War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 566 I think... I can do it! (Thanks to 'TUJC' for the 500-yuan reward)
Xu Chaoyang was busy, but the reason he was busy was to prepare for the retreat of 217.

The difficulty of large-scale troop operations lies here, so the two major evacuations of Dunkirk and Wuhan have attracted everyone's tireless research. Even so, every once in a while, there are always people who, after the two successful evacuations, act as hindsight experts and find shortcomings.

What Xu Chaoyang is busy with now is the Xinkou retreat!

First of all, how to retreat steadily without causing chaos for the troops is a difficult problem.

If you want to achieve a smooth retreat without disarray, the most important thing is not the quality of the individual soldier, but that no one attacks you!
So how can you prevent the Japanese from attacking you? This is very crucial. Many Kuomintang troops were defeated by the Japanese in this kind of pursuit. Can't you just call the Japanese and say to them, "We are all men. If you have the guts, don't take action when we are retreating!", right?

They also have to be able to understand human language.

In this way, when Xu Chaoyang formulated his tactics, he could only assume that the Japs would definitely pursue him...

"Come on, come here!"

Xinkou, when the 668th and 716th regiments retreated and were the first to retreat to the rear through the defense zone, Lao Han from the 688th regiment and Lao Song from the 716th regiment had already entered the command post, but there was no sign of the 772nd regiment yet.

Xu Chaoyang didn't have time to wait any longer. He could only prioritize tactical planning. He pointed at the map and said, "Look here!"

You Kui'er, Wang Tianhao, Lao Han, and Lao Song gathered in Xu Chaoyang's command post. As they were talking, a panting voice came from outside the door: "Lao Ding!"

Zhu Rong from the 67th Regiment also arrived.

After the 217th troops were assembled, Xu Chaoyang pointed to the entire Xinkou defense line and said, "Once Xinkou begins to retreat, the 217th will pull back as a regiment. Listen carefully, I am talking about pulling back, not running for your life!"

"Zhu Rong!"

"To!"

"67th Regiment, deploy along the mountain, be ready to respond at any time."

"Yes!"

"The 716th and 688th Regiments, as the second line of defense in Xinkou, must withstand the first round of attacks from the Japanese when the first line of defense retreats behind them. Moreover, they must fight hard to repel the first round of attacks from the Japanese..."

"After repelling the enemy's attack, you cannot rest, retreat quickly... Listen carefully, don't worry about what's behind you..."

"At this time, the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments that have withdrawn will form a third line of defense behind your second line of defense, and the vanguard of the Japanese troops that rushed up will encounter our third blockade due to their over-excited pursuit."

"At this moment, the Japanese will completely occupy Xinkou, and whether we, 217, can withdraw while reducing losses and preserving our strength as much as possible depends entirely on the replacement of these lines of defense."

At this time, Xu Chaoyang looked up at everyone and said, "From now on, I order 217 to distribute all machine guns equally to each unit, and give all H34Ys to the soldiers on the defense line to block the enemy's attack."

"Remember, the Japanese invaders you are facing are likely to be the devils with armored forces, so I will divide the 217th artillery battalion into two, deploying them on the second and third lines of defense respectively, and use the devils' own Type infantry artillery to bombard their tanks and armored vehicles."

"But I have a request!"

"The artillery can be destroyed, and the shells can be left on the battlefield, but no artilleryman can be lost. You must also allow the artillerymen to retreat from the battlefield in advance after completing the bombardment mission. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"Excuting an order!"

"Yes!"

Several people left separately, and only then did Xu Chaoyang look back at Yang Jingyu...

"I have already sent your wife away." Yang Jingyu responded without raising his head.

Xu Chaoyang suddenly laughed out loud. He felt relieved in his heart, but he said, "Who asked you?" "Whether you asked or not, the person has been sent away. According to the time, he should have arrived in Taiyuan by now."

Xu Chaoyang felt so comfortable when he heard this. As long as Yang Jingyu was by his side, he didn't have to be distracted by the chaos here...

Snapped.

Yang Jingyu raised his hand and threw a bag over. The bag was bulging with things and the mouth was sealed with a white rope. The small bag looked so delicate, especially the little pink one with embroidery: "Your wife left this for you."

"Chaoyang, we've been together for so many years, how come I didn't know you still have a problem with snacks?"

Xu Chaoyang opened the bag, and inside were fried soybeans, small peanuts, mao ke, melon seeds and other small things. At this time, Xu Chaoyang ignored Yang Jingyu and shouted, "Someone come!"

The messenger ran in through the door.

Xu Chaoyang handed the item over and said, "When you hand over our retreat plan to the Lingshan Division Headquarters, hand this item over to the commander of the 115th Division and say... it's from me, Xu Chaoyang, and don't change a single word of it. Do you understand?"

People have already paid out 688 yuan for the group, but you are reluctant to give it to you just to get Qu Yong. Now you are still reluctant to give this little thing. Isn't it a bit too unkind?

What should we do next?
This is different from the 120th Division. For the 120th Division, if they have no relationship with them, they have no relationship with them. If they don't know them, they don't know them. The 129th Division is their own mother's family. The division commander is their own division commander. Even if they don't care about them, they can't argue with them. How many children who are working outside start to respect their parents before they have made it? Only the 115th Division is different.

"Come here, evacuate the command post, and move the radio and other equipment directly to Taiyuan!"

"Everyone in the command post, follow me to the company and follow the New 1st Regiment to defend the Xinkou defense line. Quick!"

The people of 217 have always been resolute and efficient. After Xu Chaoyang gave the order, the guard platoon began to help move the radio and other things. Afterwards, several people dismantled the shed, as if there had never been a command post on the mountain, and followed Xu Chaoyang to the Xinkou defense line at the foot of the mountain.

When Xu Chaoyang arrived at the defense line, You Kui'er, who was lying in the trench, handed him the telescope and said, "The 772nd Regiment has not been seen yet."

Xu Chaoyang took the telescope, took a look, and said casually: "Then what can I do?"

Since he couldn't contact the troops, he couldn't lead the 217th into the area surrounded by the Japanese to look for the 772nd Regiment, right?

Anyway, the signal soldiers have been deployed, what can he do? Nowadays, isn't it all about leaving it to fate?
"How is the troops preparing?"

Yu Kui'er looked over with a silly smile: "Everything is almost ready, if you give the order, we will run without hesitation."

"grass."

Xu Chaoyang seemed to have forgotten how long it had been since he had spoken to his old brothers like this, and he felt quite comfortable speaking a few words now, as if he had returned to the Northeast and was living the carefree guerrilla life again.

"If my guess is correct, the Japanese will launch a decisive offensive against Xinkou tomorrow morning at the latest. You Kui'er, let's take turns tonight so that the brothers can have a good night's sleep."

Yu Kui'er looked at the sky which was gradually filling up with red clouds, nodded, and suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Hey, Chaoyang, is what my uncle said true?"

Xu Chaoyang held up the telescope and replied, "Is this thing real? Who is your uncle?"

"They say you want to take advantage of the war to occupy Xin County, control Xinzhou, block the Japanese invaders from Xinkou, and plot against Taiyuan..."

"Who told you that?" Xu Chaoyang put down the telescope and rolled his eyes. He was so angry!

You Kui'er muttered, "I've thought about this. It's really possible. We can do it. With Taiyuan, as long as we can hold off the Japanese, we can enter... Woo! Woo! Why are you covering my mouth..."

Xu Chaoyang glared at him: "Shut your damn mouth!"

Not to mention that he had never had this idea from the beginning to the end, even if he really had it, he would not dare to have it now. Even Yu Kui'er knew about it, so I'm afraid no one in 217 didn't know about it. What's the point of talking about this? The mouths of you guys can't catch up with the waist of that good old woman's cotton pants!
　Thanks to TUJC for the 500 yuan reward. I am very grateful.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)