Wu Ming understood that Qiao Youhua was really angry, and immediately stepped forward and said sharply: "Yes, please rest assured, commander, we promise to complete the task and not let go of a little devil." After exchanging fire with our alert troops 20 miles southeast of Liaocheng, this group of Japanese troops did not flee south, but rushed westward, and I was already deploying troops to encircle and annihilate them. ”

After putting down the phone, Wu Ming immediately ordered several adjutants around him: "Immediately send the order, the first regiment, the second regiment quickly dispatched, and stood at the junction of Yanggu and Dong'e County, to encircle and annihilate this son of a bitch." ”、

"Yes!" Several adjutants heard the call just now, so they all responded with stern expressions, and then turned around and left.

It turned out that the Japanese army that attacked the alert unit of the 3rd Division of Liaocheng came from the 10th Division of Jinan stationed on the other side of the Yellow River.

Later, the base camp of the Japanese army was mainly based on the left-behind troops of the 10th Division in China, and the 10th Division was reorganized.

The commander of the reorganized 10th Division is named Yoshio Shinozuka, with the rank of lieutenant general, 56 years old, born in the Japanese Army School and the Japanese Army University.

He went to Germany in January 1914 to study military affairs, and successively served as the Japanese diplomatic attaché in Austria, the captain of the 1st Infantry Wing, the member of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, the chief of the staff headquarters of the Japanese base camp, and the commander of the 1st Infantry Wing.

Last year, he led the reorganized 10th Division to land on the Jiaodong Peninsula and enter Shandong, where it was responsible for the defense of Jinan, Jining, and Taishan.

It is not difficult to see from this guy's resume that this person is a relatively capable person in the Japanese militarist army, compared to Sugiyama Moto, Terauchi Shouichi, and Kazuki Seiji, all of whom are in their sixties of the older generation of soldiers.

He went to Germany for further study, and was also ranked among the best in the Japanese Army University, which can be described as a leader in the Japanese Army.

In view of the deteriorating situation in North China, as early as when Yoshio Shinozuka led his troops into Jinan, he had already begun to quietly start preparations while ensuring the natural dangers of the Yellow River and Mount Tai, and formed an elite infantry unit, which was defined by his own meaning, and this force was inclined to be a special operations force.

There were not many troops, only 300 people, all of whom were trained in accordance with the experience accumulated by Yoshio Shinozuka in Germany and the practice accumulated over the years, and after more than a year of training, the size of this unit was expanded to a reinforced infantry brigade, and the combat effectiveness increased geometrically.

More than a month ago, the Japanese base camp decided to increase the investment in strategic materials for the army, which made Yoshio Shinozuka see a glimmer of hope for turning defeat into victory.

Relying on his connections in the General Staff Headquarters and the War Department, he won an extremely rare opportunity for his troops to replenish the first batch of American-style weapons purchased from the United States at the base camp.

Among them are the Thompson submachine gun, Browning automatic pistol, M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle and several more advanced, firepower of the United States Army equipment.

Like the Thompson submachine gun, the Japanese Empire bought backward models such as the M1921, M1923, and M1928 that the Americans were about to obsolete, because the Americans were about to successfully develop a more advanced M1 submachine gun on the basis of the M1928A model, so the devils could buy American-style equipment through the Americans.

First, it first equipped a group of troops to test the power and effectiveness of American-style equipment, and second, it also provided samples for the Japanese military-industrial enterprises and weapons experts to develop Japanese-style advanced weapons.

Of course, the main reason is that, until now, the United States is still the largest importer of strategic materials such as steel, crude oil, and so on, and the trade between the two sides has not ended because of the Japanese invasion of China.

In fact, in the official history, the shameless Yankees only interrupted the trade in strategic materials with Japan before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, went south to Southeast Asia, and launched the Pacific War.

Because of Yoshio Shinozuka's persistence, the special forces formed by his secret training were able to obtain the supplement and reinforcement of American-style weapons and equipment, and became an all-American-style elite ace division.

In the daily training of Tongguò, Yoshio Shinozuka and others have seen the continuity and strength of the firepower of the American equipment, but the high-ranking officials of the Japanese base camp do not know, especially the senior officials of the Ministry of the Navy who have been robbed of strategic resources.

Therefore, the Japanese Army urgently needed some battle columns to justify the decision to introduce American-style equipment and improve its own army's weapons and equipment accordingly.

Therefore, an elite Japanese army quietly crossed the Yellow River and attacked the base area of the 3rd Division of the Longya Column.

Sensei said that what he encountered with the elite of the Japanese army at that time was only an ordinary infantry company of the Third Division, and it was also thought by the devil that he was unprepared, even if the most elite ace troops of the Dragon's Tooth Column came over, they might not be able to win when the troops were at an absolute disadvantage.

After all, the difference in strength between the two sides is nearly ten to one, and the other side is a heavily armed American-style elite special forces, which is one of the elite soldiers selected among the Japanese army.

Of course, the captain, company commander, and all the commanders and fighters in charge of the patrol were lax in their vigilance, believing that the Japanese devils were already in decline, and that the crime of negligence and unfavorable command was still indispensable.

This is also the reason why Qiao Youhua is determined to hold the military commander in charge accountable.

However, Wu Ming did not strictly implement Qiao Youhua's order, after all, the enemy situation is not clear, and it is not conducive to the morale of the army to kill his own generals without authorization, and the top priority is to find out the reality of the enemy first, and then encircle and annihilate them.

Emotionally speaking, Wu Ming also intends to give his generals a chance to make meritorious contributions.

Therefore, he issued an order to remove the captain and company commander immediately, hand over the command to his deputy, and prepare to participate in the encirclement and suppression of this Japanese army along with other brother units, so as to make meritorious contributions.

Wu Ming arranged this qiē, and Zhao Youde, the deputy division commander who was originally resting in Dezhou, and others rushed over when they heard the news.

As soon as he entered the division headquarters, he saluted Wu Ming and said, "Division commander, I'm back." ”

Wu Ming nodded and continued to turn his gaze to the map, Zhao Youde immediately walked over and asked, "How is the situation now?" ”

"It's very strange, after defeating the 9th Infantry Company of the 1st Regiment of our department, this little devil did not cross the river and escaped, but fled from the territory of Dong'e County to the southwest of Yang Valley, with unknown intentions." Wu Ming said with a frown.

"How many troops is the enemy?" Zhao Youde asked.

"It is not clear for the time being, but according to the surviving commanders and fighters of the 9th Infantry Company, the enemy's strength is at least five times more than theirs, and perhaps even more, because the encounter between the two sides is very hasty, the enemy has many troops, and the firepower is fierce, almost in a single shot, our army was crushed.

Therefore, for the time being, I don't know the specific situation of the other party. Wu Ming said.

"So, the devil's strength is at least about one infantry brigade." Zhao Youde guessed: "They shouldn't want to attack Yanggu County, right?" ”

"Probably not, if you want to attack the county seat, the devil should attack Dong'e County nearby, how can you go to Yanggu?" Wu Ming shook his head and said: "I have ordered the 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment to be dispatched immediately, and they are encircling the Yangquan area from the southeast and southeast directions, and I believe that the enemy's intentions will be seen soon." ”

PS: Yesterday San Lang's stomach was uncomfortable again, uncomfortable for a day, I couldn't code words, so I didn't update, I went to the hospital today to take medicine, and I got better, and the second one was offered, please forgive me!!