Isotani Ryosuke and his party who chose to break through the mountains and enter the territory of Ichiha City had no idea that they were only one step away from death. On the other hand, the chief of staff of the division who broke through along the highway were still fighting with the pursuing anti-Japanese troops.

Although the Fifth War Zone arranged blocking troops in the area heading to Linyi, in order to rescue the 10th Division, the Fifth Division of the Japanese army stationed in Linyi also received a death order from the military headquarters, asking the headquarters to do its best to rescue the breaking 10th Division.

Compared with the 10th Division being surrounded and carrying limited ammunition supplies, Linyi as the Fifth Division in the rear was relatively sufficient in terms of troops and weapons. Under the strict orders of the military headquarters, it began to launch a fierce attack on the blocking troops in the war zone.

The Fifth War Zone troops in charge of blocking sent telegrams to Li Zongren for help from time to time. Faced with the telegrams sent by the blocking troops, Li Zongren also knew that this kind of offensive and defensive battle with both sides was not good, and the blocking troops were also not good.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Call back the front line troops and ordered them to hold on until dawn. The troops responsible for the pursuit must end the pursuit and return to their respective defense areas after dawn. If they still can't catch up tonight, they can only say that those Japanese devils are lucky!"

"Sir, do we really miss such a rare opportunity to encircle and annihilate?"

"If possible, I naturally don't want to miss it. But you should know that the Japanese army is also worried that we will wipe out the 10th Division, so their reinforcements are gathering wildly. If you don't prepare in advance, what consequences do you think will be?

In today's battle, the 10th Division was basically destroyed by us. The battle reports from various divisions were found as many as tens of thousands of Japanese corpses on the battlefield alone. I am afraid that there are not many Japanese corpses left now.

As the commander-in-chief, I must consider it for a long time. The price we have to pay for encirclement and annihilation of the 10th Division this time is not small. Sometimes, we have to learn to stop when we see it. If we are too greedy, it will be easy to get more than worth the loss!”

As the commander-in-chief of the war zone, Li Zongren's overall view is naturally better than other generals. When looking at the problem, he must also consider the safety of the war zone. In order to encircle and annihilate the 10th Division, it is somewhat unpaid to lose the troops.

If you do not stop in time and wait for the Japanese reinforcements to arrive after dawn and take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, the Fifth War Zone troops that have fought fiercely for a day and a night may not be able to withstand it. It is wisest to hurry back to defend while the Japanese reinforcements have not arrived yet.

After listening to Li Zongren's analysis, the generals of the General Staff also felt that it made sense. A victory did not mean a overall victory. The real task of the Fifth War Zone was to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through their defense zone to attack Xuzhou.

Even if the Japanese 10th Division is wiped out, the Japanese army has other main combat divisions. If they stop when they are not satisfied, it will be easy for the Japanese to take advantage of the opportunity. No one can tell whether the targets they will be killed will be replaced by them!

In fact, the Japanese who were fleeing wildly knew that they could only survive the first night and they might be able to escape safely. But when they saw the anti-Japanese war troops chasing behind them, many Japanese soldiers felt like they were living like a year.

Every time the troops that were left behind were able to gain some time for the fugitive troops. On the other hand, the pursuing anti-Japanese war troops were closely behind them from beginning to end, blocking one group and replacing another group to continue to be poor, not giving the Japanese army a chance to breathe.

Faced with the relentless pursuit of the anti-Japanese war troops behind him, the chief of staff of the division, who led the main force of the division to break through, encouraged his subordinates from time to time: "Warriors, hold on, we are not far from the defense zone of the Fifth Division, and we will be safe soon!"

Many Japanese soldiers felt that they were looking for the plum blossoms to quench their thirst. The problem is, even without the encouragement of the chief of staff, who would dare to stop and not leave? Once the pursuers catch up, they would definitely die except surrender.

Knowing that his subordinates were very tired and hard, the chief of staff still pretended to be impossible. But seeing the anti-Japanese war troops hanging behind him, the chief of staff felt relieved. The more troops pursued him, the safer the division commander who broke through from the direction of Yicheng.

"General, you must break through safely! It's not difficult, our current efforts will be in vain!"

The chief of staff and main force of the division, acting as bait, attracted the attention of most pursuers. As for the direction of the division commander breaking through, the chief of staff did not hear the gunshots, nor did they see the followers of the anti-Japanese war forces pursuing.

This also means that his idea of ​​splitting troops to break through is feasible, and it is unknown whether he can succeed!

Perhaps some people just arrived safely on the road section that was only more than ten kilometers away from Ichiha. Looking at the wreckage of the ambushed chariot squadron, Yoshitani Ryosuke and his party were also guessing that the troops were ambushing their chariot troops.

Just as they checked the battlefield and were curious about why a corpse could not be found. Hu Biao, who was in the ambush position, had already made a gesture of "preparing for battle" at the team members around him. The muzzle of the sniper team had already pointed at the Japanese on the road.

Hu Biao, holding a light machine gun, carefully pushed the bullets onto the load, aimed at the Japanese guarding on the road, and suddenly pulled the trigger and shouted: "Try!"

The sudden gunfire accompanied by countless life-seeking bullets, flew straight to the Japanese who were caught off guard on the road. The Japanese who originally wanted to figure out how the chariot squadron was ambushed, but never thought that the ambush was still there.

When the machine gun roared, Setani Kiyo, who was the interim commander, threw down the division commander Risuke Isotani, and yelled, "Counterattack! Conceal! Disperse, find hidden objects to fight back! Prepare to cover the division commander to leave!"

Perhaps Seya Kiki never dreamed that his roar made Hu Biao, who was staying in the trenches, hear the title of division commander, make Hu Biao happy in an instant: "Brothers, aim at it, there is a big fish underneath!"

Xu Sandao, who heard this, immediately asked curiously: "Captain, what did you hear the Japanese before?"

"Well! If nothing unexpected happens, the Japanese division commander should be in this team. The sniper team blocks both ends of the road. As long as the Japanese dare to break through, they will aim at me and notify the artillery team to reward the Japanese with two guns!"

If Setani Kiyoshi knew that what he yelled before would expose the disguised division commander, he would regretfully vomit blood. Unfortunately, even though he knew that there was a division commander in this group of Japanese devils, Hu Biao still launched an attack according to the established tactics.

As Hu Biao thought, although the Japanese on the road were suddenly ambushed, their reaction speed was very fast. Many Japanese almost rolled and crawled to find the cover and quickly raised their guns to launch a counterattack.

Seya Kishi, who was dragging the division commander to hide beside an abandoned armored vehicle, looked at the gunfire from the ridges on both sides, and said with some concern: "Secretary Commander, judging from the enemy's gunfire, there are not many enemies who ambush us."

"Seya-kun, what are your plans?"

"We can't continue to stay on the road. The longer the time is delayed, the more dangerous we will be. This place is not far from the Imperial City. Once the troops stationed in the city come to reinforce, we really have no way out!"

"The entire gendarmerie, including me, will obey your command. Give me a rifle, and I will participate in the battle!"

"No! Division Commander, even if we try our best, we will definitely cover you for breaking through! Lieutenant, machine gun cover, suppress the enemy's firepower on the mountain, and prepare to cover the division commander to leave here!"

"Yes, General!"

Kei Seya, who made a quick decision, was worried that the gunshots coming from here would alarm the anti-Japanese war troops far away in Ishima. If they really encountered the large army, they would be finished. Unfortunately, everything was over from the moment the gunshots rang out!

Before the gendarmerie that protected Aosuke Isotani responded, the artillery squad ordered by Hu Biao had already begun to fire shells at the highway. When the first round of shells fell, the Japanese lying on the highway were stunned.

Even if Setani Kiyoshi couldn't help but curse, "Baga! How could the enemy have mortars? You can't stay on the road anymore, so continue to break through!"

Accompanied by Setani's roar, the military police lying on the road, even though they knew that the danger of breaking through was extremely high, they still gritted their teeth and climbed up from the ground and began to break through to both sides of the road. As soon as several Japanese men got up, they were hit by machine guns on the mountain.

A few Japanese who were lucky enough to escape the machine gun fire also were killed by sniper guns on the mountain without running a few steps. Looking at the soldiers who kept lying on the ground, Isotani Ryosuke said bitterly: "Setani, let the warriors stop fighting!"

"General, we can definitely protect you from breaking through. You must not give up!"

"But if you continue to fight like this, the Warriors will die in vain!"

"As long as the general can break through safely, even if we all die in battle, it will be our honor!"

"Yes, General! Please don't give up, I'll take people to rush again! The team responsible for the rear of the palace has come over, and they can share the firepower for us. The number of enemies ambushing us is not large, so we will definitely have a chance to rush out!"

Ideals are full, reality is skinny!

Listening to the gunshots coming from front and back, Isotani Ryosuke and others who were blocked on the highway were happy, but they found that enemies appeared on both ends of the highway. The worst thing was that the enemies who blocked them did not give them a chance to get close.

They were guarding both ends of the road, so that they could not advance or retreat, and they could only hide in the area where the chariot squadron was attacked. After several rounds of attacks, the military police lost their lives in vain and could not break through the fire blockade of the enemies on both sides.

Seeing the number of military police members around him, Risuke Isotani, who had previously planned to surrender, suddenly said: "Give me a rifle, I want to join the battle! Since we have no way out, let's fight them to the end!"

"Hi! Fight with them!"

Hearing what Isotani Ryosuke said, the surviving military police members seemed to know the situation they were about to face. As the guards of the protection division command headquarters, the division commander Tamasaki also lost the reason to live.

On the other hand, Hu Biao, who was on the position at this moment, had already changed into a sniper rifle and stared at the people hiding next to the abandoned chariot. Even though Risuke Isotani was wearing a lieutenant officer uniform, Hu Biao confirmed the identity of the target from the actions of other Japanese devils.

Hu Biao didn't feel happy at all when he died in Jinlingkeng. This time he finally had the chance to capture a living Japanese lieutenant general. Hu Biao felt that he might be able to really try to capture this person!
Chapter completed!