Show the sword, start from the guerrillas

"Beishan: As of 11:12 this morning, all supplies in Yangquan, Ping'an, and Xiyang counties have been transferred; at 1:7, all rear guards have evacuated Yangquan; after : pm, each unit can voluntarily evacuate the current battle line based on the current situation. The headquarters will send a clear message at o'clock tonight, voluntarily giving up Yangquan, Shouyang and other cities on the Zhengtai line."

The content of the news was not much, but it was enough to affect the current situation! Of course, the most important thing was that Yangquan was emptied again!
These regiment commanders and brigade commanders of the Eighth Route Army were not given for nothing! In fact, when they knew to attack Yangquan and reinforce this side, they also knew that Yangquan could not be occupied! Therefore, when blocking the devils, they also had a clear goal. So after receiving the telegram from the Beishan Detachment, these cadres did not feel strange.

What no one expected was that after running for two days, they only fought with the Japanese for one day, and then it was over! Was it because the Japanese were too weak? Or were we too strong?

Well, what these later regiment commanders did not know was that when they rushed to help in the battle, the militias in the Pingdong District, Pingxi District, Xidong and Xi bases were completely mobilized.

The transport teams of tens of thousands of people from the east and west districts of Ping'an County, plus the militia and civilians in the area where the independent regiment was located, were led by the district offices and coordinated by the Beishan Branch. They carried the load on their shoulders, carried it on poles, pushed it with carts, pulled it with carts, and pulled it with horse and ox carts and mule carts... Of course, there were also all the trucks that were collected...

In short, in just over three days, everyone moved out everything that could be moved out of Yangquan City, and dismantled everything that could be dismantled and moved away, leaving the Japanese with an empty city once again!
Since the city is empty, there is no point in staying here any longer. We can take the initiative to retreat and return Yangquan to the Japanese!

Since Yangquan is to be returned to the devils, there is no need for the blocking troops on the east and west sides to stop the devils from passing! As long as the troops blocking the devils choose the right time to evacuate and give the passage to the devils, then the devils themselves will know what to do! As for what will happen if they are not allowed to come out? If they are not allowed to come out, there is no need for Gangcun to instigate. Whether it is Guangtou or Yan Laoxi, they can start a war.

Don't forget, Hu Zongnan is still gathering troops in Xi'an! One group army, hundreds of thousands of central army main forces are not enough, and troops are being transferred from other places!
There are no Japanese devils in Xi'an, and there are not many Japanese devils guarding Yuncheng, and they are unable to cross the Yellow River. So who should Hu Zongnan fight?
Therefore, in order to strive for the stability of the united front, it is necessary to return the Zhengtai Line to the devils! Of course, if you don't want to return it, it doesn't make much sense in your hands. You can't continue to dismantle the rails, right?
On the contrary, if we allow the Japanese to reoccupy the Zhengtai Line and get the railway running again, we will have more opportunities to attack the Japanese transportation lines and seize supplies.

Let me tell you something interesting. The town of Jucheng is still under the occupation of the devils! That's right, after conquering Yangquan, the independent regiment didn't take down Jucheng. Instead, they kept the devils there to see if they could take advantage of them. Anyway, most of the people in Jucheng had already fled. It was already an empty city...

It was time to retreat, but you couldn't just retreat! In Jingxing, the battlefield was divided into two parts: Niangzi Pass in the north and Changshengkou and Guguan in the south.

Guarding these two places are the Independent Regiment, the 14th Regiment, the 769th Regiment, and two new regiments from the Beiyue District... In short, these regiment commanders need to discuss how to withdraw from the battle, and then discuss their respective whereabouts.

"After the fight in Yangquan, we also took Yu County and got a piece of military equipment that killed a major general! So, we won't follow you to Beishan. We'll return to the Beiyue base!"

"Well, we're going back. If the Japanese feel that they suffered a loss in Yangquan and want to raid Beiyue District again, we can handle it!"

"Since you are going back to Beiyue District, we will stay here and guard the railway line with Li Yunlong, and watch over the northern gate for the comrades in Pingdong District!" "No! I am eating the enemy's transportation lines here, and you are staying here to snatch food from Li's mouth! Haha, but we can't be at ease. Who knows what tricks the enemy will use after they take back Yangquan? So, comrades from the 385th Brigade, I have no objection to you staying here!"

"Okay, since you have decided to retreat, you should retreat back to the base first. Our comrades in Beishan are familiar with the manpower and environment and will cover your retreat! Now we have sufficient supplies again. I am looking forward to what changes will be made to the equipment in the next step..."

In the mountains on the north side of the Guguan Great Wall, several regiment commanders, including comrades from the Beishan Detachment, discussed the direction and order of retreat, and then withdrew.

Xing Weiguo also received a telegram telling him to retreat, but he didn't have such trouble. After all, there were only two of them, Xing Weiguo and Guo Zhongmin, and there was a quick reaction company behind them, so they could retreat at any time. In fact, at this time, both Xing Weiguo and Guo Zhongmin had learned from the scouts that a battalion of the Japanese had arrived on the west side of Shouyang and was setting up positions.

Of course, the Japanese soldiers who originally stayed in the Makou stronghold also coordinated with the Japanese soldiers in the west and moved northward from their original stationed position to a location more than 1000 meters away from Shouyang City.

"Old captain, how about you go back to the base first, and we stay here to cover your retreat? Our brigade has only been able to fight a decent battle every time we go out! If this continues, I feel the morale of our brigade will be affected!" Although Guo Zhongmin was also a brigade captain at the regimental commander level, he still spoke in a negotiating tone with Xing Weiguo.

"You still want to fight, right? Our mission now is to retreat and then defend the fruits of our victory! So, don't worry, there will be a big battle sooner or later! Look, I have arranged people to play the empty city trick for the Japanese, and we will retreat together later! If you are not happy, then go back and train your troops well, and work hard to improve your combat effectiveness! At least you have come out, the Second Battalion and the Third Battalion... Especially the Second Battalion, you have become the ones guarding the house again this time, right? Basically, there is no chance to shoot, right?"

"Okay, take the supplies with you, we will go out from the east gate, head east, and then take a detour back to the base! Comrades from the county brigades in your two districts, go back as well! Remember, pay attention to the infiltration of the Japanese and the raids of small-scale troops!"

"Let's go. Since we are going to retreat, let's do it cleanly!" As Xing Weiguo spoke, he glanced at the straw men arranged on the city wall, and led the team down the city wall with satisfaction.

The troops left quietly, but on the walls of Shouyang City and the positions in the east of the city, they left many scarecrows. These scarecrows were dressed in old military uniforms and had worn gray military caps on their heads, which made them look like someone was guarding the city.

Well, in ancient times, there was a story of borrowing arrows with straw boats. Today, Comrade Xing Weiguo plans to use these straw men to steal some of the Japanese artillery shells. (End of this chapter)