Half an hour later, when Machida Yasu arrived with his troops in disgrace, what was left to him was a messy battlefield. In addition, there was also a military column that was burned to nothing but skeletons. It was true that only the skeletons were left.
The frame has been removed, all the removable steel plates on the train have been removed, and even the train wheels have been removed.
There are also railroad tracks, and I don’t know how many sections have been removed.
On the road not far from the railway, there were left the wreckage of dozens of trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles. Near the wreckage of these vehicles, there were a large number of burnt corpses lying on the ground. These corpses
It had been completely charred and looked like nothing more than sticks of coke.
And the air was still filled with an extremely strong burnt smell.
Machida Yasu still managed to endure it and did not vomit on the spot.
Although he hasn't stepped forward to check, Machida Yasuo has already seen that the convoy burned on the road can only be the Hattori detachment returning from Fengyang Town for reinforcements.
The Hattori troops were collectively shattered!!!
"Baga." Machida Yasuo cursed, feeling a little happy and a little shocked at the same time.
Fortunately, although the Hattori brigade returning from Fengyang Town arrived one step earlier than their Machida brigade, they failed to rescue the supplies. Not only did the Hattori brigade fail to rescue the supplies, they were even wiped out by the Chinese.
, if their Machida brigade had arrived earlier, they would be the ones being burned to cokes at this moment.
What was shocking was that Machida Yasuo had no idea that the Daimeishan Independent Battalion would be so fierce. The Hattori Battalion was a field force drawn from the Ogisu Division, and the Ogisu Division was the 13th Division, but it was the Imperial Army of Japan.
One of the seventeen permanent divisions of the army, even if it is not the most powerful, it is by no means the weakest.
But such a unit was able to annihilate the Daimeishan Independent Brigade in such a short period of time. Machida Yasu could not imagine how the other party did it. But soon, Machida Yasuo had the final answer.
Basic judgment, the answer may be hidden in this shocking fire.
Dameishan Independent Brigade should have used fire attack.
Fire attack, the oldest tactic recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War, can still exert such shocking lethality two thousand years later. Yasuya Machida couldn't help but sigh, the reason why Chinese civilization can last for thousands of years without interruption
, it is by no means without reason, and it is not by chance.
"Captain." The adjutant came over with a dark face and said in a deep voice, "Rut marks were found in the northwest direction. They should be the tire tracks of the carts used by the Chinese to transport supplies. Do you want to pursue them?"
"Pursuit?" Machida Yasuo suddenly became stern when he heard this.
To be honest, Machida was a little frightened. The Hattori Battalion was actually wiped out in such a short period of time. This gave Machida a great sense of crisis, because in terms of combat effectiveness, the Machida Battalion's combat effectiveness would never be better than that of the Hattori Battalion.
Strong, if Machida Battalion really goes deep alone, the result will probably not be better than Hattori Battalion.
"There is no rush. Don't rush to pursue us yet." Machida Yasuo thought for a moment and then said, "Immediately report everything that happened here to the chief of staff truthfully, and let's see what the chief of staff chooses."
"Hai." The adjutant paused and turned around.
Machida slipped and kicked the ball to Muto Akira.
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At this moment, Muto Akira was so anxious that he was about to die.
Unable to stay in the war room, Akira Muto simply entered the telecommunications room next door.
Seeing an operator put down his earphones, Muto Akira immediately looked over and asked expectantly: "Have you contacted the Hattori Brigade? Where is the Hattori Brigade?"
Since the Hattori brigade's routine report to the headquarters four hours ago, contact has suddenly been lost.
After that, no matter how the radio operator at the command headquarters called, there was never any response from the Hattori Brigade.
Reason told Muto Akira that the reason why the Hattori Brigade lost contact should be due to some unexpected situation, and judging from the fact that they had no time to send a telegram, this situation happened very urgently. Under normal circumstances, there is only one explanation for this, and that is the Hattori Brigade.
They were raided by the Chinese and were probably collectively destroyed.
But personally, Muto Akira found it very difficult to accept such a judgment.
Akira Muto is more willing to believe that there was some malfunction in Hattori's brigade's radio station, which led to the loss of contact.
During this time, the Machida Brigade, who was trapped halfway, finally found the railway and was heading north along the railway. Although there were still small groups of Chinese troops constantly harassing them along the way, this was no longer enough to stop the Machida Brigade.
Moving north, judging from the time, we should have arrived at Huilonggou by now.
But Muto Akira is most concerned about the Hattori Brigade.
It’s not that the Persuasion Brigade is heavier than the Machida Brigade, but it’s because it’s already dawn, and even if the Machida Brigade rushes to Huilonggou, it’s impossible to recapture that batch of precious supplies. And if nothing happens to the Hattori Brigade,
However, they had a chance to arrive in time and recapture the batch of supplies.
Akira Muto waited anxiously, waiting for the Hattori Brigade to give him a surprise.
However, the surprise Muto Akira expected did not arrive after all. What he was waiting for was a huge piece of bad news!
"Chief of Staff." The operator stood up and paused to report, "The telegram was not sent back by the Hattori Brigade, but by the Machida Brigade. The Machida Brigade reported that they had rushed to Huilonggou, but all the supplies on the military column
It has been burned down, and the Hattori Brigade has also been collectively shattered."
"Nani?" Muto Akira was stunned for a moment.
The entire telecommunications room instantly became deathly silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
There could be no worse result than this. Not only the supplies were burned, but also the Hattori brigade that returned from Fengyang Town for reinforcements were collectively shattered. It can be said that the imperial army lost all their pants this time.
After a long time, Akira Muto finally came to his senses. His short and stocky figure staggered slightly, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the orderly around him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and rushed forward to kill him.
Supported.
"Chief of Staff." The orderly looked at Muto Akira with pity in his eyes and said, "You are too tired, why don't you take a rest?"
The staff officers in the telecommunications room also looked at Muto Akira with pity. They all knew that as the supreme commander of this operation, military supplies were burned and the Hattori brigade was collectively shattered. Muto Akira had an unshirkable responsibility.
, if nothing else happens, Muto Akira's military career has entered the countdown. The best result waiting for him is to become a military police captain in an occupied area. If he is unlucky, he will be directly sent to a military court.
possible.
The pitiful eyes of the orderlies and staff deeply hurt Muto Akira's sensitive nerves.
"No, it's not over, it's not over yet! All this is not over yet! Only part of the supplies were burned, and more were transported away by the Chinese. As long as we catch up and intercept the Chinese, most of the supplies can be taken away.
Take it back!" Akira Muto clenched his fists hard and roared at the top of his lungs, "Order, order the Machida Brigade to immediately pursue the northwest, coordinate with the Kawaguchi Regiment to intercept the Chinese civilians and recapture the supplies..."
"That's enough, Muto-san, that's enough!" A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind Muto Akira.
Muto Akira turned around and saw that it was his immediate boss, Chief of Staff of the Central China Front, Tsukada Tsugumi.
"General?" Faced with the sudden arrival of Tsukada's attack, Muto Akira was a little surprised and even more panicked.
Didn't this guy pretend to be in poor health and have been hiding in the hospital to recuperate? Why did he suddenly show up again?
The chief of staff of Tsukada was appointed by the former commander of the Central China Front, Matsui Iwane. He and Matsui Iwane had a very good relationship both personally and professionally. However, the newly arrived Sugiyama Yuan did not like the chief of staff left to him by his predecessor, so
Tsukada Gongya had the good sense to hide in the hospital due to illness, and handed over the actual responsibilities of the staff to his deputy, Muto Akira.
But now, Tsukada Gong suddenly ran out of the field hospital. What does this mean? This means that the commander of the Central China Front, Sugi Sugimoto, no longer trusts Muto Akira.
As expected, Tsukada said coldly: "Muto-san, the Commander has another appointment for you. You can return to the headquarters to resume your duties. As for the matters here, I will handle it."
Akira Muto really wanted to ask Tsukada Gong, how do you plan to deal with this current mess?
But in the end, Muto Akira just murmured a few times and said nothing.
After bowing to Tsukada in despair, Muto Akira turned around and staggered away.
Watching Akira Muto's stocky figure go away, Tsukada smiled coldly in his heart. Do you really think that with the trust of the Commander, you can do whatever you want on the Chinese battlefield? After all, you are still young, and you are so naive that you can take advantage of it.
Using 3,000 tons of military supplies as bait to catch the wolf Xu Rui is simply stupid!
Now, not only were the 3,000 tons of military supplies gone, but an elite brigade was also lost!
Compared to the young Akira Muto, Tsukada is much older. He doesn't think there is a chance to regain the supplies.
Muto Akira, this idiot, is still fighting with Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Brigade. He is still trying to regain face from Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Brigade. Who knows, but he has lost these 3,000 military supplies.
The 50,000 Japanese troops on the Huaihe River battlefield were in dire straits and were in danger of being destroyed at every turn!
If all the 50,000 Japanese troops on the Huaihe River battlefield were wiped out, then the north-south advance plan drawn up by the base camp would be in vain, and the Battle of Xuzhou would be declared a failure. Once the Battle of Xuzhou failed, the empire's intention to destroy China in a short period of time would also be lost.
Kong, the empire cannot afford such consequences.
Therefore, the top priority is to reverse the decline of the Huaihe battlefield as soon as possible, instead of fighting the evil wolf Xu Rui in the Dameishan area!
Although Xu Rui is a ferocious wolf, no matter how ferocious he is, he is still just a wolf. Being bitten by a wolf is not fatal, but the more than one hundred divisions entrenched on the Xuzhou battlefield are a large group of ferocious wolves.
Once these vicious wolves were allowed to recover, they were enough to kill the Central China Front's northbound group.
Therefore, what the Japanese army needs to worry about most now is the safety of the Northbound Cluster!
