The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

The Eighth Route Army Front Enemy Headquarters.

The deputy commander-in-chief was woken up by the chief of staff in his sleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw the good news from Kong Jie.

I was very excited. When I walked to the map, I analyzed with joy on my face: "Okamura Neji is finished."

"There were not many troops on the front line of the iron wall encirclement, but as a result, Kong Jie and the others ate up three brigades, an artillery unit that strengthened the regiment, and five to six thousand little Japs."

"The already stretched military strength is becoming increasingly insufficient."

"I can say with certainty that Okamura Neji will withdraw his troops early tomorrow morning to end this two-month sweep."

"Otherwise, the ten or twenty thousand little Japs left on the iron wall encirclement front line will be left behind by Kong Jie and others on the Yi Zhong battlefield."

"There are not enough little Japs on the North China battlefield. During this period, our other base areas are also launching continuous attacks, consuming a large amount of Japanese troops. If Okamura Neji loses the remaining [-] elites on the iron wall encirclement front line, I will give The Japanese North China Front could not recover for a year."

"One year from now, even if the Japanese North China Front regains its strength, our Eighth Route Army will reach a higher level after a year of development."

"The initiative in the North China War will be transferred from Okamura Neji to our Eighth Route Army."

"The phase of strategic stalemate will also transform into the phase of strategic counter-offensive."

The chief of staff immediately agreed: "Kong Jie and the others think so too."

"Once the Japanese and puppet troops encircling the front line with iron walls decide to withdraw from the battlefield, it will be difficult for the Yi Zhong troops to win the battle."

"Kong Jie decided to concentrate all the troops and firepower of the Sixth Army Division to fight another battle before dawn."

"Tell that to the little devil."

"Our base area is not their back garden."

"Come when you want, leave when you want."

"Now that you are here, you must leave something behind no matter what."

The deputy commander immediately showed an expression of approval: "Kong Jie said it well."

"Our base area is not the backyard of little devils."

"Come when you want and leave when you want. There is no such good thing in the world."

"They must pay the price, otherwise a large group of little devils will dare to break into our base and cause havoc."

"But Kong Jie cannot bear the pressure alone."

"Even if Okamura Neiji withdraws his troops from the front line of the wing and ends the sweep, there is no way to immediately put the [-] elite troops into other battlefields."

"Immediately notify all bases we can contact via radio."

"The Japanese North China Front will soon have [-] more mobile troops, allowing them to seize the last moment to continue to expand their base areas and consume the strength of the Japanese and puppet troops."

"Time has not waited for me. After passing this village, there will be no shop like this."

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Drinking in Magou.

The only way for the Japanese 106th Regiment to join the 108th Regiment.

The road passes through a mountain pass, with rugged hillsides on one side and soft river beaches on the other. Except for the road, the heavy weapons equipped by the 106th Regiment cannot get around it.

Because Xiaojiazi's deputy chief of staff, Yan Yan, reported that the 106th Regiment's reinforcements had been wiped out in half an hour, the 106th Regiment evacuated the station more than half an hour later than normal.

When the cavalry battalion bypassed the Japanese garrison, the 106th Regiment had just begun to assemble and had not yet left the garrison.

"Bring the explosives..." A company commander of the cavalry battalion put down his pickaxe and ordered to the soldiers behind him.

He had dug a large hole more than half a meter deep into the smooth road.

As a result, the two explosive packets handed over by his subordinates were put into the pit, the fuse was lit, and the retreat...

"Rumble..." A thunderous explosion soon sounded on the highway. In the dazzling fire, thick smoke rose from the ground, and countless pieces of soil were blown away.

When the company commander returned to the explosion point, the pit more than half a meter deep had been blown to more than two meters deep, and the soil on the surface was scorched by the flames generated by the gunpowder explosion...

A smile quickly flashed across the company commander's serious face, and he said happily: "Have you seen how the highway was bombed..."

"Disperse immediately as a squad, and strive to blow out twenty large craters within 10 minutes, completely destroying the section of road assigned to us by the battalion commander."

"Boom...Boom..."

Violent explosions sounded continuously on the road, and there were more and more craters on the road, one after another.

Not to mention the artillery weighing hundreds or thousands of kilograms, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to march normally on this kind of road.

Because it was not far from the 106th Wing's station, he heard the first explosion as soon as it went off.

As a mid- to senior-level officer, understanding the surrounding terrain is one of the basic qualities he should possess as a wing leader.

Glancing in the direction of the explosion, a bad premonition flashed through his mind, and he vaguely felt that an accident would happen on his way to the 108th Wing.

Despite this, he decided to continue carrying out Okamura Neji's orders.

An accident on the way back was just his conjecture, and it might not turn out to be a fact.

But if the 106th Regiment continues to stay here and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong takes the opportunity to attack, the only outcome left to them will be the complete destruction of the entire army.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, they will continue to retreat.

It was as if he didn't hear the explosion coming from the retreat road, so he continued to retreat when it was time to retreat.

Half a squadron of tanks and a large number of infantry squadrons took the lead and assumed the task of pioneering the way.

The artillery and baggage troops were in the center, and half of the tank squadron and the remaining infantry were in the rear.

If the wing troops come over and want to pursue the 106th Regiment, the rear troops will immediately rely on the tanks and armored vehicles equipped by half of the tank squadron to establish a defense line on the spot to block the Eighth Route Army's pursuers and cover the retreat of the main force of the regiment.

The regimental commander followed the artillery regiment to evacuate the station. Less than 10 minutes after setting off, the rapid march stopped.

Just as he was about to send someone to the front to check out the situation, he saw a second lieutenant running towards him with a panic-stricken look on his face: "Sir..."

"Something has happened..."

"The roads along Yinmagou were destroyed and the troops were unable to move forward..."

"Even if the infantry forces their way through, the artillery and baggage troops will not be able to get through."

"There is no way to march on both sides of the road. Troops must be mobilized immediately to repair..."

What the captain lacks most now is time. Building roads takes a lot of time. The two are contradictory. He will definitely not do it unless he has to.

He immediately mounted his horse and trotted towards the vanguard.

The road that was smooth during the day turned into huge potholes in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the big potholes on the road one after another, the team leader could hardly believe his eyes. He was stunned for a while before he realized what was happening. He shouted out loud: "Bagaya Road..."

"The road turning like this must be related to the explosion just now..."

The captain of the forward force brigade quickly explained: "Sir is wise..."

"After a humble investigation, we came to the conclusion that...the pits on the road were indeed blasted out by the Eighth Route Army's gunpowder."

"The pits are too dense and large. There is no other way to get through here except repairing the road."

Seeing the commander glance at both sides of the road, the battalion leader understood and continued to report: "There is a soft tidal flat on the left side of the road, and the heavy equipment we are carrying will definitely get stuck in the sand."

"The right side of the road is mountainous, let alone heavy weapons." (End of Chapter)