The fierce battle of Yunge Hongqiao did not last long, on the one hand, because of Zhao Gang's order, he took the initiative to retreat to the two mountains of Cuiping Peak and Tianfengling for defense after holding the Yunge Hongqiao Pass for more than ten minutes.

On the other hand, it was because the little devils used the Type 92 infantry guns and mortars that were brought up later, risking death to approach and carry out fierce bombardment.

Although the terrain of Yunge Hongqiao Pass is steep, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, under the condition of narrow terrain, after a large number of Japanese artillery bombardment, the defenders of the pass were vulnerable to Japanese artillery fire in the narrow terrain, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Therefore, Ma Wenhai, the commander of the third battalion, ordered the headquarters of the fourth company to hold the Yunge Hongqiao for more than ten minutes, covering the troops of the second company and the third company and the two units that had suffered too many casualties on the plank road position, and then retreated to Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge in a steady manner.

"Made, little devil, let you be happy first! Hum! When the final evacuation of Yunge Hongqiao, the commander of the third battalion, Ma Wenhai, hid behind the battlements and looked at the attacking Japanese army on the opposite side with a sneer, and thought coldly.

With Ma Wenhai's order, the troops who had already evacuated retreated to Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge.

When the defenders of Yunge Hongqiao did not fire and continued to counterattack, the little devil did not dare to go up to attack the city easily, thinking that the defenders of the pass had some conspiracy.

The commander of the Japanese wing of the 10th Wing of the 10th Division, Keisuke Ishino, who was in charge of the 10th Division, stood less than 200 meters away from the Yunge Hongqiao Pass and observed that the defenders of the new regiment at the Yunge Hongqiao Pass on the opposite side had not fired for several minutes, and it seemed that they had been waiting for the Japanese troops to launch a charge.

"Your Excellency, did you order the 1st Infantry Brigade to charge? The enemy forces on the pass seem to be gone! Our artillery bombardment has been going on for at least eight minutes or so, is it a siege? Keisuke Ishino's wing chief of staff, Kyohei Miki, said solemnly, pointing to the head of the Yunge Hongqiao Pass two hundred meters ahead.

Keisuke Ishino frowned, and the combat power of the new regiment had already appeared in front of his eyes. Although he did not fight with the new regiment in Datong when the division commander Ryosuke was stationed in Datong City, the first defeat in the attack on Yunge Hongqiao at this time had already let Ishino Keisuke know that the other party was not only so easy and would not defend Yunge Hongqiao.

"Order the 1st Infantry Brigade first, the last squadron will make a tentative attack, and order the artillery squad to cover with artillery fire!"

Although he had the strength of three infantry brigades and the troops directly under the other wings, the strength seemed to be strong, but when he captured the plank road and took advantage of the situation to storm the Yunge Hongqiao, his direct troops had lost at least 700 people. Therefore, for Keisuke Ishino at this time, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

Kyohei Miki didn't despise the caution of his co-captain, after all, they had been partners for a long time, so he naturally knew Keisuke Ishino's caution.

I saw Miki Gongping respond and say: "Haiyi, Your Excellency the Wing Captain, you understand your humble duties!" ”。

Then, I saw that Miki Kyohei directly sent someone to order the little devils of one of the squadrons of the First Infantry Brigade of the wing to attack upwards while the artillery fire was still bombarding the Yunge Hongqiao.

"Kill! , Kill! For His Majesty the Emperor, for the sake of the Empire, onboard, onboard! Kill! ”

The commander of the Japanese squadron who tentatively attacked the advance was murderous, drew his katana and commanded more than 200 little devils of his squadron to charge towards the Yunge Hongqiao.

At this time, the gate of Yunge Hongqiao had been blasted into the hole by the artillery of the little devils, and the new group of defenders could hardly be seen in the depths of the hole.

A few minutes later, the Japanese soldiers who charged cautiously actually rushed into the gate, and then soon the little devils of this squadron actually occupied the pass of Yunge Hongqiao and erected the plaster flag of the little devils!

The wing commander of the 10th Wing of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army, who commanded the attack in the direction of the plank road opposite Sekijo, Keisuku Ishino, saw from the telescope that it was incredible, Yunge Hongqiao was actually captured by his own men? It can't be some conspiracy!

But the little devil captured Yunge Hongqiao for at least five minutes, and there was no counterattack by the defenders of the new regiment, or some ambush explosives were generally detonated, blowing up Yunge Hongqiao and blocking the Japanese army's offensive path.

"Your Excellency Dazuo, we have captured the Yunge Hongqiao, according to the report of the squadron officer who attacked the Yunge Hongqiao, there is a lot of blood on the city, it is estimated that the imperial artillery continues to bombard the city, and the new regiment of soldiers who are guarding the city's counterattack has suffered heavy casualties. Although there was no corpse of a new group of soldiers on the head of Yunge Hongqiao City, we believe that Yunge Hongqiao is at the intersection of a narrow place, and under the bombardment of a large number of artillery from the empire, it is extremely easy to be killed by artillery fire! It is estimated that the Chinese army could not withstand the casualties caused by our artillery fire and retreated! Kyohei Miki smiled flatteringly at Keisuke Ishino.

At this time, Ishino Keisuke saw that his own plaster flag had been erected on the head of the city for a long time, and he did not see a new group of defenders counterattacking. It seems that although the terrain of Yunge Hongqiao is steep, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But under the bombardment of the Japanese army, it was also unbearable.

"Order all the troops, continue to attack and advance, and advance to the foot of Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge. Send someone to report to His Excellency the Commander, and say that after the brave battles of the Imperial warriors, our unit has finally captured the Yunge Hongqiao! Our division is continuing to advance towards the attack in depth, and I would like to ask for instructions from His Excellency the Commander. ”

Keisuke Ishino suddenly ordered to Kyohei Miki, this is a good opportunity to report victory, you can ask for credit in front of Yoshio Shinozuka, perhaps, most of the men and horses of the 10th Division in the ground have been killed and wounded.

There is also the division commander Ryosuke Shiko, who has died in the battle in Datong Castle for a long time without appointing the commander of the 10th Division, with this merit, maybe Yoshio Shinozuka will be promoted to Keisuke Ishino as the commander of the 10th Division after the war.

Kyohei Miki naturally didn't know what the co-captain in front of him was thinking, so he just paused heavily and said, "Hai, Your Excellency Osa!" ”。

Soon, Kyohei Miki directly reported the battle situation to Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in charge in the direction of the Jinlongxia Gorge in the direction of the Jinlongxia Gorge behind.

"Your Excellency Commander, the Chief of Staff of the 10th Wing of the 10th Division, Kyohei Miki, has called, and after the hard work of the Imperial warriors, they have taken the Yunge Hongqiao. Keisuke Ishino has already commanded his men and horses to advance to attack in depth, attacking the mountains guarded by Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge! It is estimated that there will be about five minutes to enter these two important places! Keisuke Ishino asked His Excellency the Commander, whether to attack Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge next? ”

In Yoshio Shinozuka's temporary bunker headquarters, Yusuke Dohi, chief of staff of the army, reported to Yoshio Shinozuka about the battle situation from Kyohei Miki.