Age of Rebirth

The Suzuki Division, the vanguard of the Japanese army, fought against the empty city of Zunyi for most of the day. General Hisashi Terauchi, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army, finally understood what was going on when he entered the city, and his face became paler. Hair darkened.

Seeing the commander-in-chief whose face was gloomy like a thunderstorm, Lieutenant General Saburo Suzuki, the division commander, was even more aggrieved than Shouichi Terauchi, and he didn't want to be like this. The commander of the Chinese government army set up an empty city, which made him nervous for a long time. If he said it, he would be ashamed to face others, but who can be blamed for this?

Seeing Saburo Suzuki and a group of senior officers standing upright, Terauchi Shouichi suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked coldly: "Commander Suzuki, report the battle situation." No, even Suzuki-kun didn't even address him, so he wanted to see what Saburo Suzuki said.

Suzuki was also unambiguous, and said loudly: "Report to Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, our division has already occupied Zunyi." Just these two sentences were exactly what was written in the telegram. Give Suzuki a few slaps, isn't that fucking nonsense?I'm not blind, I'm not in Zunyi, so I'm chatting with you in Ginza, Tokyo.

Terauchi Shouichi almost ran away, but he couldn't reprimand and punish Suzuki Saburo. The order he gave to the avant-garde division was to capture Zunyi within 48 hours. Suzuki planted the sun flag on the Zunyi city in less than [-] hours. What can be said, although this victory came in a weird and extremely uncomfortable way. [

"Baga", Shouichi almost squeezed out two words from his throat, and he didn't know what he was cursing. When every minute is very precious, it's an empty city.After almost a day's delay, Siuchi Shouyi felt suffocated in his chest.I don't know who to vent to.

turn around.Seeing that Suzuki was still standing there standing at attention, "Division Commander Suzuki, your troops will attack Chongqing immediately, and the main force will follow. Next time, I hope to see your division's record of defeating the Chinese government army," Si Nei Shou Yi ordered viciously and with a bit of sarcasm, he wanted to get back the time he wasted.

At this time, the sun had already set in the west, and the huge shadow of the mountain peak.The ancient city of Zunyi is being gradually swallowed up, and night is about to fall. Suzuki Saburo puts a female relative of the Shouyi family in the temple in his belly.Greeted several times, this old guy, doesn't he know that the imperial army doesn't have the habit of fighting at night?

The troops set off overnight, and when they entered Tongzi, it was the darkest hour of the night. Could it be possible that our division should attack the Chinese government army overnight?But he dared not disobey the military order.I had no choice but to answer loudly: "It is Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief. The Suzuki Division marched towards Chongqing overnight. Resolutely crush the resistance of the Chinese army along the way."

Saburo Suzuki had a big oolong in Zunyi, so angry that Shuichi almost vomited blood.Xue Yue at Loushanguan was also inexplicable. The reconnaissance team he sent sent back news that the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Zunyi City. The artillery fire was extremely fierce. Many fires broke out in the city. When the time was spontaneously announced, the Japanese artillery had already started the second round. shelling.

Ren Xueyue was thinking about it, but he couldn't figure out why the Japanese army made such a big effort against an empty city, and what did these little devils want to do?Suddenly remembered something, and immediately ordered the staff office to contact the various units to inquire whether due to unexpected circumstances, some individual units did not receive the order to retreat to Loushan Pass from the general headquarters, but were still sticking to Zunyi and died with the Japanese army. fight it?

The answer is of course no. The commander of the army stayed in Zunyi stupidly, but what is the little devil doing in Zunyi?Xue Yue would never have imagined that his strategic retreat, which he hadn't planned to stick to in Zunyi, had an unexpected effect, blocking the Japanese army for a long time.

The Suzuki Division drove out of Zunyi City overnight and rushed towards Tongzi. When they reached the Gaoping area, they could no longer move. The planned retreat is very different from Gu Zhutong's retreat from Guiyang, and cannot be compared.

The engineering troops, following Xue Yue's order, planted a large number of landmines along the way. The soldiers of the Central Army knew very well that if the Japanese broke through the Loushan Pass defense line, everyone's life would be difficult. It is common to lose their lives. With this kind of motivation, the soldiers who usually do nothing are more serious. From Zunyi to Loushanguan, there is only such a road. , racked his brains and changed his tricks to bury the landmines like potatoes all over the ground.

These exploding potatoes were enjoyed by the Suzuki division that entered overnight. With a loud noise, the Japanese tanks that cleared the way were blown up to the sky. After a while, several serial mines exploded together, and the Japanese soldiers were mixed with smoke and flames. The corpse of the Japanese army flew into the air, and the truck the Japanese army was riding on was overturned into a deep ditch by a powerful landmine. The Japanese soldiers on the vehicle, except for those who died, were all missing arms and legs. the wounded.

From Gaoping to Sidu, the Suzuki division lost more than ten tanks, more than 30 trucks, and more than [-] soldiers in the short tens of kilometers of road. In demining, the Chinese soldiers laid mines in a tricky manner. The Japanese engineers were like dogs, groping forward inch by inch. On the ground, there were densely planted small red flags representing danger, which made the scalp of the Japanese soldiers numb.

Demining at night, the minefields are so dense, the Suzuki Division moved forward a little bit, seeing that the sky was bright, the main force behind had already followed, and finally cleared this section of minefields, Suzuki was really scared. Shou Yi, not daring to make any stop, immediately ordered the troops to speed up.

After only a dozen kilometers, "Boom, boom, boom," there was another burst of earth-shattering loud noises. The smoke rose and rocks flew across. Lieutenant General Suzuki, who was in the rear, closed his eyes in pain, "It's coming again, damn Chinese people, is there any end?"

Whether Suzuki got angry or wanted to kill people, the landmines planted by the Central Military Engineers, no matter what the mood of the commander of the Imperial Army of the Imperial Japanese Army, they should explode or explode. Without clearing the mines, it would be impossible to move an inch. Suzuki was so distressed that he almost went crazy.

After tossing until noon, there were no landmines at all. The Japanese army’s marching speed was brought up. Just when I felt a little bit, the regiment leader who opened the way ahead sent bad news: “Report to the division commander, our regiment has entered Banqiao. , encountered obstacles, the Banhe Bridge was demolished by the Chinese army, and the troops were forced to stop advancing."

Saburo Suzuki was about to commit suicide in pain. It was already afternoon. The damn bridge had to be rebuilt, and it would take another few hours. That is to say, 36 hours had passed since departure from Zunyi. It's less than a hundred kilometers away, and there are still more than 200 kilometers away from Tongzi.

What's more, Terauchi Shouichi, the commander of Terauchi Shouichi, was urging him like a ghost, and when the Suzuki Division's engineering unit was nervously repairing the Banhe Bridge, Terauchi Shouichi drove over and stood on the slab of the turbid current. On the bank of the river, I stared blankly for a while, and before leaving, I left a sentence for Suzuki, "Before nineteen o'clock in the evening today, I want to see the flag of the Imperial Japanese Army at the head of Tongzi City." After speaking, He left without looking back.

Suzuki, who was left in a hurry, held his saber around the neck of the engineering regiment captain and said, "No matter what method you use, in two hours, my vanguard regiment and tank detachment will pass the Banhe Bridge. "As the saying goes, the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and the captain of the Engineering Corps, who was cornered, actually repaired the Banhe Bridge in an hour, four and 10 minutes. As for the number of soldiers who fell into the river and were washed away by the turbid waves, the captain Your Excellency, I have thought about it.

The Suzuki Division's leading unit, including infantry, cavalry, and tanks, immediately rushed across the Banhe Bridge and rushed towards Loushan Pass like crazy. At around [-] o'clock in the evening on August [-], they arrived at Loushan Pass. The Japanese army did not stop. , Immediately launched an attack on the defense line of the Loushanguan Central Army. [

With the strength of a regiment, only Suzuki can launch an attack on the more than 40 central troops guarding Loushanguan. The sentence left behind was not meant for joking. If the Suzuki Division did not launch an attack on Tongzi before nineteen o'clock tonight, Saburo Suzuki knew that he would die in an ugly way. At least he would go to a court-martial and eat There is no escape from prison.

The leading regiment of the Suzuki Division, with more than 500 Japanese soldiers, under the command of regiment leader Nomura, showed the strength to fight Gu Zhutong in Guiyang. After simple artillery preparations, under the cover of dozens of tanks, the After dusk, under the hazy night, a fierce attack was launched on Loushan Pass.

Xue Yue, who received the report from the forward position, was taken aback. The Japanese are crazy. Don't they never attack at night?Hearing the roar of tanks, Xue Yue felt a sudden increase in pressure. The little devil was desperate. Unexpectedly, the first wave of attacks was so violent, and it was an unexpected night attack.

Xue Yue didn't say a word, put on his helmet, and under the protection of a dozen guards, he went to the forward headquarters, observed the battlefield with high-power binoculars, and was very angry. Lively, in fact, the battle was only carried out within a range of less than ten kilometers from the left flank of Loushan Pass.

The strength of the troops is less than two regiments at most. The little devils are too bullying. With thousands of people, they dare to launch an attack on our four 10,000+ troops at night, and without the cover and support of heavy artillery and follow-up troops. It was the Japanese who came to die by themselves. If these little devils were not taken in, I would be sorry for their thoughtfulness.

"Order, the artillery group on the left wing of Loushanguan, use half of the artillery fire to cover the attacking Japanese infantry and tanks, the [-]th Division of the Fifth Army, prepare to counter-attack, remember, don't let a little devil go, I It's all in one pot," Xue Yue ordered loudly.

(To be continued)