Age of Rebirth

Chapter 560 Encounter

Under the city of Wuxiang, at the mountain pass facing the Jin army, he had long thought of retreating. Looking at the situation around him, several main attacking troops had already retreated, leaving him here as a lone army. Just thinking about it made him terrified. He didn't have the guts to retreat privately, so he could only wait for the order from the headquarters of the dispatched army.

A sudden heavy snow made him even more troubled. The gust of wind and snowflakes coming in from the curtain of the tent made him shiver. The little heat from the stove disappeared in an instant. Guy, Yamaguchi was so annoyed that he opened his mouth and said "Baga!"

The people who came in were not much better, they were covered in snow, and didn't care about Shankou's scolding. When he found out that it was his chief of staff, he retracted his outstretched hand and looked at him eagerly, knowing that the chief of staff must have something important to do despite the heavy snowstorm.

His chief of staff warmed up for a while, and after the sun came back, he took out a telegram from his pocket. Yamaguchi took it and looked at it, and was so excited that he almost cried, God knows, that old bastard Kazuki Kiyoshi Finally, I was kind enough to order Yamaguchi's troops to withdraw from the Wuxiang battlefield immediately. However, he was not ordered to assemble in Shijiazhuang, but to return to Pingjin to serve as a strategic reserve for the dispatched army. Withdraw from the mountainous areas, and the troops can gather there. [

The chief of staff reported another bad news. The heavy snow blocked several roads from Wuxiang to the Pingjin area. The troops could only retreat after the snow stopped and the road was cleared. Moreover, in the heavy snow last night, Hundreds of soldiers have died of freezing, and more than 1000 have suffered from frostbite. If effective measures are not taken, there will be more and more non-combat attrition.

Needless to say, Yamaguchi understands that he still feels cold around the stove, not to mention the ordinary soldiers who have no heating, so they must evacuate as soon as possible. He ordered the chief of staff not to wait for the snow to stop, and immediately send troops to clear the land from Wuxiang to Licheng. The snow on that section of the road, the troops immediately prepared to set off, cleared a section and marched a section.

The Chief of Staff was taken aback, and couldn't help but ask "Licheng?" Seeing the sly eyes flashing in Yamaguchi's eyes, he seemed to understand, and couldn't help shivering, enough cruelty, the soldiers of the three regiments, This was thrown out as a bait. If the Chinese army intercepted it halfway, they would definitely not let go of the route from Wuxiang to Yushe.

At the same time, he also secretly admired that Mr. Yamaguchi was able to climb up to the position of Chief of Staff of the North China Dispatch Army in one fell swoop as an ordinary staff member. However, this method is enough!Shameful enough.

This heavy snow also caused great difficulties for the troops of the Independent Division. Tang Qiusheng's troops were forced to stay in the Lucheng area. Fortunately, the troops of the Independent Division had a complete logistics supply system and were close to the Looking at Huangyadong, the supply center in the Taihang Mountains, the soldiers not only had enough food and clothing, but also had warm tents to live in, which was no less than a world of difference compared to Japanese soldiers.

This or God's will, the overwhelming snow not only hindered the march of the large troops, but also the scouts on both sides could not move normally. Tang Qiuli wondered how the troops could reach the front line from Wuxiang to Yushe on time. , set up an ambush on time and were distressed, several troops were trapped around Licheng by heavy snow.

Shankou just chose the route from Wuxiang to Licheng, which he thought was the safest route. Before that, he had received reports that the bridge-building troops were often attacked by the cavalry troops of the independent division. , was also destroyed, and asked for additional troops. He thought he had a plan, let the troops of the independent division wait foolishly on that route!He hurriedly ordered the troops to march through the snow in order to get out of danger as soon as possible, but he didn't know that he crashed into the gathering place of the 10,000+ army of the Second Independent Division. The result can be imagined.

For two days and two nights, the heavy snow finally stopped. The thousands of miles of Taihang Mountains was a pure white world. The wind was only cold after the snow. I am no longer afraid of people, and frequently go up and down in crowded places, hoping to find something to satisfy my hunger.

According to the old people, the heavy snowfall in January [-] had never been encountered in decades. No shortage of food, no shortage of clothing, stay in a warm room, and plan for a good year next year.

Tang Qiuli did not have such good luck. As soon as the snow stopped outside, he led the soldiers of the guard brigade to leave Guxian on horseback and head towards Licheng. A part of the command staff, a total of more than 800 cavalry troops, set foot on the vast snowy field, leaving a series of deep horseshoe marks behind them.

The air after snow was so fresh that Tang Qiuli, who had been bored in the house for two days, was refreshed and his mind was cleared. The green cypresses, whose branches are drooping under heavy snow, are a touch of dark green amidst the pure white, embellishing the monotonous world.

The sky is clear and bright, as blue as bluestone washed with water. Under the sun, there are countless twinkling gold stars jumping on the snow. In his eyes, this heavy snow makes him vaguely feel the taste of his hometown, which is kind and slightly Strangeness, he smiled self-consciously, the forest sea snowfield, the snowfield is there, but the green pines all over the mountains are missing, and it is still different from the snow in his hometown.

The snow rolled up by the strong wind formed a block of snow mounds on the road and at the leeward side, reaching as deep as the belly of the horse. Sometimes, one had to dismount and clear a path on the snow mound before the people and horses could move on. The speed inevitably slowed down, and before departure, he left most of the division staff in Guxian, so there was no need for everyone to suffer together.

It turned out that he also wanted to keep Mei Ting in the Gu County because she was in consideration of her health and hadn't fully recovered. However, Mei Ting refused to say anything, and pulled a war horse, flew on the horse, and rode the horse for a lap. , Let Tang Qiuli talk. At this moment, Tang Qiuli turned sideways and looked at his wife with concern.

Mei Ting, who was wearing a thick leather army coat and was forced to wear a fox fur shawl by Tang Qiuli, smiled back at her husband. The leather collar and the hem of the coat wrapped Mei Ting's knees tightly. Mei Ting obediently let Tang Qiuli manipulate her. Her husband's actions made her feel a warm flame in her heart in this icy and snowy place.

In order to get to the headquarters in Licheng as soon as possible, Tang Qiuli took the shortest route, starting from Guxian County, passing through Qinxian County and Xindian, going straight to Xiangyuan, and taking a country road from Xiangyuan. This route happened to be from Wuxiang to Licheng The road is at a ninety-degree angle. At noon, I took a short rest in the wild for two hours. Because I was well prepared, I carried charcoal fire and other heating appliances with me. Tang Qiuli tasted the joy of barbecue in the wild with heavy snow everywhere.

After the rest, the troops continued to set off. According to Tang Qiuli's estimation, they could arrive at Xiangyuan around [-]:[-] pm, and Licheng at noon tomorrow. Who would have known that the sky failed to meet people's wishes, and shortly after departure, there was another blow. The strong wind, the strong wind rolled up the snow particles, hitting people's faces with burning pain, and the acceleration was very low, and no one could be seen hundreds of meters away.

Facing the snow blown up by the strong wind, the troops advancing with difficulty did not reach the vicinity of the country road from Wuxiang to Xiangyuan until after four o'clock. Tang Qiuli thought to himself that he might not be able to reach Xiangyuan even if it was dark.

Suddenly there was a command from the front to stop advancing and hide on the spot, and Tang Qiuli also keenly heard the faint gunshots, he was taken aback, what happened ahead?Quickly got off the horse, the horse and the people were hidden in the snow, he tried his best to open his eyes wide and looked ahead, he couldn't see anything except the snowflakes rolled up by the strong wind, but he still protected Mei Ting behind him. [

After a while, the figure of the mountain tiger appeared in front of him, covered with snow, and reported a news that surprised Tang Qiuli. On the road from Wuxiang to Xiangyuan, a large number of Japanese troops were found. It was on fire. It seemed that the Japanese army had a lot of troops. A part of the front had already passed, and the tail could not be seen behind.

This is a typical encounter. More than 100 fighters from the third unit of the independent division security brigade, as the vanguard of the brigade, were three kilometers away from the brigade. They were the first to reach the fork in the country road. Many people were marching, and the team leader was very surprised. Didn't they report that there were troops on this road?Can't help but be vigilant.

He immediately dispatched a dozen soldiers to check and contact them. Seeing the soldiers disappearing in the snow and mist, he ordered the troops to prepare for battle. Immediately, there were fierce gunshots in front of them, and more than a dozen soldiers beat their horses quickly. The ones withdrew back, chasing hundreds of cavalry behind them.The guns kept passing over his head, and he suddenly understood that they were Japanese devils. It was strange, where did these bastards come from?

He ordered two soldiers to report the situation to the captain immediately, and then led the troops to meet them. The battle started when the enemy and us met unexpectedly. In the vast snowstorm, more than 100 soldiers, It was able to withstand the attack of hundreds of Japanese cavalry. The two sides fought together in the heavy snowstorm, and there were many Japanese cavalry coming up from behind.

Shanhu, who was informed of the situation, was equally astonished. He did not expect that he would encounter the brigade of Japanese troops in this place. He immediately made a correct decision and sent reinforcements of more than 500 people in four divisions to block the Japanese cavalry. The order was not allowed to retreat, and at the same time, the brigade was ordered to stop advancing and hide on the spot.

Afterwards, he hurried to the back and told Tang Qiuli the truth about the situation. At this time, the gunfire in front became more and more intense, and there were also roars of heavy machine guns and shouts of Japanese soldiers.

(To be continued)