"I'm least worried about the third regiment. The Xiaogu brothers and sisters are there. As long as Hu Changshun doesn't mess around, they can definitely stop the Matsumoto regiment.
Have the people in the direction of the First and Second Regiments begun to evacuate? "
Xu Tian's face was very solemn, "The people have just started to evacuate, and time is very tight. At least they have to wait until dark before they can all leave.
I wonder if the troops can hold out until dark? "
Wen Su sighed: "We are developing too fast. Many soldiers are new recruits. The most important thing is that many commanders have never dealt with the Japanese army alone.
There is a serious lack of experience, especially a lack of deep understanding of the cruelty of the Japanese. This gas bomb is a lesson! "
"Report, the third group is calling!"
Xu Tian quickly received the telegram and read it. A smile appeared on his face.
"Old Wen, good news. The Third Regiment and the Guard Regiment jointly wiped out the Matsumoto Regiment. Now our pressure is much less!"
Wen Su took the telegram and read it, and said in disbelief, "Hu Changshun, this guy can't lie, right?"
"It's impossible. This happened to his cadre Hu Changshun. Besides, there are also Wang Dali and your children.
By the way, Commissioner Xu is also over there. Who dares to make a false report? "
Wen Su looked at Xu Tian angrily, "Xu Baichuan is Xiaogu's follower now, what's the use of him?"
"Haha, the telegram said that they were cleaning the battlefield. Hu Changshun meant to leave three regiments and one battalion to guard in the direction of Xiangcheng.
All other troops are withdrawn and let the brigade commander give instructions! "
Wen Su looked at the map and said, "In this case, let Hu Changshun take the men of the third regiment to support the first regiment Fan Debiao.
The strength of the first regiment is good, and it is still in a stalemate with the Xiaochuan United Army in Qin County. With the support of the third regiment, it should be able to withstand it.
Let Wang Dali and Wen Gu brother and sister go to the direction of Luyuan to support the second regiment. Now the second regiment is under great pressure! "
After Hu Changshun received the order, he passed it on, and the two parties quickly marched in their respective support directions.
Wu Chuannan, who was in Xiangcheng, was very happy now. It was his request to let each regiment bring poison gas bombs.
"Yoshida-kun, the progress of each department is very good now. We should receive news of success tomorrow!"
Yoshida was also very happy. He had never been promoted before joining the 36th Division.
I thought that when I came to the second-level division, my future would be slim. Who knew that the division commander was so awesome and saved Bo Da in the first place.
"Report, frontline telegram!"
"Oh~, let me see who won the battle again?" Yoshida also took the telegram and looked at it.
"Haha, Your Excellency, Division Commander, Lu Yuan's Kimura Regiment has broken through the defense line of Tubal Road and completely entered their base area.
Captain Kimura sent a report asking for instructions. Is it necessary to divide the troops to drive away the local people so that Tubal Road would not dare to retreat into the mountains? "
Wu Chuannan happily praised: "Captain Kimura's idea is very good, but I have to remind him not to spread too thin.
Our biggest strategic goal is to annihilate Tubal Road outside the mountains and forests, so the speed of the advance must be fast.
By the way, how is the progress of Matsumoto United? "
Wu Chuannan asked in confusion. He felt as if he had not received news from Matsumoto United for a long time.
Yoshida was too happy, and he only reacted when he heard Wu Chuannan's reminder. He immediately said:
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I will immediately arrange for someone to go to the communications team to ask."
After a while, Yoshida's secretary ran back and reported in a panic,
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, the Matsumoto Regiment radio station has lost contact!"
"Nani?" Wu Chuannan's expression changed drastically, and he asked, "How long have you been out of contact?"
"The communications team said it's been more than half an hour!"
"Baga, keep in touch. If you have any news, tell me immediately!" Wu Chuannan had a bad feeling in his heart.
Yoshida looked at Wu Chuannan's face and consoled him: "Your Excellency, division commander, I believe in Matsumoto-kun's strength. Besides, our only mountain artillery brigade has also been handed over to him.
I don't think troops like Tubal Road, which can only fight guerrillas, can face heavy artillery attacks without being disintegrated! "
Wu Chuannan was right. The Matsumoto United was the most powerful of the three-way attack. There was no reason to be eliminated first.
"Yoshida-kun is right. This should be Matsumoto-kun's tactical requirement. I hope we can get in touch soon!"
Wu Chuannan was thinking about Matsumoto. Now the corpses have arrived in Qianjiatun. Along with the corpses, there are only a few wisps of cloth left in the coalition flag.
During the artillery bombardment, Wen Gu's brother and sister accidentally knocked out the flag guard team, and only this little bit of fabric was left of the brand new flag of the newly formed Matsumoto Regiment.
"Haha, Lao Wen, look what this is?" Xu Tian pointed at the unrecognizable flag on the ground, grinning from ear to ear with joy.
"The Matsumoto Regiment's flag. This should be the first flag captured by the entire Eighth Route Army, right?"
Xu Tian thought for a while and replied: "Yes, it's the first one. Now my independent brigade will be famous!"
Wen Su quickly asked Xu Tian to calm down, "Old Xu and others have repelled the other two groups of Japs. Please be happy slowly. We are still busy now!"
Brother Wen Gu and Wang Dali marched in a hurry until after 5 p.m., when it was almost dark, they arrived at the Second Regiment's position.
Zhang Chenggong was looking at the map in distress, "Old Zhang, why are you hiding in the cave?"
Wang Dali's loud voice suddenly came in. Zhang Chenggong looked up and saw a group of people coming in.
Wang Dali and his two battalion commanders, brother and sister Wen Gu, Dakui and Xu Baichuan.
"Oh, my God, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you since I received the telegram from the brigade commander!"
Wang Dali held Zhang Chenggong's hand tightly and asked directly: "No more nonsense, what's going on now?"
Zhang Chenggong led a group of people to the map and said with some frustration, "Lu Yuan's Kimura team is powerful and ruthless.
After they broke through our defense line, they divided their forces to arrest the people. Fortunately, they were stopped by the reserve team I arranged, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous! "
"Lao Zhang, your reserve team has been used. It seems that we have really reached the final stage. The Japs are not attacking now?" Wang Dali immediately grasped the key point.
"The Japs caught us off guard with the first wave of gas bomb attacks. Now all my men are counted, and there are less than three battalions.
If we hadn't retreated quickly, we might have let the Japanese make dumplings now! "Zhang Chenggong still has lingering fears when he thinks about it.
"How are we going to fight now?" Wang Dali couldn't wait any longer.
"The Japanese are eating, and the battle will start in half an hour at most. We retreated here in a hurry, and the trenches haven't even been dug yet!"
Political commissar Wu Di spoke out about the difficulties he faced.
Xu Baichuan couldn't help but interjected: "Now let's go to one of the three routes. The Japanese will definitely withdraw their troops when they find out, leaving us not much time!"
