After the deployment, Yoshio Shinozuka ordered Japanese commanders at all levels to go out and prepare for battle to replenish the physical strength consumed by the Japanese soldiers. As soon as the Japanese paratrooper squad dispatched from Taiyuan Airport took the new regimental headquarters on Hutou Mountain, they attacked the plank road in a big way.

At this time, in the temporary headquarters where Yoshio Shinozuka was sitting, there were only about a dozen people left who were constantly working Japanese staff officers and Yusuke Tohi, chief of staff of the army.

"Tu Feijun, send a telegram to ask Taro Miyano who stayed in Taiyuan, and see if the troops that are moving closer to Yuci have found the main force of the new cavalry regiment commanded by Li Yunlong?" Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly waved his hand, signaling the chief of staff of the army on the side, Yusuke Tohi, to take a step forward and then ordered in a condensed voice.

Yusuke Tohi paused, "Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" The lowly post immediately sent a report to inquire. ”。

After deploying the plan for the next stage of attacking the Hengshan base area, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly remembered the traces of the main cavalry led by Li Yunlong.

At this time, Taro Miyano, who was left behind in Taiyuan, had not sent a radio report to the front line of Hengshan, which made Yoshio Shinozuka a little uneasy in his heart.

A few minutes later, Yusuke Dohi hurriedly walked up to Yoshio Shinozuka and said with a heavy pause: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Miyano-kun has called back, and all the troops that are moving closer to Yuji City for reinforcements have dispersed to find the traces of Li Yunlong's department. Our people have searched in a north-south direction to the mountains of Yunzhong and Taihang Mountains. There was no trace of the main force of the new 1st Regiment of cavalry in the east-west direction, and the clouds near Taiyuan were thick, so the Fifth Air Brigade at Taiyuan Airport had no way to fly at a low altitude to conduct reconnaissance. ”。

"Got it! Damn it! Ordered Miyano Taro to step up the search and find the traces of the new team commanded by Li Yunlong. More than 2,000 people who are good at night battles and rush battles! Once we wantonly attack around Taiyuan, the face of our First Army will really be lost among all the units of the North China Front. ”

Yoshio Shinozuka ordered viciously, at this time, he couldn't find the direction of Li Yunlong's evacuation after attacking Yuci, which was no less than a thorn in his heart all the time, and it was really uncomfortable to give you a little sting from time to time.

Yusuke Dohi had no choice but to respond: "Hai, Your Excellency Commander, send a report immediately!" Then he hurried away.

And Yoshio Shinozuka then looked at a topographic map of Mount Heng on the table in front of him, his eyes were full of frowns, and his thoughts were thousands.

The terrain of Heng Mountain is precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the valley mouth of the Jinlong Gorge, the valley road and the plank road, these places, stormed for several hours, lost more than 5,000 soldiers, stunned by the other side to defend to the death, killed a large number of elites of the Japanese army.

Therefore, at this time, even if he can't take the plank road in a short time, Yoshio Shinozuka is secretly determined to get rid of the new "old nest" Hengshan base.

Once the new regiment of Hengshan is taken, then the new regiment of Li Yunlong's department will have no support from the base area, and will only be able to wander around.

And for Yoshio Shinozuka, it is the final solution to the new regiment, the Eighth Route Army.

Therefore, for the capture of the Hengshan base area, even if he lost the elite of 20,000 Japanese troops this time, Yoshio Shinozuka finally made up his mind to bear it.

Just when Yoshio Shinozuka made up his mind to end the new group of Hengshan base at all costs, at this time, on Hutou Mountain at the end of the plank road of the Hengshan base area, there was also a busy scene in the regiment headquarters of the new group.

The staff officers of the regimental headquarters who came and went continued to work, although Yoshio Shinozuka temporarily stopped the onslaught on the Hengshan plank road.

The last 100 meters of the plank road guarded by Xiao Yan of the third battalion and the second company were temporarily saved, but Zhao Gang, who was in charge of staying at the base area, was still cautious and cautiously coordinated all departments to strictly defend to prevent Yoshio Shinozuka from suddenly attacking with his army.

"Political commissar, the commander of the third battalion reported that we have once again strengthened five Maxim heavy machine guns and thirteen Czech light machine guns as fire support on the last 100 meters of plank road. The commander of the third battalion reported that it would not be a problem to hold the plank road for the last 100 meters for another two hours. ”

When Zhao Gang was stunned for a while at the headquarters of the new regiment, a staff officer of the regiment headquarters reported to Zhao Gang with a field phone.

Zhao Gang came back to his senses when he heard this, walked over quickly, took the battlefield phone in the hands of the regimental staff officer, and directly ordered Ma Wenhai, the commander of the third battalion on the other end of the phone: "Third battalion commander, no matter how the little devil fights, you must guard the plank road." This is the order sent back by the regiment commander several times, once the plank road is lost, it will be difficult for the Yunge Hongqiao on the plank road to block the heavy attack of the little devils. Therefore, as long as we hold the plank road, the battle situation will always be under our control. ”。

"Carry out the order, commissar, you can rest assured! As long as our battalion holds our position to the death, it is simply wishful thinking for the little devil to break through the Yunge Hongqiao Pass from the narrow plank road. The brothers are ready for battle, ready to give the onslaught of the little devils a head-on blow! Ma Wenhai, the commander of the third battalion of the new regiment on the other end of the phone, laughed.

"Hmmm! Heighten your guard and fight at any time! ”

Zhao Gang hummed and said a few words, then hung up the phone.

Not long after hanging up the phone, a communications soldier from the regiment headquarters took a telegram that had just been translated and reported to Zhao Ganglizheng: "Political commissar, the regiment commander is calling!" ”。

Zhao Gang bowed his head, took the telegram directly, and immediately smiled: "Haha, the regiment commander, they have secretly gone north, and they are secretly rushing north along a small road one mile west of the west bank of the Guanshui River!" We're less than fifteen minutes away now! Tell all the brothers, get ready to fight back! ”。

"Understood, commissar!" The communication soldier also smiled and saluted.

Just as all parties were preparing to move, in Taiyuan City, Miyano Taro, who had received an order from Yoshio Shinozuka, directly called and ordered the Japanese Fifth Air Brigade at Taiyuan Airport to dispatch its paratrooper squad of 83 people to take off on several large Japanese transport planes and take off with a bang and fly over Heng Mountain.

It's just that even Yoshio Shinozuka and Taro Miyano didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army had a core hidden intelligence officer in the military headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army.

After receiving the plan of dispatching a Japanese paratroop squad from Taiyuan Airport to Hutou Mountain to carry out the plan of beheading the new regimental headquarters, this latent intelligence officer soon directly sent a secret emergency telegram to the 386 Brigade Headquarters to inform him of this top-secret situation.

After the head of the 386 Brigade received the news, he directly and secretly contacted the headquarters of the new regiment in the Hengshan base area.

Therefore, Zhao Gang, who arranged for all departments to wait until Li Yunlong's department returned, was ready to counterattack and attack Shinozuka Yoshio's department at any time according to the situation, and received this top-secret information a few minutes later.

"The little devil is really unexpected! Actually come to this hand! Zhao Gang looked at the contents of the urgent telegram sent by the brigade headquarters, and immediately sneered, and directly called the fifth squad of the new regiment of artillery on Cuipingfeng Mountain to prepare to shell the little devil's transport plane with 88mm anti-aircraft guns.