"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Jitaro Kawaguchi paused heavily, and then walked away.

Naosaburo Okabe, who was frowning, looked at the map at this time, his eyes gloomy.

Huairen was lost, and the Tongpu Railway was under the vertical and horizontal threat of the Independent Brigade.

The supply of military supplies from Datong to the south will not be transported in time, and the more than 100,000 Japanese troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain front line will probably be in danger of running short of food, grass, and ammunition in a short period of time.

"Kawaguchi-san, send a report to General Miyano Taro in Taiyuan, ordering him to recapture Huairen as soon as possible." Okabe Naosaburo thought about it, and then waved his hand to Jitaro Kawaguchi, who came back to sigh in front of him.

"Hay, Your Excellency Commander, I understand my humble duties." Jitaro Kawaguchi paused heavily.

It's just that at present, Okabe Naosaburo is still focusing on the battle here in Nakajo Mountain, although the northern section of the Tongpu Railway was temporarily attacked by the main force of the Independent Brigade. But for Okabe Naosaburo, there are other directions in which supply channels for military supplies can be allocated.

But after all, it will take more time. Therefore, for the loss of Huairen County, the transportation base of the northern section of the Tongpu Railway, Okabe Naosaburo still attaches great importance to it.

"I hope Taro Miyano can command the Imperial Army to block the arrogance of the Independent Brigade going south!" Looking at the huge map of Jin Province, Okabe Naosaburo muttered to himself.

At this time, at the moment when Naosaburo Okabe learned of the loss of Huairen, Taro Miyano, who had already sent a report to Naosaburo Okabe, for instructions, quickly got a call back from Naosaburo Okabe.

"It seems that Your Excellency the Commander is trying to block the possibility of the Independent Brigade going south." Taro Miyano took the telegram from Okada's Jino that he had just gotten back to Okabe Naosaburo, and said in a condensed voice after reading it carefully.

Okada Jino, the staff officer of the devil on duty on the side, said: "Chief of Staff, Your Excellency the Commander's request is a bit difficult. The main force of the independent brigade under Li Yunlong is at least more than 5,000 people, the 31st Brigade of the 110th Division, the 53rd Brigade of our 37th Division, and the Yoshimoto Brigade in Huairen County, which has just been completely annihilated by the independent brigade, these are all elite troops of the empire. The speed of being completely annihilated by the independent brigade is too fast, which shows the strong combat effectiveness and mobility of the independent brigade. I thought that if we wanted to block the independent brigade from going south, I was afraid that it would be necessary for the 313th Wing of the 41st Division, which was already on the way at this time, to continue to move south. ”。

"Do you think the Independent Brigade will suddenly go north and attack Datong?" Taro Miyano quickly realized what Okada's words meant.

Sure enough, Jino Okada said in a condensed voice: "Yes, Chief of Staff." I humbly believe that most of the main force of our First Army has been pressed on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain. According to the usual attack style of the enemy army of the Independent Brigade, it is very likely that Li Yunlong will lead his troops to the north to attack Datong. After all, Huairen is more than forty minutes away from Datong. ”。

"But that's the distance by train." Taro Miyano said with a wave of his hand.

Okada Jino nodded and said, "But the independent brigade is now all cavalry, and after they dismount, they are infantry." At this time, if the cavalry of the Independent Brigade went north, they would be able to kill under Datong City in about an hour. Now there is only one brigade under Datong City to guard the city. Once the Independent Brigade goes north and takes out the 313th Wing on the way, it is very likely that they will successfully reach the city of Datong and launch an attack on the way north. Once Datong is lost, the northern section of the Tongpu Railway will be completely under the control of the Independent Brigade, Chief of Staff. ”。

Miyano Taro didn't expect this possibility, but after thinking about it quickly, the old devil suddenly felt a cold sweat.

It's not impossible, you must know that the independent brigade headquarters has always come, and the attack style is mobile and rushing operations, and the city that is laid down will not hold. Rather, in the midst of movement and maneuver, the living forces of the Japanese troops stationed in the city were annihilated.

And for Miyano Taro, the current main force of the Japanese First Army has been pressed on the front line of Nakajo Mountain, and it is impossible to draw too many troops to the north at this time. Hassle-free

It is very possible for Okada Jino to consider the possibility of blockage, and if Li Yunlong suddenly goes north now, he may encounter the 313 Wing that is going south.

Thinking of the mighty iron cavalry of the main force of the Independent Brigade, Taro Miyano secretly trembled in his heart.

"However, we must not suddenly see the possibility of the main force of the Independent Brigade moving south from Huairen. Daiyue, Shanyin, Guangwu and other places south of Huairen, although they were all guarded by imperial troops. But for the independent brigade, their local superiority in strength twisted into a rope will put pressure on the imperial army along the line. ”

Miyano Taro looked at the map, and then said in a condensed voice: "In this way, according to the reply of His Excellency the commander, order the 313 Wing to continue to move south and remain vigilant." Once it is discovered that a large force of cavalry of the Independent Brigade is heading north, this means that the main force of the Independent Brigade is likely to go north. If the 313th Wing encounters the main force of the Independent Brigade in the future, it must block the main force of the Independent Brigade from going north and report to the military headquarters. ”。

"Order the imperial troops in Daiyue, Shanyin, Guangwu, Zuoyun and other places to strictly defend the city. Once attacked by the Independent Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, it must also be reported to the military headquarters as soon as possible. ”

Seeing this, Okada Jino was also helpless. Who made most of the main forces of the Japanese First Army at present have been pressed in the Zhongtiao Mountain area of the southern front. In the northern part of Jin Province, the territory controlled by the Japanese army was weak and could not effectively concentrate forces to pursue the independent brigade.

At present, this is the only way to deal with it.

"Hay, Your Excellency Chief of Staff! Humble duty understood! Okada Jino paused heavily, and then walked away.

At this time, the independent brigade headquarters assembled from outside the north gate of Huairen County. After disposing of the Japanese weapons and equipment, grain, grass and ammunition captured from Huairen City, Li Yunlong led the independent brigade headquarters to the north immediately.

At this time, it was already about half past three in the morning, and there were still more than four hours before dawn.

Just when everyone led the troops to evacuate Huairen County, the sound of rumbling planes over Huairen came roaring.

During the evacuation, Zhang Dabiao, Li Yunlong and others could hear it clearly.

"Made, fortunately, there are not many people in Huairen County. We urgently evacuated the people and hid outside the city, and waited until dawn to return to the county seat according to the situation. Otherwise, the devils would have suffered heavy casualties if they bombed like this. Brigade commander, I didn't expect that the devil would really be angry and order his air force fighters to bomb. Looking at the scene of the bombing of Huairen County by Japanese fighters at high altitude, Zhang Dabiao, the head of the first regiment, said to Li Yunlong with a solemn face.

Li Yunlong waved his hand and said in a condensed voice: "Actually, we also made the people of Huairen County suffer, but there is no way. When we evacuate the county seat, if we don't send soldiers to persuade the people to temporarily withdraw from Huairen County and take refuge in the mountains and forests outside the city. Then it will be bombarded by devils, and there will be heavy casualties. ”。

Hearing this, several commanders and fighters around nodded one after another, this is true.

"Click!!

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps came from behind the march north, and an independent brigade came with a telegraph operator from the brigade headquarters.

"Report to the brigade commander and intercept the radio of the 313th Wing of the 1st Army of the Japanese Army and the 313th Division of the Devil!"

Li Yunlong nodded, took the translated telegram from the telegraph operator, took a closer look, and quickly smiled: "The military headquarters of the First Army of the devil ordered the 313 Wing of the little devil to continue to move south, trying to force us to the south!" Here comes our fighters! Gotta hold on, hahaha! ”。