Chapter 5 The war starts, and the military division becomes an army (forty-three)
It was already past three o'clock in the morning when the Langya Brigade returned to the headquarters of the 38th Division. When the first ray of light hit the entrance of the headquarters, the crowd waiting there burst into cheers. Several reporters did not care about the muddy supermarket on the ground. , those who were far away came forward to greet them. When they heard the cheers, Zhang Zizhong and Li Tieshu also came out. When the crowd saw them, they naturally separated on both sides.
As the roar of the motor gradually approached, the crowd became more and more excited, the spotlights began to flash, and the reporters began to fight bravely for a position with a good view.
The exact number was thirteen off-road vehicles, twenty-one trucks, and thirty-four cars. They slowly and orderly stopped on the avenue outside the headquarters courtyard in full view of everyone. Then, Guo Biao came down first. , then Doihara was pressed down,
At this time, the Langya soldiers all changed into their original clothes, all khaki camouflage uniforms. Many soldiers still had wounds on their bodies. Their wounds had been simply treated, and the gauze wrapped in some wounds had been stained with blood. It turned red. Compared with the spirited and handsome camouflage uniforms of the Langya soldiers, the old devil's khaki military uniform looked a bit dazzling. The old devil was pushed out of the car and before he could stand still, the spotlight "pop" It started, and the old devil was dazzled for a moment. He stumbled and almost fell down.
Zhang Zizhong adjusted his military uniform, looked at each other with Li Tieshu and Zhang Zhen, and waved his hand to let the medical company who had been waiting aside go up first. Then, he took the lead and the three of them faced Guo Biao together.
The Langya soldiers got out of the car one after another. They first helped the injured comrades down and handed them to the medical company. Then they carried down the bodies of the comrades they had brought back.
As soon as Guo Biao got off the car, Li Tieshu and some reporters felt that something was wrong. After such a victory, Team Guo's face not only showed no joy at all, but also looked a little heavy, which gave Li Tieshu a very bad premonition. , when he saw so many injured soldiers and their bodies, he understood Guo Biao's mood and quickened his pace.
Zhang Zizhong and Zhang Zhen were walking very steadily, but now they felt something was wrong. When Li Tieshu rushed towards the wounded and martyrs' bodies, Zhang Zizhong behaved a little better, but Zhang Zhen could no longer keep calm. , he also ran over quickly, without even bothering to say hello to Guo Biao, and walked directly towards those Langya soldiers who seemed to be sleeping,
The noisy crowd suddenly became silent,
When Guo Biao saw Li Tieshu, the muscles on his face were twitching painfully. He followed him and said softly: "Deputy Commander Li, I'm sorry."
Li Tieshu glanced at him solemnly, without saying a word. He walked past the bodies of each hero, touched the eyelids of a soldier who was still mourning his death, turned to look at Guo Biao, and asked, "Have the casualties been counted?"
"1,873 people were killed in the battle, nine were seriously injured, and 203 were slightly injured..." Guo Biao said, his voice almost inaudible at the end.
"With so many casualties, you chose to attack by force." Zhang Zhen's voice said,
"It was a sneak attack. The casualties all occurred after Doihara was caught. The kid acted crazy."
"Don't be too sad. No matter what, the success of this operation is a glorious victory." Zhang Zhen patted Guo Biao on the shoulder and comforted him, saying,
A big man came over, it was Shan Renxiong. He looked at Guo Biao with a puzzled face, grabbed his shoulders with both hands and asked, "How could this happen?"
Guo Biao gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Dan Renxiong looked at him twice, let go of his shoulders and walked over to see the remains of the martyrs. After a while, he said: "Damn it, these are our elites, these little naughty little devils."
Over there, Zhang Zizhong met Dofeiyuan. Looking at your slightly pale face, he teased: "Chief Dofeiyuan, we meet again."
Doihara glanced at him coldly and said nothing. After riding together and seeing the equipment of the Langya soldiers, the old devil no longer regarded the other party's action as reckless and random. The firearms, advanced vehicles, and flashy but practical combat uniforms all gave him a strong visual and psychological impact. The old devil was full of thoughts now and was no longer in the mood to show off the arrogance of the so-called imperial army. ,
The rioting situation among the little devils in Lizhuang was finally brought under control under the joint suppression of a group of young and strong officers, but this does not mean that their situation has improved. On the contrary, the situation has become more and more serious. Tianwei is The little devils must finally pay the price for their crazy actions in the rain. Think about it, fighting in the rain with only autumn clothes and long trousers on such a cold rainy night, even the iron-clad body cannot bear it, so the riots Not long after the situation calmed down, the little Japanese officer was about to take a breath and prepare to discuss the next step. Suddenly, many low-level officers came to report. Without exception, there were a large number of patients in the headquarters. It was normal to have colds and fevers. No, many of the middle and senior officers were shivering. Even among the junior officers who came to report the situation, many of them were pale and shivering. In more severe cases, they were already burned out and confused. , as for those with vomiting and diarrhea, almost every squadron has them...
The 108th Division has not been in the army for a long time. The candidate for the chief of staff is only Sakai Takashi, but Sakai Takashi has returned to the country with Xiangyue Qingji at this time. Under such circumstances, several Japanese officers negotiated and finally decided to go with the Japanese army first. Zhongye and Gaoshu's troops will talk to each other later. Otherwise, if the 38th Division attacks at this time, they will have to be beaten passively, or they will all be shattered.
Because of this sudden heavy rain, Nakano and Takasuki's life was not easy. Before that, Nakano had already learned the news that the convoy was ambushed. Therefore, the aloof old Japanese was a little worried about the next development of the war. After all, The 38th Division is not a student army, let alone the Northeastern Army. The swords in their hands have caused the imperial army to suffer a lot (although they suffered losses at the hands of the student army, in the old devil's mind, they still put the 38th Division under the academy). In front of the army), he suddenly heard that Doihara had been captured again, and that there were a large number of patients in the headquarters. The old Japanese immediately made strategic adjustments without thinking, gave up the planned plan, and marched overnight to Lizhuang to meet with the headquarters. and,
Among the three Japanese troops, the situation of Gao Shujia's troops is actually the worst. Although they are still on the offensive side, their attrition is the largest. After experiencing such a heavy rain, all the Japanese troops, regardless of their expectations for the future, Everyone had a sense of panic. In this case, after receiving the news of Doihara's arrest, Gao Shujia made a decision faster than Nakano. He also set off overnight, gathered the team and drove directly to Lizhuang.
"Gaoshu Jiayi and Nakanobu have moved. The direction should be Li Zhuang, the division's seat. Do you want to ambush Gaoshubu (Nakanobu)?" As soon as the two large Japanese troops moved, Huang Weigang and other troops who were closely monitoring them immediately went to Zhang Zizhong. Call me for instructions on the next course of action.
"Does the kid want to escape?" After listening to the staff member read the telegram, Zhang Zizhong thought for a while and asked Li Tieshu, if the kid wants to escape, then an ambush is necessary, which can expand the results of the battle. However, if the Japs just follow their previous If you predict like that and want to join forces first and then take the next step, you can completely let it go and then take advantage of the situation to make plans.
Ever since Guo Biao and the others came over, Li Tieshu's face had become a little gloomy, and he had not recovered until now. He rubbed his temples to clear his mind, thought for a while and said: "If according to Ouyang's statement, the Japanese side wanted to cover up The truth behind Doihara's arrest will definitely lead to an even crazier attack, and based on my understanding of the Japanese, this should be the result."
Zhang Zizhong turned to Zhang Zhen: "Deputy Commander Zhang, what do you think?"
"It's hard to say. The Japanese are very crazy. Who knows what they will do next. I think we should consider the worst-case scenario. Otherwise, a full-scale war between China and Japan will start from here."
Zhang Zizhong felt his body tremble when he heard it. Will China and Japan go to full-scale war? In that case, wouldn't the 38th Division become the cannon fodder at the front? He was pondering, and at this time, the staff officer who had just left walked in quickly again, When he reached the door, he said loudly: "Teacher, there is an urgent call from Renqiu."
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The staff officer read out the message loudly, but it was Ouyang Yun who had just received information from the spy (actually the translator who provided the exact location of Dofeihara), saying that a large proportion of the Japs in Lizhuang had appeared due to fighting in the rain. The patients, and the reason why the Nakano and Takashu Divisions moved closer to them was because they were afraid that the 38th Division would take advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
"There is such a thing." Zhang Zizhong was stunned at first, and then his eyebrows twitched a few times, as if he had made great determination. He immediately picked up the phone and called Huang Weigang and other front-line troops, asking them to take an ambush action. , and then ordered the 114th Brigade closest to Lizhuang to set off immediately, making sure to seize the retreat route of the Japanese in Lizhuang.
Li and Zhang silently watched Zhang Zizhong issue the order. They looked at each other with relief and said to themselves: It seems that the sacrifice of the Langya soldiers was not in vain. At least it caused a large proportion of non-combat attrition to the Japanese.
After issuing the order in one breath, Zhang Zizhong took a sip of the cold strong tea on the table and said to Li and Zhang: "Both of you, are you interested in accompanying me, Mr. Zhang, to the front line for a big battle?"
"Of course." Li Tieshu smiled faintly, and Zhang Zhen waved to Shan Renxiong who was standing at the door and said: "Renxiong, it's fine now, don't complain about not having a fight."
Shan Renxiong walked in and asked: "Beat Lizhuang."
Zhang Zizhong waved his hand and answered resoundingly: "Li Zhuang!"