"It's unbelievable!" Tajima Hikotaro said, "The 9th Brigade is actually a collective jade!" ”

"yes!" Qing Shui Zhi nodded, and said with a sigh, "Although the 9th Brigade has been seriously understaffed, not to mention the loss of the 40th Independent Infantry Brigade, the brigade headquarters and all the directly subordinate brigades have also been lost. ”

"But even so, the 9th Brigade is still a brigade!"

"The 9th Brigade still has 4 independent infantry brigades and nearly 4,000 imperial soldiers!"

"However, now, these 4,000 heavily armed imperial soldiers have been wiped out by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army!"

Tajima Hikotaro continued: "And what is even more unbelievable is that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army still did all this in such a short time! ”

"yes!" "Less than an hour ago, we contacted the 9th Brigade, and the 9th Brigade was still fine at that time." ”

"As a result, an hour passed, and the 9th Brigade was actually collectively shattered!"

"It's a huge 9th brigade, and we can't even send us a telegram asking for help!"

"It is completely conceivable how fierce the offensive of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army was at that time, and how embarrassing the situation of the 9th Brigade was! Embarrassed! ”

"So, we must step up reconnaissance!"

"We must not repeat the mistakes of Qiqian Village and the 9th Brigade!"

"Yes." Tajima Hikotaro also said, "Commander Okamura has also canceled the time limit and no longer requires us to arrive in Taiyuan before noon tomorrow!" ”

"We don't have to rush anymore."

"Command." Qing Shui said in a deep voice, "The 41st Cavalry Wing and the 3rd Tank Detachment went forward 20 kilometers to strengthen reconnaissance along the highway. ”

"Hello!"

……

Changning Town.

The battlefield has been cleaned.

The seized weapons and equipment were grouped together on the highway.

There are 8 75m infantry guns, 24 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 96 crutch light machine guns, 96 grenadiers, and more than 100 Type 14 pistols.

Finally, there are more than 3,000 large covers.

There wasn't much ammunition, but that's to be expected.

Because the 9th Brigade had just been withdrawn from the Taiyue base area, it had not had time to replenish it.

Li Yunlong looked left and right, and scolded: "Damn, why are there only 15 mountain cannons?" Isn't the devil's independent infantry brigade equipped with 4 75mm caliber mountain guns as standard? ”

"4 infantry brigades should be 16 guns."

"Why are there only 15 doors? Where is the missing door? ”

"Look carefully for Lao Tzu, and you must find this mountain cannon."

As soon as the words fell, the brigade commander's voice came from behind him: "Okay, don't look for it." ”

Li Yunlong said: "Brigade commander, this is 1 75mm mountain artillery, you can't take it seriously just because our 386 Brigade is not short of artillery now, how many brother troops have no artillery yet." ”

"Okay, it's not your turn to teach Lao Tzu a lesson." The brigade commander said angrily, "There are more important things. ”

After finishing speaking, the brigade commander said to Ding Wei and Kong Jie not far away: "You two also come here." ”

Ding Wei and Kong Jie, who were counting the number of light machine guns on the side, hurried over and called the brigade commander again.

The brigade commander nodded and said, "The goal of defeating the 9th Brigade has been achieved, and at this time, the devils who came to help from all directions should have received the news." ”

"It's no surprise that the devil doesn't dare to venture like the 9th Brigade again."

"In this case, at least the devils won't be able to reach Taiyuan until noon tomorrow."

"But if we want to snatch all the materials in Taiyuan City away, and ensure that we don't catch up with the devils, we must at least block the devils until tomorrow evening!"

The expressions of Li Yunlong and the other three regiment leaders suddenly became serious.

The brigade commander said again: "Now I order, Ding Wei." ”

Ding Wei hurriedly stepped forward and stood upright: "Yes!" ”

"Your new regiment is guarding Changning Town to block the devils going north along the Tailong Highway."

"Yes!"

"Kong Jie."

"Yes!"

"Your new second regiment is fortified near the small shop, beware of devils taking a detour from the Taiyun Highway and sneaking up on Taiyuan."

"Yes!"

"Li Yunlong."

"Yes."

"Your independent regiment has the heaviest task, you need to go out of Xiluo Town and block the 3rd and 8th Brigades of the Japanese Army and the 110th Division advancing west along Zhengtai Road!"

"The brigade commander is relieved." Li Yunlong said, "I promise not to let a devil pass through Xiluo Town!" ”

The brigade commander snorted, waved his hand and said, "Then let's split up." ”

"Take care, brigade commander!" The three of them saluted and parted ways.

As soon as Li Yunlong and the three of them walked on the front foot, Zhao Gang arrived on the back foot.

Zhao Gang saluted: "Brigade commander." ”

The brigade commander said, "I asked you to bring five hundred mules and horses, did you bring them?" ”

"Brought it." Zhao Gang glanced at the piles of weapons on the highway and asked, "Brigade commander, are all these weapons and equipment transported to the Jinsui border area?" ”

"That's right." The brigade commander said, "Together with the remaining batch of weapons from the brigade headquarters, they will be transported to Xingxian." ”

Speaking of this, he asked again: "What about Sun Desheng?" I asked Sun Desheng to come with you, why didn't he come? ”

Zhao Gang said: "Battalion Commander Sun met a small group of cavalry from the devil on the road, so he chased after him with the cavalry platoon that accompanied him, and he should be back soon." ”

"Devil cavalry?" The brigade commander frowned and said, "This should be the scout cavalry of the 41st Brigade." ”

While he was talking, the neighing of horses suddenly sounded, and then more than thirty cavalry cavalry came at a gallop.

After arriving in front of the brigade commander, the knight led by him pulled the reins of the horse violently, and the military horse under the crotch immediately stood up, and the front hooves were kicked twice in a row before they braked suddenly.

The brigade commander couldn't help but praise: "Good riding skills!" ”

The knight on horseback was none other than Sun Desheng.

Sun Desheng drew his knife and saluted: "Sun Desheng, commander of the cavalry battalion of the Independent Regiment, was ordered to report to the brigade commander for instructions." ”

The brigade commander snorted lightly and asked, "I heard Zhao Gang say that you met a group of devil scout cavalry in the middle of the road?" Caught up? ”

"It's all settled." Sun Desheng said with a smile.

The brigade commander nodded and said, "As the main force of the devils returns, the number of cavalry will also increase dramatically, and the pressure on your cavalry battalion will also increase. ”

Sun Desheng replied solemnly: "Our cavalry battalion is fully prepared!" ”

"Well, I still trust the combat effectiveness of your cavalry battalion." The brigade commander nodded, and added, "But for now, your first priority is not to kill the enemy, but to escort!" ”

"We must protect the transport team in the Jinsui border area!"

"Strictly prevent the devils from sending a small group of cavalry to harass, and then the bandits!"

"Brigade Commander rest assured!" Sun Desheng said proudly, "If something goes wrong with the transport team and supplies, you can just cut off my head and use it as a night pot!" ”

Three black lines immediately appeared on the brigade commander's head.

Why are the cadres of the Independent Regiment the same virtue as Li Yunlong? Chop off your head at every turn as a night pot? Does Lao Tzu want so many night pots? Ridiculous!