At the Japanese brigade headquarters, a communications staff officer stumbled in, his expression obviously different from before.
Not only was his smile gone, but there was also a hint of solemnity between his eyebrows.
The brigade commander knew something was wrong at a glance. He immediately stood up from his chair, stared at him and asked, "Is there any movement in the garrison base?"
"The general is wise!" the communications staff officer nodded.
Just as he was about to continue speaking, the deputy chief of staff suddenly spoke: "General, we should immediately send a telegram to the blockade garrison and block the troops from the garrison who want to reinforce the battlefield at all costs!"
The brigade commander ordered without hesitation: "Then why are you still standing there? Just send a telegram as the deputy chief of staff said. If there is a problem in the blockade line, I will cause trouble for anyone."
"The four-pronged attack has achieved brilliant results. As long as the blockade can hold off the garrison's reinforcements in Baoding until dawn, we will win this battle."
"It's too late, general!" the communications staff officer interrupted bravely.
While handing the telegram to the brigade commander, he reported: "The main force of the garrison has been lurking near the blockade line and staying put. Ten minutes ago, it suddenly appeared to attack the artillery towers and strongholds on the blockade line."
"The garrison was equipped with a large number of mountain artillery, which rendered them helpless. In less than ten minutes, three gun towers were captured."
"Now they are passing through the gap in the defense line and killing them one after another."
"Investigation has confirmed that the garrison reinforcements on the battlefield include cavalry, artillery, infantry, and armored units."
"The cavalry is very fast. There are at least 500 people. Under normal circumstances, they can reach the outside of Baoding City in two hours!"
The brigade leader looked at the telegram, the smile on his face slowly disappeared, and then became more and more solemn.
He punched the table with his fist and scolded with a stern face: "Bagh Ya Road, we have fallen into the Eighth Route Army's trap."
"They knew in advance that we were going to counterattack, and deliberately made the troops ambushing at the blockade stand still. They waited for our troops to break out of the county, then emerged and marched towards the battlefield, forcing us to retreat. In this case, the garrison had not yet arrived.
If we officially start the siege, we will lose a lot of troops."
"What a powerful plan, it completely treats us like monkeys."
The more the brigade commander spoke, the angrier he became. His face turned red with anger, like a powder keg that could explode at any time. The deputy chief of staff couldn't help but take two steps back, fearing the consequences of the explosion.
fish pond.
After retreating, the deputy chief of staff did not forget his mission.
When the chief of staff is away, he must perform his duties as chief of staff and remind the brigade commander to stay calm at all times.
He hesitated and replied: "General, could this be just a coincidence?"
"If this is a ploy by the Eighth Route Army, they will definitely set up a large number of traps outside the city waiting for us to exploit."
"But so far, the attacking troops have not only encountered no traps, but their attack has gone very smoothly. It doesn't look like they were caught in a trap at all."
After hearing these words, the anger on the brigade leader's face was obviously relieved.
Following the deputy chief of staff's train of thought, it's really possible that I'm thinking too much.
Taking the initiative to attack was a temporary decision made by myself. The garrison group was dozens of kilometers away, and the chance of getting the news in advance was too low.
Perhaps not only did the garrison not receive the news in advance, but it took an hour for the garrison to get the news after they launched their own counterattack. The strong attack quickly opened a hole in the blockade and rushed to reinforce the battlefield.
The more he thought about it, the better his face became. He slowly regained his composure and looked at the deputy chief of staff's order: "Whether we have fallen into the Eighth Route Army's trap or not, the attacking troops must withdraw immediately."
"The cavalry battalion of the garrison can arrive at the battlefield in two hours at most. If the attacking troops encounter them and are not prepared, no matter how many people there are, they will be killed by the cavalry."
"And their heavy artillery and tank troops can bring devastating blows to our attacking troops."
The deputy chief of staff immediately took the order: "I am humble enough to give orders now..."
In the mountains five kilometers north of the city, the Seventh Battalion of the garrison was in front, and the Japanese troops were behind. Both sides chased each other, always maintaining a distance of three to four hundred meters.
As they were running, a messenger went around a small road to catch up with He Jun: "Batalion Commander, our platoon leader asked me to report that the Japanese troops suddenly turned around and retreated."
"The guard platoon, the recon platoon, are using mines to slow their retreat."
He Jun's eyes immediately shot out two rays of light, and then ordered: "Comrades, we have been chased and beaten by the Japanese for so long, and it is finally our turn to fight back."
"The company immediately took a detour and rushed in front of the Japanese. We took advantage of the favorable terrain and cooperated with the guard platoon and the reconnaissance platoon to block the young Japanese at every level."
"The Second Company chased the Japanese from behind and beat up the drowned dogs."
"If the enemy warriors cut off their wrists and leave the troops behind, if there are not many soldiers, they will be eaten directly, and then they will continue to hunt down the remaining enemy soldiers."
"If there are too many troops at the rear, the troops will be divided into two. One part of the troops will hold back the Japanese troops at the rear to prevent them from escaping. The other part of the troops will bypass the Japanese troops at the rear and continue to hunt down other Japanese."
"The rest of the troops in the battalion are following me. I remember there is a slope three kilometers ahead. The mountain road goes along the bottom of the slope. We will go there to ambush the Japanese."
"Now the Japs are just a piece of fat meat in front of us. Let's look for our own fighters and try to cut off a few more pieces of meat before they enter the city."
Under the cover of night, the Japs holding torches were the best targets. As they ran, an explosion sounded at the front of the team.
At least five Japanese soldiers fell around the explosion point, either dead or injured. It was obvious at a glance that this was the work of a bouncing mine.
After being briefly bandaged, the three wounded were carried forward by nearby soldiers, while the two bodies were left on the roadside without anyone paying attention.
It's not that the Japanese captain is too cruel, there is really no other way.
After he began to retreat, he discovered that more than a thousand people had been killed and wounded by the Eighth Route Army on the way out of the city, and more than 300 people were injured, leaving less than 800 soldiers left to fight.
If all the wounded and corpses were brought back to Baoding, everyone left in the army would have to carry a stretcher.
It not only affects the marching speed, but also affects the combat effectiveness of the troops. When encountering a surprise attack by the Eighth Route Army, no troops can fight back on the spot.
As a last resort, the captain had no choice but to issue an order to abandon all the corpses.
But even so, the troops' marching speed continued to slow down.
The explosion of landmines never stopped along the way, and every few hundred meters the Eighth Route Army emerged from both sides of the mountain road to attack me...
After withdrawing just over a thousand meters, the army lost one squad and gained more than twenty wounded.
If we continue at this rate of losses, the captain himself doesn't even know how many people will be left in the army after entering the city.
At the Japanese brigade headquarters, the relaxed atmosphere here became heavy from the time the garrison reinforcements appeared.
The communications staff officer walked in quickly, his face was much more solemn than before, and he lowered his head and reported: "General, the troops attacking from the north of the city reported that they were blocked by a large number of Eighth Route Army troops on their way back. The troops suffered heavy casualties and their marching speed was very slow."
The brigade leader's expression was calm and he replied calmly: "I have already reached this step."
"Even if the garrison doesn't use a trick to deal with us, if they finally encounter an opportunity to kill us in large numbers outside the city, of course they won't let it go."
"Reply a telegram to the attacking troops. Even if they are attacked, there should be no rush. The troops must fight steadily and not give the Eighth Route Army an opportunity."
"This way, even if there are casualties, they won't be too big."
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