I am God of War in Snow Leopard

Chapter 184 Restoring the Number of the Huben Group
Not long after Zhou Weiguo ordered to prepare for the attack, three Japanese reconnaissance cavalry came on horseback from the southeast.

After they entered their ambush range, Zhou Weiguo, who had already mounted his horse, ordered decisively: "Fire and kill them!"

After speaking, he took the lead in raising his gun and firing.

Xu Hu and others also opened fire.

The distance between the two sides was less than 50 meters. Needless to say, Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu's marksmanship, such a short distance, naturally they would not miss.

The few soldiers following them were all veterans with good marksmanship.

So, after a burst of gunfire, the three devils who were on their way to scout the cavalry were shot and fell off their horses one after another.

After shooting, Zhou Weiguo took the lead in urging the horses to rush out.

Xu Hu and others rode their horses and followed closely behind, and rushed out.

Several people rushed to the place where the devil cavalry fell off their horses, and fired another shot at two of the devil cavalry who were still alive.

"Confiscate their weapons, equipment, and horses, and withdraw!" Zhou Weiguo immediately ordered in a deep voice.

Since what they fought just now were devil soldiers on horseback, the three oriental horses became trophies.

"Yes!" Xu Hu replied, and immediately led the men off the horse.

After a short meeting, they took three 3-style riding rifles, three sabers, regardless of ammunition, and the three captured horses, and withdrew from the scene.

In addition to Zhou Weiguo and Xu Hu, Lei Xiong and Wang Changgui also gained something. They lurked overnight and ate more than a dozen scouts from the devils.

At this time, the remaining Japanese cavalry scouts discovered that there was a serious danger in the northwest area of ​​​​the county.

They stopped their reconnaissance one after another, and withdrew to Hexian County to report to Kunizaki Deng.

"What are you talking about? Another dozen imperial cavalrymen were ambushed?"

In the temporary detachment headquarters in Hexian County, Kunizaki became furious after listening to the report of the two cavalry warrant officers.

"Bagaya Road! Damn it! Send me an order, and all the main forces in the county will be dispatched immediately to search northwest!"

A lieutenant lieutenant present at the scene hastily persuaded: "General calm down, the enemy's situation is unknown, and if we march forward rashly, there may be accidents."

Another combat staff officer also hurriedly echoed: "Yes, General, judging from the enemy situation we currently have.

The area in the northwest of Hexian County already belonged to the core hinterland of the third war zone of the Chinese Army. When the main force of the imperial army was gathering and resting in Jinling.

If we go deep alone, once the enemy finds out, we may be in great trouble. "

Akira Kunisaki looked on coldly and said, "What's the trouble?"

The combat staff officer said bluntly: "It is very likely to be surrounded by heavy troops from the enemy's third theater!"

The Lieutenant Colonel also followed suit and said: "General, Staff Officer Honda's concerns are not unreasonable. We currently only have one infantry and one artillery regiment.

Moreover, since the landing in Hangzhou Bay, hundreds of kilometers of continuous battles have been marched, and the soldiers are exhausted and there are no horses.

It is really inappropriate to march by force at this time. "

Noboru Kunisaki didn't listen at all, and said angrily: "Baga, the death of nearly a thousand warriors of the cavalry brigade, as well as hundreds of imperial military doctors, nurses, and wounded soldiers who stayed behind, are you going to forget about it like this?"

Just when the two sides were arguing, a Japanese signal soldier ran over in a hurry.

Facing Kunisaki Deng and the others, with surprised eyes, he stopped his feet and stood at attention and saluted him: "Report to Your Excellency, General, I just received an emergency telegram from the Front Army Command."

"Read!" Kunizaki said with a cold snort, too lazy to answer the telegram.

The devil's communication soldier hurriedly opened the telegram in his hand, and immediately read according to it: "The Central China Army's telegram, since Nanjing has been occupied by the imperial army.

The Nian Guoqi detachment continued to fight, and the officers and men of the whole detachment were very tired and needed to rest and replenish.

The captain of the Guoqideng detachment was specially ordered to lead the officers and soldiers of his troops across the south of the Yangtze River and transfer to Jiangcheng to rest and reorganize, waiting for another battle. "

"Retreat to Jiangcheng?" Kunizaki couldn't believe his ears when he heard the words, and stepped forward to snatch the telegram from the communication soldier.

The staff adjutant next to him also looked at each other in blank dismay, very puzzled.

At this time, even if the Kunisaki detachment is not going to continue to attack, they can be allowed to rest on the spot in He County and Pukou area.

Why do we have to cross the river south and transfer to Jiangcheng?
While Deng Kunisaki was reading the telegram in person, the ghost correspondent who had not had time to finish reading the telegram just now continued to say: "It is reported that many Chinese defenders broke through from Nanjing and fled to southern Anhui and northern Zhejiang. .

Therefore, the front army headquarters ordered us to rush to Jiangcheng to garrison to prevent the enemy's 3rd theater troops from counterattacking in Jiangnan. "

"Even if the main force of the Chinese Army is active in southern Anhui, isn't a part of the 18th Division in Jiangcheng? Why should we be transferred there?"

The lieutenant adjutant who spoke earlier raised his own doubts.

The signal soldier continued to explain: "It seems that the 18th Division is going to be transferred to Hangzhou. After our troops withdraw, the front army headquarters will deploy troops from Nanjing to garrison here and Pukou."

At this time, Akira Kunisaki, who had finished reading the telegram, turned pale.

Seeing this, the combat staff officer asked, "General, what should we do?"

"Of course I want to stay and march to the Lujiang area to avenge the sacrifices of our soldiers.

But after all, we are temporarily transferred troops, and sooner or later we will have to return to the 5th Division and the North China Front.

At this time, it may be difficult to explain if you disobey the military order of the Central China Front Army. "

After Kunizaki finished speaking with a livid face, he threw the telegram back to the communication soldier, and ordered through gritted teeth: "Send my order, the main force is ready to evacuate, and will withdraw from Hexian County tomorrow morning and turn to Jiangcheng." .”

"Hay!" All the devil's adjutants and staff officers present bowed their heads unanimously.

It turned out that after the capture of Nanjing, the Japanese base camp's ambitions expanded rapidly, instigated by the Army General Staff Headquarters.

The Japanese cabinet has agreed that the two front armies of central China and north China will gather elite troops along the Jinpu Railway and the Grand Canal, marching north and south, and jointly attack the Xuzhou area.

In an attempt to completely open up the connection between the two major Japanese strategic forces in China, after capturing Xuzhou, they then marched westward along the Longhai Railway to attack Zhengzhou and take Tongguan, completely defeating the remaining main force of the national army, thereby forcing the Nationalist government to surrender.

For this reason, both the Central China Front Army and the North China Front Army have started a new round of frequent mobilization.

As a special unit drawn from the North China Front Army, it's time for the Guoqi Detachment to return.

However, considering that they suffered heavy losses in successive battles, and after the 18th Division was transferred to the Hangzhou area, the defense in the Jiangcheng area was relatively empty.

The Japanese generals of the Central China Front Army Command decided to first transfer the Kunisaki detachment to Jiangcheng to supplement the defense and rest at the same time.

After the Central China Japanese Army units completed their repairs and began to attack the Lianghuai area, the Kunisaki Detachment was returned to the 5th Division and the North China Front Army.

From the perspective of the overall battle situation, the losses suffered by the Guoqi detachment on the north bank of the Yangtze River are almost negligible.

All the various departments of the Japanese army on the front line must serve their new strategic offensive plan at this time.

If Guo Qideng dared to disobey orders at this time, not only would he lead his troops thousands of miles to detour to Pukou, and his military exploits of cutting off the way for the Nanjing defenders to flee north would no longer exist.

It may even be regarded as a typical case and held accountable by the military.

In this way, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army by luck because of the turning of the historical wheel of the Xuzhou Battle.

Although the current independent brigade still has the strength to fight, it also urgently needs to rest.

In a short period of time, at least for a month, it is best not to fight the devils.

Only in this way, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo have the time and opportunity to recruit new soldiers, replenish troops, and reorganize the troops.

Two days later, Zhou Weiguo, Lei Xiong and the others did not find any movement of the devils, so they went to He County for further reconnaissance.

Knowing that the main force of the devils in He County had already withdrawn two days ago, and the Japanese army had no time to look around for the time being, they retreated to Lujiang County with peace of mind.

Xu Qingfeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when the news came back to Lujiang.

Sun Kui, the captain of the No. 1 Squadron who was present, questioned with some confusion: "The captain, the deputy captain, it stands to reason that the devils should have found us soon.

Even if we don't know our true identities, based on the principle of revenge, shouldn't we just withdraw like this?

Could there be some conspiracy? "

Zhou Weiguo did not rush to express his position, but turned to look at Xu Qingfeng and said: "Qingfeng, what do you think?"

Xu Qingfeng pretended to ponder and said, "I think the sudden transfer of the devils from He County should be related to the upcoming big move of the Japanese army."

"Big move?" Sun Kui was puzzled.

But Zhou Weiguo's heart moved, Xu Qingfeng waved to them and said, "Let's all take a look at the map."

After everyone gathered around, Xu Qingfeng pointed to the Nanjing area on the map and said to them: "Look, after the Japanese army in Central China captured Nanjing, Jiangcheng and other important places in the south of the Yangtze River.

It has formed a strategic echo with the Japanese army in North China.

At this time, if we were the high command of the Japanese army, what would we do next? "

While Xu Qingfeng said these words, he moved his hands back and forth between Jiangnan and North China.

Zhou Weiguo took the lead and said: "If I were the supreme commander of the Japanese army, I would order the troops to continue to attack along the Jinpu Railway and the Grand Canal.

Moreover, the North China Front Army and the Central China Front Army will act at the same time. Among them, the North China Front Army will go south from Luzhong and Jiaodong to capture the strategically important Xuzhou.

Use the Central China Front Army to cross the river to the north and attack the Lianghuai area, so as to contain the Japanese army in North China from attacking the Xuzhou area. "

Xu Qingfeng nodded in praise and said, "That's right, as long as the Japanese army can capture Xuzhou, the Jinpu line can be completely opened up, and the confluence of the two major armies in the north and south can be completed strategically.

In this way, not only the assembly and transportation of materials and troops, but also more convenient.

It is also beneficial for the Japanese army to maintain its rule over the occupied areas.

The most important thing is that after the Japanese army captured Xuzhou, they could also march westward and capture the Central Plains along the Longhai Railway.

If the Central Plains were lost, the National Government would have to settle down to the southwestern corner, which would be a great strategic victory for the Japanese army. "

Zhou Weiguo nodded again and again, and at the same time his expression became extremely solemn: "If this is the case, the situation of the War of Resistance will be extremely dangerous and difficult."

Seeing him like this, Xu Qingfeng immediately smiled and said, "Brother Wei Guo, you don't have to be too pessimistic, although Nanjing is lost, the main force of the national army still exists.

Most importantly, the anti-Japanese united front of the whole nation has been completely formed!
There are millions of passionate patriotic soldiers like us, and it is pure wishful thinking for the little devil to destroy China. "

Sun Kui couldn't help but echoed with deep approval: "The captain is right, when the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, Little Japan clamored to destroy China in three months.

But now?In Songhu alone, we worked with them for three months!

I think they want to destroy China, so let’s just have their damn Spring and Autumn Dream. "

Everyone was in a slightly better mood when Xu Qingfeng and Sun Kui sang together.

Xu Qingfeng took the opportunity to say: "Okay, now that our current crisis has been resolved, the next thing we need to do is to seize the opportunity to recruit new soldiers as soon as possible to replenish our troops.

Once the Battle of Xuzhou breaks out, we can also take the initiative and contribute our part! "

"Yes!" Zhou Weiguo, Sun Kui, Zhang Zhijian and others took orders in unison.

In the days that followed, Xu Qingfeng and Zhou Weiguo acted separately. Xu Qingfeng sat in Lujiang County and was responsible for merging the county security and police and independent brigade units and conducting reorganization training.

Zhou Weiguo was responsible for assisting Wang Youcai in recruiting new soldiers and raising food and wages in Lujiang County.

Half a month later, Wang Youcai lived up to expectations, recruited 30 recruits, raised [-] catties of various grains, and Zhou Weiguo brought them back together.

Of course, there are two main reasons why so many recruits can be recruited in half a month.

The first is of course Xu Qingfeng's name. After the main force of the devils withdrew, Wang Youcai often used Xu Qingfeng's name to promote and recruit young people to join the army.

The second and most important thing is that at that time, due to the fall of Nanjing and other areas on the north and south sides of the strait.

A large Taonan crowd was formed, and many of them fled to Lujiang.

These people were homeless, and most of them had been persecuted by the Japanese army in pursuit and air strikes, and they had all kinds of blood feuds with the Japanese army.

There are also people who have nowhere to go, just to find a job.

In this case, seeing the national army recruiting troops, they naturally responded.

Xu Qingfeng mixed the two thousand recruits with the independent brigade, and restored the designation and organizational system of the Huben regiment.

Before that, there were nearly 700 people in the independent brigade that merged the Lujiang security team and the gendarmerie.

With the addition of these two thousand new recruits, the total strength of the Huben Regiment once again reached 700.

When Xu Qingfeng had just resumed the designation of the Huben regiment and was about to reorganize the troops in detail.

Lei Xiong, who was in charge of patrolling outside the city with scouts, suddenly came back on horseback.

Xu Qingfeng saw him coming on horseback in a hurry, and couldn't help asking: "Platoon Leader Lei, what's the matter? What happened?"

Lei Xiong hurriedly got off his horse and saluted: "Report to the captain, there is a defeated army of more than 300 people who fled to Lujiang, and we discovered it.

I asked Wang Changgui to lead people to hold them back, how do you think we should deal with it?Do you accept them? "

Xu Qingfeng's eyes lit up and said, "Where is it?"

"Outside Sanlipo." Lei Xiong replied.

Xu Qingfeng immediately said to Zhou Weiguo, "Let's go and have a look."

(End of this chapter)