As He Zhengdao envisioned, in the face of the sudden extra tens of thousands of 'main forces' of the Eighth Route Army, the Chengde garrison with only two cities remained, and finally chose to abandon the city and break through and move to Beiping, which is still under their control. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Before retreating, the Chengde garrison learned the lesson of the fall of Zhangjiakou, retained a part of the puppet army and the Manchurian army to guard the outside of the city, and left hundreds of daredevils in the city, ordering them to hold out until the last moment.

Perhaps such a decision was a bit cruel, but for many Japanese officers and soldiers who believed in bushido, many officers and soldiers also voluntarily chose to stay. In the eyes of these people, they are not afraid of death but they are afraid of being looked down upon.

Think about the fact that when the little devils in later generations announced their unconditional surrender, there were still a large number of little devils fighting to the death on the battlefield of resistance against Japan in China. And making such a decision this time will undoubtedly play a certain role in the eyes of the garrison.

At least if the Eighth Route Army wants to capture Chengde easily, it is not an easy task. With these daredevils who are determined to live and die with Chengde, the puppet army retained in the city does not dare to rebel easily.

Compared with the little devil who took the initiative to ask to stay, I feel that such a task is very honorable. The puppet army and the Manchurian army, who were ordered to stay in Chengde, mostly felt that they had been abandoned. For a time, the mood of these officers and men undoubtedly fell to the bottom.

It's a pity that from the day they put on this pseudo-military skin, they have no room for bargaining in front of the little devils. If you stay, you may die, but if you don't want to stay, you will definitely die.

Of course, the main force of the Japanese army that left Chengde would not inform them that they were preparing to break through and retreat to Beiping. Instead, he said that he took the initiative to go out of the city to find the troops of the Eighth Route Army to fight and support the Eighth Division on the Pingquan side.

But the puppet army is not stupid these days, and when the little devils are fighting, they have never brought a large number of expatriates with them. But whether they are reluctant or not, the puppet army that is required to stay in Chengde has no choice.

The reconnaissance unit of the special division, which had infiltrated near Chengde in advance, also discovered at night that the Japanese troops in Chengde and Luanping had begun to prepare for retreat. The Japanese troops stationed in Miyun earlier also moved.

When the information was quickly conveyed to the front of the army, Ye Jianying, who received the telegram, was equally happy and said, "Commander, it seems that your intimidation tactics have worked. The little devils in the two cities are really ready to evacuate overnight! ”

'Ordered the 2nd Cavalry Division, with two regiments of cavalry, to march with great fanfare. Let them march during the day, rest at night, and accelerate their movement in the direction of Chengde. You have to sing a full set of operas! ’

Listening to the order given by He Zhengdao, Ye Jianying also knew that by doing so, he was undoubtedly telling the Japanese army that the main force of the Eighth Route Army had already known the news that they planned to slip away. Therefore, the cavalry units were quickly dispatched to block and pursue.

With two cavalry regiments moving overnight, they pursued the stars from some towns where the Japanese had retreated. The little devil intelligence officers lurking in these towns naturally saw this situation.

The intelligence officer who accompanied the little devil quickly conveyed this information to the special high school. The intelligence officer of the Special High Division, who was in charge of investigating intelligence, also quickly forwarded the news to the retreating Chengde defenders.

Even the intelligence officer of the special high class said in surprise: "The Eighth Route Army's response is really fast!" Our troops had just withdrawn from the city, and they had received the news. It seems that near Chengde, there are reconnaissance troops of the Eighth Road! ”

After receiving the information transferred by the special high school department, the Chengde garrison officer who carried a large number of expatriates and supplies out of the city naturally knew the consequences of encountering cavalry in the field. Fortunately, judging from the current intelligence, the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army could not catch up with them in a short time.

But even so, for the sake of safety, the garrison officer still gave the order to march quickly. Even if he knew that many expatriates were likely to not be able to keep up with the speed of the march, he couldn't take care of it at this time.

'Ordered the troops to speed up their march and try to join the defenders of Luanping in the shortest possible time. At the same time, we will maintain contact with the reinforcements from the Beiping side, hoping that they will come to join us as soon as possible and meet our retreat.

Tell the expatriates that if they want to survive, they'd better keep up with the pace of the march. At present, the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army are not too far away from us. If you don't march quickly, sooner or later you will be caught up by them.

In addition, all our cavalry teams were dispersed for reconnaissance. If a small group of the Eighth Route Army is found to be harassing troops, order them to resolutely counterattack. The main forces now have only one task, and that is to hurry up. ’

After this order was conveyed, many expatriates were naturally dissatisfied. But in front of these troops, even if they are dissatisfied, they dare not speak. At least they know that if they can't keep up with the team, they're dead.

These expatriates mobilized from China, even if they did not stay in Rehe for a long time, most of them earned a lot of money. As they expected before they came to Huaxia, Huaxia was really full of gold.

But no one could have imagined that the situation would be reversed so quickly. The army, which originally supported them, was now unable to resist the offensive of the Eighth Route Army, and in addition to losing one after another, they had to seize the time to save their lives.

In desperation, these expatriates also knew that they had to conserve their physical strength. In the end, many of the materials brought out had no choice but to throw them away or find a place to bury them, carrying only a few urgently needed food and valuables.

It can be said that in the face of threats to their lives, these expatriates also burst out with amazing endurance. The garrison officer who heard the news also breathed a long sigh of relief. With this pace of marching, they still have a chance to evacuate safely.

After a night of rapid marching, the Japanese troops who withdrew from Chengde were not attacked or blocked by a small group of reconnaissance troops of the Eighth Route Army. This made the Japanese soldiers who went out of the city feel a little relieved.

After dawn the next day, the team that had been on the road all night was naturally sleepy. But even so, the Japanese garrison still ordered the troops to continue to rush in the morning and wait until the afternoon to camp and rest.

Because it won't be long before they can join up with the troops in Luanping. As long as the two forces successfully converge, their next breakthrough will become much safer.

Looking at the reconnaissance planes and fighter planes flying overhead from time to time, these already tired Japanese troops also felt much more at ease. With these reconnaissance planes and fighter planes providing escort, they also feel much more relieved.

From time to time, they received telegrams from aerial reconnaissance planes, informing them that they were marching ahead and that the troops of the Eighth Route Army had not been found. The two armies that were about to converge felt much more at ease, and both felt that they had the opportunity to retreat safely to the territory of Beiping.

On the other hand, the reconnaissance unit of the Eighth Route Army, which monitored these Japanese troops, also continuously conveyed the marching route of the little devils to the main force of the lurking Second Infantry Division. The ambush mission received by the 2nd Infantry Division was also carried out at night.

This means that if the little devils pass through their ambush area during the day, then the reconnaissance troops of the Eighth Route Army must stop the attack at all costs and drag the time for the little devils to travel to the ambush area until night.

Only in this way will it be easier and easier for the Second Infantry Division to encircle and annihilate these little devils. At the moment, there is no large-scale attack, and the intention of the reconnaissance force is very simple, which is to consume the physical strength of these little devils.

There were reconnaissance planes in the air to conduct reconnaissance in advance, and the cavalry responsible for reconnaissance on the ground did not find any ambush of the Eighth Route Army. Mei Jiji, who had always been concerned about the retreat of the Japanese army in Chengde, received a telegram from Chengde at noon.

Seeing the successful meeting of the two troops, Mei Xianzhi Miro also said happily: "Yo, the two troops have successfully converged, and their hope of retreating safely to Beiping will be a little more." ”

'Yes, Your Excellency, Commander! It's just that next, we still need to let them speed up the march, and the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army are still speeding up the pursuit of our evacuated troops. It will also be troublesome to let them catch up. ’

The Japanese reconnaissance planes, which were conducting reconnaissance during the day, soon spotted the cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army in pursuit. Although some fighters carried out harassment and strafing, they still could not stop the accelerated pursuit of these cavalry.

Although the cavalry was still some way from the retreating troops. Compared with the retreating troops, most of whom walked on two legs, the speed of these cavalry was undoubtedly faster than that of the retreating troops.

Although Mei Xianjimiro knew that the intelligence officer's suggestion was very reasonable, he still said helplessly: "Your worries, I think they should also know." But we must not abandon those expatriates, and we must also give them a certain amount of rest.

Tell the air force units to intensify the blow to those Eighth Route Cavalry. At the same time, we ordered our troops to keep their rest as short as possible. Tonight, they must march overnight to join up with reinforcements from North China as soon as possible.

According to the telegram sent by the North China Front, the Eighth Route Army now knew that they were preparing to go north to meet our evacuated troops. The troops of the Eighth Route Army gathered near North China were also holding back the North China Front troops that came to meet them. ”

With the increase in the number of battles with He Zhengdao, Mei Xinzhi Miro must also admit that these Eighth Route Army are very different. At least in terms of reaction speed, it was much more than they expected.

Moreover, from the information collected by the current special high school class, the number of radio stations owned by the troops under He Zhengdao was also beyond their imagination. It was the presence of numerous radio stations that made the Eighth Route Army's communication very fast.

If we really want to give the Eighth Route Army enough time to pursue, I am afraid that the two withdrawn troops may not be able to retreat safely to Beiping. Therefore, the current security is only temporary, and the two retreating forces cannot rejoice too soon.

On the other hand, on the side of the Eighth Route Army, except for the two cavalry units, they were taken extra care of by the little devil plane. Again, the pace of the advance of the ground forces has not slowed down much. However, the speed of the infantry was undoubtedly much slower.

But no matter what, the little devil who watched the camp and rest in the afternoon continued on the road in the evening. The reconnaissance unit of the Eighth Route Army, which was in charge of surveillance, also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. They know they're going to have nightmares tonight! (To be continued.) )