Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 502 Accident

The winter night in the Taihang Mountains was very quiet, and the cold wind blew against the window lattice. In Tang Qiuli's headquarters in Baoze, there was only the sound of ticking keys. From time to time, staff officers came to Tang Qiuli and handed over telegrams to him.

In his hand, a small stove was burning brightly indoors, as warm as spring.

The combat order was issued and the troops had set off. All that was left was to wait for the news that they had arrived at the designated location. Tang Qiuli thought of the upcoming battle at Hanyuling and felt a little funny. When would a regiment of Japanese troops be surrounded and annihilated?

Let yourself spend so much time thinking.

In the past, the Japanese troops were all defeated by full divisions. Now, fighting a Seko regiment was as tense as a big battle. This was a battle that even the brigade commanders couldn't muster their energy. He finally realized that clever women

It is difficult to make a meal without rice. Now, even if there is one more battalion of troops, Tang Qiuli will jump with joy.

When he told his wife his thoughts, Mei Ting laughed so hard that she couldn't stand upright and said that he had a nouveau riche mentality. When the army first started, if he wiped out a squadron of Japanese soldiers, you would be so happy that you would roll in the snow.

Son, Tang Qiuli was stunned, how did you know, you have never been to the Northeast? He asked his wife, Mei Ting couldn't stop laughing, her husband told him this all personally, he had forgotten.

Of the two radio stations that had been silent, one made three long and two short ticking sounds. After a while, the other made three short and two long ticking sounds. The translator who was responsible for answering the message clearly showed an expression of relief. He turned to Tang Qiu.

Li reported: "Division commander, there is news from Ma Chaoyang's brigade and Jiang Yanming's brigade that the troops will reach the designated position in two hours."

Tang Qiuli had already heard the sound from the radio. This was a predetermined code. In order to ensure the suddenness of the battle, the two troops kept radio silence along the way. When they arrived at a position two hours away from the Japanese army, a code was sent.

, Tang Qiuli looked at his watch and nodded approvingly.

Ma Chaoyang and Jiang Yanming did a good job. They marched in the mountainous area at night, one and a half hours earlier than expected. They were very fast. "Order the two brigades to attack according to the original plan." After Tang Qiuli gave the order, he felt obviously relaxed.

The intelligence received showed that the Japanese army was still advancing steadily according to the original deployment, and no changes were seen. The Seto regiment continued to search and advance deep into the Hanyu Ridge without feeling the slightest danger approaching.

The atmosphere in the headquarters was obviously lively. Tang Qiuli looked at his wife working at the desk with interest. From his perspective, his wife's slim back changed graceful curves and swayed from time to time with her movements.

The lights and shadows were blurred, turning his wife's graceful figure into a silhouette on the wall. He felt warm in his heart and had the urge to hold Mei Ting lovingly in his arms.

Ever since she entered the Taihang Mountains, she has been marching endlessly every day. Sometimes, she would get up and leave in the middle of the night. Mei Ting looked obviously haggard, but she took care of herself more considerately than before.

As lingering as he was when he was newlywed, and with a wife like this, what else could he ask for? Tang Qiuli was really satisfied, a kind of happy satisfaction.

Everything quiet in front of him gave him an unreal feeling. In the depths of the Taihang Mountains, an ordinary farmer's courtyard was controlling a war involving hundreds of thousands of people. In a moment, the low whispers of the staff were...

It seemed that it was coming from outside, and it felt like he was in another world. Tang Qiuli felt a little hazy and sleepy.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Yu Deshui, the director of the intelligence department, hurried in with a telegram, his face was ugly, and his eyes were looking around eagerly for Tang Qiuli. Tang Qiuli looked at the usually calm man with slight surprise.

Yu Deshui, what big thing happened? He received the telegram in surprise and only read a few lines. His face turned pale in an instant. The joints of his fingers had turned white due to exertion and were trembling slightly. He bit his lips tightly.

He shouted to Chen Feng, the director of the Communications Department, "Immediately order Ma Chaoyang Brigade and Yu Guanghan Brigade. The situation has changed. Terminate the Hanyuling Operation Plan, and immediately rush to the south of Hanyuling as quickly as possible."

In Su City, Liu Chun's 1st Cavalry Brigade was ordered to immediately get rid of the trailing enemy and rush to Su City. The mission of Tong Batu's 2nd Cavalry Brigade remained unchanged, and the division commander immediately set off and rushed to this area."

There was a tense rush. The staff officers were busy packing up maps and documents, and the telegraph operators in the confidential office were busy dismantling the radio. They didn't know what happened. It was just that the division commander's face was as ugly as ever. He could make the division commander lose his composure like this.

Things are no small matter.

This telegram forced Tang Qiuli to terminate the plan to encircle and annihilate the Seto regiment. It also made Tang Qiuli anxious and had a very bad premonition.

This is a telegram sent directly by the Sucheng County Government to the highest official through a special channel, "Division Commander Xunjian, in accordance with the unified deployment, all residents of our county have been evacuated. The evacuation direction is floods. The Wangjiagou area, local troops and county police

The bureau was responsible for escorting along the way. Unexpectedly, when it was dark tonight, when we counted the number of people as usual, we were shocked to find that there was a shortage of more than 3,000 people."

"After detailed investigation, the missing people are all residents of Chengguan Town, Sucheng County, and their families are generally better off. According to inference, they are very likely to return to their original places. The situation is serious. While ordering people to report to the division commander, I personally

He led more than 500 local troops and returned to pursue County Magistrate Liu Youzhi."

The thing is obvious. The people of Su City were reluctant to part with their belongings. They took advantage of the darkness and the chaos of the crowd to sneak back. They only cared about their own property, but they didn't know how much danger they would bear.

If we go back, we will definitely fall into the hands of the Japanese. What will be the outcome when we face them?

Because of Tang Qiuli's order, the residents of the Taihang Mountain base area gradually withdrew westward, leaving empty cities behind for the Japanese. The reason for this was that they were afraid of being hit one after another, and the Japanese army could not find the Japanese division troops.

The Japanese would definitely do it to vent their anger on the people in the base area.

Tang Qiuli's strategy really failed Yamaguchi's plan. As the Japanese army gradually advanced westward, they neither exchanged fire with the troops of the Japanese Army nor captured a single civilian. What was going on ahead? Yamaguchi's eyes darkened.

There is a feeling of a fast punch hitting the cotton without exerting any force, which makes me feel depressed and makes me vomit blood.

What worried Tang Qiuli the most was that according to the speed of the Japanese army's advance, Su City had been occupied yesterday evening. If these people ran back, wouldn't that be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth?

Tang Qiuli couldn't abandon more than 3,000 unarmed innocent people. He no longer had the heart to deal with anyone, including the derelict Sucheng County Magistrate Liu Youzhi. The only hope now is that Liu Youzhi can help the people before they enter Sucheng.

After chasing them back, the division commander stationed them in the bunker, which was closest to Su City, and tried desperately to save them, hoping to avoid this disaster.

I really can't bear to blame these kind, simple and somewhat selfish people. Since the establishment of the Taihang Mountain base area, the iron hooves of the Japanese army have never set foot on this land. The life-and-death fights outside the mountains are far away from them. They can even hear the sound of gunfire.

Not here, living and working in peace and contentment, and living a peaceful life.

The cause of the incident of more than 3,000 people returning to Sucheng privately was very simple. It was a man named Xu Fu. In his early years, he worked at a Japanese firm in Tianjin. About seven or eight years ago, he returned to his hometown of Sucheng and started

He owns a grocery store and is a very prestigious person in Sucheng. He is also a good person at ordinary times.

The residents of Chengguan Town, who were used to living a peaceful life, had some complaints about this evacuation. Xu Fu was even more reluctant. Xu Fu also guessed the thoughts of his neighbors and began to encourage them in private.

At first, no one dared to think of others running back. They heard that the Japanese were very ferocious, killing people was like slaughtering chickens, and no Chinese were left alive.

Xu Fuda disagreed. He said, "Don't listen to the empty talk of people in the county. I have worked in a Japanese company for more than four years, and there is nothing like that. The Japanese are very polite to people. They don't bow or speak."

"The notice from the county government is scaring us so that we can move happily," Xu Fu said, in order to increase his credibility, Xu Fu also said a few words in Japanese.

People with a lot of family business in Sucheng were relieved. After the series of connections, about 3,000 people were willing to run back to their hometown. The local police force of Sucheng and the police from the police station only had more than 1,800 people to take responsibility for.

How could we protect more than 100,000 people? By the time we found out, more than 3,000 people had been running away for most of the day.

County Magistrate Liu Youzhi was struck by lightning. As a high-ranking official in the Taihang Mountain Base Area, he was well aware of the seriousness of the situation. He was derelict in his duties. It was a serious dereliction of duty. It would not be an exaggeration to shoot himself a hundred times. A tragic scene appeared in front of him.

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After arranging to continue the westward retreat, he led a battalion of the Sucheng County garrison force and pursued them along the route they came from. His only hope was to catch up with the people before they entered Sucheng.

Sure enough, Sucheng was occupied by the Japanese army. The Japanese soldiers who came all the way were tired of the endless burning of houses. After entering the Taihang Mountains for a few days, not a single Chinese could be seen. The soldiers who occupied the city were all dead.

In ordinary quiet villages and towns, there are not even items that can be looted.

Could it be that they could only use the martial arts skills of the Japanese Imperial Army soldiers against these buildings made of mud? The mood of all the Japanese soldiers could only be described as monotonous and boring.

Entering Sucheng was no exception. The Japanese soldiers couldn't muster their energy at all and searched the county town hastily. As expected, the results were not as expected. They responded very poorly to the orders of their superiors to burn down houses. They hid in empty houses and worked as foreigners.

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The Japanese army that occupied Suchi was a regiment. The commander of the regiment was Matsushita Seiichi. He was a bloodthirsty and militant man at heart. His regiment, as the vanguard of the division, had not fought a single battle and was only engaged in setting fires everywhere.

, don’t mention it in Matsushita Seiichi’s mind

How awkward. I actually hate the order of Chief of Staff Yamaguchi. The regular Imperial Army Field Regiment can do things that even a second-rate baggage force is not willing to do. It does not eliminate the effective strength of the Army Division and just burns these shabby houses.

What's the use?

Your Excellency, the Chief of Staff, is too cautious and a little timid. It is not like the soldiers of the empire. Under the command of such a commander, what can the troops do? Matsushita Seiichi shook his head while thinking.

(To be continued)