Lost and Spy

Chapter 1977 Tonggu Retreat
On March 1942, 3, Dai Anlan, the commander of the 29th Division, issued an order to retreat!

That night, the sound of guns continued all night, and the two sides fought in the dark.

Before retreating, Dai Anlan ordered the infantry commander Zheng Tingji to carry out a feint attack on the Japanese army.

"All the wounded must be taken away and nothing should be left for the Japanese army."

This was Dai Anlan's death order before retreating.

And for the 200 divisions:

Advance Battalion!
This was also proposed by Meng Shaoyuan before.

The environment always allows a person's potential to be stimulated to the greatest extent.

This Young Master Meng, who was cowardly and afraid of death many times before, can always show his blood when it comes to the most critical moment!
No one in the advance battalion complained either.

For them, whether they are fighting or retreating, they are nothing more than desperately fighting Little Japan!

Nothing!

However, Meng Shaoyuan was a little distressed.

These ten or so cigarette butts have to be carefully calculated and smoked.

When did his young master Meng live such a hard life?

"Sir, the main force of my 200th Division is starting to break through!"

"Understood, prepare to fight!" Meng Shaoyuan said lazily.

On the night of the 29th, the 200th Division of the Chinese Expeditionary Force began to break through!
The sound of gunfire was endless all night.

This retreat can be described as perfect.

Before this perfection, Meng Shaoyuan put in a lot of energy.

In Tonggu, no matter any of the Chinese and Japanese generals, no one knew better than Meng Shaoyuan the direction of the defense of Tonggu.

He clearly knew when the Tonggu Defense War would last and when he would retreat.

He has already arranged the retreat time and retreat route in advance.

Therefore, when Dai Anlan gave the order to break out, the 200th Division could be targeted and calm.

In the future, in Dai Anlan's secret report, he also commented like this:

"In this battle with the ancients, Meng Shaoyuan, under the command of the military, made proper arrangements and adequate preparations, so that our 200th Division can successfully break through. Meng has made great contributions to the country and the expeditionary force to my 200th Division!"

To hear such an evaluation, Meng Shaoyuan, is satisfied!
Under such careful arrangements, all the wounded of the 200th Division were transported out.

Even in Tonggu, the 200th Division didn't even leave a food burden for the Japanese army!
Throughout the night, the sound of gunfire did not stop for a minute.

Until now, the Japanese army still believed that the 200th Division continued to hold on to the determination to stick to Tonggu!
After all, in the perception of the Japanese army, Tonggu had just been invaded, and since the opponent was the Chinese army, tragic street fighting must be inevitable.

Even Takeuchi Hiroshi ordered officers at all levels to prepare for a long battle in Tonggu and heavy casualties.

However, Hiroshi Takeuchi would never have imagined that the 200th Division had already prepared to retreat in advance!

Under Takeuchi Hiroshi's order, the Japanese attack became less ferocious.

After all, in the previous Tonggu offensive and defensive battle, the 55th Division had already suffered huge casualties, and the soldiers were exhausted. They also needed to rest and wait for the main force of the 56th Division to arrive before they could occupy Tonggu in one fell swoop.

This created an absolutely favorable opportunity for the retreat of the 200th Division!

4 am.

"Officer Meng, Chief Zheng sent a telegram that my feint attack mission is completed, and the advance battalion will continue to contain the Japanese army. At 5 o'clock, the advance battalion will look for an opportunity to break through, and the whole battalion will withdraw from Tonggu!"

"Call back, got it!"

Meng Shaoyuan looked around: "Brothers, stand up for another hour, be smart, don't fucking die while retreating."

"Don't worry, sir, follow you, we know what's going on!" Ding Wenrui replied cheerfully.

It's refreshing to fight with Chief Meng.

Although Commander Meng has shortcomings in commanding and fighting, he can always be one step ahead and make preparations in advance.

Besides, in war, command can be honed from battle after battle.

With the commander's mind, he will become an excellent military commander sooner or later.

Not only Ding Wenrui, but the entire advance battalion had the same thoughts.

On the 30th, with the retreat of the 200th Division Infantry Commander Zheng Tingji's feigned attacking troops, the entire Chinese army left in Tonggu was only the advance battalion of Meng Shaoyuan who took the initiative to invite Ying to die!

Meng Shaoyuan was not flustered at all.

This was originally the last line of defense he set for Tonggu.

All light and heavy firepower points and blasting points have been arranged.

What he wanted was not a decisive battle with the Japanese army.

But as much as possible, so that the breakout troops can buy more time.

4:50.

According to the established plan, the advance battalion began to actively shrink.

"Are they all here?"

"It's all here!"

Meng Shaoyuan took out the last cigarette butt, lit it, took a puff, and checked the time.

5 o'clock sharp!

"Detonation!"

When this order was issued, the sound of rumbling explosions, accompanied by flames, instantly drowned Tonggu!
Behind, are a large number of trucks.

It was all grabbed by Young Master Meng with a gun!
Just kidding, taking the initiative to ask for a break does not mean actively asking for death!
What kind of person is Young Master Meng?

Never just take advantage of not suffer.

It was impossible for him to bury himself and the advance battalion here without adequate preparation.

This is also a "miracle" that made people laugh and cry in Tonggu's breakthrough.

Most of the main force to break out of the siege flew all the way on their feet, and when they reached the Xitang River, they deployed defenses while organizing the crossing of the river.

However, the advance battalion in charge of the breakup rode a truck and approached the main force in a calm and unhurried manner!
Although the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army by the Xitang River were all ragged and unkempt, their morale was high and they were not depressed at all.

The 200th Division went deep alone, and the Japanese army, which had an absolute advantage in equipment and troops, fought bloody battles against Gu for 12 days, killing and wounding more than 2000 Japanese invaders at the cost of more than 5000 national sacrifices.

In this battle, the prestige of China's trump card troops was played out, and it won the praise of the generals of the allied countries who despised China's resistance.

The Japanese army lost troops and generals under Tonggu City, but what they got was an empty city.

This is the worst defeat suffered by the 55th Division of the Japanese Army!
Even the battle history of the 55th Division of the Japanese Army praised the 200th Division: The Chinese army has always had a strong will to fight, especially the troops responsible for the containment mission until the end still stood firm and resisted desperately.

An officer of the Japanese army wrote in the diary of the battle: "Since the southward advance, the enemy army has been invincible, and our army is invincible. Unexpectedly, in the battle with ancient times, we encountered a strong enemy. Who is the strong enemy? That is, the Chinese army with the blue sky and white sun emblem on their heads!"

According to U.S. officials, the defense of Donggua (Tonggu) was "the longest sustained defensive operation of all Burmese defenses, and a great honor to the division and its commander!"

In the same ancient times, the 200th Division played the mighty military power of the Chinese Expeditionary Army!

The 12-day war with ancient times finally ended with the voluntary retreat of the Chinese army.

The Japanese occupied an empty city, and the Chinese army retreated to Binwenna.The battle has not yet ended, and both China and Japan can't wait to release battle reports in their respective capitals, claiming that they have won a major victory.

The war has just begun!
(End of this chapter)