my bright sword career

Chapter 158 This Is Unreasonable
The soldiers were silent. Although they knew that their chances of survival were slim, when their commander told the cruel reality, they still felt panic, desolation and reluctance.

And Renpachi Ishikawa looked at the approaching Huaxia soldiers, then at the dozen or so remaining soldiers, and sighed: "Masters, I'm really sorry, as the commander, I couldn't bring you back to the mainland. I'm really sorry."

After speaking, he stood up and bowed to everyone.

The soldiers are still silent. Although they have been poisoned by the Communist Party for many years, not all of them can face death calmly.

Ishikawa Renpachi had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and the expression of some disastrous defeat gradually cooled down. He pointed to the outside and shouted: "The Chinese people have been forced in front of us, and now I need two volunteers with explosive bags on their backs. Go out and let the Chinese people see the courage of our Yamato man, who of you is willing to go?"

A group of Japanese soldiers looked at me and I looked at you, but no one was willing to take the initiative to stand up, and many people had panic.

Seeing this, Ishikawa Renpachi snorted softly: "Since no one is willing, then I will assign it to you, you... and you, you two come out."

The two soldiers who were pointed trembled. Both of them were wounded soldiers. Although their lives were not in danger, they were of the type with limited mobility.

The Japanese army has a tradition that whenever the battle is unfavorable and requires retreat or sacrifice, the wounded are the first to be abandoned.

The two wounded soldiers who were targeted looked at each other, and then at Renpachi Ishikawa, who had a fierce look in his eyes. Knowing that this time there was no way to escape, they didn't say anything, but walked silently to the corner and put the ground on the ground. I picked up the two dynamite packs.

Seeing that the two were honestly carrying the explosives on their backs, Ishikawa Renpachi let go of his grip on the saber, and then with a wave of his hand, two soldiers with heavy explosives on their backs jumped out of the gun tower and faced outside They ran wildly, but just after they ran less than 20 meters, they heard a burst of gunshots from the opposite side. The two were beaten into sieves on the spot, and then the explosive package was detonated, and two clouds of blood mist appeared in the sky.

After the Huaxia soldiers on the opposite side killed two Japanese soldiers who were trying to die with them with explosives on their backs, they didn't talk nonsense. They immediately set up their machine guns and fired at the gun tower, and then several grenades were thrown over. into the gun tower, but the dust and smoke from the explosion also blocked the gun tower's sight.

Ishikawa Renpachi's heart tightened immediately, and he hurriedly shouted: "Fire...fire...the Chinese people are coming!"

Facing the Chinese soldiers rushing over, the surviving Japanese soldiers also knew that their time had come, and they also aroused the ferocity in their bones. They poked their heads out of the bunker one by one, screaming, and fired randomly with their weapons.

Seeing this situation, Ishikawa Renpachi didn't get involved, but ran up to the second floor which had already been mostly blown down
At this time, the second floor was not empty, but there was a pale-faced communication soldier wearing headphones, and there was a radio station next to him.

Ishikawa Renpachi walked up to the communication soldier and said anxiously: "Ready to send the report."

"Today, since the Eighth Route Army and a German weapon division launched an attack on the Huqiu stronghold, more than two hundred officers and soldiers of our squadron have fought bravely. Ishikawa is very pleased. Our army has fought against the enemy with heavy artillery and absolute weapon superiority. Facing fierce attacks from the Chinese army, the officers and men of the Second Squadron, determined to be loyal to the emperor, repeatedly launched meat bomb attacks, killing and injuring many Chinese officers and soldiers, and killing countless Chinese officers and soldiers...

However, our army suffered heavy casualties and was unable to stop China's attack. Facing the Chinese army with absolute superiority and heavy artillery, the original stronghold of Huqiu seemed to be empty...

At present, the Chinese army has destroyed all the gun towers, and our troops have run out of ammunition and food... Thinking of the great kindness that the empire has given us, even if we were smashed to pieces, we have no regrets.Unless the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi and all the Chinese armies are completely defeated, the empire's rule in China can only be a magic mirror in the water.

I sincerely hope that my soul will serve as the vanguard on the day when the imperial army returns... I pray for the victory of the empire and Antai... Farewell!Tiger Hill stronghold commander Ishikawa Jinpachi on September 8, Showa 9. "

When Renpachi Ishikawa confirmed that the telegram had been sent, he took out a Nambu pistol and killed the telegraph operator, and then picked up a brick and smashed the radio station.

After doing all this, there were several explosions from downstairs soon, accompanied by the sound of submachine guns in a hurry, mixed with screams in Japanese, Ishikawa Renpachi knew that the last moment was coming.

He knelt down slowly facing the east, and wiped the command knife on the clothes of the radio operator lying on the ground a few times. .

"Emperor Banzai!"

Ishikawa Renpachi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly roared loudly, then stabbed the command knife into the left abdomen with all his strength, and then swiped it hard to the right, and the broken heart instantly flowed out of Ishikawa Renpachi's abdomen.

A few minutes later, when the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion rushed into the gun tower, they found that the gun tower was in a mess.

Soon, a communication soldier with a radio on his back said loudly to Gao Hongming: "Regimental Commander, the fourth battalion commander Nong Tiancai reported that they have occupied the Huqiu stronghold and wiped out 230 Japanese soldiers defending the enemy, 120 puppet troops, and four soldiers. The battalion suffered 35 casualties."

As early as when the Fourth Battalion launched the general offensive, the deputy commander-in-chief and other leaders had already come to Gao Hongming's command position to join him. The voice of this signal soldier was loud enough for most people to hear clearly.

Looking at the communications soldier with a proud face, Gao Hongming nodded, then raised his wrist to look, turned around, and saluted the deputy commander: "Report to the deputy commander, the Liantai County Militia Corps has made regulations Complete the task of capturing the Huqiu stronghold within the time limit, the total time is 29 parts and 46 seconds, please instruct!"

To be honest, although Gao Hongming's tone was calm when he reported, there was a strong air of pride and pride.

The deputy commander looked at Gao Hongming, his face was full of unconcealed appreciation and joy, "Okay...you have proved the combat effectiveness of the Liantai militia with your actions, and you are indeed doing a good job!"

The few staff officers who originally thought that Gao Hongming's claim of taking the Huqiu stronghold within half an hour were nonsense only felt a little burning on their faces at the moment. Zeng Xiang was actually pecked by wild geese, careless."

Mr. Liu, who was next to him, walked up to him, and said meaningfully: "Old Lin... as the old saying goes, it's never too late to make up for it. Since Commander Gao has this strength, shouldn't our battle plan be changed too?" Once changed."

Mr. Lin said calmly: "Mr. Liu, how do you want to change it?"

"Think about it, the battle of Yuliao launched by our division and the battle of Lailing launched by you will be at the same time. The two battles are separated by nearly [-] miles. This also makes it difficult for us to Do mutual support.

But now with Commander Gao, the situation is quite different. Seven hundred miles is nothing to Commander Gao who owns a large number of trucks. Under normal circumstances, it is a day and night journey. We can completely attack and defend. Mutual aid, what do you think? "

"Offensive and defensive mutual assistance?" Teacher Lin pondered for a moment, as if thinking of something, "You mean we need to cooperate with each other?"

"It is not only mutual cooperation, but also mutual assistance. Just like Commander Gao said that the Yuliao Battle can be ended in three days, then after the Yuliao Campaign is over, can we quickly dispatch troops to Lai through the truck of Commander Gao? Yuan County, can the two of us join forces to attack Yuan and Lingqiu together?
For another example, joining Yuanyuan and Lingqiu can also be defeated within a few days. Can we think about Yangquan and even SJZ? "

"Hiss..." Mr. Lin gasped, how dare you think about it, is SJZ also something we can miss?There are two divisions of the Japanese army stationed there for a long time, and the SJZ walls are high and the city is deep. Let alone our two divisions, even if more than 100 regiments and 10 people of the Eighth Route Army are joined together, they may not be able to win in a short time. .

Wait... I seem to be missing something?
By the way, what Master Liu said is that you can think about it, but not to capture it, that means...

"You mean we ended the Battle of Yuliao and Lailing as quickly as possible, and then put on a stance to attack the SJZ, forcing the Japanese army to withdraw from the front line, and even send more troops to the rear?"

"Yes."

Mr. Liu was also very relieved, talking to a smart person is a pleasure, he just raised his mouth, and the other party immediately understood what he meant.

"But have you ever thought about it, once we do this, we might be surrounded by the Japanese army, and if something goes wrong, there will be heavy losses, and for such a major matter, we even the deputy commander-in-chief Those who cannot make decisions must report to Yan'an."

Mr. Liu laughed: "You don't have to worry about this. We are just making a suggestion. Whether it is successful or not has to be decided by the central government. Of course it can be successful, but it doesn't matter if it is not successful."

Mr. Lin smiled wryly, "It's good for you. I lit the fire but ignored it, which made my heart itch. No way...I have to discuss it with the deputy commander in chief."

Half an hour later, after cleaning the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army jumped into the truck and hurried back.

On the way, seeing Mr. Lin and Mr. Liu who specially got into his own car, the deputy commander felt a little headache.

"You two, you're going to make trouble for me. Did you just change the battle plan that was already made? How do you tell me to tell the above? What's this called? Is it changed day and night?"

"Deputy Commander, how can this be called changing from day to day." Teacher Lin rarely showed a stiff smile, "The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is normal to make appropriate adjustments according to changes in strength."

"You guys." The deputy commander shook his head helplessly, forget it, let's discuss this matter in detail when we go back, and then report it to the central government for a decision.

For Gao Hongming, winning the Huqiu stronghold was just a proof to the head of the headquarters of their regiment's ability to attack fortified positions. As for the seized supplies, he didn't pay attention to them, and gave them to the Eighth Route Army who cleaned the battlefield later. For the Japanese army, it was no less than a major earthquake.

As mentioned earlier, the Huqiu stronghold is located on the traffic artery between Huang County and Yi County. It is like a nail firmly stuck between Huang County and Yi County, cutting off the connection between the base areas in both directions. The Qiu stronghold was gone, and the normal moment between the two bases was wiped out.

If Gao Hongming's Eighth Route Army or Gao Hongming took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation to take away the nearby Liuying stronghold and Wanhe stronghold, this generation would immediately become a vacuum zone for the Japanese forces, and the two bases of the Eighth Route Army would be connected together.

With the fall of the Huqiu stronghold, the atmosphere at the headquarters of the Japanese First Army in Taiyuan became stagnant in an instant.

In the huge war room of the headquarters, dozens of staff officers were busy, but they were not as noisy as before, and everyone looked extremely dignified.

Naozaburo Okabe walked to the battle hall and stopped an intelligence staff officer: "Have you found out which army from China is raiding Tiger Hill's stronghold?"

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, according to the information we have received, there are two armies attacking the Huqiu stronghold." The staff officer shook his head: "One of them is the Eighth Route Army, and the other is the German Armor of the Chinese government, but we Express doubts. Moreover, the army that attacked the Huqiu stronghold moved extremely quickly, it took only half an hour from the launch of the attack to the end of the battle, and it also used large-caliber heavy artillery, which is completely unreasonable."

"Heavy artillery was used? And there are two armies?" Okabe Naozaburo was a little confused. When did the poor Tuba Road have heavy artillery? Isn't this a joke?And what German weapon master...wait... German weapon master...heavy artillery?
Okabe Naozaburo's body shook suddenly, and then he seemed to think of something, and he suddenly walked quickly towards the commander's office not far away.

"bump……"

The door of the office was pushed open, and the figure of Naozaburo Okabe appeared at the door, and he said loudly to Shinozuka Yoshio and Tada Hayao who were standing in a daze on the map hanging on the wall: "Your Excellencies, I know that the attack Who is the Chinese army at the Huqiu stronghold...it must be Gao Hongming...he joined forces with the Eighth Route Army."

"Gao Hongming?"

Tada Hayao and Shinozuka Yoshio, who were looking at the map in a daze, were startled, and Shinozuka Yoshio blurted out: "How is this possible? Gao Hongming and the 41st Division had just fought a bloody battle at Qixia Pass. How could Yue have the energy to go to war with the empire again?"

"What if Gao Hongming didn't send the main force to fight, but only sent his artillery?" Okabe Naozaburo stared at the two eagerly, "According to the telegram sent from the Huqiu stronghold, the Chinese who attacked them used 105 caliber Think about it... look at the whole of Shanxi except Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army, which still has a small amount of heavy artillery, which army has heavy artillery?"

Listening to Okabe Naozaburo chattering about his views, Tada Hayao interrupted him: "But the question now is, why did Gao Hongming join forces with the Eighth Route Army? Is this unreasonable?"

(End of this chapter)