Afternoon.

On the right side of Liao County, on the position of the second company and three platoons of the fourth battalion of the independent regiment.

"This is the little devil second-class troops?"

Looking at the devil retreating in the distance, Ma Rongshun closed the safety of the submachine gun in his hand and sneered.

Counting today, the New Third Regiment and the Fourth Battalion of the Independent Regiment have been holding Liao County for five days.

Two days ago, one after another, the devils frantically launched an attack from the front, and were blown up by dozens of artillery pieces of various calibers, and they lost their armor and did not even touch the side of the city wall.

On the third day, the little devil obviously learned to be obedient, did not attack in the morning, and began to outflank and besiege in the afternoon, launching an attack from both flanks, and changing the direction and strength of the attack from time to time.

Ma Rongshun knew that the devil was looking for a weak position in Liaoxian's defensive position.

This trick really works.

Limited by the terrain and troops, Liaoxian has the strongest frontal defense, and the defense of the two wings is slightly weaker, after all, the defense line is long, although the rear is connected to the mountainous area, the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

But compared to a strong frontal group, it is significantly simpler.

Therefore, compared to the first two days and the last three days of fighting, it was much more difficult.

The task of Ma Rongshun's company was to hold the right side of Liao County.

On the afternoon of the third day, Ma Rongshun organized a meeting of the three platoons under his command to convey the combat mission of the company headquarters and the pre-war mobilization - telling the comrades that the battle would be very difficult.

Be prepared to fight tough battles.

Be prepared for a night attack by devils.

The higher authorities even sent a battalion of reserves over.

Results··

"Platoon commander, this is what you call the elite troops of the devils?"

On the side, an ordinary soldier came over and said to Ma Rongshun with a hippie smile:

"He also said that he wanted to guard against night attacks by devils, and said that devils were all masters of night battles."

"That's it?"

"More than 400 devils, fought for three days, attacked seven times, and as a result, they didn't even touch our third position."

"Of course, this is the elite army of the devils."

"This is Sakata United!"

Ma Rongshun, who had been trained as an officer of the squad company platoon, snorted.

Although this time the battle was simpler than expected.

Not even in reserve,

But Ma Rongshun, who had participated in the battle of the Xiazhuang ambush of the North Well Brigade and also participated in the battle of annihilating the Shandao United, still felt that these devils were obviously stronger than the devils he had come into contact with before.

The most obvious point is that every time they retreat, the devils are orderly and cover each other, and the casualties in the battle are significantly smaller than the devil troops encountered before.

Counterattacks in battle are also sharper.

Especially the night raids, which on one occasion captured the first two positions of their company, almost made him call the reserves.

After three days, in fact, the casualties of the troops were not small.

Close to a quarter.

It's just that because of the training plan of more than 50,000 militias in the Taiyue base area, the independent regiment has a large number of supplementary soldiers, and almost every soldier lost can be immediately replaced.

And it can maintain sufficient combat effectiveness.

So it doesn't feel obvious.

"Sakata United?"

Everyone was stunned.

For the first time, the fighters knew about the number of the devil troops who had been attacking them for several days.

"Is it the Sakata United that was defeated from the front by our regiment commander and led the new regiment, and even the wing captain was killed?"

A fighter asked.

"Yes, it's that Sakata United!"

Ma Rongshun nodded.

"It's not bad!"

The fighters were dumbfounded.

When they were training together, and before fighting together, although the regiment commander often said that he carried a ghost head knife back then, and went straight to the Devil Sakata United with a new regiment.

But the same has been said.

In that battle, more than 300 soldiers of the new regiment remained, including the most elite gunner of the regiment, Wang Chengzhu.

If it weren't for the help of his friends later, Wang Chengzhu would have died.

And the casualties inflicted on the devils did not exceed three hundred.

"Because we're also elite."

Ma Rongshun smiled proudly:

"The Sakata United team is still the Sakata United team of the year, but we are no longer the new group of the year!"

"I don't see how long we've been training."

"Don't look at what equipment we have now."

The fighters were stunned.

A wave of confidence comes from within.

"We're also elite!"

The fighters laughed.

The regiment commander said that commanders should learn to boost the morale of their troops anytime and anywhere.

And the self-confidence of the fighters is also part of the morale.

"Report."

At this time, a communicator with a walkie-talkie on his back ran over and reported:

"The regimental headquarters order, let's prepare to retreat!"

"Retreat?"

Ma Rongshun was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to refute.

Retreat now?

That's where it goes!

Liao County can hold out for at least ten days.

But this thought only flashed in Ma Rongshun's heart, and he immediately began to arrange a retreat:

"Prepare to retreat!"

Although the head of his own regiment once disobeyed the order, violated the orders of his superiors in Cangyunling, and retreated from the front, but in the end he was also thrown to embroider in the clothing factory, but Ma Rongshun did not dare.

···

"Yaga!"

Outside Liao County.

For five days, for five whole days, they failed to take the Liaoxian position.

Moreover, more than 1,300 casualties were paid, of which more than 500 were Yu Sha, and if it were not for the reinforcements of the two brigades of the division, his wing would have been withdrawn and reorganized.

At this moment, the people of this mountain obviously broke the defense completely.

If this continues, let alone change the name of the team, maybe he won't even be able to keep the position of the captain of the team.

Jingle Bell··

Suddenly, the phone rang in the headquarters.

"Division Commander."

The version of the mountain man stood up and bowed his head, and his voice was loud.

"Sakamoto-kun, you still have one day."

The division commander, Mido Mazuo, spoke in an indifferent tone.

At the beginning, it was stipulated that Liao County should be taken within two days, but after the 120 mortars were unveiled by the Eighth Route Army, the division headquarters gave six days to take Liao County.

"Division commander, I need reinforcements."

The tone of the people of Benshan pleaded:

"The firepower of the earth is very strong, rely on me as a wing..."

"You've got one more day."

Before the people of the mountain finished speaking, the three real husbands still planned to speak indifferently.

The strength of the Dirt Eight Road exceeded expectations.

He must set aside enough strength to enter the Taiyue Mountains and sweep the Tubalu base area, and he must not invest too many troops in the attack.

"Hey!"

"Please rest assured, the division commander."

After a pause, Sandao Zhenfu's face turned fierce:

"Tonight."

"I will personally lead the team to launch an attack on Liao County."

The tone of the division commander made him understand.

If he can take Liao County, even if he suffers heavy casualties, he still has hope.

But if he has suffered heavy casualties and has not yet taken Liao County, then he will always be the captain of the wing for the rest of his life.

Maybe even the co-captain is hopeless.

There are so many imperial adjutants that they need to be on top, so they just wait for the gap.

"I have only one request."

Mido Mako's tone is still indifferent:

"The flag of the wing was captured by the Eighth Route Army."

The voice fell, and Mido Mafu also hung up the phone.

Obviously, Mido Mazuo also did not think that the wing flag of the Sakata United could be captured.

Unlike the Yamashima Wing and the Nishida Wing, the Sakata Wing was an elite unit that had been formed before the war, and the backbone of its wing was drawn from the First Division.

It's a real elite locust army!

···

"Retreated?"

Liao County, the full moon hangs high.

The people of this mountain looked at the empty Liao County and were dumbfounded.

Tubalu, which had blocked his wing for five whole days and caused nearly one-third of the casualties of his wing, actually retreated.

The positions were empty, and there was not a single person.

"Why retreat?"

Although Liao County was taken, the people of Lubenshan only felt a cold sweat behind them.

Obviously, there is still an absolute advantage.

Even if he led the wing to launch a cluster attack tonight, he was not sure to take Liaoxian.

But why did the earth retreat?

What is the purpose?

Luring the locust army to continue deep into the mountains?

Still is

Are there other conspiracies?

"Send a report to the division headquarters."

The Shanren took a deep breath and ordered:

"Liaoxian Tubalu took the initiative to retreat, and our wing will occupy Liaoxian."

"Hey."

···

"The Tuba Road in the two county towns has retreated?"

and counties.

Headquarters of the 27th Division.

Mido Mazuo, who received the news, also frowned deeply.

He had already made a decision in his heart that if he couldn't take Liao County and Yu County tonight, he would send out a reserve team to continue the attack.

But he thought about all possibilities.

Even if you continue to attack for a week, you can't take Liao County and Yu County.

He was even ready to apply to the headquarters for 150 heavy artillery, and no matter how strong the civil position was, it could not stop the bombardment of 150 heavy artillery.

But I didn't expect that Tubalu would take the initiative to retreat.

"What do they want to do?"

Lying on the map, looking at the map of the Taiyue Mountains on the table, Mido Mazuo's brows furrowed deeply.

Judging from the battles between Liao County and Yu County, although the strength of the Tuba Road in the Taiyue Mountains has increased greatly, it still has not been able to change the huge strength gap between the Locust Army and the Tuba Road.

If it weren't for the strong positions in Liao County, these dirt roads would not have been able to stop the attack of a wing of the empire.

As long as he enters the mountains, if the position group is fortified, the 386th Brigade will not be able to defeat him.

But why retreat?

Why not keep fighting?

Is the transportation channel really in the Taiyue Mountains?

Are locust armies really hard to spot?

"After a day of repair, the aviation wing was ordered to conduct reconnaissance in the Taiyue Mountains, focusing on searching for strong position groups."

Mido Mafu's tone was vigilant.

He was most worried that Tuba Road had also built a strong position group in the Taiyue Mountains.

The solid civil engineering positions in Liao County and Yu County can be said to have refreshed the insight of the three real husbands.

He has been in the army for decades, and he has never seen such a solid civil position, and he is about to catch up with the concrete position.

Outrageous!

Where did you get so much timber from Tubalu?

"Hey."

The staff officer immediately went to carry it out.

···

"How?"

Meanwhile.

Taiyuan.

Fanji Suzuki, who is in charge of economic operations in North China, is reporting to Yoshio Shinozuka.

"According to the survey."

Suzuki's tone was solemn and serious.

Although Yoshio Shinozuka was only the commander of the First Army, under the jurisdiction of the North China Front, and had a bad relationship with Commander Tadajun, he was also a lieutenant general with real power, directly commanding more than 70,000 locust troops.

Suzuki Fanji is just a big sa, so naturally he doesn't dare to mess with it at all.

Moreover, it is rumored that the base camp intends to make Gangmura Ningji the commander of the North China Front Army, and let Tada Jun go home to retire.

And Lieutenant General Yoshio Shinozuka, the relationship with Okamura Ningji can be said to be very good.

Everyone in the Imperial Military Department knows it.

"Recently, the outflow of grain from the Taiyue Mountains has not decreased at all, and has even increased."

"It is estimated that in the past seven days, the amount of grain flowing out has exceeded 5,000 tons."

"It's all imported grain, imported lard."

Suzuki reported seriously.

"Not the slightest decrease?"

Yoshio Shinozuka frowned deeply.

Because of the strong fortifications in Liao and Yu counties, the complex terrain around them, the poor air bombardment effect, and the lack of ammunition, the First Army Air Wing did not directly carry out large-scale ground air support.

Instead, an air blockade and large-scale reconnaissance were carried out on the entire Taiyue Mountains.

It doesn't stop at night.

Under such circumstances, the materials obtained by the Dirt Eight Road have not decreased in the slightest, either the transportation channel is still continuing, or the Dirt Eight Road has a large amount of materials in storage.

Either way, it's not a good thing.

"What about the other base areas of the Eighth Road?"

Yoshio Shinozuka continued to ask.

"In the Tuba Road entrenched in the Taihang area, as well as the Tuba Road in the southern Hebei region, the amount of grain outflow is obviously decreasing."

"In particular, in the base areas in southern Hebei, the propaganda says that it plans to put 6,000 tons of grain into the market every month, but in fact, it is now only less than 100 tons per day."

"According to the information provided by Tegaoke, it has been determined that the material comes from Yang Village, and it is said that the source is a friend of Li Yunlong."

Suzuki continued to report.

"Got it."

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it hasn't been cut off yet.

But it can also be proved that the materials flowed out of the Taiyue base area, and there seems to be only one transportation channel.

"I don't know, can the empire master this transportation technology?"

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

According to statistics, in less than half a year, more than 100,000 tons of various materials have been obtained from Tuba Road in the Taiyue Mountains.

If it is some kind of special transport technology,

If only the empire could master this transport technology.

So··

Yoshio Shinozuka couldn't help but look at a world map on the table.

Looking at the location of the west coast of America on the map, his eyes are fierce and greedy - the empire may be able to land in the United States, then seize the country's powerful industrial capacity, and then form the most powerful army in the world.

While the Millican Navy was strong, the Army was weak.

"Report."

At this moment, a staff officer walked in and reported:

"Twenty-seventh Division telegram."

"Liao County and Yu County have been taken..."

"Yo Xi!"

Before the staff officers finished speaking, Yoshio Shinozuka was overjoyed.

As long as you enter the Taiyue Mountains, even if Tubalu tries its best to hide, the locust army will definitely be able to find clues.

Or cut off the transport channel.

Or, destroy warehouses and seize large quantities of supplies.

"Order the 27th Division to launch an attack on the Tuba Road in the Taiyue Mountains as soon as possible, cut off the passage of foreign materials on the Tuba Road as soon as possible, and destroy the remnants of the materials."

"Hey."

The staff officer first bowed his head, and then continued:

"General, the 27th Division also reported that Liao County and Yu County took the initiative to retreat!"

"Nani?"

Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly raised his head, and an ominous premonition also appeared in Yoshio Shinozuka's heart.

···

"Commander-in-chief."

"At present, the price of food in the market has begun to rise."

In the southern Hebei base area, an officer reported anxiously to the person in charge of economic warfare in the southern Hebei base area.

"We'll talk about it in a few days."

The person in charge spoke calmly.

As the army of devils swept through the Taiyue Mountains, the communication line between the Taihang base area and the southern Hebei base area became more and more stable.

Although it was also because of the devil's sweep that the Taiyuegen base area could not transport grain to the outside world, there were 50,000 tons of grain stored at the headquarters, and more than 6,000 tons of grain were also stored in the southern Hebei region.

It is enough to put 6,000 tons of grain into the market every month.

However, the market has panicked because the devil swept the Taihang base.

He wants to wait for the devil to completely enter the Taiyue Mountains,

Then continue to release grain to the market, so that the market knows that the sweep of the devils will have no impact on the base areas in southern Hebei.

(End of chapter)