When Li Chenzhe opened his eyes again, the chariot not far away was quickly disintegrating under the bouquet of fireworks. Li Chenzhe watched the funeral of this chariot for a long time.
The detonated tank ammunition ruthlessly opened the turret of the tank, and the running firelight reflected the still trembling tank body in an extremely strange way. In an instant, the bastard box that was just arrogant now turned into a pile.
The ugly metal ruins were rippling in the firelight.
Li Chenzhe found this scene to be incredibly beautiful.
The first Japanese tank was lifted into the sky by an anti-tank mine. The tanks behind quickly stopped when they saw this. Tank guns one after another rang out on the road, and orange flames flew in the air. That was the tank behind them.
The Japanese army was firing with tracer bullets, and for a moment Li Chenzhe felt the dust around him making a popping sound.
"Get out of here!"
Battalion Commander Liu Guodong's loud voice sounded next to him. I don't know who pulled Li Chenzhe. Li Chenzhe hurriedly followed the soldiers around him and retreated. Behind them, dense tracer bullets were flying...
A car was parked on a dirt slope two or three kilometers away from Li Chenzhe and others' blocking position. Su Rui and Zhang Zizhong were standing on the dirt slope, each holding a telescope and looking to the north.
After a long time, Suri put down the telescope and said with a smile: "The fight was quite lively, enough for these little Japanese to drink a pot."
Zhang Zizhong on the side asked worriedly: "Isn't it dangerous to attack the blocking troops?"
Suri shook his head: "No, what we are doing this time is a mobile blockade, not a stubborn defense. Anyway, we just shoot and change places, scatter landmines on the road, etc. And now it's all in the dark, and the little devils don't dare to leave the road.
Taiyuan, after all, this is our territory."
Zhang Zizhong nodded: "Well, that's good! As long as we can hold off the Japanese army for one night, tomorrow we can build a new line of defense at Xiaowushan, sixty miles away. No matter how bad it is, we can hold off the Japanese army for a day and a half.
Calculated in this way, the Japanese army’s advance speed has been slowed down by us!”
"That's not necessarily true!" Su Rui shook his head: "The Japanese planes bombed very fiercely, and Xiaowushan may not be able to defend it for a day."
Throughout the whole day yesterday, the Japanese planes were bombing Xiao County like crazy. Although Suri's air defense battalion tried its best to drive them away and shot down five of them, it also paid a heavy price.
Sixteen of the twenty-four 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns were lost. The air defense battalion with only eight anti-aircraft guns left could not protect the safety of the ground troops. It still had to find a way to delay the Japanese army's advance.
Seeing that Su Rui was silent, Zhang Zizhong seemed very open-minded. He patted Su Rui on the shoulder and said: "Let's go, don't think about it, we have to hurry up, and when we get to Xiaowu Mountain, we have to seize the time to repair the fortifications."
Woolen cloth."
After saying that, the two of them got into the car together, and the car drove quickly forward...
On the road, the intermittent gunshots continued for a long time. The Japanese soldiers blocked on the road had to stop after taking two steps. The sound of mine explosions from time to time on the road not only knocked down the three Type 89 fighters leading by
The truck was sent into the area, and also caused damage to several surrounding trucks. Chiyu was injured by the shells flying around after the explosion. Then a scurrying bullet was shot out of the darkness, hitting the unprotected people.
Japanese officers and soldiers were beaten to the ground.
The furious Japanese commander immediately ordered a brigade of Japanese troops to get out of their vehicles and stand guard around the area. Fearing that they would step on landmines again, the commander also sent infantry to try to pursue them around both sides of the road.
But they soon discovered that it was very foolish to pursue the enemy on foot in the rugged wilderness in this dark night of winter.
In less than ten minutes, dozens of soldiers had their feet sprained, and more soldiers tripped over uneven objects and fell to the ground. The soldiers' doors were smashed so that their faces were bruised and their noses were swollen.
"Bageya Deer!"
The frustrated Japanese commander remembered screaming, so he had no choice but to call in engineers from behind to slowly clear mines. But then the problem came again. Engineers can't clear mines in the dark, right? You have to provide him with light, right?
As a result, more than a dozen engineers standing on the road slowly clearing mines with mine detectors and torches became the best targets. With several consecutive gunshots, several engineers fell immediately, and the rest
The engineer quickly threw away his torch and lay down on the ground, not daring to move again.
After struggling like this all night, the Japanese army actually advanced less than 500 meters. It was not until it became dark that the Second Battalion, who was responsible for blocking the attack, drove away in a vehicle that had been waiting behind them.
The sun slowly climbed up the hill, and all the surrounding scenery began to become clearer. Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu, escorted by many officers and subordinates, came to the road and looked at the burned remains of the three tanks on the road.
He could not speak for a long time with the corpses of dozens of Japanese soldiers.
At this moment, he just felt bitter. He didn't expect that last night he was confident enough to catch up with the Chinese defenders who escaped and annihilate them all. However, he was teased like a cat playing with a mouse all night, let alone catching up with them.
He was the main force, but despite all his efforts, he could only advance less than 500 meters. Telling this story would make his military colleagues laugh.
Just when Suematsu Shigeharu was about to order the troops to set off again, Chief of Staff Saburo Katita came over and whispered in his ear: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, Commander Juichi Terauchi is here!"
"What, Commander Juichi Teruchi is here?"
Suematsu Shigeharu looked back and saw a serious-looking general in his late fifties walking towards him, supported by a group of generals.
Suematsu Shigeharu quickly walked over, bowed quietly and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the 114th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, Suematsu Shigeharu, is under orders to pursue the defeated Chinese army. Please give instructions to your Excellency, Commander!"
For Juichi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the front army, Suematsu Shigeharu, although he dared to yell a few words behind his back, he would never dare to say "no" in front of him.
Terauchi Shouichi's father was the 18th Prime Minister of Japan after the Meiji Restoration. Based on his good family background, Terauchi Shouichi was very fond of his subordinates. He was also very narrow-minded, and because of his position as a very popular minister, he developed a
Arrogant, arrogant, insidious, and extremely vengeful.
In mid-May, the commander of the Japanese First Front Army, Kozuki Seiji, suddenly received a dismissal order from the base camp. The furious Kozuki Seiji shouted in the office on the spot: "Sooner or later, we will use idiots like Juichi Terauchi to deal with China."
If we want the Chinese people to be dragged into the quagmire and unable to extricate themselves, and treat an army commander as casually as we treat a sergeant sergeant, how can we fight this war!"
Just because Kozuki Seiji expressed several opinions that were inconsistent with his in public, Terauchi Juichi couldn't stand it and insisted on transferring him from the headquarters.
This incident was a silent warning to all the generals of the North China Front. Anyone who dared to quarrel with Hisashi Terauchi would be waiting for him with a free ticket back to Japan.
Now, seeing Suematsu Shigeharu standing upright on the roadside and saluting him, Terauchi Juichi nodded slightly, looked around for a while and then asked leisurely: "Suematsu-kun, how was your harvest last night?"
When Suematsu Shigeharu heard this, his face felt a little hot. He lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, we failed to attack last night and allowed the Chinese to escape. Please punish me, Your Excellency, Commander!"
Suematsu Shigeharu, who originally expected to receive a thunderous rebuke, heard a comforting voice that he could hardly believe: "Suematsu doesn't have to blame himself. You are not to blame for this matter. After all, you have already captured Xiao County and it has been completed."
The mission, as for the pursuit, is just incidental. Although you are also responsible for this matter, there is still a reason."
"ah……"
Suematsu Shigeharu looked at the amiable expression rarely seen in Terauchi's thousand-year life. His whole body was stunned, and he didn't know what to say. It wasn't until Chief of Staff Saburo Kitada came over and pulled his sleeve that he suddenly understood.
He bowed and said, "Thank you, Commander, for your magnanimity."
"Well, it's nothing. You'd better hurry up and chase the defeated Chinese army!"
After Terauchi finished speaking, he turned around, got in the car and left, leaving only Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu and a group of dull officers.
After Terauchi Juichi's car drove away, Saburo Katita said to Lieutenant General Suematsu Shigeharu: "Your Excellency, division commander, I just heard that the base camp is preparing to change the North China Front Army to the North China Dispatch Army, and General Terauchi Juichi will also be ordered to do so.
Return to China and serve in the base camp."
"Oh..." Suematsu Shigeharu suddenly realized. No wonder I let this harsh guy let me go because he changed his gender today. It turned out to be because he was in a good mood after getting the good news.
While Suematsu Shigeharu was happy, he couldn't help but feel a little scared. If Juichi Terauchi was more serious with him, he would probably be punished even if he didn't get reprimanded...
Three days passed quickly. Su Rui and Zhang Zizhong, who fought and fled with the Japanese, finally escaped from the Japanese and retreated to Huainan after paying a heavy price.
After arriving in Huainan, the two of them did not stop, and quickly led their troops to the Tongbai Mountain and Dahong Mountain areas. When Su Rui and Zhang Zizhong arrived, they did not stop, but hurried up to Tongbai Mountain to meet with Chief Li.
There was a lot of joy after the two parties met. Chief Li was very happy when he saw the two of them returning safely. He smiled and said to Su Rui: "Zhongxin, it is indeed a happy event that you can return safely this time, but I still have some opinions."
I have something important and happy to tell you."
Zhang Zizhong said with a smile: "Gong De, what kind of happy event is this? Could it be that brother Zhongxin is going to be promoted again?"
Chief Li laughed heartily, "Brother Xinchen, I really let you talk, Zhongxin is really going to be promoted this time!"
After saying that, he took out an official document from the table and handed it to Su Rui...
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