Under the cover of aircraft, the Japanese troops began to regroup. After counting the casualties and consolidating the formation, they will continue to retreat north along the road. Although it is destined to be difficult, it is the only way to survive.

The side of the highway was full of corpses that had just been cleaned up, and the bodies of the martyrs of the 33rd Division were mostly taken away, so most of them were the Japanese army's own, and there were about 300 of them. Emo Mingrong tilted his head slightly, looking at this bloody scene and was speechless.

The staff officer stood aside respectfully, holding a list of freshly copied sheets in his hand, and said with an ugly face: "Your Excellency, Dazuo, it has been counted, a total of four hundred and seven people were killed in battle, one thousand two hundred and thirty-three people were wounded, and many squadrons suffered more than two-thirds of the casualties. ”

Hai Lao Mingrong nodded slightly, and said coldly: "You can do what you want, you don't have to ask me." In addition, it would be good to bring back some of the remains of the martyrs, anyway, it is just a consolation. ”

The staff officer asked tentatively, and said, "Your Excellency, then take an arm back?" ”

Ebi Mingei snorted and said, "Too much! ”

So, each corpse was taken away by cutting a finger. If they can be brought back, these fingers will be cremated and then handed over to their families, which can be regarded as a return to their hometown.

The wounded, who had difficulty moving, were left behind as usual to serve as defenders. Each of them had a day's ration and one hundred and eighty rounds of ammunition until they died in battle.

Komatsuyama Taro and his companions lifted a wounded man to a commanding height and lowered it. The wounded's name was Koichi Tagawa, a fellow villager from Komatsuyama, and he was from the same village. He was injured in both legs. By order of the wing commander had to stay, so as not to affect the pace of the march of the troops.

Tagawa Hongichi's eyes were glazed and he didn't speak until Komatsuyama and the others were about to leave, and then shouted: "Komatsuyama-kun!" ”

Xiao Matsuyama was shocked when he heard this, slowly turned his head, and said, "Tagawa-kun, you know the way, this is the order of His Excellency Osa. I'm sorry, I, I can't help you! He turned around as he spoke. Give Tagawa a ninety-degree bow.

Koichi Tagawa actually smiled. He said, "Komatsuyama-kun, I have a gift for you!" With difficulty, he took out a photo from his body and handed it over.

Komatsuyama took a look and saw that it was Tagawa's fiancée, Masako. Masako is the village flower of their village and the goddess in the minds of Koichi Tagawa and Komatsuyama. Both had pursued her madly. However, Masako chose Tagawa in the end. If it weren't for Tagawa suddenly being drafted into the army. They may both be married.

Koichi Tagawa stared at Komatsuyama, his eyes were earnest, and he said, "Komatsuyama-kun." I can't go back! If you make it back to your hometown alive, please treat Masako well. Please! He bowed deeply. Because his legs couldn't be strengthened, he fell to the ground and looked a little embarrassed.

Komatsuyama hurriedly helped him up and said, "Tagawa-kun, how are you?" ”

Tagawa Hiroi shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It doesn't matter! Komatsuyama-kun ......" He was silent for a while and then said, "If my family asks me how I died, you must not tell them the truth!" ”

Komatsuyama nodded silently, got up again and bowed to Tagawa, and said, "Haiyi! ”

The companion pushed him and said, "Komatsuyama-kun, let's go quickly, a lot of time has been used!" ”

Komatsuyama took out the half of the cigarette from his body and put it in Tagawa's jacket pocket, and said, "Tagawa-kun, please take care!" Then he ran down with his companion without looking back.

The squadron leader had already waited impatiently and stepped forward to give them two slaps. Komatsuyama and his companions didn't dare to make a sound, and ran into the team with their faces covered.

The infantry squadrons advanced north one after another, and Ebino looked around and said angrily: "Yaga, why haven't the field artillery squadron and the mountain artillery squadron arrived yet?" ”

The staff officer hurried over and said, "Your Excellency Dazuo, no, I'm afraid those four field guns won't be able to move safely." ”

Emo Mingrong was furious and shouted, "Yaga! What's going on here? ”

In order to escape, Lao Mingrong abandoned the wounded and baggage, but the extremely heavy field artillery was still carried, which shows how important these big guys are in his heart. Now someone actually came to him and said that the field cannon could not be taken away, how could this not make him angry?

The staff officer's face was frightened, and he hurriedly explained: "Your Excellency, in the fierce battle just now, the artillery position was shelled by the Chinese army, and the personnel suffered heavy losses, and most of the horses have been killed!" ”

In order to destroy the long-range firepower advantage of the 132nd Wing, the 33rd Division concentrated its firepower on attacking the Japanese army's mountain artillery positions before withdrawing from the siege, and the snipers took care of the horses. The mountain artillery can also be dismantled and carried away, but the field artillery does not want to follow the troops for a long march. Because the barrel and base are so heavy, even if they are disassembled, each one will require six to eight people to carry and move slowly.

Ebi Mingei hurried to the field artillery position, only to see that the place had been blown to pieces, and several corpses were lying on the ground that had time to be cleaned up. An officer knelt on the ground with a katana stuck in his abdomen, looking like he had been out of breath for a long time.

The staff officer explained: "Your Excellency, this is Lieutenant Kiji Tada, the leader of the field artillery squadron. He knew that he could not escape the blame, and he had already committed suicide by caesarean section! "Within the Japanese army, artillery had a high status. If the artillery is lost or damaged, it will be punished severely. In order to escape military law, Kiji Tada had to commit suicide.

Emo Mingrong snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "Suicide is the act of a coward!" Since you have the courage to think about it, why don't you think about the solution? ”

The staff officer said, "Hello! Your Excellency, do you have any suggestions? ”

Ebi Mingei said: "Go and collect the war horses of the officers, put the reins on the reins, and pull the cannons away!" ”

The staff officer said worriedly: "Your Excellency, I am afraid that a riding horse is not suitable for a horse!" ”

Ebino said, "Let's try it first!" ”

At his insistence, the officers' mounts were soon uniformly requisitioned. However, as the staff officer said, it is useless to use horse-drawn cannons, and these big guys know how to carry people and run around, and they don't know anything about coordination or anything. No matter what the soldiers scolded, these long-eared guys just liked to pull the cannon around.

Seeing that it was really not good, Hai Lao Rong glanced at it depressedly. Waving his hand, he said, "Blow them all up!" ”

The staff officer hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hai! With a wave of his hand, the sappers, who had already been prepared, immediately stepped forward to load the explosives. After the Ebichi Mingrong and they walked away, a loud bang was heard, and all four field guns were blown up. After a deliberately destructive blast like this, the field artillery becomes a pile of scrap metal, almost impossible to repair.

Four mountain guns also lost their horses, and one of them was damaged. The staff officer said: "Your Excellency, now you can only disassemble it into parts and let the soldiers carry it away, or let the war horses carry it away. ”

Emo Mingrong nodded with a gloomy face and said, "Let the war horse be loaded." Officers can walk. Hurry! The troops must go now! ”

The staff officer hurriedly said: "Haiyi! ”

The Japanese did not go far. The 33rd Division sent small units to harass along the way. After the 129th Division captured Heshun, it also sent troops south to destroy the road.

Rumble! The Japanese had just walked a section of the road when a ground mine suddenly exploded. It was made of porcelain jars filled with black powder, which had little power, and only smoked one hapless soldier to pitch black. The painful burns caused the soldier to jump and scream. Live like the legendary Lord of the Stove. The Japanese troops around him were taken aback.

Out of fear of landmines. The Japanese began to hesitate and summoned sappers to clear the mines. Teams of sappers swept around with mine detectors and found nothing. Suddenly a loud bang was heard, and the sappers were also injured by the mines.

It turns out that there is almost no metal in this kind of land mine. You can't poke it out with an induction coil at all. If you poke it little by little with a lightning detector, of course, you can, but I'm afraid you won't be able to finish it in a week.

The staff officer said: "Your Excellency Dazuo, the roads are blocked by the land mines of the Eighth Route Army, or let's take the path instead!" ”

Hai Lao Mingrong shook his head and said, "The Eighth Route Army is more familiar with geography than us, and it is easier to be ambushed by taking small roads. ”

In order to deal with the minefield array of the Eighth Route Army, Ebichi Mingrong quickly thought of a way - to use cavalry to go into the formation! A land mine like this is not powerful, and it is not an instantaneous fuse, so it cannot hurt the war horse at all. As for the mines of the 33rd Division modified with heavy artillery shells, they were too large and difficult to bury in a short time, and experienced cavalry could easily dodge them.

After breaking through the minefield, the morale of the Japanese army increased greatly, and the soldiers fought with their backs against the water, and the soldiers fought without their lives. The physical strength has obviously been consumed a lot, but the marching speed is faster than before.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the vanguard of the Japanese army finally reached the south of Heshun County. Like Liao County, there is also a small river in the south of Heshun City, which is a tributary of the Qingzhang River. Under the cover of the Japanese aircraft, the 132nd Wing began to assemble by the river, and then prepared to cross the river to attack the city.

Japanese planes had raided Ho Thuan several times before, but did not find any large troops. However, Ebi was not at ease, and insisted that the troops should cross the river in battle formation, and did not hesitate to spend twice as much time for this.

In Heshun City, Brigade Commander Chen, who was in command, was walking around the headquarters and said, "Have the scouts all returned?" ”

"Report to the brigade commander, not yet!" The head of the reconnaissance section hurriedly got up and replied.

Brigade Commander Chen motioned for him to sit down, and then said, "You can't wait any longer, notify all regiments, and prepare for battle immediately!" "Although it was not possible to confirm the full enemy situation, letting the enemy cross the river was undoubtedly the worst outcome, so Brigade Commander Chen decided to attack first and not give the Japanese a chance to attack the city wall directly.

Just as the vanguard of the Japanese army was preparing to cross the river, three red signal flares suddenly rose in the sky, and a rush of gunfire suddenly came from the other side of the river. The dense bullets blew like the wind, sweeping all the Japanese soldiers who were wading across the river into the middle of the river, and the river instantly turned blood red.

Mortar shells also whizzed and smashed down, blowing up one crater after another in the river beach. Due to the many stones on the river beach and the lack of shelter, this brought a lot of casualties to the Japanese army.

"Shoot back!" Ebi Mingei was furious, and regardless of the danger, he personally rushed to the front line to command the troops to launch an attack on Heshun County! Rapid-fire guns, infantry guns, and mortars were all concentrated and desperately bombarded the shore. The Type 41 mountain cannon is also being assembled urgently, but it will take half an hour at the earliest.

At the same time, Japanese planes also began to concentrate their fire on the city walls and the positions located on the north bank of the Minor River. Because of the previous reconnaissance mistakes, they lost face in front of the army, so they fought extremely fiercely. Fortunately, the 129th Division occupied this place last night, and the fortifications were very strong and hidden.

Rumble! An artillery shell hit Brigade Commander Chen's headquarters and exploded in the dust. The infantry guns had little penetrating power when they were fired in a curved way, just a room full of dust.

A staff officer spat and scolded: "The little devil's artillery fire is so fucking fierce! ”

Brigade Commander Chen said: "This is still an infantry artillery, if it is a mountain artillery or a field artillery, it will be even more powerful!" Hurry up and contact the 33rd Division and see where they are? (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )