The Japanese army suddenly withdrew?" Principal Chang was a little unbelievable.

"Yes." Lin Wei nodded with certainty, and then continued, "However, only the Sakamoto Detachment of Yinbei, the Oikawa Detachment and the 22nd Division of Yindong retreated from the battle."

"That's also a retreat, the Japanese admitted defeat." Principal Chang said happily, "Does Zi Ren lead his troops to fight back?"

According to normal logic, once the Japanese retreated, the country's army fought back. This is how the first Wuhan Battle won.

"No." Lin Wei shook his head and said, "Now, except for the several divisions of the 41st Army in Yinxi, Yinnan confronted the 15th and 17th Japanese divisions, the rest of the other directions have been disconnected."

"Don't leave contact?" President Chang said in surprise, "Why didn't Ziren take advantage of the situation to fight back?"

Lin Wei whispered: "Maybe it was because the number of casualties in the previous week's battle was too high, which led to insufficient troops being unable to fight back."

Principal Chang sighed and said, "What a great opportunity, what a pity."

Principal Chang then remembered that during the first battle in Wuhan, there were nearly 100 divisions on the periphery waiting for the Japanese to fight back, but Yinjiang did not.

Lin Wei said: "But fortunately, Yin Jiang has defended it in the end, and this battle will still be won."

"Yes, yes." Principal Chang nodded, "If you defend Yinjiang City, even if you win this battle, call Yinjiang immediately and reward all the troops participating in the war, especially Zi Ren, who was awarded the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal!"

...

In Shanghai, the headquarters of the 13th Japanese Army.

Usa Mitsuru looked a little lonely.

This is actually normal. The Japanese base camp consumed hundreds of millions of funds and concentrated a total of four divisions. Even the Fifth Division was dispatched, but in the end it failed to capture a small Yinjiang City.

Although this is a draw in terms of result, it is actually a failure.

For Mirō Usa, who commanded a battle for the first time, it was a heavy defeat!

Because Mitsuru Usa knew very well that after this battle, he would never have the opportunity to command a battle alone with the power of the Chief of Staff!

For a long time since then, his path to promotion has been cut off.

Hinata Shimizu came to comfort him: "Your Chief of Staff does not need to blame yourself for this. The 13th Army in the Battle of Yinjiang did not lose. In this battle, both sides actually tied."

Usa Mitsuru waved his hand and said, "Higa Shikan, you don't need to comfort me."

"Hai." Hinata Shimiya paused and said, "In fact, there is still news that the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade sent an urgent telegram from Yuyao, saying that at least four divisions and more Chinese troops were approaching Yuyao County. Considering that the 11th Independent Mixed Brigade had only one infantry brigade in Yuyao, the commander of the Fujijing Brigade decided to withdraw from Yuyao City."

"Yuyao?" Usa Mirō shook his head and said to himself, "It's really Zhong Yi. When we are still worried about how to withdraw troops safely, this guy has blocked the retreat. He not only let Yu Liangzhen's 10th Army seize Ninghai, but now let Luo Zhengying's 41st Army seize Yuyao County. This is simply a precaution and preparation for the second Yinjiang Battle."

"Nani?" Hinata Zhiming said in a daze, "Preparation for the second Yinjiang Battle?"

"No." Usa Mirō smiled self-deprecatingly, "If Zhong Yi did not take back Yuyao and Ninghai now, then when the Second Yinjiang Battle broke out, Yinjiang would face siege from three directions from sea and land, and the situation would be more difficult than the first Yinjiang Battle!"

Hinata Zhiming said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, we must not let him succeed easily. Why not let the 22nd Division turn around and go south and retake Ninghai County? Then, the 5th Division will return to the west and retake Yuyao and Cixi?"

"Forget it." Usa Mitsuto waved his hand and said, "Whether the 22nd Division or the 5th Division are now tired of the division's veterans. If you continue to fight, you will be unpredictable. If you have any mistakes, you will regret it. So, you should withdraw from Shanghai by sea according to the original plan."

...

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

The time has come on August 13, 1939, which is exactly two years after the Battle of Songhu.

At this moment, Zhong Yi, with Xu Chao and several other special forces, was quietly lying on the top of Jiulong Mountain under the cover of vegetation.

Because it was broad daylight, Japanese fighter jets were hovering back and forth in the air not far away, so Zhong Yi and the others dared not take it lightly.

Carefully spreading the bushes, Zhong Yi saw at a glance that the empty beach ahead was already crowded with Japanese troops and various equipment.

Due to the timely reaction, the 15th and 17th Divisions moved from attack to defensive posture in advance, so the Kuomintang army gave up only a few tentative attacks. Therefore, the Japanese army was able to separate troops and retreat to Xiangshan Bay and the south bank of Hangzhou Bay, and retreated from the sea with the navy's support.

The Japanese Fifth Division and the 15th Division chose to retreat from the beach on the south bank of Hangzhou Bay. In addition, there was a brigade that independently formed the 11th Brigade. Because the advance of the 41st Group of the National Army was too fast, blocking the retreat of the infantry brigade to Hangzhou, they could only retreat from the sea with the 5th Division.

Seeing the teams of Japanese soldiers lined up on the empty beach, Zhong Yi screamed in disbelief.

If you have dozens of Katyusha rocket launchers in your hand, you can only use a few rounds of firepower to turn the 50,000 or 60,000 Japanese troops and tens of thousands of various types of equipment gathered on the beach into pieces.

What a pity, the Zhejiang East China Sea Defense Corps does not have long-range rocket launchers!

Of course, even if there are long-range rocket launchers, it is useless, because there are at least dozens of Japanese bombers hovering in the sky. If there are rocket launchers, they would have been killed by Japanese aviation troops.

Xu Chao smacked his lips and whispered: "Shenzhen, do you want to hit his family?"

Zhong Yi shook his head and said, "Even if you kill a few Japanese generals, what's the point?"

Xu Chao obviously had a wrong intention and said excitedly: "Otherwise, transfer one and three teams to the top? The ancients attacked halfway through the attack, and maybe they could destroy these 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese devils on the beach!"

"You can pull it down." Zhong Yi said angrily, "Didn't you see dozens of Japanese warships circling at the sea? If you really transfer one or three detachments to come over, the Japanese warships can only use a scattered fire to blow the two detachments into meat paste. Two years ago, the Battle of Shanghai, our principal's fifty-nine German divisions were bombarded by the Japanese ships as a scum."
Chapter completed!