January 8, 1938, eight o'clock in the morning, Laoye Ridge.
At this time, the fierce battle at Laoye Ridge was still going on. Two battalions of independent regiment soldiers commanded by Sun Shiyu and Lao Huan were engaged in a desperate struggle with the 10th Regiment of the Japanese 10th Division.
There was almost no pause between the two sides that night.
Lao Huan and Sun Shiyu were eager to go to Bengbu to aid the Dragon Boat Festival, and the 10th Regiment of the little Japanese Chichai Yazouzang also had to go all out to reach Bengbu.
The order was given by Kitashirakawa, and the old Japanese soldier Akashiba Yaezo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Because everyone knows the temper of His Excellency the Prince. If you do not comply with his wishes and are dismissed and investigated, it is because the Prince is in a good mood and is kind to his old man. Losing your head is commonplace.
And let alone a small regiment commander, he was also the commander of their division. If he was killed by this prince, he would be killed.
So that night, half of Akashiba Yaezo's hair turned white.
But the Independent Regiment stood in front of him like an iron wall.
Moreover, Akashiba Yaezo was very confused as to which army was so powerful. He charged more than thirty times in one night, and all of them were beaten back. And if he used artillery, the opponent also had artillery, and it was better than them.
The cannon can fire even more accurately.
Sometimes, even before his artillery positions were set up, he was attacked by the opponent's artillery.
He had never fought such a battle before and was almost suppressed by the Chinese army.
He picked up the telescope, looked at the Japanese who were pushed back, and threw the telescope aside angrily. Then he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, because he had used all the tactics he could use. He sneaked around the flanks, attacked from the front, and detailed
Pretend to retreat, take a detour to Bengbu and so on.
And what about his enemies? It's like having his eyes opened. No matter what he does, he can't escape the eyes of his enemies and will be beaten back every time.
Fortunately, his men were quite experienced, and although they suffered a defeat, overall the casualties were not large.
Because you can imagine that there were more than thirty charges in one night. Even if twenty people were killed in one charge, seven or eight hundred people would be gone.
But at this time, the number of casualties was far from that large. The number of casualties in the 10th Regiment was only more than 600, equivalent to the strength of three infantry squadrons.
It has to be said that the officers of the 10th Regiment are still very good at fighting. They alternately cover the attack with infantry and machine gunners. Once they encounter the enemy's close range fire, they immediately retreat. Otherwise, this charge will be difficult to say.
Fifty or sixty people were reimbursed.
But few people died, and Chichai Yaezo couldn't be happy at this time, because how should he fight to repel the opponent and then go to Bengbu to support him?
Chichai Yaezo was puzzled, but at this moment, the communications officer came running up and reported: "Your Excellency, there is a call from Bengbu."
A thud!
Hearing the word Bengbu at this time, Chichai Yaezo's heart was in his throat. He was afraid that Prince Beibai would say: You loser, you have fought all night and even failed to break through Laoye Ridge, what use does the empire have for you?
?You should commit seppuku to express your gratitude to the emperor!
With just such a word, he had to obediently commit seppuku.
Chichai Yaezang asked slightly nervously: "What did Bengbu say? Are they blaming us for not breaking through the enemy's defense line after fighting for so long?"
The communications officer replied: "Your Excellency, Bengbu did not mean to blame us, but told us to be careful. Dragon Boat Festival is very likely to bring someone to our place. Of course, they are not sure about this. Because the telegram
Said that the Dragon Boat Festival troops suddenly disappeared, and the Prince of Beibai was furious. Of course, this is my guess, because the content of the telegram stated that the prince was very angry, and it was important not to cause any major casualties again."
"Yoohee!"
Akashiba Yaezo patted his chest, because Prince Beibai did not blame him for the failure to break through after fighting all night, so he was relieved. As for the disappearance of the Dragon Boat Festival, Akashiba Yaezo was not worried. Because the master
The mountain range is fifty kilometers away from Bengbu.
Although his location is less than fifty kilometers away from Bengbu, even if the Dragon Boat Festival disappears at three o'clock in the night, it has only been five hours. And in five hours, the other party has to walk fifty kilometers, which is simply impossible.
At least his troops don't have this ability. This is only possible if all heavy weapons are thrown away.
Therefore, Akashiba Yaezo was not worried that the disappeared Dragon Boat Festival would suddenly appear in front of him. Instead, he continued to look at his map and decided to choose a place to defend.
He stopped fighting and charged several times without achieving any results, so he gathered his troops and stood on a few high ground, letting the Chinese attack him, and then waited for the 26th Brigade to come to support. By then, they
If you attack from both sides, you will definitely achieve good results.
Thinking of this, Akashiba Yaezo took a pencil and searched carefully on the map, and finally settled on the No. 3 highland south of Laoye Ridge.
Although this No. 3 Highland is not the main peak of Laoye Ridge, its geographical location is stuck on the chokepoint between east and west. In other words, after the 10th Regiment takes over here, it can advance, attack, retreat or defend. Even if the Dragon Boat Festival comes, there will be nothing
He can't. And he can join forces with No. 26 to capture the Dragon Boat Festival and wait for the Prince of Beibai to come and close the net.
Thinking of this, Chichai Yaezo smiled treacherously, and immediately ordered: "Let the first brigade and the second brigade break away from the battle and move to the No. 3 highland of Laoye Ridge to seize it. I will lead the people to join them immediately."
"Hi!"
The communications officer accepted the order and immediately went down to deliver the order. Naturally, he did not mention this. However, Lao Shou, who was located on the north side of Laoye Ridge, used a telescope to see that the Japs had plans to retreat.
Lao Shou said in surprise: "What's wrong with the little devils? Don't they want to go to Bengbu?"
Sun Shiyu also looked at it with a telescope and said: "Yes, this little devil seems to be planning to retreat. What should we do? Last night, the regiment ordered us to stop the little devil, and then there was no order. It will be later.
A telegram was sent saying that the regimental radio station has been temporarily silenced and we are not allowed to contact him. What do you think we should do?"
Lao Snoring thought for a while and said: "There is only one possibility that the radio station in the regiment is silent. It is because the regiment does not want the little devil to find him. This little devil has a way to track the opponent's position based on the radio frequency band. It is like a surprise attack by the regiment.
It’s the same as in Lai’an County, there was no sound from the radio station for two or three days.”
Sun Shiyu nodded and said: "Old Snoring, what you said makes sense, but what should we do now? Should we continue to stay here, or should we chase the Japanese and beat them up?"
Lao Shou also fell into deep thought at this time, because without the command of the regiment, they didn't know what they should do next.
At this time, Lao Shou and Sun Shiyu were thinking hard about the solution, but at this moment, the communications soldier ran over with a smile and shouted: "Both campers, the regiment is calling!"