"You dare to talk back, boy, believe it or not, I will really whip you." The brigade commander raised his horsewhip again as he spoke.

Cao Sanlian quickly shut up, and at the same time asked the chief of staff for help with his eyes, but the chief of staff pretended not to see it.

The brigade commander snorted and said again: "Tell me, how many shells were consumed in the past hour or so?"

"Brigade Commander, it's not been an hour, it's only about four or ten minutes." Cao Sanlian lowered his head and said, "I just counted, probably, maybe, maybe, almost..."

Finally, he said vaguely: "There are only more than 3000 boxes."

"What? More than 3000 rounds?!" The brigade commander's anger surged again.

Damn, is it easy for me to get some shells?You knocked out three thousand rounds in one battle?

Before the words fell, the chief of staff said quietly: "Brigade Commander, it's not more than 3000 rounds, but more than 3000 boxes."

"What?" The brigade commander's eyes widened suddenly, and he turned his head again angrily, and his voice was raised by an octave, "More than 3000 boxes? Is it a box? Not a hair? You said more than 3000 boxes?"

"En." Seeing that Cao Sanlian couldn't hide, he could only nod his head and admit it.

"A total of more than 3000 boxes were consumed, and there were almost [-] rounds of shells."

"You! Me! I..." The brigade commander was so angry that he raised the whip and lowered it, put it down and raised it several times, and finally he was so angry that he could only take the cannonball box next to him to vent his anger.

Turning over a wooden crate violently, the brigade commander cursed after the lingering anger: "Xiao Wang is a prodigal son, I will beat him up later, he is going to empty out my family's wealth before I stop! "

Cao Sanlian said in a low voice: "Brigade Commander, Xiao Wang said that a shell is only good if it hits a devil's head."

"That's right." The brigade commander snorted, "Then what's the result of this battle? Have you blown up those little devils from Shouyang?"

"That's a must."

Speaking of this, Cao Sanlian immediately became energetic.

Then he continued: "Brigade Commander, Xiao Wang just said on the radio that more than 2000 devils who came from Shouyang were blown up by us, and their corpses were scattered all over the field."

"The two commandos of the New 1st Regiment and the New 2nd Regiment were effortless,"

"Just walk around the battlefield with a bayonet-mounted rifle, and the job is done. To borrow the words of Lao Kong, I have never seen anything like this in eight lifetimes of fighting, and it is too easy."

"Damn it, aren't you talking nonsense?" The brigade commander said angrily, "If you consume so many shells in one battle, you can blow up the devil's position without even a blade of grass. Isn't it easy?"

While talking, Wang Ye came galloping on the wolf king.

From a long distance away, Wang Ye shouted loudly: "Hurry up, Commander Cao!"

When he got close, he saw that the brigade commander and the chief of staff were also there, so he greeted: "Brigade commander, are you also the chief of staff?"

Then he turned his head and said to Cao Sanlian: "Regimental Commander Cao, quickly take three 3nd infantry companies and follow the main force of the 92nd Regiment, the New 772st Regiment and the New 1nd Regiment to attack Chengjia Town. , strive for another victory, and eat the devil reinforcements from Jingxing."

Cao Sanlian turned to look at the brigade commander.

"What do you see me doing?" the brigade commander scolded.

"Listen to Xiao Wang, hurry up and take three 3-step artillery companies to Chengjia Town!"

"This will make me listen to Xiao Wang again." Cao Sanlian couldn't help but slander, "I don't know who said just now, after seeing Xiao Wang, I want to beat him up? But I really saw Xiao Wang, but I didn't even fart. Not one."

After slandering a few words, Cao Sanlian yelled again: "2nd company, 3rd company, 4th company, quickly set up the car!"

The Mobile Column Artillery Regiment does not have trucks, but there are mules and horses, which can be dragged and marched directly on the road, or disassembled when encountering mountain roads, and the mules and horses can be carried on the march.

The artillery of the three companies immediately became busy.

Cao Sanlian asked Wang Ye again: "What about the rest?"

Wang Ye asked back: "How many rounds of 105 shells are left?"

"It's gone." Cao Sanlian said, "It's all over."

Wang Ye then said: "Then let's blow up the four 4mm guns."

"What?" Cao Sanlian's face collapsed, "Blow it up?"

The brigade commander and the chief of staff couldn't believe it. Blow up the cannon?

"Reluctant to bomb?" Wang Ye said, "Then dig a hole and bury it, but I think there is a high probability that the little devil will find it with a mine detector, and then it will become the devil's cannon again."

Chapter 230 Fatal Omission

Wang Ye said: "My opinion is to blow it up, and blow it up resolutely."

After a pause, he said: "The shells are all gone, what are you still keeping the cannons for? For display?"

Cao Sanlian could only turn his eyes to the brigade commander and the chief of staff for help, like a helpless orphan lost, begging pitifully: "Brigade commander? Chief of staff?"

The brigade commander and chief of staff were also reluctant.

Is it easy for me to save this little fortune?

Your dog's lips are about to explode when you touch them?

The chief of staff frowned and asked, "Xiao Wang, can't we drag it back?"

"Yes." The brigade commander also said, "Drag it back and find a place to bury it. I don't believe it. The devil can dig up the entire Taihang base?"

"I'm afraid not." Wang Ye said, "It's too late."

指了指阵地上的2门大正14年式105mm口径加农炮,又道:“这2门加农炮的重量足足有3吨,只能从公路机动。”

"It takes a lot of mules to move it."

"However, the roads in our Taihang base area have been damaged many times, and the traffic conditions are very poor."

"There were a lot of situations when I came here, but fortunately, the little devil didn't know it in advance, so I didn't send out aviation troops to harass and bomb, but it's different when I go back."

"Once spotted by the devil bomber,"

"Not only can the guns fail, but the mules, horses and personnel will also suffer heavy casualties."

The brigade commander and the chief of staff immediately fell silent, because it was almost dawn.

As long as there are no accidents, the devil aviation will come over at dawn.

These four 4 guns are too bulky and will really drag the artillery and mules to death.

"Then blow it up!" The brigade commander let out a foul breath, and finally said, "Damn, it's a big deal to snatch it from the devil later. As long as the little devil is still in Shanxi, he won't have to worry about not being able to get the cannon."

"Brigade commander's opinion." Wang Ye smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"Stop flattering me." The brigade commander said angrily, "What about the six 6 guns and the twelve 37 field guns?"

The chief of staff said: "Yes, it seems that the 37th artillery and the 75th field artillery can only maneuver by road, so they will also be blown up?"

"This is impossible." Cao Sanlian turned pale when he heard that, as if he was going to kill his wife, he immediately opened his arms to protect a 1 field cannon behind him, and said anxiously, "75 field cannons cannot be exploded!"

The 105mm shells are gone, and there are still more 75mm shells.

There are still more than 100 tons of 75mm shells in the warehouse of the Shuiyaoshan fortress!

"Captain Cao, what are you in a hurry for?" Wang Ye said amusedly, "I didn't say that the 75 field guns were also going to be bombed."

Speaking of this meal, he said again: "Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff, although these 12 Meiji 38-style 75mm caliber field guns also have to be maneuvered from the road, but the weight is less than 1 ton, which is heavier than the four 4mm guns. It is much lighter, and it can be pushed into the woods on the road to hide when necessary, and the survival rate is much higher."

"Not to mention the six Type 6 37mm rapid-fire guns, they only weigh more than 300 kilograms."

"Even if you are harassed by Devil bombers, you can quickly push forward to hide in the woods on the side of the road."

“不过,这6门九四式37mm口径速射炮和12门明治38年式75mm口径野炮都不能分解拆卸,所以程家镇那边是不能去了。”

"Because after fighting Chengjia Town, the road on the Zhaojiayuan side has probably been cut off by the devils in all likelihood."

"If this is the case, the 12 75-caliber field guns will not be able to go back, so they can only be blown up."

The 3 22 infantry guns of the other three companies do not have this worry, because they can walk on mountain roads. The 92 infantry guns weigh only more than 92 kilograms, and they can be disassembled, so they can be carried by mules.

The Devil's 41-type 75 mountain cannon can also be disassembled and disassembled, and then marched by mules and horses.

旅长点头道:“那就先把这6门37炮和12门75野炮拖回水窑山,哦对了,还有那2门75口径高射炮,也一并拖回去。”

Cao Sanlian hurried to arrange bombing and evacuation.

After a while, with a few blasts, four 4mm guns exploded successively.

Not only was the barrel blown, but the breech block was also completely damaged, completely losing its repair value.

紧接着,12门75野炮、2门75高射炮以及6门37速射炮也纷纷起出钢钎,被骡马拖到了公路上。

At this time, Cao Sanlian had already rushed to Chengjia Town with 3 infantry companies.

Wang Ye also followed the artillery regiment. As for the Wolf Warrior Squadron, it had already rushed to the vicinity of Chengjia Town to carry out close reconnaissance on the devils coming from the direction of Jingxing.

……

Shinozuka Yoshio's reaction was also quick.

Although being teased by the prince again and again is very embarrassing.

But Shinozuka Yoshio quickly adjusted his mood and reacted quickly.

After receiving the farewell telegram from Ryo Miura, Shinozuka Yoshio knew that the Ogasawara detachment would definitely not be able to keep, so he decisively ordered the Japanese army from Jingxing to build fortifications on the spot.

The lessons of the Tabumi detachment and the Ogasawara detachment lie ahead.

If the Sasaki detachment from Jingxing did not build fortifications on the spot and turn to defense, then when the main force of the Eighth Route Army from the Taihang Military Region arrived, what awaited them would be collective jade fragments.

With the strength of a detachment alone, and under the premise of building fortifications in advance, it may still be able to compete with the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Military Region, but if it is a field battle, it will last for an hour or two at most.

Up to now, Shinozuka Yoshio no longer wants to admit but must admit the Eighth Route Army's field combat capabilities.

In view of this, Shinozuka Yoshio decisively ordered the Sasaki detachment to build fortifications on the spot and turn to defense.

In addition to ordering the Sasaki detachment to switch to defense, Yoshio Shinozuka also regrouped the four rapid strike brigades that were scattered along the blockade ditch.

Although the Rapid Strike Brigade has infantry, artillery and armored troops, the strength of a brigade is still too thin. The 3rd Rapid Strike Brigade, which was originally stationed in Yangquan, even lasted for less than half an hour when it was ambushed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Taihang Military Region. , so it is too dangerous for a quick strike brigade to act alone.

Shinozuka Yoshio decisively ordered the two rapid brigades in the direction of Shouyang and the two rapid brigades in the direction of Jingxing to merge and reorganize into two rapid strike detachments.

After the merger, the two rapid strike detachments not only have more than 2 infantry, more than 2000 cavalry, and ten tanks, but also 500 12 field guns. This is basically an enhanced version of the infantry wing. Fighting field battles with the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Military Region can also compete with one or two.

Shinozuka Yoshio ordered the merged two rapid detachments to rush to rescue Chengjia Town along the patrol road that blocked the ditch. At the same time, he ordered Sangzhang's final detachment to go north to seize Zhaojiayuan. It can cut off the retreat of the Eighth Route Army from behind.

After arranging all this, Shinozuka Yoshio looked up at the wall clock hanging on the wall, and saw that the hour hand had already pointed to four o'clock in the morning, and it would be dawn in less than two hours.

These two hours are the most difficult two hours.

Gathering his mind, Shinozuka Yoshio's eyes fell back to the sand table.

At this time, Ryuichi Sakamoto had already completed the sand table operation with two combat staff officers, showing the situation of the enemy and our armies along Zhengtai Road on the sand table.

The Sasaki detachment has built fortifications near Chengjia Town.

The Hojo detachment, also known as the final detachment, is attacking along the road from Sangzhang to Zhaojiayuan.

However, on the opposite side of the Beitiao detachment, a blocking force of the Eighth Route Army appeared, with a strength ranging from one battalion to one regiment.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the Hojo detachment to reach Zhaojiayuan within an hour.

As for the Fujimoto detachment and the Liuye detachment that were just co-organized, they are more than 30 kilometers away, but fortunately, these two detachments have strong mobility, especially the Liuye detachment, which can reach Chenggong within an hour. Near the home town, join the Sasaki detachment, and the Sasaki detachment will be completely safe by then.

The question now is, can the Sasaki detachment last for an hour?

Yoshio Shinozuka felt that, on the premise of building the fortifications in advance, the problem should not be too big.

However, Ryuichi Sakamoto had a different opinion on this, saying: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think it is safer for the Sasaki detachment to retreat."

"Nani?" Yoshio Shinozuka frowned, "Retreat?"

"Yes, retreat." Sakamoto Ryuichi said, "The field capabilities of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area are beyond our imagination. Both the Duobumi detachment and the Ogasawara detachment only lasted for less than an hour. The strength and equipment of the Sasaki detachment Compared with the Tabumi detachment and the Ogasawara detachment, there is almost no difference, so the Sasaki detachment may not last an hour."

Shinozuka Yoshio frowned and said: "But the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area is continuous combat. After the war, how much ammunition is left?"

"Your Excellency, this is just your imagination."

Ryuichi Sakamoto said: "You can't put more than 2000 imperial soldiers in a detachment in a dangerous situation because of your personal imagination. This is not a responsible behavior!"

Swipe, all the staff present cast surprised glances at Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Shinozuka Yoshio's old face also turned into a liver color in an instant.

The reality is so cruel. Although Yoshio Shinozuka is the commander of the 1st Army, after losing many battles in a row, especially in the process of fighting wits with the prince, he was almost played around. This has been seriously weakened. Yoshio Shinozuka's prestige in the hearts of the staff, otherwise Ryuichi Sakamoto would never dare to talk to him like this.

As Shinozuka Yoshio's adjutant, Ichihara Yuta felt the need to speak out.

"Idiot, do you know what you're talking about?" Ichihara Yuta said angrily.

"Am I wrong?" Sakamoto Ryuichi snorted, "The main force of the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang bandit area not only has a large number of artillery, but also knows Xu Jin's barrage and precise guidance. It is not inferior to the army of the world's first-class military power at all, and it is not inferior to the imperial army."

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