Chapter 505 Huang Yu: Take one step and see three steps
Chapter 505 Huang Yu: Take one step and see three steps (first update)
At seven o'clock in the morning, no one of the messengers sent out by the adjutant one after another returned to the county seat.
Major Harada had asked them countless times about their situation, but all the results he got were no information.
"Sir..." The captain in charge of collecting intelligence suddenly ran towards him, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, panting and reporting.
"The latest news just came back from the Duer Regiment base: Their second and third battalions suddenly dispatched, in company units, from the Pingyang stronghold into our occupied area... The Pingyang stronghold was lost..."
"Nani?" Major Harada asked in disbelief.
After receiving the information, his face became more solemn as he read it. After reading it, he turned his attention to the map, drew a big cross on the Pingyang stronghold with a pencil, and analyzed it with a sullen face.
"The Pingyang stronghold was captured by the Duer Regiment, and our troops that reinforced the Pingyang stronghold also disappeared without a trace. There is a high probability that something happened!"
"We have to prepare for the worst!"
"If the reinforcements sent by the county are really wiped out by the Duer Regiment, where will their next target be?"
"The remaining two battalions of the Duer Regiment have penetrated into the imperial army's occupied area in company units. What is their purpose?"
"Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy, can we disrupt their offensive at the minimum cost and reduce losses!"
The adjutant stared at the map for a long time, his furrowed brows not relaxing.
All the staff members looked gloomy, and obviously they didn't have any clues!
Major Harada seemed to have discovered something, his face tightened, and he was very anxious to give orders.
"Contact the Hekou stronghold and Nanzhuang stronghold immediately and ask them to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Eighth Route Army from sneak attacks!"
"If something happens to the fast troops we sent out, and the infantry guns and mortars they are equipped with are not destroyed in time, and fall into the hands of the Duer Regiment, the two strongholds may be attacked at any time... Go faster!"
"Mobilize all our intelligence personnel lurking in Shunping and find out as soon as possible the true purpose of the large-scale dispatch of the Duer Regiment..."
"Shunping County is under martial law immediately, and all garrison troops are ready for battle and on heightened alert... No one can enter or leave without permission from the headquarters!"
The adjutant made a phone call before Major Harada finished speaking. He returned to the war room ten minutes later, his face obviously much uglier than when he left.
"Which stronghold has an accident?" Major Harada asked quickly.
"Hekou stronghold!" the adjutant reported.
"The Nanzhuang stronghold is safe and sound. No enemy signs have been found in the surrounding area. I have asked them to be on guard. If there is any news, report it as soon as possible!"
"But we can't contact the Hekou stronghold: there may be an accident on the phone line, or there may be an accident at the stronghold..."
"Don't think about it!" Major Harada said firmly.
"The telephone lines connecting our bases are all double lines... Even if there is an accident, it is impossible for both lines to be cut off at the same time. There must be an accident!"
As he spoke, he turned his attention to the map again and pointed at the Pingyang stronghold for analysis: "There will be an attack here before one o'clock in the morning...and then the reinforcements we sent disappeared!"
"The Eighth Route Army must have attacked the reinforcements first. After seizing the infantry guns and mortars equipped by the reinforcements, they will then attack the Pingyang stronghold... If they are fast, they should be able to end the battle before three o'clock in the morning!"
"The Pingyang stronghold is 20 kilometers away from the Hekou stronghold. We can kill it by marching in three hours!"
"As long as the Duer Regiment is brave enough, they will be able to capture our two strongholds before dawn!"
The adjutant thought the same thing, but he was too embarrassed to say it out of fear of hurting the captain.
Since Major Harada himself felt that the river mouth stronghold was lost, he had nothing to say and immediately asked: "Then what should we do next?"
"The Duer Regiment captured two of our strongholds in a row, and they also had infantry artillery to support them... They don't want to take down the Nanzhuang stronghold as well, right? That is the last stronghold for us to blockade the Duer Regiment's base. If it is also lost, the Duer Regiment will lose it.
The second regiment can enter and exit our occupied area at will and attack us!"
"Sir, if I were the leader of the Duer Regiment, I would definitely do this, otherwise the Duer Regiment would not send out the entire army to enter our occupied area!"
"Without foreign aid, the Nanzhuang stronghold alone cannot be defended by more than a hundred imperial troops and a company of imperial associate troops..."
Major Harada's face was gloomy and terrible. He stared at the map for half a minute and then began to give orders: "Contact the Nanzhuang stronghold again...have them evacuate Nanzhuang immediately, destroy all the weapons and ammunition that cannot be taken away, and march back to the county seat!"
"Since we can't hold the strongholds, we won't defend them... As long as we keep our troops, we will be able to recapture those strongholds sooner or later and trap the Duer Regiment in the mountains again!"
"Throw away the car and save the commander..." These words suddenly popped into the adjutant's mind, and he turned around and hurried to the telecommunications room.
According to the brigade leader's analysis just now, the Hekou stronghold was lost at six in the morning, and now more than an hour has passed.
The Hekou stronghold is less than 20 kilometers away from the Nanzhuang stronghold. It can be killed by marching in two hours...
If he had made contact late, the Duer Regiment would have already reached Nanzhuang, and the garrison at the stronghold would not have a chance to withdraw.
As a result, the adjutant left quickly and came back quickly. He hurriedly returned to Major Harada in just five minutes.
"Sir, our telephone contact with the Nanzhuang stronghold has also been interrupted!"
"No..." Major Harada stared at the map and analyzed: "No matter how fast the Duer Regiment marches, it is impossible to reach Nanzhuang in such a short time..."
"It must be that their vanguard troops cut off the phone lines in advance and interrupted the communication between the county and Nanzhuang. They were afraid that we would report the situation to them..."
"We still have time..."
"Nanzhuang is only less than 20 kilometers away from the county seat. The messengers can rush over quickly and the retreat order can be sent to the Nanzhuang stronghold in half an hour!"
"Our opponent, the Duer Regiment, will take at least an hour to reach Nanzhuang..."
"Under normal circumstances, we may not be able to reach Nanzhuang in two hours!"
"Go and send someone quickly..."
"The lives of more than a hundred imperial troops are in our hands, we must let them return to the county safely!"
"Send a few more messengers... If it's not enough, go to the Imperial Alliance Army to mobilize them... They also have several war horses. We must send the news of the retreat to the stronghold in time!"
On the road leading from the county town to the Nanzhuang stronghold, Duan Peng is leading a group of snipers here as hunters.
They were the ones who cut off the phone line just now.
The first battalion was originally equipped with only two captured Japanese troop carriers. Each vehicle towed an infantry gun, marched with the main force, and transported some other heavy weapons and ammunition.
As a result, they captured another vehicle when they attacked the Hekou stronghold.
Huang Yu is a person who takes one step and looks three steps ahead.
The opponent is not a fool, no matter how covert the actions of the Duer Group are, they will be exposed.
If the opponent chooses to cut off their warriors and abandon the Nanzhuang stronghold, the Duer Regiment will kill more than a hundred Japs, and will face more than a hundred Japs in future counter-mopping operations.
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