The Masheng Fifty-Sixth Regiment Captain clearly understood Captain Fukagawa's misunderstanding.

However, it had no intention of explaining. It and its regiment now pinned all their hopes on the Nakajima Ayumu Regiment.

Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu also frequently sensed this from the telegrams sent by Brigade Commander Inoue Munetake and Commander Yamaho Tsugiro.

Brigade Commander Inoue Munetake was particularly concerned about the Masheng Regiment. This force was not only related to the strength of his brigade, but also to his potential promotion.

Therefore, when he received word that the Nakajima Ayumu Regiment had arrived at Tashan Town, he immediately ordered them to set off overnight, making sure to reach Zhao Village before five o'clock the next morning to relieve the Masheng Regiment.

Commander Yamaho Tsugiro's orders meant the same thing to him: After being a staff officer for so many years, he had finally managed to get a chance to lead troops on his own.

If he lost an entire infantry regiment on his first outing, his career would be over.

Commander Terauchi Hisaichi would definitely not let him stay in this position for another day.

In fact, Commander Yamaho Tsugiro's concern for the Masheng Regiment far exceeded that of Brigade Commander Inoue Munetake, but unfortunately, Brigade Commander Inoue Munetake did not understand his painstaking efforts.

While these commanders put in their painstaking efforts, the devils of the Nakajima Ayumu Regiment felt like they were paying with their gallbladders.

After this day's forced march to Tashan Town, these devils no longer had any thoughts of going out and causing trouble.

They only wanted to lie on the ground and get a good night's sleep. These devils didn't even want to eat or drink.

However, this situation was not allowed by the commanders at all levels: these officers ordered all the devils to rest only after they had eaten.

Originally, Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu had planned to rest in Tashan Town for an hour before continuing on.

As a result, after an hour, only his guards were able to stand up in the entire regiment.

This made Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu even more satisfied with his guards: the rest of the infantry were of too poor quality.

Thinking that the brigade commander's order was to reach Zhao Village by five in the morning, and that forty *li* (approximately 20 kilometers) could be covered in three hours, four at most.

This time, Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu finally didn't have the entire regiment assemble and set off. He decided to let the devils rest until midnight, so they could get another two hours of sleep.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye for the sleeping Nakajima Ayumu Regiment.

The assembly whistle blew incessantly. Sergeant Major Uemura Takuya reluctantly opened his eyes, and it took him a while to realize that the team was setting off again.

He reached out and nudged Tanoi Hyuga beside him: "Tanoi-san! It's time to go."

"Don't bother me!" Tanoi Hyuga was still asleep, and was clearly very impatient.

"Baga! *Pa! Pa!*" The crisp sound of a whip striking the body.

Tanoi Hyuga, who was screaming "Aww," jumped up at once, looking at the squad leader who was still wielding the whip. It dared not say anything, dared not ask anything.

Only in the moment it lowered its head, did a trace of viciousness appear in its eyes. Squad Leader Nagato Taiichi didn't see that fleeting expression.

It was busy using the whip to wake up Fujiwara Taiku, and again there was the sound of the whip and the screams of the awakened devils.

The entire Nakajima Ayumu Regiment was filled with such sounds. For these exhausted devils, the usual whistle had little effect.

Only whipping them was the best way to wake them up. After a flurry of activity, the entire regiment finally set off.

After all, these devils had rested for more than three hours. After they really set off, they became more and more energetic, especially marching at night, with the cool breeze and the bright moon in the sky, it was no longer as hot as marching during the day.

The marching speed of the entire team was even faster than during the day, which made Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu overjoyed: at this rate, the entire regiment could completely arrive at Zhao Village within the time stipulated by Brigade Commander Inoue.

The platoon that had been following the Nakajima Regiment all day was outside Tashan Town, monitoring them from afar.

At dawn, the entire Tashan Town seemed to be boiling. The devils made noise for nearly half an hour before finally starting to set off from the town.

When the devils were resting last night, Platoon Leader Taira Hiroshi had already reported to Regiment Commander Ko Shumei and Brigade Commander Lin Fan.

Now that the devils had set off from Tashan Town, the platoon leader quickly reported, and then took the whole platoon and followed.

When Jiang Liming, the reconnaissance platoon leader of the first company, met, he said with great regret: "We escorted these devils all the way, and didn't even fire a shot."

Taira Hiroshi echoed, "The regiment commander has ordered that we should not shoot as much as possible unless there is a situation. We can't lose big for small gains."

Platoon Leader Jiang said with a smile: "We've become the corpse-driving gang, escorting thousands of corpses on their way at a time. Thinking about it this way, it's not bad.

I hope we can continue to drive a batch of corpses here tomorrow when we go back."

At this time, the rooster hadn't even crowed, and the devils had already set off from Tashan Town. They really did look like corpse-drivers.

Chu Zhengxin seemed to understand what the platoon leader was thinking and said with a smile: "Platoon leader! We're driving these devils onto the road to the underworld. It's only forty *li* from here to Zhao Village, and the devils won't live to see the dawn."

Platoon Leader Taira also said with a smile: "Follow them and report their position and speed at any time.

The brigade commander and the others have already made arrangements in front, waiting for the devils to enter."

Although there was a moon tonight, the visibility at night was not as good as during the day after all, and the distance between Platoon Leader Taira and the devils was much closer.

Their mission was not to sneak in close to gather information. The platoon's task was just to follow the devils and report their whereabouts.

Therefore, there was no need to get too close, just enough to see the large group of devils.

Lin Fan, Shan Huacan, Dan Chengfu, An Ping, Tian Huacai, Qian Gui, and Zhao Zheng in Zhao Village received the news that the devils had already come out of Tashan.

Everyone's faces lit up with excitement. Lin Fan pointed to the sand table and said, "Marching at night is a little faster than during the day.

In two and a half to three hours, the devils will enter our ambush circle.

Let the soldiers rest for a while, and enter the battlefield in an hour to prepare for battle."

Regiment Commander Dan Chengfu asked, "Brigade Commander, can we attack the devils as soon as you start fighting?"

Lin Fan pondered for a moment: "No! Your current task is the most critical. When these devils know that the reinforcements are under attack, they will definitely break through towards Xuzhou.

You must not let them rush out, and you don't need to take the initiative to attack.

We want to keep this group of devils here, ready to lure more devils over."

Of course, Regiment Commander Dan understood that by surrounding hundreds of devils like this, the devils would have no choice but to continue sending troops to rescue them.

It was just that his regiment was stuck here and could not fight properly, which was really depressing: "What about the devils on Huangtu Ridge?"

"Keep them there! Now is an opportunity for us. All the devils' forces are now being held back by the Battle of Wuhan.

The number of troops that the devils can send out is not large. This is a good opportunity to fight them. Like now, the devils are sending out thousands of poorly equipped troops to die at a time.

If we miss this opportunity, there will be no next time. You have to do a good job in ideological work for the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment.

Although you are only surrounding the devils, in fact, your position is the most important in the entire battlefield.

If you accidentally wipe out the devils, we will have to find another group of devils to use as bait, or the devils may simply not send troops."

Of course, Dan Chengfu knew that this was Lin Fan and Regiment Commander Gu's "encircle the spot and strike the reinforcements" plan. When he thought that Regiment Commander Gu had not caught any devils to fight, and the most elite regiment of the Lunan Detachment could only lie dormant on the edge of Xuzhou City,

only acting as a scout, he could at least surround hundreds of devils, and fire a few shots when he wanted to fight the devils, killing a few devils for fun.

Thinking of this, his mood was balanced: "I will definitely do a good job for the soldiers and ensure the completion of the task!"

An hour passed quickly, and all six regiments of the Lunan Detachment in Zhao Village entered a state of combat readiness.

Regiment Commander Masheng Gojuro only knew that the name of this place was Zhao Village, and he didn't know what the small place names were.

Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu also only knew the big place name. They both knew one thing: as long as they followed the main road, they could find the Masheng Regiment.

Therefore, two hours after setting off from Tashan Town, Regiment Captain Nakajima sent a telegram to the Masheng Regiment, informing them that his troops had left Tashan Town for two hours and had now passed Li Lou.

This place was only a dozen *li* away from Zhao Village. Regiment Commander Masheng Gojuro did not expect happiness to come so quickly.

It immediately informed the entire regiment of the good news, and told all the devils to prepare for a breakout.

Regiment Commander Masheng had already planned: to cooperate from the inside and outside to defeat the surrounding Lunan Detachment in one fell swoop, then to reorganize the troops for a day, and wait for the brigade commander to come tomorrow before advancing to Huangtu Ridge together.

The Masheng Regiment now had 213 lightly wounded and 72 seriously wounded. These devils were resources and combat effectiveness yesterday. Now they had become a burden during the breakout.

This made Regiment Commander Masheng Gojuro very embarrassed: how to arrange them?

Captain Sakai Yuto was the most considerate and attentive. Of course, he understood that the regiment commander did not want to take these wounded soldiers with him during the breakout, not even one of them.

To be honest, Captain Sakai Yuto didn't want to take them either. After all, taking these burdens would greatly reduce the speed and strength of the breakout.

It suggested: "We can let these warriors hold on in the trenches, and tell them that we are breaking through from one point, and after defeating this point, we will fight back from another direction."

Captain Uehara Tetsuya strongly agreed with this suggestion. This was exactly the plan that Regiment Commander Masheng was thinking about: break out, and then fight back.

So more than two hundred wounded soldiers in the entire regiment received Regiment Commander Masheng's personal commendation. The regiment commander patiently persuaded these devils, telling them that only their persistence was the foundation of the entire regiment's victory.

The longer they persisted here, the greater the victory the entire regiment would gain.

After listening to the regiment commander's personal instructions, these wounded devils were all excited and roared. They patted their chests and promised to fight to the last drop of blood.

All the devils who were not injured retreated from the trenches. The Masheng Regiment mobilized these more than seven hundred devils:

"The Nakajima Regiment's four infantry battalions are only ten *li* away from us. They have already passed Li Lou in the south.

We are going to prepare ourselves and wait for the Nakajima Regiment to launch an attack. We will cooperate from the inside and outside to break through the encirclement of the Lunan Detachment.

Then, cooperating with the Nakajima Regiment to surround the Lunan Detachment, we will also let them taste the taste of being surrounded in the wilderness without water to drink."

Yes! Its regiment had been without water since last night, and had not drunk water for a whole night.

Without water, even dry food was not fragrant, and it was impossible to eat. The devils were already hungry and thirsty.

Of course, Regiment Commander Dan Chengfu could not understand Regiment Commander Masheng's suffering. The unusual movements on the devils' position had long attracted the attention of the Fourth and Eleventh Regiments.

Regiment Commander Dan remembered Lin Fan's order: do not take the initiative to attack, just wait for the devils to come out by themselves.

Now the Fourth and Eleventh Regiments had added another layer of directional mines to the south of the entire encirclement.

Even if this group of devils broke through from the south with all their strength, they would not be able to break through the encirclement of these three layers of directional mines.

Regiment Commander Shan Huacan was lurking on the side of the road, one hundred meters away, watching a team of winding dragons holding torches enter its ambush circle. Da Feng Novel

He silently estimated how many devils had entered.

Platoon Leader Taira, who had been driving this group of devils all the way, asked to have his whole platoon join the battle when he met Lin Fan.

Lin Fan refused with a smile: "You have been following the devils for one hundred *li*, and you are already very tired.

Your current task is to rest. After you have rested, return immediately. Maybe there are more devils coming, and you need to continue to monitor."

Standing at the headquarters, he could already see the devils carrying torches and entering the ambush circle.

Now all he had to do was wait for Regiment Commander An Ping to press the first detonation! The Third Regiment was in front, and the Fifth Regiment was in the rear.

According to Lin Fan's battle plan: not a single devil from this team that came to rescue the Masheng Regiment could be allowed to rush to the Fourth Regiment's defense line.

This required Regiment Commander An Ping to cover the rear. As long as the devils entered the bottom of the encirclement, they would have to start attacking, regardless of whether they had all entered the ambush circle or not.

Lin Fan's worries were completely unnecessary. When the Nakajima Regiment set off from Xuzhou, they already knew that there were nearly five thousand devils.

When preparing the ambush circle, it was designed according to the marching state of five thousand devils.

The four regiments had set up an ambush circle two kilometers long along the road. It could completely hold the entire Nakajima Regiment.

Sure enough, Shan Huacan watched the last few devils enter the pocket, and immediately called Regiment Commander An Ping: "Regiment Commander An! I see the last devil entering the pocket."

Although the devils had not yet reached the bottom of the pocket, Regiment Commander An made a decisive decision: "Detonate!"

An Ping's order was simultaneously transmitted to the forty-four companies of the four regiments in the radio.

Except for the section of road where the four companies had installed directional mines, which had not been detonated because no devils had walked over it yet.

The remaining forty companies detonated their mines at the same time:

The sound of explosions, "Boom! Boom!" rang out almost simultaneously, and the earth shook continuously.

At the same time, the sound of "Pa! Pa!" rang out, and countless flares rose into the sky.

In the darkest time before dawn, countless balls of light ignited in the sky, illuminating the world.

The distant Masheng Fifty-Sixth Regiment saw the flares suddenly rising in the south, and heard the explosions.

At this time, it didn't even need to analyze to know: this was Regiment Captain Nakajima Ayumu coming to rescue them.

What was it waiting for if it didn't break through at this time? It loudly ordered, "Charge!"

The Masheng Regiment fired more than a dozen signal flares, illuminating their path to the south.

These devils now had only one thought: to break out!

They had not had water for ten hours. If they could not break out again, they would not be killed, but would die of thirst.

This time they launched the devil's best-known pig-突 (zhu-tu) charge (direct, suicidal charge): Captain Ueshima Kotaro led the reorganized company, a full one hundred and eighty-four devils, as the first echelon of the charge.

Following behind it was the Tanaka Tsubasa Company. These two companies were the last combat personnel of the Sakai Battalion.

Captain Sakai Yuto also followed in the Tanaka Tsubasa Company. It was going to charge with the battalion.

Captain Tanaka Tsubasa did not wait for the charging team in front to rush out very far before following up.

His company closely followed the Ueshima Kotaro Company's charge, a completely seamless connection.

Even the Fujii Kento Company and the Kunigaoka Takuma Company following behind his company were all doing the same operation.

They were all seamlessly following. In the pale light of the flares, these more than seven hundred devils of the entire Masheng Regiment looked like a whole, rushing towards the Fourth Regiment's southern position.

When Captain Ueshima Kotaro launched the charge, he understood that the team charging at the front would suffer heavy casualties.

He had already prepared to shatter like jade (die for the Emperor), but what surprised him and the devils of the entire company was that the opposite side seemed to have just woken up from a dream.

His company had already rushed out of the position fifty meters, and not a single bullet had been fired from the opposite side.

Captain Ueshima Kotaro vaguely saw figures running back from the trenches in a panic in the distance.

This was not its illusion. The devils under it also saw this scene, and the morale of the entire company was greatly boosted.

Although they had not had water for ten hours, these devils still shouted.

Although their voices were a little hoarse, it clearly inspired the entire Masheng Regiment following behind them.

When these devils heard that the troops surrounding them had fled without a fight, they all contributed their strength and began to shout.

The hoarse voices rang out in the darkest time before dawn, resembling the sounds of thousands of ducks just released from a duck shed.

Regiment Commander Masheng could understand the soldiers of the Lunan Detachment: In the dark night, the opposite side suddenly launched an attack. The soldiers did not know how to respond for a while.

If one or several soldiers started to flee, it would cause the entire team of unsuspecting soldiers to flee together.

This was the "Xiao Ying" (mutiny) In ancient warfare, this kind of thing was most likely to happen. In modern warfare, this kind of thing also happened not infrequently.

Once a team had a "Xiao Ying", the soldiers would become frightened birds, and it would be impossible to calm them down until dawn.

Regiment Commander Masheng Gojuro did not expect his luck to be so good. The eyes of Amaterasu Omikami must have finally seen here.

Happiness came too suddenly, and he didn't know if he could grasp it.

Regiment Commander Dan Chengfu stood on the second line of defense, watching the devils launch a pig-突 (zhu-tu) charge like an iron plate.

He watched the soldiers on the first line of defense retreat to the second line of defense. This was not because the soldiers fled without a fight.

It was because Regiment Commander Dan felt that the explosion area in front of the first line of defense was not large enough, so he took the initiative to let the soldiers on the front line retreat to the second line.

In this way, the explosion area of the directional mines would be large enough to completely cover this group of devils who were charging up.

The brigade commander had said: to leave some devils alive.

The Fourth Regiment would only detonate one wave of these devils who were charging up, and see if their own lives were hard enough.

Regiment Commander Masheng had already ordered the troops to fire the second round of flares. The Lunan Detachment, which had been so powerful yesterday, was now completely collapsing.

Their first line of defense had already been stepped on under their feet, and the other side had not fired a single shot.

Regiment Commander Masheng couldn't help laughing. Like the devils of the entire regiment, he had not had water for more than ten hours.

Its laughter was like a crow, as if it was mourning for the entire regiment.

Just as Regiment Commander Masheng's laughter had not stopped, the sound of explosions, "Boom! Boom!" rang out.

Regiment Commander Masheng felt the earth shaking, and the air seemed to be compressed, squeezing towards him.

A heat wave rushed towards him, bringing not only temperature, but also a strong smell of gunpowder and countless screams.

Many fireballs flickered back and forth: "We're ambushed!"

Regiment Commander Masheng understood in an instant: "Defense! Defense!" It was afraid of the Lunan Detachment's next attack.

It shouted loudly to the team. At this time, Regiment Commander Masheng remembered the trench it had just crossed, and turned around and ran.

It wanted to run into the trench. It would be much safer in that place.

The guards following it were of course doing the same thing at this time. Just like that, one led the other. The Masheng Regiment, which had just charged like a tide, retreated like a tide again.

It was just that they did not retreat to their original position this time, but stayed on the Fourth Regiment's first line of defense.

The flares fired by the Masheng Regiment were still floating in the air. In the pale light, Regiment Commander Masheng saw that the front and back, left and right of this trench were filled with many devils' bodies lying on the ground.

Even in the trenches, there were many devils lying down. These devils were not all dead. Many of them were groaning and wailing loudly.

In this area, there were devils' moans and wails everywhere.

Captain Ueshima Kotaro, who was charging, heard the explosion and saw the flickering fire. At the same time, he felt the pain of ten thousand arrows piercing his heart.

This was not a description, it was what it really felt. The directional mines that exploded head-on, exploded thousands of tiny iron pellets. At least a dozen had penetrated its body and broken its heart.

Vaguely, Captain Ueshima Kotaro, who was falling down unwillingly, heard the voices coming from the front:

"These devils are so stupid! They didn't even defend against such an obvious trap."

Regiment Commander Dan said with a smile: "It's not that the devils are stupid, it's that they are too arrogant. They think that by setting up a few guns and cannons on our national border, they can make us submit.

These devils have no brains at all! They won't even think. How can we, such a big country, let them run wild!"