Although the total number of Lao Shou's special agent battalion and the artillery battalion led by Sun Shiyu did not exceed a thousand, there were also Chen Shusheng's cavalry battalion and machine gun company as mobile units.
Therefore, if the Japs from the 27th Brigade dare to march in a hurry, they will definitely die miserably.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, it is expected that it will be dark when the little devil enters Zhongkuang Mountain.
So there was no rush at all during the Dragon Boat Festival, just waiting for the night time to attack Momotaro's tribe.
But at this time, Momotaro was a little anxious. It would get dark soon, and by then, the jungle would be dark, and the enemy might come at any time.
But the most terrifying thing is that you don’t know when your enemy will come to kill you. This is the most terrifying thing.
Momotaro sent a message to Doihara again, asking if there was a better strategy.
Doihara had a headache. He thought about it all afternoon but couldn't think of a solution.
Originally his tactics were based on the fact that Dragon Boat Festival had been burned to death in Yehu Mountain. But at this time, the Dragon Boat Festival is most likely not dead.
Of course, that would be fine if this was not an order from the Second Army. He requested this battle, but as a result, after entering the territory of Mount Tai, he directly lost an infantry brigade and then retreated? So isn't Doihara joking with the Second Army Command?
Moreover, he previously reported that Duanwu had been burned to death in Yehu Mountain, and now he said that Duanwu was still alive? It would be strange if he hadn't been scolded to death by the commanders of the Second Army.
The old devil's veins popped out, and his head suddenly became two big.
But it is undeniable that this old devil does have calmness and qualities that ordinary officers do not have. After thinking for an afternoon, at the moment when the whole earth was about to fall into darkness, he made a difficult decision to withdraw the entire army from the battle. He personally went to Tai'an to apologize to the Second Army Headquarters.
The 27th Brigade and Momotaro's department then received the telegram. Doihara sincerely apologized to Momotaro and Mito, saying that his negligence in intelligence caused the front-line troops to fall into a trap. This was his dereliction of duty as a commander, so he must report to the front-line The soldiers apologized and went to the Second Army headquarters in person to apologize.
After seeing this telegram, Momotaro and Mito not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also began to admire Doihara even more.
Because if other commanders make mistakes in command, they will try their best to cover up and blame the failure on the frontline troops.
But what about Doihara? However, he apologized to the officers and soldiers on the front line and went to the headquarters in person to apologize.
Of course, they didn't know that this was Doihara's brilliance. He apologizes to the frontline troops, and then the frontline troops will say nothing more. Moreover, he has taken all the charges and can even win over people's hearts. Even though he encountered severe punishment this time, he gained a wave of die-hard supporters.
So this is the brilliance of Doihara. What's more, the headquarters will know the news that Duanwu is alive sooner or later. When someone else comes to the headquarters, it is better for him to speak out and take the initiative.
So Doihara just used a small act of confession to win over all the people's hearts.
But this is good news for Mito and Momotaro.
When they received the telegram, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, and even felt like they were two people from two different lives.
Mito quickly ordered the baggage troops to retreat first, while the rest of the troops retreated in stages.
Momotaro was the same. After receiving Doihara's order, he immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.
The little Japanese and puppet soldiers ran so fast that they even threw away some daily necessities.
And this was naturally approved by Momotaro, otherwise how could the Japanese and puppet troops dare to throw away supplies at will?
Momotaro wanted to completely leave the battlefield before dark and return to the racecourse overnight to set up defenses.
The racecourse has simple fortifications, which are enough to withstand the attack of the supervisory team.
And he knew that although the supervision corps had been supplemented with weapons and equipment, it still could not change the fact that a large number of soldiers were being consumed.
Therefore, Momotaro can be sure that if he occupies the ground, Danwu will not dare to confront him head-on.
It's just that at this time, his idea was good, but the actual operation was far from as smooth as he imagined. Because Li Yunlong had already dug out half of the mines and buried them on Momotaro's way back to the racecourse in accordance with Dragon Boat Festival's order.
Momotaro's baggage troops were the first to hit a mine. After the explosion, the entire road was blocked. The four 160 mm heavy artillery could not move at all.
Momotaro didn't panic when he saw this, and immediately asked the little devil to use explosives to blow up the 160 mm heavy artillery.
Although Momotaro was also feeling a little sore, his escape route had been blocked and the heavy artillery could not be transported out. Could it be left to the supervision team?
Of course, he also thought about building an artillery position on the spot and bombarding the mountain.
However, first of all, this does not seem to have much effect, because he does not know where his enemies are, so where should he attack?
Secondly, bombardment takes time, and what Momotaro lacks is time.
So Momotaro didn't waste any time, and ran away without looking back after blowing up the heavy weapons.
Li Yunlong only had a small number of troops on the west side, so he did not cause much hindrance to the little Japanese.
At this time, Duanwu looked at Li Yunlong, and Li Yunlong looked at Duanwu. Both of them were caught off guard. Isn't this little devil too pissy? No more baggage? Blow up four cannons and run away?
Although the two men led the troops to annihilate about a battalion of puppet troops and seized a large amount of military supplies, Momotaro ran away with at least two infantry squadrons of Japanese and a battalion of puppet troops.
The little devil ran very decisively, not even giving Duan Wu and Li Yunlong a chance.
After Duanwu led his men to chase him for a while, he had no choice but to give up. And at the same time, Duanwu also received reports from Lao Snoring and Sun Shiyu. The Japanese 27th Brigade also ran away. Although they took some advantage, in general, the damage to the 27th Brigade was not great.
This was also expected in Dragon Boat Festival, because Momotaro ran so decisively, and I'm afraid the 27th Brigade was the same.
Dragon Boat Festival sighs that the little devils are difficult to deal with. They are getting better and better now.
However, Dragon Boat Festival's plan will not change. Since we have decided to go to the mountain city, we can only fight all the way back.
Duanwu thought for a while, and ordered Lao Abacus to follow Li Yunlong to check the supplies left by the little devil, while sending a report to the mountain city.
At this point, the little devil already knew that he was not dead, so he had nothing to hide.
Originally, he planned to wait until he reached the mountain city before announcing the news that he was still alive. But the little devil obviously knew it at this time. Then there is no point in him being secretive anymore.
Although there must be Japanese spies in the mountain city, if someone can help him, this journey will be much easier.
It is undeniable that the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Boat Festival Supervision Corps is indeed not as good as before. It would be a good thing to return to the mountain city and replenish enough weapons and ammunition!
(End of chapter)
