"Commander, what should we do now?"

The regiment commander also knew that there were still 1,000 people left in their regiment, and if these 1,000 people were entangled by the Japanese army, they would not be able to withstand a day's time, and they would be completely annihilated.

"Let your battalion set up defenses in the area of Lijiazhuang as quickly as possible, and we will lead the Japanese army over there!" Hold on until dark, and then after dark we abandon the car and break out! ”

Since the encirclement is inevitable, then let them surround it, and then break out, but they have to choose a better place, at least there can be cover, if the Japanese artillery rushes to the battlefield, they must be able to dodge the Japanese artillery fire.

Under the command of Hu Guoshan, the Japanese Kwantung Army was attracted to the area of Lijiazhuang. Of course, the Japanese Kwantung Army did not hesitate to surround Hu Guoshan and them, and surrounded Lijiazhuang.

"The little devil really gives face, and when he says he is chasing, he will chase him!"

"I don't know how the other troops are retreating, whether they have encountered the same problem as us!"

Hu Guoshan was not worried about themselves, but worried about the troops in other directions, if they were entangled by the Japanese army, they would not be so lucky to choose a better place to defend, and stay up until dark before breaking through!

"Division commander, don't worry, although the other troops are retreating slowly, but look at the Japanese troops chasing here, where is this little devil behind our ass crazy! Totally desperate! ”

The regiment commander didn't know what kind of bad luck he had fallen, how could he meet such a stunned Japanese commander, and after chasing him for so far, he was going to fight with them.

"You're optimistic! Our troops suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, and our task will be even heavier next! Hu Guoshan knew very well that after they led the Japanese army to the designated position, they would surround the Japanese army, and they would completely wipe out the Japanese army in the encirclement as quickly as possible.

"Commander, I'm not optimistic! There are more than 3,000 people in our regiment, and there are only 1,000 people left in this battle! I learned about it, the situation of other regiments is much better than ours, and it is all because it is this little devil's army that I encountered, otherwise where would it be so embarrassing! ”

The regiment commander was not complaining to Hu Guoshan, Hu Guoshan, as the division commander, also knew the situation of his own troops, and the situation of the other regiments was much better, and if he encountered the pursuit of the Japanese army on the way to retreat, he would definitely not be as embarrassed as them.

Now is not the time to worry about the situation of the other troops, after all, they have been surrounded by the Japanese army, and only after escaping and ascending to heaven can we know what the situation of his troops is.

Okamura Ninji was furious at the Kwantung Army's disobedience to orders, and his face said that I wanted to kill, but he couldn't come out in front of so many subordinates, so he had to start arranging for his troops to move closer to the pursuing Kwantung Army, so that they would not be ambushed by the Chinese army.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, if they want to chase them, let them chase them, anyway, they have the strength of two divisions and regiments, and with the current strength and combat effectiveness of the New 33rd Army, if they want to ambush the two divisions of the Kwantung Army, I'm afraid that a little toad wants to eat swan meat!"

After fighting for so long, the other officers of the Japanese army did not think that the New 33rd Army still had the ability to fight them, and should pursue them at this time. It was only because Okamura Ninji was their direct superior that they did not dare to disobey Okamura Ninji's orders.

Okamura Ninji didn't explain anything to his subordinates, because he was the supreme commander, and what he said was an order, and the junior officers only needed to carry it out. He invited the Kwantung Army to help him in North China, and if something happened to the Kwantung Army in North China, he, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in North China, would have to bear a great deal of responsibility.

"Execute the order! Let the 7th and 13th Divisions go to support, and do not slack off! ”

Okamura always felt that something big was going to happen, and Shanxi's plan had failed, although he did not sympathize with the Jin Suijun at all, let alone sympathize with the Chinese, after all, it was just an internal struggle between the Chinese with their strength. But Okamura Ningji knew that Liao Fan must still have the means to wait for them to take the bait, otherwise it would be impossible for the Jin Sui Army to be cleaned up by the New Thirty-third Army without the ability to resist at all.

He didn't know his opponent, and he didn't even know what kind of hole cards his opponent had, and what kind of means he used, so he could only play steadily and steadily, eating away at the strength of the New 33rd Army step by step.

At this time, the Kwantung Army had launched a fierce attack on Hu Guoshan's village where they were holding, fortunately after running for so long, the Japanese army's baggage troops did not keep up at all, the Japanese army's troops were all infantry, Hu Guoshan They relied on strong fortifications to block the Japanese army's fierce attacks again and again.

The Japanese Kwantung Army also did not expect that this fleeing Chinese army would have such a strong combat effectiveness, and the lieutenant general of the Japanese Kwantung Army once again re-understood the combat effectiveness of Chinese soldiers. But the stronger the opponent, the more interested the Kwantung Army is, and they will never let go of this Chinese army.

The little devil's reinforcements quickly got in touch with the Kwantung Army and asked them to retreat, and then the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army didn't take the soldiers who came to deliver the order seriously at all, and directly told him that when our Kwantung Army completely and completely wiped out the New 33rd Army, he would naturally go back.

According to Okamura Ninji's order, since the Japanese Kwantung Army did not retreat, the two divisions that supported it could not retreat, and they had to accompany them all the time, responsible for guarding the safety of both flanks of the Kwantung Army.

"Division commander, look over there, the Japanese army seems to have sent reinforcements!" The regiment commander held a telescope and looked at the ranks of Japanese troops in the distance, their uniforms were obviously different from those of the Kwantung Army.

Hu Guoshan followed the hand of the regiment commander and looked: "It seems that there is at least one division of troops!" ”

"Division commander, we found Japanese reinforcements on the south side of the village!" A company commander hurriedly ran over to report to Hu Guoshan.

Hu Guoshan immediately frowned when he heard the news: "Old eight, you are guarding here, I'll go over and take a look!" ”

The Japanese reinforcements were two divisions, and they came here only to protect the Kwantung Army from falling into the ambush of the Chinese army, and did not participate in their attack on Hu Guoshan at all.

Hu Guoshan also felt that something was wrong, the Japanese army suddenly came to reinforce two divisions, was it just to applaud and cheer for the Kwantung Army? Why didn't he let go of a single shot, Hu Guoshan didn't know what card Okamura Ningji was playing.

No matter what Okamura Ning is doing, for Hu Guoshan and them, there is not much difference between the Japanese army with one division and the Japanese army with ten divisions on the opposite side, after all, there are more lice on the body and they are afraid of itching.

The sky finally gradually darkened, and Zhao Caizhu, who was on the third line of defense, anxiously waited for the news, all the troops had withdrawn, including the civilian personnel in the headquarters, had reached a safe place, but there was no trace of the New Eighth Regiment and Hu Guoshan.

Zhao Caizhu had already arranged for the scouts to go out to inquire about the situation of the troops, but no news came for a long time, and for the sake of the overall situation, Zhao Caizhu had to send a telegram to Liao Fan to inform the troops of the situation.

The main task of the third line of defense was to lure the Japanese army to take the bait, but now it turned out to be good, not only did the division commander not find it, but even the little devils did not chase after him, and all plans were about to come to naught.

"Brother Fan, when will we be able to go up?"

The most anxious person in Taihang Mountain should be Ma Wanzhong, since Chinese New Year's Eve, now it has passed the Lantern Festival, they are waiting for the day, but they have not waited for the order to go to the battlefield, today he finally heard that they have a chance, and hurriedly ran to the headquarters to ask about the situation at the front.

Liao Fan's face was not good, according to the telegram sent back by Zhao Caizhu from the front line, the whereabouts of one of the generals of the New 33rd Army were unknown, and the effect of their battle had not been achieved, which made Liao Fan very sad.

Cun Qi came over and grabbed Ma Wanzhong and asked him not to talk nonsense, and at this time Ma Wanzhong noticed that Liao Fan was in a bad mood.

"Wait! Wait, we always have a chance! Liao Fan didn't believe that the Japanese army would not show any flaws, and they would definitely have a chance.

Liao Fan was talking to himself, Hu Guoshan's task has not been completed, and the time has just passed a day, it does not mean that the Japanese army will not pursue, maybe the Japanese army is already on the way to pursue.

"Ma Wanzhong, how is the situation of your division's preparations?"

No matter what the situation is, they must be prepared, in case the Japanese army enters the trap they have set, their lack of preparation means that everything has been done is wasted, and the sacrificed soldiers will be sacrificed in vain.

"Brother Fan, don't worry, the soldiers of our division are already ready!"

"Your troops arrive at this position tonight, and then one of your divisions will be hidden for me, so that no one can detect it!" In any case, Liao Fan had to go according to the plan, and he believed that the Japanese army would definitely enter their ambush circle.

"Yes! I'll arrange it! ”

For Ma Wanzhong, he is waiting for the opportunity to go to the battlefield again, and the cultivation of time at this stage has brought their division back to the peak. As for Liao Fan, the Japanese army has been reluctant to make any movement until now, which is not a good sign, and their troops have been fighting on the front line for so long in order to lead the Japanese army to the designated area.

"Send a telegram to my brother, the artillery brigade will rush to Yujiagou to assemble and stand by from the moment it receives the order!"

"Brother Fan, does the situation in Shanxi also need to be considered? After all, there are still quite a few troops in the Jin Sui army! Cun Qi reminded Liao Fan.

Liao Fan raised his eyes and looked at Cun Qi: "In the near future, the Jin Sui Army will not take any more military action against us, and when we finish cleaning up the little devils, we will have time to practice with Yan Laoxi!" ”

Liao Fan had already heard about the situation in Shanxi, but he still had no time to have an in-depth discussion with Yan Laoxi, he had to completely hurt the invading Japanese army first, and told Okamura Ningji Taihang Mountain that he could not come if he wanted to.

The most important thing is that after they wait for the Japanese army, the most important thing they need to do is to fight quickly!