At the head of Yunge Hongqiao City, Yoshio Shinozuka had a heavy face, and his gloomy eyes were full of seriousness.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Chief of Staff of Tufei, who led the reinforcement of Taniguchi, reported by phone that Taniguchi was temporarily stabilized. However, the Eighth Route Army attacking Taniguchi had at least 3,000 people, and they were all very elite troops. Although there was no shortage of trench positions in the direction of Taniguchi, the Eighth Route Army that came to attack was very familiar with Taniguchi. A large number of artillery fire hit the trenches occupied by our soldiers, and the fierce warriors of the Imperial Army were bombed and suffered heavy casualties. ”

Just when Yoshio Shinozuka felt worried, a Japanese staff officer with a confidant walked over and reported in a low voice.

"Nani? Did Yusuke Dohi report how many men and horses are being lost now? ”

Yoshio Shinozuka pretended to be calm and asked.

The Japanese staff officer who came to report on the fierce battle at Taniguchi said bitterly: "Your Excellency the commander, Chief of Staff Tohi reports that the fierce battle at Taniguchi has been going on for about eight minutes, and the two squadrons of the Imperial Army under the command of Taiichiro Watanabe, who originally guarded Taniguchi, have suffered casualties. And the more than 1,000 soldiers of the Imperial Army who commanded reinforcements under the command of Chief of Staff Tufei also suffered nearly 300 casualties at this time. ”。

"Abominable !!" Yoshio Shinozuka slammed his fist on the wall in front of him and said fiercely.

But at this time, Yoshio Shinozuka was already pretending to be calm, and the sound of guns and cannons in the direction of Taniguchi had already reminded Yoshio Shinozuka that the troops of the Eighth Route Army attacking Taniguchi suddenly appeared, which were obviously elite troops. And the combat effectiveness is strong, and so many Japanese troops were annihilated in a short time.

This was definitely beyond Shinozuka Yoshio's expectations, and the small force of the Eighth Route Army, which originally thought it was a sneak attack on Pingxingguan and had a reserve of 20,000 army supplies, detoured to the direction in front of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge.

Unexpectedly, it was an elite Eighth Route Army unit, which seemed to be difficult to deal with.

"Pass my order for the 41st Division to follow one of the two infantry wings dispatched this time to reinforce in the direction of Taniguchi. Ordered Nanata Ichiro and Ishino Keisuke to temporarily stop the attack on Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge, and build counter-charge fortifications at the foot of the mountain on the spot, preparing to resist the new regiment of troops rushing out of the mountain road between Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge and the mountain road between the two mountains to counterattack. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka pondered for less than a minute, and then waved his hand to signal the Japanese staff officer in front of him who was reporting the battle situation.

The confidant Japanese staff officer said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency Commander, what are we?" ”。

"Prepare to block the attack of the Chinese army on both sides, and wait for air support to arrive. This time, Commander Ben made a mistake. The other party seems to have been prepared for a long time, and there are ambushes! ”

Yoshio Shinozuka just waved his hand and ordered the Japanese staff officers to convey the order.

"Understood, Your Excellency, Commander." The Japanese staff officer was worthy of being a confidant by Yoshio Shinozuka's side at any time, and he quickly realized the current situation, and then quickly left to convey the order.

But Yoshio Shinozuka's movements continued, and Shen Qun and Ma Wenhai, who were defending Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge, were not blind. In particular, the Japanese army that attacked Tianfengling the most had already continuously drawn back at least one or two thousand men and quickly withdrew in the direction of Yunge Hongqiao in the rear.

Ma Wenhai quickly reported the situation to Zhao Gang on Hutou Mountain, and Zhao Gang, who received Ma Wenhai's report, directly contacted Li Yunlong through the walkie-talkie and said: "Lao Li, the little devil once again transferred at least one or two thousand people from the large Japanese army in Guangda Tianfeng Ridge to reinforce in the direction of the valley mouth of the canyon. You're going to step up your offensive!".

"Lao Zhao, order the two battalions and recruit units of Tianfeng Ridge and Cuiping Peak, as well as the reserves you control, all go out, and the general attack begins! Ordered Hao Shengjie to start using 88mm anti-aircraft guns on Cuiping Peak Mountain, aiming at the direction of Yunge Hongqiao and hitting me hard. Once you want to force Yoshio Shinozuka to think about the plank road, retreat in the direction of the canyon valley road. Two minutes later, ready for the general attack!! Li Yunlong on the other end of the walkie-talkie said, his tone relaxed and indifferent.

Zhao Gang smiled: "Okay!! ”。

At this time, both sides had realized that the battle of general attack and blocking had come, and they were constantly adjusting their operations.

Soon, according to Shinozuka Yoshio's order, at least 1,000 Japanese troops were drawn from the Japanese army attacking Tianfeng Ridge and reinforced, in the direction of the valley mouth of the Jinlong Gorge.

At this time, Yusuke Dohi had personally brought several Japanese guards around him to the battlefield, and the Japanese troops led by the warlord were stationed at Taniguchi's position, and the men and horses of the new regiment that came to attack fiercely counterattacked.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

Clusters of stumps and severed arms of Japanese soldiers that had been blown up soon fell from the sky, and the corpses of Japanese soldiers who had been killed were everywhere on the positions of Taniguchi.

Yusuke Tohi, whose face was covered with blood, personally held a katana, supervised the Japanese troops back and forth to defend the Taniguchi position, and fiercely counterattacked the first battalion and other troops commanded by Li Yunlong, blocking them.

"Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff, I can't stand it, I'm afraid there aren't many people on the left flank! It's going to be lost! "Along the waist of the trench cat, a short Japanese soldier hurriedly found Yusuke Dohi urgently.

Yusuke Dohi tried his best to command the Japanese troops to hold the Taniguchi position to block the attack, and when he heard this, he was taken aback.

I saw that Yusuke Dohi hurriedly turned his gaze to the direction of Taniguchi's left flank, and there was a new regiment of soldiers of at least 700 people in the left flank direction, which had already entered the trench under the cover of Wang Chengzhu's artillery fire.

"Bagaya Road, you can't let the Chinese army tear a hole. Hurry up and order the 3rd Squadron to send a squad to reinforce the left flank. ”

As soon as the left flank is lost, a steady stream of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army will attack the front of the Taniguchi position and its other rear in a roundabout way through the trenches. In this way, Yusuke Dohi will not let the left flank position be lost.

The Japanese soldier paused and said, "Hai, chief of staff." ”。

It's just that Yusuke Dohi's movements are too slow, not to mention that it is useless to send a squad of troops to reinforce the left flank.

At this time, the commander of the attack on the Japanese position on Taniguchi's left flank was the men and horses of the first battalion commander Zhang Dabiao, and the first battalion was the main attack force of the new regiment and was good at hard combat.

What's more, the defensive position at the mouth of the valley in the Jinlong Gorge was built by the new regiment itself, and all units were familiar with the defensive position at the mouth of the valley.

Although the Japanese captured Taniguchi, they simply repaired Taniguchi's position after that.

After all, Yoshio Shinozuka didn't expect that a force would descend from the sky to kill from the direction of Taniguchi.

For a while, even if Yusuke Dohi wanted to hold on to the Taniguchi position, which had already been battered by them, it was impossible.

Sure enough, with Zhang Dabiao's personal command, a battalion entered from the left flank of Taniguchi.

Along the trenches, a Japanese squad reinforcing the left flank was quickly annihilated, and an attack advanced towards the area where Yusuke Dohi was located.

"Chief of Staff, I can't stand it, the right flank has also been lost, withdraw it!" At this time, the one or two thousand men and horses drawn by Yoshio Shinozuka from the Japanese troops attacking Tianfeng Ridge had not yet arrived at the mouth of the valley along the plank road, and the Japanese positions in various parts of the valley had been captured by Li Yunlong's command.

A Japanese soldier hurriedly grabbed Yusuke Tohi and retreated in the direction of Tanido, and at this time there was no chance to defend Taniguchi.

Yusuke Dohi shouted and defended as he saw it, but was dragged by several Japanese soldiers and retreated to the valley road in the rear.

The troops of the new regiment with high morale quickly captured the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge, completely blocking the possibility of the remnants of the Japanese army commanded by Yoshio Shinozuka withdrawing from the base area of the new regiment, and they have become a turtle in the urn.