Speaking of which, Maeda Akihiko abandoned his team and hurried to the center of the town, Sakai Hiroki's squadron headquarters.
As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Hiroki Sakai leading several fully armed soldiers walking towards the south of the town.
He was puzzled and thought to himself: I didn't hear any gunfire from the south. Why is the squadron leader going to the south? Are you going to transfer in?
Hiss... isn't this just abandoning the army and running away?
Aren't you afraid that the gendarmerie will settle the score and execute him?
But your Excellency, the squadron leader, didn't take me with you. How could this be possible? ?
He panicked and quickly shouted:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader!"
When Sakai Hiroki heard this, he looked back and became furious:
"idiot!
Maeda-kun, as a commander, you dare to retreat privately without holding your position? ? "
Maeda Akihiko couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly when he heard this, and thought to himself: How dare you have the nerve to criticize me?
You, the squadron leader, why didn't you say to go take a look at the position?
But when he saw that Hiroki Sakai's hand was already holding the command knife at his waist, as if he was about to unsheath it and kill someone in the next second, he quickly defended:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, I want to report the military situation to you in person, so I ordered Mr. Iwaki to take command for me temporarily. Once I finish reporting, I will immediately return to the position to defend the glory of our Locust Army!"
Hearing these words, Sakai Hiroki's anger subsided slightly, and he immediately came over and nodded and asked:
"Xingxi, Maeda-kun, didn't you send someone to report once before?
Is there any change now? "
"Hi!
Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, Tubal Road has two Type 92 infantry guns with sufficient shells and very accurate gunnery skills, as well as three Type 92 heavy machine guns.
And their commander was also very cunning. He did not order Tubalu to rush forward and die, but dug trenches under the cover of heavy machine guns and artillery.
Once they dig around 300-400 meters outside the wall, our defenses may be breached.
After all, the number of enemies is several times greater than ours!
Therefore, I would like to ask Your Excellency, the squadron leader, to ask for help from the brigade headquarters immediately. "
Maeda Akihiko reported with a solemn expression.
"Xinxi, how many people are there on Tubal Road?"
"There are about 800 to 1,000 people. They are all equipped with Sanba Gaigai and have enough bullets. They are definitely the elite main force of Tubal Road, and they are definitely not guerrillas or local militia!"
"It is indeed difficult for two squads to stop the elite Tubal army of more than 800 people.
But Maeda-kun, didn’t I have a gun tower and a bunker built outside the town?
The gun towers, bunkers, and heavy machine gun fire points on the walls form a crossfire, and if you hold on for a whole day and night, there should be no problem!
Why did you come to ask for help less than two hours after the war started? "
As Sakai Hiroki spoke, his words became harsh, and the look he looked at Maeda Akihiko seemed like he was looking at a fool.
He felt that it would be difficult for the Locust Army to accomplish great things if they had such useless officers!
However, after hearing what he said, Maeda Akihiko felt that the other party was a big fool.
But since the other party was his direct superior, he could only explain:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, it is certainly easy for our turrets and bunkers to deal with the local troops on Tubal Road who had no artillery and could only rely on explosive packs to charge.
But now it is the main force of Tubal Road. They have two Type 92 infantry guns with sufficient shells!
Our turrets and bunkers were all disabled by the continuous bombardment of infantry artillery. For this reason, I lost nearly two squads of warriors! "
When Sakai Hiroki heard this, his face suddenly turned green and white. He was very embarrassed and could only curse:
"idiot!
Which army lost precious infantry artillery to Tubal Road?
There are so many shells!
I want to complain to the First Army Headquarters!
This behavior of supporting the enemy must be thoroughly investigated..."
Maeda Akihiko couldn't answer such words and could only remain silent.
Sakai Hiroki cursed for three full minutes before he stopped and said to Maeda Akihiko:
"Maeda-kun, I will report your request for tactical guidance to the Captain.
Now I order you to return to your position immediately and hold on. I will mobilize all the troops of the Locust Alliance Army to you. You must hold on!
Understand? "
"Hi!"
Maeda Akihiko could only nod.
Although he looked down on the trash from the Locust Alliance Army, they were better than nothing. Having these trash in front of them could also consume Tubalu's bullets.
However, he still struggled:
"Your Excellency, squadron leader, can the Type 92 infantry gun in the south of the town be urgently mobilized to the north? If we don't knock out the artillery fire on Tubal Road, we will be under tremendous pressure!"
"No, no, no!
Maeda-kun, although Tubal Road is not attacking the south now, there is no guarantee that they are not ambushing in the south.
The Tubal Army, which has two Type 92 infantry cannons, is no ordinary opponent. Maybe they are not just a regiment, but a brigade or even a division!
Now they are only attacking the north. Maybe they are waiting for our infantry artillery to the south to move. We must not be fooled by them!
Tubalu, cunning and cunning! "
Hiroki Sakai has a confident look on his face, as if he is telling everyone: I am very smart! Why don't you come and worship my wisdom!
Seeing that there was no cannon for him, Maeda Akihiko couldn't help but look bitter and continued to struggle:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, there should be two spare heavy machine guns in our munitions warehouse. Can they be temporarily transferred to a lower-level position?"
When Sakai Hiroki saw that this guy kept negotiating terms with him, he became angry. He slapped Maeda Akihiko in the face and cursed angrily:
"idiot!
You coward!
It is your glory to break the jade for His Majesty Tian Locust!
Why don't you hurry up and destroy the enemy with the Locust Army warriors!
Artillery and heavy machine guns, I have my own arrangements! "
After being beaten, Maeda Akihiko felt very aggrieved, but he did not dare to have any opinions and could only lower his head and admit his mistake:
"Hi! Let's go right now!"
After sending away the annoying Maeda Akihiko, Sakai Hiroki did not immediately send a telegram to his superiors. Instead, as planned, he took a few guards to the defensive position in the south of the town.
Since the town was attacked early in the morning, the gate to the town that should have been open at this time in the past was also closed today. Heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and other items were also mounted on the fortifications.
The person in charge of this position is Lieutenant Koichi Otsubo, the captain of the second team of Sakai Squadron.
When he saw Hiroki Sakai bringing someone here, he quickly jumped off the wall and came over to report:
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader!"
"Jun Daping, we were attacked by a regiment of Tubal Road in the north. What's the situation on your side?"
Sakai Hiroki asked as he walked towards the wall.
"Your Excellency, Squadron Leader, except for the approach of a group of farmers who usually come into the town at this time to sell vegetables and firewood, there is no movement here."
"Farmers? They must be Tubalu in disguise. Where are those people? Catch them quickly!"
Hiroki Sakai yelled.
"There are less than a hundred of them in total. They heard the cannon fire from the north and saw that the entrance to the town was not opened today, so they had already ran away."
Dapinghao said with all his heart: "Sir, squadron leader, how on earth did you know that that group of people was from the Eighth Route Army?"
Many of those people were obviously very familiar to me, just poor people who came in to sell vegetables.
"Baga, you idiot!
Those people should all be shot to death!
They must be Tubalu pretending to be! "
Sakai Hiroki yelled angrily.
Otsubo Koichi felt very depressed when he was scolded, but he could only bow his head honestly:
"Hi! Hi! Hi!"
Seeing that this guy's attitude was much better than that idiot Maeda Akihiko, Sakai Hiroki didn't want to slap him loudly, so he could only confess:
"Mr. Daping, Tubal Road has a regiment attacking from the north of the town. It is estimated that at least two regiments will come from the south, and they may even carry multiple artillery pieces. You must be prepared and hold your position. Do you understand? "
"Hi! Don't worry, squadron leader, I will defend the glory of our Locust Army to the death!
Even if the entire army is shattered, they will never let Tuba Road attack the town! "
"good!
The glory of the Locust Army depends on Lord Daping! "
Sakai Hiroki patted him on the shoulder.
Then he stood on the wall, picked up the telescope and looked carefully outside the town.
I saw a gentle breeze blowing, and the grass and trees in the distance were swaying, as if someone was lurking vaguely.
Sakai Hiroki felt cold and believed in his own judgment more and more. The north was definitely not the main attack direction of Tubal Road. On the contrary, it is the quiet south now!
After all, the terrain in the south of the town is suitable for a large army to deploy. If more than two regiments of troops are to attack Tubal Road, only this place can accommodate it!
After carefully observing for five minutes, Sakai Hiroki asked Otsubo Koichi to stick to his position, especially paying attention to protecting the precious Type 92 infantry gun. Then he hurried back to his headquarters and immediately asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to Qubei. County brigade headquarters.
"Your Excellency, Captain, our Third Squadron of Qixia Town was attacked by the main force of at least one brigade and even one division from Tubal Road!
The enemy is well-equipped, generally equipped with Type 38 rifles, and also has at least two Type 92 infantry cannons with sufficient shells and more than three Type 92 heavy machine guns. The current offensive is very fierce. I request tactical guidance!
Extremely urgent!
In addition, since Tubal Artillery poses a great threat to our Locust Army gun towers and bunkers, we request the brigade headquarters to forward it to the First Army Headquarters to investigate the source of Tubal Artillery and shells! "
(End of chapter)
