Shangguan Zhibiao followed Zhou Weiguo's order and led two battalions of troops to escort the supplies to Tianchang Town.
Tianchang Town is still in the hands of the 111th Division at this time. Once Shangguan Zhibiao's troops arrive at Tianchang Town, they will be safe.
But the little devils obviously didn't want to let Shangguan Zhibiao take the people away. They wanted to eat Shangguan Zhibiao's baggage troops in one bite.
It's a pity that although they have this idea, they have almost no troops to mobilize.
Honda was very scratching his head and found Taro Aso to discuss countermeasures.
Taro Aso said unceremoniously: "The staff officers in the headquarters are stupid. They know clearly that this plan is not feasible, but they still let us implement it. If Yangzhou falls, let him fall. As long as we can stop Duanwu and prevent him from going to Tianchang County , even if he lost all the supplies, was it still within the control of the imperial army?
But now it's good. The Yangzhou defenders have almost arrived at the scheduled location, and they are eager to go back. They have made a trip in vain. It is simply stupid. "
"Aso-kun, complaining now is of no use. Let's consider how to intercept the independent group here? Even if it's just a part of it, I don't think our headquarters will say anything."
Honda is an experienced person. Although he was thinking the same thing as Taro Aso, he still tried his best to suppress it.
Taro Aso is still young, but he does not regret what he said just now. Even now in front of the staff of the headquarters, he dares to say the same thing, but this order is too stupid.
But at this time, he had to face reality, because their enemy was running away. He did not have the strength to pursue the enemy's baggage troops, because they had to face at least two battalions of independent regiments, including the mysterious troop led by Duan Wu himself in the direction of Yangzhou.
Not many people in this army have seen them, and it should be said that not many people are alive.
The riverside patrol was almost completely wiped out. The three people who fled back said that they had many enemies, which made Matsui Iwane think that they were crossing the river during the Dragon Boat Festival.
After that, the Dragon Boat Festival disappeared. After passing by the Tai'an Japanese, he easily captured Tai'an and completed the capture of the puppet cavalry.
By the time the Japs from Tai'an returned to Tai'an, Dragon Boat Festival had already arrived at Yangzhou City.
So the ghost only knows now how many people there are during the Dragon Boat Festival.
As for the common people who had indeed seen the Dragon Boat Festival, but the Dragon Boat Festival gave them food and some even gave them money, would the common people betray him?
The Japs don't know what to ask, or they answer the Japs with a lot.
It seems that everyone is accepting the situation, but in fact, my heart has long followed the Dragon Boat Festival chief.
Many people had no choice but to drag their families with them, otherwise they would have followed the Dragon Boat Festival to serve as soldiers to fight the Japanese.
Of course, it's also because the conditions for recruiting soldiers during the Dragon Boat Festival are too harsh, requiring someone to have shot a gun or practiced martial arts.
How can these ordinary people understand this? On weekdays, they work from sunrise to sunset, doing all physical work. When they come home after a tiring day, they don’t even want to touch their wives, and they still think about practicing martial arts?
So whether it is now or in the past, practicing martial arts requires a lot of money to support it. And if you don’t have money, then just go work and make money!
So when recruiting troops during the Dragon Boat Festival, many people missed it, some because of family reasons, and some because of their own reasons.
But no matter what the reason is, their fighting spirit inspired by the Dragon Boat Festival is no longer content. They are like spring weeds, breaking through the ground in the ice and snow, and gradually begin to grow secretly.
And once spring really comes, it will be a scene full of vitality.
Therefore, the little devil could not have guessed that what the Dragon Boat Festival fought would not be their cities, but the fire seeds planted in these cities.
So in this case, how could those ordinary people tell the truth to the devils? Taro Aso was even more clueless.
Because even the Japanese who attacked the town didn't know how many people there were during the Dragon Boat Festival, Taro Aso could only guess.
And he guessed that there was a 90% chance that he would come to the Fairy Temple during the Dragon Boat Festival. So it is precisely because of this that he said that the people in the headquarters are idiots.
But now, it is very difficult for them to deal with two fronts at the same time, even the front line.
The Imperial Alliance Army had been almost exhausted in nearly an hour of fighting. The reason why they did not flee was because Taro Aso kept their leader by his side.
But even so, the Imperial Alliance Army was somewhat exhausted. Seeing so many people dying, they were timid and frightened. They no longer had the desire to survive by destroying their enemies.
The people who rushed in front were all dead. They didn't even reach fifty meters in front of the enemy's formation.
It seemed like there was no end to the bullets in the enemy's machine gun, and it kept clicking.
That kind of sound is like a message from the King of Hell or a reminder of death. As long as they hear that kind of chugging, clicking sound, they will fall down in pieces.
So under the control of fear, those two Japs also gave up. The Japs asked them to charge, but they just lingered next to the corpses of their companions.
Faced with this situation, Taro Aso ignored it for the time being, because he had greater uses for the Imperial Alliance Army.
He wanted to use the only company of the Royal Association Army and Honda One and Two to launch a suicide attack.
In other words, Aso Taro has already predicted the direction of this battle in the future. The Imperial Association Army will die, and Honda One and Two will also die. But he will not die, he will save his life and fight the Dragon Boat Festival equally, which is a desire he has never had.
"Senior Honda, my troops here are limited and I can only cooperate with you to fight. I will lead the Imperial Army to launch a sheep attack in the south of the Fairy Temple, and your troops will be the main force to rush into the Fairy Temple. We can only fight with the enemy. Only by using hand-to-hand combat and leveraging the strengths of the imperial soldiers can we have a chance of winning. Otherwise, if we let the independent regiment go, we will definitely be reprimanded by the superiors.
Of course, I was originally a staff officer and would stay at the brigade headquarters even if I was demoted, but you, senior? "
At this time, before Aso Taro had finished speaking, Honda understood it instantly.
Because indeed, if there is accountability for this battle, many people may be demoted. Even if Aso Taro is demoted to Shaozuo, he can still stay in the brigade headquarters, but what about him? Does a man who is over fifty still have to lead a squadron or a small group of imperial troops to charge?
"Aso-kun, please leave it to the southern front battlefield!"
Honda Yiji salutes Taro Aso, and this salute will be his life.
It's a pity that Aso Taro is far from being as kind-hearted as he imagined. He just simply wants Honda One and Two to be cannon fodder! .....
