Section 202 The Japanese army moves south

Since the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Anan Yuki, seems to have included the 74th Army in his must-kill list, just like this battle, since he learned the news of the 74th Army, he has concentrated almost all his forces and wants to annihilate this army in one fell swoop. There is no other reason for this, but because this unit has brought huge casualties to their 11th Army in repeated battles, and the 106th Division, 101st Division, 33rd Division, and 34th Division, these units that have always performed well, have suffered great losses when fighting against this enemy army, and the elite soldiers they are proud of cannot have any upper hand in front of this enemy army at all. Therefore, even though Changsha is almost empty at the moment, most of his attraction is still on the movement of the 74th Army, seeing them retreat towards the flank, the 3rd Division and the 6th Division have also received orders to pursue.

Compared with the troops that have been repeatedly defeated by the hands of the 74th Army, the combat effectiveness of the 3rd Division and the 6th Division is undoubtedly much stronger, and even among all the Japanese troops, the combat effectiveness of these two divisions is also one of the best.

On the river near Chunhua Mountain, the Japanese built two pontoon bridges, one for tanks, vehicles and artillery, and the other for the rapid advance of infantry. Not long after the sky was brightened, the sun had just risen, and the penumbra hung in the sky, and the wind blowing on the river made people shiver involuntarily. However, the Japanese troops who crossed the river did not pay attention to this, they marched quickly, and after crossing the Laodao River, they marched in two along different routes, constantly occupying new land. In the past few years, they don't know how many times they have experienced such things as expanding the occupied area, perhaps because they have experienced too many times, they have become numb, so seeing that another big city is about to be captured by them, they can no longer find the excitement and pride in their hearts.

It's been four years, and when a person has been doing the same thing over and over again for four years, no matter how much interest he has, I'm afraid it will be exhausted. In the beginning, when they conquered unfamiliar lands and cities, their hearts were still full of glory and excitement. However, such things kept repeating themselves, and the feeling of excitement became weaker and weaker, and now there are no more ripples in my heart. What's more, as the battle continued, as the battle got longer and longer, more and more of their companions fell, and now, the old faces beside them were basically gone.

At the beginning, they shouted "March to the end of China", but now let alone three months, three years have passed, and the enemy army is not only still fighting, but also stronger and stronger, more and more difficult, thinking of this, the mood of the Japanese army is also a little low.

A thin Japanese soldier Nakasa stood on a small dirt slope and watched his troops advance, not only in size, but also with thin cheeks, in our Chinese words, typical sharp-beaked monkey gills. However, the Japanese army on the side did not have the slightest contempt for his obscene appearance, for this commander, all the Japanese officers maintained great respect, for no other reason, an officer who had fought for four years and commanded the troops to win countless battles was enough for him to win the trust and respect of his subordinates, and enough for him to have absolute authority in his own brigade.

"Haruyama-kun, have the scouts found any unusual news?" This Zhongzuo finally spoke after watching for a while, his voice was a little sharp, which made people uncomfortable to listen to, but the deputy captain of the deputy captain on the side, Changchun Shan Guixiu, looked as usual, obviously used to this voice. Hearing his question, he first saluted, and then said: "Chi Zhijun, not yet, His Excellency the Wing Commander sent someone to send a message that the enemy has completely abandoned the line of the Laodao River, and the troops crossing the river everywhere have not encountered the resistance of the enemy troops. So, there shouldn't be any problems along the way. ”

Chi Naosaburo turned his head and glanced at Haruyama Norihide, and then asked rhetorically, "Haruyama-kun, do you think so too?" ”

Haruyama Norihide has been following Chi Naosaburo for a long time, obviously knowing his temperament very well, hearing his question, he shook his head and said: "The news of the wing headquarters is only a general idea, it can only be used as a reference, as for whether the enemy is ambushed and blocked, it has to be our own scout report to be accurate." Moreover, as the vanguard of the division, our 1st Brigade is already responsible for providing intelligence information for the entire division, so how can we rely on the personnel of the wing headquarters. ”

Hearing this, Chi Naosaburo couldn't help but nod and said, "Haruyama-kun, you have made a lot of progress compared to when you first came. ”

Haruyama Norihide saluted again and said, "This is all thanks to Chi Nao-kun's teachings." ”

Chi Naosaburo shook his head and said: "There are many people who have been my deputies in the past few years, and many of them are very good in their own right, but they all died in this strange land in the end. Although it is an honor for a soldier to die for the great cause of the empire to expand its territory. However, the dead can no longer make a meritorious contribution to the Empire, and the best way to be loyal to the Empire is to find a way to survive on the battlefield. Do you know why they don't live to be where they are today, why they died in battle? ”

Seeing that Haruyama Kirihide shook his head, Chi Naosaburo immediately continued: "The most important thing is that they are not as modest and studious as Haruyama-kun, and after winning a few battles, they do not take the enemy army in their eyes, resulting in difficulties and crises on the battlefield. If you encounter more dangers, you will inevitably lose your life, and no matter how talented and capable you are, they will all disappear. Haruyama-kun, when fighting with the enemy, you must always be sober and vigilant, no matter what the circumstances, do not underestimate the combat effectiveness of the enemy, otherwise, if you are not careful, you will very likely be ambushed by the enemy. ”

Haruyama Norihide couldn't help nodding yes, this is not the first time the captain has told him like this, every time before the battle, he almost has to listen to him say this once, but he is really a little different from those officers in the past, his temperament is relatively soft, although he disagrees with the captain's approach and statement. However, he was able to cooperate very much, and he also put on a teachable expression.

After Chi Naosaburo finished speaking, he saw that most of the team beside him had passed, and couldn't help but say: "Let's go Chunshan-kun, our current target is Huanghua Town, not to mention that there are still twenty or thirty miles away from here, as the enemy's military headquarters, there is very likely to be a heavy garrison of the enemy army, and this battle is not so easy." ”

Haruyama Norihide seemed to have waited for Chi Naosaburo to give the order to advance, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, but he kept calm on his face and said: "Chi Nao-kun, the Kumamoto Division is crossing the river twenty miles away, they will directly attack the area of Yong'an Town from the flank, as long as the attack of the Kumamoto Division goes well, the enemy forces in the area of Huanghua Town will be encircled, to deal with such an enemy army, we should not pursue the speed of the attack, but to ensure our own safety, I heard that the special operations brigade was defeated in yesterday's battle, More than half of the troops were lost, something that had never happened since the start of the war. With such losses in their formidable fighting power, we should be even more cautious. ”

Listening to his deputy say this, Chi Naosaburo was also very satisfied, he nodded and said: "Chunshan-kun can really stand alone, please play well in this battle, after this battle, I will definitely recommend it to His Excellency the Wing Captain." ”

Haruyama Guixiu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately thanked Chi Naosaburo for his support, he was quite aware of Chi Naosaburo's influence in the entire wing, with his military exploits and qualifications, the next wing captain should be him, and even the brigade commander looked at him differently, and his weight could be imagined if he recommended him.

However, Haruyama's excitement didn't last long. After crossing the Laodao River, crossing the original fortifications of the enemy army on the first line of Swan Mountain, they continued to advance south along the edge of the mountain forest, because of the combat experience of yesterday's special operations team, they already have a preliminary understanding of the terrain in this area, which allows them to save a lot of time to explore the surrounding terrain and terrain, and at the same time send a part of the soldiers to monitor the situation in the mountains and forests, the main force steadily and orderly advanced towards Huanghua Town. But just as they saw the small village in the distance, the scouts rushed to report the shocking news that enemy cavalry had been spotted ahead!

Haruyama Norihide was taken aback, and although Chi Naosaburo's face remained calm, his expression was different from usual. It's not that they don't have a strong psychological endurance, but before that, they already knew what happened to the special operations group last night and the opponents they faced. The main reason why the special operations brigade, which was recognized as the most effective in the Japanese army, suffered such heavy losses last night was that it was suddenly attacked by the enemy cavalry, and at the moment when the attack was about to be launched, the enemy cavalry launched a fierce attack from the flank and waist position, which led to the collapse of the entire army. Although they are not like ordinary troops who can be crushed with one blow and turn around and flee, in that case, they are also completely lifeless.

The enemy's cavalry can achieve such a victory, in addition to its own combat effectiveness is strong enough, another point is that the timing of the battlefield is really good, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to be able to fight such a battle, especially in the face of such a battle in the face of a special operations team, the strength of the enemy's cavalry is obviously not trivial. And when the troops on the front line of the enemy's Laodao River retreated in great strides, this cavalry unit actually appeared in this place, what did they want to do?