Age of Rebirth

Chapter 260

Everyone has vanity, even the powerful gods in Western mythology. An ancient Greek fable "The Statue of Hermes" explains everything.

Kanichiro Tashiro is a fanatic with crazy ambitions and serious militarist ideology. Of course, he cannot be exempted from it. Looking at the reverent eyes of his subordinates, he got great psychological satisfaction, as if he was the rebirth of the Great Japanese Empire God of War.

He didn't think about it, the reason why Tang Qiuli dared to besiege more than 2 bandits and more than 2000 Japanese soldiers for seven days, instead of taking the method of quick elimination, what was the reason?What is Tang Qiuli's plan?To achieve what purpose?

Kanichiro Tashiro did not think more about these things. He had fallen into a blind spot of thinking, and all his energy was absorbed by how to rescue Badalhu and the thousands of Japanese troops. Of course, he had something to rely on, and what he relied on was, Behind him is the mighty Empire of Japan, the Japanese army of the enemy in Asia. [

Having enjoyed enough of the admiration and admiration of his subordinates, Tashiro smiled reservedly, trying to show his inscrutability and wit, and waved his hands lightly, "Gentlemen, from now on, the air force is ready to attack and will start attacking the position of the independent division tomorrow morning. The third brigade The troops of the regiment, set off immediately, for the benefit of the Great Japanese Empire, gentlemen, please! Dismiss the meeting."

The senior generals of the Japanese army saluted and left one by one. Tashiro left Tashiji Kobayashi, the chief of the special affairs agency of the North China Garrison Army. This is the fourth move that Tashiro will take. face said.

He instructed Kobayashi Takiji to order the agents lurking in Beiping to look for an opportunity to assassinate Song Zheyuan, so as to create chaos in Pingjin and even North China. This operation can achieve two purposes. One is to force Tang Qiuli to transfer troops back to Peiping from the battlefield of Mount Wutai. , so as to break the siege of Badalhu, and the second is to create a power vacuum in the Pingjin area and create opportunities for the pro-Japanese factions in the Hebei-Chahar Political Affairs Committee, such as Wang Yitang and Wang Kemin, to come to power. The assassination operation must be launched tonight.

The Imperial Army stationed in North China is behind the scenes, and Tang Qiuli is caught in a power struggle. If he has time to spare, the siege of Xiaowutai Mountain can be solved. This is the Japanese version of encircling Wei and saving Zhao. .

After receiving the order, the air force of the Japanese military garrison in North China immediately got busy. There was a tense atmosphere at the airports in North China. The planes dispatched were not like infantry, and they just left. This involved fuel supply, medicine preparation, flight routes and the drawing of aviation maps. aspect.

The busyness of the Japanese military airport attracted the attention of the special warfare unit of the Independent Division lurking around them, and immediately sent the information on the abnormal movements of the Japanese military airport back to the headquarters. Hold on, it's time to make a move, the Japanese really want to send a plane.

In fact, not only the Japanese couldn't bear it, but even he himself was about to lose patience. It was really meaningless to play with a dying mouse. If the Japanese didn't move, he would order to deal with these miscellaneous things.

At the same time, Liu Tiehan, commander-in-chief of the Xiaowutai Mountain Battlefield Command, also received information from the intelligence department of Huangyadong Base that the Japanese army was about to launch a large-scale air strike on our independent division. Entering the position, because of Tang Qiuli's reminder before, the air defense unit of the independent division was completely arranged according to the state of battle. These soldiers happily fiddled with anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, for fear that the Japanese planes would not come.

The troops participating in the siege had already prepared for air defense. In seven days, they dug out standard air-raid shelters in their positions, and reserved a large number of shooting ports in the direction of the Japanese army facing the besieged bandits to prevent these The boiled ducks, taking advantage of the opportunity of the bombing by Japanese planes, flew again.

The Japanese troops of the two regiments, under the leadership of the brigade commander Asami Yamaguchi, had just left the Fengtai barracks when they were targeted by the special warfare unit. The information was quickly passed to Tang Qiuli. Quan's leisurely days came to an end.

Just last night, the chief of staff of the 29th Army Cavalry Brigade, who was in charge of the Haituozi Mountain battlefield, returned triumphantly with his body covered in dust. In this battle, more than 48 cavalry members of Wang Ying's bandit department were annihilated. The bandits slipped through the net and captured With more than 18 war horses, our side suffered [-] casualties, [-] were killed in battle, and the rest were all lightly or seriously wounded.

Among them, the two companies of the Cavalry Brigade of the 29th Army suffered 39 casualties, and the Cavalry Company of the First Cavalry Brigade of the Independent Division suffered nine casualties. Such a large number of casualties was beyond Tang Qiuli's expectations.

This is not in line with Tang Qiuli's requirements. According to his prediction, the battle of Haituozi Mountain resulted in more than ten casualties at most. Now, the number is more than four times higher than expected. He really wants to ask the brigade chief of staff who commanded the battle , how was this battle fought?

Seeing the cheerful look of the chief of staff, Tang Qiuli swallowed back the words that came to his lips. The casualties of the cavalry brigade accounted for more than 90.00%. How could he bear to blame him, let alone, it was not his own troops .

Perhaps in the mind of this chief of staff, the elimination of more than 400 bandits at the cost of such a small casualty is already an unprecedented victory. It is unique in the history of the cavalry brigade. The brigade commander and the officers of the brigade are happy to Why should I disappoint myself by inviting this triumphant hero to drink.

Now, he has led more than 3000 cavalry to leave the reluctant Dongnuanquan folks. Behind him, there are more than 400 new recruits. , is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Dongnuanquan, and the soldiers of the cavalry brigade all follow the discipline standards of the independent division, which makes the local people experience that this is a unique army.

In the local area, there was an upsurge of joining the army. Even the common people with a radius of dozens of miles sent their children to the army, and recruited more than 400 recruits.

More than 400 recruits were carefully selected from them, all of whom were well-equipped with riding skills and grew up on horseback. Most of them were Mongolians, and they were organized into a new cavalry battalion. Troop action, now, Tang Qiuli can't separate the troops, escort these recruits to Huangyadong, and receive training from the recruit supplementary brigade.

He had no choice but to take it with him. He wanted to rush ahead of the two regiments of the Japanese army at the fastest speed and entangle them. Feeling that the troops around him seemed weak, he sent a telegram to Liu Tiehan to draw out two regiments from the besieging troops. Join him quickly and jointly complete the task of monitoring the Japanese Third Brigade. [

Chief Yan Xishan, who is far away in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, is in a good mood today. He is a man who is good at calculating. Operated like an iron bucket,

In the Central Plains War, Feng Yuxiang, who fought against Jiang with him, was forced to go to the field and go abroad after being defeated. He lost all his military power. He was the only one who not only lost his status, but was alone. It's a bit of a mouthful, but if you understand it, you will understand that Yan Xishan is from Shanxi, so Shanxi is Yan Xishan's Shanxi, and I will do my part.

Chief Yan is practicing Taijiquan while thinking about the problem. The newly-emerged North China independent master Tang Qiuli is highly regarded by Lao Jiang. He has been supplemented with weapons and equipment as soon as he arrived in North China. I, Yan Xishan, will guard him for Lao Jiang. For many years in Shanxi, he had never seen him so generous, and Chief Yan couldn't help feeling a little sour in his heart.

Thinking about it on a deeper level, Lao Jiang put this newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers in North China, not only to contain Song Zheyuan's 29th Army, but also to guard against me, Yan Baichuan, for fear that I will intervene in Pingjin's affairs.

You, Mr. Jiang, underestimated me, Yan Baichuan, too. I was afraid of avoiding the mess in Pingjin, so I stepped into it. Are the Japanese easy to mess with?That's Song Zheyuan's naive old man who took over the hot yams of Pingjin and Jicha.

Putting the young man surnamed Tang next to Song Zheyuan in North China, it can be seen that Lao Jiang regards him highly. This is a rising upstart. They all say that young people can't help but be frivolous. , Annihilating more than 2 bandits, such a big credit, my old man stepped in, and he handed over the credit without any additional conditions, it is not easy!

According to secret reports, he and Song Zheyuan have a good relationship, and Song Zheyuan has also given up all the military and political power, which means that the young man surnamed Tang is in charge of half of the country in North China. , if he comes to Shanxi, what status will my old man give him?

Anyway, he couldn't just give up all his brains like Song Zheyuan did. Chief Yan's Taijiquan became smoother and smoother, and his complexion was more peaceful.

The aide-de-camp rushed over in a hurry. He was so brave that he had to interrupt Chief Yan's daily compulsory class. Usually at this time, Chief Yan hated being disturbed by others the most. When he was in a bad mood, he would just pull him out and kill him. , unless it is someone who even Chief Yan can't afford to provoke, on the ground in Shanxi, there is no one.

The aide-de-camp had to risk his head, because the matter was too big, he didn't dare to delay at all, and he couldn't delay at all. After translating the telegram, he hurried over and saw that Chief Yan frowned slightly, but didn't get angry. The meaning of anger, it seems that Chief Yan is in a good mood today, and the aide and adjutant heaved a sigh of relief.

He handed over a top-secret telegram with both hands cautiously. Chief Yan took the telegram and only glanced at it. At that moment, his expression changed drastically, and he kept circling in the yard, muttering involuntarily: "You are young, you are young and energetic, Gua Wa (Shanxi dialect, poor brain, meaning stupid young man) caused trouble and got my old man involved.

The attendant and adjutant stared dumbfounded. Chief Yan, who had always held Zhizhu in his hands, lost his composure. From Chief Yan's eyes, he saw a strong murderous intent, and he was lucky to be alive again.

Yan Xishan, who was left in the yard, was still walking around in circles. He suddenly realized that some cheap things are not so easy to take advantage of!