Quartermasters can also fight the devils

The voluntary withdrawal of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government did not bring any good mood to the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama. However, if the offensive troops on the front line were ordered to retreat at this time, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, would be very unwilling.

In the eyes of Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, the battle had been going so smoothly before, and it would be a pity to give up at the last moment. Therefore, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, ordered the offensive forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army to continue attacking and advancing.

The commander of the 11th Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, still wanted to complete the strategic plan of destroying or defeating the Chinese government's Jiang Defense Army. However, the commander of the 11th Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, also set a time point for himself in his mind, that is, to attack for another two days. If he still cannot complete the strategic plan of destroying or defeating the Chinese government's Sixth War Zone Jiang Defense Army, he will order the offensive troops on the front line to retreat.

Because, the Chief of Staff of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Major General Shimanuki Takeharu, sent him a telegram from the headquarters of the three towns. In the telegram, the Chief of Staff of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Major General Shimanuki Takeharu, told the Commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Yokoyama Isamu, that the supplies and ammunition stored by the Japanese Army of the 11th Army for the Battle of Western Hubei have been basically consumed. If the combat objectives set before the war cannot be achieved quickly, the Chief of Staff, Major General Shimanuki Takeharu, hopes to retreat quickly.

Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, also studied the current situation of the war. Judging from the current position of his 11th Army's offensive forces, it is not too far to penetrate into the defense zone of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government, and they can continue to advance forward. Even if the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government suddenly launches a counterattack, his troops will be able to quickly retreat to a safe area.

Therefore, the attacking forces of the Japanese 11th Army obeyed the order of the commander of the Japanese 11th Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, and continued to attack forward. However, they did not advance far before they were once again stopped by the Jiang Defense Army troops of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government who had retreated to the Sanchahe, Muqiaoxi, Caojiafan and Shipai line.

The battlefield west of Yichang, which had just calmed down, was once again filled with the rumble of artillery fire. The officers and soldiers of the attacking forces of the Japanese 11th Army felt as if they were caught in a cycle. The scenes of continuous attacks in the past few days, being constantly beaten back, then attacking again, and being beaten back again kept appearing before their eyes.

The only thing that remained unchanged for the officers and soldiers of the 11th Japanese Army was that the defensive positions of the Chinese Army opposite were still so difficult to break through. No matter how many casualties the offensive forces of the 11th Japanese Army suffered, the officers and soldiers of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government still held their defensive positions.

Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, was filled with disappointment as he looked at the front-line battle reports that showed no progress. Although the Battle of Western Hubei was a complete success according to the battle plan he submitted to the headquarters and the expeditionary army, the real goal in the heart of Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, was not achieved. This made Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, who was determined to make a difference in the 11th Army, feel a little regretful.

However, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Japanese Army, knew that the combat time he had set in his mind had arrived. They had been attacking the defensive positions of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government for two days. Apart from consuming almost all the ammunition and supplies they carried, the various offensive forces of the 11th Army had not achieved any substantial results.

Moreover, the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, also took into account that his offensive forces had been fighting for 25 consecutive days since the Battle of Western Hubei. It can be said that the various offensive forces of the 11th Army on the front line were already very tired. Now his 11th Army's offensive forces were at the end of their strength and it was time to retreat.

Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, was also a very decisive man. After seeing that his offensive troops had attacked the defensive positions of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government for two consecutive days without any gains, he immediately issued a retreat order to the various units of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army.

In order to boost the morale of the attacking forces on the front line, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, also stated in a telegram that in the Battle of Western Hubei, all participating units of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army had excellently completed the predetermined combat tasks, and the Battle of Western Hubei had achieved the goals of the combat plan formulated before the war. From now on, all units should cover each other and return to their original bases to rest and wait.

After receiving the retreat order from Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, commander of the 11th Japanese Army, the various attacking units of the 11th Japanese Army immediately stopped their attacks on the defensive positions of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government and began to retreat in an orderly manner.

As soon as the attacking forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army stopped their attack, the officers and soldiers of the Jiang Defense Army of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government immediately discovered something unusual. Then, after summarizing the news sent back by the reconnaissance personnel sent by the various forces of the Jiang Defense Army, Commander Chen of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese Government also understood that the attacking forces of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army were preparing to retreat.

Commander Chen, commander of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government, also had some admiration for the newly appointed commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama. Commander Chen felt that the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama, was indeed no simple man. He was obviously different from many senior Japanese generals and was a man who could take it or leave it. Moreover, judging from the Battle of Western Hubei launched by the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, this Isamu Yokoyama was also very cunning and would be a very difficult opponent in the future.

However, the attacking force of the Japanese 11th Army was about to retreat. This was a good opportunity for Commander Chen, the commander of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government. The Japanese 11th Army had dealt such a sudden blow to his Sixth War Zone and had fooled everyone in the Chinese government. This revenge must be avenged.

Otherwise, the troops of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army would think that they could come and go as they pleased in their Sixth War Zone, and regard their Sixth War Zone defense area as the back garden of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army. This was something Commander Chen could not tolerate, and he could not swallow the humiliation he had received from the commander of the 11th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Isamu Yokoyama.

Therefore, Commander Chen of the Sixth War Zone of the Chinese government also ordered all troops in the Sixth War Zone to pursue the retreating Japanese troops.