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Thinking of this, Noda Kumaji immediately made a decision.

He first ordered the artillery units to continue bombarding the positions of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, pretending to be a large-scale attack, and then left behind a crippled infantry battalion of about 358 people to block the pursuit of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's th Regiment.

He led a main force of more than 1,300 people and quickly moved to their logistics base in the rear. As long as they arrived safely, they could replenish personnel and ammunition and then attack back.

This plan was also supported by the division commander. Now they were no longer thinking about breaking through the positions of the 358th Regiment and disrupting the overall layout of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but how to avoid the fate of a field regiment being completely wiped out.

In the current situation, both sides are in a delicate balance. Once a field regiment of the Japanese is completely wiped out, the morale of all Chinese troops in Shanxi will inevitably soar. In this situation of one gain and the other loss, all of Yoshio Shinozuka's plans will be in vain.

After the battle started, Chu Yunfei felt something was wrong and quickly called Chief of Staff Fang to discuss countermeasures:

"Brother Ligong, I feel like something is wrong. This time the Japanese are taking longer to prepare for their artillery fire than before. And according to the patterns I've observed over the past few days, when the enemy is preparing for their artillery fire, their infantry will move out of their frontline positions and go into attack mode."

"But look at them now. Their soldiers are still in the frontline positions, and many are reinforcing their positions."

Fang Ligong observed carefully through a telescope and found that it was indeed the case.

"Commander, this is indeed very unusual. According to the Japanese's usual behavior, they would have sent out a small-scale force to conduct a tentative attack by now."

"Building a defensive position before attacking, this is the first time I have encountered such a tactic. Are they trying to prevent our Jinsui Army from launching a counterattack? This is too unreasonable."

Just when the two were puzzled, a telegram was delivered. After Fang Ligong received it, he said in surprise:

"Commander, this is a telegram from the Independent Regiment, saying that they have cut off all the supply lines of the Noda Regiment and have built defensive fortifications."

"In addition, the Sichuan Army and the Shaanxi Army also joined forces to inflict heavy damage on the enemy in front of them. Only a hundred people from each battalion of the Japanese escaped."

"good, very good!"

When Chu Yunfei heard the good news, his mood immediately improved.

As long as the Noda Regiment does not have enough ammunition, with the assistance of the other three regiments, the dead chess game of Hexian can be turned into a living one, and it can even serve as a chess point to influence other battlefields.

Suddenly, the door of the regiment headquarters was pushed open, and the commander of the reconnaissance company of the 358th Regiment who had been sent out earlier ran in sweating profusely:

"Commander, Commander, good news, great news."

Hearing the good news, Chief of Staff Fang said with a smile:

"Captain Zhou, don't be anxious. Take your breath and speak slowly."

After a while, Captain Zhou said in an excited tone:

"Commander, Commander, according to our reconnaissance company, the Noda Regiment of the Japanese on the opposite side is already retreating."

"Before I came back, I saw that the enemy's rear was already collecting various supplies. Many troops left directly in the direction of You County, and their artillery units were also evacuating in batches."

Upon hearing this shocking news, Chu Yunfei and Fang Ligong immediately went to the battle map and saw all the roads between Hexian and Youxian that could allow large troops to pass through.

After a long time, he raised his head and looked at the chief of staff. Both of them saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Previously, Li Yunlong proposed to concentrate the forces of four regiments to completely wipe out the Noda Regiment. The two thought it was a fantasy. Unexpectedly, the time to achieve the goal came so soon.

Because of the unintentional actions last night, a large amount of ammunition of the Noda Regiment was consumed. In addition, the independent regiment intercepted the Japanese material supply team, which suddenly turned the powerful Japanese field force into a weak force.

After all, the reason why the Japanese are so scary is simply because their weapons are advanced and their personnel are well-trained.

But if they don't have enough ammunition, then it's a different story. No matter how good the Japanese are at bayonet fighting, they will still die if they are hit by a few bullets from light machine guns and submachine guns.

After thinking this through, Chu Yunfei felt that this was a godsend opportunity that could not be missed, so he immediately issued the latest combat order:

"Brother Ligong, please report our situation to Captain Li immediately. Tell them that the Noda regiment has retreated due to lack of ammunition. More than a thousand people are heading towards You County. Please ask the independent regiment to stop this enemy army that is running out of ammunition."

This time, Fang Ligong did not object. Instead, he excitedly walked to the telegraph room to send the telegram.

After all, everyone is willing to do something like kicking a drowning dog, especially the Shanxi Suiyuan Army, which is best at fighting this kind of favorable battle.

"Guard, notify the battalion commanders to come to the regiment headquarters for a meeting."

Ten minutes later, the battalion commanders of the 358th Regiment came to the regiment headquarters. Chu Yunfei first asked the chief of staff to report the latest situation.

When everyone heard that the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side were preparing to retreat and only leaving about 500 of them behind, everyone's spirits suddenly became high. These were all military merits, and it could be said that the ground was full of military merits.

Besides, they have been beaten by the Noda Regiment these days. Now that the Japanese have problems with ammunition, it is finally the turn of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to show its power. If the tiger does not show its power, people will really think that their 358th Regiment is a sick cat.

At present, there are at least 358 troops in the 3000th Regiment, while the Japanese defenders are estimated to have only 500 people and are seriously short of ammunition. The disparity in troop strength is 7:1, and they can win with their eyes closed, so they will definitely fight bravely.

In the pursuit battle that follows, even if the Japanese are desperate, they will probably use their remaining strength against the independent regiment, and their 358th Regiment can just hang around behind and take advantage.

This is the honor of completely annihilating an entire field regiment of the Japanese devils, especially since this battle was mainly led by their Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. No one could imagine how much reward they would receive.

Captain Xu said impatiently, "Commander, there are only a few Japanese soldiers left who are short of guns and ammunition. Our Second Battalion will be the vanguard. We can break through the Japanese defensive positions in the shortest time and open a bloody path for the main force."

When Qian Bojun heard this, he immediately became annoyed and quickly interrupted him:

"Old Xu, your Second Battalion is the only one in the entire 358th Regiment that can fight. The other battalions are just sitting there doing nothing. Don't forget that our First Battalion is the absolute main force of the entire regiment. Now that there is such a good thing, it should be our First Battalion that is on the front line."

The same was true for the other two battalion commanders. There were not many opportunities to beat the Japanese devils, so everyone was unwilling to be left behind and volunteered to fight.