The command of the Liaodong Army, after seeing all the battlefield situation in his eyes, Yang Xingguo's face immediately became gloomy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he did not come to the battlefield in person, the fierceness of the artillery fire on the battlefield had already made Yang Xingguo feel the heavy casualties of the second battalion.

"Not good...... Commander, Lao Maozi sent another battalion to attack the second battalion......" Just when Yang Xingguo began to secretly worry about the second battalion, an exclamation came out of Li Xiaohu's mouth.

"Lao Maozi is forcing the second battalion to death, and he won't give the second battalion any respite......" Yang Xingguo, who had a gloomy face, couldn't help but speak.

"We must not watch the second battalion be wiped out by Lao Maozi......"

"The second battalion has also eliminated the old Maozi of five companies...... Immediately inform Wang Hu, as soon as Lao Maozi's artillery fire stops, he will withdraw from my position......"

Looking at Li Xiaohu, who left in a hurry, the worry in Yang Xingguo's heart did not let go.

Lao Maozi can use the same method to occupy the position of the second battalion, then he can also use the same method to deal with the third battalion and occupy the position of the third battalion.

If you continue to hold on, the third battalion will definitely be able to wipe out the strength of Lao Maozi's battalion. However, you will also lose more than half.

Lao Maozi's strength is several times that of himself, and there is a steady stream of reinforcements. Even if you exchange half of your own battalion for the strength of one battalion of the other side, you will still suffer in the end.

Therefore, after some hesitation and comparison, Yang Xingguo immediately made a decision.

"Retreat, we must fully withdraw from the position, and we can't continue to fight hard with Lao Maozi here......"

"We have been here for almost a day, and the mountain road from here to Zhangjiazhuang should have been completely destroyed by the Fourth Battalion......"

"Lao Maozi brought a lot of baggage and artillery, and he didn't dare to divide the troops, this mountain road was enough to drag them for at least a day......"

"One day is enough time for us to do a lot of things in Zhangjiazhuang......"

"Pass my orders...... As soon as Lao Maozi's artillery attack stopped, not only the second battalion, but all the officers and men of the Liaodong Army withdrew from their positions...... Lao Maozi suffered losses in the positions we retreated from, and even if we retreated, they would not dare to pursue rashly......"

Zhangjiazhuang, located between Longgangling and Yangjiatun, is the largest village in Songshuling except for Yangjiatun.

Not to mention, there are hundreds of large and small stone houses, densely arranged on the mountainside.

"With so many houses, it's definitely a good place to fight in the streets with Lao Maozi...... That's right, we'll fight with Lao Maozi in the streets......" Yang Xingguo's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of the next way to deal with Lao Maozi.

The word street fight is very familiar to Yang Xingguo. However, he has never heard of several of his subordinates.

No, as soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zhigang, who was not fighting in Longgangling, opened his mouth and asked: "Commander, what is street fighting......

Yang Xingguo, who had a mysterious smile on his face, did not answer, but ordered thoughtfully.

"Keep it a secret for the time being, and you'll know when the time comes......"

"Zhao Zhigang, haven't you been complaining about the lack of a fight on the way here, and now, there is a task waiting for you......"

"Take your battalion, and then bring the machine gun squad of the guard company, use the terrain, and drag Lao Maozi for me for half a day......"

"Zhang Shanlin, although your fourth battalion is very tired, there is still a task waiting for you......"

"Inform all the people of Zhangjiazhuang that our Liaodong Army is going to fight in Zhangjiazhuang, and let them all withdraw from Zhangjiazhuang within one day...... After the battle, the houses damaged by the war will be compensated by our Liaodong Army...... You have to remember that not a single citizen can leave ......"

"Zhou Qiangsheng, Wang Hu, your two battalions, immediately replenish the recruit company to the troops, and if it is not enough, transfer it from the recruit baggage battalion...... Use your day today to recover as much of your combat strength as possible......"

Looking at the Longgangling position in front of him, which had been completely occupied by himself, but he had not even found a single corpse of the enemy.

Major General Marni's face not only did not show any smile because of this, but a gloomy face.

Because, just now, Colonel Shelf had already told himself about the casualties of the troops.

1,256 were killed, 58 were wounded and incapacitated, and a whole ten infantry companies were wiped out on the battlefield under their feet.

At this time, Colonel Cherf, who was on the side, suddenly spoke up and comforted: "Your Excellency, although we have suffered heavy losses...... But after all, the Liaodong Army was defeated...... I am sure that the Liaodong Army that blocked us must have suffered heavy losses, otherwise, they would not have given up on their own initiative without even defending the third line of defense......"

"Just now, the scouts have come back to report that the remnants of the Liaodong Army have retreated in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang and Yangjiatun, and the entire road has also been destroyed. This proves even more that the Liaodong Army, which is blocking us, has lost and taken care. In order to stop us, we had to even destroy the mountain road......"

Hearing this, Major General Marni's mood was obviously much better......

Soon, the gloomy face was covered with seriousness.

In front of Colonel Cherf, he ordered very decisively: "The troops will set off in an hour and attack in the direction of Zhangjiazhuang......"

"Order the avant-garde company to strengthen reconnaissance around the mountain road and prevent the Liaodong Army from attacking us in an ambush......"

"Dada...... Bang bang bang bang...... "Lao Maozi is repairing the mountain road and moving forward at the same time...... Less than five miles after leaving Longgangling, a dense burst of gunfire mixed with machine-gun fire rang out in the direction of the avant-garde company.

An infantry battalion, which was 500 meters behind the advance guard company, had just heard the gunshots, and as soon as it heard the gunfire, it broke away from the main force and carried heavy machine guns to reinforce the forward company.

However, by the time they arrived, the gunfire had stopped, and the attacking troops had disappeared without a trace......

"Your Excellency the division commander, the forward company lost a platoon and did not catch the attacking ......troops," the battalion commander, who hurried back, reported with a nervous face.

"It must have been the troops sent by the Liaodong Army to attack us, and they used the same tactics when they encircled and suppressed them for the first time......" As soon as the battalion commander's words were finished, Major General Marni made a judgment.

Then, he decisively ordered: "Withdraw the forward company...... The whole army marched in a group, and when it was attacked again, it directly counterattacked with heavy machine guns and repelled them......"

After Major General Malni's formation changed, Zhao Zhigang was able to attack them anyway.

However, as soon as each attack caused casualties to Lao Maozi, at least three heavy machine guns immediately reacted quickly and fired very dense counterattack fire at himself, causing many casualties to himself.

"Battalion commander, we have already lost half a company, but Lao Maozi's marching speed has not slowed down at all. If we continue to fight like this, even if our battalion is completely wiped out, we will not be able to complete the task assigned to us by the commander......" Looking at the losses just counted, the deputy battalion commander hurriedly reminded.

Zhao Zhigang had a gloomy face and did not answer immediately.

However, it didn't take long for a very bold idea to appear in Zhao Zhigang's mind.

His eyes lit up, and he decided very decisively: "Since it's not good to beat people, let's beat the old Maozi horse......"