"Your Excellency the division commander, the headquarters telegraphed that the Chinese army captured Liangkou yesterday, intending to cut off the rear road of our division, and the headquarters asked our division to speed up the withdrawal to Zengcheng."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Guards Mixed Brigade has sent a telegram asking for help, they are entangled by the two divisions of China, and I hope that our division can send troops to assist them in retreating."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Aviation Unit has sent a telegram to find the Chinese army in the direction of Hat Peak-Qiaotou, intending to cut off our retreat in a roundabout way."

Just as Lieutenant General Seiichi Naga, commander of the 18th Division, was looking at the military map at the division's temporary headquarters in Longmen, Takeda Shou, as the chief of staff, hurriedly ran in.

"Takeda-kun, our 18th Division, plus the Guards Mixed Brigade and other troops, has a strength of up to 40,000 troops, so it is difficult for the Chengzhi troops to still have the appetite to eat so many of our imperial troops." Jiu Nacheng said disdainfully.

Takeda Shou complimented, "Hey, the Shina army is naturally no match for the imperial army. However, the Guards Brigade took the initiative to ask for help, and if we left it alone, it would have an impact on the promotion of His Excellency the Division Commander. ”

After all, the Guards Brigade was formed by the Guards Division, and the Guards Division was like the forbidden army of the ancient Gongwei Capital, and such troops met with the emperor and the generals of the base camp every day, and you couldn't stand it if I gave you a small report.

Don't think that the Japanese don't make small reports.

Kuna Makoto didn't want to be so soft, but he thought that there was some truth in what Takeda Shou said, "Send the Nakajima Wing to assist the Guards Brigade in retreating." Other troops, combat units opened the way in front, and artillery units and baggage units followed closely behind, maintaining a normal speed and retreating towards Zengcheng. ”

"Hey!"

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West of Longmen County, Mali Mountain.

"Sir, the main force of the Japanese army is about to pass, aren't we going to fight?"

Seeing a large number of Japanese troops passing through the ambush circle, Chen Wei was obviously a little anxious.

Their task was to cut off the retreat of the Japanese army and cooperate with the main force of the pursuit to encircle a part of the Japanese army, but from the morning onwards, a large number of Japanese troops passed through the ambush circle of the 40th Division.

But Leng Jie ordered not to move, and let the three infantry regiments hide in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road, waiting for his orders.

"Hit? Look at what kind of Japanese army these are. Just look at this military appearance, you will know that it is not an ordinary Japanese army, there are so many cars, artillery and armored vehicles, this will be an ordinary Japanese army?

You said lightly, if you fight them, our three regiments will be able to withstand their counterattack? Leng Jie sat there wiping one of his sniper rifles and said.

Since he became the regiment commander, he hasn't used a sniper rifle much, but this kind of terrain, he doesn't need to charge, he can have a good time.

Of course, at his distance, it was more than 400 meters.

"Sir, Lao Chen is also in a hurry that the devil has run away, so when will we attack?" Although Liu Xin, who has a calm personality, is also very anxious, the way he asks is much more tactful.

"Wait until the main force of the Japanese army has withdrawn. This should be the main force of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, and according to the number of Japanese troops passing through in this half day, there are at least two wings of Japanese troops.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army had 4 infantry wings, and wait and see.

The Japanese artillery units and baggage units should still be behind, and they will fight again when they enter the ambush circle.

When the time comes, it's really a fight.

As you can see, the topography of this road is narrower between us and the incense burner peak opposite.

As soon as the fight starts, we must block the gap and keep the Japanese troops in the east. At the same time, we still have to block the Japanese army in the west, at least for more than 12 hours.

At that time, the main force of our army should also be able to arrive, and then it will be time for us to fight. ”

Yang Wenjing is not here, but with the 198th Division in Fogang and Liangkou.

And Leng Jie commanded the three main regiments of the 40th Division to the east to cooperate with the main force to surround the retreating Japanese main force.

"Sir. The Japanese baggage troops were inconvenient to fight because of the large amount of supplies they were transporting, and if they were attacked by us, they would be defeated.

As soon as we block this opening, the Japanese troops in the east will not want to run! Liu Xin suddenly realized.

"It's not that easy, it depends on the movements of them and the three divisions of the Guangdong Army, if they can't take the opportunity to surround a group of Japanese troops, the Japanese army will still run away.

At most, they retreated to Huizhou in the south.

If the Japanese army retreats to Huizhou, we will not be able to pursue it, and we can only watch the Japanese army withdraw. Leng Jie shook his head.

"I always feel a pity that I can't completely annihilate the Japanese army!" Chen Wei was a little unwilling.

"You're thinking too much, is it useful to think that far ahead now? If I were the commander-in-chief of a group army, I would have more than a dozen troops like our 40th Division.

As for this Japanese army, I am confident that they will all stay here. "Leng Jie didn't have a good airway.

"As a leader of the younger generation of Huangpu, it is not impossible for the commander to become the commander-in-chief of the group army one day in the future." Liu Xin said with a smile.

Leng Jie also thought, but how difficult it was.

Even during the Liberation War, those who became the commander of the national army or the commander of the corps were basically students of the first four phases of Huangpu.

Liao Yaoxiang is an exception, but people are also from the sixth phase of Huangpu, what kind of excitement is Leng Jie from the tenth phase of Huangpu?

In fact, this Chen Wei and Liu Xin also know, but it's just a joke for everyone, and whoever takes it seriously will be miserable.

"Yes, just wait for Lao Liu, you to come and give me the commander of a group army!" Leng Jie glanced at the other party.

"The chief laughed, how can this be the chairman of the committee or Chief Chen, I want to be lowly, but I don't have that ability." Liu Xin said.

"Don't be poor, just wait, don't drop the chain when the fight starts!"

Just when everyone was laughing, someone came running from a distance to report.

"Report to the chief, a Japanese baggage unit was found on the road seven kilometers to the east, with a large number of cars, mules and horses, and only a small number of Japanese combat troops to cover it."

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"Iba-kun, do you say that this command is too cowardly, this person is fighting well, and suddenly ordered us to retreat.

Let's withdraw, we are still being chased by the people, and those who don't know think that we have lost the battle. ”

On the road, Eizo Yamada, the wing commander of the 12th Engineer Wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, rode slowly and swaggeringly on the road.

Next to him was the Wing Commander of the 12th Wing of the Heavy Soldiers, Mitoshi Iba.

As a slow-moving engineer wing and a baggage wing, in order to avoid being attacked by the Chinese army, it was in the middle of the entire retreating team.

In the opinion of Seiichi Kuna, there were three infantry wings in front and other armies behind, which was enough to ensure the safety of the baggage troops.

But he would never have thought that Leng Jie would actually do the opposite, not hitting both ends, but focusing on the middle.

Of course, according to Leng Jie, this is called beating a snake and hitting seven inches.