The headquarters of the Japanese North China Front received a farewell telegram forwarded by the Songling Brigade, and the commander repeatedly confirmed it twice before believing the contents.

Twisting his brows, he suddenly realized and shouted: "I finally know why the independent regiment has the ability to take Laishui County and annihilate the Laishui garrison." ”

"It's all because they have reinforcements."

"Not only did it have a strong cavalry unit, but it also got a lot of weapons and ammunition. If I guessed correctly, these weapons and ammunition must have flowed out of Yi County. ”

"Bageya Road, I should have thought of this a long time ago, Yixian was occupied by the Eighth Route Army, followed by Laishui, there must be a connection between them."

"Order the Songling Brigade to withdraw from Laishui territory immediately."

"The Independent Regiment is now well-equipped, has plenty of ammunition, and has cavalry reinforcements, which can eat the Binqi Brigade in one bite, and it can also eat the Pine Ridge Brigade."

"It's too dangerous for them to go deep into Laishui alone now."

"Send them a telegram immediately, and the troops will retreat overnight."

"Chief of Staff, you personally go to the front line, and transfer a wing of the Imperial Army and two regiments of the Imperial Allied Army from the surrounding area to assemble in Laishui."

"There are no troops in the nearby county, so they are transferred from the front line a little farther away."

"Laishui is too important, we must take it back as soon as possible, kill the independent regiment, and restore law and order there."

The former enemy headquarters of the Laishui County Independent Regiment, after killing the Binqi Brigade, the troops were ready to transfer and evacuate the county seat.

A few kilometers away, the Songling Brigade still had nearly 1,400 men, and the independent regiment and the cavalry battalion had suffered more than half of the casualties in this battle, and they were very tired, and they were definitely not opponents.

Including Zhou Wu, everyone agreed with the evacuation plan in front of them.

The head of the regiment stood at the head of the city, looking reluctant.

This is the first county town taken by the independent regiment, and after the evacuation today, no one knows when it will be able to fight back, and he wants to take one last look here.

"Driving ......"

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly reached the city, and when he turned his head, he saw a cavalryman hurrying towards the city gate.

"Good news, Commander...... The Pine Ridge Brigade, a few kilometers away, retreated......"

The head of the regiment, the political commissar, the two of you, you look at me and I look at you, and at the same time showed a puzzled expression.

Zhou Wu was the first to react: "Chief, the Songling Brigade must have been scared away by us. ”

"It only took three hours for the independent regiment and the cavalry battalion to completely annihilate the Binqi brigade, and although we ourselves suffered heavy casualties, the Songling brigade did not know."

"He only saw that we had the strength to completely annihilate an infantry brigade of the Japanese army in a short period of time."

"In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of Binqi's brigade, he had no choice but to retreat."

The regiment commander stood on the head of the city and thought about Zhou Wu's analysis, and in less than two minutes, his brows were stretched, and he happily agreed: "I agree with Battalion Commander Zhou's analysis, this Songling Brigade must have been frightened by our combat effectiveness, and it was in a hurry to retreat in order to save its life." ”

"Since the devil is not coming, then we don't have to leave, stay here for a few more days."

The political commissar also understood, and asked with a smile: "Then I will order the troops to stop now and not leave for the time being." ”

"No!"

The regiment commander shook his head and replied: "The main force and weapons and ammunition will stay, rest in place and stand by, and the recruit company and baggage company will continue to retreat, and use this time to send all the things that can be taken away from Laishui County to the mountains." ”

"The geographical location of Laishui is very important, and the devil will definitely not let us occupy it for a long time."

"The Songling Brigade temporarily retreated for self-preservation, not that they wanted to give up Laishui."

"I guess the devils must be pulling troops everywhere, and they will come back when there are too many troops for our independent regiment to threaten their safety."

"At that time, the pressure was even greater, and it was likely that I would retreat back into the mountains and fight a tug-of-war with the devils."

"We must prepare for the worst, prepare for this day in advance, and stock up on a sufficient amount of supplies in the mountains, so that we can really start a tug-of-war, and we will not panic."

At eight o'clock the next morning, a piece of information from the higher authorities was delivered to the regiment commander.

He was right.

In order to take the independent regiment and recapture Laishui County, the chief of staff of the Japanese Army Headquarters in North China personally went to the front line to dispatch troops.

At the same time, this information also appeared in the hands of Li Hao, the head of the garrison regiment, in the form of a telegram.

After staring at the map and thinking for two minutes, Li Hao decided not to sit still.

looked at Wang Hong and said: "Political commissar, the independent regiment and the cavalry battalion will definitely not be able to bear it this time." ”

"I decided to go to Laishui myself."

"How is the rush of food and supplies, and can they all be transported back to the base area tonight?"

Wang Hong looked at the statistical report in his hand and replied: "It can be shipped back completely." ”

"Weapons and ammunition are nearby to reinforce the nearby Eighth Route Army, saving us a lot of carts."

"The last batch of grain was all loaded last night and is on the way back to the base area,"

"There is only the last batch of supplies left tonight, almost 100,000 catties of cotton and 300,000 catties of other combat materials, 200 carts are enough, and they can all be towed away by 10 o'clock in the evening."

"The military train parked on the railway was all blown into scrap metal by the devils, and I asked the baggage troops to collect a lot of good steel, and planned to transport it back to the base area together, more than 500,000 catties, and 300 carts were needed."

"Not surprisingly, before two o'clock in the morning this evening, all the convoys will leave for the base area."

"By six o'clock in the morning, the last convoy can reach a position twenty kilometers away from the base area, and the troops lurking near the blockade line can completely protect their safety."

"Regiment commander, don't worry about reinforcing Laishui, I have no problem here, it's just that there are fewer troops you can bring over."

Li Hao's eyes were full of admiration.

With a transportation team of tens of thousands of people and tens of millions of catties of materials, if you command it yourself, it will definitely be a mess.

The political commissar commanded easily and in an orderly manner, and also completed the transportation task ahead of schedule, which was simply amazing.

Seeing the worried expression on the political commissar's face, he immediately comforted: "The regimental headquarters guard company, the fourth company of the cavalry battalion, the fourth company of the second battalion, the seventh company of the third battalion, the fire company of the two battalions, a total of three main companies, two fire companies, and one cavalry company, almost eight hundred people." ”

"Plus thirty thunder cannons and six hundred explosives packs brought by the convoy, it's enough."

After the former enemy headquarters of the Laishui Independent Regiment, the information sent by the superiors was passed through in everyone's hands, and everyone's faces showed a solemn expression.

The political commissar was the first to speak: "Regiment commander, your judgment is right. ”

"Either the devil won't come. If you want to come, you will gather heavy troops to kill it, and Mount Tai will be overwhelmed, and it will not give us a chance to breathe. ”

"The devils of a wing, plus the Songling Brigade and the artillery unit, a total of nearly 5,000 people in four brigades, and more than 2,000 puppet troops to help, the superiority in strength and firepower are all in their hands, and there is no chance of winning by carrying us."

"Last night, the baggage company had already emptied the county seat, and the grain hoarded in the mountains was enough for the independent regiment to eat for more than half a year, so I suggest that the troops abandon the county town now, temporarily avoid the front, and preserve the living forces to fight guerrilla warfare and movement warfare with devils."

The regiment commander couldn't think of any other way, so he could only agree: "The reconnaissance platoon will set off now and closely monitor every move of the Japanese puppet army." ”

"The troops are ready to retreat, and we will leave as soon as the devils send troops."

"Battalion Commander Zhou, your cavalry battalion will also retreat together."

The opponent's strength was too strong, and Zhou Wu couldn't think of a better way, so he nodded and replied helplessly: "Don't worry, chief, the cavalry battalion can retreat at any time." ”

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