War has always been a matter of regret, and the objective natural conditions have never shifted because of the consciousness of the individual. Just like the great battle at Chibi in 208 AD, Cao Cao, who was like a tiger, would never have imagined that his army would eventually lose to a gust of wind.

The geographical environment in front of him is an unsolvable problem for Yue Siliang, and the terrain will not rise out of thin air to cover Yue Siliang because it is said that for Yue Siliang's retreat.

In Dongzhen, where the 424th Regiment is located, the northwest is the Wutai base area led by the deputy division commander; Due west was the brigade commander who was transferred to cooperate with the deputy division commander. That is, according to theory, there are more than 90 degrees of selectable direction in front of Yue Siliang. However, the theoretical conclusion is one thing, and the practical conclusion is another.

The dozens of kilometers ahead don't seem far, but the situation is extremely complicated, and the devils in the middle can be said to have a good spirit, and it is impossible for the 424 regiment to walk over so easily!

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"Captain, the intelligence shows that the Eighth Road has left Lingqiu County. The specific direction of movement requires further investigation by us. ”

Listening to the scout's report, Sasaki looked at the map and thought.

"Hmph, this group of eight roads is very cunning, judging from the analysis of their previous combat records, the other party's commander is terrifying, they almost never accept the engagement we initiated, even if it is to engage in a head-to-head battle, this origin must be started from them."

Sasaki's words can be said to be to the crux of the matter, Yue Siliang is a person who is very good at controlling the rhythm of the battle. No matter whether the opponent is strong or weak, whether the outcome is victory or defeat, what Yue Siliang has to do is to grasp the rhythm of the battlefield, so that whether it is fighting or retreating, he has the final say.

"What do you mean, Captain...... It's possible that this group of eight roads didn't necessarily escape, but deliberately avoided us. And then there is a possibility of a raid on us? ”

Sasaki's adjutant frowned and thought deeply, he had done a lot of homework in private, it can be said that the average sleep time in the past few days has not exceeded six hours, he has a more comprehensive understanding of the opponent of the 424 regiment, in his opinion, the biggest feature of the opponent's performance on the battlefield is flexibility, although the weapons and equipment are not advanced, but they are very good at using the weapons in their hands, and the tactical arrangement is very elusive.

"It's hard to say, but my opinion is that they won't necessarily choose to fight us. In the previous battle with Nishimura, their troops won very hard, and in the face of our entire wing, the Eighth Route Army was not an opponent at all. I'd rather believe that they chose to retreat this time......"

Speaking of this, Sasaki scolded a little angrily.

"That idiot in the West Village, he has been completely lost his courage by the Eighth Route Army, and he doesn't even have the courage to see me, this is the time for him to make up for his mistakes, if he uses this familiar commander as a pioneer, at least we won't be blind guessing here!"

The assistant officer listened to Sasaki's scolding and nodded as well.

"I never thought that Captain Nishimura would be such a coward, but fortunately, after timely treatment, he was out of danger of life, otherwise, with his seppuku, a lot of important information would also be taken to hell by him."

Sasaki waved his hand.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this shame. The punishment for him and that stupid Chinese landlord will do, but not now. Rather than fixing on previous mistakes and correcting them, it is better to establish new merits to remedy them. Kato-kun, in which direction do you think this group of Eighth Route Army will flee? ”

Kato looked at the map and dotted with a pencil in two places, Hakuba and Taihuai.

"Judging from the intelligence of the brigade commander and other parts, there are operations of the Eighth Route Army in the two areas of Baima and Taihuai, and judging from the intensity of the fighting, it seems that their purpose is not like to destroy our living forces, but more like to cover for someone.

I have reason to believe that they did this to cover the 424th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and help them leave the Lingqiu area and converge. ”

Assistant Kato's view was shared by Sasaki.

"I think the same as you, the Eighth Route Army is a special team. Before entering Shanxi, we had hardly any combat records with this team, and judging from the results of the battles after September 25, this team was very mature in terms of command and tactics.

Judging from their recent layout, it is very likely that the purpose of the Eighth Route Army is to connect the 424th Regiment with their other main forces through this series of actions. ”

"What the wing captain said makes a lot of sense, so it seems that the intention of the 424th Regiment should be to break through our encirclement, so where do you think the 424th Regiment might be hiding at this moment?"

Listening to Lieutenant Kato's words, Sasaki smiled confidently, stretched out his hand and pressed it neatly on the map.

"The Eighth Route Army rarely fights with us on the plains, and even if they are hiding now, they must be hiding in the mountainous environment. That's all there is to it! ”

Looking at the area Sasaki pressed, Kato suddenly became enlightened.

"Then Wing Captain, we can go straight to the chase now?"

"That's right, order the troops to divide into several parts, form an encirclement and search towards the Tanghe mountain area. Remember, the smallest unit has to be a squadron when searching, so don't make the same mistakes that Nishimura made! ”

"Yes!"

Kato took Sasaki's order and went down to make arrangements. Sasaki's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's gaze on the map.

"The 424th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, this time your opponent is replaced by me, I want to see what kind of ability you have!"

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"Commander, it's time to make a decision. The speed of the Sasaki Wing was very fast, and in order to pursue us, they dispatched trucks this time, and they were much more maneuverable than us. ”

Looking at Yue Siliang, who was always competing with the map, Wang Shuangyin said on the side. He knew that Yue Siliang had a perfectionist obsession, and he always wanted to find an optimal plan when he fought. The actual situation now is that the choices in front of you are not very good, but you must also choose a way to go!

"Go from Lime Ridge!"

Yue Siliang gritted his teeth, and finally chose a path, he decided to march in the direction of Baima and meet the brigade commander first.

"Li Jie, you take the third battalion to the front as the leader, Liu Chuan, you take the second battalion to the rear, and Bai Lin takes the first battalion to protect the regimental headquarters in the middle."

Yue Siliang's arrangement can be regarded as a kind of care for the first battalion, in the previous big battle with the Xicun brigade, the first battalion fought the most difficult, the attrition of the troops was quite serious, half of it was directly lost, and the cadres also sacrificed a lot. Now that the team is moving, it's time for the battalion to rest.

After walking five kilometers to the west, the troops had already marched to the area of Lime Ridge, which was also the station of the previous battalion, and the 424th Regiment was still relatively familiar with the environment in this area. When they came to the Black Mountain Pass, looking at a new grave on the mountainside, Yue Siliang and Bai Lin took off their hats and saluted, their faces full of sadness. In order to buy time for the retreat of the first battalion, their platoon was used as a flesh and blood wall, and the sacrifice of the whole platoon was exchanged for blocking the attack of a squadron in the West Village for forty minutes!

"Brethren, here we go! You sleep here...... Waiting for us to come back! ”

Yue Siliang saluted heavily, put on his military hat, turned around and strode away. This is the war, when the battle of Pingxingguan was at the beginning, how many soldiers in the mountain road were swept away by the torrent in a blink of an eye, and where the corpses finally stopped, where were the bones buried.

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Leaving Lime Ridge, the team continued its march through the mountain road. Li Jie took the three battalions as the guide and walked to the area of Da Nanbei Mountain, and when he arrived at Da Nanbei Mountain, it was equivalent to walking out of the Lingqiu Realm. However, just after the 424th Regiment left the Lingqiu Realm, the signal corps in the rear reported that the devils were also moving in this direction!

There was no way for the Japanese army to pursue Yue Siliang, they relied on a pair of meat legs, while the Japanese army relied on two pairs of rubber wheels.

From the Great South Back Mountain to the Tear Block, then from the Tear Pile to the Bun Mountain, and then from the Bun Mountain to the Lou Mountain. Along the way, the Japanese army always drove on the road outside the mountain, although the other side did not enter the mountain, but it always seemed to be biting the 424th Regiment forward.

Finally, when the 424th Regiment walked from Loushan to Muniang Mountain, the 424th Regiment stopped. Because once you get out of Muniang Mountain, there is a large plain area in front of you!

"Commander, the devil's truck is moving around behind us!"

Ahead is a dangerous zone, and Yue Siliang is struggling with whether to choose to go out of the mountain. And there was disturbing news from the rear, and the Sasaki United team had also left the Lingqiu Realm.

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