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Chapter 798 The empire is destroyed in your hands!
After discussing the next battle plan with Ding Wei and others, Yang Yuanshan sent a communicator to inform Xu Wei and Wang Quanfa not to rush into a decisive battle with the Japanese, but to lure them towards Taipingzhuang.

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The communicator received the order and hurried away.

Not long after he ran, he heard the rumbling of artillery fire ahead, and it was obvious that the fighting was very intense.

Following the sound, they soon arrived at the position of the first battalion and conveyed Yang Yuanshan's order to the battalion commander Xu Wei.

After receiving the order, Xu Wei immediately discussed with Wang Quanfa and Wang Ye, and decided that Wang Ye's guard battalion would escort the artillery company to withdraw first.

The infantry of the first and third battalions hooked the Japanese from behind and retreated while fighting.

Once the decision was made, he issued orders to all departments.

Then the artillery fire on the position became more and more intense.

It was obvious that the artillerymen were preparing to retreat after using up all their shells.

If the military commanders of other units in our army knew about their actions, they would probably be so angry that they would want to report them.

It was so difficult for the brother troops to get a few artillery shells, but they deliberately used up all the shells in order to facilitate their retreat.

It is really off the mark.

He is simply the stupid son of a landlord and a spendthrift!
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It was here on our side, when we were in full retreat, near Hedi Village.

Kazuo Shinozuka also moved to a new home.

In order to be closer to the front line, he moved his command post about one kilometer to the east and came to a very hidden cave on the hillside of Shiliang Mountain.

——Today, he encountered repeated artillery fire from the special forces regiment. He didn't want to stay in the armored train and become a sitting target, nor did he want to retreat to Hedi Village and become a coward.

It just so happened that his soldiers discovered this large dry cave in the Shiliang Mountain to the east, which was large enough to accommodate twenty or thirty people.

He immediately decided to move his headquarters here and have a fierce battle with the Eighth Route Army in front of him.

At this moment, two electric wires were pulled up in the cave and two light bulbs were lit, making the originally dim cave brighter.

Of course, the price paid was that more than a dozen Japanese soldiers took turns using two hand-cranked generators to generate electricity.

They are pure cattle and horses.

The commander of the First Army, Kazuo Shinozuka, stood under the light, looking at the map on the table with a gloomy expression.

Suddenly, a telegraph operator stood up and reported to him:
"Commander, we received a call from Qubei County saying that they were attacked by at least two regiments of the main force of the Eighth Route Army and are currently engaged in a fierce battle!"

"What? Qubei County?
What an arrogant Tubalu!
You actually want to cut off my retreat?"

Shinozuka Kazuo roared.

I felt like I was being despised by my enemies again.

The opponent's actions seemed to be an attempt to swallow up more than two of his divisions in one bite!
How audacious!

Outrageous!

However, the commander of the 33rd Division, Sakurai Shoji, shook his head and said:

"Commander, it seems to me that the Tubalu are just trying to attract our troops to come back for reinforcements and disperse our forces."

"Yoshi! That's possible."

Shinozuka Kazuo nodded, and then asked:

"So how do you think we should deal with this, Sakurai-kun?"

Seeing that the other party was throwing the blame on him, Sakurai Shoji was speechless.

His mind started to work frantically.

In a flash, he finally came up with a brilliant idea.

He immediately spoke:
"Commander, the Tubalu troops in the east are in full retreat, which seems very abnormal.

Why don't we use the same strategy against them and retreat as well, withdrawing to Qubei County at lightning speed and annihilate those two regiments of the Eighth Route Army?

In this way, our army's eastward march this time can be considered to have achieved some results."

Hearing this, Kazuo Shinozuka's eyes almost popped out.

Doesn't he understand yet?

This guy in front of me wants to run away! He doesn't have the courage of the imperial locust army at all!

He wanted to slap this guy, but when he saw the two gold stars on his shoulders, he restrained himself.

As both of us are lieutenant generals of the empire, we should still be respectful to each other!
After all, a few days ago, the other party was on his side.

After thinking carefully for a while, he asked without showing any emotion:

"Sakurai-kun, do you think the current retreat of the Eighth Route Army in the east is a trap?"

“This… this is just a possibility.

I feel that it is very unusual for this group of Eighth Route Army to attack fiercely and then suddenly retreat. "

Shoji Sakurai didn't dare to make any guarantees or conclusions.

Upon hearing this, Kazuo Shinozuka couldn't help but curse this guy in his heart for being cunning.

Saying it means not saying it.

He paced a few steps in the cave, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Several divisions of my First Army were mobilized in a big way, but not only did they fail to rescue the 35th Division in time, they only wiped out two regiments of the Eighth Route Army before retreating. That was simply a joke!
I, Kazuo Shinozuka, can't afford to lose face like this!
Sakurai-kun, go and reorganize the troops immediately. Once Yamada-kun gets hold of the main force of the Eighth Route Army, we must rush over immediately and strive for a decisive battle with them!
With the overwhelming force of our locust army, we will wipe out these Eighth Route Army soldiers in one fell swoop!"

He naturally understood that even if he led his troops back to Qubei County and wiped out the two regiments of the Eighth Route Army, it would not be able to save his military career.

Transferring to the reserve force is his only outcome!

In that case, he might as well take a risk.

If he wins, he will be able to continue to hold the position of commander of the First Army and suppress Kazuo Iwamatsu who wants to overthrow him.

And if he unfortunately fails, he will have no regrets.

Just accept the worst outcome honestly.

Seeing that he had made the decision, Sakurai Shoji could only groan inwardly.

He agreed calmly:

"Hey! I'll get ready right away."

However, he just finished speaking.

A telegraph operator stood up again and reported:

"Commander, the baggage train that's delivering our supplies has called us and said that the railway and road at Wild Donkey Pass have been completely destroyed by the enemy, and now they can't continue to transport supplies!"

"What? Baga Yalu!"

Shinozuka Kazuo roared angrily and felt all the blood in his body rushing to his head. His chest was extremely stuffy and he couldn't breathe. He looked up to the sky and was about to fall backwards.

Fortunately, Sakurai Shoji saw the opportunity quickly and reached out to support him.

Then they called in a military doctor and gave him some treatment, which finally helped him to calm down.

After recovering from the shock, Shinozuka Kazuo issued three orders in a row:
"Order the Third Brigade's Yamada-kun to hold on to the Tubalu in front of them and never let them get away!
My army will soon join him."

"Order Yansong Jun to withdraw troops from Jinyang City, march north to eliminate the Tubalu who are harassing Qubei County, and then march east to repair the railway and road at Yelu Pass!"

“Sakurai-kun, reorganize the entire army immediately, advance slowly eastward, and sweep all the hillsides, commanding heights, and forests along the way!
Aren’t the Tubalu good at climbing mountains and digging into ravines? Clear every mountaintop for me. I won’t let even a fly fly away! "

After hearing his three orders, Sakurai Shoji knew that Shinozuka Kazuo was ready to fight to the death at all costs.

I couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Then he accepted the order and went out to work.

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In the cave, Kazuo Shinozuka sat silently in front of the map, staring blankly.

I don’t know what I’m thinking.

However, not long after, the telegraph operator came over with a bitter face and reported:
"Commander, the Chief of Staff called back and said that there are no troops available in Jinyang City and suggested that we send troops back to support Qubei County!
In addition, considering that the military supplies of the Locust Army are very valuable, he will stop sending troops to transport supplies to the front line before the railway is repaired, so as to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Tubalu. "

"What? Baga Yalu!

Iwamatsu Kazuo! The empire is destroyed in your hands!"

Kazuo Shinozuka was so angry that he fainted on the spot.

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(End of this chapter)