Chapter 235: Heavy troops are approaching (Today's first update)

"What are you talking about? Heavy artillery? When did the Chinese army opposite have a group of heavy artillery?" Nakano Hideki grabbed his subordinate's collar in surprise and asked loudly.

"Hai, maybe, it may be that the reinforcements of the Chinese army have arrived?!" The second lieutenant of the devil nodded uncertainly.

"Reinforcements? In addition to the Qiao family army in Huaibei, can it be said that Qiao Anbang's troops arrived?" Nakano Eiki let go of his subordinates and said thoughtfully.

"Yes, it's very likely." The second lieutenant of the Japanese nodded again and echoed.

Nakano Eikimi Nakano pondered for a moment and said, "Immediately report this information to the division commander and ask the division commander to decide!" Nakano Eikimi Nakano has long heard of the fierce name of the Tiger Ben Army. He is very arrogant and arrogant. He can launch an attack with a unit like Li Pinxian's 11th Army, but he dare not fight alone in Qiao Anbang's Hu Ben Army.

"Hayi!" The second lieutenant of the Japanese responded quickly, then turned around and left.

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While Qiao Anbang led the Huben army to Dingyuan County, the main force of the Japanese army in Central China had crossed the Yangtze River from Pukou Hehe County and other ferries. After the Japanese army crossed the Yangtze River, they immediately divided into two groups. One route was the main force of the Sixth Division, the Forward Division, heading north along the Jinpu Railway, along the Jinpu Railway.

The other route was the Third Division as the main vanguard division, passing Chaohu and Hefei to Yingzhou, with the goal being the base of the Hu Ben Army. The strategic goal of the Central and Chinese Japanese army was very clear, that is, to restrain Qiao Anbang's troops and Li Pinxian troops at the same time.

However, what the Japanese did not expect was that Li Pinxian's 11th Army had been transferred to Xuzhou. What they did not expect was that at this moment, the Hu Ben Army would dare to divide its troops and take on the important task of blocking the Japanese army in China and China alone.

The two Japanese troops were the most powerful in the western routes of Yingzhou. In addition to the Third Division, there were 9th, 18th, and 13th divisions, with a total of no less than 150,000 troops. This shows the Japanese army attaching importance to the Tiger Ben Army. As for the Japanese army heading north along the Jinpu Road, in addition to a main sixth Division, there was also a newly rebuilt 114th Division with a force of more than 50,000 troops. The Japanese army believed that with the strength of the two divisions, they could even defeat them, and took advantage of the situation to go north to Xuzhou along the Jinpu Railway.

The Japanese's actions were unable to hide from the reconnaissance of the Tiger Ben Army Air Force. The reconnaissance plane quickly reported the information to Qiao Anguo, who was in charge of the chees and the cultivators.

While informing Qiao Anguo of the information, he mobilized the Second Division to assist in the defense of Yingzhou, and at the same time, he recruited militias on a large scale in the base area. The Fifth Division of the New Soldiers were responsible for the defense of the First and Third Divisions.

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The north bank of the Huai River, the Third Division's position.

Under the cover of the fierce artillery fire of the Third Division's Artillery Regiment, a simple floating bridge was quickly built. Qiao Anbang was about to order the troops to cross the river to counterattack, so Yali ran over panting along the traffic trench.

When he arrived, Yali was breathing rapidly and reported to Qiao Anbang: "Squad, according to the reconnaissance information of our Air Force Reconnaissance Plane, the main force of the Japanese army has crossed the Yangtze River and is currently winding north from Chaohu and Hefei, heading straight to our Yingzhou base."

"How many main Japanese troops are there?" Qiao Anbang asked lowered his telescope.

"No less than 150,000." Yali replied with a slightly frown and a solemn tone.

"150,000?" Qiao Anbang smiled hoarsely when he heard this: "Little Japan really respects our Tiger Army, the 150,000 army!"

"Military, should our combat plan be changed? The main force of the Japanese army approaches the base, and we can no longer attack the south bank. It is obvious that the Japanese army on the south bank of the Huai River is just a side division, and their main forces are all in Hefei. It is recommended that some troops be left to defend the river and rely on the natural danger of the Huai River to fight against the Japanese invaders. Military leader, you should lead the main force to aid Yingzhou quickly." Li Jupeng, the commander of the Third Division, said with a heavy face.

Reason told Qiao Anbang that Li Jupeng's suggestion was correct. Indeed, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Huai River are just partial divisions. Even if they are the entire Sixth Division, they are only the 11th Army used by the Japanese army to deal with Li Pinxian.

What really threatens the Hu Ben Army is the main force of the Japanese army starting from Hefei, with a 150,000 army. If the Hu Ben Army cannot defend Yingzhou, the entire base area will be opened, and Qiao Anbang's efforts to manage the northern Anhui base area for more than a year will be destroyed.

If the base is lost, the Hu Ben Army will become a loser. Therefore, even if he wants to cross the river and clean up the Sixth Division on the other side, he must endure it.

Thinking of this, Qiao Anbang slowly turned his head, looked at the south bank with cold eyes, and shouted coldly: "Order the artillery to destroy the floating bridge, and the Third Division will be stationed on the spot. Without my order, you must not let a Japanese man cross the river!"

"Yes!" Li Jupeng suddenly stepped forward and responded.

"Let's go!" Qiao Anbang turned around and left, shouting as he walked: "Import the first division immediately, turn around immediately, and rush to Yingzhou!"

"Yes!" Liang Jiahan, who was following Qiao Anbang, responded quickly.

"Sir, what about us?" Li Zide, who was ready to lead the team to charge, hurriedly caught up with Qiao Anbang and asked anxiously.

Qiao Anbang stopped and turned to look at Li Zide: "Battleman Commander Li, if you want, please stay and help our third division block the Japanese army from heading north. If you don't want to, you can lead your troops north to Xuzhou to find your main force."

"Please rest assured, I understand the humble position. All the officers and soldiers of our unit swear to live and die with your troops and positions!" Li Zide said loudly in a loud voice immediately.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Anbang exclaimed awe-inspiringly salute to Li Zide, and then turned around and left without looking back.

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Dingyuan County, the temporary headquarters of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army.

Chief of Staff of the Sixth Division, Shimono Kazuho, ​​hurried into the division headquarters with a telegram, and stepped forward to report to the division commander Seokoo, the commander of the division: "Genius General, call from the 13th Regiment."

"Oh? Is there anything wrong?" Tani Shouo asked, holding his glasses, looking up.

"The 13th Regiment was attacked by heavy artillery in the North Bank of China, and the loss was quite great! Colonel Nakano suspected that it was the Chinese Huben Army who arrived to reinforce." Shinono Kazuho replied quickly.

"Tiger Army?" Tani Shouo said in a little surprised: "Aren't they in their so-called base?"

"I don't know this humble position, but in northern Anhui, there is no other heavy artillery unit that can have established a system of heavy artillery troops except Qiao Anbang's Huo." Shimoo Ichihae.

Gu Shoufu pondered for a moment and immediately said, "If it is really the Hu Ben Army, then we must be careful. First call back the 13th Infantry Regiment, telling them not to act rashly for the time being, and order the main force of the division to advance towards Fengyang immediately!"

"Hayi!" Shinoko Kazuho suddenly lowered his head and responded, then turned around and left with a saber in his arms.

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Ten kilometers southeast of Yingzhou, Sanshilipu Town, the commander of the Fourth Division, Chu Jingming, personally led four battalions to build the first defense of the Yingzhou defense line here. Sanshilipu is a key tactical location to guard the road from Yingshang to Yingzhou. The positions of the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division cut off the entire road in half, and thousands of officers and soldiers of the Hu Ben Army were waiting for the Japanese to come.

In the front trenches, Chu Jingming was leading people to patrol the positions. Suddenly, there were noises coming from the road ahead. Chu Jingming quickly raised his telescope and lay on the bunker and looked forward. He saw a large number of refugees on the road rushing along the road. After a rough count, there were hundreds of people.

And gunfire sounded from time to time behind them, and it was obvious that Japanese were chasing them.

Chu Jingming immediately said to the first regiment commander Xie Shan (formerly the first battalion commander of Yingzhou Security Regiment): "Xie Shan! Take people to evacuate the villagers!"

"Yes!" Xie Shan immediately stood up, waved his hand behind and shouted, "Yi Lian, follow me!"

More than a hundred soldiers immediately followed Xie Shan out of the trenches and rushed towards the group of people. At this time, the gunshots of the Japanese army behind were getting closer and closer. The anxious Xie Shan and the officers and soldiers did not notice dozens of cold eyes staring at them among the crowd.

"Friends, we are the Hu Ben Army. Hurry up, the Japanese are coming. Everyone retreat quickly and we will stop the Japanese army!" Xie Shan shouted loudly at the crowd of people.

The people retreated to the back under the cover of a company of officers and soldiers. Xie Shan personally brought more than a dozen soldiers behind the palace to cover the people's evacuation.

Chu Jingming held up his telescope and could see the Japanese vanguard chasing from afar. He immediately ordered the adjutant beside him: "Send the order and prepare for battle!" After saying that, he pulled out his gun.

"Yes!" the adjutant responded quickly and immediately sent the order down.

Soon, Xie Shan and the officers and soldiers of the first company protected hundreds of people and retreated into the position. At this time, the artillery soldiers of the Japanese in front had already begun to bombard the artillery. The rumbling sound of cannons rang throughout Sanshilipu. While Xie Shan ordered the soldiers of the first company to escort the people to retreat, he turned around and shouted to Chu Jingming: "Teacher seat, the Japanese are about to come up. You go down first, I will command it here."

"Small nonsense..." Chu Jingming just turned around and saw a man who looked like a common man behind Xie Shan took out a pistol from his arms and aimed at Xie Shan.

Chu Jingming immediately reacted and shouted at Xie Shan while firing, "Be careful, there are ghosts behind you!"

Xie Shan turned around in a daze when he heard this, and only heard two crisp gunshots of "bang" sounded almost at the same time. Xie Shan and the plainclothes Japanese soldier not far behind him were shot and fell to the ground at the same time. The only difference was that Xie Shan was shot in the abdomen, while the Japanese plainclothes was shot in the head.

"There are ghosts! Everyone who belongs to the people is lying down!" Chu Jingming was stunned when he saw Xie Shan fall into the ground in a gun, and raised his gun and fired his gun at the sky and roared angrily.

In fact, when the gunshots were heard, most of the people were so scared that they fell down quickly, but there were still nearly thirty or forty "people" in the crowd who drew out their pistols or short knives and rushed towards the company of officers and soldiers who were caught off guard beside them.

ps: I stayed up all night last night to see my group leader’s group. I started writing this chapter at around 6 o’clock in the morning, so it’s a little late. Today’s four updates are at least, and it’s an absolutely wonderful fourth update. Please vote for a few monthly tickets to support it.
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