Thirty miles away, the 36th Wing's temporary headquarters.
The headquarters had just been settled, and before the new commander of the 36th Regiment, Hirotaro Nakagawa, had time to take a sip of hot tea, a rapid ringing of the phone rang, and the deputy commander of the 36th Regiment, Major Tsuyoshi Honda, arrived at the same time as Hirotaro Nakagawa.
He quickly picked up the phone and called twice, his expression quickly changed.
Nakagawa Hiroshi asked in a deep voice: "Honda-kun, what's going on?"
Honda just put down the phone and said solemnly: "Tengyuan Team and Sakai Team of the 5th Squadron of the 3rd Battalion were ambushed by the Chinese Army half an hour ago, and suffered heavy casualties!"
"Baga Yalu." Nakagawa Guang's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said sternly, "This is impossible. The military morale of these remnant Chinese soldiers has been completely weakened, and their will to fight has been completely lost. At this time, they can only hide in the mountains.
Trembling, how dare you turn back and ambush the imperial army?"
Honda suddenly put his feet back and stood at attention: "Your Majesty Colonel, this is a fact."
Colonel Nakagawa's face turned pale as he asked, "What is going on with Team Tenghara and Team Sakai?"
"Your Majesty Colonel, the thing is like this." Honda explained quickly, "After the Teng Yuan team was ambushed, the nearby Sakai team rushed to the rescue. When the Sakai team arrived, the Chinese army had just left, and the Sakai team followed.
We chased them quickly, but we didn’t expect that the Chinese army would set up an ambush along the way while retreating!”
"What did you say?" Colonel Nakagawa said sternly, "While retreating, you set up an ambush?"
"Yes, Lord Colonel." Honda said solemnly, "Sakai-kun reported that this group of Chinese troops are very good at using the cover of night to conduct roundabout movements, and are even better at using the terrain to build tight machine gun firepower. Most importantly, this group of
The Chinese Army's tactical literacy is very high, and it is extremely resolute in executing the commander's tactical intentions. It is said that in order to cover the roundabout movement of the large army, three Chinese soldiers dared to intercept the entire Imperial Army squad on the road!"
"What?" Colonel Nakagawa said with a horrified expression, "How dare three Chinese soldiers intercept an entire squad of the Imperial Army?"
"Yes." Honda Tsuyoshi said solemnly, "Sakai-kun reported that his troops had clearly bitten the tail of the China Army, and it looked like they could defeat it with more force, but the final evolution of the battle situation was completely different.
Contrary to his expectations, his troops were outflanked on both flanks and in the rear by the Chinese Army before he knew it, and eventually led to a rout."
"Baga Yalu." Nakagawa Hiroshi said in disbelief, "How can a stupid China pig master advanced night fighting tactics?"
Honda Tsuyoshi said with concern: "Your Majesty Colonel, various signs indicate that the group of Chinese soldiers in front of us have not lost their will to fight at all, and are very likely to use the cover of night to launch a retaliatory attack on the imperial army. In order to avoid unnecessary losses,
Are you ordering each squadron and squad to stop advancing and shrink back?"
"Shrink the troops?" Colonel Nakagawa frowned, "Will this allow these Chinese troops to escape?"
Honda Gang said: "Don't worry, Colonel. From the map, the entire Songhu area is flat, and Songjun Jiufeng is the only mountainous area within a few hundred miles. If the Chinese army really hides in Songjun Jiufeng,
If they don't come out, it will take some effort to find them, but if they leave the mountains and flee into the plains, they are simply seeking death, and our aviation will find them."
"Yo Xi." Colonel Nakagawa thought for a moment, and finally nodded, "Order, all squadrons and squads to stop advancing and station on the spot!"
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Jiufeng, Songjun, at the northern foot of Xiaokun Mountain.
The officers and soldiers of Baoshan Battalion have finished cleaning the battlefield and are taking the time to rest.
Now it seems that Yue Weihan's intention has been fully realized. After two consecutive small victories, the spirit of this group of defeated soldiers quickly recovered. This is what happened. If you win more battles, a ragtag group can become an elite in a hundred battles.
, if you lose too many battles, no matter how elite your troops are, they will become a rabble.
Now, while this group of defeated soldiers is in good spirits, we must move them as soon as possible. Although the Jiufeng Mountain District in Song County is good, it is a strategically difficult place. We must not stay in this place for a long time.
After reading this, Yue Weihan suddenly stretched out his hand and said: "Map!"
Liu Xin now seemed to be Yue Weihan's confidential secretary. He quickly took out the military map from his portable map bag and helped Yue Weihan spread it out on the stones on the roadside. Liu Tiezhu next to him quickly handed the flashlight to Yue Weihan, and Yue Weihan opened it.
He looked at the map with his flashlight for a moment and whispered to himself: "It seems that this should be Xiaokun Mountain, the northernmost point of Jiufeng in Songjun."
After pondering over the map for a moment, Yue Weihan ordered Liu Tiezhu: "Zhuzi, go and call Company Commander Cao and the others over."
Yue Weihan is about to convene a military meeting. With the current level of these bastards like Cao Xinglong, they are not capable of making any suggestions to Yue Weihan, but Yue Weihan knows very well that fighting relies on collective strength. As the saying goes, there are three good men in one
Gang, without the support of a group of capable generals, his troops would not be able to have strong combat effectiveness.
Therefore, from now on, Yue Weihan must consciously cultivate the tactical command capabilities of his main officers.
"Yes." Liu Tiezhu agreed and took the order. Soon, three company commanders, including Cao Xinglong, Chi Chengfeng and Niu Dagen, came to Yue Weihan.
Yue Weihan got straight to the point: "I asked you to come here just for one thing. What should we do next?"
"His grandma, we really haven't thought about this problem, but I'm too lazy to think about it." Chi Chengfeng said bluntly, "Yingzuo, you can do whatever you say. Lao Chi will listen to you."
Yue Weihan nodded lightly. The characteristic of Chi Chengfeng is that he dares to fight hard. If he is given a clear task, he can do it better than anyone else. But if he is allowed to use his subjective initiative to independently command a battle, then
It's a bit difficult.
However, Yue Weihan also understood that good generals are not born, but are tempered by the flames of war.
For example, General Peng and General Xu, the famous fierce generals in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, didn't all have hard-earned backgrounds? But haven't they also thrived in the years of war? Whether it is tactical literacy or battle command ability, compared with the national
Those Huangpu generals in the army who had a professional background were even worse.
Therefore, Yue Weihan firmly believed that given time, Chi Chengfeng, a big boss, would definitely grow up.
Yue Weihan turned his attention to Cao Xinglong again. Among the three company commanders of Baoshan Battalion, Cao Xinglong had the highest starting point because he had been with the old battalion commander Yao Changqing since he was fourteen years old. Yao Changqing was a serious Huangpu
Cao Xinglong's family background was influenced by what he heard and saw, but he should have learned a skill.
Cao Xinglong said: "Battle Base, I don't think it's appropriate to stay here for a long time. We should move as soon as possible."
Yue Weihan nodded and said, "Then tell me, where should we move?"
Cao Xinglong said: "I think we should move south."
Yue Weihan said: "Tell me your reasons."
Cao Xinglong said: "After the little devils occupy Shanghai, they will definitely attack Nanjing next. According to the usual tactics of the little devils, they will definitely send a force to flank Wuhu in order to cut off the railway line from Nanjing to the southwest. If you go north or to
If we move to the west, we will run into the arms of the Japanese army. Going east is to return to Shanghai, which is definitely not possible, so we can only retreat south."
Yue Weihan couldn't help but feel a little impressed. It seemed that this war was really a training exercise.
I remember that when Yue Weihan first met Cao Xinglong, Cao Xinglong was just a guard platoon leader next to Yao Changqing who didn't want to think about anything. But just a few days later, Cao Xinglong immediately became very different. He was thinking clearly and logically when thinking about problems.
It's clear, but his heat is still a bit off.
Yue Weihan smiled and said: "Dalong, have you ever thought about the Japanese's reaction?"
"What's the reaction of the Japanese?" Cao Xinglong said, "I'm afraid the Japanese won't let us go easily."
"Let's get to the point. The Japs will never let us off easily." Yue Weihan said, "This can be known from the fact that they dispatched two reconnaissance planes and a dozen bombers to deal with us yesterday. Ordinarily, with us being like this
A small amount of troops is not worth the fuss caused by the Japanese planes, but they just did this, which shows that the Japanese already hate us to the core."
Cao Xinglong said horrified: "If this is the case, it will be troublesome. From the map, there are plain terrains for hundreds of miles around Jiufeng in Songjun. We can't escape at all in one night. During the day, the Japanese only need to send out reconnaissance planes, and we will
There is no way to hide! In addition, there are many rivers in the Songhu area. Once our whereabouts are exposed, the Japanese army will soon arrive from both land and water, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
"What's the matter?" Niu Dagen scratched his head and said disapprovingly, "At worst, we'll have to fight with those stupid little devils."
"No, no one is as reckless as you in the war." Yue Weihan said coldly, "As I said, you have to use your brain in everything! Just look at it, Dalong. I, Yue Weihan, dare not say that I will take every brother out, but
We can be sure to bring most of the brothers out safely. The little devils are difficult to deal with, but after all, this is our Chinese territory!"