Encounters with the Japanese army broke out everywhere, which touched Ma Wanzhong's nerves! Ma Wanzhong looked at the map, in such a large area, even those counties on non-traffic arteries had exchanged fire with the Japanese army, and the many years of experience in fighting with the Japanese army told them that the Japanese army was launching a large-scale counterattack against them.

"We don't have any intelligence yet to suggest that the Japanese will launch a large-scale counterattack against us!" The head of the intelligence team reported to Ma Wanzhong.

"What information do you need at this time? If we are still waiting for intelligence at this time, the little devils have hit my headquarters, and we can't organize an effective defense! ”

It is true that intelligence is needed to fight a war, but the best information is the battles that are breaking out everywhere now. He has led his troops to fight for so many years, and the battle and the sound of gunfire are the best warning for soldiers.

"Signal troops, immediately notify all troops, gather troops for key defense, and hold the communication arteries we have captured! Abandon the rest of the area! ”

Ma Wanzhong is very aware of the strength of his troops, although they are a group army, but his troops have never been fully staffed since their establishment! Moreover, in terms of weaponry, the firepower of some troops can be superior to that of the little devils, but the weapons and equipment of some units are all derived from the little devils, and they are even weaker than the little devils.

And due to the attack, Ma Wanzhong's troops are too scattered and easy to be broken by the little devils, which means that Ma Wanzhong's troops do not have any advantage now.

Although the initial offensive battles were very successful, this did not mean that they were victorious.

At this time, at the forefront of contact with the Japanese army, a battalion defending the county town officially started a firefight with the Japanese army! The battle was fought outside the county seat, and it was decent, because of the lack of the most basic information, so the other side was testing each other, trying to judge how many people were defending in this place from the other side's firepower deployment.

"Report to the battalion commander, send a telegram to the regimental headquarters, so that all our troops withdraw from the battle and quickly move closer to the regimental headquarters."

As soon as the two sides finished the first round, a telegram came from the regimental headquarters to ask the troops on the front line to retreat. All of their troops were like outstretched palms at this time, easily sliced off one by one, and they needed to clench their fists and swing them out.

"Retreat? Why retreat? ”

The battalion commander didn't understand, in fact, he was not worried about retreating, but worried about what the people in the county wanted from them. When he first entered the county seat, he saw the expectant eyes of the villagers and the enthusiasm of the young people when recruiting, which was the support of the people, if they withdrew like this, the saddest thing was not their troops, but the local people.

"The regiment headquarters didn't explain, but just ordered us to report to the regiment headquarters before this evening, one less person, the regiment commander will shoot you!"

Of course, the regiment commander will not easily deprive himself of the life of a battalion commander in this way, he also knows that the people's will is very important, but as the regiment commander, he knows better that a battalion can be easily eliminated by little devils when it is placed here, and it is not only the people's will that will be lost, it is likely that all their troops will be eaten away step by step, you must know that they are a group army.

"Tonight?"

"Yes, the order says this evening!"

"Okay, I know, you inform the first company commander and the second company commander to return to the construction with the troops first, and let the third company commander wait for me in the woods three miles north of the city!"

"Battalion commander, you are acting on your own, if the regiment commander asks, what should I say?"

Obviously, the battalion commander was not willing to withdraw like this.

"Hey, hey, you tell the regiment commander, I must go back to report before dark, okay, hurry up and deliver the order, and our things are packed up, don't leave anything for the little devil."

The battalion commander knew that he had to obey orders, and not only one of their troops was retreating, but their retreat was for the sake of the overall situation.

But it's not their style to withdraw like this, and it's already very rude for the little devils to come uninvited, they are good soldiers who will be polite, and they have to say hello to the little devils before they can leave with confidence.

Fighting a war is not a step-by-step affair in the first place, and flexible and changeable tactics are the guarantee of victory in war. It was also based on this that the battalion commander took the risk of leaving a company of troops, he just wanted to see how many little devils there were, whether they came to them for dinner or to fight hard.

The three companies left behind by the battalion commander had only more than 80 people, but all of them were veterans with combat experience.

"Battalion commander, after you go back, you will probably be locked up again!" After rendezvous in the woods, said the commander of the third company.

"You don't have to worry about Lao Tzu's affairs, if you want to be confined, you will also be locked up with me, is there enough ammunition and medicine for the troops?"

As long as it is not in a desperate situation, these troops are not short of ammunition at all, and they are no longer the same as before, and they have to count how many rounds they have left to shoot a bullet.

"Battalion commander, you can give an order, we don't even have more than 80 people, and none of them are soft!"

They are all brothers who fought together, and nothing else dares to guarantee that they are absolutely good at performing combat missions.

"The regiment commander told us to rush back this evening, our troops have quietly withdrawn from their positions, and now that they have been evacuated at this time, it is estimated that it will not be long before the little devils will find out that we have withdrawn, and at this time we will backhand and sneak attack the little devils' buttocks."

They only have more than 80 people in their hands, even if the soldiers are experienced on the battlefield, but they can't fight against the big army of little devils, and even if the first and second companies are here, they can't eat all the little devils, and now all they can do is disgust and disgusting little devils, at least they can't make the little devils feel that everything is too smooth.

There was still smoke of gunpowder on the quiet position, and the Japanese army experienced the accuracy of the Chinese soldiers' marksmanship during their first attack, and the distance within 300 meters was almost able to suppress the advance of their troops with rifles.

In order not to endure hardships and send them to death for no reason, the Japanese set the distance of their forward camps very far, so that they misunderstood the little devil's observation of the Chinese army's position.

This also indirectly led to the delay in the Japanese army to discover the withdrawal of the Chinese soldiers on the position.

When organizing the second offensive, the Japanese discovered that the positions defended by the Chinese troops had long been deserted, and nothing of use had been left for them, except for the elaborate fortifications.

"Look at it, this is the position of the Chinese army, such an exquisite position is like a work of art!"

The Japanese army had to admit that the Chinese army had made a deployment, and even this defensive position was so perfectly arranged, with a degree of attack and defense, that even the most arrogant little devil had to admit that the Chinese army had really become fearful now.

However, only these subordinate commanders can see this, and their commander-in-chief is not so good as to almost walk into the positions left by the Chinese army, and take a closer look at how the Chinese army has changed from a peasant army to a force that they are now feared.

"Order the vanguard to enter the city, and the rest of the troops to strengthen and garrison the original positions of the Chinese army!"

The little devil also admired the defensive positions left by the Chinese army, but his troops could not learn, the reason is very simple, the quality of the soldiers, if it was the original army, he might have such thoughts.

Originally, the little devils had no intention of occupying this county seat, just picking grass and beating rabbits, and this county town could be used as a reserve transfer point for them.

However, just as the little devils were about to enter the city, a dense burst of gunfire and explosions rang out behind them.

"What's going on?" The captain of the little devil took the binoculars and looked in the direction of the gunshots.

"Report to the captain, our camp was attacked by Chinese troops!"

"All troops go back to support!"

The Japanese army was attacking the county town with a large brigade, but when they found that after the Chinese army withdrew, not all the troops were advancing, so when the Japanese captain checked the position, the battalion commander led more than 80 brave men to attack the Japanese camp.

Although the Japanese army has a great advantage in terms of strength, don't forget that the current composition of the Japanese army, especially the panic in the troops, will spread, and the panic of one person will become the panic of a group of people.

Although there are few soldiers in the third company, one impact has caused a big shadow on the little devil! The soldiers cooperated with each other, and the cover of the fire was within the local area, and the little devils did not dare to return fire at all.

"Stabbed the little devil's nest! You can't continue to fight, and if you continue to fight, you'll have to fold everyone in! ”

Even if the Japanese defense is no longer adequate, but it has a huge advantage in numbers, no matter how much the Japanese army bombs its nests, this battle will be fought for a long time, which is a very unfavorable situation for the Chinese army.

And as they go deeper, there are more and more Japanese troops around, and if they continue to fight like this, they will even be cut off by the little devils in their way back.

When the battle is here, they have already taken a big advantage, and if they continue to attack, none of them will survive.

"Retreat! Remove! ”

The battle lasted only ten minutes, and the battalion commander withdrew from the little devil as quickly as he could.

By the time the little devil captain rushed back, the battalion commander had already evacuated with his people and disappeared from the little devil's field of vision. When the captain of the little devil returned, he was left with a mess waiting for him to deal with.

"How many Chinese troops are there that attacked us?" The captain of the Japanese army asked the officers who stayed behind.

"Yes...... There was ......"

He didn't know how many people there were, the whole barracks were in chaos at the beginning of the battle, except for witnessing the chaos of his own troops, he didn't know anything else, and he didn't even know when the Chinese troops would leave.

"Bastard!"

The captain of the Japanese army gritted his teeth angrily, he didn't even know how many people there were on the other side, he didn't even dare to organize troops to pursue, what if he fell into the ambush of the other side?

If he knew that one of their brigades had been attacked by more than 80 Chinese troops, it is estimated that he would be even more angry than now, but there are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, and there is no need to investigate them too clearly, otherwise they will be slapped in the face and lose their own face.