Just when Zhang Zhengyong was assigning combat missions to several of his regiment leaders, Matsushita Muhide was sitting on an armored vehicle in Dajia Township, fifty kilometers away, and was looking at a map carefully.
A few minutes later, he looked up from the map and said to Major Sukiyoshiro Ichiro, the chief of staff who was sitting opposite: "We must get to the Nantou military camp before dark, and then we will spend the night there. It seems that the Chinese have no defense." I mean, they are evacuating now, so it’s good to let the soldiers have a good night’s rest, and then tomorrow, we will officially launch the encirclement and suppression operation.”
Xumu had his own ideas. He clicked on Caotun with his left hand and said: "Sir, the terrain here in Caotun is relatively complicated and it is easy to set up an ambush. If the troops move too fast, they are likely to be cut into pieces by the Chinese. Attack the two sections separately. See if we slow down our marching speed when passing through Caotun."
"The Chinese will not set up an ambush. We have aviation support, so there is no need to worry about being ambushed. Moreover, the intelligence detected by the reconnaissance plane shows that the Chinese army has evacuated the Nantou barracks. Mr. Sumu, we are fighting on our homeland." , Don’t be too nervous. The Xuebing Army is powerful. That refers to their regular troops. Guerrillas like this cannot be the opponent of our imperial army. Hum, I hope the Chinese can set up an ambush. In that case, it will be avoided. Forget about all the hard work we put into encircling and suppressing people."
Koichiro Sumaki wanted to say something else, but Matsushita Kihide waved his hand to stop him. He didn't know that Matsushita Kihide finally got the opportunity to command the troops, and commanded a regiment. All he could think about now was what to do. Seize this opportunity to fight a few beautiful battles of annihilation to repay the governor for his kindness. In his mind, the so-called Taiwan Corps of the Xuexi Army is simply vulnerable.
The Matsushita Regiment accelerated its march, and in order not to delay the advance of the infantry, the artillery brigade originally located in the center of the army gave up its order. A quarter of an hour later, after the large army passed, they returned to the road. Shi Shiran moved towards the grass and swallowed it.
In a mountain forest in the north of Caotun Township, soldiers of the Fourth Regiment, wearing clothes with branches stuck in them, were lying on the hillside listening to Xie Changan, the leader of the regiment, speak.
After Xie Changan sent out the reconnaissance team for half an hour, he dared to have a good chat with his brothers. In Zhang Zhengyong's battle plan, the mission of the first regiment seemed to be the simplest, but because Xie Changan did not want to give up any of them People, therefore, the difficulty has increased exponentially,
"The commander held a meeting with us today. You know what he is most worried about. What he is most worried about is that we Taiwanese soldiers may embarrass him."
Xie Changan's words were not surprising. As soon as he said these words, the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment burst into boos: Master, you are too contemptuous of people; aren't our military students strictly engaged in discrimination? Master, this is discriminating against us, Taiwan. Man, Tuan Zuo, just let Master Zuo say this...
The Taiwanese soldiers didn't know that Xie Chang'an was waiting for them to make noises. When they saw the opportunity, they immediately said sternly: "Look, look at your discipline. The military discipline I usually talk about, you have forgotten about Java. If At this time, the little devil came and killed us, and we were all exposed. You still blame others for looking down on us, because we ourselves are so unworthy."
This time his tone was worse and more hurtful than the above sentence, but the Taiwanese soldiers collectively held back and did not protest.
Xie Chang'an was satisfied with the reaction of his brothers, and he continued: "I gave you my assurance at that time. I said, Master, don't look down on others. We Taiwanese soldiers will never embarrass you. Although some of us Many people have lost their temper because they are used to the rule of little Japan, but after all, these are a very small group of people. Those of us who are willing to serve as soldiers are all ambitious and courageous men. Master, please leave. Order it,
"When the master heard what I said, he didn't seem to believe it. He stared at me for a long time. I stared at him intently for five minutes. Then, the master seemed to believe me. He said , Very good, Chang'an, then I will hand over the most difficult task to you. I patted my chest and said, Master, please give the order. Our fourth regiment will guarantee to complete the task. The Master looked at me seriously at that time. , said, "Chang'an, this mission is really difficult. Well, the biggest difficulty is that you have to be able to successfully escape under the nose of the little devil. Brothers, the master actually said this. Isn't it obvious?" Are you looking down on people? If escaping can be regarded as a mission, then, is it still difficult? I gave up my choice at that time, Master, aren't you looking down on people? Let the people of our Taiwan regiment escape. This mission ,I can't finish it,
"Guess what the master said to me? He said that he knew I couldn't finish it, because in this battle, the most difficult part was the escape of the first echelon of troops, because we can only escape if we can really escape in embarrassment. Only by grasping the opportunity well can it be possible to paralyze the Japanese and find an opportunity for the next battle...
"I said this task is not difficult. Isn't it better to escape? The master spoke again. He said that escape is also an art and has its details. What he is most worried about is that some of us will escape without a trace. ,Brothers, there is a reason for Master’s worry. It seems that many of us have sent people from our families to ask to go back. Who is there? Don’t be afraid of embarrassment. Raise your hands and let me see. "
No one raised their hands, Xie Changan said so, it would be strange if someone raised their hands,
Xie Changan was very satisfied with the effect. He was actually not a person who liked to talk. He had grown up so much and rarely had the opportunity to talk so much at once. But this time, he felt that he had to talk to his brothers. Then he actually talked so much and said it so well,
"I said at that time, Master, who did you listen to? Yes, there are indeed people from home asking to go back, but no one in our four groups is willing to leave. Master, please watch out, we The Fourth Regiment must not only complete the escape mission brilliantly this time, but as long as there are still alive, we will definitely have a lot of them." At this point, Xie Changan specifically raised his head to look at the visible soldiers around him, and then shouted loudly He asked: "Brothers, tell me if we can do it. You don't need to answer. Just give us a look. The little devil may not be far away."
Xie Changan's words were a bit slow, so the next scene appeared. First, many people shouted "Yes,..." in anger. Then, they seemed to realize that this might attract the attention of the Japanese, and many people hurriedly Closing his mouth directly caused the sound of "neng" to become extremely short and more powerful. Xie Changan, who understood the mystery of this sound, closed his mouth with satisfaction.
The Panasonic Regiment was very arrogant. They didn't encounter any enemy situation at all after leaving Taipei. This directly created the idea in the minds of the Japanese that the Chinese people were afraid of the imperial army and would immediately attack them as soon as they saw the mighty imperial army. He raised his tail and ran away,
Yu Hongming was lying in the grass. He watched the Japanese convoy coming vigorously in the distance. The sun flag on the front of the car was fluttering in the wind in the afterglow of the sun. He looked lazy. The corners of his lips raised and he looked at Zhang Min from behind gave a thumbs up.
Zhang Min immediately gave a thumbs up, and this gesture was passed on to more than a dozen people and soon reached Xie Changan's eyes.
Xie Chang'an shouted in a low voice: "Brothers, keep tight to me. The little Japs are coming. Wang Zhe, Zhao Gang, you guys, keep your ears up. As soon as my gun fires, pull the mines immediately."
"yes."
In the armored car, Matsushita Kihide looked at the lingering clouds on the hills to the west and said to Sumiki Koichiro: "It seems that we can reach the Nantou Military Camp before dark."
Xu Mu looked a little uneasy. Five minutes later, he saw the forest on the left in front of him, and his uneasy feeling became more and more intense. He suddenly opened the car window and shouted outside: "Stop."
"You..." Matsushita was very dissatisfied with his overreaching command. He was the captain of the regiment and the commander of this unit. As the chief of staff, how could Sumu issue orders without authorization in front of him? However, he only had time. After saying the word "you", the forest on the left suddenly flashed with bright lights, and then the crackling gunfire sounded like a torrential rain.
"Hit." Xie Changan roared suddenly, pulled the trigger with his right hand, and fired a shot at the fighting tank a hundred meters away. Wang Zhe and Zhao Gang had been listening with their ears raised, and their nerves were tense at this time. Suddenly, they trembled, and the two men immediately pulled the rope in their hands.
"Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta..." The gunshots of the general-purpose machine gun and the gunshots of the crooked machine gun rang out at the same time, mixed with the sounds of various rifles, which immediately shocked the advancing Japanese convoy. Shocked, the formation was disrupted,
"Boom, boom," the serial mines buried on the roadside exploded immediately. Accompanied by the howls of the Japs, the flames rose. Two bean tanks and three trucks were blown up and overturned. Several Japs were directly hit by the explosion. was blown over, tearing apart the prelude to the Caotun ambush battle,
The car in front was either bombed or hit the overturned car, causing various car accidents. The command armored vehicle walking in the middle of the queue had to brake suddenly. Matsushita Kihide was caught off guard and bumped into Sugi. Xiangichiro was on his body, and then he was supported by the latter. His face instantly turned pale, and then turned red. Unexpectedly, Sumi Xiangichiro was right. The weak Chinese actually dared to be here. It was too embarrassing to ambush him. Now, those guys in the alliance who were always obedient to him would probably ignore him even more.
"Your Excellency." Sumu wanted to say something, but he pushed him away with a slap. He opened the car door and got out, pulled out his pistol and fired two shots into the air. Then he yelled: "Ba Ge, charge, kill me." These Chinese people."
The Panasonic Wing was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. The squadron in front was reduced by more than 50% in an instant. The remaining Japanese were frightened by the blood around them. They didn't know how many enemies were ambushing on the opposite side. They lay on the ground with guns. , so I didn’t dare to launch a charge,
At the front was the Komura Brigade. After the captain, Major Keiji Komura, jumped down from the co-pilot position of the truck, he judged the scale of the enemy's situation after a few minutes of visual inspection. He did not rush to organize an attack, but immediately called for artillery. force,
"Requesting fire support, we need artillery to help us blast away that man's disguise." He shouted to the messenger, who shouted "Hai!" and ran back.