Although Jiangdong's plan may seem a bit incredible at first, once you think about it carefully, it seems to be an unexpected and clever plan.

Everyone in the headquarters looked at each other, and finally everyone unanimously agreed to break out of the encirclement according to Jiangdong's plan.

Just as everyone was discussing excitedly, Deng Zuoyu, chief of staff of the 139th Division, stood up and said loudly:

"Commander, Brigadier Jiang, since the plan has been finalized, you should retreat as soon as possible. I will stay to stop the little Japs and buy time for the larger army."

The discussion in the room suddenly disappeared, and everyone looked at Deng Zuoyu.

Deng Zuoyu was injured in yesterday's battle, and there was still a bullet in his thigh that had not been removed. As he stood up, bright red blood slowly oozed from the gauze on his thigh.

"Old Deng..."

Deng Zuoyu interrupted Li Zhaoying and said, "Commander, the bullet is probably stuck in my bones. It hurts like hell if I move it even slightly. I will definitely drag down the army like this. I don't want to be hurt to death. I want to

Let’s kill that little devil again and again.”

He looked towards Jiangdong again,

"After these few days of fighting side by side, I have discovered that the Wanbei Independent Brigade led by Brother Jiang is a real iron army. As long as you are here, I believe that our China will not be destroyed. I will stay to stop it, and I hope you will have many good years in the future.

Kill the little devils and drive them out of our Chinese land."

Both Jiang Dong and Li Zhaoying had noticed the death wish in Deng Zuoyu's eyes, "Chief of Staff Deng, I promise you that as long as I, Jiangdong, am still alive, I will drive out the invaders!"

"Okay, then I'll take the first step!" Deng Zuo said calmly.

"salute!"

Li Zhaoying hugged his old partner with tears in his eyes. He had already sent away thousands of his brothers, and now he had to send away Deng Zuoyu. One can imagine the sadness in his heart.

"Commander, let's go. As long as you are still alive, our 139th Division still has hope of reconstruction."

"Okay!" Li Zhaoying shed tears, "You go down and reunite with our brothers first. I will be with you soon."

At one o'clock in the afternoon, after leaving Deng Zuoyu to lead a company of brothers to stop the Japanese, the independent brigade troops left the east gate of Xiao County and quietly withdrew from the battlefield.

The hunter squadron is still the vanguard of the entire army. They walk two miles in front of the main force and are responsible for exploring the road and reconnaissance of the enemy.

After walking about twenty miles to the east, the Hunter Squadron discovered the Japanese 10th Division coming towards them.

"Brigadier, there are about three thousand little Japs!" Chen Zhengyue ran back and reported to Jiangdong.

"Thank you for taking everyone to hide in place, I will go to the front to see the situation!"

Jiang Dong and Li Zhaoying slowly followed Chen Zhengyue to the side of the road. Smoke and dust were everywhere on the road 300 meters away. More than 3,000 Japs, headed by armored vehicles and trucks, were heading towards Xiao County in a mighty manner.

The Japanese army was marching extremely fast and could be considered a forced march.

Chichai Yaezo had a deep hatred for the Northern Anhui Independent Brigade. Under his urging, the Japanese soldiers naturally did not dare to delay.

Seeing the ferocious little devil walking past his eyes, Li Zhaoyang felt a little scared. If it was one hour at night, everyone would be trapped and die in Xiao County City, and he admired Jiang Dong's clever plan even more.

"It seems that the little devil wants to kill us!" Jiang Dong sighed.

"Haha...every move they make is in the brigade commander's plan, they are so stupid!" Wang Laohu mocked lightly.

After the Japanese army retreated, Jiangdong led the troops to turn north and escape from the control of the Japanese 9th and 10th Divisions.

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"Boom boom boom..."

After the arrival of the 10th Division, the Japanese army launched a full-scale attack on Xiao County from the east and west sides, vowing to wipe out the Chinese troops in the city, but they were destined to be disappointed.

As soon as the battle began, the Japanese commander realized something was wrong. The firepower of the Chinese defenders was completely different from that of the previous two days. The Japanese army broke into the city with almost no effort.

In the ensuing street fighting, many Chinese wounded rushed out of the ruins and died together with the Japanese soldiers holding explosive bags.

In the narrow streets, fragmentation grenades and explosive charges were extremely powerful, and the casualties of the Japanese attacking troops soon exceeded a hundred.

After all, the number of Chinese soldiers in the city was very small. After half an hour, gunshots and explosions were no longer heard.

In a private house in the center of the city, the Japanese offensive force found an injured Chinese officer.

The Chinese officer sat at the door in a haughty manner. He turned a blind eye to the fierce-looking Japanese soldiers in front of him and smoked by himself with a leisurely look on his face.

The Japanese soldiers searched the front and back of the house and found no other traces of Chinese troops, so they could only report the situation to their superior commanders.

Not long after, Major General Nobutoki Isho, commander of the 18th Brigade of the 9th Division of the Japanese Army, came to the city together with Yaezo Akashiba.

"He seems to be a major general!" Isho Nobuhi said to Akashiba Yaezo in Japanese.

The Northern Anhui Independent Brigade slipped away from his eyes again. Chichai Yaezo was extremely angry at this moment. He tried his best to resist the urge to chop the Chinese officer with a knife.

"Baga, tell me quickly, where are your troops?" He spoke Chinese with a thick accent.

Deng Zuoyu smiled contemptuously, "It's weird for a dog to spit out human words, that's weird!"

"Nani?" Chichai Yaezang couldn't understand the meaning of Deng Zuoyu's words, "Big army! Where is your large army?" He asked angrily, grabbing the latter's clothes.

"Bah, Mishima Japanese slave!" Deng Zuoyu spat on Chichai Yaezo's face.

"Bagaya road!" Akashiba Yaezo fell into madness, pulled out his command sword and was about to chop it down.

"Be careful!" Jingshu Xuanshi shouted while dragging Akashiba Yaezo back. He saw a stream of green smoke coming out from under the Chinese officer's chair.

"Brothers, I'm here to accompany you!"

Deng Zuoyu held two unstrung grenades in his hands.

"boom!"

Thanks to the stupidity of the Japanese soldiers, Nobutoki Isho and Yaezo Akashiba escaped.

After discovering the grenades, the two Japanese commanders' adjutants and guards threw them to the ground, with two people pressed on each of them.

After the explosion, the backs of the four little devils were bruised and bloody, and they died on the spot.

"Baga!" Akashiba Yaezo and Jingshu Xuanshi got up from the ground in disgrace.

"Chichai-kun, please report the situation here to the division commander first!" Jing Shuxuan was still reasonable.

The division commander of the Ninth Division, Yoshizumi Ryosuke, quickly learned about the situation in Xiao County. At this time, he realized that the Chinese commander opposite was an extremely difficult opponent, and immediately ordered his staff:

"Order the Ninth Cavalry Regiment to set out immediately and search for traces of the Chinese army from four directions. Once discovered, immediately report to the division headquarters!"

"Hiyi!"

"Also, there are still four hours until dark. Let the reconnaissance planes of the aviation group be dispatched immediately. We must find the large Chinese army before dark!"

After the order was given, all Japanese military units immediately took action.
Chapter completed!