The Japanese cavalry and armored troops had just left the city, and underground intelligence personnel immediately sent this important information out.

"After a day of attacking with no results, is Gangcun helpless?" Zhao Zhiguo judged.

The Japanese army dispatched cavalry and armored units overnight. Their original intention was to take advantage of darkness to pull the troops to the front line, and then launch a sudden attack after dawn, catching Zhao Zhiguo's troops by surprise.

"Commander, according to the scout's judgment, the total strength of the Japanese cavalry and armored forces is more than 10,000, which is quite a large force." Yao Pengju said.

The cavalry and armored forces are elite units, and their strength is so large. Even if Zhao Zhiguo brings out three or five regiments of troops, he may not be able to block the joint attack of these two forces.

"It seems we should shrink our troops. If we let the troops hold on, we will be the ones who suffer."

Zhao Zhiguo still had enough confidence to fight against a large Japanese infantry force, but to fight against more than 10,000 cavalry and armored troops, even if he could hold his position, he would probably have to pay the price of having several regiments wiped out.

Following Zhao Zhiguo's order, the troops at the front began to evacuate their positions in an orderly manner while it was dark. Except for a few companies that were left to fight guerrillas, the rest of the troops shrank towards the Pingcheng area.

That night, large areas of the battlefield were deserted, and not even a ghost could be seen.

In the early morning, when the little Japanese soldiers woke up, they kept cheering themselves up, hoping that the Chinese soldiers on the opposite side would not aim their guns at them.

Because the marksmanship of these Chinese soldiers was more accurate than that of any Chinese army they had encountered before.

If they were targeted by Chinese soldiers, they would basically stay here in the wilderness today and feed the surrounding wildflowers and grasses in the spring next year.

The Japanese soldiers, who were fully mentally prepared, launched an attack again. When they rushed to the position, they encountered no resistance.

All the Chinese troops on the position retreated last night, leaving only an empty position.

The little Japanese soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. They did not want to fight with this army because they lost too many of their comrades in yesterday's battle.

Although they usually looked down on the Chinese army, after being frustrated, many Japanese soldiers began to worry that they would die here and never return to their hometown alive.

While the Japanese soldiers were secretly happy, the cavalry commanders and armored commanders of the Japs were very depressed.

They set off overnight to the front line just to show off the majesty of their cavalry and armored units in front of other troops.

Just so that the Chinese army would be frightened by their appearance in the future.

But now Zhao Zhiguo's troops retreated on their own initiative. They did not fire a single shot, nor did they release the breath they were holding in their hearts. As a result, the morale of the cavalry and armored troops was somewhat low.

Moreover, the commanders of the Japanese cavalry and armored forces had received orders from Gangcun to move the infantry forward while the cavalry and armored forces were stationed on the spot.

"We have left five companies of troops behind enemy lines..."

"There is no need to report in such detail, as long as all the troops can retreat safely," Zhao Zhiguo said.

"Reporting to the commander, the Japanese infantry continues to attack our defense area, but the cavalry and armored forces have not advanced."

"Gangcun is trying to scare us with cavalry and armored troops?" Yao Peng asked.

"This old fox is just doubting the authenticity of the arsenal."

If Zhao Zhiguo were to command this battle, he would also be very cautious in judging the intelligence of the arsenal.

After all, once you make a mistake, it's like playing chess. If you miss an opportunity, you will be passive everywhere.

"Gangcun doesn't want to lose this opportunity, but he is afraid that we are plotting against him. This old devil has not made up his mind." Zhao Zhiguo said.

"If it were me, I would first calculate the strength of both sides. How many troops can contain us in Pingcheng, how many troops can contain us in Jinyang, and how many troops need to be deployed to the west of our defense zone to keep an eye on Bingzhou.

Okay, then calculate whether the remaining troops can destroy the cavalry and armored forces."

"Do you think the staff members under the commander of the Japanese army are just doing nothing?" Zhao Zhiguo said, "Anything you can think of, his staff can also think of."

Even if Gangcun can't think of something, the large Japanese military headquarters staff will give Gangcun various suggestions.

"It seems that Gangcun doesn't know how many troops we have at all." Yao Pengju said, "If he knew how many troops we had, the Japanese cavalry must have already entered our defense area, and they wouldn't be so cautious."

The Japanese army did not have much intelligence about the Zhao Zhi Defense Area.

Coupled with Zhao Zhiguo's recent craziness in fabricating targets, the Japanese army did not know which of the intelligence in their hands was true and which was false.

True and false are intertwined, making it impossible to judge Zhao Zhiguo's true strength.

"I think the little devils are much less courageous than in previous years. Two years ago, no matter whether the arsenal was real or fake, no matter whether they had cavalry or not, they would have dared to send thousands of troops to penetrate our defense area," Yao Pengju said.

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The Japanese army two years ago was so arrogant that they did not take any Chinese army seriously.

They believed that as long as two to three thousand troops were sent, the Chinese army would have to use two divisions to stop them.

"At this moment, the Japanese army is not the same as before, and we are not the same as we were back then. Gangcun must have realized this and felt that we were a good opponent, so he acted very cautiously."

"You also said that this old devil likes to advance and retreat quickly. I think he just wants to mess with us!"

Yao Pengju believes that Gangcun is not as magical as the data they studied.

"What's wrong with dilly-dallying? Our troops behind enemy lines have already begun to take action to destroy the Japanese military facilities behind enemy lines." Zhao Zhiguo wanted Gangcun to continue dilly-dallying. "At this time, Gangcun has other places besides Pingcheng and Jinyang City.

Apart from the two goals, there is no third real goal in my heart.”

It is enough for Gangcun to have infantry attack the two identified targets.

His cavalry and armored units are used to destroy the third target!

"Report to Commander, Chief of Staff Tian is here. Japanese reconnaissance planes destroyed four of our trucks, and four truck drivers died."

After hearing the news about Zhao Zhiguo, Zhao Zhiguo took a deep breath.

"It seems that the Japanese army is really eyeing the village where the arsenal is located. Is it time for Gangcun to make a decision next?" Yao Pengju asked.

The Japanese army frequently scouted the village and destroyed four of their trucks. Apparently they were already interested in the arsenal.
Chapter completed!