"Yo Si! Chief of Staff, you have analyzed it very much, so let's do what you want. ”

After thinking for a moment, the division commander Kenji Dohihara nodded and agreed to the proposal of the chief of staff, Tadayoshi Sano, and ordered his signal corps to send a telegram to the 14th Engineer Wing of Qinghe Township.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, our army has been fighting fiercely with the enemy for most of the day, and the imperial army has long been exhausted, and at this moment they are still holding on with perseverance.

Qinghe Township is more than 60 miles away from here, and by the time the 14th Engineer Wing arrives here, it is afraid that it will be dark.

Therefore, I suggest that we first withdraw these exhausted imperial troops, rest for the night, and after recovering their strength, we will attack the enemy together with the 14th Engineer Wing early tomorrow morning!

It's sure to work in one hit! ”

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano continued to propose.

"But...... Our army is already intertwined with the enemy's canine teeth, and I'm afraid that it won't be so easy to retreat at this moment, right? ”

Kenji Dohi said that he was worried.

"Let the artillery battalion open fire, release smoke grenades, and cover the retreat of the imperial army."

"Great idea!"

……

"Tom!"

"Tom tom! ——”

Suddenly, the Japanese artillery unit opened fire.

When one after another cannonballs fell to the ground like meteors, piercing the void and smashing down on the battlefield, the soldiers of the guard regiment were all startled.

I thought that the little devil was so mad that he didn't even let go of his own people.

And when they found that the shell had hit the ground, it did not explode like a conventional bomb, but emitted white smoke outside, and reacted instantly, and subconsciously thought that it was a poison gas bomb.

But it's a little different from the gas bombs that came before.

"Don't panic, it's a smoke bomb!"

Yang Chen, as well as the high-level and experienced veterans of the guard regiment, saw the clue and spoke out to appease everyone.

Under the cover of smoke bombs, the devil officers and soldiers who received the order quietly retreated, scrambling to be the first.

They had long wanted to withdraw, but they were forced by the death order issued by the division commander Kenji Dohihara, so they had to continue to fight hard.

At this moment, I finally received the order to retreat, if I don't retreat, what are you waiting for?

"Poor Kou Mo Chase!"

The devil retreated, and Yang Chen did not order the pursuit.

In the fog, he couldn't see the situation ahead, and after a vicious battle, the physical strength of the soldiers of the guard regiment was also greatly consumed.

Second, and more importantly, this battle is just a foreshadowing, and all the efforts and fights are waiting for the right opportunity to use the killer weapon.

Now that the foreshadowing has been completed, just wait for the little devil to take the bait, so why risk it?

……

"Chief of Staff, it's still early, should we call in the aviation units again and carpet bomb the enemy troops?"

After the attacking troops retreated, Kenji Dohihara stared at the county seat of Yingxian in front of him with resentful eyes, and asked coldly.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, no!"

"Nani?"

Hearing this, Enji turned his head to look at the chief of staff on the side, Tadayoshi Sano, who was quite puzzled.

"Your Excellency General, we have called for the aviation unit before, and we have carried out two rounds of carpet bombing of the enemy's positions and the county seat of Yingxian County in succession, and even bombed the entire county seat of Yingxian County into ruins.

However, judging from the aftermath of the incident, the effect of these two bombings does not seem to be good.

Because it didn't cause much damage to the enemy troops.

Therefore, he suspected that the enemy had been prepared and had dug fortifications in the county and positions sufficient to resist the bombardment of our troops.

The investigation that has just been conducted and questioned about the withdrawn imperial officers and soldiers has made this speculation even more confirmable! ”

"Sodesnay! I said how the previous bombing did not cause effective damage to the enemy troops, and it turns out that the problem arises here. ”

Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano thought for a moment and continued: "Your Excellency Division Commander, according to the intelligence of the Special High Division and the previous First Army, there is a small elite unit in the Chinese Second Theater Guard Regiment that is particularly strong in combat and proficient in Japanese.

They specialize in sneak attacks, assassinations, and beheadings, and in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the First Army, they are advised to take the necessary measures just in case. ”

"What measures?" Kenji Dohihara asked subconsciously.

"Intensify the blockade so that no one can come out of the county! Regardless of whether they are wearing the uniform of the enemy army or the uniform of our army, anyone who tries to cross the blockade line in vain will be killed!

As long as you hold on until tomorrow morning, you can gather the strength of the whole division and regiment to capture the county seat of Yingxian County in one fell swoop and annihilate the defenders inside! Tadayoshi Sanono had a gloomy face and said his own way.

Kenji Tsuchihara thinks it makes sense, there is a way, not afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Now that he has a heavy army in his hands, he has an absolute advantage, but he can't capsize in the gutter because of a little carelessness.

Therefore, Kenji Dohihara adopted the advice of Chief of Staff Tadayoshi Sano.

……

After the little devils withdrew, the soldiers of the guard regiment did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, but began to clean up the battlefield, redeploy defensive positions, and rush to repair some key fortifications.

Of course, rescuing the wounded is still the first priority.

This task was given to the female soldiers of the field hospital, that is, the previous women's special service company.

In fact, the women's special service company is also a strange soldier in Yang Chen's hands, because they have all been on the battlefield and experienced the baptism of war.

In terms of combat effectiveness and will to fight, it is not inferior to other ordinary countries at all. The soldiers, even after taking the strong pill, have far surpassed them in combat effectiveness.

However, in the previous battle, Yang Chen had always held this strange soldier in his hands; Because until the last moment, he will never play all the hole cards in his hand.

Hole cards, but the root of turning over, how can you use it casually?

The county seat of Yingxian County, the headquarters of the Guard Regiment.

"Report to the group! The reconnaissance battalion called, and in the direction of Qinghe Township, a large number of devil officers and soldiers were leaving the baggage department and killing on our side. ”

As soon as Yang Chen finished deploying the task from the position outside the city and returned to the regimental headquarters of the guard regiment, Yao Zhiqing, the minister of communications, ran over with firepower.

After listening to Yao Zhiqing's report, Yang Chen's face showed joy that could not be concealed, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that our efforts today have worked." ”

After saying this, Yang Chen turned his head to look at Yao Zhiqing and continued: "Call me back to the reconnaissance battalion, and you can act tonight." However, there is one thing that must be noted, that is, when the operation is carried out, the enemy's command and confidential headquarters must be controlled first, and they must not be allowed to report the attack on Qinghe Township.

In addition, all the devil's baggage soldiers in Qinghe Township must be killed to prevent one of them from escaping!

Whether our army can completely annihilate the 14th Division of the Japanese Army tomorrow depends on whether they can successfully complete their mission tonight! Don't make a mistake! ”

"Yes!".

Yao Zhiqing saluted excitedly to Yang Chen, the head of the regiment, and immediately turned around and rushed towards the confidential department.

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