Seeing the reinforcements that had finally arrived, they were beaten away by the Eighth Route Army within a few minutes.
Hattori Naoomi's lungs were almost exploding with anger.
Rubbish, the First Army is a bunch of rubbish!
Not to mention that the Eighth Route Army was ambush overhead and didn't notice it. Hundreds of reinforcements were beaten to a pulp by the Eighth Route Army after just one encounter.
Such a unit is simply an insult to the word "Imperial Army".
At that moment, Hattori Naoomi took the receiver and microphone of the radio and called: "Call the 9th Brigade, call the 9th Brigade!"
Soon, Koshiki Toranosuke's voice came from the receiver: "Hattori-kun, my two squadrons should have arrived. In addition, the search teams from Dawangou and Yelangyu should also arrive at your place by this time. Has the Eighth Route Army been repulsed?"
When Naoomi Hattori heard what Toranosuke said, he couldn't help but yelled: "Koshiki, you are a waste, your soldiers are all a bunch of waste!"
"Hattori-kun, scolding won't help at this point. What happened?"
Koshiki Toranosuke asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation over there? Are my soldiers blocked by the Eighth Route Army and unable to pass?"
When the Eighth Route Army besieges a certain point, they usually send blocking troops to block the Japanese rescue. This Koshiki Toranosuke naturally knows this.
The two elite squadrons he sent carried communications equipment, but before the Japanese communications soldiers could unload the equipment, the communications soldiers and trucks were all blown up.
Therefore, Koshiki Toranosuke didn't know what happened at this time.
"Your soldiers came, but they didn't come."
Koshiki Toranosuke snorted: "In less than 5 minutes, your soldiers were defeated by the Eighth Route Army. It is simply a shame for the Imperial Japanese Army!"
"Nani?" Koshiki Toranosuke said in surprise: "My troops were defeated by the Eighth Route Army in less than five minutes?"
If it weren't for this juncture, Koshiki Toranosuke would definitely think Hattori Naoomi was joking.
What he sent were two full squadrons of elite soldiers, and there were also two armored vehicles.
Coupled with the search force of more than 100 people in Dawangou, the total strength is close to 500 people. With this configuration and strength, the Eighth Route Army was defeated in less than five minutes?
How can it be?
"Baga, Mr. Yuesheng!"
"You'd better lead the 9th Brigade to Hanjiacun within half an hour, otherwise you'll have to wait for the empire's army elites to collect the corpses!"
"Sato-kun, please immediately ask the communications troops to send a message to Commander Shun Tada, saying that if the entire battlefield observation group dies, it must be due to the delay in support from the 9th Brigade!"
"Send this telegram immediately!"
"Hi!" Colonel Sato responded.
Hattori Naoomi said this on purpose to the ears of Koshii Toranosuke.
Hattori Naoomi hung up the call before waiting for Koshii Toranosuke to reply.
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I have asked the communications troops to send a report to Commander Tada."
After a pause, Colonel Sato said again: "Commander of the brigade, I wonder if you have noticed that the Eighth Route Army seems to be deliberately not annihilating us?"
Hattori Naoomi snorted coldly: "Sato-kun, be more confident and get rid of it. It seems that the Eighth Route Army deliberately did not eliminate us."
Before, Hattori Naoomi thought that the Eighth Route Army had insufficient ammunition, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.
Hundreds of heavily armed reinforcements were easily defeated by the Eighth Route Army, so it would be too easy for the Eighth Route Army to eliminate only officers like them who were equipped with command sabers and pistols.
Then there is only one possibility. The Eighth Route Army deliberately left them without killing them.
Colonel Sato also reacted quickly and said immediately, "Is the Eighth Route Army trying to fish with us?!"
Hattori Naoomi said: "Yes, the Eighth Route Army must want to use us to fish out the 9th Brigade, and then fight the 9th Brigade halfway."
Osaka Sato said in shock: "Then the 9th Brigade is likely to be attacked by the Eighth Route Army. Brigade Commander, we have to notify the 9th Brigade to avoid falling into the Eighth Route Army's plot!"
"Baga, you idiot!" Naoomi Hattori scolded angrily: "If you can't catch fish in the Eight Routes, will the bait still have a chance to survive?"
Colonel Sato thought about it carefully and suddenly felt that Naoomi Hattori's words made sense.
If the 9th Brigade did not come to support the battlefield observation group because of this, or came very slowly, then the Eighth Route Army would probably directly destroy the battlefield observation group.
Hattori Naoomi's tone was cold and stern: "The Eighth Route Army wants to catch the fish of the 9th Brigade, and their appetite is too big. They are just asking for death."
At this moment, the defeated Japanese troops reorganized their attack, and grenades and mortar shells continued to rain down.
Some grenades and artillery shells landed on the cliffs, and some landed on the road and exploded.
The First Company and the Sharp Sword Squadron on the cliff used 60mm mortars to counter-suppress the Japanese grenadier soldiers.
There were no bunkers on the cliff. Most of the troops of the Sword Squadron and the First Company came down from the cliff, leaving only a small number of troops on the cliff.
The soldiers who got down to the highway completely blocked both sides of the Japanese observation group.
The Japs in the battlefield observation group looked even more despairing at this scene.
Now I just pray that reinforcements from the 9th Brigade will arrive as soon as possible and kill all these damn Eighth Route Army soldiers so that they, the elites of the Imperial Army, can survive.
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Huting stronghold, the camp of the Japanese 9th Brigade.
Brigade leader Koshiki Toranosuke looked at the receiver in confusion.
Hattori Naoomi sent this telegram to Commander Tada Shun. Once the battlefield observation group is destroyed, he will have to take the blame.
Hattori-kun, don’t mess with me.
I have no enmity with you. If you want to do something, just do it to Mr. Yamamoto.
"Hattori-kun? Hattori-kun?"
Koshiki Toranosuke called twice in succession, but Naoomi Hattori did not respond to him again.
"idiot!"
After an angry curse, Koshiki Toranosuke asked the communications troop to switch to the same channel as the reinforcements.
Grabbing the handset, Toranosuke Koshiki shouted into the phone: "Call Yoneoka-kun, call Yoneoka-kun!"
Yamamoto Kazuki ordered the 9th Brigade to dispatch half of its troops for reinforcements. Koshio Toranosuke sent Chief of Staff Colonel Saburo Yoneoka to lead his troops, while he continued to stay at the Kottei stronghold.
After a while, the voice of Colonel Saburo Yoneoka came from the receiver: "Received, your Excellency, brigade commander, please speak!"
"Where are your troops?" Yuesheng Toranosuke asked, "How far is it from Hanjiacun?"
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please wait."
Immediately afterwards, Koshiki Toranosuke seemed to hear the sound of flipping through a map.
After a while, Colonel Yoneoka Saburo said: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I am currently leading the troops to the Nanling area, ten kilometers away from Hanjiacun. The urgent march will take another hour!"
"Nani? Just arrived at Nanling?"
Koshiki Toranosuke said angrily: "Migaoka-kun, the reinforcements must arrive at Hanjiacun within forty minutes, otherwise you will have a caesarean section to thank the emperor."
After finishing speaking, Koshiki Toranosuke hung up the call.
…
A replica Vickers armored vehicle on the road in South Ridge.
Saburo Yoneoka looked at the receiver in confusion.
Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please don't mess with me.
Now the pressure is on Saburo Yoneoka.
Putting down the handset of the radio, Saburo Yoneoka suddenly felt a lot of pressure.
"parking!"
The driver of the armored vehicle suddenly stepped on the brakes. Several Japanese soldiers in the vehicle leaned forward, and the armored vehicle stopped on the road.
Opening the car door, Saburo Yoneoka got out of the car and waved to the Japanese staff officer riding a military horse behind him, who immediately rode forward.
Saburo Yoneoka's tone was cold and stern, leaving no room for doubt: "Send the order, the whole army should speed up and arrive at Hanjia Village within forty minutes. The stragglers will have their bellies cut off to express gratitude to the Emperor!"
"Hi!" The Japanese staff officer nodded, and then conveyed the order to the flag order soldier not far behind him.
After receiving the order, the Japanese flag soldiers gave orders to the Japanese troops behind them to speed up their advance.
There were also Japanese messengers among the soldiers in front. They were riding horses and shouting to speed up.
Immediately, the entire Japanese army of about 3,000 people changed from a trot to a fast run. At this time, no Japanese dared to be lazy. Anyone who was lazy and fell behind would have to commit seppuku.
However, the Japs usually eat well, are well-trained, have good physical strength and endurance, and no Japs are left behind.
…
About 20 minutes later, a scout ran into the headquarters of the new regiment.
The scout gave a military salute: "Report to the captain, the lookout post on the mountain ahead has sent out a signal, the Japanese army is coming!"
Li Yunlong looked shocked and said in a sinister tone: "The son of a bitch is finally out!"
At that moment, Li Yunlong quickly walked to the observation hole of the headquarters, stepped on the ladder and looked towards the road with his binoculars.
The view here is excellent. Not only can you overlook the entire Dawangou, but you can also see about 2 kilometers of the road from the Huting stronghold.
Beside him, Chu Yunfei and Zhao Gang also quickly stepped on the ladder, raised their binoculars and looked towards the road.
Not long after, the Japs' vanguard appeared, led by a small group of Japs cavalry.
Followed by several Japanese three-wheeled and armored vehicles, followed by a large number of Japanese infantry, and even several tanks.
Behind each Japanese tank or armored vehicle is an assembled 75mm mountain gun.
In addition, there were teams of mules and horses carrying ammunition boxes and disassembled infantry artillery and mountain field artillery.
All the cars brought by the 9th Brigade were given to the battlefield observation group and the two supporting squadrons. The artillery shells and artillery could only be given to the mules and horses, tanks and armored vehicles.
All the Japanese infantry were running. From the field of view of the telescope, you could even see the Japanese soldiers sweating profusely.
Without any vigilance, the leading Japanese cavalry plunged into the Dawangou Canyon.
At this time, Li Yunlong and others of the Japanese also saw the last troops of the Japanese.
"Lao Li, isn't this wrong?"
"The Japanese only came with 3,000 people?"
Zhao Gang put down the telescope, frowned slightly, and said to Li Yunlong.
Chu Yunfei also said: "Captain Li, it seems that you prepared a table of dishes, but only half of the guests came."
"We, Lao Li, have already expected it. It doesn't matter if we have half a table of guests or a full table of guests."
"Old Zhao, please teach me how to say that: If a friend comes from afar, he will be killed no matter how far away he is."
Zhao Gang taught him "A friend came from afar" and Chen Feng taught him the second half of the sentence.
Zhao Gang's face suddenly darkened. Did labor and management teach you this?
After a pause, Li Yunlong's expression and tone did not fluctuate at all: "Give me the order. When all the Japanese soldiers enter the ambush circle, each regiment will follow plan No. 2 and let me fight and eat this enemy in one bite."
