Beacon starts from the departure of a strong man

Chapter 422

Seeing the commander calling his name, Pingyuan Nobita nodded and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, according to the investigation of the Imperial Air Force."

"No trace of Chinese troops has been found in this area."

Speaking of this, Nobita Pingyuan still suggested, "Your Excellency, Commander, Major Sonoda Meiling is very capable. It was also Major Meiling who made the most of Dean Wang's defection."

"Since Major Meiling suggested that we strengthen the defense of the airport, we should tell Commander Inaba Shiro to protect the airport to avoid sneak attacks by the Sichuan Army's independent brigade."

The Sichuan Army is extremely aggressive. Once they find a breakthrough, the Sichuan Army will ruthlessly tear off a piece of fat from the Japanese army.

Sonoda Mirei relied on her own abilities step by step to become a major. In addition to the battles in the Heitin area, Sonoda Mirei provided a lot of information.

The commander of the Heipin-Tianjin Front, Touichi Terauchi, praised Sonoda Mirei and thought that this female agent was quite good. Once she performed well, her power would be no less than that of a regiment.

"Yo Xi!" Hata Shunroku nodded, "You send a signal to Commander Inaba Shiro and ask him to send two brigades to defend the airport outside Anqing."

The airport outside Anqing City has a strategic location. As long as it has this airport, the Japanese military's aircraft will have a wider radiation range and strong long-range strike capabilities, which will be beneficial to subsequent operations.

Once the airport is consolidated and completed, Hata Junroku wants to dispatch aircraft from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas to land at airports outside Anqing.

When Hata Junroku's order was passed to the Sixth Division headquarters, Inaba Shiro frowned slightly.

He actually disagreed with the commander's order. The Sichuan Army in Anqing City was now besieged by him.

Yang Sen's 27th Army was suppressed by the imperial army, and now the defense lines have all shrunk. Xu Yuanquan's 26th Army has completely collapsed.

He led his troops all the way forward, as if there was no one in the desert. In addition, the surrounding Republic of China troops fled and scattered. The airport was heavily guarded, and no reinforcements from the Republic of China troops were found.

Now that he is asked to dispatch two brigades to support the airport, this really makes Inaba Shiro unhappy. Isn't this just the commander questioning himself?

Although Inaba Shiro became the division commander of the Sixth Division and his family had some connections, for Inaba Shiro, he wanted to always prove himself.

Shiro Inaba is not a well-connected person, but he is also a capable person.

A staff officer next to Inaba Shiro, Matsushima Kono, saw that the division commander was displeased, and he whispered: "Your Excellency, division commander, we should send troops to support the airport!"

"The Sichuan Army is different from other armies of the Republic of China. I had contact with the Sichuan Army in Taihu Lake. It is right to be careful."

Matsushima Kono was originally a member of the 114th Division. He was severely beaten by the Sichuan Army in the bloody battle at Taihu Lake. It was the first time he encountered such a difficult army.

The Sixth Division was completely wiped out by the Sichuan Army. This group of recruits plus commanders basically had no contact with the Sichuan Army. Even during the Battle of Xuzhou, the Sixth Division mainly fought against the Northeastern Army and the Guangxi Army.

The Sichuan Army made a sneak attack on Shanghai City. When the Sixth Division returned for reinforcements, they had a battle with the Sichuan Army's covering troops, which actually dealt a heavy blow to the Sichuan Army.

For Inaba Shiro, the Sichuan Army was nothing more than that, nothing powerful.

As a staff officer, he was an officer who had experienced many battles. Since the other party also minded sending troops, Inaba Shiro sighed: "In this case, I will send a brigade to support the airport! Let the Namada detachment also send a brigade."

Two brigades rushed to the rescue, plus the original large brigades at the airport, the total strength of the Japanese army guarding the airport already included a regiment.

The puppet troops assisting in the defense have now doubled the strength of the airport. In this way, Inaba Shiro believes that even if the Republic of China army sends a division to attack the airport.

Inaba Shiro was convinced that his army could defeat the Republic of China army and counterattack the opponent.

Wuhan!In a small restaurant, several short men in black suits were leaning against the window, staring at the scene outside the restaurant.

Then, a woman wearing a cheongsam walked into the restaurant.

"Major Meiling!" Beside the window, a man with a scar on his face came quickly to the woman in cheongsam.

"Kuroda-kun!" Sonoda Mirei looked at Kuroda Yao, "Start the radio immediately."

"Yes!" Kuroda Yao nodded, "Major Meiling, have you discovered any important information?"

"Not bad!" Sonoda Meiling's beautiful eyes radiated light.

"Take advantage of this opportunity and move quickly after we send the telegram."

Soon, Kuroda Yao activated the radio station, Ari Sonoda Mei Ling dictated, and forwarded the message to the Central China Front Army.

As soon as Pingyuan Nobita returned to his office, his subordinate knocked on the door and came in.

"Your Majesty Colonel, Major Meiling is calling urgently."

There was another urgent call. Nobita Pingyuan widened his eyes. This Sonoda Meiling was so capable and had obtained new information in Wuhan.

After receiving the message and reading it, Pingyuan Nobita was very happy and said, "Yo Xi!"

He hurriedly went to find the Commander, and came to Hata Shunroku, "Commander, I received another urgent message from Major Mei Ling. This time she brought us good news."

"What good news!" Hata Junroku's tone revealed joy.

"Your Excellency, Commander, according to Major Wu Meiling's investigation, the Chinese military strength in the Wuhan area is extremely empty."

"Xue Laohu and Zhang Fakui are currently the commanders of the Wuhan area. The troops in their hands are not yet fully staffed. There are only about 4 people. Together with the Wuhan area's security corps and police station troops, the entire The current total military strength in Wuhan is less than 6."

After listening to Hirahara Nobita's speech, Junroku Hata suddenly felt as if he was in the clouds, feeling a little ecstatic.

The entire Wuhan area now has less than 6 troops. His own army only needs to send two to three more divisions to capture Wuhan.

"Yo Xi!" Hata Junroku clapped his hands, "This is really good news."

Pingyuan Daxiong on the side reminded: "Your Excellency, Commander, according to Major Meiling's suggestion, the imperial army has now sent its troops south, and there has been an exchange of fire in the area of ​​Anqing City."

"The Jinling High Command must also be speculating on our intentions. The Imperial Army can completely spread false propaganda to the outside world to confuse the Jinling High Command and make them think that the Imperial Army will not attack Wuhan."

"Nobita Pingyuan, please cooperate with the propaganda department this time and release smoke bombs to the Jinling headquarters."

"Hi!" Pingyuan Daxiong nodded heavily.

At present, the Wuhan area is empty of troops. According to Hata Junroku's understanding of the Republic of China army, they will need at least two to three months to replenish the army.

Once the Jinling Command in Hankou believed in the smoke bombs of the empire, it would be effortless for the Central China Front Army to attack Wuhan in a devastating manner once the forces of the Central China Front were assembled.

The current strength of the Central China Front Army will be more than 40, and it will take time to assemble these troops.The supplies and food for the troops all need time to be adjusted. Now the Japanese army needs time, and the Republic of China army also needs time.

If the smoke bombs released to the outside world work, then it will be a golden opportunity for the Japanese army.

Pingyuan Nobita said that he would definitely handle this matter.

At the 27th Group Army headquarters, Chief of Staff Xian Guangjun came to Yang Sen.

"Lao Yang, Adjutant Yu has called. He has led his troops to the outskirts of Anqing City. In view of the Japanese army encircling Anqing City and their strong troops and horses, Liu Changqing's independent brigade is also adding fuel to their tactics. He plans to attack the airport and relieve the siege of Anqing City."

"Great!" Yang Sen clapped his hands, "Adjutant Yu finally sent a letter, sending a message to the Chu Ming Regiment, saying that reinforcements have arrived and adopting the tactic of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao."

"Yes!" the communications staff officer in the army group responded.

"By the way, there is one more thing!" Xian Guangjun drank a glass of cold water and said: "Xu Yuanquan's 26th Group Army, a reinforced regiment, also attacked the airport, and is now under the command of the adjutant."

"Interesting!" Yang Sen laughed: "This guy Yu Hua is really good. He actually managed to secure the 26th Army Reinforcement Regiment and let this regiment come under the command of our Sichuan Army."

A reinforced regiment also has more than 5000 people. The leader of the regiment is quite good. He is not afraid of the Sichuan army annexing this team.

In this chaotic era, many army commanders are also afraid that their own troops will be destroyed or annexed by other armies.

Anqing City!
At the headquarters of the Chu Ming Regiment, each battalion commander was also reporting on the casualties of the troops.

After two or three days of bloody fighting, the Chu Ming regiment had suffered more than half its casualties, and only one-third of the city was now in the hands of the Sichuan army.

"Commander!" A battalion commander stood up, "Let's send electricity to the commander and abandon the defense of Anqing City! Our battalion has been fighting on the front line since the first day, and now only a hundred or so people can breathe."

"We have defended Anqing City for several days, and now it is time to withdraw. The 26th Group Army outside the city has retreated. Our army has been holding on to Anqing without reinforcements. This battle really cannot continue."

The second battalion commander also echoed at this time: "That's right, commander, our food, grass and ammunition are almost exhausted."

"Now that the Japanese army is besieging the city, ammunition, food and grass from outside cannot come in, and the wounded soldiers inside the city cannot get good treatment."

"Many injured brothers were killed because they were not treated in time. It's pretty good that we can hold on for so long. After several recent battles, I found that the Japanese army's firepower in the east is weaker."

"Captain, while our regiment's strength is still good, break out from the east and leave some seeds for our regiment!"

Chu Ming looked at the other battalion commanders, "Do you also have the opinion of withdrawing the troops?"

The fourth battalion commander said: "Commander, our battalion, as the reserve team of the whole regiment, is almost done fighting now. Let's send electricity to the commander and evacuate!"

"Liu Yangmin, how many people are there in your camp?"

"Captain, there are not many people left. There are only about 300 people."

"Fart!" Chu Ming looked at Liu Yangmin, "There are at least 500 people in your camp."

"Don't you fucking fool me."

Liu Yangmin looked at Chu Ming in shock: "Captain, how did you know?"

"How do I know?" Chu Ming's eyes narrowed, "During the battle, I heard with my ears the Mauser 98k rifle, Czech light machine gun, and Min-26 submachine gun. I can hear the sound of these gunshots accurately."

Just when Chu Ming was about to say anything, his adjutant came, "Captain, according to the latest news from the frontline sentry."

"To the west and east of the city, the Japanese troops each mobilized about one brigade of troops and left Anqing City."

Chu Ming frowned slightly. What did the little devil want to do by deploying troops at this time?
When several battalion commanders heard that the Japanese troops were moving troops, they all said, "Captain, what a great opportunity!"

"The Japanese army is now deploying troops. We can take advantage of the enemy's empty strength and evacuate Anqing City. This way our team's casualties will be much smaller."

"That's it... that's it... Leader, this is clearly an opportunity given to our group by God. Let's leave now. After passing this village, there is no such store."

"Captain, please leave some seeds for the troops. Our regiment cannot be exhausted here."

Chu Ming's eyes condensed, suddenly became cold, and he looked at the big guys: "Everyone, the order our regiment received is to defend Anqing. The geographical location of Anqing City is very important. We cannot retreat without an order from the group army."

"Moreover, Commander Yang has already contacted the Independent Brigade of the Sichuan-Kanglan Appeasement Office. Reinforcements are already on their way. As long as we hold on to Anqing City, once the reinforcements arrive, it will be completely safe."

"Captain, the reinforcements have set off a long time ago. Logically speaking, they should have arrived by now, but they have yet to be seen. Anqing City is now surrounded on three sides and is already a dead city. Commander, please break out of the siege."

"The Japanese army will mobilize its troops tonight. This is an opportunity for us. Commander, we can't continue the fight. We've run out of food, grass and ammunition."

"What should we use to fight the Japanese army? Leave some seeds for our regiment! Captain."

Chu Ming's eyes were blazing, "The Japanese army suddenly withdrew tonight, and you don't even think about it. Maybe this is a trap. They tied their pockets and took the initiative to let us withdraw. They burrowed inside and annihilated us in one fell swoop."

After Chu Ming's suggestion, the battalion commanders at the scene also felt that this was a possibility. After all, Chu Ming's regiment also wiped out many Japanese troops in the defense battle of Anqing City.

The Japs carried out street fighting against the Sichuan Army. The fight was very uncomfortable for them, and the casualties were quite high. The Japanese army almost lost one regiment of casualties. It was not impossible for the Japs to use such tactics now.

Seeing each battalion commander meditating, Chu Ming said sonorously and forcefully: "Our regiment is to defend Anqing City. This is an order given by the group army. Without a retreat order, no one can talk about voluntary withdrawal. Anyone who talks about it will shake the morale of the army. Don't It’s your fault that I don’t talk about brother Pao’s friendship, I personally sent him on his way.”

"The lack of ammunition can be easily solved. The stones and sticks in the city are all weapons, and they can also fight the Japanese army. As for the food and grass, all the mules and horses of the whole regiment will be slaughtered first, and we will wait for a while."

Seeing that the regimental commander had made up his mind, several battalion commanders also nodded: "Captain, we understand."

"Fight! Fight to the end with the Japs. Even if our battalion is completely wiped out and only one person is left, I will fight to the end with the Japs."

"Our Sichuan troops are no cowards when they come out of Sichuan. They fight thousands of miles just to fight against the little devils. This is fighting for the nation."

"Captain, I do not advocate withdrawing, but continuing to fight. Before the civil war in our Sichuan Army, the common people scolded us for being a quarrel. The civil war is a shame. Now that we are fighting against the little Japanese, I will fight hard to bring out the military spirit of our Sichuan Army."

Seeing the change of mind of these battalion commanders, Chu Ming continued: "The fight must continue!"

"Adjutant Yu once said that you need to use your brain to fight. If we continue to defend, it will indeed be detrimental to the subsequent battle."

"In the past two days, the Japanese troops attacked us, and we never took the initiative to fight back."

"I think tonight is a good time for our regiment to attack the Japanese army. The little devil is very arrogant now, let's give him a long memory."

(End of this chapter)