Taiyuan City, the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army.

"Your Excellency, the imperial troops in Fanzhi and Lingqiu, which are reinforcing Pingxingguan, are already less than ten minutes away from Pingxingguan. It's just, it's just .......!"

Taro Miyano walked quickly in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, and said urgently, and then he was a little vague.

Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said, "Say, Miyano-kun, just what?" ”。

"Your Excellency, Commander, it's just that the reinforcements can't hear the gunfire of Pingxingguan anymore. The reinforcements judged that the fierce battle at Pingxingguan was probably over. The headquarters of the 10th Wing of the 33rd Brigade of the 63rd Division is probably more auspicious. Taro Miyano said in a condensed voice.

Yoshio Shinozuka walked to the side of the map placed by the headquarters, looked at the map and said helplessly: "If the content of Fukuei Zhenpei's emergency telegram is true, then based on the situation that the 63rd Wing was assembling out of the customs at that time, it suddenly encountered an artillery attack from a new regiment, coupled with a strong onslaught by its infantry, I am afraid that the 63rd Wing will soon suffer a heavy setback." At this time, it is no longer possible to contact the headquarters of the 63rd Wing, so it is very possible to be more auspicious and less lucky. ”。

"Your Excellency Commander, did you also order the imperial army to reinforce Pingxingguan to continue to advance?" Taro Miyano asked in a quiet voice.

If the 63rd Wing was already more than lucky, at this time, the Japanese troops in Lingqiu and other places rushed to Pingxingguan to reinforce at this time, it was no longer meaningful to continue to reinforce Pingxingguan.

Yoshio Shinozuka thought about it, looked at the military map thoughtfully, waved his hand and signaled to Taro Miyano: "Order reinforcements to continue to rush to Pingxingguan and garrison them." It is estimated that there is no gunfire of fierce fighting in Pingxingguan at this time, indicating that the battle in Pingxingguan has ended at this time. If the Zhina Army that raided Pingxingguan was really a new regiment of troops under Li Yunlong's command, according to Li Yunlong's usual style, this person would inevitably evacuate Pingxingguan in time after eating the headquarters of the 63rd Wing and retreat to their lair in Hengshan. They will not stay at Pingxingguan, waiting for the imperial troops on both sides of us to attack Pingxingguan for reinforcements. ”。

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, I understand my humble duties!" Taro Miyano said with a heavy pause, and then turned to leave.

Less than a minute after Taro Miyano left, a communications staff officer from the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army walked up to Yoshio Shinozuka and paused: "Your Excellency Commander, Seishiro Itagaki called back, the snow in the mountains of Hengshan is deep, and the mountain roads are slippery. It took at least an hour or so to attack the base area of the new regiment in Hengshan before the imperial troops were able to launch an attack on the base area of the new regiment. ”。

"Eight Ga Ya Road. Rubbish! ”

Yoshio Shinozuka scolded, and immediately ordered the Japanese communications staff officer who came to report the situation: "Send a report to Seishiro Itagaki and ask them to speed up and launch an attack on the Hengshan base area as soon as possible." I have mobilized the fighters of the 7th Wing of the First Army Aviation Unit in Xinkou to take to the sky above the base of the Chinese Army in Hengshan, bomb them, and support the infantry attack. ”。

"Understood, Your Excellency Commander!" The devil's communications staff member paused heavily, then turned around and walked away quickly.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was already cold in his heart. If Itagaki Seishiro can't completely annihilate Li Yunlong's lair this time, then his position as commander of the First Army will inevitably be removed by the Emperor.

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On a mountain road in the northern mountains of the new regiment base area, Seishiro Itagaki marched south with difficulty in rain and snow.

The soldier who was not suitable for the little devil stepped on the slippery mountain road and fell to the ground, falling like a dog eating history.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Commander Shinozuka sent an urgent telegram asking them to speed up and get ready for an attack as soon as possible at the entrance to the base of the new regiment: the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Gorge. In addition, the headquarters has mobilized the imperial fighters in Xinkou, at least 20 fighters, to provide air support to our unit. Itagaki Seishiro's 21st Brigade Signal Corps reported to Itagaki Seishiro anxiously.

Itagaki Seishiro took the telegram and looked at it, and immediately asked Major General Ueno Masa, the chief of staff of the division on the side, "Ueno-kun, how much time do we have to arrive at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge now??" ”。

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, judging from the drawing of the map, it will take at least ten minutes, and it should be possible to reach the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Canyon." Ueno is the first to say.

Itagaki Seishiro said: "Order all troops, speed up the march, the 63rd Wing is finished." Only our group of men and horses can launch an offensive against the new regiment base area of Hengshan for the time being. The four princes of the empire died in the hands of Li Yunlong, this sea of blood feud, if my Itagaki division can take revenge, it will definitely be able to hear in the ears of His Majesty the Emperor. ”。

"Yes, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Ueno replied with a serious expression, and then sent a herald to give the order, ordering all troops to speed up their march and rush to the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge.

And just as Seishiro Itagaki was urging the Japanese army to advance rapidly, a hundred meters on the side of the mountain road, behind a snow-capped tree, under the snowdrift, several members of the Eighth Route Army guerrillas were hidden among them, and one of the soldiers was holding a telescope to observe the passing Japanese troops.

"Quick, report to the new regiment Commander Li, the little devils are less than ten minutes away from them, and they will enter the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Canyon." The observing soldier whispered to one of the team members next to him.

Hearing this, the team member whispered, "Understood, captain! He immediately quietly left under the snowdrift and made a detour to the secret path in the mountains to report to the base of the new regiment.

Soon, the guerrillas who had arrived at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge before the Itagaki Seishiro army arrived at the mouth of the valley and met Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, who had inspected the area.

The two of them heard the news from the guerrillas, and when Li Yunlong found out, they asked the guerrillas who had reported the news to go down to rest.

Li Yunlong said to Zhao Gang: "Old Zhao, according to the plan, the second and third battalions must withstand the onslaught of the 5,000 Japanese troops of Itagaki Seishiro's department. How, the current canyon fortifications, can they withstand it? ”。

"Of course you can withstand it, you can rest assured, Lao Li." Zhao Gang said with a smile, before Zhao Gang relied on the fortifications at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge and the excellent geographical advantage, he blocked the onslaught of a brigade and forced the Japanese brigade that attacked the Hengshan base area to withdraw because of the exhaustion of food, grass and ammunition.

Therefore, for the defense of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Canyon, Zhao Gang is very confident. What's more, the artillery support of the artillery positions of Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge is enough to condescendingly cooperate with the defenders of the valley mouth to defend, and the little devil will not kill tens of thousands of people, and he will not want to capture the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge valley.

Li Yunlong smiled when he heard this: "That's fine, as long as you use the advantages of the Golden Dragon Gorge to consume the living power of Seishiro Itagaki , when the time comes to counterattack, it will be much smoother." ”。。

Zhao Gang nodded in agreement, which is a good point.

More than 10 minutes later, the headquarters of Seishiro Itagaki and some Japanese troops, totaling more than 5,300 troops, camped 500 meters in front of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge.