Heng Mountain, Jinlong Gorge valley mouth in front of the distance of five or six hundred meters!

Haruki Fujimoto hid behind a dirt slope and held a telescope on his stomach to observe the shelling of the fortified positions of the Independent Brigade at the mouth of the valley of the Jinryukyo Gorge.

After increasing the size to three artillery brigades with a full 24 70-mm Type 92 infantry guns, the fortifications of the Independent Brigade at the mouth of the valley of the Jinlong Gorge were suddenly blown upside down. The huge bombing directly blew up the trenches dug by the soldiers of the Independent Brigade in front of the valley mouth of the canyon, as well as some barbed wire fortifications.

At least, already half of the losses that were bombed!

Just when Haruki Fujimoto was observing very energetically, the voice of an urgent report came from behind him.

Haruki Fujimoto looked back and saw that it was Chief of Staff Ryuichi Suzuki!

"Your Excellency, General, emergency!"

Ryuichi Suzuki whispered to Haruki Fujimoto with a solemn expression.

Haruki Fujimoto waved his hand, withdrew to the field headquarters in the back, and then said, "Say, Chief of Staff, what's the situation?" ”。

"General, Pingxing Pass is lost! Ando Ryutai's headquarters has been wiped out, this is a farewell message from Ando Ryutai! Ryuichi Suzuki gritted his teeth and smiled helplessly, and handed the telegram in his hand to Haruki Fujimoto.

Haruki Fujimoto took it and looked at it, and immediately became angry, "A group of waste, more than two thousand five hundred elite imperial army warriors, a whole two infantry brigades, he Ando Ryutai can't even hold the Pingxing Pass for an hour." Waste, waste, a bunch of imperial waste! ”

Haruki Fujimoto, who was angry, didn't expect that the flat pass was lost. The loss of Pingxingguan means that his western flank is already under the fierce flank attack of the main force of the independent brigade. The troops who violently reinforced, from Guangling and Laiyuan to Pingxingguan, had not yet arrived at Lingqiu.

"Send a report to the two brigades of Guangling and Laiyuan, and order them to advance quickly towards Lingqiu and occupy Lingqiu in advance!" There is a threat of being cut off in the back road, and the old devil Haruki Fujimoto is already a little unsettled.

It's just that as soon as Haruki Fujimoto finished speaking, a devil communication staff officer from the temporary field command hurriedly arrived, "Report to the general, chief of staff, the brigade in the direction of Laiyuan advanced north to Lingqiu, and encountered two regiments of independent brigade cavalry encirclement and attack on both flanks. The troops suffered heavy casualties and could not break through! ”

"Nani?"

Fujimoto Haruki and Suzuki Ryu looked at each other, and one of them snatched the telegram from the hands of the communications staff officer and threw it down, "Eight grid Yalu, send them a message, break through, and retreat to Laiyuan!" ”

"General, we can't contact the radio of the infantry brigade from Laiyuan! Probably, probably!! The devil's communications staff officer said nervously.

Haruki Fujimoto suddenly stroked his forehead, bad news continues!

"Continue to contact, get in touch, order them to break through, make a detour, retreat in the direction of Guangling, and together with the troops going south from Guangling, they will advance to Lingqiu, at least, to contain the main force of the independent brigade!" Haruki Fujimoto commanded with a wave of his hand.

"Hai, General!" The devil's communications staff officer departed. Beauty Nest

And Suzuki Ryuichi said urgently: "General, our back road may have been cut off, and the main force of the independent brigade that returned from Daixian to Pingxingguan is cavalry." It's coming, and it's just too fast. Our Guangling troops and Laiyuan's troops combined were only more than 2,000 people, while the main force of the independent brigade commanded by Li Yunlong was at least more than 8,000 people, and all of them were cavalry. Dismounting is infantry, mixed combat on foot and horse, and Guangling's troops may not be able to take Lingqiu! ”。

"And now, the most threatening thing is that the main force of the Independent Brigade will move north along the Guanshui River and attack our rear road. We are now unable to take the position at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Gorge, the first pass of the Hengshan Base Area of the Independent Brigade. The army can't advance or retreat, the situation is grim, general! “

Haruki Fujimoto frowned, he knew.

It's just that there are still 15,000 elites in his hands here, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and the firepower is unrivaled here.

At this time, Haruki Fujimoto did not believe at all that even if the main force of the Independent Brigade blocked from behind him, it would be able to inflict actual losses on his 15,000-strong army.

What's more, Haruki Fujimoto at this time already has a change plan!

"Chief of Staff, I understand what you mean!"

Haruki Fujimoto's mood stabilized, and he immediately waved his hand and said calmly: "But now is also our chance." My plan is, change it up. Two brigades were sent to block the front of the lower valley mouth of the Jinlong Gorge, and only one artillery brigade was used to continue to bombard the mouth of the valley of the Jinlong Gorge. The rest of the artillery and the main force of the infantry are all moving south! ”。

"Shhh

Ryuichi Suzuki quickly gasped and knew what Haruki Fujimoto meant, "What does Your Excellency General mean to concentrate your forces and go south to meet the main force of Li Yunlong's independent brigade to the north?"

"Yoxi, that's good!"

Haruki Fujimoto sneered: "Li Yunlong thought that the main force of the independent brigade under his command was now cavalry, and he would be able to deal a blow to my fifteen-thousand-strong army, it was simply delusional!" What's more, it is no longer the world of cavalry, and in my 15,000 army, there are already more than 100 light and heavy machine guns, as well as the firepower of several artillery brigades, which is enough to defeat Li Yunlong's main force of reinforcements. What's more, this is our opportunity. Otherwise, if we fight a positional war with the other side, it will become a war of attrition. After all, we are here on the run, and the Imperial Army's food, grass and ammunition are equipped with less than three days' needs! Let's fight quickly! ”。

"So, Your Excellency! Humble approval! ”

Ryu Suzuki nodded slightly, and at this time Haruki Fujimoto's change strategy was indeed in line with the current situation.

After all, at present, 15,000 Japanese troops were blocked in the large woods in front of the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Valley, and the blocking position of the Independent Brigade of the Valley Pass of the Jinlong Gorge had begun a wave attack by an infantry brigade, but the casualties were too great.

The terrain at the mouth of the canyon is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if the artillery fire of the three artillery brigades was concentrated for a fierce bombardment, the fire of several reinforced concrete and bunkers on the other side fiercely strafed the unobstructed devil soldiers in front of the valley mouth, causing huge casualties to the devil soldiers.

Until now, Haruki Fujimoto has seen that the blocking position of the Taniguchi Independent Brigade in the Jinlong Gorge is very strong, and it is pointless to send infantry up like this, only to find a way to kill themselves.

Now that the main force of the Independent Brigade under the personal command of Li Yunlong has returned to the north, at this time Haruki Fujimoto can only turn around and go south to meet the main force of the Independent Brigade. Even if Li Yunlong's reinforcements are cavalry scale, but for Fujimoto Haruki, the strength in his hands far exceeds that of Li Yunlong's reinforcements, and there is a high probability that about eighty percent of them will be able to eat or defeat the main force of the independent brigade that has returned.

Therefore, Ryuichi Suzuki thought about it and agreed!

"Yo Xi, then change your plans! Here at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Gorge, put two brigades to block and suppress the remaining troops of the independent brigade in the Hengshan base area and rush out. The rest of the men and horses turned around and headed south to face off against the main force of the Independent Brigade! Haruki Fujimoto slammed his fist on the table and said fiercely.