After fighting for so long, although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, after all, there were still thousands of people, and this was only the 110th Division, not including the independent 4th Mixed Brigade to the west.

However, the devil's combat troops suffered heavy losses, and many of the remaining people were artillery, baggage soldiers, engineers and other arms, and the combat effectiveness of these people was limited, especially when retreating, not only could not help much, but it was easy to become a burden to the troops. In addition, the devils still have a lot of baggage materials, especially the artillery wing, which not only has more than 20 bulky cannons, but also has many artillery instruments.

Therefore, it is not that Iinuma Mamoru gave an order, and the little devil could retreat if he wanted to. Moreover, retreat is definitely a technical job, and if it is not done well, it will be chaotic, and if the enemy launches an attack at this time, the retreat may evolve into a complete rout, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, the little devil still has a lot of preparations to do before retreating. Mamoru Iinuma is now completely desperate, and his only hope is to minimize his losses and withdraw with the rest of his troops to alleviate his guilt.

At the same time, the Eighth Route Army was also actively preparing to launch a final counteroffensive against the Japanese army, hoping to take this opportunity to completely defeat the 110th Division.

In addition to the Wugong team rushing to Pipa Mountain in an attempt to cut off the devil's retreat, the rest of the troops are also actively sitting and preparing. The 11th Regiment was preparing to meet the arrival of the main force, and at the same time, it was also actively preparing for the attack.

In the direction of Guanshan, the besieged Eighth Route Army was also actively preparing for a counteroffensive. Zhao Jinglin's 29th Regiment was unable to launch a counteroffensive due to heavy losses, but the encircled Eighth Route Army still numbered several thousand, and in addition to some non-combat units, there were about 3,000 combatants. According to Commander Lu's order, the remaining 3,000 people, 2,000 people, were responsible for dealing with the independent 4th Mixed Brigade in the west, assisting the troops of the Taiyue Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to destroy the enemy's 4th Mixed Brigade, and the remaining 1,000 people gathered near Guanshan to prepare to launch a counteroffensive against the 110th Division and assist the main force to defeat the 110th Division.

Night fell, and at about eight o'clock in the evening, the Independent Regiment of the Jizhong Military Region rushed to the area east of Guanshan to successfully make peace with the 11th Regiment of the Teaching, and the follow-up troops were also on the way one after another.

In a narrow valley, a large number of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were marching to Guanshan in a hurry, and Commander Lu and the personnel of the headquarters were mixed in the team to follow the soldiers all the way.

At this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran over, stood up and raised his hand to salute a standard military salute, and said loudly: "Report to the commander, I just received a telegram found on the front line, according to the reconnaissance of our scouts, the Japanese 110th Division is gradually shrinking the defensive line, and it seems that the little devil is preparing to retreat." ”

Commander Lu frowned slightly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It seems that the little devil is really going to withdraw." ”

The chief of staff next to him said with a smile: "After fighting for so long, we have suffered heavy losses, but the little devil is not comfortable!" Now that our reinforcements have arrived one after another, if we continue to fight, the little devil will not be able to reap any benefits, but may fall into the encirclement of our army, in this case, the little devil can only retreat. ”

Commander Lu smiled and nodded, "Hmm! You're right, the little devil has been fighting for so long, and he has almost consumed it, leaving a group of remnants of the defeated army, of course, you have to think about escaping as soon as possible. However, we have paid such a large number of casualties, and we must not let go of this little devil easily. ”

The chief of staff nodded and said: "Zhang Zhicheng, who taught the 11th Regiment before, sent a telegram saying that Liu Hong had rushed to the front line of Pipa Mountain with hundreds of people from the Wugong Team, in an attempt to seize Pipa Mountain in advance and cut off the retreat of the devils. ”

Commander Lu smiled and nodded, "This Liu Hong is really not simple!" Being able to keenly capture the fighter every time is a quality that most of our commanders do not have. ”

The chief of staff nodded in agreement and said, "It's just that now Liu Hong only has a few hundred people left on hand, even if they can rush to Pipa Mountain in advance and seize Pipa Mountain." When the army of little devils retreats, it will be difficult to stop the little devils with only a few hundred people, and with Liu Hong's personality of not admitting defeat, he will inevitably fight to the death with the little devils at that time. ”

"That's a reminder of you!" Commander Lu frowned and said, "If you really catch Liu Hong and the martial arts team, it won't be worth it." Immediately send a telegram to the front line, let them quickly mobilize troops, and rush to Pipa Mountain from the small road as quickly as possible to support the military engineering team, and be sure to assist the military engineering team to complete the task of blocking the enemy. ”

"Yes! I'll arrange it. The chief of staff hurriedly replied.

"And!" Commander Lu hurriedly added: "Immediately send an order to all troops, speed up, and rush to Guanshan as soon as possible, and we must not let go of this little devil." ”

"Yes!" The Chief of Staff replied again.

……

At the foot of Huanglian Mountain, in a remote place, Takahashi Jiro knelt on the ground and unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his white belly.

Takahashi Jiro is holding a rib cha (short knife), and the other hand is holding a white handkerchief, constantly wiping the sharp blade, and behind Takahashi Jiro stands a little devil with a katana wrapped around his head and a katana in his hand, this little devil is Takahashi Jiro's intermediary.

The official Japanese method of seppuku is to use the rib difference to draw a cross knife on the stomach, the more neat the cut is, the better, but because the cut is the stomach, it will not hurt the vital point, so the person who cuts the abdomen will not die in a short time, and will have to endure great pain.

And the function of the person who intersects is to relieve the pain of the seppuku, after the seppuku person draws a cross. Since the person who intersects will raise a knife to cut off the head of the seppuku, this is also a technical job, since the person who intersperses with the knife guarantees that the knife will kill the seppuku to alleviate his pain, and at the same time ensure that his head cannot be cut off completely, and the head and neck are still connected with a layer of skin, because the Japanese are very concerned about whether the whole body can be left after death.

Jiro Takahashi turned to the wrong person behind him and said, "Please! ”

"Hello! It is a humble honor to serve His Excellency Dazuo. The little devil hurriedly answered.

Takahashi Jiro nodded slightly, threw the handkerchief aside, and was about to do it with both hands, but the old guy was still a little scared, and his hands were trembling.

At this moment, a little devil ran in the distance and shouted, "Wait a minute, Your Excellency Dazuo, wait a minute!" ”

(End of chapter)