Bandit Camp

Chapter 22
This night, it was very quiet.

The so-called quietness is actually a kind of relative quietness, with the constant sound of guns and guns all around, except for Wo Niu Mountain.

This kind of quietness is actually a kind of horror, because everyone knows that in the combat route of the Japanese army to attack Xuzhou City, Wo Niu Mountain must be captured. Once adjusted, it will unfold immediately.And once it unfolds, it will be unbearable for the defenders of Wo Niu Mountain.

That night, Zhang Luohui couldn't sleep.

That night, Feng Zhongliang, Guo Zhonglin and others seemed to be sleeping but not sleeping.

That night, only Ye Tufei snored loudly.

The quiet state of the night was maintained until dawn.First, there was a shocking roar of shells piercing the sky that woke everyone up, and then there was a deafening explosion.And then, everyone saw that the Niubei Highland on Wo Niu Mountain was quickly shrouded in smoke, and dazzling flames flashed from time to time in the smoke.

The artillery fire coverage lasted for 15 minutes. After the artillery fire ceased, it was broad daylight. It didn't take long for everyone to see the Japanese army's flag erected on the Niubei Heights.

In just half an hour, the third and fourth battalions of the 258th regiment evaporated and disappeared.

During this half hour, Liu Yujie had contacted Zhang Luohui, but before he could finish his sentence, the phone was cut off. After that, Zhang Luohui could no longer contact Liu Yujie's regiment headquarters.

After the Niubei Heights were conquered by the Japanese army, the Niubutt Heights suffered the same fate as the Niubei Heights.

Now, there is only one battalion left.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army launched a tentative pure infantry charge to Niutou Heights from the northwest and southeast ridges, with the cooperation of more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns, but was quickly beaten down by the brothers of the first battalion. Then, for two full hours, the Japanese army did not take any action.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army used grenades and flamethrowers as their main offensive weapons, and launched a pincer charge against Niutou Heights from two directions at the same time. After paying nearly [-] casualties, they declared failure.

After lunch, the Japanese army suddenly changed their tactics and launched uninterrupted waves of charges from two directions to the Niutou Heights.

As long as he doesn't get bombarded by shells, Ye Tufei thinks that his brothers can handle the pure infantry charge of Little Japan with their fighting strength.The same is true of the fact that the uninterrupted waves of the Japanese army's charge, which lasted for more than an hour, finally came to a halt. Little Japan gained nothing except the results of more than 70 casualties.

Keigo Yamashita had a headache.

The most adept infantry and artillery coordinated operations are simply useless, and other methods have been tried and failed. Seeing that several other squadrons are about to rush into Xuzhou City, his detachment is facing the shame of changing from the vanguard to the rear.

Yamashita Keigo had to make a change. He ordered the Kawashima Squadron and Onitsuka Squadron to continue the north-south pincer attack on the Niutou Highlands, and other troops immediately marched towards Xuzhou City.

Two days later, on May [-], the Japanese army fully occupied Xuzhou.

On the same day, the Headquarters of the Commander of the Fifth War Zone received a telegram from Liu Ruming's Department, declaring that the city's defenders would also escape from the encirclement of the Japanese army and that the Japanese would be left with an empty city.

The fifth war zone immediately issued a declaration marking the successful end of the Xuzhou Battle, claiming that in the Xuzhou Battle, the national army killed and wounded more than [-] Japanese soldiers at a cost of more than [-] casualties, smashing the Japanese army's strategic attempt to quickly complete the north-south penetration, and achieving The strategic intention of "exchanging space for time" formulated by the Supreme Command, after that, all the ministries of the Fifth War Zone withdrew from the Xuzhou battlefield as originally planned, and all combat units jumped out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, making the strategic goal of the decisive battle between the Japanese army and our army in Xuzhou once again defeated. .

When the reporter asked some specific questions, such as the comparison between the battle of Xuzhou and the defense of Nanjing, the spokesperson of the Fifth Theater replied with a smile: "Xuzhou left to the Japanese army is an empty city, and the Japanese can't even get a captain."

Wait until all this information is published in the newspapers. Although these newspapers will not be published in the Japanese-occupied areas, the Japanese Army’s special high-level courses have already penetrated into the hinterland of the national army. Therefore, Keigo Yamashita still has the opportunity to read these reports.He was very angry and said to the Japanese military reporters and some reporters loyal to the traitorous Beiping government: "What the Chinese newspaper said is simply nonsense. In Wo Niu Mountain, our army captured a colonel of the Chinese army."

In order to prove that he did not lie, Yamashita Keigo provided evidence to the reporters on the spot: Liu Yujie, Colonel of the 258 regiment.

Two days ago, Liu Yujie led the Second Battalion of the 258th Regiment to be stationed at the Niubutt Highland in Wo Niu Mountain. He planned that once the Niutou Highland was captured by the Japanese army, he would immediately sacrifice the Third Battalion of the Niubei Highland under the protection of the Second Battalion. At the time of exchange for the fourth battalion, they retreated to Anhui along the north shore of Shigouzi Lake through Yunlong Mountain.It's just that they didn't expect that the Japanese army went around the Niutou Highland, went around in a circle, and directly surrounded the entire Wo Niu Mountain.

Before he could react, the Niubei Heights fell, and then the Niubutt Heights where he was located was covered by Japanese artillery fire.In the whole battalion, under the bombardment of less than 10 minutes, there were only more than [-] people who could breathe. In desperation, he raised the white flag to the Japanese army.

After being captured, he was flattered by the attitude of the Japanese army towards him.Liu Yujie originally thought that the Japanese army would throw him into prison or a POW camp, but unexpectedly, the Japanese army was very polite to him, arranged for him to live in the Garden Hotel, and invited military doctors to treat his injuries.You know, the Garden Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in Xuzhou City. At the beginning, General Li Zongren, the chief executive of the Fifth War Zone, lived in the Garden Hotel.

He had a kindness to the Japanese army.

Therefore, when Keigo Yamashita asked him to attend the press conference together, Liu Yujie agreed without any hesitation, and Keigo Yamashita kept bowing to Liu Yujie and praised Liu Yujie as a true friend of the Empire of Japan.

At this time, in front of many reporters, Liu Yujie made a generous statement: "First of all, what I want to say is that the Japanese Imperial Army is a mighty army, and it is also a righteous army. Why is it called a mighty army? The battle of Woniu Mountain , I was ordered to lead the 258th regiment to fight against the imperial army. In less than an hour, the imperial army resolved the battle. In this service, my 258th regiment had more than 700 casualties, but the imperial army only paid more than [-] casualties The price. Ladies and gentlemen, there is an old saying in China that you can see the whole leopard if you look at it. From this, we can calculate the casualty ratio of the two sides in the entire Xuzhou battle. Hehe, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Li Zongren is bragging! Let me talk about why I am called emperor Is the army a teacher of benevolence and righteousness? Don’t talk about anything else, just say me. As an opponent on the battlefield, after I was captured by the imperial army, the imperial army not only did not hold grudges, but also treated me with the best medical conditions. You say , If this is not a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, what is it?"

Liu Yujie's speech received thunderous applause, and Keigo Yamashita also cast admiring glances at Liu Yujie. At that moment, Liu Yujie suddenly felt that his image had become taller.

Liu Yujie's performance made Yamashita Keigo feel very happy, but Liu Yujie's subordinates made Yamashita Keigo feel very uncomfortable.The battalion on Wo Niu Mountain made him feel like a thorn in his throat, and the division commander expressed his dissatisfaction with him, saying: "If the Chinese army adopts the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor, then can our Imperial Japanese Army have to retreat?"

Keigo Yamashita understood the meaning of the head of the division. The head of the division told him that as a soldier, the ultimate goal is to win the battle, and not to be restricted by some trivial things.But it comes down to talking and doing, he Jingwu is not stupid, he doesn't want to lose any braids and be caught by his colleagues.

In other words, what Keigo Yamashita considered was how to properly deal with this enemy without firing at the portrait of His Majesty the Emperor.He thought of a way to encircle but not attack, but he was quickly denied by himself, and Shangfeng didn't give him much time.He thought of using Liu Yujie to persuade him to surrender, but failed after trying.He still thought a lot, but he was not sure.

Keigo Yamashita, who had been thinking about it and couldn't figure it out, could only go to his brain trust, his assistant Takahashi Shin in 'Manchuria'.

Nobu Takahashi is actually a Chinese. His original name was Qin Tianshi. He went to Japan with his father when he was eight years old.His father had a Japanese friend named Masaichi Takahashi, a professor at Nagoya University in Japan. Masaichi Takahashi had no children under his knees. After meeting Qin Tianshi, he fell in love with him very much.Later, Qin Tianshi's father died of illness when he was 14 years old, so Takahashi Masaichi adopted Qin Tianshi and changed his name to Takahashi Shin.

Keigo Yamashita and Nobu Takahashi are classmates and best buddies at Nagoya University. After graduation, they still maintain correspondence. Shin Takahashi, who works at the Manchurian Railway.In the sixth year of the Showa era, the Kwantung Army launched the Manchuria Incident on the night of September 24. Afterwards, the "Manchukuo" was established under the planning of Kenji Doihara, the chief spy of the Kwantung Army.Keigo Yamashita showed extraordinary abilities in these two major events, and was appreciated by Kenji Doihara.

At first, Keigo Yamashita, who was going straight up, transferred Takahashi Nobu to his side with the emotion of supporting his old buddies, but then he discovered that this Takahashi Nobu is not an ordinary person. Many embarrassing things, in the hands of Takahashi Nobu, seemed It's all very simple, just three or five sentences can make you suddenly realize.

This time, he was transferred from the "Manchukuo" Kwantung Army to the North China Dispatch Army, and he deliberately took Gao Qiaoxin with him.

After he told Nobu Takahashi the question in detail, Shin Takahashi lit a cigarette in his customary slow rhythm, took a few puffs, and then slowly answered Keigo Yamashita: "Bomb the portrait of the Emperor." ? You're tired of living!" Keigo Yamashita knew Takahashi's habits, so he didn't dare to intervene, but just passed the ashtray over. "Have you checked the background of those soldiers on the mountain? Are they really going to fight the Japanese army as you said?"

Keigo Yamashita shuddered, and Nobu Takahashi really said something, it seems there is something going on!
"You asked Liu Yujie to persuade him to surrender. Can they trust Liu Yujie? This card can only serve as a stepping stone. You write them a letter and make enough promises to let Xiaowei take Liu Yujie to talk to them. I believe in Xiao Wei, he can convince these bandits."

Keigo Yamashita smiled, lit a fire for Nobu Takahashi who took out the second cigarette, and said: "If the Chinese army has you, it will be a misfortune for our Imperial Japanese Army!"

Takahashi Shinbai gave Yamashita Keigo a look, and said, "How many times have I told you, don't give in to me in front of me, it sounds uncomfortable. Also, after these bandits surrender, you must keep your promise, you can't Put them in a prison camp."

Yamashita Keigo looked distressed and said, "This is a bunch of desperadoes, I'm worried about them..."

"Incorporated into the army sequence of the Beiping Provisional Government, equipped with weapons but not ammunition, isn't it solved? Believe me, you will need these people sooner or later."

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