Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

The next morning, it was drizzling.

About 14 Japanese troops from the 4000th Division rushed to Xiaoyangji by train. After they got off the train, the train continued to head towards Shangqiu.

This military train was not specifically for transporting Japanese troops, but for transporting supplies to the Japanese troops in Shangqiu. Originally, Kenji Hoihara planned to detain the supplies in Xuzhou, but in order to cover the whereabouts of the Japanese troops of the 14th Division, he had to allocate the supplies.

The old spy Doihara was well aware of the importance of intelligence work. After Yamashita Tomoyuki left Xuzhou, he immediately sent troops to take over the railway station. Only Japanese managers were retained in the station, and all Chinese managers were expelled.

However, it is impossible for the Japanese to do physical work, so physical work such as loading and unloading supplies can only be done by Chinese workers.

After Kenji Doihara issued the order last night, the Japanese troops of the 14th Division did not board the train directly from the train station in order to avoid exposing their whereabouts. Instead, the train left the station normally and stopped midway.

The Japanese officer stationed in Xiaoyangji was a lieutenant belonging to the 4th Regiment of the Imperial Guards Division. He received the order early in the morning and came out early to provide support.

"Sir!"

Michihiro Urakawa, commander of the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 50th Division, looked at the Japanese lieutenant with contempt. The th Regiment of the Imperial Guards Division was defeated at the first blow in the battle with the Eighth Route Army and had become a laughing stock of the Japanese army.

"Is the meal ready?"

The Japanese lieutenant looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "Sir, due to the recent influx of many imperial soldiers into Xiaoyangji stronghold, there is a shortage of food, so the prepared meals are not enough to supply 4000 people."

"Please forgive me, sir!"

"Baka, those trash from the Imperial Guards Division don't deserve to be fed. They're a disgrace to the name of the Emperor's Imperial Guards!" Michihiro Urakawa stepped forward and slapped him twice.

The Japanese lieutenant lowered his head silently, his face turned blue and red, his fingers were pinched until they turned white, but he dared not say anything.

China emphasizes blood ties, hometown ties, and educational ties, and the same is true in Japan. Each Japanese division was formed by recruiting soldiers from neighboring areas. They were all from the same hometown, and it was normal for people from the same village to be in the same unit.

It was the 6th Regiment of the Imperial Guards Division that was defeated, but it was the entire Imperial Guards Division that was humiliated. After the war, it would probably become a laughing stock in the Japanese military.

Michihiro Urakawa knew that he should not underestimate the enemy, so after arriving at Xiaoyangji, he immediately sent a search team north.

Liudian is the only way to Dayangji. As soon as the Japanese search team passed Liudian, the reconnaissance troops of both sides engaged in an encounter.

After the news came back, Urakawa Michihiro was radiant: "Yoshi, order the troops to assemble quickly, quickly!"

"Also, organize those scattered soldiers of the Guards Division and have them act together!"

The adjutant was a little hesitant when he heard this, and asked, "Sir, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. We don't have the right to command only these soldiers of the Guards Division."

"Baga, you worry too much. As long as we can destroy the Chinese headquarters and capture Zhou Weihan alive, the division commander will naturally talk to us after the war. It's nothing more than making good use of waste."

"It is their honor to explore the way for our army!"

The implication of Urakawa Michihiro's words was very clear, which was to use these defeated soldiers of the Imperial Guards Division as cannon fodder.

However, the reorganization process was not smooth. There were about 1400 Japanese troops who fled to Xiaoyangji, a considerable number of whom were deliberately released by the 14th Wuqin Brigade after the war.

But no one had any weapons, and some people even threw away their upper military uniforms because of the hot weather.

All the defeated soldiers were gathered at the position north of Xiaoyangji. Urakawa Michihiro stood in front of the formation with his command knife in hand. Looking at the messy formation in front of him, Urakawa Michihiro frowned and waved his hand. The Japanese soldiers of the 14th Division beside him fired several rows of blank shots into the sky.

The battlefield suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to Urakawa Michihiro.

Although he looked down on these defeated soldiers, Urakawa Michihiro did not humiliate them in person: "Warriors, I am here on a special mission under the orders of Commander Doihara!"

"Here, I am willing to give you a chance to wash away your shame and follow me to fight!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Guards Division present were in an uproar. At this moment, the Japanese lieutenant at the stronghold hurried over.

"Sir, my division has ordered these soldiers to stay at the base to rest and wait for orders. They cannot fight with you. Please communicate with your superiors."

Urakawa Michihiro's eyes narrowed, and he drew out half of the command knife in his hand: "The military situation is urgent, and my order is the most important order!"

An officer stood up in the crowd and said, "We can cooperate in the battle, but can we make a few requests?"

"you say!"

"We need to equip ourselves with some weapons. Also, we haven't had breakfast this morning. Can we have some food?"

Urakawa Michihiro waved his arms happily: "Yoshi, speed is of the essence in war, we can't delay any longer, as long as we take down Dayangji, I will give you canned food!"

The Japanese troops of the 14th Division brought food supplies with them, but Urakawa Michihiro was unwilling to waste time on these cannon fodder, so the weapons and equipment that needed to be distributed were forcibly taken from the defenders of Xiaoyangji.

On the other hand, the news of the battle in Liudian soon reached Zhou Weihan's ears.

"This Japanese army is just a small force, but before this, the Japanese army in Xiaoyangji had never taken the initiative to leave their positions. I think this is the Japanese army under the command of Kenji Doihara." Zhao Bingzhang analyzed.

"But it's quite strange. Our personnel who were mixed in with the workers at the station reported that they were temporarily ordered to move supplies last night, but they did not find any Japanese troops boarding the train along the way!"

Zhou Weihan laughed and said, "This is the cunning of Kenji Doihara. He is trying to deceive people. The train must have stopped halfway."

"I really thought that this old devil was determined to stay in Xuzhou and be a cuckold. It seems that the bait I spread out before was not big enough!"

"This time they learned the location of our military headquarters and sent troops here in a hurry."

Previously, due to the large number of troops in the Kwantung Army, Zhou Weihan was worried that the enemy would gather in Shangqiu, so he ordered the 4th Training Brigade to launch an offensive against Jining in an attempt to split the Japanese army.

But what happened later was beyond everyone's expectations. Yamashita Tomoyuki led his troops to Shangqiu, but the 14th Division under Kenji Doihara had no intention of moving out at all.

Now, the offensive of the 4th Training Brigade has not stopped. Instead, the 21st Division of Xuzhou has sent a reinforcement force, while the 32nd Division of Yanzhou, which is closer to Jining, is fighting a fire in Shandong area and has no time to take care of other things.

The highest level of a commander is not only to be able to control his own troops at will, but also to be able to mobilize the enemy to act according to his own deployment.

Faced with the bait thrown by Zhou Weihan, Kenji Doihara couldn't hold back after all.

"Send another telegram to Comrade Luo Benzhong, the headquarters should retreat northward first, and the task of attracting the Japanese troops should be given to the Third Battalion of the Assault Regiment!"

"Send a message to the 13th Brigade: The main forces hiding in the border area between Dayangji and Yucheng should continue to hide. Without the order from the headquarters, they must not reveal their whereabouts!" (End of this chapter)