The battalion commander managed to retreat with his troops, and they were lucky enough to capture a prisoner from the little devils and learn from him about the Japanese attack.

The Japanese army has gathered nearly 100,000 troops, but the Japanese army that has moved is less than 20,000 at present, otherwise the Japanese army around this county town cannot be a large brigade.

"There's going to be a bad battle going on!"

Seeing this situation, the Japanese army must have gathered a large army for them, and they had already smelled the smell above, so they were ordered to assemble quickly.

However, the battalion commander couldn't figure out why the Japanese army was in a hurry before the assembly was completed! Could it be that the Japanese army was really simply testing their combat effectiveness?

In fact, no, the little devil commander has reached an embattled situation. Although he had judged the overall strength of the Chinese army, he had already lost his backbone in his heart, and when he sent a telegram to the base camp for support, the base camp's attitude was very indifferent, which made him desperate.

Moreover, his own lack of information about this battle made him mistakenly believe that the airborne troops were the main force of the Chinese army's operation.

The lack of intelligence coupled with the indifference of the base camp made it impossible for him to arrange his army in a more organized and appropriate manner.

When fighting against the airborne troops, the Japanese commander did not hold out much hope, and this time he fought against Ma Wanzhong's troops, although he was urging commanders at all levels, but he knew very well in his heart that Ma Wanzhong and they had been operating behind enemy lines for so long, and they had not been able to destroy them, and they were getting stronger and stronger, so how could they be eliminated in a short period of time now.

But as long as there is the slightest hope, he has to try, after all, they have no other choice! The little devils are at the end of their rope, and if they are given a little hope, they still think that they can really conquer thousands of years of ancient civilizations.

The battalion commander couldn't figure out the behavior of the Japanese army, and this was not what he should have thought about.

"Take him with you, and we'll rush back to join the army."

Since the Japanese army is coming, they can no longer fight alone.

Compared with the Japanese army, Ma Wanzhong's troops have a big gap in strength, which is the shortcoming of Ma Wanzhong's troops.

The experience of many years of combat told him that this time they could not rely on the strength of the army to fight the Japanese army, and they had to do everything possible to organize the Japanese attack on them.

Ma Wanzhong also knew that the more Japanese troops they contained, the smoother Hu Guoshan's attack would be, perhaps before the Japanese army captured them, Hu Guoshan's troops had already opened the way to communicate with them, and at that time, Ma Wanzhong would no longer have to worry about the problem of troops.

"Before the Japanese army launches a full-scale attack on us, we need to have an operational meeting!"

"Commander, do we need to contact Commander-in-Chief Hu?"

"Okay, tell Lao Hu, just say that my old horse is about to fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army, as for the rest, needless to say, let him watch it!"

Between these brothers, there is no need to explain everything clearly, after saying this, Hu Guoshan knows what to do.

Ma Wanzhong summoned several army commanders to the headquarters.

"Guys, do you smell anything in the air?" Ma Wanzhong said.

"Commander, my troops have exchanged fire with the vanguard of the Japanese army many times, and the situation of the Japanese attack is obvious, and there is no intention of covering it up!" Bai Chongxi said.

Bai Chongxi came to Ma Wanzhong as a military commander, although he has the identity of a military commander, but the strength of his troops is only the strength of an integrated division.

"The little devil is showing us his fangs, but his fangs are not as sharp as before, and they may be muddy, deliberately showing them to us."

Ma Wanzhong has not yet obtained enough information in his hands, and regarding the strength of the Japanese attack and the direction of the main attack of the Japanese army, it cannot be ruled out that this time the little devils took the initiative to attack deliberately to scare them.

"It is difficult to judge the strength of the Japanese attack at present, but we cannot afford to guard against it, and our task is to open up a traffic artery to the bank of the Yalu River and ensure the safety of these communication arteries." Said a military commander.

"Commander Yang is right, it is our task to fight with the little devils, but we must first ensure the safety of the road, and we must know that tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the Airborne Forces have to rely on us!"

The troops are retracted for key defense, which is the most important decision of their force at present.

"All units must be clear about their own tasks, small-scale troops can take the initiative to attack, and large units can only be built for major events."

These army commanders under Ma Wanzhong are all officers who followed Ma Wanzhong to the northeast from Taihang Mountain, and in terms of combat deployment, Ma Wanzhong does not need to talk to them in detail, as long as their purpose is clear.

"Okay, Bai Chongxi stays, and the rest go back to prepare!"

Since Bai Chongxi came to the Northeast to report later, he is also a self-made person in the Northeast! So the number of troops in his hands was the least of several armies. Just like when it was in Taihang Mountain, first Li Weimin's troops and then Liu Chundao's troops.

"Stay for nothing else, I lack manpower here, and there is also a lack of defense around the headquarters, with you in my heart!"

When the war is not in a desperate situation, it is impossible for a commander to send all the troops in his hands to the battlefield, and the same is true for Ma Wanzhong, he needs a reserve or a new force, when the two sides are in a scorching state of battle, this new force can save the situation on the battlefield.

"That'...... Where is my office? ”

If Bai Chongxi's troops were transferred to Ma Wanzhong's surroundings, he would have to choose a new office location.

"I have everything here, if the white army commander needs anything, just ask!"

Ma Wanzhong is not a stingy person, and Bai Chongxi is also a part-time job here, and after this battle is over, he still has to have his own command.

"Then thank you Commander Ma!"

When Ma Wanzhong held a military meeting, Hu Guoshan received news from Ma Wanzhong!

"The Japanese army's attack on the airborne troops was frustrated some time ago, and this time the spearhead has turned to Lao Ma's troops, what is the little devil going to do!"

The deployment of the Japanese army made Hu Guoshan feel a little too casual, and it seemed that there was no order to fight this and that.

"Isn't the little devil a bit like a dog jumping off the wall?" The chief of staff asked.

"I can't care so much, the situation of Lao Ma is not optimistic, the little devil can send troops twice as many as Lao Ma when he moves, we can't sit idly by, and there is not much information about the Japanese attack now!"

"So what do we do? Now that the attack of the Third Army and the Ninth Army has been contained by the Japanese army, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support them in a short time! ”

"This is naturally easy to do, not on land, we now have an advantage in the air, it is estimated that Changsheng's side has long been unable to bear it, since the airborne operation, their tasks have been reduced a lot."

"Yes, how did I forget this stubble, we also have the Air Force now!"

Thinking that the reason for the long-term absence of the air force is that in the minds of many officers, their battles have stopped at army operations, and they have not realized the importance of air force operations at all.

Air support behind enemy lines is the fastest and most direct means.

"Let Changsheng reconnoiter the whereabouts of the Japanese troops first, the large-scale troop movement will definitely not escape the eyes of the air force, I don't believe that the Japanese army will move so many troops at night!"

Huang Changsheng has been very bored recently, the Northeast region is hot, and their air force has not had many tasks after this except for participating in the battle in the early stage, but Huang Changsheng has been suffocated, and he has called Hu Guoshan many times to ask if there are any combat missions that their air force can perform.

"Changsheng, Lao Ma is in some trouble and needs your air force to help." Hu Guoshan called Huang Changsheng's headquarters.

"Is it time for our Air Force to show its strengths?" Huang Changsheng was happiest when he received a call from Hu Guoshan, and a call came from the front to explain that there was a military mission.

But the next sentence poured cold water on Huang Changsheng.

"Scouting?" Huang Changsheng suddenly lost interest when he heard Hu Guoshan's words.

It turned out that Hu Guoshan needed Huang Changsheng to reconnoiter the actions of the Japanese army, and the news of the return of the scouts was too slow, and the air force was needed to reconnoiter from the air.

"Your old Hu is really good enough to me, just scout this matter, and you want our air force to do it?" Huang Changsheng said dissatisfied.

"Changsheng, things related to the army are not trivial, when the battle is over, I will invite you to drink, okay?"

"Okay, I know, I'll send a plane to reconnoitre, but let's talk about it first, it's not for you, it's for the old horse!"

The Japanese ground air defense was very weak, especially for the troops on the march, and they would not bring air defense equipment. Therefore, the plane can reconnoiter at a low altitude, and there will not be much problem in the past by sticking to the scalp of the little devil.

Sure enough, when the plane flew over the heads of the Japanese soldiers, the large force of the Japanese army was on the way, and the first place was nowhere to be seen.

"The size of the Japanese army is not small, no less than 50,000 troops, as for the specific number, we still need further investigation, and our intelligence personnel within the Japanese army have not reported any news?"

After Huang Changsheng learned the results of the investigation, he was also very surprised in his heart, the Japanese army used a lot of troops to deal with Ma Wanzhong.

"Lao Ma estimates that the Japanese army they are facing may be about 100,000 people, and it seems that the Japanese army is going to take Lao Ma seriously! Can you determine the direction of the Japanese attack? Hu Guoshan asked.

"I'm not sure yet, I need to make progress in reconnaissance tomorrow before I can draw conclusions, okay, I won't tell you, I'll send a few more planes early tomorrow morning, and by the way, let the pilots slow down the Japanese army's actions!"

Now it's not just a matter of the troops, it's about the life and death of their old brother Ma Wanzhong, and at this time, Huang Changsheng and Hu Guoshan will not complain. Huang Changsheng is also not afraid of making a loss-making deal, the sooner he grasps the movements of the Japanese army, the more conducive it is to Ma Wanzhong's arrangements and make arrangements for the actions of the Japanese army.