Di Zhou Libing, who had been surrounded in the Gray Cloud Ridge for more than three hours, obviously didn't know that the 24th division only had a few thousand people left. They were desperately trying to escape from the Wolf Fang Regiment and the Sky Wolf Regiment.
As the highest commander here, he was in charge of the overall situation. He had to defend this position no matter what.
Unfortunately, the terrain of the Gray Cloud Ridge was too short.
Surrounded by mountains on three sides, there was no way to retreat. Moreover, it was a hard rock area.
The digging of trenches was extremely slow, and it was also very difficult to quickly build defensive blockhouses.
The 23rd division had been trapped here for quite some time.
They were barely able to establish a defensive position.
The reason why the Wolf Fang Team didn't take the initiative to attack was that the Imperial Army had won in terms of equipment and numbers.
The path to break out of the Blue Cloud Ridge was too narrow, so they could only go out one regiment at a time.
Once they tried to break out of the encirclement in batches, the imperial army would completely lose their advantage in numbers!
The regiment that tried to break out of the encirclement just now would be the end!
The 23rd Division had already become a threat that could be taken down at any moment.
At this moment, a sudden piece of news came.
At the 23rd Division's position, a soldier with a wound on his arm rushed over and pounced in front of Di Zhou's soldiers.
"Master Commander! The 24th Regiment is finished!"
"What is it? Tell me clearly, how is the 24th Regiment finished?”
Di Zhou Li Bing was suddenly shocked.
"Captain Maruyama led us to attack Qinghe Village at night, but we were ambushed by the Chinese. Their firepower was too fierce. We didn't last long before we were wiped out. The jade shattered!"
"Right now, the 24th Regiment is only left with the 2 battalions of the 13th Regiment, and they are still holding on!”
"Regiment Commander Di Zhou, please quickly send troops to save the last brothers of my 24th Regiment!”
After hearing this, Di Zhou's heart instantly turned cold.
From disbelief to despair.
Deep in his heart, he felt bitter.
Rescue? Our 23rd division can't even protect ourselves now, how can we save the remaining 24th division!
The 24th division that had secretly attacked Qinghe Village was the hope of the 23rd division.
But now, this bad news had appeared!
At this moment, the 23rd Division was completely surrounded and was in a tough battle.
In the narrow valley of the Gray Cloud Ridge.
The militia of Qinghe Village blocked the exits from four different locations.
The current situation was clear.
Other than the 24th division that had been wiped out, his 23rd division had also been surrounded and could only wait for death.
Outside Pingan County, Qinghe Village also had the advantage.
Only the county city was still occupied by the imperial army.
Lieutenant General Di Zhou, who had been silent for a long time, clenched his fingers tightly. His entire hand was trembling violently.
"Good, good, good!"
"Jiang Kai, Qinghe Village, this old man has really underestimated you!”
Di Zhou Libing could not help but sway. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and his white beard was instantly dyed red.
"Major General, what should we do now?”
"There is no other way. We can only break out of the encirclement and escape back to the county city. We will defend the city. Their troops are definitely not enough to attack the city!”
"We have to break out of this encirclement at all costs!"
"Yes, sir! Major General!"
The few Japanese beside him could not help but feel extremely shocked. Then, they became determined.
He had no choice.
The imperial army had encountered a tough nut to crack this time.
Not only did it not bite off, but it even broke a few teeth.
Now, they could only break out of the encirclement and return to the county town to wait for reinforcements. There was no other way.
At this moment, the telegram operator suddenly came to Di Zhou Libing with a telegram.
He read aloud.
"Major general, the commander of the Yamamoto Garrison has ordered you to retreat to the county city immediately!”
"They also informed us that the 24th division had been completely annihilated!”
Di Zhou Libing put away the newspaper expressionlessly and sighed in his heart. This news was still a step too late. He said," Everyone, prepare to break out of the encirclement. We have lost this time!"”
"I can't absolve myself of the blame for this battle. After returning to the county, I will resign from my position as major general and wait for the military to deal with it!”
"Defeated?"
"Mr. Regiment Commander!"
"We didn't lose! He didn't lose! How could he be defeated by a Chinese man!”
"How humiliating!"
The dejected voice of the Japanese soldiers spread to the sky above the camp.
Although he admitted defeat, Di Zhou Libing was currently frowning, facing a difficult choice.
Should he choose to retreat to the county?
Or should he save the remaining troops of the 24th division that were fighting with the enemy?
There were still more than 2,000 warriors of the Empire…
If they retreated, it would be abandoning them.
They were all warriors of the Empire!
If they tried to break out of the encirclement in their direction, they would have to face a terrifying enemy with unknown combat strength.
Furthermore, they might fail to break through and the 23rd Division would be involved.
How did the 24th Regiment end up like this?
Di Zhou Libing cursed in his heart.
"Eight Geya Road! Why didn't the 24th Regiment hold on a little longer!”
The furious Di Zhou Libing couldn't help but curse.
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