On the Weizhuang battlefield, a new round of Japanese attacks was once again defeated by the Eighth Route Army.
Looking at the setting sun on the horizon, Major General Hashimoto decisively issued an order to withdraw his troops.
Several brigade captains gathered together, all staring at the brigade commander with eager faces, waiting for him to issue the breakout order.
The chief of staff hurried over with the latest investigation results: "General..."
"The reconnaissance posts we sent out did not find any regular Eighth Route Army troops. The route from here to Chenjiazhuang is very safe!"
"Aviation report..."
"They found a large number of Eighth Route Army troops approaching Wei Zhuang in companies and platoons during the day. They all moved forward by small roads. There was no one along the road... The Eighth Route Army troops gathered around Wei Zhuang had exceeded 5,000 people..."
"They brought a large number of mountain and field artillery, and they all lurked five or six kilometers away from us to avoid the aircraft."
"The aviation force has withdrawn from the battlefield. These Eighth Route Army will definitely take action immediately to surround us."
"The troops had better leave Wei Zhuang within an hour. The faster the speed, the safer the troops will be..."
Major General Hashimoto shook his head and said: "It won't take that long..."
"As long as we want to retreat, half an hour is enough!"
"Order……"
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At the enemy headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Li Yunlong is also making final preparations for tonight's annihilation battle.
Zhou Wei, the leader of the 25th Regiment, sat aside and quickly tallied the battle reports just sent by each battalion.
After letting out a long sigh, he put down his pen: "Captain Li..."
"Our two regiments still have 2,000 people this morning... As of now, there are less than 900 people left."
"The One Regiment and the Twenty-fifth Regiment each have more than 400 people."
"I have reduced them into three companies according to the order, and asked everyone to use the continuous combat style, seize the time to rest, replenish weapons and ammunition, and work together to surround and annihilate the remnants of Hashimoto's brigade after dark!"
Li Yunlong was staring at the map and was about to give an order when the chief of staff of the Solitary Regiment suddenly walked toward them in a hurry.
"Captain...Captain Zhou...the situation has changed..."
"Deputy Chief of Staff Huang just sent an urgent message: The Japanese Hashimoto Brigade is likely to run away!"
"Impossible..." Zhou Wei rejected without hesitation.
"We are blocking Wei Village, and the little devils don't have wings. Where can they run?"
Li Yunlong said nothing.
He knew Huang Yu very well and knew that he was not a reckless person. Since he dared to send this telegram to him, he must have obtained a lot of evidence.
He immediately looked at the map on the ammunition box, frowned, and suddenly discovered a defense loophole that he had always ignored.
He clenched his fist and smashed it against the ammunition box, and said viciously: "Damn... the little devil really has a way to escape..."
"We firmly believe that the Hashimoto brigade can only break out in the direction of Wangdu and block Weizhuang, so that they will be unable to escape."
"I forgot that there are other ways for the Hashimoto Brigade to evacuate our base and return to Baoding..."
Seeing that Zhou Wei had not yet understood, Li Yunlong pointed directly at Chenjiazhuang on the map and said: "They can detour through Chenjiazhuang, take Shunping to evacuate our base, and return to Baoding..."
"In order to fight a battle of annihilation of Hashimoto's brigade here, we almost mobilized all the Chenjiazhuang troops."
"All the troops are lurking in the woods at least five kilometers away from the Japanese. No one is blocking their retreat."
"If Hashimoto's brigade suddenly turns around and rushes to attack Chenjiazhuang, they can kill it in six hours at most."
"Then turn around and go south, heading straight to Junping. After passing there, we will leave our base area."
"As long as they are fast enough, our troops can only eat dirt behind Hashimoto's brigade..."
Zhou Wei understood what he understood, pointed behind Hashimoto's brigade and said: "The top priority now is to send a force to block the enemy's road. Even if there is only one company, if we block the enemy for half an hour, we will have one more chance to encircle and annihilate them." …”
"It would be great if Deputy Chief of Staff Huang discovered this situation earlier."
"He has more than 3,000 people in his hands. If he randomly sends a battalion directly behind Hashimoto's brigade, he can block their only escape route and completely eliminate them."
The chief of staff suddenly laughed: "Deputy Chief of Staff Huang discovered in the morning that the Japanese army was showing signs of bypassing Chenjiazhuang to break out."
"They sent a large number of scouts to Chenjiazhuang. Guard posts were set up in all villages and commanding heights along the way. They also distributed a large number of radio stations to the scouts to report the enemy's situation along the route at any time."
"If the Japanese had no idea of breaking out from Chenjiazhuang, why did they go to so much trouble to send troops to investigate in the direction of Chenjiazhuang?"
Zhou Wei got angry when he heard this: "I discovered the problem this morning, why are you reporting it now..."
"Don't he know that this will delay the military situation?"
"If Hashimoto's brigade really escapes from Chenjiazhuang, he must bear the main responsibility!"
Li Yunlong suddenly laughed and said happily: "What kind of responsibility do you have...you don't have to be responsible!"
"Xiao Huang, I don't understand it yet!"
"Since he has discovered the problem this morning, he must have thought of countermeasures..."
"I guess he has now blocked the only remaining escape route for the Japanese."
"The reason why they didn't report this to us in advance was probably because they were worried that we would be distracted."
"Weizhuang is the main direction for Hashimoto's brigade to break out."
"If they can really cross Weizhuang, the Japanese army will definitely choose this place as their first choice."
"After all, after crossing Wei Zhuang, the front is clear and there are no more intercepting troops."
"In case Wei Zhuang doesn't break through, they will break through Chenjiazhuang from the direction of Shunping."
"So Hashimoto's brigade will definitely attack Wei Zhuang at all costs."
"Our army's casualties today also prove this."
The chief of staff laughed: "The regiment leader still understands Deputy Chief of Staff Huang..."
"A reinforced battalion of the Shunping garrison has blocked the retreat of the Hashimoto brigade. The team is led by Battalion Commander Wei Dayong. It is also equipped with mortars and heavy machine guns. It secretly took over the Tanjiagou defensive position at noon and has been secretly Emergency repair work.”
"As long as the Hashimoto brigade dares to pass by, they can stop it in two to three hours, not to mention half an hour!"
Li Yunlong quickly found Tanjiagou on the map, and the smile on his face became thicker and thicker. He punched the ammunition box again, but this time he was happy.
With a face full of excitement, he said: "Xiao Huang is indeed the deputy general."
"No wonder Kong Erzi refused to give up to me no matter what he said."
"If it weren't for him in today's battle, we would definitely be in a lonely position. After a hard day's work, we would get nothing."
"Now that the Hashimoto brigade's retreat has been cut off, the next thing we have to do is to surround them as soon as possible and annihilate them together to prevent this group of Japanese troops from causing any trouble again."
"Captain..." The reconnaissance platoon leader rushed towards Li Yunlong like the wind, shouting as he ran: "The little devil suddenly turned around..."
"An infantry brigade is in front, followed closely by the main force of the brigade, and an infantry brigade is behind, marching in a hurry towards Chenjiazhuang."
"Our troops are all in Wei Zhuang, there are no troops behind them..."
"They ran away from us without firing a shot..."
"Xiao Huang really made the right decision..." Li Yunlong said with a happy face.
