To be fair, Xue Yue did have a unique preference for this unit that was strong in combat and daring to fight. He even wanted to put this unit on the front line to resist the attack of the Japanese Sixth Division, in order to block it. The pace of the Japanese army's advance even aimed to severely damage the Japanese army.
Under this premise, Xue Yue wanted to put the unit directly in Wukou Town, but he also thought that Wukou Town already had a Sichuan Army Corps stationed here. Moreover, there were many security forces in the entire theater. If they were all released, If the Japanese 33rd Division arrives at Jukou Town, part of the Japanese 6th Division or the Shangcun detachment is directly put in, then the theater guard force will be in danger.
Thinking of this, Xue Yue gritted his teeth and said: "The situation on the front line is not clear for the time being. The theater guard troops are one of the sharp knives of our ninth theater. I personally think that it is better to evacuate them directly to the south of Laodao River! Cooperate then The main force in our theater has completed the important task of encircling and annihilating the Japanese Sixth Division! Brother Xiqi, what do you think?"
After all, Wu Yizhi is the commander of the Ninth War Zone Guard Force. It is normal for Xue Yue to ask him for his opinion. Commander-in-Chief Wu is also a very smart person: When a commander asks for your opinion, he is most likely to be polite and pretend to respect you. However, the commander has already made up his mind, so you can just agree.
So Wu Yizhi nodded and said loudly: "Sir is wise!"
"Okay, very good. Let's settle it! Immediately order the theater security forces to evacuate!" Xue Yue said seriously.
"Yes! Sir!" Wu Yizhi stood at attention and saluted. It was still up to him to personally assign this task.
It has to be said that Xue Yue and Wu Yizhi have a very high degree of tacit understanding. In just a few words, they have already discussed a very feasible plan.
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Looking at Zhang Tianhai, is he still so calm?
Northern Hunan, Changle Town.
At this time, Zhang Tianhai had already learned the news that the Japanese army was moving south, so he simply moved his headquarters directly out of Changle Street: because he knew that the main force of the Japanese Sixth Division had already crossed the Xinqiang River. Then what will follow must be their aviation unit!
If Japan is not a fool, then they will definitely carry out large-scale bombing on the retreat route of the Fifteenth Army. It just so happens that Changle Street is one of the retreat routes of the Fifteenth Army. The Japanese army will definitely not let Changle go. Street, a "feng shui treasure land".
Under this situation, if Zhang Tianhai had not relocated his headquarters, he would have died under the bombing sooner or later.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, there is an urgent call from the superior department!" A telecommunications lieutenant ran to Zhang Tianhai and reported.
Zhang Tianhai knew this lieutenant because his wife Zheng Man was previously in charge of telecommunications. After going to the telecommunications office several times, he knew the lieutenant's name.
"Bring it here!" Zhang Tianhai still had a serious expression on his face, not feeling guilty at all about being "Zhang Paopao".
"Yes!" The lieutenant handed over the telegram.
After Zhang Tianhai received the telegram, he read it carefully and saw that he immediately called Zhou Fangjie and Li Yinglun. He said: "Two brothers, now the order from the commander's department has come, ordering us to retreat. Originally, I wanted to retreat the troops together, but thinking about the counterattack plan to be carried out in the future, I proposed that we proceed according to the original plan."
"Commander-in-Chief, I propose that for the troops heading towards Wukou Town, the headquarters guard battalion be replaced by the 1st Battalion of the 1st Guard Regiment. At the same time, for the troops heading towards Wukou Town, Gu Shi'an, the commander of the 3rd Guard Regiment, should be the main commander of the troops. Officer, Lu Shaojie is the deputy commander. In this way, our troops will be relatively stable. You also know that the battalion commander of the security battalion of the headquarters still has relatively little contact with Gu Shian and the others." Zhou Fangjie said bluntly. road.
"I agree with Deputy Zhou's proposal. In this way, the safety of our troops in Wukou Town can be guaranteed." Li Yinglun also rarely supported Zhou Fangjie's point of view.
Zhang Tianhai has always been supportive of these helpful suggestions. Since time is running out, he said bluntly: "I think your ideas and suggestions are right, so just give the order! Let the troops guard the camp." Just follow the big group."
"Okay!" Li Yinglun took the initiative to take over the task of issuing orders.
After Li Yinglun left, Zhang Tianhai took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Brother Fang Jie, it's time for us to withdraw. Changle Street has no defensive value. The south bank of the Miluo River... will be lost soon."
"Okay." Zhou Fangjie nodded and got into Zhang Tianhai's jeep.
When they left, everyone had heavy expressions on their faces, including Zhang Tianhai. To them, they were soldiers. It was an insult that soldiers could not fulfill their duty to defend the land, but were retreating under the might of the Japanese army. .
Even Zhang Tianhai, who had prepared to retreat in advance, had no choice but to make this decision out of helplessness and to preserve the elite strength of his troops - a defeat like a mountain was never an empty talk. The 15th Group Army seemed a little embarrassed under the attack from both sides by the Japanese army, and even the retreat order was issued temporarily.
Everything is bad news. The only good news is that since the 15th Army is composed of elites from the Central Army, it is generally well-trained, so there is no "race to run" or "running at all costs". "Case.
Since Zhang Tianhai's troops had made preparations for retreat in advance, and the plan had been sent to the battalion-level officers, their retreat speed was extremely fast - they disappeared in a "whoosh", and the entire Changle The streets were empty, and not a single soldier from the Ninth War Zone Security Force was seen.
As for the "grand plan" of gathering the defeated troops, Zhang Tianhai decisively gave up: if he delayed the retreat in order to gather the defeated troops on the front line, then not only would the troops not be defeated, but two battalions of troops would have to be brought in. He can still tell which one is light and which is serious.
Therefore, when Xia Chuzhong, commander of the 79th Army, led his troops to withdraw to Changle Street, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded: Wasn't it agreed that this was the place to cover the retreat of their troops of the 15th Army? Why are there no soldiers left? Even if the order was given an hour ago, they would not have withdrawn so quickly. They could not take away a single cloud with a wave of their sleeves.
"Mother Xipi! Damn Zhang Tianhai, he can fight well, and he can run away so damn fast..." Xia Chuzhong gritted his teeth and cursed, obviously very angry.
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PS: The second update is here! Good night everyone!
(End of chapter)
