Age of Rebirth

Chapter 510 Destroying the City

From Qinquan to Sucheng, there are many places that are suitable for blocking. When the Matsushita United retreated, they used the terrain here to block every step of the way. The troops were too few to pose a threat to the pursuing troops.

Everywhere he went, Tang Qiuli left a regiment of troops behind, and explained the tasks to each regiment leader in detail. He did not require to stick to the position, and adopted various effective tactics, with the main purpose of slowing down the speed of the Japanese army. Gain time for the deployment of the troops in Sucheng, and immediately move to the direction of Huangyadong after killing the Japanese army, without waiting to join the main force.

You must pay attention. On the way back to Huangyadong, try to avoid contact with the Japanese army. I will give you a regiment. I hope you can bring it back intact. Tang Qiuli reiterated his order. He knows his subordinates, who did not see the Japanese army? People are jealous, they can fight, they are stuck by the Japanese army, they can't withdraw, no one can save them.

The blocking troops were left behind all the way, and when they arrived at the east gate of Sucheng, the sky was bright, and there was a faint sound of gunfire behind them. Desolation and oppression, perhaps witnessing the three thousand innocent souls of Gu, there seems to be a wave of mourning and sadness floating in the sky above the city. [

The troops quickly entered the city. At this time, Tang Qiuli only had the strength of two regiments in his hands. Everyone did not understand what the division commander did. A large number of Japanese troops were chasing after them frantically. When troops were needed, the division commander kept rushing. Disperse the troops, and the strength of two regiments in such a huge millet city will never be able to defend.

Everyone was puzzled and couldn't figure out what the commander was going to do. Ma Chaoyang couldn't bear it anymore. In his hands, there was only one regiment left, which didn't even have a few mortars. He left it to other regiments responsible for blocking. The machine gun has become a heavy firepower. If it passes through the city and continues to retreat, then it is not a big problem. Judging from the commander's posture, you want to stick to Sucheng?Isn't this a desperate way to play?

He was muttering in his heart, and ordered him to go to a meeting. The big empty room didn't even have a place to sit. There were many people in the room, including officers from two regiments and above. Tang Qiuli stood with his hands behind his back, his back to Looking at everyone, looking through the dawn sky, staring into the distance, the cold wind blowing in from the open door, blowing his mottled hair, lonely and vicissitudes.

Ma Chaoyang and the main officers of the division headquarters looked at each other. They couldn't figure out the inner thoughts of the division commander. Dozens of soldiers who had experienced countless wars just looked at the back of their division commander, hoping to understand their own from the back. need something.

Tang Qiuli turned around slowly, his gaze was like an ancient well, "Brigade Commander Ma, Brigadier Jiang, order the troops to plant landmines and a large amount of explosives on the main street of Sucheng, and to plant explosives everywhere else." , sent two companies with walkie-talkies to detonate after hearing the order, and the troops immediately seized the commanding heights outside the west gate."

Seeing that everyone didn't understand, he explained slowly: "Because we retreated quickly, coupled with the blocking troops along the way, we have already opened a certain distance from the pursuing Japanese army, and it is impossible to outflank from both wings. Being able to chase in a straight line is a gift for them."

Only then did everyone understand that the division commander had no intention of holding on to Sucheng at all, and Shan Hu couldn't help but asked, "What about Sucheng?" Tang Qiuli said quietly: "Let Sucheng and the Japanese pursuers turn into a massacre together." The ruins, Sucheng, can only be kept in memory, it makes me feel sad, in the future, we will build a new Sucheng on the ruins, let’s prepare separately!" After finishing speaking, he sighed, as if to relieve his heart depression.

The speed at which the troops of the Independent Division withdrew was far beyond the expectation of the commander of the Japanese Army Division. After the bombardment, the subsequent attack on the wing did not injure a single person. They occupied the position of the so-called Independent Division. What they saw was only the permafrost that had been turned over by the artillery , There are pits everywhere, and there is not even a shadow of a Chinese soldier.

The situation was reported quickly, and everyone from Yamaguchi to the head of the Japanese division panicked. They finally caught Tang Qiuli by the tail and let him slip away like this?The order from top to bottom is the same, chase!At any cost, Tang Qiuli must not be allowed to escape. Tang Qiuli's retreat across the board was like a huge magnet, attracting all the Japanese troops entering the Taihang Mountains to the direction of Sucheng.

It looks like a string of melon eggs attached to a melon seedling. At the front is a regiment of the Japanese army, behind it is the main force of the division, and behind it is the Japanese army of two divisions. Japanese troops from other directions also surrounded them one after another. , Forming a long snake array, the smoke and dust billowed, mighty and mighty, the target pointed to Sucheng, which was the only direction for Tang Qiuli's troops to escape.

The pursuit was not smooth. Along the way, I didn’t know how many times I encountered blocking. I couldn’t defend myself. Although I didn’t hurt my muscles and bones, the feeling of being punched suddenly was even more uncomfortable. The soldiers with severed arms and legs were dripping with blood The corpse of the enemy, opened his posture and prepared to fight, the opponent suddenly disappeared, shouting and rushed to the position, even the shadow of the independent division was not seen.

After tossing and turning for a few times, the pursuit speed of the Japanese army slowed down significantly. Yamaguchi was in a hurry. Isn’t this an obvious blocking battle of delayed pursuit? The purpose was to cover Tang Qiuli’s main force from the pursuit. How many times, the independent division in the Taihang Mountains has not many troops, and each of them looks forward and backward, and is timid.

Yamaguchi gave the pursuit troops a death order, don't get entangled with the small independent division troops along the way, if you let Tang Qiuli run away, your front-line commanders, prepare to be court-martialed, or commit suicide by caesarean section to apologize, Tang Qiuli's snake Wrap tactics, immediately lose their effect.

The Japanese army rushed forward without daring to ignore it, and when encountering resistance, they immediately sent out small groups of troops to fight back. The main force did not even stop, and they were really advancing on the corpses of their companions.

It was already around four o'clock in the afternoon when they chased to the outside of the west gate of Sucheng. There were thousands of corpses, and they retreated again and again, followed by a Japanese regiment also catching up. The two regiments joined forces at one place, but still did not attack, and the battle was stalemate on the high ground outside the west gate of Sucheng.

After hearing the news, Yamaguchi and the head of the Japanese division were very pleasantly surprised. With the blessing of the emperor, they finally did not let the Chinese devil run away. They attacked immediately and continued to attack. When they reached a unit, they immediately launched an attack and killed Tang Qiuli in Sucheng. It has become the only wish of officers at all levels of the Japanese army, and they are willing to pay any price for it.

In winter in the mountains, the sun sets very early. It was just past six o’clock, and the last smear of the sunset glow had faded away. The Japanese army gathered more and more. After repelling the Japanese army’s attack again, Tang Qiuli looked at the hazy twilight and issued an order. Order to retreat.

The troops passed through the city, and just after reaching the east gate, the Japanese pursuers had already entered through the west gate. When the leading Japanese army reached the east gate, the main force of the Japanese army was swarming into the city.

Standing on a hill outside the east gate, Tang Qiuli watched a group of Japanese soldiers appear in sight, "Let's start!" He ordered lightly, a series of earth-shattering explosions, Sucheng, shrouded in smoke and flames Among them, with its former peace and tranquility, and its slaughtered souls, it was turned into ruins. [

The soaring flames reflected the sky red, and the thick gunpowder smoke could not be blown away even by the cold wind. No one knew how many mines and explosives were planted. Even Ma Chaoyang and Jiang Yanming, who commanded the troops, did not know the exact number. I only know a lot. All the family property is buried under the ground of Sucheng. It is estimated that Sucheng can be turned over and wiped off the map.

Tang Qiuli stared at Sucheng in the flames for a long time, as if he wanted to imprint this small town in the mountainous area shrouded in flames in his mind. In the blazing fire, he vaguely heard the small town's painful cry, "Let's go!" Said softly, retracted his gaze, turned and left, clearly felt that the fire was burning his heart that was aching.

It is impossible to know the number of casualties of the Japanese army. Regarding the explosion in Sucheng, the Japanese army kept their mouth shut and kept secret. All they knew was that the regiments of the Independent Division responsible for the block attack did not have any contact with the Japanese army on the way back to Huangyadong. It was also a peaceful journey, and two days later, they arrived safely at the base of Huangyadong.

He didn't know that the Qinquan and Sucheng battles that took place around Huangyadong concerned the hearts of everyone staying in Huangyadong. The commander of the headquarters, Major General Zhang Quan, was alone, and the other generals were all leading the troops outside, scattered all sides, and fought bloody battles with the Japanese.

He is not a military cadre, and he knows nothing about fighting. When the Huangyadong garrison brigade was transferred out, he also felt that the situation was not good. The troops were frustrated in Qinquan, and the Japanese army gathered heavily. Come to Wu Hongtao, commander of the independent division's training headquarters, to discuss countermeasures.

If the division commander can't withdraw, he can only arm the existing recruits in Huangyadong who are training, and rush to Qinquan for reinforcements. Speaking of which, there are more than 12 recruits receiving training at the training headquarters People, plus more than 8000 Jingxing coal mine workers, the number of recruits that can be used has reached more than 15. This is their final decision.

But what about combat power?Nearly two-thirds of the recruits have just learned to aim and shoot. Can such troops fight?He had no idea in his heart, and Wu Hongtao even more had no idea in his heart, so he could only plan for the worst.

Later, she received an emergency telegram from her teacher, saying that Mei Ting was seriously injured and was on her way to Huangya Cave. She ordered the base to prepare for rescue. The old man was dumbfounded at the time, how could this happen?If you follow the teacher, you will be seriously injured, so what about the teacher?Is he all right?Zhang Quan felt a "thump" in his heart.

Prepare everything as quickly as possible, Huangya Cave is not short of anything, there are the best doctors and medical equipment in the Taihang Mountain base, and then, he stands at the entrance, anxiously waiting for Shanhu and the others, one bag after another He smoked the pot fiercely, and asked the guard post again and again, did they see the mountain tiger?Are there headlights?

(To be continued)