Under the pursuit of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese First Division fled to Taipingchuan Town in embarrassment, where it happened to meet the Japanese Seventh Division that fled back from another direction, but at this time these two little devils were not in the mood to stop and greet each other, not because the little devils of the First Division had a grudge against the Seventh Division, but more importantly, the main force of the Eighth Route Army had caught up.The little devil had been completely defeated at this time, and the Eighth Route Army was chasing closely, and the little devil could not stand up in Taipingchuan Town at all, so he could only continue to flee to Tongyu County in the north.At this time, the Eighth Route Army became more and more courageous, and captured the town of Taipingchuan in one go, and then the army continued to rush towards the north like a surging tide.Isamu Yokoyama fled to Tongyu County in embarrassment, where he finally met Noboru Kunisaki, although he hated this bastard, but Yokoyama understood that now was not the time to care about this at all."
Kunisaki-kun, now that the Eighth Route Army has caught up again, Your Excellency has a strategy to retreat."
Isamu Yokoyama's tone was cold, and he did not hide his dissatisfaction with Noboru Kunisaki in his heart.Kunizaki Noboru didn't care, sighed softly and said: "Yokoyama-kun, our Seventh Division retreated all the way from Nurimu Town to Tongyu, the troops suffered heavy losses, and they were no longer able to fight, I think the situation of Your Excellency's First Division is not much better Judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army that caught up has a total of four infantry divisions, with a total strength of more than 80,000 people, and the contemptible people think that the current situation of the imperial army is simply unable to hold a small Tongyu county, once it is surrounded by the Eighth Route Army in Tongyu, the consequences are unimaginable. ”Yokoyama nodded with a gloomy face and said: "Kunisaki-kun means to continue to retreat" "Hmm" Kunisaki nodded affirmatively and said: "Tongyu is just a small city, there is no danger to defend at all, not to mention that the current situation of the imperial army is really not suitable for a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army."
It is better to continue to retreat to the north and retreat to Baicheng, the terrain around Baicheng is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as we withdraw to Baicheng, the people of China will have nothing to do with us.As long as the imperial army gains a firm foothold and rebuilds its troops, it is not too late to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese people. ”Although Isamu Yokoyama hates this bastard Kunisaki very much, he can't agree with Kunisaki's statement.He frowned and nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's do what Kunizaki-kun said" Yokoyama Yong hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "It's just that the Eighth Route Army is chasing too closely, and we must leave some troops in Tongyu County to block the offensive of the Eighth Route Army, only in this way can the imperial army successfully withdraw to Baicheng." ”Kunizaki nodded approvingly and said: "What Yokoyama-kun said is extremely true, you see how this is, our two divisions each transferred a brigade of troops, stationed in Tongyu County, and was responsible for the rear.As long as it can block the Tuba Road for a while, the imperial army can calmly withdraw to Baicheng. ”"Yo Sai will do as Kunisaki-kun says."
Isamu Yokoyama said with a look of approval.The two little devils discussed and decided, and then issued their respective orders, leaving a brigade of troops to garrison Tongyu.Then these two old devils left Tongyu County directly with the main force and continued to retreat north.After the main force of the Eighth Route Army pursued all the way to Tongyu County, it immediately launched a fierce attack on Tongyu County.The little devils of the two brigades could not stop the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army at all, but the little devils successfully delayed the Eighth Route Army by relying on the desperate resistance of the city fortifications and the buildings in the city.After two hours of fierce fighting, the Eighth Route Army captured Tongyu County in one fell swoop and annihilated the defenders in the city.In the headquarters of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, it was already late at night, and they had not slept all night, and the soldiers in the headquarters did not have the slightest look of exhaustion, but were very excited.Yang Erhu said excitedly: "Now that our main force has captured Tongyu, and the Japanese army continues to retreat in the direction of Baicheng, should we continue to pursue and strive to annihilate the 1st Division and the 7th Division in one fell swoop." ”Li Guotao frowned, looked at the sand table in front of him with a serious face, and finally shook his head, sighed softly and said: "The fighter plane has been lost, and now it is not easy to annihilate the little devils of these two divisions in one fell swoop."
However, although the little devils of these two divisions were not completely annihilated, after this battle, the two divisions lost more than half, and there is nothing to be afraid of for the time being.After this battle, the Japanese army was temporarily unable to launch a counteroffensive, and the battle was over. ”When Yang Erhu heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, sighed and said: "What the commander means, don't chase anymore" "Don't chase anymore." ”Li Guotao said with a serious face: "After repeated battles, our soldiers are also exhausted, the troops continue to rest, and the strategic intention of our army has been achieved, there is no need to continue the pursuit."
Inform the troops on the front line to stop the pursuit and temporarily rest and stand by near Tongyu County. ”"Yes" Yang Erhu responded respectfully, and hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.Because the Eighth Route Army stopped the pursuit, Isamu Yokoyama and Noboru Kunizaki successfully fled back to Baicheng with the remnants of their defeated soldiers, but the Japanese army suffered heavy losses at this time, the Japanese Seventh Division lost nearly two-thirds, and the Japanese First Division also lost more than half.In addition to the loss of soldiers, due to the hasty retreat, the heavy equipment and a large amount of military supplies of the little devils were almost all abandoned, some of which were destroyed by the little devils, and the other part became the trophies of the Eighth Route Army.In short, the Japanese 1st and 7th Divisions suffered heavy losses in this battle, and it was difficult to regain their combat effectiveness in a short period of time.Then Li Guotao shifted his gaze to the direction of Daxing Town, and asked with a serious face: "Where has the 57th Division of the Japanese Army arrived now?"
"Report to the commander, at present, the 57th Division of the Japanese Army is confronting our armored division in the area west of Daxing Town, and the Japanese army once launched a tentative attack, which was successfully defeated by our army.According to Deputy Commander Yang's report, the main forces of our armored division have rushed to the front line one after another. ”At this time, a staff officer next to him hurriedly replied."
Hmm" Li Guotao nodded noncommittally, and said with a serious face: "Now that the 1st Division and the 7th Division have been defeated, this 57th Division has not withdrawn its troops, but has confronted our army, is it possible that a second-rate division still wants to take the initiative to attack our army" Yang Erhu lowered his head and looked at the sand table, and said with a serious face: "The little devil shouldn't have this courage" Li Guotao thought for a while, and then ordered: "Send a telegram to Deputy Commander Yang immediately, and ask him to report the specific situation of the 57th Division to me." ”"Yes" A staff officer next to him responded respectfully, and quickly turned around and ran to deliver the order.aa2705221: