"Luring the snake out of the hole" is not difficult to do. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Japanese army was not nervous because the battle in Qiqihar was not tense, so the 54th Brigade was not nervous, and Longjiang was not far from Qiqihar, more than 70 kilometers, and it was almost possible to arrive on a night march with the help of automobiles......

The 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army set off at the same time as the 53rd Brigade, but in order to be able to reach Qiqihar as soon as possible, and also to save gasoline for strategic materials that were in short supply for the Japanese army, Hosokawa Tadayasu concentrated the cars of the two brigades and threw the 53rd Brigade to the battlefield first, while the 54th Hotel could only march on foot at the back, with only a small number of cars, donkeys, horses, etc. for transportation.

This was one of the reasons why the 54th Brigade needed to rest after arriving at Longjiang, and the march had already made the Japanese troops in this brigade a tired army, and Hosokawa Tadayasu hoped that they would recuperate in Longjiang before joining the battle.

Since this is the case, Zhang Chi wants to make Hosokawa Tadayasu feel a little urgency of fighting......

Zhang Chi immediately asked Staff Officer Liang to launch an attack on the Japanese army, this time against the Japanese chariot wing between the city and the "research institute".

Originally, it was not a good time to deal with the Japanese tank wing during the day, the Japanese army had tanks but our side did not, and the terrain was still flat, which was very suitable for Japanese tank combat. But the problem is that the Chinese military has air supremacy...... The Japanese army also had some planes in the puppet state of Manchukuo, for example, there were more than a dozen planes in Mudanjiang, but the old models were like toys against the "wild cats" and "hellcats" in the hands of the Chinese army, and after one or two battles, the Japanese army no longer dared to send these fighters into the air.

As a result, the Japanese tanks were unable to function during the day, and as soon as it was dark, they had to transfer the tanks and hide them in a safe place, and only a few of them used trenches and white cloth to camouflage and distribute fire on the positions to provide fire support from the Japanese army.

This kind of attack by the staff officers was launched with air support...... Two Hellcat fighters covered the four dreadnought bombers flying over Qiqihar as if they were in a no-man's land, and then, under the command and instructions of their fellow villagers, they dived and strafed the middle ground, crippling several tanks hidden by the Japanese army in the position on the spot, and then dropped several incendiary bombs one after another, and the Japanese position was blown into a wall of fire in an instant, and the scene was a veritable world of snow and fire.

Then, the expeditionary forces on both sides of the "Research Institute" and the city launched an attack on the Japanese army in the middle...... Only the Japanese army rushed to deal with it.

It's just that this advantage of the Chinese army is only temporary...... The Chinese army does not have many fighters, and all the way from Lushun, Yingkou, Shenyang, Siping, Xinjing, Harbin, and other important places requires fighter reconnaissance and coordinated operations, and in addition, the distance from Xinjing to Qiqihar is 400 kilometers, which is almost the farthest combat radius of the fighters, so the fighters' stay in the air is also relatively short, and they have to go back after a few more turns after dropping the bombs.

At this time, the Japanese artillery rang out again, and the tanks arrived in time to reinforce, so they beat the Chinese army back again.

However, the purpose of this attack of the expeditionary force was not to win the battle, in fact...... Winning this battle is of little use to the Chinese army.

On the surface, eliminating the enemy between the two places would allow the city to get in touch with the "Institute", but this was actually very difficult...... Even if this middle ground is taken by the Chinese army during the day, it is likely to fall into the hands of the Japanese army at night, and more importantly, it is still impossible to get in touch with it, because during the day, the Japanese army can implement an artillery blockade, and it is not only difficult but also dangerous to transport "poison gas bombs" and the like between the two places.

The purpose of the expeditionary force was actually to give Hosokawa a sense of crisis.

Sure enough, this attack of the expeditionary force made Xiwe Zhongkang gasp......

The Chinese army only sent six planes to destroy the five tanks he had arranged in the middle ground, and the incendiary bombs dropped and the ensuing attack caused more than 100 Japanese casualties.

So, if it continues to develop at this rate, its tanks and troops will soon be at a disadvantage because of a large number of depletions, and what should the Chinese army do when it launches a counteroffensive?!

At that moment, Hosokawa Tadayasu sent a telegram to Yoshida Daisa of the 54th Brigade, ordering the 54th Brigade to cancel the rest and immediately rush to Qiqihar.

After receiving the telegram, Yoshida Osa couldn't help but curse: "The soldiers have just fallen asleep and are going to wake them up, so it's better not to rest and recuperate before, and then go to sleep when they arrive at Qiqihar and defeat the Chinese army!" ”

Yoshida Daisa's idea is...... The 53rd Brigade was almost able to deal with the Chinese troops in Qiqihar, so when the 54th Brigade arrived, it would not be easy to capture?

But although Yoshida complained, he still didn't dare to slack off, so he immediately woke up his subordinates and rushed the whole team in the direction of Qiqihar.

Perhaps it was because the Japanese army had recovered their mental and physical strength to a certain extent after resting for a few hours, or perhaps because the Japanese army was in a hurry to go to Qiqihar to "kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions," so the marching speed was much faster...... It took more than an hour to rush more than a dozen kilometers.

As soon as Yoshida was happy, he called the guards to lead his mount, and then led a group of officers to the snow to take a group photo, and in the background was the troops advancing on the road in a neat formation on the road behind.

Obviously, Yoshida Osa wanted to capture his high-spirited side, and this photo sent home could show his family how many officers and soldiers he controlled......

Seeing the appearance of the Japanese army, Zhang Chi, who was lying in the snow, couldn't help but curse secretly: "This stupid person, isn't this clearly telling the enemy who is the biggest official?" ”

Zhang Chi slowly moved the muzzle of the gun to the middle one in the crowd of photographers......

At this time, two Type 97 tanks "rumbled" at the other end of the road.

Of course, the Japanese army will not have doubts about these two tanks wearing plaster flags, Japanese tanks!

Then, by chance, one of the tanks in front broke down, and the other tank had no choice but to overtake...... It happened to be blocked with the advancing Japanese troops.

"Hey, what's going on with you?" Some Japanese soldiers shouted at the tanks in dissatisfaction.

"Go back, you bastard!" Some Japanese soldiers shouted at the tanks.

But he soon drew ridicule from other Japanese soldiers: "Second Lieutenant Haraguchi, can you make the tank reverse?" ”

"Let's let Second Lieutenant Haraguchi push it back!"

The Japanese tanks were not in gear, so they could not retreat.

In desperation, the Japanese army could only temporarily stop and let the tanks pass first, which made the Japanese army denser and denser......

(To be continued.) )