Chapter 113: The Y-Shaped Fork

Liu Zhangqing nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Not bad!"

"The little devils' marksmanship is indeed very accurate within three hundred meters."

"It's basically one shot, one hit."

"When our Division first made contact with the devils, we suffered a great loss."

The two of them chatted idly.

"What is the background of this unit?"

Yu Hua followed Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen to inspect the field works.

"Get all the rails and sleepers back to build combat field works."

Donghui Town!

The common people in this small town had all fled, though there were still some who were unwilling to leave.

Spreading out in all directions.

Jin Jizhong looked at Yang Jun: "Platoon Leader Yang, where is that kid Yu Hua now?"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

After muttering for a long time, Fujita called his Adjutant: "Find out about the Eighth Route Army for me immediately!"

"Rails and sleepers are excellent materials for building defensive field works."

Yu Hua discovered that Liu Zhangqing had quite a good grasp of military fundamentals.

"This unit was reorganized from the Red Army after the Chang'an Incident."

"What is there to panic about!" Deng Xihou looked calm.

"Brother Yu, this location is a good place for an ambush."

"The Eighth Route Army is not worth worrying about; this unit's Weaponry is poor, just like the Chuan Army."

Just as everyone was eating and chatting, Yu Hua saw Deng Xihou's Adjutant running over in a hurry.

Jin Jizhong's unit assembled in the shortest possible time and then headed to the Y-shaped fork where Yu Hua was located.

By then, even if the devils occupied Jinyang, it would take a long time for Zhengtai Road to be operational again.

"The unit has suffered heavy losses!"

He only returned to the rear after finishing his lunch at Qigeng Village.

Upon arriving in Jin Province for the first time, Jin Jizhong was very eager to engage the devils in battle.

Deng Xihou put down his bowl and chopsticks, "What is the matter?"

Moreover, he was a firm member of the pro-war faction.

Wang Zhizhong placed Yang Biao into Jin Jizhong's Regiment.

Jin Jizhong's Regiment was sent out by Wang Zhizhong to serve as the vanguard for the Division headquarters.

"Eighth Route?" Fujita's brows were tightly furrowed.

A Y-shaped fork.

The devils continued to use their tactic of frontal assault with flanking maneuvers to rout the 771st Regiment.

After catching his breath, Yang Jun continued: "Time is tight, let's set off first."

They were also persuaded to leave by the Chuan Army; this town was about to face the flames of war.

This group of devils was definitely moving along Zhengtai Road toward Yangquan and Pingding, preparing to cut off the retreat of the defenders at Niangziguan.

"Hai!" Major Yamada Fengwen of the devils bowed and scraped.

A large quantity of rails and sleepers were brought to Donghui Town.

While building the combat field works!

After receiving the order from Hashimoto Ryuji, the Fujita Battalion led the main force to continue forward.

"Our field works cannot withstand the devils' aerial and artillery bombardment."

A portion of the 122nd Division and the 124th Division!

Constructing field works in Donghui Town, the Chuan Army soldiers held their engineer shovels.

According to the devils' current offensive, Jinyang certainly could not be held.

The 129th Division was ambushed by the devils; Yu Hua had forgotten about this.

"Our Reinforced Company has discovered a devil battalion and is now preparing to ambush it."

He was always absent-minded when doing things; after Yu Hua discovered this, he told Wang Zhizhong.

"Yoshi!"

Sun Zhen nodded from the side: "I think it is feasible."

The village entrance!

The 129th Division had already engaged the devils, indicating that the Hashimoto Detachment was not far from Qigeng Village.

"I'm coming!"

The two units had an encounter battle, and the Fujita Battalion easily routed this unit.

"The little devils' unit is rapidly rushing toward our Chuan Army."

At this time, Jin Jizhong, Zhang Kang, and Yang Biao were in a mountain village.

Deng Xihou also dispatched scouts to search the surroundings and clarify the enemy situation.

"Notify the unit to dismantle Zhengtai Road for me."

"Order the unit to continue forward."

With a great battle imminent, Deng Xihou was not in the least bit flustered.

As long as the devils' troops reach this Y-shaped fork in the road, the Sichuan Army can cut off their head and tail.

Inside the command post, Hashimoto Ryuji received the report from Fujita.

"We encountered an ambush by the little devils, and the entire regiment was routed by them."

"A battalion of devils has already separated from the main force of the devils; there is a full eight-kilometer gap between them."

The other regimental commanders also wanted to go out.

"Moving the rails to the defensive positions—these are excellent materials for constructing fortifications."

Upon seeing the soldiers of the Jin Jizhong Regiment, Yang Jun immediately said, "Brother, call your Regimental Commander over immediately."

"Commander-in-Chief... something big has happened!"

"What is the background of this unit?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Hua grinned: "A good thing; this fork in the road is exactly an ambush site."

"Are we, the Sichuan Army, afraid of a single brigade of little devils?"

"A regiment under the 129th Division of the 18th Group Army is on its way to Shimen Town."

After being busy for a while, Yamada Fengwen came before Hashimoto Ryuji: "Report, Colonel!"

After chatting for a while, Deng Xihou, Sun Zhen, and other key generals were also eating at Qigeng Village.

Yu Hua's Reinforced Company, as a unit directly under the 122nd Division, naturally joined the ranks of the reconnaissance troops.

Once the war starts, the Sichuan Army cannot guarantee the safety of the common people at all times.

Everyone eats together with the soldiers!

"This can also reduce the casualties of our troops."

"Regimental Commander Jin, now is not the time to talk about this; you must assemble your troops immediately and come with us!"

The Reinforced Company led by Yu Hua happened to be scouting here.

Now that the Sichuan Army is resisting the devils' offensive, they might as well use the rails to build combat fortifications.

Yang Jun ran back quickly, "Company Commander, the devils' vanguard unit was discovered three kilometers ahead!"

Yu Hua remembered that among the 1st to 10th classes of Whampoa, the young officers were basically all pro-war.

Following an order from Deng Xihou!

The 127th Division, which had no combat mission, began to dismantle the Zhengtai Railway.

Watching the bustling Sichuan Army soldiers continuously digging trenches, Deng Xihou was also very happy in his heart.

"Anyway, the devils are now going to advance toward Jinyang along the Zhengtai Road; we might as well dismantle this railway."

From the battle at Shimen Town to routing a regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division, the Hashimoto Detachment had developed a sense of invincibility along the way.

Once the devils take Jinyang, this transport line, the Zhengtai Road, will certainly serve its purpose.

"Behind this company of devils, the devil battalion is following closely."

This group of people all advocated going to war with the little devils.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

He remembered that in history, the 771st Regiment had an encounter with the little devils while on the march.

The Fujita Battalion ran into a unit approaching in the direction of Shimen Town.

For Yu Hua!

"You take a few men and go contact the Jin Jizhong Regiment!"

At this Y-shaped fork in the road, Jin Jizhong sought out Yu Hua.

Jin Jizhong had long wanted to have a fight with the devils, and now that he heard there was a battle to be fought.

The Hashimoto Detachment!

Yang Biao is a person who can be entrusted with important tasks; there is no need to worry.

Hashimoto Ryuji did not take the suddenly appearing Eighth Route Army to heart at all.

In fighting the National War!

The Sichuan Army soldiers were truly working very hard at constructing fortifications.

This outing as the vanguard of the 122nd Division was something Jin Jizhong had managed to get from Wang Zhizhong with great difficulty.

"He told us to be extra careful."

As soon as Jin Jizhong arrived, he particularly liked this place.

"About one company!"

Sun Zhen and the other Sichuan Army generals were also looking at the adjutant who had come in a hurry.

"Tell them to hurry and close in on us; we're going to hit the devils here."

As an officer well-versed in the national conditions of Zhongtu, Hashimoto Ryuji naturally knew the origins of the Red Army.

Judging from the armbands on the other side's arms, the unit routed by the Fujita Battalion was called the Eighth Route Army.

If this were fighting within Chuan Province, such a busy scene would never be seen.

Everyone was working very hard to build a fire net, and these defensive fortifications began to center on Donghui Town.

Yu Hua stepped forward to Deng Xihou's side, "Commander-in-Chief, Qigeng Village is too far forward now; you should return to Donghui Town first."

If the common people stay in the town, they are just waiting to die.

One of the soldiers was just about to set off when Jin Jizhong shouted loudly: "No need!"

"Go fight the devils with our Reinforced Company."

Deng Xihou grinned and said: "Fine!"

Yang Biao was originally a staff officer at the division headquarters, but he had no heart for being a staff officer there.

"The Eighth Route Army has been identified!"

The Adjutant said this, then looked at Deng Xihou and said, "Commander-in-Chief, Division Commander Liu is reminding us."

He could not be bothered to ask more: "Deputy Regiment Commander Luo, assemble the troops."

The little devils only have the fate of being beaten!

Yu Hua looked at Jin Jizhong.

"Regimental Commander Jin, for the upcoming battle, how do you want to fight?"

(End of this chapter)