I really came here to fight against Japan

Chapter 642: The Sorrow of Zhongtiao Mountain (5) All Collapsed

“I hope the military attaché office of the temporary capital will inform all friendly troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain defense line of this order.

Commander-in-Chief of the Second War Zone, So-and-so! "

The operations staff listened to the communications staff's narration and immediately marked the contents of the telegram from the Second War Zone on the map and sand table according to what the communications staff had said.

The Minister of Military Affairs said: "According to the Second War Zone Commander, Zhongtiao Mountain can no longer be defended. Don't they plan to hold on any longer?"

Xiao Fengchu: "The commander of the Second War Zone is very courageous. He wants to take all the blame for the defeat in Zhongtiao Mountain!"

Although Xiao Fengchu didn't say it, the failure of the Zhongtiao Mountain Campaign was a foregone conclusion.

But a word of praise for the commander of the Second War Zone has already revealed his attitude.

But having said that, who would really dare to put the blame for the defeat on him?

On the contrary, the reputation of the Defense Minister as a fool is likely to spread throughout the world.

General Wei finally finished reading the information in his hand, turned around and told the Minister of Military and Political Affairs his opinion.

"In this way, most of the Central Army's manpower can escape.

However, whether they can escape depends on whether the front-line troops can hold out until tomorrow morning.

Alas, if it weren't for the Fifth Army's sudden escape without warning, the battle situation would have been so bad!"

As expected, General Wei had predicted the disastrous direction of the battle in Zhongtiao Mountain.

The Japanese continued their struggle until ten o'clock in the evening, and finally retreated to rest.

If Ono Erpi's idea is followed, a night battle must be fought to create a breakthrough on the southern front of the National Army.

However, the two Japanese divisions attacking the southern front were already exhausted.

What's more, they were "fighting alone" and without any new troops to support them, so every death would be a loss.

They had no choice but to withdraw the two elite divisions and rest for a night.

It was because of this wrong order that Hayata Chixian completely lost the opportunity to eliminate the 200,000 national army in one battle.

That same night, the news that the Fifth Army had fled without a fight was known to the troops on the second line of defense.

Originally, they were preparing to set up defensive fortifications according to the orders from the attendant's office.

When they arrived at the location, they found that the Fifth Army there had disappeared without a trace.

Countless supplies were not taken away in time and were scattered on the ground with no one paying attention to them.

The commander of the second-line troops was a bold man, and he did not show any mercy to the Fifth Army.

All the remaining guns and ammunition that were found were replenished to their own troops.

After all, I have guns and bullets in my hands, so I will have a chance to make a comeback in the future.

He ordered his troops to set up iron pots and cook all the food they had picked up.

"Eat, eat as much as you want today.

We are not direct descendants of the attendant room, so it is difficult for us to have a full meal.

I ate and drank enough today, so I will have strength when I run again later.

Even if we can't escape, we'd better die with a full stomach."

After they were all fed and watered, they also packed three days’ worth of rations.

But even so, there was still a lot of food left in the pot that I couldn't take away.

"Commander, there's no way this much rice and steamed buns can stay together. I think we should just smash them all!"

The division commander said: "Notify the Thirteenth Army that the Fifth Army has disappeared.

Let them be more active in their hearts and know what is going on. "

This good deed also saved him.

After the war, the Fifth Army was held accountable because it was an example of escape.

The Thirteenth Army also fled in advance after receiving their notice.

Moreover, thanks to their "kindness of a meal", he naturally tried his best to help after the war, which saved the life of the division commander.

The next morning, just after dawn, the 77th and 78th Divisions on the southern front got up early.

They were originally planning to cross-cover their retreat, but they discovered that there were only two of their divisions in the entire southern part of Zhongtiao Mountain.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance company hurried back to report to them.

Except for those on the north side, the 80th and 98th Armies are still there.

There were only two divisions left in the entire National Army's defense line in Zhongtiao Mountain.

This was still tolerable. They no longer cared about the formation and the entire army retreated in a dispersed manner (rout).

In this respect, they are not as good as the 13th Army.

People also know to escape secretly and avoid making any noise.

As for the two divisions, they ran to the back in a noisy manner, as if they were afraid that the Japanese didn't know.

This action was immediately discovered by the Japanese scouts.

Twenty minutes later, with his mouth full of blisters and regret, Hayata Chixian slapped his thigh.

Ono Jipi ordered the Japanese to leave behind a division and immediately attack Guishepo.

Trying to cut off the retreat of the 80th and 98th Armies of the National Army.

The remaining three divisions launched an all-out attack to pursue the Kuomintang troops fleeing southward.

On the morning of the next day, the attendant's office called the mansions of the various bigwigs again.

When we finished the meeting yesterday and returned home, it was already one o'clock in the middle of the night.

Unexpectedly, before eight o'clock, everyone returned to their original places.

General Wei's heart was not very good to begin with, and now when he looked at the military map...

Alas, idealism is the root of death!

Minister of Military Affairs: “At five o’clock this morning, an accident occurred in the 77th and 78th Divisions.

They found that the 13th Army had withdrawn at some point.

Their two divisions immediately panicked and began to retreat (to escape).

When leaving, some bastard fired a shot and alarmed the Japanese.

Now the Japanese are all over the mountains and plains, chasing the retreating National Army.

Alas, the southern front has now collapsed, and many troops are running to the north.

The key now is whether the 80th Army and the 98th Army on the northern front can withstand the Japanese attack.

If the two of them can't hold on, the hundreds of thousands of Nationalist troops will be completely wiped out by the Japanese. "

The worries of the leaders in the temporary capital were right. The two armies on the northern side of the southern front had already learned that the National Army was retreating across the board.

It’s not that they don’t want to retreat quickly, but the main reason is that the Yoshitani Division has already approached them.

If we turn around now, the whole army will be wiped out.

The Japanese fought very fiercely at Guishepo. They started the attack at four o'clock.

The position at Guishepo has been attacked by the Japanese for three consecutive days.

The gravel and hard ground on the entire Guishe slope was almost turned into loose soil by the Japanese heavy artillery.

Just think about it, the 207th Division, with no strategic location to defend, fought with the Japanese in the dirt for two days and two nights.

That can't be called fighting, that's just hiding in the loose soil and waiting to be bombarded by the Japanese's heavy artillery.

General Deng Beihou had returned to Dayu Valley to command the battle last night.

Now Xie Jinfang, with his guard squad, rushed to the position at Guishepo below.

He had to go. Just now, his chief of staff of the 207th Division was carried back on a stretcher.

The chief of staff was seriously injured in his left arm and had fainted.

Xie Jinfang immediately arranged for medical soldiers to send him to Kenanpo.

There is a guerrilla division's field hospital there, and both its doctors and medical equipment are the best in the country.

After arranging his old partner, Commander Xie took the reinforcements sent to him by Deng Beihou and went to Keyanpo to pick up the remaining people for rest.