Chu Yunfei snorted twice, and said: "Then Chu Mou made a request that was not seen, it is said that your independent regiment has just finished a big battle, and you should take a break." ”

"But reality doesn't allow it."

"It's not easy for our 358th Regiment to take Ping'an County alone."

"Therefore, I hope that Brother Yunlong must overcome all difficulties and lead the independent regiment to fight side by side with our 358th regiment."

Li Yunlong nodded again and again: "No problem, no problem, Brother Yunfei, you go first, our independent regiment will arrive later, and we will never let your 358 regiment release the order!" ”

"Brother Yunlong, farewell." Chu Yunfei clenched his fists and said.

"Brother Yunfei, go slowly." Li Yunlong followed with a fist clench.

Seeing Chu Yunfei's figure get into the car and leave, Li Yunlong shouted: "Pass my order, the Heyuan County Brigade and the four district squads will stay and clean up the battlefield, and the main battalions, companies, and platoons of the regiment will assemble urgently!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Dakui responded suddenly.

……

Beiping, No. 11 Iron Lion Hutong.

Kazuo Okamoto was woken up from his sleep by his adjutant, turned on the light, put on his glasses, and glanced at the wall clock on the wall, the time was only three o'clock in the morning, and it was still early in the morning.

At that moment, Kazuo Okamoto said a little unhappily: "Kasawara-kun, is something wrong?" ”

The adjutant just said yes and didn't answer, but the chief of staff, Michiichi Miyano, walked in.

"Your Excellency, General!" Michiichi Miyano reported with a solemn expression, "I just received an urgent telegram from the headquarters of the 1st Army that the 69th Division stationed in Ping'an County was jointly besieged by the Jin Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"The 69th Division?" Kazuo Okamoto was shocked when he heard this, and his sleepiness disappeared.

As mentioned above, as the elite Japanese troops in the Chinese battlefield were transferred to the Pacific theater in large numbers, the Japanese army has gradually lost the ability to take the initiative to attack.

The situation is relatively better in the North China Plain.

Because the traffic in the plain area extends in all directions, the mobility ability can make up for the lack of soldiers to a certain extent.

However, in the mountainous areas of Shandong and Shanxi, the situation of the Japanese army began to become very difficult, especially in Shanxi.

If you want to rank it, Kazuo Okamoto is most worried about the battle situation in Shanxi, and in Shanxi, Kazuo Okamoto is most worried about the 69th Division in the northwest of Shanxi.

The 69th Division was only a garrison division.

However, he has to be responsible for the security of more than a dozen counties in the northwest of Shanxi, and the pressure is not heavy.

What worries Kazuo Okamoto even more is that there are still a few fierce tigers lying in the northwest of Shanxi.

Li Yunlong, the head of the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, is undoubtedly the most ferocious and threatening tiger, in addition to Li Yunlong, the head of the new first regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Ding Wei, the head of the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, and even Kong Jie, the head of the new second regiment of the Eighth Route Army, are all not fuel-efficient lamps, so the northwest of Jin is really surrounded by tigers!

But things in the world are so weird, the more you are afraid of something, the more you will come.

At that moment, Kazuo Okamoto asked while dressing, "What troops are involved in the siege?" ”

Kazuo Okamoto acted very strangely, and before he could finish his sentence, his clothes were already put on and he walked out.

Miyano Michiichi replied as he walked out: "From the information currently available, in addition to the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, only the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army participated in the siege. ”

Kazuo Okamoto breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Are you sure there are only two regiments?" ”

"Sure." Miyano nodded for a while, and then said, "But ......"

Kazuo Okamoto frowned and said in a deep voice: "But what, don't swallow it." ”

Miyano Dao said with a sigh of sound, and said: "However, although the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army is only a regiment in name, its strength is actually no less than that of other Jin Sui Army divisions. ”

"And he's still a half-American mechanic!"

"An additional battalion of American howitzers is equipped!"

"Nani?" Kazuo Okamoto paused and said in a deep voice, "Doesn't this mean that the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army actually has two artillery battalions?" ”

"Yes."

"Yaga!" Kazuo Okamoto said angrily, "This is really excessive. ”

"Your Excellency, there are even more excessives." Miyano Michiichi said with a dark face, "Although the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is still only a regiment in name, the actual strength is likely to be nearly 20,000 people!" ”

"Nani?" Kazuo Okamoto had a hellish look on his face, "Nearly 20,000 people? A regiment? ”

"Yes, nearly 20,000 people, just one regiment." Michiichi Miyano said with a dark face, "It's unbelievable. ”

"Yaga!" Kazuo Okamoto was furious and said, "All those rice buckets in the intelligence department should be seppuku to thank the emperor, what are they eating?" Such an important piece of information did the Imperial Army not know about it? ”

"Your Excellency, you really can't blame the intelligence department for being ineffective." Miyano said, "Because of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Jin, no, no, no, not only the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Jin, in fact, the Eighth Route Army in the entire North China is developing separately, and no one knows how many of them there are before they gather their forces." ”

"The same is true of the Independent Regiment, before it is assembled, I am afraid that even Li Yunlong does not know how many people there are in his troops."

"Damn!" Kazuo Okamoto said hatefully, "If that's the case, you really can't blame the intelligence department for being ineffective." ”

"Yes, it's not about the capabilities of the intelligence services." Miyano Dao nodded and said, "However, the 358th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army has not developed separately, and the Imperial Army has not known their actual number of troops and equipment level until recently, but the intelligence department cannot escape the crime of negligence." ”

Kazuo Okamoto said in a deep voice: "This means that the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army that participated in the siege of Ping'an County combined, the total strength is nearly 30,000 people, right?" ”

"Yes." Miyano nodded and said, "About twenty-five thousand." ”

"In that case, it's fine." Kazuo Okamoto breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Although the total strength of the 69th Division is less than 15,000 people, and there are nearly half of the strongholds stationed on the periphery, the main force of the division and regiment remaining in Ping'an County is still nearly 10,000 people. ”

"Your Excellency, General." Miyano Michiichi said bitterly, "It's a pity that the defenders of Ping'an County are less than 3,000 people. ”

"Nani? The defenders of Ping'an County are already less than 3,000 people? Kazuo Okamoto lost his voice and said, "How is that possible?" The main force of the 69th Division is in Ping'an County, how can there be less than 3,000 people left? ”

Miyano Michiichi said: "Because the main force of the 69th Division has been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in a place called Xiaomiao Village between Heyuan County and Ping'an County, and the collective jade has been shattered!" ”

"Nani?" Kazuo Okamoto suddenly gasped, "What's going on?" ”

Miyano Michiichi explained the situation just reported by the headquarters of the 1st Army from beginning to end, and finally said: "So, Your Excellency General, Ping'an County is in danger. ”