"You can say that, but you can't say that either!”
Yan Wenbin replied to He Jie and looked at them."You've seen the situation along the way these two days. The Chinese army that was defeated from Shanghai is now retreating in all directions without a care for their lives. Although there were some troops who were fighting back, they lacked guns and ammunition, and their morale was low. Very few of them succeeded.
So we don't have much time left. I originally wanted to gather the defeated soldiers and attack the Japanese from the periphery during the Nanjing defense battle. Because of our identity, the majority of the army is unwilling to join us. Now, we need to first convince Wang Mingzhi, that old fellow, and then use Wang Mingzhi's identity as the Central Army to gather the defeated soldiers.”
It couldn't be helped. The weapons and equipment of the Sichuan Army were too poor at this time, and the Central Army had always looked down on local troops like the Sichuan Army.
"Then what should we do next?”
First Battalion Commander Chen Chengye looked at Yan Wenbin and asked. After the battle last night, they were still very convinced of Yan Wenbin. It was said that soldiers admired the strong. Although they had been transferred to Yan Wenbin's command previously, they were actually not very convinced of Yan Wenbin. Although they were all part of the Sichuan Army, one should not forget that there were actually many factions within the Sichuan Army.
Last night's battle made them understand Yan Wenbin's powerful commanding ability, and also made them understand Yan Wenbin's talent in military affairs. This made them unable to deny it.
"Very simple, Yu Fei. Your 2nd Battalion will send out multiple reconnaissance troops to investigate all the Japanese troops passing through Changzhou. The location of the reconnaissance is in the southern part of Changzhou.”
"I understand. I'll go down and arrange it immediately!”
They all understood that Yan Wenbin was preparing to stir up trouble! At this time, the national army was defeated and the troops were in chaos. However, the Japanese troops were also a little chaotic. In addition, the total strength of the Japanese army was not much, so they scattered and pursued.
Therefore, the Japanese army would definitely be divided into many small groups. Unless they occupied most of the southern part of Nanjing, they would regroup. Otherwise, at this stage, the Japanese army they encountered would not be at the level of a division. At most, they would be at the level of an exploration team.
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Yu Fei sent out his troops to investigate, while the other troops began to rest. They had traveled almost the entire night last night and only arrived at Hanqiao Town in the early hours of the morning.
Yangshi Town was a small town in the northwest of Wuxi. It was also a must-pass from Wuxi to Changzhou.
Yu Fei sent out a scouting team to investigate.
"Brother, this is too quiet! A single person is so hard to deal with."
A soldier crawled inside a grass cage and looked at the quiet outside as he spoke to the soldiers beside him.
"Why are you so anxious? It's only noon. We've been waiting! The regimental commander said that this is a place that the Japanese and Chinese troops must pass through. I think someone will definitely pass through here.”
The other soldier said calmly while observing the surroundings.
Then, the two fell into silence. After a while, a group of people suddenly ran crazily in front of them, and there were a few Japanese soldiers chasing after them.
"Hey, a few Japanese chasing after dozens of people. This is too cowardly!”
A soldier from the Sichuan Army saw this scene and couldn't help but whisper.
"I think there's still a large group of Japanese behind us!”
Another Sichuan soldier said, but he was right. Just as he finished speaking, a squadron of Japanese soldiers appeared behind him.
"They're still young. There are still so many Japanese!”
The soldier said in surprise.
"Let's go and take a look at the back. I keep feeling that there's a large group behind them!”
Another Sichuan soldier thought for a moment and said.
"Good!"
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At two o'clock in the afternoon, when Yan Wenbin woke up and was eating, two soldiers ran over from afar with anxious expressions.
"Guild Leader, we have something important to report!”
Before she could reach him, she heard his voice.
"Tell me slowly, what happened?"
Yan Wenbin looked at them and said.
"This afternoon, when we were scouting in Yangshi Town, we found a large group of Japanese. After our careful investigation, we found that there were at least two large groups of Japanese soldiers. They also have artillery units."
The two soldiers reported their findings to Yan Wenbin in detail.
"At least two battalions? There are also artillery troops?"
Yan Wenbin frowned, which meant that there were at least two to three thousand Japanese troops. They found out at noon and ran back from Yangshi Town, which meant that more than two hours had passed.
"Pass on my order. Order the troops to have dinner in ten minutes, then pack up and set off immediately. They had to reach Niutang Town before six o'clock this afternoon! Let's go to Changzhou!"
Yan Wenbin knew that regardless of whether the Japanese troops were resting in Yangshi Town or not, it was definitely too late for them to rush over now. Since they were too late, they might as well rush ahead of them.
Although there were a lot of Japanese, Yan Wenbin could still fight them. If they wanted to fight them, they would first have to cripple their artillery unit. To cripple the artillery unit, it would be best to fight at night. If it was during the day, he would not be able to do anything to the Japanese when they fired their artillery.
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Niutang Town
What Yan Wenbin didn't know was that Wang Mingzhi, the 109th Brigade of the 18th Army, had already arrived.
"How is the situation with the Japanese now?”
Wang Mingzhi held a telescope and stood on a small hill. He looked at the Japanese troops preparing in the distance and asked a staff officer beside him.
"They seem to be eating right now. I estimate that they will launch an attack in an hour. According to the situation of our battle just now, they should be the elite troops of the Japanese army. They have a brigade of troops, but they have an artillery squadron. Many of our casualties were caused by their artillery!”
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