This telegram was delivered to Gao Hongming immediately.
Seeing this clear message full of naked threats, Gao Hongming just smiled contemptuously and threw the telegram to the ground.
He didn't believe even a word of what Yukio Koizumi said.
Isn't there a saying, if you can believe what the Japanese say, sows will climb trees.
Around him, several battalion commanders who had received the news also rushed over. They all looked at Gao Hongming eagerly, and many of them hesitated to speak.
In the end, Wu Chengfeng couldn't help but ask: "Tuanzu, what do the Japanese mean? Does he really want to recruit us?"
"Recruitment is nothing." Armored Battalion Commander Li Changan snorted lightly, "You little devil, this is a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken. You don't have good intentions. You don't want to think about how many Japanese we have killed these days, and we have to say that they have eaten them alive.
I believe this in our hearts, but only a ghost would believe it if they were willing to issue an imperial edict."
"What Battalion Commander Li said makes sense." Hu Dahai, the commander of the air defense battalion, took out a box of cigarettes and spread the cigarettes for everyone: "I think the little devils are treating us as fools. I can guarantee that once we
If we surrender, we will all be shot in less than three days."
"Who doesn't know this?"
Wu Chengfeng said impatiently: "But I always feel that the little devil sent this power supply with no good intentions. What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd?"
The group of people discussed for a while but still could not come up with any result. Just when a group of people were staring at each other, a communications soldier ran over and said, "Report, Chief Yan of Kenanpo has called."
Gao Hongming said without raising his head: "Read it!"
"I have received the message from Yukio Koizumi. The purpose of the message is to paralyze and weaken your determination to fight the war, and by the way, to affect the image of my nephew among the people across the country.
I also know that the Xichuan Bridge has been blown up and there is no possibility of repairing it in the short term. Therefore, I suggest that my nephew abandon all heavy equipment and seriously injured people, and the whole regiment detours from Zuoqiu County, passes through Dagushan, and then withdraws to Liantai County. I have ordered
Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment will respond. Remember to preserve your strength and not fight head-on with the Japanese."
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Wu Chengfeng even said: "Hey... the sun is rising in the west today. I didn't expect that Chief Yan would give us some advice?"
Gao Hongming did not laugh along with everyone, but instead showed a solemn look on his face.
Yukio Koizumi is very scheming. Once this telegram is sent, the whole country will know about it.
Of course he knew that Gao Hongming would never surrender, so once this telegram came out, he was forced to defend Qixia Pass. Once he dared to abandon the pass and escape, his reputation would be ruined.
After all, Yan Laoxi publicly displayed the captured Japanese regiment flag in Kenanpo a few days ago, and Gao Hongming also followed suit. People all over the country knew that someone from Shanxi killed the captain of the third regiment and seized it.
The heroic militia leader of the regimental flag.
But now this group leader has actually abandoned his position and fled, which will undoubtedly disappoint many people who regard him as their idol.
Of course, this will not cause any substantial harm to Gao Hongming, but the Chinese people have always been very concerned about face. If they meet a person who cares about face, they might really fight with Yukio Koizumi here, and this
It also suits Koizumi Yukio’s wishes.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneered: "Hey... I didn't expect that the little devil actually used the method of provoking generals. It seems that he was also afraid that we would be wrong and abandon all the seriously injured people and the baggage and escape."
When did a dignified division commander become so afraid of a local militia like ours that doesn’t even have a designation?"
"Hahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter, and at the same time there was a strong sense of pride in their hearts.
What kind of army are they?
It is said that Po Tian is a local militia group that does not even have a regular designation. Now it dares to hold on to a Japanese Army division that is several times larger than itself, and the other side is so afraid of them. Who else has this record in the country?
Comparable.
Isn’t this the supreme honor that a soldier pursues?
Thinking of this, many people couldn't help but look at Gao Hongming with a hint of reverence. It was this young man in front of him who formed this militia from scratch and took only half a year to fight.
Such a great reputation.
When the mood was surging, someone shouted: "Regiment leader, don't worry, we are just a division of the Japs, so what? In addition to not having as many people as him, we also have no shortage of machine guns and heavy artillery. We have no shortage of machine guns and heavy artillery."
Just spending time with him here! I want to see if the fish died or the net broke?"
"Yes, the worst we can do is fight him to the death!" Many battalion commanders also shouted.
Seeing the sincerity of each of the officers, Gao Hongming nodded secretly in his heart.
General Hao Mengling, the commander of the Ninth Army who died heroically during the Xinkou Battle in 1937, once said: If a general has a will to die, a soldier will not be greedy for life.
No matter what the army is, as long as the soldiers are determined to die, they will not be defeated.
After everyone's emotions calmed down, Gao Hongming said: "Okay, of course we have to fight, but while fighting the enemy, we should also pay attention to protecting ourselves.
You see, I just studied the terrain and found that the anti-gun holes on the back of our slope can be dug deeper. It is best to dig a tunnel, so that we can avoid Japanese artillery fire and aircraft bombing, and we can also hide.
force.
Now that the Japanese army has arrived, their artillery has naturally arrived. It is no longer appropriate to deploy troops as before. I think the three lines of defense can be appropriately reduced to two lines. The first line of defense is no longer of much use.
What do you think?"
Everyone agreed with this. The first line of defense was at the foot of the mountain at the forefront. Once this place was hit by a large-scale shelling, the soldiers would not be able to retreat.
In the end, everyone decided to shrink the line of defense. The fourth battalion sent the first line of defense to withdraw to the second line of defense, the fifth battalion of the second line of defense retreated to the third line of defense, and the third battalion of the third line of defense retreated behind the artillery battalion, and
The first and second battalions serve as a reserve team.
"Come on, division commander, the Chinese are starting to make some moves."
Naturally, the adjustment of the troops could not be hidden from the Japanese observation posts who were paying close attention to them. Koizumi Yukio quickly got the news.
"Yo Xi, the Chinese people are starting to get scared."
Seeing that the militia began to shrink their defense line, Koizumi Yukio smiled proudly, "It seems that the electricity was very effective, and the Chinese began to voluntarily abandon their forward positions."
"Your Excellency, division commander, should we take the opportunity to launch an attack?" Chief of Staff Ogiwara Toda asked.
"No..." Yukio Koizumi shook his head, "Our field artillery regiment has not yet been deployed. A hasty attack will definitely be counterattacked by the Chinese artillery, which will cause heavy casualties. Let's wait until tomorrow."