Chapter 432
The Japanese army in the distance heard the intensive exchange of fire and thought that their troops had blocked the Chinese army. Especially the Japanese weapons owned by Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment made a sound that was enough to confuse the little devils. There were many little devils in the dark night.
He couldn't tell the difference between friend and foe, and even bumped into the muzzle of Zhao Zhiguo's guns.
A few minutes after Zhao Zhiguo and others launched the surprise attack, the Japanese troops began to flee in all directions. Chu Jie also succeeded, catching the little Japanese by surprise.
The Chinese army, which was looking for cover like headless flies on the mountain road, was also confused at this moment as to which god came to help them at the critical moment and allowed them to escape this disaster.
After reacting, the Chinese army took advantage of the melee between the two sides and immediately continued to retreat through the mountain road.
Zhao Zhiguo saw that the situation was similar. If the fight continued and Japanese reinforcements arrived, the result would not be so good. So Zhao Zhiguo quickly ordered the flag-telling soldiers to use torches to signal Chu Jie to retreat.
"Captain, this is not a satisfying fight. I just shot half a dozen bullets!"
Yao Pengju held a submachine gun and looked at the fleeing Japanese troops. He couldn't get enough of it. If they didn't retreat, they wouldn't say they would wipe out all the Japanese troops, but they would at least cause hundreds of Japanese casualties.
"Do you think that I am in control of the situation, so you don't even want to use your brain?"
"Captain, I'm too tired to think about things. I'm still willing to be a pawn under you. As long as I follow your orders, you'll be right!"
Having gone deep behind enemy lines many times, Yao Pengju knew how difficult it was to be the commander of an army, as he had to consider many comprehensive things.
Now he doesn't need to use his brain, he only needs to execute the order, and these little devils are no longer their combined enemies. For the special forces, attacking such enemies is like chopping melons and vegetables.
"Since you obeyed my order, we must retreat now! We must try to get the Japanese army to leave the mountain before they block the road out of the mountain."
The Japanese army's plan to intercept the retreating Chinese troops had gone bankrupt, and with the sound of gunshots, the actions of Zhao Zhiguo's 68th Division were also exposed.
The Japanese troops who dispersed and fled quickly caught up with the troops they were pursuing. The pursuing Japanese troops did not expect that Cheng Yaojin would be killed halfway, so their plan to perfectly annihilate the Chinese army was aborted.
The Watanabe Regiment lost more than 800 troops in one battle and had no choice but to join forces with the pursuing Japanese troops and continue to pursue the Chinese army.
Captain Watanabe suffered such a big loss, so naturally he was not willing to let the Chinese army go. He must catch up with the fleeing Chinese army and kill all the Chinese soldiers.
As for Zhao Zhiguo, they successfully rendezvoused with Chu Jie, but failed to contact the retreating troops.
The frightened retreating troops had no time to think about who was saving them. They just focused on running for their lives. While Zhao Zhiguo and others were still exchanging fire with the Japanese army, they had already fled more than 500 meters from the battlefield.
When Zhao Zhiguo and the others withdrew from the battle and contacted the troops again, they found that the retreating troops had long since disappeared.
"Grandma, the rabbits have to call them little mom, they run so fast."
When Chu Jie heard that the retreating troops had disappeared long ago, he was so angry that he was treating them as cannon fodder. He asked the 68th Division to come to the rear to block the pursuing Japanese troops, so that the retreating troops could seize the time to escape.
"Division Commander, now is not the time to vent your anger on them. The Japanese army has radios on them and has suffered such a big loss. They will definitely contact their main force and block the road out of the mountain as much as possible. If we don't retreat as soon as possible,
, we may be blocked in the mountains by the Japanese army." Zhao Zhiguo reminded Chu Jie.
Chu Jie slapped his thigh. When he heard the news, he became even more angry: "Withdraw, the troops should seize the time to retreat and follow the route they came from."
Chu Jie couldn't care about so much anymore. Now the life and death of the 68th Division was difficult to control. He decided to withdraw from the mountains first, otherwise he would be blocked in the mountains by the Japanese army without food or water. The two thousand people under his command
, will starve to death in this mountain.
However, the retreating troops ran faster than the 68th Division, and were ahead of the 68th Division by more than half an hour. The 68th Division was galloping behind, and no trace of them could be seen.
It wasn't that the 68th Division was running slowly, but that the troops in front were running so fast that even donkeys couldn't catch up with them.
The slow speed of the 68th Division is not necessarily a bad thing, because when the two Japanese regiments merged, they immediately reported what happened to the Japanese division commander.
When the Japanese division commander learned that there were three remnant divisions of the Jinsui Army in the mountains, he immediately became interested. If all three divisions were wiped out, it would be a blow to the Jinsui Army.
At this time, the little Japanese in Pingcheng had already completed comprehensive supplies. Although they had not yet replenished their troops, they were still capable of fighting.
The little devil's truck was loaded with soldiers, and they seized the nearest mountain road entrance and exit as quickly as possible.
The retreating Jinsui Army troops also saw the light of fire in front of the road out of the mountain. They thought it was their own troops coming to meet them, so they ran into it.
As fate would have it, the retreating troops could not escape the ambush. Although the Jaap troops were small this time, they were able to guard the strategic position and were enough to block the mountain road. The retreating troops lost half of their troops.
It took several battalions of troops to withdraw from the battle.
Zhao Zhiguo and Chu Jie knew what was happening when they heard the gunfire in front of them. They both sighed deeply at the same time and hurried slowly. They were still a step too late. The Japanese army had already blocked the nearest mountain pass.
Chu Jie was a little disheartened when he heard the gunfire, but Zhao Zhiguo immediately took out the map and spread it out. At this time, they could not stay here because there were still Japanese troops chasing them from behind.
In front of the wolf is a tiger. The 68th Division is already on the edge of despair. If they don't make a decision, they will probably die in the deep mountains.
"Commander, we can no longer take care of the retreating troops. We must hurry up and go up the mountain!" Zhao Zhiguo reminded Chu Jie that there were still pursuers behind them.
Chu Jie also knew that the 68th Division was in dire straits right now and could no longer care about those two divisions. But he was unwilling to give in. More than 2,000 soldiers of the 68th Division risked the entire army to save their brothers.
Troops, but they haven't been rescued yet, and they might get caught in it.
"Sir, don't hesitate. If the Japs catch up, none of us will be able to escape!" Zhao Zhiguo stamped his feet anxiously.
"Zhao Zhiguo, arrange for someone to connect them and tell them to retreat as quickly as possible." Chu Jie ordered Zhao Zhiguo.
Chapter completed!