At the same time, on the road more than fifty kilometers away from Qianqiu Bridge, the staff officer hurriedly handed the latest telegram received to Takehiko Iwase.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we have just received a report from the 30th Flying Group. A Centennial reconnaissance plane they sent to conduct forward reconnaissance has been shot down by the Chinese. Before it was shot down, the last message sent by the reconnaissance plane was Qianqiu.
A large number of Chinese troops were found building trenches in the direction of the bridge?"
"Yoshi, we finally found them!" Iwase Takehiko said bitterly: "These Chinese people are actually digging trenches. Do they want to fight a positional war with the imperial army? You immediately send a report to the 30th Army and let them
Send a fleet of aircraft to bomb the Chinese positions. Then conduct a reconnaissance of the area to see if there are any other Chinese troops."
"Hi!" The staff officer bowed and replied: "I will inform you right away, but do we need to negotiate with the 16th Division so that everyone can cooperate with each other?"
"Negotiation?" Takehiko Iwase snorted, "That guy Ishihara Wanji's eyes have always been on his forehead. Wouldn't you be asking for trouble if you negotiate with him? Don't worry about him. You immediately order the 222nd Regiment to move as quickly as possible.
Heading towards Qianqiu Bridge, I would like to see which Chinese army is on the other side?"
"Hi!"
At 18:30 in the evening of October 16, the 222nd Regiment of the 108th Division arrived at Qianqiu Bridge.
Standing at the newly dug hidden observation point, Gao Hongming's eyes looked serious as he looked at the Japanese troops that had appeared in sight. This time he would face an attack from two divisions.
This time is no different from the Battle of Qixia Pass. The reason why he was able to severely damage the 41st Division at Qixia Pass last time was mainly because he took advantage of the favorable location.
Shanxi is a hilly area, and Qixia Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack because of the dangerous terrain. Otherwise, the Shanxi-Sui Army would not have been able to withstand the Japanese troops from Ping'an County for many years with just one regiment.
But now this place is an endless plain. If you want to resist the attack of two Japanese divisions here, you don't know how much it will cost, and you don't know how many good Chinese people will shed their blood on the battlefield.
"Regiment... We received a call from the Eighth Route Army headquarters. The deputy commander-in-chief told us that the 386th Brigade has withdrawn to Honghu County, but it will take a day and a night to completely withdraw to Shanxi. The deputy commander-in-chief told us that as long as you do your best, once
If the situation is not right, we can evacuate at any time, there is no need to fight with the Japanese army."
After listening to the telegram, Gao Hongming just said lightly: "I understand."
Gao Hongming didn't take the last sentence to heart. War is not just playing house. You can talk and leave at will. Now that they have come into contact with the Japanese army, it is not easy to evacuate.
Once they show any signs of retreat, the Japanese army will definitely stick to them like brown sugar. Moreover, such a hasty retreat of such a unit will definitely become a living target for Japanese aircraft, and the retreat will probably become a rout.
Of course, the deputy commander-in-chief also understood this. The reason why he mentioned this in the telegram was not to be pretentious, but to ask him to look for fighter opportunities and lead his troops to break out as soon as there was an opportunity. Don't fight with the Japanese army here.
He was already mentally prepared for this, so he was not very worried. In the eyes of ordinary people, the Liantai Militia were alone and could not get any reinforcements or supplies. Once they were surrounded by the Japanese army, there was only one ending: running out of ammunition and food.
That is the annihilation of the entire army, and no army in the past and present has been able to avoid it.
But this is the least of worries for Gao Hongming, who is cheating. Now, there are more than one million yuan in his watch panel.
To be honest, if this much ocean was converted into weapons and ammunition, it would be enough for the Liantai militia to fight the Japanese army until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
His only concern was how to retreat without causing chaos. This was the greatest test of a commander's ability.
Just as Gao Hongming was deep in thought, a shrill siren suddenly sounded in front of him.
"Everyone takes cover...be careful of enemy planes..."
"Master... the enemy plane is coming, take cover quickly!"
Dabao on the side couldn't help but lead a few guards and surrounded Gao Hongming into the nearest artillery cave.
The temporarily excavated anti-bomb hole is not large. It is only a few meters deep from the ground and contains a passage more than ten meters long, which can accommodate dozens of people.
Not long after the group entered the bomb shelter, they heard a roar above their heads, followed by a deafening explosion. Japanese bombers began to drop bombs on their position.
"boom……"
A bomb exploded not far from them, and the violent shock wave caused Gao Hongming, who was in the bomb hole, to feel a violent tremor on the ground.
Gao Hongming understood that a vibration of this magnitude meant that the bomb dropped by the Japanese aircraft was at least two hundred kilograms.
"Damn it, you little devils are really willing to spend a lot of money. Our air defense battalion is all scared to death. Why don't you fire?" Dabao on the side covered his mouth and nose while cursing. Many people around him looked very sad.
It doesn't look good. Bombs of this level are very powerful. If their anti-bomb holes are hit, no one here will survive.
But Dabao's curse may have had an effect. As soon as he finished speaking, there seemed to be a dull sound not far away.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
"This is our anti-aircraft gun... they opened fire!" The people in the anti-aircraft hole showed a hint of joy in their eyes.
Gao Hongming said nothing, took out his binoculars, stood up, and strode out of the second-floor bomb shelter.
"Master...Master...it's dangerous outside!" Dabao saw this and hurriedly followed him out.
Gao Hongming waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'll just check at the entrance of the cave to see if there is any difference between the Hebei kid's plane and the one in Shanxi."
While talking, Gao Hongming came to the entrance of the cave.
As soon as he came out of the cave, he saw the dull sound of cannons ringing out around him. Cannonballs were shot into the sky one after another. Soon, the sky was filled with dark gray smoke produced by the explosion of the cannonballs.
In the sky, more than a dozen Type 97 heavy explosive aircraft were struggling to shuttle through the fire net. It seemed that they did not expect that the Chinese army on the ground would actually have large-caliber anti-aircraft guns. The Japanese aircraft were caught off guard.
Without any preparation, the two Type 97 heavy explosive aircraft were quickly exploded by 88mm anti-aircraft guns, and scattered fragments fell from the sky.
"Long live!"
Seeing the two bombers being blown up, Gao Hongming actually heard a burst of cheers from the surroundings. It seemed that there were quite a few people who risked their lives to come out to watch the battle.
Gao Hongming was both angry and funny. These bastards were so courageous. They dared to watch such excitement. They were really not afraid of death.
But when this guy said this, he forgot that he was doing the same thing. He was talking about this guy.