After Lieutenant General Miura read out the latest order, the staff officer next to him said "Hi", followed by the deafening explosion sound at the same time, "Boom, boom, boom boom." One loud noise after another, Groups of fires flashed frequently in the Japanese army's positions, and the 500th Army's attack began.
"General, get out of the way." Lieutenant General Takahashi Keitaro, the adjutant of the Lieutenant Colonel, pulled Lieutenant General Miura and ran away. Next to him, Chief of Staff Takatsu, as well as staff officers, adjutants, guards, and orderlies, a large group of Japanese officers and soldiers, followed behind, "Boom." The dazzling fire was followed by a loud noise, and a cloud of black smoke rose quickly. A shell exploded less than ten meters away from where the lieutenant general was standing just now. The fragments of the shell exploded in the place where the lieutenant general had just been hiding. The tent was blown up and disappeared.
Fortunately, Adjutant Takahashi heard where the shells landed, otherwise Miura Saburo would have ended up here today.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Takahashi." Lieutenant General Miura nodded gratefully to Adjutant Takahashi. He looked back at the place where he was standing just now. The black smoke there had not dispersed. The lieutenant general shivered, "Order involved. The Tani Battalion and the Sakaihara Battalion immediately launched a counterattack against the 500 Army. "The Japanese Imperial Army was not one to just take a beating without fighting back. The just-frightened Miura Saburo angrily gave his troops a battle order.
The sound of gunfire became more intensive, and the shouts of killing were much louder than before. The battle suddenly became fierce. Lieutenant General Miura narrowed his eyes. The situation on the battlefield changed as soon as he gave the order. This shows that the Lieutenant General's The order worked, which shows that the division's combat potential is still great.
"General." Lieutenant Colonel Kuroju Ota, the division's staff officer, ran over quickly, looking slightly panicked, "The 200th Brigade can't hold on any longer, and the Abe Brigade has just requested support."
"What, how long has it been? Yukihiro Abe can't do it within half an hour." The look on Miura Saburo's face also changed. A reading infantry brigade couldn't even hold on for half an hour. This made the Miura Division I can't accept it psychologically.
"It was Ma Fawu's Forty Army who suddenly stepped up their attack. In just half an hour, Abe's brigade has lost nearly half of its troops. Lieutenant General, please make a decision immediately." Lieutenant General Ohta's face was also livid, fighting Unfortunately, none of the Japs present looked good.
"Your Excellency, please make a decision." Chief of Staff Takazu bowed to the division commander with a sad face.
"Where's Aoyama-kun?" The commander of the Miura Division glanced around and immediately discovered the problem. An important person was missing here. Major General Aoyama Kiyoshi, the commander of the 83rd Brigade, was not in front of him. This time he went to Lingbao. Four of the five brigades led by Miura Division Commander were from the 83rd Brigade. Of course Aoyama Kiyoshi also went on the expedition. Now that the division was at a critical moment, what could it do without a brigade commander.
"Captain Aoyama Brigade has followed Abe's brigade to the front line. The call for help just now was made by General Aoyama." Lieutenant Colonel Ohta, who understood the situation, immediately explained the whereabouts of Commander Aoyama Brigade to everyone present: General Aoyama is the superior. We are supervising the battle on the front line, but we are not absconding in disguise. Don¡¯t get me wrong.
"Yoshi, order the Sakaihara Battalion to take over the Abe Battalion, and give orders to Aoyama-kun to lead the Abe Battalion, Sakaihara Battalion, and Sanpin Shoji's engineering troops from Hangu Pass back to Shaanxi County. I will lead the Shibuya Battalion and Ozawa Battalion. , Tianyuan Battalion, Artillery Corps, and Tank Squadron, returned to Shaanxi County via Kawakou and Yangdian. The 500th Army arrived yesterday and did not launch the attack until today. An ambush was probably laid on our army's way back last night, so we Give him a plan to divide his troops into two directions and go two ways."
The division commander didn't even know the whereabouts of the brigade commander. Miura Saburo was a little bit uneasy. Fortunately, the old Japanese was experienced and immediately changed the subject and proposed the idea of ??withdrawing troops in separate routes. Everyone present told the division commander. To save face, the topic of withdrawing troops really attracted attention. Anyway, as soon as the commander of the Miura Division mentioned withdrawing troops, no one in the Japs present mentioned the commander of the Aoyama Brigade anymore.
"Yes, even if they have an ambush, whether it's a big road or a small road, we can always get back to Shaanxi County. From Shaanxi County, we can fight back with carbine. Attack from two directions and turn defeat into victory." Chief of Staff Yasuo Takazu quickly picked up the words of the division commander. Head, "Our division will annihilate five hundred troops in one fell swoop."
"The Sixty-ninth Division has been defeated and returned to Shaanxi County. I can invite Chujiro's division to attack together in Shaanxian County. With the combined strength of our two divisions, the 500 Army will definitely be defeated. The Sixty-ninth Division will be defeated in Shaanxian County." Guandaokou was also defeated by the Five Hundred Army from behind. The Five Hundred Army is very good at conspiracy. I think Chujiro is probably very willing to take revenge from the Five Hundred Army. "
Miura Saburo grinned and chuckled. This guy's laughter was not much better than that of a night owl.
"In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao used the ambush on the Huarong Road. This time we took both paths to make Gao Quan's ambush useless. The general's strategy is better than Cao Cao's." Ota KuroshouShameless, he openly flattered Saburo Miura. The head of the Miura Division who was photographed had a smile on his face. It seems that these two guys have read the Three Kingdoms, but don't they know that Cao Cao took the Huarong Road and fell into a trap? .
"Yo Xi, it's decided. Mr. Qingshan will go to Hangu Pass, and I will go to Kawakou and Yangdian. The order will be issued immediately." The old Japanese made a prompt decision and decided on the withdrawal route on the spot. The Japanese present agreed in unison and dispersed in an instant. After running away, Miura Saburo was left standing there stupidly, looking around and not knowing what to do.
Not long after, the ranks of the 114th Division of the Japanese Army became chaotic, and the Japanese began to stand in line. Miura Saburo and Aoyama Kiyoshi each led a man and horse, divided their troops into two groups, and withdrew in the direction they had agreed to withdraw. .
Miura Saburo took the Shibuya Battalion, Ozawa Battalion, Tagaki Battalion, artillery unit, and chariot unit, and headed for Yangdian after leaving Kawaguchi.
The 202nd Infantry Brigade of Ozawa Min's Department was originally a unit of nearly 2,000 people. After being repelled by the Forty Army several times on the battlefield, less than half of the Japs were now uninjured. Lieutenant General Miura really didn't dare to put him at the front of the army that suffered repeated setbacks and suffered most of the casualties. Therefore, Major Ozawa Minbu took advantage of the relatively large number of casualties and even got a good job at the rear.
Everyone knows that the most difficult thing to do is to cut off the rear when withdrawing troops. Otherwise, there is a possibility of being entangled by the pursuing troops. Xiao Zemin's subordinates dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. With a sullen face and gritted teeth, they beat several people in a row. The orderlies and the Japanese did not dare to approach Major Ozawa until the end, and the Major finally calmed down.
The team started to set off, and Xiao Zemin was cautiously on guard. Even though this guy had a bad temper, he knew how to be careful when he should be careful. However, being careful alone is obviously not enough. If you want to avoid any trouble, you must rely on strength. Speaking of which, given the situation of Ozawa's team, it seems a bit fanciful to expect nothing to happen.
The Forty Army was fighting the Japanese with all their strength. The Japanese at the front of the cold position did not come back after being beaten back. After waiting for a while and seeing no one, they sent someone over to investigate and found out that the Japanese had escaped.