At the headquarters of the Japanese brigade, a communications staff officer stumbled in, his expression obviously different from just now.

Not only is the smile gone, but there is also a hint of solemnity between the eyebrows.

The brigade commander knew at a glance that something was wrong, and immediately got up from his chair, stared at him and asked, "Is there any movement in the garrison base area?" ”

"The general is wise!" The communications staff nodded.

Just as he was about to continue, the deputy chief of staff suddenly spoke: "General, we should immediately send a telegram to the garrison of the blockade line, and stop the garrison regiment from wanting to reinforce the battlefield at all costs!" ”

The brigade commander did not hesitate to order: "Then what are you doing in a daze?" Just send a telegram as the deputy chief of staff said. I'll look for trouble with whoever has problems with their defense zone on the blockade line. ”

"The four-way attack force has achieved brilliant results, as long as the blockade line can drag the troops of the garrison regiment to reinforce Baoding until dawn, we will win this battle."

"It's too late, General!" The communications staff officer interrupted.

While handing the telegram to the brigade commander, he reported: "The main force of the garrison regiment has been lurking near the blockade line and holding its troops. Ten minutes ago, he suddenly appeared to attack the turrets and strongholds on the blockade line. ”

"The garrison regiment was equipped with a large number of mountain artillery, and they were powerless to resist, and three artillery towers were captured in less than ten minutes."

"Now they're coming through the gaps in the defensive line."

"The reconnaissance confirmed: the garrison regiment reinforced the battlefield with cavalry, artillery, infantry, and armored units."

"The speed of the cavalry is very fast, at least five hundred people, and under normal circumstances, it can be killed outside Baoding City in two hours!"

The brigade commander looked at the telegram, the smile on his face slowly faded, and then became more and more solemn.

smashed his fist on the table, and scolded with a calm face: "Eight Grid Yalu, our Eighth Route Army's plan has been calculated." ”

"They learned in advance that we were going to counterattack, and deliberately let the troops ambushed on the blockade line stand still, and wait for our troops to come out of the county before they came out, and marched to the battlefield to force us to retreat. In this case, before the garrison officially begins to attack the city, we will lose a lot of troops. ”

"What a powerful ploy, completely treating us as monkeys."

The more the brigade commander spoke, the more angry he became, and his face turned red because of his anger, like a powder keg that could explode at any time, so that the deputy chief of staff couldn't help but take two steps back, deeply afraid that this powder keg would affect Yuchi after it exploded.

Retreat and retreat, the deputy chief of staff did not forget his mission.

In the absence of the chief of staff, he must perform his duties as chief of staff and remind the brigade commander to remain calm at all times.

Hesitantly replied: "General, could this be just a coincidence." ”

"If this is a plan of the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely lay a lot of traps outside the city for us to drill."

"But the attacking troops have not only not encountered traps so far, but the attack has been very smooth, and it does not look like a plan at all."

After hearing this, the anger on the brigade commander's face was significantly soothed.

Thinking along the line of thought of the deputy chief of staff, it is really possible that he is thinking too much.

Taking the initiative to attack was a temporary decision made by oneself, and the garrison regiment was dozens of kilometers away, and the probability of getting news in advance was too low.

Not only did the garrison regiment not get the news in advance, but it took an hour for the garrison regiment to get the news after it launched a counterattack itself, and the strong attack quickly tore a hole in the blockade line and hurriedly marched to reinforce the battlefield.

The more he thought about it, the better the brigade commander's face became, and he slowly regained his composure, looking at the deputy chief of staff and ordering: "Regardless of whether we fall into the plan of the Eighth Route Army or not, the attacking troops must be withdrawn immediately." ”

"The cavalry battalion of the garrison regiment can arrive at the battlefield in two hours at most, and if the attacking troops encounter them and are not prepared, no matter how many people they are, they will be killed by the cavalry."

"And their heavy artillery and tank units, which can bring a devastating blow to our attacking troops."

The deputy chief of staff immediately received the order: "Humble and go and give orders now......"

In the mountains five kilometers north of the city, the seven battalions of the garrison regiment were in front and the Japanese troops were behind.

Running and running, a herald made a detour to catch up with He Jun: "Battalion commander, our platoon commander asked me to report, the Japanese suddenly turned around and retreated." ”

"The guard platoon, the reconnaissance platoon, is using mines to slow down their retreat."

He Jun's eyes immediately shot out two rays of light, and then ordered: "Comrades, after being chased and beaten by devils for so long, it is finally our turn to fight back." ”

"A company immediately took a detour to the front of the devil, took advantage of the favorable terrain, cooperated with the guard platoon, and the reconnaissance platoon, and blocked the little devil layer by layer."

"The second company chased and killed the devil from behind and beat the water dogs."

"If the devil strong man breaks his wrist and stays behind the army, if there are not many troops, he will eat it directly, and then continue to chase and kill the remaining devils."

"If there are too many troops behind the palace, the troops will be divided into two, one part of the troops will drag the troops behind the Devil's Palace, don't let them slip away, and some of the troops will bypass the troops behind the Devil's Palace and continue to chase and kill other devils."

"The rest of the troops in the battalion follow me, I remember that there is a slope three kilometers ahead, and the mountain road is just along the bottom of the slope, and we will go there to fight devils and ambush them."

"Now the little devil is a piece of fat in front of us, everyone is looking for fighters on their own, and strive to cut a few more pieces of meat before they enter the city."

Under the cover of night, the devil with the torch was the best target, running and running, and an explosion sounded at the front of the team.

At least five devils fell around the explosion site, either killed or wounded, and at a glance it was clear that this was a masterpiece of bouncing mines.

After a brief bandage, three of the wounded were carried on by nearby soldiers, and two bodies were left on the side of the road, left unattended.

It's not that the captain of the devil team is too ruthless, there is really no other way.

After he began to retreat, he found that more than 1,000 people were killed and wounded by the Eighth Route Army on the way out of the city, and more than 300 were wounded on the way out, and there were less than 800 soldiers left.

If all the wounded and corpses were brought back to Baoding, everyone left in the army would have to carry stretchers.

It not only affects the speed of the march, but also affects the combat effectiveness of the troops, and there is no unit that can return fire on the spot when encountering a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army.

As a last resort, the captain could only give the order to abandon all the corpses.

But even so, the pace of the troops' march continued to slow down.

The explosion of mines along the way did not stop, and every few hundred meters, the Eighth Route Army came out from both sides of the mountain road to attack itself......

After retreating more than 1,000 meters, the troops lost one squad and more than 20 wounded.

If this rate of loss continues, the captain himself does not know how many people will be left in the army after entering the city.

At the headquarters of the Japanese brigade, from the moment the reinforcements of the garrison regiment appeared, the relaxed atmosphere here became heavy.

The communications staff officer walked in quickly, his face was a little more solemn than just now, and he lowered his head and reported: "General, the attack troops in the north of the city report that they were blocked by a large number of Eighth Route Army on the way to retreat, and the troops suffered heavy casualties and marched very slowly. ”

The brigade commander's expression was not shocked, and he replied very calmly: "I have already reached this step." ”

"Even if the garrison doesn't use a plan to deal with us, it finally comes across an opportunity that can kill us in large numbers outside the city, and of course it won't let it go."

"Give a telegram back to the attacking troops, even if they are attacked, they must not be in a hurry, the troops must fight steadily and steadily, and do not give the Eighth Route Army a chance to take advantage of it."

"That way, even if there are casualties, it won't be too big."

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