After the veteran inspected the security position, he returned to the temporary headquarters and sat for a while. Niu Dazhuang ran in panting and reported to him: "Deputy camp, the Northeastern guy is too special to bully people."
The veteran frowned immediately, something happened again.
The Northeastern guys Niu Dazhuang talked about were actually a group of defeated troops from the Northeastern Army.
This group of more than 300 Northeastern Army soldiers was stationed in Nantong with the Independent Battalion. Because the officers and soldiers of the Independent Battalion were all wearing Japanese military uniforms at that time, the two sides almost fought. Later, the crisis was resolved, and these Northeastern Army soldiers were faced with the soldiers of the Independent Battalion. At that time, the nose was still not a nose, and the eyes were not eyes, as if there was so much hatred.
In less than two days, the two sides have already had several conflicts.
Although it wasn't a big deal and it didn't lead to any serious consequences in the end, it was still annoying after all, wasn't it
At that moment, the veteran hurriedly put on his armed belt, picked up the Sanba Dagai, and followed Niu Dazhuang to the scene of the accident.
At the scene of the accident, a dozen remnants of the Independent Battalion and more than fifty defeated soldiers of the Northeast Army were already at war with each other.
Although the independent battalion is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, its momentum is not weak at all, because all they have are German-made MP36 Schmeisser submachine guns, while the fifty or so Northeastern Army only has a dozen Shenyang-made Mauser rifles. , the remaining thirty or so defeated soldiers were holding sticks picked up from the ruins.
The veteran quickly figured out the cause of the matter.
What happened was that when the remnant soldiers of the Independence Battalion were searching a ruins, they found a cellar and found more than a dozen bags of grain in the cellar. However, the remnant soldiers of the Independence Battalion were happy for half a minute and also rummaged through the nearby ruins. The defeated troops of the Northeastern Army who were eating swarmed over, not only because the independent battalion had crossed the border, but also because the cellar and the food in the cellar belonged to them.
"Deputy Wan Ying." The veteran turned his attention to the deputy Northeast Army Camp opposite, "Can you please give me a charter?"
It was also a coincidence that the highest-ranking officer in this group of defeated Northeast Army soldiers was also a major and a battalion deputy.
However, unlike the veterans who wore thin clothes, this major battalion deputy of the Northeast Army was not only strong, but also extremely tall, at least over two meters tall. His shoulders were as wide as a mountain. His voice was deep when he spoke. A little hoarse, but overall, he is a very masculine and charming man.
Deputy Wan Ying looked at the veterans condescendingly and said: "Brother, we agreed at the beginning that the city center would be the boundary, the north would belong to us, and the south would belong to you, but your brothers who are temporarily assigned to the 79th Division are not particular about it. The food capital has found its way to the territory of our Sixty-seventh Army, what do you think we should do about this matter?"
The veteran was immediately delighted, as the other party planned to take it all for himself.
In normal times, the veterans would have been too lazy to worry about it. They could just give people a dozen bags of grain, but that was not possible now, because the brothers in the independent camp had not eaten a grain of rice for two days and one night. Although these dozen bags of grain were not enough It was a lot, but when boiled into gruel, it was barely enough for the brothers to carry for a while.
At that moment, the veteran said coldly: "Deputy Wan Ying, no need to be polite. These dozen bags of grain are half for each family. If you agree, take half of the grain and leave. If you don't agree, then three people from each family will be sent. The winner will be left to his own devices, and the loser will deserve to be hungry."
"That's what I've been waiting for." Deputy Wan Ying said, and with another wave of his hand, three big men from the Northeast stood up.
Seeing that Deputy Wan Ying did not come forward, the veteran was naturally embarrassed to leave in person. He immediately turned around and ordered three remnants. However, these three remnants were completely incomparable to the Northeastern Army in terms of size.
However, the competition was ultimately unsuccessful. Before they could take action, a gunshot suddenly rang out outside the city.
Hearing the gunshots, the surrounding independent battalion remnants and the Northeastern Army's defeated soldiers picked up the weapons with a loud cheer, but the muzzles of the guns were all pointing to the west without exception, because the gunshots came from the west.
"The deputy camp seat is our guard post!" Niu Dazhuang said, "The Japs must have been spotted!"
Before he finished speaking, another gunshot sounded from the direction of the western suburbs of Nantong, two gunshots!
"There are Japs, coming from Jingjiang!" The veteran nodded to Deputy Wan Ying, turned around and left. A dozen remnants of the Independent Battalion also picked up the enemy and followed the veteran.
Back at the station, more than two hundred remaining soldiers of the Independent Battalion had been alerted and were gathering.
At this moment, another gunshot came from the direction of the western suburbs of Nantong, three gunshots!
The veteran's face darkened instantly. When setting up the security position, he had already made an agreement with the sentry. If it was a small group of Japs with less than a hundred people, he would shoot once. If it was a group of Japs with less than a thousand people and more than a hundred people, he would shoot continuously. Fire two shots. If it's a large group of Japs with more than a thousand people, fire three shots!
Now there were three gunshots, and it was obvious that there were thousands of little Japs coming.
Thousands of Japs are definitely not something that the independent battalion of the 79th Division can fight head-on.
The veterans had no time to mobilize the remaining soldiers and immediately led the troops to move north.
While crossing the city, the Independence Battalion unexpectedly encountered the defeated troops of the Northeastern Army. Apparently both sides had come to the same idea and were not planning to go east, but were preparing to move north.
But this is reasonable, because to the east is the **** peninsula, which is a dead end.
However, not far out of the city, they encountered a group of Japanese cavalry.
Although there was only one squadron with less than a hundred cavalry, under the dense and abnormal machine gun fire coverage of the independent battalion, the Japanese cavalry squadron was quickly annihilated. However, in less than ten minutes, more Japanese cavalry had already Swarming from the northwest, the veteran counted at least two hundred cavalry.
What makes the veteran even more desperate is that behind the more than two hundred Japanese cavalry, there are a large number of Japanese infantry following. Due to the long distance, it is difficult for the veteran to judge how many Japanese infantry are following, but the veteran can still make the best decision. Basic judgment, according to the Japs' troop configuration, the following infantry must have at least one infantry brigade!
If it were just an infantry brigade, veterans would still dare to fight it.
Although the independent battalion is now well-equipped, its morale is unprecedentedly high. Even if it faces an infantry brigade of Japanese soldiers, it may not be incapable of fighting. But the current problem is that they are not just facing this group of Japanese soldiers. They are in the west of Nantong. On the other side, there is a Japanese army of thousands of people approaching.
At this time, if the independent battalion chooses to force a breakout, the outcome can only be the complete destruction of the entire army!
Without any hesitation, the veteran immediately ordered the troops to withdraw to Nantong and prepare to defend the city.
Although Nantong City has been bombed into ruins by the Japanese soldiers who passed through the border before, there are still many remaining reinforced concrete buildings. With these remaining buildings, coupled with the sophisticated equipment of the independent battalion, it is still possible to fight a decent battle with the Japanese soldiers. In street fighting, I dare not say that I will annihilate the little devils who come, but it is no problem to inflict heavy damage on them.
Seeing the Independence Battalion retreating, the Northeastern Army retreated as well.
Since Japs appeared in the west and north at the same time, the two families agreed that the Northeast Army would be responsible for the defense in the north, while the Independent Battalion would be responsible for defending against the Japs coming from the west.
(Dividing line)
On the road from Shizhuang Town to Nantong, Shigeto Chiaki meanders forward on an Oriental horse.
Although there is a chariot and it is safer, Shigeto Chiaki still prefers to ride a horse. The chariot is too boring.
The Toyo horse is a new breed of horse that was developed in Japan by using the female parent of the Mongolian pony horse and the introduction of the Arabian horse for improvement. The Toyo horse has the tall size and explosive power of the Arabian horse breed, as well as the endurance of the Mongolian horse breed. In the world, it can be regarded as an extremely excellent military horse.
The Oriental horse ridden by Chiaki Shigefuji is particularly extraordinary.
Few people know that before the outbreak of World War II, Japan was already a world-wide equestrian power. Equestrian athletes sent by Japan often won championships in world equestrian competitions. Chiaki Shigeto was an equestrian athlete when he was young. Winning major championships did not hinder his love for equestrian.
Shigeto Chiaki's Japanese horse is the racehorse he bought at a high price.
Chiaki Shigeto’s original intention to buy this horse was to win a good place in the Taiwan Equestrian Competition held at the end of the year. Unfortunately, before the equestrian competition could start, the Sino-Japanese War broke out. Soon the Japanese base camp was named Taiwan The mixed brigade was organized into an independent detachment, and was soon transferred to the Songhu battlefield.
Chiaki Shigeto still feels bad about not being able to compete.
The sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind. Shigeto Chiaki turned around and saw Ikeda, the captain of the communications team, chasing after him on horseback again. Ikeda was also an equestrian enthusiast and often raced horses with Shigeto Chiaki when he was in Taiwan. However, since his mount was just an ordinary Oriental horse, he always lost more than he won.
"Ikeda-san, do you want to race horses with me?" Chiaki Shigeto joked.
"Horse racing? Your Majesty Commander, I'm afraid now is not the time." Ikeda paused on horseback to greet him again, handed over the folder in his hand, and reported, "Funakoshi Regiment has an urgent call."
However, Shigeto Chiaki waved his hand and said carelessly: "Nian."
"Hai." Ikeda paused again, then opened the folder and read, "Headquarters: The remnants of China's temporary 79th Division tried to break out from the north of Nantong City ten minutes ago, but were surrounded by our cavalry. They have been Retract the city. In addition, our regiment has deployed from the north of Nantong City and is making a detour to the east of Nantong City to completely encircle the Chinese Army in Nantong City..."
"Haga!" Before Ikeda could finish reading again, Shigeto Chiaki interrupted him rudely and said viciously, "Funakoshi, this idiot, I told him repeatedly before we divided the troops that he would only be responsible for blocking the northern line. , and the Eastern Front cannot be blocked, why doesn’t he listen, why doesn’t he listen, why doesn’t he listen?”
Detachment Chief of Staff Kikuchi Mei whispered: "Your Excellency, Commander, it would not be a bad thing if we could surround the remnants of the temporary 79th Division in Nantong and completely annihilate them."
"You know nothing." Shigeto Chilai glared at Kikuchi dissatisfied.
Seeing Kikuchimi's face looking a little ugly, Chiaki Shigeto explained: "Kikuchi-san, I wonder if you have ever thought about it. The remnants of the temporary 79th Division can completely annihilate His Royal Highness's guards, and can also intercept them from the pursuit of three infantry regiments." How can the breakout and escape be explained by luck? This is undoubtedly an extremely difficult opponent." (To be continued.)