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Half an hour later, when Machida Yasu arrived with his troops in disgrace, what was left to him was a messy battlefield. In addition, there was also a military column that was burned to nothing but skeletons. The frame has been removed, all the removable steel plates on the train have been removed, and even the train wheels have been removed.
There are also railway tracks, and I don’t know how many sections have been demolished.
On the road not far from the railway, there were left the wreckage of dozens of trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles. Near the wreckage of these vehicles, there were a large number of burnt corpses lying on the ground. These corpses It had been completely charred and looked like charcoal sticks.
The air was still filled with an extremely strong burning smell.
Machida Yasu still managed to endure it and did not vomit on the spot.
Although he hasn't stepped forward to check, Machida Yasuo has already seen that the convoy burned on the road can only be the Hattori detachment returning from Fengyang Town for reinforcements.
Hattori's troops were collectively shattered! ! !
"The reason why Ming Dynasty has been able to last for thousands of years without interruption is by no means without reason, and it is not a result of luck.
"Captain." The adjutant came over with a dark face and said in a deep voice, "There are ruts in the northwest direction. They should be the tire tracks of the carts used by the Chinese to transport supplies. Do you want to pursue them?"
"Pursuit?" Machida Yasuo suddenly became stern when he heard this.
To be honest, Machida was a little scared. The Hattori Battalion was annihilated in such a short period of time. This gave Machida a great sense of crisis, because in terms of combat effectiveness, the Machida Battalion's combat effectiveness would never be better than that of the Hattori Battalion. Strong, if the Machida brigade really goes deep alone, the result will probably not be better than the Hattori brigade.
"Don't be anxious, don't rush to pursue us yet." Machida Yasuo thought for a moment and then said, "Immediately report everything that happened here to the chief of staff truthfully, and let's see what the chief of staff chooses."
"Hai." The adjutant turned around.
Machida slipped and kicked the ball to Muto Akira.
(Dividing line)
At this moment, Muto Akira was so anxious that he was about to die.
Unable to stay in the war room, Muto Akira simply entered the telecommunications room next door.
Seeing an operator put down his earphones, Muto Akira immediately looked over and asked expectantly: "Have you contacted the Hattori Brigade? Where is the Hattori Brigade?"
Since the Hattori brigade made a routine report to the headquarters four hours ago, they suddenly lost contact.
After that, no matter how the radio operator from the command headquarters called, there was never any response from the Hattori Brigade.
Reason told Muto Akira that the reason why the Hattori Brigade lost contact was that it encountered some unexpected situation, and judging from the fact that they had no time to send out a telegram, this situation came very quickly. Normally, there is only one explanation for this, and that is that the Hattori Brigade suffered an emergency. By the time the Chinese raided, it was likely that the collective was too broken.
But personally, Muto Akira finds it very difficult to accept such a judgment.
Muto Akira was more willing to believe that there was some malfunction in Hattori's brigade's radio station, which led to the loss of contact.
During this time, the Machida Brigade, who was trapped halfway, finally found the railway and was heading north along the railway. Although there were still small groups of Chinese troops constantly harassing them along the way, this was no longer enough to stop the Machida Brigade. Moving north, judging from the time, we should have arrived at Huilonggou by now.
But Muto Akira is most concerned about the Hattori Brigade.
It’s not that the Persuasion Brigade is heavier than the Machida Brigade, but because it’s already dawn, and even if the Machida Brigade rushes to Huilonggou, it’s impossible to recapture that batch of precious supplies. And if nothing happens to the Hattori Brigade, However, they had a chance to arrive in time and recapture the supplies.
Akira Muto waited anxiously, waiting for the Hattori brigade to give him a surprise.
However, the surprise Muto Akira expected did not arrive after all. What he was waiting for was a huge piece of bad news!
"Chief of Staff." The operator stood up and immediately reported, "The telegram was not from the Hattori Brigade, but from the Machida Brigade. The Machida Brigade reported that they had rushed to Huilonggou, but all the supplies on the military column had been destroyed. When it was burned down, the Hattori Brigade was also collectively shattered."
"Nani?" Muto Zhang was stunned for a moment.
The entire telecommunications room instantly became deathly silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
There could be no worse result than this. Not only the supplies were burned, but also the Hattori brigade returning from Fengyang Town for reinforcements were collectively shattered. It can be said that the imperial army lost all their pants this time.
After a long time, Akira Muto finally came to his senses. His short and stocky figure swayed slightly, and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the orderly around him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and rushed forward to kill him. Supported.
"Chief of Staff." The orderly looked at Muto Akira with pity and said, "You are too tired, why don't you take a rest?"
The staff officers in the telecommunications room also looked at Muto Akira with pity. They all knew that as the supreme commander of this operation, the military supplies were burned and the Hattori brigade was collectively shattered. Muto Akira had an unshirkable responsibility. , if nothing unexpected happens, Muto Akira's military career has entered the countdown. The best result waiting for him is to become a military police captain in an occupied area. If he is unlucky, he will be directly sent to a military court. possible.
The pitiful eyes of the orderlies and staff deeply hurt Muto Akira's sensitive nerves.
"No, it's not over, it's not over yet! This is not over yet! Only part of the supplies were burned, and more were transported away by the Chinese. As long as we catch up and intercept the Chinese, most of the supplies can be taken away. Take it back!" Akira Muto clenched his fists hard and roared at the top of his lungs, "Order, order the Machida Battalion to immediately pursue the northwest, coordinate with the Kawaguchi Regiment to intercept the Chinese civilians and recapture the supplies... "
"That's enough, Muto-san, that's enough!" A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind Muto Akira.
Muto Akira turned around and saw that it was his immediate boss, Chief of Staff of the Central China Front, Tsukada Tsugumi.
"General?" Faced with the sudden arrival of Tsukada's attack, Muto Akira was a little surprised and even more panicked.
Didn't this guy pretend to be in poor health and hide in the hospital to recuperate? Why did you suddenly show up again
The chief of staff of Tsukada was appointed by the former commander of the Central China Front, Matsui Iwane. He and Matsui Iwane had a very good relationship both personally and professionally. However, the newly arrived Sugisugihara did not like the chief of staff left by his predecessor, so Tsukada Gongya had the good sense to hide in the hospital due to illness, and handed over the actual responsibilities of the staff to his deputy, Muto Akira.
But now, Tsukada suddenly ran out of the field hospital. What does this mean? This shows that the commander of the Central China Front, Sugimoto Yuan, no longer trusts Muto Akira.
As expected, Tsukada said coldly: "Muto-san, the Commander has another appointment for you. You can return to the headquarters to resume your duties. As for the matters here, I will handle it."
Akira Muto really wanted to ask Tsukada Gong, how do you plan to deal with this current mess
But in the end, Muto Akira just murmured a few times and said nothing.
After bowing to Tsukada in despair, Muto Akira turned around and staggered away.
Watching Akira Muto's stocky figure go away, Tsukada smiled coldly in his heart. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want on the Chinese battlefield with the trust of the Commander? After all, he is still young, and to be so naive as to use 3,000 tons of military supplies as bait to catch Xu Rui, a wolf, is simply stupid!
Now, not only were the 3,000 tons of military supplies gone, but an elite brigade was also lost!
Compared to the young Muto Akira, Tsukada is much older. He doesn't think there is a chance to regain the supplies.
Muto Akira, this idiot, is still fighting with Xu Rui's Dameishan Independent Brigade. He is still trying to regain face from Xu Rui and the Dameishan Independent Brigade. Who knows, but he has lost these 3,000 military supplies. The 50,000 Japanese troops on the Huaihe battlefield are in dire straits and are in danger of being destroyed at every turn!
If the 50,000 Japanese troops on the Huaihe River battlefield are completely destroyed, then the north-south advance plan drawn up by the base camp will be in vain, and the Battle of Xuzhou will be declared a failure. Once the Battle of Xuzhou fails, the empire's intention to destroy China in a short period of time will also be defeated. Kong, the empire cannot afford such consequences.
Therefore, the top priority is to reverse the decline of the Huaihe battlefield as soon as possible, instead of fighting the evil wolf Xu Rui in the Dameishan area!
Although Xu Rui is a ferocious wolf, no matter how ferocious he is, he is still just a wolf. Being bitten by a wolf is not fatal, but the more than one hundred divisions entrenched on the Xuzhou battlefield are a large group of ferocious wolves. Once this group of evil wolves was allowed to recover, it was enough to kill the northward group of the Central China Front Army in one bite.
Therefore, what the Japanese army needs to worry about most now is the safety of the cluster heading north! (To be continued.)
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