"Can't we still get in touch with General Watanabe?" Mori Yoshiro asked the communications officer beside him with a gloomy face.
"Yes, Mr. Zuo, General Watanabe has lost contact with us for more than an hour." The communications staff member had a cold sweat on his face. If you are not careful, Mr. Zuo will slap people at this time.
"What are the findings from the forward reconnaissance?" Mori Yoshiro's face became more and more gloomy. This situation is not good. It stands to reason that most of Watanabe Heiji's brigade will not be able to die so quickly no matter how bad the situation is. Let the army be destroyed.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, there are no abnormalities reported by the reconnaissance post at present." The communications staff officer replied cautiously. "The last report was half an hour ago."
"What's in front of you?" Mori Yoshiro asked next.
"Your Excellency Dazuo, we are about to enter Yangjiawan. It will be less than an hour from Gangnan at most." The communications staff did a pretty solid job, leaving no room for Yoshiro Mori to get angry.
"Xinxi, I ordered you to send out a few more reconnaissance posts to the south of the post to find out what is going on and why General Watanabe has been unable to contact you." Yoshiro Mori waved his hand and asked the communications staff around him to pass on the order, and he rode on Horse, watching the vanguard truck roll forward.
Although riding a horse is much less comfortable than riding a car, Yoshiro Mori insisted on riding a horse and acting with the cavalry brigade this time.
In such mountainous areas, cavalry are not only more flexible than trucks, but also feel safer.
The truck carried carloads of soldiers at the front, and Yoshiro Mori followed with the cavalry brigade. Even if there were any abnormal situations in the middle, he would be able to respond flexibly.
"Hey!" the communications staff officer shouted loudly to deliver the order.
Two infantry brigades and artillery squadrons, dragged by trucks, rolled forward with a huge roar, spreading the huge sound far away.
On the other side of the mountain, Gao Jianwu's battle group had already disembarked in place, and began to disembark in groups and move rapidly toward the foot of Yangjiawan Mountain. Over the top of the mountain, a few miles away, we can already see Yoshiro Mori's large team in the distance.
On the road, a group of small Japanese cavalry broke away from the large group and began to gallop towards Gangnan.
Further away, a total of five groups of people began to surge towards Yangjiawan from different directions like giant waves.
Gao Jianwu's plan was good, but the Japs were no fools either. The group of trucks parked on the other side of Yangjiawan was immediately discovered by the Japs cavalry reconnaissance team that rolled over.
While these little devils sent people back to report back, they continued to scout forward. Before the Gao Jianwu Department moved to the other side of Yangjiawan, Yoshiro Mori received a report of the abnormal situation.
An empty swarm of trucks is a huge warning in itself.
"The entire army turns around immediately and searches back to Shicheng in a fighting state!" A feeling of huge threat made Yoshiro Mori take out the tortoise box, fired a shot into the sky, and ordered loudly.
"Cavalry Brigade, prepare to attack!"
At the foot of the mountain in the distance, Gao Jianwu, who was marching in a hurry, saw the movement and took out his binoculars to observe the activities of the little Japanese for a while. "No, the little Japanese is going to run away!"
Gao Jianwu was shocked and didn't know what went wrong. "Immediately notify all ministries that the kid from the 138th Regiment has turned to escape. Please speed up the march. He also called Commander Lu of the Third Army Division if there are any troops who can help the kid on his way back to Shicheng." Intercept!"
Something happened suddenly. Gao Jianwu's two legs could not outrun the four wheels of the Japs. The original plan of using the third combat group to block the Japs' retreat had gone bankrupt.
"The artillery is deployed on the spot, and the other departments are assembled and ready to fight!"
On the one hand, Gao Jianwu contacted Li Yunlong, Xing Zhiguo, Shen Quan and others through the walkie-talkie, and on the other hand, he contacted Commander Lu through the radio.
At the same time, he did not care about entering the predetermined combat position. Gao Jianwu began to command the artillery. Using his accurate map, he began to calculate the bombardment of Zhu Yuan to hit the little Japanese on the opposite road.
In this dark condition, if it were another person, it would be impossible to calculate the distance. However, Gao Jianwu had the precise coordinates of the three-dimensional map in his mind. After confirming his position, he looked at the position of the road on the map and quickly calculated the error. Highway shelling distance exceeds 10 meters.
16 mortars were launched quickly, and Zhu Yuan was nervously set up under the command of Gao Jianwu. Before the little devil had time to turn, the first round of shelling began!
At the beginning, three rapid fire rounds covered nearly 100 meters of road. More than a dozen Japs cars began to emit thick smoke and flames in the fierce explosion. More than half of the two hundred Japs loaded on the cars were killed or injured at once!
"Turn in, get off the road and turn immediately towards Shicheng!" Yoshiro Mori's eyes were splitting, but he still gave the correct order.
The enemies were already around him, but he didn't realize it until later.
There must be a big problem with Watanabe Heiji for this to happen.
In the sound of the enemy's shelling, Yoshiro Mori judged that the opponent had dispatched at least one mortar and artillery battalion. This was the elite configuration of the Eighth Route Brigade. Although Yoshiro Mori usually led two infantry brigades, a cavalry brigade, and an artillery squadron. And the main force of the complete wing of the machine gun squadron is not afraid of the Eighth Route Brigade level combat team at all.
But today, when the terrain and situation were unclear, he was not willing to be passively beaten by the enemy's gunfire.
The little devils abandoned their cars one by one and began to retreat into the fields on both sides.
As a field corps and one of the main forces of the 110th Division, the little devils of the 138th Regiment still maintained a relatively stable formation after encountering artillery fire. Therefore, when the second round of artillery shells fell on the road, the results achieved were great. There are already very few.
The truck, with only the driver left, began to accelerate away from Shicheng on the highway.
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"Commander Gao, our 28th regiment is in the direction of Shicheng. The entire regiment is currently accelerating towards Ma Tou Village, 3 kilometers southeast of Yangjiawan. The leading company is expected to arrive in 10 minutes!"
A few minutes later, Gao Jianwu received a call back from Commander Lu of the Third Division. The map flashed in his mind and he quickly found Ma Tou Village, which happened to be a narrow spot blocking the highway to Shicheng. To the southeast of the village, there are several hills that lie across the road, making the road curved.
"First Brigade and Second Brigade are assembled! Immediately march along the edge of the mountain to the southeast and seize the commanding heights of Ma Tou Village! Move the artillery on the spot and follow the enemy with the troops arriving later to launch an attack!"
Without saying a word, Gao Jianwu began to issue a series of orders.
After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately started running. From a slow jog at the beginning, they slowly turned into a long stride trot!
More than two thousand soldiers formed a torrent and rolled towards Ma Tou Village.
No one thought that this little-known place in Ma Tou Village would become a focus of contention between the two sides.
On the main road, the little devils maintained their formation and began to retreat at a trot. At the same time, a squadron of little devil cavalry acted as a leader in front, preparing to clear all obstacles.
The little Japanese Yoshiro Mori, with the main force of the cavalry brigade, followed the retreating troops and was ready to respond at any time. His reaction was so fast that it could not even be said that there were any mistakes.
Along the way, after the kid turned the front of the car, one by one, the kid also started lining up to get on the car and run away. One car after another, the kid returned three minutes faster than when they came. It was a swishing sound all the way. After stopping, we headed directly towards Ma Tou Village!
Faced with emergencies, Gao Jianwu never thought of giving up.
Not only does he believe that his team can withstand the test, he also believes that friendly forces must be doing everything possible to seize time at this time.
At this time, he is not fighting alone!
The little Jaap was very determined to escape. He even shot down nearly 200 Japs with cannons, but it did not inspire the little Jaap's desperate wildness.
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In Ma Tou Village, the local district team leader Ma Xiaowu received the news and asked the district team to stop the attack on the spot and wait for reinforcements from the county team.
All 35 members of the district team were dispatched, armed with 25 long guns, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several landmines, and an old cannon inherited from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to ambush on the spot at the southeast entrance of Matou Village.
At this time, Ma Xiaowu had no idea what enemy they were facing.
However, someone sent the order on Pegasus, and the entire district team stepped out from hiding without hesitation, blocking the path that the 138th Wing must pass through.
Lying on the hill at the entrance of the village, team member Chen Ergou said to Ma Xiaowu, "Captain, are we fighting the second Japanese or the young?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a kid. There are a lot of notices from above, so everyone should be mentally prepared." Ma Xiaowu replied seriously.
"I'm afraid of the ball. If you ask me, it's exciting to hit the little devils. It's just that our guys are a little stretched. The little devils have to be put in to hit accurately. When will the brothers switch to 38 big blocks to be energetic? . That guy is very accurate. Last time I went to the main force to try a shot, I hit the bullseye with one shot on the 100-meter target. If they hadn’t been reluctant to let go of you, captain, I would have been left behind."
"You can take down Chen Ergou. Who doesn't know that you just can't bear to leave the widow A Hua? If A Hua hadn't stayed in Ma Tou Village, you would have gone away long ago."
After a team member next to him finished speaking, there was a burst of knowing laughter on the battlefield.
"Just be envious. Lao-Zi likes A-Hua. People also like strong young men like Lao-Zi. If you have the ability, you can arrange a marriage. I have made an agreement with A-Hua to fight off this bunch of people. Little devil, A-Hua and I are going to get married." Chen Ergou didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed about everyone's booing, but instead said with some show-off.
Sure enough, as long as he was shameless, no one could laugh at Chen Ergou. When they heard that this idiot was actually getting married, the young men who were making fun of him suddenly lost their interest in joking.
The joke didn't work, but instead the other party pretended to make this group of singles happy.
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