After Ma Yongcheng said this, although Li Ziyuan was still a little unwilling, he also knew that in this matter, he could complain at most two sentences. After nodding slightly to show that he also understood what he said, looking at Ma Yongcheng, who was a little silent, Li Ziyuan didn't say anything more.

He is now thinking more about when his army, which was completely crippled this time, will recover. Looking at the marching sequence around him, except for the two platoons left by that guy, there were only a few dozen soldiers left. The veterans of his original Hubei Independent Battalion have less than thirty people left.

Even if there is no loss on the side of Liu Lianming and He Huizhang, who are missing at the moment, they can add up to less than sixty remnants, Li Ziyuan let out a long sigh in his heart. With such a large loss in this battle, when will the combat effectiveness be restored? What should I do to reorganize the troops in the shortest possible time?

Compared with Li Ziyuan, who focused on the troops, Ma Yongcheng thought of another aspect. His current thinking has now shifted, thinking about facing the problem of killing prisoners that his superiors will definitely pursue after the fact. This is a matter of principle, and there is little affirmation if the higher authorities do not pursue it after the fact.

But once the superiors are held accountable, how should they deal with it, and how can they reduce the responsibility of themselves and Li Ziyuan. It was only after thinking about it for a long time that Ma Yongcheng realized that this was an unsolvable game. The final result of this matter depends on how the superiors view Li Ziyuan's choice at that time.

Although Ma Yongcheng thinks that Li Ziyuan's approach is a bit too extreme, from the perspective of the overall situation and the future, he has actually done nothing wrong. Some things cannot be characterized by a simple violation of discipline. It's just that how much turmoil this incident will cause depends on how the superiors view this issue.

For a moment, the two people who had thoughts seemed unusually silent. And the troops who are in a hurry to evacuate the battlefield and get rid of the Japanese pursuit behind them have no intention of talking nonsense here. Except for Wang Changfeng, who was broken, everyone was burying their heads all the way in order to get out of the battlefield as soon as possible.

At the same time that Li Ziyuan withdrew from the pass, the main forces participating in the battle around the entire battlefield also got rid of the Japanese army in front of them one after another and began to shrink gradually. Some troops have begun to withdraw one after another. For the participating troops, the silence of the gunfire here is equivalent to a signal.

As soon as the battle on Li Ziyuan's side ended, the chief of staff who organized the battle there gave orders to each participating unit separately. Together with Li Ziyuan's old commander and the brigade commander of the 385th Brigade, he organized troops to gradually withdraw from the battlefield under alternate cover. In order to ensure the safety of these non-combatants, the 385th Brigade specially dispatched a most complete formed battalion to cover the evacuation of these people.

The scale of the Japanese army's sweep of the major base areas in North China was unprecedented and even more tragic. From the beginning of the Japanese sweep to the present, the casualties and losses of all units fighting on the inner line are not light. In particular, it is even more difficult to sustain ammunition, and both the main force and the local armed forces are in dire shortage of ammunition.

The speed and strength of the reinforcements of the surrounding Japanese troops were quite fast. Since the start of the battle, the Japanese army has mobilized more than 4,000 troops from Liaoxian and Licheng alone, and quickly encircled the area around Shexian County. As soon as the battle started here, it was equivalent to alarming the entire southeast of Jin. The Japanese troops who participated in this sweep will flock to it if they don't do it.

If you take advantage of the Japanese encirclement now, you will not retreat as soon as possible before the final completion is completed. When more Japanese troops arrived, it would be difficult to retreat. When Li Ziyuan took over the task of blocking the pass, the chief of staff had already begun to deploy and retreat. By the time Li Ziyuan evacuated the pass, the surrounding troops had already begun to evacuate one after another.

After receiving the order, each unit was organized into regiments in accordance with the unified deployment and gradually got rid of the entanglement with the Japanese army in front of them. The troops adopted a posture of alternate cover and withdrew towards the designated breakout route. Two hours after Li Ziyuan evacuated this small basin, the gunfire around the battlefield began to calm down one after another.

By the time more Japanese reinforcements arrived, the entire battlefield had become empty within a dozen square kilometers. In accordance with the order of the chief of staff, all the units participating in the battle have already jumped out of the outer line, except for one unit that remained in Shexian and Liao counties to persist in fighting.

After receiving a report from Tsuruta Numansu, the commander of the First Army, who wanted to completely solve the problem with the troops of the 129th Division that participated in the battle, mobilized the troops participating in the battle this time in disappointment. On the spot, with Shexian as the core, a new round of sweeps was launched in the surrounding areas, trying to capture the 129th Division and the Taihang Military Region Headquarters again.

And Li Ziyuan, after getting rid of the Japanese army in front of him, joined up with the chief of staff who had been waiting for him, and returned to the division headquarters with his only remaining troops. It's just that when he returns to the division headquarters, he wants to rush back to Hubei. However, he was left behind by the division commander and political commissar, and his troops were temporarily combined with the division headquarters guard company to follow the division headquarters.

Although he was a little worried about the situation in Hubei in his heart, in the face of the falling military orders, Li Ziyuan could only obey patiently. However, although the Japanese army's sweep of Shexian is still continuing, the situation has eased a lot compared with before. At present, Li Ziyuan is acting with the division headquarters, and he is very bored.

Seeing that Li Ziyuan was a little bored at the division headquarters, he followed the troops all day long. Either chasing after the chief of staff ass to study, or doing some things that only platoon commanders and even squad leaders do. Of course, when it is occasionally needed, he also makes a cameo appearance as an operational staff officer of the division headquarters. The division commander and the political commissar simply combined and asked him to temporarily take charge of the security and vigilance work of the division headquarters.

In the process of a new round of sweeps organized by the Japanese army, Li Ziyuan could only take charge of the safety vigilance of the division headquarters. However, on the fifth day of following the activities of the division headquarters, the division commander and the political commissar talked to him and asked him to immediately take his troops to join the headquarters organs.

Looking at Li Ziyuan, who looked puzzled after receiving the order, the political commissar said to him very seriously: "How much did the Japanese army invest in this sweep similar to the spy forces you encountered twice, and we haven't found out the exact information yet. And these spy forces formed by the Japanese army pose too much threat to our command organs at all levels. ”

"In this anti-sweeping operation, the two Japanese spy forces exposed were all solved by you. You have the most experience in this area, whether it is the main force or the local armed forces. In order to ensure the safety of the headquarters organs and avoid the situation of Cross Ridge from happening at one time, I will transfer you to the headquarters organs to serve as a security guard this time. ”

"Considering the current strength and strength of your troops, a battalion from the division will be assigned to you for command. I heard that this time, you and your subordinates had a statement about settling accounts after the fact. Then let's settle accounts after the autumn, and the safety of the headquarters organs and the deputy commander-in-chief must be strictly guaranteed. ”

"If anything happens during your time as a guard, you kid will bring us to see you. Remember, we don't want your casualty figures, just the safety of the headquarters organs. Also, this time, you will be escorted back to the headquarters with a group of headquarters staff who you have contained, as well as two radio stations. ”

Looking at the serious political commissar, Li Ziyuan, who knew that the situation was urgent, stood up and said, "Please rest assured, I will definitely not hesitate to defend the headquarters organs." If anything goes wrong with the headquarters, you don't have to settle accounts with me, because I must have died on the battlefield. ”

After Li Ziyuan finished speaking, the political commissar stood up and said: "I have two requirements for you, one is that the safety of the headquarters organs and the deputy commander-in-chief must be guaranteed, not 99 percent, only 100 percent. The second is that you kid must give us back alive. ”

"The situation is tense, I won't say more to you, you will set off immediately, and go to the chief of staff if you have any requirements. The chief of staff will also explain some specific questions to you. The importance of this mission, you kid should be very clear. Let me tell you, don't be arrogant, you kid, and let the devil catch him. ”

Regarding the political commissar's request, Li Ziyuan just smiled and did not speak. Turn around and leave the division headquarters to find the chief of staff, at least he has to familiarize himself with the troops assigned to him. It's just that when he saw the battalion commander of the unit assigned to him, Li Ziyuan couldn't help but have a black line on his face. He was so familiar with this battalion commander that he had only been so familiar that it had only been a few days since they broke up.

And this battalion commander was also a little embarrassed when he saw Li Ziyuan. The performance of his own troops last time is still vivid for him. The most important thing is that he was still in the last battle, and he played a little trick. Although he was not seen through by Li Ziyuan at that time, he was not a fool, and he would not be able to understand it when the battle subsided.

When two people meet, it's somewhat unnatural. When the chief of staff on the side saw the two people, he said very simply: "You two should know each other, so I don't need to introduce you more." This time, the division headquarters has given the task to the two of you, and the two of you must complete this task 100 percent. ”

"Your actions this time are mainly based on Comrade Li Ziyuan militarily. In other words, he is the military commander of this mission and has the final decision-making power. Cadres at all levels must strictly obey his commands, and if anyone disobeys his commands, he has the right to enforce battlefield discipline no matter who is involved. ”

After listening to the introduction of the chief of staff, Li Ziyuan dragged the chief of staff to a place where there was no one on the side and said, "Chief, are you cheating on me?" Their troops are all new recruits, they are not fully equipped, their combat effectiveness is very poor, and this battalion commander is too slippery. You're going to let me take such a force with me on the mission of defending the headquarters? I can't do anything well, so you don't have to play with me like that. ”

Regarding Li Ziyuan's obviously impolite measures, the honest chief of staff didn't care and said: "You are willing to be the division headquarters, but at the moment, the division headquarters is also a clever woman who has no rice." Several of the main forces are now either jumping out of the outer line to fight, or because the losses in continuous combat are not light. ”

"There are even some troops who have not been able to contact them for a long time. The formed units that the division headquarters can catch now are relatively complete in just such a battalion. Although the headquarters basically broke out of the cross-ridge siege in the previous time, the current situation is not very optimistic, and a force is urgently needed to cooperate with the headquarters operation. ”

"In this case, what do you want the division headquarters to do?" If other troops were available, the division commander and political commissar would not have been unable to sleep all night. Let you go is responsible for defending the headquarters, and if the division headquarters has other options, it will not risk such a new battalion. ”

"But there is such a situation in the division at the moment, the troops are all scattered, and it is not a matter of a while or a half to concentrate. When the division headquarters dispatches other troops to arrive, I'm afraid that the daylily at the headquarters will be cold. Even if dog meat can't be feasted, after all, he is a formed army. ”