0p0 Chapter 374 The Japs Choose to Retreat
Chapter 374 The Japs Choose to Retreat
"General! Urgent message from the front!"
In the Japanese command center in the rear, the communicator hurriedly handed the telegram sent from the front line to Tanaka Kazuo who was resting with his eyes closed.
Hearing the voice, Tanaka Kazuo slowly opened his eyes and saw a telegram appear in front of him.
"From Kojima Jin and the others?"
He asked calmly, but his calmness was a little weird.
"Yes! It's from Kojima! Please take a look!"
Tanaka Kazuo took the telegram. At this time, he still believed that the battle had been won on the front line. After all, how could three divisions plus a brigade be defeated by that tiny Eighth Route Army?
If I really can't win, I might as well not be a general!
Tanaka Kazuo looked carefully at the telegram in his hand, scanning it word by word. However, the more he read, the more his brows furrowed and he said nothing.
Damn it! It seems like I really can’t be a general anymore!
"The speed of these Eighth Route Army soldiers was too fast. Our troops had no time to react before they were..."
"Can't you just retreat and avoid them? You're all a bunch of pigs! What's the point of having a bunch of you useless people?"
Before the other party could finish speaking, Tanaka Kazuo suddenly became furious and threw the telegram in his hand fiercely onto the table in front of him.
"Boom!"
With a dull thud, the cup filled with water on the table was knocked to the ground and shattered.
"This one……"
The subordinate hesitated and wanted to say something, but when he saw the angry face of Tanaka Kazuo, he held it back.
You still have the nerve to tell us to retreat? You were the one who said we absolutely cannot retreat, and now you've forgotten?
Really are.
Tanaka Kazuo gasped and forced himself to calm down and not be so angry.
Finally, his temper softened a little.
"How are they doing now?"
Tanaka Kazuo turned around and sat on a chair beside him and asked.
"At present, Xiaodao has led the troops to evacuate. Judging from the content of the telegram they sent, the casualties are very heavy, estimated to be around 10,000 to 20,000 people."
This number of casualties was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Tanaka Kazuo's heart hard and causing his heart to tremble violently.
You have to know that he borrowed the strength of three entire divisions, totaling more than 60,000 people!
However, after just such a fierce battle, more than 20,000 people were lost!
Such heavy casualties are truly heartbreaking and hard to accept.
At this moment, Tanaka Kazuo felt his face burning, as if he had been slapped countless times in public.
He knew very well that if he returned to report to the Army Headquarters with such a result, he would be humiliated and become the target of everyone's criticism and ridicule.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Oh..." That heavy sigh was full of helplessness and regret.
Then, Tanaka Kazuo closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
His brain was working rapidly, trying to think of ways to deal with the current predicament.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, when he opened his eyes again, his gaze involuntarily fell on the spread-out map in the distance.
He stared at a certain location on the map, nodded thoughtfully, and then slowly opened his mouth and spoke.
"Jeju City is no longer safe, we absolutely cannot stay here any longer.
Right now, the only way to avoid greater losses is to evacuate immediately!"
Before he finished speaking, the Japanese officers who were standing aside quietly waiting for instructions were all stunned.
They looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.
After all, no one expected that this commander, who was usually decisive and resolute, would make such a sudden and decisive decision.
For a moment, the whole room was silent and everyone fell into silence.
They couldn't accept this result in their hearts. They had to flee again and again and were chased and beaten by the enemy. It was a really humiliating feeling.
"General! We still have a chance to fight against those Eighth Route Army!"
"Yes, General! We still have a chance!"
"General! I cannot accept this outcome! Soldiers are meant to face hardship! Die on the battlefield!"
……
Tanaka Kazuo's decision completely aroused the resentment in the hearts of some people in the Japanese military command.
Looking at the people in front of him, Tanaka Kazuo frowned and said nothing.
After everyone gradually quieted down, Tanaka Kazuo finally spoke.
"I understand everyone's feelings. After all, this is my army, but the current situation doesn't allow us to continue fighting!"
"As soldiers, you also know that you can't act on impulse. Think carefully. If we are really wiped out by the Eighth Route Army, then we will never be able to take revenge! We will no longer exist!"
"So, conserve your strength and return here to thoroughly defeat these Eighth Route Army soldiers. Only the victors will be able to discuss this!"
Tanaka Kazuo's passionate speech rekindled the flame of hope in his subordinates' hearts.
Everyone looked at Kazuo Tanaka, the savior in their eyes.
"I am willing to follow the general's arrangements!"
"I do too!"
"I... agree!"
……
Immediately afterwards, everyone present agreed with Tanaka Kazuo's suggestion and completely put their previous ideas behind them.
Seeing that all his subordinates agreed with his point of view, Tanaka Kazuo smiled with relief.
"Yoshi! Then retreat immediately! Retreat to the neighboring city!"
Following Tanaka Kazuo's thunderous command, the entire army instantly took action and quickly gathered together like a surging torrent.
The soldiers marched in neat and powerful steps, advancing firmly towards the nearby city.
The tense atmosphere emanating from them seemed to be able to penetrate the air, making people feel the urgency and severity of the war.
Almost at the same time, Tanaka Kazuo's order was like a flash of lightning that streaked across the sky and reached where Kojima Jin was at an astonishing speed.
"Division Commander, General Tanaka's order has been delivered!"
The messenger rushed over desperately in the smoke of war, holding the crucial telegram tightly in his hand.
Seeing this, Jin Kojima reached out anxiously and snatched the telegram from the communicator.
His eyes swept across the telegram like a storm, and every word struck his heartstrings like a heavy hammer.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment, everything around him became blurry, only the order became clearer and clearer in his eyes.
"Huh..." Finally, Jin Kojima let out a long breath, and his tense nerves were slightly relieved.
He raised his head, a look of determination flashing in his eyes, and shouted loudly: "Notify the troops immediately, ignore the Eighth Route Army chasing behind, and retreat to Lin City at full speed!"
This order spread quickly throughout the army like a gust of wind.
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers who received the order turned around and carried out it without hesitation. The originally chaotic team regained order and began to rush towards the direction of Linshi.
At this moment, Kojima Jin's mood gradually calmed down.
After all, this retreat was not his personal wish, but a direct instruction from his superior, Kazuo Tanaka.
In this way, even if the battle turns out to be unfavorable in the end, the responsibility will not be entirely attributed to him alone.
However, facing such a difficult situation, Jin Kojima knows that the road ahead is still full of thorns and full of unknown challenges and tests.
In this way, the two Japanese troops attacking Ji City decisively retreated towards Lin City after receiving orders from Tanaka Kazuo.
"Captain, are we still going to chase them?"
Li Yunlong looked at the Japanese troops that were getting farther and farther away, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.
"Damn it, these bastards run so fast! Otherwise, we would have surrounded and wiped them out long ago!"
Who could have imagined that this group of Japanese troops retreated so quickly that they didn't even bring back the bodies of some of their soldiers. They just took the opportunity to retreat.
interesting.
"But we finally drove away these two Japanese armies."
There wasn't much regret on Ding Wei's face, and he was still very optimistic about things.
"That's right. Let's report to our brigade commander as soon as possible so that he knows we've driven the Japs away."
Li Yunlong passed the order down without hesitation, and his vigorous and decisive style was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon, a crucial telegram reached Wang Lin like lightning.
"Wow, this telegram came really quickly!" Wang Lin couldn't help but laugh helplessly as he took the telegram.
He was well aware of Li Yunlong's eagerness to prove his ability and determination.
After all, this iron-blooded warrior has always been a courageous and courageous person who is unwilling to lag behind others.
However, there is a reason why Wang Lin can be so calm and composed.
It turned out that he had been cleverly using advanced drone technology to closely monitor the fierce fighting on the front lines.
With this high-tech means, he was able to gain insight into the Japanese army's every move and the ever-changing situation on the battlefield at the first moment.
At this time, Wang Lin keenly noticed that the Japanese troops, which were originally aggressive, began to withdraw from the battlefield quickly.
However, what puzzled him was that the direction in which these Japanese troops fled seemed to be wrong.
"Hiss..." Looking at the Japanese soldiers fleeing in a panic, Wang Lin couldn't help but frown and fell into deep thought.
Judging from the current situation, they are obviously not retreating towards Jeju City, but are rushing towards the nearby city.
After careful observation and analysis, Wang Lin finally understood.
It turns out that the Japanese army's move was probably intended to change its strategic deployment, or there was some other ulterior conspiracy brewing in secret.
Thinking of this, Wang Lin's expression became more serious. He knew that he had to find out the true intentions of the Japanese army as soon as possible so that he could formulate a corresponding response strategy to ensure our ultimate victory.
It turned out that these Japanese troops wanted to resist themselves through the natural barriers formed by the two mountain ranges of Mengshan and Yishan near the city.