In the southwest of the ancient town, about 30 miles away from the ancient town, there is a village called Zhangjiazhuang, which is a relatively large village in the vicinity, with nearly 2,000 people and hundreds of houses.At this time, the whole village was already on fire, the fire was very large, and the whole village was plunged into a sea of fire, and thick black smoke rose into the sky.On an avenue outside the village, thousands of Japanese soldiers were marching quickly north in a neat line.In an open space on the side of the road, more than 20 devil officers were standing there, looking at Zhangjiazhuang that was caught in the fire, and many little devils showed a trace of pride on their faces.One of the old devils, who was wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, sighed softly and said, "In such a big village, there is not even a single person, obviously the people of China have prepared in advance. ”This old devil is none other than Lieutenant General Shigetaro Gan, the commander of the 33rd Division.Major General Saburo Yamada, the commander of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, who was standing next to him, nodded and said: "According to the report of the army aviation, the main force of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army is tens of thousands of people, and has built a defensive line from Anrong Township to Gucheng. ”"Hmm," said Jutaro Gan, nodding his head, "but that's the best."
This hateful seventh column of the Eighth Route Army has repeatedly disgraced the imperial army, and we can also take advantage of this opportunity to teach these people who don't know the height of the sky and the height of the country. ”Saburo Yamada nodded noncommittally and said, "What Your Excellency Lieutenant General said is very true.It's just that from the battle of Shuozhou, we can know that the combat effectiveness of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army is indeed not weak, and even the 32nd Division was completely shattered in just a few days, so we have to be cautious. ”"Hmph" Ganji Jutaro snorted coldly, and said with a displeased face: "Yamada-kun, you are growing the ambition of others and destroying your own prestige."
The fiasco of the 32nd Division was completely caused by the incompetence of Kimura Hyotaro, and a military expert should have stayed in his laboratory to study weapons, and he went to the front line to serve as the commander of the division, how could he be undefeated. ”"What His Excellency Lieutenant General Hai said is very true.The humble position is not afraid of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, but is worried that if the imperial army is stubbornly blocked by them and cannot reinforce Datong in time, resulting in the loss of Datong, it will be difficult for us to explain to the headquarters," Yamada Saburo said with a respectful face.Gansu Jutaro smiled slightly, and said proudly: "Yamada-kun, there is a brigade of independent Ninth Mixed Brigade in Datong City, plus strong city fortifications, how can it be so easy for those people to capture Datong." ”Ganji Jutaro paused for a moment and then said: "And if we can take advantage of this opportunity to completely annihilate this hateful seventh column of the Eighth Route Army in one fell swoop, wouldn't it be more important, because even if Datong is lost, we can still try to recapture it."
But Tubalu has always been cunning, if they let them run away this time, it won't be so easy for the imperial army to clean them up next time." ”Saburo Yamada nodded and said."
Of course, Datong can save us, but we still have to save it.But judging from the current situation, the first thing we have to do is to defeat the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, or even annihilate it in one fell swoop. ”Jutaro said with a clenched fist and said with a firm face.After the outbreak of the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army continued to expand its strength, and Gansu Jutaro was recalled to active duty as the first division commander of the 33rd Division.The greatest wish of the returning active duty is to be promoted to the rank of general in his lifetime.Now the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army has repeatedly defeated the Japanese army, which has disgraced the Japanese army and has become a major problem for Japan.If Gansu Jutaro can defeat the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, it must be a miracle, and he will become a hero of the whole of Japan, and at that time, with his qualifications, coupled with this miracle feat, what reason does the Japanese military department have not to promote him to the rank of general, thinking of this, the corners of Gansu Shigetaro's mouth couldn't help but show a smug smile.At this time, Ganji Shigetaro probably never dreamed that only ten days later, half of his wish was fulfilled, and the Japanese military department really promoted him to the rank of general, but he was posthumously promoted, so his wish was only half fulfilled."
Your Excellency Lieutenant General is very true."
Saburo Yamada said with a respectful face.Ganji Jutaro patted Yamada Saburo on the shoulder triumphantly and said, "Yamada-kun, if we can eliminate the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army this time, you and I will become heroes of the empire at that time."
You are still young, and if you make such a great achievement, your future will be even more limitless. ”"Thank you, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, for cultivating you."
Taro Yamada replied respectfully.Gansu Jutaro nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a serious face: "Send the order immediately, the troops speed up and rush to the ancient town as soon as possible." ”A group of devil officers around "Hai" responded in unison.In the afternoon of the same day, Gansu Shigetaro came to Baifang Village with his own division and regimental headquarters directly under the organs.At this time, the villagers in the village had already retreated in advance, and there were already little devils who had cleaned up a clean courtyard in advance as the division headquarters of Gansu Jutaro.Tataro glanced at the room, nodded with satisfaction and said, "The conditions here are not bad.Hurry up and clean up this place. ”A devil officer next to "Hai" replied respectfully.Ganji Shigetaro then ordered: "You send someone to inform Yamada-kun that I want to go to the front line to reconnoiter the enemy situation before it gets dark, and invite him to go with me." ”The adjutant of "Hai" responded respectfully, and hurriedly ordered someone to inform Saburo Yamada.In the evening, the sky gradually darkened, Gansu Shigetaro held a telescope to observe the position of the Eighth Route Army in the distance, and then turned to Yamada Saburo next to him and said: "Yamada-kun, according to the information we have now, the Eighth Route Army has deployed a large number of troops in the vicinity of Anrong Township to the ancient town, according to rough steps to estimate that its total strength has reached more than 40,000 people, according to Yamada-kun's opinion, how should the imperial army win this battle" Yamada Saburo frowned slightly, I really didn't expect Gansu Jutaro to suddenly ask this question, After frowning and thinking about it, he said: "In my humble opinion, the terrain near Anrong Township is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.On the other hand, the terrain of the ancient town is relatively flat, so it should be easier for the imperial army to choose this place as a breakthrough. ”aa2705221: