After hearing this, Zhao Jinglin nodded slightly and said: "I have also thought of this, the current overall situation, the enemy is strong and I am weak. Although we occupied Hengshui before, but it is impossible to occupy Hengshui for a long time, I originally thought that fighting this battle can gather the morale of the soldiers, but I didn't expect that after this battle, the entire independent seventh brigade was defeated, if you didn't arrive in time, I'm afraid we would be all finished. ”

Liu Hong hurriedly said: "Deputy Brigade Commander Zhao doesn't have to blame himself, you guys are facing the entire Yamazaki detachment head-on this time, it is not easy to fight like this, not to mention that in the end we won, and the Yamazaki detachment was defeated by us." ”

"Hmm!" Zhao Jinglin nodded and said, "I am very pleased to be able to achieve the final victory. However, I also feel deeply remorseful for my previous mistakes. ”

Zhao Jinglin paused, and then continued: "I understand the current situation, but I am relieved that Captain Liu is here." Hengshui is by no means a place to stay for a long time, and my biggest wish now is that Captain Liu can safely bring this team to the base area, so that even if I die, I will be blinded. ”

Liu Hong hurriedly said: "At this point, please rest assured Deputy Brigade Commander Zhao, we will definitely be able to leave Hengshui safely and return to the base area." ”

"In this case, please leave it to Captain Liu." Zhao Jinglin said with a grateful face.

Liu Hong hurriedly said: "Deputy Brigade Commander Zhao is polite, we are all our own people, so we don't have to see each other like this." ”

Liu Hong chatted with Zhao Jinglin for a few more words, and then told Zhao Jinglin to rest well, and then left the ward. Then Liu Hong went to Zhu Yaohui's ward to take a look, Zhu Yaohui was more seriously injured and was still in a coma, Liu Hong just instructed the attending doctor to do his best to save him, and left the hospital.

Liu Hong returned to the temporary headquarters, first learned some general information, and then called a meeting of the main officers of the armed engineering team and the independent 7th brigade.

At the meeting, Liu Hong assigned some tasks and asked all units to be ready to retreat at any time.

According to the final statistics, the Seventh Independent Brigade suffered heavy casualties, and in the end there were less than 1,000 people left, and in addition to the wounded, only 5 or 600 people were left who could continue the battle, or 9 out of 10 casualties, which shows the heavy casualties of this battle.

There were also many casualties among the martial arts team, of the 600 people brought by Liu Hong, more than 200 people were sacrificed, and dozens of others were injured, and in the end, only more than 300 people were left to continue fighting.

However, there were still five or six hundred guerrilla militia members that Liu Hong had gathered before, and after the battle, all of them rushed to Hengshui City, so that there were about 1,500 people in total.

After reading the statistical results, Liu Hong couldn't help frowning, sighed deeply, and then ordered: "Immediately report our current details to the Jinchaji Military Region Headquarters." ”

"Yes!" The correspondent hurriedly answered, turned around and went to send a telegram.

Zhou Wenxuan sighed and said, "Judging from our current situation, we should retreat as soon as possible." Although the little devils have been defeated, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not come back, in case there is another group of little devils, let alone a brigade, even a brigade is enough for us. ”

Liu Hong nodded and said: "That's what I mean, move to safety as soon as possible, Hengshui will definitely not be able to stay any longer." ”

Zhou Wenxuan said with a look of embarrassment: "But we have limited manpower, so many wounded people and supplies, it is not so easy to transport!" ”

Liu Hong frowned and said: "I have also considered this problem, the wounded must all be taken away, as for the supplies!" We can mobilize a group of people to try to take away all the materials we continue to take. ”

Liu Hong took a puff of cigarette and continued: "As for the time of transfer, it is best to set it at night, which can effectively avoid the little devils and facilitate concealment." ”

Zhou Wenxuan nodded and said: "But with so many wounded, it is a big trouble to transfer, and those who are lightly injured are fine, but what about those who are seriously injured?" ”

Liu Hong frowned and said, "Then we have to transfer as soon as possible, we can't wait for death here." However, we should also try to ensure the safety of the wounded, and we can bring some doctors and nurses with the hospital, and it should be better to have them with them, which is the only way for us to do so at present. ”

While the two were talking, a soldier came over and said loudly, "Report to the captain, the headquarters will call back." As he spoke, he handed over a telegram.

Liu Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand to take the telegram, read it carefully, and then said: "The meaning of the headquarters is also to let us move to a safe place as soon as possible to prevent the devil's retaliation, and then decide the next move according to the actual situation." ”

Zhou Wenxuan hurriedly asked, "Then when will we transfer?" ”

"The sooner the better!" Liu Hong frowned and said, "Then it's set for tonight!" Taking advantage of the darkness, the whole army withdrew from Hengshui, retreated to the countryside first, and then made plans. ”

"Yes!" Zhou Wenxuan hurriedly answered, turned around and went to convey the order.

……

In Beiping, in the headquarters of the Japanese North China Dispatch Army, Gangcun Ning Cizheng and a group of devil staff officers surrounded a huge sand table, studying the strategy of attacking the Shandong base area.

At this time, the Japanese army mobilized more than 100,000 troops to carry out a brutal sweep of the Shandong base area. The attention of the Japanese army in North China was basically focused on the Shandong line.

Anda Twenty-three pointed to the sand table and said: "According to the information obtained so far, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Shandong has basically been compressed by the imperial army to the Yimeng Mountain Mountains, and the Imperial Army is preparing to carry out further encirclement and suppression, but the terrain in the Yimeng Mountain area is complicated, and the Eighth Route Army has been operating here for many years, and it is probably still a little difficult to completely eliminate these dirt and eight routes in the Yimeng Mountain area." ”

As soon as Anda Twenty-Three said this, a devil officer hurriedly walked over and said respectfully: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Hengshui front line is in an emergency." ”

When Gangcun Ningci heard this, he hurriedly walked over and took the telegram, just after a glance, Gangcun Ningci was stunned, and the telegram in his hand slipped down and floated to the ground.

Anda Twenty-Three saw that something was wrong from Gangcun Ningci's expression, and hurriedly walked over and picked up the location, after Anda Twenty-Three saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, and shouted: "How can this be?" The Yamazaki detachment turned out to be defeated. ”

Gangcun Ning Ci angrily scolded loudly: "Bagaya Road! The imperial army of a detachment was wiped out by a group of rebels and Tubalu with 5,000 people, which is simply a shame for the imperial army, a great shame! ”

(End of chapter)