Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

After Commander Ito hung up the phone at Fuyang County Arsenal, he slammed the table angrily, causing the newly repaired desk to almost fall apart.

"Baga Yalu! These damn rats from the Anti-Japanese United Army are really causing trouble for us!"

But despite his scolding, Commander Ito refused to go to the communications room to let the signalman connect with Onizuka Youmei.

Nowadays, the only troop that can be mobilized and is closest to Fuyang County is probably Guizuka Youming's troop.

When the connection was successful, he grabbed the microphone on the radio and roared into it: "I am Commander Ito. I am ordering you to tell Onitsuka-kun immediately to have his troops change their route immediately and rush to the Fuyang County Arsenal for support. There must be no mistakes!"

A response came quickly from the other end of the radio: "Hi! Commander, I'll be there right away, please wait!"

At the same time, Onizuka Youming was on the march, thinking about how to set an ambush and annihilate the anti-Japanese brigade, when suddenly a fast horse came running over. It was the signalman who had just received a message from Commander Ito.

Guizhong Youming pulled the reins of his horse and stopped.

The signalman also hurriedly pulled the reins and reported: "Report to Lord Guizhong, Commander Chuncheng Ito called and ordered our troops to immediately change the route to Fuyang County. The Fuyang County arsenal is facing a fierce attack from the Anti-Japanese United Army and the Tribal Alliance."

"Nani?"

When Onizuka Youming heard the report, he was very shocked and his face was full of doubt.

He immediately said, "Connect with Commander Ito. I want to talk to him personally!"

"Hi!"

The signalman immediately dismounted and sent a request for connection to the Chuncheng Command.

Commander Ito naturally did not leave the communications room. He was waiting for a reply from Onizuka Yumei.

After the call was connected, Onitsuka Youming immediately said, "Mr. Ito, forgive me for being blunt, but I think this is most likely a trick of the enemy! The Anti-Japanese Allied Forces have just captured the Lingnan granary and are now eager to transport the grain back to their base. How can they have so many troops to attack the Fuyang County arsenal with all their strength? This is most likely a false impression they deliberately created in order to divert our troops so that their grain transport team can evacuate smoothly!"

Commander Ito was not angry when he heard Onizuka Youming's rebuttal.

Because he had the same feeling, but he didn't dare to gamble, because if the Fuyang County arsenal was also lost, he, Commander Ito, would no longer be in office.

So he patiently said, "Onitsuka-kun! I knew you would have such a question. I have thought about it before. But now, the situation at the Fuyang County arsenal is very critical. When Fuyang County called for help, I could clearly hear the sound of gunfire and fierce fighting. They can't hold on any longer there, and they can only hold on for half an hour. So there is no time for us to hesitate, do you understand?"

But Onizuka Youming still felt that this was the anti-Japanese brigade's escape plan.

So he continued to insist: "Mr. Ito, the troops I lead are close to the road that the Anti-Japanese Brigade's grain transport team must take. Changing the route at this time will not only waste all our previous efforts, but also let the grain slip away in vain. Once the Anti-Japanese United Army successfully transports the grain back, their strength will be greatly enhanced, and all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

Commander Ito took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and continued in a soothing voice: "Mr. Guizuka, you have to understand that the importance of the Fuyang County Arsenal far exceeds those grains! A large amount of weapons and ammunition are stored there, which is the key to the future westward expansion. If the arsenal is lost, the westward expansion plan formulated by the headquarters will be completely passive. As an imperial soldier, you should put the overall situation first! I think you should understand!" Guizuka Youming's brows were condensed into a river, and he thought to himself, why doesn't Ito understand? This is the enemy's strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain. It is to cover the grain transport troops to return to the station of the Anti-Japanese Brigade.

So he said in a rather tough tone: "Mr. Ito, it's not that I don't know the big picture, but I can't just watch the Anti-Japanese Brigade transport the food away, right? So I suggest that I lead a part of the troops to continue to ambush the Anti-Japanese Brigade's food transport team, while the rest of the troops continue to support the Fuyang County Arsenal, so that neither side will be delayed!"

Commander Ito was also a little angry and said, "Baga! Ito-kun, do you know what you are saying? The reinforcements are not enough, and you want to divide them? You can't act on your own on the battlefield! I order you to lead all the troops to the Fuyang County Arsenal for support immediately. This is a death order! If you dare to disobey, you will be punished by military law!"

Onizuka Youming was silent for a moment, with a trace of struggle flashing across his face, but he finally gritted his teeth and responded to the microphone: "Hey! Ito-kun, I obey the order. But I still think that this is most likely a conspiracy of the Anti-Japanese United Army. I hope our decision will not be a big mistake!"

After saying that, Onitsuka Youming slammed the microphone to the communications officer, and then shouted an order to the troops behind him: "Everyone, stop advancing, turn around immediately, and advance at full speed towards the Fuyang County Arsenal!"

Under his command, nearly three infantry battalions of troops rushed towards the Fuyang County Arsenal.

At this time, in the direction of Fuyang County Arsenal, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces' artillery bombardment had stopped and all troops quickly retreated.

There is no possibility at all to capture Fuyang County's arsenal.

Duanwu only brought 500 people with him, plus 500 cavalrymen each from Wugan and Wurigeng Dalai Lama.

It would be a joke to use cavalry to attack the city, so the main force of the attack was only the 500 people of the Anti-Japanese Battalion.

These 500 people can seize the puppet army positions outside Fuyang Town, but if they are allowed to attack the city, the troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

Duanwu would never joke about the lives of his soldiers. And the range of the mortars was not enough to hit the main body of the Japanese arsenal.

In other words, it is not realistic to destroy the enemy's arsenal.

So in this situation, Duanwu only needs to attract the devil's attention to the Fuyang County arsenal.

So when he received the report from the scouts that the Japanese had been spotted and were heading towards the Fuyang County arsenal, he ordered the attack to be stopped.

But he did not leave. Instead, he pretended to be resting and preparing for battle in order to confuse the enemy.

All the departments were acting according to Duanwu's plan, and Wugan and Wurigeng Dalai were called by Duanwu.

Wugan laughed as soon as he saw Duanwu, "Qianda, this battle was well fought! The position of the puppet army is simply vulnerable. If you give the order, the cavalry of my Wugan tribe will be enough to sweep over them."

Wurigeng Dalai also said: "Yes, Qianda, those puppet troops are nothing to worry about. As long as you can blow open the gate of Fuyang Town, our cavalry can rush in straight away."

Duanwu laughed, shook his head and said, "You two Andas think too simply. Let's not talk about whether we can blow open the gate of Fuyang County. If the cavalry fights in the streets, they will be sitting ducks. If they really enter the city, at least 800 of the 1,000 cavalry will not be able to return!" (End of this chapter)