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Chapter Sixty: Seizing the Medicine (2)

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    Zhang Xian sent people to urgently recover the battle order he had just issued. He ordered the first and second battalions to no longer set up ambushes, retreat southward, and set up positions on the south bank of the Pingxi River to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.  At the same time, he ordered the regiment headquarters and the guard battalion to set off immediately, abandon Dongkou City, and rush to pursue the vanguard troops that had previously withdrawn south. He was worried that the hospital and baggage train of the 169th Regiment escorted by the third battalion would be in trouble.

    After this order was issued, Lei Lei, Yu Changle and Deputy Commander Xiao all rushed over. Everyone was confused about the reason. It was very dangerous to change the plan temporarily, and they needed Zhang Xian's explanation.

    While Zhang Xian ordered people to seize the time to clean up and evacuate the cave entrance immediately, he explained the reason to everyone: "I thought Matsushita Seijiro's 120th Regiment would be in Beitou Shanmen Town, but I didn't know that Matsushita Seijiro didn't act according to common sense.  , according to reliable information, he has already appeared in the east of the city with this unit, moving from north to south."

    "What does he mean?" Deputy Commander Xiao asked.

    Lei Ting was also startled and looked at Yu Changle. What they were both worried about still happened. Before Zhang Xian could answer, Lei Ting took the lead and said: "The meaning is very clear. They want to surround us."  , and then eat it in one bite!¡±

    Deputy Commander Xiao also took a breath of air.

    Yu Changle nodded and said: "Now that we don't have heavy artillery, the cave entrance city is completely undefendable. Once the Japanese are surrounded by the cave entrance, the consequences will be disastrous."

    Lei Lei also nodded, knowing that what Yu Changle said was right. Seeing Zhang Xian issuing orders so decisively and breaking all his original plans, he was still a little unwilling. After thinking about it, he said to Zhang Xian: "Zhang Xian,  In fact, we have another set of countermeasures, so there is no need to evacuate in such a hurry."

    "Oh? Tell me about it?" Zhang Xian asked.

    Lei Lei said: "We can actually take a risk and let the Japanese surround us. At the same time, we call Commander Zhang and Commander Wang urgently to ask them to send reinforcements. As long as we hold on to Dongkou City for a day and a night, I think our  The reinforcements will arrive, and then they will cooperate inside and outside, blossom in the middle, and annihilate the two enemy regiments!"

    Yu Changle's eyes also lit up and he said excitedly: "Yes, Brother Lei's suggestion is really good. In this way, it will force Shangfeng to have a final decisive battle with the Japanese army. Haha, I can see that Commander Wang is very interested in Yiliu.  The Ninth Regiment and Brother Xian are very concerned about it. He will definitely not let the 169th Regiment be eaten by the enemy. In this way, we will definitely be able to win the battle quickly! End this battle as soon as possible."

    Zhang Xian rolled his eyes at them, but shook his head and told them firmly: "Don't have such delusions. First of all, Commander Wang has his own big plans to deal with this battle. This is not our concern. We just need to do our own thing.  Just fight your own battle well; secondly, it is still too early to fight the enemy decisively. Even if we can withstand the enemy's fierce attack and the reinforcements come to our aid in time and cooperate inside and outside, we cannot cut off the Japanese's retreat. They can still give up the entrance of the cave.  Retreat to Longhui through Shanmen Town. Finally, I want to emphasize that in our future operations, no matter when and where, please try not to place your hopes on others. Reinforcements and friendly forces are not trustworthy.  ! If you can¡¯t defeat it, you¡¯d rather be defeated than think about reinforcements!¡±

    Lei Lei and Yu Changle looked at each other, somewhat confused. Yu Changle asked: "Reinforcements and friendly forces cannot be trusted? How could you have such an idea?"

    Zhang Xian and Deputy Captain Xiao looked at each other, and both of them nodded heartily. They both came from Changde, so of course they knew the sadness involved.  Seeing that Yu Changle was still asking, he could only say calmly: "If the reinforcements are credible, then there will be no Fifty-seventh Division that was defeated in Changde, and there will be no Tenth Army that surrendered in Hengyang.  !¡±

    Thunder and Yu Changle were both stunned there!

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    Zhang Xian led the regiment and guard battalion to quickly evacuate Dongkou City and left the town that had just been recovered for two days from the Pingxi Bridge in the south of the city. Although he was very reluctant, there was nothing he could do about it.  At the same time, Zhang Xian also knew very well that he would come back sooner or later, maybe in a few days.

    According to the original plan, the next stop of the 169th Regiment will be Yulan Town at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain. It is a small town thirty miles southwest of the cave entrance. It is also the gateway from the cave entrance to Wuyang. Wuyang at this time  It had been captured by the Sekine detachment on the southern route of the Japanese army, but the Sekine detachment soon fell into the encirclement of Tang Enbo's third front army.  The 169th Regiment will rest in Yulan Town, waiting for the next battle order from Shangfeng.  The 57th Division will also come from the direction of the river mouth, and then it will be time to attack the cave entrance again.

    Just after crossing the Pingxi River, the sound of gunfire came from in front, which surprised everyone.Everyone was stunned.

    "The devils are coming so fast!" Lei Lei couldn't help shouting, and asked at the same time: "How far are they from us?"

    "Their scouts are only three miles away from us! They will be here soon," said Company Commander Wang.

    "What should we do?" Yu Changle asked Zhang Xian.

    This is indeed a very dangerous situation. Zhang Xian did not expect that as soon as he sent out the guard battalion, the enemy's brigade appeared. In other words, the third battalion in front may have encountered only a small enemy detachment. Then  The battle on the side should not be a problem. In fact, the gunfire in front has also faded, and the battle may be over soon.  However, in such a small area, the Japanese brigade was able to sneak in, which shows that there were still loopholes in the defense of Dongkou City. At this time, except for one agent company, his regiment had less than 200 people.  In addition, the rest are all non-combat personnel such as communication, reporting, staff, and political education. Plus a team of mules and horses carrying materials, equipment and other supplies, the total number of people plus livestock is nearly 500.  , this is already a big goal.

    "This is an unexpected encounter!" Lei Lei also sighed and suggested: "Zhang Xian, we should immediately occupy the favorable terrain, all personnel should be on emergency alert, enter combat preparations, and at the same time send people to the guard camp for help and let them take a detour  Go to the enemy's flank, double-barreled them, and repel them!"

    Company Commander Wang also nodded and urged: "Commander, give the order!"

    Zhang Xian looked at the nearby terrain. There was a three-way intersection in front of him. From the north entrance, one went east and then southeast to Gaosha Town, and the other went south and then southwest to Yulan Town. Don't think about it.  The Japs must have come from that road heading east.  Nearby, to the north is the Pingxi River that just came over. To the east are large rice fields on both sides. To the west is a small mountain with a pine forest. A small road leads from this road to the mountain. Obviously,  There is a small village over there.

    "Go west from this path to the back of the mountain and hide!" Zhang Xian pointed at the path and ordered.

    Thunder was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what he meant and nodded.

    After only a short while, the regiment headquarters had turned from the road to the mountain. Looking at the terrain here, Yu Changle shook his head. This is really a dead land. From the road, it looked like a small mountain, but when he came to the mountain,  Looking back later, it turns out that this place is a small mountain pass, surrounded by mountains on three sides and flat on one side. If the enemy finds them and kills them from the road, then they will become turtles in the urn and cannot escape.

    Just when everyone hid themselves, Zhang Xian, Lei Lei and others climbed into the woods on the mountain. They saw a group of Japanese cavalry coming from the road and turning towards the entrance of the cave. This was a group of enemy scouts.  , and not long after, a large group of Japanese soldiers came running quickly from the east, leaving only a trail of smoke and dust on the road, and also headed towards the entrance of the cave.  After the hillock, everyone in the regiment held their breath and did not dare to make a sound, for fear of being discovered by the Japanese. But the most worrying thing was the mules and horses. If one of them neighed, they would definitely be killed.  After being discovered by the enemy, the breeders were all extremely nervous. They took out fodder and carefully served these animals that were usually whipped and beaten by them.

    "The enemy is targeting the entrance of the cave!" Zhang Xian told everyone with certainty: "Yeijiro Matsushita is definitely going to outflank our retreat."

    Thunder also nodded, but at the same time he was a little scared: "Fortunately we came out of the cave entrance, otherwise, if we were later, we would definitely be blocked in by them."

    Yu Changle also laughed: "These devils didn't expect that we are actually beside them. Haha, they thought we were still in Dongkou City, so let them go and miss us!"

    However, Zhang Xian frowned. He suddenly thought of something. As soon as the Japanese disappeared, he immediately urged everyone to get on the road and catch up with the troops in front: "If Matsushita Yasujiro missed the hole at the entrance of the cave, he would definitely turn around."  They are chasing after us!" He told everyone.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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