Section 14 A blow to the head

Suzuki Sajiro and Sasagawa arrived on horseback, and seeing that the team was well guarded and did not suffer impact and losses, their hearts were also relaxed, and they all breathed a long sigh, as long as the grain and grass were still there, then all difficulties were not difficulties.

"What's going on?" Seeing the chief of staff Mita Hidetoyo bowing down and running towards them, Sasagawa asked with a straight face.

"Zuo Zuojun, there seems to be an ambush in the mountain, and it just fired two cannons at us, but it missed and did not have any impact on the convoy, I have already sent a small team of people to reconnoitre, and there should be news soon." Mita Hidetoyo is a very young officer, with a clear face, a pair of small eyes that look extraordinarily energetic, and there is a shrewd look between the turns, and as soon as he rushes to Sasagawa, he quickly and in detail reports what has just happened.

Sasakawa nodded, and then asked with a gloomy face, "Suzuki-kun?" What's going on? ”

Suzuki Sajiro was also puzzled at this moment, he responded respectfully, and said puzzledly: "When I arranged for Squadron Leader Fujita before, I asked a team of scouts to search along the side of the mountain, but I didn't find anything, where did these Chinese troops come from?" ”

Mita Xiufeng also helped and said: "Zuo Zuojun, the terrain around Minshan is too complicated, and it is very convenient for the people of China to hide, and now we are responsible for the transportation of baggage, it is more appropriate to rush to Ruichang to complete the handover first, and it is not too late to explore later." ”

Sasagawa pondered for a while and nodded, and said slowly: "Yes, when the search team comes back, we will set off immediately, and we will rush to Jiangjiashan first, and in addition, send someone to Ruichang to ask for help, and tell Iza Kazuo (note: Captain of the 7th Wing) that we need support here." ”

The captain's words surprised the two on the side, isn't it a bit too hasty to ask for help now? After all, I don't know how many people there are in the mountains, will they rush out, and will they be too reckless to mobilize the people like this? But after their gaze swept over the face of the captain with a firm expression, they also closed their mouths with interest, the captain's outstanding military exploits were there, in terms of fighting, he had absolute authority, and they could not be doubted at all, as deputies, the responsibility of the two of them was to do their best to cooperate and provide all the convenience for the young man in front of him.

After the two came back to their senses, they bowed down and answered almost at the same time, and turned around to go separately to carry out the order.

A galloping horse broke the peace around them, the sound of hurried hooves and the roasting sun in the sky that was almost noon made them feel a burst of distraction, and they didn't care to wipe the sweat rolling out of their foreheads, and they didn't care to wipe the blurred vision soaked in sweat beads, everyone looked ahead with wide eyes, and only after seeing clearly that the people were the same as their military uniforms, the rifles that pointed straight at the past were slowly put down. However, the foreboding did not weaken, but became stronger and stronger with the gallop of the war horse.

"Report, Fujita squadron is under attack, request for reinforcements." When the knight on horseback saw this, he was secretly frightened, and he shouted loudly, and the road was so full that the horses could not pass, and he shouted as he turned his horse's head and rushed into the wilderness by the roadside.

Sasagawa was shocked when he heard this, Mita Hidetoyo opened his mouth wide and looked shocked, and Sajiro Suzuki almost fainted with black eyes, what's going on? Before, he had personally led people to investigate the surroundings, but there was no situation at all, how could there be enemies in all directions in a blink of an eye, and if he didn't get it, his deputy captain would also come to an end.

Thinking of this, he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and rushed over with a flick of his horse's head, and shouted at the incoming rider from a distance: "What's the matter, what happened?" ”

The war horse lost its last impact force after a few steps in the tall weeds, and fell to the side with a long mournful roar, the wild run all the way had already exhausted its physical strength, and the white foam that continued to overflow from the corners of its mouth clearly indicated its condition, but the knight on horseback couldn't care about this, and in the face of the critical moment that might affect the lives of thousands of people, he couldn't take care of it.

With the fall of the war horse, the knight was thrown out, this sudden situation, even more so that several soldiers on the side surrounded him, wanting to help, however, this Japanese soldier didn't care about the bones that were almost scattered, and after staggering to his feet, he shouted to the deputy captain who rushed over: "Your Excellency, the Fujita squadron has been attacked, and the Jiangjiashan area has a branch of troops." ”

Suzuki Sajiro was desperate, and the soldier's clear words made him no longer doubt that Jiang Jiashan was attacked, and it was after telling the captain about the safety situation in front of him that such a series of things happened, which was his dereliction of duty and his responsibility.

"Yaga, where did the people of China come from? Out of the mud? Were the previous scouts blind? Sajiro Suzuki thought that he had finally climbed to the position in front of him, but he was about to lose it in such a blink of an eye, and his unwillingness and anger made him explode, and a series of roars, like a flash flood, gave people an unstoppable power.

"It's cavalry, the cavalry of the Shina people rushed out of the mountains, and the reconnaissance team didn't have time to call the police, so they were rushed into the village, and Captain Fujita led the team to counterattack Although it temporarily withstood the impact of the Shina people, it was also seriously injured." The soldier ignored the anger of the deputy captain, and hurriedly reported in detail what had happened in front of him.

"Cavalry? The Chinese cavalry? How many people are there? Sasagawa's voice sounded on one side, cold without a trace of emotion, but a hint of surprise in his tone obviously made his mood fluctuate a little.

The embarrassed cavalry saw that the captain was rushing over, and immediately seemed to have found the backbone, and climbed forward two steps in a row, and saluted hastily, and then said: "Report, about two or three hundred horsemen, the speed of the people is too fast, we are being attacked when we are deploying, and we have no time to react." ”

"Two or three hundred cavalry? The cavalry battalion of the Chinese army? As far as I know, there should be no formed Chinese army in the vicinity of Ruichang, which is strange. Mita Hidetoyo said incredulously with a pair of small eyes, obviously feeling that this matter was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Sasakawa also nodded slowly, and after a moment of silence, he said: "There is something strange in the mountain, it may not be what we imagined before, Suzuki-kun, didn't the soldiers you sent out to reconnoiter earlier find anything abnormal?" ”

Hearing that the captain did not have any reproachful words, Suzuki Sajiro suddenly breathed a long sigh in his heart, did not dare to hesitate in the slightest, and immediately replied: "I didn't find anything wrong, but because our number is limited, we don't dare to go too deep, and the information we get is also limited, and the information we may get is not accurate." ”

Mita Hidetoyo looked at the extremely embarrassed soldier, and couldn't help but think of the grim situation ahead, and couldn't help frowning and asked: "Sasa-kun, do you want to send someone to support Fujita Hideto, it seems that they have suffered a lot of losses." ”

Sasagawa thought for a while, waved his hand resolutely and said: "The Fujita squadron has two or three hundred people, and it is the most elite unit of our brigade, even if the Shina cavalry is taken by surprise, but if you want to defeat them, it will not be so easy, besides, our task is to ensure the safety of this batch of food and ammunition, even if we lose a little manpower, as long as these things can be delivered, this price is worth it." ”

Sasagawa's words did not carry any expression, and also made the Japanese soldiers in front of him pause on the spot as if they were struck by lightning, but he was the captain, he had the supreme command here, and no one could question his orders, seeing that even the deputy captain and chief of staff on the side were silent, where did he dare to say more?

"Let's move on, advance according to the original sequence, the previous shelling of the Zhina people was just a decoy, in order to delay time for the cavalry on the front line of Jiangjiashan, but since their tactical intentions have been exposed, they will not be given a second chance, first speed up to Jiangjiashan, and then rush to Ruichang at full speed, and when this mission is over, we will see what tricks the Zhina people are playing." Sasagawa said coldly, and immediately stopped hesitating, and immediately rode forward.

The Japanese soldiers on both sides of the road on the guard also acted quickly after receiving the order, the temperature on the ground was too high, almost a feeling of roasting them, previously because they were attracted by two explosions, all their energy was put on the guard around and did not feel it, now that they know that there is a false alarm, that feeling is strong, so that they dare not stay for a moment, and they want to fly to the front now, so as to rest early.

And the lush forest on the side was no longer attractive in their eyes, and the eyes that looked at it were full of wariness, as if some wild beast would rush out of it at any time.

I don't know if the people in Minshan heard Sasagawa's voice, after the two explosions, there was really no other movement, which made them arrive at Jiangjiashan smoothly without a surprise.

This is a small village built against the mountain, scattered houses, a long river in front of the village shows the tranquility and comfort of the village, just like the water hibiscus, without a trace of human breath, the road to Ruichang is on the north side of the river and echoes the village, bringing a bridge to the outside here, but also bringing endless disasters.

Now, this road has brought brutal enemies, brought endless wars, and clumps of gunpowder smoke that rose into the sky, ruthlessly tearing apart the peaceful life here, and the corpses that bleed endlessly, making this place even more hideous and terrifying.