Chapter 50: The Tide of Battle
Gao Quan solemnly returned a salute to Hong Yingying, and then turned around and left. The salute he respected, not to coax Hong Yingying to play, but to really respect this woman. Who says men can't respect their women? Whether it is for Gao Quan, or for the country, Hong Yingying, in short, is already serving the country! Isn't it worthy of respect for a woman who can go to the battlefield and fight for her life with devils?
Hong Yingying watched Gao Quan's back into the distance in a daze, and only turned around when she disappeared from sight.
The spy battalion led by Sun Yuanqing personally pressed forward step by step with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, the cavalry battalion led by Kong Lao Er interspersed back and forth from all sides, and Gao Quan rushed up with the guard company, and the fighting will of the devil's forward squadron was quickly disintegrated. First they lost their supreme commander inexplicably, and then all the officers in the squadron were killed in five minutes! The devil soldiers on the battlefield immediately fell into a state of chaos without a master.
Under the oppressive attack of our army, the devils suffered most of the casualties in a short period of time, and the remaining few remnants scattered in a hurry, followed by hundreds of knights from the cavalry battalion, wielding shining sabers, chasing and killing the remnants of the devils all over the world.
There is no longer the main body that wants to be rescued, and the captain of the devil who is directing the attack of the troops is immediately dumbfounded, how can this battle be fought? His Excellency Shao Zuo asked the wing headquarters through the radio, and the wing commander gave instructions to be sure to give the squadron in front of him a little color!
Shao Zuo couldn't figure it out, the trapped squadron was finished, and the number of squadrons opposite him was obviously larger than his brigade, why did the wing captain let him rush forward? Isn't he afraid that his brigade will follow in the footsteps of the squadron in front?
With infinite speculation and confusion in his heart, the devil Shaozuo commanded his troops to continue to storm Zhang Erxiao's independent brigade. After annihilating the besieged Japanese squadron here, Gao Quan gave Zhang Erxiao an order: The Independent Brigade can retreat.
Retreat is easier said than done. The two armies are fighting each other, how can this unit retreat? Wouldn't it be a big deal if one of the retreats didn't go well and the retreat turned into a rout? Zhang Erxiao secretly complained in his heart.
Gao Quan gave the order to retreat for half an hour, but the independent brigade still didn't move, and when he called and asked, he realized that the original team couldn't retreat! Order Fan Xiaosi's artillery battalion to open fire! Strive to beat the offensive momentum of the devils! As long as the devils are repulsed, the independent brigade will naturally be able to withdraw.
The earth shook and the mountains shook with the sound of cannons, and the devils cried wolves and howled, and there were many dead and wounded. Sure enough, the devil who had suffered a heavy blow retreated. The Independent Brigade finally withdrew from the bloodstained battlefield, and Gao Quan was also secretly relieved. However, as soon as this breath came out, the devil was like kraft candy, and it came up again!
How did these devils do it? Why don't you even understand cooperation? Gao Quan couldn't help but be indignant in his heart. The scout sent the news that the devil had changed troops! It turned out that after fighting with Zhang Erxiao on the battlefield for half a day just now, and after being shelled by our army, the devil's brigade that had been wounded and retreated had been replaced by the captain of the devil's wing, and the new attack was another brigade of the 20th wing. What does this mean? Want to fight with me?
Gao Quan has no intention of fighting to the death with the devils here. On this battlefield, there are troops who want to rest with the 16th Division, and no matter how you calculate, it will not be his turn to be 500 divisions. Gao Quan combined the two regiments of the Independent Brigade and the special service battalion and the cavalry battalion into three echelons, taking turns to cross cover and retreat, whether it was the feeling of the devil or the actual action, he was withdrawing with his troops, and the withdrawal was still very decisive and resolute.
Ohno Xuanming Dazuo couldn't figure it out, he was playing well, why did this squadron withdraw? Didn't they fight quite bravely at the beginning?
The Japanese army has been fighting for too long, the battle line is a little long, the losses of the soldiers are too large, the soldiers are more tired, and now even the logistics support is a little unable to keep up. On the Chinese side, not only did Tang Enbo's 31st Group Army make a comeback in a big circle, but there was a more capable Sun Lianzhong from the north. Zhang Zizhong's 33rd Group Army also followed, and followed to Zaoyang. The commander of Gangcun of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army was forced to give an order to withdraw his troops when he saw that he could no longer achieve his goal of gathering and destroying several group armies of the squadron.
The two divisions of the devil began to slowly retreat south from the Tang River and Xinye line. Major General Kusaba Tatsuki, because of the death of his beloved son, he held a sulk in his heart, and he always wanted to find the murderer for revenge. The troops tracked all the way to this point, and General Kusaba had basically concluded that it was the 500 division troops in front of him who had assassinated his son. wanted to wipe out the 500 divisions in one go, and the Second Army rushed to catch up and insert a pole in a panic, so that General Caochang didn't dare to put his heart down to fight, and he didn't want to mention this aggrieved feeling in his heart.
The revenge of killing the son is not shared! General Kusaba didn't mind at all that on the way to retreat, he wiped out the 500 divisions by the way! As a result, the Twentieth Wing was in hot pursuit. The other 9th Wing of the 19th Brigade is now fighting against the 31st Division and Wang Dazhu's 201th Brigade.
Since Liu Ruming's 68th Army was allocated to the Second Army, this time it also went south with Commander-in-Chief Sun to fight. In the vicinity of Tongbai Mountain and Sanhedian, the 68th Army withstood Fujita's 3rd Division. The 30th Brigade of the 6th Division, Major General Sasaki, received the rest of the 30th Army led by Chi Feng Castle. The 13th Division, which was advancing in parallel with the 16th Division, faced the Tang Enbo Group Army, which had returned after making a big turn.
Coupled with Zhang Zizhong, who was getting closer and closer to Zaoyang, on the entire battlefield, the commander of the Caochang Chenji Brigade could no longer find a force that could support him. Even the air support, because of the 68th Army, made Lieutenant General Fujita take care of himself, and there were no extra planes to help him in the war. There is no way, in such a large battlefield, the fighting troops on both sides are as many as hundreds of thousands, and there are places everywhere that need air support, and there are only three flying wings under the command of Lieutenant General Fujita, and now it is indeed a bit too busy.
The 20th Wing of the Japanese Army, which had no air support and no more friendly assistance, was still chasing after Gao Quan when he led his direct troops and their independent brigades to retreat on their own initiative. At this time, the other main force of the 500th Division, Qian Sixi's 500 Brigade, also rushed over after receiving the order.
Although Major General Tatsumi Kusaba said that he was eager to avenge his son, he was not carried away by hatred. As a major general-level commander in the Japanese army, his ability to judge the battlefield situation is absolutely excellent.
Gao Quanquan had a reconnaissance battalion in his hands, and of course the 16th Division of the Japanese Army also had reconnaissance troops. After the news of the arrival of reinforcements from the 500th Division reached Major General Caochang, His Excellency, the middle-aged brigade commander who had lost his son, knew that he was afraid that there was no hope of revenge this time.
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