After two days of extremely fast marching, Li Yunlong's troops finally arrived at Xinkou, although they encountered many harassment battles by the Japanese puppet army on the way.

On the other hand, the main force of the iron-blooded brigade that set off from Shimen also arrived at Xinkou almost at the same time.

The forces of the two roads were combined into one place, the number was huge, and the total number of troops reached more than 37,000 people gathered at Xinkou, and the Japanese army stationed in Xinkou more than 50,000 Japanese puppet troops formed a confrontation situation, and the whole war was about to break out, even the air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

This is a new battle of Xinkou.

Five kilometers away from Xinkou, the headquarters of this siege was set up in this dense forest, which could effectively prevent air raids and reconnaissance by the Japanese air force.

Temporary Command of the Iron Brigade.

Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Zhang Dabiao, Li Xiangyang, and all other military pigs were sniped in the tents of the command post.

This attack on Taiyuan was also the first cooperative battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army, when the Japanese army invaded Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army, the Jin Sui Army, and the Central Army were also public resistance to the enemy.

Chu Yunfei, Ding Wei, and Kong Jie are now leading their troops to support Li Yunlong, so they will obey Li Yunlong's command and deployment with full authority.

Li Yunlong looked at the people present and said: "Everyone, there is a big battle to be fought next, you should know in your hearts that it is very likely that your troops will be wiped out, but this battle is imperative for us!" ”

"Alright, let's get down to business!" Li Yunlong pointed to the hanging military map with a branch and said, "Look, this is Xinkou!" ”

Xinkou is located in the broken place of Xinkou Mountain, known as the northern gateway of Xinzhou, and it is a place where soldiers must fight.

"The terrain of Xinkou must be well understood by everyone here!" Li Yunlong said: "Xinkou is a pass in the east and west mountains and valleys of Wutai Mountain and Yunzhong Mountain, and the terrain is very dangerous. Based on the boundary river, the left side is the undulating Yunzhong Mountain, and the right side is the Wutai Mountain with overlapping hills, just like the gourd mouth of this basin. So the terrain is very unfavorable for us! ”

Everyone present also knew in their hearts that the Battle of Xinkou would definitely be a big war, and it would be a vicious battle.

"According to intelligence, the Japanese army stationed a Japanese division, two integrated brigades of the Imperial Allied Army, a mountain artillery brigade of nearly 100 cannons, plus 30 armored vehicles and tanks of the mechanical armored unit and a cavalry wing, which are very elite."

"And not long ago, Beiping also dispatched a flying team to support Taiyuan, it can be said that this time we attacked Xinkou, it was a positional battle that emphasized military strength! Fighting is hard power! ”

Li Yunlong pointed to a point on the position of Xinkou and said: "The Japanese army has arranged the strength of a brigade and an integrated regiment in the high and low levels, and deployed a brigade, an integrated brigade of the Imperial Allied Army, plus a mechanical armored brigade and a cavalry wing directly in front of Xinkou. ”

"It can be seen that the Japanese army has deployed the main force on the frontal battlefield in Xinkou, and they want to fight with us face to face!"

Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Sun Desheng and others listened to Li Yunlong's words, and they probably sketched out the defense map of Xinkou in their hearts.

Chu Yunfei listened to Li Yunlong's introduction, without any expression on his face, but he was really surprised in his heart, because of this powerful intelligence ability.

Without a strong intelligence capability, it would be impossible to have such a clear understanding of the Japanese army's deployment forces and the situation in Xinkou.

This intelligence capability is really terrifying.

Li Yunlong had plans to attack Taiyuan early on, so at the beginning of the dark web, he sent a group of dark web members to infiltrate Taiyuan, and these series of information were transmitted back from the dark web.

"Since the little devil is waiting for us, we can't help but accept it!" Li Yunlong pointed to the combat map and said, "First of all, one of the points we want to break through is this high ground. ”

The highlands are surrounded by undulating mountains, ravines and ravines, and the mountains divide the 10 kilometers of the front at the entrance of the Xinding Basin into two pipe hole channels, and Nanhuaihua and Xinkou are the two small villages on the left and right passages, just like two bird's-eye eyes of Xinkou, and the strategic throat position is self-evident.

When the Japanese army invaded Taiyuan, it was the most fierce place in the Battle of Xinkou, and the enemy and us launched a fierce tug-of-war on the high ground, changing hands 18 times a day and night, which was very tragic, and many patriotic generals also died here.

"In order to better capture the high ground, our momentum on the frontal battlefield must not be small."

"On the frontal battlefield, the Iron Blood 1st Regiment, the Iron Blood 2nd Regiment, the Iron Blood 3rd Regiment, the Iron Blood 4th Regiment, the Iron Blood 5th Regiment, and the Iron Blood 6th Regiment all served as the main attack on the front, and the artillery regiment plus the running battalion of Brother Chu's 358th Regiment and Sun Desheng's cavalry regiment 660 were all on the frontal battlefield, opening up a posture and fighting with the little devils."

"The high ground, the elite regiment, the troops directly under the brigade headquarters, Ding Wei, your new regiment is the main attack on the high ground, no matter what method is used, as long as you can take the high ground!"

"Brother Chu, your 358th Regiment, Kong Jie, your new Second Regiment, plus various county brigades, district squads, and other troops, give me the strength to hit the high ground on his right!"

According to Li Yunlong's arrangement, the number of troops engaged in the battle with the Japanese army on the frontal battlefield reached more than 20,000, the number on the high ground was more than 7,000, and the offensive force on the high ground on the right was nearly 10,000.

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.

Li Yunlong formulated a corresponding combat strategy according to the deployment of the Japanese army, which made everyone present nod convincingly.

"Guys, do you have any objections to my battle plan? Li Yunlong said deliberately.