puff!
Lao Snoring's spy battalion moved very quickly, quickly searching for the little devil's scouts in the jungle.
A lone Japanese scout was discovered, and the soldiers from the secret service battalion came around and stabbed the Japanese to the core.
After the Japs completely died, they searched for the next suspicious location.
As scouts, they know very well where the reconnaissance is most effective and concealed, so they can definitely find the little devil as long as he is near Wanjialing.
What's more, the entire spy battalion was dispatched, and the search speed was very fast.
A five-person Japanese reconnaissance team noticed something strange in the forest. Three of them were on guard with guns, and the other two quickly sent electricity to the 14th Division headquarters.
This time the attack on Wanjialing was still directed by Dofeihara. The purpose of this operation is twofold. The first Doihara was to confirm whether Dragon Boat Festival was really dead. And the second thing is to get rid of future troubles once and for all.
Regardless of whether Duanwu is dead or not, the combat force of the Supervision and Instruction Corps must not be allowed to remain in Mount Tai.
So Doihara once again suggested that while Duanwu was already dead, quickly sending troops to encircle and suppress the supervision team in Wanjialing could achieve unexpected results.
The Second Army Headquarters believed that Doihara's suggestion was very reasonable, so it ordered Doihara to take full responsibility for this matter.
Doihara divided his 14th Division into two parts. The original 28th Brigade was responsible for the defense line in Wuhu, Mutoushan and Yushan, while the 27th Brigade and the original Yushan garrison teamed up with two tank squadrons to go to Wanwan. Jialing.
Momotaro's troops who retreated to the racecourse and an infantry brigade of the Fourth Division were responsible for escorting four 160 mm cannons to Wanjialing.
Wanjialing is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and cannot be attacked without heavy artillery. Previously, Momotaro had defeated the strength of nine cows and two tigers, and lost more than a thousand people before he could attack Wanjialing. As a result, the 686th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army arrived, ruining all their previous efforts.
Since the beginning of the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese have been fighting until now. There have been tens of thousands of Japanese dead and wounded.
With such huge casualties, even if the little devil had been preparing for six years, it was already beyond his capabilities.
Therefore, in line with the principle of not killing anyone if possible, the Second Army Headquarters dispatched four more heavy artillery pieces to help.
Four heavy artillery pieces had arrived at the racecourse, and Momotaro ordered the troops to leave immediately.
In order to wait for these four guns, they were already lagging behind the 27th Brigade, so in order to catch up with the marching speed of the 27th Brigade, Momotaro ordered the troops to speed up their marching speed.
It's just that the Fourth Division's old habits recurred, and many soldiers began to have diarrhea and vomiting again.
This is an old tradition of the Fourth Division. Once there is a war, almost the entire army will become acclimatized.
Momotaro was going crazy with hatred. Yesterday, in order for this battle to be successful, he ordered his troops to snatch a few pigs and cows back and reward the Fourth Division. As a result, they were ready to take action the next day. These imperial troops of the Fourth Division It turned out that he was either having diarrhea or vomiting, and was unable to fight at all.
Some officers of the Fourth Division even said that Momotaro poisoned them.
Momotaro was so angry that he had nothing to say, thinking that all his good intentions were being fed to the dog.
Because all the Japanese soldiers eat the same food, why are the other imperial troops fine, but only the imperial troops in your fourth division are poisoned?
Momotaro had no choice but to leave them behind and report the matter to Doihara.
Doihara was very surprised, because the Japanese who were originally stationed in Yushan also fell ill last night. They also suffered from diarrhea and vomiting, saying that they were not accustomed to the climate.
This is so strange. Even the acclimatization happened at almost the same time. As expected, they are all from Osaka.
So Doihara had no choice but to detach two more infantry squadrons from the 28th Brigade and rush to the direction of Zhoujiadian to join Momotaro's troops.
There were not many people left in Momotaro's department at this time. There were a little more than three Japanese infantry squadrons and less than two battalions of puppet troops, plus the artillery and transport teams that came with the four cannons.
There are less than 2,000 people in total, and most of the troops are puppet troops. The combat effectiveness of its two battalions is not as good as the three infantry squadrons under Momotaro.
But there is no way. Momotaro, a brigadier general, has only a pitiful few people left under his command.
Momotaro was speechless, because this was the gap. His military rank was almost the same as that of Doihara, but he was the division commander, and what about him? Not even a brigade commander now.
Of course, in fact, he originally had such troops, but they were gradually consumed in the battle with Dragon Boat Festival.
And Momotaro thought that he was very unlucky, because when he fought against Dragon Boat Festival, it was when Dragon Boat Festival was at its strongest. Therefore, he suffered heavy losses after being beaten several times, and finally the headquarters lost confidence in him.
However, Momotaro feels that he is doing well now. At least if he fails in the next battle, nothing will happen to him.
Momotaro was thinking wildly in his head, but at this moment, the communications soldier hurried over to report: "Your Excellency Momotaro, there is a private telegram from you."
Momotaro said angrily: "How long has it been and you still receive private telegrams? It's wartime now. If there are any private telegrams, you can just write them down. There is no need to inform me again."
The signal soldier looked embarrassed, because he also knew that private telegrams should not be received during wartime. But the other party's background is really too great.
So the communications soldier took the risk and handed over the message: "Sir, you'd better read this message!"
Momotaro had no choice but to wave his hand and order the troops to stop. And he took the telegram and looked at it to see who had such a powerful background that the communications soldier did not hesitate to disobey his orders!
"Kita Shirakawa wash?"
Momotaro was suddenly startled when he saw the other party's signature. Because he naturally knew about Kitashirakawa's washing. Prince Beibai, one of the great nobles of the royal family, was his classmate.
But Momotaro didn't like this person, so he stayed away from the Prince of North White when he was in school. Instead, one of his friends, Taro Aso, has been around Kitashirakawa trying to flatter him.
Later, he became so angry that he severed contact with his friend. Because he felt that Taro Aso had no backbone and was not a man at all.
So when he saw Kitashirakawarai's signature, Momotaro was startled at first, and then he was about to tear up the telegram. He neither wanted to curry favor with Prince Beibai nor had anything to do with him. Because he also heard about one thing, Kitashirakawa Aoi killed his brother in order to inherit the throne of the prince.
Momotaro never likes to be associated with such people who are at war with each other.
I just didn't want to, but at the moment Momotaro was about to tear up the message, he saw the first line of the message and had to stop!
(End of chapter)
