Hearing Teng Chong's words, Wang Zanbin nodded, looked at the soldiers around him, and couldn't help but sigh.

The loss of soldiers on his side was close to 6,000 people, and he only wiped out more than 2,000 Japanese troops.

But this has to take into account the equipment gap between the Republic of China and the Japanese army!

It is not easy to rely on equipment like the 174th Division to resist the attack of an elite brigade of the little devil for seven days and seven nights, and to kill more than 2,000 people!

It could even be said to be a victory!

Wang Zanbin knew the difficulty of killing devils, so when he saw this battle loss ratio, he was also a little comforted.

"Brothers, you have done a great job, even far beyond my expectations! Although we have lost a lot of brothers, we have also killed more than 2,000 little devils, which is worth it! Wang Zanbin stretched out a thumbs up and said loudly: "Brothers, I am proud of you! ”

Listening to Wang Zanbin's words, these fighters, who were originally a little depressed, have also recovered a little, and they are no longer as listless as before.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zanbin took a long breath and said to Tengchong: "No matter what, we still have to withdraw the troops first, and after we go back, we will have a good rest......

When he said this, he suddenly heard a chaotic burst of gunfire!

The sound of the gunshot, like fried beans, continued as soon as it rang out, and became more and more intense.

Hearing this gunshot, Wang Zanbin's face suddenly changed!

This gunfire came from Sanheji!

"Shizuo, it seems that the friendly forces ambushed in Sanheji have exchanged fire with the troops chasing by the little devils!" Teng Chong leaned over and said eagerly.

"Tell the troops, immediately pack up your things and prepare to evacuate!" Wang Zanbin said quickly.

"Yes!"

Tengchong didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked the troops to assemble quickly, and then continued to march rapidly and evacuated to the rear.

As for the battle in the area of Sanheji, after all, it was only a small group of troops in ambush, and after blocking the Japanese army for less than half an hour, it could not support it and led the troops to retreat.

Even so, two or three hundred Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded!

After repelling the ambush at Mikawaji, the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army did not pursue and pursued straight in the direction of the retreat of the 174th Division.

In Rishiro Katayama's heart, the unit he most wanted to annihilate was the 174th Division!

However, to the annoyance of Richiro Katayama, the ambush troops who had just repelled Mikawaji had not gone far before they were ambushed again in the area of Majiagang.

Although the ambush in the Majiagang area was quickly repulsed, the Japanese Fifth Brigade was killed more than 200 people again!

In the next period of pursuit, the Republic of China had small forces along the way from time to time, although it did not cause great trouble to the Japanese army, but it also annoyed the fifth brigade of the little devils.

And the casualties are also rising rapidly!

Although there are only dozens or hundreds of people lost in each battle, they were ambushed several times in succession, plus the soldiers lost in Majiagang and Sanheji, and the total number of casualties was close to more than 1,000 people!

This situation made the brigade commander of the Fifth Brigade, Ichiro Katayama, furious, and thundered during the march, and even scolded the troops of the Republic of China for being cunning and treacherous more than once, but after scolding, he was helpless.

Those small units that blocked the attack, after beating the little devils, did not stop, and drilled directly into the ravines and dense forests, telling the Japanese army to look at Lin Xing and sigh, but they couldn't help it.

For this situation, the root of the tooth that Ichiro Katayama hated itched.

Although he knew that the force could not be pursued after such a delay, he still ordered the troops to move on.

The headquarters of the 3rd Division had already sent a message asking the 5th Brigade to rush to Linhuai Pass and prepare to force the Huai River with the large army, and Riichiro Katayama could only command the troops to continue to advance.

The Japanese thought that the troops encountered this time were still small forces, and wanted to completely annihilate them, so they sent an infantry brigade to press up, wanting to use firepower to suppress the opponent.

What I didn't expect was that this time it was the main force that I encountered.

The Japanese infantry collided head-on with the fierce fire of the main force, and suffered heavy losses at the first contact, and after a fierce battle, the little devils lost more than 1,000 people, and only then did they repel the defenders.

But this loss made Ichiro Katayama's heart bleed!

Chihe's seven-day and seven-night attack, coupled with the enemy resistance encountered along the way, made the total loss of his fifth brigade reach more than 4,000 people, which is almost a field infantry wing!

You must know that his entire brigade has only two wings under his command, and the combat effectiveness of his fifth brigade will be reduced by half at once, how can this not make Katayama Riichiro feel distressed!

More than 4,000 people were killed and wounded, which was simply a loss that the Third Division had never suffered, and after the headquarters of the Third Division learned of the situation, they held Riichiro Katayama accountable, and even the commander of the Third Division, Fujita Susumu, personally questioned and reprimanded him.

A stern accountability made Ichiro Katayama lose face, the fire in his heart, the anger in his chest, and the hatred for the 174th Division that had fled!

gritted his teeth and said that he would personally wipe out all the 174 divisions, and he would cut off all their heads and cast them into a Jingguan to vent the hatred in his heart!

However, at this time, the 174th Division had successfully arrived at Linhuai Pass, and the troops had been repaired!

So Riichiro Katayama's idea is doomed to fail!

After the Japanese army captured the Chihe River, the Japanese Army's Third Division and the Thirteenth Division joined forces and attacked towards Linhuai Pass, wanting to force the Huai River and directly attack the heart of Xuzhou.

In order to prevent the 3rd and 13th Divisions from being trapped by the Republic of China troops alone, the Japanese Ninth Division sent an elite main force to Dingyuan, wanting to defeat the defenders of Dingyuan.

When the news came, the Independent Brigade was responding to friendly forces retreating in this direction.

After they were repulsed by the Japanese army, they could not retreat to Linhuai Pass because of the fierce pursuit of the little devils, so they could only retreat to Dingyuan, preparing to repair in Dingyuan, while waiting for the order of Shangfeng.

The Independent Brigade and the 135th Division welcomed them into the city, and then began a tense state of combat readiness, waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Japanese Ninth Division!

Everyone knows that a big war has inevitably kicked off in Dingyuan!