Rise from the sword

Chapter 234 Speed
It's four o'clock at night.

Yangquan.

After receiving the order from the Taiyuan Headquarters, Shinji Kozuo got up in a panic and quickly organized the troops to assemble.

As the captain of the 33rd regiment, the commander of the Japanese army, with an army regiment of nearly 3000 soldiers, and guarding an important town, in the eyes of outsiders, he has a high position and authority, comparable to a small feudal official, free and easy.

But Shinji Kozuo has had a rough journey this year, and lives carefully.

Ever since that group of Eighth Route Army attacked Shuangfeng Town and escaped from him, his position as the commander of the regiment has been shaky, because he not only let go of that small group of troops, but was also taken advantage of by the Eighth Route Army. The garrison suffered heavy losses, which was a big mistake.

Where there are people, there will be factional struggles.

He made a mistake, and his background was not strong, so he was targeted. Someone in the front army has been trying to replace him with his own people. As for him, the front line is in great need of people now.

Especially officers at the brigade and wing level who have the ability to command.

Be a captain or deputy captain to lead the charge and be loyal to the empire and the locust.

But every time, it was very inexplicable, his co-leader's throne shook and became stable again.

For the first time, the deputy captain who was going to replace him was killed during the gilding process in Shou County, and even caused the 33rd regiment to lose a brigade. The mistake was even more serious than him. There was nothing he could do, his position was secure.

The second time, that is, not long ago, a new commander of the North China Front Army was about to take over his position, saying that he would trigger the reform of the No. Well, the Colonel also replaced his position in the observation group by the way, and kicked him out determinedly. As a result, the Colonel was killed along with the entire observation group.Without a replacement, his position is naturally secure again.

Therefore, after receiving the order from the Taiyuan Headquarters, Shinji Kozuo acted quickly.

"Before five o'clock, the three infantry battalions must assemble at the road station on the left."

Looking at the watch in his hand, the time was ten past four, and Shinji Kozuo's face and tone were ferocious.

One of the main reasons why he couldn't resist for so long was that Yoshio Shinozuka was always in a neutral position and didn't participate.

If his immediate superior, Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, who is in charge of the First Army, is not satisfied, then he will have to pack his luggage and go to the front line the next day to lead the brigade to charge for the imperial jihad.

But his regiments are distributed in all directions of Yangquan, separated by more than ten miles. Only the artillery squadron is in the main city of Yangquan. In addition, it is four o'clock in the middle of the night. It is not easy to gather all the troops. 10 minutes is already the limit.

Moreover, it is necessary to organize the supplies for the troops to set off, which is not as simple as setting off with a bag on their backs.

"No absence unless unable to act."

Lifting his samurai sword, Shinji Kosao said viciously: "Anyone who is late will commit seppuku."

Under his order, the staff officer worked extremely quickly. Soon, the order was passed along the telephone line to the ears of the captains of his three infantry brigades. For a while, the whole Yangquan was in a panic.

Due to the recent uneasy situation, although the previous large-scale offensive was unsuccessful, the base of the guerrillas was compressed, and the law and order on his side improved a lot.Therefore, the Yangquan garrison has been on low alert, and some soldiers even left the barracks to go unrestrained. This sudden gathering, the streets were full of ghosts, and the whole Yangquan people were scared to hide in their houses, thinking that the war was about to start again. .

In the end, under the threat of seppuku, the No.30 triple unit finally assembled at ten past five o'clock.

Sitting on the truck, looking at the entire regiment behind him, Shinji Kosao immediately ordered to set off:

"Target, Fujianao."

"Full speed ahead."

Amidst the buzzing, more than 2000 devil soldiers set off along the highway, leaving only half of the brigade stationed in Yangquan.

However, it is said to be at full speed, but it is actually a jogging speed. Devils have trucks, and it is impossible for every devil to ride in a truck. After all, the first-line permanent divisions cannot be equipped with trucks. How can the second-line regiment of the 33rd regiment be possible Do it, so the so-called full speed is actually the fastest marching speed of infantry.

Coupled with the weight of a single soldier, bullets, guns, military shovels, and other miscellaneous things, the speed is actually not fast.

After the devil left, it was still dark.

In the night before dawn, a few men came to the station by groping around the corner, looking at the devil soldiers in the distance, their faces full of doubts: "It's still not bright yet, why are you going here, little devil? It's like being reincarnated."

"I don't know, but it must be to perform military combat missions."

Looking at the wheel marks on the road, one of the leaders looked solemn: "We have to inform our superiors as soon as possible. The devil has even brought the artillery squadron with him. There must be an urgent military mission."

"it is good."

Some of the men nodded: "I'm going to the radio station now."

As an important town in the surrounding area, Yangquan has stationed a group of devils. Although there are no large-scale guerrillas in the surrounding area, the underground organization is well equipped and equipped with an old-fashioned radio station.

"Stone."

The leader continued: "Go and follow the little devils and see where they go."

"Yes."

The young man called Stone followed immediately.

The same thing happened in Xiyang and Meng counties.

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"General."

At 05:30, in Taiyuan, the staff officer was reporting to Yoshio Shinozuka:

"The No.30 Third Regiment led by Shinji Kosaka of Yangquan set off 10 minutes ago and is expected to arrive at Fujianao four and a half hours later. The infantry brigade from Xiyang set off five minutes ago and will arrive at Fujia in five hours. Nao."

"The infantry brigade from Meng County has also just set off. Meng County is closer to Fujianao, and they only need three hours to arrive. The cavalry squad has already set off ahead of time with the radio, and it will arrive in about an hour."

"Other county garrisons have also set off, but because of the distance, it will take at least six hours for them to arrive."

"Yo Xi."

Yoshio Shinozuka, who had been looking at the map, nodded, and said in an admiring tone, "The No. 30 Triple Regiment can start within an hour after receiving the order. The captain of the Kosa Regiment is pretty good."

Unlike the troops stationed around the railway, the troops stationed in the city need to control a relatively large area, especially the infantry regiment in Yangquan. It still takes time to rearrange the defenses to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy. An hour has already satisfied Shinozuka Yoshio.

As for the other brigades stationed in the county, Yoshio Shinozuka was a little dissatisfied. Although similarly, the county is also stationed scatteredly, but the other regiments set off in an hour, and your brigade was delayed by an hour and a half. waste. (The time comes from the memoirs of a little devil)

Of course, it was within his acceptable range.

The enemy was marching on the rugged mountain road with a lot of load, and it was still at night. It was a miracle that he could travel four miles per hour, and the speed must be getting slower and slower. He had enough time to arrange an encirclement and interception circle.

The only possibility he could think of was to give up all the luggage, go into battle with all light equipment, and even discard some of the weapons and equipment, such as mortars, so that it would be possible to pass through Fujianao before his encirclement circle was formed.

"Order the flight squadron to get ready."

Shinozuka Yoshio looked at his watch, looked at the sky, and continued: "After half an hour, the reconnaissance plane unit took off immediately and went to the mountain to search for the enemy's location."

Although the sky was not bright at this time, there was no problem for the plane to take off, and when the plane arrived at the area where the enemy escaped, it would already be dawn, and then visual inspection would be possible.

"Hi."

The staff officer took the lead and left.

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About the same time.

Headquarters Staff.

In the sound of ticking telegrams.

"The little devils in Yangquan, Mengxian, Xiyang and other places went out collectively at night and carried heavy weapons. The devil's troops are heading in the same direction, but their specific purpose is still unclear?"

Staff Officer Mo rubbed his head, feeling a little headache from the news he just received.

One wing, four brigades, with a total strength of more than 4000 people, equipped with heavy weapons, this is already an army of devils.

If you invade the base area, it will be a big trouble.

Not long ago, the army fought against the devils. Although they won in the end and wiped out the so-called observation group, they didn't feel good here.

All the troops have not yet recovered, the lost soldiers have not been replaced, and the lost officers have not been replaced. There are still a lot of wounded lying in the hospital. Dean Liu's hair has turned gray a lot because of this.

In addition, the reserves of weapons, ammunition, food and materials in the headquarters and divisions are almost at the lowest level in history. In addition, the arsenal has not yet resumed production capacity. Zhang Wanhe's hair is not gray, but his hairline has moved up.

If the devils attack again, it will be very troublesome to deal with.

"We must find out the purpose of this devil."

"Also, take a look at Taiyuan to see if the main force of the First Army has been dispatched."

Staff Officer Mo's tone was firm, but he was not particularly flustered.

If there are only these devils, he still has a way to deal with them. Li Yunlong is still strong and strong, and Ding Wei is not bad.

But if the devils have more troops, it will be really troublesome.

"Yes."

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A sliver of silver appeared in the distant sky.

Among the rugged mountain roads, the Independence Regiment was advancing with difficulty. Every soldier was out of breath, but the speed was not slow.

In the team.

Huang Baowang looked at the old man beside him, a big mule who followed him to Shuangfeng Town.

Also a big mule that was wounded.

At that time, a shrapnel cut through its stomach, and its intestines came out. Because the injury was too serious, the veterinarians in the regiment gave up, but Huang Baowang couldn't bear him. He took care of this old man day and night, and finally, miraculously survived .

At this time, the meritorious big mule was almost carrying a weight of more than five hundred catties, and its heavy panting sounded like a bellows.In order to speed up, the soldiers with poor physical strength even put their rifles on the big mules.

"come on."

Touching the old man, Huang Baowang encouraged him: "I will let you have a good rest when I go back, and I will mix corn for you to eat."

As if hearing Huang Baowang's encouragement, the big mule suddenly became more powerful. There was a steep slope in front of him, a slope that required both hands and feet, and the big mule stepped up it with one step.

In the middle of the team, Li Yunlong looked at his watch, then at the map, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Fujianao is in front."

(End of this chapter)