The news of our army's company in Xiashou County and Heyuan reached the headquarters of the First Army in Jinyang City as soon as possible.

Junyuki Hanaya held two jade telegrams from the defenders of Shou County and the remnants of the Eighth Brigade, and he was eager to draw his knife and cut people.

Crazy Roar:

"Yaga!

Dirt Eight Road!

It's too much of a deception!

Have the guts, you come to Jinyang!

What are you doing in a few remote and small counties that bully my locust army? ”

If Yang Yuanshan heard this, it was estimated that he would be able to spray rice on the spot.

Then he immediately replied: Idiot, I'll bully you in a remote small county, what's the matter?

The countryside surrounds the city, haven't you heard of it?

If you haven't heard of it, go home and study for two more years!

Junyuki Hanaya was furious with his incompetence, smashed several teacups, and drew a knife to smash a table, which can be regarded as calming down.

Then he felt a chill run down his back.

The map of this Jin land has long been engraved in his mind.

Now he doesn't need to look at the map, he knows how dangerous the situation in the northwest of Jin is now.

Without thinking, you can guess that the next target of our army must be - Water Spring City!

He immediately ordered the telegraph operator:

"Hurry up, send a report to Pinglujun of Shuiquan, and ask him to shrink his forces, strengthen the defense of Shuiquan City, and guard against the attack of Tubalu."

The telegraph operator was ordered to leave, and Junichi Hanaya sat in his chair like a puddle of mud.

He knew that when the Jinnan War ended, it was the time when he Hanaya Junyuki was transferred to the reserves.

……

City of Water Springs.

The brigade commander was Major General Yuo Hiraku, who was independently mixed into the Fourth Brigade Regiment, and sat in his brigade headquarters with a serious face.

He was in a bad mood.

The previous time, his own Sakata Wing was revoked because of the issue of the wing's flag, and his own brigade of more than 8,000 people instantly became a brigade of less than 5,000 people, and its combat effectiveness was directly reduced by half.

Later, he was transferred to the Jinnan battlefield, he was full of ambition, ready to lead his warriors to fight bravely, and strive to let General Okamura see his bravery, and make up for the missing wing for him, but he didn't expect that before the battle started, he received another order, asking him to come to this water spring city to garrison.

directly lost the opportunity to capture the flag and make meritorious deeds.

Fortunately, he later received a telegram from the chief of staff of the First Army, Junyuki Hanaya, saying that he had sent him a wing of the Black Island Cavalry to enhance his mobile combat capability.

So he looked forward to it, wishing that Kuroshima Morita would come with someone quickly, so that he could lead the army out of the city and sweep the dirt roads that were causing trouble everywhere.

I barely vented my frustration.

However, what he didn't expect was that the idiot of Kuroshima Morita was wiped out before he could reach the water spring.

He didn't even have time to send troops out to support!

It's a waste of a waste!

He had never heard that a cavalry wing could be surrounded by the dirt eight roads!

It just doesn't make sense!

Shame on you to the base camp!

This even made him a little glad, glad that this waste didn't come to his command, and it was over, at least it wouldn't affect him.

After all, he has heard a saying: Don't be with fools, when you are struck by lightning, you are easy to be implicated.

The long-awaited replenishment is gone, and Yuo Pinglu can only reluctantly accept the reality and stay honestly in Shuiquan.

Then from the city's expatriates, ronins, mine police, and other chaotic people, a few hundred people were selected, and two squadrons were formed and trained as their own backup troops.

The superiors did not have troops to replenish him, so he figured out his own way.

I have to say that this guy is still a little capable.

It's just that before the reinforcements of his two squadrons were trained, he received an urgent telegram from a nearby county-

"Yang County was attacked by the main force of Tubalu, the enemy's artillery fire was fierce, the situation was precarious, ask for tactical guidance, 100,000 urgent!"

Yang County is only 25 kilometers away from Shuiquan, and if you march in a hurry, you can arrive in two or three hours, but Pinglu Yongfu is very entangled, and he doesn't know whether to send reinforcements to support.

After all, after the 8th Brigade suffered a heavy defeat in Heyuan County, General Okamura sent a telegram to various places, asking them not to leave the city at will.

Once you go out of the city and encounter an ambush on Tubalu, you will be severely punished!

At this time, the chief of staff of the brigade, Imamura Gunpei Daisa, hurriedly walked in and reported:

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the Jinyang City Headquarters has called, asking us to shrink our forces and defend against the attack of Tubalu."

"Nani? Shrink your forces?

Is my locust army so weak now? ”

Yuo Hiraku couldn't believe it.

A year ago, when Tubalu still saw the strength of their two squadrons, they would flee in the wind!

Now, it's just that they can't go out of the city, after all, there is a reason for it, and the Jinnan War can't be delayed, but now the headquarters actually let them take the initiative to shrink their troops, which is also outrageous!

Imamura Junhei explained with a very ugly face:

"It is said that Tubalu attacked Heyuan County today, and within a few hours, the remaining two brigades of the Eighth Brigade were all wiped out!

Now, the entire Eighth Brigade has been completely wiped out of the locust army! ”

"Nani?

The 8th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade is gone?

Eight grid tooth road!

These damn dirt rats......"

Yuo Hiraku gasped, and then scolded.

After a long time, he calmed down and asked Imamura Junhei:

"Imamura-kun, how do you think we should shrink our forces?"

"Give up Yang County and Ping'an County, and withdraw the troops of those squadrons in these two counties to the commanding heights around the water spring, and help hold the water spring!"

Imamura replied.

Since ancient times, the defense of a city has never been just isolated and relied on the city walls.

It is also necessary to take advantage of the favorable terrain outside the city to form a strategic depth and leave enough room for maneuver for one's own side, so that it can be defended.

If it's just an isolated city, no matter how tightly guarded, it's easy to fall.

Especially now is no longer the era of ancient cold weapons, now there are all kinds of powerful artillery, once the besieging side of the city erects artillery at the commanding heights and bombards the city, the front of the defending side will be greatly shaken.

And now, at the commanding heights on the east and west sides of the water spring, Pinglu Yongfu has arranged troops to garrison it, but it is still a little weak.

That's why now Imamura Gunpei will make such a suggestion.

When Yongo Pinglu heard this, he couldn't help but hesitate.

After a while, he said:

"Now we only have the county of the county under attack, and there is no movement in Ping'an county.

Why didn't you withdraw that squadron from Yangyang County to Ping'an County to hold on?

In this way, Ping'an County can have a brigade of troops, and when the time comes, Ping'an County and Shuiquan will be horns of each other, and we will be safer! ”

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, since Tubalu can capture Heyuan County, which has sufficient troops, then their strength must be extraordinary.

Although Ping'an County has not been attacked now, once they attack, will we rescue or not?

If you don't save it, even if there is a large group of troops guarding it, it may not be able to stabilize it.

As for the rescue, although Shuiquan is less than 10 kilometers away from Ping'an County, once Tuba Road is ambushed on the road, we will lose our geographical advantage, which is very disadvantageous! ”

Imamura explained.

"Yo Si!

Imamura-kun has a point.

Immediately send a report to Yang County and Ping'an County, ordering them to withdraw to the water spring overnight without any delay! ”

Yuo Hiraku was also as good as a stream, and immediately made a decision according to Imamura Junhei's suggestion.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, should all the materials in these two counties be burned?"

Imamura asked.

Now that it is an emergency retreat, it is naturally impossible to bring all kinds of food, cloth and other materials, which will affect the speed of the march.

That's why he asked.

Hearing this question, Isamu Hiraku also scratched his head a little.

Fusang Yuer is a small country with a lack of resources, and if it hadn't occupied Liaodong, frantically plundered and squeezed, it would not have been able to support today's millions of troops.

Therefore, the supplies of the locust army have always been very tight.

The base camp has repeatedly ordered that the garrisons everywhere must not waste any supplies, otherwise military law will be engaged.

If he directly orders the burning of materials now, I am afraid that he will inevitably be held accountable by his superiors when he turns back.

Although a little reprimand can't hurt him General Pinglu in the slightest, it is inevitable that there will be some loss of face.

After pondering for a moment, he finally chose the plan that he wanted and wanted-

"All the materials in Yang County were burned.

Since Ping'an County was not attacked by Tubalu, it was all transported back to Shuiquan, and not a single grain of grain was missing! ”

"Hey!"

(End of chapter)