Guangde County is located in the central part of Guangde.
The 20,000 troops retreating from the Jiaxing defense line did not choose to take the road from Huzhou to Guangde because they were worried about bombing by Japanese naval fighter planes. Instead, they entered directly from the mountainous area in the south of Guangde.
Although the marching speed was slower due to the rugged mountain roads, and because the dense trees in the mountainous areas blocked the sight of the Japanese reconnaissance planes, the Japanese naval fighter planes were afraid of encountering the same thing again because of the weather or because they were too far away from the sea.
The ground-to-air ambush near Baihe Port ultimately gave up their most advantageous air strike combat method.
Although it took two more days and more supplies to retreat the entire Jiaxing defense line, there was no loss in personnel.
After the Independent Battalion left, the 67th Army and the 43rd Army even repaired in the mountains and forests for two days before continuing to evacuate along the mountain road toward Wuhu.
Tang Dao and the Independent Battalion did not arrive quickly at Guangde County, which served as the theater headquarters.
The independent battalion entered the war zone as a supervising team this time. In addition to the original equipment and the equipment requested from General Wuzhong, it only carried ten days of rations and as much ammunition as possible. All other baggage, including the wounded, were handed over to 43
The military department will handle the transportation on your behalf.
Compared with the retreat from Jiashan, it can be considered a light march.
But just like that, the entire independent battalion also wandered in the mountains for two days and nights before arriving at the location of Guangde County.
In the past two days, the Guangde Defense Battle has begun in full swing.
As the vanguard to pursue the entire Jiaxing defense line, the Kunozaki detachment was not far from Guangde County, but they were not yet part of the Japanese army that fired the first shot.
The first Chinese troops to attack the Guangde line of defense were 5,000 troops from the First Brigade of the Jing'an Army of the Puppet Manchuria who had occupied Changhang, Yixing.
The 433rd Brigade of the 115th Division, personally led by Lieutenant General Rao Guohua, has been fighting fiercely with the Japanese invaders for three days in Si'an Town, east of Guangde. Because the road in the rear was completely blown up by the Japanese invaders, supplies and reinforcements were unable to arrive.
Leaving the position without authorization, the main force of the 145th Division was forced to retreat.
The defense line is now being reorganized in the Jiepai Village area, 10 miles east of Guangde County.
This was the information Tang Dao and the Independent Battalion received from the Guangde soldiers and civilians who were hurriedly retreating when they arrived near Guangde County through the mountain path.
Tang Dao did not see the Lieutenant General Commander of the Ninth Group Army who had evacuated from Guangde County half a day ago. The other party may have retreated too hastily or he may not be interested in the so-called supervising team sent by the war zone at all. Tang Dao did not find him.
In spite of the fact that the real owner was in charge, he sent several telegrams and only received one telegram back: "The military situation is urgent. There is no need to march in vain. Please take charge of the war zone commander's appointment by War Officer Tang!"
To put it bluntly, you can do whatever you need to do. There is no need to meet with me. Even if we meet, this is still the order.
It seems a bit irresponsible, but this is also a routine operation, and Tang Dao is already used to it.
After two hours of repairs under Guangde City where almost no one could be seen, the whole army had a full lunch. Tang Dao gave the order and led the first and second companies fully armed to the front line of Jiepai.
He knew very well that Jiepai was the east gate of Guangde. Although the terrain was dangerous, Lieutenant General Rao, who only commanded an infantry regiment in time and space, was far inferior to the Japanese in strength. Eventually, the position was lost and Guangde County fell.
But this was only the first step in disaster for the 145th Division. A deputy commander named Tang of the 23rd Group Army, who was hundreds of miles away, actually ordered the remnants of the 145th Division to counterattack after withdrawing from their positions, leaving only one infantry battalion under his command.
Lieutenant General Rao raised his gun and shot himself in the east of Guangde City after a desperate fight in grief and anger.
The main brigade of the 145th Division was almost exhausted in this battle, and their top commander was also killed.
If possible, Tang Dao hopes to change the tragic fate of this heroic Sichuan army.
At this time, the Jiepai battlefield should have begun. The rumbling sound of artillery bombardment was faintly visible, and the shadows of Japanese planes that were constantly diving and bombing could be seen standing on the mountain path.
Perhaps because they were extremely confident in capturing the Chinese defensive positions, the Japanese planes did not bomb or damage Jiepai, the road connecting the east gate of Guangde County to Guangde County. However, the two infantry companies marching on the road were still too conspicuous.
, except for Tang Dao himself who lined up on the road with guards, the two infantry companies were advancing under cover of the two wings of the mountains.
What Tang Dao didn't expect was that, seven or eight miles away from the Jiepai battlefield where the fierce fighting was taking place, he encountered a group of Chinese troops trotting along the road with their heads buried. When he saw the bamboo hats and feet behind them,
The straw sandals on the clothes, no need to ask, they must be the Sichuan Army.
Except for the 23rd Army, which had just arrived outside Jinling and rushed to Guangde to set up defenses without even having time to replenish its winter clothes, there was no other army that still wore summer uniforms in the cold winter weather.
However, the battle is still going on, what is the reason for this group of people running back in a hurry?
Looking at the soldiers who could not see more than 1,000 or 2,000 soldiers with panic-stricken faces, Tang Dao couldn't help but frown. This should be the first battle he encountered when he came here. The soldiers were still fighting.
A situation where people run backward in groups.
"Raise your gun! Set up defenses and block them!" Tang Dao shouted coldly.
All members of the guard platoon had been equipped with submachine guns and immediately dispersed to both sides of the road upon orders. Tang Dao, who was wearing the uniform of an army colonel, was standing in the middle of the road with two signal soldiers, Xia Dayu and Erya.
The Sichuan soldiers who were trotting across the road should have also noticed the three Tang Dao people standing in the middle of the road. The dark blue military uniforms on the Tang Dao three people made them hesitate for a while before continuing to move forward.
Until he reached 20 meters in front of Tang Dao, he saw that the opponent still had no intention of stopping, "Fire a warning shot!" Tang Dao frowned even more.
"Bang bang bang!" Xia Dayu pulled out his shell gun and fired three shots into the sky.
"You are such a stupid fairy, a good dog doesn't stand in the way!"
"You think you're the one who's in trouble, just stand there and act like a bully!"
A burst of curses came from the Sichuan army's slowing pace, and many rifles were even raised and pointed at Tang Dao.
But obviously, not only the colonel rank on Tang Dao's collar badge can scare people, but also the more than thirty submachine guns mounted behind the grass and rocks on both sides of the road are also the real reason why this Sichuan army did not dare to shoot at will.
"Brother, for your part, I am under the 433rd Brigade of the 145th Division. I have been ordered to move the battlefield!" A Sichuan Army captain walked out of the queue that was forced to stop and asked Tang Dao with a smile on his face.
Tang Dao was dressed like this, and was guarded by dozens of guards with submachine guns. He was so confident that he stood in the middle of the road and blocked thousands of people. With his heels, he knew that he had a good origin.
Furthermore, on the Guangde battlefield, in addition to the Sichuan troops wearing black summer uniforms, there were also people from the Ninth Group Army wearing dark blue military uniforms. It was definitely not unusual for such a colonel officer to suddenly appear.
"A subordinate of the 433rd Brigade of the 145th Division? Are you ordered to move the battlefield?" Tang Dao narrowed his eyes slightly.
Glancing at the soldiers in the queue, their faces were either panicked or dejected. The soldier's intuition told Tang Dao that this was by no means as simple as what the captain in front of him said.
"Where is your army's military order? Bring it to me for review!" Tang Dao said coldly.
"What bullshit military order? What I say is a military order. Are you the one who wants to ask me for a military order?" An arrogant voice came from thirty meters in front.
Tang Dao looked over with cold eyes. The queue dispersed to both sides. A sturdy officer jumped down from the sliding pole carried by two soldiers, straightened his collar, and walked over in a swaggering manner.
Tang Dao had a deep look in his eyes. The rank on his officer's collar badge was two bars and three golden stars. He was actually an army colonel, at least an officer at the level of commander of an infantry regiment.
The Sichuan Army comes from the mountains, and it is almost a tradition for senior officers to sit on the sliding pole. This behavior is not very perverse, but to talk about "bullshit military orders, my words are military orders" is not something that an ordinary infantry commander would dare to do.
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"No matter who you are, I'll give you ten seconds to get out of the way, otherwise my brothers' guns won't have eyesight!" The officer who walked ten meters in front of Tang Dao waved his hand and was forced to stop.
The soldiers raised their guns and aimed at Tang Dao.
"Oh? There are more guns than people, right?" Tang Dao's expression remained unchanged and he pointed up. "Look at the mountain, which one is more powerful is my heavy machine gun or your child's old sleeve."
The officer and the captain standing beside him were stunned and subconsciously looked towards the low hills on both sides of the road.
There seemed to be hundreds of people on the low mountain.
He quickly picked up the telescope hanging around his neck and took a closer look. Due to the trees and grass on the low hills on both sides of the road, which were only a hundred meters away, it was still impossible to count the number of people on the other side, but the several heavy machine guns in the field of vision of the telescope were
It gives people a chill.
The 1st Company and 2nd Company, which had already fired warning shots on the heavy rain in the summer and had set up defenses on the mountain, had strengthened their fire support platoons and specially mounted their two heavy machine guns on the rocks.
The long barrel of the heavy machine gun shines with a blue luster in the winter sun, which is very obvious.
The officer's big face twitched hard.
His entire infantry regiment only has four heavy machine guns, and they are all of the same old type. Not to mention that the terrain is not advantageous, even when shooting, they are definitely not the Maxim water-cooled heavy machine guns that have been hung with ammunition belts.
opponent.
Moreover, he is condescending, and if he really wants to do it, his group of thousands of people will be put here if they can't be dealt with.
The situation was stronger than the person's, and the officer's face instantly became kind after being slapped a few times.
