Section 18 Gao'an City

Yoshio Sonoda was in the dark, squinting slightly at the castle in the distance. In the dark night, the thick night fog shrouded everything, making the city in the distance look unusually tall, and the tall city wall hidden in the dark night was like a wild beast with a bloody mouth open, which made people involuntarily produce a fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Looking at it, Yoshio Sonoda suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, in his eyes, the city wall was gone, and the blurred outline was replaced by an undulating mountain, although it was not high, but it was like a moat in front of him, so that this experienced co-captain couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart.

The night breeze blew, and although the weather had warmed up in April, the night breeze always carried a chill, which made him shiver involuntarily. But it was also this shiver that made Yoshio Sonoda finally wake up from that dreamlike feeling, and when he stared again, the mountains were gone, and the mountains disappeared without a trace, leaving only the dark city wall half-hidden in the night, blocking the direction in front of them.

Yoshio Sonoda's brows furrowed, pondering the battle situation in front of him. Half a year ago, he followed the division in the bloody battle around Wanjialing, and suffered a fierce attack from the enemy, and in the final bloody battle of Zhang Gushan, the enemy's bravery made him even more frightened, and even if it wasn't for the cleverness of the guards beside him, he was afraid that he would be torn to pieces by the roaring enemy.

That night, he was escorted by the guards and fled into a dry ditch, avoiding the enemy rushing in all directions, although he shrank in the ditch and saved a life, but he also watched his men being slaughtered, and watched the troops on Zhanggu Mountain being eaten away little by little, but there was nothing he could do. Those who were loyal to him, without receiving the order to retreat, no one withdrew from the mountain, and as a result, all died on the "blood ridge". Even though half a year has passed since that battle at this moment, and even though the 106th Division, which had suffered heavy losses, has been replenished and rebuilt to its original strength, the horror and uneasiness in my heart have never dissipated.

In the past, in the face of this race against time, Yoshio Sonoda probably gave the order to attack a long time ago, and they broke through the Xiushui River all the way in the past few days, and then turned to the west to take Fengxin from the direction of Nanxi and Jing'an, and finally rushed to the city of Gao'an after traveling more than 200 miles. The order of the division commander was very clear, and the task of their 111th Brigade this time was to use Gao'an as a bridgehead to establish a blocking position along the Jinjiang River to Xiangfuguan, Dacheng, and Fengxin, so as to prevent the enemy reinforcements from the entire west from approaching the vicinity of Nanchang and provide enough time to capture Nanchang.

Gao'an, because it is located between Nanchang and Shanggao, close to the Jinjiang River, has become an important gateway to the southwest of Nanchang, as long as Gao'an is in hand, even if the enemy in the west breaks through the Fengxin line, the flanks will be exposed to the attack of the Gao'an defenders, and there is no way to form a fatal blow to Nanchang, and this is also to greatly increase the importance of Gao'an.

However, Yoshio Sonoda gave the order to stop the advance when the troops rushed outside the castle, even as they were about to enter the castle. He ordered the troops to stop outside the city to rest, and sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the movements around him, and the whole person was also shrouded in the deep curtain, quietly observing the city wall in front of him. He was waiting, waiting for scouts to move, waiting for confirmation of the situation around him, and in this completely unfamiliar situation, it was clear that he didn't want to rush forward recklessly.

This kind of caution that seems a little overly cautious undoubtedly surprised the other Japanese officers, but obviously, in the entire 111th Brigade, except for the brigade commander Major General Yamagiwataru, no one else can compare with him in terms of seniority or achievements, and there is no doubt that after the death of Wing Commander Tanaka Seido Osa of the Kumamoto Wing (113th Infantry Wing) in the battle of Wanjialing, he became the No. 2 person in the entire 111th Brigade, which gave him absolute control over the entire army.

Although the officers below all thought that there was an empty city in front of them, just like in Anyi and Fengxin, only some of the troops who had been defeated on the front line, and it was better to rest in the city after taking Gao'an, but everyone chose to shut up and silence, and they still chose to obey absolutely before the order of the wing commander.

The scouts scattered in all directions, after a period of time, finally gradually brought back the situation around them. The gate of Gao'an City in front of him was closed, and the head of the city was pitch black, and there was no one to guard it, I don't know if the defenders in the city did not notice their arrival, or if the city in front of them was an empty city at all. After carefully observing for a long time and seeing no results, they did not act blindly.

Yoshio Sonoda quietly listened to the scouts who came back to report the situation, and the surrounding area was safe, the river was safe, and the road leading to Kamigao in the west was also safe. After making sure that there was indeed no movement around him, Yoshio Sonoda finally stopped hesitating and gave the order to attack his subordinates who were already impatient.

Indeed, his previous performance was really a little too cautious, that is because his unbearable combat experience has given him a profound lesson, so that he does not blindly trust his own combat effectiveness like others, and the previous fiasco has clearly told him that no matter how strong the troops are, once they make tactical mistakes and are besieged from all sides, they will definitely not be spared. And after determining the surrounding situation, as the captain of the wing, his decisiveness was also fully displayed, and there was no longer the slightest hesitation.

Although the entire 106th Division is basically a reconstituted division, those military orders who were lucky enough to pick up a life from Wanjialing undoubtedly have a deep understanding of the war, so in all aspects, the 106th Division is extremely strict. Just like now, even if they were eager to put on their wings and fly into Gao'an City, before the general attack was launched, they all shut up one by one, not daring to be careless.

The entire 147th Infantry Wing, under the command of Yoshio Sonoda, was scattered in three. The first brigade, as the main attacking force, has approached the city wall and is ready for a surprise attack, the second brigade is to bypass Gao'an, scattered along the official road, ready to ambush the enemy troops who come to reinforce, the third brigade is divided into two, the first unit stays in the local area as the general reserve, and the other part is interspersed with the hilly area north of Gao'an, in order to cut off the passage in the direction of the ancient county, and completely control Gao'an City in their hands, and as long as Gao'an City is taken, then this city will also be their most important stronghold, With the support from the front and the left, and with a smooth passage, even if the enemy rushes over, it will be difficult to repel them, as long as the reinforcements on this side are blocked on the periphery of Gao'an, their combat mission will be basically completed.

Bursts of hurried footsteps resounded all around, and in the dark night, although none of the soldiers made a sound, the collision of guns, the friction of clothes, including the sound of footsteps, also inevitably formed a lot of movement, however, what made Sonoda Yoshio frown was that there was still no movement in Gao'an City in front of him.

Quiet, * quiet, that city, at this moment, is like a dead city, and there is no movement, which makes Tian Wuliangfu smell a dangerous breath, could it be that the entire county has been evacuated?

Yoshio Sonoda, who was frowning, involuntarily straightened up, as if he wanted to bring himself a little confidence, but the more he thought about it, the more bottomless his heart became. The enemy has built a long, long defensive line on the front line of the Xiushui River, even if he has already felt the coming of war, but Gao'an is still more than 200 miles away from the Xiushui River, and it is impossible for everyone to open it like that. Yoshio Sonoda knows that the people of China have a deep-rooted attachment to their homeland, even if they know that death is coming, many people are willing to die in their own land and homeland, which is something that others can't understand, stubborn and a little unbelievable, but I have to admit that the fighting spirit aroused by this deep attachment also makes them feel a little scared.

In the county town in front of you, is there already an enemy ambush? Yoshio Sonoda couldn't help but feel suffocated in his heart, and immediately helped to dispel his thoughts.

This possibility is really unlikely, because the battle process on the first line of the Xiushui River is really fast beyond people's expectations, you know, according to the information they have, the first line of the Xiushui River, at least gathered more than 100,000 troops from the other side's 5 armies, in everyone's imagination, even if it can break through this line of defense, I am afraid it will cost a lot of cost and time, however, after opening, the battle went smoothly beyond people's imagination, they defeated the defenders on the south bank in one fell swoop, and then they received the order, and they ran all the way, Killed under Gao'an City with a devastating attitude, even when the Zhina people broke through the defense line of Xiushui River, they had already begun to recruit reinforcements, but in such a short time, at such a long distance, how could they react?

Grab time, they kill all the way here, in order to grab time, so what about the people?

Thinking of this, Yoshio Sonoda felt a little relieved, time, the biggest weapon in their hands is time, these days of wild running, has become their biggest reliance, the enemy is impossible to speed up their footsteps.

The night breeze blew on Yoshio Sonoda's body, and the cold and damp air made his sweaty back cold for a while, but this coldness was quite effective at this time, from his back to his brain, and he regained his calm in an instant.

His hand was on the saber at his waist, but the coldness of the handle made him feel a warmth in his heart, half a year ago, he failed once, this time, he must use the beautiful battle of Gao'an City to wash away the shame he had suffered, and use a beautiful battle to prove his bravery again.

Suddenly pulled out the saber, the sharp blade flashed a cold light in the night, Yoshio Sonoda, the sword waved forward, and suddenly let out a sharp shout in his mouth: "Attack, kill into the city, no one will be left." ”

The bloody roaring and commanding voice of the wing commander seemed to awaken the cruel nature of the Japanese soldiers beside him, and they yelled loudly one by one, cheering excitedly, "slaughtering the city", this word, just thinking about it makes their blood swell.

The sound of the horn suddenly resounded on the land with this roar, and for a while, the entire Gao'an City seemed to tremble a little.

A loud "boom" sound came from a distance, and immediately all the Japanese soldiers let out bursts of cheers, and the northern gate of Gao'an was torn to pieces in the explosion and disappeared without a trace.

[At the end of the year, the company has a lot of things, and there are many entertainments, sometimes I drink too much at night and go home, and I can't even sit up straight, it's really inconvenient to code words, sorry, sorry! 】