Momoji Kotaro couldn't reassure himself, and he was as resistant as he could in his heart if he wanted to arrange for Nanjing to support the Seventh Division this time.If it weren't for the strict order issued by the North China Dispatch Army Command, he would have even wanted to bargain with the above.He clearly knew what kind of troops were besieging the Seventh Division, and the continuous fighting in Anhui in the past two months had touched the hearts of all the Japanese troops invading China.The successive fiascos of the Japanese army made all the devils frightened, and even made the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade famous.As a result, it began to spread among the Japanese army, from soldiers to generals, that they would rather fight against the 100,000 people of the Nationalist Army than fight against the 10,000 people of the New Fourth Army or the Independent Brigade.Because it is destined to be dead or alive, the example of the destruction of the 200,000 Japanese army in Anhui is still alive there, and no one is a fool.Momoji Kotaro advanced at a turtle speed, walking only fifty kilometers in one day.The Japanese military top brass in Nanjing had already issued strict orders many times, and he had to speed up a little as a last resort.He has to wait for reinforcements from Shanghai to arrive, just like a ruffian who goes out to fight, and many helpers are more down-to-earth in their hearts."
Damn, why haven't the reinforcements from Shanghai come yet" Momoji Kotaro cursed in his heart, according to the time, the Japanese army in Shanghai should have made peace with him a day ago.Then, according to the deployment of Nanjing, they will cross the Yangtze River from two sides at the same time, become the left and right flanks of the Seventh Division, and then launch a counteroffensive against the New Fourth Army with air fire support.But now Shanghai's reinforcements are delayed, and according to the information obtained by his intelligence troops, Shanghai's reinforcements are not much faster than him, and they are slowly approaching him like ants moving.This had to make Momoji Kotaro seriously suspect that this friendly army from Shanghai had the same psychology as himself, and it was best to never support the Seventh Division."
People's hearts are not ancient, what happened to the officers of our Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire, where are the ambitions when we first came to China, in the past, we heard that there was going to be a war, and we wanted to fly over, but now we want to avoid them one by one," Momoji Kotaro sighed.There was a knock on the car door, and an officer wrapped in a thick coat said outside the window: "Sir, we have detected the latest situation of friendly forces in Shanghai.They are only a hundred kilometers away from us, and they will probably be able to meet us tomorrow. ”The stone in Momoji Kotaro's heart finally fell a lot, but he was still not completely relieved, and shouted: "Order the troops to slow down and keep a closer distance from them as much as possible." ”The officer "Hai" turned around and left, with a hint of excitement on his face.Momoji Kotaro completely forgot the words that he was still scolding the senior Japanese officers just now, and leaned back in his chair proudly at this moment: "Hurry up and get close to us, if you want to die, everyone will die together, don't let me be the first bird alone." ”One hundred kilometers away, the Honda Division, which had rushed from the direction of Changshu to support, also stopped, and more than 20,000 troops rested in place in the cold wind.The division commander, Haraji Honda, lit a cigarette without hesitation, and sat in his car quietly swallowing clouds and spitting fog.The distance between Changshu and Changzhou is not far apart, if you drive there, even if the road is not good, you can get there in half a day.But the Honda Division was more than a day behind Momoji Kotaro's mixed troops, which was enough to show what he was thinking about.The Honda Division is a division that has just been transferred from Japan, and they have been stationed in Taiwan before that, and they have deep roots in Taiwan.In Taiwan, the Honda Division can also be said to be a notorious division, which once slaughtered a large number of Taiwanese aborigines, and for the rebels of all strata in Taiwan, they also uphold the same concept and show no mercy.The head of the Honda division at that time, Honda Kiyohara, was known as a demon-like figure, and his hands were stained with the blood of the Taiwanese people.The current Honda Haraji is the eldest son of the previous division commander, and this army is full of the power of their Honda family.In Japan, the Honda family is also quite a prestigious family.In addition to Haraji Honda, his younger brother Honda Sheng, who is also the commander of the division, is currently stationed in North Korea.Although Lao Tzu is notorious, his son is a timid and fearful master.Although Honda Haraji has just come to China, he is very familiar with the war in Anhui and the strength of the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade.As soon as he heard that Nanjing was going to send him to support the Seventh Division, he immediately coaxed.The Honda family is a powerful family in Japan, and he immediately asked many high-ranking members of the military department to greet Tada Jun and the officers of the North China Command, so as to avoid letting him go to death, at least he thought it was going to death.But Tada Jun didn't buy it at all, and was determined to ask Haraji Honda to support.Tada Jun also has no choice, the Honda Division is the main division transferred from Taiwan, and it has combat effectiveness that is not weaker than that of the A Division.Now most of the troops dispatched to North China are fighting and sweeping in North China, and there are really not many troops in Tadajun's hands.It just so happened that the Honda division was relatively idle, and who else could be sent if they were not sent.The North China Dispatch Army Command issued a strict order, and Honda Haraji had to obediently lead the army to set off to support the Seventh Division.But although he set off nominally, he could go as slowly as he could.He even had a vicious idea in his heart that it would be best if the Seventh Division would be annihilated by the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade before he arrived, so that he could justifiably turn around and go back."
The Independent Brigade and the New Fourth Army are the victorious divisions, and their morale is high.Coupled with the weapons and equipment they have captured 200,000 friendly troops, there is no gap between them and us.I heard that their tactics are strange, and the commander is extremely cunning, and many friendly troops have been defeated at their hands with hatred.Competing with this terrible army, when I'm a fool of Haraji Honda" Haraji Honda smoked a cigarette, lay on the back of the seat of the military vehicle, and laughed at Tada's good intentions.The Japanese army sent such two reinforcements, and the commanders were all greedy for life and afraid of death.They are only willing to go to war with opponents who are weaker than themselves, or to retreat into existing defenses.Asking them to take the initiative to attack an opponent who is stronger than them is really more uncomfortable than asking for their lives.Outside the door of the "General Honda" car, an officer from the same reconnaissance unit came to report: "The speed of the reinforcements in Changzhou has slowed down again, and they seem to be waiting for us to meet him."
In addition, we have just sent an urgent telegram from Nanjing, telling us to speed up our speed, and we must meet with the troops in front of us today and immediately reinforce the Seventh Division. ”Honda Haraji let out a mockery from his nostrils: "Tell the Nanjing side that our baggage is too much, the road is not easy to walk, many artillery pieces have fallen into mud puddles, and the speed is not fast."
Also, let the troops rest for two hours before leaving, and be sure to keep a distance from the friendly troops in Changzhou. ”The officer outside the "Hai" car had a knowing smile on his face, turned and left.If Tada Jun knew that the commanders of the two armies he sent were even thinking the same thing, always monitoring each other's whereabouts, I am afraid that he would vomit blood on the spot, and then sigh that there was no one in the imperial army.Maybe he rushed to the front line in person and killed the two of them.Taking a deep breath, Haraji Honda simply slept on the back seat of the military vehicle: "Rest for a while, rest for a while, whoever goes first will die first, I'm not stupid, I'm not stupid." ”Just when these two unreliable Japanese troops were fighting each other, and neither of them was willing to reinforce first.Along the Yangtze River, in the Japanese army's river defense work, Tashiro and his subordinates were already eager to see through.The sky was covered with dark clouds, and although it was already daytime, it didn't look much different from night.The cold wind whistled by, and the Japanese soldiers who blew tightly wrapped their coats, and their teeth chattered and trembled.An hour earlier, just after dawn, the poisonous gas that had permeated the front of the Japanese line had been blown away by the gale.Originally, Tashiro thought that he could support a day without dispersing, but dispersing so early made him anxious.He understood that a large-scale drop of poison gas bombs like this would allow reinforcement planes to drop two or three times at most.Such a strong wind will be blown away almost soon after it is thrown, and it can only stop the New Fourth Army for a while.And the New Fourth Army and the Independent Brigade besieging him exceeded 50,000 people, close to 60,000, and they had time to continue the attack, how should he deal with it when the time came."
Damn, why are reinforcements delayed" Tashiro anxiously wandered around the headquarters, although he knew that the artillery of the New Fourth Army no longer dared to fire at his Jiang Defense Chamberlain, and the two sides were currently in a state of equilibrium.But after all, they have superior forces, and he may not be able to resist them at any time.At this moment, we can only hope that reinforcements will arrive soon, so that there will be a chance to hold this place or even turn defeat into victory."
Where are the reinforcements?"
asked Tashiro about his chief of staff.The chief of staff looked embarrassed: "Nanjing has been urging many times, but we are trapped here, and we can't know their exact point at present." ”Tashiro was almost about to roar, and now he was like a rat trapped in a cage, and to the outside world he was the equivalent of a deaf and blind man, and he could only wait in fear."
Is there a telegram sent to the Nanjing side, so that their planes can take off at any time, and the New Fourth Army may attack us at any time," Tashiro shouted.Nanjing said that it was almost time for the plane to fly in the sky and wait.Whenever there is a war, they come immediately. ”The chief of staff replied.Tashiro turned around and looked across the river.The sky was overcast, and in this cold winter, a flash of lightning flashed in the sky: "It seems that a snowstorm is coming." ”On the other side of the Yangtze River, there was a crowd of people behind a hill that the Japanese could not observe.The soldiers dressed in the distinctive uniforms of the independent brigade lowered their voices and entered the ambush position pre-designated by their respective commanders, and Gao Dong and a group of Sky Wolf members were not far away, quietly watching their subordinates move."
Everything is ready, now, just wait for the devil to come."
Gao Dong looked at the sky, and another lightning bolt flashed, illuminating his indifferent face at the moment
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