The only way up the mountain in Jigong Ridge is in the southwest. It takes nearly three kilometers to get to the east cliff. Including the time to go down the mountain, by the time Yoshimoto Teichi and his troops arrived at the foot of the east cliff, more than half an hour had passed, and
, after confirming that the remnants of the Sichuan Army had escaped from the east cliff, Yoshimoto Sadai brought all the troops over.
However, when Yoshimoto Zhenyi arrived at the foot of the cliff on the east side of Jigong Ridge out of breath, he found silence.
It’s not surprising that they didn’t see any fire. The remnants of the Sichuan Army were probably worried about being discovered or being bombed by aviation, so they didn’t dare to march with torches. However, not hearing any sound made Yoshimoto Teiichi feel uneasy. It shouldn’t be, Ji Gong.
There were more than a hundred Sichuan troops on the ridge. How could they march silently at night?
"Order, disperse as a small team immediately and block all road passes!"
Yoshimoto Sadaichi gave the order, and the two and a half brigades accompanying him immediately dispersed and blocked all commanding heights and road passes within a two-kilometer radius. In the end, no one was found, and Yoshimoto Sadaichi became suspicious.
Are the remnants of the Sichuan Army still trapped in the thorn bushes under the cliff and have not come out?
Listen carefully, there seems to be a subtle sound under the cliff.
After discovering this situation, Yoshimoto Seiichi immediately showed a proud smile on his face.
"Yoshi." Yoshimoto Sadai said with a grim smile, "It turns out that I overestimated my opponent. It turned out that the remnants of the Sichuan Army were still trapped in the bushes and thorns under the cliff. These stupid Chinese people, let's see where you are going!
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After a pause, Yoshimoto Teiichi shouted again: "Order, bring all the heavy machine guns over."
Ten minutes later, all eight Type 92 heavy machine guns from two heavy machine gun squadrons gathered at the foot of the cliff.
"Sasikai..." Yoshimoto Sadato raised his saber and gave the order. Eight Type 92 heavy machine guns fired violently at the thorn bushes below the cliff at the same time. The bright bullets were filled with darkness in an instant.
The night sky is like a flaming whip in the hands of a devil, constantly whipping towards the thorn bushes under the cliff ahead.
After firing the salvo for ten minutes, Yoshimoto Seiichi gave the order to stop shooting.
Listening carefully again, the subtle sounds under the cliff disappeared.
Obviously, most of the remnants of the Sichuan army hiding inside have been wiped out.
Yoshimoto said "Yoshi", and immediately ordered an infantry team to go through the thorns, enter the place to count the results, and at the same time search for Xu Rui's body.
Yoshimoto Sadashi held a saber in one hand and waited for the good news with great ambition.
However, what Yoshimoto Seiichi finally waited for was not good news.
It took time to overcome the obstacles. It took the infantry team entering the mountain almost half an hour to finally clear the obstacles and penetrate deep into the cliff. After another half an hour, the leader of the team came back with two second-class soldiers angrily.
The two privates also used a thick wooden stick to carry back a fat pig weighing hundreds of kilograms.
Looking at the big fat pig that was beaten into a sieve in front of him, Yoshimoto Sadaichi was stunned.
What is going on? Where is the Sichuan army that was promised? How did they bring back a big fat pig?
After a while, Yoshimoto Seiichi finally reacted and cursed: "Baga, where is the Chinese army? Where is Xu Rui's body?"
"Sir, there is no Chinese army at all! Not even one." The captain suddenly reported, "There are only two fat pigs that were killed under the cliff, and there are more than a dozen sheep."
"Nani." Yoshimoto Sadashi said in shock, "Only pigs and sheep?"
"Hai!" the team leader said with a heavy nod, "There are only pigs and sheep."
The next moment, Yoshimoto Sadaichi's eyes fell on the right hind leg of the fat pig. He noticed that there was a rope clearly tied to the fat pig's right hind leg. The next moment, Yoshimoto Sadaichi
I understood it all at once!
"Baga, we have been fooled!" Yoshimoto Zhenyi gritted his teeth and roared, "We have been fooled!"
The several officers standing behind Yoshimoto Sadai had no idea at all and were still confused.
Yoshimoto Teiichi didn't bother to explain, and shouted sharply: "Order, all brigades immediately return to the original route, return to the original route!"
Although they did not understand what happened, all the officers faithfully carried out Yoshimoto Seiichi's orders and returned with their respective troops. Unfortunately, when Yoshimoto Seiichi hurriedly led the troops back to Jigong Village,
At that time, more than three hours had passed since they left before, and it was almost midnight.
"Spread out and search carefully for me! Don't miss anything suspicious! Search carefully for me!" Yoshimoto Zhenyi knew very well that the possibility of the remnants of the Sichuan Army and Xu Rui still staying in Jigong Village was extremely slim, but
He still had a contingency in his mind. If the Sichuan Army and Xu Rui wanted to wait and wait until they had gone further before leaving, then there would be a chance.
It's a pity that the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. After a while, a soldier reported that a cave was found nearby.
Yoshimoto Seiichi hurried to the entrance of the cave, only to find that people had already gone to the cave. It was clear that the location of the cave was not concealed, and the disguise at the entrance was not realistic. Yoshimoto Seiichi jumped in anger.
He hated it, he regretted it. Before, it was not difficult to find this cave as long as he did a little search!
However, due to his negligence, the remnants of the Sichuan Army and Xu Rui escaped from under his nose.
This really slipped away from Yoshimoto Seiichi's eyes, and he could almost reach out and catch Xu Rui and the others!
"Baga, Baga Yalu!" Yoshimoto Zhenyi gritted his teeth and roared, "Order, chase me, chase quickly!"
At that moment, Yoshimoto Teiichi hurriedly led his troops down the mountain, following the traces left by the Sichuan army. After all, it was an army of more than a hundred people. It was impossible not to leave any traces after passing by, and there were also hunters among the Japanese.
He was a good tracker by background, so he still found traces under the cover of night and kept chasing them.
However, it is impossible to catch up before dawn.
After all, after four hours, the remnants of the Sichuan Army had already left.
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At this time, Zhao Baishi's Sichuan Army Company had marched in the dark for more than thirty miles to the southwest and came to a small river called Yujiahe.
Zhao Baishi said: "Commander Xu, not far beyond this small river is Fenghuang Mountain. After passing Fenghuang Mountain and walking southwest for almost fifty miles, we will reach Mount Lu. As long as we enter the Lushan Mountain area, we will be safe.
Lushan Mountain is high and densely forested, so even if the Japanese mobilize a hundred thousand troops, they may not be able to find us."
But Xu Rui said: "It's too late, it will be dawn before we enter the Lushan Mountain area."
"It won't be a big deal at dawn," Zhao Baishi said, "the Japanese are all behind us."
"Captain Zhao, you have made the problem simple." Xu Rui said, "The Japs are not just on one side. In addition to the group of Japs who surrounded Jigongling before, there are Japs garrisons in nearby Xingzi County, Lushan Airport, and Jiujiang Station.
If I guessed correctly, the Japanese garrisons in these places must have been dispatched and are preparing to intercept us. If we continue to move forward, we may very well run into the arms of the little Japanese."
Zhao Baishi immediately let out a cry and stood there stunned.
Zhao Baishi has really never thought about the issue Xu Rui just mentioned.
Li Sijin next to him swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice: "Captain Xu, what should we do now?"
Xu Rui's eyes fell on the river and said in a deep voice: "Let the brothers take off their straw sandals and march through the water, so that they can get rid of the Japs' pursuit. However, this can only deceive the Japs for a while. They will only wait until daybreak to see the Japs."
As soon as the aerial reconnaissance plane takes to the sky, our whereabouts will be immediately exposed to the eyes of the Japanese."
Zhao Baishi said: "I'm talking about spreading. This doesn't solve the problem."
There was a flash of light in Xu Rui's eyes and he said: "Captain Zhao, I want to ask you a question."
Zhao Baishi was so anxious that he almost got angry and said impatiently: "Captain Xu, what's your problem?"
Xu Rui turned his head sideways from the stretcher, stared into Zhao Baishi's eyes and asked, "Are you afraid of death?"
"Afraid of death? Captain Xu, you are telling a joke." Zhao Baishi slapped his chest loudly and said in a loud voice, "To tell you the truth, from the day we were discharged from Sichuan, brothers no longer regard themselves as living persons.
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"Well said, it is indeed a man!" Xu Rui said, "Since Company Commander Zhao and the Sichuan Army brothers are not afraid of death, then the next thing will be much easier to handle. Let's just turn around and go north to fight Jiujiang!"
"What are you talking about? Beat Jiujiang?!" Zhao Baishi was stunned.
The jaws of Li Sijin and Hou Zhigang next to them almost dropped to the ground.
Many officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army also heard Xu Rui's words, and their eyes widened. What's going on? Go directly north to fight Jiujiang? Fight Jiujiang? My dear mother, that's Jiujiang, the little devil's 11th Army
The headquarters is located in a heavily fortified city. How dare we attack Jiujiang with just a company of troops?
Isn’t this fucking person just trying to hit an egg against a rock?
Zhao Baishi was a little suspicious that he heard wrongly, rubbed his ears and asked: "Captain Xu, what did you just say?"
Xu Rui smiled slightly and said loudly: "Captain Zhao, you heard me right, I said, hit Jiujiang."
Although it was the second time he heard the words "fight Jiujiang" from Xu Rui's mouth, Zhao Baishi still couldn't believe it. After being stunned for a moment, he smiled and said to Xu Rui: "You're joking, Captain Xu, you think so highly of us."
Even with our number 100, we are afraid that the little devils will kill them all before we even see the walls of Jiujiang City."
Xu Rui smiled and said: "Captain Zhao, let me ask you, how many Japanese troops do you think there will be in Jiujiang?"
Zhao Baishi frowned and said: "I dare not say that for a brigade, but there should be a garrison for an infantry regiment, right?"
"Then let's count him as a unit." Xu Rui nodded slightly and said, "Then, after excluding the Japs who went to Jigongling to encircle and suppress us, how many people are left in Jiujiang City?"
"Well..." Zhao Baishi replied, "There is at most one brigade left."