Oluhara Junsi said: "It is precisely these remaining footprints that further prove that my judgment is correct. The remnants of the temporary 79th Division are hiding in Baoxing Town."
Major Akita said doubtfully: "Really?"
Oluhara Junsi squatted down, gently brushed away the small amount of snow covering the footprints with his hand, then pointed to two of the footprints and asked Akita: "Akita-san, please look carefully, what is the difference between these two footprints?"
Major Akita also knelt down and took a closer look at the two footprints, but saw no difference.
Ogawara Junsi explained: "Akita-san, don't you think of these two footprints, one of which has a deep heel and a shallow toe, while the other has a deep toe and a shallow heel?"
When Major Akita took a closer look, he saw that one was deep in front and shallow in back, while the other was shallow in front and deep in back.
However, Major Akita still didn't understand the key and asked, "What does this mean?"
Ogawara Junsi had no choice but to step hard on the snow to make a footprint, and said: "Akita-san, please look at it. The footprints left when walking normally should be shallow with the toes and deep with the heels."
Major Akita also made a footprint in the snow. After observing it, he nodded in agreement.
"There is only one situation where the footprints will be deep for the toes and shallow for the heels." Oluhara Junsi said, while taking a step backwards, and sure enough, a footprint with deep toes and shallow heels was left on the snow.
At this time, Akita, a farmer, finally came to his senses and shouted: "Xiaoluyuan-san, are you saying that the remnants of the temporary 79th Division first marched normally to Hejiajiao Village, and then marched backwards back to Baoxing Town? ?”
Oluhara Junsi smiled and said: "Besides this, I'm afraid it's difficult to have any other explanation."
"Baga, Bagagaru!" Major Akita shouted angrily, "It turns out we were fooled by the Chinese. It turns out we were all fooled by the Chinese. These cunning Chinese are so cunning!"
At this moment, Major Akita was so angry that he wanted to bite people. He spent most of the day in Hejiajiao, only to find that the remnants of the temporary 79th Division were hiding in Baoxing Town, far away from where they started. The battlefield for the attack on the Prince's Special Train was not even a thousand meters away. What the hell was this
Major Akita stood there and yelled, but Ogawara Junsi ignored him and continued: "Akita-san, it's better to quickly order the pursuit. Since the fire just now attracted your troops, the Chinese will probably not do it either." Without knowing this, if nothing else happens, they must have moved by now."
"Oh yes!" Major Akita woke up from a dream, turned around and shouted, "Order, open the way!"
At that moment, Major Akita led a whole brigade to attack Baoxing Town. Major Akita was also frightened by the remnants of the temporary 79th Division, so he only dared to divide the 6th Infantry Regiment into three parts, with the brigade as the main force. The unit must launch a search, otherwise it would be terrible to let the opponent set up an ambush if they act as a squadron or squad.
Half an hour later, a large group of Japanese troops arrived at the western suburbs of Baoxing Town.
Major Akita immediately ordered the troops to deploy, first surrounding the entire town, and then sent two infantry teams into the town to spy on the situation.
However, Oluhara Junsi came to the derailed train immediately.
Oluhara Junsi fantasized about finding clues left by his sister on the special train, but unfortunately, he found nothing in the end.
The two vanguard teams that entered the town to search soon came back. The vanguard team reported that there were indeed traces of the Chinese army stationed in the town. They even found a large pot of half-eaten white rice in the yard of a farmhouse. The rice, the white rice, was even still hot, it looked like the Chinese army had just left.
"Baga." Major Akita said through gritted teeth, "Damn it, the Chinese escaped again."
"They can't run away." Oluhara Junsi came over and said coldly, "Even if they run to the ends of the earth, I will definitely catch them out!"
After finishing speaking, Oluhara Junsi took out a small flashlight from his backpack.
Squatting down and using the light of a flashlight to carefully observe the footprints on the snow, Ogawara Junsi stood up and said to Major Akita: "Akita-san, they went east, and they walked for less than forty minutes."
"To the east?" Major Akita also squatted down and looked at the footprints on the snow and said, "This is illogical. If the Chinese want to escape, they should go north or south. Crossing the Yangtze River to the north is the Chinese. To the south, you can meet up with their main force, but to the east is Yangcheng Lake. Could this be another Chinese conspiracy?"
After all, Yangcheng Lake is now the territory of the Japanese army. Are the Chinese going east just throwing themselves into a trap
Therefore, Major Akita has reason to believe that this is another attempt by the Chinese to deceive them.
Major Akita was also frightened by Xu Rui's unpredictable command. First, he escaped from the golden cicada in Wuxi, then unexpectedly attacked their regiment headquarters, and then shockingly ambushed King Fushimi Miya Toshihiko's special train, and then he was so audacious that he almost At the same place, the troops of the 6th Infantry Regiment were ambushed and went to deal with the aftermath. Regiment Captain Tachibana Koji was also shattered on the spot.
Then, another retreating march lured all the mopping up troops to Hejiajiao.
Facing such a cunning opponent, Major Akita felt the need to be more cautious.
"No." Oluhara Junsi said very firmly, "Don't worry and go east."
Major Akita hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to trust Ogawara Junsi's judgment.
At that moment, Major Akita led an infantry brigade to chase eastward following the footprints left by the remnants of the temporary 79th Division.
In order to ensure the annihilation of the remnants of the temporary 79th Division and to ensure his own safety, Major Akita ordered the other two infantry brigades to move closer to him. The regiment sent a telegram asking the two infantry regiments to detour from the flanks and form an encirclement on the remnants of the temporary 79th Division.
Not only the 6th Infantry Regiment, but also the 20th and 101st Infantry Regiments were also full of fire. According to the original plan, they should appear on the Zhenjiang front line at this time. Maybe they had defeated several main divisions of the Nationalist Army. Their team's merit list will also be recorded with great distinction.
But now it's better to be hiding behind enemy lines and mopping up a small force with no more than two or three hundred soldiers!
Such a small force was wiped out by three of their regiments, so what does it mean
It's nothing more than revenge for His Royal Highness Prince Yushan, but this is really not an honor.
Therefore, after receiving the telegram from Major Akita, the 20th Infantry Regiment and the 101st Infantry Regiment immediately turned eastward from near Hejiajiao and rushed towards Yangcheng Lake in unison.
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In winter, it gets dark early. Less than ten miles further east, the sky gradually darkens, and the snow becomes heavier and heavier.
After chasing another ten miles, when they reached a small river, they suddenly lost sight of the remnants of the temporary 79th Division.
"Baga!" Now that the remnants of the temporary 79th Division had been lost again, Major Akita cursed angrily, and hurriedly sent two infantry groups to follow the river and sweep upstream and downstream. Major Akita took it for granted. , the remnants of the temporary 79th Division must have braved the severe cold and ran away on foot and through the water.
Hiking and wading can avoid leaving traces in the snow.
However, when marching on foot and wading through water, it is impossible to follow the river all the way to the Yangtze River. The Chinese army must eventually march ashore, so Major Akita sent advanced soldiers to search upstream and downstream.
After carefully inspecting the traces along the river, Oluhara Junsi smiled again.
Although the camouflage of the temporary 79th Division was very good, it still failed to hide it from the eyes of Oluhara Junsi. This little devil easily restored the scene that had been staged by the river.
The remnants of the temporary 79th Division suddenly stopped when they were about one kilometer away from the river. Then the large group of people deviated from the original route and turned to another path. Only a small group of people continued along. March forward on the original road and leave as many footprints on the snow as possible to create the illusion that the large group of people is still moving forward.
After that, this small group of Chinese troops repeated their old tactics and retreated back to the point where they were separated from the larger group of troops.
Compared with the previous retrograde march, the Chinese military's retrograde march was even more flawless. Even the footprints left on the snow were the same as those of a normal march.
Apparently, the commander of the Chinese army was aware of the abnormality of the retrograde march and made improvements when implementing the retrograde march for the second time.
After returning to the location separated from the large army, the small group in charge of camouflage used branches to smooth out the footprints left by the large army. After that, the snow continued to fall, and soon, even the small group of troops left behind when they cleared out, Insignificant traces were also covered by snow. At this time, it was basically impossible for ordinary people to find traces of the Chinese army.
I have to admit that the commander of this Chinese army is really a master of concealment.
But unfortunately, this time the Chinese army encountered a tracking expert like him.
At that moment, Ogawara Junsi stood up and said to Major Akita: "Akita-san, search upstream and downstream along the river. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find anything. If you believe me, just go back."
"Go back?" Major Akita was dumbfounded, "The Chinese are actually still in Baoxing Town?"
"No, no, no, Akita-san, you misunderstood me." Oluhara Junsi waved his hand and said, "I mean, if you go back a kilometer or two, and then search carefully, you should be able to find traces of the Chinese army. ”
"Sodesnai." Major Akita nodded and immediately ordered the vanguard team to return the same way.
The vanguard group walked back about one kilometer along the original road, and then found a fork in the road. They followed the fork in the road and searched for less than 500 meters. After passing through a bamboo forest, they once again found a large number of footprint.