The Japanese troops were menacing, and the troops of the 21st and 110th Divisions were advancing from the west towards the county seat of Wutai County, and no troops could stop them at present, while the troops of the 1st and 114th Divisions of the Japanese Army were advancing towards Wutai County from the area of Baijiazhuang Town, and the few troops that were able to stop them suffered heavy casualties and were unable to continue the battle at present. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In response to this situation, Sun Weiguo had to adopt the last strategy, which was to retreat to Wutai County.

At half past eight o'clock in the morning of 24 September, the headquarters of the 2nd Honorary Division formally conveyed the latest operational orders to all units, and its orders were as follows:

1. The first armored battalion, heavy artillery battalion, mechanized artillery battalion, special service battalion, reconnaissance battalion, battle defense artillery battalion directly under the division headquarters of the second division of honor, and the first battalion of the cavalry of the fifth regiment of honor form the first assault group, the first assault group is commanded by Yin Jinshan, the commander of the honorary fourth regiment, and the first assault group goes deep into Fuping County to cooperate with the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region to fight the Japanese army independently mixed into the second and third brigades.

2, the second cavalry battalion of the Honorary Fifth Regiment, the cavalry artillery battalion, the machine gun company, the second armored battalion of the Honorary Fourth Regiment, the supplementary battalion directly under the division headquarters, the combat engineer battalion, and the first artillery battalion of the Honorary Sixth Regiment, formed the second assault group, the second assault group was commanded by Ge Haifeng, the commander of the honorary fifth regiment, and the second assault group fought deep into the Japanese supply line to fight against the Japanese supply troops.

3, the first regiment of honor, the second regiment of honor, the unknown regiment, the sixth regiment of honor, the first regiment of the independent infantry of the Jinsui Army, the third regiment of the cavalry, the communication battalion directly under the division headquarters, the baggage battalion, the guard battalion, the three county brigades of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the remnants of the fifth detachment of the 120th Division retreated to Wutai Mountain, and the above departments were under the unified command of the division headquarters.

4. The 3rd Armored Battalion of the Honorary Fourth Regiment temporarily deployed the troops of the 359th Brigade and returned to the 120th Division with the troops of the 359th Brigade to prepare for operations, and the division commander Sun Weiguo was sent to the Wutaishan Temporary Field Hospital for treatment, and the honorary political commissar of the 2nd Division Shen Wei, Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong, and Deputy Chief of Staff Sun Ziyuan established a joint command group to be responsible for commanding the operations of various units, and at the same time honored the deputy head of the 2nd Regiment Zhang Wenbin temporarily acting as the head of the regiment.

As the order began to be issued, the divisions immediately began to operate, and the division headquarters was quickly transferred to Wutai Mountain under the escort of the guard battalion.

The various units also began to form assault groups according to the orders of the division headquarters, and this time Sun Weiguo dismantled all three armored battalions of the armored force.

At 11 o'clock on the morning of the 24th, the vanguard of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army entered the county seat of Wutai County, and the 1st Division of the Japanese Army successfully occupied the county seat.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the main force of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army and the troops of the 114th Division were stationed in Wutai County, and at this time, the troops of the 21st Division and the 110th Division of the Japanese Army were not very far from the county seat.

The county seat of Wutai County, the headquarters of the First Division.

The Japanese troops quickly reported the situation to the headquarters of the 1st Division, and the staff officers of the 1st Division quickly sorted out the telegram.

The sorted out telegram information was not sent to Naosaburo Okabe for the first time, but directly to Ishihara Waner.

At this time, Ishihara looked at the contents of the message while marking it on the map, and his face showed a calm expression.

The troops of the 1st Division and the 114th Division brought nearly 5,000 casualties to the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the area of Weiyanjian, and after this battle report was sent to the headquarters of the North China Front, Terauchi Shouichi smiled and blossomed, and he restored his trust in Ishihara Waner, and now Terauchi Shouichi handed over all the Japanese troops in Wutai County to Ishihara Waner to command.

"Commander of the Okabe Division, the Shina troops have abandoned many towns, and according to the report of the aviation troops, a large number of Shina troops are withdrawing towards the Wutai Mountains, and it is obvious that they intend to defend the Wutai Mountains to the death. Although we have dealt a certain blow to the troops of the Eighth Route Army in the Weiyanjian Heights, the main force of the Honorary Second Division still exists, so if we concentrate our forces to attack the troops of the Honorary Second Division of Wutai Mountain, I think we will definitely pay a lot of casualties, and judging from the current situation, we should give priority to attacking the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. ”

Ishihara pointed to the location of Mount Wutai on the map, and he said with a serious expression.

At present, a large number of the main forces of the Japanese army and the main force of the air force are assembled in Wutai County, and the Japanese troops are aware of the assembly of the troops of the Honorary Second Division.

In addition, with a genius strategist like Ishihara Waner in command, what the Honorary Second Division wanted to do, Ishihara Waner could see it at a glance.

If it were against other Chinese troops, and the battle had reached such an extent, Ishihara would definitely immediately order all the troops to chase to Mount Wutai to fight, and the other side must be annihilated.

But this time the opponent was the Honorary Second Division, and Ishihara remained calm, knowing that he would never be careless.

Thinking of the destruction of the 2nd Brigade and other troops of the Independent Mixed Brigade, Ishihara did not dare to continue to storm Wutai Mountain.

He knew that if the First Division and several other divisions attacked Wutai Mountain, then the Japanese army's supply line would inevitably be attacked by the troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of the Eighth Route Army and the troops of the 120th Division, and once the supply lines of these divisions and regiments were cut off, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Ishihara Waner had an idea in his heart at this time, that is, not to fight the troops of the Honor Second Division first, but to concentrate his forces on the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

"Ishihara-kun, if our troops are concentrated to fight the 120th Division and the troops of the Jinchaji Military Region, will the troops of the Honorary Second Division immediately leave Wutai Mountain to attack our rear, and what should we do if we encounter such a situation?" The commander of the 114th Division, Shigeharu Suematsu, looked at Ishihara Wan'er, and he asked with a puzzled expression.

"What you said makes sense, this time we are going to fight the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, but we also have to guard against the attack of the troops of the Honorary Second Division. If the troops of the Honor 2nd Division leave Wutai Mountain, we will turn around and clean them up, and if they remain on Wutai Mountain, then we will fight the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. ”

Ishihara said with a relaxed expression, he had made all the predictions.

The First Division and other troops attacked the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and if the troops of the Honorary Second Division did not respond to the garrison on Wutai Mountain, then the First Division and other troops would directly attack the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and annihilate all the troops of the two Eighth Route Army.

On the contrary, if the troops of the Honor 2nd Division leave Wutai Mountain after the 1st Division and other troops move, then the 1st Division and other troops will quickly turn around and continue to encircle and annihilate the troops of the Honor 2nd Division.

On the surface, Ishihara's plan was to fight the 120th Division and the troops of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, but in fact, he was still fighting the idea of the Honorary Second Division.

"Mixi, Ishihara-kun's plan is very perfect, with a strategist like Ishihara-kun to assist in commanding the battle, the victory will definitely belong to us."

After listening to Ishihara's detailed introduction, the commander of the 1st Division, Naosaburo Okabe, said with a face full of approval.