"Has the urgent telegram sent to Commander Okabe for help sent again? Shimono-kun! ”

Tani Shofu learned that Ushijima Mitsuru once again personally supervised the battle and attacked the three battalions of the new regiment on the valley road in the direction of Pingxing Pass, and the several defensive blocking positions built by the fourth battalion were still unable to break through the opponent's blocking position for twenty minutes. Moreover, there were heavy casualties, and I already felt that the 6th Division was in danger.

The chief of staff of the 6th Division, Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo, said in a condensed voice: "Division commander, it was sent a minute ago, and it is estimated that the reply from His Excellency Commander Okabe will be back soon!" ”。

Gu Shoufu nodded, at this time, the old devil looked around, the temporary division and regiment field headquarters was already surrounded by artillery fire, and the rifle bullets in the hands of some soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who had been impacted on the hills on both sides of the canyon had been able to hit the sacks of his division headquarters bunker headquarters, splashing up bursts of dust.

"The situation is troublesome, I didn't expect Li Yunlong to dare to take the initiative to attack and set up an ambush in Qiaogou Canyon east of Pingxing Pass. Originally, the commander of this division thought that our 6th Division was one of the two most capable and powerful divisions in the empire, and after learning about it from the Eighth Route Army's own intelligence system, it was bound to avoid the edge of our 6th Division. It's just that we muttered a new cloud of Li Yunlong's arrogance and self-confidence. Gu Shoufu said to Shimono Kazuho in a quiet voice.

Shimono Yihuo nodded at this time and said: "Your Excellency the division commander, at present, the headquarters of the 11th Brigade has rushed out and has moved closer to the west side of the division and regimental headquarters, and is building a blocking line to block the troops of the Eighth Route Army advancing east from the east exit of Qiaogou Gorge on both sides and from the east exit of Qiaogou Gorge. However, the war situation is still not optimistic. The 11th Brigade now suffers heavy casualties! ”。

"How many Imperial Army soldiers do Tokutaro have in his hands who can command the battle?"

Shimono Yihuo said miserably: "It's less than four thousand, and there are probably only more than three thousand six hundred people left!" The rest are hundreds of seriously wounded and already incapacitated. ”。

"Bang !!"

Gu Shoufu smashed his fist on the bunker sack in front of him, his brows furrowed, and it was a little troublesome now.

"The losses are too great! Plus the latest casualties reported by Mitsuru Ushijima. In twenty minutes, we lost another 2,000 Imperial warriors. At present, there are only about 10,000 living forces left in our 6th Division. What the hell is going on here? Yaga! Damn it! ”

Gu Shoufu calculated the casualties of the current troops, and suddenly said with a burst of muscles.

Shimono Kazuho had no choice but to persuade Gu Shoufu bitterly: "Now, I can only wait for Commander Okabe's reply." Your Excellency, Division Commander, did you order Ushijima to temporarily stop the offensive? Their brigade had already suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy occupied the narrow valley road, built several defensive positions in succession, and deployed at least seven or eight heavy machine guns to fire at the blocking fortifications behind. Judging by the current situation, the other side has a lot of ammunition. ”。

"Order Ushijima Man's command post to stop the attack for the time being! Take a break! Order Tokutaro I's command post headquarters of the 11th Brigade to block the enemy forces coming from behind! "Gu Shoufu doesn't have a good way now, he can only hope that Naosaburo Okabe, who is temporarily serving as the commander of the First Army in Taiyuan City, can mobilize troops to rescue the 6th Division.

Although Tani Shoufu was ashamed that the 6th Division was rescued by friendly forces one day, he did not rush to call for help from Naosaburo Okabe, and I am afraid that the destruction of the 6th Division would be very likely to happen in the near future.

What's more, the 6th Division has now suffered more than 12,000 casualties, and it has lost so many men and horses in just over an hour, which has already made Gu Shoufu give up his pride and hurriedly send an urgent telegram to Okabe Naosaburo to ask for reinforcements.

At this time, in Taiyuan City, Naosaburo Okabe, who was temporarily the commander of the First Army of the Japanese Army, received an urgent call for help from Gu Shoufu, and it was urgent, and he was taken aback.

Major General Miyano Taro, chief of staff of the First Army, was also standing in front of Okabe Naosaburo at this time and said urgently: "Your Excellency Commander, the 6th Division cannot be killed by the main force of the Eighth Route Army under the command of Li Yunlong with three regiments. Although according to Gu Shoufu's order, the strength of the Eighth Route Army of these three regiments actually reached 14,000 people. But the elite troops of the city, so far, they have eaten at least 10,000 people under Gu Shoufu's department. It is necessary to rescue Tani Shoufu's department, otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor will be furious! ”。

"Yes! The 6th Division could not be destroyed. Otherwise, the military might of the empire will inevitably be despised by the Chinese army! ”

Naosaburo Okabe nodded, very much agreed.

The 6th Division was not only one of the first seventeen divisions established by the Empire, but it was also one of the two most capable units of the Empire, along with the 2nd Division. The significance of the 6th Division in the Japanese State was very significant, not to mention that Hirohito personally bypassed the Japanese War Department and issued a direct order to the 6th Division resting in Jinling, and the 6th Division was airlifted north to suppress the new 1st Regiment.

It's just that I didn't expect that the new regiment would move so fast, and in the case of heavy snowfall, it braved the cold weather to lurk in the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan to set up an ambush, and insisted on ambushing and gnawing the 6th Division, a heavy division of the Japanese country.

This was also the first time that the 6th Division was ambushed, and Naosaburo Okabe was also greatly shocked.

Now the Japanese troops reinforcing the 6th Division everywhere were ambushed and blocked by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army on the way to reinforce the ambushed 6th Division. The reinforcements were moving slowly, and for more than an hour, not a single Japanese reinforcement broke through the resistance of the opposing guerrillas and part of the armed forces.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the 6th Division has again made an urgent call, and they have already lost more than 12,000 men. At present, there are only about 10,000 soldiers left in the imperial army to fight, and the Li Yunlong Department and the 28th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which ambushed them, have launched a fierce attack, blocking the front and rear, the fire on the two flanks of the hills is fierce, the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is very fierce, and most of the grain and grass ammunition transported by the baggage troops have been blown up, and I am afraid that the only remaining grain and grass ammunition will not be able to support for an hour. The commander of Gu Shoufu's division asked the commander to send troops to rush to the rescue. ”

When Okabe Naosaburo was discussing the battle situation with Taro Miyano, a Japanese staff officer from the headquarters rushed to report to Okabe Naosaburo.

Okabe Naosaburo directly took the telegram from the Japanese staff officer who reported the situation and looked at it, his eyes suddenly became more solemn, "Miyano-kun, take a look, Gu Shoufu can't hold it!" Even Gu Shoufu, a proud imperial warrior, sent several urgent telegrams asking for reinforcements, indicating that the strength of Li Yunlong's department, the 28th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the three independent regiments that ambushed them was far beyond the firepower and combat effectiveness of at least the 6th Division. ”

Taro Miyano took the telegram handed over by Naosaburo Okabe and looked at it, and immediately said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency Commander, you must send troops to rescue the rest of the 6th Division. Otherwise, the impact is too great! ”。