"Sir, all the lights in Fengyang County have been extinguished."
Outside Fengyang Town, a Japanese soldier was reporting the investigation situation to a middle-aged man wearing Chief Cao's uniform.
This gloomy-looking middle-aged Japanese was none other than Captain Yoshino of the Japanese Ito Regiment, and it was he who was ordered to conduct an investigation in Fengyang County and ended up encountering Wang Tongbu.
Although Yoshino Squadron lost nearly one-third of its men, he did not leave. Just as Duanwu guessed, this little devil not only continued to stay outside Fengyang City for reconnaissance, but was also ready to bite the Chinese like a poisonous snake.
He looked at Fengyang Town, which was quiet in the darkness, and sneered slightly: "The Chinese are preparing to leave the city. They will go to Bengbu to open up the retreat of the 51st Army. This is the time for us to avenge our previous shame."
In field battles, our Imperial Japanese Army has never lost.
Warriors of the empire, cheer up, we will show these Chinese the tactics of our Imperial Japanese Army. We will eat them one by one like ants eating elephants."
"good!"
The Japanese soldiers shouted in unison, then braced themselves and stood in the cold wind to wait.
A minute passed, and the Japs were still full of energy.
Two minutes passed. Although they felt very cold, the Japanese still straightened their backs.
Three minutes passed, and the restless blood in his body gradually cooled down.
Four minutes passed, and some of the Japs began to tremble involuntarily. But their bushido spirit still prevailed, making every Japs straighten their backs again.
Five minutes passed, and the Japs' Bushido spirit could not defeat the cold at all. They all hunched over and rolled their necks to the bottom of the hillside, hiding in the woods from the cold wind at night.
At this time, some Japanese soldiers were even stomping their feet to keep warm. And they didn't understand why it was so cold. They remembered that their bodies were very warm during the battle.
When Captain Yoshino saw this, he originally planned to scold him, but he was so cold that his nose was so cold that snot flowed out.
There was no other way, so he wrapped his coat and squatted behind a tree to block the wind. At this time, he still boosted morale and said: "Don't worry, everyone. The Chinese turned off all the lights to discredit the city. No.
Discovered by us. They are cunning, waiting for us to get tired, and then sneak away from under our noses unexpectedly.
If he wants to slip under my nose, Yoshino, he is just daydreaming.
Ah, cut!."
Yoshino sneezed, and the snot flowed down uncontrollably. He originally planned to suck it back, but there was too much, so he could only hold the snot in his hands and wipe it on the tree.
The Japanese on the side wanted to laugh but didn't dare, and almost suffered internal injuries.
But at this time, more Japs were sneezing. This was a signal from the body to the Japs that the weather was too cold. If they continued to stay in the mountains, they would most likely freeze to death.
But the Yoshino Japs had already determined that the Chinese army would leave the city to attack Bengbu tonight, so no matter how cold it was, he would not allow fires to be lit. All the Japs would hide under the hillside or behind trees to avoid the cold wind.
But what they didn't know was that their enemy was sleeping.
Although there is no fire, the temperature in the room will continue to rise as the number of people increases.
Because you can imagine that dozens of people are crowded into a room, just like small stoves with a temperature of 37 degrees.
Maybe you don't think it's a problem with one person, but with more people, the whole room can reach about 20 degrees.
What's more, at night, every soldier has two bowls of steaming noodles.
This old abacus ran away with his men when the large army entered the city and knocked on the doors of several restaurants. Because whether they were continuing to march and fight or resting in the town, the soldiers needed to eat.
Moreover, Lao Abacus had to prepare some food to take with him on the road. After all, they had to eat when they were fighting, otherwise the soldiers would not have the physical strength to fight the Japanese.
And this is one of the reasons why Duanwu needs people like Lao Abacus around him. A good logistics can definitely support an entire army to continue fighting without interruption.
So just like that, not only did the soldiers of the cavalry battalion eat steaming noodles, but Wang Tong's regiment also had a hot meal.
In addition, Lao Abacus also bought white noodles, sesame seeds, and walnut kernel fried noodles.
It's definitely too late to bring steamed buns, and steamed buns can't be chewed once frozen in winter. It's not as convenient as fried noodles. As long as there is water and a bite of fried noodles, the soldiers can keep fighting.
So the logistics were left to Lao Abacus, and Dragon Boat Festival felt relieved. He, Wang Tong and others crowded into the fellow's house next to the fried noodles and slept all night.
It was already dawn the next day, and Dragon Boat Festival woke up from his sleep. The room was so warm that he felt like he couldn't wake up because it was so warm.
Wang Tong also laughed and said: "I don't know how the little devil spent last night in the mountains. Haha!"
Duanwu said: "Even if I don't die, I'm afraid I'll freeze like a dog."
The Dragon Boat Festival is funny, and I am lucky for the Japs. The weather has been sunny these two days. Otherwise, if there was some rain, I am afraid that the Japs outside the city would not need to be beaten, and they would all freeze to death in the mountains.
But even so, when Yoshino sent someone to call him in the early morning, the three Japanese never woke up.
The people were frozen solid. They died of hypothermia after falling asleep. There were no signs of death, and they didn't even make the slightest sound.
Yoshino was very angry and cursed that the Chinese were really nothing, and even let them freeze in the mountains all night without leaving the city.
"Baga, these Chinese are all cowards. Bengbu has been occupied and the 51st Army's retreat has been cut off, but they are not in a hurry at all. Ah cut! Ah cut!"
Yoshino cursed, but his nose suddenly felt itchy and he started sneezing again.
"Sir, are you also suffering from the cold? We urgently need to find a warm place. Otherwise, we will freeze to death in the mountains like Mr. Gangshang and others."
At this moment, a Japanese soldier spoke with great concern.
Yoshino touched his head and it was indeed a little hot, and he felt dizzy.
He knew that what his men said was right. He might have also been exposed to the cold. If they stayed in the mountains any longer, they might not be able to go back.
Yoshino was ready to retreat, but he didn't know how to explain it to Prince Beibai.
He knew very well what kind of person the Prince of Beibai was. No one who dared to disobey the Prince of Beibai would end well.
If that prince grants you death, it means that he is kind and has a kind heart. Otherwise, you will feel the horror of hell while you are alive.
Kitashirakawa is such a person, and none of these people in the Japanese army know about it.
So without Kitashirakawa's order, who would dare to leave easily?