"Crossing the Fen River in the west?" Zhang Dabiao looked at the map solemnly, and said in disbelief: "Regiment commander, if we cross the Fen River to the west, wouldn't we meet the Japanese reinforcements coming east from Mengcheng, Linfen and other places?" Isn't it too dangerous? ”。

Li Yunlong shook his head and said: "The art of war is cloudy: soldiers are not tired of deceit, maybe at this time, the Japanese army would not have thought that we would lead our troops to the west to continue to attack!" I'm going to take the Japanese army by surprise! ”。

"Commander, I think it's too risky! At present, the Japanese troops in the cities along the Tongpu Railway are bound to strengthen their guard, and the opportunity for us to continue our westward offensive and attack the Tongpu Railway has been lost! The commander of the 4th Battalion, Hé Yǒng, also did not approve of the westward march and the combat operation of crossing the Fen River.

"Our main goal is to cut off the Tongpu Railway, or at least hit the Tongpu Railway, in order to shake the Japanese army!" Li Yunlong smiled, not feeling the slightest danger.

Hé Yǒng Jie still said solemnly: "Regiment Commander, isn't this a march west against the little devil's reinforcements!" If we meet Japanese reinforcements in Mongolia and other places in the field, we will be in the middle of a field battle! ”。

"Brothers, our new regiment is not inferior to the field of little devils. Don't worry, not to mention that more than 2,000 of us are marching westward, quickly passing through the Tongpu Railway from the middle of Linfen and Zhaoqu, crossing the Fen River from Xiangling in the Fen River in one fell swoop, and then the troops will go west into the Gusha Mountain. ”

Li Yunlong pointed to several places on the military map and said indifferently.

"Gu Shot Mountain? Regiment commander, are we here to rest and fight guerrillas? Zhang Dabiao said in a condensed voice.

"Not bad!"

Li Yunlong nodded and said: "Gushu Mountain, also known as Shikong Mountain, is located in Gushu Village, Jindian Town, Linfen City, 35 kilometers west of Linfen City, with a radius of 40 square kilometers. Gusha Mountain, belongs to the Luliang Mountain Range, with ravines and ravines, and the landform is strange and can be called the first big canyon in the southwest of Shanxi. The two fairy caves in the north and south echo each other, a ditch with a depth of 50 meters lies horizontally in the middle of the two holes, that is, the canyon, the south of the ditch is called the South Immortal Cave, the north of the ditch is called the North Immortal Cave, the deep ditch between the two holes is cut off, and it is impossible to cross. This is a very suitable place for us to take a break and take refuge, and the terrain for guerrilla fighting is too suitable! ”。

"Regiment Leader, then what is the next direction of action after we take refuge in Gusha Mountain?" Sun Desheng, the commander of the cavalry company, interjected.

When Li Yunlong heard this, he pointed to the map and said: "When the time comes, after resting for a day or two in Gusha Mountain, the troops will go north along the western foot of Gushu Mountain, attack Shikou, Daning, Yonghe and other places, and enter Shilou Mountain!" When the time comes, let's talk about it! ”。

Everyone nodded when they heard this, but they actually understood what Li Yunlong meant, that is, after crossing the Fen River, he would move on the west bank of the Fen River to contain the Japanese troops along the Tongpu Railway.

"That's good!" Seeing that everyone agreed to the next course of action, Li Yunlong ordered: "All troops rest for ten minutes, and then assemble outside the West Gate City to prepare to secretly advance west!" Zhang Dabiao! ”。

"Captain!"

Li Yunlong said: "You send people to contact the local guerrillas of our army around Fushan, and ask them to quickly send people into the city to transport out the enemy weapons we have captured. We won't stay here for long, and the reinforcements of the little devils will rush to Fushan, so we must hurry! ”。

"Understood, Captain!" Zhang Dabiao nodded in response, and then immediately went out and sent someone to contact the local guerrillas in Fushan.

And the rest of the people also rushed out one after another, returning to the various units to direct the troops to prepare and set off for the west at any time.

Just when Li Yunlong and others decided to cross the Fen River west and conduct guerrilla warfare on the west bank of the Fen River. In Jiexiu Castle, Major General Takahashi Taga, commander of the 40th Brigade of the Japanese Army, and Shinichiro Aso, chief of staff of his brigade, were looking at the huge map in front of them in the brigade headquarters.

Under the command of Li Yunlong, half of the main force of the new regiment went all the way south from the area of the Sangqian River, rushed to Hukou Pass and other places, and now it has reached Fushan. This was already beyond Takahashi Taga's imagination, and the old devil did not expect that a wing of the 39th Brigade would be killed and wounded. And right now, the opponent's westward advance has hit his defense zone, which is simply incredible.

In the headquarters of the 40th Brigade, many Japanese staff officers came and went, constantly marking the current battle dynamics in the southern part of Jin Province on the map.

Among them, the movement of the march of the new regiment that suddenly stirred up the southern region of Jin Province is even more clearly marked.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, Fushan has been lost! This is the farewell telegram of the Fushan defenders forwarded by the commander of the 79th Wing, Jiro Kikoshi! We immediately contacted Fushan, but the radio station was no longer available! Losing is a certainty! ”

While Takahashi Taga was looking at the map intently, Shinichiro Aso, chief of staff of the brigade, reported to Takahashi Taga with a solemn expression, and then handed over an urgent telegram to Takahashi Taga.

Takahashi Taga took a look at it, and his face immediately collapsed!

"Baga Ya Road! Isn't there a force of infantry brigade in Fushan? How did it fall in less than half an hour? Could it be that the combat effectiveness of the new regiment is so strong? Takahashi Taga couldn't believe that a small new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, with only about 2,000 men, could surround and quickly capture Fushan County, which was held by the elite troops of the Japanese army.

You must know that according to Takahashi Taga's impression of the Eighth Route Army in the past, although the Eighth Route Army is a little more difficult to fight than other squadrons such as the Jin Sui Army and the National Army. But it will not be in a town garrisoned by the imperial army with an infantry brigade, and it will be defeated by the Eighth Route Army so quickly, no matter what, it will have to hold for an hour!

Shinichiro Aso couldn't believe it either, but Li Yunlong's troops had already taken Fushan. Moreover, they personally contacted the defenders of Fushan, but they could not be contacted by radio, indicating that the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 79th Wing in Fushan City had been captured by the Eighth Route Army besieging the city. Otherwise, the 40 Brigade Headquarters directly contacted the Fushan Defender Radio, how could it not be contacted?

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, what now? His Excellency Commander Shinozuka in Taiyuan City has sent an urgent telegram demanding that our 40th Brigade must annihilate the Eighth Route Army troops commanded by Li Yunlong! Otherwise, we can't afford the consequences! ”

Takahashi Taga looked at the map, immediately picked up his baton and swam on the map and said: "Immediately telegraph to Lingshi, Huocheng, Hongdong, Mengcheng and other troops along the Tongpu Railway to strengthen their vigilance, and dispatch part of their troops to encircle Fushan, and be sure to block the situation of Li Yunlong's army attacking Fushan from these three sides. Inform the commander of the 39th Brigade, General Guan Yuanliu, of our decision, and request the 39th Brigade to strictly defend the source of the mountain, the flow of water, Yangcheng and other places, and send part of the troops to cruise at the eastern foot of Taiyue Mountain, on the west bank of the river, to block the possibility of Li Yunlong's troops traveling eastward! ”。

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I understand!" Shinichiro Aso also saw the map and immediately understood Takahashi Taga's order, so he immediately nodded and said, and then sent the Japanese staff officer to urgently contact the commander of the 39th Brigade, Sekihara Roku, and issued a telegram order to all units under his command to encircle Li Yunlong's department!