Chapter 91: Soldiers versus Soldiers, Generals versus Generals

In the northeastern area of ​​Ximu City, at the Yi Army's defensive station, Nie Cairong looked at Ma Jinxu with a pleading look.

"Uncle Ma, please send troops to rescue Yushubao for the sake of your friendship with my uncle." Nie Cairong looked at him without blinking.

"Rongcai, please wait a moment. I have reported this to General Feng. I believe there will be news soon." Ma Jinxu said helplessly.

Ma Jinxu didn't know why Wei Jichen suddenly sent someone to ask him for help, but considering the friendship between the two, Ma Jinxu still reported the situation to Feng Sheng'a and said that he was willing to send troops to support Yushubao.

"How could Feng Sheng'a agree to your request!" Nie Cairong said frustratedly.

At this time, a sergeant walked into the room and whispered in Ma Jinxu's ear: "Sir, according to the current news, the Japanese Infantry 7th Regiment and the Infantry 19th Regiment are heading for Yushu Fort, and only the 17th Regiment is heading for our Ximu City."

Could it be that Ma Jinxu's face changed, and he finally understood why Wei Jichen asked him for help.

Although the sergeant spoke softly, Nie Cairong, who had long ears, heard it clearly. Nie Cairong was a little flustered and hurriedly bowed and said: "Uncle Ma, please save my brother's life."

She almost knelt down.

Seeing this, Ma Jinxu didn't know what to do. There was no news from the old guy Feng Sheng'a. He walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, and finally made up his mind to support Wei Jichen even if he risked being scolded by Feng Sheng'a.

"Rongcai, don't worry. I, Ma Jinxu, am not the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die. I have three battalions of troops now, so I will dispatch two battalions to Yushu Fort." Ma Jinxu said seriously. He dared to do this because there was more than one army in the city, and Feng Sheng'a would definitely not sit and watch the direction he was defending being breached.

Nie Cairong was delighted, and Ma Jinxu was about to issue a transfer order.

But another soldier hurried in.

"Sir, something is wrong. The Japanese 17th Regiment is heading straight for our moat."

An hour ago, the commander of the 17th Regiment, Sato Masa, put down his telescope and said to the messenger: "Launch an attack from the northeast of Ximu City."

The staff officer next to him asked in confusion: "Colonel, there is a moat blocking the northeast of Ximu City. It is not the best attack zone. Why did you choose this direction as the direction of attack?"

Sato Masa smiled faintly and explained: "According to the combat plan of the division staff, our 17th Regiment is now just a feint attack on Ximu City to prevent the army in the city from supporting Yushu Fort. The defending army in the northeast is the Yi Army of the Chinese Ma Jinxu. Ma Jinxu has fought side by side with Wei Jichen and is the army in the city that is most likely to support Yushu Fort. Therefore, I chose this direction as the direction of attack."

"I see, Colonel, you really know the situation of the enemy army very well." The staff officer nodded in sudden enlightenment.

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. This is an old Chinese saying, but it seems that the Chinese have forgotten this saying." Sato Masa said proudly.

Therefore, Ma Jinxu received this information.

"What!" Ma Jinxu shouted. He didn't expect the Japanese to come so quickly, and they took the area he was defending as the main attack direction. It would take some time to withdraw troops from here, and it would take some time for Feng Sheng'a to send troops to support.

During this period of time, if the troops were too empty and the Japanese attacked fiercely, Ma Jinxu didn't know if he could hold on, so he couldn't say the transfer order he was about to issue.

"Uncle Ma." Nie Cairong saw that Ma Jinxu was going to regret it, and hurriedly called out.

"Rongcai, you also know the current situation, just withdraw a battalion of troops from my army, no matter how many more I can't help." Ma Jinxu gritted his teeth and issued a transfer order. He was withdrawing troops from Ma Yumin's battalion who had fought side by side with Wei Jichen.

After receiving the order, Ma Yuzhen did not dare to stay and quickly returned to the camp to prepare for departure.

Nie Cairong also knew that it was a rare thing for Ma Jinxu to support a battalion of troops under the current situation, so he did not say more, but clasped his fists and said goodbye: "Thank you Uncle Ma for today's matter. If Rongcai can survive, he will definitely repay you one day."

After leaving the door, he saw Wang Huaiqing leading several personal soldiers waiting for him at the door.

Nie Cairong smiled and said, "Let's go. The matter is done. Uncle Ma has dispatched a battalion of troops to support Yushu Fort. Let's go first."

Unexpectedly, Wang Huaiqing raised his hand, and two personal soldiers came forward to carry Nie Cairong and dragged her to a side room.

Nie Cairong was stunned, and then reacted. While struggling, he immediately asked: "Uncle Wang, what are you doing?"

Wang Huaiqing walked behind, letting Nie Cairong scold and question him, but he didn't say a word.

It was not until Nie Cairong was carried into the room by two soldiers that Wang Huaiqing raised his hand and said, "You go out first and keep an eye on the door. I have something to say to Officer Nie."

The two soldiers went out as they were told. Wang Huaiqing turned around and looked at the angry Nie Cairong. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Don't blame me, Miss. It was Lord Wei who asked me to do this."

Nie Cairong looked confused and murmured, "Brother, why is this!" Then she realized that Wei Jichen must have felt that this battle was not going well and would not let her go back to the dangerous place.

"Brother Wei." Nie Cairong's eyes were red and tears were rolling in them. She said, "Uncle Wang, if you let me go back, I will be more anxious if I stay here."

"I'm sorry, Miss. Lord Wei has issued a death order. Unless this battle is over, I will not let you go. Miss, you have to understand Lord Wei's painstaking efforts. I believe you have understood it now. The Japanese are preparing to besiege Yushubao from all sides. How can a girl like you easily take risks in such a dangerous place?" Wang Huaiqing persuaded earnestly.

"Girl, girl, have I done worse than men during this period? Although I am a woman, I also know that the more difficult the time, the more I can't abandon the Wei army. Uncle Wang, you go back with me. You are the captain of Brother Wei's personal guards. Is this how you act as a captain of the personal guards? Let the commander be in danger, while you hide here to live peacefully. Is this what my grandfather taught you?" Nie Cairong stood up and pointed at Wang Huaiqing with an angry face.

Wang Huaiqing's face turned red and he was ashamed beyond words.

"Miss, I will go back now, but you cannot leave this place without the order of Lord Wei. I will let the other two soldiers guard you, and let General Ma take care of you." Wang Huaiqing turned around and left without looking back.

"Hey, hey, Uncle Wang, take me with you." Nie Cairong chased to the door, but the door was suddenly closed, and there was a clang and someone locked it for the people outside.

Nie Cairong walked back helplessly and sat on the bed, tears in the corners of her eyes, and said: "Big bad guy, big bad guy, you only know how to lie to others, and you said that you will die on the same day of the same month of the same year, but now you send me away when something happens."

To the northwest of Yushubao is the road to retreat to Haicheng. The Japanese 7th Regiment has built simple fortifications here. Of course, they are here to attack, not to defend.

Therefore, after the Japanese army built some simple trenches, they stopped to prepare for the attack.

Osako Naotoshi took the 7th Regiment Commander Miyoshi Chengxing and a group of staff to check the deployment of the Wei army in Yushubao.

Riding to a high ground, Osako Naotoshi raised the telescope in his hand and saw the figures of people in Yushubao, appearing and disappearing from time to time, trenches and gullies crisscrossing, and fortresses and artillery positions.

Wei Jichen has put a lot of effort here, Osako Naotoshi sighed secretly, to capture this place, I don’t know how many lives of the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire will be sacrificed, but as long as Wei Jichen is killed, it will all be worth it.

Wei Jun, if you didn’t run away last night, it would be the biggest mistake you made in your life, Osako Naotoshi pulled a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"Your Excellency, the division commander has sent an order to postpone the attack and wait until the third regiment of the field artillery arrives before attacking." A messenger conveyed Katsura Taro's order.

Katsura Taro set up the division headquarters in the 19th Regiment of the 5th Brigade, which could dispatch and command the Japanese troops in several directions. The 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was a little behind because of the heavy baggage, but it was not far from Yushubao.

Katsura Taro observed the position of the Weizi Army as soon as he arrived, and felt that it was impossible to attack without bombardment, and he couldn't make a move.

Osako Naotoshi nodded and said, "Let Wei Jichen live a little longer. I have waited for so long, and I don't care about that little time."

After Osako Naotoshi finished speaking, as if he sensed something, he turned his horse's head suddenly, raised his telescope and looked at the Chinese defenders' position again.

Miyoshi Chengxing saw this and asked, "Major General, what happened!"

"Wei Jichen!" These words were squeezed out coldly from Osako Naotoshi's teeth.

In Osako Naotoshi's telescope, Wei Jichen was standing on the first line of defense of Yushubao, with his hands behind his back, also observing the enemy situation.

As if they were sensing each other, Osako Naotoshi noticed Wei Jichen, and Wei Jichen in Yushu Fort also noticed Osako Naotoshi.

Looking coldly in the direction of Osako Naotoshi, Wei Jichen smiled and said to the generals around him: "It seems that the officers of the Japanese 7th Regiment are also investigating the situation. I wonder what they will think when they see our defense line."

The entire Yushu Fort was simply dug into circles by the Weizi Army. The arc-shaped defense line can allow troops from other directions to quickly reinforce, and the middle between the first arc defense line and the second arc defense line has also been hollowed out, with several passages. In this way, if the first arc is broken, they will immediately retreat to the second arc.

And the passages between the two arc lines are buried with explosives. Once the Japanese want to follow the retreat of the Chinese soldiers, they will be buried underground with a bang.

"Pinqing, fire a shot over there to scare the little devils." Wei Jichen saw Osako Naotoshi looking at him with a telescope, and couldn't help but smile and said to Wang Shizhen behind him.

Wang Shizhen shook his head silently. At such a long distance, the shells could not possibly fall in front of the Japanese. It seemed that General Wei was still young.

Although Wang Shizhen felt sorry for Wei Jichen in his heart, he replied, "Then fire one shot."

Not long after the order was passed down, a loud bang suddenly came from the rear of the Chinese position.

Then thick smoke rose, and a shell fell far in front of Osako Naomin.

The loud bang scared Osako Naomin, and the horse he sat on was startled and raised its front hooves slightly.

Osako Naomin raised the telescope and saw Wei Jichen and several Chinese people laughing so hard that they fell backwards. His face turned pale and he pulled the reins and said, "Let's go!"