On the Qilu Plain, a group of ownerless horses were grazing leisurely.
Only the corpses and weapons on the ground proved the bloody battle that had just occurred.
Zhang Wei sent out a signal corps and quickly reported the situation to Chen Chunyi.
Chen Chun heard gunshots early in the morning, and when the signal troops came over, he learned that Zhang Wei's independent company had defeated a group of Japanese cavalry.
"Captain Chen, our independent company has just killed more than twenty Japanese cavalry.
The company commander asked me to tell you that the Japanese reinforcements to Zaozhuang are right behind."
"Understood, I will send you a link one by one to respond and tell your company commander to quickly break away from contact and gather here."
The signal corps received the reply and hurried back.
Zhang Wei and the others also had a premonition of the coming Japanese army.
They didn't even pack up the loot or bury the bodies of their own people.
They took a few horses and retreated.
Zhang Wei left In the front, the people from the communications class led three tall horses back.
The purpose of holding the horses was to increase the mobility of the communications class.
Anyway, they were captured horses and they fell down from exhaustion.
Zhang Wei judged based on the marching speed of these Japanese cavalry that the main force of the Japanese army to reinforce Zaozhuang was only four or five kilometers away from here, so they must retreat quickly.
Anyway, the Japanese target was Zaozhuang.
As for the effective strength of the Chinese army, they should be The second one, as long as he speeds up, he can definitely break away from the contact.
Running fast, Zhang Wei saw the 23rd Regiment in the distance.
Rows of chaotic teams were heading further into the mountains, which should be the direction of retreat.
Chen Chunyi saw the three tall horses, and then he completely believed that Zhang Wei had killed the cavalry.
In the past, everyone was used to concealing reports and water injection, but this time Zhang Wei was able to do it seriously.
The horse was brought over.
It was hard to say whether there were twenty Japanese cavalrymen.
It would be a real deal to kill the Japanese.
Zhang Wei trotted in front of the Yangma and ran to Chen Chunyi.
"Commander Chen, we killed a group of Japanese cavalry.
I guess the main force is behind us.
Please retreat quickly."
"The Japanese troops are coming for reinforcements.
The division has already informed us that they are coming for Zaozhuang.
I guess there are not many troops.
Let's go quickly.
I left the most complete company to serve as the rearguard."
Chen Chunyi's arrangements were very good.
They knew that the Japanese were heading for Zaozhuang.
The 4th Division's report showed that the Japanese reinforcements were at most a reinforced brigade.
Therefore, he dared to leave only one company of troops as rearguard, covering while retreating.
Otherwise, if the Japanese army really pursued them, it is estimated that half of his regiment, or even the 4th Division's troops besieging Zaozhuang, would be completely defeated.
"Let's go, go quickly.".
The troops of the 23rd Regiment began their retreat.
Except for the rear guard company, which was slowly retreating behind, everyone else was retreating as quickly as possible.
Those who fell behind could only be dealt with by the skirmisher collection team.
The military situation is extremely urgent.
The Japanese reinforcements continued to advance.
Their commander, Major Fujita, learned a shocking news.
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After the forward search team was severely damaged, the cavalry search team sent was completely wiped out.
Only two people were seen at the scene.
In addition to more than a dozen cavalry corpses and a smaller number of war horses, there were three or four Chinese army corpses on the ground.
Fujita was shocked.
In fact, the loss of more than 20 people was nothing.
In these days of fierce fighting, the number they lost far exceeded this number.
What really shocked him was the total annihilation.
The total annihilation cavalry team was wiped out.
In previous battles, , the imperial army can often resist the Chinese army that is several times larger than its own.
The combat effectiveness of the Chinese army usually depends on the casualties caused to the imperial army.
But today, there is not a single living person in a cavalry squad, and a high-mobility No one in the cavalry squad was spared.
In other words, the Chinese army on the opposite side has a lot of troops, which can first severely damage the forward infantry and then annihilate the searching cavalry.
Although the order above is to try to reinforce Zaozhuang, Fujita must slow down.
He does not want to put the troops in the gate of death. .
"Order the troops to reduce their forward speed.
The first squadron will search forward and move forward slowly."
Fujita had a premonition that the Zaozhuang garrison was really doomed.
From the time of reinforcements, the Zaozhuang garrison did not respond to radio calls.
Now, when encountering the extremely large Chinese army, Fujita had to make the worst plan.
Come and consider.
The Fujita Battalion quickly completed the transition from a rapid march to a slow advance.
The squadron in front, led by the squadron leader, searched forward.
The news that the cavalry team was completely wiped out had to make them even more careful.
Zhang Wei's move to kill the cavalry squad inadvertently slowed down the marching speed of the Japanese army.
The infantry company at the rear thought that it would have a big fight with the Japanese army, but it was only after the large troops had basically withdrawn that they saw it vaguely.
Several Japanese soldiers and the company commander were not fools, so they took advantage of this moment and hurriedly shouted.
The Japanese army just missed the 23rd Regiment, but their main purpose was not to kill the Chinese army near Zaozhuang.
Zhang Wei walked in the middle of the team and looked at the officers and soldiers of the 23rd Regiment around him.
The team could be said to be in disarray now.
Although the team escaped the pursuit of the Japanese army, the Zaozhuang attack also caused them heavy losses.
The troops that had just been replenished were once again attacked.
A heavy loss has occurred.
The wounded soldiers in the team were placed on carts and pushed forward by horse-drawn men.
Some stragglers were taken in by the reception team organized by the regiment.
At the same time, this was also to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to desert and be caught by the deserters.
Only one of them was caught. word, kill Chen Chunyi led the regiment in the middle.
While the Japanese were still searching carefully, Chen Chunyi had already ordered the troops to move into the Qingshan Mountain area.
According to Tang Enbo's order, the 52nd Army diverted to the direction of Taierzhuang.
The 85th Army continued to stay to contain the Japanese troops. , containment is to prevent him from moving, so there is no need to fight to the end with the Japanese, and there are no conditions.
The 85th Army has suffered heavy casualties since the war started.
Both the 4th Division and the 89th Division have suffered more than 2,000 casualties.
Yes, it’s very difficult to keep fighting.
Therefore, Tang Enbo ordered the 85th Army to retreat to the Qingshan and Fushan areas to contain the Japanese army.
Relying on dangerous places, they could confront the Japanese army, attract the Japanese army, contain the Japanese army, and prepare for the encirclement and annihilation battle of Taierzhuang.
As long as the 85th Army exists in this area, the Japanese army will not dare to advance rashly, let alone support Taierzhuang rashly.
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To a certain extent, it is also an existence strategy.
However, the 85th Army is not a complete existence strategy, and it is not the same as the Japanese army. , it requires real combat.
At the predetermined assembly point, there is also a batch of urgently transported supplies and the last batch of recruits to supplement the regiment.
In the Qingshan area where the Japanese army is contained, the various departments of the 85th Army will receive a replenishment, and it will also be the last replenishment.
Chen Chunyi rode on his horse, thinking about the orders directly sent by the division commander and the telegram asking about the battle situation.
Finally, he asked the signal corpsman to bring the translation paper.
"Zhang Wei, the company commander of the independent company of the 200th Division of the friendly forces, took the lead in breaking through the city gate during our army's counterattack on Zaozhuang and supported the regiment many times in the battles inside the city.
Our regiment joined forces with them and achieved numerous results.
The company commander really deserves the credit.
Great.
After our regiment left the city, the two armies practiced their skills and annihilated a small group of Japanese cavalry and delayed the powerful Japanese offensive.
The company commander made many meritorious deeds and is commended by the present generation."
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