Faced with the current extremely unfavorable situation on the battlefield of Linxi, Takei Seitaro, who knew that if he retreated directly, the opponent would definitely not give up, came to do the opposite, and if he didn't retreat, he would advance. The 11th Division, one of the two divisions in the Linxi battlefield, suddenly moved out of the way of Linxi's front, turned around and launched a fierce attack on the southeast of Linxi and the territory of the Keshiketeng Banner.

The fierceness of its offensive and the speed of its movements, and the half-dead strength of the previous offensive, can be said to be very different. Previously, because of the terrain, the Keshiketeng Banner had not been the focus of the Japanese offensive. After several failed assaults, plus the commander of the division abandoned the attack.

This time, all the main forces were concentrated, ignoring the complex terrain at the junction of the Keshiketeng Banner and Linxi, as well as the lofty mountains, the sudden attack was somewhat unexpected by Wang Guangyu, and even somewhat caught off guard. Because of the shape of the frontal battlefield between Linsey and the Bahrain Right Banner, he only put one regiment in that direction.

The 13th Division gave up the counterattack on the front line of Wengniute Banner, and concentrated its forces to take over the offensive of the 11th Division in front of Linxi, and launched a fierce attack in the direction of Linxi County with all its might. At the same time, a wing was sent to turn around and attack the junction of the Bahrain Right Banner and the Alukorqin Banner that had been the target of the attack before, but in fact never in that direction.

Regarding the posture of the Japanese army on the battlefield of Linxi, Wang Guangyu was not confused. He did not move at all about the main wing of the 13th Division that penetrated into his depth, but continued to place his troops in the territory of the Weng Niute Left Banner, and stuck the line of the Japanese army retreating to Tongliao in front of him. At the same time, the frontal troops of Linxi were mobilized to carry out a comprehensive counterattack on the 13th Division.

However, the Japanese 11th Division turned to the southeast of the Linxi battlefield, but Wang Guangyu could not ignore it. It was the junction of the anti-coalition forces and the advance army on the battlefield in Linxi, and once the Japanese army broke through, there would be a danger of being divided between the anti-coalition and the advance army. Moreover, once the Japanese army breaks through the territory of the Keshketeng banner, the resting advance army will face great danger.

Considering the current situation that although the terrain at the junction of Linxi and Keshiketeng Banner is favorable, the troops are relatively weak, as well as its important position. Under the onslaught of the 11th Division, Wang Guangyu could only transfer a regiment from the reserve to strengthen it to the junction of Linxi and Keshiketeng Banner, and urgently deploy defenses to stop the offensive of the 11th Division.

In the past, the 11th Division, which had not been able to attack with all its might, was always concerned about the supply lines that could be cut off at any time, but the 11th Division, which did not attack with all its might, was advancing quite fast this time. In the entire area east of the Keshketeng Banner, there was only one regimental defense force. The key areas are also on the line of Xinjing and Xilamurong River. As for the south bank of the Sila Murong River, only one reinforced battalion was placed, relying on the terrain as a warning force.

The forces were weak, and the Japanese army's reversal of direction was quite sudden. The defensive troops that were originally in the territory of the Keshiketeng Banner were caught off guard by the onslaught of the two wings of the 11th Division that suddenly turned around and advanced in unison, and the original defensive positions were broken through one after another.

When Wang Guangyu arrived from a regiment in reserve, the left flank of the 11th Division had already broken through the line of Dayingzi, Guanghelong, and Shuhuitang in succession. The right flank broke through the willow forest and seized the commanding heights of Zhangjiayingzi, and its forward had approached the Wagang kiln ditch gate on the periphery of the warp shed. And crossing the Jingpeng and Huanggangliang lines is the communication line connecting the Anti-Japanese Federation and the Advance Army, and it is also the lifeline of the Advance Army.

After Wang Guangyu arrived with the regiment drawn from the reserves, he could only have time to seize the line from Jingpeng to Huanggangliang and stick to the communication link with the advancing army. The regiment that was originally deployed in the border area between Linxi and Keshiketeng Banner had to withdraw to Jingpeng Town first because of more than half of the casualties.

In the face of the rapid attack of the 11th Division, the battle situation in the Keshiketeng Banner deteriorated sharply. In order to ensure that the situation of the war is overcome, it will not continue to deteriorate in a short period of time. Wang Guangyu could only grit his teeth and temporarily weaken the troops in the territory of Wengniute Left Banner, which was facing the front line of Yuanbaoshan and Shuangjing in the rear of the 13th Division, and launched a counterattack on the whole line.

Half of the troops were drawn and immediately advanced to the front line of Tuchengzi and Xiyao in the Keshiketeng Banner, threatening the attack sequence of the 11th Division from the flank and rear. Trying to force the 11th Division to stop the offensive, it turned around to meet the anti-coalition forces that rushed up behind them. At the very least, it is necessary to reduce the pressure on the front of the warp shed.

Knowing that the Japanese army suddenly changed the focus of its attack, there must have been something else in it, but the 11th Division avoided Linxi and suddenly inserted the Keshiketeng flag in front of it, but it happened to hit the soft underbelly of the entire Linxi battlefield, and it was also the place where he had to save. Whatever the Japanese really thought, their offensive in the territory of the Keshiketeng banner must be contained. The current position of the Keshiketeng Banner is too crucial.

Just when Wang Guangyu's troops drawn from the territory of Weng Niute Banner were forcibly attacking the front line of Tuchengzi on the south bank of the Xila Murong River at the speed of a rapid march. The 11th Division, which was tossing and turning in the territory of the Keshiketeng Banner, suddenly made a 180-degree U-turn under the cover of the desperate efforts of some troops on the line from Tuchengzi to Liulin and the commanding heights of Zhangjiayingzi.

The soldiers are divided into two roads, all the way along the Tiansheng, Sidaogou, and Lujiagoumen. The other road retreated to Chifeng at the maximum speed through the line of Sihehao, Guangxingyuan, and Majiazi. In order to speed up the retreat, throw everything that can be thrown along the way. After Wang Guangyu's troops drawn from the Weng Niute Left Banner broke through the line of Tuchengzi and Zhangjiayingzi and rushed to the territory of the Keshiketeng Banner, they only annihilated their covering troops and captured some scattered troops.

The greatest result was the cutting off of a brigade of the Japanese heavy artillery wing that was too slow to move because of the heavy equipment and the lack of fine fodder and the mass death of the horses. The main force of the 11th Division, under the support of part of the 5th Division, had long since disappeared without a trace.

As for the 13th Division, which succeeded the 11th Division to maintain the frontal offensive on the Linxi battlefield, it was broken through on the Tuchengzi front line, almost at the same time. Suddenly, under the cover of the broken rear troops and a large amount of artillery fire, the gap left by the breakthrough of the Tuchengzi line and the anti-union forces were pursuing the 11th Division.

The anti-coalition forces that quickly got rid of the frontal all-out counterattack on the Linxi battlefield, and seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack from the territory of the Wengniute Left Banner at the same time, and were also blocked by their own blocking forces on the front line of Shuangjing. Taking advantage of the gap between Zhaojiawan and Shuangjing, taking advantage of the encirclement of the Anti-Union, it has not yet had time to complete. Discard all the baggage, pass through the mountains east of the Weitang River in the left banner of Weng Niute, and quickly withdraw to the Chifeng line.

Although when the 13th Division retreated, the frontal troops of the Linxi battlefield desperately intercepted. However, after the Japanese army broke off, the troops desperately blocked it, and the Japanese army went there specifically if there was a mountain. In addition, the Japanese moved too suddenly, without any warning in advance, and finally only some Japanese rearguard units and the wounded and sick who were left behind.

However, because the 13th Division did not choose the plain area within the territory of the Wengniute Left Banner at all, but directly entered the mountainous area after crossing the Xila Murong River, the movement of the armored troops was greatly restricted. and the flank covering troops desperately blocked, and could only watch the thirteenth division slip away from under their noses.

However, the 13th Division chose to retreat in the mountains, and it was not without a price. Because there are no roads in the mountains and there is a lack of gasoline, heavy artillery and tractors can be used. Therefore, before retreating into the mountains, the 13th Division lost all large-caliber artillery above field artillery, except for the light mountain artillery and the 92nd infantry artillery.

Even because the action was too hasty, most of the discarded artillery and tractors, along with a large number of shells, were abandoned in their original places and did not have time to destroy. For the Japanese army, which has always valued equipment more than the lives of soldiers, this practice is extremely rare.

However, with Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Sadachi, chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, he could throw away all the equipment that he could not carry when needed, and he gave a direct order to withdraw safely. The commander of the 13th Division, Eitaro Uchiyama, would not have any worries about doing this. Despite his artillery background, before becoming the commander of the 13th Division, he served as the commander of the artillery of the Kwantung Army.

But throwing away these artillery, he didn't feel the slightest bit distressed. Because he knew that if he retreated by road, he would face the impact of a large number of armored forces of the Anti-United Nations. And for the 13th Division, which lacked anti-tank weapons and even gasoline to make incendiary bottles, it would be a disaster. If you want to retreat safely, you can only take a detour to the mountains.

After the loss of the left banner of the Ongniut, the supply lines of the 13th Division were completely interrupted. Without a source of gasoline, those tractors like oil tigers would not be able to move. And these require at least eighteen horses, or even thirty-two horses towed heavy artillery. On the battlefield, it was simply impossible to find enough horses to tow these heavy artillery pieces in a short time.

Because it would take away all the guns of an artillery wing, plus the shells, at least a thousand horses. This is a relatively tall horse bred by the Japanese themselves. If you change to a small Mongolian horse that is born locally, the number of horses needed will have to at least double.

Even if you can find enough horses, or have spare petrol for the tractor. These bulky guns are also difficult to move in mountainous terrain. Even if you barely enter the mountain, you can only lose it halfway. Rather than slowing down the retreat because of these heavy artillery, it is better to discard them on the spot. As for blowing up these heavy artillery, I'm sorry that the 13th Division didn't have that time.

Don't look at Lieutenant General Uchiyama Otaro, who was born as an artilleryman, and before serving as the commander of the division, he was the commander of a heavy artillery brigade for many years. However, in commanding the troops to fight, it was quite decisive. When it's time to give up, there's absolutely no ambiguity. Anyway, for him, these artillery pieces are not within the establishment of his 13th Division, let alone the dispatch army of China.

When his 13th Division was transferred out of Guannai, the artillery wing and the two infantry squadrons drawn from each wing formed the left-behind troops, and they did not come to the Chinese cities where they were originally stationed. These artillery pieces were supplemented by the Kwantung Army after they were temporarily assigned to the Kwantung Army, as well as French-made high-horsepower tractors.

For these second-hand goods, although the performance is much better than the original 13th Division, which is equipped with a 150-mm howitzer in the fourth year of Taisho. The French 75-mm field artillery and 1005-mm howitzer were at least no worse than the Japanese army's 38-modified field artillery.

But for Uchiyama Eitaro, after all, keeping his division is the first priority. It's just that those artillery pieces are lost, and there is no pity. As long as the troops can be saved, as for the precious artillery, there is naturally no need to worry about it when they return to the battlefield in China. Anyway, their own artillery, still intact.

A large number of enemy armored forces are on the front line of the prince's mansion, and to blow up these heavy artillery will not only attract the attention of the enemy, but also delay a lot of time. And when it comes to retreating, every minute counts. If you delay for even one minute, you will increase the risk.