The blood of the Anti-Japanese War stained the mountains and rivers

"Withdrew in batches to eat to replenish strength, and temporarily stop attacking." Yang Ling also gave the order to stop attacking in time.

Soon, groups of guerrilla officers and soldiers drenched in mud and water withdrew from the front to the rear.

In a forest not far from the mouth of the small river, a tent is being set up here, and hot meals and a big pot of ginger soup are ready.

The hungry guerrilla officers and soldiers and the little devils have been hungry since the morning fight. Facing the hot food, they wolfed down the food and had to continue fighting after eating.

In the rainy and foggy weather, the vision is greatly restricted by the ears, and it is hazy a few hundred meters away. The little devils here can't see the smoke from the kitchen, so the brothers rarely relax.

"The first battle team returned, the second battle team returned, the third battle team was missing, the fourth battle team was all killed, the fifth battle team killed two people... The third battle team was missing, the fourth battle team was all killed. …”

As the guerrilla officers and soldiers withdrew in batches to rest and eat, staff officer Lei Xiong and others were also busy counting the battle damage and casualties.

Although they dragged the little devil to the wilderness and caused heavy damage, but the little devil's strength was so powerful that they still lost a lot of brothers.

When hearing so many battle losses, the brothers who beat the little devil and couldn't move an inch were originally elated, but at this moment they all restrained their minds and became serious.

"Notify the stretcher team, evacuate the wounded for medical treatment as soon as possible, and try to find the remains of the brothers who died in battle, and notify Director Sun of the Military Quartermaster, and distribute the death benefits to their families according to the death list..."

As long as there is a war, casualties are inevitable. Although Yang Ling felt very sad, he quickly hid his sadness deep in his heart.

Concentrating his mind, his face regained the composure that a commander should have, and he still has to continue to command the battle.

"Is there any news from Battalion Commander Wu and the others?" Yang Ling asked.

The combat staff officer replied: "Sir, not yet, I guess it will be soon."

Whether Wu Changqing and the others can successfully smash the devil's encirclement and suppression operation this time is a crucial link. Once they fail to attract the little devil back to help, Yang Ling and the others will fall into a bloody and bitter battle.

"We can't wait any longer. The devils will continue to attack after a short rest. Immediately send someone to Qinghe Town to urge Battalion Commander Wu and the others to attract the devils back as soon as possible." Yang Ling ordered with a frown.

Now Yang Ling's communication methods are backward, and they don't even have a radio station. They can still communicate with the communication soldiers at a short distance, but it is very troublesome at a longer distance.

Body 8 Chapter [-] Return Aid

Locked two drenched devils communication cavalry in embarrassment passed through the blockade of guerrilla officers and soldiers wandering in the outlying countryside, and rushed towards the heavily guarded village of devils.

Although the guerrilla officers and soldiers had been ordered to let them enter the village to report to the devils, the mischievous guerrillas officers and soldiers still shot to scare them, and the bullets wounded the devils' messengers.

"My own people! Don't shoot!"

The devils cavalry shouted and rushed to the circular machine gun nests defending the village's outskirts.

The Japanese soldiers guarding the circular machine gun nest were also on the verge of facing an enemy, but they heard the other party speak Japanese, so they just put their hands on the trigger to guard and did not shoot.

"Pfft!"

The horse covered in mud rushed to the vicinity of the machine gun nest. A wounded devil's signal soldier couldn't hold on, and fell heavily on the mud-covered ground. Another devil's signal soldier also reined in the horse in time.

"what happened?"

A second lieutenant of the devil went up to meet him, helped the injured devil's communication soldier up, and asked loudly.

"The Chinese army... The Chinese army is attacking Qinghe Town..." The devil's communication soldier who was shot in the chest died before finishing his sentence.

Another ghost messenger then added panting: "Sir, the main force of the Chinese Army has appeared in Qinghe Town. Where is Chief Kuroda? I need to report!"

Hearing this, Second Lieutenant Guizi's face turned wild, not daring to delay, he stood up hastily and said, "Come with me—"

Soon, the still alive devil's messenger was brought to the ghost commander Kuroda Ichiro. Seeing the distressed messenger, Kuroda Ichiro vaguely felt that something bad had happened.

"Nani?!" Kuroda Ichiro's eyes widened after listening to the report from the communicator, and he couldn't believe his ears.

"Are you sure you are the main force of the China Army?!"

The devil's communicator replied without hesitation: "Sir, it is indeed the main force of the China Army. All the gun towers and outposts along the way have been destroyed, and Qinghe Town is also in danger. Captain, please come back quickly."

"Impossible, impossible, how could there be the main force of the Chinese army in this area..." Kuroda Ichiro muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief.

The main force of the Chinese army in this area is only Yang Zhonghua's Eighth Security Brigade, and it is one or two hundred miles away from Qinghe Town. Why did they suddenly attack Qinghe Town.

"Do you know the unit number of the China Army?" Kuroda Ichiro asked again with a sullen face.

"We broke out from the east gate, dodged all the way, and didn't pay attention..."

Kuroda Ichiro was disappointed by the answer of the communication soldier, and he waved his hand to let the communication soldier who had run all the way down to rest.

"Officer Kuroda, no matter whether the main force of the Chinese army is attacking Qinghe Town or not, I think we should all return to help. Since they can destroy the artillery strongholds along the way, their strength must not be weak, and the remaining troops may be difficult to resist."

"Besides, our ammunition and food are all in Qinghe Town. If Qinghe Town is lost, we will completely lose control of this area..."

At this point in the battle, Devil Captain Kasai Sadao didn't want to fight any longer, and if it continues like this, God knows what it will be like.

Those elusive guerrillas attacking traps all the time had already exhausted him physically and mentally, and now that the weather is bad, it has become more and more difficult to continue to advance to Xiaowangzhuang.

"Taijun, my brothers suffered heavy casualties, they are in urgent need of medical treatment..." Zhang Laizi, the battalion commander of the puppet army, also helped in time.

He didn't really think about the mourning wounded, but his family and money were all in Qinghe Town. If Qinghe Town was handed over, would he go to the northwest wind?

Devil Shao Zuo Kuroda Ichiro vowed vigorously to wipe out the guerrillas entrenched in Xiaowangzhuang, but the current situation put him in a dilemma.

If it is to continue to move forward, with their strong strength, the guerrillas will definitely not be able to stop them if they are desperately blocked.

But if this happens, Qinghe Town will definitely not be able to defend it. It is the army's logistics supply base. If it is really lost, all the supplies, food and ammunition will fall into the hands of the Chinese army.

And having lost their logistical supplies, they might have no choice but to retreat back to the county seat in despair, completely losing control of Qinghe Town.

After thinking about it again and again, Ichiro Kuroda, the devil's major, decided to take advantage of the fact that the troops still had enough ammunition and food to return to aid. If they really retreated when the ammunition and food were exhausted, the situation would be even worse.

In fact, he was just borrowing the donkey from the slope, and his aggressive attack has become the current bad battle. Facing those guerrillas who are familiar with the terrain, he is also helpless.

"Order the troops to assemble and return to Qinghe Town!" Although he was extremely unwilling, Kuroda Ichiro still had to give the order to retreat.

"Yes! Yes! Come back!"

The puppet battalion commander Zhang Laizi was the happiest, and now he can't wait to fly back to protect his looted money.

"Captain Zhang?"

Seeing Zhang Laizi, the puppet battalion commander who hurriedly turned around to summon his subordinates, Kuroda Ichiro stopped him.

"My lord, what else can I order?"

Seeing Kuroda Ichiro's serious expression, Zhang Laizi's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling came to him.

Ichiro Kuroda ordered: "Battalion Commander Zhang, your troops will work as rear guards."

Retreating is a technical job, and if it is not done well, it will be a rout, so a guard must be available, and the puppet army is the best.