The straight-line distance between Lions Gate and Gao'an is about 20 kilometers, which is not very far. However, for the officers and soldiers of the 213th Regiment who are already exhausted physically and mentally, walking such a long distance at this time is really torture. Sujutaro was very considerate of his subordinates. Considering that half of the soldiers of the 213th Regiment were injured, he specially allocated ten military vehicles from the tight military vehicle resources to Masao Iida. However, ten military vehicles are a lot, but even It was not enough to accommodate all the wounded, which created a problem for Iida. Amami himself did not take the deployment of troops to garrison in Gaoan seriously, and Iida Masao naturally did not care. Moreover, he suffered successive defeats, and the three brigades After fighting until there was only one large group left, he felt depressed and didn't have much mood to think about anything else.
Ten military vehicles were packed with nearly 400 people. This pig-like way of transporting troops was simply a huge torture for the Japanese sick and wounded. From Gao'an to Lion Gate, there was a dirt road, although it was not bad. It's flat, but the shock absorption performance of Japanese military vehicles is just that. Therefore, almost every time the wheels of the military truck roll, a Japanese groans or even screams. This seriously affects the mood of other people, and also makes the drivers He became more and more cautious, lowering his speed again and again, until it was almost like walking.
Iida was sitting in the passenger seat of a military truck in front of him. Originally, he wanted to sort out his thoughts and review the gains and losses of this battle, but he was disturbed by the groans and screams and couldn't concentrate at all. After scolding twice, seeing that he couldn't stop it at all, he sighed and stopped talking.
While the 213th Regiment was crawling towards Gao'an at a snail's speed, the Second and Third Xue Divisions were marching towards Gao'an under Bai Liusu's supervision.
Both the 2nd and 3rd Xueying Divisions belong to the regular army establishment, with an organizational ratio of two infantry and one vehicle. In terms of combat vehicles, in addition to each being equipped with a medium tank regiment, a self-propelled artillery regiment, and a light armored regiment, Now, running at the forefront of the team are two armored regiments.
When two divisions are organized to operate together, they must have a supreme commander and a joint command. Originally, according to the usual practice, the supreme commander is determined by the serial number of the unit. Since the second division is ranked in front of the third division, the supreme commander The officer should be the division commander Liu Zheliang, but Bai Liusu has a special status, and Liu Zheliang once served as his deputy, so the supreme commander is instead held by Bai Liusu.
In the cadet army, almost every officer above the general level is a legend, and among them, Ouyang Yun and Bai Liusu are even more legendary among legends. Bai Liusu enjoys a high reputation among the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers in the cadet army. This is similar to It is related to her naturally slightly hoarse voice. Of course, if you regard her as a vase based on this alone, you would be totally wrong.
Before the Battle of Madang, many people doubted Bai Liusu's ability. They didn't say anything, but in their hearts they were quite critical of a woman serving as the brigade commander of a front-line combat unit. It is not so easy to be a general of the Xuebing Army. , commanding ability and dedication are equally indispensable. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority in the cadet army. In terms of status alone, an ordinary cadet is not much lower than a general. This has become the consensus of the frontline commanders of the cadet army. ,,If you want to serve as a soldier and sacrifice your life for you, you must first be willing to sacrifice your life for them. Bai Liusu didn't know that she just saved Lin Shanshui as a matter of course, but this changed the eyes of all doubters. When the turmoil in Guangzhou, She remained calm in the face of danger, took action resolutely, and showed extraordinary commanding skills. At this point, no one dared to question her ability to lead troops. As for whether the personal relationship between the Commander-in-Chief and her played a role in fueling the fire. , but no one dares to say this kind of thing,
Anyone who has been in contact with Bai Liusu for a long time knows that although she looks soft and weak, she is actually more domineering than the commander-in-chief. Therefore, when Bai Liusu said to Liu Zheliang, "I will lead the two armored regiments first, you will lead the big one." "The troops will catch up", Liu Zheliang, who was familiar with her temperament, agreed without saying a word.
The Great Wall brand light armored vehicles can reach a maximum speed of seventy-five yards per hour. Originally, in order to take care of the large troops behind them, the two armored regiments had been controlling the speed at about forty-five yards. Now, under the personal leadership of Bai Liusu, they finally let go. He turned on the wheel and started running wildly, and a rather dramatic scene happened.
When Iida Masao was ordered to return to Gao'an, Bai Liusu's troops had just left Ji'an and began to divide their troops. However, within two hours, before eleven o'clock, she appeared at the foot of Gao'an City with two armored regiments.
In Gao'an, all the residents had fled since the Japanese troops stationed there. At this time, even though the Japanese troops had evacuated in the afternoon, the city was still empty and desolate.
The students who got off the two off-road vehicles running at the front and serving as reconnaissance outposts had already gotten a rough idea of the situation in the city. After receiving their reports, Bai Liusu ordered one regiment to station in Gao'an, and then led another regiment to head towards the city. Driving from the big town, going from Gao'an to Fengxin, the big town is the only way, and the big town is only about ten kilometers away from the Lion Gate battlefield, which made the two regiment leaders sweat, even though they knew that Commander Bai had no Unable to listen to the advice, the two of them still tried their best to dissuade her, hoping that she would wait for the large army to arrive before bringing more troops over.
"Can you contact the guerrillas at Lions Gate now?" Bai Liusu asked them,
There were two regiment leaders, one named Fei Lengtie and the other Gao Yunan. Among them, Fei Lengtie studied under the Third Division and was a direct subordinate of Bai Liusu. Gao Yunan did not dare to speak. Fei Lengtie gritted his teeth and said bluntly: "I can't contact you. , but just because we can’t get in touch, we shouldn’t act hastily.”
"If you act hastily, what if the guerrillas beat Shigetaro Amami badly and they retreat to Fengxin?" Bai Liusu said coldly,
"But even so, we only have one regiment, so we can't stop them."
"Who said that? The 33rd Division has no tank troops, and the troops have no fighting spirit after the new defeat. How can they break through our steel defense line? Fei Lengtie, if you can't do it, then stay in Gao'an, Gao Yunan, You guys follow me."
Fei Lengtie became anxious upon hearing this and said hurriedly: "Then let's join our group."
Bai Liusu snorted coldly, got in the car and shouted: "Let's go."
Gao'an is only a little more than ten kilometers away from the big town. The off-road vehicle serving as the outpost arrived in less than ten minutes. They were about to bypass the big town and turn toward Fengxin County when a sharp-eyed student suddenly shouted: "Stop, look. there."
Zhang Shaoqin, the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, looked over and asked the driver to turn the car around to avoid the lights being spotted by the opponent. Then he got out of the car and set up a telescope to look over. At night, the telescope could only magnify the lights, but this was not the case. That was enough for him to make a judgment: "A convoy must belong to the Japanese." He put down the telescope and said, getting in the car, he said to the driver: "Immediately turn back and inform the commander."
The off-road vehicle whinned and quickly sped away.
At this time, the Feileng Iron Regiment was only about a kilometer away from the big town. Bai Liusu was sitting in the second armored vehicle in front of the convoy. After hearing Zhang Shaoqin's report, she ordered: "Go back immediately and investigate more carefully." Then she said to Fei Lengtie poked his head out of the car in front and said, "Tell the brothers to get ready for battle and let's go."