North of Wei County, on both sides of the Sangqian River, an elite Japanese army advanced rapidly. Some of the troops that had already turned south according to Seishiro Itagaki were ordered to turn back to the north, and after the main force, they continued to advance westward along the upper reaches of the Sangqian River.

In the marching procession, Seishiro Itagaki and Ueno, the chief of staff of the division, were in front of an unfolded map, pondering carefully!

"The commander of the division, Commander Shinozuka sent an urgent telegram asking us not to go south, but to continue westward and pursue a certain unit of the new 1st Regiment of the Shina Army that went north from Guangling. According to reliable reconnaissance, this enemy army heading north should be the main force of the new regiment under the personal command of Li Yunlong! Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken Guangling and Lingqiu County so quickly! The imperial armies in both places suffered casualties, and this is not an ordinary Chinese army that can capture the county town heavily garrisoned by the imperial army in a very short time! Ueno, chief of staff of the Fifth Division, said with a solemn expression.

The Chinese army in Jin Province actually produced such a cunning and very strong combat effectiveness unit, and it is conceivable that Ueno Masa, chief of staff of the Fifth Division, was not an arrogant person. The meeting and the headquarters of the First Army summarized the achievements of the new regiment in Jin Province during this period of time, which was enough to make Ueno Zheng attach great importance to it.

Therefore, knowing that the troops belonging to the new regiment from Guangling to the north, Ueno Zheng attached great importance to it.

Itagaki Seishiro was in command of half of the Japanese division, sweeping through the Jin Sui Army, the Central Army of the Nationalist Army and other Chinese troops and more than 30 divisions during the war in Jin Province.

However, after the new regiment broke through from Cangyunling, a series of mobile operations slapped the Japanese army in the face countless times. In addition, there have already been three princes of the Wa Kingdom who have been killed by the new regiment with almost the same means, which is already a naked slap in the face of the Japanese army.

Seishiro Itagaki nodded when he heard this, but said, "Yo Xi, Ueno-kun, what you said is good!" Li Yunlong is very cunning, to say that in the team of the Zhina army that went north from Guangling, there is indeed Li Yunlong in command, even if it is an imperial soldier who sacrifices a lot, he must catch or kill this person. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles! ”。

Although he had not fought with the new regiment, Itagaki Seishiro still saw from the intelligence of the new regiment that the Japanese army had reconnoitred during this period of time that the new regiment was indeed difficult to deal with under the command of Li Yunlong.

Ueno Zheng nodded, and then pointed to the unfolded map and said, "Division commander, according to the current marching speed of the imperial army, it will take at least an hour to reach the bank of the Sangqian River south of the main peak of Baishan Mountain. And according to the reconnaissance results obtained by the imperial reconnaissance planes, it is possible that the enemy unit heading north has arrived at least north of the bank of the Sangqian River at least earlier than us! Humble worries! ”。

"Ueno-kun, are you worried that Li Yunlong will lead the army to hide in Baishan Mountain?" After many years of partnering with Ueno, Seishiro Itagaki immediately thought of something!

Ueno was struggling and said, "Yes, division commander!" Once Li Yunlong senses that something is wrong, he will inevitably hide in Baishan Mountain! Baishan Mountain is steep in the mountains, hiding in it, the army of more than 1,000 people has dispersed in, even if we mobilize a few divisions, we may not be able to catch up with them! ”。

"Yoxi, so be it! Ordered the cavalry wing to send two cavalry squadrons, galloped to the area around the bank of the Sangqian River south of the main peak of Baishan Mountain to reconnoitre, and once the traces of the new regiment were found, they immediately launched an attack, and most importantly, they could entangle the Chinese army and wait for the large army to arrive! Seishiro Itagaki waved his hand and commanded Ueno.

"Ha Yi, division commander! Obedience! Ueno paused heavily, and then turned and left, letting the cavalry wing send two cavalry squadrons to set off before the main infantry force and gallop westward.

At this time, when Seishiro Itagaki led the main force of the Japanese army of two wings, nearly 8,000 Japanese troops marched westward.

Li Yunlong had already led an army of 1,000 men and horses, and after a short rest of ten minutes in Guangling City, he hurried north, and continued to march north through the mountains that turned northeast in the north of Heng Mountain.

During the march, the troops also encountered several groups of Japanese reconnaissance planes conducting aerial reconnaissance. Fortunately, the troops had already put on white windbreakers and hid in the white snow on the ground, which was enough for the Japanese reconnaissance planes to be unable to detect the marching troops on the ground even if they were flying low.

At this time, the troops were already advancing through the northern mountain range of Heng Mountain, along a small mountain road. The line was very long, and if there was an ambush by a Japanese army, it would be difficult for even Li Yunlong to keep the troops.

"Regiment commander, in the Sangqian River valley north of Wei County, it was discovered that the two Japanese wings of the Japanese Itagaki Division set out from Xuanhua, and the local guerrillas risked their lives to arrive to investigate and estimate that the total strength of this Japanese army exceeded 8,000 people! And it was well equipped and marched extremely fast. Originally, it turned south to Wei County, but I don't know why, suddenly it returned to the north, and now it continues to gallop west along the Sangqian River! During the march, the soldiers of the communications squad of the army took a telegram that had just been translated and reported to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong took the telegram and looked at it, pondering in his heart. According to the past situation, if it were known that there was the main force of the new regiment stationed in the Hengshan base area, it should be after going south to Wei County, and then moving west to seize Guangling, and after seizing Lingqiu County, continue to complete the encirclement of the new regiment base area of Hengshan.

It's just that I didn't expect that this well-equipped Japanese army, the two wings did not go south, but galloped westward, and the goal was very clear!

In the area of the Sangqian River south of Baishan Mountain, there is no large force of its own troops. Then it seems that the target of Itagaki Seishiro is likely to be his own troops.

"Got it! Continue to maintain contact with the local guerrillas and report the movements of the Japanese army at any time! Li Yunlong waved his hand and ordered the signal soldier.

The signal soldier nodded and said, "Yes, regimental commander!" I see! ”。

And Li Yunlong asked people to call Zhang Dabiao, He Yongjie, Duan Peng and others to gather on the side of the mountain road to hold a temporary combat meeting.

After everyone came, Li Yunlong told everyone the information he had obtained, and the two wings of Seishiro Itagaki were galloping westward, and it seemed that they were going to catch up with themselves!

Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, first pointed to the portable map that Wei Dayong had spread out, and said in a condensed voice: "Regiment commander, it seems that Seishiro Itagaki should have received an order from Yoshio Shinozuka and came to chase and kill us!" What to do? My plan to feint against Datong has probably been seen through by Yoshio Shinozuka. Otherwise, Itagaki Seishiro would not have given up going south to Wei County! ”。。

The rest of the people all agreed, after all, the Japanese troops of the two wings were advancing westward, and it was impossible to march and travel in the wind and snow, right?

"Made, then give up feints and attack Datong! Let's go north to Zhaojiayu! Li Yunlong suddenly smiled and said!