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Chapter 1003: Evacuate Liaocheng

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    The Japanese army moved very quickly. On the second day after Li Guoyao and others captured Liaocheng, the latest battle report came from the intelligence department. The main force of the Japanese Tenth Division had moved north from Jining, and the target must be towards the National Army in southwest Shandong.  .

    At the same time, the Haizhou detachment also sent an emergency telegram, saying that a Japanese warship suddenly docked in Lianyungang yesterday, and then a large number of Japanese soldiers landed in Haizhou City.

    They later investigated and discovered that the Japanese army¡¯s designation was actually the 17th Division!

    At present, this Japanese army has not left Lianyungang, and it is not known who it is heading for, but Zhu Hong and others still sent a telegram to the headquarters to remind Li Guoyao and others to pay attention.

    After receiving the news, Li Guoyao was somewhat surprised. At this time in history, the 10th Division of the Little Japanese should have been transferred back to Japan, and the 17th Division should have been in Central China. Unexpectedly, it was now on the Shandong battlefield.

    It can be seen that the little devils attached great importance to the Shandong battlefield at this time. Counting these two divisions, there are currently five Japanese division-level combat units in Shandong. In addition to the 21st Division and the 32nd Division,  There are also the 41st Division, the 17th Division, and the 10th Division. In addition, there are four mixed brigades and a large number of independent garrison regiments and brigades. The total strength is probably no less than 100,000.

    Shocked, Li Guoyao immediately ordered the troops to retreat according to the original plan!

    The Japs have such a huge main force in Shandong. What they are least afraid of is fighting the Chinese army head-on. In addition, the situation in Shandong is not very stable now. It is really impossible to fight the main force with the Japanese army, so it is best to break it up into pieces.  s Choice.

    As for those occupied towns, Li Guoyao didn't take it seriously. Even Liaocheng and other places could do nothing. At worst, they would be controlled by the little devils for a while. As long as the troops were still there, they would have plenty of opportunities.

    What's more, the army has been recruiting a lot of new soldiers in Liaocheng in the past two days. These people have not been trained. If they were directly thrown into the battlefield, the casualties would be extremely heavy. Therefore, no matter whether they are public or private troops, they cannot continue to fight with the Japanese.

    Anyway, they have achieved the goal of this battle now. With this raid, the Luxi area has become a complete mess. Before the problem of Luxi is solved, the little devils will definitely not attack southwestern Lu. The side solution  The crisis in southwestern Shandong.

    Subsequently, Li Guoyao ordered Lu Zhanwu to withdraw from Liaocheng with a brigade of veterans plus 3,000 recruits recruited from Liaocheng and other places, escorting a large amount of loot. The direction of the withdrawal was towards Guanxian and Guantao areas.

    In Li Guoyao's view, Guanxian County is located at the junction of Shandong and Hebei. Not only are there Japanese and puppet forces, but there are also troops from the Eighth Route Army and the National Army's Hebei-Cha War Zone, as well as bandits of all sizes, who have moved their troops here.  Front-line development is the easiest to gain a foothold and attract the attention of Japanese people.

    Li Guoyao himself took the remaining main force and secretly went south, heading straight for Yanggu!

    The main reason for this arrangement is that Li Guoyao felt that the Japanese army's focus at this time must be to regain the lost ground and eliminate them. Once the troops moved, the Japs would definitely pursue them persistently.

    Once the Japanese army discovers that the "main force of the national army" has arrived in Guan County, it is likely to pursue them. At this time, they can cause trouble behind the Japanese army.

    In addition, Yanggu County was at the forefront of the Japanese independent fifth brigade at this time. No matter how they thought about it, they would never have thought that a troop that was about to withdraw would hide under their noses. This was called darkness under the lamp.

    The most important thing is that there is a place in Yanggu where more than two thousand troops under Li Guoyao are hidden. That place is also famous as Jingyanggang, the place where Wu Song and Wu Erlang fought tigers in Water Margin.

    Jingyanggang is located in Zhangqiu Town, 16 kilometers east of Yanggu County. It is said to be the place where Wu Song fought tigers described in "Water Margin". It is not small and is a large hill.

    In later generations, it was developed into a tourist area, which was quite unique. Li Guoyao even visited it once.

    Although it is incomparable with the mountains in southern Shandong, it is also the most suitable place for troops to be stationed in several nearby counties, so Li Guoyao chose this place to hide.

    On April 15, just after the main force of the Japanese Tenth Division arrived in Pingyin County in southwest Jinan, the national troops on the Western Shandong front began to fully evacuate the city. Li Guoyao also led more than 2,500 soldiers south to Yanggu.

    As the last unit to evacuate Liaocheng, Li Guoyao and others still felt a little uncomfortable at this time.

    Although the fight in Liaocheng was not very difficult, it still cost a lot of money. But now that we have to give up and give it to the little devils, everyone is not very happy.

    But Li Guoyao knows that China and Japan are still in the stage of strategic stalemate. Compared with the strength of both sides, China is still far behind.For Japan, and they are just a small force of the national army, they really do not have the strength to fight the Japanese army face to face.

    To put it bluntly, the two sides are not opponents of the same level. Occasionally sneak attacks are fine, but if they have to fight on the same stage, that is not bravery, but stupidity.

    Now they have attacked the enemy and captured Liaocheng and other places. They have also seized a large amount of supplies, recruited many new soldiers, and taken advantage of them. How long will it take if they don't leave now?

    At five o¡¯clock in the morning that day, the troops finally arrived at Jingyanggang!

    At dawn, after temporarily hiding the troops, Li Guoyao led Zhou Dali and others to conduct a comprehensive survey of Jingyanggang.

    Although this was not his first time here, the last time he came here was in his previous life. What he saw was not the original Jingyanggang, but a tourist area that had been constructed.

    And now what was presented to him was a completely original Jingyanggang, with undulating sand dunes, overgrown grass, and shade trees, a wilderness scene. Even if someone really told him that there were tigers here, Li Guoyao would believe it.

    At this time, Jingyanggang was very desolate. Except for the refugees and bandits and the woodcutter who went up the mountain to cut firewood, almost no one wanted to come here.

    After investigation, Li Guoyao and others discovered that there are still some historical relics left on the hillock, such as the place where Wu Song killed tigers, stone tablets, etc.

    What makes Li Guoyao most happy is that there is a mountain temple on Jingyang Gang. Although it is dilapidated, it has a long history!

    Now that the troops are stationed in the mountains, they must have a place to stay. He also needs a temporary headquarters, and this mountain temple is the most suitable.

    This mountain temple is very dilapidated. There are two main halls and 12 rooms in the front and back, with blue bricks and gray tiles, facing south, all built on earth platforms.

    There is a statue of Wu Song fighting a tiger in the main hall, but at this time the statue is also dilapidated. The most annoying thing is that Wu Song's left arm is missing and his right leg is broken.

    ¡°Moreover, the entire mountain temple has no doors or windows. Even the roof of the main hall is bare to the sky. When the wind blows, large piles of sand mixed with soil fall down. The scene is extremely miserable.

    But at least there is a place to shelter from the wind and rain, so it¡¯s fine for temporary use. Li Guoyao doesn¡¯t expect to stay here for long anyway.

    Afterwards, Li Guoyao ordered people to repair the mountain temple, clean it inside, and set up a temporary headquarters.

    After setting up the command post, Li Guoyao immediately ordered people to start building a camp centered on the mountain temple.  But in order to avoid being discovered by the Japs' plane, he did not allow the troops to set up tents. All the officers and soldiers sat on the ground and rested in the open air.

    Anyway, it is already mid-April, and the temperature has returned to above freezing. In addition, the soldiers are wearing cotton-padded clothes, so it is not cold even at night.

    Just after Li Guoyao and others withdrew their troops from Liaocheng and other places, the Japanese army also discovered anomalies in the city. After learning that the main force of the national army had really withdrawn, they immediately sent troops to re-capture Liaocheng, Dong'a, and Epingping, Yanggu.  The defenders took the initiative and re-captured Shen County.

    But what made the top Japanese military officials angry was that during this period, Li Guoyao's troops did not even show their presence, and seemed to disappear out of thin air.

    It is impossible for such a large force to leave no trace. Then, under the order of Iida Sadagu, the Japanese intelligence departments at all levels used full firepower to trace the national army.

    At the same time, the North China Front Army Headquarters also asked them to completely annihilate the national army in western Shandong. Firstly, it was to nip the enemy in the bud and take direct action before they could gain a foothold. On the other hand, it was also to relieve their worries and prevent them from attacking Shandong next time.  In the southwest, this unit jumped out again to cause trouble.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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