"Baga, retreat!"
Watching dense artillery fire exploding around me, and the Eighth Route Army cavalry dispatching to intercept.
Takashi Takamori decisively ordered to turn his horse's head, turned around and ran away in the direction he came from.
This road is blocked!
In the intensive artillery fire, the cavalry guards of the two division commanders around him were hit by shrapnel.
In just a few minutes, more than half were killed or injured.
and.
The Eighth Route Army dispatched cavalry to intercept. Takamori Takashi estimated that even if he could break out of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement, it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit and interception of the Eighth Route Army's cavalry because there were too few troops around him.
Not long after, Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki led the remaining cavalry and fled back to the starting position in embarrassment.
At this time, Colonel Seio Nishihara sent telegrams to all regiments and brigades to complete the breakout and transfer to Baoding.
Looking at Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki who had returned, Nishihara Masao looked startled.
"Division commander, Lieutenant General Aoki, why... why did you come back?" Masao Nishihara asked in surprise.
"Nishihara-kun, your analysis is correct. The northwest direction of the battlefield is indeed the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement."
Lieutenant General Takamori Taka quickly turned over and dismounted and said:
"Where is the Cavalry Regiment? Let the Cavalry Regiment join the division headquarters immediately, and we will break out from the northwest of the battlefield immediately!"
"Your Excellency, Division Commander." Colonel Masiyo Nishihara was stunned and said, "I just received news that the cavalry regiment launched an attack on the Eighth Route Army tank troops, and all of them have been shattered!"
"Nani?"
"The whole cavalry regiment is in pieces?"
Takamori Taka suddenly opened his eyes wide.
So fast?
At this time, Takamori regretted very much that he should not have sent the cavalry regiment to attack the Eighth Route Army's tank troops.
If the cavalry regiment is still there, it can definitely cover the 11th Division Regiment Headquarters and the 40th Division Regiment Headquarters, and break through from the weak point of the Eighth Route Army's encirclement to the northwest of the battlefield.
Now that the entire cavalry regiment is in pieces, and the breakout of the two divisions and regiments has been repelled, the Eighth Route Army will definitely make up for the weak points of the encirclement.
Without the cover of the cavalry regiment, it would be difficult for them to break out.
Lieutenant General Seiichi Aoki on the side also looked solemn.
"Hi."
Seihara bowed his head.
"Where is the southern part of the battlefield?" Seiichi Aoki asked in a deep voice, "Can we break out from the southern part and then take a detour back to Baoding, or go directly to Shandong Province."
Seio Nishihara smiled bitterly and said: "Lieutenant General Aoki, we have just received news that a large number of cavalry units of the Eighth Route Army appeared in the south of the battlefield, with at least five cavalry regiments... and the supplies of our three divisions also fell into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.
inside."
Aoki Chengyi's expression suddenly became solemn.
The strength of the five cavalry regiments on this plain terrain posed a greater threat to the Japanese army than the tens of thousands of the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
Once the Japanese army's formation is disrupted by cavalry, the Japanese army of the three divisions will be reduced to lambs to be slaughtered!
Takashi Takamori now regrets sending cavalry to attack the Eighth Route Army tank troops.
However, at that time, he did not know that there were tens of thousands of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in the north, which had blocked the passage of the Japanese army northward.
But regretting it now has no effect.
How to break through is the key.
He looked gloomy and quickly analyzed the situation.
There are more than 50,000 elite troops of the Eighth Route Army in the north. Just from the artillery firepower analysis, they are not even a bit stronger than the Eighth Route Army troops in Central Hebei Province. They are most likely the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
With the entire cavalry regiment in pieces, it would be impossible for the Locust Army to break through the Eighth Route Army's northern defense line in a short period of time.
To the east, the Locust Army fought fiercely with the Eighth Route Army's Jizhong Army for a whole day, but failed to defeat the Jizhong Eighth Route Army.
To the south are thousands of elite cavalrymen from the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army.
Thousands of elite cavalrymen in the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army had outstanding achievements and reputation, and Takamori Takashi did not dare to touch them lightly.
To the west of the battlefield, there are hundreds of tanks of the Eighth Route Army, most of which are heavy tanks!
This is a terrifying force that is enough to tremble the entire Imperial Japanese Army.
Thinking of this, Takamori Takashi's face became even more ugly and solemn.
Now he and his locust army have reached a situation where they have no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
Lieutenant General Takamori Taka came up with a central blooming tactic.
They held back the main force of the Eighth Route Army here until the main force of the Locust Army from the North China Front arrived and surrounded the main force of the Eighth Route Army.
But as soon as this idea appeared, he was killed by Takamori Takashi.
With the current strength of the Eighth Route Army, let alone their three divisions, they simply cannot last that long.
Even if it can last that long, if the main locust army of the North China Front dares to come, it will just be to deliver food.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now?"
Colonel Seiyo Nishihara, who had always been resourceful, had no choice at this time.
After he issued the order, he prepared to follow a force to break out. Unexpectedly, Takamori Takashi and Seiichi Aoki were pushed back.
"Now we can only wait until dark, and then we can break out after dark!"
"in addition."
"Immediately report our situation to the North China Front and request tactical guidance!"
Takamori Takashi looked at the watch on his hand. It was almost getting dark, and he said in a sad tone.
Night combat and close combat were the specialty of the Eighth Route Army. Takamori Takashi was really not sure whether he could successfully break out of the encirclement.
at this time.
Takamori hated Sun Liangcheng so much that he wanted to eat his flesh and gnaw his bones.
If he hadn't deliberately provided false information, how could the 11th Division, 40th Division and 56th Division have fallen into a situation surrounded by the Eighth Route Army?
But it's useless to say anything now. We can only break out with all our strength and settle the accounts with Sun Liangcheng.
"Hi."
Nishihara Seifu lowered his head:
"I'm going to summon the most elite Locust Army troops to cover the division commander and Lieutenant General Aoki to break out!"
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"Regiment Commander, the 17th Infantry Battalion of the intervening troops has just reported."
The communications staff of the New Regiment Headquarters reported to Li Yunlong:
"A group of Japanese cavalry, about 100 of them, was trying to break out from the northwest of the battlefield. They were shelled by our army and a small group of cavalry was dispatched to intercept it. This group of Japanese cavalry was pushed back."
Li Yunlong's expression changed and he said:
"There is something special about this group of Japs. They actually allowed the Japs to find the weak point of the encirclement?"
"If the Japs had more cavalry, they might have been able to escape from the encirclement."
Wang Dehou said:
"Regiment Commander, Sun Desheng reported to the regiment headquarters about five minutes ago that they have wiped out all the Japanese cavalry."
"The Japanese have no extra cavalry left to attack our encirclement defense line."
Li Yunlong nodded, his expression very satisfied.
"Are the 6th Heavy Battalion going to the northwest of the battlefield?" Li Yunlong asked.
"Captain, I have given orders to the 6th Heavy Battalion." Wang Dehou said, "At this time, they are already on their way to the northwest of the battlefield."
To be continued...