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Behind the small gust of wind was a large expanse of flat land, and in addition to the 29th Army itself, the 29th Army also had an entire tank regiment under its command.

Although most of the tank regiments of the Second Army Group were reorganized from the Japanese's lightly armored tanks, they were undoubtedly the most powerful weapon for encircling and annihilating the Japanese at this time.

……

"commander!"

"Do we really want this?"

After Zhang Dabiao left the headquarters, Song Zeyuan's deputy couldn't help but speak up.

How important is the location of a small air vent!

There was no hope of stopping the majority of the Kwantung Army from retreating into the Qin Island area!

"It's not that simple!"

"I hope Commander Xie is truly confident!"

After taking a deep breath, Song Zeyuan shook his head and said.

"That commander..."

"Notify me!"

"If necessary, open up small opportunities, and at the same time!"

"Integrate the entire army!"

"Enter the Qindao area first!"

After a moment of contemplation, Song Zeyuan seemed to have made up his mind and suddenly spoke.

……

Qindao area.

As the first pass of the majestic Shanhaiguan Pass, it is adjacent to the Huanbo Sea and has an extremely important natural harbor.

It has been an important city since ancient times, but unfortunately, after the original Northeast Army withdrew into the interior of China, the three provinces of Kwantung were occupied by the Japanese, and Qin Island also fell under the actual control of the Japanese.

"General!"

"The 29th Army of China has withdrawn!"

Inside the Kwantung Army rear command post, Umezu's deputy quickly stepped forward, his face beaming with excitement.

This should be the best news since the withdrawal from Taipei.

"Withdrawal?"

Umezu was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but frown.

"Hai!"

"Most of us have already weathered the initial storm!"

The deputy took a deep breath and said.

Once we get past the small gust of wind, even if the Chinese are powerful, they won't be able to stop our retreat into the Qin Island area.

"Where's Inoue?"

"Reporting to the General!"

"General Inoue's troops suffered heavy losses and are currently resting!"

The deputy spoke with a forced smile.

Still resting!

This period of rest and recuperation was longer than their withdrawal into the Qindao area.

"idiot!"

"Order Inoue to immediately withdraw to the Qindao area!"

Then Umezu said with a cold expression.

"Hai!"

"But General Umezu!"

"There's another important message!"

At this moment, the deputy suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly spoke up.

"speak!"

"General!"

"We have received a telegram from General Suzuki of the Kwantung Army that the Kwantung Allied Forces encountered strong resistance from the Sixth Army Group of the New Third Front Army of China after arriving near Shanhaiguan!"

"Moreover, it possesses formidable firepower and a large number of armored units!"

"It's impossible to break through their defenses in a short time!"

The deputy quickly spoke up.

"Nani?"

"The New Third Front Army of China?"

"The Sixth Army?"

Umezu said, his face ashen.

"Hai!"

"They took away the Rocket Force from the New Third Front Army!"

"Moreover, the area outside Shanhaiguan is a vast expanse of flat land, so..."

The deputy hesitated before speaking.

"Bagya Road!"

"What are they doing?"

"It's just a Chinese army group!"

It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned it, because the moment it was brought up, Umezu's face turned a deep shade of liver.

A force of over 100,000 was stopped by a group army of the New Third Front Army.

Seemingly sensing the general's thoughts, the deputy paused and continued, "General!"

"Actually, the Sixth Army Group of this new Chinese Third Army should not be underestimated!"

"The attack on our air force base in the Kanto region was their doing!"

"Moreover, according to General Suzuki's telegram, this army group is more mechanized than any other army in the New Third Army!"

"We're just as good as we were at our peak!"

The deputy took a deep breath and said...

"idiot!"

Umezu slammed his fist into the earthen wall in front of him.

His face was completely bloodless.

The rapid mechanization of the New Third Front Army was entirely due to its own efforts.

After all, within the current New Third Army, there are a large number of good armored units, but a large portion of them are tanks and armored vehicles of our own side.

"Ugh!"

The deputy wanted to say something, but could only swallow his words helplessly.

Xie Jinyuan's department had completely adopted a conventional way of thinking.

The empire's most powerful army was almost completely routed.

To date, 600,000 troops have entered the pass, with over 100,000 dead or wounded. If we add the 80,000 troops that were caught by the new Chinese army during the withdrawal, that would be even more significant.

More than a third of the casualties were killed or injured.

This was unprecedented in the history of the empire.

Moreover, even if a complete withdrawal is made to the Qindao area, the damage from this attack will be impossible to recover from in a short period of time.

"But General Umezu!"

"The new Third Front Army is still keeping a close watch!"

"We are also accompanied by three army groups!"

The deputy continued, forcing himself to speak.

"Then we'll retreat to Qindao Port!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Mei Jin's eyes.

He also wanted to let that damned Xie Jinyuan experience what despair truly meant!

Qindao Port?