Section 232 Successful Retreat

On the battlefield in the north, the troops of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army crossed the river and went south to the south under the condition that the three battalions were secretly attacked, and then they sent a large group of troops to attack from several directions, however, after finding that the enemy's firepower in front of them was far stronger than they imagined, the Japanese commander also decisively gave up the further offensive. And when they found out the follow-up reinforcements from a battalion of reinforcements, they didn't dare to have any other ideas, and after the vitality of the first battle last night, they were also extremely cautious about combat operations.

The Japanese troops in the west were even simpler, since the previous round of attacks were frustrated, they did not see any of their actions, and even when the second battalion completely withdrew from the position, they still did not see any intention of attacking, but some additional scouts were sent to observe the situation in this area of the town, and the entire area where the independent regiment was stationed actually showed a rare calm.

After receiving reports from all sides, Shi Shi involuntarily showed a hint of mockery in his mouth. His original idea was that if the devil still didn't know whether he wanted to pursue him, he would not hesitate to take the risk of calling in the cavalry battalion to make a surprise attack and annihilate the enemy's living force as much as possible. However, after fighting them for a few games, the devil obviously learned to be obedient, and after knowing how powerful they were, he also changed his usual aggressive posture and became cautious. Seeing them retreating, the Japanese army, which had always been above the top, did not dare to pursue, and I am afraid that others would not dare to believe this kind of thing.

However, this is the truth, on the battlefield is often such a bully and afraid of the hard, after knowing their strong strength, the Japanese army is also very afraid.

Seeing that it was not early and the Japanese army was slow to move, Shi categorically ordered all units of the Independent Regiment to retreat slowly, and he personally led the guard company belonging to the regimental headquarters and battalion to block the enemy after the interruption in Yong'an Town, so as to ensure the safety of the whole regiment. This kind of behavior of his naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of other people, how could they let the stone risk his life and cut off the back himself? Not to mention that the second battalion itself did not have much loss, that is, although the first battalion had some damage in terms of strength, it definitely still had the strength to fight, no matter how it was calculated, it would not be the turn of the stone to be broken in person. However, after receiving the news, the officers and men of the guard battalion directly under the military headquarters were more or less relieved.

However, this time, there was no room for discussion, and in the face of the robes who resolutely disagreed, he had no choice but to explain the retreat, which made them reluctantly agree after thinking about it for a while.

The retreat of the Independent Regiment was well organized and orderly. In order to prevent the Japanese from pursuing later, the first battalion and one company and the regimental guard company were on guard behind them. In this way, although they lost the positions they had originally built, their strength was strengthened, and in this way, the battle against the Japanese army depended on the hard power between the two armies and the determination to fight, and in this respect, the officers and men of the independent regiment were never weaker than anyone else.

A large number of Japanese scouts were dispatched to report the situation of the independent regiment to the commanders at all levels in a timely manner, and the results of these investigations naturally made the Japanese army silent for a while. After weighing the gains and losses, he finally gave up the idea of attacking completely, and just followed it and slowly advanced, constantly expanding the occupied area.

At the time of the unitary, the stone stood on a small hill outside the city of Dongyang and observed the distance. As the sun sets, the sky is golden, and no one can be seen on the horizon in the distance, except for the occasional scout. This originally prosperous town was reduced to such a bleak situation because of the advent of the war, which is really emotional.

However, for Shi and the others, they can't care about these things anymore. At present, whether the independent regiment can safely withdraw to the front line of Liuyang and join the main force of the army is the most important thing.

It's been a long time, and the devil still hasn't seen any whereabouts, which somewhat relieved Shi and the others. It was a perfect thing to distance themselves from the Japanese troops without any losses, and in any case, to be able to withdraw here safely, and the evacuation operation was already considered a success of seventy or eighty percent.

Shi took a long breath, turned to Wu Zihuai beside him and asked, "Brother Wu, have you contacted the military department?" What is the situation in the Liuyang area? ”

Wu Zihuai on the side said with a smile: "I've always kept in touch, Tuanzao, go back this time, although we have done an excellent job of completing the tasks assigned by the upper peak, the Junzao will definitely be rewarded, but you have to move around a little bit to get closer to the relationship." When you were in Yong'an Town before, you ignored several orders urging the staff to retreat, I am afraid that it will cause some dissatisfaction with the staff, anyway, our independent regiment is under the direct command of the staff, and many things need his nod to do. If his relationship here is stiffened, I am afraid that it will be very detrimental to the future development of our regiment. ”

Hearing this, Shi Shi couldn't help but nodded and said: "After going back this time, I will naturally go to the senza to ask for guilt in person, but now it's not the time to say this, whether I can withdraw safely is the most important thing at the moment." ”

"Don't worry, according to the time, the reinforcements sent by the military department should arrive soon, and the devil hasn't chased after him so far, I'm afraid that the devil has suffered enough after a few battles, and he shouldn't kill him again!" Wu Zihuai also took a long breath and said.

Shi was not as optimistic as Wu Zihuai, he said in a deep voice: "It's hard to say, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and you can't really relax until the whole regiment returns to Liuyang." In fact, although we have completed the combat mission in this battle, the next battle is the most important, and at this moment, Changsha does not know if it has been lost. If Changsha has been lost, and our reinforcements have suffered a lot of losses, how to recapture Changsha next is the most critical. ”

Wu Zihuai was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile: "Tuanzao, with our strength, where can we manage these things, this Changsha defense battle, not only the hundreds of thousands of troops in our ninth theater participated in the battle, but even several neighboring theaters have sent troops to reinforce it, what kind of battle can it be, which can we manage as a small independent regiment?" ”

The stone sighed, and then fell into silence, for him, the depression in his heart can be imagined. After the Battle of Shanggao, the Independent Regiment continued to play extremely well and perform very well here. However, their efforts were of no avail, and nothing more than to save other friendly forces from fire and water. With their strength and strength, they can only save a few troops of the 74th Army, but they can't save the whole situation, he seems to be back to the past, the brothers under his command continue to win battles, however, they are powerless for the overall situation, which is really depressing.

At this time, several fast horses galloped in front of them, and when the stone saw them from a distance, he restrained the low mood in his heart and hurried up.

"Commander, the devil stopped in Yong'an and didn't continue to follow." As soon as he saw the stone, the commander of the reconnaissance company, Zhang Donkey, said with a pant.

Shi looked at Zhang Donkey's sweat, blood, and dust all over his body, and the whole person looked exhausted, even the war horse that stepped down had white foam at the corner of his mouth, and his physical strength had reached the extreme, and he couldn't help but say with concern: "Old Zhangtou, why are you still rushing to the top by yourself?" The reconnaissance company has been expanded, and you, as the company commander, should sort out the information collected, and then arrange the reconnaissance shifts and scope of the brothers. ”

Zhang Donkey laughed and said: "Commander, I'm such a cheap life, if you really want me to stay behind, I will have to get sick sooner or later." ”

Wu Zihuai on the side also smiled and asked, "Company Commander Zhang, is there any news about the area around the Laodao River?" ”

Zhang Donkey nodded and said: "After we evacuated Yong'an, the devils in the direction of the Laodao River did not make any movement, it seems that these two devil troops have the same idea, and they don't want to chase anymore." ”

Hearing this, Shi Shi nodded and said, "The devil is insidious and cunning, we must not relax our vigilance until we have withdrawn to join the main force of the army." After working hard for so long, the brothers in the reconnaissance company stepped up their efforts and waited until it was safe to let the brothers rest in peace. ”

Zhang Donkey smiled and said: "Don't worry, the regiment commander, I have arranged for sentry scouts to keep an eye on the main roads within a radius of thirty miles." Fighting on our territory, not to mention anything else, this intelligence sentinel will definitely not lag behind the little devils. ”

Shi nodded with satisfaction, obviously knowing that the brothers of the reconnaissance company were extremely rigorous, and even Zhang Donkey, the company commander, kept charging at the front line, and the others naturally worked harder. Just as he was about to continue, the shouts of beards came from behind him.

Hu Zi brought a good news that made Shi breathe a sigh of relief, the reinforcements who came from Liuyang were only a few miles away from them, and Zhang Lingfu, the commander of the 58th Division who was in charge of this reinforcement, had already rushed over with several cavalry. Shi Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately rushed over with Wu Zihuai to greet him, but he didn't expect that it was just a day later, and hearing the news of Brother Zhang would make him so happy, even Shi didn't expect this.