Hirata Kenkichi's telegram was sent to the Japanese headquarters in Peiping. After reading the telegram, Kasahara Yukio quickly found Tada Shun.

"Your Excellency, Commander, a telegram from the commander of Hirata Division!"

Tada Jun sighed helplessly, as if he had anticipated the result, and asked casually: "What is the content?"

Yukio Kasahara replied: "The 37th Division attacked Ping'an County with all its strength, suffered heavy losses, and still failed to capture Ping'an. Now it has lost more than half of its troops, its combat effectiveness has been severely damaged, its morale is low, and it is lacking supplies. It is no longer able to capture Ping'an County."

"The main enemy force has also returned to Ping'an County to aid, so the 37th Division was forced to stop the attack and is currently on standby."

"Hmph~!"

Tada Jun snorted coldly and said: "Stay where you are? You just want me to give them a retreat order!"

"Maybe this is life!"

After this disastrous defeat, Jun Tada knew that his position as commander was over, and he expected that the military headquarters' transfer order would come soon.

Kasahara Yukio quickly advised: "Commander, don't be too depressed, occasional failures are nothing."

"Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism. The worst thing we can do is wait until next time, be more prepared and plan more carefully. We will definitely be able to eliminate these hateful Tubal Road."

"next time?"

Tada Jun smiled bitterly and said: "Kasahara-kun, you may have another chance, but I'm afraid I won't have that chance."

Kasahara Yukio said quickly: "Although we lost the battle, it can be considered excusable. We should report it to the military headquarters truthfully. I believe those in the military headquarters can understand."

Tada Jun waved his hand and said: "If only things were that simple, there are many people watching my position!"

"I was able to assume the position of commander because I boasted that Haikou could pacify North China within one to two years."

"The military headquarters and even His Majesty the Emperor are very optimistic about the past and even more optimistic about my battle plan, so I will succeed General Sugiyama as the commander of North China."

"But what now? The situation here has become even worse. Now the military headquarters and the emperor are completely disappointed in me, and the army has suffered such a disastrous defeat. Do you think I can continue to be the commander?"

"Kasahara-kun, I want to ask you a favor!"

Kasahara Yukio said quickly: "Commander, please speak."

Tada Jun said with a sincere face: "I am finished, but you may be exempted from prosecution or receive some minor punishments, and the possibility of staying on is still very high."

"If you can continue to serve as the chief of staff of the North China Expeditionary Force, please help me avenge my revenge. Failure to personally eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, especially the failure to kill the scourge of Li Yunlong, is really the biggest regret in my life."

"So if you can stay in office, I hope you can help me fulfill this wish. If I am still alive by then, don't forget to notify me. I will thank you first."

Kasahara Yukio said quickly: "Commander, please rest assured that I will continue to work hard in this direction and strive to help the Commander achieve this wish as soon as possible."

Tada Jun nodded slightly and said, "That's all, please, go down first!"

"I will personally draft a confession report to the military, and then wait for the military's punishment."

Yukio Kasahara asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, where is the 37th Division?"

"Let them withdraw to the source of the river!" Tada Jun said casually.

"Hai!"

Kasahara Yukio responded quickly, turned around and left.

At this point, Tada Shun has completely accepted his fate.

The order to withdraw troops was conveyed to the Ping An front line. After reading the telegram, Hirata Kenkichi ordered: "Send orders to all troops to prepare to withdraw to the source of the river!"

"Hai!"

A Japanese officer next to him responded respectfully and turned around to convey the order.

After giving the order, the army began to pack up and prepare to retreat.

But this time it's not like they just left. They don't have much luggage and supplies at the moment. At most, they have some heavy weapons, which are a bit troublesome to transport.

These are all trivial matters. The most troublesome thing is that there are a large number of injured people and corpses, which is more troublesome to deal with.

Since there were so many little devils who were killed, the little devils could only collect the corpses, and then cremate them on the spot. They would burn the identified corpses, put the ashes in altars, and then prepare to transport them back to the country.

Some of the corpses were no longer distinguishable, and had even been blown to pieces. The corpses could not be found at all.

That doesn't matter, these indistinguishable ones will be cremated together, and the ashes will be divided when the time comes.

For those whose bodies cannot be found, just use these ashes and send them back. They are all burned to ashes anyway, so they are basically the same.

At this moment, the Eighth Route Army in the city also began to take advantage of the gap in the fighting to bury the remains of the fallen soldiers.

Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan, and these fallen soldiers are all buried on the slopes of Xishan Mountain in Ping'an County.

Because there were so many soldiers who died, the entire hillside was occupied by dense graves. For those whose identities could be identified, a wooden tablet would be erected in front of the graves.

Those who really couldn't tell the difference could only be buried together and a big monument was erected.

The Japs gave up the attack, and even the tentative attacks stopped. No one was even hiding in the dark to fire cold shots. It seemed that the two sides had formed some kind of tacit understanding. At this time, they were just collecting the remains.

Ping'an County has rarely entered a relatively peaceful period.

Li Yunlong led his troops northward along a mountain road and walked for about dozens of miles.

The troops Li Yunlong brought this time included the second battalion, the third battalion, the fourth battalion, the cavalry battalion, and the first artillery battalion. Each unit suffered losses, but the total strength was about 2,000 people.

Arriving at the foot of a mountain, Li Yunlong ordered the troops to rest on the spot.

After fighting all night, the soldiers were all exhausted. Many of them leaned on the big trees and fell asleep directly.

Li Yunlong also leaned against a big tree and began to close his eyes.

Duan Peng ran up to Li Yunlong and said: "Report to the regiment leader, we have found out clearly, and now Chu Yunfei's regiment headquarters is in Lijia Town."

Li Yunlong asked: "How far is it from here to Lijia Town?"

Duan Peng replied: "About ten miles."

Li Yunlong stood up and said with a smile: "Monk Wei, Duan Peng!"

"arrive!"

The two of them responded in unison.

Li Yunlong ordered: "You two go with me to visit Chu Yunfei."

At this time, the three battalion commanders Guan Dashan, Li Guotao and Qin Feng came over.

Li Yunlong ordered the three of them: "I'll leave this to you. The soldiers must be exhausted. Let everyone take the time to rest. After eating and drinking, let me sleep so that I can recover as soon as possible."

"There is still a big battle waiting for us to fight in the future! This time, I must restore my combat effectiveness as soon as possible."

"yes!"

The three people responded quickly.

Li Yunlong looked around and said: "There should be no enemies in the area around here, but we can't be too careless."

"The required guard posts should still be put out, just in case."

Guan Dashan quickly assured: "Don't worry, captain, we will be careful."

Li Yunlong said: "Then you just wait for my news."

"Okay, let's go!"

"yes!"

Li Yunlong took Monk Wei and Duan Peng, and the three of them rode towards Lijia Town.

Not far away, they encountered the guard post of the Jinsui Army. After Li Yunlong revealed his identity, the other party did not stop him. They just sent two people to rush to Lijia Town with Li Yunlong and others.

For more than ten miles, riding a horse is still very fast.

When Chu Yunfei heard that Li Yunlong had arrived, he quickly came out to greet him.

As soon as they met, Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Brother Yunlong, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

"Hehe~!"

Li Yunlong chuckled and said, "Old Li, we have a tough life and haven't been beaten to death by a kid yet."

Chu Yunfei smiled and said: "Brother Yunlong is joking. With Brother Yunlong's ability, how can some little devil be your opponent?"

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said: "These are not just a few little Japs. There is a 37th Division plus an independent Ninth Mixed Brigade. There are 30,000 little Japs, all rushing towards us."

Gu Huan

"For me to be alive until now, I can only be considered a brother and I have a great destiny."

"But I heard that Brother Chu has made a fortune recently!"

"I came here specifically to congratulate you!"

"Brother Chu, I congratulate you for getting rich! See if you can share some with me! Brother, I'm so greedy when I see it."

"Haha~!"

Chu Yunfei laughed and said: "Brother Yunlong is really good at joking. It's not about making a fortune. He just robbed one of the kid's baggage trains."

"Not as good as Brother Yunlong! I just got the news that the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade has been killed by you."

"Brother Yunlong is the real big deal! If we want to make a fortune, it's Brother Yunlong who gets rich. The most I can do is take advantage of Brother Yunlong and drink some soup."
To be continued...