From the afternoon of September 18, the Japanese army in front of Fujinshan not only stopped large-scale offensive military operations. On the contrary, the Japanese army also actively contracted the defense area in some areas and began to build a large number of field fortifications, posing a stance to turn off attack to defense.

Colonel Yoshihara, the chief of staff of the division who was responsible for the specific implementation of Lieutenant General Ogisu's orders, is worthy of being a experienced military engineer. After the division commander actually agreed to completely stop the offensive against Tokisan, Colonel Yoshihara immediately urged the division and the troops to build fortifications. In the eyes of this colonel who believed in the orthodox method of using troops, the situation of an army in attack and defense should be completely different, and there is no offensive defense at all. Since it has entered a confrontation with the Chinese army, it is very necessary to build necessary fortifications.

The chief of staff of the division commander was supported by most Japanese officers and soldiers. For these officers and soldiers who had been greatly weakened at the foot of Fujin Mountain and had long lost their former "pride" hearts, Colonel Yoshihara's order was undoubtedly wise, and at least he could give himself a greater chance of saving his life, so that he would not lose his head in the elusive night attack of the Chinese army.

In fact, Colonel Yoshihara was too worried. The Chinese army was exhausted in half a day of bloody battle, and it was too late to lick the wounds themselves. The strength there was to find trouble for the Japanese.

What's more, the 18th Army will be in big trouble soon.

On the afternoon of September 18th, 6:00, the 18th Army was temporarily organized.

"Military Captain, I just learned that about 7,000 people from the 16th Division of the Japanese Army have detoured by the help of the support and are trying to meet with a brigade of the 20th Division that attacked Shawo." Deputy Staff Qiu has been increasingly like a bird who reported the death toll recently, and there must be bad news when he opens his mouth.

"What! Is the situation true?" After hearing the news, Lieutenant General Huang immediately realized what this meant for the 18th Army and the entire Third Corps. Overall, once the two Japanese troops were all in one place, they first captured Shawo and then occupied the Dachuandian, the key pass on the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, then the Chinese army would open the door and have no danger to defend. After taking down the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the Japanese army could drive straight into the south and heading straight to the three towns of Wuhan.

Considering the interests of the 18th Army itself, if the Japanese army really takes down Shawo, the 18th Army, which is currently in the stalemate between Fujin Mountain and the Japanese army, can only forcefully retreat to the mall and defend the Japanese encirclement. Don’t be able to force the retreat to the enemy. If you are defending the lonely city, the situation ahead is not optimistic.

What Lieutenant General Huang knew more clearly was that the two divisions who were now defending Shawo (the only division of the 71st Army with combat effectiveness and the 30th Army's 30th Army's 30th Army) could never stop the Japanese army with about 15,000 troops after the convergence.

The Japanese were very vicious, and they happened to hit the waist of the Third Corps. Fortunately, they discovered it early, otherwise all the main forces of the Third Corps would have to be captured in one go.

"Did the Corps Headquarters know about this news? What instructions do I have for imitating public officials?"

Lt. Huang, who came to his senses, couldn't wait to ask.

"The commander of the Corps has sent a telegram to our troops to retreat to the mall immediately, and then move into the "ship shop" to try to relocate the defense line and continue to deal with the Japanese army with the dangerous points on the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains."

"Call all officers above the brigade immediately and come to the military headquarters for a meeting."

Lieutenant General Huang ordered Deputy Chief of Staff Qiu with a little frustration.

The order from the Corps Command was long as Lieutenant General Huang expected. He retreated the main force of the Corps to the front line of the ship shop to divide the troops to defend the enemy. It can be said that this is also the only move that the Corps can take at present. The order given by the Corps cannot be said to be incorrect, but the two armies were in a red-eyed way. Want to leave? Can you just pat your butt?

"Time is tight. Please discuss it quickly if you have any suggestions. The Japanese army in front of us will respond to this new situation at the earliest tomorrow morning. Only when our troops are in front of the Japanese army can we have the opportunity to retreat." General Huang knew that everyone had a death battle with the Japanese army in Fujinshan for nearly two days. Although his own troops were extremely injured and injured, the Japanese did not get any good results. On the scene, the 18th Army even had a little advantage. After all, the position defended under the fierce attack of a Japanese army of a multi-division regiment forced the Japanese army to turn attack into defense, which was very glorious. But then it would have to move hundreds of miles, fight for two days, and suffered 10,000 casualties. In the end, it was like this. No matter who was in his mind, he could not make a turn. But he knew more clearly that the 18th Army had no time to waste. If the Japanese army took it down and attacked the mall, the 18th Army would not be able to leave even if he wanted to.

"There is no good chess to move at the moment, so I can only withdraw from Fujinshan according to the orders of the corps, and then retreat to the mall first. As for whether to go to the "shipping shop" at that time, let's talk about the specific movements of the Japanese army at that time!" Bai Xianhao relied on his strong background and spoke first. To be honest, he didn't want to go to the shipping shop in his heart. It was not that easy to walk for hundreds of miles. Maybe the Japanese would arrive at the shipping shop first than his own troops. In his opinion, it would be better to retreat to Xuanhua store along the way to support the 100,000 troops of the Henan South Corps.

"Retreat, it is necessary to withdraw now, but the question is, who will cut off this behind!" Gu Guoxiong saw someone start to speak out, so he simply made it clear. As soon as he said this, the entire venue became even more dull. Everyone just buried their heads in smoking, looking at each other and not talking.

Gu Guoxiong's words came to the point. Once the main force of the army retreated, there must be no one to protect him. If no one cuts the rear, the tens of thousands of exhausted soldiers who had just passed a bloody battle would have to be chased by the Japanese.

In order for the entire army to get out of danger, everyone understands the principle that there must be troops leaving behind the rear, but who is willing to take the initiative to stand up and take over this thunder? You must know that even if this army that left behind the rear can complete a task, it will definitely be a disaster in the face of the pursuit of tens of thousands of Japanese troops.

"Military, our troops have suffered the least losses in the fierce battles in the past two days, and the system is still complete. Let me be independent of the 100th division to cut off the rear." Cheng Jiaji stood up.

Lt. General Huang said to Cheng Jiaji in a tremolo tone: "Haoran! You are a good comrade! I will give you whatever you want, even if the entire army's artillery is left for you! After completing the combat mission, it is best to be able to return to the building. If the situation does not allow it, your army can decide the direction of action by itself." This time, Lt. General Huang did not say anything like asking for me after the war. He understood that Cheng Jiaji could stand up at this time, not to be able to make any decisions. He had no life left, and what's the use of those rewards.

"The military throne, those artillery that are not conducive to mountainous operations are left. In this way, it can not only speed up the marching speed of the main force of the army, but also increase the firepower of our troops, so that the Japanese army on the opposite side will not immediately realize that our army's main force has withdrawn. The military throne, I also suggest that the main force of the army should not go to the mall, but it is safer to take a shortcut to go straight to the "ship shop". "When Cheng Jiaji said this, he paused and looked at the difficult faces of the senior officers all over the room, knowing that they did not want to go to the mountain road. Cheng Jiaji continued: "Although the mountainous areas are not conducive to our army's actions, in comparison, it is even more unfavorable to the development of the Japanese army's mechanized advantages. This will be beneficial to our army."

After listening to Cheng Jiaji's veritable high-profile arguments, everyone, including Lt. Huang, felt enlightened and felt that Cheng Jiaji's views were very reasonable.

"Haoran, I will keep all the cannons from each unit that cannot enter the mountain. You will also allocate a batch of bullets. Liu Tianlong's 112th Brigade, including the cavalry detachment he took out, and you will also be under your command. Your mission is to drag the Japanese army before the main force of the army retreats into the mountainous areas. The other units are ready immediately. Before 8 p.m., the Independent 100th Division will take over all the defenses in front of Fujinshan. At 9 p.m., the entire army is expected to be deployed to the mountainous areas. The marching order is to temporarily 98th Division as a vanguard, the 56th Division and the military headquarters are in the middle, and the new 72nd Division is behind the hall. Report this plan immediately, and the corps will be approved and implemented immediately." Finally, Lieutenant General Huang patted the board and roughly decided the retreat plan and the retreat route, but Lieutenant General Huang, who is a little obedient, still dared to take action before asking for instructions.

Cheng Jiaji wanted to speak but stopped. He was a little dissatisfied with the call from General Huang who was waiting for the top of the peak at this time. The disadvantage of this style is to say that he had heard on TV before, "I can't catch up with that trip!". This style of being the only way to do things is to meet an incompetent boss who is procrastinated, and there will be ghosts if the three armies do not die.

‘Fortunately, the commander of the Corps is not an incompetent person, and he should not be unable to understand the advantages and disadvantages between the new and old plans.’ Cheng Jiaji can only believe that the commander of the Corps, who is also a powerful general, will make correct and timely decisions.

An hour later, the mall, the Third Corps Command.

"Imitation of the Duke, the 18th Army has called back. They want to go directly from Fujin Mountain to the 'ship shop'." The Chief of Staff of the Corps said while handing the telegram in his hand to the commander of the Corps who was sitting on the chair of the Grand Tutor.

"Everyone said that Huang Peimin is good at everything, but he is indecisive. He didn't expect that he would have such courage to give up his heavy equipment and walk on the mountain road. I saw what he said was that I was hard to defeat and even more difficult. I called back to approve their plan." After reading the telegram, the commander of the Corps approved the new plan proposed by the 18th Army in a slightly surprised tone.

"Imitation, have we retreated too?" the Corps' staff urged.

"Let's go, the direct team of the Corps and all the troops in the mall go to Shawo first, and then go to the 'boat shop'. I will wait for him at the 'boat shop' to die."

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the main peak of Fujin Mountain.

"Haoran, the country will take more attention to you in the future. You should take care of yourself!" Lt. General Huang is basically a kind of kind person who doesn't know how to express his feelings. However, the strength of his hand when he shook hands with Cheng Jiaji and said goodbye fully demonstrated his gratitude and appreciation for Cheng Jiaji's feat of bravely carrying heavy burdens to cover the entire army.

Cheng Jiaji didn't say much, and he said to Lieutenant General Huang with a light spirit, "Brother Yangmin, you must take care of yourself!"

The two of them held their hands tightly and looked at each other and smiled. Their hearts were filled with mutual appreciation for each other, and they were completely unspeakable.

"Wen Lao Er, you send a small group of elite troops down the mountain to harass and attack the Japanese positions. You don't want to kill many Japanese soldiers, as long as they can't get up tomorrow morning." As soon as Lieutenant General Huang left, Cheng Jiaji pointed to the spots of fire in the Japanese barracks at the foot of the mountain and ordered Wen Songyuan.

"Okay! Boss Cheng Jiaji, please be fine. I will take Chen Guozhong and the others and a battalion in person to ensure that the Japanese will sleep tonight."

Wen Songyuan replied excitedly. He has been suffocated these two days, and now he has the opportunity to fuck him, the Japanese family, and he is still not happy.

"It is expected that the main force of the army will be able to enter the mountainous areas tomorrow afternoon. Only tomorrow morning did the Japanese army not notice the abnormality of our army. Our troops can retreat and move closer to Huangchuan. I have already sent a report to Commander-in-Chief Zhang of the 33rd Army and asked him to send a unit of the 59th Army to meet our troops."

Cheng Jiaji was talking to himself and talking to the officer beside him about his plans. In fact, Cheng Jiaji knew in his heart that all this was not as light as he said. To a large extent, he was pacifying the morale of the army.

"It is best to order Brigade Commander Liu and others to fight Ye Jiaji tonight, so that they can better distract the Japanese army." Qian Shen did not agree with Cheng Jiaji's initiative to cut off the rear of the entire army and put the Independent 100 Division in danger. But Cheng Jiaji stopped him in one sentence, "In addition to our army, there is also the army that has the ability at present." Qian Shen had to admit that Cheng Jiaji was right. The New 72nd Division and the Independent 98th Division suffered great losses in the past two days of battle, not to mention that the Fifty-Sixth Division had already suffered one-third of the casualties. After all, only the Independent 100 Division has been preserved the most intact.

What really convinced Qian Shen was Cheng Jiaji's other sentence, "If other troops were to be sanitized, we would be done once they collapsed. We would not be able to ask for help. Compared with their broken troops, I would rather believe in my own troops. Although we are at least not dragged down by other troops."

When Cheng Jiaji was about to send someone to Liu Tianlong the news according to Qian Shen's idea, Liu Tianlong's telegram came first.

"Our army has captured Yejiaji at 8 o'clock tonight." Liu Tianlong's telegram made Cheng Jiaji and others overjoyed. The Japanese army's logistics supply points were destroyed, which would greatly weaken the Japanese army's combat capabilities. The most important modern equipment such as Japanese chariots and cars will also be unable to gallop freely due to the lack of fuel. These are good news for the current Independent 100 Division.

"Liu Tianlong is really good at doing such a thing. What method did he use to win the Ye Family in such a short time!" Even Qian Shen, who thought of himself very high, never looked down upon him, expressed such emotion.

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