Chapter 423: Blocking on the Western Front (2)

"Boom ......" The continuous explosion sound came from not far behind him, and after Qiao Youhua arranged another grenade, he looked back and said to his subordinates around him: "You continue to retreat, go to safety and wait for my order!" ”

Liu Xiaohai said: "Regiment leader, won't you withdraw with us?" ”

Qiao Youhua had already taken a Type 38 rifle from a soldier, and asked for dozens of bullets, and while checking the weapon, he said: "I will leave to monitor the devils, and you will all stay, and you will be cannon fodder for the little devils!" ”

"If you want to stay, I will stay, how can you stay here and risk your life, commander." Liu Xiaohai said.

"That's right, regiment commander, Deputy Company Commander Liu is right, you can't stay." Zhao Youde also nodded in agreement.

Qiao Youhua raised his hand and said conclusively: "Okay, carry out the order, I have my own measure in this matter!" The shells and bullets that killed me haven't been made yet. ”

Seeing this, the two no longer insisted, so they had to leave with their troops.

Qiao Youhua loaded the bullets, held the Type 38 rifle, like an agile cheetah, quickly walked through the junction of the bushes and woods in this wilderness, and finally came to a crater blown up by a devil's shell and hid.

Normally, the chance of the devil's shell landing in the same crater is almost 1 in 10,000, so Qiao Youhua is safe.

The shelling of the Japanese continued, and from time to time some mines were detonated by their shells.

In the rear, the commander of the 9th Brigade, Major General Takagi Duanji, was discussing with several subordinate officers how to move next, and a devil Shaozo looked around and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the 8th Brigade and other troops of the 10th Division have arrived just now, we might as well let them open the way in front." ”

Seeing this, the devil officer continued to persuade: "If Your Excellency the General arrives in a difficult situation, you can send a telegram to the division headquarters and ask the division commander to order the 8th Brigade and other 10th Division combat units to cooperate with our division. ”

Takagi finally nodded in agreement, and a telegram was quickly sent back to Shimen.

Within a few minutes, before the shelling was over, there was a reply, and Seishiro Itagaki agreed to their request, and stated that he had telegraphed the 8th Brigade and the 10th Artillery Wing and other troops, with Takagi Duanji as the commander-in-chief, to act according to the order!

Sure enough, a military truck and a side three-wheeled motorcycle came from the rear road, and the current brigade commander of the 8th Brigade, Major General Aoki, arrived with several wings and military commanders of the brigade.

With unprecedented solemnity on his face, he came to Takagi Tanji, and under the leadership of Major General Aoki, they all stood up and saluted: "General Takagi, we have been ordered to report to duty, please instruct." ”

Takagi Duanjiqiang suppressed the pleasure in his heart, stepped forward, and saluted pretendly: "Aoki-kun, fellow of the Empire, I am very happy to fight side by side with you, and I hope we can cooperate happily in the future." ”

Major General Aoki nodded, and several adjutants behind him bowed their heads and remained silent, it was obvious that they of the 10th Division had to obey the command of the 5th Division, this order made them very unhappy, although they did not dare to show it on the surface, but they were still very resistant in their hearts.

It's just that Major General Aoki, who is the commander of the 8th Brigade, did not resist, and they only chose to obey with patience, and planned to pour out their anger on the Shina Army later, they had just arrived and did not know much about the battle situation here.

In addition, the previous 8th Mixed Brigade was also completely annihilated by Qiao Youhua in Teng County, and the rebuilt 8th Brigade had a desire for revenge, which was very similar to the previous 9th Brigade.

In the final analysis, although the 9th and 8th brigades belong to two divisions, they belong to the brothers and sisters in terms of grievances with the Dragon's Tooth Task Force, and they have all been wiped out by Qiao Youhua and branded with shame.

"Aoki-kun, the previous air raids and bombardments have basically cleared a passage for us to attack Dahe Village, as long as we pass through the minefield of Guò and capture Dahe Village, we can drive straight into Luquan City and attack the city! Annihilate the Dragon's Tooth Task Force!

Just now, my troops were ambushed by the Shina Army, and the casualties were heavy, and now that the shelling is about to end, please ask Aoki-kun to lead the warriors of the headquarters to attack first, and after our troops have rested for a while, they will immediately follow up with you to reinforce you. "Takagi Duanji's righteous and awe-inspiring way.

To his surprise, Major General Aoki nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem, Takagi-kun, I'll carry out this order immediately." With that, he turned around and left with a few of his subordinates.

After about ten minutes, the Japanese artillery fire finally stopped, the Japanese troops of the 9th Brigade retreated, and the 8th Brigade stepped forward to take over their offensive mission.

After Major General Aoki summoned an infantry captain to explain to him, the infantry captain nodded again and again, and turned away respectfully.

A moment later, about a squadron of devils suddenly came out of the crowd and moved forward along the road that had been bombed by the air force without hurry.

In the crater where Qiao Youhua was hiding, as soon as the sound of the devil's cannon stopped, he immediately raised his head, shook his head, shook off the dust on his head and body, picked up the gun and walked quietly forward about forty or fifty meters.

During this period, he used the crater and grass as cover, and finally came to a dry ditch at the edge of the field, and quietly raised the Type 38 rifle in his hand while lying in the ditch.

The flames left over from the raging Japanese artillery fire around him were still burning some grass and trees, and the pungent gunpowder smoke mixed with the green smoke produced by burning the grass and trees filled everywhere, providing excellent cover for his ambush.

About a few minutes later, more than 100 devils from this devil squadron appeared in Qiao Youhua's sight, and at the same time, more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers from that brigade followed behind, followed by thousands of troops from the 8th Brigade.

However, unlike the previous 9th Brigade, the 8th Division did not let the cavalry and tank armored fighting vehicles come forward, this decision was undoubtedly correct, and the cavalry came up as a live target when the surrounding minefields were dense and the roads were narrow.

Tanks and armored vehicles are also limited by the terrain, so they cannot exert their due power and role, but may even affect the infantry.

Of course, if the other side did not have artillery, then the tank fighting vehicle could also become a mobile fortress for the Japanese infantry, but the wreckage of the tank fighting vehicle that was destroyed just now by the 5th Division is vividly visible, how can Major General Aoki dare to take this risk?

After discovering the devil, Qiao Youhua quickly pulled the bolt of the gun and aimed at a Japanese second lieutenant, although he did not walk in the front, but the epaulettes on his shoulders and the saber in his hand instantly revealed his identity.

Following the principle of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, and shooting the man and the horse first, Qiao Youhua was the first to lock him and decisively pulled the trigger.

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