Ming Zuo

Chapter 1684 Please enter the urn
It is absolutely impossible for a mob of insurgents to fight tough battles, but there is no problem if they want to escape wholeheartedly.

After retreating from Sendai, the rebel army kept on walking and ran all the way north.

Date Masamune was furious and chased desperately, but he could only bite the tail of the rebel army, and he was always short of breath.

After chasing and fleeing, he ran for more than 300 miles.

In front, there are mountains with complex terrain.

Passing through this mountainous area and reaching Morioka, a long and narrow valley with a length of about [-] li is formed.

This valley is also one of the most important agricultural production areas in the northeast of Japan.

This made it impossible for Date Masamune to stop and had to continue to pursue.

Only by taking back this valley and doing a good job of managing it can the Date family recover their vitality.

However, it was too hard to cross the mountains, the rebel army had already disappeared, and the shogunate's army was still trekking hard.

Of course, the insurgents were not running blindly, they had already been instructed.

A village called Beishang had already been occupied by the No.12 Division at this time, and the headquarters was located here.

The leaders of the rebel army were brought here, and Sun Yunliang, commander of the Third Front Army, received them.

"Mr. Yuanzhen Erlang, Mr. Toyotoku Hidetake, thank you very much for your efforts. This battle can be won, and you have contributed a lot."

Motoshinjiro and Toyotoku Hidetake were originally farmers in Yokote, but because of the Tokugawa shogunate's excessive expropriation, they couldn't survive.Only then did he take the risk and lead the local farmers to launch a riot.

It wasn't long before the people of the empire found them and offered their support.

These farmers had little knowledge and did not understand the distinction between family and country.In addition, the Tokugawa shogunate has gone too far, making them completely divorced from Germany.

The farmers in Dongying were originally honest and willing to accept the status quo.But once it breaks out, it can't be pulled like a mad cow, and it doesn't care about the consequences at all.

With the support of the empire, Genshin Erlang and Feng Dexiuwu happily offered their loyalty and were willing to serve the empire.

Of course, the empire did not treat them badly.

Their families were all taken to Sapporo by the empire, and they were not only assigned new homes, but also arranged good jobs.

Their children also go to school and get a good education.

All this made the rebel army more loyal to the empire.

After the No. 12 division landed in Japan secretly, it has never been exposed. Date Masamune did not know that he was in danger.

Seeing this situation, Sun Yunliang immediately made a plan to invite the king into the urn.

Let the insurgents act as bait, and bring the shogunate troops to the plains near Oshu, and enter the encirclement of No.12 Division.

As long as it is done, the northeast of Dongpu will be able to win a battle.

At present, it seems that the plan is very likely to succeed. The scouts have reported that Date Masamune is leading [-] shogunate troops to cross the mountain.

The 12th Regiment of the No. 48th Division was actually lying in ambush next to the shogunate army, just waiting for Date Masamune to finish closing the door and beating dogs after he climbed over the top of the mountain.

The deployment of No.12 Division is as follows:
The 45th regiment and the artillery regiment belonging to the division went from north to south, intercepting them from the front;
The 46th regiment was hidden at the foot of the mountain on the west side, and the 47th regiment was in ambush on the mountain on the east side;
Coupled with the broken 48th regiment, Date Masamune can be completely surrounded to death.

Although an infantry regiment in each direction seemed to dilute its strength, whether it was Sun Yunliang or the generals of the No. 12 Division, they all had full confidence in the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces.

Most of the shogunate army still using cold weapons is definitely not an opponent of the National Defense Forces with all firearms.

At this moment, everyone is most worried about whether Date Masamune will stop?

Throughout the night, no one in the headquarters could sleep, and they were always watching the movement of the shogunate army.

At dawn, the scouts sent the latest information.

Date Masamune actually wanted to carry out a night attack, so he crossed the mountain overnight.

In his mind, the rebel army was a mob with no tactical skills.After crossing the mountain, I must be exhausted, and I should rest on the spot.

The shogunate army launched a surprise attack at dawn, and the gains must have been rich.

He didn't even know that the opponent had been replaced by the No.12 Division of the Wehrmacht.

The rebel army was resting, but they were alerted an hour in advance, and immediately pulled out their camps and retreated.

Although a lot of things were left behind due to haste, it misled Date Masamune instead.

Let him mistakenly think that the rebel army has not escaped too far and should be able to catch up.

So Date Masamune ordered the pursuit regardless of the exhaustion of the army.

When the shogunate army rushed to Oshu, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

I saw that outside the city of Ozhou, the National Defense Forces had already been waiting.

There was no gap in the dense array of guns, and hundreds of cannons shone coldly in the morning sun.

After receiving the forward's report, Date Masamune instinctively felt something was wrong.

He rushed to the front of the formation and saw that the Wehrmacht had begun to press forward, and finally realized that he had fallen into a trap.

"General, there are enemies in the west!"

"There are enemies in the east too!"

The 46th and 47th regiments also pressed forward simultaneously and began to shrink the encirclement.

All the shogunate troops were flustered and looked at Date Masamune, waiting for his order.

Date Masamune observed the battlefield and knew that there was absolutely no possibility of victory in this battle.

In his eyes, the two sides have equal strength.But he has already experienced the combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces.

Not to mention facing three infantry regiments, even one infantry regiment would not be able to defeat the exhausted shogunate army.

"Immediately withdraw the troops, send people to Edo, and report to the General."

As fast as the shogunate army came, it retreated as fast as possible.

Seeing the unhurried pace of Division No. 12, Date Masamune felt a little lucky, thinking that he should be able to run away.

But at noon, the bad news came.

The messenger who was sent out fled back with injuries all over his body.

"General, there are enemies in the rear, we can't go back."

After the wailing, the messenger died of serious injuries, which also cast a shadow over the shogunate army.

Everyone looked at the surrounding terrain and couldn't help but feel chills all over their bodies.

The terrain in the mountain valley is narrow, but it is surrounded by the National Defense Forces in all directions.

Date Masamune was terrified and completely lost his sense of proportion.

"Attack backwards! We must open the way home. As long as we withdraw to Sendai, we have a way."

Needless to say, the shogunate army had no choice but to go back the same way.

At any rate, there are still some supplies in Sendai.

As for other directions, it is either poverty and desolation, or wild mountains.Even if they broke through the siege of the National Defense Forces, the shogunate army would be starved to death and exhausted.

In order to escape from birth, the shogunate army, regardless of hunger and exhaustion, plucked up their last courage and launched a desperate assault on the 48th regiment, which was waiting for work.

(End of this chapter)