District 9

Around 8:30 p.m., the fighting at the entrance corridor of Hurricane Mouth reached its most intense stage.

The three regiments of Feng's First Army took turns putting pressure on the Tengba Army stationed inside. At this time, all their heavy artillery and short- and medium-range covering fire came up.

In offensive position No. 013, a Feng battalion commander stood in the trench with a machine gun and shouted energetically: "They can't hold it anymore, brothers, hit harder, penetrate the hurricane mouth, and fight with the enemy inside the mountain range." When the He clan unites, Tengba will be completely doomed."

"CNM, doesn't Meng Xi like to play psychological warfare? Does he like to hand out leaflets? Brothers, fight in and capture him alive. I will stuff all the leaflets into the mouths of him and his soldiers. Charge!"

"Come on!"

"Capture Meng Xi alive!"

"...!"

Shouts resounded throughout the Feng camp, and several regiments once again increased the intensity of their attacks. The two sides only fought for about two hours. The defensive troops under Meng Xi's personal command once again retreated about five kilometers.

In the regimental command position, Meng Xi glared and shouted: "Hasn't the headquarters sent a message yet? Has the large force withdrawn from the main combat zone?"

"Most of the troops and accompanying personnel have withdrawn from the main fighting area, but there are still some sporadic covering troops behind us." An officer from the Eighth District reported truthfully to Meng Xi.

Meng Xi picked up the telescope, looked up at the riddled defense area in front of him, and decisively issued an order: "Notify all defense groups to withdraw from the combat zone on their own now and break out according to the planned plan, quickly!"

"What about the cover force?"

"Also tell them to evacuate on their own." Meng Xi frowned and replied: "We can't keep entangled any longer, otherwise we will really be dragged to death here. At this time, each unit can only ask for their own blessings."

"Yes!" The officer nodded.

Twenty minutes later, the regiment-level troops guarding the hurricane mouth corridor began to break out and evacuate on their own.

Before the decisive defensive battle began, Meng Xi had ordered the forward corps to conduct defense within the specified area as regiment-level combat units. In this way, the entire unit's command system became relatively free. Although the officers of the Tengba Army are weak in frontal combat capabilities, when it comes to retreat and escape, they may be more professional and experienced than Feng Paopao's troops.

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the intensity of the war in the hurricane mouth corridor instantly dropped by several levels. The regiment-level troops of the Tengba Army fled towards the mountains as quickly as possible. The overall marching speed was faster than when they attacked. Several levels. The idea of ​​withdrawing the troops was actually much stronger than the defensive performance. Even when many units ran backwards, their formations were not disrupted.

…

In the command car of Feng's First Field Army, Feng Lei shouted with a walkie-talkie: "They have withdrawn, right?"

"Yes, they run very fast." The frontline general immediately replied: "I observed the battlefield situation. They are mainly regiment-level combat units, defending and breaking through on their own, so their escape routes are very easy. Scattered, the general direction is northeast, but the mountains and plains are full of people.”

When Feng Lei heard this, he stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Order all the attacking troops in the front, middle and rear to divide them into regiment-level combat units and pursue the enemy on their own. Their large forces have already fled. If the troops cannot be concentrated, they will no longer have the strength to fight. Now is the time to deal a fatal blow to Tengba's army, so we must not be soft-hearted. After annihilating more than 20,000 people, Tengba will be completely finished."

"clear!"

After Feng Lei's order was issued, the First Army also adopted the strategy of dividing its forces to pursue and exterminate. A large number of soldiers also rushed into the mountain, biting the defeated army of the Tengba clan.

At the same time, Feng Lei's command department also moved deeper into the battlefield again. He sat in the car and asked the military intelligence personnel at the coalition headquarters on the phone: "Is there any news?"

"I have been in contact. The location they gave me is quite accurate and detailed."

"Where is he?" Feng Lei asked.

"He is in a regiment-level command unit and will probably join the main force soon. After all, his identity is there." the other party replied.

"Keep staring!"

Feng Lei was not in a hurry. After just giving one instruction, he immediately hung up the communication device and looked at the leaflet gathered on the passenger seat with a gloomy look.

…

On the way to withdraw.

The Second Independent Brigade and the First Regiment led by Meng Xi now have less than 800 combatants left, and there are many lightly and seriously wounded in the team.

A wounded person who cannot move requires at least one soldier who can participate in the battle to take care of him, so the overall combat status of the unit has hit rock bottom. Fortunately, Meng Xi is in this regiment, so there are many marching vehicles gathered here, which can speed up the evacuation. Otherwise, if the regiment wants to rush out, it will probably pay a very heavy price.

On the vehicle, Meng Xi held an electronic map in his left hand and a huge communication equipment microphone in his right hand. He kept asking: "Are there any active troops around me?"

"Except for the normal breakout and evacuation troops, there are currently no other covering troops moving towards you." Bablu replied quickly: "I also followed your instructions and did not issue an order to mobilize troops to you. .”

"Chief of Staff Baburu, you should always keep an eye on the situation around me, set up checkpoints along the way, and don't tell others what I told you. If you have any news, please inform me at any time." Meng Xi ordered in a solemn tone.

"No problem." The other party responded.

Meng Xi hung up the phone, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, covered his chest and ordered: "The forward-moving reconnaissance convoy must pay attention to the surrounding area."

"Understood!" the officer next to him responded.

In this way, the evacuation convoy followed the narrow roads in the mountains and rushed towards the breakout direction of the main force at extremely fast speeds.

Half an hour later.

Feng Lei, who had been moving forward to the headquarters, once again received a report from military intelligence personnel.

"What's going on?" Feng Lei asked.

"The enemy's evacuation troops have completely dispersed. The Second Regiment we are watching has more vehicles. They are walking on mountain roads and are currently chasing the main force of the Tengba Army to break out." Military intelligence personnel reported truthfully.

Feng Lei tapped his thigh with the fingers of his right hand. After a long pause, he ordered: "Reveal the card."

"Yes!" The other party responded immediately.

…

The cold wind roared and on the winding mountain road filled with frost and snow, two combat battalions that had originally followed the evacuation of the covering troops suddenly turned from the steep slope of the mountain and plunged straight into the withdrawal route of the Second Regiment of the Independent Brigade.

Since the two battalions were walking on large slopes in the mountains, Bablu got the news a little late, but he still informed Meng Xi in advance.

After receiving the news, Meng Xi not only did not choose to avoid or take a detour, but instead told the reconnaissance convoy leading the way to control the marching speed, and it was best to meet the opponent in area 103.

About ten minutes later, when Meng Xi's troops were approaching Area 103, they suddenly heard gunshots exploding on the hillside on the left.

"Boom!"

The sound of mortar attacks resounded throughout the valley, and two of the reconnaissance vehicles opening the way were instantly destroyed.

"Report to the headquarters, we have been attacked. It is not the people of the Feng clan, but the troops in the Tengba army who have rebelled...!" A soldier from the eighth district was hiding in the smashed car, holding a walkie-talkie. Keep shouting.

Meng Xi stared, holding the walkie-talkie with slightly trembling hands and yelling: "One battalion will cover, the others will quickly turn into the mouth of the pot, hurry!"