Chapter 563: Constant Harassment

While fighting and retreating, more than 1,600 people from the guard brigade of the independent division fought fiercely all the way, and the Japanese cavalry of a wing was in hot pursuit, and retreated into a place called White Fox Kiln, preparing to use the terrain here to block the Japanese cavalry in pursuit.

After retreating into the abandoned ancient village, the mountain tiger was busy arranging defense and vigilance, more than 200 wounded, all concentrated in a few large rooms, the mountain tiger was not too worried, the guard brigade was equipped with equipment according to the standards of the field troops, in addition to all equipped with Suomi submachine guns, there were more than 30 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 20 mortars, plus the soldiers' extremely excellent individual combat skills, if the Japanese army did not have artillery, it was wishful thinking to break through the village.

The only thing he was worried about was that the division commander Tang Qiuli was in the team, this was a big deal, all the guards were killed, and it had no impact on the entire northern war situation at all, but once the division commander had an accident, the consequences were unimaginable, he finished arranging the defense and hurriedly arrived here Tang Qiuli.

Shanhu had an idea, he was going to lead a part of the soldiers to break through overnight to attract the attention of the Japanese army, and the rest of the troops, protecting the division commander and the wounded to break through from the opposite direction, but when Tang Qiu left here, he saw that he was like no one, and then the faint light of the fire stared intently at the map.

As soon as the mountain tiger said his thoughts, Tang Qiuli disagreed, and told the mountain tiger, at this time, the most taboo thing is to divide the troops, and at the end, he said to the mountain tiger as if he was joking, aren't you afraid? The mountain tiger was angry, and then, the two talked about the strange question they both felt, why did the Japanese cavalry of this wing chase after them? Why is this happening?

In fact, the reason is still on Yamaguchi, the strategy he used was to be surprised, at the intersection of Xiangyuan, he suddenly encountered the cavalry of the guard brigade, which shocked him into a cold sweat, and the first thought was to expose the target, and the direction of action was detected by Tang Qiuli, which was sent to intercept his own vanguard.

When he learned that this was a fortuitous encounter, and that the opponent's strength was not large, less than 2,000 men, he was greatly relieved, believing that it was an accident, and ordered the brigade, not to entangle, not to stop, to continue the march, and to send only cavalry, and disperse the small force of the opponent.

After the exchange of fire, the cavalry of the two brigades could not help each other, he felt that something was not quite right, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry was so strong, whether it was for purposeful reconnaissance, if the other party retreated, his whereabouts would be completely exposed, and he would reach Xiangyuan. It was only half the way, and Tang Qiuli's independent division troops were intercepted in the back, and he couldn't return to Pingjin.

Therefore, he strictly ordered the cavalry of this wing to eliminate all the reconnaissance cavalry of the branch, not to let go of one, not to complete the task, not to return to the team, which means to kill people and destroy the mouth, so the Japanese cavalry will be in hot pursuit, and it is necessary to eliminate the guard brigade, if Yamaguchi knows that there is Tang Qiuli in this Chinese cavalry unit, he will give up a qiē goal, and go all out to surround the guard brigade, even if he puts more than 90,000 troops into it, he will not hesitate.

This is the reason why the Japanese cavalry of this wing is in hot pursuit, since he can't figure it out, Tang Qiuli didn't put his mind on this, he believes that Shanhu's command ability and the combat effectiveness of the troops, and after contacting the division commander who had evacuated in advance, Chen Feng called, they have withdrawn to Guocun north of Xiadian, and the division commander's order has been issued to all troops.

After receiving Chen Feng's telegram, Tang Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief, the time was completely in time, it was now more than eight o'clock in the evening of January 3, and there were still more than a few hours before the total attack time, Brother Qiusheng had time to adjust the deployment of troops, and solved this big problem, he was relaxed, and sent a telegram to Chen Feng, informing him of his current position and situation, and ordered the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng to be fully responsible for commanding this campaign.

Chen Feng, who received the telegram, was scared into a cold sweat, the division commander was surrounded by a wing of devil cavalry, he was the closest, but there were only more than 100 people, to no avail, he immediately reported this emergency to the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng, however, he did not dare to tell Mei Ting, who had withdrawn to Guo Village together, for fear that she would worry, and at the same time, he also knew Mei Ting's temper, so he might go alone to relieve the siege.

Tang Qiusheng, who received the order, was also stunned, he was trying his best to make the troops arrive at the designated place on time, now it's good, there is no need to brave the cold wind for a long march, the mountain pass is sent to the door, and after receiving the second telegram, he is also anxious, Xiaoqiu's body is responsible for the entire northern war situation, once an accident occurs, even if ten mountain passes are killed, they can't make up for the loss.

After looking at the map, he found that the 1st Cavalry Brigade of Liu Chun, which was on standby in the Yilin area, was the closest to the White Fox Kiln, and it was cavalry, which could arrive in more than 4 hours, so he immediately ordered the 1st Cavalry Brigade to immediately attack the White Fox Kiln area overnight, and be sure to completely annihilate the Japanese cavalry of this wing to ensure the safety of the division commander.

Liu Chun, who received the order, his eyes were red at that time, the troops of more than 200,000 people, just let the division commander encounter this situation, and they were surrounded.

The First Cavalry Brigade is a unit that started as an independent division, its predecessor was the cavalry detachment of the Bloody Hand Regiment, the commander and most of the soldiers, followed Tang Qiuli from the northeast to North China, it can be said that Tang Qiuli experienced all the battles together, from the initial few hundred people, to today's more than 7,000 people, becoming a strong force of the independent division.

Liu Chun put the situation simply, the soldiers fried the pot on the spot, I heard that the division commander was surrounded by the cavalry of the little devils, this is repaid, there is no need to mobilize at all, one by one screaming, only ten minutes later, the vanguard regiment of the first cavalry brigade, has been like an arrow from the string, shot into the windy, snowflakes misty night, and then, the main force of the brigade also set off immediately.

After Tang Qiusheng received the telegram from the acting command, he immediately adjusted the deployment of troops, and he knew very well that his troops, the first to meet the enemy, would have to withstand the desperate breakthrough of more than 90,000 Japanese troops and win time for other troops to reach the designated positions, but he was not worried, with the five main brigades in his hands, although the strength was less than that of the Japanese army.

He ordered the troops, starting from the blocking point, on the main road from Wuxiang to Xiangyuan, densely covered with mines, and the width should cover the entire front of the blocking position, and the artillery immediately measured the coordinates, according to the different firing ranges of the artillery, echelon configuration, unified artillery bombardment, and to give the Japanese army a head-on blow with the greatest firepower.

The troops who received the order, more than 60,000 people immediately drove out of Lucheng, in the first line of Xiadian and Wuyang, to build fortifications, the weather was cold, a pickaxe went down, the ground was a white spot, it was impossible to construct at all, the soldiers had a way, in the hidden villages in the rear, using the cauldron of the people's houses, boiling water, piling up the snow, pouring boiling water, after turning a layer, and then pouring a layer, not only built a variety of bunkers and fire points, but also created a lot of ice anti-artillery holes.

Such fortifications, not to mention the bullets of the Japanese army, even if it is a cannonball, it can't be blown up, at most a few pieces of ice are blown up, and the village in the rear to the forward position, there is a strange landscape, an endless stream of soldiers carrying boiling water, connected to the foggy forward position, from a distance, it looks like a scene of hot springs in winter.

The troops quickly called back, they must arrive at the designated place on time in accordance with the orders of the headquarters, and launch a general attack on time, Tang Qiusheng put his mind at ease, and couldn't help but worry about Tang Qiuli who was surrounded, this younger brother he knows very well, he is a person who is not afraid of any danger, and he is born to take risks, because of this, Qiusheng is even more worried, Xiaoqiu is a person who is in the northern war, and he is the spiritual pillar of hundreds of thousands of troops, once, he does not dare to think down, knowing that there is little chance of an accident, he is worried, this is a kind of elder brother to younger brother's worry, It has nothing to do with anything else, it's family affection.

Tang Qiuli, who was sitting in the white fox kiln, listened to the cold wind whistling outside, looked at the mountain tiger with bright eyes, and thought about it quietly, he asked the mountain tiger: "Huzi, let's just sit like this, and wait for the little devil to attack at dawn?" Shanhu immediately looked at him vigilantly and said, "What? If you want to do it yourself, stab the little devil a few times, don't even think about it, there is no door, you just stay here honestly, and you can't go"

was poked by the mountain tiger, Tang Qiuli laughed a few times, there is really no way to take this guy, since he was injured once in the Northeast, this guy is like looking at a baby, strictly restricting all his actions, not allowing him to do any risky things, suffocating to death, and finally has the opportunity to go into battle in person, it seems that there is no hope again, if he forcibly wants to go, this guy can order his subordinates to tie himself up, the mountain tiger looked at Tang Qiuli's depressed expression, and laughed proudly.

"However, the idea of the division seat is good, I am ready to adopt it," Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up, and the mountain tiger continued: "Without your share, stay honest" Tang Qiuli sat back on the mat like a deflated ball, and the mountain tiger called the captain of the first sub-team, muttering a few words in his ear, the captain of the sub-team nodded again and again, and went to arrange it excitedly, seeing Tang Qiuli swallowing his saliva, looking at the mountain tiger with his eyes, and the mountain tiger turned a blind eye.

After a while, there was a fierce gunfire outside, followed by a series of explosions, and the chaotic shouts of the Japanese soldiers, Tang Qiuli heard it, and the Japanese soldiers shouted "Shoot quickly, the soldiers of China will break through, and the encirclement will be reduced" More fierce gunshots rang out.

He took the binoculars and saw that in the night, the Japanese machine guns spit out tongues of fire, many fires were blown up, and a little spark flew up with the strong wind, and the captain of the first detachment ran in with excitement on his face, "Report to the division commander and the captain, the first detachment sent twelve attack teams and stabbed the little devil and one guy, and it is estimated that fifty or sixty people were killed, and there were no casualties among themselves." ”

After speaking, looking at the two commanders with unfinished eyes, Tang Qiuli and Shanhu looked at each other and smiled.

(To be continued)