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Kanazawa.

The two Japanese battalions that had fought with Li Xingyu's troops for several days were finally able to take a breath after Li Xingyu's troops withdrew. They did not choose to evacuate at the same time as the Sakata Regiment that ambushed near Wujiatang, but instead entered a state of rest and recuperation.

The days of fierce fighting had been a heavy burden for the two Japanese battalions. Now that they had a chance to catch their breath, they naturally had to wait until the breath was over before heading to Jiaxing.

darkness before dawn.

The Loyal Rescue Army led by Li Xingyu returned and appeared less than two miles away from the Japanese camp.

Li Xingyu was used to being in the Zhongjiu Army. He always felt that the Japanese should be like the Zhongjiu Army. No matter what time, the dispatched roving sentries, distant observation posts, and medium and short-range visible and hidden sentries were indispensable.

So before he led the team back, he sent out all the reconnaissance forces to clear out various sentinels.

But the facts proved that he had thought too much. The Japanese army, which had become an exhausted army, had only deployed necessary patrol posts around the camp, and even the secret sentries had only advanced a few hundred meters. It was so easy to find a kilometer away from the Japanese camp that Li Xingyu misjudged that the enemy was setting a trap for them.

So much so that after he led his troops here, he has been lurking until now.

A few daring scouts "strolled" around the Japanese camp and brought detailed intelligence, which made Li Xingyu realize that he was overthinking. The Japanese army never thought that he would launch a counterattack!

He said to himself:

"It seems that the Japanese army does not have a clear understanding of the combat qualities of our Loyal Rescue Army."

"In that case...let's show these little devils what we can do!"

"Pass my order, assault!"

Following Li Xingyu's order, the Zhongjiu Army, which had been lurking for several hours, immediately launched an assault on the Japanese camp not far away.

In recent days, the soldiers under his command have been extremely frustrated.

As I said, the reason why Li Xingyu's troops had been entangled with the Japanese army for so long was not because they were unable to defeat the other side, but because Li Xingyu had always been worried about the Sakata Regiment - the purpose of the Sakata Regiment was to "fish", waiting for reinforcements from the Zhongjiu Army to come and support Li Xingyu's troops.

After intercepting the Japanese army in Kanazawa, Li Xingyu always kept some strength in reserve and did not dare to beat the devils to death with one stick, for fear that the Sakata Regiment would show up without martial ethics.

In the end, they withdrew without any result.

In this situation, how could his soldiers not feel resentful?
At this time, they were finally able to inflict a heavy blow to the Japs. With the resentment and anger that had accumulated over the past few days, the three columns of the Loyalty Rescue Army soldiers launched an all-out attack, rushing towards the two Japanese camps like a tide.

The few sentries around the Japanese camp were immediately overwhelmed by the tide. When more Japanese soldiers dragged their tired bodies and tried to resist under the scolding of their officers, a large number of Zhongjiu Army soldiers had already rushed into their camp.

The Japanese army, which had been fighting fiercely with Li Xingyu's troops of the Hezhong Rescue Army for several days, was stunned.

One reason was that they were caught off guard, and the other was that days of fierce fighting gave them the illusion that the Loyalists were just so-so, but when they turned around, they were pinned to the ground and rubbed harshly.

So much so that after the Zhongjiu Army broke through the Japanese camp and divided and surrounded the Japanese troops, a large number of Japanese soldiers felt as if they were dreaming.

Weren’t the Zhongjiu Army driven away by them?

How come I suddenly... lost?

They were at a loss, but the Loyal Rescue Army, which had been suppressed for so long, was not at a loss. After dividing and encircling, the final encirclement and annihilation battle was quickly launched.

Li Xingyu's troops attacked too quickly, or the Japanese army was too lax, so lax that it was easy for Li Xingyu's troops to break through, divide and encircle, so that the final encirclement and annihilation battle turned into an extremely brutal hand-to-hand combat.

On the battlefield illuminated by burning tents and flares, the ragged Japanese troops and the high-spirited Loyalists fought with bayonets in a small area.

In the past, three Japanese soldiers could easily defeat five or six Chinese soldiers by fighting with bayonets, but with the passage of time, this result has changed. On this battlefield, the well-trained soldiers of the Zhongjiu Army, fighting the Japanese with bayonets in a three-on-three formation, had an absolute advantage.

Beat you the way you do best!

This crushing situation caused the mentality of most Japanese soldiers to completely collapse, resulting in many cases of them surrendering to their deaths.

The captain of the Yamaguchi Battalion, the Yamaguchi Headquarters, watched his soldiers being ruthlessly crushed in the hand-to-hand combat, which they were best at. His desire to fight to the death and die heroically was completely gone.

He participated in the Battle of Shanghai and witnessed whole companies of Chinese soldiers being blown up under their artillery fire. He also personally experienced a battalion chasing after a division-level combat unit of the National Army.

All the things he had experienced personally made him full of confidence in conquering China.

Although he later recuperated due to injuries, he kept hearing the officers in the hospital say that the Chinese army's combat quality was improving, but he never took it seriously. After being stationed in Shanghai, the battle with the Zhongjiu Army for several days made him agree with the words of his colleagues in the hospital - but he could never have imagined that the enemy that had been fighting with him for so long would suddenly change from a wolf pack to a group of golden tabby cats!
A sense of fear spread over him.

If all Chinese troops are like this, then... can they conquer this country?
He didn't dare to think about it, because Japan had already made its last throw of the dice at this time.

This fear that caused the collapse of faith made Yamaguchi's troops despair, which was several times more despair than the imminent annihilation of his brigade.

Finally, under this suffocating despair for the future, Yamaguchi waved his command knife and began to charge like a blindfolded wild boar:

"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

Da da da da
The crisp sound of machine gun fire ended the torture of suffocation and despair on Yamaguchi's head. He looked at the bloody holes on his body and fell to the ground with a sense of relief that he would no longer be tortured.

Before he lost consciousness, he vaguely saw a Chinese soldier stepping past him, and also heard a faint contemptuous remark:

"Another lieutenant colonel was killed..."

……

Shanghai.

Security Command.

Fatty Tomoya, who was in charge of the garrison headquarters, was slapped twice in the face after being urgently awakened.

The farewell and final telegram between the two battalions!
Kanazawa!

Looking at these two telegrams, Doi Yuanman's eyes were filled with disbelief - the telegram about the attack had only reached him a few minutes ago, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a farewell and a tragic death?

Li Xingyu's troops in Kanazawa retreated, but no one in the garrison headquarters thought there was any trick involved. The reason was simple: more than 3,000 loyal soldiers fought fiercely with more than 2,200 elite Imperial Army soldiers, and later they were supported and coordinated by a battalion sent by the Sakata Regiment.

The two sides fought for several days, and the Imperial Army was exhausted and suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese Army, as their opponent, must have been in the same situation. In fact, their death toll must have been higher than that of the Imperial Army. They retreated because they were unable to fight again!

Even the Imperial Army doesn’t have the strength to pursue, how much better can the Chinese army be?

Therefore, no one in the entire security command suspected that there would be problems with the evacuation of Li Xingyu's troops.

But now?

It took less than half an hour from the launch of the night attack to the annihilation of the two battalions - compared with the previous days of fierce fighting, half an hour was like a blink of an eye.

Doiyuan stood in front of the map, staring at the location marked as Kanazawa, and his eyes inevitably turned to Jiaxing.

The straight-line distance between Kanazawa and Jiaxing is only 30 kilometers. Although the march cannot be in a straight line, the distance will not exceed 100 miles.

Will this loyal rescue army, which was not included in his calculations, have any impact on the encirclement and annihilation of Zhang Shihao's troops?
Tu Feiyuan was not sure, and after thinking for a while, he asked:
"How's the situation in Hangzhou?"

The staff officer quickly reported: "The advance brigade of the Gongcheng League has arrived east of Hangzhou, but encountered fierce resistance from the Zhongjiu Army. The outer defense line east of Hangzhou has been completely lost. It is expected that the Zhongjiu Army will launch a battle to capture the city during the day."

"The newly dispatched reinforcements from eastern Zhejiang were constantly harassed by the CCP guerrillas in eastern Zhejiang, making it impossible to transport them by rail. In the end, they chose to move forward along the highway, but the CCP guerrillas' resistance was still extremely resolute."

"It is expected..."

The staff officer paused and said, "It is estimated that it will take another five days to reach Hangzhou."

Fatty almost laughed. The straight-line distance from Ningbo to Hangzhou is less than 300 miles. He has already walked for a day. Another five days?
After five days, the daylily has gone cold!
Suppressing his anger temporarily, Dobiyuan closed his eyes and digested the situation in his mind.

Zhang Anping's current layout is already very clear, and he is fat and has only two choices now:

Either give up Hangzhou;

Or... leave the gap open and allow Zhang Shihao's troops to evacuate successfully!

Once Hangzhou was lost - even temporarily, he, a fat man, would be doomed to become a laughing stock.

Shanghai was in turmoil, and not only did the economic losses become incalculable, but more than half of the area was occupied. This had already made him look humiliated. If Hangzhou was lost again, not only would he become a joke, but he would also definitely be driven out of the center of power.

Hangzhou cannot be lost!

Release the gap?

Less likely!

If Zhang Shihao's troops cannot give an explanation for the trouble they have been making in Shanghai, then he, the fat man, will have to give an explanation.

"I... don't have a choice?"

After muttering, Fatty opened his eyes again and stared at the map, lost in thought.

The current situation is that the Miyagi Squadron will definitely be blocked by the enemy, and the strength of the Miyagi Squadron is too weak. The best way is to strengthen it.

Among the known units, the one that could come to the rescue and strengthen the Miyagi Unit is the Sakata Unit that had just moved to Jiaxing.

But the problem is that the Zhongjiu Army has more than 3,000 people in the Jiaxing direction. Once the Sakata Regiment goes to support the Miyagi Regiment, Jiaxing will inevitably fall.

Of course, this is just the obvious.

Because Doiyuan also has a Yamada team.

But the problem is that once the Yamada Regiment is deployed, since it will be unable to rush to Hangzhou for support and there will be a blocking position of the Zhongjiu Army at the gate of Jiaxing, Zhang Shihao's troops will be able to brazenly pass through the blockade he has prepared.

The blockade line he prepared started from Deqing, ended at Jiaxing, and was intercepted in the direction of Hangzhou. With the gamble at Jiaxing, the fierce battle in Hangzhou, and the attack by the Yamada Regiment hidden near Deqing, the blockade line was equivalent to opening the door.

Although Zhang Shihao's troops would not necessarily be able to withdraw from the area under their control after crossing the blockade, the presence of tens of thousands of troops on the front line of confrontation could easily lead to the collapse of the front line.

The expeditionary forces had already been complaining about his defeat in Shanghai. If the front line collapsed because of him, the expeditionary forces that supported him would become targets for his political enemies.

"The only way is to continue...to send more troops?"

The fat boy's heart couldn't help but tremble.

The southward strategy is being implemented, and the troops in China have already been transferred.

I have already transferred the Sakata Regiment and the Yamada Regiment from eastern Zhejiang, and another regiment was blocked on the road by the New Fourth Army. More than 10,000 people from three regiments have been transferred away by me. If I withdraw more troops at this time, can I spare manpower for the overstretched front line?
But when he looked at the map, he had to put aside his worries about the front line.

The front line can still hold on after a bit of hardship. If Zhang Shihao's troops are allowed to safely withdraw from the blocking line he has prepared, the front line (he himself) will be in even greater difficulty (worse)!
Tu Feiyuan made up his mind and ordered with a dark face:
"Order the Yamada Corps to rush to Hangzhou immediately!"

"Send a message to the dispatched troops, send it in my name, and transfer another company from the east Zhejiang to the north."

"Also, order the 11th Mixed Brigade and the 16th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army near Ningbo to support Yoshimura's regiment!"

……

Zhang Anping's command headquarters traveled all night long after dark and had now arrived at the blocking position outside Jiaxing City.

His headquarters could move quickly, but the rebel army, which had a large number of new recruits, found it difficult to move forward quickly. Faced with the "chikan" of their old rival, the Kawasaki Regiment, following them, the four reorganized regiments had to lag behind.

Zhang Anping had to go to Jiaxing to "join in the fun". Not counting the Zhongjiu Army, the uprising army had more than 30,000 people. The leader had arrived in Haining, but the tail had not yet completely left Fengxian. On the marching line of more than 200 miles, Jiaxing was the location of the Sakata United of the Japanese Army. If he didn't go there in person, he would always feel uneasy.

His marching line was a long snake formation, and Jiaxing couldn't keep watch, which was exactly the killer move to break the long snake formation:
Grab the head, clamp the tail, and cut the waist.

The headquarters was still being set up when a telegram from Kanazawa arrived, with the staff reporting:
"Commander, telegram from Kanazawa, Commander Li is leading his troops to completely wipe out two battalions of Japanese invaders, and is expected to set out for Jiaxing at 8 a.m."

"Chief of Staff Li promised that he would appear north of Jiaxing before tomorrow morning."

Zhang Anping nodded slightly, without showing much joy.

It is true that Li Xingyu's troops were his trick to break the deadlock, but destroying Jinze's two divisions was just an appetizer, and the main event was to come.

He turned and walked to the map he had just hung up and stared at it.

Zhang Anping’s current method of breaking the impasse is only aimed at the enemy’s encirclement.

The rebel army plus the Loyal Rescue Army, a total of more than 40,000 people, are now on his shoulders, making this agent who can't command feel a heavy pressure. Now the sword has been drawn. If he can escape the fate of being blocked and jump out of the current crisis, what should he do next?
If they want to fight their way back to the Kuomintang-controlled area, they must pass through the front line where the Japanese army and their own side are confronting each other. The former Fifth Division had only a few thousand people. Although their combat effectiveness was average at that time, they were a real army after all. Even so, they paid a heavy price to successfully enter the Kuomintang-controlled area. They currently have more than 40,000 people in their hands, and more than 20,000 of them are new recruits. How can they fight their way back?

While he was thinking, the telecommunications officer came over with an untranslated telegram: "District Commander, confidential telegram from Shanghai."

Zhang Anping took it and quickly translated it in his mind.

The telegram was sent by Jiang Sian, and the content of the report was Tu Feiyuan's troop deployment plan.

When he saw that Tu Feiyuan had transferred another regiment from the front line in eastern Zhejiang, Zhang Anping suddenly had a way to break the impasse.

East Zhejiang!

East Zhejiang fell successively from April to May this year. At that time, Wenzhou was also occupied by the Japanese army. However, after the counterattack of the Third War Zone, Wenzhou was recaptured. Subsequently, the Third War Zone confronted the Japanese army in Jinhua, Lishui and Wenzhou. The main force of the Japanese army in East Zhejiang was concentrated on this confrontation line.

Doiyuan has been withdrawing troops from eastern Zhejiang again and again. On the basis of the cumulative withdrawal of three regiments, he is now going to withdraw another regiment. How many Miao people will be left in the already empty eastern Zhejiang area?

In April of this year, the Japanese army launched the Ningshao Campaign, and there were about 40,000 troops occupying eastern Zhejiang. Even if all these Japanese troops were in eastern Zhejiang, after four regiments were transferred away, there would only be more than 20,000 troops left, and they could not even reach 30,000.

But it is impossible for the Japanese army to gather all these troops in eastern Zhejiang. You must know that the main force of the Japanese army in eastern Zhejiang is on the confrontation line between Jinhua, Lishui and Wenzhou!
Zhang Anping whispered to himself: "If I invade eastern Zhejiang..."

Then the Japanese will go crazy!

Without the rear area of ​​eastern Zhejiang, the Japanese troops confronting the Third War Zone on the confrontation line would become rootless duckweed, and might even be wiped out by being attacked from both sides.

Of course the Japanese would not allow this to happen, so as long as Zhang Anping showed signs of heading towards eastern Zhejiang, the Japanese would go crazy and try every means to stop him.

Even the troops on the front line would retreat in large numbers.

Zhang Anping's scalp tingled when he thought of the scene of a large number of Japanese troops retreating.

"This is a dead end..."

He was not confident in his command ability. In addition, there were too many new recruits in the rebel army. Once a large number of Japanese troops on the front line retreated, eastern Zhejiang would become the graveyard of the rebel army. But it is undeniable that if the rebel army changed its route to eastern Zhejiang, it would indeed make the Japanese army anxious to the point of "exploding".

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"In that case, let the Japanese army think I'm going to eastern Zhejiang!"

Zhang Anping reviewed his plan in his mind, and after gradually perfecting it, he gave the order:
"Give orders to the 7th Regiment in the Haining direction and have them prepare to attack Haining. In addition, except for the five regiments that are left behind, all other units should speed up and converge in the direction of Haining."

After the staff officer gave the order, everyone in the command room was confused.

There are not many enemies in Haining County, so we can definitely take it down if we fight.

But does it make sense?
"Zhang, why did you hit Haining?"

The question was asked by Fei Liming.

"Did I say I wanted to fight Henin?"

"Then why did you want to gather in Haining?"

Zhang Anping smiled inscrutablely:
"Because I want to perform a magic trick!"

……

When the Yamada Unit hidden in Deqing took action, the effect of concealment disappeared.

After the whereabouts of the Yamada Regiment were revealed, they headed straight towards Hangzhou.

With the sudden appearance of the Yamada Corps, the battle situation in Hangzhou was reversed.

The total force of the Zhongjiu Army deployed to Hangzhou for the battle was only more than 7,000 people. Facing the Hangzhou garrison battalion and the Miyagi Regiment that came in a hurry to support, they barely gained the upper hand.

However, the Yamada Regiment suddenly "resurrected", allowing the Japanese army to gain the advantage in manpower - when facing the Japanese army's regiment-level organization, the Zhongjiu Army with the same manpower was not at an advantage. At this time, the Japanese army's manpower even surpassed the Zhongjiu Army. If the Zhongjiu Army still chose to attack Hangzhou, the outcome would be self-evident.

Tan Zhongshu ordered the withdrawal of troops without hesitation and moved towards Tongxiang County.

Although the Miyagi Regiment intended to stop Tan Zhongshu's troops in the east of Hangzhou, Tan Zhongshu had anticipated this and surrounded them with superior forces. This area was a typical plain, and the Miyagi Regiment had no strategic location to defend. Faced with the superior forces of the Zhongjiu Army, Miyagi Koji did not dare to gamble and could only watch helplessly as Tan Zhongshu's troops passed by him.

The unconvinced Miyagi Regiment tried to catch up with Tan Zhongshu's troops, but they didn't expect that as soon as they got close, Tan Zhongshu's troops turned around and attacked. There was even a troop that took a detour to surround the Miyagi Regiment. Miyagi Koji was so scared that he had to lead his troops to retreat, and once again watched Tan Zhongshu's troops evacuate.

……

"Did the enemies in Hangzhou really evacuate to Tongxiang?!"

In the security headquarters, Feiyuan looked at the arrow on the map with a look of surprise.

He had received this information before, but he firmly believed that it was a sleight of hand and that the enemy in Hangzhou could not retreat to Tongxiang.

Zhang Shihao's purpose of attacking Hangzhou was to break his blockade line. The Yamada Regiment in the Deqing direction was approaching Hangzhou, and the withdrawal of the Zhongjiu Army in Hangzhou was a natural intention. However, according to Doiyuan's opinion, they should block the Miyagi and Yamada Regiments not far from Hangzhou to ensure the smooth retreat route.

Instead of evacuating to Tongxiang.

But according to the reconnaissance of reconnaissance aircraft, the Zhongjiu Army that invaded Hangzhou was resolutely evacuating to Tongxiang - doesn't this mean that they would allow their side to complete the blockade again?
Fatty didn't believe that Zhang Anping would be so stupid. If he was really that stupid, Zhang Shihao would have been finished when he was in Shanghai. How could he have survived until now?
"Evacuate to Tongxiang?"

"He made a gesture to attack Henin but hasn't fired a single shot yet?"

Fatty's eyes were fixed on the map.

Tongxiang? Haining?
"General," the officer who was temporarily acting as the garrison commander said, "Is Zhang Shihao planning to take over the Sakata Regiment in Jiaxing?"

The two counties of Tongxiang and Haining can just block the reinforcements coming from Hangzhou to Jiaxing.

"Jiaxing?"

"Probably not. For Zhang Shihao, time is extremely precious. Although he has many people, if he wants to completely occupy Jiaxing and eat up the Sakata regiment, he must concentrate his elite forces."

Tu Feiyuan said thoughtfully:

"If we gather our best troops to attack Jiaxing, the defense line from Haining to Tongxiang will become a mere formality. No matter how many troops he sends to garrison there, they will not be able to stop the strength of our three regiments!"

Hangzhou currently has two regiments, Miyagi and Yamada, but a regiment sent from eastern Zhejiang will arrive soon. The explanation is that the three regiments have tens of thousands of troops. Even if all the Zhongjiu Army is deployed to fight the three regiments head-on, Zhang Shihao's chances of winning are slim.

Not to mention using a bunch of new soldiers to resist.

You know, there is a league in Jiaxing!
It would not be accomplished overnight to defeat and destroy a regiment of more than 3,000 people defending a city.

At this moment, an officer from the garrison headquarters suddenly slammed the table and shouted as if he had suddenly realized something:

"Huzhou!"

"His target is Huzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Feiyuan did not blame the officer, but turned his attention to Huzhou.

Before, based on the positions that the Zhongjiu Army had exposed one after another, he estimated Zhang Anping's evacuation route, which was Fengxian, Jinshan, Haining, and Deqing. So he hid the Yamada Regiment in Deqing early on, just waiting for the opportunity.

Huzhou is obviously not on this line!

He asked the officer who had just shouted:
"Why do you think it was Huzhou?"

The officer was not punished by the fat man, and he breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly explained:

"Zhang Shihao deliberately pretended to attack Haining and blocked Haining. Now he is retreating to Tongxiang, which means that nearly 10,000 loyal rescue troops have surrounded Tongxiang."

The officer drew a circle on the map:

"Look at these two places. They are just like a shrunken fist. When the strength is ready (completed), the fist will go straight to Hangzhou."

"But we now have nearly 10,000 people in the direction of Hangzhou, and another regiment is on its way to Hangzhou. Although Zhang Shihao's troops now have a full 40,000, most of them are new recruits, and they have no heavy weapons. In this case, attacking Hangzhou directly will only lead to death!"

"If he wants to survive, he has to change his route!"

"Huzhou! Huzhou is the only place suitable for him to turn around at this time."

The fat man nodded, making the officer even more excited.

But the fat man's next words left the officer confused.

All I heard him say was: "But, the opponent is called Zhang Shihao."

"If we can easily see through his strategy, is he still Zhang Shihao?"

Faced with Tu Feiyuan's question, the officer was suddenly speechless.

Yes, if Zhang Shihao’s purpose can be easily seen through, is he still Zhang Shihao?

The command center fell into deathly silence.

After being silent for a long time, Tu Feiyuan said:

"Make preparations for both scenarios. Strengthen the alert on the front line in Huzhou. If Zhang Shihao shows signs of moving out of Huzhou, send more troops to Huzhou immediately. Make sure we can stop him in the direction of Huzhou for two days!"

"In the direction of Hangzhou, continue to increase troops and be prepared for Zhang Shihao to attack Hangzhou after gathering strength or to break through the defense lines of Haining and Tongxiang!"

It was clearly a situation where he had to choose one of three, but after much thought, the fat guy chose "I want them all".

He had been humiliated by Zhang Anping too many times, and now he was not sure about the deeper meaning of Zhang Anping's plan. After thinking it over, he could only choose to have both.

……

The Japanese army gave up the pursuit of Tan Zhongshu's troops, and the two regiments were stationed 30 kilometers away from Hangzhou. This location was just right for them to take care of Hangzhou at a critical moment, and to rush to the Haining to Tongxiang defense line to provide support to Jiaxing as soon as possible.

Faced with this action by the Japanese army, the expanded Joint Command fell into dispute.

The first person to "fire" at Zhang Anping was none other than Tan Zhongshu.

Tan Zhongshu naturally did not want to challenge Zhang Anping's authority. Although it seemed that his side had the upper hand now, time was not on their side. The Japanese army had already built a blockade line in Hangzhou. The longer the time dragged on, the lower the possibility of their side breaking through the defense line.

So Tan Zhongshu "fired".

"Commander, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the Japanese army will surround us from all sides, and we will be trapped like a turtle in a jar."

"I suggest moving to Huzhou immediately!"

Zuo Ke and Fei Liming immediately agreed with Tan Zhongshu's opinion.

Zhang Anping ignored Tan Zhongshu's words and asked, "Where is the rear guard?"

The last ones to come were the 1st, 10th and 11th Regiments.

The staff officer immediately said, "We will soon reach Pinghu area."

The distance from Pudong to Pinghu County is more than 80 kilometers, which can be reached in two days of rapid march. However, the rearguard troops were always followed by the "chikan" Kawasaki Regiment, and the marching speed was slow, so they have only reached Pinghu now.

Zhang Anping asked again: "Where is the Kawasaki team?"

"It's no more than ten miles away from the rearguard."

"They are biting hard, but I don't know if they will run away like a frightened bird when a fight breaks out - pass on my order, the 12th and 13th Regiments will secretly detour to Zhaojiaqiao Town and Guangchen Town in the direction of Pinghu. Once the two regiments are in place, the three remaining regiments will immediately counterattack the Kawasaki Regiment!"

"District Commander," Tan Zhongshu asked doubtfully, "Based on the performance of the Kawasaki United, if we show signs of wanting to fight, they will definitely turn around and run away."

"I know, but this 'pervert' is following me a little too closely. I need to keep a safe distance."

The Kawasaki United is a "big cripple". If we use five regiments including the 1st Regiment to turn around and attack, we will definitely be able to drive away this frightened pervert, the Kawasaki United, for twenty kilometers!

"Order Li Xingyu to launch an attack on Jiaxing immediately - at 10 o'clock tonight, quickly evacuate Jiaxing and move towards Nanbei Lake! Before 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Li Xingyu's team will arrive at Nanbei Lake!"

Nanbei Lake?
Everyone in the command center was shocked.

Nanbei Lake is located in the southeast, close to Hangzhou Bay where the Qiantang River flows into the sea.

After Li Xingyu arrived in Jiaxing with three columns, he took over two columns and two regiments in Jiaxing, with nearly 8,000 people under his command.

Eight thousand people went to Nanbei Lake?
Isn't this a dead end?

Wait—Nanbei Lake?

Tan Zhongshu suddenly said in disbelief: "Zhedong? District Commander, do you want to cross the Qiantang River?"

Zhang Anping looked at Tan Zhongshu approvingly and said:
"Yes, let's go to East Zhejiang!"

Shall we go to eastern Zhejiang?
Everyone in the command center was dumbfounded.

Didn’t we say that we would retreat to the Kuomintang-controlled areas?
How did it become going to eastern Zhejiang?

East Zhejiang!

But soon the atmosphere in the command center became heated. East Zhejiang, the Japanese transferred four regiments from the East Zhejiang defense line!

There were 40,000 Japanese soldiers who occupied eastern Zhejiang at the beginning. Now, at least 14,000 people from four regiments have been transferred away...

Zhedong is now just an infantryman without armor and holding a wooden sword! (End of this chapter)