Shimono Yihuo nodded in agreement, it no longer makes sense to move closer to Lingqiu County.

Lingqiu County directly sent a farewell telegram, indicating that most of Lingqiu County has been lost at this moment, and at this time, moving closer to Lingqiu County can only kill itself.

Perhaps, on the east bank of the Guanshui River, there is a large number of Chinese troops waiting for them.

And it is much more reliable to turn around and retreat in the direction of Pingxingguan, which has not been lost for the time being under the persistence of Daisuke Kotani at this time. Although Daisuke Kotani sent an urgent telegram saying that Pingxingguan was attacked and harassed by thousands of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, Pingxingguan was still in Daisuke Kotani's hands at this time.

Therefore, after assessing the battle situation in Qiaogou Gorge at this time, it was found that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable for the 6th Division to launch a counterattack with strength and firepower, and Gu Shoufu could only quickly order the main force of the division to retreat to Pingxingguan to stabilize its position.

Soon, Shimono Ichiho sent people to order the main forces of the division to retreat in the direction of Pingxingguan.

The 6th Division's movements were very fast, and the headquarters of the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division, which was already close to the direction of Lingqiu County, was stunned without the slightest hesitation after receiving Tani Shoufu's order, and the Japanese brigade commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, Major General Tokutaro I, commanded the Japanese soldiers in the remnants of the brigade to retreat quickly towards the road from which they came.

At this time, Li Yunlong, who was standing at the headquarters of the bunker at a high place to observe the battle situation, discovered Gu Shoufu's movements.

"Made, Gu Shoufu, this old devil wants to retreat to the direction of Pingxingguan! Order Zhang Dabiao and Shen Qun to block me. Order the third battalion Ma Wenhai and the fourth battalion He Yongjie to stop Gu Shoufu's attack on Pingxingguan for me! Fast! ”

After sneering a few times, Li Yunlong shouted directly to Wei Dayong beside him.

At this time, Wei Dayong also served as a temporary microphone, and soon directly shook the field telephone and issued combat orders to the battalion commanders through the telephone line.

The new regiment and the first battalion occupied the commanding heights of Lao Ye Temple, and the headquarters of Shen Qun at the commanding heights on the hill opposite the valley road launched fierce fire strikes on the headquarters of the 36th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army on the valley road.

"Tutu, tusk, tusk!"

"Boom, boom!"

...............

The guns roared, and the baggage troops of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army were hit by Wang Chengzhu's artillery fire as soon as they began. By this time, most of the artillery and twelve 120-mm howitzers belonging to the artillery wing of the baggage unit of the 6th Division had been blown up.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the baggage troops of the 6th Division did not expect that on both sides of the Qiaogou Gorge and Valley Road east of Pingxingguan, the main force of the Eighth Route Army once again launched an ambush against their formidable 6th Division.

Unconsciously, the ambushed artillery bombardment was inflicted with heavy casualties.

At this time, the commander of the 36th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, Major General Brigade Commander Ushijima, was full of anger, when will the 6th Division be ambushed by the Chinese army?

It's unimaginable!

"The brigade commander, the brigade commander, and the division commander ordered that our unit must open up the enemy blocking positions retreating to Pingxingguan as soon as possible! Otherwise, military law is engaged! Just as Ushijima watched fiercely as the two infantry brigades of the 23rd Wing under his command attacked in clusters, using pig burst tactics to attack the blocking position of He Yongjie and a group of men and horses of Ma Wenhai's third and fourth battalions, he was stunned.

At this time, a herald rushed to give the order.

"Damn, report to the division commander that our 36th Brigade has stormed the Chinese army's blocking position between Pingxingguan and our brigade for a long time. The enemy's blocking fire was very fierce, and at least 15 mountain guns and more than 10 mortars fired back. The firepower of our artillery unit cannot penetrate the opposing side, please ask the division commander for instructions! Ushijima had no choice at this time, and Gu Shoufu ordered the whole division to quickly retreat and move closer to Pingxingguan.

"Hay, Brigade Commander!" The devil herald was helpless, so he could only take the order and carefully dodge the bullets from the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on the hills on both sides.

It's just that the other party has already made preparations, and simply set up a temporary blocking position on the valley road, coupled with the powerful firepower of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on the hills on both sides of the valley road, which has made the Japanese soldiers on the valley road of the valley Qiaogou valley not have much power to fight back.

Because the valley road is unobstructed, it is suitable for marching and passing, but the flat ground of the valley road is conducive to marching on the one hand, but it is inevitable that the Japanese troops on the valley road will be killed and wounded heavily when they are ambushed by the Chinese troops on the hills on both sides.

The units of the 36th Brigade of the Ushijima Man Command Post Department made every effort to move closer to the direction of Pingxingguan, but they were stunned and could not penetrate the blocking position built by Ma Wenhai and He Yongjie's headquarters.

In addition, on the hills on both sides of the blocking position, the 1st Battalion of Zhang Dabiao's Division and the 2nd Battalion of Shen Qun's Division, which were densely ambushed and fired, cooperated with each other to suppress the rest of the main forces of the Japanese 36th Brigade on the valley road.

All of a sudden, even a tank as the vanguard charged at the blocking position on the valley road built by Ma Wenhai and He Yongjie.

However, under the artillery fire from the hills on both sides, the thin-skinned Japanese tanks had no deterrent effect and were soon blown up by the new artillery fire of the ambush.

With Ushijima's attack unfavorable, the other main forces of the Japanese 6th Division quickly panicked.

At this time, Gu Shoufu and the chief of staff of the division, Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo, had solemn eyes, and the shouts of killing around him shook the sky.

The bullets and shells that were shot down from the hills on both sides were overwhelming, and the explosions continued one after another, and the bullets of light and heavy machine guns whizzed down, killing the Japanese soldiers crying for their fathers and mothers.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the situation is not second! The other party's strength is too strong! Ushijima Mitsuru reported that he led his brigade to mobilize at least three infantry brigades to take turns to charge the Chinese army's blocking position, and he was stunned that the 1,000 men of our 6th Division who could not be killed in a peaceful way would be reconciled! In addition, bad news also came from the 11th Infantry Brigade after fighting and retreating, the enemy's firepower began to increase, and the Chinese troops who ambushed us did not rush down from the hills, but occupied the hills on both sides to strike with fire! ”

Shimono Ichiho Dazuo anxiously reported to Gu Shoufu that the situation was indeed not good.

Gu Shoufu pretended to be calm, but he was already a little panicked in his heart, "Stabilize your position, don't mess up!" Order Tokutaro I, steady your footing. The two wings were deployed, and the firepower covered the main force of the 11th Brigade to move closer to the division headquarters! ”

After a pause, the old devil Gu Shoufu said again: "Order Ushijima to strengthen the attack, we must break through the blocking position of the Shina army and connect with the peace-type customs defenders." A telegram was sent to the Commander Okabe requesting the Air Force to send fighter planes for reinforcements. Report to Your Excellency the Commander that the main force of our division was ambushed by more than 10,000 people of the Eighth Route Army on the valley road more than ten miles long in Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan, and it is estimated that it is the main force of the Eighth Route Army! ”。

"Haiyi, Your Excellency the Division Commander!" Shimono Yihuo took the order and paused heavily, and then hurriedly sent someone to send an order.