In Taiyuan City, in the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army, he received a farewell telegram from the defenders of Hukou Pass, and Yoshio Shinozuka was simply angry.

"Bang bang bang!" In the headquarters of the First Army, vases and other objects smashed by Yoshio Shinozuka were everywhere, and they were smashed with a bang.

At this time, Yoshio Shinozuka received a farewell telegram from the defenders of Hukou Pass, and the flames of rage were already burning.

"Bagaya Road, Bagaya Road! Hukou Pass was actually lost? Lost? Whose troops are this, exactly? Whose troops? Could it be the National Army, or the troops of the Jin Sui Army? Yoshio Shinozuka pinched the telegram in his hand and said to his chief of staff, Major General Taro Miyano.

Miyano Taro also just learned about the farewell telegram sent by the Japanese defenders at Hukou Pass, and his mood was extremely solemn.

Hukou Pass is located in the northeast of Licheng, Shanxi, and is one of the ancient fortresses of the pre-Qin period. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Jin Kingdom went east to Taihang and occupied the area east of Taihang Mountain.

"Yuanhe County Atlas" said that the ancient Hukou Pass, in the east of the county 25 miles. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the country of Qi and the summer of the Jin, take 8 yi, there is a mouth, and the mouth of the bowl is the mouth of the pot. The sound is similar, so there are two names. Du pre-note: "There is a pot mouth in the east of Luxian County. Du pre-said that this became the earliest statement of the positioning of Hukou Pass. During the Warring States Period, the capital of Zhao was Handan, and Hukou became the main fortress of Zhao to Shangdang. After the Western Han Dynasty, there was a saying of Huguan County's Hukou. Since then, the pot has become the pot mouth. The mouth of the pot in Licheng became the old pass of the mouth.

The strategic location of Hukou Pass is very important, and it is one of the main transportation routes from the southeast of Shanxi to the northern part of Henan.

After the Japanese army occupied Hukou Pass, a squadron was stationed here for defense, which shows the importance of the Japanese army to this place.

It's just that I didn't expect that the Hukou Pass was lost. Moreover, Hukou Pass is located in a precipitous place, and if it is guarded by a squadron, even if an elite squadron of a brigade attacks, it may not be able to attack in a short time.

Yoshio Shinozuka did not expect that the speed of the loss of Hukou Pass would be so fast, so that judging from the farewell telegram sent by the Japanese defenders of Hukou Pass, Hukou Pass was lost within ten minutes. The strength of the other party's sneak attack on Hukou Pass was at least about one or two thousand.

"Your Excellency Commander, judging from the time of the loss of Hukou Pass, the squadron that sneaked up on Hukou Pass was bound to be extremely elite. And he is good at winter warfare and is familiar with the local terrain of Shanxi. He thought that it was likely to be the Jin Sui Army or the National Army hidden in the southeastern mountains of Shanxi. ”

After a pause, Miyano Taro then said solemnly, "It's a pity that the farewell telegram sent by the imperial defenders of Hukou Pass did not make it clear, and we can only guess which unit the Zhina Army attacked Hukou Pass is!" ”。

Yoshio Shinozuka was in a mood at this time, and after smashing the debris of the headquarters, he eased his breath, and said with a frown: "Miyano-kun, no matter which unit of the Shina Army sneaks up on Hukou Pass. The loss of Hukou Pass made the southeast of Shanxi extremely shaken. Hukou Pass is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province and is one of the main transportation routes into the northern region of Henan, which must be recaptured. ”。

"Your Excellency the commander, you can order the 20th Division of Licheng to go out of Licheng and cross Dongyang Pass to recapture Hukou Pass!" Taro Miyano quickly pointed to a spot on the battle map.

Yoshio Shinozuka also looked at the map, and the squadron that captured Hukou Pass had already begun to attack Dongyang Pass at this time. In the field, the Japanese army was not afraid.

"Yo Xi, then order the imperial occupation forces in Licheng to dispatch, be sure to recapture Hukou Pass, and find out which side of the Zhina Army dares to sneak attack the important place of Hukou Pass where the empire is stationed!" Yoshio Shinozuka waved his hand and said to Taro Miyano.

"Understood, Your Excellency Commander!" Miyano Taro nodded, and immediately signaled a Japanese staff officer on the side to hurry up and send a report to contact the Japanese troops in Licheng.

It's just that he didn't wait for a long time, and the Japanese communications staff officer on the side of the headquarters hurriedly walked up to Yoshio Shinozuka and Taro Miyano with a telegram in his hand, and immediately reported: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the commander of the Itagaki Seishiro Division who is pursuing Li Yunlong's army has sent an urgent telegram!" ”。

"Yagaya Road, Seishiro Itagaki, this waste! Miyano-kun, take a look! Seishiro Itagaki What the hell is going on? Won't there be a war? The headquarters of the 21st Brigade under his personal command actually suffered so many casualties of imperial warriors, which is really in vain to be called the imperial tiger general! Yoshio Shinozuka took the telegram handed over by the communications staff officer and read it for less than a minute, and his mood suddenly was not good, and the scolding in his mouth immediately came out.

Taro Miyano stepped forward and took the telegram in Yoshio Shinozuka's hand, and when he saw it, he frowned tightly, and smiled bitterly in his heart.

Without hesitating for a long time, Taro Miyano immediately said, "Your Excellency Commander, do you suggest that the rest of Seishiro Itagaki's 21st Brigade directly join the battle to besiege the new regiment of Hengshan base area?" At this time, they had already moved from the Guangling area to the northeast of the new base area of Heng Mountain. ”。

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't answer immediately, but moved his finger to the huge military battle map in front of him.

"Immediately order the imperial defenders of Licheng to dispatch, and be sure to find out if the squadron that sneaked up on Hukou Pass is a unit of the Eighth Route Army!"

Taro Miyano is worthy of being a roundworm in Yoshio Shinozuka's stomach, and he immediately understood what Yoshio Shinozuka meant.

"Your Excellency the Commander means that the Zhina Army that attacked Hukou Pass is Li Yunlong's troops?" Taro Miyano said in surprise.

Yoshio Shinozuka said with a solemn expression, "According to the calculation of time, if the troops under the command of Seishiro Itagaki are pursuing the decoy troops sent by Li Yunlong, then with the strong mobility of the new regiment, it may have secretly gone south to the Hukou Pass area, and it is not impossible." In terms of the temperament of the Jin Sui Army and the Nationalist Army, it is absolutely impossible for more than one or two thousand elite troops to appear in the area east of Hukou Pass. There is only one possibility, it may be that Li Yunlong's troops have already gone south! ”。

"Your Excellency Commander, in this case, at this time, even if you order the 21st Brigade under the command of Seishiro Itagaki to go south to pursue Li Yunlong's troops, it is absolutely impossible! It's too late! Taro Miyano said immediately.

Without waiting for Yoshio Shinozuka to answer, a Japanese staff officer from the headquarters urgently reported to Yoshio Shinozuka: "Your Excellency Commander, Dongyang Pass has been attacked by the Shina Army, and the defenders have suffered casualties, so they may not be able to hold Dongyang Pass!" According to the urgent telegram of the imperial army defenders of Dongyang Pass, the Chinese army attacking Dongyang Pass was a unit of the Eighth Route Army, and the defenders could not find out which unit of the Eighth Route Army it was. ”。

"Nani? Is it really a unit of the Eighth Route Army? Damn, that might be Li Yunlong's troops! Bagaya Road, this person is so terrifying! Yoshio Shinozuka gasped.

Miyano Taro on the side said urgently, "The loss of Dongyang Pass is inevitable, Your Excellency Commander, order the imperial army defenders in Licheng to hold it!" ”。

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