The 16th Division was also the life of the three armies, struggling to attack the troops of the Chinese army blocking reinforcements in Shangqiu. The 16th Division attacked from the south to the north, and the mixed brigade attacked from the north to the south.

The Chinese army at Shangqiu was the 8th Army, with less than three divisions, namely two regiments of the 40th Division, and the 187th and 24th Divisions. The 40th Division is the famous tax police corps, which was repaired in Anhui after the Battle of Songhu, and was transferred to Shangqiu in early May to guard the north of Shangqiu City to Zhuji Station.

The 187th Division was transferred from Guangdong, and most of the troops were new recruits with no combat experience, and they defended Shangqiu City and its positions south of it. The 24th Division was a unit that retreated in the Battle of Xuzhou, with heavy losses, less than 50% of its combat effectiveness, and was used as an army reserve.

At this time, the 8th Army was attacked by a Japanese division, although the commander of the 1st Theater Command, Commander Cheng Qian, strictly ordered to defend Shangqiu, but when the 16th Division made a detour to the west of Shangqiu, wanting to cut off the retreat of the 8th Army.

Huang Jie, commander of the 8th Army, had to decide to abandon Shangqiu, and ordered the 187th Division to hold the city for 3 days, and the military headquarters and the 40th and 24th divisions retreated in the direction of Kaifeng.

On the same day (May 28), forced by the Japanese army in Shangqiu, the Chinese army had to stop the siege of the 14th Division in Tufeiyuan and issue a retreat order to all units.

A perfect opportunity to completely annihilate the elite division of the Japanese army is gone.

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This retreat order was a relief for the Chinese army attacking on the periphery, and it was a blessing for the Japanese army who were stubbornly defending Sanyi Village.

For the three dogs, it is a catastrophe, but it can make them miserable, the three dogs they can't receive such an order, and they are still searching for soil and fertilizer in Sanyi Village.

It wasn't until the evening of the 28th that the gunfire on the periphery of Sanyi Village gradually faded away, and Sangou realized that something was wrong.

It is said that this offensive is in full swing, and it has reached the core position of Sanyi Village, why not fight, this is the best opportunity to continue the attack.

After holding on, at night, it is the world of the Chinese army, and even the low-level officers of Sangou know the truth, don't those senior officers know?

Don't fight?

Sangou didn't think of this at all, and he didn't think about it, he spent so much thought and energy before the war, and spent so many lives, wasn't it just for this one in the end, how could he say that he wouldn't fight?

Although it is said that the three dogs can survive the chaos of Sanyi Village, they can even find food to eat, eat what the devil eats, and replenish it when they pick up ammunition.

But now as soon as the Chinese army on the periphery retreats, Sanyi Village is slowly no longer chaotic, and there are fewer and fewer opportunities for Sangou to fish in troubled waters.

What's even worse is that the Japanese army already knew that there were Chinese soldiers wearing Japanese military uniforms and mixed in, and the checks on all walks of life were very strict, so that the three dogs had almost no way out.

Fortunately, it was evening, and Sangou smelled this change, and took everyone to sneak closer to the front line, although it was getting farther and farther away from the soil and fertilizer plain, but it was also a helpless move.

First of all, after searching all day, I couldn't find Tu Feiyuan, which is normal, people have already taken precautions, just with dozens of people, how can you easily find it in people's lair.

Secondly, Sangou thought of self-preservation, and now the Chinese army on the periphery has retreated, although he has not received and received any orders, but on the battlefield, everything is impossible to happen, who can guarantee that this battle will not be fought, or will be fought in a few days.

Even if they fight again in a few days, they will take the lives of the three dogs, and they will be frightened every step in the enemy camp, and they will not dare to make a mistake, and one mistake will be a catastrophe.

Therefore, in Sanyi Village, staying for one more minute is a minute's danger, and now I have to withdraw and stay on the forward position, which is similar to stepping on two boats, and if you encounter any wind, you can immediately slip away.

Although it is possible that the Chinese army that suddenly attacked in the forward position will be injured by mistake, because the three dogs are still wearing Japanese military uniforms, and they are almost indistinguishable from the devils.

But this probability is relatively small, even if there is, you can take off your military uniform in time and shout a few times, of course, you still have to be prepared for anti-artillery, after all, the shells are coming, but you don't recognize people.

Half of the three dogs and half of their squad were nested in a few hiding caves in the forward position of the devils, anxiously waiting for their troops to launch another night attack.

Because the Japanese army has begun to sort out the troops, it is almost about to be sorted out here, and most of the devils who were guarding here before were killed and wounded, and they were overjoyed to see Sangou with a team of people coming to "reinforce".

casually asked for the next number, and I won't go through a careful check, anyway, they are all "their own people", and those who can help themselves fight the war don't matter which unit they belong to.

When the chaos in Sanyi Village gradually calmed down, the Japanese army naturally had to sort out its troops and positions and reorganize its defensive forces, which was a normal behavior.

And the high-level also has something that cannot be declared, that is, to find out this group of Chinese soldiers who have mixed in, and you can't look for it in a big way.

Looking for it with great fanfare, firstly, it will startle the snake, but before the search begins, the people will slip away, and secondly, the news will spread and have an impact on the entire army.

It will make the people of the whole army panic, complement each other and trust, just imagine, this Chinese soldier who has mixed in, all of them wear Japanese military uniforms, can speak Japanese, and are no different from Japanese soldiers, how much crisis this will cause.

As long as it is a devil who knows the news, everyone must be in danger, and no one can guarantee whether the person coming across is an enemy or his own person.

This kind of situation is the most shocking to the morale of the military, and no commander wants to see a situation in which the morale of the military is shaken.

Therefore, Tu Feiyuan can only eat this secret loss first, and he can't announce it, and he searches quietly, and uses the fair reason of sorting out the troops to screen it.

Therefore, when the Japanese army began to organize the army overnight, confirm the number and count the names, etc., the three dogs in the forward position felt that this crisis was constantly approaching them.

In order to protect itself, we have to take action now, but now there are several problems that need to be solved, one is how to get out of the Japanese position? Second, after mixing out, how to avoid being accidentally injured by your own Chinese army?

Without further ado, there was not so much time left for himself to think slowly, and Sangou could only briefly explain his thoughts to everyone.

The rest can only take one step at a time, and do your best to obey the destiny of heaven.

Sangou led people to find the commander of the position he had contacted before, and lied that he had just received a verbal order and urgently needed to take advantage of the night to carry out a secret mission.

That squad leader was originally just a squad commander (corporal), not even Cao Chang, at most a squad leader, due to the fierce fighting, all the officers above were killed, and he could only temporarily replace him as the squad leader.

So he still doesn't know anything about the command of the troops, and he doesn't know what to do in the face of Sangou's rhetoric that is full of doubts.

Although he was very suspicious, he couldn't stop it, because Sangou wore the rank of second lieutenant, and within the Japanese army, the concept of hierarchy was very strict.

Originally, Sangou could directly command their troops when he came over, but now that he can talk to him about his next move, it can be regarded as a great respect for him, and if he is someone else, he will ignore him at all.

The squad leader, who was temporarily promoted by the captain, could only nod his head again and again, watching the three dogs disappear into the night.