Section 92 Delivered to the door

Sakurai's idea is not wrong according to common sense, the Japanese army has fought like this in these years, and with the strength of two infantry wings and the artillery wing to block the enemy, it can definitely be regarded as stable as Mount Tai. This was confirmed when Shangfu was in the face of the onslaught of a corps of the national army, the 213th Wing, under the cover of artillery, hit the other side could not advance half a step, and finally allowed the entire division to withdraw to Fengxin safely. Now there is also a 214 Wing on the front line of Caterpillar Mountain to take cover, which is even more secure.

Sakurai Province left with peace of mind, but Hamada, the commander of the 214th Wing, who was in charge of the command of the entire division, received the news that gave him a headache, and the 213th Wing was in the area of Hualinzhai and couldn't get out of it in a short time. This inexplicable news directly plunged him into deep thought, and he couldn't figure out what was going on on the side of the 213 Wing for a while. In terms of combat capability, the 213 Wing can really be called the strongest unit of the 33rd Division, which can be seen from the tasks of the 213 Wing in every operation.

However, the 213th Wing, which was able to block the attack of one army of the enemy, couldn't get out of it for a while at this moment, what enemy did they encounter? It can't be that the enemy army in the direction of Shangfu is chasing and killing again, right? Thinking of this, Hamada was in high spirits, and if those enemy troops really chased and killed, he decided to have a good fight with the enemy army on the front line of Hualin Village. He is not the division commander Sakurai Shosan, all he thinks about is self-preservation, and after the battle is over, he will be transferred back to the mainland, as a wing commander, as a typical Japanese officer, he has "lofty ideals", it is rare that the command on the battlefield is handed over to him, he naturally has to make good use of it, although at this time he can mobilize the command of only two infantry wings and an artillery wing, and also to garrison the front line of the port to prevent the enemy's attack, but he is not worried, in his opinion, The combat effectiveness of the enemy army is simply not comparable to theirs, and the more fierce the fight against such an enemy, the better the effect will be.

However, the first condition for fighting a war is to figure out the battlefield situation, and for this reason, he needs the 213 Wing to convey the battle situation in as much detail as possible.

The reply of the 213th Wing was very fast, and at this moment they were attacked by the enemy from the direction of Wuqiao, this enemy army should be the unit that wiped out the third brigade of the 215th Wing, and the enemy attack has not stopped since they reached the first line of Hualin Village. Although the enemy has not broken through the defensive line so far, and the scale of the opponent's attack is not very large, the coherence of these enemy's attacks is very high, and the attack methods are also diverse, plus there is also the assistance of artillery, which makes them dare not be careless in the slightest, and they must deal with it carefully every time.

However, the longer it dragged on, the worse the situation of the 213th Wing became, not to mention the massive consumption of ammunition, and when all divisions and regiments were withdrawn to Fengxin one after another, they became more and more weak. On the contrary, the strength of the enemy army will become stronger and stronger over time, and after the enemy army on the Shangfu line arrives, the Hualinzhai line is likely to be surrounded by two or three enemy legions, if this is the case, it will be difficult for them to break through again. Considering these circumstances, Wing Commander Kawahara Youc decided to ask for help from the 214th Wing, no matter what, before dawn, they must evacuate here, otherwise, it will be too dangerous for them.

After hearing this, Hamada couldn't help but fall into deep thought, the enemy army on the other side of Wuqiao? This news made him very cautious, he knew about the battle of the Takasaki Wing (215th Wing), and heard that the total annihilation of the 3rd Brigade was due to the surprise attack of the enemy cavalry, and in an unprepared situation, the enemy cavalry suddenly came out and swept away more than 1,000 people of the 3rd Brigade with a sweeping momentum.

This news made Hamada very cautious, the cavalry combat unit is very vulnerable in front of the machine gun, a brigade of more than 1,000 troops, dozens of machine guns, under what circumstances, this cavalry unit can smoothly break into the ranks, play the strongest force of the cavalry? Either the command of the 3rd Brigade was wrong, or the enemy appeared at too good time and too close, so that the officers and men of the 3rd Brigade could not respond at all.

Hamada is somewhat biased towards the latter, after all, the army of the Japanese Empire, the officers are all veterans with rich combat experience, and the sergeants have also undergone strict training, and they may lack some experience, but the combat skills are still quite complete, and the combat ability is still quite strong. Thinking of this, Hamada couldn't help but feel a tense in his heart, until now, he had not received any news about the enemy's cavalry troops, if it wasn't for the fact that the Takasaki Wing had annihilated a brigade in the afternoon, I'm afraid they didn't know that there was such a force, so where would the cavalry be? Is it like the afternoon, waiting for a suitable opportunity to strike the fatal blow?

Thinking of this, Hamada couldn't sit still, night was different from daytime. The cover of night can provide more convenience for these cavalry, and in the case of obstruction of vision, these cavalry can attack from any direction with fear, as long as this enemy army breaks through into the crowd, it will be a complete disaster.

With such enemy troops around, it is no wonder that the 213th Wing could not withdraw for a while, in case it was attacked by enemy cavalry in the process of retreating, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Send a squadron to follow me to the front line of Hualin Village to meet the Mito Wing, and send more scouts to monitor the situation around, once the enemy's cavalry is found, immediately shrink the defensive line, and in the absence of definite information, it is absolutely not allowed to leave the position to pursue." Hamada thought of the combat effectiveness of the enemy's cavalry, and couldn't help but be stunned, after giving the order in detail, he was ready to personally rush to the front line of Hualinzhai to reinforce, and slowly retreat with the 213 Wing. Fortunately, they are only about fifteen miles away from Hualinzhai here, and if they march in a hurry, they can arrive in half an hour, but it is really not good, so leave a brigade to garrison Caterpillar Mountain, and he personally led the main force of the wing to reinforce, and the strength of the two wings retreated in a group, and there should not be too much of a problem. After thinking about these things, Hamada no longer hesitated, and quickly rushed towards the area of Hualinzhai with an elite squadron that was dispatched.

"Battalion commander, the devil is here." Behind a small dirt slope, the commander of a company of the cavalry battalion, Ghost Five, reported the news with a little excitement, and there was an irrepressible look of joy in his words. It's no wonder that he behaves like this, anyone in this completely unfamiliar environment, risking a huge risk of being discovered at any time for two or three hours, that kind of huge psychological pressure is enough to make people difficult for themselves. Fortunately, their adventure seems to have paid off, and the devil has finally arrived.

The front and back of the dirt slope are only about 100 square meters, overgrown with trees and weeds, surrounded by old tombs, the trees are quite thick and tall, although it is seen at night, you can also feel the quaint atmosphere, obviously it has existed for a long time. Such a small place naturally cannot hide the more than 600 soldiers and war horses of the cavalry battalion, and the Yakou Mountain, two miles behind this soil slope, is the place where the cavalry battalion hides, and this is only their outpost position, close to the road, which is convenient for command.

Hearing Ghost Five's report, the beard just touched the short beard on his chin and didn't say a word, he was used to seeing the wind and waves, how could a little ripple make him shake?

Zhao Yidao, who was on the side, scolded when he heard this: "You are a king and a lamb, when is this?" Don't know how to be quiet? ”

Ghost Wu was scolded by him like this, and immediately looked around, obviously realizing his recklessness, and seemed to be a little overexcited. After all, the entire battalion was now in the enemy's control area, and it was only with great difficulty that it was able to avoid the enemy's reconnaissance and blockade, and it took several waves of light and dark sentinels to break through here.

Hu Zi chuckled at this time and said: "One knife, don't be so nervous, Wuzi is not a person who doesn't know the severity." After speaking, he asked, "Fifth son, speak slowly, what did you detect?" ”

Ghost Wu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately lowered his voice and said: "Brother Huzi, I just found that there is a devil's army in the north is rushing towards us, and there is almost a squadron to see the movement, just crossed the Xiabao Bridge, and it is not more than four miles away from us. ”

When Hu Zi heard this, he couldn't help but groan and asked, "Is there a brother watching over there in Hualin Village?" ”

Zhao Yidao immediately responded: "Yes, it is the person of the sixth son, and there have always been brothers who are at the forefront, and if there is a disturbance on the devil's side, the news can be transmitted back quickly." Hualinzhai started fighting an hour and a half ago, and there has been no ceasefire until now, I don't know if it's them or the people of the 70th Army. ”

When Hu Zi heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "It must be the brother of our independent regiment, if the 70th Army can fight like this, where will the devil withdraw to Hualin Village?" These people, the first thing they think about when they fight a war is to preserve their strength, when an army fights, the army commander only sends a division, and the division commander only sends a regiment, to the regiment commander, it would be good to send a battalion, so that they can also fight the devil? It's just a joke, who in these people's minds will think about the rise and fall of the country? Who would want to regain their homeland? Saying that, he was silent for a while, and couldn't help sneering: "The devil has a lot of troops on the front line of Hualinzhai, according to common sense, there should be no need to increase troops, and now he is actually transferring troops from the north, it seems that the pressure on the front line of Hualinzhai is not small, Brother Yidao, you go and inform the brothers, prepare for battle." Fifth son, send someone to investigate around again, and see if there are other troops that don't have devils yet, if you fall for devils, it won't be fun! ”