know the reason for the uneasiness in his heart. Then, I couldn't help but let out an exclamation....

At the same time, he found that something was wrong, and the deputy chief of staff, who followed closely by Lieutenant General Kanda, hurriedly asked: "Division commander, if nothing else, Hai'an County must be occupied, we have fallen for people's tricks, what should we do next?" ”

"Woo woo woo...." As soon as the deputy chief of staff's words fell, another train whistle reached everyone's ears. The fourth military column, with a huge roar, drove into the station and stopped on a railroad track...

Seeing the four military columns behind him that had completely entered the station, Lieutenant General Kanda Masashi immediately reacted from the shock. Then, almost roaring, he ordered to the deputy chief of staff beside him.

"What are you doing in a daze, this is obviously a trick of people. Quickly, order the remaining trains to stop coming into the station immediately. The military train that entered the station immediately exited the station. Quick, get out of the station right away...."

However, at this moment, it seems that it is too late to give the order to retreat. Just when the deputy chief of staff was about to give the order, the head of the fifth column had already entered the station. At the same time, on the commanding heights outside the station, Commander Chen Geng, who found that the Japanese army was abnormal, had also decisively given the order to blast....

The deafening roar reached everyone's ears like thunder. It was still flat just now, and no unusual train station floors were found. Just like a volcanic eruption, huge fireballs erupted quickly and exploded. Then, a huge fireball quickly enveloped everyone and everything closest to him in the fireball at the first time.

"Division Commander, be careful...."An exclamation had just reached Lieutenant General Kanda's ears, and a huge wave, a ball of fireball, erupted less than five meters away from him. At the same time, a huge wave of qi, like a pair of powerful hands, quickly threw Lieutenant General Kanda and his party into the sky.