The confidence on Xiao Yunshan's face made his subordinates look much better.
However, it is definitely impossible to completely reassure them without taking some measures.
Xiao Yunshan knew this very well, and then began to issue orders: "The Japanese must have set up a dragnet on our way to Linfen North, waiting for us to take the bait, and then kill us!"
"We are not fools. We can't take the initiative to put us at their gunpoint and let them eliminate us!"
"I decided that we will not go forward today. Everyone will go back, and we will divide our troops and go back. If we can find a place to hide the soldiers, we will hide. We will gather again after dark, and then we will go back.
Let’s continue on our way to the north of Linfen under the cover of darkness!”
"We fought along the way, didn't we kill a lot of maintenance groups? What I mean is that we took platoon as a unit and hid in those maintenance groups to rest. Let the Japanese planes in the sky not find us. If the Japanese infantry came, we
Just run!”
"In a word, today is a daytime day. Our task is not to continue on the road, but to find a place to rest and avoid the pursuit of the Japanese and puppet troops!"
Ma Dongyun's eyes lit up and he shouted: "It's a good idea, and the Japanese in front of us will definitely not think of it."
"Even if they find out and mobilize heavy troops to come back and suppress us, it will take a lot of time."
"And when they arrive, we will have rested and can continue to move at any time."
The Japanese plane arrived two hours later. What surprised the Japanese was that on the way to Linfen North, they could not find any Eighth Route Army troops!
The news soon spread to the Japanese brigade headquarters in Linfen City and reached the ears of Major General Matsui.
"There are so many Eighth Route Army troops. How could they escape? They must be hiding somewhere we don't know. Look for them. We must find them!" Major General Matsui ordered with a frown.
"Contact the Special Forces Brigade. Don't they have people who have been following the Eighth Route Army? Find them immediately to determine the specific location of the Eighth Route Army."
"We have laid a dragnet on their way to Linfen North. We must kill them this time and we cannot let them escape again!"
Not long after, the chief of staff came back and reported with shock on his face.
"General, the telegram has not been sent! However, the Special Forces Brigade has sent a telegram to the headquarters!"
"Where is the Eighth Route Army? Where are they hiding?"
"Withdrawal!" the chief of staff was stunned for a moment before replying.
"The special brigade reported that they split up at five o'clock in the morning. Due to the limited strength of the surveillance force, they only followed three of their troops. These three troops did not continue to move forward, but returned the same way they came. Now they are hiding in the ground and were destroyed by them.
Rest in the Maintenance Association compound!”
The chief of staff pointed to a few points on the map and continued: "It's probably in this area!"
Major General Matsui showed an expression of disbelief.
After receiving the telegram and reading it twice, he believed it was true.
"What the hell are they doing and why are they suddenly pulling back."
The chief of staff hesitated and replied: "They must have known that we had deployed heavy troops in front, and then they retreated when they knew they were outmatched!"
Major General Matsui's face became increasingly ugly. He had already thought of the reason why the new group suddenly turned to retreat.
Since the main force of a new regiment emerged last night, and now the new regiment that he had been chasing and intercepting for two days suddenly turned to retreat, completely destroying the layout he had prepared all night, Major General Matsui felt directly injured.
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I originally thought that the entire battle situation was under my control, but now it seems that I have no control at all and am completely passive, being led by the new group.
Matsui remained calm and silent. The chief of staff became anxious. He also thought of the dragnet he prepared for the Eighth Route Army last night.
He asked anxiously: "General, the main forces of our two brigades, one is going to Tianxin Town, and the other is blocking the only way for the Eighth Route Army to go to Linfen North. As for them, there are no troops behind them. If they retreat, they can only watch helplessly.
Watch them slip away!"
Matsui ordered with a stern face: "Telegram the Special Forces Brigade to find them immediately! Attack if you can!"
"The main force, kill them immediately. The initiative on the battlefield has been taken away by them. Now we can only chase them. There is no other shortcut!"
"Also, contact the troops returning to Tianxin Town to speed up the process. But remember, we must not divide our troops unless it is absolutely necessary."
"We are still not sure which of the two Eighth Route armies is the main force, so we can only fight them both as the main force!"
The chief of staff did not leave immediately, but frowned and reported: "General, an hour ago, the Tianxin Town stronghold lost contact. If nothing else, Tianxin Town must have been lost."
"How about we take one of the three planes that are cooperating with us to go to Tianxin Town and cooperate with the ground troops to encircle and suppress the Eighth Route Army!"
"Okay!" Matsui affirmed.
In the Japanese and puppet stronghold of Fengyun Town, the squadron leader, Major Kawabe, was in a very bad mood.
Almost all the troops in Linfen participated in the encirclement and suppression of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army and made great achievements. Only he was guarding this stronghold where even the shadow of the Eighth Route Army could not be seen.
I am already very old. If I still can't achieve some military exploits, I may retire from my position as the captain of the garrison.
For Major Kawabe, this was unacceptable no matter what.
He is a soldier who wants to make achievements on the battlefield.
It would be better to transfer him to the main force and downgrade him to live a miserable life as the captain of the garrison.
"Ding, ding, ding, ding!" The phone in the control room suddenly rang.
Seeing a subordinate answering the phone, Major Kawabe glanced at it and then looked away.
If you guessed correctly, one of the garrison units or gun tower garrison below must have run out of supplies and asked me to send them there. The stronghold received several calls like this every day.
Soon, his subordinate put down the phone and rushed towards him with a serious look on his face.
"It's not for food!" Major Kawabe made a judgment on the spot.
As soon as the subordinates rushed over, they hurriedly reported: "Sir, it's the Eighth Route Army. A large number of Eighth Route Army troops suddenly appeared within our jurisdiction!"
"The Zhouzhuang stronghold was attacked by the Eighth Route Army and suffered heavy losses!"
Not only was Major Kawabe not nervous, but he became enthusiastic, and then stared at his subordinates and asked.
"Are you sure it's the Eighth Route Army? How many people do they have?"
"A company!" the subordinate quickly replied.
The excited Major Kawabe calmed down instantly: "That's not right!"
"There are nearly 50 Imperial Army troops at the Zhouzhuang stronghold, and more than 60 puppet troops. They rely on the stronghold's gun towers to defend themselves. How could they not be able to withstand the attack of a company of the Eighth Route Army? There is a problem here."
Major Kawabe wanted to fight the Japanese, but he was not confused and saw the problem at a glance.
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