Yes, the group of people Asano encountered were several staff officers and more than a dozen guards from the 18th Division Regiment Headquarters headed by Saito Risaburo.
There is an old Chinese saying that goes like this: Even the strongest troops will lose their fighting spirit and collapse after enduring continuous blows. Saito Ritsaburo led the staff of the division headquarters and more than a hundred guards in the battle.
After the fight, the number of people continued to decrease, and now there are only less than twenty people left.
Seeing such a situation, Chief of Staff Komichi Takayama was worried. If he encountered the Chinese army now, it wouldn't take much, just one platoon would be enough to make them unable to eat. If Saito Ritsaburo made any mistake,
He, the chief of staff, was definitely to blame. Therefore, when he saw another group of soldiers coming from behind, he quickly sent someone to pull them over.
When Asano Yorio and others came to Saito Ritsaburo and others, they saw Saito Ritsaburo, who was still neatly dressed and holding a command sword, standing on a hillside looking at them. Asano quickly stepped forward and stood at attention and saluted: "
Report, Yorio Asano, Squadron 3, Squadron 2, Squadron 3, 3rd Battalion 46, reports to His Excellency the General!"
Saito Risaburo couldn't help but frowned secretly. There was no clean spot on this group of people. They looked exhausted. The corporal at the head also had his head wrapped like a mummy. Such a person can serve as a protector of the division.
The important responsibility of the ministry?
But now is an emergency period, and everything can only be simplified. He turned to Gao Shan Gongtong and said: "Gao Shanjun, you arrange them, I will take a rest first. Also, communications staff, you immediately set up the radio station and call the nearby
The troops are moving closer to us, we can't just go back to Guangzhou!"
When Gao Shan Gongtong heard this, he became anxious and said quickly: "But General, the Chinese are still chasing after us. It's very dangerous here. Let's go back to Foshan and gather our troops!"
Saito Risaburo said angrily: "No, we can't just go back. The Eighteenth Division is not the thirty-eighth or forty-eighth, a third-rate division in the countryside. The Eighteenth Division must have its own grace and dignity even if it loses the battle."
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For the face-conscious Saito Risaburo, it would be better to die if he returned to Guangzhou in such a mess, so he had to try his best to collect the defeated troops here in order to return with dignity.
Gao Shan Gongtong still refused to give up and continued to persuade: "Your Excellency, division commander, I..."
Before Takayama Komichi could finish speaking, Saito Ritsaburo interrupted him: "That's enough. This is my order, you must execute it quickly!"
"Hai!"
Seeing that Saito Risaburo had made up his mind, Takayama Komichi had no choice but to go down and make arrangements. However, Saito Risaburo didn't know that it was his decision that put him in an irreversible situation.
While Saito Risaburo was busy gathering the remaining troops, Liu Yi and Monkey followed the traces left by Asano Yorio and others.
At this time, Liu Yi and Monkey's bodies were covered with sweat and dust. The backs of their military uniforms had been soaked with dry and wet sweat, and a layer of white salt stains had oozed out.
It stands to reason that as soldiers who were separated from the main force, Liu Yi and Monkey had enough reason to go back or wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops. However, they were already blinded by anger and they just used their anger to catch up.
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They chased them all the way to Rishang Sangan, and with their faces turning pale as they ran, they finally found traces of the Japanese troops near a hillside.
Liu Yi, who discovered the traces of the Japanese army, quickly lay down and said softly, "Monkey, look. How many people are there in this group of Japanese soldiers?"
The monkey took out his telescope and began to observe. While observing, he said: "Liu, there are quite a few people in this group of Japanese. I counted thirty or forty people. Well... they also set up a radio station. This should be a
Command, he ***, this is a big fish!"
Radios are a rare item these days. In the Japanese army, at least the regiment-level headquarters can have radios. The monkey immediately became excited when he saw it.
"Union level?"
When Liu Yi heard this, he suddenly became uneasy and said quickly: "Monkey, are you sure?"
"Of course, I can still see such a long antenna wrong. If you don't believe it, you can see it yourself!"
The monkey handed the telescope over and pointed in a direction.
Liu Yi took the telescope and took a look. About six hundred meters ahead, two Japanese soldiers found a long wooden pole from nowhere and erected it. On top of the wooden pole, there was a long wooden pole.
The long antenna was shining in the sun, and there were several Japanese officers who looked like military officers nearby who were busy non-stop.
Seeing this, Liu Yi couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and whispered: "***, now you have broken into the little devil's lair. Judging from this posture, it must be at least a regiment headquarters. If you are lucky, maybe
Or the headquarters of a brigade."
The monkey smiled bitterly and said: "But the problem now is that even if he is the Japanese division headquarters, we can't attack it. Don't forget, they have more than half of the team. Even if we have two people, we can't attack him."
Even with three heads and six arms, I can't defeat them."
Hearing this, Liu Yi hesitated for a moment, but then gritted his teeth and said: "If you can't fight, you have to fight. Don't forget, we swore to the folks in the village last night, even if we give up this
I have to avenge my life, otherwise my service as a soldier will be in vain!"
"Okay!" Monkey said helplessly, "If you want to fight hard, that's up to you, but how do you want to fight?"
"Of course it's a black gun." Liu Yi sneered: "Don't forget, the gun in my hand has a scope. Now we are about 600 meters away from the Japanese. We are shooting at the Japanese from this distance.
Do you think the Japanese will be so angry that they rush over?"
It was Liu Yi's style to just do what he said. He quickly chose a hidden place and set up the gun. The monkey also skillfully raised the telescope and began to act as his observer for him.
"Attention, a major appears at the three o'clock direction, the wind speed is southeast, the wind force is level 4, ready to fire!"
"boom……"
The gunshot rang out, and the major in the scope fell to the ground without saying a word.
But the sound of gunshots also alerted all the Japanese troops. Just like a drop of water dropped into boiling oil, all the Japanese troops boiled.
Gao Shan Gongtong, who had just sat down to take a drink of water, immediately jumped up and shouted loudly: "No, it's the Chinese, the Chinese are coming! Hurry up and protect your Excellency the division!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Japanese soldiers rushed to Saito Ritsaburo, ready to take him away at any time.
Saito Risaburo also stood up, looked at the crowd and shouted angrily: "Look at you, what do you look like? Are you still an imperial soldier? Stay calm, it's just a gunshot. Why are you panicking? Send someone immediately
Go find out what’s going on!”
At this time, a Japanese soldier hurried to Saito Ritsaburo and loudly reported: "Your Excellency, the communications staff Major Anmei Hisunaga was killed."
Saito Ritsaburo asked with his eyes widened: "How many soldiers are there outside?"
The soldier panted and said: "Your Excellency, General, judging from the sound of gunshots, there is only one Chinese soldier outside. Corporal Asano has already led people out to encircle and suppress the Chinese soldier."
Saito Risaburo said angrily: "Look, look, there is only one China soldier, and you were scared to death by one China soldier. You are not worthy of being a soldier of the Japanese Empire!"
Faced with Saito Ritsaburo's roar, Takayama Komichi did not agree with his words, but advised: "Your Excellency, the division commander, the situation is unknown and we cannot take risks. Although only one Chinese soldier has been found now, who can
Make sure they are the last ones, it would be terrible if the sound of gunfire attracts their large troops."
"idiot!"
Saito Risaburo couldn't bear it anymore and gave his chief of staff a slap in the face, "I don't want to hear such depressing words from your mouth again. As the chief of staff, what you should do most now is to pull back."
Troops, let them move closer here instead of spreading pessimistic remarks, do you understand?"
"Hai!"
Seeing that Saito Risaburo was already a bastard and determined to stay here, Takayama Komichi secretly sighed, sat down in front of the radio station, personally adjusted the channel, and began to contact the remaining troops...
As soon as the gunfire sounded, Yorio Asano, who was in charge of guarding the perimeter, jumped up immediately. He quickly determined the direction of the gunfire.
"Pah...pah...pah..."
The crisp sound of Garand's rifle rang out slowly, and Asano immediately recognized that this was the Chinese soldier who ambushed him last night.
"Baga, the damn Chinese are chasing you here. Since you want to die so much, I will help you."
With a fierce look on his face, Yorio Asano immediately called on more than ten soldiers under his command and began to rush towards the direction where the gunshots were heard.
Asano's idea was good, but the road was difficult and dangerous. During the charge, soldiers were constantly hit by bullets fired from the front and fell to the ground. Since the distance between the two sides was five or six hundred meters away, it was already beyond the limit.
The effective range of the Type 38 rifle was such that Asano and the others could only keep charging forward in order to shorten the distance between the two sides.
This process sounds easy to say, but it makes them uncomfortable to do. During the charge, their companions are constantly shot and fell. Although the opponent only has one rifle︻︼─shoot, the opponent's aim is accurate.
Incomparable, and the terrain here is almost bare, with no cover, so that every time a gun is fired, almost a Japanese soldier falls down. Asano can't imagine that such an accurate aim can be achieved at such a long distance.
Who else but China's sharpshooters can shoot so accurately!
"boom……"
"Retreat...retreat immediately!"
When the sixth soldier fell next to Asano, Asano was no longer willing to charge and quickly ordered the soldiers to withdraw.