Age of Rebirth

Chapter 540: Night Attack

Feng Zhi'an looked at the dozen or so young military officers walking in front of him in surprise, thinking quickly in his mind, what are they going to do?Do you want to mutiny or hold yourself hostage and force yourself to agree to their demands?

The sudden turn of events stunned the other officers attending the meeting. They were at a loss as they watched the gaffe develop. Suddenly, the dozen or so officers knelt down on one knee, "Deputy Commander, please Fulfilling the wishes of all the subordinates, the commander and so many good brothers fell under the guns of the little devils. We will never be safe if we don’t take revenge. A few of us recruited brothers in the army who volunteered to follow us to kill the Japanese devils. The large troops can withdraw as planned! I guarantee that your plan will not be affected."

A tragic momentum rose up in the room, and Feng Zhian's throat choked up. He could no longer refuse the wish of these passionate soldiers to kill the enemy. He sighed, "Well, you can choose the soldiers as you like. In addition, all the best weapons of the entire corps will be exchanged for you, and I only have one sentence: I want to come back alive and find the chief of staff's route map for retreat."

After a pause, he said again: "This is also the wish of the commander. I am old, and I may think differently from you. I hope you don't blame me." After finishing speaking, a lonely expression appeared on his face. Under the dim light, it seemed There are endless disappointments. Perhaps, the enthusiasm of these young officers has aroused the fighting will of the old soldiers in his heart, but he cannot personally charge forward. [

In the cold wind, reflecting the swaying flames, more than 1000 men stood in the dark night as solidified statues. They were soldiers who volunteered to join the Death Squad, all armed with light machine guns and submachine guns, and covered with grenades, one for each. The big knife, the silk on the handle, flutters in the wind, like a flag.

It was already past one o'clock in the morning on December 21, and the troops of the Sulu Garrison Corps were quietly withdrawing from their positions in an orderly manner. The position has changed, and Feng Zhi'an is in front of the death squad.

This veteran soldier who has experienced several battles has spent half his life fighting against his fellow countrymen. Only on the battlefield of bloody battles with foreign invaders did he regain the bloodiness he had lost long ago. Every subordinate, and then, turned and left, no one saw that this veteran soldier who was over half a century old, the tears welling up from the corners of his eyes, sprinkled in the cold wind of the Central Plains, in the night.

Isotani Rensuke sat in the command post in a depressed mood. Staff officers came in and out. Although the fire was burning hot, his heart was still cold. In just five days, in Kaifeng, his troops lost 2 More than 2 people, in Shangqiu, nearly [-] people have been lost, and there is no hope of conquering Shangqiu. Tomorrow, tomorrow is impossible to predict, all I know is that it will still be a bloody fight. The squadron on the opposite side is like An impenetrable wall stood in front of him and his troops.

Especially today, the sudden bombing by the Air Force of the Independent Division, the fire bombing that fell from the sky, caused an immeasurable blow to the morale of the troops. The soldiers who were on fire screamed terribly before they died, and they felt chills in their hearts, not to mention the ordinary soldiers, no matter how strong the Bushido spirit was, they couldn't bear it.

He regarded the incident of the independent division's plane bombing in Shangqiu as the most important information, and quickly reported it to the headquarters of the North China Dispatch Army, hoping to attract enough attention from the high-level and regain the lost air superiority. Received a telegram that greatly dismayed him.

A division drawn by Xiangyue Qingsi from the Niangziguan battlefield is preparing to break into Henan from the Anyang breakthrough. First, it will serve as a backup force for the First Army, and it will use this to expand the breakthrough and stabilize the situation in the west of Zhengzhou and Luoyang. Henan prepares.

This was the decision made by Kiyoshi Kazuki and Rensuke Isoya when they did not know that all the points on the front line from Anyang to Zhengzhou had been recovered by the troops commanded by Tang Qiuli. The Japanese troops of this division crossed the Zhanghe River without any precautions. At that time, Yuan Jinghao's troops, who had been prepared for a long time, suddenly came and attacked halfway. The smooth ice restricted the speed of the Japanese army's movement and became a living target for light and heavy machine guns. The hole became a death trap for the Japanese soldiers who retreated in a hurry.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the Japanese army of a division was beaten back again and again, once retreating to Yuecheng, and then retreating to Cizhou. And occupied Cizhou, and brought the fronts of Hebei and Henan into the territory of Hebei, and Anyang became the rear instead.

Isoya Rensuke looked at the telegram, and his mouth was full of displeasure. Although he had never planned to return to North China along the Zhengzhou and Anyang routes, it was not a good thing to be cut off from the back road. The feeling of unreliability also means that the follow-up troops have no hope, and the first army has truly become a lone army.

Adding up several things together, how can Isoya Rensuke be in a good mood? He hasn't seen the shadow of Xuzhou yet. The attack of the First Army is sharp and blunt. In reality, repeated blows were shattered, and Rensuke Isoya felt more and more that this trip to the south would never go smoothly.

It was already around two o'clock in the morning, and Rensuke Isotani was not sleepy at all. The fire bombs dropped by the damned China plane, and the fires that ignited were extinguished a lot, which will not affect tomorrow's attack operations. I hope that the battle of Shangqiu will have an end tomorrow.

The sudden gunshots and shouts of killing awakened him from his contemplation. A staff officer rushed in to report that the Chinese army suddenly launched a sneak attack on our position. The number of enemy troops is unknown at present, and there are battles everywhere. , Isotani Rensuke was startled, and suddenly remembered Kaifeng City. It was also after the sudden attack that the troops of the Independent Division withdrew in the chaos.

Could it be this trick again, using the sudden attack of a small number of troops to cover the withdrawal of the main force, he immediately gave the order, and the troops immediately started to attack, encircling and annihilating the sneak attacking independent division troops, the staff officer was about to deliver the order, but he stopped him again, Don The officers under Qiuli will not be so stupid. On the contrary, they are all very cunning and scheming, luring me to attack overnight and setting up ambushes. The Imperial Japanese Army is not good at night battles.

He canceled the order to attack immediately, and instead ordered the troops to never let the sneak attacking Chinese troops go. The shouts of killing, fierce gunshots, and explosions lasted for more than an hour before they gradually subsided. The battle was over, and the sneak attacking Chinese troops The army was wiped out. In the words of the Chinese people, this is called "stealing chickens and losing money". In fact, he called it "being clever but being fooled by cleverness". If he attacked immediately, he would at least buy himself more than five hours time.

The staff officer came in and reported: "Your Excellency, the sneak attacking Chinese army has been repulsed by us," "Hani? Repel, not completely wiped out?" The result was beyond his expectation, and he asked: "Details?"

The staff officer hesitated and replied: "According to reports from the frontier, there is a group of about 1000 Chinese soldiers, all of whom are well-equipped with automatic weapons and carry broadswords, and suddenly launched an attack on the defensive position of our Katayama Brigade. The soldiers caused great casualties, and then under the blow of our superior force, they retreated to the north and south of Shangqiu, because the situation was unknown and it was night, our army did not pursue it."

Isotani Rensuke was furious, and with more than a thousand troops, he launched an attack on our more than [-] imperial troops, and he retreated completely. Katayama Kono, the shame of the Japanese imperial army, rushed to Katayama with anger In the brigade's position, along the way, from time to time, I saw the corpse of a soldier with missing arms and legs. I accidentally kicked a person on the head. Without looking closely, I knew it was my soldier with a helmet on his head!

This group of Chinese soldiers used cold weapons to kill the brave and skilled soldiers of the empire, leaving corpses all over the field. Ren Jigu was so angry that he almost went crazy. Chinese soldiers armed with broadswords fought one by one in and out of the Katayama brigade's position. [

Because it was at night, the soldiers did not dare to shoot blindly for fear of accidentally injuring their own people. As a result, they suffered a great loss. More than 1000 people were hacked to death by machetes, more than 2000 had their arms and legs cut off, and more than 3000 troops were reduced. Isotani Rensuke gave Katayama a cold look, "Give me a detailed report," and after finishing speaking, he turned around and walked away, leaving Katayama Hirono who was so depressed that he almost vomited blood, in a daze.

Feng Zhi'an, who had already withdrawn from Shangqiu with his troops, ordered the chief of staff to continue to march towards Haozhou with his troops. Fierce gunfire in the city, waiting anxiously, he hopes to see those young figures, knowing that the hope is slim, but he is not reconciled, there is always hope in his heart.

The gunfire stopped, and in the dark night, there was still no one to be seen. After more than half an hour, he was in despair. It was a pity that more than 1000 loyal and good men were lost. Suddenly, the adjutant beside him shouted in surprise: " Deputy Commander, look, it should be them!"

Following the direction pointed by the adjutant, Feng Zhi'an saw his familiar figure, approaching, a strong smell of blood came to his nostrils, the murderous aura in his body had not dissipated, he said to himself, just come back, just come back!This raid can be described as a complete victory. At the cost of less than 100 casualties, they fought back and forth on the Japanese army's positions. I don't know how many little devils' heads were chopped off. Anyway, the swords were all rolled.

The head of the guard was covered in blood, touched his feet, and reported: "Deputy Commander, the Death Squad reported to you. Fortunately, it did not disgrace its mission. At the cost of 87 casualties, it killed more than a thousand little devils. Now I request to return to the team! "Feng Zhi'an looked at the blood-soaked soldiers, didn't speak, waved his hands, and disappeared into the darkness with the troops.

The soldiers clearly saw the jumping sparks in the eyes of the deputy commander, but they didn't see it. Feng Zhi'an turned towards Shangqiu, saluted solemnly, and said in his heart: "Xin Chen, I brought the troops out safely, soldier!" They have already avenged you, you can go with peace of mind!"

He seemed to see that tall figure and hear the heroic laughter. This figure and this laughter have always accompanied his military career.

(To be continued)