Chapter 435 Breaking out from You
In order to facilitate their departure, they also blocked the Japanese pursuers heading south.
Xiang Chu chose to camp on the west side of the highway, close to the Osaka Division.
Hundreds of tanks, cars and motorcycles were parked on the road.
He acted as if “If I don’t leave, no one else can leave.”
Because the Kamikaze Squadron has arrived, it means the leader's special envoy has arrived.
The commander of the Osaka Division, Matsui Akira, immediately brought his chief of staff to pay a visit.
Xiang Chu asked with a smile: "General Matsui! This place is far away from the direction where the Chinese army fled. Why is your Osaka Division stationed here?"
Matsui Akira whispered, "According to the intelligence obtained by Division Commander Doihara, an important Chinese troop will pass through here in a roundabout way."
"I see!"
Xiang Chu suddenly realized.
He was not surprised, knowing that Doihara Kan'er had planted many insiders in the National Army, and said worriedly, "Will the safety of the special envoy be a problem?"
Matsui Akira said disapprovingly, "The Chinese fleeing army didn't even have time to hide when they saw us, so how could they possibly come over here?"
Before he finished speaking, a signalman ran over and said in panic:
"Division Commander! A Chinese troop of 1,000 men is crossing the river three miles upstream from us, preparing to flee southward."
Just as Matsui Ming was about to speak and chase, Xiang Chu hurriedly said, "General Matsui! Your mission is to ambush the fleeing Chinese army here, and at the same time protect the safety of the special envoy."
"Too!"
Matsui Akira said happily, paused, and ordered the signalman,
"No troops may take action without receiving a pursuit order."
"Hello!"
The Japanese signalman hurriedly received the order.
Ming Qianxing was afraid of being assassinated, so he ordered: "Captain Matsui! Your troops are not allowed to leave here tonight."
Matsui Akira said firmly: "Special Envoy! The Osaka Division will not leave and will ensure your safety."
After Xiang Chu waited for him to leave with his men, he immediately returned to the armored car, carefully examined the map, and sent a telegram to Song Xi:
"7! There is a traitor among the troops that broke out from the Lingbi Suihe River. I hope the commander will personally decide the direction of the breakout and strictly investigate the traitor and the marks he left along the way. Blindfolded man!"
Soon, Song Xi replied to the telegram: "Blindfolded man! There are still tens of thousands of troops unable to escape the Japanese encirclement. Please provide a suitable breakout point immediately. 7!"
Xiang Chu replied without hesitation: "7! I have blocked the road to the south of Suihezhuang Town with tanks. The west side of the road is the Osaka Division that I have trapped. If there are still troops that have not escaped the Japanese encirclement, they can quickly break out from the east side of the road to the south. Blindfolded man!"
Soon, Song Xi called back: "Blind man! All remaining troops will break out from you. 7!"
Xiang Chu never expected that at the end of the Battle of Xuzhou, he would be tasked with such a difficult task.
He thought for a moment and ordered Zhang Linmao, "Xiao Lin-kun! Call Tojo-kun and Togo-kun over here."
"Hello!"
Zhang Linmao hurriedly accepted the order.
Soon, Hongyi and Li Tong rushed onto the armored vehicle.
Xiang Chu ordered: "You two! In order to cover our army's evacuation, put all the cars on the west side of the road, and drive a few more cars to the back road.
After our troops passed, we blew up the car in the middle of the road to delay the Japanese troops pursuing southward.
Also, if I order the Lamma Squadron to pursue, you two can just chase them randomly for a while, you know what to do."
"Know!"
Li Tong and Hongyi accepted the order in a decisive manner, turned around and ran down the armored vehicle to carry out the order.
As night falls, birds and animals fly around.
The noise came from far away and was gradually approached, with occasional gunshots.
Following the order of the Supreme Command, tens of thousands of national army troops broke out to the south from the east side of the Suihezhuang Town Road.
Xiang Chu immediately picked up the loudspeaker and issued an order: "Yamashita Squadron and Tailiu Squadron protect the special envoy and transfer him to the Osaka Division. Nan Ya Squadron stays on guard and is not allowed to fire at will to attract the enemy."
His so-called investigation was to set up a cordon to prevent the Japanese troops from harassing our troops through.
For safety reasons, Xiang Chu protected Ming Qianxing and his entourage and brought them to the Osaka Division to restrict the Osaka Division from pursuing the Chinese troops that had broken through.
When the Chinese army approached Suihezhuang Town, they were stunned to see Japanese tanks, cars, and motorcycles stretching as far as the eye could see on the road, and there was even a Japanese division nearby.
However, the other party was quiet and did not make any movement, and it seemed that he was unaware of their arrival.
"rush!"
The commander of the Fifth War Zone gave the order brazenly.
Tens of thousands of Chinese troops rushed southward on the east side of the road in Suihezhuang Town.
Many vehicles passed by the Japanese military vehicles along the east side of the road.
It took two full hours for tens of thousands of troops to pass safely.
Li Tong and Hong Yi blew up the vehicles at the right time and led the Lamma Squadron to pretend to pursue.
Because it was a breakout direction chosen by Xiang Chu at the last minute, neither the North China Front Army nor the Central China Front Army had anticipated it.
When the sound of gunfire broke out on the front line of Suihezhuang Town, the Japanese commander realized that a large number of Chinese troops had escaped the encirclement.
The Japanese commander reacted very quickly and immediately issued orders to nearby troops to pursue and intercept the Chinese troops.
Xiang Chu also received the order and immediately took Ming Qianxing and his entourage, as well as the Shanzhong and Tailiu squadrons, back to his own camp, where he slept soundly and waited for dawn.
At dawn, General Kenji Doihara led the 14th Division to the Suihezhuang Town Highway first.
They first lifted the destroyed trucks off the road one by one, and then continued to move south.
When we got closer to Xiang Chu's camp, we saw that the road was full of armored vehicles, cars and motorcycles.
Needless to say, after the Chinese army moved south, Xiang Chu asked the Namma Squadron to park their vehicles in the middle of the road.
Doihara Kenji shouted angrily, "What kind of troops are these? They are camping on both sides of the road."
A Japanese lieutenant colonel took a look and came back to report:
"Your Excellency, the division commander! It's the Kamikaze Supervisory Team. The special envoy is here with them."
"The Special Envoy is here?!"
Doihara Kan'ei said in astonishment, his voice lowered by an octave.
After searching for about an hour, he finally found Xiang Chu's tent and said unhappily:
"Lieutenant General Fujiwara! Why are your troops camping on both sides of the road?"
Xiang Chu put on his military uniform, rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Intelligence Officer Doihara! My troops are all vehicles. In order to facilitate the special envoy to leave at any time, where can we camp if not on the sides of the road?"
Doihara Kan'er asked, "Did your troops pursue the fleeing Chinese army?"
"This general has been chasing us all night, and now one squadron has not returned."
Xiang Chu responded, pretending to be awake, and suddenly pulled out his samurai sword and put it on Doihara Ken'er's neck, shouting, "Doihara Ken'er! How dare you send people to Jishi Hospital to monitor my mistress Wanzi? Do you believe that I will kill you right now?"
Doihara Ken'er was frightened out of his wits. Although he suspected Xiang Chu, he had no definite evidence.
Now Xiang Chu holds the trump card of the special envoy, and he really cannot afford to offend him.
He was a brave man who would not suffer a loss in front of him, and apologized, "General Fujiwara! This intelligence officer heard that there are Chinese spies in Jishi Hospital, and they are not targeting your maid."
Zheng Zhili advised: "General! Peace is the most important thing. Please put down your sword."
"All right!"
Xiang Chu took back his knife and pointed at Doihara Xian'er, sneering, "Doihara Xian'er! You'd better not target me for anything.
The father of this generation is General Fujiwara, his wife is the head of the Special High Police, his brother Akihiko is a special envoy, and his confidant Niko is a princess.
Go back and think carefully about it, otherwise not only will you die, but everyone in your family will also die. Got it!"
Doihara Ken'er thought about it and was shocked to break out in a cold sweat. He nodded and said, "General Fujiwara! Doihara is rude, please forgive me."
Xiang Chu didn't point at him and ordered, "Chiyo-kun! Pull the vehicle over and let the 14th Division pass first. They have been chasing all night last night, so continue to rest."
"Hello!"
Zheng Zhili hurriedly accepted the order.