Then turn your attention back to the Eleventh Army headquarters.
At this moment, Itagaki Seishiro is anxiously waiting for the battle report ahead. Although he has been mentally prepared, he still has luck in his heart. He hopes that the 55th Infantry Regiment and the 56th Infantry Regiment can block the attack in time. Seize the gap and block the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army in Jiujiang City, which is trying to break out.
Itagaki Seishiro didn't wait long.
About twenty minutes after the big explosion, a signal soldier hurriedly walked in and immediately reported: "Report, the 55th Infantry Regiment has an urgent call!"
Itagaki Seishiro stopped and shouted loudly: "Read it!"
"Hai!" The signal soldier paused heavily, unfolded the telegram and read, "Your Excellency, Commander, the remnants of the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army broke out from the gap in the southeast corner tower five minutes ago..."
Upon hearing this, Itagaki Seishiro immediately interrupted the signal soldier and said: "That's enough, stop reading!"
"Hai!" The signal soldier paused again, then exited dejectedly holding the folder.
After the signal troops withdrew, Itagaki Seishiro immediately became furious and overturned the camp bed and canvas table in the tent to the ground. The bedding and documents placed on the bed and table were scattered all over the floor. Itagaki Seishiro was still angry and stepped forward again and trampled the scattered documents into mud.
At this moment, the anger in Itagaki Seishiro's heart is completely conceivable.
This is like hunting. The hunter spent a lot of effort and finally trapped a ferocious and cunning wolf in the trap. Moreover, he was about to catch the wolf, but right now At such a juncture, due to the hunter's negligence, the wolf actually escaped from the trap and escaped!
In addition to anger, Itagaki Seishiro also felt inexplicable anxiety.
Yes, Itagaki Seishiro felt anxious for the first time!
At the Xinkou battlefield, he faced the siege of the National Army's 31st division with half a division. He was not anxious. Not long ago at home, he had just taken office. Faced with the harsh situation of the Wuhan battle, he was still not anxious. But at this moment, Itagaki Seishiro really felt anxious.
When Xu Rui was still in Jiujiang, it was not difficult to kill him.
But now, Xu Rui has broken through with the 799th Regiment, and it will not be easy to kill him again.
Thinking of this, Itagaki Seishiro couldn't hold back anymore. No, Xu Rui must not be allowed to escape! Absolutely not!
Turning around suddenly, Itagaki Seishiro shouted to the outside of the tent: "Come here, go and invite Colonel Ogawara over!"
"Hai!" An orderly agreed immediately outside the tent, and then went to the military camp not far away and invited Oluhara Junsi over. After a few days of nursing, Oluhara Junsi's leg injury had healed, but he couldn't leave. The journey was still a bit awkward, but after entering the tent, he put his feet back and stood at attention, paying a sudden greeting to Itagaki Seishiro.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Oluhara Shusi paused.
Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okahara-san, you must have guessed what happened, right?"
"Hai." Xiaoluyuan Junsidun replied, "If I guessed correctly, the explosion just now should be Xu Rui's masterpiece. The 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army must have broken out, right?"
"Yes, the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army has indeed broken through." Seishiro Itagaki added, "So, in your opinion, is it possible for Xu Rui to leave the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army and return to Damei Mountain on his own?"
This is what Itagaki Seishiro is currently most worried about.
If Xu Rui is still with the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, then he still has a chance.
If Xu Rui abandons the Sichuan army and returns to Damei Mountain on his own, it will really be like the dragon returning to the sea.
Once Xu Ruilong returns to the sea, with his skill and commanding skills, it will be even harder to catch and kill him. Otherwise, the Chongteng detachment would not have been collectively destroyed in Nantong. The Tachibana detachment It is impossible to suffer heavy losses in Hai'an, and the Kawaguchi detachment, Inaba division, etc. will not suffer the same disaster one after another!
So what Itagaki Seishiro is most worried about is this. Will Xu Rui abandon the Sichuan Army
Xiaoluyuan Junsi pondered for a moment and then replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, judging from his humble position, I am afraid that Xu Rui will not leave the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army and return to Damei Mountain first."
Itagaki Seishiro made a sound and asked, "Why do you see it?"
Oluhara Junsi said in a deep voice: "After Commander Okamura was assassinated, in order to find Xu Rui's weaknesses, I spent several days collecting all the battles Xu Rui commanded, from the breakout battle in Wuxi to the assassination ambush in Baoxing Town. After seeing the palace, and then to Nantong, Hai'an and Dameishan, through the analysis of many battle cases, I finally found Xu Rui's only weakness. Regarding Xu Rui's weakness, I have already reported it to the Commander's Pavilion before, so I will not discuss it here. To say more, what I want to say now is that through the collection and analysis of previous battles commanded by Xu Rui, I discovered another phenomenon!"
Itagaki Seishiro suddenly turned around and asked, "What's the phenomenon?"
Xiaoluyuan Junsi said in a deep voice: "Xu Rui is a guy who never wants to suffer losses!"
"You never want to suffer a loss?" Itagaki Seishiro frowned, "What kind of achievement is this?"
Oluhara Junsi explained: "Commander, please do not underestimate this. Because of Xu Rui's character, after suffering a loss, he will definitely find ways to get revenge, and he must get revenge soon. But on the other hand, when there is an advantage to be taken, this person will never be merciful."
Itagaki Seishiro understood and said: "You mean to say that the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army is a piece of fat. This piece of fat has already reached Xu Rui's mouth, so there is absolutely no reason for him not to take a bite?"
"Hai!" Oluhara Shunsitun said, "Judging from my humble position, this must be the case!"
"Yo Xi, as long as Xu Rui has this idea, as long as he refuses to leave the Sichuan Army and return to Damei Mountain first, as long as he is still with the 799th Regiment, as long as he is still near Jiujiang, everything will be done in time!" After hearing this, Itagaki Seishiro suddenly perked up and shouted, "Order!"
After hearing this, Oluhara Junsi immediately put his feet back and stood at attention.
Itagaki Seishiro narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "Okahara-san, I order you to immediately lead a special force to follow quietly and capture the 799th Regiment. Remember, your mission is to control the 799th Regiment. Please report your whereabouts to the headquarters in a timely manner, and remember not to expose your whereabouts, let alone exchange fire with them, do you understand?"
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi paused heavily, "I understand this humble position."
"Yo Xi." Itagaki Seishiro waved his hand and shouted, "Act quickly."
"Hai!" Oluhara Junsi paused again, turned around and walked away.
As soon as Oshigahara Junsi left with his front foot, Kame Ueno came in with his rear foot.
Kame Ueno was a good fortune teller this time. Although he was hit by a brick on his head, it was not serious. He woke up quickly after being unconscious for a while. After all, the place where Kame Ueno was staying at that time was more than 500 meters away from the center of the explosion. , the shock wave transmitted through the ground has weakened a lot, and its lethality is much smaller than that of the explosion center.
"Your Excellency, Commander." Kameo Ueno hurried in and said angrily, "The Iida Regiment reported that they were attacked by Wolf Fang in the woods on the outskirts and suffered heavy losses! Request emergency tactical guidance from the headquarters!"
"Iida, this idiot, can't do even a small thing well!" Itagaki Seishiro said, "Tell Iida to stop the pursuit immediately and stay on guard, as well as the 56th Infantry Regiment and Hoshiko and De'an counties. Gendarmerie Brigade, tell them not to pursue you rashly, just stay where you are and don't move!"
"Stay where you are and don't move?" Ueno Kameguo lost his voice, "Commander, what should I do if the enemy escapes?"
"They can't run away." Itagaki Seishiro said, "I have ordered Okahara-san to lead the special forces to catch up!"
Ueno Kamefu frowned and said: "But your Excellency, Commander, there are only nine people left in the Olugahara team. And, please forgive me for being blunt, there is a big gap between the combat effectiveness of the Olugahara team compared to Langya, so just relying on the Okahara team I’m afraid it will be difficult for our special forces to intercept the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army, right?”
Itagaki Seishiro said: "Only the Olugahara team can't even deal with the Wolf Fang, and of course it is even more impossible to intercept the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army. However, I don't need them to intercept the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army. I gave it to them. The mission is just to bite the opponent and report the exact whereabouts of the Sichuan Army's 799th Regiment to the headquarters at any time."
Kame Ueno reacted immediately and said suddenly: "Your Excellency, Commander, you are saying..."
Itagaki Seishiro smiled ferociously and said in a deep voice: "Although the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army is currently heading south, I insist that they will eventually turn to the Mahuiling Town and De'an lines. After all, heading east is Beyond Fanyang Lake, to the north is the Yangtze River chasm, which they simply cannot cross without boats."
Ueno Kamefu said with deep approval: "After this analysis, it is really like this."
Itagaki Seishiro continued: "So there is no need for us to run around behind them!"
Ueno Kamefu said: "Your Excellency, Commander, you mean that we rush to the De'an and Mahuiling lines first, set up traps in advance and wait for the 799th Regiment of the Sichuan Army to infiltrate?"
"Not only us, but also the Botian detachment!" Itagaki Seishiro said in a deep voice, "Immediately order the Botian detachment not to come to Jiujiang anymore. Order them to bypass Saicheng Lake and go south to De'an and Mahuiling Town to stand by!"
"Hai!" Kame Ueno paused heavily, then turned around and hurried into the communications office next door.
However, Itagaki Seishiro's eyes fell back on the map in front of him. He stared at the map for a long time, then picked up the square ruler and protractor and drew several marching curves on the map. Then he threw away the protractor, square ruler and pencil, and his face was filled with emotion. He said ferociously: "Xu Rui, Xu Rui, this time, I want to see where else can you run?" (To be continued.)