Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 268 Japanese reinforcements

The evening of March 1940, 8.

Pinghan Railway, Xinxiang Station.

The station was brightly lit, crowded with people, and the dark Japanese army lined up along the railway in a long line, which could not be seen at a glance.

A column of Japanese troops roared from afar.

"Click, click!" came the piercing sound of the friction between the train wheels and the rails.

Iida Taijiro is the acting commander of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army, and his actual position is the commander of the infantry of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army.

The 219th Division belongs to the three-unit garrison division, under the jurisdiction of the 220th Infantry Regiment, the 221th Infantry Regiment, and the [-]st Infantry Regiment, under the unified command of Taijiro Iida.

Since the brigade organization in the three-unit division was abolished, in order to make up for the lack of infantry command system, the Japanese base camp set up the "infantry regiment". Although it is called "infantry regiment", it is actually a brigade The regiment level is even higher than the brigade level. After all, the regular brigade has two infantry regiments under its jurisdiction, while the "infantry regiment" has three infantry regiments under its jurisdiction.

Xinxiang is an important town in the defense zone of the [-]th Division and also a hub of railway transportation.

The military column coming from Kaifeng carried a brigade under the 221st Infantry Regiment drawn from Shangqiu plus an infantry artillery squadron.

The train slowly stopped at the station, and several officers got off the middle carriage, the leader was a Japanese officer with the rank of Lieutenant Assistant,

Several people walked quickly to the platform where Iida Taijiro and others were.

"Your Excellency, Mizuno Ichiro is here to report!" Mizuno Ichiro bowed his head and said.

"Yosei, Mizuno-kun, you have worked hard!" Taijiro Iida nodded in satisfaction.

"Swear allegiance to the emperor to the death, and show off the prestige of my thirty-fifth division!"

"Mizuno-kun is worthy of being a mighty general of our empire. This time we go north to Handan, I hope you and I can sincerely cooperate to wipe out the Eighth Route Army attacking Handan city!" said Yuzo Kuroda, the captain of the 219th Regiment, loudly.

"Hi!"

Iida Taijiro's point this time will be carefully considered. Kuroda Yuzo is his confidant. He has followed him in the security war in Jincheng and fought with the Eighth Route Army in Southeast Shanxi many times. He is familiar with the situation in Southeast Jinan. In his opinion As the commander of this reinforcement force, it is very appropriate.

"Gentlemen, the telegram forwarded by the military department stated that the Eighth Route Army's siege troops were large in number and equipped with well-organized artillery. They were powerful. The attack was launched early this morning. It took just over an hour for the Eighth Route Army to break through Handan City. The 104th Brigade Commander Tomamechi Fourth Floor and Chief of Staff Yuzo Onodera are all broken."

"At the same time, our army's reconnaissance plane reported that after the Eighth Route Army broke through the city, a main force of more than 108 people was heading north from Handan City, intending to capture the execution platform where the [-]th Division headquarters is located!"

"According to General Xiaozuka's order, the reinforcements this time were divided into two groups. One group departed from Linfen, with a total force of one regiment to destroy the Eighth Route Army around the Lintun Highway, Baijin Railway, and Hanchang Highway. The Fifteenth Division dispatched two infantry brigades, two infantry artillery squadrons, and one field artillery brigade, and headed north from Xinxiang to Anyang."

"However, according to the garrison report of the Anyang Independent First Mixed Brigade, the railways around Anyang were destroyed by the Eighth Route Army, and the Zhanghe Railway Bridge was blown up!"

After Iida Taijiro finished speaking, Mizuno Ichiro's face changed: "Your Excellency General, it seems that our army cannot reach Handan quickly!"

"Mr. Mizuno, don't be impatient. The First Independent Mixed Brigade has sent people to collect the boats for crossing the river. You only need to get off the bus in Anyang and walk to the south bank of the Zhang River!" said Taijiro Iida.

"Hi!" Mizuno Ichiro nodded in response.

"My lords, be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and the light of Showa will shine in the world!"

"To be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, the light of Showa shines in the world!" A group of Japanese military officers shouted in unison as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The 237st Division of the Japanese Army stationed in Linfen received an order from the Headquarters of the First Army that morning. At noon that day, the 386th Regiment under the division set off from Linfen and marched westward along the Lintun Highway. In an attempt to encircle and suppress our Eighth Route Army's desperate column and the main force of the [-]th Brigade.

Outside Xinxiang Station, various forces gathered, each showing their abilities, and inquired about the situation inside the station.

By chance, the two groups met unexpectedly and almost fought.

"Haha, misunderstood, misunderstood!" A capable man in a long robe and a Buddhist bead in his hand cupped his hands at the opposite side.

Our comrades on the opposite side gestured back, then turned and left.

"Team leader, look at the poor look on the other side, it must be the person on that side!" The speaker gestured with a very clear meaning.

"I really don't understand why Shangfeng asked us to inquire about information. We managed to arrange manpower in the station, so don't expose it because of this!"

"Shut up, you are also an old man in the military command, Shangfeng has his own considerations, you and I can guess, just follow the order!" Song Xiaoan said, staring at the team member who was speaking.

Both parties are intelligence personnel operating in Xinxiang, and they have only heard about each other's actions before, but this is the first time they have met.

The first war zone ordered the surveillance of the movements of the Japanese troops in the surrounding area, so Song Xiaoan's intelligence team would conduct secret surveillance of the Japanese troops in the station.

The words are divided into two parts.

After a long march, the independent detachment arrived at a mountain forest in the north of Ci County at twelve o'clock that night.

The radio station at the headquarters was set up and receiving telegrams.

"Detachment leader, political commissar, the telegram forwarded by the headquarters!" The telegraph operator handed over a telegram.

Zhou Weihan took the telegram, the content of the telegram was rather long, Zhou Weihan read it for a while, and then handed the telegram to Zhao Gang.

"Why is there still a telegram from the first war zone? This is really unprecedented!" Zhao Gang said with emotion.

"After all, it was the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Chief Guard of the First War Zone has always had a good relationship with our Eighth Route Army. It is not surprising that he ordered the intelligence department to investigate the movements of the Japanese army!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile.

"According to the telegram, the Japanese army has about one brigade in Shangqiu, another brigade in Xinxiang, an infantry artillery squadron, and a field artillery brigade. This time the national army's intelligence is more detailed than our comrades!" Zhao Gang continued.

"There are still strong people in the military command, and the funds are more abundant than ours. There are secrets from all walks of life, so we can't underestimate them!" Zhou Weihan said, and Zheng Yaoxian couldn't help but think of Zheng Yaoxian in his mind.

What Zhou Weihan didn't know was that after Song Xiaoan reported the information, Zheng Yaoxian first arranged for people to send the report to the first theater, and at the same time our telegraph personnel lurking at the Luoyang station got the information, and the Eighth Route Army headquarters got the information in no time. The first war zone is late.

"Knowing the strength and weaponry of the Japanese army, I feel relieved now. The Japanese army probably hasn't arrived in Anyang yet, so there is plenty of time!" Zhou Weihan said with a smile, clapping his palms.

"Telegrapher, immediately forward this telegram to the 28th Regiment and ask about its progress!"

"Yes!"

　Suddenly found that Zhengzhou fell in 41, I didn't check the information beforehand, I was embarrassed

　　
　
(End of this chapter)