"Withdraw? Why did the battalion commander withdraw at this point? I'm just getting up to fight! I don't know what the division commander thinks! ”

The company commander was very unhappy when he heard the order to retreat, although their losses today were not small, but the combat effectiveness of the company was still there, and they were able to hold out for a day in an offensive like today.

"The division commander said, to save strength, we still have a decisive battle with the little devils, this is not the place for a decisive battle! By the way, didn't you just say that bazookas are not good to use? Hand over your bazookas to the battalion headquarters, and I'll change them for you!" The battalion commander said to the company commander.

"Battalion commander, don't fool me, don't say it's new, you don't have the old one, what to change, I won't be fooled by you!"

"Since you don't change it, don't say it's not easy to use, some recruits don't even have a bazooka, although it's easy to get stuck, but there are no guns, we used the lives of soldiers to blow up the little devil's tank, and now at least we don't have to take the lives of seven or eight soldiers to destroy a tank of the Japanese army!"

"Gotta have it, battalion commander, don't I just complain, I'll go and deliver the order now!"

The troops are about to withdraw from the first line of defense, of course, there is a lot of work to be done, one night is enough, they have to ensure that they quietly evacuate the front line, tomorrow morning the Japanese army will definitely enter their positions to search, and they will also send some gifts to the Japanese army, after all, it is not rude to come.

The work of retreat was carried out in an intense and orderly manner, and every unit had to give a report to the division headquarters when it would leave the front line, and Hu Guoshan had to ensure that every unit had to retreat safely, and that no brother could be left on the position.

"Lao Hu, go and rest, I'm watching here!"

The past few days of running around have made Hu Guoshan look very haggard, Zhao Caizhu is worried about Hu Guoshan's body, and wants him to rest for a while, and leave the retreat to him.

"Don't worry, I understand my body, and I can still withstand it!" After Hu Guoshan returned from the mouth of the Zhanghe River, he was immersed in his work, and the loss of the guard battalion made him very heartbroken, and he had to use his work to divert his attention, after all, hundreds of soldiers were lost on the other side of the river and did not return.

Zhao Caizhu did not persuade Hu Guoshan again, he had already heard about the south bank of the Zhanghe River, the guard battalion made a great contribution, but their losses were also very large, but they succeeded, and successfully delayed the attack speed of the Japanese army on the south bank of the Zhanghe River.

"The guard went to the cooking class to bring a bowl of hot porridge to the division commander!" Zhao Caizhu whispered a few words to the guard battalion beside him!

After reading the report on the transfer of troops, Hu Guoshan marked the line on the map, their division was a bait, he wanted to find the best position to lure the fish to the past, and then they just waited for the net to catch fish!

"Lao Hu, this is a telegram sent to Brother Fan, you take a look at it first, and then sign it!"

Although Hu Guoshan has the right to retreat independently, he must report the situation to Liao Fan, otherwise Liao Fan, as the army commander, will not know the movement of the troops at all, and he will have no way to command this battle!

Hu Guoshan glanced at the telegram, and then added a line of his own opposite on the telegram, before signing his name in the last position!

"After the telegram was sent, the division headquarters began to retreat, the location is here, you move your things first, and leave the map to me! I'll go last! Hu Guoshan said to Zhao Caizhu.

"Good!" Zhao Caizhu agreed to come down!

Hu Guoshan's command was the last to withdraw from the front line, and the Japanese army certainly did not expect that they would take the initiative to withdraw from the first line of defense and withdraw from the front line without any defeat.

"Commander, it's time for us to go! Three hours before dawn! "It took the troops a night to retreat, and they finally took everything they could take away, even the corpses of the soldiers, and nothing was left for the little devils.

Hu Guoshan and the others got into the car, and then left the first line of defense that had been held for three days.

The morning glow had been seen in the east, but the sun had not yet risen, and a rapid phone rang in Okamura Ninji's office, and Okamura Ninji was also busy until late and did not fall asleep until the second half of the night, and the secretary was on duty in the office.

"Hey, hey, I'm going to inform Your Excellency the Commander!"

Okamura Ninji was woken up by his secretary while he was still asleep, and then told the news that the New 33rd Army was retreating. Okamura Ninji heard that the Chinese army was retreating, and he suddenly woke up in a daze, and he didn't have time to put on his clothes, so he trotted directly into his office in pajamas and clogs.

"Get busy, get on the phone from the front, I want to know the latest situation on the front!"

The retreat of the New 33rd Army was too sudden, not only the little devils on the front line were stunned, but Okamura Ninji was also stunned, and he couldn't figure out why the New 33rd Army retreated suddenly, according to the way they fought a few days ago, it is estimated that it will take at least three or four days for them to capture the first line of defense of the New 33rd Army.

However, there was no valuable news from the front, and the positions of the New 33rd Army were left with only trenches and tripmines left by the Japanese search troops overnight.

"Inform all troops to stay where they are, and no troops shall pursue them until they have received my order!"

Okamura Ninji was worried that the Chinese army would set up an ambush halfway and then ambush the pursuing troops in the middle of the retreat, and in Okamura Ninji's heart, as long as they fought steadily and steadily, they would definitely be able to win this battle, and there was no need to take risks at all, and there was no need to chase after the Chinese army.

Also receiving the news that the Chinese army has retreated is the lieutenant general of the Eastern Army, he is very concerned about the movements of the Chinese army, even more concerned than Okamura Ningji, in fact, he is worried that he has no chance to go to the battlefield, and he will report to the northeast empty-handed, which will affect his honor very much, since he has come to North China, how can he show their style of the Kwantung Army.

Last night, he had already called the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army and told his commander about the situation here, hoping that he could mediate with Okamura Ninji and let them go to the battlefield, and Okamura Ninji would definitely give their commander face.

Sure enough, Okamura Ninji had just finished explaining the things at the front line here, and his command came with a distant phone call, Okamura Ninji glanced at the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army, shook his head helplessly, and hung up the phone after a few words of greeting with the other party.

Originally, Okamura Ninji still admired this Kwantung Army lieutenant general, but he didn't expect such a big official to make a small report for a small matter, and the image of the Kwantung Army lieutenant general plummeted in Okamura Ninji's heart.

The lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army looked at Okamura Ninji nervously, and he was curious to know Okamura Ninji's decision.

Okamura Ninji just thought for a moment and came up with an idea, after all, the two sides already knew it, and they were both comrades, there was no need to break things up, and then stiffen the relationship between the two people, after all, it was a soldier he borrowed from the Kwantung Army.

"The Chinese army on the front line is retreating, I need troops to defend this place, this is our weak point, I am afraid that the Chinese army will raid our place and then attack our logistics troops deeply!"

The key to the hundreds of thousands of troops lies in logistics, and the amount of food consumed in a day is an unimaginable figure, and they must ensure the security of logistics.

The lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army glanced at the map, and his nervous mood just now became angry, this position is simply an inconsequential position as long as anyone who has studied in a military school knows, and it is said that it is an important position to protect logistics, but in fact, it is far away from the front line, and it has little to do with operations.

Of course, Okamura Ninji also gave him this position after careful consideration, it was not far from the front line but not close, it belonged to a chicken position, and the logistics troops did not need their protection at all, and the logistics would not pass in their direction at all, unless they were directly supplied with supplies.

The fighting method between Okamura Ninji and the lieutenant general of the Japanese Kwantung Army fully illustrates a problem, that is, don't play tricks with your superiors, otherwise you will be unlucky in the end. However, the disagreement between the two also indicates that the outcome of this war is clear.

When the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army called his superiors, the problem was no longer just within the Japanese army in North China, but between the Japanese army in North China and the Kwantung Army. It is also impossible to blame Okamura Ninji for passing small shoes to the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army, the ugliness of the family must not be publicized, and now the ugliness of the family has spread to 800 miles away.

After all, the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army is a subordinate of other people, and it is good that Okamura Ninji did not ask his troops to clean the toilet, and he has to listen to other people's orders under his command, and now he has to go even if he is unwilling, this is a military order, and there is only one end for violating military orders on the battlefield, and he will go to a military court.

In the end, the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army had to carry out the order of Okamura Ninji and take the troops to the designated place.

"Arrange for someone to keep an eye on them!"

Sometimes, Okamura Ninji also had to use some means to control the commanders who didn't seem to be obedient.

"Your Excellency, the generals of the Kwantung Army are all very arrogant, so it is easy to offend them! After all, we invited someone to come! Okamura's secretary said.

"Nothing to offend!" Okamura Ninji looked calm, he finally understood what it means to invite God and send God, if he didn't let the Kwantung Army receive some military merits, I am afraid that those important generals of the Kwantung Army in the four eastern provinces would also unite to stumble on him.

Although Okamura Ninji gave the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army a chicken position, but in the end, in order to ease the relationship between him and the Kwantung Army, he must give them a little benefit, otherwise Okamura Ninji will never be able to go on the road of soldiers, after all, he is just a rising star, he must learn to forbear, if someone finds out that you threaten his position, he will definitely embarrass you everywhere, Okamura Ninji knows some rules in the Japanese army, even if he has climbed to this position and is in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops, he must abide by this rule.

"I'm just giving him a dismount, after all, this is North China, not Northeast China! Otherwise, how would I, the commander, give orders to the officers below! ”