"Your Excellency, the situation is not good. Nanata Ichiro sent someone to report again that the new regiment of troops attacking from the blocking position on the mountain road between Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge and the two mountains appeared to have four or five thousand men and horses, and they were well-equipped and had very strong combat effectiveness. The remaining soldiers of the 20th Brigade of the 20th Division, the 79th Wing, and the two remaining soldiers of the 80th Wing, who had temporarily stabilized their positions, were defeated and retreated by the fierce counterattacks of the other side. ”

It took less than ten minutes for the new regiment to counterattack in an all-out general attack, and soon a Japanese staff officer reported the latest battle situation to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka was still standing at the head of the Yunge Hongqiao Pass City at this time, with a solemn expression.

The fighters of the Fifth Air Force Brigade dispatched from Taiyuan Airport were unable to carry out aerial bombing support against their own side in the sky above thick clouds at this time.

Even if they were forced to bomb and support from the air, with the current weather conditions, perhaps the aerial bombs and bombs dropped by the Japanese fighters would still fall on the heads of their own people.

Hearing the latest battle situation, Yoshio Shinozuka became distraught, "Order Nanata Ichiro to cooperate with Keisuke Ishino of the 10th Wing of the 10th Division to stabilize the position and block the new regiment of troops in the counterattack of the two mountains." By the way, in the direction of the valley road, how are they doing? How's the battle going? ”

The Japanese staff officer who came to report the battle situation said bitterly: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, the situation is very bad, according to the report of the Chief of Staff of Tufei, most of the troops of the Eighth Route Army that captured the Jinlongxia Gorge may be the troops of the new regiment. The combat strength was strong, although an infantry wing belonging to the 41st Division that attacked Tianfeng Ridge turned back to reinforce Gu Dao. However, the enemy's artillery fire is fierce, there are many light and heavy machine guns as cover, and one by one the trenches are fighting, and our defense of the valley road is constantly lost, I am afraid that we can only hold on for about forty minutes, and the valley road of the Jinlong Gorge will be lost. ”。

"Damn! Order Yusuke Tohi, you have to resist me! Yoshio Shinozuka pretended to be calm, once he was able to hold on to the reinforcements of Daisuke Kotani at Heikakan, at least the crisis could still be resolved by then.

"Hai, Your Excellency, Commander!" The Japanese staff officer who reported on the battle situation paused heavily, and then hurriedly left to deliver the order.

It's just that Yoshio Shinozuka is very dignified at this time, and for the battle situation, Yoshio Shinozuka is no longer optimistic at this time.

After all, attacking the Jinlongxia Gorge, the enemy army in the Jinlongxia Gorge Valley Road is very strong, at least in terms of troops, it is already very fearful of Shinozuka Yoshio.

At this time, after commanding the commander of the first battalion, the independent battalion and the fourth battalion to storm the Jinlongxia Gorge, Li Yunlong, who continued to storm the valley road.

At this time, standing on a higher terrain at the mouth of the canyon, he took a telescope to observe the fierce battle in the depths of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge.

"Report to the regiment commander, the first battalion reported that it has cooperated with the fourth battalion and the independent battalion to advance steadily on three sides and advance towards the Japanese army guarding the valley road of Jinlong Gorge. At present, at least 1,000 Japanese soldiers have been killed, but the little devil seems to have been supported by reinforcements from at least two infantry brigades, and our advance has slowed down. ”

While Li Yunlong was observing the battle situation in Gudao, a herald who came in a hurry reported to Li Yunlong after saluting.

Li Yunlong sneered and waved his hand and said, "Order Zhang Dabiao, He Yongjie and Zhou Hua, under the cover of superior artillery fire, to advance in unison." Don't rush in, the terrain is flat in the depths of the valley, and there is no way for the little devil to be able to hold it. To give full play to our advantages, at present, the political commissars have attacked from Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge, containing a large number of Japanese troops, and now we are attacking from both sides, we must fight steadily and steadily, and eat the troops of the little devils little by little. ”。

"Yes, Captain." The herald responded, and then hurried away to give the order.

At this time, the fierce battle in the valley of the Jinlong Gorge was already shrouded in the sound of gunfire. Bullets whizzed around, and mortar and infantry artillery shells blew up columns of smoke, filling the valley of Jinlong Gorge.

The two armies fought fiercely in Tanido, and Yusuke Tohi, who was guarding Tanido, was already covered with blood at this time, but it was the blood of the Japanese guards who protected him.

Yusuke Tohi didn't have many injuries on his body, and he had been directing the men and horses of the little devils to block the onslaught of Zhang Dabiao and others.

It's just that the new regiment is familiar with the valley road of the Jinlong Gorge, and the trenches and winding defensive positions in the valley road are all built by the new regiment itself.

Although the little devils quickly turned to the defense by relying on these positions and trenches, Zhang Dabiao and others, who were familiar with the situation in the valley road, had already advanced step by step under the cover of Wang Chengzhu's artillery fire and the fire cover of various light and heavy machine guns, and gnawed away the Japanese soldiers who were stubbornly defending the position little by little.

"Boom, boom, boom!!"

Several infantry artillery shells accurately landed in the trench less than fifty meters to the left of Yusuke Dohi, and five or six little devils were blown to pieces in the trench on the spot, and the stumps and broken arms that were blown up to the sky then fell one after another, rolling dirt everywhere.

This kind of scene was everywhere in the eyes of Yusuke Dohi at this time, and the shells fired by Wang Chengzhu landed very accurately in the trenches guarded by the Japanese army, and the Japanese soldiers who were hiding in the trenches to counterattack suffered heavy casualties.

"How many people do we have now?" There were Japanese soldiers who were beaten and cried and called their mothers, and Yusuke Dohi grabbed a Japanese staff officer next to him who fired back at close range, and asked anxiously.

This Japanese staff officer also smiled bitterly, and when he looked around at this time, he already found that there were not many people, "Chief of staff, look, there are so many left, it is estimated that there are less than five hundred!" It is impossible for us to hold out until the imperial army of Pingxingguan arrives for reinforcements. ”

"Bagaya Road, don't shake the morale of the army. I order that the warriors of the Imperial Army of all departments must resist for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, for the sake of the Empire, and for the honor of our First Army. Tu Fei Yusuke said hoarsely, at this time, if the Jinlong Gorge Valley Road is lost, everything will be closed.

It is impossible to garrison troops on the plank road to block it, and only the place between the Jinlongxia Gorge Valley Road and the Yunge Hongqiao to Cuiping Peak and Tianfeng Ridge can still be defended and blocked.

At this time, if Gu Dao is lost, it will really be eaten by a new two-sided attack. Even if you are sleepy when the time comes, you can trap yourself.

"Hay, Chief of Staff! Humble duty understands! The Japanese staff officer who was caught by Yusuke Dohi gave a bitter sigh and could only answer.

At this time, Li Yunlong commanded Zhang Dabiao and others to concentrate all their superior firepower for cover, and the soldiers of each battalion, under the command of their respective battalion commanders, violently attacked the Japanese blocking force in Tanido commanded by Yusuke Tohi.

The Japanese army, which was constantly being eaten, was no longer able to block the attack of the troops commanded by Li Yunlong, and in desperation, Yusuke Dohi could only retreat step by step, and asked Yoshio Shinozuka for tactical guidance again!

On the Yunge Hongqiao, knowing that even Yusuke Tohi urgently asked him for tactical guidance, Yoshio Shinozuka, who was in the middle of an attack on both sides, was afraid at this time, this was a precursor to being annihilated by the entire army of the new regiment!