The Suzuki Division, the vanguard of the Japanese army, fought for most of the day against the empty city of Zunyi, and General Terauchi Shouichi, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army, finally understood what was going on when he entered the city, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Looking at the commander-in-chief with a gloomy face like a thunderstorm, Lieutenant General Suzuki Saburo, the commander of the division, was even more aggrieved than Shouichi Terauchi, he didn't want to do this, he was all beaten according to the orders of the commander-in-chief, who knows, the cunning commander of the government army in China, put up an empty city, which made him nervous for most of the day, and when he said it, he didn't have the face to see anyone, but who can blame him?

Seeing Suzuki Saburo and a group of senior officers standing straight, Terauchi Shouichi suppressed the anger in his heart and asked coldly: "Commander of the Suzuki Division, report the battle situation," he was really angry, he didn't even have the usual politeness, and he didn't even call Suzuki-kun, he wanted to see what Suzuki Saburo said.

Suzuki was also unambiguous, and said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, our division has occupied Zunyi," just these two sentences, exactly the same as those on the telegram, Terauchi Shouichi was so angry that he almost spurted blood, and couldn't help but give Suzuki a few slaps, isn't this *** nonsense? I'm not blind, I'm not in Zunyi, am I chatting with you in Ginza, Tokyo?

Terauchi Shouichi was about to go berserk, but he couldn't reprimand and punish Suzuki Saburo, his order to the avant-garde division was to capture Zunyi in forty-eight hours, and Suzuki planted the sun flag on the head of Zunyi in less than twelve hours, what else can be said, although this victory came strangely and made people extremely uncomfortable.

"Yaga", Shouichi Terauchi almost squeezed out two words from his throat, and he didn't know if he was scolding that, in the case that every minute is very precious, an empty city. After almost a day's delay, Shouichi Terauchi felt a sullen breath in his chest. I don't know who to vent to.

Turn around. Seeing that Suzuki was still standing there, "Commander of the Suzuki Division, your unit will immediately attack and advance to Chongqing, and the main force will follow." Next time, I would like to see your division's record of defeating the government forces in China," Terauchi ordered viciously and with a bit of sarcasm, as he wanted to regain the lost time.

At this time, the sun had sunk in the west, and the huge shadow of the mountain peak. is gradually devouring the ancient city of Zunyi, night is about to fall, Suzuki Saburo in the belly, put the female relatives of the Shouichi family in the temple. Greetings countless times, this old fellow, doesn't he know the habits of the Imperial Army, not fighting at night?

When the troops set off overnight and advanced to Tongzi, it was the deepest time of the night, could it be that my division would attack the government army in China overnight? But he didn't dare to disobey military orders. I had to answer loudly: "It's Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the Suzuki Division is advancing in the direction of Chongqing overnight." Resolutely crush the resistance of the Chinese army along the way. ”

Suzuki Saburo made a big oolong in Zunyi, and he was so angry that Shouichi in the temple almost vomited blood. Xue Yue in Loushan Pass was also inexplicable, and the reconnaissance team he sent sent back the news that the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Zunyi City, and the artillery fire was extremely fierce, and many places in the city were on fire.

Ren Xueyue wanted to break his head, but he couldn't think of why the Japanese army was so vigorous against an empty city, and what did these little devils want to do? Suddenly remembering something, he immediately ordered the staff office, contacted the troops, and asked, because of unexpected circumstances, there were individual units that did not receive the order of the general headquarters to retreat to Loushan Pass, and were still clinging to Zunyi and fighting to the death with the Japanese army?

The answer is, of course, no, that unit commander is still stupid to stay in Zunyi, but what is the little devil tossing in Zunyi? Xue Yue would never have thought that his strategic retreat had no intention of holding on to Zunyi, but it had an unexpected effect, blocking the Japanese army for most of the day.

The Suzuki Division, drove out of Zunyi City overnight, rushed in the direction of Tongzi, and when they walked to the Gaoping area, they could no longer walk, and the troops of the Central Army, retreating from Zunyi to Loushan Pass, were organized and planned retreats, and Gu Zhutong's retreat from Guiyang, which was very different and not the same.

The soldiers of the Central Army are very clear that if the Japanese break through the defense line of Loushan Pass, everyone's life will be difficult, and it is normal to lose their lives.

These explosive potatoes were enjoyed by the Suzuki division that advanced overnight, with a loud bang, the Japanese tank that opened the way was blown up to the belly, and after a while, several serial mines exploded together, gunpowder smoke and fire mixed with the corpses of Japanese soldiers, flying into the air, the Japanese truck was ridden by powerful mines, and the whole overturned into a deep ditch, the Japanese soldiers on the car, except for the dead can not die again, the rest are the wounded who are missing arms and legs.

From Gaoping to Sidu, just a few dozen kilometers of road, Suzuki's division, lost more than 10 tanks, more than 30 trucks, more than 1,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, there was no way, Suzuki had to order the engineer wing, immediately demine, the Chinese soldiers buried mines are all tricks, the Japanese sappers are like dogs, inch by inch to touch forward, on the ground, densely planted with small red flags representing danger, see the Japanese soldiers scalp numb.

Demining at night, the minefield is so dense, the Suzuki division arched forward little by little, seeing that the sky was bright, and the main force behind had already followed, and finally cleaned up this minefield, Suzuki was really afraid of Terauchi Shouichi, did not dare to make any stops, and immediately ordered the troops to speed up.

I didn't do more than a dozen kilometers, "boom, boom, boom," and there was an earth-shattering series of loud noises, the smoke of gunpowder suddenly rose, and the rocks flew sideways, and the Japanese soldiers who were not killed on the spot were smashed by these whistling stones, and their heads were broken and bleeding, and their bones were broken, and Lieutenant General Suzuki, who was in the rear team, closed his eyes in pain, "Here it is again, damn the Chinese people, is there no end?" ”

Whether Suzuki is angry or wants to kill someone, the mines planted by the engineers of the Central Army, but no matter what his mood is for the commander of the Imperial Japanese Army, whether it should explode or explode, it will be difficult to move an inch without demining, and Suzuki is so distressed that he almost goes crazy.

Tossed until noon, there were finally no mines, and the speed of the Japanese army's march was only mentioned, and just a little feeling, the captain of the wing who opened the road in front came with bad news: "Report to the division commander, our wing entered Banqiao, encountered obstacles, Banhe Bridge, was demolished by the Chinese army, and the troops were forced to stop advancing. ”

Saburo Suzuki was about to commit suicide in pain, seeing that it was afternoon, and the damn bridge had to be rebuilt, and it would take a few hours, that is to say, from Zunyi to now, thirty-six hours have passed, less than 100 kilometers have been done, and there are still more than 200 kilometers away from Tongzi.

Unlucky, and, Commander Terauchi Shouichi was chasing after him like a ghost, and when the Suzuki Division Engineer Wing was nervously repairing the Banhe Bridge, Terauchi Shouichi drove over, stood on the bank of the turbid Banhe River, looked at it blankly for a while, and when he left, he threw a sentence to Suzuki, "Before nineteen o'clock in the evening today, I want to see the military flag of the Imperial Japanese Army and insert it at the head of Tongzi Castle." After saying that, he left without looking back.

Suzuki, who was left in a hurry, took a saber and put it on the neck of the engineer wing commander and said: "No matter what method you use, in two hours, my vanguard wing and chariot detachment will pass through the Guòbanhe bridge," As the saying goes, the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and the engineer wing commander who was forced to be in a hurry really repaired the Banhe Bridge after an hour and forty minutes, as for how many soldiers fell into the river and were swept away by the turbid waves, Your Excellency the wing commander, has no intention of considering.

The vanguard of the Suzuki Division, infantry, cavalry, and tanks, immediately rushed across the Banhe Bridge, rushed towards the direction of Loushan Pass like crazy, and arrived at Loushan Pass at about 18 o'clock in the evening of 10 August.

With the strength of a wing, the attack on the more than 400,000 central troops guarding Loushan Pass can only be done by Suzuki, and he has no way, he was forced by Terauchi Shouichi, the old guy was by the Banhe River, and the words he dropped when he left were not joking, if the Suzuki division did not launch an attack on Kiriza before nineteen o'clock tonight, Suzuki Saburo knew that he would die an ugly death, at least go to the military court, and he would not be able to escape from prison.

The vanguard wing of the Suzuki Division, more than 3,500 Japanese soldiers, under the command of wing commander Nomura, took out the strength to fight Gu Zhutong in Guiyang, and after simple artillery preparations, under the cover of dozens of tanks, launched a fierce attack on Loushan Pass after dusk and in the hazy night.

Xue Yue, who received the report from the forward position, was taken aback, the Japanese are crazy, don't they never launch attacks at night? Listening to the roar of the tanks, Xue Yue felt the pressure increase suddenly, the little devil was desperate, but he didn't expect that the first wave of attacks would be so fierce, and it would still be an unexpected night attack.

Xue Yue didn't say a word, put on a steel helmet, and under the protection of more than a dozen guards, he went to the forward command headquarters, and used high-powered binoculars to observe the battlefield to the side, angry and happy, the Japanese were both artillery and tanks, and it was quite lively, in fact, the battle was only carried out within less than ten kilometers of the left flank of Loushan Pass.

The strength of the army is less than two wings at most, and the little devils deceive people too much, with a few thousand people, they dare to launch an attack on our 400,000 troops at night, and they are not covered and supported by heavy artillery and follow-up troops.

"Order, the artillery group on the left flank of Loushan Pass, with one-half artillery fire, cover the attacking Japanese infantry and tanks, the 124th Division of the Fifth Army, prepare for a counter-assault, remember, don't let go of a little devil, I want a pot," Xue Yue ordered loudly.

(To be continued)