Tachibana Detachment Headquarters. []
Tachibana Yoshio was frowning and thinking about the map.
Tachibana Yoshio is considering a question. After solving the remnant of the temporary 79th Division, whether the Tachibana detachment needs to take advantage of the situation to go north to Dongtai and Yancheng, and then attack Lianyungang from Yancheng.
When Sugimoto was the land minister, Tachibana Yoshio was the section chief of the combat section, so he was very clear about Sugiyama's plan to advance from the north to the south and join forces in Xuzhou. Tachibana Yoshio really planned to go north to Lianyungang, and then From Lianyungang, follow the Longhai Line to the west and directly attack Xuzhou.
In this way, the Tachibana Detachment can form a three-sided pincer attack with the main force of the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army.
However, there is a premise for this, that is, the remnants of the temporary 79th Division must be dealt with first. Tachibana Yoshio was thinking about it, when footsteps suddenly came from behind him, and when he looked back, it was Chief of Staff Kasahara.
Kasahara Goro strode into the war room and reported to Tachibana Yoshio: "Detachment leader, the aviation reconnaissance found the remaining remnants of the temporary 79th Division ten miles southwest of Hai'an Town, but they have changed their marching direction. , it seems that we are planning to bypass Hai'an Town from the west and head north, do we need to send troops to intercept it?"
Tachibana Yoshio said calmly: "Don't worry, just let the aviation scouts monitor them first."
Kasahara Goro said with concern: "Detachment leader, except for the large forest around Qixing Lake near Hai'an Town, it is surrounded by unprotected open areas. As long as there are aviation troops, the remnants of the temporary 79th Division can go wherever they go. , there will be no escape, but... "
Tachibana Yoshio said: "But what?"
Kasahara said: "Captain, if that army goes far away, it will not be easy to pursue them."
"They can't go far." Tachibana Yoshio waved his hand and said calmly, "Before noon, the main force of the detachment will be able to deal with the Chinese army trapped in the Qixing Lake swamp, and then turn back to deal with the remaining remnants. Kasahara-san , How far can the Chinese army go in just half a day?"
This is Tachibana Keio's plan to first concentrate all his efforts on dealing with the Chinese army trapped in the Qixing Lake swamp, because he is convinced that the temporary commander of the remnant of the 79th Division, that is, the dangerous Chinese special forces commanded by Shikahara Shunsi, He is in Qixing Lake Swamp. As long as this person is killed, the remaining Chinese army will no longer be a concern.
After a pause, Tachibana Yoshio continued: "However, since you are worried, Kasahara-san, then first send a cavalry squadron to entangle the remnants of the temporary 79th Division. In the mopping up operation of Qixing Lake Swamp, one more cavalry squadron is not much." , one less cavalry squadron but still a lot of them, let them entangle the remnants of the temporary 79th Division first."
"Hai." Kasahara Goro nodded heavily, turned around and walked into the communication room.
At this time, a communications staff officer hurried out of the communications office and almost bumped into Kasahara Goro. Kasahara Goro became furious and immediately slapped the communications staff officer.
The communications staff officer received a slap in the face, quickly put his feet back and stood at attention, saying hello repeatedly.
Kasahara Goro snorted, and then asked: "What's going on?"
The communications staff paused again and said: "Chief of Staff, the 1st Infantry Battalion reported that they have just eliminated a Chinese Army unit deep in the Qixing Lake swamp."
"Nani?" Kasahara's expression perked up upon hearing this.
Good news so soon? It seems to be going very smoothly.
Over there, Tachibana Yoshio also heard it, but Tachibana Yoshio thought of another possibility, and immediately came over and asked: "How many people are there in this annihilated China Army unit?"
The communications staff officer said: "More than fifty people, about one platoon."
"More than fifty people?" Tachibana Yoshio's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said angrily, "Baga, that's bad, the China Army has been divided. Most of these troops are left behind."
After Kasahara Goro heard this, he immediately reacted.
Kasahara Goro said solemnly: "Captain of the detachment, with the interception of this unit, the other more than a hundred remaining soldiers will have more time to go further, and even have the opportunity to eliminate their tracks. The imperial army's pursuit unit will no longer want to start from It would probably take a lot of effort to find them in the vast jungle and eliminate them."
Tachibana Yoshio frowned and said in a deep voice: "Order, the infantry brigades responsible for sealing the periphery immediately shrink the encirclement circle concentrically. The 1st Infantry Battalion responsible for the pursuit immediately divided its troops and conducted a net-like sweep in units of teams. There is a cavalry team, so no longer need to pay attention to the enemies outside, and immediately enter the Qixing Lake Swamp to assist the infantry in the sweep."
Kasahara Goro did not stop Tachibana Yoshio from sending the cavalry into Qixing Lake Swamp this time. He was worried about another thing now. He said immediately: "Detachment leader, based on the intelligence of the Battle of Wuxi, the Battle of Baoxing and the Battle of Nantong , the remnants of the temporary 79th Division are very good at large-scale ambushes. Is it too dangerous to carry out raids as a team? If an army launches an inverted triangle ambush formation again, one team may be... "
However, Tachibana Yoshio waved his hand and said with a ferocious smile: "I hope the China Army will do this."
"Nani?" Kasahara Goro was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly realized, "Detachment leader, are you going to use these infantry units as bait to lure out the China Army?"
Tachibana Yoshio smiled ferociously and said nothing.
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"Rest where you are." Xu Rui turned around and said in a deep voice.
As soon as Xu Rui finished speaking, the fifty or so remnant soldiers behind him all sat down on the ground, opened their mouths wide, and began to pant like dogs in June. They ran away in a hurry just now, They were really exhausted. At this moment, they felt as if their lungs were about to explode and they were so stuffy.
Xu Rui had no time to rest, so he turned back with the 38-year-old Gai on his back.
Xu Rui couldn't let Wang Changfu and the remaining soldiers of the platoon die in vain, so he wanted to cover up the traces they left along the way before the Japanese pursuers caught up.
Covering up traces is a technical job, and it is also a detailed job that requires a lot of effort.
But this is not difficult for Xu Rui. Xu Rui systematically learned the art of camouflage before traveling through time.
After carefully eliminating the traces, Xu Rui was still uneasy, and then used a killer stream. This time he no longer let the more than fifty remnants of the 1st platoon march on the ground, but collected all the ropes carried by the remnants. A series of rope bridges were erected between two adjacent big trees, allowing the remaining soldiers to slide directly across the rope bridge without touching the ground.
During the taxi, Xu Rui repeatedly told the remaining soldiers to be careful and not to break branches.
After gliding for a certain distance using the rope bridge, Xu Rui took the more than fifty remnants of the 1st platoon and lurked in a hidden depression, waiting quietly for night to come.
Not long after, about a dozen Japanese from a class walked past very close to them.
About half an hour later, another group of cavalry, about twenty cavalry, passed by not far away.
About half an hour later, another group of Japanese soldiers, about one team, passed by nearby again. This time, the Japanese soldiers carried out fire reconnaissance as they walked. The fire reconnaissance was actually to aimlessly shoot around with machine guns. See if the blind cat can catch the dead mouse.
Not to mention, a remnant soldier was hit in the neck by a stray bullet and died.
The remnant soldier endured the pain and did not dare to move, because when he moved, the camouflaged branches on his body would move, which would definitely expose him. The injured remnant soldier did not dare to move, and Xu Rui and the remnant soldiers lurking around did not dare to take his place. He bandaged the wound, and after the Japanese passed by, Xu Rui dared to come over and check on the injured soldier, only to find that the injured soldier had been out of breath for a long time, and the blood on his body was almost drained.
Time passed slowly in the anxious waiting.
During this process, one group after another of Japanese soldiers passed by nearby, but because Xu Rui's camouflage skills were so good, the Japanese soldiers did not notice the remnants of the Independent Battalion that were close at hand.
Xu Rui had reason to believe that as long as nothing unexpected happened, he and the remnants of the 1st platoon would be able to successfully hide until dark. As soon as it got dark, he would be absolutely confident that he would lead these fifty-odd remnants to break out of the encirclement.
Unfortunately, accidents always happen unexpectedly.
It was just after noon, and there were at least four more hours before dark. Xu Rui, who was releasing his whole body's senses, suddenly all the hairs on his body stood up.
Dog barks! Xu Rui heard the barking of dogs!
Damn it, the Japanese actually brought wolves and dogs!
The nose of a wolf dog is not an ordinary one. Ordinary camouflage techniques can easily fool human eyes, but they cannot fool the nose of a wolf dog at all.
If it were normal times, Xu Rui would have plenty of means to deal with wolf dogs.
The wolf dog's biggest reliance is its sense of smell. As long as its sense of smell is disturbed, the wolf dog will become blind. The simplest and most effective way is pepper. Xu Rui only needs a pancake coated with pepper powder. Let the Japanese wolves and dogs become decorations, but now, where can Xu Rui find pepper
As time passed, the barking of the wolf dog got closer and closer, and it seemed that it had discovered something.
We can't wait any longer, we must kill the Japanese wolves and dogs, otherwise none of the more than fifty remnant soldiers here will survive.
Yes, Xu Rui had full confidence in escaping alive, but it was impossible for the more than fifty remnant soldiers here to escape. After all, they were just ordinary people, not super soldiers like him.
"You stay here, don't move, I'll leave for a while!" Xu Rui confessed and stood up.
The few remnant soldiers who were closest to Xu Rui looked up when they heard the sound, and saw that Xu Rui's figure was already as agile as an ape, climbing up a big tree, reaching the top of the big tree, and with the help of a The branches bent sharply and then bounced upwards, and the long body soared upwards like a big bird, and then stretched out its limbs in the wind.
At this time, a scene that stunned the remaining soldiers appeared.
At some point, Xu Rui had tied the hem of his woolen coat tightly around his knees. As he stretched out his limbs, his woolen coat also unfolded, and then with the help of the air blowing from the woolen coat, Xu Rui really looked like a big bird, gliding down from the treetops. Naturally, these remnants didn't know that Xu Rui was flying in a wingsuit.