Chapter 155: A Chance Encounter
The straight-line distance between Lion Gate and Gao'an is about twenty kilometers, which is not very far, but for the officers and soldiers of the 213th Wing, who are already physically and mentally exhausted, it is really a bit torturous to walk such a long distance at this time. Speaking of which, Gan Shigetaro is still very sympathetic to his subordinates, and considering that half of the soldiers of the 213 Wing are wounded, he specially allocated ten vehicles from the tight military vehicle resources to Iida Masao. It's just that ten military vehicles are a lot, but they are not enough to even load all the wounded, which gives Iida a problem. Gan Yu himself didn't take the transfer of troops to garrison Gao'an seriously, and Iida Masao naturally didn't care about it. Moreover, after suffering repeated defeats, and the three brigades were left with less than one brigade, he was depressed and did not have much mood to think about anything else.
Ten military vehicles were crammed into nearly 400 people, and this way of transporting troops like pigs was a huge torture for those devils and the wounded and sick. Gao'an to Lionmen is a dirt road, although it is quite smooth, but the shock absorption performance of the Japanese military vehicle is like that, so, almost every time the wheels of the military truck roll, there are devils who let out a moan or even scream, which seriously affects the mood of other people, not to mention, and makes the drivers more and more cautious, reducing the speed and down, and even walking is almost the same.
Iida sat in the co-pilot seat of a military truck at the head, and originally, he still wanted to sort out his thoughts and review the gains and losses in this battle. However, he was disturbed by the moans and screams, and after scolding twice, seeing that he could not stop it at all, he sighed and said nothing.
When the 213rd Wing crawled towards Gao'an at a snail-like speed, the 2nd and 3rd Divisions marched towards Gao'an under the urging of Bai Tassel.
The Second and Third Divisions both belong to the regular army establishment, and the establishment and distribution are all two infantry and one vehicle. Among them, in terms of combat vehicles, in addition to each equipped with a medium tank regiment, a self-propelled artillery regiment, and a light armored regiment. Now, at the head of the ranks are two armored regiments.
When two divisions are grouped together, there must be a supreme commander and a joint command. Originally, according to the usual practice, the supreme commander was determined by the serial number of the unit - since the sequence of the second division was ranked in front of the third division, the supreme commander should be Liu Zheliang, the commander of the division. However, Bai Tassel has a special status, and Liu Zheliang once served as a deputy under him, so this supreme commander is instead played by Bai Tassel.
In the cadet army, almost everyone of the officers above the rank of general is a legend. Among them, Ouyang Yun and Bai Tassel are even more legends among legends. The white tassel has a good reputation among the middle and low-level officers and soldiers of the Cadet Army, which is related to her naturally slightly hoarse voice. Of course, if you think of it as a vase alone, you're very wrong.
Before the Battle of Madang, there were many people who doubted the ability of the white tassel. They don't talk about it, but in their hearts, they have a lot of criticism about a woman serving as a brigade commander of a front-line combat unit. The general of the cadet army is not so easy to be, and the command ability and dedication are also indispensable. There is no distinction between respect and inferiority in the student army, in terms of identity alone, an ordinary student soldier is not much lower than a general, which has become the consensus of the front-line commanders of the student army - if you want to be a soldier to work for you, then you must first be willing to sacrifice yourself for them! Bai Tassel didn't know what to say, she just saved Lin Shanshui as a matter of course, but because of this, she changed the eyes of all doubters. As for Guangzhou**, she was not chaotic in the face of danger, resolutely made a move, and showed extraordinary command skills. At this point, no one dared to question her ability to lead the troops. As for whether the personal relationship between the commander-in-chief and her played a role in fueling the troubles, no one dared to talk about this kind of thing.
Those who have been in contact with the white tassel for a long time know that although she looks soft and weak, she is actually more domineering than the commander-in-chief. Therefore, when Bai Tassel said to Liu Zheliang, "I will take two armored regiments to take the first step!" You lead a large army to keep up", Liu Zheliang, who is familiar with her temperament, agreed without letting out a single fart.
The Great Wall brand light armored car, the maximum speed can reach seventy-five yards per hour, originally in order to take into account the large forces behind, the two armored regiments have been controlling the speed at about forty-five yards, and now, under the personal leadership of the white tassel, they finally spread their wheels and ran wildly, so a rather dramatic scene happened.
When Iida Masao was ordered to return to Gao'an, the White Tassel Department had just left Ji'an and began to divide the troops, however, it was only two hours, and before eleven o'clock, she appeared under Gao'an City with two armored regiments.
Gao'an, from the moment the Japanese army was stationed, the residents ran away. At this time, even though the Japanese army withdrew in the afternoon, the city was still empty and lacked popularity.
The two off-road vehicles that ran at the front to serve as reconnaissance outposts had already got a rough idea of the situation in the city. After receiving their report, Bai Tassel ordered one regiment to be stationed in Gao'an, and then took another regiment to drive towards the big town. From Gao'an to Fengxin, big towns are the only way to go. And the big town is only about ten kilometers away from the Lion Gate battlefield, which makes the two regiment commanders sweat. Although they knew that Senior Commander Lu Daobai would not listen to the advice at all, the two of them still tried their best to dissuade her, hoping that she would wait for the large army to come over and bring more troops over.
"Can you get in touch with the guerrillas at Liongate now?" White Tassel asked them rhetorically.
Two regiment leaders, one is called Fei Lengtie and the other is Gao Yunan. Among them, Fei Lengtie is a student of the third division and belongs to Bai Tassel's direct subordinates. Gao Yunan didn't dare to speak, Fei Lengtie gritted his teeth and said bluntly: "I can't get in touch, but because we can't get in touch, we shouldn't act rashly." ”
"Sloppy? What if the guerrillas beat Kanki Jutaro and they retreat to Bongshin? The white tassel said coldly.
"But even so, we only have one regiment, and we can't stop them!"
"Who said that? The 33rd Division has no tank troops, and the newly defeated soldiers have no fighting spirit, so why should they break through our steel defenses? Fei Lengtie, if you can't do it, then stay in Gao'an. Gao Yunan, your group is with me! ”
Fei Lengtie was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Then let's go to our group!" ”
Bai Tassel snorted coldly, got into the car and shouted, "Let's go!" ”
Gao'an is only a little more than ten kilometers away from the big town, and the off-road vehicle that serves as an outpost can drive there in less than ten minutes. They were about to bypass the big town and turn in the direction of Fengxin County, when a sharp-eyed student suddenly shouted: "Stop! Look over there! ”
Zhang Shaoqin, the platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon, looked over, first asked the driver to turn the car around to avoid the lights being discovered by the other party, and then got out of the car and set up a telescope to look over. At night, the telescope could only magnify those lights, but that was enough for him to make a judgment: "A convoy!" It's definitely a devil! He put down his binoculars and said. When he got into the car, he said to the driver: "Go back and inform the division seat immediately." ”
The off-road vehicle neighed, and it was quickly gone.
At this time, the Fei Leng Iron Regiment was only about a kilometer away from the big town. Bai Tassel was sitting in the second armored car in front of the convoy, and when she heard Zhang Shaoqin's report, she ordered: "Return immediately, investigate carefully!" Then he said to Fei Lengtie, who came out of the car in front of him: "Tell the brothers, get ready for battle!" Walk! ”