It wasn't until Jiro Miyata led the Second Infantry Battalion to catch up that Ono Roku and Akita Oichi finally stopped chasing. In fact, there was no need to pursue anymore, because the small group of Chinese soldiers left behind had already seen it.
They were nowhere to be seen. So far, all the Chinese soldiers were gone, as if they had never been there at all.
Jiro Miyata jumped out of the car and asked his adjutant to call Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi.
Jiro Miyata actually recognized Ono Roku and the others. This was also because the righteous and awe-inspiring words spoken by Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi that day left such a deep impression on him.
These two people may not be brave, but they are definitely very smart.
"Ono-san, Akita-san." Jiro Miyata asked in a deep voice, "What happened just now?"
Ono has been following his father in setting up stalls and selling fish at Osaka markets since he was three years old. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity, so he started talking about it in a more exaggerated way.
Akita Otoichi adds from time to time.
"Captain, the China Army is too insidious."
"The Chinese army took down the guard post in the west and entered our camp silently."
"Akita-san and I are responsible for the east side, so we don't know exactly when the Chinese Army came in."
"When the first gunfire sounded, Akita-san and I immediately jumped into the battle. With a simple fortification, the two of us managed to withstand hundreds of Chinese troops."
"Of course, a dozen comrades later joined us."
"However, they all died in the battle. Only Akita-san and I are left to keep fighting."
"Yes, even if the main force of the brigade couldn't hold on and fled, the two of us still kept fighting."
"Then, more and more Chinese soldiers gathered around us, and finally they exceeded a thousand!"
"Yes, there are at least a thousand people. Just when we thought we were about to die for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire, Captain you arrived with a large force, and then the Chinese Army retreated in a hurry."
"We both launched a decisive counterattack, but unfortunately we didn't leave any results."
"Yes, the Chinese army ran really fast, almost faster than a rabbit."
Ono Roku and Akita Oto both sang and harmonized, as if praising themselves as fighting heroes.
Jiro Miyata must admit that if what these two bastards said were true, they would be worthy of being awarded the Golden Horse Medal of Level 7, and the major newspapers in the country would probably publish a series of reports. However, Jiro Miyata is very suspicious of these two men.
Personally speaking, when did the small vendors in Osaka become so heroic?
"Are you telling the truth?" Jiro Miyata asked doubtfully.
"Captain, everything we said is true." Ono Shiliu said, "If you don't believe me, ask our comrades in the same team."
"Oh," Ono Shiliu then said, "I'm so sorry, captain, our squad, with more than fifty people from the squad leader on down, has been collectively shattered, and only the two of us are left."
Jiro Miyata didn't know that in the infantry team where Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi were in, there were actually several people who were seriously injured and not dead. Unfortunately, because they knew the details of Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi's dereliction of duty, they
He was stabbed to death by Ono Shiliu and two others with bayonets.
Anyway, the Chinese soldiers also used Type 38 military spurs, so Ono and Shiliu were confident.
Without any other evidence, Miyata Jiro could only believe the words of Ono Roku and the others for the time being, and said: "In view of the heroic performance of the two of you in tonight's battle, I will request a commendation from the Condemnation Army Headquarters."
"Hai, thank you so much, captain." Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi were overjoyed when they heard this.
Ono Roku and Akita Otoichi can't be unhappy, because once the commendation is implemented, it means that they have a great chance to be promoted. Now they are already superior soldiers. If they are promoted to a higher level, they will be a corps commander, which is a non-commissioned officer. Although they are promoted
Non-commissioned officers cannot fundamentally change the dangerous environment they are in, but at least they have room for maneuver.
Because the families of Ono Roku and Akita Oto are both very wealthy, as long as they are promoted to non-commissioned officers, their families will be able to influence the Ministry of War through the Chamber of Commerce and transfer them back to the Ministry of the Army to take up idle positions, such as being guard non-commissioned officers. Compared with bloody battles on the Chinese battlefield,
Fighting hard, it would be too comfortable to return home.
Jiro Miyata snorted and asked again: "By the way, where is your deputy captain?"
Jiro Miyata didn't care about Kanta Kawai's life or death. Kanta Kawai was just a farmer's boy, and he never went to Army University. He was a member of the Muten group who was ridiculed by others, so Jiro Miyata didn't care about his life or death.
What's more, this time the First Infantry Battalion was almost completely wiped out. Even if Kanta Kawai survived, he would have to commit seppuku, so it would be easier to die, where he could directly receive the title of martyr and receive a pension for his family.
But deputy captain Nishio Juichi was different.
Nishio Juichi not only attended the Army University, but also had excellent academic performance. He was one of the six people who were received by the emperor. More importantly, Nishio Juichi's father was Nishio Juzo, the commander of the Central China Condemnation Army.
The immediate boss of Jiro Miyata's immediate boss, Hisashi Nishio, can determine his future and destiny with just one evaluation.
It doesn’t matter if Kanta Kawai dies, but it’s all serious if Nishio Shigeichi dies!
However, some things are like this, the more you fear something, the more it will happen.
"Captain." Ono Shiliu lowered his head and said with a sad expression, "Our deputy captain has been shattered."
"Nani?" Jiro Miyata's eyes suddenly darkened when he heard this, and he almost fainted on the spot. It's over, the ball is over now, Jiro Miyata wailed in his heart.
(Dividing line)
Nanjing, Fanghua Garden.
Tonight in Fanghua Garden is destined to be another sleepless night.
It was not because of the slow-moving Osaka Division, but because of the rapid progress of the Kumamoto Division.
The troops started marching in the evening the day before yesterday. Up to now, the Kumamoto Division has advanced nearly two hundred miles towards Damei Mountain, and even captured a single county. According to Kawabe Shozo's plan, the Kumamoto Division only needs to advance another fifty miles.
Go straight to the foot of Qingniuling in the west of Damei Mountain, and then you can set the mountain on fire.
Although exhausted, the Kumamoto Division did not stop its progress and continued to move forward.
Obviously, Naosaburo Okabe understood Kawabe Shozo's extremely anxious mood at this time.
At this time, Hebian Zhengsan was indeed in a very anxious mood, wishing he could fly to Qingniuling.
As the commander of the Condemnation Force in Central China, Nishio Hisao had the rare opportunity to stay up late tonight with Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo, staying in the war room all night long, waiting for the Kumamoto Division's frontline success report.
However, when I waited until after four o'clock in the morning, what I waited for was not good news, but bad news.
The forward of the Kumamoto Division, the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 13th Infantry Regiment, was ambushed near Daping Town at the western foot of Damei Mountain because of underestimating the enemy's advance. Although Nakano Hidemitsu quickly arrived with the main force of the 13th Infantry Regiment,
However, the Third Infantry Brigade to which it belonged was still crippled by the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
In less than half an hour, the third brigade was crippled by the Dameishan Independent Regiment.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, it seems that we need to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the Dameishan Independent Regiment." said Nakamura Shun, who had just returned to Nanjing from Feicheng.
Before, Kawabe Shozo sent Nakamura Shun to Feicheng to supervise the battle, because Kawabe Shozo was worried that the Kumamoto Division would lose control at the critical moment, but now, the Kumamoto Division is so active and behaves much more reliable than the Osaka Division.
, there was no need for Shun Nakamura to stay in the Kumamoto Division, so Shozo Kawabe recalled him to the headquarters.
"Re-evaluate?" Zhengsan's thick eyebrows frowned immediately by the river.
How could Kawabe Shozo fail to hear the implication of Nakamura Jun's words? To re-evaluate is to cancel the plan!
"Hai!" Shun Nakamura paused and continued, "In the early morning battle of Ergniangpo yesterday morning, the Dameishan Independent Regiment, with a battalion of troops, blocked a regiment of the Imperial Army for nearly four hours, and also caused the Imperial Army to
More than a thousand soldiers were killed in the battle. Although the opponent has the advantage of terrain, such combat effectiveness is still enough to arouse our vigilance."
After a pause, Nakamura Shun continued: "Just now, the Third Battalion of the 13th Infantry Regiment was severely damaged by the Dameishan Independent Regiment in Daping Town, which further supports this judgment. I thought that we were here before.
In their mopping-up plan, the combat effectiveness of the Dameishan Independent Regiment was clearly underestimated, so it should be re-evaluated."
Nakamura Shun's heart is very complicated now. On the one hand, he must face reality and provide information to Xu Rui. But on the other hand, he is really unwilling to cause heavy losses to the Japanese army because of the information he provided, that is,
For Shun Nakamura, the ideal outcome is that the sweep is cancelled, and both sides stop their troops.
However, Kawabe Shozo obviously would not give up just like that.
Again, everyone has a way out, except Hebian Zhengzo.
At that moment, Kawabe Shozo shook his head and said: "The defeat of a small battle is not enough to explain the problem. I still firmly believe that the imperial army can win this mopping up operation."
At this time, Nishio Juzo, who had been silent until now, suddenly sighed softly and said to Kawabe Shozo: "Kawabe-san, let's re-evaluate the previous raid plan."
"Your Excellency, General?" Kawabe Shozo raised his head and looked at Nishio Juzo with a sad expression.
Kawabe Shozo had no idea that Nishio Juzo would suddenly change his mind at this time.
If he loses the support of Nishio Juzo, Kawabe Shozo will immediately become unable to move forward.
Nishio Juzo didn't say much, he just took out a telegram from his pocket and handed it over.
Hebian Zhengzo received the telegram and only glanced at it, and the look on his face immediately turned gray.
Nakamura Shun couldn't help but be curious. He came over from behind Masami by the river and took a peek, only to find that the telegram was actually a telegram from the base camp. The content of the telegram was only one, asking Central China to send convict troops to immediately stop the attack on Damei Mountain.
Mopping up, waiting for the base camp to adjust its deployment, mobilize more combat troops, and then launch a mopping up of Damei Mountain.
