Ito Masaki looked at Inaba Shiro in some surprise and wondered, "Inaba-kun, is this good news again?" ”

"Not bad!" Inaba Shiro said: "Because, the defenders in the city have ventured out to grab the medicine, which means that their medicine has run out, or is about to run out.

The lack of medical treatment and medicine is the same as running out of ammunition and food, and it is an extremely fatal blow to the morale of the army!

Imagine if a soldier is wounded and cannot be treated with medicine, does he still have the faith to continue fighting?

Therefore, even if we besiege but not attack, the Chinese army will be defeated without a fight! ”

"Shuffle!" Masaki Ito nodded approvingly, fully agreeing with Shiro Inaba's analysis.

At that moment, this old devil quickly made arrangements and prepared to launch a new round of attack.

At the same time, all attacking troops were instructed to take care to protect the medical corps and not to allow the same thing to happen again.

Of course, Ito Masaki didn't care about the life and death of his subordinates, but didn't want the defenders to get medicine, that's all!

……

The picture pulls back to the city of Huoqiu.

Yang Jing's operation this time killed more than 30 devil medical soldiers and snatched back more than 30 medical kits.

Most of them were painkillers, hemostats, gauze, bandages and other medical supplies that the defenders urgently needed.

In addition, Yang Jing looked for another opportunity and quietly took out a batch of medical supplies from his personal space.

Because he was worried that the system would be exposed, Yang Jing couldn't take out all the drugs that had been exploded by the devil killer.

However, although these medicines could not completely solve the dilemma of the defenders' lack of medicines, they also solved the urgent needs of the moment, and could make the wounded soldiers suffer a little less.

Some soldiers who were not too seriously injured also saved their lives.

……

Before you know it, the whole night has passed.

Seeing that the sky was about to brighten, the eastern sky was already white, and the little devil launched a new round of attack.

At this critical juncture, the tunnel of the baggage camp was finally opened!

Yang Jing was overjoyed, and immediately ordered Wang Dali, deputy commander of the regiment, and Zhao Hong, commander of the baggage battalion, to lead the baggage battalion to cover the field hospital of the independent regiment and the wounded soldiers to evacuate first.

The subsequent retreat order was the battalions of the Independent Regiment, and then the artillery battalion and the 1st battalion of the Tiger Regiment.

Because the 2nd Battalion suffered the least casualties in the previous battle, it was arranged by Yang Jing to be the last, and together with the guard company, it was responsible for blocking the attack of the devils and covering the retreat of the main force of the regiment.

In addition, Yang Jing also sent a telegram to the 3rd and 4th battalions, the sharpshooter company, and the cavalry company outside the city, ordering them to prepare for the response, and if necessary, they can launch a surprise attack on the Japanese army, so as to be in order!

Yu Zongping, the seat of the independent regiment, had woken up and learned that Yang Jing had arranged for the independent regiment to retreat first, leaving the Huben regiment last.

Immediately found Yang Jing and said: "Brother Yang, I sent a telegram asking you to come to the rescue, so that you put the Tiger Bentuan in danger, which is already very inauthentic, how can I let you break off now?"

After it is broken, it is also my independent regiment that stays! ”

Yang Jing said: "Brother, you are serious, I said, don't say that it is your independent regiment that is trapped, even if it is replaced by any China that is wholeheartedly anti-Japanese. The army is in danger, and my tiger regiment will not sit idly by!

Moreover, the casualties of your independent regiment are too heavy, and in terms of weapons and equipment, they are slightly inferior to our tiger regiment.

If it is broken, it is natural to leave a capable army behind!

Otherwise, not to mention the fact that the Japanese attack cannot be stopped, it may also lead to the main force not being able to get out of trouble! ”

Seeing that Yu Zongping was going to say more, Yang Jing's face immediately sank, and he said solemnly: "Commander Yu, this is an order, please lead your troops to evacuate immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Seeing that Yang Jing had made up his mind, Yu Zongping could only take the order, and then "snapped" his legs together and stood upright, and saluted Yang Jing with a solemn military salute.

Behind Yu Zongping, political commissar Ye Yun, deputy head Zhou Zichen and others also stepped forward to salute.

It is worth mentioning that since the liaison Xu Ying has a task on his body, he is not here at this time.

Yang Jing also raised his arm and returned the salute.

Yu Zongping lowered his arm and said, "Brother Yang, promise me, you must come out alive, otherwise, brother, I will become a sinner for the ages!" ”

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, the bullet that can kill me hasn't been made yet!" ”

Yu Zongping turned around violently, waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" ”

……

During the retreat of the Independent Regiment, Fan Tietou, the commander of the 2nd Battalion, admonished Yang Jing: "Tuanza, after the withdrawal of the Independent Regiment, you can lead the troops to withdraw first, and I will just break it off!" ”

Ma Tong, the commander of the guard company, also persuaded him: "Yes, Tuanzao, you withdraw first, and Battalion Commander Fan and I can stay and break off!" ”

Yang Jing immediately waved his hand to reject their kindness, and said in a deep voice: "No, this tunnel can only be used by two people side by side at a time, and the independent regiment and my tiger group are added together, not to mention that there are 3,000 people."

If you want to pass them all, it will take 1 hour!

On top of that, you'll have to throw away all heavy weapons such as artillery and thunder cannons!

So, I must stay with you to break off together!

The whole regiment has not withdrawn, how can I, the regiment commander, leave them behind and flee for my life first? ”

When the rake ear on the side heard that all the artillery was going to be destroyed and thrown away, he suddenly became a little anxious, and said: "Tuanza, except for the unconscionable cannon, which is too large to carry, we can dismantle the other artillery and take it away!" You don't have to blow it all up, right?

Now there are only these few artillery pieces left, and if they are blown up, our artillery battalion will completely become an infantry battalion! ”

Yang Jing flatly refused: "No! It is too time-consuming to dismantle the cannons, and even if they are dismantled, the parts are very heavy, and the brothers will not be able to walk fast at all with these things, what a waste of time!

When the devils attack, we will soon find out that we have escaped through the tunnels.

At that time, the little devil will definitely not give up, and will definitely pursue from the outside, and we still can't run away!

Therefore, this time we must retreat lightly, evacuate Huoqiu as quickly as possible, and move to a safe place.

What's more, if you want to block the attack of the devils and buy time for the withdrawal of the large army, the remaining few artillery pieces and unconscionable guns have to be left for the 2nd battalion to use! ”

After a pause, Yang Jing's tone eased, and he said: "Don't worry, when I get to the Yuexi base area, I will find a way to get you a new batch of artillery."

The scale is only going to be bigger than ever! ”

"Tuanza ......"

Seeing that everyone still wanted to persuade again, Yang Jing directly and categorically refused: "What are you doing?" Do you want to disobey one by one?

I'll leave it behind, and that's it! Listen to me, this is the order! ”

Seeing that Yang Jing had made up his mind, everyone had to stand up and raise their hands to salute: "Yes!" ”

As a result, the artillery battalion and the 1st battalion of the Tiger Regiment, after the independent regiment, began to evacuate in batches along the tunnel entrance to the outside of the city.

The 2nd Battalion and the Guard Company remained, and several ring fortifications were erected in the city centered on the tunnel entrance, using the ruined buildings in the city.

Yang Jing personally led the 2nd Battalion, as well as some of the soldiers of the guard company who would shoot artillery, to manipulate more than 30 unconscionable guns and a few 75mm howitzers left behind by the artillery battalion to build an artillery position to provide fire cover for the main force.

The Japanese with a keen sense of smell soon noticed that the defenders of the city had shrunk their defenses, thinking that they were about to lose their hold.

A large number of attacking troops were immediately mobilized and launched an even more fierce siege from all over the city to the west of the city near the entrance of the tunnel!

At the same time, the artillery wings under the command of various divisions and regiments also moved their artillery positions forward one after another, aimed at the area west of the city, and continued to bomb indiscriminately at any cost to clear the obstacles for the attacking troops!

For a time, there were four gunshots and artillery fire.

The entire Huoqiu County was once again shrouded in the smoke of war!

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