In Xinjing, the headquarters of the Japanese Far Eastern Army.
Kobayashi Asaburo had returned to the war room, pointed to the sand table and said to Yamashita Fengfumi: "Commander, the 177th Infantry Regiment called back and said that they will definitely arrive in Tonghua before noon tomorrow to join the Inoue Brigade."
"Yo Xi." Yamashita Fengwen said happily, "The main force of Xu Rui's independent regiment carried a large amount of supplies, and the march speed could not be increased at all. At least it would not be possible to reach Tonghua before tomorrow evening. Therefore, as long as the first seven infantrymen
If the Seventh Regiment can reach Tonghua before noon tomorrow, this hole will be completely blocked."
Kobayashi Asaburo said again: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is still good news."
"Nani?" Yamashita Fengwen asked in surprise, "Xiao Lin, do you have any good news?"
Kobayashi Asaburo replied: "Miss Inoue just called and said that Zhensanshan has regrouped the remnants of his bandit army in the eastern suburbs of Tonghua City. The funny thing is that his bandit army did not suffer much losses. This is also
That is to say, when the 177th Infantry Regiment launches an attack on Tonghua from the west, the bandits in Sanshan can launch a diversionary feint attack from the east gate. In this way, the possibility of retaking Tonghua from the Langya Brigade is extremely high.
The big ones have increased.”
"Yo Xi." Yamashita Fengwen nodded happily and said with a smile, "This is indeed good news."
Asaburo Kobayashi smiled and said: "It seems that the bandit army in Sanshan is not useless."
Yamashita Fengwen nodded and said: "I was still wondering before, how could the bandit army in Sanshan be so vulnerable when there were more than 5,000 people in Sanshan? Now I understand that this is the characteristic of the bandit army. When the momentum is not right, they will immediately disperse.
, but once the fight becomes smooth, they will become more ferocious than jackals."
Asaburo Kobayashi nodded and said: "The Wolf Fang Brigade is likely to cause a big fight in Tonghua."
"I'm afraid it's not realistic to severely damage the Langya Brigade. After all, the survivability of this unit is too strong. Even if they are driven into the deep mountains and old forests of Changbai Mountain, they can still survive." Yamashita Fengwen waved his hand and continued.
, "But Xu Rui's main force may not have this survivability."
"Hai!" Kobayashi Asaburo said after a heavy pause, "As long as the entrance to Tonghua is blocked, Xu Rui's main force can only choose to march from the deep mountains and old forests on both sides. This not only means that they have to give up all their
Heavy weapons and most of the baggage means that it will be difficult for them to obtain supplies from now on, because there are no villages in the deep mountains and old forests, and they are not like the Anti-Japanese Alliance who have built a large number of secret camps in the old forests."
Asaburo Kobayashi continued: "As a result, Xu Rui's troops will only become weaker and weaker."
Yamashita Fengwen continued: "The imperial army can completely track the whereabouts of Xu Rui's remnants through the tracking of aviation reconnaissance and Inoue Brigade, and intercept them in advance on the periphery. In this way, Xu Rui's remnants can only stay deep in the mountains.
Wandering in the old forest, unable to return to a densely populated area, it is not far from the end of the entire army."
Kobayashi Asaburo said: "In three months at most, Xu Rui, the empire's sworn enemy, will be beheaded."
"Kobayashi-kun, it's too early to say this now." Yamashita Tomofumi was not as blindly optimistic as Kobayashi Asaburo. He waved his hand and said, "Now let's see if the 177th Infantry Regiment can seize the opportunity.
Arrive and recapture Tonghua before the main force of Xu Rui's independent regiment, and the four divisions responsible for the pursuit also need to speed up their march."
"Hai!" Kobayashi Asaburo said loudly, then turned around to convey orders to the four divisions.
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In Tonghua.
As soon as the sky turned bright, Xu Rui arrived at the east gate of Tonghua.
Just as they climbed onto the tower, a figure walked out from the shadows behind the watchtower, and it was Leng Tiefeng.
Xu Rui looked ahead over the battlements of the city tower for a moment, and asked without looking back: "Old soldier, there was no movement from the bandits who suppressed Sanshan last night, right?"
Leng Tiefeng shook his head and said: "There's no movement, it's very quiet."
Xu Rui frowned immediately when he heard this. He hated quiet, because the word "quiet" can easily remind people of the abnormal tranquility before the storm. This means that the bandits in Sanshan are likely to be planning a big move.
If it were just the bandit army that suppressed Sanshan, there would be nothing to fear at all, but if the Inoue brigade was added, the situation would be completely different.
Leng Tiefeng saw Xu Rui's worry and said angrily: "It's all because of the treachery of the damn Soviets. They sold us out completely and detained our independent flying brigade in Vladivostok. Otherwise, we can do whatever we want."
By dispatching two Il-16 fighter jets, we can detect clearly what the devil is doing."
Speaking of the Soviet Union, Xu Rui's face suddenly darkened.
The tower immediately fell silent and became deathly silent.
At this time, Xu Rui suddenly heard a faint rumbling sound.
Turning around suddenly, Xu Rui's sharp eyes were already looking over the sky above Tonghua County toward the valley to the west.
After a while, Leng Tiefeng and Di Gua also heard the faint rumbling sound. They both turned back at the same time and followed Xu Rui to look towards the valley to the west.
After a while, the rumbling sound became very clear.
Xu Rui showed a smile on his face and said: "Our cavalry is here! Let's go and greet them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Rui's figure turned around and descended from the tower, and Leng Tiefeng and Digua hurriedly followed.
A quarter of an hour later, Xu Rui brought Leng Tiefeng and Digua to the west gate of Tonghua. At this time, billowing smoke and dust could already be seen in the valley ahead. One look at this posture and knew that it must be the cavalry, because
There is no way that an infantry march would stir up such a huge amount of smoke and dust. The entire tank battalion has been sacrificed, and it is even less likely to appear here.
The next moment, groups of cavalry emerged from the billowing smoke and rushed over like wind and clouds.
A moment later, the first team of cavalry arrived outside the west gate of Tonghua County, led by Cheng Luming, commander of the Fourth Cavalry Battalion. When the order to move came down, Cheng Luming's Fourth Cavalry Battalion happened to be on guard duty in Fushun County, so they
It was faster than the other five cavalry battalions.
Seeing that Xu Rui was already standing outside the city gate, Cheng Luming reined in the horse hard, but unexpectedly, the horse raised its head and neighed, then its legs went weak and fell to the ground. Cheng Luming was caught off guard and fell off the horse.
Fortunately, this guy reacted quickly, raised his hips and abdomen in the air, controlled his posture, and landed firmly on the ground.
When he looked back at his horse, he was already foaming at the mouth and about to die.
Previously, Cheng Luming told Xiang Dahu that he would rush to Tonghua before dawn even if his horse was killed. In the end, his horse was killed by the horse, but he hurried slowly and hurriedly, and finally arrived before dawn.
Xu Rui stepped forward and patted Cheng Luming on the shoulder, comforting him: "I'll find you an Oriental horse later!"
Cheng Luming then turned around and saluted Xu Rui, and then said: "Captain, our camp is not late, right?"
"It's not too late!" Xu Rui returned the gift and said, "Your fourth battalion of cavalry arrived in time and successfully saved the life passage of Tonghua for the main force of the regiment. I will ask Lao Wang to mark your great contribution later!"
Cheng Luming shook his head and said: "I don't care about any great achievements, I just hope that the main force of the regiment will be fine."
Xu Rui said: "As long as the life channel of Tonghua can be defended, nothing will happen to the main force of the regiment."
Cheng Luming immediately said: "Captain, now that our fourth cavalry battalion has arrived, we will leave the defense of Tonghua County to us. You and the brothers of the Langya Brigade should take a rest."
After finishing speaking, Cheng Luming ignored the fatigue and quickly commanded the troops to enter Tonghua County to change defenses.
About half an hour after the Fourth Cavalry Battalion entered Tonghua County, the First Cavalry Battalion also arrived, followed by the Seventh Cavalry Battalion and the Sixth Cavalry Battalion. By noon, all six Cavalry Battalions arrived.
At this time, Xu Rui could finally relax a little.
…
Xu Rui could breathe a sigh of relief, but Yamashita Fengwen was furious.
"Baga!" Yamashita Fengwen said bitterly, "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it to be half a step too slow!"
"Yes." Kobayashi Asaburo said with regret, "I didn't expect that Xu Rui's cavalry troops could arrive at Tonghua so quickly. Now the 177th Infantry Regiment can reach Tonghua City before noon.
In addition, I am afraid it will not be possible to capture Tonghua County before this evening."
After a pause, Asaburo Kobayashi asked again: "Your Excellency, Commander, the 177th Infantry Regiment is less than fifteen miles away from Tonghua County. Do you want to continue to advance and launch an attack on Tonghua County?"
"No need." Yamashita Fengwen sighed, "Order the 177th Infantry Regiment to withdraw to North Korea."
The main force of Xu Rui's independent regiment can reach Tonghua as soon as this evening. The whole situation has become clearer. With Yamashita Fengwen's wisdom, it is impossible not to see that unless the 177th Infantry Regiment can quickly occupy Tonghua, it will have to wait.
As soon as the main force of Xu Rui's independent regiment arrives, they will immediately fall into a desperate situation of being attacked from both sides.
With Xu Rui's command ability, coupled with the combat effectiveness of Xu Rui's independent regiment, once the 177th Infantry Regiment is trapped in a tight siege, it will definitely be chewed to pieces. Even staying in place will be risky, because Xu Rui is
This guy is too aggressive. Once he discovers that the 177th Infantry Regiment is near Tonghua County, he will probably take the initiative to attack.
Although Xu Rui's independent regiment has not fully recovered its combat effectiveness, it is probably more than enough to clean up the 177th Infantry Regiment. Therefore, for the 177th Infantry Regiment, it is better to withdraw to North Korea as soon as possible.
After a pause, Yamashita Fengfumi said to Kobayashi Asaburo: "There is also the Inoue Brigade, let them withdraw as soon as possible. As for the bandit army in Sanshan, ignore it and let them fend for themselves!"