Although the old Japanese Honda Yiji was arrogant, he had been fighting for many years. When he saw that a unit of the Independent Regiment had arrived at the Fairy Temple, he stopped all the troops.
His adjutant asked: "Your Excellency, why don't we take advantage of China's unstable footing to attack and seize the Fairy Temple in one fell swoop?"
Honda said: "Don't you see? This is not an ordinary army. Just a few people entered the Fairy Temple and caused so many casualties to our vanguard. And plus the strength of a company , it will be difficult for us to capture the Fairy Temple in a short time. But the most important thing is that our enemy will definitely not just have a company like this. There are many of them, and they are rushing towards the Fairy Temple."
"Your Excellency, there is a call from Aso Zhongzuo in Changzhou. He said in the message that if the enemy has entered the Fairy Temple, do not attack rashly. The enemy's troops are far more numerous than we imagined."
At this moment, Honda One-Two's communications officer came to report, and this confirmed Honda One-Two's guess.
Honda Yi Er showed a happy smile, because if he plunged in, he might never come out again.
"Reporting to your Excellency, a large number of Chinese troops have appeared behind us."
At this moment, another Japanese soldier came to report.
"Youhe, the Chinese people are really cunning."
Honda Yier was very happy. Although he didn't win any battles, he didn't suffer any big losses either. Otherwise, if he really rushed forward, he might die without even knowing how he died.
He ordered the troops to take a defensive posture on the spot, but Shangguan Zhibiao could only order the troops to withdraw when he saw that the Japs were already on guard.
Because the Japanese were well prepared, charging into the plains with a well-prepared enemy was tantamount to seeking death.
So Shangguan Zhibiao and his men withdrew, thinking that this was an operation to cover the entry of the baggage troops into the Fairy Temple.
After the troops entered the Fairy Temple, Shangguan Zhibiao joined Zhou Weiguo.
Zhou Weiguo asked Shangguan Zhibiao to hide the baggage convoy, including the reserve team, while he only retained two artillery platoons and one battalion on the front.
It is not advisable to have too many people on the front line. The Japanese also have artillery. Although at present, the Japanese have not been found to have heavy artillery, the fire coverage of mortars cannot be underestimated.
Moreover, on the battlefield, the number of soldiers killed by heavy artillery was far lower than that of mortars and grenade launchers.
Therefore, even with the strength of this battalion, Zhou Weiguo must be deployed in multiple areas, including the south and east sides of the Fairy Temple.
At the same time, the little devils were naturally not idle. In addition to Honda's infantry brigade advancing two hundred meters, Taro Aso's tribe from the direction of Changzhou also arrived at the south side of the Fairy Temple and built a temporary defense there. of fortifications.
Obviously Taro Aso also knew that he did not have enough troops to fight the Chinese army head-on, so he resorted to dragging the Chinese army to the Fairy Temple and waited for the arrival of his large army.
At the same time, Zhou Weiguo looked at the Japanese and the Second Japanese in the distance, feeling a little regretful for some reason. Because if he knew that there were hundreds of Japs and two or three thousand Japanese Japs chasing him, he would have to teach them to behave themselves.
But there is no one who sells regret medicine, and Zhou Weiguo infers from this that the Japs will not attack for a while, and even if they attack, they will only kill people.
The only thing worth noting is the Jaap's artillery, which he has sent scouts to monitor.
Zhou Weiguo took a moment to hide behind a wall and smoke a cigarette.
Shangguan Zhibiao came to report at this time: "The baggage troops have been hidden, and the wounded have been settled, but I don't know when the regiment will arrive to join us. I guess there will be more and more Japs around." ah?"
Zhou Weiguo looked at his watch. It was now 1:10 p.m.:
"He will be here in fifty minutes. Let the brothers rest if they can and eat if they can. Let's just rest here.
As for when the reinforcements from the little devil will arrive? At least two hours later. There are not many defenders in Yangzhou, but have you seen the pursuers from Changzhou? After sending out all the two Japs, it was obvious that there were not many left.
So we don't need to worry. If these little devils and second devils want to eat us in one bite, they are just daydreaming. "
"Yes, then let's wait here for the group to be seated!"
Shangguan Zhibiao finally let out a long breath, because he had been worried that Tuan Zuo would not be able to come back. But there are still nearly fifty minutes left, and he believes that the group will definitely arrive at the scheduled time.
Because in his mind, Tuanzuo is not a human being at all, but a god-like existence, who not only anticipates the enemy's opportunities but also has miraculous skills.
For example, when they were injured and arranged to be transferred to the concession, two months passed in the blink of an eye. Their injuries were healed, but they still didn’t see Tuanzuo coming to pick them up. They even thought that Tuanzuo would never come back. , after all, that is the hinterland of the Japanese. Who has the guts to come back to pick them up?
But no one could have imagined that just when they were about to lose their fighting spirit and confidence, the group would actually come back and lead them to cause a huge scene in Shanghai.
At this time, even thinking about it, Shangguan Zhibiao found it incredible, just like a dream.
But at this moment, Zhou Weiguo was smoking and said: "We have to be prepared. If Dragon Boat Festival cannot come back at the scheduled time, we need to quickly move to Tianchang Town and communicate with the 111th Division stationed there. Meet up and then transfer back to Bengbu."
"How, how can this be done? We have to be here to take care of the group."
Shangguan Zhibiao objected on the spot and stood up with a roar. Because in his mind Tuanzuo existed like a god, and at this moment, Zhou Weiguo actually said that he wanted him to give up his faith?
Zhou Weiguo saw the anxious Shangguan Zhibiao, but he still said calmly: "Your regiment's order has a purpose. Thinking about it now, the meaning of his words can be understood as, if everything goes well, he will be here He arrived at the Fairy Temple before two o'clock this afternoon. If things didn't go well, he would choose to break out from somewhere else and then meet us in Bengbu.
Think about it, in addition to going to Yangzhou, the Dragon Boat Festival can also go to Taizhou, and he can also turn back to Bengbu from there.
And if we stay in the Fairy Temple and are surrounded by Japanese soldiers and he gets the news and turns back to save us, that would be really bad. "
"Oh I got it!"
Shangguan Zhibiao suddenly understood and admired his group leader even more.
Because Zhou Weiguo's temporary command of the independent regiment was still Duanwu's order, Shangguan Zhibiao was still a little confused before. After all, Zhou Weiguo was an outsider in his eyes. But I didn't expect that this young officer really had two skills. Not only did he bring them out safely, but he also analyzed the regiment's orders so thoroughly. It has to be said that the regiment had the foresight to stay for the independent regiment. Such an excellent commander! .....
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