After the veteran inspected the security position, he returned to the temporary headquarters and sat there for a while. Niu Dazhuang ran in panting and reported to him: "Deputy camp, the Northeastern guy is really bullying me."
The veteran frowned immediately, something happened again.
The Northeastern guys Niu Dazhuang spoke of were actually a group of defeated troops from the Northeastern Army.
This group of more than 300 Northeastern Army defeated soldiers entered Nantong with the battalion. Because the battalion officers and soldiers were all wearing Japanese military uniforms at that time, the two sides almost came to blows. Later, the crisis was resolved, and these Northeastern Army defeated soldiers were still in trouble when facing the battalion officers and soldiers.
It's not the nose, it's not the eyes, it seems like there's so much hatred.
In less than two days, the two sides have already had several conflicts.
Although it was not a big deal, and it did not lead to any serious consequences in the end, it was still not a cause for concern.
At that moment, the veteran hurriedly put on his armed belt, picked up the San Ba Da Gai, and followed Niu Dazhuang to the scene of the accident.
At the scene of the accident, a dozen remnants of the battalion and more than fifty defeated troops of the Northeast Army were already at war with each other.
Although the battalion is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, its momentum is not weak at all, because all they have are German-made 36 Schmeisser submachine guns, while the fifty or so Northeastern Army only has a dozen Shenyang-made Mauser rifles.
What the remaining thirty or so defeated soldiers had in their hands were sticks picked up from the ruins.
The veteran quickly figured out the cause of the matter.
What happened was that when the remnant soldiers of the battalion were searching a ruins, they found a cellar and found more than a dozen bags of food in the cellar. However, the remnant soldiers of the battalion were not happy for half a minute and were also rummaging through the nearby ruins for food.
When the Northeastern Army was defeated, they swarmed in. It must be that the battalion had crossed the border and that the cellar and the food in the cellar belonged to them.
"Deputy Wan Ying." The veteran turned his attention to the deputy Northeast Army Camp opposite, "Please give me a charter."
It was also a coincidence that the highest-ranking officer in this group of defeated Northeast Army soldiers was also a major and a battalion deputy.
However, unlike the veterans who wore thin clothes, this major battalion deputy of the Northeast Army was not only strong, but also extremely tall, at least over two meters tall. His shoulders were as wide as a mountain, and he spoke in a deep voice.
He is slightly hoarse, but overall, he is a very masculine and very charming man.
Deputy Wan Ying looked at the veterans condescendingly and said: "Brother, we agreed at the beginning that the city center would be the boundary, the north would belong to us, and the south would belong to you, but your brothers in the temporary 79th Division are not particular about it.
The food capital has found its way to the territory of our Sixty-seventh Army, tell me how to deal with this matter."
The veteran was immediately delighted, as the other party planned to take it all for himself.
In normal times, the veterans would have been too lazy to worry about it. Just a dozen bags of food could be given to others, but that is not possible now because the brothers in the camp have not had any grains of rice for two days and one night. Although these ten bags of food are not much,
, but when boiled into gruel, it was barely enough for the brothers to carry it for a while.
At that moment, the veteran said coldly: "Deputy Wan Ying, no need to be polite. These dozen bags of grain are half for each family. If you agree, we will take half of the grain. If you don't agree, then three people from each family will be sent."
The outcome will be revealed, the winner will eat alone, and the loser will deserve to be hungry."
"That's what I've been waiting for." Deputy Wan Ying said, waving again, and three Northeastern men stood up.
Seeing that Deputy Wan Ying did not come forward, the veteran was naturally embarrassed to leave the battle in person. He immediately turned around and ordered three remnant soldiers. However, these three remnant soldiers were completely incomparable to the Northeastern Army in terms of size.
However, the contest was ultimately unsuccessful. Before they could take action, a gunshot suddenly rang out outside the city.
Hearing the sound of gunfire, the surrounding battalion remnants and the defeated troops of the Northeastern Army picked up the weapon with a loud cheer, but the muzzles of the guns were all pointing to the west without exception, because the gunshot came from the west.
"The deputy camp base is our guard post," Niu Dazhuang said, "They should have discovered the Japanese."
Before he finished speaking, another gunshot sounded from the direction of the western suburbs of Nantong, followed by two gunshots.
"There are Japs, they came from Jingjiang." The veteran nodded to Deputy Wan Ying, turned around and left. A dozen remnants of the battalion also picked up the enemy and followed the veteran.
Back at the station, the more than 200 remaining soldiers of the battalion had been alerted and were gathering.
At this moment, another gunshot was heard from the direction of the western suburbs of Nantong. Three gunshots were fired.
The veteran's face darkened instantly. When setting up the security position, he had already made an agreement with the sentry. If it was a small group of Japs with less than a hundred people, he would shoot once. If it was a group of Japs with less than a thousand people and more than a hundred people, he would shoot continuously.
Fire two shots. If it is a large group of Japs with more than a thousand people, fire three shots.
Now there were three gunshots, and it was obvious that there were thousands of little Japs coming.
The Japs with thousands of people are definitely not something that the temporary 79th Division Battalion can fight against.
The veterans had no time to mobilize the remaining soldiers and immediately led the troops to move north.
While crossing the city, the battalion unexpectedly encountered the defeated troops of the Northeastern Army. Apparently both sides had an idea and were not planning to go east, but were preparing to move north.
But this is reasonable, because to the east is the peninsula, which is a dead end.
However, not far out of the city, they encountered a group of Japanese cavalry.
Although there was only one squadron with less than a hundred cavalry, under the dense and abnormal machine gun fire coverage of the battalion, the Japanese cavalry squadron was quickly annihilated. However, in less than ten minutes, more Japanese cavalry had already left.
There was a swarm of cavalry coming from the northwest. The veteran counted more than two hundred cavalry at least.
What makes the veteran even more desperate is that behind the more than two hundred Japanese cavalry, there are a large number of Japanese infantry following up. Due to the long distance, it is difficult for the veteran to judge how many Japanese infantry are following, but the veteran can still make the final decision.
Basic judgment, according to the Japs' troop allocation, the following infantry must have at least one infantry brigade.
If it were just an infantry brigade, veterans would still dare to fight it.
Although the battalion is now well-equipped and its morale is unprecedentedly high, even if it faces an infantry brigade of Japanese soldiers, it may not be incapable of fighting. But the problem now is that they are not just facing this group of Japanese soldiers. On the west side of Nantong
, and a Japanese army of thousands of people is approaching.
At this time, if the battalion chooses to force a breakout, the outcome can only be the complete destruction of the entire army.
Without any hesitation, the veteran immediately ordered the troops to withdraw to Nantong, preparing to defend the city to death.
Although Nantong City has been blown into ruins by the Japanese soldiers who passed through the border before, there are still many remaining reinforced concrete buildings. With these remaining buildings and the battalion's sophisticated equipment, it is still possible to fight a decent street battle with the Japanese soldiers.
, I dare not say that it is okay to annihilate the little devils who come, but to inflict heavy damage on them.
Seeing the battalion retreat, the Northeastern Army retreated as well.
Since the Japs were discovered in the west and north at the same time, the two families agreed that the Northeast Army would be responsible for the defense of the north, while the battalion would be responsible for defending against the Japs coming from the west.
Dividing line
On the road from Shizhuang Town to Nantong, Shigeto Chiaki meanders forward on an Oriental horse.
Although there is a chariot and it is safer, Shigeto Chiaki still prefers to ride a horse because the chariot is too boring.
The Oriental horse is a new breed of horse that was developed in Japan by using the female parent of the Mongolian pony horse and the introduction of the Arabian horse for improvement. The Oriental horse has the tall size and explosive power of the Arabian horse breed, as well as the endurance of the Mongolian horse breed.
In the world, it can be regarded as an extremely excellent military horse.
The Oriental horse ridden by Chiaki Shigefuji is particularly extraordinary.
Few people know that before the outbreak of World War II, Japan was already a world-wide equestrian power. Equestrian athletes sent by Japan often won championships in world equestrian competitions. Chiaki Shigeto was an equestrian athlete when he was young.
Although he has won major championships, it does not hinder his love for equestrian.
Chiaki Shigeto's Japanese horse is the racehorse he bought at a high price.
Chiaki Shigeto’s original intention of buying this horse was to win a good place in Taiwan’s first equestrian competition held at the end of the year. Unfortunately, before the equestrian competition could start, the Sino-Japanese War broke out in full force. Soon the Japanese base camp was named Taiwan
The mixed brigade was organized into a detachment with its core members, and was soon transferred to the Songhu battlefield.
Chiaki Shigeto still feels bad about not being able to participate in the competition.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind. Chiaki Shigeto turned around, only to see Ikeda, the captain of the communication team, chasing after him on horseback again. Ikeda was also an equestrian enthusiast and often raced horses with Chiaki Shigeto when he was in Taiwan.
However, since his mount was just an ordinary Oriental horse, he always lost more than he won.
"Ikeda-san, do you want to race horses with me?" Chiaki Shigeto joked.
"Your Majesty, Commander Racing, I'm afraid now is not the time." Ikeda nodded again on horseback, handed over the folder in his hand, and reported, "Funakoshi Regiment has an urgent call."
However, Shigeto Chiaki waved his hand and said carelessly: "Nian."
"Hai." Ikeda paused again, then opened the folder and read, "Headquarters: The remnants of China's temporary 79th Division tried to break out from the north of Nantong City ten minutes ago, but were surrounded by our cavalry.
Retract to the city. In addition, our regiment has deployed from the north of Nantong City and is making a detour to the east of Nantong City to completely encircle the Chinese Army in Nantong City."
"Baga" before Ikeda could finish reciting it again, Shigeto Chiaki interrupted him rudely and said viciously, "Funakoshi, this idiot, I told him repeatedly before we divided the troops that he would only be responsible for blocking the northern line.
And don’t block the Eastern Front. Why doesn’t he listen? Why doesn’t he listen? Why doesn’t he listen?”
Detachment chief of staff Kikuchi Mei whispered: "Your Excellency, Commander, it would not be a bad thing if we could surround the remnants of the temporary 79th Division in Nantong and completely annihilate them."
"You know nothing." Shigeto Chilai glared at Kikuchi dissatisfied.
Seeing Kikuchimi's face looking a little ugly, Chiaki Shigeto explained: "Kikuchi-san, I wonder if you have ever thought about it. The remnants of the temporary 79th Division can completely annihilate His Royal Highness's guards, and can also intercept them from the pursuit of three infantry regiments."
How can it be explained by luck that we broke through the encirclement? This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult opponent."