The resolution has been decided, and while there is still night, Li Yunlong first urgently sent Zhang Dabiao's troops to lead his troops to take urgent action, and went south from Maojiasoo Town all the way south to the Kouquan River.

Not to mention that on the south bank of the Kouquan River, the Duan Peng Special Operations Battalion, which was responsible for raiding the Japanese troops left in the south bank area by the 77th Brigade of the 33rd Division, then cooperated with Zhang Dabiao's troops to erect the pontoon bridge.

Soon the pontoon bridge was erected, and the group soon crossed the Kouquan River about fifty minutes before dawn! Then, according to Li Yunlong's order, the cavalry marched southward, rushing forward to Huairen, Daiyue, and Shanyin, which did not have many troops to garrison under the attack.

Then, a regiment of more than 2,000 cavalry did not wait for the main force behind Li Yunlong to come south, and directly continued to rush south, attacking Guangwu City near Zhenwu Mountain!

After the regiment set off for the south urgently, Li Yunlong replenished his own headquarters with some of the weapons and equipment captured by the 77th Brigade of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army between Maojiasoo Town and the north bank of the Kouquan River. For the rest, all the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army who came to carry the captured battlefields were allowed to be removed, and all the local armed forces were removed.

"Cross the river! South! After leading the rest of the main forces of the independent brigade to assemble, Li Yunlong led the troops to the north bank of the Kouquan River, and saw that a regiment had already erected a pontoon bridge and continued to move south, so Li Yunlong waved his hand and ordered the army to cross the river and go south.

Immediately, the remaining 6,000 men and horses of the mighty Independent Brigade marched southward, crossed the Kouquan River and attacked southward along both sides of the Tongpu Railway.

And just when the Hengshan base area was attacked by the Japanese army, Li Yunlong decided to go south and enter Taiyuan.

Hengshan, the county seat of Lingqiu on the side of the Guanshui River in the base area of the Independent Brigade, was already under artillery fire at this time.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, before dawn, the 20,000 elite Japanese troops under the personal command of Lieutenant General Haruki Fujimoto, chief of staff of the Japanese North China Front Headquarters, captured Laiyuan City, which was not garrisoned by many troops. Fujimoto Haruki commanded 20,000 Japanese troops and arrived at Lingqiu Castle.

However, at this time, after a bombardment, the devil Fujimoto Haruki found that the county seat was already empty!

"Report to the general, the city is empty. The common people have run away! Resistance of the garrison of the separate brigade was not found! "The artillery bombardment has not seen the resistance of the defenders in Lingqiu City for a long time, and when the devil soldiers sent out to reconnoiter reported, Fujimoto Haruki gritted his teeth angrily.

"Eight Tooth Road! It's still running fast! General Chuanben's order, burn Lingqiu City to me! ”

Haruki Fujimoto waved his hand and sneered ruthlessly.

The devil's staff officer paused heavily on the side and said, "Hai, general! ”。

At this time, the defenders of the Independent Brigade who hurriedly received Zhao Gang's order to evacuate Lingqiu County also had some ordinary people who withdrew to the depth of the base area with the army. Soon found that Lingqiu City suddenly caught fire, and everyone knew that this was a little devil burning the city.

But at this time, there is no way, if you don't leave, you can only be blocked by the devil in the county and burned to death!

And soon, Zhao Gang, who was sitting on Hutou Mountain, the base of Hengshan Mountain, learned the news that Lingqiu County was burned by devils, and he immediately looked angry.

It's just that the Hengshan base area is the foundation of the Independent Brigade, and once it is captured by the devils, the Independent Brigade will lose its base.

Only two elite regiments of the Independent Brigade remained in the base area, although the other recruit units could fight a battle. However, the field battle was largely unable to stop the 20,000 Japanese elites who came from the surprise attack, and at this time, Zhao Gang had already received information from the headquarters that the Japanese army was attacking a temporary force specially and secretly set up by the North China Front Army.

Commander Haruki Fujimoto, most of the more than 20,000 Japanese troops came from the 27th Division, the 109th Division and other divisions, totaling 20,000 elites.

In the Hengshan base area, Zhao Gang can be called elite in his hands, only the fourth regiment He Yongjie is the department, and the independent regiment is Zhou Hua's department. Although the rest of the recruit units have been trained for a long time, it is impossible to win against 20,000 elite Japanese troops in the field! 1234

Therefore, Zhao Gang could only withdraw the defenders of Lingqiu County and the people in the city.

Just when Zhao Gang was worried, Li Yunlong's call back came!

"Commissar, the brigade commander has called! We were ordered to withdraw the defenders in the direction of Guangling, Weixian, and Pingxingguan to the base area. The devil has already attacked from Laiyuan, and Lingqiu can't hold it. When the time comes, the devils can divide their troops at any time to cut off the garrisons of our independent brigade in Pingxingguan, Guangwu, Weixian and other places, which is easy to be broken by the devils! It is better to withdraw the defenders in these places and save the living forces! When they go south to force Taiyuan, they will make a move when the time comes! ”

In the headquarters of the Independent Brigade Headquarters on Hutou Mountain, a staff officer in charge of communications urgently reported to Zhao Gang and handed the telegram in his hand to Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang took it and took a quick look, and his brows quickly relaxed, "Okay!" According to the order of the brigade commander, send a report to the four regiments stationed in Guangwu, as well as the troops in Wei County and Pingxingguan, and ask them to withdraw to the base area from the path! Hurry up, hurry up! ”

"Understood, commissar !!" The communications staff officer of the brigade headquarters of the independent brigade responded with a salute and left.

With Zhao Gang's order, some of the independent brigades stationed in Guangwu, Weixian, Pingxingguan and other Hengshan base areas quickly withdrew to the Hengshan base area.

At this time, the Hengshan base area had already occupied the mountainous area and built a large number of mountain bunkers and fortifications.

Zhao Gang believed that if he concentrated his troops to defend the mountainous area of the base area, if 20,000 devils dared to attack, they would let their heads be beaten and their heads would be bleeding!

At this time, the Japanese army under Haruki Fujimoto, who burned Lingqiu County into ruins, quickly divided its troops into two units outside Lingqiu City.

Sure enough, as Zhao Gang expected, if Haruki Fujimoto wanted to besiege the independent brigade base area of Hengshan, he must first cut off the key points of the peripheral towns of the Hengshan base area.

Fujimoto Haruki is on the edge of the Guanshui River, and there is a large camp outside the city of Lingqiu County.

A wing of the 201st Brigade of the 27th Division to which the Fujimoto Detachment belonged to the temporarily organized detachment marched west to Pingxing Pass, first recaptured Pingxing Pass, and opened up contact with the Japanese army in Fanzhi, Yangmingbao and other cities. Attack north with the 109th Brigade of the 60th Division to which the detachment belongs and capture Guangwu and Wei County!

In less than half an hour, the two Japanese troops who divided their troops to attack quickly sent a telegram to Haruki Fujimoto, informing them that the independent brigade troops guarding the pass had abandoned the cities of Guangwu, Weixian, and Pingxingguan! Missing!

Many of the devil officers of the Fujimoto detachment celebrated with their crowns, saying that the Eighth Route Army in the base area of the independent brigade was already afraid.

But for Haruki Fujimoto, a devil who has always been invincible and invincible, the old devil has never believed that the independent brigade troops in the Hengshan base area gave up these towns and territories that were so difficult to seize.

"Baga, the other party is concentrating forces and sticking to the fundamentals of the base area!" Haruki Fujimoto quickly thought that although the main force of the Independent Brigade was no longer in its base area, there were bound to be some elite troops left in its base area.

At present, it seems that the other side is concentrating all its forces to hold its base area, and once Li Yunlong's main force returns to the division, it can carry out a counter-encirclement of the Japanese army commanded by Haruki Fujimoto!

It's just that without waiting for Haruki Fujimoto to make a decision, a devil communication staff officer hurriedly arrived, "Report to the general, it's not good!" Outside the city of Guangwu, a large number of independent brigade cavalry was found surrounded and was attacking! It is possible that the main force of the independent brigade is moving south along the railway line, and the target is likely to advance to Taiyuan! ”

"Nani?"

Haruki Fujimoto took the urgent telegram from the direction of Guangwu and looked at it, and in less than a minute, he said in a condensed voice: "This is Li Yunlong's siege of Wei to save Zhao!" ”