"Old Chen, many hours have passed since the battle began. The little devils who were eliminated by us before and after added up to nearly 10,000 people. Now we don't have to be in a hurry, it's the turn of the little devils to be anxious. Order all the troops on the front line to seize the time to build fortifications to prevent a possible counterattack by the Japanese army... At the same time, the regiments immediately reported the losses of the troops. Commander, Gao Yuan..."Gao Yuan did not have any joy because of the great victory... Because he knows that the whole battle has just begun, and more fierce battles are still to come. At this moment, not only can their troops not have any pride, but they also cannot have any slack....

"Commander, are you worried that the little devil may break through, you know, this is not the combat style of the main division of the little devil..."After listening to Gao Yuan's order, Chen Dazhong asked with a puzzled expression.

"Lao Chen, this is a telegram from Lao Wang of the Third Division just now. The 14th Division of the Chinese Army, in the Baita Mountains, has been completely annihilated by our army. What's more, an aviation group that came to reinforce also lost two-thirds of its combat aircraft under Lao Wang's careful arrangement. Therefore, if the little devils in the encirclement know that they are now alone, as long as their commander is not a fool, they will definitely let the troops retreat. Otherwise, after a long time, he will not be able to escape the danger of the annihilation of the whole army...."Gao Yuan definitely said his reasons....

"Well, that's true. Boss Gao, I will immediately send a telegram to all the regiments on the front, asking them to pay attention to vigilance and seize the time to build fortifications. If the little devil has any abnormal movements, he will report it immediately..."Political Commissar Chen Revolution nodded approvingly, turned around and left the headquarters.

As the ten heights on the periphery of the army were once again completely occupied by various units of the Eighth Route Army, the gunfire on the entire battlefield slowly stopped. Both sides are quietly sticking to their positions and confronting each other... And at this moment, the division headquarters of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army is in chaos... Because of the fierce artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army and the fiasco of the reinforcement planes just now, it was like a bomb, which once again dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of these little devils, making them less and less confident in their future..."Baga, don't quarrel, if you continue to argue, I will die." Behind us, there are so many valiant warriors of the Imperial Army, what are you worried about? Even if we were to retreat, we would need an order from His Excellency the Commander, and it was not something you could decide with me..."When I looked at the staff officers, arguing about whether the troops would break through immediately. Lieutenant General Shigehou Yamaoka, the division commander, who had long been upset because of the worsening war, couldn't help but roar loudly at the staff officers... In an instant, amid the roar of the division commander, the entire conference room immediately became solemn. Everyone stood there dumbfounded, motionless. I was afraid that my small action would eventually cause His Excellency the division commander to be dissatisfied.

"Bageya Road, what are you doing standing here, the Imperial Army of this empire will not raise a bunch of waste. Yours, do whatever you have to do, do whatever you want, or you will all die..."As the commander of the division, Lieutenant General Yamaoka Shigehou, and another order was issued, the staff officers who stayed in the headquarters immediately rushed to their posts..."Report to Your Excellency the Division Commander, the forward emergency battle report...."At this moment, the chief of staff of the division, Kuramoge Daisa, was in a hurry, and rushed into the headquarters with a panicked face..."Cangmao-kun, something happened, so panicked...."For the performance of the chief of staff in front of him, The division commander said very dissatisfied.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. In the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army just now, all the ten heights on our periphery have been lost. The two infantry brigades that went to reinforce also suffered heavy losses under the fierce counterattack of the Eighth Route Army and retreated in disarray. According to statistics, in the battle of just over 20 minutes, we lost a total of more than 4,000 elite Imperial Army troops..."Faced with the question of the division commander, Chief of Staff Kuramoge Osa quickly replied.

"Nani, lost more than 4,000 troops, lost ten heights on the periphery... Bage Yalu, Kuramoge-kun, order the two captains who went to reinforce to immediately apologize to His Majesty the Emperor....Great Say, this empire, don't raise these wastes..."The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Shigehou Yamaoka, was angry and shouted an order to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. It's just that now our army has lost more than a dozen high and low, the troop losses have reached nearly 10,000 troops, and almost all artillery has been lost. Your Excellency Division Commander, what should our army do next, whether to continue to hold on and wait for reinforcements, or to immediately organize troops to break through the encirclement..."The chief of staff did not leave immediately. Instead, he turned to the division commander in front of him and continued to ask.

"Cangmao-kun, whether the troops break through or not is not something you and I can decide. Without the order of His Excellency the Commander, our 109th Division would have been shattered by the whole army, and it would have been impossible to break through. Quickly, immediately report the situation encountered by our army to His Excellency the Commander, and ask His Excellency the Commander to give operational guidance to our 109th Division. Hurry up, now for every minute of delay, at least one Imperial soldier will be killed, and we have no time to waste. Listening to the chief of staff's question, the division commander also began to get anxious and ordered loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency the Division Commander...", the Chief of Staff turned and left.

And just when the telegram for help from the 109th Division had just reached the hands of General Okamura Ninji. The North China Garrison Headquarters of the Yue Army in Beiping was also in chaos. Because just now, they had already received the news of the annihilation of the 14th Division, and at the same time, the news that the Shijiazhuang Aviation Brigade had been severely damaged also reached everyone's ears.

"Chief of Staff, this is a telegram from the 109th Division asking for help. Under the siege of the Eighth Route Army, the 109th Division had lost nearly 10,000 troops in less than a day. More importantly, our air support not only did not form an effective blow to the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army, but also suffered heavy losses under the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army's anti-aircraft firepower. Chief of Staff, in your opinion, what should we do now? "Looking at the telegram in his hand, the commander, General Okamura Ninji, couldn't help frowning, and threw this difficult problem to the chief of staff in front of him..."Your Excellency Commander, according to the battle report, there are currently more than 10,000 people left in the 109th Division, and all the artillery is gone. And around them, there were at least twice as many troops of the Eighth Route Army, and they were armed with a large number of heavy artillery. He believed that the only way to keep the remaining 10,000 troops of the 109th Division was to forcibly break through the encirclement under the cover of aircraft and withdraw from the control of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time..."

"Yo Xi, now that we have lost a unit of an integrated division, we can no longer afford to lose it. Chief of Staff, immediately call back to the 109th Division, ordering them to break through immediately, and the command will send planes to reinforce it... Tell Yamaoka-kun that no matter what, he will bring back all the remaining 10,000 or so soldiers..."Looking at the military map in front of him, he thought about the advice of the chief of staff. The commander, Senior General Okamura Ninji, quickly made the final decision. In front of the chief of staff, he loudly issued an order to break through and retreat..."The division commander, the division commander, and His Excellency the commander called back..."Just when the commander of the 109th Division, Lieutenant General Yamaoka Shigesaki, was pacing back and forth anxiously in the division headquarters. The chief of staff of the division, Kuramo Osa, took a telegram that had just been translated, hurriedly rushed into the headquarters and came to the front of the division commander.

"Cangmao-kun, what specific orders does Your Excellency Commander have?" Hearing the words call back, the division commander's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked excitedly.

"Hi, Your Excellency Division Commander, Your Excellency the Commander ordered my 109th Division, under the cover of aircraft, to immediately break through and withdraw from the defense area of the Eighth Route Army. Save the remaining living forces of my 109th Division. At the same time, His Excellency the Commander informed our unit that the 14th Division, which was marching at the same time as our 109th Division, had been completely annihilated under the siege of the heavy troops of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, our department must seize the time to break through. Otherwise, after the arrival of reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army, it will be impossible for our unit to break through the encirclement..." The chief of staff said all the contents of the telegram in one breath.

"What, the whole army of the 14th Division is shattered... Bage Yalu, I really didn't expect that the current Reading Division, with such strong combat effectiveness, has only been a long time, and it has completely annihilated the elite imperial army of one of my divisions, and there are enough troops to surround my 109th Division, I can't believe it..."The division commander opened his mouth and asked in disbelief.

"Your Excellency the division commander, do you immediately order the troops to prepare for a breakthrough, and when the air reinforcements arrive, they will immediately break through..." Seeing that the division commander was still feeling sad for the 14th Division, which had been shattered, Chief of Staff Kuramoge Osa couldn't help but be anxious for a while, and hurriedly reminded.

"Yo Xi, Kuramo-kun. Order all the forward troops who confront the Eighth Route Army, except for leaving the necessary troops to serve as guards and confuse the Eighth Route Army. The rest of the troops immediately assembled at the division headquarters. After the arrival of air reinforcements, all baggage was immediately abandoned, and the troops broke through lightly. The commander of the division commanded loudly.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. It's just, division commander, why don't we blow up all the baggage and materiel back. If we give up these burdens, won't all the Eighth Route Army around us be cheapened? Regarding the order of the division commander, Chief of Staff Kuramoge Osa asked incomprehensibly.

"Yaga, you foolishness. If we blow up these baggage, wouldn't the Eighth Route Army know at the first time that our army was going to carry out a plan to break through? Besides, these supplies are left in place, and to a certain extent, they can also slow down the speed at which the main forces of the Eighth Route Army are pursuing our army... Cang Maojun, go and convey the order immediately..."The division commander explained dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, Your Excellency the Division Commander, I'll go and deliver the order right away....Ono-kun, you immediately lead the division guard brigade and assist the division headquarters in retreating. Remember, you must ensure the safety of Your Excellency the Division Commander, otherwise, you will die, you will die..."The Chief of Staff replied in a loud voice. Then, facing the captain of the division guard brigade standing at the gate of the headquarters, he ordered with a serious face.

Immediately, under the command of the division and regiment headquarters, the troops on various positions except for leaving the necessary forces to blind the eyes of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side. The remaining troops, under the command of their respective commanders, quickly retreated in the direction where the division headquarters was located, preparing to break through.

However, no matter how concealed the military operations of the Yue army were, after all, it was the transfer of more than 10,000 people, and it was impossible not to show any of them. Just as the army began to retreat, the soldiers at the front noticed that something was wrong... After some tentative attack, the forward troops immediately reported the situation of the army's preparation to retreat to the general headquarters..."Commander, as you expected, the little devil wants to run away... The forward positions reported that the main forces of the army had begun to assemble at their division headquarters. Now there are only a few small units left in the confrontation with the fighters..."The first reaction of political commissar Chen Dazhong at the first time when he received the telegram was to admire the correct judgment of his partner. Then, with an excited face, the plateau in front of the report.

"The little devil finally couldn't bear it, but now he knows if it's too late to break through and flee for his life....If nothing else, the Yue army, which has lost artillery support, must be waiting for their aircraft reinforcements, and then break through. So, now is the perfect time for us to compress the encirclement. Order..."As soon as Gao Yuan's words were spoken, the chief of staff beside him took out a folder and began to record specific orders.

"All artillery clusters, under the cover of the fire prevention troops, immediately carried out artillery strikes covering the area around the headquarters of the divisions and regiments of the Chinese army, disrupting the formation of the various units of the Japanese army and the pace of their retreat. At the same time, all units on the front line, under the cover of the mortars attached to them, immediately launched a new round of attacks against the current Japanese army and narrowed the encirclement of the Japanese army..." Gao Yuan glanced at the battlefield in a radius of several kilometers in front of him, and ordered loudly.

Less than a minute after the chief of staff left, a roar of earth-shattering roars immediately sounded on the battlefield a few kilometers away. In the midst of the emerald green mountains, countless orange-red fires immediately appeared, and immediately after, streams of gray gunpowder smoke slowly rose on the battlefield.

Dense shells, like rain, fell on an area several kilometers around the headquarters of the divisional regiment. Suddenly, the little devils who had just gathered in this area and were about to break through were immediately blown up in the dense artillery fire and began to run around, dodging the raindrops of shells. However, their actions, instead of allowing them to escape the blow of artillery fire, hastened the speed of their death to a certain extent. What's more, the intensive artillery fire made this newly assembled army once again become chaotic and lose its structure.

At the same time, just when the eyes of all the Yue troops were attracted by the dense artillery fire around the division and regiment headquarters, the various units of the Eighth Route Army that were confronting the Yue army immediately launched a rapid attack on the current Yue army with the cooperation of their respective mortar companies.

Although, the little devils who stick to various positions are resisting to the death. However, after all, they were abandoned by the main force, and their number was very small. As the offensive of the surrounding Eighth Route Army troops became more and more fierce, the number of troops holding on to their respective positions also dropped sharply... Finally, after the main regiments of the Eighth Route Army paid a certain price for casualties, they finally wiped out all the abandoned sons left by the main force of the army. At the same time, the positions held by the Japanese army were also completely occupied. In this way, the entire position of the Chinese army was once again compressed by several hundred meters..."Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, just now, the troops of the Eighth Route Army, which were engaged in a confrontation with our army, suddenly launched an attack on our forward position. Because the main forces of the forward positions have all retreated, these positions have now been completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Meantime... At the same time..."Looking at the division commander in front of him, whose face was getting more and more ugly, a communications staff officer who came to report did not dare to say any more.

"Baga, at the same time, can't you finish the sentence in one sentence, Bage Yalu... "Papapa" looked at the staff officer in front of him, who couldn't even tell the battle report clearly. When he heard the fierce artillery fire outside the headquarters that sabotaged the breakthrough of his troops, the division commander couldn't help the anger in his heart, and slapped the staff officer who came to report in front of him..."Hey, Your Excellency the Division Commander..."Looking at the division commander with an angry face in front of him, the communications staff officer could only endure the hot pain on his face, and continued to answer...."At the same time, several troops of the Eighth Route Army, under the cover of artillery fire, were quickly interspersed with the headquarters of our division... And these units, which serve as interspersed, are also equipped with a certain number of tank units ... Now there is only a distance of more than 1,000 meters left from the headquarters of our division, the nearest unit of the Eighth Route Army..."

"Baga, how could the Eighth Route Army know that we are preparing to carry out a breakout plan, Bageya Road. Why haven't our air reinforcements arrived yet, and why? The division commander scolded loudly at the staff officer in front of him..."Buzz..."However, as soon as he finished speaking, a huge roar of an airplane reached his ears through the huge explosion outside the headquarters.

"Yo Si, our air reinforcements are finally here. Order all units to immediately break through under the cover of aircraft, not to engage in any entanglement with the Eighth Route Army behind them, and to go out as much as they can. Immediately convey the order..."Hearing the sound of the plane, the division commander was still full of anger just now. Like a chameleon, he immediately had a smile on his face and commanded loudly to the communications staff officer in front of him.

(To be continued)