Chapter 1130 The two brigade commanders who love to quarrel

After occupying Degang, because of the all-round coverage of the rocket artillery battalion, under the high temperature of thousands of degrees, the iron plate can be melted, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers are turned into flying ashes, which is also normal, and the brigades cannot specifically count the results.

There is no way to know how many Japanese troops were annihilated, but the wreckage of Japanese tanks left in Degang Town shows that one result is that at least one brigade of Japanese armored units was not destroyed in this shelling, so some of the Japanese infantry units may have escaped artillery fire, so Tang Qiuli ordered all brigades to carry out a search.

If you can't find this part of the Japanese army and the tanks of the Japanese army, the Battle of Degang cannot be regarded as completely over, Tang Qiuli is not very comfortable in his heart, this battle was fought, some sandwiched, in fact, there is not much time left for attacking the Degang troops, according to Chutian's intelligence, Ito's main force, at the latest in six or seven hours, can reach the front line of Degang.

What's more, if this Japanese army is really not completely wiped out, once the troops are withdrawn, they suddenly appear in Xinbo to solve the back of Tang Qiusheng's troops in the vanguard of the Japanese army, this battle will be fought passively, in view of the short time taken to capture Degang, Chang Feng's blocking troops, and Yu Guanghan's flanking troops, there is no need to entangle with the superior Japanese main force.

Tang Qiuli gave an order to Chang Feng and Yu Guanghan, "The Battle of Degang ended smoothly, in view of the long distance between the main forces of the Japanese army, your unit can temporarily not carry out the task of blocking the main force of the Japanese army, and the troops are hidden on the spot, waiting for orders," According to Tang Qiuli's idea, three hours of searching for the remnants of the Japanese army is enough, and there are still more than three hours left, which is enough to calmly arrange and meet Ito's main Japanese army.

At this moment, Yang Ketian, chief of staff, came over in a hurry, "Report to the division commander, six kilometers northwest of Degang, found a hidden canyon, a large number of Japanese troops hiding in it, the specific number is unknown, the first brigade commander Liu Hongzhang reported, there are also Japanese tanks," Tang Qiuli was very happy, and it only took less than an hour to dig out the remnants of the Japanese army that had escaped the artillery attack, and he was relieved to find out.

He said to Yang Ketian: "Order the 1st, 2nd, and 6th Brigades in that direction to clear this part of the Japanese army as quickly as possible, transfer two rocket artillery battalions and two heavy artillery regiments over, tell the troops, give full play to the superiority of firepower, and prevent the Japanese army from being trapped and fighting, and bring unnecessary casualties to the troops." ”

Yang Ketian looked at the division commander Tang Qiuli, snorting and spitting, Tang Qiuli looked at him in surprise and asked, "Ketian, is there any problem?" Yang Ketian said: "Division commander, there is a bad situation, a company of the first brigade searched to the entrance of the canyon, and after entering the canyon, it was surrounded by Japanese troops. ”

Tang Qiu frowned imperceptibly, a company, surrounded by the Japanese army, and it was a sudden encounter, the possibility of surviving was almost none, he asked: "Ketian, has this company been wiped out?" They found the Japanese troops in hiding, which was a great achievement, and notified the logistics department, and in accordance with the regulations, issued pensions to the officers and soldiers of the whole company. ”

Yang Ketian shook his head and said: "Division commander, according to the report of the company commander Zhao Xinfeng, the troops only suffered thirty-nine casualties, and at present, they are still in the midst of a fierce battle with the Japanese army," Tang Qiuli was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "How long has this company been surrounded by the Japanese army?" What was the number of Japanese troops? ”

Yang Ketian replied: "Nearly an hour has passed, the first brigade reported that according to Zhao Xinfeng's report, the Japanese army surrounding them had at least more than 10,000 people, but the strange thing is that the Japanese army only surrounded and did not attack, but when they broke through, the Japanese army blocked the valley mouth to death, so they rushed several times, but they did not succeed in protruding, the first brigade and the sixth brigade had surrounded the mouth of the gorge and began to attack the Japanese army. ”

Tang Qiuli frowned, suddenly, he understood the intention of the Japanese commander, using this part of the soldiers as hostages, so that the troops did not dare to use a large number of heavy weapons, taking advantage of the narrow terrain conditions in the canyon, delaying the arrival of Ito's main force, this Japanese commander, is not simple-minded!

He hurriedly said to Yang Ketian: "Ketian, order the first and sixth brigades to immediately stop the attack and adopt an encirclement posture," he couldn't help but be anxious, Liu Hongzhang and Chu Ziye met together, a pair of two generals, they usually don't convince each other, everything compares, Liu Hongzhang's company was surrounded by the Japanese army, in front of Chu Ziye, where did his face go?

Chu Ziye couldn't break off the words and say a few words without being salty or light, Liu Hongzhang definitely wanted to get his face back, and rescued the company regardless of it, not counting the increased casualties, in case the rescued troops were surrounded by the Japanese army again, wouldn't it send more hostages to the Japanese army? Therefore, he hurriedly ordered the 1st and 6th Brigades to stop the offensive and think of other ways.

After a while, Yang Ketian came back with an ugly face, "Division commander, just ten minutes ago, two companies of the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Brigade attacked the canyon with the intention of rescuing the troops surrounded by the Japanese army, and now, they are also surrounded by a large number of Japanese troops, according to the report of the battalion commander, they have joined the company that was surrounded, and the casualties of the troops are not large, but they are ......"

Yang Ketian glanced at the division commander whose face was getting more and more gloomy, and then said: "The situation they encountered, the same as the company that entered first, the Japanese army just surrounded but did not attack," Tang Qiuli suddenly shouted angrily, "Stupid, Liu Hongzhang is extremely stupid, that company commander has already explained the intentions of the Japanese army, he still fills in people, after so many years of fighting, Liu Hongzhang can't even analyze this?" ”

The staff officers and confidential officers in the room were stunned by the division commander's anger, how many years, this is the second time to see the division commander so angry, the first time, because the second detachment of the Bloody Hand Regiment at that time, in the Baishi Mountain area of South Manchuria, greedy to eat more of the Kwantung Army, delayed the time to evacuate the battlefield, Zhang Xiaoling, the director of the field hospital at that time, was also the first lover of the division commander.

It has also become a taboo for everyone, no one mentions it, today the division commander is angry again, is what happened even stricter than that time? Under the gaze of everyone, Tang Qiuli turned around and went out, Shan Hu and Yang Ketian hurriedly followed, and behind them, there were eighteen special guards.

At the mouth of the canyon, Liu Hongzhang jumped like thunder, like an angry lion, and shouted at the chief of staff Ren Zhaoquan: "Zhaoquan, order the second and third regiments to immediately prepare for a strong attack, the first and fourth regiments, block the exit, pull the heavy artillery regiment up for me, and the rocket artillery battalion, Lao Tzu has to flatten this pigsty-sized place!" Damn, the little devil is playing tricks on me, he's looking for the wrong person! ”

Ren Zhaoquan, chief of staff of the First Brigade, felt that things were not so simple, and the commander of the first battalion that broke into the camp had already made it very clear that the Japanese army was besieging but not attacking, and those who came did not refuse, and how many people were let in.

Chu Ziye, the commander of the Sixth Brigade on the side, is much more sober than Liu Hongzhang, isn't this a jade burning style? Thinking of this, he pulled Liu Hongzhang's sleeve and said, "Lao Liu, this matter has to be discussed in the long run, think of other tricks, rescue your troops, let's figure out a way together!" What's the matter with you, you're in a hurry? ”

Unexpectedly, Chu Ziye didn't say this, but as soon as he said this, Liu Hongzhang exploded at that time, staring at his eyes, and yelled at Chu Ziye: "Big man Chu, don't stand and talk without back pain, it's my troops who fall in, it's not yours, of course you're not in a hurry, what's the matter, look at my joke?" All of you Sixth Brigade are withdrawn, and our First Brigade will deal with this little devil on our own! ”

Chu Ziye is not a good-tempered person, the brigade commanders of the various corps of the Independent Division, which one is soft? The perennial smoke of war, the fiery tempers of the edification, as soon as I heard Liu Hongzhang say this, he was also on fire at that time, and he straightened his neck and shouted: "Liu Da Voice, don't bite Lu Dongbin, don't know the hearts of good people, if you don't listen to the chief of staff, can a battalion with two companies in the back fall into?" ”

Good guys, the two major generals and brigade commanders of the directly subordinate corps, quarreled here, their voices were louder than the other, Ren Zhaoquan and the chief of staff of the Sixth Brigade, the two looked at each other, and smiled helplessly, these two people, when they are not fighting, they are like brothers, their tempers and temperaments are very similar, once they have a task, they become incompatible opponents at that time, and everyone is used to it.

But today's situation is different, more than 1,000 soldiers are surrounded by the Japanese army, the little devils don't fight, and the soldiers can't break out, the top priority is to find a way to solve it, even if you want to quarrel, it's not time! Ren Zhaoquan and the chief of staff of the Sixth Brigade exchanged glances, and were about to pull their bosses apart, when they turned their heads and saw that the division commander looked at the two brigade commanders with gloomy faces.

Just as he was about to step forward and salute, Tang Qiuli waved his hand, the two chiefs of staff didn't dare to speak, they just watched worriedly, and the noise was so loud that the stars flew sideways, but they didn't see the two major generals of the division commander with unkind faces.

Liu Hongzhang was really angry in his heart, such a big battle in Myitky, with a brigade of soldiers, against more than 40,000 little devils, did not suffer, Degang, who had already finished fighting, but fell into it to block more than 1,000 soldiers, but this big man of Chu, who was always competing with himself, was watching from the side, so that Liu Hongzhang was not only on fire, but also very faceless.

Chu Ziye's words just now, how did Liu Hongzhang listen to it, how did he feel that yin and yang were weird, to be honest, Liu Hongzhang really didn't think about the troops that went to the assault later, and it was too late to understand it, on the one hand, he was angry that he had fallen into the tricks of the little devil, and on the other hand, he was angry with Chu Ziye, and the anger in his stomach was sent out at Chu Ziye.

Suddenly, a sentence that was not in a high tone, but was absolutely cold to the heart, floated into the ears of the two rooster-like generals who were fighting, "Liu Hongzhang and Chu Ziye, you two like to quarrel very much, don't you?" ”

(To be continued)

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