Section 73: Failure to advance or retreat

Although the Japanese army had fought several battles near Gao'an, this was the first time they had entered Gao'an City, and the previous battles had not gone well, which made them have to be cautious and walk on thin ice, so the first thing they did after entering the city was to strengthen the city defenses in case of any unexpected situation. Of course, this kind of performance of the Japanese army is not quite the same as their usual sharp combat style, but considering that the Japanese troops in the city are the Kagoshima Wing under the 106th Division, especially since this unit was attacked at night yesterday, it is not surprising that there is such a move. And it has to be said that such actions of the Japanese army have achieved good results.

In fact, the defense of Gao'an City is not bad, since the forward troops of the 302 regiment rushed to here, the city has been in the hands of the national army, in order to prevent the Japanese army's strong attack, several city gates naturally set up strong fortifications, the Japanese army in a short period of time re-strengthened, but also let the fortifications strengthen a lot, especially Chaotianmen here, there are as many as four machine gun bunkers alone, two by two echo, strictly guarding the northwest direction of Gao'an, but also make the entire Gao'an City appear airtight.

The two riders came out of Chaotianmen, very fast, and seemed to be in a hurry.

The tall sledgehammer almost didn't think about it, snatched the rifle from the hand of the thug on the side, and instantly aimed at one of them, his pistol range was too close, in this case it did not play the slightest role, and then he did not hesitate and hesitate at all, with the slow movement of the war horse The rifle suddenly fired, the atmosphere was depressed and dull outside the city, it was originally very quiet, and the sudden sound of the gun suddenly exploded like thunder, making everyone's hearts tight.

I saw that the Japanese cavalry, who had just ridden their horses and galloped, overturned and fell behind the horses suddenly, and the horses were surprised, and the people stood up, and no longer dared to advance, and let out a mournful sound.

The other cavalryman was obviously frightened, he didn't expect that there was an enemy ambush outside Gao'an City, and what was even more unexpected was that the enemy was so crazy that he dared to shoot at them in this situation, didn't they know that there was a whole army of troops stationed in Gao'an City? Aren't they afraid of a counter-offensive after being exposed?

However, as soon as he reacted, more gunshots rang out one after another, and then the Japanese soldier felt that his body was torn apart in an instant, and the huge pain and boundless fear filled his head, making him at a loss, and the heart-rending pain followed, making him instinctively want to open his mouth and scream, however, his body spasmed, the muscles of his whole body were almost twisted into a ball, and the huge pain instantly surged all over his body, making him open his mouth wide but still unable to make any sound, and then he fell down with a bang.

Neither of the two nor the two horses was spared, and a burst of guns from behind directly shot people and horses into a hornet's nest, and the visual impact of its instant made Gao'an City fall into silence.

The sudden gunfire made Gao'an, which was already covered in clouds, boil in an instant, and a piercing warning sounded loudly, which made all the Japanese troops stationed in Gao'an City suddenly nervous, especially the Japanese troops at Chaotianmen, who were extremely nervous, and after hearing the gunshots, they shrank into the bunker one by one and instantly prepared for battle.

The Japanese troops on the city wall spotted the enemy in the distance, they were condescending and had a wide field of vision, and almost at the same time as the gunfire rang out, they locked on to the direction where the enemy appeared, and then they launched a counterattack without mercy, covering the location of the tall sledgehammer and others with dense firepower.

The bullets on the city walls pointed the way, and the machine guns at the stronghold at the city gate immediately rang out, and the dense bullets instantly flooded the small dirt slope in the distance like a raging storm.

Gao Sledgehammer and the others were shocked, the devil's firepower was too fierce, the dense intersecting firepower, the bullets that fell like a storm, let him instantly judge that the defense of this place was not at all something that they could shake, under this kind of dense and powerful firepower, they had no chance to get close to the city gate at all, unless they could destroy the stronghold at the city gate with artillery fire first.

"Withdraw! Withdraw to the rear position, tell the machine gun platoon to take flank cover, and wait for my order to withdraw. "Gao Da Hammer categorically decided to retreat, the devil has too many troops in Gao'an City, he has such a small number of people in his hands, if he is glued by the devil, it will be over.

In the city, the captain of the Japanese army who was responsible for guarding the Chaotian Gate rushed to the city wall, he picked up the binoculars and looked out of the city, and could vaguely see a gray figure retreating, and was quickly disappearing from sight, which made him hesitate a little, the national army troops were actually outside Gao'an City? Didn't they already retreat overnight? How did you come back again? This abnormal situation made him feel uneasy, and at this time, the first thing he thought about was not the question of whether to pursue or not, but whether the enemy's main force would kill back and fight back to Gao'an?

The team leader thought for a while, and immediately said to the communication soldier on the side: "Report to the top immediately, the Zhina army was found outside the West City Gate, and the strength is unknown, please show Your Excellency the captain if you need to take the initiative to attack?" ”

The Wing Commander of the Kagoshima Wing, Kijima Kazuo, was taken aback when he received information that enemy troops had been found outside the castle at the first time.

After entering the city, Kijima Kazuo set up his headquarters in the Deyun Teahouse, and arranged the defensive formation around Gao'an in the shortest possible time. Deyun Teahouse is located in North Street, close to the north gate of Gao'an, because to the north is the auspicious view and the avenue leading to Nanchang, and it is the best place to stop in and out of the city, so in the past, this teahouse was very lively, often less than noon, but with the arrival of the war, the lively scene in the past is not there, in addition to the canvas signboard at the door is still fluttering in the wind, the inside has already changed, and the team of Japanese soldiers who are busy in and out has completely ruined this Chinese teahouse that has been open for more than ten years.

The tables in the teahouse have been cleaned out, and on the table where the teacups were originally placed, there are now communication radios stacked together, and the telephone lines leading from here to all parts of Gao'an City are even denser like spider silk, "Didi...... The sound of "tick tick ......" sounds upsetting......

Kijima walked to the door of the teahouse with his hands behind his back, looking at the sky with a gloomy face, it was not yet noon, and it had only been three or four hours since they entered Gao'an City, and the cavalry team sent by the wing did not find any enemy situation on the southern avenue, and at this moment the enemy army actually fought back? Their main force is still around Gao'an and has not gone far? This illegal tactics gave him a headache, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

In the past, Kijima Robo probably wouldn't be so forward-looking, but after seeing the opponent's superb tactics and strong tactical execution in last night's night attack, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart, the enemy they faced was far from the ordinary enemy army, the opponent's combat effectiveness was so strong, not inferior to them, and fighting with such an opponent, the slightest negligence would cause a big disaster, which he had already learned last night.

"Could it be that Gao'an City is a trap?" When Kijima thought of this, his expression became more and more serious, and he couldn't figure it out!

Listening to Sonoda Yoshio Osa, the enemy had given them heavy losses in the area of Xiangfuguan, but then did not pursue, from the enemy's combat strength and strength, it seems to be very unusual, and then, the enemy gave up Gao'an, in this case, why did the enemy fight in Gao'an City? And there was also a night attack on them. Judging by the combat effectiveness of last night alone, there was no need for the enemy to retreat, and this broken infantry regiment was so strong that there should be no pressure on a whole division to block the attack of one of their wings, however, it was precisely in this situation that the enemy retreated.

This is also the reason why Kijima Kazuo has been extremely cautious since he was stationed in Gao'an, he has already failed once, he doesn't dare to repeat the mistakes of the past, it is a blessing to lose only one team last night, and there may not be such a good thing next time.

Previously, the scout inquired about the direction of the enemy's march, and the news he got was not very optimistic, the enemy army was actually not far from Gao'an City, although I don't know where the enemy's main force or the army left behind, but out of caution, he did not take the initiative to attack, at present, the main force of the 106th Division has not yet arrived, in the case of heavy casualties in the capital unit, relying only on their Kagoshima wing to resist the enemy reinforcements on the southwest road, itself is a very difficult thing.

Now that the enemy army has gone and returned and is pouring towards Gao'an City again, could it be that they have reinforcements arriving again, preparing for a counterattack?

"Are the scouts from the southwest of Gao'an back? Have enemy reinforcements been detected? Kijima turned around and asked the combat staff officer who had been following him closely.

"Your Excellency, the southwest direction has not received news of enemy reinforcements for the time being, the enemy army in the west is quite alert, our scouts do not dare to go too deep, as for the east of the Jinjiang River, the news has not yet come back." The staff officer reported in detail.

Kijima robes couldn't help frowning when they heard this, obviously quite dissatisfied with such an answer, for the intelligence detective, it is related to the survival of the whole army, and there can be no omission in the control of the surrounding situation, however, at the moment, they obviously have not done enough, but thinking that the surrounding situation is very grim, and the time left for them is also very short, this makes Kijima robes Xiongqiang himself angry and said: "Immediately send more manpower, we must find out the enemy situation at any cost, once the enemy forms a circle, with our current situation, It will be very dangerous. ”

"Hi" The combat staff officer replied, and immediately ran quickly towards the communications corps.

Unable to get the answer he wanted, Kijima quickly fell back into deep thought, but he was soon awakened by the faint sound of gunfire in the distance, and became more and more worried.

At this time, the phone of the Japanese command rang, and the crisp and rapid ringing made everyone's hearts sink.

"Your Excellency, the enemy has launched an attack on the West Gate, and the garrison team asks if it will take the initiative to attack." The staff officer who had just picked up the phone ran over quickly, and reported in a hurry.

This somewhat contradictory report made Kijima Kazuo very dissatisfied, and he couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?" To be clear, what happened on Simon's side? ”