Section 199 Retreat

It is no wonder that Cheng Chong has such questions, as a veteran officer of the Independent Regiment, Cheng Chong obviously knows all the troops of the Independent Regiment very well. In terms of combat effectiveness, perhaps the ability of a cavalry battalion to fight a protracted battle on a frontal battlefield cannot be compared with that of an infantry battalion. But when it comes to the number of devils killed and the combat exploits made in the past few years, the cavalry battalion is undoubtedly the largest unit in the independent regiment. Moreover, because the regiment commander has always been quite cautious about the use of cavalry, although he has experienced great battles, the loss of cavalry battalion troops on the battlefield is always very small, and even sometimes in order to avoid possible risks, the cavalry battalion will not be put into a battle after a whole battle. Now that so many people have been lost in a battle, Cheng Zhong is naturally surprised.

Zhao Yidao looked at the stone, looked at him and didn't say anything, and couldn't help but continue to whisper: "That's not true, as usual, we also cut into the battlefield from the devil's ribs this time, and launched a fierce attack at the weakest point of the devil, and tonight's time is better than all previous battles, it is when the devil is preparing to attack the front, and the entire army has no room for adjustment." ”

Cheng Chong's face changed greatly: "The devil didn't collapse? ”

Zhao Yidao couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly: "No, after the devil was attacked, no one retreated and fled, and all the troops rushed towards our assault troops like crazy, completely filling our guns with their lives." However, it is precisely because of this that our losses are large, the number of devils is too large, and the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and after the battlefield falls into a melee, our advantage is greatly reduced, and in the end it is completely a melee for each other. Fortunately, we killed a large number of enemy troops during the advance in the early stage, and the formation of the devils was too bad, otherwise, the outcome of this battle is really difficult to say. ”

After Cheng Zhong listened, he couldn't help but be silent, even when he thought of the battlefield situation described by Zhao Yidao with his knowledge and experience, he still felt a chill behind him, this kind of powerful enemy army that completely ignored life and death, they had not encountered it. But that's the case with the whole force, it's terrifying.

Shi waited for them to finish before asking, "Lao Cheng, how is the situation over there?" How did the devil avoid your blockade and cross the river? ”

Cheng Zhong immediately responded: "Tuanzao, it's really evil to say, these devils are as slippery as foxes, it's really hard to guess." We had been ordered to go to the south bank to intercept the rear of the Japanese army, and we did make some discoveries when we arrived. There are a total of eight places between Swan Mountain and the Chishi River that are suitable for crossing the river, and we found the Japanese troops in two of them, and after annihilation, we arranged for heavy troops to stay here and wait for the devils to come and join them. As a result, the devil did not come here at all, but went around to the crossing point near Swan Mountain, and by the time the news came back from our sentry who had been left behind, the devil had already crossed the river. ”

After listening to this, the stone said: "Cross the river, cross the river, this battle devil has lost more than half of the manpower here, counting our task in this battle has been achieved, it is not a big problem to kill a few more or less." Lao Cheng, you have to work hard again to rush back to the position and tell the madman to move the position closer to the direction of Swan Mountain, the devils should not have any action before dawn, let the brothers hurry up and rest, and they don't know how to fight tomorrow's battle. ”

"Yes," Cheng Chong immediately reported some of the previous situation, and then returned quickly.

Even though Shi Xuan rushed to the battlefield in the south to visit the wounded brothers and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion accompanied by Zhao Yidao, this bloody battle should be the first time that the cavalry battalion had such heavy casualties, he was very worried about whether the officers and soldiers at all levels would have any mood swings, after all, he also came from the soldiers, and knew what it was like to see his comrades fall one by one. Fortunately, the brothers in the cavalry battalion were far stronger than he had imagined, and the mood of the troops was more stable than he had imagined. If these veterans have fought too many battles, they have already been prepared for such a thought, and they can already accept death calmly. Or maybe when they were horse bandits, they already looked down on life and death, and they were content to live to this day, to be able to say goodbye to these brothers after so many victories.

After this busyness, the sky began to light up before I knew it. However, Shi and the others looked at the sky that was gradually brightening, but they didn't feel the slightest light, but their hearts were full of helplessness, what will this battle be like today? If this one day continues, how many brothers will die?

Just when their mood was a little low here, the order of the military headquarters was conveyed, and all units of the 74th Army immediately withdrew in the direction of Liuyang to get out of the way of the entire Laodao River defense line.

Shi was taken aback after receiving the order, although such a retreat was very timely and necessary for their 74th Army, but it was very unfavorable for the entire battle situation, after the Japanese army crossed the Laodao River, the entire Changsha could be exposed to the direct attack of the Japanese army, so that the battle situation would inevitably get out of control. Stone does not know much about the layout of the entire battlefield, but there is no doubt that from the battle in the 28th year of the Republic of China, the strongest defense line in Changsha is not Changsha itself, but the natural barrier formed by several rivers in the north, as long as these rivers are used as a support to block the footsteps of the Japanese army to the south, the Japanese army wants to break through Changsha, it will be extremely difficult, some of these rivers are blocked, the Japanese army's mechanized troops are difficult to deploy, in the face of this layer of resistance, how many people will the Japanese army pay?

However, at this moment, it was only more than ten days before the start of this battle, and the Japanese army had already advanced all the way to the outside of Changsha City, where could Changsha still hold it? Thinking of this, he didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and immediately rushed to Huanghua Town.

Wang Yaowu was directing the evacuation of the military headquarters, and when he saw the stone rushing over from a distance, he couldn't help but show a rare smile on his face, he looked at the tired appearance of the stone dust, and then saw the blood on his clothes dried up and formed a hard lump, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Stone, didn't you take time to sleep last night?" I heard that as soon as you start a war, you will not close your eyes for six or seven days at every turn, how can you fight like this? Everyone is exhausted, how can you take these brothers of yours to charge into battle and kill the enemy to serve the country? You are still young, and your body is recovering quickly, but if you continue like this, sooner or later you will empty your body, and when you are older, the problem will come, and when it is windy and rainy, the pain in all parts of your body can make you miserable. ”

Shi didn't expect that after rushing here, Wang Yaowu actually said such a thing with his head and face, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he smiled bitterly: "Thank you for your concern, my subordinates are used to it, and they can't sleep well, so let's just do something and be down-to-earth." ”

Wang Yaowu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You, you used to be managed by others, and you had a lot of bad problems. There's nothing going on right now, so you can walk with me. ”

The stone hesitated slightly, but after thinking about it, he nodded seriously, since the military seat said so, it was obvious that he didn't need to worry about so many things for the time being. The military seat has fought many more battles than him, and since the military seat is not in a hurry, then what else can he be anxious about?

Along the streets where yesterday's battle took place, there were black stains of blood and bullet holes, and the houses in the four corners were not destroyed by the artillery fire, but they were also riddled with holes in the fighting. Walking on such a street, Shishi's mood calmed down, this kind of battlefield is exactly the scene he has experienced the most in recent years, staying in such an environment, but it is more comfortable to stay in a clean house and a refreshing yard.

"Stone, you came in a hurry, are you worried that Changsha will be lost?" After walking for a while, Wang Yaowu finally opened his mouth to break the calm and said.

Shi also did not hesitate to nod and said: "Military seat, the Laodao River is already the last line of defense on the periphery of Changsha, once we evacuate, the Japanese army will go south, as long as Huanghua Town is captured, it will cut off the entire march route to the east of Changsha, Changsha will become a turtle in the urn, and it is absolutely impossible to hold it." ”

Wang Yaowu nodded: "Yes, it is precisely because of this that after we arrived here, Chief Xue ordered our army to go straight to Chunhua Mountain, wanting to block the devils from moving south in the Laodao River, and then cooperate with the continuous attacks of the flank troops to annihilate the Japanese army in the area north of the Laodao River." But judging by the current situation, such a combat plan has been a complete failure. ”

Shi couldn't help but ask, "Throne, did the attack of the friendly troops on the flank fail?" ”

Wang Yaowu nodded solemnly and said, "Not bad!" Yesterday afternoon, you were able to guess in time that the devils might have eavesdropped on our army's communications, so that our losses yesterday were still acceptable. But for the big picture, this discovery is too late. From the communications of various units in our theater, the devils have already judged the operational intentions of our army, and have made responses and arrangements in various places on the battlefield, so that our offensive will not play any role at all. This is also the reason why the Japanese army can unscrupulously mobilize heavy troops to storm our 74th Army. In the case that our own forces are not superior, and the combat intention is grasped by the Japanese army, this battle can no longer be fought, and the result of further fighting, in addition to the frontal our 74th Army will be defeated by the Japanese army, the troops attacking on the flank will also be very likely to be outflanked and annihilated by the Japanese army, and the entire army will be annihilated in any place, and the battle situation will be irreparable. Especially our 74th Army, once the losses are too great, not only Changsha will be lost, but the entire Hunan and Jiangxi will be lost. ”

Shi was relieved when he heard this, as long as it was not a blind retreat, the situation was not too bad.

[Just called from home, my father was seriously ill, and he was sent to the hospital immediately, and the manuscript was sent first, so I said hello to everyone, and I will talk about when it will be updated! ] 】