Gutou Village, the headquarters of the first brigade of the Japanese army's melee.

The deputy captain of the first melee team was sitting on the chair at this time, he looked at the map, for this attack, Araki Nanjiro was very confident, he believed that the first team of the melee would definitely be able to directly break through the position and attack into the town of Suospring.

But just when Nanjiro Araki imagined that the First Mixed Combat Brigade would soon attack Suoshi Town, a staff officer of the First Mixed Combat Brigade hurriedly ran in from outside.

After coming to the brigade headquarters, the captain's staff officer saluted in a panic, and then he reported: "Deputy Wing Commander, the fourth squadron that assisted was ambushed by the superior Zhina troops, and the fourth squadron was all shattered, and at present, this Zhina unit is rapidly advancing towards Gutou Village, and now they are less than a kilometer away from Gutou Village, Deputy Wing Commander, do we move immediately." ”

The death squad led by Sun Weiguo had already solved the fourth squadron, and the officers and soldiers did not clean up the battlefield, and they did not even have time to bury the bodies of the officers and soldiers who died in the battle.

After all the officers and soldiers eliminated the devil soldiers, they ran frantically towards Gutou Village, at this time the troops did not have any establishment at all, all the officers and soldiers had already disrupted the formation, but at this time no one would sort it out, and everyone quickly advanced towards Gutou Village.

Even the artillerymen of the machine gun company immediately used mules and horses to drag the infantry guns quickly, and the soldiers in charge of the heavy machine guns, the four of them carried the heavy machine guns together.

Sun Weiguo ran at the front again, and the soldiers of the guard squad followed closely behind.

They had to rush to Gutou Village before the rest of the Japanese troops could react, and after arriving at Gutou Village, they had to capture Gutou Village before the Japanese two infantry squadrons, one machine gun squadron, and one artillery squadron returned to Gutou Village, and also set up a simple defensive position.

They have a lot of tasks, everyone tries their best to run, and for them, time is of the essence.

Araki Minamijiro in Tanigu Village's face became gloomy, since the first wing of the melee started the war, they have not lost a single infantry squadron in formation, not even an infantry squad has been destroyed in formation, this time the devil soldiers are full of confidence, they feel that they can defeat Sun Weiguo's troops.

But now that an infantry squadron has been annihilated, Nanjiro Araki realizes the crisis and looks at the map.

Tanigami Village was close to the brigade headquarters of Momoyo in Kuno Village, and after it was captured, the Japanese had no intention of evacuating.

"How many troops are still capable of fighting in Gutou Village now." Nanjiro Araki looked at the captain and staff officer beside him, and he asked in a solemn tone.

"Report to the deputy wing commander, there is still a third squadron in the village, and they can only fight more than 100 people, including the wounded, but they also have seven light machine guns and six grenadiers, as long as we take the village as a position to guard, then we should be able to hold out for half an hour." The captain's staff officer immediately replied.

After Nanjiro Araki heard the captain's staff officer's answer, a solemn expression appeared on his face, and he immediately gave two orders.

He ordered the 3rd Squadron to immediately go into action, and at the same time he ordered the 1st and 2nd Infantry Squadrons, Machine Gun and Artillery Squadrons, which were attacking the town of Lockspring, to immediately return to reinforcements.

At the same time, he sent a telegram to report the situation here to Kunomura Momoyo, because he was worried that after the loss of Taniga Village, the eastern suburbs of Kunomura Momoyo Brigade Headquarters would be hit.

Dongjiao Village, the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army.

After learning that a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army had begun to return to Pingding County, Kunomura Momoyo began to order his troops to stop the attack, and he began to launch a full-scale garrison.

The 7th Independent Infantry Brigade and the Tank Wing of the Japanese Army were deployed in Shimenkou Town, the 6th and 8th Independent Infantry Brigades and the 1st Mixed Brigade and Regiment Search Team, and the Artillery Wing were deployed in the area of Dongjiao Village, and the 1st Mixed Infantry Regiment was attacking towards Suochun Town, and the 9th and 10th Brigades of the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade and the Artillery Corps, Engineer Corps, and Baggage Corps directly under the Brigade Headquarters were deployed in the county seat of Pingding County.

For Kunomura Momoyo, as long as the town of Suochun is conquered, then his triangular defensive position will be formed, Kunomura Momoyo believes that the two brigade units will definitely be able to resist the attack of Sun Weiguo's five regiments, he has a lot of self-confidence, and Kunomura Momoyo has already made contact with the aviation unit through the headquarters of the First Army, and the Japanese planes will come to help the battle immediately.

"If nothing else, at ten o'clock the first wing of the melee will be able to conquer the town of Lockspring, and after taking the town of Lockspring, our defense will be perfect. At that time, even if Sun Weiguo wanted to attack, they would pay a heavy price. Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I would like to congratulate you in advance on your victory in this operation! ”

Chief of Staff Nakasa of the 1st Brigade of the Melee came to Kunomura Momoyo, he looked at Kunomura Momoyo and said softly.

Kunomura Momoyo didn't have any smile on his face, he didn't accept Hattori's compliment, he looked at the map with a solemn expression on his face.

"Sun Weiguo is definitely going to come back early, the first brigade of the melee will attack Suochun Town, Sun Weiguo will not know our plans. Once he knows what we intend to do, with Sun Weiguo's character, he will not passively wait for the loss of Suogong Town, and Sun Weiguo will definitely fight back. Kunomura Momoyo stared at the location of Suotsu Town on the map, and he said in a solemn tone.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, even if Sun Weiguo counterattacks, but Sun Weiguo does not have too many troops in his hands now, he is powerless, even if he sends one or two companies to fight back, it will not affect our operation, and we will definitely win this battle. However, your concern is justified, and I suggest that the wing headquarters of the first wing of the melee be stationed in Gutou Village, so that nothing goes wrong. Hattori Chiaki nodded, he said what he thought, but in his heart, he felt that even if Sun Weiguo went to Suogong Town, he would not change the entire battle situation.

"Sun Weiguo seems to have a kind of magic, the same troops under his command will cause different results. The Chinese troops are terrible in a sense, but they need a good commander, Sun Weiguo is the one who can awaken the lion, and he appears on the battlefield as the combat strength of an elite regiment. Kunomura Momoyo said in a serious tone.

As soon as his words fell, before Hattori Chiaki could say anything, a young staff officer hurriedly ran in.

After coming to Kunomura Momoyo, Staff Officer Shaosa immediately saluted, and he reported: "Your Excellency Brigade Commander, Tanigu Village Araki Nanjiro Nakasa sent a telegram, the fourth squadron of the first brigade of the melee has been completely annihilated, and the current annihilation of the fourth squadron of the Shina troops is rapidly rushing to Tanigu Village, and Tanigu Village is likely to be captured by the Shina troops!" ”