"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, as you expected, there are indeed local troops of the Eighth Route Army ambushing around the road, but at present we have defeated them, and the troops have begun to assemble in Nanyu Town one after another, and at present, the armored detachment and artillery detachment have been put in place, and the reconnaissance team has begun to enter Pingding County for reconnaissance."

Chiaki Hattori, the chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the melee, was sitting on the straddle motorcycle, looking at Momoyo Kunomura who was sitting in the straddle, and Chiaki Hattori reported softly.

Commander Zhang of the Third Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, which was responsible for intercepting and containing the First Brigade of the Melee Brigade, had already assembled all the troops of the Third Army Subdivision in Jingcheng County.

However, Kunomura Momoyo anticipated this in advance, and he did not arrange for the troops to be assembled on the road, and he drew troops and began to carry out a dragnet approach.

Four infantry squadrons of more than 4,000 people began to march in unison, and the troops of the Third Army Division had not yet ambushed the Japanese troops, but they were discovered by the Japanese army first, and after paying more than 100 casualties, the troops of the Third Army Division had to start withdrawing, and at the same time they immediately reported the situation to Sun Weiguo.

The first brigade of the melee easily completed the assembly, but Kunomura Momoyo stayed at the brigade headquarters until six o'clock before leaving.

He is a very cautious person, especially when fighting against Sun Weiguo, Kunomura Momoyo does not dare to be careless, he knows very well that once he is careless, his troops will definitely be hit.

At present, the first brigade of the melee has a large number of tanks and artillery, but Kunomura Momoyo still does not dare to be careless in the face of Sun Weiguo.

"Hattori-kun, do you think Sun Weiguo thinks that the local troops of the Eighth Route Army will be able to contain our brigade?"

Holding the command knife in his right hand, Momoyo Kunomura looked at Hattori Chiaki and asked with a puzzled face.

"Sun Weiguo is a very good commander, our troops have fought against him several times, and each time they have won and lost each other, with Sun Weiguo's character, he will definitely pay special attention to our troops, he should know our troops very well, so I think Sun Weiguo knows very well that the local troops of the Eighth Route Army cannot contain our brigade at all."

Hattori Chiaki's brows furrowed slightly, and after he pondered for a while, Hattori Chiaki immediately replied.

"If the new 2nd Brigade wants to attack Xiyang County and form the 5th Brigade, then their main force will definitely gather in Xiyang County, Pingding County is very empty now, our brigade has entered Pingding County, how will Sun Weiguo deal with us, he is not a simple commander, he will definitely expect us to enter Pingding County, and in Pingding County, he will definitely set up the strength to defend our brigade. Hattori-kun, I always feel that Sun Weiguo's attack on Xiyang County is an illusion, and what he really wants to do is to encircle and annihilate our reinforcements. ”

Kunomura Momoyo looked at Xiyang County, and he said in a solemn tone.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, are you worrying too much, the mixed Fifth Brigade will definitely contain the troops of the New Second Brigade, not to mention that it is impossible for the troops of the New Second Brigade to complete the maneuver quickly, they have no ability to maneuver quickly at all, relying solely on cavalry, they will not be able to complete the battle."

Hattori Chiaki thought about it, and he felt that Kunomura Momoyo's worries were completely overwhelmed.

Even if the troops of the New Second Brigade have achieved some success in Xiyang County, the troops of the New Second Brigade will be pinned down by the Fifth Brigade and Regiment, and they will have no extra troops to maneuver.

And the cavalry units of the new Second Brigade, in Hattori's view, were simply cavalry units that could not complete the task of encircling and annihilating the rescue troops.

After all, the reinforcements of the 5th Brigade are thousands of troops, especially the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Battle, which is also equipped with tanks and armored vehicles.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I just received a telegram that the two infantry wings of the 21st Division were pinned down by the local troops of the Eighth Route Army, and His Excellency the Commander of the Washizu Matsudaira Division asked us about the situation here, and at the same time, His Excellency the Commander of the Washizu Matsudaira Division hopes that we can provide effective tactics." A staff officer came to Momoyo Kunomura on a straddle motorcycle, and he reported softly.

Kunomura Momoyo motioned for the Japanese soldier who was driving to stop, and he took the message and looked at it.

"It is indeed very annoying for the Shina troops to run away with one shot, but this is not invincible, and I will tell His Excellency the commander of the Washizu Matsudaira Division, that the troops should not blindly chase the Shina troops, bite the main force of the Shina troops, and the troops will chase after them in an inverted wedge formation." Kunomura Momoyo thought for a while, and he immediately said.

He took out a pen and paper and began to write, and after writing down the detailed tactics, Momoyo Kunomura immediately handed it to the staff officer.

The staff officer saluted Kunomura Momoyo, and then he left.

"The 21st Division has been pinned, they can't rush to Pingding County for the time being, and now our brigade can only be reinforced alone to form the Fifth Brigade, Hattori-kun, I think Sun Weiguo must have been able to predict all this, he may have judged that such a situation would occur. You immediately contact the reconnaissance team and ask them to immediately withdraw the armored vehicles from Binh Dinh County, do not expose us, and let them conduct reconnaissance on foot. ”

Kunomura Momoyo looked at Hattori Chiaki, and he gave the order again.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." Chiaki Hattori agreed, and he immediately got out of the car and started generating electricity for the reconnaissance team.

At 6:4 a.m. on 23 June, the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat began to assemble in Nanyu Town, Jingcheng County.

After the 1st Brigade of the Dogfight was assembled, they began to march towards Binh Dinh County.

In Zhangzhuang Town, Pingding County, Wang Kunyao, section chief of the Intelligence Section of the New Second Brigade Brigade Headquarters, immediately came to Qin Xianliang, chief of the General Staff Office.

"Director, the first brigade of the Japanese melee has been assembled in Nanyu Town, and their reconnaissance unit has entered Pingding County."

Wang Kunyao reported in a somewhat anxious tone that at present, only the troops of the Independent Regiment are stationed in Pingding County, and in addition to the troops of the Independent Regiment, there are the troops of the guard battalion and the first artillery battalion.

Even if these troops were united, they would only be able to temporarily hold back the 1st Mixed Brigade, and they would not be able to confront the 1st Mixed Brigade.

"Deputy brigade commander, commissar, chief of staff, are they acting according to the plan now?"

Qin Xianliang walked quickly to Fu Tao, Shen Wei and the others, he looked at Shen Wei and the others and asked.

Fu Tao and Shen Wei glanced at each other, and they nodded at the same time.

"According to the plan, we must hold back the first brigade of the melee, buy time for the main force, contact the Third Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region, and the troops of the Third Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, so that they can take immediate action." Fu Tao, deputy commander of the new Second Brigade, immediately began to give orders.

Sun Weiguo knew the situation of the 1st Brigade very well, and he was naturally prepared.