Soon, under the escort of the cavalry battalion, Wu Ming and more than 200 soldiers of the guard company and reconnaissance company rushed to the small river, quickly crossed the river, and joined the main force of the three regiments, which had already formed a temporary blocking line on the south bank and had been waiting for a long time.

Liu Jianhua also led the cavalry battalion across the river, taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese puppet army had not yet arrived, Liu Jianhua turned over and dismounted and came to Wu Ming and Zhao Youde, saluted the two and said: "Commander Wu, Deputy Commander Zhao, my cavalry battalion has been killed repeatedly, and it is already sleepy and lacking, and it needs to rest, and then it will trouble Deputy Commander Zhao to lead the main force of the three regiments to block the pursuit of the Japanese puppet army."

Commander Wu and I first led people to retreat to Anping County, in case the Japanese puppet army took the opportunity to divide troops to attack Anping, the Japanese puppet army has suffered heavy losses after the repeated battles just now, and it has reached the end of the crossbow, as long as you are resolute in blocking and fighting, they will definitely know the difficulties and retreat.

Then you will be able to retreat. ”

Wu Ming nodded first when he heard this, and had to admit that Liu Jianhua's arrangement was very standard, and he briefly analyzed the morale of both the enemy and us, military strength and other factors, although this small river is not deep, but it is long enough, and in a short period of time, it is impossible for the pursuing troops of the devil and the puppet army to make a detour.

If you want to continue the pursuit, you can only cross the river to attack, but even this water depth of less than two meters is enough to make it difficult for the attacking Japanese puppet army.

Just imagine, when the puppet army went down to the river, the people were almost submerged, how accurate can the shooting be at this time? How many blocks can there be at movement speed? Haven't you become a living target for the soldiers of the three regiments of Dragon Teeth?

Therefore, as long as the main force of the three regiments gives the Japanese puppet army another heavy kill, they will definitely be unable to pursue in a short period of time, and at that time, Zhao Youde can lead the main force of the three regiments to take the opportunity to break away from the battle and withdraw to Anping County.

Seeing that the regiment commander Wu Ming had no objections, the deputy regiment commander Zhao Youde nodded and said, "Okay, please rest assured that Battalion Commander Liu and the regiment commander will definitely bring the troops back to Anping County safely." ”

Subsequently, Liu Jianhua and Wu Ming ordered someone to send a telegram to Qiao Youhua to report that he was safe, and then took the lead in evacuating here with more than 100 soldiers from the cavalry battalion and the guard company.

As for the more than 100 people of the reconnaissance company, they were left behind by Wu Ming and followed Zhao Youde to block the pursuit of the Japanese puppet army.

The next battle was similar to what Liu Jianhua and Wu Ming expected, thousands of Japanese puppet soldiers were tired and half-dead and chased to the river, and they were immediately blocked by the fire of the soldiers of the three regiments, who had been waiting for a long time.

Frightened, the devil officer in charge of the command ordered the puppet army to launch a strong attack to cross the river, but the two devils, who lacked the equipment to cross the river in a hurry, had to jump into the river like dumplings, trying to wade through.

Under the dense firepower of the soldiers of the three regiments of the dragon tooth, many of the two devils were killed before they could rush into the river, and some of the puppet soldiers who entered the river were also greatly limited in their ability to act because of the influence of the resistance of the water flow, and they all became the ghosts of the guns of the dragon tooth soldiers.

Although the devils did not take the lives of the two devils seriously, and kept ordering the puppet army to charge at any cost, the attack lasted for nearly an hour, and still none of the two devils were able to rush to the south bank along the lì, but suffered extremely heavy losses.

The whole section of the river was full of corpses of puppet soldiers and individual devil soldiers, and the blood stained almost the entire river, and the north bank of the river was full of corpses, which shows how big the losses of the puppet army were.

Although the devil commander still wants to continue the attack, the other puppet army officers have quit, and the reason is very good, since the siege of Zhengjiazhuang Village, several of their divisions and brigades have suffered more than half of the casualties.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the current attack on the dragon's tooth column, which has the advantage of being near the river, is clearly sent to death, and in this unfavorable terrain environment, even if it is the Japanese army, it will not help.

Although these hardcore traitors are all sincerely loyal to the devil, they also know that the soldiers under their command are the capital of their lives, and if the whole family smashes into it and loses it all, then the Japanese will probably kick them away without hesitation.

Maybe, he will be punished for a crime that is not conducive to combat, and he will be clicked directly!

Therefore, no matter how the devil officers roared and roared and gave orders, they were not following them, they all understood that as long as they still had troops in their hands, there was still value in using them, and Sakai Ritsuzo and even the senior Japanese officers of the North China Front Army Command would not really do anything to them.

It's a big deal, it's just a reprimand, a scolding.

These hardcore traitors can't march and fight, but when they see the wind and steer the rudder, they do something that is called a perfect fire.

As a result, the puppet army stopped the pursuit, and the Japanese army, which suffered heavy losses, was naturally unable to attack, so Zhao Youde led the main force of the three regiments to take the opportunity to withdraw in batches and easily escaped from the battle.

In Raoyang County, Sakai Tatsuzo, the commander of the East Road of the Japanese puppet army, learned that the three regiments of Longya, which were under siege, had successfully broken through, and his troops not only failed to completely annihilate them and made a great contribution, but also suffered heavy losses, so he was naturally furious.

However, he did not blame the officers of the Imperial Allied Army who reported to the former enemy commander for not contributing at the critical moment.

Obviously, the judgment of the hardcore traitors was accurate.

Of course, while General Sakai Ritzo reported the situation to the North China Front Headquarters, he also personally went to Zhengjiazhuang Village and the river to survey the battlefield, and understood that with the combat effectiveness of the puppet army at that time, even if the whole army was annihilated, it would not necessarily be able to leave the other side behind.

It can be regarded as doing his best, so he didn't delve too deeply, but comforted the officers of the Imperial Cooperative Army, after all, there is still a place where they are needed in the next battle.

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Shimen County, in the headquarters of the Dragon's Tooth Column.

After Qiao Youhua read the telegram sent by Liu Ruhan, he handed it to Guo Meng and said, "Political Commissar Guo, look, I'm right, with the response of the cavalry battalion, the little devil can't keep my three regiments at all." ”

Guo Meng took the telegram and read it carefully, and breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "No matter what, it's good that the three regiments will get out of trouble, what kind of battle plan should we adopt next?" ”

Qiao Youhua turned his head and looked down, lit a cigarette for himself, took a puff, and said meaningfully: "Order the third regiment to stick to Anping, the second regiment to stick to Hengshui, and the cavalry battalion to maneuver between these two places, first rely on the city, resist the Japanese puppet army for a period of time, and wear down their sharpness and ammunition!" ”

"It's as simple as that?" Guo Mengdao.

Qiao Youhua said disapprovingly: "Then how complicated do you think?" My big political commissar, can you deal with this rabble like a great enemy? “

"Well, our preparations at Shimen have not yet been completed, at this time, of course, we must try our best to resist the Japanese puppet army, arrange the battlefield for us, and build fortifications to gain time! Stupid. Qiao Youhua added with a smile.

Guo Meng was stupid by his joke, and his pretty face turned red, and he muttered: "I'll just ask, you have an idea in the military." ”