The capture of Matou Town was only a small battle, and it was hardly a ripple.

Subsequently, Li Yunlong and others did not stay in Matou Town for even five minutes, but destroyed all the captured puppet troops in Matou Town and the weapons and equipment of a small group of Japanese troops that could not be taken away, and immediately withdrew from Matou Town after the men and horses of all units were assembled.

After all, Matou Town is located between Handan and Haocheng, and Haocheng is considered a larger town. Li Yunlong estimated that when it was estimated that when Matou Town was estimated, it was likely that the Japanese army squad stationed in Matou Town would give a warning to the city. Therefore, it is necessary to evacuate Matou Town as soon as possible and attack and advance towards Shigu Mountain.

It was only about ten minutes after Li Yunlong and others evacuated Matou Town that the Japanese army in Matou City hurriedly went north from Matou Town to reinforce Matou Town, but when they arrived in Matou Town, they saw the loss of the puppet army everywhere and a Japanese army team supervising the Imperial Cooperative Army in Matou Town.

At this time, the news that Handan City was being conquered by Li Yunlong's troops was finally reported to the commander of the Japanese army at Linhao Pass by dozens of Japanese soldiers who had escaped from Handan City and went north to Linhao Pass.

Upon receiving this earth-shattering battle situation, the commander of the Japanese army stationed at Linhaoguan directly bypassed his superiors and reported to Tada Toshi, commander of the North China Front.

At this time, Toshimasa Tada in Beiping City and Major General Haruki Fujimoto, chief of staff of the headquarters, frowned tightly and waited for the latest battle report of Yuichiro Hatta in the 33rd Division headquarters in Handan.

Haruki Fujimoto, who received the urgent telegram, changed his complexion greatly, and hurriedly came to the eyes of the old devil Tada Jun, and said with a heavy pause: "Your Excellency Commander, an urgent telegram, Yoshihara Kazuya, the captain of the garrison of Linhaoguan north of Handan, received an urgent report from dozens of imperial soldiers who escaped from the siege of Handan City, and Handan City was attacked by a large force of cavalry of the Eighth Route Army. Handan was breached, and more than 20 senior officers of the 33rd Division, including Yuichiro Hatta, commander of the 33rd Division, who retreated to the Beicheng District of Handan, were all killed in the battle. ”。

After a pause, Haruki Fujimoto said in a trembling tone: "Your Excellency Commander, I'm afraid it was Li Yunlong's main cavalry force that killed Handan!" ”。

"Nani?" Tada Jun was taken aback when he heard this, got up from the chair he was sitting on, took the urgent telegram handed by Haruki Fujimoto, looked at it, and said, "How is it possible?" Handan City is the headquarters of the 33rd Division, and Handan City is a strong and important city, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if Yuichiro Hatta is a waste, is the strength of the Imperial Army stationed in the city in his hands literally frail? Eight Ga Ya Road! How is this possible? ”。

Fujimoto Haruki smiled bitterly: "But this is an urgent telegram sent by the defenders of Linhaoguan, and it has been confirmed, we are now directly contacting the headquarters of the 33rd Division in Handan City, and we can't get in touch." There was more than just one radio station in the 33rd Division's divisional headquarters. And it is impossible for all the radio stations in Yuichiro Hatta's division headquarters to be broken, then there is only one possibility, and the 33rd division headquarters has already encountered an accident. ”。

"Baga Ya Road! Didn't Yuichiro Hatta report that Li Yunlong's troops had conquered Feixiang and were in the area of Yongnian County? At this time, how could he suddenly appear under Handan City? "Baby

Fujimoto Haruki pointed to the huge military map of Ji Province on the table next to him and said, "Your Excellency Commander, judging from the map, after Li Yunlong's troops are killed in Yongnian County, they can secretly go south along the Fuyang River, and it is not impossible to make a surprise attack under Handan City. As long as Li Yunlong acted quickly and secretly went south, avoiding the main road along the Fuyang River, it was also very easy to take a small road to attack Handan City. What's more, it is very easy for the other party to casually find a local civilian as a guide to take a small road and surprise attack Handan, Your Excellency Commander. ”。

Following a few points on the map pointed by Haruki Fujimoto, even the annoyed Tada Jun had to admit that there was such a possibility. Moreover, at this time, there was a light snow in all parts of Hebei Province, and the snow on the ground was not very deep, and the more than 2,000 troops commanded by Li Yunlong, who had the advantage of mobility, had already become iron cavalry, and it was very easy for them to secretly kill Handan.

As soon as he thought of this, Tada Jun's eyes were full of gloom, and he immediately thought for a while and said: "Directly order the defenders of Linhaoguan to quickly move south with the imperial troops of Xingtai and Shahe who are heading south to recapture Handan." ”。

"Your Excellency Commander, it is estimated that when the rout of the imperial army that fled to Linhao Pass arrived at Linhao Pass, Li Yunlong, who had conquered Handan at this time, may have withdrawn from Handan in accordance with his usual combat style before." Haruki Fujimoto reminded.

Of course, Tada Jun knew that Li Yunlong would not stay for a few more minutes after conquering an important town, so in response to Fujimoto Haruki's reminder, Tada Jun just waved his hand and said in a condensed voice: "Fujimoto-kun, of course I am clear. It's just that Handan City is an important town on the Pinghan Railway Line, which is related to the transportation artery of the North China military horse to the south, and Handan City must be in our hands at all times. Therefore, Handan City must be recovered. As for Li Yunlong, he will order Anyang and Tangyin's imperial army garrisons to go north and block Li Yunlong's troops from moving south. ”。

"Hai, Your Excellency Commander, I understand."

Fujimoto Haruki has no opinion on Tada Jun's response, after all, at this time, it is not known whether the main cavalry under the command of Li Yunlong is still in Handan City.

Just before Fujimoto Haruki sent someone back to order the Japanese troops in accordance with Tada Jun's order, a Japanese staff officer of the headquarters hurriedly arrived and reported to the two old devils: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff, the garrison of Yucheng south of Handan reports that a large group of cavalry of the Chinese Army has attacked and conquered Matou Town, and a battalion of Imperial Cooperative Army and a small detachment of Imperial Army stationed in Matou Town have been defeated, and all the Imperial Army of the small detachment have been killed. ”。

"Bagaya Road, it's Li Yunlong's troops, Your Excellency Commander!" Haruki Fujimoto immediately realized, his eyes fell on the map in front of him, and he pointed to the Matou Town Express Road, a town passing by on the railway line not far south of Handan.

Tada Jun also saw it, nodded and frowned: "It seems that Li Yunlong will not stay in Handan for a long time, and the troops from the north of the city have arrived in Matou Town, so it means that Li Yunlong's troops have made a surprise attack on Matou Town after going south from Handan, and after resting for a while, it is likely that they have turned westward." Baga, Li Yunlong is really not to be underestimated, and the speed of the attack maneuver of his command is very fast! ”。

"Your Excellency, what shall we do? The other party is gone, does Li Yunlong really want to attack west and hide in Shigu Mountain? If that's the case, things will be in trouble! Fujimoto Haruki pointed to Shigu Mountain to the west of Matou Town and said, and to the north of Shigu Mountain is Fukou Mountain, which belongs to the Taihang Mountains, which is continuous and complex.

Once the main cavalry force under the command of Li Yunlong hid in these mountains, the Japanese troops of a division and regiment would not necessarily be able to encircle and suppress the other side, and it would be extremely tricky at that time.