For many people living in Chaoyang area, they have heard about the wars in recent times. Especially after Shanhaiguan was recovered by the Eighth Route Army, many people felt that the Eighth Route Army would sooner or later come to Chaoyang.

Even though they are under the jurisdiction of Rehe at the moment, Chengde, as the provincial capital, was captured by the Eighth Route Army. Only Chaoyang and Jinxi remain in Rehe, and they are still under the control of the Japanese army, but wars and attacks have occurred frequently.

Many landlords and gentry who knew that they could not escape the liquidation of the Eighth Route Army, moved to Fengtian and other places to live after the Eighth Route Army captured Shanhaiguan. In their opinion, the farther away from the Eighth Route Army, the safer it might be.

But for many people who were exploited and ruled by the Japanese and puppet troops, they were looking forward to the Eighth Route Army coming in as soon as possible. The people who didn't believe in the armed forces behind the enemy earlier gradually accepted the entry of these ordinary armed forces.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the people are still fooled. But the people also know when to follow who is the safest. At present, the Eighth Route Army may really be worthy of their trust and acceptance.

At least these armed workers in casual clothes but carrying guns were not as greedy as the Japanese and puppet troops. They even learned from the words of the armed workers that the liberated areas began to divide the land and land for the people.

For many poor people for most of their lives, they also want to fight for the policies of treating the people in the liberated areas. What's more, the main force of the Eighth Route Army has opened the border in Chaoyang area.

Just as these people were looking forward to the arrival of the Eighth Route Army, the first regular troops entering the enemy's backbone made many villagers in the fortress village of the armed forces illuminate the eyes of these Eighth Route Army regular troops. These Eighth Route Army indeed look different.

Some old people who have seen the Northeast Army and other warlords have truly understood what the people are meant by seeing these people who are polite to the people and even carry water and chop firewood for them.

In the past, even if they were poor, they were unwilling to send young people from their families to the army, and they began to let young people from their families join the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army. All the people knew that this might be an opportunity for the children in the family to be reckless.

The worst thing is that if there is a person in the army in the family, they will receive some preferential treatment from the democratic government in the future. After all, the treatment of military families in the liberated areas is relatively better than that of ordinary people.

The treatment of military martyrs is undoubtedly the highest in ordinary rural areas. No matter how difficult the local government is, during the Chinese New Year, it will send some condolences to the families of military martyrs, expressing its respect for the families of military martyrs.

Although this article has been implemented at present, it has added a lot of difficulties to democratic governments in various places. However, the majority of the condolences distributed to families of military martyrs come from military reclamation farms established in various places.

These disabled soldiers who were placed in military farms knew better than anyone else that those families who had lost their children actually wanted not these simple condolences, but the attention they paid to them by the troops and the government.

Many ordinary people have a simple idea. They send their children to the army and prepare themselves for the possibility of their children dying on the battlefield. But they hope that after their children die, they will not be forgotten so simply.

In fact, for the Eighth Division stationed in Chaoyang area, they also learned from the defenders stationed in various places that the Eighth Route Army had guerrillas operating in their defense areas.

However, in the face of the tight pressing on the Eighth Route Army's front line, the Eighth Division could not draw too many troops to assist. In this case, the local defenders wanted to clear out these elite armed forces, and often suffered a lot of losses.

Seeing these armed forces wearing ordinary clothes, they could fight the previously arrogant Japanese and puppet troops, and the people gradually realized that these seemingly ordinary Eighth Route Army were actually not ordinary people.

In addition, the armed forces team was able to integrate into the people, making the people feel that they are approachable. Gradually, more and more villages joined the armed forces fortress village. Naturally, the people's understanding of the Eighth Route Army became more and more.

Before the First Column was preparing to attack the 8th Division, the special division reconnaissance troops originally arranged on the Pingquan line found out the situation in Chaoyang area. After the infiltration order was issued, they launched infiltration in battalions and companies.

With the cooperation of the local armed forces, these small but elite special divisions also understood some of the situations in the towns they were in. Even with the cooperation of the underground party, some puppet troops stationed in the city were instigated.

Just to avoid alerting the enemy, the combat teams of the Special Forces Division, even if they were sure to take down some towns, still did not take action. Until He Zhengdao issued an offensive order, they opened the battlefield behind the enemy.

Tsukata Attorney, who was commanding the war in front, was also shocked and sweated when he received the news from the rear. If the rear was cut off, then the troops on the front would really be completely wiped out.

While cursing the incompetent troops in the rear, Tsukadao could only ask the defenders of each city on the route to Jinzhou to ensure the safety of their defense areas, which would be the last retreat for the 8th Division.

If they had no choice, keep this retreat passage and they might be able to retreat to Jinzhou safely. If even this road is blocked, then waiting for the fate of the Eighth Division will likely be completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

Although it was only one night, by dawn the next day, the Eighth Route Army, which was attacking from Chifeng, had successfully broken through the defensive line set there and successfully advanced into Chaoyang.

Even the reconnaissance of the Japanese front line and the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army were intensifying to the Pingquan area where their main force was deployed. This means that the flanks of the main force of the front line were about to be fatally threatened.

As for the Eighth Route Army troops in the direction of Jinxi, although there were still some main positions that had not been taken down, there were still Eighth Route Army troops who chose to detour towards Chaoyang City. This situation made Tsukada attack become nervous.

Looking at the lightly bright sky, he saw the loss reports sent from the front line one after another, and the number of defense lines that were broken through by the Eighth Route Army. Tsukada Oshi also realized that he was afraid he needed to prepare for the division in advance.

‘Give power to the commander. After a night of fierce fighting, our unit suffered heavy casualties and almost all the artillery troops were broken. The enemy has broken through from Jinzhou and Chifeng and is moving closer to our main position.

In order to ensure the safety of our division, our department decided to withdraw the main force to the front line of Chaoyang City and re-establish a defensive line. We hope that the Commander can draw reinforcements from the rear as soon as possible for reinforcements.’

After saying these orders to the staff officer, the chief of staff of the division said with some concern: "General, if you retreat to the rear at this time, I am afraid the headquarters will not agree to it? If you continue to retreat, it is afraid that it will be difficult to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army!"

‘If we do not retreat, the troops we deploy here may be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army at any time. If we retreat to the rear, we can still use cities from all over the country to continue to block the Eighth Route Army’s offensive.

You should have seen the current situation of the war. If we don’t retreat to the rear quickly now, we can’t even retreat until the evening. After a night of battle, how long do you think the troops can last?’

After some questioning, the chief of staff of the division didn't know what to say. In fact, seeing nearly 30,000 main forces of the division, nearly 10,000 casualties in one night, the chief of staff also felt his heart trembling.

Not to mention, there were also troops that cooperated with them to block the attack, which also suffered heavy casualties. Especially the defensive forces deployed on both wings, after the main Japanese army suffered too much losses, many puppet troops who cooperated with the defense fell into a fleeing situation.

In this case, even if the Kwantung Army will send air force to provide air reinforcements during the day, everyone knows that letting the current air force send air force to support them means that the main force of Nuomenhan on the day will lack air force support.

The one end is light and the other end is heavy, and you can actually tell it clearly by thinking about it. However, the chief of staff found it difficult to accept such a voluntary retreat. In contrast, Tsukada Oku, as the commander of the division, still maintained a calm mind.

After receiving a telegram from the Eighth Division, Mei Jiro Yui, who had only slept for less than four hours last night, said in disbelief: "What about you? Just a night of fierce fighting, the Eighth Division is planning to retreat?"

‘Yes, Commander! According to the war damage report sent by the Eighth Division, the Eighth Division had lost nearly half of its elite troops on the front line last night. The artillery troops of the division were even more severely damaged.

At present, the Eighth Route Army's troops in Jinxi and Chifeng are rapidly advancing towards the area defended by their main forces. In order to avoid being surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, General Tsubasa suggested that his subordinates retreat and deploy defense lines on the front line of Chaoyang City.

Judging from the current situation, if they do not retreat during the day, there is a possibility of being surrounded by the Eighth Route Army at night. Even if they want to retreat, we are afraid that we will need to send the air force to support it. Otherwise, they will have the possibility of defeat!’

‘Baga! He can say such incompetent words! The Eighth Division, but our main division? How come they can't stand the attack of the Eighth Route Army for a night?’

While scolding, the staff officer who reported the situation to him did not dare to say anything. He believed that the calmer Meiji Miro should understand that Tsukada Otsuki made this decision, which was actually the most beneficial decision for them at the moment.

If you really want to keep the Eighth Division on the front line in order to show off your strength, the entire division will be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army or even wiped out. Then, it will be a disastrous consequence for the defenders in various places in the rear.

Sure enough, after venting his resentment, Mei Yuzhi Meiro finally agreed to the application of the 8th Division. After all, he did not want to see another division that was completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

If that is the case, I realized that another division number would be cancelled in the Army organization. The cancellation of division number was also a shame for him as the commander of the Kwantung Army.
Chapter completed!