Wang Shihe hurriedly replied respectfully: "Report to the committee, according to the telegrams reported by the Chief Commander of the Ninth War Zone and the Third War Zone, the current progress of the Second War Zone is quite smooth, especially in the Ninth War Zone. Because the Central and Japanese troops in China suffered heavy losses in the battle to the north some time ago, the enemy's headquarters Shinroku Hata was forced to shrink his troops to the area along the two sides of the Yangtze River."

"For this reason, the Ninth War Zone took advantage of the opportunity to regain a large area of ​​land south of the Yangtze River. As for the Japanese army facing the Third War Zone, both the strength and combat effectiveness were slightly stronger than the enemies facing the Ninth War Zone, so the progress was slightly behind the Ninth War Zone."

"But there is no progress. A few days ago, Shangguan Yunxiang's troops in the Third War Zone fought a beautiful annihilation battle in Sudong, encircling and annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese troops, and captured a lot."

"Oh!" Mr. Jiang nodded slightly after hearing this, and pondered and asked, "Where is the battlefield in Xuzhou?"

"Since the revival of Xuzhou battlefield, the Fifth War Zone and Qiao Anbang's 11th Army launched a joint pursuit of the Japanese army. At present, all units of our army are in a state of unstoppable power, and good news is frequent!" Wang Shihe continued to answer.

Duke Jiang turned and walked to the giant combat map hanging on the wall, frowned and stared at it for a moment, as if muttering to himself: "It's time..."

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Baodugang Special Camp Position.

The gunshots have stopped, and all the Japanese soldiers who were still charging not long ago have retreated.

The soldiers on the position were taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rescue the wounded and repair damaged fortifications. In short, they were busy.

Liang Yimang, the battalion commander of the special operations battalion, was holding a telescope to observe the situation of the Japanese army below the mountain.

At this time, Gao Chu, the company commander of the Special Forces Battalion, hurriedly ran over along the winding fortifications, looked down at the mountain and said to Liang Yimang: "Battle, what are the Japanese singing about? If they didn't retreat just now and continued to attack for another half an hour, our defense line would be very likely to be broken through by them!"

Liang Yimang nodded silently when he heard this. Indeed, if the Japanese army could hold on for another half an hour just now, then his mixed army might not be able to hold on.

Although I have an absolute advantage in terms of number of people, the combat effectiveness of these mixed troops is really not worthy of compliment.

They faced six thousand elite Japanese troops who were well-trained and well-equipped and eager to break through.

After thinking about it, Liang Yimang said, "In my opinion, it is probably because our reinforcements are coming soon. It is because of this pressure that the Japanese stopped attacking!"

"Reinforcements have arrived?" Gao Chu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Then we can wipe out the thousands of Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain? Judging from their combat effectiveness and equipment, this group of Japanese soldiers must be elite, maybe there are big fish among them!"

"It's not that easy!" Liang Yimang paused and then said, "The Japanese army is not stupid. They will never sit and wait for death. Wait for us to surround them and be attacked from both sides!"

Gao Chushen nodded with consent and said, "What will the Japanese take next?"

"Two possibilities are: one is to try your best to launch the last strike at us, and the other is to escape." Liang Yimang said without hesitation.

After saying that, he said earnestly: "No matter how they choose, our task is to nail it tightly like a nail. As long as we have a breath, we must not let a Japanese devil go there. If we send the order, everyone should hurry up and rest. Prepare for a decisive battle! In addition, we also send people to closely monitor the movements of the Japanese army at the foot of the mountain. If there is any abnormal movement, report it immediately!"

"Yes!" Gao Chu stood up solemnly.

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Not long after, Gao Chu ran back in a hurry and reported to Liang Yimang: "The Japanese are moving, they are retreating."

"Huh?" Liang Yimang was shocked when he heard this, and immediately stood up and raised his telescope to look down at the mountain.

Sure enough, the Japanese at the foot of the mountain were really retreating, and they were evacuating very quickly. In just such a short time, even the guards set up at the forefront had been withdrawn.

"Zhang Zu, what should we do?" Gao Chu stood aside and asked anxiously, "Will you pursue me?"

Liang Yimang pondered for a while and made a quick decision: "In order to prevent this from the Japanese from seducing the enemy, we will hold our troops temporarily. The task given to us by the General Office is to guard this place. As long as we keep here and not let the Japanese pass through this, our mission will be completed."

After a pause, Liang Yimang said again: "If the Japanese really want to retreat, it's okay. We just need to report this information to the chief executive immediately and he can decide! Wait, send two squads to reconnaissance before making a decision!"

"Yes! I'll make arrangements now." Gao Chu nodded and replied, then turned around and left.

Soon, the reconnaissance troops of the Special Operations Battalion heard the news that the Japanese army was really retreating eastward. Battalion Commander Liang Yimang did not dare to delay and immediately reported the information to the General Command of Xuzhou.

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Xuzhou, General Headquarters of the 11th Army (Tiger Army).

Qiao Anbang hurriedly read the urgent telegram sent by the Special Forces Camp from Baodugang. He faced the inquiring gazes of Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Li Pinxian and others, and said in a deep voice: "Dong De, Brother Heling, according to the situation reported by our Special Forces Camp, more than 6,000 Japanese troops who fought fiercely in Baodugang in Baodugang have now taken the initiative to flee east."

As he said that, Qiao Anbang led everyone to the giant combat map hanging on the wall.

When they arrived at the map, Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren looked at the map, looked at each other in confusion, and said in confusion: "Retreat east, are they going to evacuate to Qingdao?"

"That's right, the purpose of this Japanese army is very clear, it is to retreat to Qingdao!" Qiao Anbang nodded and confirmed.

Li Pinxian looked at Qingdao on the map and said, "The road to retreat north is not open, so it is reasonable for the Japanese army to retreat to Qingdao. After all, where is the special geographical location of Qingdao?"

"Well, indeed, as long as they retreat to Qingdao, they can occupy the Jiaodong Peninsula centered on Qingdao to resist the attack of our country. Although the Japanese army retreated one after another, we should not forget that they have a strong enough naval fleet. In Qingdao, their naval fleet can directly provide absolute fire assistance." Bai Chongxi nodded and said indifferently.

"The second is that even if the Japanese army cannot defend Qingdao, they can retreat from the sea with the support of their navy and preserve their vitality." Li Zongren continued at the right time.

After Li Bai and the other two finished speaking, their eyes looked at Qiao Anbang who was not talking.

Under the gaze of everyone, Qiao Anbang frowned and said, "If it were only this Japanese army who retreated to Qingdao, there would be no need to be too surprised. What I am worried about is that other Japanese troops will follow suit."

As he said that, Qiao Anbang pointed to the map and gestured: "In the current battlefield situation, if all the Japanese troops turn around and retreat and escape in the direction of the Jiaodong Peninsula at the same time, it will be extremely unfavorable to us. Because once the number of Japanese troops entrenched in Qingdao exceeds a certain number, with the support of their naval fleet artillery and aircraft, it will be difficult for us to capture Qingdao. In this way, we will not be able to complete our strategic goal of clearing all the Japanese troops south of the Yellow River north of the Yangtze River."

"Yes, if the Japanese army is entrenched on the Jiaodong Peninsula, it will definitely be very harmful to us. Because if we cannot recover the Jiaodong Peninsula, we will give the Japanese army a chance to breathe, and when they have rested and replenished, they will be able to counterattack us. In this way, the Central Plains will be under the spying of the Japanese army at any time. If we want to ensure the Central Plains, we must deploy a large number of troops on the Jiaodong frontline."

"In short, we will be in a very passive situation at that time. The Japanese army can attack the Central Plains, and when retreating, they can rely on the naval fleet to defend Jiaodong." Bai Chongxi nodded deeply when he heard this.

"Then we should take measures as soon as possible to prevent the Japanese army from retreating to Jiaodong!" Li Pinxian said.

Qiao Anbang shook his head and said, "Using the current situation, it is impossible to completely stop the Japanese army."

After a remark, Qiao Anbang made up his mind and said with a heart-warming voice: "For the sake of the present, we must make every effort to attack Qingdao, restore the Jiaodong Peninsula, and recover the important coastal areas.

In fact, Qiao Anbang had already made plans before heading north to Xuzhou.

In his plan, in addition to annihilation of the Japanese army south of the Yellow River as much as possible, he also captured Shandong coastal cities such as Qingdao.

Now China's anti-Japanese situation is already very good, but if he wants to achieve further victory, he must start building a naval fleet belonging to China.

Because if you want to completely defeat Japanese imperialism, you can't defeat their army just by defeating them, and you must also defeat their most powerful naval joint fleet. Otherwise, even if the Chinese team wiped out all the Japanese army in mainland China, you will not be able to completely defeat Japan. You must not let the ambition of the Japanese, let alone avenge the national humiliation and avenge blood revenge.

Because China and Japan are separated by a surging sea, if China wants to defeat Japan and defend against the enemy outside the country, it must develop its navy.

If you want to develop a navy, you must have an outlet, an excellent deep-water wharf and a military port. Anhui is located in the Central Plains and there are no coastal cities for Qiao'anbang to develop a navy.

But Qingdao, Shandong is an excellent seaport and military port.

Therefore, even if there is no emergency situation where the Japanese army retreats to Qingdao, Qiao Anbang will command troops to recover Jiaodong.

However, the Japanese army retreated from Xuzhou now took the initiative to retreat to Qingdao, which gave Qiao Anbang an excellent excuse to concentrate heavy troops in the Fifth War Zone to attack Qingdao.

However, Qingdao is adjacent to the sea. If you attack it, you must fight with the Japanese naval fleet and sea-based aviation forces.

Qiao Anbang seemed to be able to foresee that this battle would be an extremely tragic bloody battle, but no matter how much the price it had to be paid, Qiao Anbang had to bear it.

Because Qingdao must be won, it is really important to Qiao Anbang at this stage.

ps: I didn’t say anything anymore, I’ve been waiting for a long time. It’s not that Qiu Feng is lazy, it’s really not going well. These days, the house has been surprisingly cold, and there is water and power outage during the day, and I don’t call until the night.

My son is still uncomfortable, coughing and running nose, and has been receiving injections these two days. Every day I am so busy that I can't calm down and write. Today I finally code a chapter and update it quickly.

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I dare not promise how much I can update tomorrow, but as long as my son is comfortable and the family goes smoothly, my son doesn’t want to make money by typing.

I came to my house to get married and decorate the house. I lost my buddy for more than 200,000 yuan. I am so poor now that I am almost as pants. I really have no face to ask my parents for money. After all, we are now a family. Do you think so? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)


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