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Chapter 247 Itagaki's Shock

When they received the good news from the Linyi front line, Li Zongren, Dai Li and others who were far behind were extremely excited. Although they failed to completely wipe out the Japanese brigades attacking Linyi, the results of killing more than 6,000 enemies still shocked the three armies.

The success of the entire army was spread, and more of the victory was attributed to Pang Bingxun and Zhang Zizhong, who were stationed in Linyi. But the commanders at the first level of the general knew that the real hero of this victory should be the special operation team commanded by Hu Biao.

If Hu Biao had not raided the Japanese artillery positions and killed the Japanese rear command at night, causing chaos in the Japanese army's command, the 40th Army and the 59th Army would have to pay a heavy price to achieve such brilliant results.

As the commander of the war zone, Li Zongren looked at the telegram sent by Pang Bingxun and sighed: "No wonder the committee attaches so much importance to such a powerful general. With such a force, it can indeed save a lot of trouble!"

"General, I heard that this man surnamed Hu was just an ordinary soldier earlier, isn't it true?"

"Can this happen if this happens? A hero comes from troubled times, and this kid is a unique person. If this kid continues like this, it will be a matter of time before he becomes a general. If this kid hadn't had a temper and refused to come to the rear to lead the troops, he would be afraid he would be a general."

As one of the senior generals of the National Army, Li Zongren knew more. In Li Zongren's opinion, Hu Biao was indeed a powerful general, but he was also a thorn. If you want to impress such a powerful general, I am afraid that Chiang Kai-shek would have to spend some time.

The news of the Linyi victory was spreading, which undoubtedly shocked the Japanese army on the North Line. Looking at the remnants of the brigade that successfully broke through, Seishiro Itagaki said in shock: "What are you! There is only one brigade left in the Sakamoto brigade? How is this possible?"

"Your Excellency the division commander, based on the telegram sent by the Ju County Garrison Department, this situation should be confirmed. The most important thing is that General Sakamoto and the two corps captains have been broken, and other troops that have not returned yet will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Baga! What's going on? Didn't the Chinese army stationed in Linyi have asked for help? The troops from their places can launch a counterattack. With the strength of the Chinese defenders, how dare they launch a counterattack?"

"General, according to the report of the return infantry captain, the Chinese army was attacked before the night counterattack. The two regiment captains were broken on the spot, the commander of Sakamoto's brigade was seriously injured on the spot, and the artillery positions of the brigade also changed hands.

It was precisely because the command system was paralyzed that when the infantry corps responsible for the attack returned to observe the situation, the Chinese defenders took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Cooperating with the previous unit of the 59th Army of the Chinese army, we were caught off guard and our troops were not blocked.

Originally, several team leaders planned to bring the main force of the brigade back to Ju County for rest. On the way to Ju County, they were ambushed by the Chinese army again. The chariot squadron was broken and the transportation convoy was blocked. In the end, each unit could only break through on its own."

After reporting the situation, Seishiro Itagaki who was looking at the map immediately shook his head and said, "It still doesn't make sense! Major General Sakamoto is a very cautious person. The area from Ju County to Linyi should be under our control.

If I remember correctly, Sakamoto Brigade also has a cavalry squadron in charge of vigilance. If the Chinese army dispatched troops to set up an ambush on the highway, why did the cavalry squadron not notice it? There must be something we don’t know about here!"

Facing the analysis and judgment made by Seishiro Itagaki, the staff officer who reported was also confused. A brigade was almost wiped out, and it was definitely difficult for them to accept this reality. No matter what, their Itagaki Division is also known as the "Iron Army"!

In this process, Seishiro Itagaki quickly said: "Order the Special High School and immediately find out the relevant information. I want to know, what is going on? How can the defenders in Linyi be defeated by our brigade alone?"

For division commanders like Itagaki, victory or defeat is common. However, itagaki thinks it is necessary to figure out where the defeat is. If itagaki doesn't understand this matter, itagaki will feel that it is very unsafe to send the main force to attack Linyi.

While the Japanese were still inquiring about the reality and reality, Pang Bingxun and his team, who had a rare breath, also rushed to build fortifications. The seized weapons and equipment were also sent to the army by him. He knew that the Japanese army would make a comeback sooner or later.

The Japanese army launched an attack on the north and south sides and wanted to take over Xuzhou, which was heavily defended by the National Army, had to take down Taierzhuang in front. If they wanted to take down Taierzhuang, the Japanese army had to take down Linyi. Without conquering Linyi, the Japanese army would not dare to attack Taierzhuang with all their strength.

Regarding these matters, Hu Biao, who had already returned to the temporary camp with the spoils, did not pay much attention to it. He received several tons of explosives sent by Pang Bingxun and the selected spoils, and Hu Biao asked someone to peel two horses.

Hu Biao didn't take the remaining dead horses and handed them over to the 59th Army who took over the battlefield. For these officers and soldiers who cleaned the battlefield, these killed horses could be carried back to the camp for meals. Horse meat is also a rare good meat for many soldiers!

As for Hu Biao and his party, they only picked horse meat and brought it back to the temporary camp. When they returned to the camp, Hu Biao ordered the fire to cook. The remaining horse meat would be marinated with some salt and could be stored for a long time. If necessary in the future, they would be chopped and added to the meal as meat.

Lin Yashi and Huang Ershuan's family, who were staying in the temporary camp, looked very happy to see Hu Biao and others who returned safely. For Huang Ershuan's younger siblings, they were even happier about the horse meat they had already cooked in the pot.

When they were taken to the mountains, they were a little worried. When they were assigned to the tent and didn't have to worry about food and clothing, they also knew that Hu Biao would not hurt them. The family also did what they could in the temporary camp.

Hu Biao, who knew it was time to send the Huang family away, quickly made people find a map to think about it. Although Hu Biao knew that the Eighth Route Army would develop in Linyi in the future. However, most of the Eighth Route Army at this stage are concentrated in Jin Province.

Hu Biao did not want to have too much contact with ordinary Eighth Route Army guerrillas. Only by contacting the chief officer at the Eighth Route Army Division Brigade could Hu Biao dare to hand over the Huang family to the other party with confidence. He believed that the Eighth Route Army had a channel to send the Huang family to Yan'an.

After looking at the map, he muttered: "If I remember correctly, the closest one to this place should be the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. If nothing unexpected happens, they should be moving around Shexian County during this period. And there should be also the guerrilla area of ​​the Eighth Route Army.

If I remember correctly, the Eighth Route Army often encounters Japanese encirclement and suppression behind enemy lines. This time, the Japanese army tried to open up the north-south transportation supply line, and the Eighth Route Army's life should not be easy, so let's go there and talk about it!"

After making this decision, Hu Biao called Xu Sandao and other platoon leaders and decided to go on the road early tomorrow morning. It was still the leader of the reconnaissance platoon, and the main force of the company followed him. With the strength of the spy company, it would be possible to arrive in one week.

Of course, this is also because the Huang family may not be able to keep up with the team, so they deliberately prepared for a little more time. If it were a spy who traveled day and night, I was afraid that the time would be shorter. For the spy company, a pair of iron feet is also indispensable.

After listening to Hu Biao's march arrangements, Xu Sandao didn't ask any reason, and quickly said: "Okay! I'll set off tomorrow morning!"

"Be careful on the road! If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese should have deployed many alert troops on this line. If you can avoid them, try to avoid them. If you can't avoid them, we will concentrate our strength to kill them.

As long as you don’t break into the place where a large number of Japanese devils are, I believe the Japanese will not be able to catch us. If you make such a big noise in Linyi, I believe that Japanese devils will sooner or later know that we are moving under their noses and take the opportunity to run away.

After sending the Huang family, we will come back again, and then we will be able to touch the Japanese again. Find the right opportunity and give them a little ruthless. Do a few more votes to see if we can expand our strength and seize more spoils."

"Yes, captain!"

At the end of the brief marching meeting, Hu Biao called Huang's father to his side while having dinner and told him about the road going to the road tomorrow. Naturally, Huang's father would not say much about such an arrangement, but he still made a request.

"Captain Hu, I know you are a good commander. I want to keep Da Ya, but I don't know if it's okay?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Biao said with surprise: "Uncle Huang, why?"

"Daya is not young. Even if she goes to northern Shaanxi, she is afraid she will not be able to study. Over the years, if her family had not been able to afford the money, she would have been betrothed by her family. In the past two days, I saw that she got along well with Miss Lin, so I wanted her to stay.

Everyone says that my mother is too old to be old. My daughter is grown up, so I am not good at being a father. If you want to stay, it is Da Ya’s own decision. Follow me and you can learn something. If you are not alive, it is her life!"

After listening to Huang's father's story, Hu Biao was silent for a while and said, "What do you say, Aunt? Uncle should know that it is as dangerous as us. If I were in the south, I might be able to find her a safe thing to do. But I can't do it now!"

"The little boy also agrees! The girl is old and has her own thoughts, so it's not easy for us to stop her too much!"

Hu Biao still felt speechless about this explanation. Nowadays, marriage is still focused on "parents' destiny". If Huang Ersun's parents were so open-minded, they would probably not have stayed in that small mountain village.

Someone called Lin Yashi and Huang Xiu, the eldest daughter of the Huang family, and Hu Biao said seriously: "Xiu girl, do you really want to stay? You have to know that following us is hard and dangerous. Are you afraid?"

"Not afraid! Brother Hu, I want to learn from Sister Ya, I don't want to get married so early!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang's father couldn't help frowning and said, "Damn girl, I didn't force you to get married!"

"That's because you can't give me a dowry! If I could get it, you would have married me long ago. Dad, I didn't blame you and mom. I just wanted to follow Brother Hu and the others to see the world. And I also wanted to avenge my second brother and fight the Japanese with Sister Ya."

In response to such an answer, Hu Biao could only say: "Xiaoya, since Xiuya has decided to stay, let her follow you in the future. Teach her to read and read first, and after returning to the camp, you can teach her some nursing knowledge."

"Brother Hu, can you teach me how to shoot a gun? I want to shoot a gun!"

"I'll talk about this later!"
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