Danwu felt that his guess was not wrong, that Kitashirakawa was a person who had a high self-esteem.
In Shanghai, the Dragon Boat Festival caused him to suffer one after another. With Kitashirakawa's character of retribution, he will definitely take revenge, and revenge at all costs.
Because judging from the stupid tactics of the Japanese, this does not look like a real soldier fighting at all, but a crazy layman.
Because just imagine, if a good commander would attack an empty city? What is its strategic significance?
Both the Dragon Boat Festival Independent Regiment and the 522nd Regiment left Bengbu, which had lost its strategic significance. And at this time, what can Kitashirakawa get by attacking there? Can he stand still in Bengbu?
And if that's the case, then I'm afraid Kitashirakawa Aoi is really going to die. The 51st Army has more than 20,000 people, and it is simply a daydream for the little devil to break through his defense line head-on.
In addition, the 31st Army on the right wing and the reinforcements that can be mobilized from the hinterland at any time, including the Independent Regiment of Dragon Boat Festival and the 522nd Regiment of Zhou Weiguo, will quickly return reinforcements. And when that time comes, you can just imagine how long Kitashirakawa's lone army can last?
Therefore, Duanwu guessed that Beibaichuanxi would not occupy Bengbu, but went there to massacre the city.
However, why is Danwu so sure that Kitashirakawa Xi will do such a beastly thing?
The reason is very simple, because Danwu has met Kitashirakawari many times, and Danwu knows very well what kind of person he is.
And this is the reason why Duanwu said that Bei Baichuanxi was a crazy devil, and immediately sent Chen Shusheng, who was staying in Bengbu, to send his people to dismiss all the people in Bengbu.
Moreover, Danwu was worried that Kitashirakawa could not find anyone and would not be kind. He had to take people back to check the situation.
However, the pocket array in front of him has been opened, and he will not give up like that.
He and Zhou Weiguo, Ma Pingan, Qiu Ming, and Commander Wang of the Northeast Army said: "Old Zhou, Lao Ma, and Commander Wang, I have already arranged this bag for you. There are still cannons here, and there are also There are excellent gunners, I will leave them to you. I do not ask for total annihilation, but I ask for heavy damage to the Japanese 26th Brigade.
Of course, don't take human life lightly. In order to achieve the predetermined goal, I will fill in people. We don't have many veterans, and these new recruits who have been trained with great difficulty cannot die here so easily. "
At this time, after hearing Duanwu's words that he wanted to leave, Zhou Weiguo said: "Duanwu, we need you here, you stay here, I will lead the troops to rush to help."
Duanwu shook his head and said: "It's me who Kitashirakawa is looking for. If I don't go back, he won't let it go. If I go back with the cavalry, I might be able to stop this little devil halfway."
Ma Pingan said at this time: "Brother Duanwu, be careful. I have news that the Japanese parachuted part of the First Division from the mainland. The specific number is unknown. If Beibaichuan really wanted to wash Bengbu with blood to vent his anger, then there is a high probability that he will The ones with me are the people from the First Division.”
Duanwu smiled and said: "I am fighting his elite. Lao Baanpan went to ask Zhao Weidong to assemble the cavalry camp, and we returned to Bengbu."
Originally, Dragon Boat Festival brought the cavalry battalion here for a small test. When the Japs were retreating, they used the cavalry to rush in. The security guard had no place to run even if the Japs were asked to run.
He just didn't want to think that if Kitashirakawa suddenly did something like this to him, he would have no choice but to take the cavalry back to Bengbu for reinforcements.
Of course, Dragon Boat Festival would not just take more than 600 cavalry and run to fight Beibaichuan. Instead, he contacted Commander Yu and told him that there were loopholes in the defense line. There must be a group of Japanese soldiers heading towards Bengbu.
Commander Yu was very puzzled when he saw the telegram, because he had been running the Mingguang and Ningyuan lines for more than a month. He had personally confirmed each line of defense. How could there be loopholes and be infiltrated by the Japs? Come in?
Commander Yu was puzzled, but at this moment, his staff officer said: "Military seat, if there is a loophole in our defense line, it is most likely at the junction with the 31st Army."
"What?"
Commander Yu was surprised and looked at his staff officer.
The staff officer said again: "At the junction between us and the 31st Army, you put a battalion there, but as far as I know, the 31st Army only sent a platoon of lookout posts there. If this platoon is occupied The little Japs were killed quietly, so it is indeed possible that the Japs have gone around to our rear.
Military Seat, this is very dangerous. A war is imminent. If the Japanese seize this loophole and cut off the retreat of our 51st Army, and then attack with multiple armies from the front, our army will have no way to retreat and there will be a strong enemy in front. It will be in dire straits. In the midst of great passivity, it is not certain that it will even lead to a great defeat. "
Commander Yu frowned when he heard this, slapped the table angrily and said: "This 31st Army is really bad, send them power immediately and ask them to quickly go and check their lookout posts.
Order the 113th Division to send reinforcements there immediately. The 114th Division dispatched a regiment of troops to cooperate with the Dragon Boat Festival, making sure to identify the infiltrating enemies. Damn it, there is such a big loophole in the defense line. Thanks to the little devils who did not attack in an all-out manner, otherwise the retreat of our 51st Army would have been cut off. The little devils can eat whatever they want! "
"yes!"
The staff officer took the order, and then sent electricity to the 31st Army, and the 113th Division and 114th Division of the 51st Army respectively, conveying the order to the commander.
And when the 31st Army received the telegram, they actually didn't believe it, thinking that the 51st Army was just trying to scare themselves and making a fuss out of a molehill. How could the little devil know that the 31st Army only had one platoon of lookout posts at the defense line at the junction of the two armies? What's more, isn't there a battalion of the 51st Army there?
However, Liu Shiyi, the commander of the 31st Army, is not an ordinary person. Although this old boy is duplicitous, in the final analysis he is still an old man who came from the Northern Expedition.
He was scheming, and the reason why he deployed a platoon of lookout posts at the junction of the defense areas of the two armies was, firstly, because the 31st Army was short of troops and had mostly new recruits, and he was also seizing the time to train troops, and secondly, the 5th Army was The 11th Army had a battalion there. According to his idea, the people of the 51st Army are not used in vain.
Moreover, the two armies were not far apart, only about five kilometers. If his lookout post discovered the enemy and fired a warning, the men of the 51st Army could hear it.
So this old boy also has his own little plan.
It's a pity that his platoon didn't even have a chance to shoot in front of the well-trained elites of the Japanese First Division, and was easily infiltrated by Kitashirakawa.
Of course, Liu Shiyi did not realize the seriousness of the problem at this time. First, he didn't believe that his platoon had disappeared so quietly. Secondly, according to the intelligence he received, the enemy showed no signs of large-scale troop movements.
However, Liu Shiyi is also worried about what if this is true? What's more, it's not a big deal to send a few people to check it out.
Thinking of this, Liu Shiyi called out: "Consultant Wang, send a few people to have a look. If something really happens, report back immediately. I will dispatch a group to block the hole!"
(End of chapter)
