When Xu Rui and the veteran soldiers came down from the mud mountain, it started to get dark.
Until this time, Shigeto Chiaki still harbored illusions, and still wanted to drive the remnants of the temporary 79th Division out of Nantong City and into open areas to annihilate them. Therefore, no troops were deployed in Dongxiao, Nantong City.
, but Xu Rui did not take it lightly and still told the police posts in the eastern suburbs to be more vigilant.
By the time Xu Rui and the veteran returned to Nantong city, the sky was completely dark.
As Xu Rui expected, the troops escorting the arms did come back, but only part of them.
When Xu Rui and the veteran rushed to the pier excitedly, they found that the atmosphere on the pier was quite solemn.
When "Ying Zuo" saw Xu Rui, Ah Fu fell to his knees and burst into tears, "Ying Zuo"
Xu Rui stepped forward to help Ah Fu, but Ah Fu just cried and couldn't speak. Xu Rui looked behind Ah Fu again, only to find that in addition to several battalions of remnant soldiers, there were also many strange figures gathered behind Ah Fu.
, these figures are all wearing single clothes and straw sandals, and the weapons on their backs are either made in Hanyang or old sleeves.
Almost at the first sight, Xu Rui knew the origin of this unit.
That's right, this unit is definitely the guerrillas under the leadership, and it is the unit he is looking for.
However, Xu Rui was not eager to have any contact with the other party, nor did he easily express his intention to defect. No matter what, this was a major matter related to the future of the more than 200 soldiers in the battalion. He must respect the opinions of his brothers as much as possible.
He can be arbitrary in other matters, but he cannot do so in this matter.
"Ah Fu, what's going on?" Xu Rui turned his attention back to Ah Fu, "Where's Xiao Qi?"
"Dead, Brother Seven is dead." Ah Fu finally stopped crying and choked, "While transporting the last batch of weapons and ammunition, we encountered a group of Japs. In order to stop the Japs, Brother Seven and the entire platoon
Almost all the brothers are dead. If the guerrillas hadn't arrived just in time, I, I, I, I'm afraid I would have confessed."
Xu Rui let out a long sigh, patted Ah Fu on the shoulder and said, "Ah Fu, you are very good. You have successfully completed the task. Go down and have something to eat and sleep, and then continue to fight the Japanese tomorrow."
Ah Fu responded, turned around and left with a few remaining soldiers.
Xu Rui's eyes swept around the pier and finally settled on a girl with two guns on her waist.
This girl is young, petite, and looks fragile, but Xu Rui feels a sharpness that cannot be hidden from her, like a sword that has been sharpened, sharp and chilling, especially
The two mirrored boxes slung over her shoulders made her look particularly heroic, but they also revealed her identity.
This girl is none other than the captain of the Southern Jiangsu guerrillas under his leadership, Xiao Yanyue.
"My Excellency Xu Rui, temporary commander of the 79th Division Battalion." Xu Rui cupped his fists and bowed to Xiao Yanyue and said, "I don't know what to call the girl."
"Xiao Yanyue, Captain of the Southern Jiangsu Guerrilla Force." Xiao Yanyue returned the greeting with cupped fists.
Xu Rui added: "Thanks to you this time, otherwise, something might have happened."
"You're welcome, Commander Xu." Xiao Yanyue said calmly, "We are also following orders, that's all."
Xu Rui could feel the coldness in Xiao Yanyue's words, especially the big man behind her. When he looked at Xu Rui and the battalion officers and soldiers, he did not hide the hostility in his expression. Obviously, this was another person who had nothing to do with the Kuomintang.
The old Red Army, who had a bloody feud, couldn't turn around mentally for a while.
Xu Rui didn't care about the big man's hostility at all, and said with a smile: "No matter what, your army has helped us a lot this time, but it is a war period right now, so I'm afraid we can't give you any thanks. So, what we just did
We seized more than a hundred sets of cotton coats and more than a hundred rifles from the Japanese, so we can take them as a thank you gift."
Yesterday plus today, the battalion killed more than 400 Japanese.
Except for some of the corpses of these Japs that were snatched back, most of them fell into the hands of the battalion. Of course, the battalion officers and soldiers were not polite to the Japs. They stripped them all and stuffed them under the rubble. Some of the cotton coats stripped from the Japs were
They were given to the officers and soldiers of the Northeast Army of the 67th Army, but now there are still more than 100 pieces left.
As for equipment, the battalion is now in no shortage.
"Thank you." Xiao Yanyue did not refuse Xu Rui's kindness. Firstly, the guerrillas did need weapons, especially winter clothes. Secondly, she also felt that it was natural to take these weapons and cotton coats because they helped temporarily
The 79th Division brought back a large amount of munitions from operations. Shouldn't the other party give some of them as a thank you gift?
Seeing Xu Rui's generous move, the hostility on the soldier's face softened slightly.
No matter what, the battalion commander was at least quite interesting, and it was not a worthwhile trip for them.
Xu Rui added: "Heipi, the brothers with the friendly troops will go down to have something to eat first, and then rest. By the way, don't forget to give them cotton coats and weapons and equipment first."
"Yes." Heipi quickly took two steps forward and said, "Please"
Jiang Nan suddenly said: "Battle Commander Xu, how about I go and help settle the friendly troops?"
Xu Rui turned around, looked at Jiang Nan with a half-smile, and said, "Then you'll have some work."
Jiang Nan couldn't help but roll her eyes at Xu Rui again. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Xu Rui's eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, which made her feel inexplicably guilty. Did this guy notice something? But Jiang Nan quickly
Putting this ridiculous idea behind her, her identity was top secret and could not be revealed.
Jiang Nan left with an uneasy mood, but Xu Rui's mind returned to the war in front of him.
Twenty brand-new Type 92 heavy machine guns and 20 basic ammunition are already in place, so the curtain of the drama of annihilating the Chongteng detachment has begun.
Dividing line
The weather was cold, and Shigeto Chiaki was wrapped in a military blanket and still felt chills, so he asked the orderlies to light a fire in the military tent, fill a kettle with water, and put it on the fire to bake.
After drinking some hot water, Shigeto Chiaki finally felt warmer.
After another rest, Shigeto Chiaki was preparing to go to bed when Oda Nobuyoshi, captain of the 2nd Taiwan Infantry Regiment, suddenly hurried into his tent and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, something happened."
Chiaki Shigedo buttoned the newly unbuttoned button back and asked, "What happened?"
Oda Nobuyoshi took a breath and said in a deep voice: "The Chinese army is crossing the river overnight."
"Nani crossing the river" Shigeto Chiaki stood up immediately, grabbed the saber and hurried out.
The squadron suddenly crossed the river, which was beyond Shigeto Chiaki's expectation. He had thought that the squadron would move east, he had also thought that the squadron would fight his way to the north or even west to break through, and he even thought that the squadron would defend Nantong.
In the end, I never thought that the squadron would cross the river again and fight back to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Because crossing to the south is totally against common sense. They finally crossed the Yangtze River, so how could they cross back to the south bank? Aren't the Chinese afraid of being surrounded by the Japanese army on the south bank? After all, the Japanese army has controlled the entire battlefield, and it is impossible for the Chinese to know what is going on on the south bank.
Three infantry regiments have actually withdrawn.
However, the cruel reality dealt a heavy blow to Shigeto Chiaki.
What Shigeto thought would never happen actually happened.
Shigeto Chiaki hurriedly walked out of the tent and climbed onto the hill near the headquarters.
Standing on the hilltop and looking down at the river to the east, I saw that the Nantong Pier under the control of the squadron was indeed brightly lit with torches. Groups of squadrons were boarding ships with torches. Two small boats full of Chinese soldiers had even left.
We arrived at the pier and headed towards the dark center of the river.
On the pier, there are more boats lined up.
Farther away, more Chinese soldiers were swarming over.
"Baga, Baga Yalu." Shigeto Chiaki put down the telescope and cursed through gritted teeth.
However, scolding can no longer solve any problem, and the squadron must be prevented from crossing the river.
Oda Nobuyoshi said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, Commander, if we cannot prevent the squadron from crossing the river, we will be in big trouble. At this time, the 6th Infantry Regiment, the 20th Regiment and the 101st Regiment have already passed Zhenjiang and are heading towards
When marching to Nanjing, there are only two gendarmerie units near Wuxi and Suzhou. You know the combat effectiveness of these gendarmerie units. They are all formed by temporarily recruiting soldiers from the countryside. It is okay to scare the Chinese, but if there is a real war."
Oda Nobuyoshi did not continue, but the implication of his words was already very clear.
It can be said that the gendarmerie in Wuxi and Suzhou have no combat effectiveness at all. If you expect them to stop the remnants of the temporary 79th Division, you might as well hope for pie in the sky. If the gendarmerie in Wuxi and Suzhou cannot stop them, the temporary 79th Division
The remnants of the division can retreat southward in large strides, directly to northern Zhejiang, and to the control area.
Because at this time, the Central China Condemnation Army and the main force of the 11th Army were advancing at full speed towards Nanjing. Almost all the troops had gathered in Nanjing, the Wuhu front line, the western part of Shanghai, and the northern Zhejiang area had become the rear area, and in many places even the gendarmerie had
We haven’t even had time to settle in yet, so it’s a completely smooth road.
Shigeto Chiaki now even doubts that the temporary 79th Division's crossing of the Yangtze River is just a pretense. After the Japanese army's attention and pursuit troops are attracted to the north of the Yangtze River, the temporary 79th Division can easily escape by turning around and fighting back to the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Pursuing the troops, they retreated all the way to northern Zhejiang and into the area controlled by the squadron.
The more Chiaki Shigedo thought about it, the more he felt that this was extremely possible.
Baga, the cunning Chinese, not only deceived him, Shigeto Chiaki, but even deceived the front army headquarters.
"Oda-san, we must stop them," Chiaki Shigeto said through gritted teeth. "They must not be allowed to cross the river. Order the artillery to shoot out all the shells. Stop them at all costs, stop them, stop them." In the end, Chiaki Shigeto had lost
The usual calmness was just hysterical shouting.
"Hai." The ordering soldier nodded heavily, turned around and conveyed the order.