The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

"There are only two options now..." Lieutenant General Sakuragi replied with a calm face.

"Either take down Chenjiazhuang, stand by and wait for help, and cooperate with the left and right sweeping troops to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army gathered here."

"Either withdraw the troops now and end this sweep."

"Your Excellency the Commander will definitely not allow us to withdraw our troops, so the attacking force must take Chenjiazhuang."

"But we can't pin all our hopes on the attacking force either."

"A back road must be considered."

"If the attack fails, how can the troops wait for help without Chen Jiazhuang.

Lieutenant General Sakuragi spoke while holding up the binoculars to look around.

After a while, a hill more than 2000 meters behind him was spotted by him, and he immediately ordered: "Artillery, supply troops, prepare for transfer immediately."

"In case the attacking troops fail to capture Chenjiazhuang, the troops will move back immediately, and we will go to the hilly area to stand by and wait for help."

After speaking, he turned his attention to Chenjiazhuang again.

The sound of firefighting in the village has not abated in the slightest.

The Eighth Route Army seemed to be fighting endlessly, continuously coming out of the tunnels and attacking the attacking troops everywhere.

"Master..."

A messenger suddenly rushed out of Chenjiazhuang and brought back the latest battle situation in the village.

"The Eighth Route Army's blocking force in the village suddenly increased to a reinforced battalion. They were in the dark, and we were in the open... The attacking force was always passively taking orders, and the losses were very heavy. Our team leader wanted to withdraw from the battle and let the artillery and air forces bomb again. Chenjiazhuang."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi really wanted to call a coward, but he swallowed the words again.

The Eighth Route Army has tunnels to help out, and there are tunnel entrances and exits everywhere in the village. Even if you let yourself take command of the attack, it will be difficult to get cheap.

Retreating, though a bit embarrassing, is the best way to minimize your troops' casualties.

Besides, the mopping up troops in the middle route had already been consumed by the Eighth Route Army, suffered heavy losses, and might be surrounded and wiped out at any time.

If a few more squadrons were lost in Chenjiazhuang, there would be a greater chance of the troops being wiped out by the Eighth Route Army after being besieged.

Therefore, withdrawing from the battlefield can relatively increase the self-protection ability of troops.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Sakuragi has already made up his mind to retreat.

But withdrew and retreated, he didn't intend to continue to suffer with the Eighth Route Army here.

There are tunnels in the village, and the scale is very large.

Unless the artillery coverage can completely destroy those tunnels in the future, if the Eighth Route Army hides in the tunnels, no matter how the artillery and aviation attack, they will not be able to hurt a few Eighth Route Army troops.

When the shelling was over, the Eighth Route Army came out of the tunnel, and there was still a bloody battle waiting for the attacking troops.

In this case, it is better to give up attacking Chenjiazhuang.

Keep the troops to stand in the hilly areas and wait for help.

There are no tunnels there, so the troops don't have to worry about an Eighth Route Army suddenly appearing underground when they are fighting, and they can concentrate all their troops and firepower to deal with the Eighth Route Army's besieging troops without worrying about the safety of their backs.

Immediately ordered: "Let the attacking troops withdraw from the battle immediately...the whole army retreats two kilometers back, and we go to the hilly area to stand by and wait for help. The speed must be fast."

"If the Eighth Route Army encircled us now and blocked our retreat, the troops would have no chance to defend the hills."

Street fighting is not an ordinary battle. The two sides are fighting together. There is me in the enemy and you in me. It is not something that devils can retreat if they want to.

If the Third Battalion of the Second Regiment is unwilling, they will firmly bite the Japanese attacking troops and will not let go.

If they wanted to evacuate Chenjiazhuang, they had to cut off their wrists and lose a lot of troops.

Lieutenant General Sakuragi stared anxiously at the battlefield, ready to move to the hills as soon as the attacking troops exited Chenjiazhuang.

As a result, the attacking troops hadn't evacuated from the village, and there was a violent exchange of fire from behind the team, and even mortars were used.

"Division commander..." The messenger ran over to report in a panic.

"A regiment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly inserted behind us and launched an attack at the same time."

"An infantry squadron in charge of the rear suffered heavy losses, and it was almost overwhelmed."

"Our team leader arranged for two supplementary squadrons to reinforce the battlefield, but they certainly couldn't last long. We asked for artillery support and used artillery shells to crush the Eighth Route Army's offensive."

"A regiment of the Eighth Route Army, are you right?" Lieutenant General Yingmu was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground, staring at the orderly with a face full of disbelief and asked back.

"The lowly position is certain..." the orderly replied with certainty.

"They were equipped with more than 20 mortars, and when they came up, they fired three rounds of artillery fire at the rear troops."

"A reinforced squadron has more than half the casualties without even seeing the shadow of the opponent."

"After the offensive began, the rear troops were surrounded by the Eighth Route Army. According to visual estimates, there were at least 2000 people..."

"Your Excellency, Division Commander..." Lieutenant General Sakuragi wanted to continue asking, but another orderly ran towards him panting, and rushed to report before he could stand still.

"The rear troops have been wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, and the reinforcements failed to arrive on the battlefield in time."

"After taking down the rear troops, the Eighth Route Army quickly spread out, forming a battle formation and heading towards the main force."

"Our brigade is resisting with the squadron as a unit. Please send people to establish a new line of defense immediately to block the offensive of the Eighth Route Army."

"So fast……"

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Yingmu has completely believed that the rear troops were attacked by a regiment of the Eighth Route Army, otherwise it would not be possible to be wiped out so quickly.

With a raised eyebrow, he began to give an order: "The supplementary regiment will establish a defense line on the spot, and go faster."

"The artillery immediately dispatched a field artillery battalion to support the supplementary regiment..."

"Be sure to block the Eighth Route Army's offensive momentum."

After speaking, he raised the binoculars again. The target was very clear, and he looked directly at the two wings of the team, hoping to surpass a breakthrough and bypass the Eighth Route Army's intercepting troops, and continue to move to the hilly area to wait for help.

Before he could see what was going on, another messenger ran towards him and reported in a panic, "Division commander..."

"The Eighth Route Army in the village is too ruthless. They firmly bite our attacking troops and prevent them from retreating."

"If a strong man breaks his wrist, the attacking force will lose at least three infantry squadrons."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi didn't put down the binoculars in his hands, and directly ordered: "Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and cut off your wrists..."

"Better to lose three squadrons of infantry than to wipe out the entire attacking force."

"Let them retreat immediately, and bring out a squadron if they can bring out a squadron."

Lieutenant General Sakuragi has been driven mad by the heavy casualties of the sweeping troops. In order not to become a piece of fat, he persisted until the arrival of reinforcements. A squadron can be rescued.

But he will not allow the Eighth Route Army to eat up his three infantry squadrons with street fighting.

A murderous look flashed quickly across his dignified face, he clenched his fists and continued to order: "Notify the artillery, it will be time to cover Chenjiazhuang with artillery fire in 3 minutes."

"Aviators are also involved..."

"I want the Eighth Route Army defending Chenjiazhuang to bury three squadrons of the attacking troops."

"The Eighth Route Army in Yizhong can use offensive and defensive warfare and street fighting to consume our troops, and we can also use artillery cover to consume their troops."

"The more they lose, the less pressure we have to defend defensively as we hang on."

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