Zhao Zhiguo and the others failed to achieve the expected goal in this battle. The elimination of 3,000 Japanese troops was obviously not enough to cause Gangcun's heartache.

The same method cannot be used twice in a row.

In a short period of time, Zhao Zhiguo will definitely not be able to arrange for troops to be sent to the Japanese theater to fight.

If they want to take action against the Japanese army again, they can only target Heyun County.

But the threat to Heyun County is also obvious.

If the First Army Division's deployment of Heyun County was discovered by the Japanese army, it would be a devastating blow to the troops who wanted to enter the city through the tunnel.

Gangcun showed no sign of sending additional troops to Heyun County.

Obviously, once the battle for Heyun County starts, Zhao Zhi will focus on Heyun County, and Gangcun will definitely not fight around Heyun County.

A Japanese army unit deployed in Heyun County and Zhao Zhiguo's main force were hacking and killing, and there was no room for other Japanese troops to intervene.

Gangcun's plan was naturally to eat or inflict heavy damage to the main force of the First Military Division.

Especially the four main brigades that have been established under Zhao Zhiguo for a long time. As long as these four main brigades lose their combat effectiveness, the First Army will be unable to compete with the Japanese army in the future.

The battle in Heyun County became a bargaining chip for Gangcun to suppress Zhao Zhiguo, and it was also the only way for Zhao Zhiguo to introduce the battle into enemy-occupied areas.

Both sides will bet heavily on Heyun County.

The loss of three brigades was of no consequence to Gangcun.

The lack of strength of the Japanese army was not that they were short of two or three thousand men. Gangcun believed that the lack of strength was that they did not have the strength to drive Zhao Zhiguo and others back.

However, the loss of three brigades made Gangcun realize that he must return to the problem itself.

The problem itself is Heyun County.

But now Zhao Zhiguo's troops are refusing to enter Heyun County.

"Your Excellency, Commander, our scouts have found out that all the surrounding Chinese troops have withdrawn, and only one troop remains in the front."

Gangcun had just learned that Zhao Zhiguo had given up the siege of Heyun County, and he couldn't believe it.

In order to prevent Zhao Zhiguo from using retreat as a bait to set up an ambush again, Gangcun first sent out scouts to conduct a careful reconnaissance of the surrounding area.

When the Japanese scouts figured out the situation and reported to the office in Gangcun, twelve hours had passed since Zhao Zhiguo ordered the retreat.

"Does Zhao Zhiguo really not want to take action against Heyun County?"

Gangcun became increasingly confused about Zhao Zhiguo's purpose.

The First Military Division has the ability to easily encircle Heyun County, and also has the ability to invade the urban area of ​​Heyun County.

But Zhao Zhiguo's troops refused to enter the city.

Not only did he not enter the city, but after taking advantage of it, Zhao Zhiguo actually retreated and restored Heyun County to its original state.

"Zhao Zhiguo initially wanted to attack our reinforcements, and then used our purpose of supporting the reinforcements to expand the scale of the battle," the Japanese officer said.

Zhao Zhiguo's original purpose has been exposed.

Fortunately, the Japanese army learned to exercise restraint and no larger-scale battle broke out.

"Now I just want to know why Zhao Zhiguo didn't attack Heyun County."

Gangcun was eager to let Zhao Zhiguo's troops enter Heyun County.

"Maybe Zhao Zhiguo has no desire to seize Heyun County!" the Japanese military officer analyzed.

"Zhao Zhiguo's army continues to take military actions in and around Heyun County. You tell him that he has no intention of capturing Heyun County."

Heyun County has now become an important frontline town for the Japanese army to attack the First Army Division, and it is impossible for Zhao Zhiguo not to be interested.

"Perhaps Zhao Zhiguo has learned that we have made careful arrangements in Heyun County. He is not sure that he can win Heyun County, so he did not take action against Heyun County."

"Our deployment in Heyun County is very thorough. Even the Imperial Army does not know what kind of deployment we have made. How could Zhao Zhiguo know, unless someone in our army leaks the secret."

Gangcun did not believe that Japanese soldiers would take the initiative to leak secrets to Zhao Zhiguo.

Until now, the Imperial Army does not know what arrangements the Japanese army has made underground, let alone what counts as secrets.

The little devils are still very confident in their troops' ability to keep secrets.

"We have fought against Zhao Zhiguo many times. We can no longer judge Zhao Zhiguo based on common sense. Maybe Zhao Zhiguo has figured out our deployment in Heyun County."

Within the headquarters in Gangcun, many senior Japanese military officers already regarded Zhao Zhiguo as a military monster.

Even though no one disclosed to Zhao Zhiguo the deployment made by the Japanese army in Heyun County, some Japanese military officers believed that Zhao Zhiguo could judge what kind of deployment was made in Heyun County based on a series of actions by the Japanese army.

If you want to achieve a certain goal, you will inevitably leave clues on the way to accomplish it.

The Japanese army believed that Zhao Zhihui could infer the deployment of Heyun County through these clues.

"You are saying that Zhao Zhiguo may have found a way to crack the deployment of our army in Heyun County?" Gangcun asked.

Since Zhao Zhiguo can deduce the deployment of Japanese troops in Heyun County, there is a high probability that he will find a solution to the problem.

Gangcun's words really shocked other Japanese officers.

If Zhao Zhiguo really found a way to attack Heyun County, he has yet to launch an attack on Heyun County.

Then Heyun County was probably not a trap set for Zhao Zhiguo, but Zhao Zhiguo most likely wanted to use Heyun County to trap them in turn.

If this was really the case, how could the Japanese army not be afraid?

Gangcun didn't speak anymore and kept pacing back and forth in the office.

It seemed that this battle was not under his control from the beginning, but under Zhao Zhiguo's control.

"The garrison in Heyun County must fight to the last soldier."

No matter whether Zhao Zhiguo has a way to capture Heyun County, no matter whether Zhao Zhiguo uses Heyun County to set a trap, Gangcun will never send an additional soldier to Heyun County.

Since Zhao Zhiguo ordered the retreat, Heyun County has been locked in a long confrontation.

The fortifications outside the city are getting stronger and stronger, and the little devils are not even in the mood to fight back.

The tunnel dug into the interior of Heyun County has entered the city, but it will take time to connect with the Japanese army's tunnel.

As the tunnels extended into the city, the troops did not dare to make too much noise in the tunnels to avoid being noticed by the Japanese army.

Zhao Zhiguo was reluctant to attack, so the Japanese troops in the city who were preparing for a big fight with Zhao Zhiguo's troops gradually relaxed their alert.

But Zhao Zhiguo was not idle.

Somewhere in the area under the jurisdiction of the First Military Division was the tunnel where Zhao Zhiguo and others fought against the Japanese army.

I don't know when a thousand Chinese soldiers were stationed here, and they all had food and accommodation in the tunnels.

The soldiers who storm into Heyun County will be selected from these 1,000 people, and those with excellent training results will be incorporated into the commando team.

The remaining soldiers will serve as reserve forces.
Chapter completed!