Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 1177 Saving people and losing ground (second update!)
At the headquarters of the Japanese Army Division in Linfen City, staff officers kept coming in and out.

"Sir, the Air Force reports that they have bombed another gathering point of the Eighth Route Army~" a staff officer who had just rushed into the war room reported.

Lieutenant General Fujino did not show any smile on his face.

The chief of staff who rushed back from the side frowned and asked: "Division commander, with this air strike, the aviation force has already bombed eight times. Even if they only bombed one company at a time, the eight times added up to one battalion is almost gone! "

"That's the problem eight times!" Lieutenant General Fujino shook his head and replied.

"The exposed units of the Eighth Route Army were only three infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion, but our air force had bombed eight times, and these eight bombing points were very scattered. Each bombing point killed more than a dozen of our imperial troops. Two cavalry squads were directly killed~”

"Do you know what that means?"

The chief of staff replied thoughtfully: "The Eighth Route Army has divided its troops!"

"That's right, they already guessed that today we will send aviation troops to bomb them!" Fujino affirmed.

"Since they have already prepared, how effective do you think our bombing will be? In my opinion, it is thankful that one bombing can kill an infantry platoon of the Eighth Route Army!"

"Our bombing effect is not as good as expected!" The chief of staff suddenly reacted.

"It's really possible..."

"They are too cunning. If we had been prepared earlier, our bombing would not have had much effect. Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army in North China would have been bombed by our air force long ago!"

Speaking of this, the chief of staff became anxious immediately, glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of the war room, and asked: "Division commander, it is less than an hour before noon... We really plan to retreat and give up this plan. An occupied area!"

Lieutenant General Fujino replied with a somber face: "There is a saying in the Eighth Route Army: If you lose your land, you will lose your land; if you lose your land, you will lose your land."

"I didn't understand this sentence before, but now I understand that the guerrilla warfare they fought against us is the best expression of this sentence!"

"Since this sentence is useful to the Eighth Route Army, it must be useful to us!"

"As long as the troops are kept, no matter how many occupied areas we lose, we will have a way to regain them from the Eighth Route Army in the future!"

"However, without the troops, not only can't defend the occupied areas, but they don't even have the strength to fight against the Eighth Route Army!"

"So, if we should retreat, we will retreat without any hesitation!"

"Order the troops to retreat immediately, and retreat to this line under the cover of aviation. Relying on the defensive position of this line, prevent the Eighth Route Army from continuing to launch an offensive towards Linfen!"

On the hill where Wang Ping was hiding, the bombing by Japanese planes had ended for half an hour. Dozens of soldiers were inspecting corpses one by one around several huge bomb craters, hoping that something unexpected would happen and find one alive here. comrades.

The power of the aerial bombs was too great. After searching over and over again, no one was found alive, and even a few soldiers couldn't even find their bodies.

"Regimental Commander, the casualties have been counted... 43 people were directly sacrificed, 6 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness, and a whole reinforced platoon was lost. Most of the soldiers who died were caused by the bombing of the Devil's plane!" The company commander found Wang Ping, low Reported with head scratched.

"It's all my fault, I'm too careless, and I shouldn't be greedy and order the troops to clean up the battlefield. As long as we retreat 1 minute earlier, at least half of the soldiers who died will survive!"

"Leader, punish me! Even if you shoot me, I won't say anything nonsense. I'm sorry for those comrades who died!"

"I don't blame you!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.

"If you want to blame, blame the little devil for being too cunning. You have done a good job, killing a cavalry squad of the devil in 10 minutes! Let comrades hurry up and rest. Tonight, we will go to the little devil to take revenge..."

"Yes, Captain..." The company commander replied with a serious face, and a strong murderous aura was emitted from his body!
As soon as the guard company commander left, the communication soldier not far away ran over.

"Regimental Commander, Captain Zhou of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army sent a telegram, and the devil told them to retreat immediately!"

"The little devils we attacked last night are also retreating. They first rushed to the station of the fifth regiment of the Imperial Association Army, and then retreated with the fifth regiment!"

"Did you say where to retreat?" Wang Ping frowned.

"The devils didn't say anything, Captain Zhou reported: The devils will tell them exactly where to retreat when they arrive at their camp!" The radio operator shook his head and replied.

Frowning, Wang Ping hesitated for a long time before saying, "Commander Devil is very smart!"

"Knowing that today's bombing will not have much effect, the troops continue to defend here, and we will definitely be killed by us tonight, and then order them to retreat now!"

"If you save people and lose land, all people and land will survive. If you save land, you will lose people and all people and land will be lost. The little devil has also grasped this truth!"

"They want to keep the troops, and then plan to counterattack in the future to retake these occupied areas from us!"

The communications soldier didn't know these truths. Seeing Wang Ping frowning and not speaking, he couldn't help reminding: "Regimental Commander, Captain Zhou of the Fifth Regiment of the Imperial Association Army is still waiting for your order!"

"In another two hours, the devils will arrive at their camp, join them, and retreat together!"

"Absolutely don't let them join the devils!" Wang Ping shook his head and ordered.

"Their fighting power is too poor, and there are still many people who still have little devils in their hearts. As long as they get together, Zhou Xutian and the others will definitely be exposed. With their strength, they will definitely be killed by devils..."

"Then what should we do?" the communications soldier asked anxiously.

"The little devil's plane is right above their heads. If they don't obey the order and leave the station rashly, they will definitely be suspected by the devils and bombed by the devil's plane!"

"Return a telegram to Captain Zhou!" Wang Ping ordered after hesitating for a few seconds.

"Tell him to call the little devils in Linfen City. The Eighth Route Army's reconnaissance troops are found near the station. The Eighth Route Army may have some big conspiracy. In order to avoid being fooled, please don't go to the devils, they retreat by themselves~"

"The first company of the newly formed fourth battalion seems to be the closest to the devils. Contact them immediately. The troops will attack immediately in squads. They will use guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare to harass the devils and retreat along the way."

"The troops near the fifth regiment of the Imperial Association Army are based in squads. Move me a bit, and put on a posture of scouting the terrain and preparing to fight a big battle there!"

"The devils are paying more and more attention to their troops now. This has advantages, but it will definitely have disadvantages!"

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