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Kenkichi Ikegami had a keen sense of the battlefield. After realizing that he was losing ground, he immediately formulated a plan to break out.

In the current situation, it is time to sacrifice the chariot to save the king. We should decisively abandon part of the troops and concentrate our superior forces to break out to the southeast.

"Destroy the combat supplies that cannot be taken away, mobilize our main force, and break out to Ji Village in the southwest."

The Japanese moved forward decisively. They left behind some troops to hold their ground, while concentrating their main force of more than 3000 people to rush towards the southwest.

Although there were casualties during the charge.

However, they quickly opened a gap and broke out from the encirclement of the New 1st and New 4th Regiments.

The main force retreated, and the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for fighting to the death were quickly wiped out.

With no time to retreat, the Japanese tried to blow up supplies and destroy weapons.

The charging soldiers did not give them much chance to destroy their supplies, and they rushed forward and quickly killed the Japs.

The ground was stained red with blood.

The troops of Zhang Dabiao, Gao Qing and Zhong Zhicheng joined forces.

"The devils have broken through to the southwest. Cavalry Battalion, chase them and intercept them. All forces converge on me and pursue the enemy."

Just as he was about to throw his hat on the ground, the raindrops hit his forehead, so he put the hat back on.

The soldiers rushed to the southwest and concentrated their forces to pursue.

The Japanese were forced to retreat and were constantly killed by bullets.

They chased for three or five miles before stopping the pursuit and retreating to clean up the battlefield and count the losses.

The rain became lighter and the ground became muddy.

There was a rifle stuck in it and it was almost not discovered.

If it weren't for the brothers' sharp eyes, quick hands and carefulness, a lot of supplies would have been lost when cleaning up the battlefield.

The iron broom lived up to its reputation. It cleaned up the supplies quickly and moved the injured soldiers away.

The Fourth Military Division suffered 317 deaths and 518 injuries, annihilated more than 1300 Japanese invaders, captured the logistics troops, and seized a large number of ordnance and weapons.

One mountain cannon, four infantry cannons, 1 heavy machine guns, 4 Type 14 light machine guns, 42 grenade launchers, and more than 50 Type 900 rifles were seized.

The Japanese blew up two mountain cannons, four infantry guns, destroyed 2 light and heavy machine guns, and more than 4 rifles.

Even the destroyed equipment was taken away to see if the arsenal in the rear could repair it.

A serious encirclement and annihilation battle, in which two Japanese infantry battalions were destroyed.

If the Japanese major general had not made timely judgment and decisively broke out, Ding Wei would have been interested in eating him whole.

By the time the comrades were retreating back to the mountains with the captured supplies, daybreak had arrived and the rain had stopped intermittently.

The soaked soldiers went into the house and drank some white wine to warm themselves.

The injured comrades were all moved into rooms with heated kangs and settled down to recuperate.

The Women's Rescue Association and the medical team provided emergency treatment, disinfected what needed to be disinfected, and cleaned up what needed to be cleaned.

The treatment conditions are relatively poor, but the Fourth Military Sub-district has enough medicines, as well as some anti-inflammatory drugs and first aid drugs, to help the soldiers escape from the brink of life and death.

Life is sometimes very fragile, and a slight wound can be fatal.

Sometimes it is very stubborn and can be saved by taking some anti-inflammatory drugs.

Wounds caused by bayonet scratches or explosions will be fine after disinfection and bandage and rest for ten days or so.

The stomach was cut and needed to be cleaned, disinfected, mended, and anti-inflammatory. After being rescued from the brink of death, I needed to rest for a few months.

The political commissar personally gave orders to settle the wounded soldiers.

Ding Wei arranged for his brothers to collect the captured weapons and equipment, clean them, and then maintain the parts with butter.

Especially new recruits in the army must learn the knowledge of firearms maintenance to maintain and extend the life of the rifle.

On the Japanese side, the 9th Independent Brigade also suffered heavy losses, losing nearly half of its troops.

More than 1300 people were killed and more than 800 were wounded, almost making the brigade lose its direct combat capability.

The logistical supplies had been abandoned and the brigade was inadequate in medical care, so it was necessary to retreat urgently to Gang County and arrange for treatment for the wounded.

On the way back, Ikegami Kenkichi lied a little in order to embellish the defeat.

"Reporting to the First Army Headquarters, our army fought a bloody battle in the Fourth Military Division in the Wutai Mountain area, annihilated more than 1700 enemies, and encountered a crazy counterattack by three groups of the Eighth Route Army. The enemy deployed more than 9000 troops. We fought at all costs, and suffered more than 5000 casualties. Considering the weather, it is not favorable for our army to continue fighting, and we are forced to move to Gang County for rest."

"The enemy's Fourth Military Division has been severely damaged. Once the army is reorganized, it can sweep the mountainous area."

He did not mention his own losses at all. He planned to replenish the weapons and equipment of the Independent 3rd Brigade during the rest and recuperation in Gang County in order to reduce the losses of the brigade.

Yoshio Shinozuka was temporarily relieved when he received the news.

In this large-scale mopping-up operation, all the armies made smooth progress, except for the Wutai area, which was caught in a tough battle.

Not only did it cause casualties, but it also boosted the arrogance of the Eighth Route Army.

Finally, there was a victory that could ease their worries and dealt a blow to Ding Wei's Fourth Military Division.

The most urgent task was to order the 3rd Independent Brigade and the 9th Independent Brigade to rest quickly and reorganize their forces to sweep the mountainous areas.

The rest of the mopping-up forces in southeastern Shanxi strengthened the blockade and completely wiped out the Eighth Route Army's base.

As the sweep continued, supplies were in short supply, and the various regiments of the Eighth Route Army, which had insufficient ammunition reserves, had to split up and break out.

Choose to break up into small pieces to avoid the Japanese raids.

The New Second Regiment and the Independent Regiment broke out in the direction of Yu County and suffered heavy losses, with nearly 40% of their troops lost.

A large number of wounded and exhausted soldiers poured into the area.

Yu County was within the radiation range of the Fourth Military Sub-district. The Japanese and puppet troops here were wiped out, and the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade in the Yangquan direction also suffered heavy losses in the mountainous area.

They were not very willing to go deep into this mountainous area to fight.

This gave the Eighth Route Army soldiers a chance to catch their breath.

Zhang Dabiao's New Third Regiment was stationed near Zhoushan, and the newly reorganized New Fourth Regiment was transferred to Ding Wei, who needed to train him well.

The Fourth Military Division took a breath and completed the first wave of large-scale counter-mopping-up operations after repelling the Third Independent Brigade, the Ninth Independent Mixed Brigade, and the Okayama Regiment.

If the Japanese invaders gather more than 10,000 troops and enter the mountainous area, we will have to consider abandoning the county town and fighting in the mountainous area.

The anti-mopping-up operation was not easy. Due to the blockade, supplies entering the mountainous areas were in short supply.

The local people could hardly survive, and a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers poured in, adding to the number of mouths that needed food and clothes.

The situation is grim and life is hard, which is the portrayal of most troops.

The conditions on Ding Wei's side were better. At least the territory they occupied was larger, and their base had not suffered much damage, so they were able to repel the mopping-up forces.

In Yu County, right next to the main force of Ding Wei's Fourth Military Sub-district, Li Yunlong's Independent Regiment and Kong Jie's New Second Regiment were stationed here.

Zhang Dabiao lived right next to his old boss and always went to see him.

Comrades, you have worked hard to break out. How many casualties are there?

The Japanese raids were like mad dogs. This was just the beginning, and more frequent raids were yet to come.

I don’t know if the brothers in the independent regiment can withstand the pressure.

Carrying cans of white wine, Zhang Dabiao brought his guards to visit the independent regiment.

The two groups are not far apart, only about seven or eight kilometers (my fault, edited), and can be reached in two hours by horseback riding.

"Lao Li, Lao Li, look who's here!"

Zhao Gang led Zhang Dabiao and walked happily towards Li Yunlong's yard.