The chief of staff successfully broke out of the ravine, but the artillery on the road walked too slowly, and the captain was so anxious that he was sweating profusely but there was no solution.

Seeing one subordinate after another being blown up in the artillery fire and never standing up again, the captain was both heartbroken and anxious.

"Sir, the National Savior Army that besieged us is coming soon!" A scout came over to report in panic.

"Dadadada...Dadadongdong..." The familiar gunshots reached the captain's ears at the same time. It sounded like the fire exchange point was three hundred meters away. It was very likely that the opponent could kill him with an assault.

"Start up, the National Rescue Army is coming soon..." The only solution that the captain could think of was to constantly urge the troops.

"Sir, the road was completely blown up, and the wheels of several artillery were blown up. They could only carry the march and could not go fast!" a squadron leader reported.

"Dadadadada...Boombo..." The gunshots from the flanks were closer, and there were a few explosions in the middle. The captain became more anxious than before after hearing this.

The squadron leader seized the opportunity and persuaded: "Sir, why don't we throw away those few wheelless cannons, without them, our retreat speed will be at least twice as fast as possible!"

"If we continue to carry them to break through, we will likely be surrounded by the National Salvation Army here."

"The advantage of troops and artillery fire are both on the side of the National Salvation Army. If we cannot break through, not only will we not be able to protect those guns, but we will also be eliminated here. If we really lose our wife and our troops, please think twice!"

The captain wanted to nod his head and agree, but he swallowed it back when he said something.

A total of twelve mountain cannons and four field cannons followed the troops into the ravine. After being attacked by the National Salvation Army's artillery fire, six mountain cannons were blown up and left in the cover area of ​​the National Salvation Army's artillery fire, and only ten were snatched out.

If these wheelless cannons were also lost, there would be only five intact cannons left, and they were all mountain cannons and not a single field cannon.

If the Chief of Staff and the Brigade Commander have to hold him responsible for losing heavy equipment in the future, the position of the captain will definitely not be kept.

"Boom..."

Just as the captain was hesitating and wondering how to answer his subordinates, the sound of horse hooves of the cavalry riding horses suddenly sounded at the other end of the ravine, and the sound became louder and louder.

"It's a cavalry..." The squadron leader was even more anxious than before, and even a hint of panic in his tone of speech.

"Sir, at least one company of cavalry is coming towards us, and when the severity continues to be in trouble, you must make up your mind immediately."

"If we continue to retreat with artillery whose wheels were blown away, the troops will not only be attacked by the artillery and infantry of the National Salvation Army, but also be hunted by their cavalry units."

"Leaving those artillery can not only reduce the load on the troops and speed up our retreat. Those artillery that we abandon can also become roadblocks, slowing down the speed of cavalry chasing us!"

"There is not much time left. Sir, please give orders quickly. If you don't lose those burdens, all of us will die here!"

The captain was finally told: "All artillery that cannot be pushed away will be given up and blocked the road as a roadblock. We concentrated our troops to take away those intact artillery!"

The squadron leader breathed a sigh of relief: "The chief is wise, let's make arrangements now!"

Three minutes later, he finally withdrew from the ravine with the only five remaining mountain cannons. As soon as he gathered, the Chief of Staff, who had withdrawn in advance, retreated to the army without stopping, and did not dare to stay for a minute.

"Captain, we won!" Seeing that the Japanese army completely retreated from their sight, Li Honghui was so excited that he almost jumped up from the ground.

Zhou Cheng put down his telescope and his nerves that had been tense for more than an hour also sootheed at this moment.

This battle just now was too risky. Through artillery fire advantages and bluffs, the National Rescue Army took advantage of the situation and killed some Japanese soldiers, and seized some spoils.

Any problem in any link in the middle, or some clues discovered by the Japanese army, will lead to the failure of the entire operation, and even trap the remaining troops in their hands.

Fortunately, the whole adventure went very smoothly. Not only did there be no accidents, but it also achieved very rich results.

Not to mention anything else, the eleven mountain cannons left by the Japanese army on the road alone made me so excited that I couldn't sleep for several nights.

The order immediately: "Don't be too happy too early, the Japanese may see the clues at any time, and then turn around and kill them back."

"The Sixth Company, the Reconnaissance Company, and the Cavalry Company are following the Japanese army and staring at them. If the Japanese army wants to turn around and kill us, we must hold them back for at least an hour."

"Other troops immediately go to the highway to clean the battlefield, and take away all the things they can take, especially those artillery, and no part can be lost."

"Whether the artillery battalion can develop into a veritable mountain artillery battalion depends on how many foreign lands we can pick up tonight!"

The Chief of Staff led his troops to march and retreated five kilometers before stopping. After confirming that there were only one or two hundred national rescue troops behind him, he unexpectedly ordered the troops to stop.

"What's wrong!" The Chief of Staff suddenly expressed a doubt.

"What's wrong, sir? Why did the troops stop advancing? The National Rescue Army pursuers are right behind. What if they catch up?" The captain asked in confusion!

"What's wrong with this battle?" The chief of staff thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

"The scout said there were less than two hundred pursuers behind us. If the National Salvation Army really wanted to wipe out us, it would definitely draw heavy troops to chase us, rather than sending two hundred people to chase us in the back."

"There is one more thing. Both the intelligence department and the Ekou Grandmaster said that there were only more than 1,000 national rescue troops attacking the railway station, and the only threatening was the artillery battalion."

"We have more than 1,500 troops stationed at the railway station. Even if the national rescue army is captured by a strategy, five or six hundred casualties will definitely be indispensable."

"More than a thousand people attacked the railway station, with five or six hundred casualties. It would be nice to draw out six or seven hundred people to ambush us. If the artillery inside was reduced, the maximum number of infantry soldiers was 400."

"And during the ambush battle just now, there were at least eight companies of infantry reported to the scouts, and where did the National Savior Army come from so many troops?"

"If they really have so many troops and the artillery advantage is in their hands, why not send troops to chase us?"

"Bluff!" the captain replied thoughtfully.

The Chief of Staff was silent for a moment and replied: "This possibility is not ruled out!"

"The troops stopped advancing, strengthened their vigilance, and sent all the scouts out, and returned to the ambush battlefield to investigate the situation. We cannot be defeated in this battle so confused, we must figure out the situation!"

After nearly a thousand shells, the Japanese army left at least 300 bodies on the ambush battlefield, some fell on the road and some fell on the barren slopes, which were particularly scattered.

In addition, it is night now and there are dark dust everywhere, which further increases the difficulty of finding them.

A group of three or four soldiers were searching all over the mountains for weapons, ammunition and weapons and equipment on the bodies that the Japanese army had thrown away.

Many soldiers were also concentrated on the road to clear out the bombed artillery.

Zhou Cheng was also one of them. When he got on the road, he headed straight for a field cannon.

A smile flashed out of the corner of his mouth: "It's just that the wheels were blown up, the barrel and body of the gun are good. Go back and ask the arsenal to install two new gun wheels for it and put it into use."

After saying that, he ordered the person behind him: "Leave a few people to clean up this cannon, and no part can be left, take it all back!"

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