Chapter 5: Beacon Smoke (Part 1) When I think of the scene where Zhao Tianlong was hit by more than thirty knives that day, but still refused to fall off his horse, Kawada Kuniaki felt a chill go down his spine. This is completely unscientific. A human body of flesh and blood, How could he be so strong? Even if he had received special training in ninjutsu, the pain caused by the knife wound was not easily bearable. Moreover, Zhao Tianlong's blood had already dyed the white horse red at that time. He had lost so much. He is bleeding but not falling into a coma. What kind of supernatural power is supporting him here? Before he could recover from the momentary trance, suddenly, there was another panicked sound of horse hooves, followed immediately by the second anxious cavalryman who dismounted from his saddle and cried loudly at him: "Sir, Kawada Sir, hurry up, hurry up and find a way to rescue the cavalry squadron. Tubal Road, Tubal Road all went crazy and rushed up regardless of casualties. Lieutenant Yoshino, Lieutenant Yoshino just took over the command, and he was hacked to death by them. "Baga." Kawada Kuniaki was so anxious that he slapped the messenger so hard that his eyes were full of stars. "What nonsense are you talking about? How can the imperial cavalry lose to Tubal Road? This is a strategy. Do you understand the strategy?" , If you dare to confuse the morale of the army, I will immediately enforce battlefield discipline." "Hai, Hai." Feeling a clear murderous intention from his words, the messenger covered his face that was swollen and bowed repeatedly, "Yes. A strategy is a strategy. I misunderstood the commander's tactical intentions. I realize my mistake. " "Hey!" Kawada Kuniaki immediately changed his face to a kind face and reached out to grab the man's shoulder. "Who is in command now, Lieutenant Miyake? "Lieutenant Miyake was pulled off his horse by an injured Tobali, and he was still the wise and courageous Second Lieutenant Umezu." The messenger's body trembled, and he suppressed the fear in his heart and responded, "Take over the command now." It¡¯s Second Lieutenant Umezu. He ordered me to come to the commander.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Kawada Kuniaki had already anticipated what the other party was going to say. Kawada Kuniaki interrupted first, ¡°Go back and convey my order. Let Second Lieutenant Umezu hold on for another quarter of an hour. After a few minutes, the battle situation will be completely different from what it is now. " "But," the messenger didn't believe that his side's cavalry could hold on. He raised his head and begged, but Kawada Kuniaki didn't give him any extra chance and used all his strength. He waved his hand and urged loudly, "Go immediately. Don't delay the military situation. I have my own arrangements when to provide tactical guidance to the cavalry squadron." He rushed to deliver the order, but before his back was far away, Kawada Kuniaki had already turned his head to several confidants around him, "Kimura-kun, organize your men and go to the unknown high ground three miles behind to re-establish your position." "Yoshioka-kun, you lead a small group of soldiers to supervise the battle here. No matter who dares to retreat without authorization, battlefield discipline will be strictly enforced immediately." "Ayabe, you are responsible for transferring combat supplies to the new position, and try not to leave any ammunition to Tobali. " "Sato, you immediately report to Heishizhai in my name and ask Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama of the Second Task Force to quickly send troops to join us. We will use ourselves as bait to attract Tuba Road here. When Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama's team arrives, they can attack from inside and outside and completely eliminate the most harmful troublemaker in the Dongmeng grassland. ""Hai," the confidants who were named agreed loudly and went to carry out the order separately. , from beginning to end, no one had the courage to ask what outcome the cavalry squadron that was fighting with the Eighth Route Army would face. "Baga" He grabbed the binoculars and looked towards the center of the battlefield. Kawada Kuniaki spat out bloody spit, raised his legs and jumped on the off-road command vehicle. Since Tubalu wanted to fight desperately, he would help them, but he didn't believe it. With only three to four hundred people, they can break through their rearranged defensive positions in one night. As long as they persist until dawn tomorrow, the Akiyama Brigade can arrive in cars. By then, as long as they can completely defeat the Black Rock guerrillas, Kawada Kuniaki Regardless of paying any price, under the guidance of this almost crazy tactical thought, the Japs decisively abandoned their own cavalry and quickly moved to a nearby high ground. After annihilating an entire squadron of Japs cavalry, the Blackstone Guerrilla The team itself was almost at its wits end, so it only gave a symbolic test and took the initiative to stop the attack on the Japanese's new position. Both the enemy and ourselves were stubbornly resisting, and the other was exhausted. In a short period of time, a tacit "peace" was reached. No one tried to resolve the battle as soon as possible. Everyone raced against time to restore their strength and wait for the next opportunity. "Send another telegram to Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama, telling him that Tubal Road has been fooled and asking him to send an advance team over as soon as possible to block the enemy's retreat." After dark, Kawada Kunaki looked at the bonfires at the foot of the mountain. , ordered anxiously. This time Tubalu almost came out in full force, and they seemed to have attracted Queen Siqin's support.The troops, obviously, were angered by the tragic deaths of Zhao Tianlong and Siqin, and were prepared to stay here at all costs. However, on their own side, after receiving the news that all the cavalry were in pieces, their morale seemed to be somewhat depressed, especially Those soldiers who had just been recruited from the Kwantung Army headquarters simply could not accept the huge gap between the daily propaganda and the reality in front of them. They stared at the bottom of the mountain, but there was no desire to fight in their eyes. Therefore, we must speed up the pace of the Akiyama Brigade. Even if not all of them arrive, it would be better to send a squadron over in a car to boost the morale of the soldiers on the mountain. After all, things on the battlefield are full of variables. What if Zhang Zhang The fat man had come up with another insidious trick at night. Even if he could hold him back as he wished, he would probably have to pay a staggering price. "Hai." A famous confidant agreed, and ran towards the communication team. After running more than ten steps, Kawada Kuniaki stopped him from behind again, "Wait a minute, send a copy to Staff Officer Shirakawa, too." Just say it, just say it." He pondered, hesitated, and with great effort, added in a weak voice, "Just say, I did not think carefully enough about this hunting operation. Please, please take it for granted. For the sake of our cooperation for many years, I will continue to give you my full support. " "Hai." The confidant looked at Kawada Kuniaki in surprise and ran towards the telegraph machine as fast as possible. Captain Kawada regretted it. , he actually took the initiative to admit his mistake to Staff Officer Baichuan. This kind of situation would never have happened before. Either he succumbed to some invisible pressure, or the road under everyone's feet has indeed come to an end. "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, from the high-power transceiver station assumed to be in the Heishizhai military camp, the Japanese operator sitting next to the radio will not dare to neglect" , translated them into text as soon as possible, and quickly sent them to the hands of Etsuo Akiyama, the chief officer of the Second Dispatch Brigade of Eastern Mongolia, and Shiro Shiro, the combat staff of the First Dispatch Brigade. Looking at the anxious words on the telegram, Akiyama Yoshio was a little stunned. He read it over and over again several times before putting the telegram down. He looked into Shiro Shiro's eyes and asked in a low voice: "Shirakawa-kun, is the situation really urgent? I have ordered my subordinates to speed up the movement, but if we want to carry enough baggage to set off, we will have to wait at least another hour or so." "First, send a squadron to rush over and attack the guerrillas from behind to relieve some pressure on Colonel Kawada. " Shiro Shirokawa nodded vigorously without thinking, "I know Kawada-kun, he will never be so humble unless it is absolutely necessary. " "But there are two squadrons around him, one of which has just been transferred from the Kwantung Army headquarters. The elite cavalry is here." Akiyama Yoshio could hardly believe his ears, frowning and emphasizing loudly. "The problem may lie with the cavalry." Shiro Shiro put his hand on his forehead with a wry smile on his face, "If all his subordinates were infantry, Kawada-kun would definitely choose to stand firm when encountering the main force of the guerrillas, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. With the cavalry in hand, he will compete with the guerrilla prairie cavalry. To be honest, Mr. Qiu Shan, with the same number of people and the same equipment, our cavalry will not have any upper hand. " "Zhao Tianlong has already. Dead, the prairie cavalry has lost its soul." Akiyama Yoshio became more and more uncomfortable as he held his neck and roared loudly. It was a good thing that he didn't mention this problem. When he mentioned it, Shirokawa Shiro completely lost his cool. "He was murdered, not shot to death. When you and Kawada-kun set up the trap, you didn't respect my opinion at all. You clearly waited for half the time." In a few months, we can gather the strength of the three brigades, push forward step by step, and wipe out all the resistance forces on the grassland one by one, and you guys can do it." Shiro Shirakawa couldn't say any more, and clapped his hands on the table. , causing the documents above to fly around, poisoning, bribing a scum among the Mongolians, and poisoning at the banquet. The dignified Imperial Japanese Army actually resorted to such despicable actions to deal with an injured guerrilla leader. If the news spreads, what will the people around them think? Will they admire the Kwantung Army's informality in doing things? Bah, they will say that the Kwantung Army has completely lost the confidence to defeat Tubal Road from top to bottom. , so they resorted to such a shameful trick even when they had an absolutely superior force. "We also want to end the chaos on the Dongmeng grassland as soon as possible." Although he felt shameless in his heart, Akiyama Yoshio refused to admit his mistake and continued to argue, "You and Kawada-kun have been here for almost three years. "What have you done in the past three years? Not to mention that the guerrillas have turned into regular troops, the Mongolian nobles have gradually lost their loyalty to the empire." "Loyalty is not only forced out with a knife." He stood up and gritted his teeth at Akiyama Yoshio, "It is impossible for the empire to retain three entire brigades of soldiers in every county in China.Strength, if we cannot maintain superior strength, even if we are evenly matched, do you know what those Mongolian nobles will do? They will immediately turn against each other and attack in groups. If you don't believe it, just wait and see. "