Muto Akira and Ogawara Shunsi stood at the east gate of Feicheng, watching the armored vehicle Hamura Shuichi was riding in, surrounded by a rolling flow of people, with worries on their faces, until all the troops had disappeared.
On the horizon, the smoke and dust raised on the highway had dissipated, and neither of them had any intention of leaving.
The Japanese army's raid on Dameishan this time involved two groups of troops. One was the Hamura detachment. The Hamura detachment was also the main force in this raid and was responsible for crushing the Dameishan regiment from the front. The other was Muto Akira's mixed brigade.
The brigade is responsible for cutting off the regiment's retreat and preventing the regiment from fleeing into Damei Mountain.
In order to conceal the combat intention as much as possible and achieve as much tactical surprise as possible, the Muteng Brigade had already entered Shanxian County on the west side of Damei Mountain in batches two days ago in the name of Qingxiang. At this time, the Muto Brigade
The main force has been hiding in Shanxian County for two days, but because the Hamura detachment has not yet set off, they have not moved.
Because there was no frontal attack by the Hamura detachment, the side attack by the Muto brigade was meaningless.
This time, the reason why Akira Muto and Okahara came to Feicheng was not just to see Hamura Shuichi off.
"Oluhara-san, I seem to have a bad premonition again." Akira Muto frowned and said to Oluhara, "This time the mopping up operation against the Dameishan Regiment will probably end in failure again."
"Muto-san, don't say such discouraging words in the current war." Oluhara shook his head and said, "At least in terms of preparations, this time the imperial army has done its best, whether it is military strength, firepower, or various technical arms.
In terms of numbers, the Dameishan Regiment is far unable to compare with the Imperial Army. Ordinarily, there should be no suspense in this battle."
"Logically?" Muto Akira shook his head and said, "But there are many things in this world that cannot be logically explained at all. Logically speaking, how could the Tachibana Regiment be commanded by a few hundred remnants of the temporary 79th Division?
Department? Logically speaking, how could the Chongtō detachment be completely wiped out by less than a battalion of the remaining Chinese soldiers? There is also the Tachibana detachment..."
Muto Akira did not go on to say that the mysterious annihilation of the Tachibana detachment has become a taboo topic in the entire Japanese military community, because it is likely to involve supernatural forces. If the truth is made public, it is very likely to seriously dampen the confidence of the Japanese people.
This will in turn affect the Jihad throughout Greater East Asia.
It is precisely for this reason that when the Nationalist Government "imposed" the success of the reconstruction of the Chuhua Detachment on the 59th Army and made a big fuss about it in order to encourage the people's determination and morale in the war of resistance, the Japanese government could only choose to remain silent.
The Japanese government knew that the annihilation of the Tachibana detachment had nothing to do with the 59th Army, but it was unable to explain it.
However, Ogawara Junsi frowned and said: "The main reason why Muto-san, Tachibana Regiment, Judo Detachment and Tachibana Detachment were wiped out or suffered heavy losses one after another is that the commanders of these three units underestimated the enemy.
It was precisely because they underestimated the enemy that they gave Xu Ruike an opportunity to take advantage of, and then they failed."
Muto Akira babbled at the road ahead and said: "Okahara-san, don't you think that Hamura Shuichi also underestimates the enemy? If he paid enough attention to his opponent, he would never set off in a hurry at this time.
, it will get dark by the middle of the journey at most. If we leave early tomorrow morning, we can reach Meizhen before dark!"
After a pause, Muto Akira continued: "Camp halfway, doesn't it give Xu Rui an opportunity to take advantage of?"
Xiaoluyuan said: "As long as the Hamura detachment strengthens its vigilance and does not attack easily at night, Xu Rui's Dameishan regiment may not be able to do anything."
"Be afraid..." Muto Akira said, "Hamura Shuichi may not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, but the same may not be true for the captains and captains under him. What if a captain or captain falls into the trap because of underestimating the enemy?
Xu Rui’s plan is nothing to dampen the imperial army’s energy, but I’m afraid Hamura Shuichi will also lose his mind due to anger, which will be troublesome.”
"Muto-san, you are worrying too much." Oluhara Junsi frowned instinctively, thinking that after the last disastrous defeat at Huilonggou, Muto Zhang's vigor has been almost eroded. This time, even though Muto Zhang
He mustered up the courage and prepared to prove himself again, but unknowingly, he went from one extreme to another. Before, he underestimated the enemy, but now, Muto Akira is a little afraid of the enemy. He has almost become a frightened bird.
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Oluhara felt that if Muto Akira could not get out of his fear of the enemy, then this time he would lead the mixed brigade deep into the Damei Mountains to intercept the enemy's retreat, the result would be unpredictable.
At that moment, Ogawara Toshiji said: "Muto-san, I must solemnly tell you again that the Tachibana Regiment, the Prince's Special Train, the Jufuji Detachment and even the Tachibana Detachment were annihilated or severely damaged because of the carelessness of their commanders.
Because of the coincidence of many factors, this time, the imperial army has realized how powerful Xu Rui is, and will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy again. Moreover, Xu Rui will not have the same good luck as before, so it is absolutely impossible to perform the same thing again.
Such a counterattack! In any case, the Imperial Army took the initiative in this mopping up operation, while Xu Rui's Dameishan Regiment responded passively, so you should be confident in the Imperial Army's final victory."
Muto Zhang's expression was suddenly shocked, and he suddenly realized that he was faintly afraid of Xu Rui.
Such a discovery immediately made Akira Muto feel burning with embarrassment on his face. As an imperial warrior, he would be afraid of the enemy because of his strength. It was a shame. This was simply a shame!
At that moment, Muto Akira nodded heavily to Okahara and said sincerely: "Ogahara-san, thank you."
Seeing that Muto Akira had gotten rid of his inner demons, Okahara Junsi finally breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand and said: "Muto-san, it's time for us to visit Kawaguchi-san. This time we are flanking Dameishan. We may have to borrow one from Kawaguchi-san."
people."
"Are you talking about Nan Batian, the commander of the Wannan Security Brigade?" Muto Zhang frowned and said, "Xiaoluyuan-san, this person used to be Xu Rui's subordinate, and the process of his rebellion was also quite strange. I think he is not worthy of trust.
If we go with him, if he secretly informs Xu Rui, wouldn't it ruin the matter?"
Oluhara Junsi said: "This person may not be reliable, but without him to lead the way, we may not be able to cross Qingniuling in a short time. Qingniuling is a steep mountain, the road conditions are very complicated, and the mountains are full of traps."
, the last time you and I went deep into Damei Mountain to survey the terrain, we had already seen its power."
A solemn look immediately appeared on Muto Akira's face.
Five days ago, he followed Oluhara Junsi's special team to sneak into the Damei Mountain area to survey the terrain. As a result, he was in constant danger when crossing Qingniuling. Various traps appeared in endlessly along the way. Even an elite unit like the Chi Sentai was unable to escape.
At a loss, a special soldier died under a boulder!
In the end, we had no choice but to climb over the cliff directly.
However, Oluhara Junsi's special forces team can climb over the cliff, but his mixed brigade cannot climb over the cliff. After all, not everyone is a special forces soldier, right? So they still have to find their way through the mountains and forests, so
Nan Batian's help is particularly necessary. Nan Batian was once the leader of Qingniu Village and should be very familiar with Qingniu Ridge.
At that moment, Muto Akira said: "Okahara-san, isn't there any other guide? Why don't we find a few hunters in the mountains to be our guides?"
"Orion?" Xiao Luyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Didn't we already try it?"
Akira Muto was speechless after hearing this. The last time they went into the mountains, they had hired hunters as guides, and they had hired a father and son. They used the father's life to threaten the son before the son compromised. But in the end, the father and son still led them in.
A falling rock trap caused a special soldier's jade to be shattered on the spot, and Oluhara killed both the father and son in a rage.
Oluhara Junsi added: "Actually, Muto-san and Nan Batian are still worthy of trust, because Ito-san and I witnessed the process of him resigning from the group. There are various signs that this is not fake, unless Nan Batian
Heaven is Xu Rui's choice of death, but I don't think a bandit would be so aware."
"Okay." Muto Akira was convinced and said, "That's him."
"Then, let's go find Kawaguchi-san now." Okahara smiled, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Oh, by the way, now we have to change our name to Kawaguchi-san as General. The promotion order from the Ministry of War has been
Come down, Kawaguchi-san has been officially promoted to major general and serves as the brigade commander of the Feicheng garrison brigade."
An extremely complicated expression appeared on Muto Akira's face. If there had not been a disastrous failure at Huilonggou, and if the batch of military supplies could have been successfully delivered to the front line, then it would not have been Kawaguchi Heiji who was promoted to Major General at this moment, but Muto.
It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world, let alone the chance to start over again.
Akira Muto must admit that Kawaguchi Heiji’s promotion was highly anticipated.
Muto Akira could only suppress his disappointment deep in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "So, we really have to congratulate Kawaguchi-san. Kawaguchi-san seems to be the first among our 32nd batch of students from mainland China to be promoted to a general officer, right?"
Ogawara Junsi just patted Muto Akira's arm and didn't say anything else.
Okahara can understand Muto Akira's mood at this time. Let's talk about him. He was also filled with bitterness when he first heard the news. But there is no way. The promotion of Japanese military ranks depends not only on seniority but also on military merit. From the mainland
With so many students graduating from college, how many will eventually be promoted to generals? Most of them can only retire as junior officers.
Muto Akira forced a smile and followed Ogawara Junsi slowly down the city wall. However, in his heart, Muto Akira felt strong unwillingness. He, Muto Akira, would never be knocked down by the trivial setbacks before. This time, he faced
By mopping up the Dameishan Regiment, he will definitely be able to wash away his shame and be promoted to major general.