I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 511: The Akita Regiment finally arrives, and the Japanese troops enter the Tiger Pavilion

Xiuqin didn't like what he said, so she just retorted back.

"Comrade District Captain, we also have a combat mission today. Why are you so mean to me?"

"Hey, what combat missions can your Women's Rescue Association and Children's Corps have? Tell us about it.

Another question is, who gave you the combat mission? How come we didn't know about it?"

Yang Xiuqin: "Our mission is to set up an ambush and prevent the Japanese from escaping during the chaos."

Captain Qu: "We have regular troops here, so why would you, a little girl, need to set an ambush?"

Yang Xiuqin, not caring about the trouble, pointed at the two Japanese corpses on the ground.

That provocative look seemed to be saying: That's it, that's it? Are all your regular troops missing people like this?

The district squad leader felt embarrassed and said with a red face: "You have killed two devils today, which is indeed a meritorious service.

But I still want to know who gave you the combat order."

Yang Xiuqin: "It was the deputy director of the Zhaojiayu Armed Forces Department who gave us the order."

The squad leader looked at Yang Xiuqin, who was carrying the Japanese command knife and preparing to return to the base.

He asked, "Who is the deputy director of the Zhaojiayu Armed Forces Department? How come I don't know him?"

Yang Xiuqin said as she ran: "The deputy director of the Zhaojiayu Armed Forces Department is called Yang Xiuqin."

The district squad leader was stunned when he heard this, but the company commander of the Eighth Route Army burst into laughter.

"This young comrade is quite interesting. It seems that she gave this order to herself."

Let’s not talk about Li Yunlong’s future daughter-in-law, who is currently killing people in northwestern Shanxi.

Our comrade Li Yunlong, who was in charge of the rear guard, finally waited for the Japanese pursuers, the Akita Infantry Regiment.

The Akita team was really exhausted today, and they came out in the hot sun at noon.

Although it is already the end of August, everyone is still sweating profusely.

When they just arrived at Zhangjiaji, they found that they could not march normally.

The wooden bridge in Zhangjiaji was blown up when Li Yunlong withdrew.

The water level in Shanxi is still rising. Even if they manage to swim across, all their heavy weapons cannot be transported across.

After half an hour of repair, the engineers who came from Taiyuan City finally built a simple floating bridge.

Unfortunately, the floating bridge is only for people to pass through, not cars.

Immediately, the Taiyuan First Army Command sent a telegram to Akita.

Let their Akita Regiment rush to the Huting stronghold area on foot.

As for those Type 92 infantry guns, they can be disassembled and carried by the infantry.

Akita Lieutenant Commander: Shinozuka Yoshio, you are really a piece of shit.

The Eighth Route Army blew up the bridge at six in the morning, and it is now two in the afternoon.

Haven’t you thought of asking someone to repair the bridge first?

They carried the dismantled infantry gun and ran for two hours, only to find that there was no way to go.

The closer you get to the Huting stronghold, the more difficult the road becomes.

When we were five kilometers away, we found that the road had been dug up by the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the ten-foot wide and deep ditch, it was just across the road.

And telexes from Yoshio Shinozuka urging them to come in like snowflakes.

Captain Akita had no choice but to give an order to have an infantry squad guard the place.

The entire artillery squadron joined the baggage train and helped the infantry carry the ammunition.

After climbing the trench, the infantry of the entire regiment advanced lightly and headed straight for the Huting stronghold.

By the time they arrived outside the Huting stronghold, it was almost seven o'clock.

As they were rushing to leave Taiyuan City, they did not have lunch.

Each of their soldiers took two rice balls and hurriedly set off.

At noon, Zheng ate a rice ball on the road.

As for the other rice ball, everyone tacitly agreed to save it for dinner.

But when they lay on the ground, they found that the rice ball had gone rotten.

They could only endure the nausea and swallow the rotten rice balls one bite at a time.

They ran all the way and the water in the kettle had been used up long ago, so everyone was very thirsty.

Now they are facing the same dilemma as Captain Sato.

They are now out of water, so should they listen to Adjutant Ono's advice and go around the city?

Even if they entered Liulang Mountain, they would not be able to find water to drink for a long time.

What if we go directly into the Huting stronghold?

Looking at the east gate of the Huting stronghold, it was gradually sinking into darkness.

The pitch-black doorway looked like the gaping mouth of a giant beast.

The sight of them staring at them hungrily made Captain Akita feel terrified.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka's life-threatening telegram was sent to the commander of the Akita regiment.

"If you can't see any trace of the Eighth Route Army, you can capture the Huting stronghold as your ultimate goal of this battle."

This telegram was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This forced Captain Akita to follow the orders of the headquarters.

However, he still kept a cautious attitude and only allowed one battalion of Japanese soldiers to enter the Huting stronghold to take a look.

If the Eighth Route Army had indeed withdrawn, they only had to do two things first.

The first thing to do is to put the plaster flag back into the Huting stronghold.

This means that they have reoccupied the Tiger Pavilion.

The second thing was to quickly find water for everyone, as they could no longer bear it.

After collecting all the water bottles, the Japanese from the 1st Battalion of the Akita Regiment rushed towards the Hu Ting stronghold in front.

It was very quiet inside the Huting stronghold; neither the chickens nor the dogs were barking.

It's completely empty inside, like a vacuum.

In the armory, even the shelves were taken away.

When the Japanese first entered the grain warehouse, there were only two rats passing by them.

They looked at the Japanese with extremely aggrieved eyes.

Then he rushed out of the warehouse in a hurry, and his posture made the Japanese soldiers cry.

It seems that the Eighth Route Army swept the Huting stronghold too thoroughly, and all these rats have to move away.

Fortunately, several wells were not blocked by the Eighth Route Army, so they could still be used.

The Japanese captain immediately gave an order... Let's drink some water first.

After they drank enough water, they began to fetch water for Captain Akita who was waiting outside.

At this time, the baggage train behind finally brought up the food.

The Japanese soldiers finally had water to drink and food to eat, and their morale, which had fallen to a low point, finally recovered.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Akita ordered the Japanese to light a dozen bonfires between Huting and Liulangshan to prevent a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army.

He did not enter the stronghold, but only asked the First Battalion to stay in the stronghold and strengthen the security.

He and the main force of the regiment slept one kilometer away from the Huting stronghold.

This way they can be prepared so that when the Eighth Route Army raids the Huting stronghold, they can deal with the situation in time (escape).

In the Taiyuan Command Center, Ono always felt a little uneasy.

Yoshio Shinozuka was very happy to learn that the Hu Tei stronghold had been recaptured.

After reporting to Commander Tada in North China, he also went back to sleep.

At midnight, Ono suddenly jumped out of bed.

He hurriedly woke up Deputy Commander Hayata.

"General Hayata, order the Akita regiment commander to retreat now, or he won't be able to come back."

Lieutenant General Tomoaki Hayata now trusts Ono very much.

Without asking the reason, he immediately ordered the staff officer on duty to order Akita to retreat to Zhangjiaji.

Then he asked Ono: "Nani, why did you ask Akita to retreat? Did you find any problem?"