Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Hong Dazhi also hesitated. Why did the Japanese hide? They ignored the harassment from the special forces battalion in the city. If they went any further, they would have to leave Hongcheng. The order he had received was to move within the urban area of ​​Hongcheng. Besides, if they left the city, they would have no way to avoid the pursuit of the Japanese army.

"Everyone take a break, and then we'll go back to look for it. We have to find a few Japanese soldiers tonight and kill them, otherwise we'll be too suffocated." After thinking about it, Hong Dazhi asked his soldiers to take a break and prepare to go back to look for lone Japanese soldiers or small Japanese patrols.

Just as they were resting in this room, gunshots suddenly rang out outside the city, causing the soldiers in the house to nervously clench their rifles. Hong Dazhi listened carefully and whispered to everyone, "There is a fight outside the city. I guess the death squad has gone out of the city to dig out the Japanese army's lair again. It's okay, let's rest for a while and then set off."

After hearing what Hong Dazhi said, Liu Er and several soldiers also relaxed. When Hong Dazhi was about to lead his men to go back and continue looking for the Japanese army, a soldier in charge of keeping watch ran into the room from the yard and said, "Squad leader, there are a lot of Japanese troops coming behind us."

After hearing the sentry's report, the people who were about to leave quickly leaned against the wall of the house. Hong Dazhi said to Liu Er beside him: "Liu Er, you are familiar with the terrain, find a way to get on the roof and see what's going on."

After hearing Hong Dazhi's order, Liu Er also bent over with his rifle and carefully slipped into the yard. He used his hands and feet to climb onto the roof along the broken wall. When he reached the roof, he saw many Japanese officers and soldiers running towards the right side of Hue Gate. After all the Japanese soldiers left, he carefully returned to the house.

"Sergeant, I saw many Japanese soldiers rushing to the right side of Hue Gate. I guess they are going to reinforce the battle outside the city." Liu Er told Hong Dazhi what he saw.

After hearing what Liu Er said, Hong Dazhi was also a little confused and asked: "Heading towards Hue Gate? If they want to rescue, shouldn't they go directly out of the city? Why are they going to the right side of Hue Gate?"

Liu Er was also stunned when he heard Hong Dazhi's question. Yes, why were the Japanese troops going to the right side of Hue Gate? They didn't have to go that way to leave the city.

After Hong Dazhi thought about it for a while, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and then he said to his soldiers: "Brothers, do you want to get promoted and make money?"

After hearing what the squad leader said, Liu Er and several soldiers' eyes lit up. Didn't you see that the suicide squad and the special forces battalion that went out of the city last time all made a lot of money when they came back? I heard that a squad leader killed a Japanese division commander, and the division commander and the chief of staff were directly promoted two levels of military rank and rewarded with one thousand yuan in cash.

"Squad leader, you tell us what to do. We will all listen to you." Liu Er looked at his squad leader excitedly. If he could also make a great contribution, he would be Commander Liu in the future.

Hong Dazhi looked at his soldiers, nodded with satisfaction and said, "I guess those Japanese soldiers just now should be gathering at their headquarters. Once they gather, they will go out of the city to reinforce the battle outside. We can't kill the Japanese division commander like the suicide squad, but we can still kill the Japanese battalion commander or something. We can just hide in a safe place and shoot from behind. We are also good at this. How about it?"

Liu Er and several soldiers heard that it was still a hidden gun, and there was no problem at all. They had become more and more proficient in this method recently, so Liu Er quickly said: "Squad leader, this is no problem. I just saw the direction the Japanese army is heading. I will lead everyone there to ensure safety."

Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, the commander of the 106th Division in Wanjialing, is in a very bad mood now. The only remaining Japanese army is now being fiercely attacked by the Chinese army. Moreover, the Chinese army has also organized several night attacks on their side, harassing the officers and soldiers on their side very much.

"Mr. Division Commander, please take a rest. I will take care of the defense." Colonel Yoshio Sonoda, commander of the 147th Regiment, looked at Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura, whose eyes were bloodshot, and whispered to him.

Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura shook his head and said that he did not need to rest. How could he sleep now? He was watching his 106th Division being eaten up bit by bit by the Chinese army. This made him almost collapse. His troops had no way to exert their due combat power and were wiped out by the Chinese army.

"Captain Sonoda, what is the situation with our food and ammunition? How long can we hold out?" Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura asked the question he was most reluctant to face at the moment.

After hearing the division commander's question, Colonel Sonoda Yoshio also said with a sad face: "Division commander, in order to quickly infiltrate the march this time, we have insufficient food and ammunition. As for food, I just checked it. If it is supplied according to the minimum standard, it is only enough for us to eat for one day. The ammunition situation is not optimistic. If the Chinese army's offensive is fierce, I estimate that we can only hold out for about two days."

Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura nodded and ordered Colonel Yoshio Sonoda, "Strictly control the food quota for everyone. In addition, I will send a telegram to the 11th Army Headquarters to explain the current predicament and ask them to airdrop supplies."

When Colonel Yoshio Sonoda heard that the division commander was ready to airdrop supplies, he felt relieved. He believed that as long as food and ammunition were supplied, his troops would be able to hold out until the day of rescue. He felt that the 101st Division and the th Division were attacking Hongcheng now, so even if they were slow, they should be able to occupy Hongcheng soon.

Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Yoshisuke looked at the back of Colonel Sonoda Yoshio as he left, but he was thinking in his heart how he could seize the opportunity to break out of the encirclement of the Chinese army. He knew much more information than Colonel Sonoda Yoshio.

He knew that the battle in Hongcheng was still going on, and only a little over half of the city of Hongcheng had been occupied by the troops of the 106th Division. If the pace continued, by the time the th Division completely occupied Hongcheng, his th Division would have been eaten by the Chinese army without leaving even a bone.

But with only one battalion of soldiers from the 147th Regiment and the 113th Regiment around him, how could he break out of the encirclement of more than Chinese troops? It was too difficult, too difficult.

If Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura knew that the headquarters of the 100th Division had been ambushed and destroyed by the troops of the new th Division, he would probably have immediately led his troops to launch an attack and escape overnight. As for the troops of the th Division that were attacking the Chinese blocking forces, Lieutenant General Junrokuro Matsuura did not expect anything from them. If the troops of the th Division could open a gap, he would have the confidence that he could lead his few men to fight a few rounds in the Chinese encirclement.

When Colonel Hitomi Hidezo, commander of the 19th Regiment, arrived at the division camp with two squadrons of officers and soldiers, all they saw was a camp full of corpses and wounded soldiers. Colonel Hitomi Hidezo was so angry that he howled. He ordered one squadron of officers and soldiers to search the camp quickly, treat the wounded officers and soldiers, and at the same time search for the whereabouts of the brigade commander, Major General Iishima Nobutoki.

At the same time, he asked the officers and soldiers of another squadron to follow the traces to pursue the fleeing Chinese sneak attack force. He felt that this Chinese sneak attack force was a huge threat and must be eliminated quickly. Otherwise, there would be no way to launch an attack safely in Hongcheng. He decided to dispatch the troops back to guard the division headquarters first.

"Sir, Commander, we searched the entire camp, but we didn't find the brigade commander, Major General Ii Shu Nobutoki. Some surviving officers and soldiers also said that they didn't see Major General Ii Shu Nobutoki." A squadron leader ran to Colonel Hitomi Hidezo with a nervous look on his face and reported.

After hearing the report from the squadron leader, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo felt worse and worse. Could it be that the brigade commander, Major General Iishu Nobutoki, had been captured by the Chinese army? Otherwise, how could they not find him no matter what? Logically speaking, after his troops arrived at the camp, if Major General Iishu Nobutoki was still there, he should have found him immediately.

None of the bodies on the ground belonged to the brigade commander, Major General Ii Shuxuantoki. There was only one worst possibility, that was that the brigade commander, Major General Ii Shuxuantoki, was captured by the Chinese army.

After thinking of this possibility, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo quickly ordered all the officers and soldiers of the squadron to search the camp again carefully, and also search the area around the camp, in order to find the brigade commander, Major General Iishima Nobutoki.

You know, if the brigade commander, Major General Ishu Nobutoki, died in battle, this could be accepted by the people and the military. But if he was captured by the Chinese army, then this would be much more serious than the case of Lieutenant General Ito Masaki being killed by the Chinese army. This would cause anger among the entire 11th Army and even the expeditionary army.

Even the 9th Division will be completely humiliated, and maybe even its unit number will be cancelled.

Colonel Hitomi Hidezo and his men kept searching for Major General Ishu Nobutoki in the division headquarters camp, but as time went on, Colonel Hitomi Hidezo became more and more annoyed. The situation now showed more and more clearly that Major General Ishu Nobutoki should have been captured by the Chinese army. Now Colonel Hitomi Hidezo didn't know whether he was anxious or scared, and he was sweating all over.

Outside the 19th Regiment's headquarters, Lieutenant General Yoshizumi Ryosuke was still sitting outside the command center. His breathing had now stabilized a lot. The staff officer in the regiment headquarters brought him a large glass of cold boiled water. He just sat in the yard of the command center waiting for Colonel Hidetoshi Shigemitsu to bring him the news about the elimination of the Chinese sneak attack force.

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