At about five o'clock in the morning on October 2, the Sakagaki Division officially launched a full-scale general attack on the main force of the frontal Jin army.

The Jin army fought bravely but still could not withstand the fierce offensive of the Japanese devils, and at about half past nine in the morning, the Sakagaki division captured the forward position of the Jin army.

The Jin army could only choose to retreat, and at this time, the 163rd Wing, which was responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Jin army, was still fighting fiercely with the Eighth Route Army in Lijiagou and failed to arrive at the designated position on time.

The Jin army retreated all the way to the south, and the Sakagaki division followed closely step by step.

At eleven o'clock, the Jin army successfully retreated to the area of Laoxian and Yuanping.

Because the Japanese troops on the Western Front were still in Shenchi, the Ningwu area was stagnant, so that they did not dare to continue the deep pursuit. Sakagaki also knew that if the Japanese pursued him deeply, he would most likely be caught in the back.

Sakagaki had no choice but to retreat, and at the same time, Sakagaki also knew that the 163rd Wing did not rush to Harabaira in advance as planned.

Sakagaki called the 163rd Wing.

As soon as Hirono Nakamura answered the phone, Sakagaki began to break open and scold, "You are really a waste of stepping on a horse, you can fail such a simple task?" What else can you do?"

Sakagaki is now furious, and originally wanted Nakamura Hirono to commit suicide, but thinking that now is the time to employ people, the words finally came to his lips and changed his attention: "This mistake will be recorded for you for the time being, you should immediately rush to Ningwu County now, and then advance south with the western troops." ”

"Hey, subordinates understand"

Sakagaki didn't say anything more and hung up the phone directly. After Sakagaki hung up the phone, he didn't forget to scold a few words. His perfect plan for total annihilation was all ruined by Nakamura Hirono.

Hirono Nakamura, who received the order, ordered the attacking troops to withdraw.

The Japanese devils, who were still attacking frantically one second, began to retreat in an orderly manner the next second.

Faced with the sudden retreat of the Japanese devils, Feng Yipeng was also very puzzled. "What kind of fame are Japanese devils going to do??"

Since Feng Yipeng didn't know the reason for the devil's retreat, he was worried that it was the devil who was using a trick, so he didn't order the pursuit.

The Japanese devil attack troops all withdrew, Nakamura Hirono only left one squadron behind, and the rest of the troops began to retreat in an orderly manner in the direction of Ningwu.

As a result, the first battle of the 735th Regiment against Japan ended in such a blur.

Subsequently, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army learned that the Jin army had begun to retreat.

The General Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army conveyed the news to the divisional headquarters. It is very convenient to use the telephone to transmit messages between the headquarters and the division headquarters.

After learning the news of the Jin army's retreat, He Long looked at the map in front of him and said scoldingly: "How did Yan Laoxi fight this battle? How long has it been since the front was fought to make the devils retreat south? According to the speed of retreat, Yan Laoxi will be able to lose the whole of Shanxi in three months."

There was a feeling of hatred in He Long's tone.

One of the people next to him said, "Yes, the devil's advance speed is far beyond our imagination. ”

He Long seemed to think of something, "It's broken, something may happen." We have to hurry up and get the 735th Regiment and the 716th Regiment to withdraw as soon as possible. Yan Laoxi's troops retreated again and again, and if the 735th Regiment did not retreat, it was very likely that they would be dumplings made by devils. ”

At this time, He Long did not know that the 163rd Wing, which was fighting with the 735th Regiment, had already evacuated first. That's why I'm worried about the situation of the 735th Regiment and the 716th Regiment.

He Long immediately sent cavalry to convey the retreat order to Lijiagou. In addition to evacuating Lijiagou, the 735th Regiment was also ordered to withdraw to the rear for rest.

The 163rd Wing had all withdrawn from the battlefield, and at this time, the 735th Regiment and the 716th Regiment remained in the Lijiagou position until the division headquarters messenger brought orders.

After Feng Yiping got the order, he immediately summoned all the battalion commanders and company commanders.

Feng Yiping saw that everyone had arrived: "The division headquarters ordered our regiment and the 719th Regiment to immediately abandon their positions and retreat. Now order the third battalion to be the vanguard, and then the wounded and the cooking squad of each company will follow in the middle of the team, and the second battalion will be in charge of the rear of the palace," Feng Yiping looked at everyone after speaking, and finally said, "After everyone understands, go back and prepare to go."

The 735th Regiment was on its way to retreat.

Qin Ping asked Feng Yipeng, "Where do we retreat next?" ”

Feng Yiping replied: "The order only allows us to retreat to the rear to rest, but it does not specify where we rest." I intend to withdraw my troops to South Huaihua. What do you think? "The reason why Feng Yipeng chose Nanhuaihua is because Nanhuaihua is really in the rear of Laoxian, and at this time, the Jin army is retreating to Laoxian, and the main battlefield will definitely revolve around Laoxian.

Qin Ping looked at the geographical location of Nanhuaihua on the map, "I think it is feasible"

When the 735th Regiment arrived in Nanhuaihua, it was already dark.

The large army first stayed outside the village, and Qin Ping led five or six people into the village first. Qin Ping's purpose in entering the village was to find a place to live temporarily, and don't mistake Qin Ping for finding a place to live for those wounded.

Qin Ping knocked on the door of the first house.

After a few knocks on the door, I only heard an old man's voice from the yard, "Who?"

The old man responded and began to walk towards the door.

Qin Ping replied, "We are passing"

The old man opened the door, first looked Qin Ping and the others up and down, and then asked, "Are you soldiers?" ”

Qin Ping nodded.

The old man's eyes immediately showed fear, and while kneeling, he said in a very miserable voice: "Master Jun, my family really has no food."

Qin Ping didn't understand why the old man was like this, but hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man. "Uncle, you misunderstood that we just want to borrow it, do you have any spare rooms in your house?"

The old man hurriedly shook his head.

Next to a soldier "We really just want to borrow"

The old man still shook his head, and the soldier originally wanted to continue to explain, but was stopped by Qin Ping.

Qin Ping then motioned for everyone to change the house, and as soon as Qin Ping and his party left, the old man immediately hurriedly closed the door.

Qin Ping and the others soon came to the door again.

Qin Ping stepped forward and knocked on the door a few times, and the courtyard, which was still a little bright just now, immediately turned pitch black.

Qin Ping knocked on the door two more times, and then said, "Is there anyone inside?" We were passing through here to find a place to borrow."

There was still no movement in the courtyard.

Seeing this, Qin Ping had no choice but to give up.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth, and so on, that no one wanted to help.

Seeing that most of the village had been wandered around without results, Qin Ping and the others could only return in vain.

In fact, this can't be blamed on the indifference and ruthlessness of the common people, but the common people of the 735th Regiment do not understand it when they first arrive, so they have no way to judge whether it is good or bad. Ordinary people have long been afraid of guns.

Feng Yipeng looked at Qin Ping and came back dejectedly, and immediately comforted: "Don't worry, there is no endless road." Feng Yipeng then sent a company to find a relatively suitable place to rest in the village. Before the soldiers entered the village, Feng Yipeng did not forget to tell everyone not to have conflicts with the common people, and not to disturb the common people by making too much noise.

In the end, we found a big stage, a big stage was originally built by a landlord in the village in the pre-Qing Dynasty, but in the Republic of China, due to various reasons, the landlord and the old rich family fell into the middle of the road, until now this stage has been abandoned.

However, this stage is really not small, it is as big as 50 times 40, and the stage is empty, but fortunately, the stage can barely shelter from the wind and rain.

There is a square in front of the stage, and the area of the square is not small, even larger than the area of the stage.

Looking at the stage, Feng Yipeng was very satisfied, "Not bad, not bad." It's really the road to the sky. ”

Qin Ping was also quite satisfied with the stage.

Feng Yipeng arranged all the wounded on the stage, the seriously injured in the innermost, and the lightly wounded outside. Other troops were scattered across the square. Of course, Feng Yipeng and Qin Ping were in the square like ordinary soldiers, but the two of them chose a relatively secluded corner.

After everything was arranged, Feng Yipeng said to the soldiers of the whole regiment, "I know that everyone is working very hard now, so I won't delay your time any longer, you can seize the time to rest." ”

Of course, Feng Yipeng had already arranged the soldiers on duty at night.

Shen Yunjie first inspected Quanlian and made sure that there was nothing wrong with Quanlian, and then casually found a place to sleep. After tossing and turning in the past few days, Shen Yunjie has already been exhausted.

Lao Cai originally planned to lie down and sleep, but at this time, Li Moran sat next to Lao Cai.

Lao Cai saw Li Moran, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Li Moran replied, "Platoon commander, there are some things I don't understand. Why didn't our regiment commander find a house for those wounded to live in, but just nested in this hellish place. ”

When he mentioned these, Lao Cai was also helpless, "It's not that the head of the regiment doesn't give them a place, it's just that the people here are unwilling to provide a place to live." The regiment commander, they have no choice but to let these wounded make do here."

"I know this, I'm thinking about the regiment commander, they have a tougher attitude, and don't you just give those people a death order" Li Moran really wondered why the regiment commander had to ask for the consent of the people and directly forcibly requisition, isn't it? ? In Li Moran's idea, it really doesn't work, just give the people some money as compensation.

Lao Cai looked at Li Moran, "You don't know about this, we will not go against the wishes of the people"

Li Moran looked puzzled: "Why?" ”

"You may not know much when you first come, but you will naturally understand it slowly in the future" Lao Cai gave Li Moran a meaningful look. "Okay, let's go to bed."

Li Moran was still a little puzzled, because in his previous concept, it was very common for the army to forcibly requisition the people's things like this.

120 Division Headquarters.

"In its current form. What do you think the devil will do next? He Long looked at Zhou Shidi and asked.

Zhou Shidi then recounted his analysis of the current war: "The Japanese devils are now eager to advance southward and join up with their frontal troops when Yan Laoxi's foothold in Laoxian is not yet stable, and then attack Laoxian. Therefore, I personally think that the next step for the Japanese devils is to accelerate the southward advance of the troops on the Western Front. ”

"You have the same opinion as me, since the devil's western front troops want to advance to the south so much, we don't want the devil to be satisfied"

Zhou Shidi looked at He Long and asked, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"I mean to transfer our main force to the Ningwu area, cooperate with Yan Laoxi's troops to block the Devil's Western Front troops, delay their southward speed, and buy more time for Yan Laoxi to deploy defenses in Lao County."

"Well, I'll see. But should this action plan be reported to the headquarters first?? ”

"Time is pressing, action plan first and then supplement."

Zhou Shidi then deployed according to He Long's wishes. Of course, this blockade did not involve the 735th Regiment.