Section 140 Counterattack on Gao'an XXXVI

After the news that the third brigade was blocked in the middle of the return to the reinforcement reached Xiangfuguan, Tsuda Tatsumori was stunned, and it was only half a day, but the situation that kept appearing on the battlefield of Gao An seemed to be more than the number of battles he had fought for so many years combined, especially the news that was unfavorable to them, one after another, and it seemed that it had not stopped.

"How is the Third Brigade doing now?" After Tsuda Tatsumori pondered for a while, he finally spoke slowly, but the bitter feeling in his mouth was clear only to him.

When the communications officer heard the questioning, he couldn't help but exhale secretly, and then replied in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, the advance soldiers of the third brigade discovered the enemy in advance, and the brigade did not ambush, and now Captain Kada Yong is organizing troops to attack the enemy's defense line, as for when the road between Dacheng and Xiangfuguan can be opened, I am afraid we have to wait for Jiatianjun's follow-up report." ”

Tatsumori Tsuda nodded, although his expression was calm, but the way he breathed a sigh of relief still revealed his true thoughts in his heart. The fact that the 3rd Brigade did not fall ambush is obviously a cause for rejoicing. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless, it seems that since he received the news that this enemy army had crossed the Jinjiang River in the early morning, the bad news has not stopped, especially when he thought of the annihilation of the first brigade, which made Tsuda Tatsumori involuntarily have a killing intent, and he couldn't help but catch the commander of the enemy army in front of him now, and a thousand knives could relieve the hatred in his heart.

What a brigade! The first brigade that can fight under his command was so inexplicably buried in the mountainous area, which also led to the further deterioration of the situation in Xiangfuguan, and in desperation, he had to draw troops from the big city to come to reinforcements, but he didn't expect to be robbed halfway by this elusive enemy army!

"Yaga" Tsuda Tatsumori scolded angrily, and when he thought of the strength of the enemy army, he became a little uneasy. Why was the enemy able to intercept the 3rd Brigade? Is it the leakage of information from your own side? Or is the commander of the enemy army a prophet of the unknown? But no matter what the situation was, he felt that the third team might not have rushed to Xiangfu Temple to join them so smoothly this time.

"How is the situation in Chazishan now?" As the bad news continued to increase in Tsuda Tatsumori's mind, he suddenly became a little confused, and he couldn't help but ask the chief of staff on the side.

"Your Excellency, the situation is not very good. Major General Kudo's troops suffered heavy losses in Gao'an Castle, and now after retreating to the Chazishan defense line, they are still in a passive state, and I heard that the Neihuang line on the flank of Chazishan is now in the hands of the enemy, resulting in the belly artillery position of Chakoshan being under the threat of the enemy, and if it is not possible to form a breakthrough on the Neihuang line, I am afraid it will ......" The chief of staff replied worriedly on the side.

Tsuda Tatsumori frowned and pondered, although the war had not yet burned to the auspicious charm temple, he had already felt the huge crisis that was coming. Now is the most critical time to affect the success or failure of the battle, any small decision can lead to completely different consequences, as time goes by, as the situation in Gao'an becomes more and more dangerous, he also becomes more and more anxious.

"Your Excellency, Chazishan Urgent Telegraph ......" The communications staff officer ran over again and hurriedly shouted, however, before he finished his words, he saw the wing commander waving his hand, which made his words involuntarily swallow back into his stomach.

I don't know how many times I've heard Kudo Yoshio's order for help, not only Kudo Yoshio, but also his immediate boss, Shozaburo Sato, the brigade commander, is constantly urging him to reinforce the front line of Chazishan as soon as possible. Thinking of this, Tsuda Tatsumori couldn't help but feel angry, asking for help, and he knew that he was asking for help! In this case, why did the brigade commander not set up the headquarters in Xiangfuguan or Dacheng, but in Xishan Shougong, which was fifty miles away? The things that should have been worried about by the brigade headquarters and even the division headquarters all fell on him, making him feel like he was about to lose his breath. Why didn't he want to hurry up to Chazi Mountain? But the key is the army, the soldiers, no one, he went to Chazi Mountain to die.

"I'll take people to reinforce Kada Yong, you command the machine gun squadron and the troops directly under the wing to guard the auspicious charm, and don't pay attention to any orders until I come back." Tatsumori Tsuda gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted at the chief of staff.

The chief of staff was frightened and went to reinforce the third squadron, so wouldn't the auspicious charm become an empty shelf? What if the enemy forces in Jinggangling turned around and killed them? In addition to the machine gun squadron and the scout squadron that still have some combat power, where did the others go through this kind of battle, once the Xiangfuguan is lost, it is not that their wing is going to be finished, but the entire 101st Division is going to be finished. Thinking of this, where did he dare to hesitate, and immediately said: "Your Excellency, the current enemy situation is unknown, and the deployment of the enemy's forces is not clear. ”

How could Tsuda Tatsumori not know this, but he has been forced to have no other way, in this situation that the strength has been difficult to deploy, he can only give it a go, hearing the words of the chief of staff seems to have a trace of timidity, he can't help but feel relieved: "The enemy has surrounded and annihilated the first brigade, and the losses must be very heavy, and now that the troops are divided to block the third brigade, there should be no combat effectiveness, in this case, the four or five hundred people directly under the wing are stationed in Xiangfuguan, there will definitely be no problem, don't worry too much, We are very close to the third brigade, we can definitely rush back before dark, and if the Chazishan defense line is still in our hands by then, we still have a chance to live. ”

After all, the chief of staff is not a person like Tsuda Tatsumori who is used to seeing wind and waves, he is still very scared at the moment, not to mention anything else, just the constant urging of the two brigade headquarters and the orders of the division headquarters make him feel a big headache, where can he cope with this kind of scene? After thinking about it, he said almost pleadingly: "Your Excellency, the Xiangfu Temple is too important, there must not be any mistakes, it is better to do this, I will go with Noda Nakasa to reinforce Captain Kada, and Your Excellency will continue to coordinate and command the Xiangfu Temple." ”

Tsuda Tatsumori couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at the chief of staff cowering, but he couldn't help it, after all, they couldn't compare with the first division, and the officers' combat experience was really lacking, and this situation was inevitable, and although his chief of staff was a little timid, he had a good mind, and he was usually quite conscious, and he was already a candidate for chief of staff that he was quite satisfied with. Now hearing him say this, after thinking about it, he nodded helplessly: "Okay! Then you go with Noda Gojo, remember, you must be fast, you must rush back before dark, otherwise if something happens, I don't have any troops at hand, and I can't deal with it at all. ”

"Hi" After hearing this, the chief of staff was immediately overjoyed, although it was also risky to take the initiative to attack, but compared to the heavy responsibility of staying in the auspicious temple, the pressure on his shoulders was obviously much lighter.

Tsuda Tatsumori's movements are very fast, since he plans to take risks, he naturally has to hurry up, and he naturally understands the truth of long nights and dreams. And at this time, the entire Xiangfuguan has been stormy and will fall into battle at any time, so the army is in a state of imminent battle, which allows them to save a lot of time, but a pillar of incense time, the second brigade of the 149th Wing who stayed in Xiangfuguan, under the leadership of the chief of staff, rushed along the road leading to Dacheng along the Xiangfuguan, and quickly rushed towards the place where the ancient building was located.

However, as soon as they left the defensive position of Xiangfuguan, they sensed something unusual, and the scouts who had scattered in order to ensure the safety of their troops were attacked by the scouts of the opposing side, and they lost several groups in a short time, which surprised them, after all, this was their heartfelt defense area, and it was too unusual for the enemy to be so arrogant. However, what made them feel helpless was that they didn't have time to spend on this, so they could only let go of these enemies quite unwillingly, and instead solve the urgent needs first.

The chief of staff of the Japanese army and the captain of the second brigade, Noda Gojo, did not know that just as they were commanding the troops to march quickly regardless of these entanglements, Xiao Shandong led several regimental company soldiers to gallop wildly, and rushed straight to the terracotta hill that was only six or seven miles away from Xiangfuguan.

"Brother Shi, the devil has been dispatched and rushed in the direction of Dacheng." The terracotta hill was not far from the main road, and after the war horse galloped a few steps, Xiao Shandong saw the stone that was looking forward to it on a dirt slope from a distance, and he couldn't help but open his mouth excitedly and shouted.

Shi and the others, who had been waiting for the news, were overjoyed when they heard this, and Wu Zihuai, who had been suffering from gains and losses, shouted loudly when he heard this: "Really? Xiao Shandong, the main force of the devil really came out? ”

"Come out, I saw it with my own eyes, the number of devils is huge, I have a mother, at least one brigade." Xiao Shandong also yelled excitedly, where is his appearance, where is there the slightest hint of the fierce god who slaughtered the ghost scout before? The whole child is a naughty boy who doesn't grow up.

Lin Xiufeng, who was attached to the regiment, couldn't help but glance at the stone with a complicated expression when he heard Xiao Shandong's shouts, unbelievable, what happened in front of him really made him can't believe it, is there really such a war genius in the world? You only need to imagine it out of thin air, and you can strategize and win thousands of miles away? What made him even more unbelievable was that these things happened in front of his eyes so plainly, he had witnessed it with his own eyes, and there was no room for suspicion at all. It's just that this kind of extraordinary combat skills is too amazing, which is completely beyond his imagination and makes him feel a little illusory.