Tada Jun transferred troops to reinforce the headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division that was ambushed, but it was estimated that it was too late in time.

In the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan, the positions on the east and west flanks of the remnants of the Japanese 6th Division, which were surrounded and pressed by regiments, were constantly attacked by the fierce fire of the new 1st Regiment, the 28th Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. The fortifications built in a hurry were constantly watched by the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, and the battlefield was full of cannon fodder smoke and the shouts of soldiers on both sides.

"Yo he, Gu Shoufu, this old devil is still ruthless! Actually withstood our offensive. Made, if you want to be beautiful, you must be annihilated this time! Avenge the hundreds of thousands of Jinling soldiers and civilians who died! Li Yunlong stood on the side of the canyon on a hill near the Lao Ye Temple, and sneered at the remnants of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army surrounded by regiments in the canyon, still resisting stubbornly, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

"Regiment commander, the brigade headquarters is in an emergency!" Suddenly, a staff officer of the field headquarters hurriedly walked up to Li Yunlong, stood up and saluted, and handed Li Yunlong a telegram that had just been translated.

Li Yunlong took the telegram and looked at it, his eyes suddenly became solemn, "Gu Shoufu directly asked Tada Jun for help, Tada Jun has already ordered the Mongolian Xinjiang garrison army stationed in Zhangjiakou and other places to go south at the same time, preparing to flank Guangling, Weixian area, and threaten the east side of the new regiment base area. It's coming fast! It's a pity that time is running out! ”

"Order Zhang Dabiao, Shen Qun and others to increase the intensity of the attack. Ordered Wang Chengzhu to mobilize mortars, follow the infantry to kill the little devil, blast out the devil's firepower point at close range, and cover the infantry attack. Immediately call Ding Wei of the 28th Regiment and Lao Kong of the Independent Regiment, and ask these two guys to command the post headquarters, increase the intensity of the attack, and storm from the east side of the canyon to the west. Fast! ”

Li Yunlong, who put down the urgent telegram, turned his head and waved his hand to the staff officer who came to report the situation and ordered.

"Yes, Captain." The staff officer of the field regimental headquarters immediately saluted, and then immediately grabbed the field phone and gave orders to the battalion commanders of the various departments and the regimental commanders of the fraternal units.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 1st New Regiment, had already joined the 3rd and 4th Battalions, which were responsible for blocking the attack in the canyon, plus the 2nd Battalion Shen Qun's headquarters, and the mighty army of more than 6,000 troops marched along the canyon and its sides to the defensive positions of the remnants of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army that had shrunk and entrenched in the valley.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!"

Under the command of Wang Chengzhu, the 80-millimeter mortar shell roared and smashed into the little devil's defensive position at close range, and the shell exploded, blowing up clouds of smoke and dust.

Fragments of the cannonballs flew everywhere, exploding in the shallow trenches that the devils hastily dug, and the fragments continued to kill and injure all the little devil soldiers who hit them.

In the face of this kind of passive terrain, even if Gu Shoufu had the intention to command the remnants to break through, he would not be able to break through.

In the smoke of artillery fire, Toshio Tani, who had just received a call from Tada Jun, looked around in his bunker.

The shouts of killing had gradually approached the vicinity of his division headquarters, indicating that the situation was still extremely dangerous.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, Your Excellency the Division Commander, Wing Commander Igahashi of the 23rd Wing of Ushijima Mansho Division was killed in battle, the 45th Wing Commander Koda Taro was seriously wounded, and the two wings under the jurisdiction of Ushijima Mansu currently have only about 1,000 people left in the living force. I'm afraid the defensive position on the west side won't be able to hold up for long. ”

In the midst of the battle, risking the constant falling shells, a Japanese staff officer hurried back from the defensive position on the west side and reported to Gu Shoufu.

"Baga Ya Road, damn it!"

Gu Shoufu's expression was solemn, and he smashed his fist on the sack in front of him, and the snow and dust on it fell with a sigh.

"Order Chief of Staff Shimono Kazuho, who is overseeing the battle, to command the remnants of Ushijima Manman's soldiers, and defend me to the death. Occupy the current defensive positions, fight in the trenches one by one, and do not dispatch suicidal counter-assaults! Gu Shoufu had no other way but to wave his hand helplessly.

The devil staff officer who came to report the battle situation paused heavily and said: "Haiyi, Your Excellency the division commander, you understand your humble duties. ”。

The situation of the battle deteriorated, and Gu Shoufu, who had less than 4,000 men and horses left, had no hope that the reinforcements would be able to rush to the east of Pingxingguan to rescue him.

After all, judging from the current situation, Li Yunlong had already made preparations, and set up an ambush on both sides of the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan, with intercepting troops in front and behind.

Now it is basically impossible to break free from the encirclement of the other party.

In particular, although Gu Shoufu sent troops to fight for the commanding heights on both sides of the canyon such as Lao Ye Temple and Dongpaochi at the first moment of the ambush battle, in the face of the fierce fire attack of the other side, the Japanese troops attacking the mountains on the top of the mountain, which did not occupy the geographical advantage, were hit by the condescending firepower of the other side and suffered heavy casualties.

Therefore, Gu Shoufu was already in despair at this time.

"Bagaya Road, I didn't expect that my Gu Shoufu would be ambushed by a small commander of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army in Qiaogou Canyon east of Pingxing Pass, and he was about to be wiped out by the other party, it's really ridiculous!" Gu Shoufu smiled bitterly in the smoke of artillery fire.

It's just that Gu Shoufu smiled bitterly, and the soldiers of the new regiment, the 28th regiment and the three independent regiments fought steadily, relying on powerful firepower step by step to push the Japanese defensive positions step by step. Little by little, he ate the defensive position held by the remnants of Gu Shoufu, which made Gu Shoufu helpless in grief and anger.

"Brothers, kill me, rush!"

The new 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion, which were responsible for attacking the remnants of the 6th Division from the west to the east, and the 2nd Battalion and other men and horses shouted and killed the sky, and thousands of men and horses roared and charged.

"Da !!!"

The Makqin heavy machine guns attacked the condescending fire on the hills on both sides of the canyon, and the devil soldiers who defended suffered heavy casualties, crying for their fathers and mothers.

At this time, for Ushijima Mitsuru in the defensive position on the west side of the defensive position, he had personally led the only few soldiers around him to stand in the trenches on the front line, holding a Type 38 rifle and shooting at it, participating in the defensive operation.

"Brigade commander, I can't stand it, the 23rd Infantry Wing has already suffered casualties, and the 45th Wing doesn't have many men left! Report the situation to His Excellency the Division Commander! "The chief of staff of Mitsuru Ushijima shouted to Mitsuru Ushijima.

Ushijima Man was lying on the edge of a trench at this time, and shouted angrily: "Bagaya Road, steady, calm down!" You go back in person and report to the division commander that the defensive position on the west side will be lost if it can hold out for five minutes! Your Excellency the Division Commander may instruct me! ”。

"Hay, Brigade Commander! Obedience! The chief of staff of the 36th Infantry Brigade paused heavily, and then made a detour along the trench to the flank, running directly in the direction of the field division headquarters of the Japanese 6th Division in the rear.