The vicinity of position No. 37 was not very flat, so it was not suitable for armored troops to charge in groups, but the Japanese army went the opposite way and put all the remaining main artillery and chariot units on board!

The troops on the No. 37 position saw the Japanese tanks coming all over the place, and the company commander immediately reported to the superiors, and the phone call reached Yuan Zhengmao after a short time, and Yuan Zhengmao was also surprised when he heard the news that "more than 100 Japanese tanks attacked the No. 37 position", and he hurriedly ordered the tank troops to support the No. 37 position, but he was told: Most of the tanks have been sent to the position near the No. 1 road! It will take at least an hour to move to position 37 near Route 2!

Yuan Zhengmao was surprised when he heard the news, he didn't know the true intentions of the Japanese army, he couldn't help but think: "What is the purpose of the Japanese army's large number of tanks attacking the No. 37 position?" Did the Japanese try to escape from Highway 1 or Highway 2? Which road is the best way for them to escape? ”

Yuan Zhengmao thought in his heart, and said to the staff officer: "Sending a message to our defenders on the 37th position, asking them to withdraw first, and letting them block more than a hundred tanks, is really hitting a stone with an egg." ”

The staff officer nodded and went to convey the order, at this time Yuan Zhengmao thought to himself: "Now that the enemy situation is unknown, we can only find out the enemy situation first." So he ordered the main defensive position on Highway No. 2 to prepare to return to the division to attack the Japanese army, and then ordered the scouts to monitor the movements of the Japanese army at all times.

At half past eleven o'clock in the evening of 15 February, the scouts sent a message: "The Japanese tank units broke through the fortifications of position No. 37 and continued to advance southward, followed by the Japanese infantry units. ”

Yuan Zhengmao asked, "How many Japanese soldiers are there?" ”

The Scout said, "I can't see clearly! It's too dark, and there are quite a few people anyway! ”

Yuan Zhengmao thought to himself: "Could it be that Highway No. 2 is the focus of the Japanese army's retreat?" Thinking of this, he immediately contacted the defenders on both sides of the position on Highway No. 1: "How is the Japanese offensive?" ”

The defenders reported: "The Japanese offensive has slowed down and is basically no longer offensive." ”

Yuan Zhengmao nodded lightly, thinking: "It seems that it is right, the Japanese army is going to withdraw from Highway No. 2!" ”

At midnight on 16 February, the Japanese troops bypassed the main position on Highway No. 2 and went up to the road, then accelerated their march and headed south.

Yuan Zhengmao immediately ordered the fourth, fifth, and sixth regiments of Lin Yuan's troops on the main position of Highway No. 2 to pursue the Japanese army, and the three regiments did not chase far before they faced the 24th Wing of the Japanese Eighth Division.

The Japanese army occupied the villages on both sides of the road, these villages were only less than 100 meters away from the road, if Lin Yuan's pursuing troops did not knock down these villages first, they would be killed and wounded on the road, so the three regiments launched an attack on the villages occupied by the Japanese army, the battle was very fierce, and the Japanese army's strength of not being afraid of death was once again vividly exerted, and the two sides fought a difficult battle for a while.

At one o'clock on 16 February, the battle for the village had been fought for half an hour, and the Japanese army was still resisting, and the commanders of the three regiments got together and said: "We can no longer wear down the Japanese army here, we must defeat the Japanese army immediately, and we will not be able to catch up after a long time." ”

Another regiment commander said: "Having said that, the Japanese army is playing with their lives in the village, and we can't do anything about them." ”

A regiment commander said: "Now there is no other way, but to organize a death squad, room by room and play with them, the little devils dare to play with their lives, and our Lin Shuai's troops are not bad seeds." ”

The commander of the fifth regiment said: "But the casualties are too large in such a hard fight, so there is no smarter way?" ”

The commander of the sixth regiment said: "It must be gone!" Aren't these things obvious now? If we want to win the Japanese army, we must show our courage! ”

The commander of the fifth regiment said: "Okay then, let's form a death squad." ”

At this moment, suddenly the operator rushed over and said, "Regiment commander, Shen Xin's division commander has sent us an order!" ”

The commander of the fifth regiment hurriedly said: "Hurry up, what order?" ”

The operator replied: "Commander Shen Xin ordered us to immediately withdraw to the main position of Highway No. 2 and no longer pursue!" ”

The commander of the fifth regiment said in surprise: "What did you say? Tell me again! ”

The operator said, "Commander Shen Xin ordered us to ......"

The commander of the Fifth Regiment didn't wait for the operator to finish speaking, and then said: "I heard clearly, I want to say, why would the superiors give such an order, isn't this asking us to let the enemy go?" Let the tiger return to the mountain, and the future will be endless! ”

The operator said: "This is indeed the order of Commander Shen Xin, and many people in our communication team have heard it. ”

The commander of the sixth regiment said: "Could this be a trick used by the Japanese army?" They deciphered our code and then sent us fake orders. ”

The operator shook his head again and again and said, "Regiment commander, please rest assured, the Japanese army definitely does not have such strength!" ”

The commander of the Sixth Regiment said: "Prepare a communication radio, I want to talk to Commander Shen Xin in person." After a short time, the radio station was prepared, and the commander of the sixth regiment picked up the microphone and said, "Senior Commander Shen, why did you give the order for us to stop pursuing?" ”

Shen Xin said: "I didn't give that order!" ”

The commander of the sixth regiment suddenly said: "Sure enough, it was a fake order conveyed by the Japanese army!" Then he turned to the operator and said, "You still said that the Japanese army didn't have that skill, how do you explain the current thing?" ”

Shen Xin said: "That order was not given by me, let alone by the Japanese army, the person who gave that order was Lin Shuai!" It was Lin Shuai's personal order! ”

The commander of the sixth regiment said: "Division commander, why did Lin Shuai give this order for Lu? Didn't he know that he was letting the enemy go? Isn't he afraid that we will forcibly pursue us and suffer too many casualties? How can Lin Shuai have the kindness of a woman? ”

Shen Xin said: "Don't guess, since it was Lin Shuai's order, there is naturally a reason to give an order, Lin Shuai, don't you still believe it?" Hurry up and execute it. ”

The commander of the sixth regiment said helplessly: "Okay, let's retreat." So the commander of the sixth regiment ordered a retreat, and the fourth and fifth regiments also followed, retreating to the main position of Highway No. 2, and the 24th Wing, which held the belief of jade crushing in the village, saw Lin Yuan's troops retreating suddenly, and the wing commander and the captain looked at each other, and the captain first said: "What's going on?" What did Lin Yuan's troops retreat for? ”

The wing captain laughed loudly: "Isn't this simple? Their courage was no match for us, so we had to retreat! ”

The captain said: "But the courage shown by Lin Yuan's troops just now does not seem to be weaker than our imperial army, and they still have an advantage on the battlefield, and a sudden retreat must be strange, and we can't help but be on guard." ”

The wing captain smiled: "Don't worry about it so much, since Lin Yuan's troops don't come to pursue, then let's hurry up and chase the big army!" After saying that, the Japanese army got up and left the village and chased after the large army, and the senior officials in the large army, such as Mizuta Mingyuan, heard that Lin Yuan's troops had given up the pursuit, and they all shook their heads and said in wonder: "Lin Yuan's troops intend to let us go?" What is this for? ”