Haruki Fujimoto held the telegram handed over by the Devil's Communications Staff Officer with one hand, and propped up the map of Jin Province on a table in the military tent of the big camp in front of him with the other, and his brows furrowed.

"Suzuki-kun, do you think Li Yunlong's main force at this time will really go south and force Taiyuan? Implement the plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao? Haruki Fujimoto looked at the map for a while, and asked Major General Ryuichi Suzuki, chief of staff of the Fujimoto detachment on the side.

Suzuki Ryuichi was born in the Japanese Army Military Academy, a full-time staff officer, and when he saw Fujimoto Haruki asking, he looked at the map and said: "General, according to the current situation, my 20,000-strong army has arrived at the periphery of the Hengshan Independent Brigade base area. According to the base area of the Hengshan Independent Brigade, all the garrisons stationed in Lingqiu County, Pingxingguan, Wei County, Guangling and other places were withdrawn and their old nests were consolidated. It shows that its base is ready. In a short period of time, he felt that it was possible that Li Yunlong had already known about our arrival and drove directly to Taiyuan along the railway line. ”。

"Not bad!"

Fujimoto Haruki said with a solemn look in his eyes: "Li Yunlong, this person is cunning and abnormal, my 20,000 troops have conquered Laiyuan and occupied Lingqiu. Going all the way north along the Guanshui River, you can approach the mountainous area where his independent brigade is based! However, all the troops of the Independent Brigade who stayed in the base area abandoned the defenders in the peripheral towns and returned to the mountainous areas of the base area to block us and win the main force of the Independent Brigade to come back for reinforcements! ”。

"That general, now there are a large number of enemy troops attacking the city outside Guangling City. The defenders are in a hurry to call us, I'm afraid that the defenders of Guangwu City will not be able to stop this group of enemy troops from attacking! The loss of Guangwu is inevitable, and it is bound to go all the way south, forcing Yangmingbao, Yuanping, Xinkou, and directly desperate to Taiyuan! At present, in Taiyuan City, although the First Army has left an elite army to defend, there are less than 3,000 people! I'm afraid it's a bit dangerous. ”

Pointing to the map, Ryuichi Suzuki said in a condensed voice.

Don't doubt the determination of the Independent Brigade, encircling Wei to save Zhao, Li Yunlong's calculations may not stop there!

"In addition, General, once Taiyuan is captured by the Independent Brigade desperately, it will be a big blow to the supply line of materials needed by the hundreds of thousands of imperial troops on the Zhongtiao Mountain front!"

Following the two railways on the map pointed by Ryuichi Suzuki, Haruki Fujimoto's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

According to the latest information learned by Haruki Fujimoto, the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army have been sabotaging the section of the railway from Zhangjiakou to Datong. The railway between the two cities was completely destroyed by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, and it would take at least three days to repair and reopen to traffic.

At present, the main force of the independent brigade under the command of Li Yunlong is seven or eight thousand people, rushing south, attacking the city all the way, and has already reached Guangwu.

If Li Yunlong did not drive directly to Taiyuan, but went south along Tongpu to kill Yangmingbao, and then marched east along the highway to attack Fanzhi and Pingxingguan, then it would seriously threaten the flank of the Fujimoto detachment!

For Haruki Fujimoto, no matter what, once Li Yunlong's main army reaches Yangming Fort, he must also divide his troops to protect the west side of Pingxing Pass!

Although Pingxingguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the independent brigade is very familiar with the terrain of Pingxingguan, and it is believed that it is not difficult to find some roadside attacks on Pingxingguan.

Thinking of the possibility of these situations happening, Haruki Fujimoto's brows kept curling inward.

"Not only that, if Li Yunlong concentrates his forces on Yangming Fort, and the front line of Fanzhi advances eastward to aid his Hengshan base, it will be a huge blow to us!"

Fujimoto Haruki pointed to the map and frowned deeply: "Although the terrain of Pingxing Pass is steep, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. But the other party can give up easily, and there must be a way to recapture Pingxingguan! Suzuki-kun, what you said is right, no matter what Li Yunlong does, we will inevitably divide our troops at that time! ”。

"What should we do, General?" Ryuichi Suzuki said in a deep voice.

Fujimoto Haruki thought about it, at this time, Tongpu Lu had no hope, and the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain needed a large amount of weapons and ammunition every day, and the grain and grass were as heavy as cattle hair, and they needed to be transported and supplied by rail. To read

I am afraid that it will take another five or six days for the battle on the front line of Zhongtiao Mountain to end, and now Tongpu Road will not be able to be used for a short time. Then, the Zhenghan Railway is one of the most important material supply lines for the Japanese army on the Zhongtiao Mountain Front.

If Li Yunlong really didn't care about going south, judging from the scale of the independent brigade commanded by Li Yunlong at this time, it would not be difficult to kill Taiyuan!

The tangled Fujimoto Haruki walked around, tangled in the military tent of the camp very uncomfortable.

"Forget it, it's too early for us to divide our forces! Concentrate your forces first and take down the base of the independent brigade! In addition, now General Miyano of the Taiyuan Military Department should know about Guangwu, Suzuki-kun, you send an urgent telegram to General Miyano, let General Miyano command the troops, hold Yangmingbao, Guangwu! After thinking about it, Haruki Fujimoto still waved his hand and said in a condensed voice.

When Suzuki Ryu saw this, he thought about it, and he had to take a look at it for now.

"Hai, General!"

After all, at this time, the Japanese army commanded by Haruki Fujimoto was full of 20,000 elites, and there was a high probability of taking the base of the independent brigade.

You must know that there are three artillery brigades in the detachment, 24 75-mm guns, and two 100-mm cannons, and it should not be a problem for the artillery to open the first line of defense at the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge and the valley in the base area of the Independent Brigade.

As for Li Yunlong's southward movement at this time, he first handed it over to Miyano Taro to command the devils to resist.

If you really can't stand it, let's talk about it!

Subsequently, Haruki Fujimoto commanded at least 15,000 Japanese troops to move north along the Guanshui River and approach the mouth of the Jinlong Gorge Gorge, the gateway to the independent brigade's base area.

It's just that it still takes time to go north. However, on the way north, the reconnaissance unit of the Independent Brigade, which was lurking on both sides of the Guanshui River at any time, hurriedly reported to Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang ordered all the troops remaining in the base area and those withdrawn to the base area to prepare for fierce fighting, and then Zhao Gang urgently reported the situation in his hometown base area to Li Yunlong's mobile brigade headquarters through the radio.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao's troops under Li Yunlong's command had already stormed Guangwu. Guangwu had already attacked the independent brigade when it was a new regiment before, and it was very familiar with the city defense situation.

Although the Japanese army saw the vanguard of the Independent Brigade coming south, they closed the city and held on.

However, Zhang Dabiao's army has more than 2,000 people, all of whom are elites who can fight well, and after dismounting, they are infantry who can fight urban fortifications.

Moreover, the firepower of a regiment was still very fierce, and the Japanese troops stationed in Guangwu only had two squadrons at this time, and they did not expect that the independent brigade would have rushed south before dawn in the early morning and killed the city. When the devil found out that something was wrong, after a fierce attack, Zhang Dabiao's troops waved his army to capture Guangwu City, which had fewer troops!

Subsequently, without waiting for the main force of Li Yunlong's army in the rear, Zhang Dabiao left a small force to garrison Guangwu, and after holding the back road, the remaining more than 1,800 troops continued to rush south with a cavalry situation and attack Yangmingbao!

The defenders of the devil Yangmingbao suddenly rushed to the Taiyuan again and again, asking for reinforcements!