I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 734: Taking on the reputation of the National Detachment

Captain Ma smiled and said, "Captain Ma, let's get to know each other formally now.

I am the commander of the First Cavalry Regiment of Gannan. My name is Ma Zhigang, and this is my political commissar Liu Hai.

This time we came to Wei County to lure two divisions of Japanese soldiers into our encirclement.

We are afraid that the Japanese will retaliate against the people of Wei County.

That's why the decision was made to relocate the people in the county.

You know, it is not an easy task to ask the people in the county to move.

When we asked around, we found out that you are the most famous person in this area.

That's why I pretended to be you and evacuated the people in the county.

But I never expected that your true self would appear here, so please forgive me."

Captain Ma smiled and said, "So that's what happened! It's okay.

We are all friendly forces fighting the Japanese, and I want to thank you for bringing me fame.

I also heard from our investigators this morning that I had captured Wei County.

So they quickly came over to take a look and prepare to take over our territory, hahahaha...

By the way, Commander Ma, when did your national army restructure? Do you have a political commissar now? "

Captain Ma was a little embarrassed at this. He had accidentally blurted out the title of "political commissar".

He was just wondering how to answer Captain Ma's question when the company commander came back with his men.

"Captain, the Japanese are chasing us. Judging from their attire, they must be from the Kwantung Army, the two divisions."

Captain Ma was also stunned when he heard this and quickly asked the company commander.

"How many Japanese soldiers did you say came?"

The first company commander said: "Both divisions are here, so there should be less than 50,000 people!"

Captain Ma: You are really beasts. You call 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese soldiers "luring the enemy deep into our territory"?

"It's bad. We are outside the city of Wei County. There is another battalion of soldiers there. I have to notify them to leave together."

Because this area is all plains, they must retreat quickly now.

Otherwise, they would be trapped by two divisions of Japanese soldiers and it would be difficult for them to retreat.

Captain Ma: "Don't worry, comrade captain, we have enough horses to retreat with the comrades of the Eighth Route Army."

After saying this, everyone mounted their horses and rushed straight to the other city gate.

They had no choice but to charge, as the Japanese mortar shells were almost reaching the gate of Weixian County.

In fact, Captain Ma had a good idea in his mind. According to the speed of the Japanese, they were still quite a distance away from Wei County.

However, considering that the soldiers of the National Detachment are basically infantry, it would be safer for them to withdraw quickly.

The two brigades of Tianxia and Tianzhong have already rushed into the county seat of Weixian.

This place is not what they imagined. There are no National Army troops here to put up fierce resistance.

There were no ordinary people fleeing in panic, nor any of the legendary beautiful girls.

This is a county town that has been emptied, or in other words, it is a county town with no people.

They could see that those national army soldiers were leaving in a hurry.

They were still cooking lunch in the big kitchen of the barracks, but the cooking water had dried up and the firewood was still burning, which showed how hurriedly they left.

The two captains entered the National Army's headquarters. They stared at the flag of the "Newly Formed Loyal and Patriotic Rescue Army Sixth Division" in a daze.

A division of the North China Loyal and Patriotic Army did not have many soldiers, only about two to three thousand.

This was basically consistent with what they had imagined. A national army of more than 3,000 people used a trick to capture Wei County.

Now seeing a large number of Japanese troops rushing over, they fled in a hurry, without even having time to eat lunch.

At this time, the Japanese scouts who went to investigate had already returned.

"Report to the captain, we saw the Chinese army attacking Wei County.

They all had horses, but they were not good at riding them, and most of them were pack horses, and there were also quite a few carts.

There were a lot of abandoned guns and ammunition on the road, including hundreds of old-style Hanyang-made guns, as well as many hunting rifles, swords and spears.

We even found a splintered pine cannon and a sack of gunpowder on the side of the road.

I just saw their flag. What was written on it was not the flag of the Temporary Capital Government Army, but the "Northwest Hebei National Detachment."

Tian Xia: "Yoshi, you guys have worked hard, you cavalry squad must follow closely and don't lose them.

Tanaka-kun, based on the information we have gathered, have you come up with anything?"

Tanaka: "Tanaka-kun, I think they are a local force of the Eighth Route Army in Northwest Hebei.

No, calling them an army is an exaggeration. They should be called local resistance forces.

Just look at the weapons they left on the ground to get an idea of ​​their fighting power.

The reason why they were under the banner of the Loyal and Patriotic Army was that they were afraid that their own combat effectiveness was too low, so they used the banner of the National Army to embolden themselves.

It’s really damn annoying! The garrison of Wei County is so stupid.

Why can't they even defend a county town? They were defeated by a bunch of peasants."

Tanaka: "Tanaka-kun, you have been on the southern battlefield for a long time, and most of the opponents you faced were regular troops from the secondary capital.

You don't know too much about these farmers in the northern countryside.

Although they have little culture, they are very cunning and we must never underestimate them.

This time Commander Okamura was preparing for a large-scale sweep and naturally mobilized his troops in secret, which gave the National Detachment an opportunity to take advantage of.

However, there is an old saying in China: "Force can defeat skill."

The anti-Japanese armed forces of only 3,000 people are not worthy of being a match for our two divisions."

Captain Tanaka nodded vigorously, expressing his deep agreement with Tanaka's analysis.

At this time, a communications staff officer ran over and saluted them both.

"Reporting to His Excellency the Captain, the division commander has ordered your two battalions to attack immediately.

Kill all of this anti-Japanese armed force and make sure not a single one escapes."

"Hi!"

Tanaka asked again: "Do you know which direction the anti-Japanese armed forces are heading to now?"

Staff Officer: "Report to the Captain, the search team just reported that they went in the direction of Yehu Valley."

"Yoshi, Tanashita-kun, it's just a local armed force of 3,000 people, you can handle it.

My brigade is now under your command. Whether the Tanaka brigade can forge its bravery depends on you, Tanaka-kun."

Tanaka was overjoyed. This was Captain Tanaka giving him credit again.

He is not the kind of ignorant person, and he dare not give command to the Tianxia Brigade.

Instead, he led his own team to chase the ethnic detachment and asked Captain Tianxia to support him from behind.

After a while, they boarded the truck carrying the cannon and chased in the direction of Captain Ma's retreat.

These trucks were lent to them by the artillery units, because they were afraid that they would not be able to catch up with the fleeing anti-Japanese armed forces.

The cavalry troops led by Captain Ma did not dare to run too fast in the front, for fear that the Japanese behind would not be able to catch up.

Another thing is that they still brought comrades from the ethnic detachment with them.

There are not many soldiers in the ethnic detachment who can ride horses, so their speed naturally cannot be increased.

Fortunately, comrades from the National Brigade joined us, otherwise they would not be able to pretend to be "poor riders".

At this moment, the Japanese cavalry squad following behind them was still moving slowly, hanging behind them.