Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 563: Continuous Harassment

While fighting and retreating, the ** Division's guard brigade of more than 1,600 people fought fiercely all the way, followed closely by a regiment of Japanese cavalry, which withdrew into a place called Baihuyao, preparing to use the terrain here to block the attack.

The Japanese cavalry in pursuit.(_--)

After retreating into the abandoned ancient village, Shan Hu was busy setting up defenses and security. More than two hundred wounded people were concentrated in several large rooms. Shan Hu was not too worried. The guard brigade was equipped according to the standards of field troops.

In addition to all equipped with Somi submachine guns, there are more than 30 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 20 mortars. Coupled with the extremely excellent individual combat skills of the soldiers, if the Japanese army did not have artillery, they would be able to break through the village.

That is wishful thinking.

The only thing he was worried about was that the division commander Tang Qiuli was in the team. This was of great concern. The whole guard brigade was killed in action, which had no impact on the entire northern war situation. But if something happened to the division commander, the consequences would be disastrous. After arranging the defense, he hurriedly

Finally arrived at Tang Qiuli's place.

Shan Hu had an idea. He was going to lead a group of soldiers to break out overnight to attract the attention of the Japanese army. The rest of the troops would protect the division commander and the wounded and break out from the opposite direction. But when they arrived at Tang Qiuli, he seemed to be alright.

Then there was a faint firelight, and he stared at the map intently.

When Shan Hu expressed his thoughts, Tang Qiuli disagreed and told Shan Hu that at this time, the most taboo thing was to divide the troops. Finally, he said to Shan Hu as if he was joking, "Aren't you scared?" Shan Hu did this.

Afterwards, the two of them talked about the strange question. Why are the Japanese cavalry in this regiment pursuing them so closely? Why are they doing this?

In fact, the reason still lies with Yamaguchi. The strategy he used was to take him by surprise. At the intersection of Xiangyuan, he suddenly encountered the cavalry of the guard brigade, which shocked him into a cold sweat. His first thought was to expose the target, and the direction of action was revealed by Tang.

Qiu Li found out that this was the vanguard sent to intercept him.

When he learned that this was an accidental encounter, and that the opponent's troops were not many, less than 2,000 men, he was relieved. Thinking that it was an accident, he ordered the brigade not to entangle or stop, but to continue marching and only send out cavalry.

, dispersed the opponent's small force.

After the exchange of fire, the cavalry of the two brigades were unable to do anything to each other. He felt that something was not quite right. The Chinese cavalry was so powerful in combat. Did they come for purposeful reconnaissance? If the other party retreated, his whereabouts would be known.

Completely exposed, it was only halfway to Xiangyuan. Tang Qiuli's army intercepted him from behind, and he could not return to Pingjin.

Therefore, he strictly ordered the cavalry of this regiment to wipe out all the China reconnaissance cavalry. No one was allowed to escape. If they did not complete the task, they were not allowed to return to the team. This meant killing people and silencing them. Therefore, the Japanese cavalry would pursue them closely and must eliminate the guard brigade.

, if Yamaguchi knew that there was Tang Qiuli in this Chinese cavalry unit, he would give up all goals and surround the guard brigade with all his strength, even if he threw in more than 90,000 troops.

This was the reason why the Japanese cavalry of this regiment was chasing after them. Since he couldn't figure it out, Tang Qiuli did not focus on it. He believed in Shan Hu's command ability and the combat effectiveness of the troops, as well as the division commanders who had evacuated earlier.

After making contact, Chen Feng called and said that they had withdrawn to Guocun, north of Xiadian, and the division commander's order had been issued to all units.

After receiving Chen Feng's telegram, Tang Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief. There was enough time. It was now around eight o'clock in the evening on January 3rd. There were still more than a few hours left before the total attack time. Brother Qiu Sheng had time to adjust his troops.

After deploying and solving this big problem, he felt relaxed and sent a telegram to Chen Feng to inform him of his current location and situation. He ordered deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng to take full charge of commanding this battle. He had no choice but to contact the various units.

The channels were all located where the division was commanding. He was trapped in the ancient village and unable to carry out his command duties.

Chen Feng broke into a cold sweat after receiving the telegram. The division commander was surrounded by a regiment of Japanese cavalry. He was the closest, but there were only more than a hundred people, so it was no use. He immediately reported the emergency situation to Deputy Division Commander Tang

Qiu Sheng, however, did not dare to tell Mei Ting, who had evacuated to Guocun, the news, for fear that she would be worried. At the same time, he also knew Mei Ting's temper, and might go out alone to rescue the siege.

Tang Qiusheng, who received the order, was also shocked. He was trying his best to make the troops arrive at the designated place on time. It was better now. He didn't have to march long distances in the cold wind. Yamaguchi came to his door and received the second telegram.

, he was also anxious, Xiaoqiu was responsible for the entire northern war situation. Once an accident occurred, even if ten mountain passes were destroyed, the losses would not be made up.

After looking at the map, he found that the Liu Chun Cavalry Brigade on standby in the Yilin area was the closest to the Baihu Kiln, and it was a cavalry team that could arrive in more than four hours. He immediately ordered the Cavalry Brigade to attack Baihu overnight.

In the Yao area, this regiment of Japanese cavalry must be completely wiped out to ensure the safety of the division commander.

Liu Chun's eyes were red when he received the order. With more than 200,000 troops, the division commander and others encountered this situation and were surrounded. He was so damned. The urgent rally call sounded in the night.

With a rapid whistle, groups of cavalry quickly gathered on the threshing floor at the head of the village.

The 1st Cavalry Brigade is a unit that originated from the ** Division. Its predecessor was the Cavalry Detachment of the Blood Hand Regiment. The commander and most of the soldiers followed Tang Qiuli from the Northeast to North China. It can be said that they experienced all the hardships with Tang Qiuli.

The battle has grown from a few hundred men at the beginning to more than 7,000 men today, becoming a powerful force in the army.

Liu Chun briefly explained the situation, and the soldiers were shocked on the spot. They heard that the division commander was surrounded by the little Japanese cavalry.

The leading group of the brigade had already shot into the windy and snow-dazzled night like an arrow off the string, and then the main force of the brigade set off immediately.

After Tang Qiusheng received the telegram to assume command, he immediately adjusted the deployment of troops. He knew very well that his troops were the first to engage the enemy and had to withstand the desperate breakout of more than 90,000 Japanese troops and buy time for other troops to reach their designated positions. However,

, he is not worried. With the five main brigades in his hands, although his strength is smaller than that of the Japanese army.

But he was waiting for work. His firepower must exceed that of the Japanese army. In addition, Yamaguchi would not be able to escape from Xiangyuan by surprise. He ordered his troops to start from the blocking position and lay dense mines on the road from Wuxiang to Xiangyuan. The width should cover the entire front of the blocking position.

, the artillery immediately measured the coordinates, and based on the different ranges and echelon configuration of the artillery, unified bombardment, and used the maximum firepower to hit the Japanese army head-on.

After receiving the order, more than 60,000 troops immediately left Lucheng to build fortifications on the Xiadian and Wuyang lines. It was freezing cold and when a pickaxe was dropped, there was a white spot on the ground, making it impossible to build. The soldiers had

The method was to use people's big pots to boil water in the hidden villages behind, pile up the snow, pour boiling water on it, melt it into a layer, and then pour another layer on it. Not only did various bunkers and firepower points be built,

, and also creatively built a lot of ice-proof gun holes.

Such fortifications, let alone Japanese bullets, could not collapse even with artillery shells. At most, they would blow up a few pieces of ice. From the villages in the rear to the forward positions, a strange landscape appeared, with an endless stream of people carrying them.

The warriors who boil the water are connected to the foggy front positions. From a distance, it looks like a hot spring scene in winter.

The troops responded quickly and promised to arrive at the designated location on time and launch the general offensive on time in accordance with the command of the headquarters. Tang Qiusheng was relieved and couldn't help but worry about Tang Qiuli who was surrounded. He knew this brother very well and was not afraid of any danger.

, is naturally adventurous. Because of this, Qiu Sheng is even more worried. Xiao Qiu is involved in the northern war situation and is the spiritual support of hundreds of thousands of troops. Once, he does not dare to think about it, knowing that the possibility of unexpected situations is high.

Big means worry. This is a kind of worry that an elder brother has for his younger brother. It has nothing to do with anything else and is due to family affection.

Tang Qiuli was sitting in the Baihu Kiln, listening to the howling cold wind outside and looking at the mountain tiger with bright eyes. He was very quiet and thoughtful. He asked the mountain tiger: "Huzi, let's just sit like this and wait."

The kid came to attack at dawn? Shan Hu immediately looked at him warily and said, "What? If you want to do it yourself and stab the kid a few times, don't even think about it. There is no way. You just stay here. Then

Can’t go either”

Tang Qiuli laughed a few times after being poked by the mountain tiger. There was really nothing he could do about this guy. Ever since he was injured once in the Northeast, this guy had been treating him like a treasure. He strictly restricted all his actions and was not taking any risks.

He was not allowed to do anything. It was so suffocating that he finally got a chance to go into battle in person. It seemed that there was no hope. If he forced himself to go, this guy could order his men to tie him up. Shan Hu looked at Tang Qiuli

With a depressed expression, he laughed triumphantly.

"However, Master's idea is good, and I am ready to adopt it," Tang Qiuli's eyes lit up, and Shan Hu continued: "I don't have any responsibility for you, just stay here." Tang Qiuli fell back on the mat like a frustrated ball.

, Shan Hu called the team leader and whispered a few words in his ear. The team leader nodded repeatedly and went to make arrangements excitedly. Tang Qiuli swallowed his saliva and looked at Shan Hu longingly, but Shan Hu turned a blind eye.

After a while, fierce gunfire came from outside, followed by a series of explosions, and the chaotic shouts of Japanese soldiers. Tang Qiuli heard it. The Japanese soldiers shouted "Shoot quickly, the Chinese soldiers are going to break out, and the encirclement is narrowed."

More intense gunfire rang out.

He took the telescope and saw that in the night, the Japanese machine guns were spitting out tongues of flame, many fires were blown up, and little sparks flew up with the strong wind. A squad leader ran in with excitement on his face, "Report to the division commander,

Captain, a detachment sent out twelve attack teams and stabbed the Japs hard, killing an estimated fifty or sixty people without any casualties."

After saying that, Tang Qiuli and Shan Hu looked at the two commanders with unfinished thoughts and smiled at each other.

(To be continued)