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    While Yang Zhen was hesitating whether to launch a final general offensive and deal the final blow to the Japanese army led by General Shih-line, Yasui Fujiharu over there had already made up his mind to withdraw the entire army to the south immediately and join up with the southern troops commanded by Major General Saburo of Katayama Province.  .  [.Com text] Anjing Toji knew that based on the current progress of the war and the number of casualties he had suffered, he would not be able to hold on for much longer if the fight continued.  If you don't retreat as soon as possible, what awaits you will be the end of Nebo.

    Anjing Toji is now very fortunate that Major General Katayama Shozaburo was not bewitched by Hattori Takushiro and carried out his prudent orders thoroughly.  We chose to take a detour to the south bank of the Nada River instead of crossing directly north from the Junde line.  Otherwise, with the defense empty, your own retreat will be completely cut off.

    Originally, according to Yasui Toji¡¯s plan, when he chose the intersecting route for the circuitous Katayama Shozaburo, he did not choose the Juntoku line to intersect directly to the northwest.  Instead, they took a detour to the south bank of the Nada River to avoid possible blocking troops from the opponent.  In order to put on the posture of the 25th Western Aid Division, attract the opponent's attention and relax their vigilance.

    But I didn¡¯t expect that it was a mistake.  As soon as he arrived at the front line of Wangshazitun, he encountered his opponent's troops who had inserted themselves behind him.  Without the roundabout troops led by Major General Katayama, it would be difficult to withstand the onslaught of the opponent's nearly 10,000 well-equipped troops with the six squadrons deployed on the flanks and rear, with less than a thousand troops.

    "Touji Yasui, who has a stable personality, does not think that his second division is really capable of blocking ten with one.  Unless the equipment gap between the two sides is too great, there will still be effective air and ground artillery cover.  However, judging from the battle report sent by Major General Saburo Katayama after encountering the enemy's roundabout troops, it is obvious that the opponent has no gap with the second division in some aspects when he has lost air support.  As big as you can imagine.

    In fact, Anjing Toji¡¯s intention to retreat had already begun when Yang Zhen launched his counterattack.  It would be really detrimental to the majesty of the imperial army to retreat after a brief engagement.  And in Toji Yasui's opinion, although his opponent had defeated several divisions of the Imperial Army, he was very powerful.  But you may not be able to find an opportunity with the second division.

    The reason why Anjing Toji was so steady and steady before was not that he didn¡¯t want to wipe out all Yang Zhen¡¯s troops in one go, let alone because he was afraid.  But in his opinion, the reason why other imperial troops failed in their attack was ultimately because they underestimated the enemy.  Divide your troops and advance rashly, giving your opponents every opportunity to defeat them.  That's why he kept holding his troops tightly together and using rolling tactics to squeeze them little by little.

    "Compared to other generals of the Japanese army, Fujiji Yasui is just not that arrogant.  In other aspects, he is no different from ordinary Japanese generals.  Especially when it comes to doing whatever it takes, Toji Yasui is no different.  When it was time to use poisonous gas, he never let it go.  It was only that Yang Zhen's troops were fully equipped with gas masks that made his poison gas tactics ineffective.

    Originally, when Yang Zhen counterattacked across the board, he was prepared to fight. He even planned to use the Japanese army of General Shixian as the center to attract the opponent's main force to his side. After waiting for Major General Katayama Shotar¨­ to defeat the opponent's roundabout troops, he  Lieutenant General Toji Yasui, who withdrew and quickly headed north, simmering his opponent into a pot, did not expect that his heart would become colder and colder.

    Now, his intestines are almost turning green.  Only then did he realize that his colleagues' previous defeat was not entirely unjust.  He did not expect that his opponent's attack would be so powerful, and his skills and tactics were far beyond his expectations.

    Not only after the fierce fighting in the middle of the night and for a long time, the troops of General Shixian's Second Division suffered heavy losses.  Not only did they suffer huge casualties, but even their own division headquarters was destroyed by their opponents.  If the guard squadron hadn't tried their best to stop him, he might have repeated the mistake of Lieutenant General Nemoto, who died gloriously on the battlefield.

    Fujiji Yasui, who withdrew to the position of the 30th Regiment, received a request for help from each regiment or a farewell message from a certain unit.  Facing the reality that losses were increasing and almost half of the troops could be written off the roster or lost their combat effectiveness, Fujiharu Yasui no longer cared about the dignity of the 2nd Division and ordered each regiment to retain some of the troops.  Except for the troops blocking the opponent, the rest immediately retreated southward from their current positions.

    After a fierce battle in the middle of the night and a whole morning, Yang Zhen's troops were unable to finally defeat the Japanese resistance.  However, the entire Japanese defense of General Stone was cut to pieces.  Although the Japanese troops at General Shi's front line tried hard several times, they were never able to return to their previous situation.  The various units of the divided Second Division can almost only fight independently, and no longer can form a complete cooperation.

    Even after the division headquarters was destroyed and retreated to the 30th Regiment, Yasui Toji sadly found that the troops he could directly command were still only the 30th Regiment's incomplete brigade, plus two engineering squadrons.  And they also face constant attacks from opponents.  As for the remaining group of the 30th Regiment, it was completely wiped out in the fierce fighting last night and in the morning.?.

    Facing the situation at hand, Yasui Fujiji became more determined to immediately separate from his opponents and withdraw south as soon as possible.  It's just that the various units of the Second Division, which are currently fighting independently, are no longer able to form unified and coordinated actions.  Fujiji Yasui could only order each ministry to act alone.

    At the same time, in order to increase the hope of the success of the escape operation, Yasui Fujiji sent several telegrams to Major General Katayama Shozaburo one after another, urging him to immediately get rid of the opponent's entanglement and quickly go north to support the main battle.  In his opinion, even if Katayama Shozaburo cannot defeat his opponent, there is still no problem in getting rid of him.

    Anjing Fujiji had a good idea, but it was quite difficult to implement it.  Whether it was Du Kaishan and Liu Changshun who attacked from the front, or Tao Jingfei who attacked from the flanks, they failed to make decisive progress in the previous attacks.  However, while constantly bleeding the Japanese army, he firmly held the Japanese troops in front of General Shixian.  If you want to leave now that you are here, it is not that easy.

    And as soon as Anjing Toji started moving, Yang Zhen over there was immediately keenly aware of the Japanese military situation reported from below.  Since the launch of the counterattack, Yang Zhen asked Du Kaishan and Liu Changshun to report on the Japanese army's developments every half an hour.  Although Yang Zhen could not fully understand the actions of the Japanese Second Division, he at least had a thorough understanding of them.

    And Fujiji Anjing never thought that it was his move that made Yang Zhen, who had not wanted to suffer too many casualties and was still a little hesitant about the final attack, make up his final determination.

    After a brief discussion with Guo Bingxun, Yang Zhen adjusted some arrangements.  In addition to Guo Bingxun's original adjustment inconvenience, he transferred a battalion from Liu Changshun's department to replace Du Kaishan.  Two battalions were used to deal with the Japanese 4th Regiment, and one battalion was used to suppress the remaining forces of the 16th Regiment.  And all Du Kaishan's troops were devoted to the in-depth penetration of the Japanese army.

    At the same time, Tao Jingfei, who was under the greatest pressure among the three front lines of General Shi Xian at this time and faced the largest number of Japanese troops, was ordered to persist at all costs until the two battalions led by Du Kaishan arrived.  Before reinforcements arrive, the Japanese army's southward retreat route must be blocked.

    Yang Zhen¡¯s plan is very simple. As long as the Japanese army on the front line of General Shi is defeated, the Japanese roundabout detachment currently in the north of Tangyuan will be unable to support itself.  Even if it cannot be forced to retreat without a fight, it can at least be trapped in the northern area of ????Tangyuan, making it unable to continue going north.

    It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten of them. This is Yang Zhen's creed in commanding operations.  Only when the Japanese soldiers are beaten to pain and fear will they withdraw on their own.  Since the Second Division now walks on two legs, break one of his legs.  The lame Second Division itself will become timid.

    After receiving a telegram from Yang Zhen ordering him to strangle the Japanese army's southern retreat route at all costs, Tao Jingfei, who had restored contact with Mu Changqiu, could only smile silently and bitterly.  Although he won the battle with the Second Brigade of the Thirty Regiment, he wiped out most of its troops.  But under its tenacious counterattack, its own casualties were also considerable.

    It was definitely a head-to-head battle to the death.  The 1st Battalion of the 9th Regiment commanded by Chi Feng, with the cooperation of the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment that was subsequently recruited, fought a fierce battle with a complete brigade of the 30th Regiment, as well as an infantry squadron and two engineering squadrons.  .

    When you find that your opponent is coming around from your flank, even though you don¡¯t have an advantage in terms of troops, your firepower is also at an absolute disadvantage.  However, the Second Battalion of the Thirty Regiment, under the command of Major Kono Yuzo, the captain, responded with all its strength without fear.

    After a fierce battle in the middle of the night, after two more squadrons were transferred, the Second Battalion, which had only two squadrons left, plus one squadron and two communist squadrons from the Third Battalion, fought hard and fought hard.  The casualties were heavy.  However, the 1st Battalion of the 9th Regiment also suffered heavy losses. Almost all of the battalion suffered casualties and completely lost its combat effectiveness.

    In this battle, in addition to the fact that the 1st Battalion of the 9th Regiment was almost completely wiped out, a company of the 2nd Battalion commanded by Tao Jingfei was also injured and killed, and more than one company of the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment, which arrived later, were injured and killed.  There are less than two battalions of troops.

    However, after falling behind during the detour, he took the initiative to attack the Japanese army in front of them, taking away the Japanese artillery position and its headquarters. Currently, he was fighting fiercely with two squadrons of the 29th Regiment, but Mu Changqiu was tightly entangled by them.  Not only can't we allocate troops to support him, we also need some reinforcements from him.

    In fact, Mu Changqiu is not only unable to support him now, he even needs his support.  Not counting the casualties during the surprise attack on the Japanese artillery, nearly half of the casualties were incurred during the attack on the 2nd Division headquarters alone and the fierce battle with its guard squadron.  If it were not for the strong support from the two artillery companies of the mountain artillery battalion directly under the accompanying brigade, Mu Changqiu might even have suffered a big loss during the fierce battle with the two squadrons of the 29th Regiment.

    In desperation,It was Tao Jingfei who tried every means to mobilize a company of reinforcements from the combat-effective troops he had in his own hands, which allowed Mu Changqiu to stabilize the battle and not be driven back by the Japanese army.

    Although Du Kaishan was already rushing to reinforce him, for Tao Jingfei, he had to bypass almost the entire Jiangjunshi first-line battlefield to reach his reinforcements. He had no idea when they would arrive.

    After transferring a company to Mu Changqiu, Tao Jingfei, whose troops were even thinner, could only place his hope on his brigade commander to speed up the march.  Strive to join up with yourself before the Japanese army's breakout operation begins.  Otherwise, Tao Jingfei could not guarantee how long his troops could last under the full force of the Japanese attack.

    In fact, Tao Jingfei¡¯s worries are not unfounded.  Although the strength of General Shixian's Japanese army has been greatly weakened, coupled with the fierce battle last night, it can be said that they have suffered two-thirds of the casualties.  At this moment, the troops that Fujiji Yasui can directly command are only two, except for an infantry squadron that the First Battalion of the 30th Regiment put together with the wounded and other non-combatants, and the remaining squadron after the Second Battalion was transferred.  An engineering squadron.

    But even these forces, which were extremely weak before the division, made Tao Jingfei not dare to look down upon them in the slightest.  In the previous battle that defeated the Second Battalion of the Thirty Regiment, Tao Jingfei had fully appreciated the combat effectiveness of the Second Division.  He knew that even those non-combat troops such as engineers and baggage troops were extremely powerful in combat effectiveness.

    The company that was lost by the 2nd Battalion of the 9th Regiment under Tao Jingfei's direct command was lost in a fierce battle with an engineer squadron covering the 2nd Battalion of the 30th Regiment.  Although the resistance of the engineering squadron was finally defeated, the company also suffered two-thirds casualties during the fierce battle and lost its combat effectiveness.

    Tao Jingfei, who had eaten a pot of raw rice before, did not dare to take non-combat troops such as the engineers of the Second Division lightly.  He was wary and did not look down upon them because they were not combat troops.

    Sure enough, Toji Yasui's engineer-based breakout operation gave Tao Jingfei a disastrous start. His leading engineer squadron, under the cover of light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers, was under the command of his officers and non-commissioned officers.  Next, adopt the usual pig-like attack method.

    It was these engineers who even broke into the positions of the blocking troops several times.  If it hadn't been for the light and heavy mortar companies of the two regiments, which used artillery fire to stop the follow-up troops at all costs, almost in the first hour of Fujiji Yasui's breakthrough, a big hole would have been opened in the blocking position.  Chi Feng, who was in charge of the front-line warfare, spent a lot of effort to drive out the Japanese troops who broke into his position.

    Although they withstood it, the Japanese army launched the first wave of breakout operations at any cost.  However, as Toji Yasui gradually increased his troop input, and after transferring a company to Mu Changqiu, Tao Jingfei, whose actual troop strength had plummeted to a reinforced battalion, felt increasing pressure.

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