"Report to the brigade commander, it is absolutely true. This is the latest information sent back by the sentry troops on the front line!" The Japanese lieutenant reported firmly.

After hearing this reply, Sakai Takashi said to everyone around him without thinking: "All the colleagues in the brigade and regiment headquarters listen and order the troops to withdraw from the battle immediately and head towards Lanfeng! Immediately!"

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So, at the order of the command of the 28th Brigade Takashi Sakai, the Japanese troops began to operate and headed towards Lanfeng.

Of course, although the Japanese army's retreat was hasty, they did not ignore anything in order to retreat.

In order to cover the large army to escape smoothly, Takasu Sakai left more than a thousand men as the rear guard troops, just to withstand the attack of the follow-up troops of the National Army.

Don’t think that the number of more than a thousand men is very small, but for the Sakai Detachment, which was severely injured in the battle, this is almost a quarter of the infantry combat force.

It can be said that this time, Takashi Sakai made up his mind.

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The Japanese troops were retreating, which did not mean that the battle in Yang Guji was over.

The fires were burning everywhere, illuminating the battlefield and illuminating both sides of the battle with nowhere to hide.

Both sides were fighting fiercely, and even Zhang Tianhai's hand was pulled and his gun was a little painful.

Seeing that among the fierce battle between the two sides, more and more troops on his side had fallen, Zhang Tianhai's heart sank - these troops were all his subordinates. If the Second Battalion was completely destroyed and without reinforcements, it means that this operation was a failure.

The troops are gradually declining, and Zhang Tianhai's mood is getting worse and worse.

"Royal, will this battle continue? If you continue to fight, the troops will be exhausted!" The second battalion commander Lu Shaojie ran to Zhang Tianhai and reported.

Seeing the officers and soldiers in front of them fall down one by one, Zhang Tianhaiyagen clenched and said, "Please hold on for a while! If you can't hold on, let's retreat!"

In fact, Zhang Tianhai still had a trace of expectations in his heart. He hoped that Guo Qiliang would lead reinforcements to arrive as quickly as possible.

In that case, perhaps the entire operation will have a chance to save it. If you retreat, there will be no chance.

On this point, Zhang Tianhai thought it very clearly.

"Yes, the regiment!" Lu Shaojie responded and hurried to continue commanding the troops.

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At this time, Wang Ziqing, the battalion commander of the Third Battalion of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone, led his troops into the city.

Not bad, I entered Lanfeng County!

Facing Lanfeng, which was as dark as a ghost city in front of him, Wang Ziqing was a little nervous, but at the same time he was a little brave enough to try. With the existing troops of the Third Battalion and had already become familiar with Lanfeng County before, he was still sure of defending the city.

"Quick! Get faster! Take the defensive position before the Japanese come! Be sure to defend it!" said the prince clear.

The troops of the Second Battalion were in the night, and Wang Ziqing was standing next to the city gate and watching as if he was inspecting the troops.

According to the established plan, the strongest battalion came to guard the South Gate.

Then there are three city gates and two platoons to guard the troops.

Dividing troops to garrison is a taboo in itself.

But, does Wang Ziqing have any other better way? No more!

If Wang Ziqing had a better way, he would not divide his troops and instead fought a war of attrition with the Japanese army in the city.

However, there are only more than 600 people in the Second Battalion, no matter how they are arranged, there will be no more people to guard other positions.

If he fought a war of attrition, his little man would not be able to consume the powerful combat power of the Japanese army, so Wang Ziqing could only rely on the city wall - if he could withstand the Japanese army's attack on the city wall, it would be the most perfect thing.

But, can the facts really go as smooth as he thought? It's unknown.

Anyway, they are already preparing for the battle.

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The commander who is responsible for commanding the Japanese rear troops is Kamitanikawa Saburo. He is the assistant to the brigade commander. To a certain extent, his tactical attainments are not low. His status in the brigade is equivalent to that of the deputy brigade commander, and his status is still quite high.

Keeping him at this time shows Major General Sakai's attention to this battle.

For Colonel Kamiganagawa Saburo, this is also a great opportunity to perform!

Saburo Kamitani and Takashi Sakai are not very different in age, but they are only two years younger than the latter, but the latter has always served as the military chief, and the latter is the assistant chief officer.

The difference in status between these two people is not very big.

The status is equivalent to the deputy brigade commander, after all, he still has the title of assistant, which is not very nice.

"Warriors at sunrise, our enemies are almost unable to hold on. Everyone should work harder! Use the bayonet in your hands to prove what a real warrior is!!" Saburo Kamitanikawa pulled out his samurai sword and shouted.

Like most officers who graduated from Lu Shi, Saburo Kamitanikawa is also a type of person who belongs to the "dragon and phoenix among people".

But, compared to others, he is too idle to be "untimely" or more accurately "unlucky".

However, is it so easy for Kamiganagawa Saburo to surrender to the so-called fate?

No, Saburo Kamitanikawa is ready to continue to resist fate! He wants to use his strength to prove that he is no worse than anyone else!

Judging from the gunfire of the Kuomintang army's first regiment, Saburo Kamitanikawa began to conclude that this unit was gradually at a disadvantage.

However, this is still the case, Saburo Kamitanikawa is still full of interest in the enemy they are facing now - because judging from the gunfire of this unit's attack, the force's strength is not very strong, and it may only have a few hundred troops.

But even if this army has very well-equipped equipment and has a large number of machine guns, it is really crazy to have only a few people who dare to attack their artillery positions, right?

"Ino-kun, please send a few people to see what the number of the unit we face is. I want to know what unit it is, it is so crazy." Saburo Kamitanikawa directly ordered a captain beside him and said.

"Hay! The sir will definitely complete the task!" Captain Ino responded, and then hurriedly sent soldiers to see the situation.

Saburo Kamitanikawa was similar to other Japanese officers. He was also short and had some short and strong legs. At this time, he was standing in a relatively secret place watching the situation on the battlefield.

It’s not because Kamitanikawa Saburo was afraid of death and did not have the so-called Bushido spirit, but because he knew that there was a very powerful sniper in his opponent, who almost shot every shot.

Judging from all this, the enemies they faced this time were not simple things, and they were most likely the most elite troops in the Central Army of the Chinese army.

"Xi Mizuki, please also order your troops to speed up the counterattack! Otherwise, our troops will most likely be unable to escape." After Kamitanikawa Saburo put down his telescope, he ordered another captain, Nishi Mizuki.

This time, the troops left by Sakai Takashi for Saburo Kamitanikawa were from two brigades.

Although either of these two brigades is incomplete, no matter what, they are two brigades.

More importantly, this is the strongest force that can be drawn out in the brigade headquarters.

Other troops were in the state of being a brigade leader, and the infantry brigade assigned to the heavy artillery brigade was able to gather these three thousand people.

It can be seen how great the Sakai Detachment suffered in this series of battles. In history, if Gui Yongqing and Long Muhan had not abandoned the guards of Lanfeng without authorization, resulting in the collapse of more than 100,000 Central Army troops overnight, the Sakai Detachment might not have been able to escape.

"Hay!" Zao responded to the battle of the West Water. Whether in military rank or in position, Saburo Kamitanikawa is always suppressing him. He is definitely a leader. If he disobeys the order, does he really want to eat peanuts?

No, to be more precise, it is because I can’t even eat peanuts, but I have to eat my own samurai sword and commit suicide by separating myself in minutes...

After giving the order, Saburo Kamitanikawa murmured: "I want to see how capable the Chinese army in front of us are, and they dare to sneak attack the artillery positions of our imperial army. The commander on the other side is also a very bold person..."

While muttering, Saburo Kamitanikawa was ready to compete with the "interesting" commander on the other side.

If he hadn't had such an idea, how could he have sent someone to understand the numbers of these Chinese troops? In theory, he would just be responsible for collecting it and then reporting it to the division commander, and there was no need to understand it so carefully.

Only by knowing the other party’s number can their intelligence agencies start here and investigate all the information about the other party!

This is what Kamitanikawa Saburo intended!

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Time passed by minute by minute. Whether it was the Japanese Sakai Detachment or the third battalion of the First Regiment directly under the Third War Zone of the National Army, they were rushing for time frantically, hoping that the other party could come again after they were controlled.

War is always a battle every second.

War is the way of survival and death, and the place of life and death, and must be observed.

Finally, after the troops of the 1st Company of the 3rd Battalion of Zhiyi Regiment boarded the south wall, the Japanese vanguard troops arrived.

The battle is about to break out!

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The camera turned to Dangshan, which was thousands of miles away.

At this time, since the Sakai Detachment in the Lanfeng direction was already in a desperate situation, as the outermost force on the Lanfeng battlefield, it was also the only force that could solve the current dilemma of the 14th Division as quickly as possible.

The Japanese army attacking Dangshan was not usually heavy...

It should be noted that as long as they conquer Dangshan, they can pose a huge threat to the encirclement of the National Army troops that had already formed a siege to the Sakai Detachment of the 14th Division in the direction of Lanfeng.

They also believe that as long as Dangshan is taken down, an elite detachment can be assigned to provide assistance in advance.

As long as Guide makes another move, the entire eastern Henan battlefield will be revitalized. At that time, the balance of victory will be tilted directly towards them!

Therefore, the Japanese army attacking Dangshan received a death order, both the North China Front Army and the Central China Expeditionary Army were the same. Their goal was to take Dangshan at all costs!

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PS: Let’s clean up all the time, everyone will refresh in ten minutes!

Sorry, to make up for everyone, there will be another update later.

Today's update is also about two chapters of cooperation and one chapter!

The update will be 3,000 words in a while!

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To be continued...