Xing Zhiguo nodded and said: "The troops are seizing the time to clean up the battlefield. If everything goes normally, we will be able to evacuate here soon."

Li Yunlong asked: "How far is the vanguard of Hashimoto's division from here?"

Xing Zhiguo looked back and said with a smile: "Didn't you hear the gunfire from behind?"

"With your ability, you should be able to tell how far they are from here."

"Almost six miles away!"

Li Yunlong said casually: "But what I want to ask is, how long will it take for them to get here?"

Xing Zhiguo replied: "Our people are blocking them. Judging from the current situation, it should be no problem to block them for half an hour."

Li Yunlong nodded slightly, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and then ordered: "Let's do this, after twenty minutes, everyone will retreat."

"I think twenty minutes is about the same."

"Clean the battlefield faster, pick up useful weapons and ammunition and take them away. There is no need to keep the junk. Try to seize the time."

"yes!"

Xing Zhiguo responded quickly and then ordered someone to convey the order.

In fact, retreating the troops and cleaning the battlefield is not the biggest waste of time.

What takes the most time is treating the wounded, transporting the wounded and the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

However, these must be taken away and cannot be left to the little devils.

Each unit performs its duties and is very efficient.

Twenty minutes later, under the command of Li Yunlong, the troops gradually evacuated Midao Village.

It didn't take long for the Japs to occupy Midao Village, and then came to the battlefield a few miles outside the village.

Seeing the corpses strewn across the field and the messy battlefield, the little devils were also saddened by the death of rabbits and foxes.

A Japanese colonel gritted his teeth and said: "Search carefully to confirm whether the imperial army has been completely destroyed."

"Hai!"

The little devils immediately began to search everywhere.

At this time, a Japanese officer asked: 'Your Majesty Colonel, the enemy has retreated to the northwest, should we continue the pursuit?'

The Japanese colonel waved his hand and said: 'It's not necessary for the time being. Your Excellency, the division commander, has given an order. If the enemy escapes, there is no need to pursue him for the time being. This is an order issued by your Excellency, the commander, and we must carry it out.'

A Japanese officer said: "I think your Excellency, Commander, is too cautious."

"The enemy has just retreated. We take the opportunity to pursue them. We have every chance to catch up with them. When the time comes, it will be easy to defeat them."

The Japanese colonel said coldly: "Shut up, after these two days of fighting, can't you still have a better memory?"

"If these Tubalu were so easy to deal with, we wouldn't have suffered such a disastrous defeat."

"The Eighth Route Army we face this time is by no means an ordinary enemy. We'd better be more cautious."

"Hai~!"

The Japanese officers present responded respectfully.

After a while, a Japanese officer ran over and said respectfully: "I'm reporting to you, Colonel, that we searched carefully and found no surviving Imperial soldiers."

"Have you found General Komori?" Colonel Nagui asked quickly.

The Japanese officer replied: 'We found the body of General Komori on the mountain. He had been brutally killed by the enemy.'

"Bagaya Deer."

Although the Japanese colonel had already expected such a result, he still couldn't help but cursed when he heard these words.

"Immediately send a telegram to Hashimoto Division Commander! Report the situation."

"Hai!"

The Japanese officer responded respectfully and turned around to convey the order.

The telegram was quickly delivered to the headquarters of Hashimoto's division.

Hashimoto-kun personally read the telegram several times before he had to believe this cruel reality.

"Bagayalu, a bunch of trash, have completely disgraced the imperial army."

A Japanese officer next to him said: "Your Excellency, division commander, please calm down. It's mainly because these Tubalu are too cunning that General Komori and others fell into their trap."

"Our rescue force was blocked by the enemy halfway, which shows that they were well prepared."

"Judging from the situation on the battlefield, the enemy's offensive was very fierce and used a large number of artillery and tanks. That's why General Komori and the others were defeated in such a short period of time."

Hashimoto said angrily: "I know all this, but we have suffered such a disastrous defeat. How can we explain it to the Commander?"

"And what to do next?"

At this moment, the Hashimoto group is also having a headache. Judging from the current situation, it is indeed difficult to handle the next step.

It can be said that the strength of the Eighth Route Army is far beyond their imagination, and now they have just failed.

If the fight continues, even Hashimoto-gun himself will no longer have confidence.

At this time, a Japanese officer said: "Since the Commander has asked us to temporarily stop the attack, we might as well wait and see and take the opportunity to explore the true strength of the enemy before making any calculations."

Hashimoto thought for a while, and it seemed that there was no other way. He responded helplessly: "I'm afraid that's the only way."

"Immediately send a telegram to His Excellency the Commander, apologize to His Excellency the Commander, and report the situation truthfully."

"Hai!"

A Japanese officer responded respectfully, turned around and walked towards the confidential room.

Hashimoto's group stared at the sand table and pondered for a moment, and then said: "First gather the troops as much as possible, so that you can attack when you advance, and defend when you retreat."

A Japanese officer next to him said: 'The main enemy force has retreated to the Hongshan area.'

"We can gather all the troops in Miyao and the area north of Miyao."

"In this way, we will form a confrontation with the enemy, and then formulate the next combat plan based on the specific situation."

Hashimoto nodded, then sighed and said: "What a pity! Mr. Komori was killed by the enemy. If he is still alive, with him here, we can understand the local situation better."

"Now that Komori Junyu is broken, we have also lost a right-hand man."

Thinking of this, the Hashimoto group couldn't help but feel sad.

At the same time, the telegram was also sent to Peiping, the headquarters of the Japs.

Kasahara Yukio said to Okamura Neiji: "Your Excellency, Commander, there is an urgent call from the front line."

"Omorida Ken's more than 3,000 imperial troops have all been shattered. General Komorida Ken has also become loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

"The enemy has evacuated the rice kiln."

"Bagaya Deer!"

Okamura Neiji was furious, picked up the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground.

"Damn Li Yunlong! I will cut him into pieces."

Originally, the raid was going well, but Li Yunlong suddenly appeared and caught them off guard, and the situation was reversed.
Chapter completed!