As the artillery began to carry out sweeping artillery bombardment on the plains and valleys, in the face of the death of the brigade commander and the two wing commanders, the Japanese army, which suffered serious losses in its own materials and troops, finally had to withdraw from the valley. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Faced with the little devil's initiative to retreat, Zhao Tiehu still gave the order to blow the trumpet. With the Eighth Route Army on the mountain beams on both sides rushing down from the mountain, the little devils who wanted to withdraw from the valley in an orderly manner could only spread their feet and run quickly.

According to Zhao Tiehu's order, the main forces of the two detachments that converged did not pursue out of the valley. On the contrary, looking at the Japanese troops who had escaped from the valley, they began to set up blocking positions in the valley, and only sent small detachments to attack and harass the pursuit.

As for the rest of the troops, Zhao Tiehu also ordered to start cleaning up the battlefield. The first thing to do, of course, is to recover the remains of the commandos who died earlier. As for the corpse of the little devil, Zhao Tiehu believes that the little devil will clean it up after dawn.

Looking at the soldiers with excited faces, Zhao Tiehu found Song Dabao and ordered: "Let the troops speed up and clean up the battlefield, and pick up some valuable materials to pack and take away." Before dawn, we have to get back to the station, understand? ”

'Yes, Captain! However, I'm afraid that there are a lot of things that I can't take with me! ’

'No problem! Our main task this time has been completed, with the head of the little devil Major General, I believe that these things lost today, we can ask the little devil to come back exponentially. The safety of the troops is important! ’

The two combat units that participated in this battle are undoubtedly the true elite of the current task force. If there is an accident between these two troops, the family funds that the task force has managed to save can be said to be lost all at once.

Accept it when it is good, this is the reason why Zhao Tiehu decided to give up some loot and let the troops return to the mountain garrison as soon as possible. I believe that with this battle, whether it is Zaozhuang or Jining's little devils, they have to think twice.

Even if the little devil will send a large force over again, a new commander will be assigned. But for Zhao Tiehu, he bought the troops some valuable time to prepare. The longer it drags on, the better it will be for them.

At present, the number of recruits in each detachment is constantly increasing, and as long as there is enough time for recruit training, Zhao Tiehu believes that after these recruits are added to each detachment, the overall strength of the task force can be further enhanced.

The first to be transferred was the artillery units deployed in the mountains behind the sides on both sides. Tonight, for the artillerymen of the task force, it was undoubtedly a real excess. Many officers and men feel that there will not be many such opportunities in the future.

The artillerymen were too addicted to firing artillery, which meant that a lot of shells were consumed. Fortunately, a lot of shells were captured last time, and tonight they captured a little more from the materials discarded by the little devils, which is not too much of a loss.

In short, looking at the list of seized materials registered, Zhao Tiehu said with a little satisfaction: "Well, not bad!" With these captures, we have made some gains in this battle. Well, order the troops to retreat! ”

As the two combat detachments retreated one after another, the reconnaissance unit responsible for the rear of the palace planted several mines at the entrance to the valley. Soon they also followed in the footsteps of the large army and withdrew to the nearest secret camp for rest.

As for whether the little devil will enter the valley next, they don't pay much attention. And the battle that took place here tonight, I believe that no caravan and people will dare to pass through in a short time. After all, there are a lot of corpses of little devils left in the valley now!

After Zhao Tiehu and others calmly retreated, the Japanese infantry brigade that withdrew from the valley, looking at the troops that finally withdrew from the valley, there were less than 4,000 people left. Many officers felt the urge to cry without tears.

Not to mention the loss of more than 2,000 troops, almost all the supplies carried were lost. Coupled with the brigade commander and wing commander of the jade shatter, they rushed from Jining in a hurry, and this time they really planted a big heel.

One of the lieutenants who had been lucky enough to escape earlier, after discussing with several lieutenants, decided to send someone to send the information back to the division first. In addition, find an opportunity to contact the garrison of Teng County to see if the garrison of Teng County can send some supplies.

As a result, it was obvious that when the Japanese troops stationed in Tengxian County learned that the infantry brigade had been attacked, and even the commander of the infantry brigade and the two wing commanders were shattered, they were also shocked. This news, I'm afraid it will completely shake the whole of Shandong!

After receiving a telegram from the Teng County garrison, Sataro Eguchi sat directly on the chair and said with a face full of disbelief: "How is this possible!" How can these dirt roads have such strength? Damn, what now? ”

Sataro Eguchi, who had planned to hold on to the waiting for reinforcements earlier, was really shocked by the heavy damage to the infantry brigade. In his opinion, although the Eighth Route Army is outnumbered, its combat effectiveness should be very limited.

But this time, the ambush of the Eighth Route Army in the plain valley made Eguchi Zotaro completely abandon his past views on the Eighth Route Army. He knew that sticking to the practice of waiting for help would no longer work.

The first thing to do is to send supplies to Teng County, and the most important thing is to ensure that the remaining officers and men of the infantry brigade and regiment who rushed to support have food to eat. Therefore, Eguchi Sataro quickly ordered half a brigade from Zaozhuang to escort supplies.

In the face of the Zaozhuang garrison, a large force was dispatched to escort the troops, and the second detachment responsible for blocking the attack was after blowing up a few cars of the little devil. In the end, he had no choice but to let him go, and let the little devil send the remaining materials to Teng County.

But these materials can only ensure that the little devils stationed in Teng County will not starve to death. Before the next reinforcements arrived, I was afraid that the remaining little devils would not dare to act rashly. The reason is that the strength of the Eighth Route Army should not be underestimated.

Hyotaro Kimura, commander of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army, who was far away in Jining, was also extremely shocked when he heard the news. In disbelief, he said, "What? The head of the Katori Brigade Jade is broken? ”

'Yes, General! I have just received a telegram from the Zaozhuang garrison that our infantry brigade was ambushed by the large army of the Tubalu Road in the plain valley that was about to arrive in Teng County, and suffered heavy losses.

In addition to this, the artillery carried by the brigade was destroyed, and there were not many supplies left. At present, Zaozhuang has prepared a batch of materials to be transported to Teng County. In a short period of time, the remaining troops of the brigade were afraid that they would not be able to carry out the operation. ’

'Yaga! Damn, how can these dirt roads have such strength? How can they have dozens of artillery pieces? Where did these guns come from? Also, what did the Zaozhuang garrison do to eat, and why didn't they report such a situation?

The elite of the Tubalu of one of the main regiments was also equipped with dozens of artillery pieces. In this way, the existence of the resistance troops has been unaware of the existence of Zaozhuang. They are dereliction of duty and should be brought to justice by the Judge Advocate General! ’

The thunderous and furious Kimura Hyotaro undoubtedly looked very angry about the huge losses of the infantry brigade and regiment. But in the face of his roar, the operational staff officer who reported the situation knew that how to deal with the aftermath now was a headache for them!

Compared with the thunderous anger of the Japanese army, the 32nd Division was immediately instructed to destroy the Eighth Route Army operating in Zaozhuang at any cost. The Eighth Route Army, on its part, was excited about this victory.

The first to receive the telegram was, of course, the first column of the superior of the task force. Zhang Jingshan, who was dealing with the Japanese garrison in Linyi, looked at the chief of staff who rushed into the command room with a happy face, and he was very surprised at that time.

smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, what good news makes you so excited!" ”

'Commander! Great victory, real victory! ’

For the Eighth Route Army, the battle that is qualified to be called a great victory will not be too small. But Zhang Jingshan didn't expect that this great victory would come from the subordinates under his command.

Curious: "Our main division has won a big battle again?" ”

'No! It was a task force, and last night they ambushed the Japanese infantry brigade reinforced from Jining with the strength of two detachments, killing more than 2,000 little devils, not to mention, and killing the brigade commander and a few big bosses of the little devils. ’

'What? How is this possible? ’

After receiving the telegram from the chief of staff of the column, Zhang Jingshan still said in disbelief: "Has the news been verified?" ”

'Commander, do you think they dare to deceive this kind of thing?' Moreover, in the telegram, the task force had informed that the head of the little devil major general had been cut off by them, and his clothes and sword had been seized. Can this be fake? ’

'Yes! This kid, this time he really put a cannon! When the news came back to the headquarters, I was afraid that the commander-in-chief would be shocked! Good fellow, two detachments are only a few troops, and he dares to ambush the infantry brigade of a little devil. ’

'Yes! However, judging from the combat reports sent by the task force, I have to say that the strength of the task force today is far beyond the strength of a regular main force. This guy, dozens of artillery!

In addition, each of their combat detachments has now formed five companies, each of which is a large establishment of 150 people. With the addition of the second detachment responsible for blocking, the total strength is only more than 2,000 people! ’

When Zhao Tiehu came from Yushe, he only had about 500 troops on his hands. But in about half a year, this force has more than quadrupled in size. And that's not even counting the local armed forces led by the task force!

Listening to the exclamation of the chief of staff, Zhang Jingshan also smiled and said: "Yes! Unconsciously, the number of troops under this kid's command is not inferior to the main force of our column, and it seems that it is necessary to improve their combat establishment.

This telegram was immediately forwarded to the headquarters, and in the name of the column, the task force was asked for credit. With this combat achievement, I believe that the task force will be promoted to a regimental combat unit, and I believe that the headquarters will not have any opinions.

Even I'm a little worried, give this kid a little more time, I'm afraid he can pull out more troops. When the time comes, the establishment of a regiment-level unit will not be enough. But let's talk about it first! ”

As the main battalion commander during the Red Army's Long March, if it weren't for those accidents, Zhao Tiehu would have been qualified to be promoted to the main regiment commander. It's too late to be promoted to regimental commander now.

But no matter what, as long as Zhao Tiehu can continue his current record, Zhang Jingshan believes that in the near future, Zhao Tiehu may come from behind and become another real iron-blooded tiger general in the Eighth Route Army!