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Volume One: The Bloody Battle in Taiwan Chapter 222: Guards¡¯ Sharp Knife

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    When Li Nan went to Yunlin to reconnoiter the Japanese army, he did not encounter the Japanese vanguard squadron rushing towards Nantou City. However, when he crossed the Zhuoshui River and arrived at the north bank to wait for another reconnaissance team returning from Xiluo, he encountered  Li Nan didn't even know where this Japanese army came from. Just when they were about to enter the woods by the river, gunfire rang out, and bullets hit their cavalry like raindrops.  , knocking the three scouts off their horses in one fell swoop.

    "Hey, it's the Japanese army!" Li Nan saw a lot of people in the forest. He didn't know how many there were on the other side. He was suddenly caught off guard and felt a little confused, so he ordered to go downstream along the Zhuoshui River.  Run to meet up with the reconnaissance team sent to Xiluo.  £®  hahawx£®  com

    As soon as they left, the Japanese army chased them out of the woods and shot at their backs. Although the gunfire was loud, no one was injured, because the accuracy of the Murata rifle dropped greatly in the dark, and Li Nan  The reconnaissance cavalry ran very fast and soon ran out of the range of the Japanese army.

    Seeing that they could not catch up with the cavalry, the Japanese army had no choice but to stop the pursuit and dragged the bodies of the three Red Label Army scouts who were killed into the woods. This was also the first time they had seen such a troop in the Qing Dynasty wearing completely Westernized clothing.  If it weren't for the big braid hanging on the back of the corpse's head, they would have thought they were dazzled by the Western troops.

    ¡°However, there are also well-informed people in the Japanese army. When they saw the corpse wearing a gray straight military uniform with a red armband on the left arm, they immediately recognized it as the uniform of the Red Label Army.

    When these three corpses were brought to the squadron leader of the Japanese army, his eyes couldn't help but stare. Although they had never met the Red Label Army, the reputation of the Orochi Army was already known throughout the Japanese army.  Famous in the world, he completely defeated the most elite Guards Division of the Imperial Army, and also killed Prince Kitahekawa Nohisa.

    Such a powerful combat power would make any Japanese army feel terrified, especially those who survived the Guards Division described that the battle with the Orochi Army was more terrifying than falling into hell. Those Qing slaves were simply  Like crazed beasts, they fight tirelessly, without pain, without knowing death. I have never seen anyone more crazy than them.

    Originally, this Japanese squadron wanted to break into Nantou City and conduct a probing attack, but now that they found traces of the Red Label Army, they gave up the idea of ????advancing, stopped advancing, and quickly reported the situation to the Japanese squadron in Yunlin.  Report.

    Before Li Nan arrived at Xiluo in the lower reaches of Zhuoshui River, he met the reconnaissance cavalry team that came back to report. However, they reported bad news. The Japanese army attacking Huwei was the size of a large group and had already  After reaching the south bank of Zhuoshui River, they may have to cross the river overnight and build a bridgehead on the north bank. They will definitely attack Beidou after dawn. I heard that the Japanese army burned, killed, and looted all along the way. Basically, all the people in this area have fled, and only the remaining  An old man who doesn¡¯t want to leave his hometown.

    After ascertaining the military situation of the Japanese army, Li Nan decided to rush back to Nantou to prepare for the war. In order to bypass the Japanese vanguard, they could only make a big circle. It was almost dawn before they rushed back to Nantou County. However, by that time  They were surprised to find that the camp outside the city was empty. Later, they asked the locals passing by and found out that Xiao Nai had brought the army into the city. They hurried into Nantou City, only to see that the defenders on the city tower had been replaced by  After missing their Red Flag Army members, they were surprised to see no more Black Flag Army members in the city.

    Li Nan found out that Xiao Nai had moved the headquarters to the county government office, so he hurried over. Sure enough, he saw that a cordon had been set up near the county government office. There was a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. The security was so tight that even the houses were  The top was covered with sentries and gunmen. I couldn't help but feel angry and funny at the same time. I didn't expect Xiao Nai to be so addicted to officialdom. Although he only acted as the commander of the Mixed Army for one night, he did a very impressive and magnificent job. But in private, he really  I secretly admire this young man who drank foreign ink and studied professionally. If it were him, he might not have done so well, and he actually wanted to forcibly disarm the Black Flag Army and take over the defense and security of the entire Nantou County.

    But what surprised him even more was that overnight, in Xiao Nai's hands, almost a regiment of troops was conjured up like a magic trick. When Xiao Nai reported to him the list of troops and their deployment in the city one by one.  At that time, the level of surprise was beyond words. He was worried about the shortage of troops and men, and it was like a drought. He originally wanted to blame him for seizing the city without authorization, but now it was all praise.

    As soon as he arrived at the county government office without stopping, he immediately convened a meeting of officers at the company level and above from all ministries to make combat arrangements against possible Japanese invasion.

    Soon the third regiment, the third battalion of the fourth regiment, the fourth battalion, the second cavalry company, the first detachment of the Guards, the first artillery battalion, and the so-called ** second regiment's officers who appeared overnight were company-level and above.  They all rushed to the flower hall of the county government office for the meeting.

     Li Nan directly spread the large 1:50,000 military map of Taichung on the ground, and everyone stood on the map to listen to his combat deployment. This also made everyone very intuitively know where they were and what they were going to do.

    "Last night I personally led the reconnaissance team to Yunlin to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. At present, Yunlin and Huwei have fallen. The troops of Wu Pengnian, a member of the Black Flag Army, and Commander Wu Tangxing of our ninth regiment have been dispersed, as well as Yunlin.  The rebel Lin Yicheng's troops have also been defeated!" He cleared his throat, glanced seriously at everyone in the hall, and said in a deep voice, "The situation is very unfavorable to us!"

    "According to our reconnaissance, an advance team of the Japanese army has crossed the Zhuoshui River and established a bridgehead on the north bank in the direction of Shoutingangong. The main force of the Japanese army in the direction of Yunlin is likely to cross the Zhuoshui River today and march towards our Nantou direction!"

    "The situation in Xiluo downstream of Zhuoshui River is also critical. According to reports from another of our reconnaissance teams, Xiluo is completely empty and has no soldiers guarding it. There is a very important bridge there that can pass large groups of people. The bridge  If there is no damage, a large group of Japanese troops may have captured the bridge overnight and established a bridgehead on the north bank. Now that it is bright, this Japanese army may have set off and marched towards Beidou!"

    "There are only less than 100 people stationed in the Yong camp here in Beidou. They are no match for the Japanese army. After the Japanese army reaches Beidou, it will probably take only half a day to complete the outflank of our Nantou County flank, and even go back to our rear and cut us off.  A way out!"

    "What is now facing our entire Western Route Army is a very dangerous situation. If we slack off even a little bit, we are likely to suffer a heavy setback. I hope everyone will be energetic and prepare for every step ahead.  Battle, because what we have to face is the Japanese Second Division. They are the elite troops of the Japanese army and are not under the Guards Division. Everyone must be careful to fight and not be careless or underestimate the enemy!"

    Xiao Nai on the side couldn't help but curled his lips after hearing this, and said carelessly: "Captain Li, don't talk so much about Gouchi. We all have fleshy bodies. I don't believe that Gouchey was hit by a cannonball."  It won't hurt, it won't die, as long as they understand what death is, then this battle will be easy to fight! In one sentence, Commander Li, how do you want us to fight?"

    Hu Dongning, the captain of the first detachment of the Guards on the other side, also interjected: "Captain Li, our Guards are going to be the vanguard. Give us this task. We will fight wherever there are many Japanese pirates."  Make sure to drive them away like rabbits, scurrying around!"

    When Li Nan saw these two thorny heads talking, he couldn't help but feel that one head was as big as two heads, but he couldn't reprimand them. Xiao Nai's military ability was only higher than his, and he was an authentic Western military academy.  The school has been gold-plated, and his professional military quality is obviously much better than his own. In addition, he already has the resounding capital of the so-called Second Regiment, so he no longer has to sell his account, so he can't stand in front of so many people.  He yelled at this arrogant guy.

    Hu Dongning couldn't afford to offend him. Today's Guards are completely different from the previous Guards. They are highly valued by the leader and are directly under the leadership of the leader. This time, they were specially assigned to train the Guards' combat capabilities.  He was released and said to be integrated into his mixed formation of the West Route Army, but Zheng Yi had already warned him privately that he should stay away from the affairs of the Guards if he could, otherwise he would be in great trouble in the future with unpredictable consequences.

    However, with Li Nan's tough temper, although he would not reprimand them face to face, he did not give these two people a good look. Instead, he glared at them fiercely and said in a deep voice: "I am the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army.  I am responsible for our Western Route Army's southern expedition! If anyone dares to disobey my orders and disobey my dispatch, the Military Justice Department will meet him for the truth!"

    Although Xiao Nai and Hu Dongning didn't sell his accounts very much, they had to restrain themselves and stopped saying anything after hearing his murderous warning. If Li Nan was really angered, no one dared to guarantee this.  No matter what kind of crazy behavior a madman will do, no one wants to get into trouble with him.

    Li Nan glanced at Hu Dongning. Although the warning was a warning, if the Guards were not transferred to the front line, I'm afraid he really didn't know what kind of trouble would have occurred. He thought for a moment and said: "Hu Detachment, your nearest  The guards rushed to Beidou. If they encountered Japanese pirates, they would attack on their own. If Beidou did not encounter Japanese pirates, they would rush directly to Xiluo and destroy the Japanese bridgehead on the north bank of Zhuoshui River!"

    When Hu Dongning heard that he was asked to attack the Japanese army in Xiluo and avoid the main force of the Japanese army in the direction of Shoutingangong, he immediately quit and said loudly: "No, no, we, the Guards, cannot pick on soft persimmons. If we want to fight, we must fight hard."  , let us attack the Japanese Xibei bridgehead in the direction of Shouting Temple, and we, the Guards, promise to capture this place within half a day!"

    Li Nan¡¯s face immediately darkened, and he said coldly: ¡°Do you still want to take back Yunlin County?¡±

    Hu Dongning couldn't help but froze for a moment after hearing this, and frowned.?, said: "Of course I do, is there any need to ask?"

    Li Nan pointed at the map and said: "There is only one Japanese brigade in the direction of Xiluo, which is about the same number as the first detachment of your Guards. It is up to you to deal with them. It is not difficult to catch them by surprise! But the real difficulty is to capture Xiluo."  After the snails, you have to cross the Zhuoshui River, attack the Japanese army in Yunlin County from the flank, and conquer the enemy entrenched there. This is the most difficult and arduous task, because this is a sharp knife that stabs the enemy's waist.  , if this sharp knife is stabbed, not only can Yunlin County be recovered, but at least all the Japanese troops in a regiment can be stuffed with glutinous rice balls! Hu Detachment, don¡¯t you want to do it?"

    He sighed deliberately and then said: "This task is extremely arduous and difficult, and it is likely to require great sacrifices. It is an extremely difficult bone to gnaw. I won't force you if you can't gnaw it. I will let the four  The men from the third and fourth battalions of the regiment will complete it!"

    Hu Dongning really couldn't stand the provocation. When he heard this, he jumped up as if he was electrocuted. He said anxiously: "Captain Li, leave this task to our first detachment. No matter how tough the bones are, our Guards can do it."  If you can chew it down, who the hell will join the Red Flag Army if you are afraid of death? We are not a bunch of bears in the Black Flag Army. We can run away faster than a rabbit without seeing the enemy and only hearing the sound of gunfire! Li  Commander, I promise to capture Xiluo, complete the outflank of Yunlin from the flanks, and stab Gouri hard in the back!"

    Seeing that he really obeyed the order, Li Nan couldn't help but feel proud, but his face did not show any proud expression. Instead, he said with a straight face: "Well, you will lead your first team to Beidou. Immediately  Go out of the city to fight!"

    Hu Dongning stood upright with his chest raised excitedly, saluted Li Nanduan upright, and said loudly: "Yes, Commander Li!" After saying that, he turned around, led the other officers of the detachment, and hurriedly left the county government office to assemble the headquarters.  The troops and horses immediately left the city and rushed to Beidou.

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