Since the main force of the penetration regiment ran along the railway, the entire team has been moving much faster.
Although the troops were moving much faster, Zhang Tianhai never forgot the situation he was in. The troops left behind in Chunhua Town had been wiped out, so the next goal of the Japanese army must be to explore the advance route of the penetration regiment at full speed. Within two hours at most, the Japanese troops would discover their movement.
"Quick, quick, quick! Follow up immediately!" Zhang Tianhai shouted to the team around him. The long and relatively slow-moving team made him anxious. He couldn't let Wei He sacrifice his life for it. Valuable time was wasted.
Zhang Tianhai always believed that along this railway, he would soon be able to enter Wuhu. The premise was to be fast, and the Japanese army must not be allowed to catch up with them!
"Tuan Tuan, do you need to do something humble at this time?" Liu Houming stepped forward and asked. He also knew that the Tuan Tuan was definitely uncomfortable with what was going on in Chunhua Town.
Wei He, like Liu Houming, was a confidant of Tuan Zuo who was promoted from the ranks of soldiers. Liu Houming and Wei He were also brothers who had experienced life and death together. If it hadn't been for that kind of situation, Tuan Zuo would never have let Wei He be in that situation. situation.
Liu Houming knew this better than anyone else, and he also felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Zhang Tianhai stopped moving forward, shook his head and said: "No need, the team is still moving a bit slowly now, I will give you instructions if necessary."
"Yes, group seat." Liu Houming responded.
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Compared with the panic on Zhang Tianhai's side, the Zhiyi Regiment was quite relaxed. Behind them were Hu Zongnan's First Army to help fight the rear, and they only had to be responsible for reaching Xuzhou.
"Chief of Staff, do we need to slow down our marching speed?" First Battalion Commander Li Chunfei came up and asked.
Guo Qiliang shook his head and said: "No need, speed up the march, and station in Chuzhou for two days first. Then we will check the situation and then send a report to the Wuhan Military and Political Department in the name of the regiment to request command."
"Yes!" Li Chunfei stood at attention and saluted. He was also the battalion commander promoted by Zhang Tianhai. How many of the students in the ninth batch of the Central Military Academy could become a battalion commander like him?
Many of them have been sent out to serve as company commanders or deputy company commanders in the non-direct lineage Central Army, not to mention direct line troops like the Zhiyi Regiment. The battalion commanders of such units are sent out to non-direct lineage troops. The Central Army is at least a regimental commander, and his status is high but not low.
If it hadn't been for the expansion of the regiment and the fact that he had been following the regiment leader, he would never have been able to take the position of battalion commander.
It is precisely because the time for the expansion of the Zhiyi Regiment is when there are no soldiers, let alone officers, that a very strange phenomenon occurs in the Zhiyi Regiment - this is a direct line of troops within the direct line. Logically speaking, Generally speaking, from top to bottom, they are composed of the fifth to seventh phases of Huangpu, let alone officers from other local military academies. However, in the Zhiyi Regiment, all this is exactly the opposite.
The Zhiyi Regiment has the most sophisticated equipment, and it is almost composed of veterans. Both the equipment and the composition of the soldiers are excellent, but their officer composition is relatively low compared to other troops. It's mixed - although the components are mainly composed of Huangpu clique, the officers of Huangpu clique are relatively young. The only disadvantage brought by youth is lack of experience, not to mention the Northeastern officers of Wang Yongcheng's clique.
However, this is nothing to Zhang Tianhai. His point of view is: regardless of black cats or white cats, any cat that can catch mice is a good cat. If Wang Yongcheng or Wang Ziqing fails to fight effectively, he will dismiss these two battalion commanders at any time. .
As for Li Chunfei and Lu Shaojie, forget it. They are both brave people who fight without their lives. If they were cowarded, they would not get anywhere, otherwise they would not be allowed to serve as the first and second battalions. Long.
In any case, Zhang Tianhai was a blessing to Li Chunfei, so he didn't want anything to happen to Captain Zhang. If there were another officer, there would be absolutely no one who would reuse him or promote him like Zhang Tianhai!
What Guo Qiliang said about sending another telegram to Chuzhou was not because he wanted to seize power, but because the situation ahead was complicated. Commander Gu Zhutong and Chief Gu had already assembled a large number of troops in southern Anhui, and their headquarters might be in In Chuzhou City, if the Zhiyi Regiment hadn't sent a report to Wuhan in Chuzhou City, that would be unreasonable. If not, then it would be easy, and the Zhiyi Regiment could slowly go to Xuzhou.
"Platoon leader Xu, how is Director Zheng doing now?" Guo Qiliang asked Xu Sangou. After all, they are brothers' wives and must be taken care of. As for Zhang Tianhai and Zheng Man's trouble, no one in the entire regiment knows about it. ah?
"Report to the chief of staff, her condition is getting better." Xu Sangou reported truthfully, but he remembered what the leader said - "If anything goes wrong, I will take care of it myself when I get to Xuzhou." Off your skin!"
"There are no other differences, right?" Guo Qiliang asked again.
"No, Director Zheng seems to be the kind of pampered person. If he really can't walk, he will ask the brothers from the security platoon to put the stretcher on his back and carry him away." Xu Sangou said.
After hearing this, Guo Qiliang nodded and said, "Okay, remember to take good care of me."
"Yes! Sir!" Xu Sangou assured, standing at attention and saluting.
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The camera turns to Chunhua Town again.
The commanders of the four Japanese regiments have already gathered together, including the commander of the 13th Regiment of the 6th Division, Yuzo Sakata, the commander of the 58th Regiment of the 13th Division, Soeda Uki, and the commander of the 10th Regiment. Takahashi Masaru, the commander of the Fourth Regiment, and Watanabe Iya, the commander of the 56th Regiment of the 18th Division.
"Gentlemen, in which direction do you think this enemy force will flee?" Masatake Takahashi, as the temporary frontline commander, asked this question.
"Gentlemen, let me briefly talk about my humble opinion!" Watanabe also said, he pointed to the position on the map, analyzed and said: "I believe that you have already experienced the combat effectiveness of this enemy force. ?Our 56th Regiment lost nearly 1,300 people in the hands of the China Army. The so-called strong will to fight means that this unit must be the elite of the China Central Army. I think that since the command of this army The officer is an experienced and smart commander, and I think he may go south along the lines of Liyang, Langxi, and Ningguo to avoid the main force of our Wuhu troops!"
"Watanabe-kun, I have a different view on this. If I, Masaru Takahashi, are the commander of this unit and hold a well-equipped unit with a strong will to fight, I will definitely go directly along the Wuhu Railway. Go south and start a battle directly with our troops stationed there!" Masatake Takahashi said sternly. Anyway, if it were him, he would definitely use a arrogant style of play.
"What Mr. Takahashi said is wrong. Not all commanders are as bold and arrogant as Mr. Takahashi, especially the officers of the China Army. Even though the railway line is the fastest to reach Wuhu, please don't forget that the railway The line is used in places that are easily exposed." The speaker was Ogisu Tatehei. As the commander of Matsui Iwane, he was not present at this time, but it was a bit unreasonable.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander (Your Excellency, General Ogisu)!" The four regiment captains immediately greeted Ogisu Tatebing when they saw him.
I saw Ogisu Libing walking to the side of the map and said loudly: "So, in my opinion, the pursuit must be along the lines of Liyang, Langxi, and Ningguo! Pass my order, the 13th Division, except for the In addition to the 104th Regiment, we immediately pursued the Chinese Army along the lines of Liyang, Langxi, and Ningguo. In addition, the 13th Regiment of the 6th Division joined the 104th Regiment of our 13th Division to form The westward marching detachment, with Takahashi Masatake-kun as its commander, will explore and advance along the railway section from Nanjing to Wuhu. The 56th Regiment is waiting for orders from your commander, Ushijima Sadao!"
"Hai!" In addition to the original four captains, there are also two captains brought by Ogisu Rihei.
"However, the Westward Detachment must pay attention to safety. The 18th Division has sent a main force to go north along the Beijing-Wuzhou Railway. Your detachment must be extremely careful. Don't seek merit, but seek no faults. !" Ogisu Rihei added, because he has already learned about the situation of tonight's battle. This group of Chinese troops who broke out are like a group of hungry wolves, ferocious and not afraid of death. He doesn't want to Let the westward detachment have a bigger problem.
"Hai!" Takahashi Masatake and Sakata Yuzo responded at the same time.
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PS: The update has finally caught up. I’m going to be on leave for the next two days, so I won’t update.
Let’s resume updating the day after tomorrow!
