Yangquan County, the regimental headquarters of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army.

It was already late, but the commander of the 21st Division, Lieutenant General and Division Commander Washizu Matsudaira, had no intention of resting, he was standing by the radio, and he was waiting for the battle situation on the front line.

After receiving the news that the 62nd Wing had invaded Guanshan Town, Washizu Matsudaira had indescribable joy in his heart, and he couldn't wait to go to the front line to see the battle situation.

Just thinking of the strong combat effectiveness and surprise attack ability of the new Second Brigade troops, Washizu Matsudaira dispelled this idea, and he had to stay in the division headquarters and wait for news.

The 62nd Wing invaded the town of Guanshan, which was definitely good news for Washizu Matsudaira, who even felt that the 21st Division would become the main force to encircle and annihilate the new 2nd Brigade.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, there are a large number of local armed personnel of the Eighth Route Army near the county seat of Yangquan County, and they are very likely to launch a strong attack on the county seat, we must send a wing back to the county seat to garrison, otherwise once the county seat of Yangquan County is lost, our division will fall into a passive situation."

The chief of staff of the 21st Division, Osa, came to Washizu Matsudaira's side, and he said in a solemn tone.

The three divisions of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and the Eighth Route Army took action one after another, and the Japanese occupation areas in Shanxi and Hebei were facing a great crisis.

Washizu Matsudaira was not at all shocked by this information, he had received it during the day.

However, the commander of the First Army, Umezu Mijiro, is now bent on annihilating the new 2nd Brigade troops, so even if he knows about this matter, Washizu Matsudaira still does not make a deployment.

"The 62nd Wing has already invaded Guanshan Town, if nothing else, we will be able to capture Guanshan Town tomorrow, and after capturing Guanshan Town, the 82nd Wing will be transferred back to the county seat, with the strength of the 62nd Wing and the 83rd Wing, in cooperation with the first brigade and the independent mixed third brigade troops, it should be no problem to deal with the remnants of the new second brigade." Washizu Matsudaira looked at the chief of staff, and he said in a calm tone.

He believes that the current situation is still under his control, and in Washizu Matsudaira's thoughts, it is most important to deal with the new second brigade first.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the 82nd Wing has sent an urgent message, they are trapped in the siege of the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the New 2nd Brigade of China, their condition is very critical, and it is very likely that they will be completely annihilated."

Washizu Matsudaira had a calm expression on his face, but as soon as he finished speaking, a staff officer hurriedly came to him and reported.

Hearing this staff officer's report, the expression on Washizu Matsudaira's face became extremely shocked, and his eyes widened and he looked at the staff officer in front of him in disbelief.

You must know that not long ago, he also received the good news that the 62nd Wing had entered Guanshan Town, but after a while, he received the information that the 82nd Wing was besieged.

"How is this possible, isn't the troops of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment in Zanhuang County? How they got here, it's absolutely impossible. ”

After hearing the report of the staff officer, the chief of staff of the 21st Division, a serious expression appeared on his face, and he said in denial.

The headquarters of the First Army has already informed the New Second Brigade and the Sixth Cavalry Regiment of the operation in Zanhuang County, and the 21st Division has also learned from the New Second Brigade's clear code telegram that the Sixth Cavalry Regiment has achieved the results of the Zanhuang County, and the Sixth Cavalry Regiment is in Zanhuang County, which is the common idea of all Japanese troops in Pingding County.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the 21st Infantry Regiment Shenmu Kenichi sent a telegram, their troops were raided by the 6th Cavalry Regiment of the New 2nd Brigade of China, and at present, the 62nd Wing and the 83rd Wing have broken through, but the 82nd Wing is besieged in Guanshan Town, and Shenmu Kenichi requests tactical guidance."

As soon as Chief of Staff Osa's words were finished, a staff officer came over with a telegram and reported.

Washizu Matsudaira's face turned pale, and he realized that his troops were facing a great crisis, and it was very likely that they would be severely damaged by the new 2nd Brigade.

"Why is this the case, the three wings were hit by the sixth regiment of the Chinese cavalry, they could have evacuated together, why did they leave the 82nd wing in Guanshan Town, this Shenmu Kenichi is simply a stupid pig, how did he command."

Washizu Matsudaira looked at the map, and he couldn't help but start scolding.

The personnel in the division and regimental headquarters realized the seriousness of this incident, and they did not dare to say anything.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, let the 83rd Wing and the 62nd Wing rescue the 82nd Wing now, otherwise the 82nd Wing will be in danger." The chief of staff of the division hurriedly said.

Hearing the words of the chief of staff of the division, Washizu Matsudaira reacted at this time, and he immediately gave the order.

"Immediately order Kenichi Shenmu to lead the 83rd Wing and the 62nd Wing back to Guanshan Town, and tell Kenichi Shenmu to rescue the 82nd Wing at all costs." Washizu Matsudaira immediately began to give orders, but he did not take into account that after the artillery wing of the 21st Division was hit by the heavy artillery of the new 2nd Brigade, the 21st Division was very short of artillery.

Especially in the face of an armored unit such as the 6th Cavalry Regiment, the lack of artillery meant that it would suffer heavy casualties.

Washizu Matsudaira didn't have time to think about these issues, and when he learned that the 82nd Wing was besieged, Washizu Matsudaira thought that if he didn't quickly organize the troops to have a banquet, the 82nd Wing would likely be wiped out by the troops of the New Second Brigade, and he didn't want to see such a thing.

In Guanshan Town, the commander of the 82nd Wing of the Japanese Army, Dazuo Wing, looked at the radio, and he was anxiously waiting for the 21st Division headquarters to call back.

"Wing Commander, the first brigade was unable to resist the attack of the Chinese troops, all eight heavy machine guns of their machine gun squadron were destroyed, and the two infantry guns of the artillery squad were also destroyed, and at present, the first brigade has more than 300 casualties, counting the previous casualties, they have suffered more than 500 casualties, and all the heavy weapons have been destroyed."

The chief of staff of the 82nd Wing immediately came to the captain of the Wing of the Wing, he looked at the captain of the Wing and said with a solemn expression.

"Immediately order the infantry artillery squadron of the wing to reinforce the over, and draw two more infantry squadrons from the second brigade to reinforce the over, so that they must stop the attack of the Chinese troops."

After hearing the report, the expression on his face became solemn, and he immediately shouted loudly.

"Wing Commander, the Chinese troops are dispatched with tanks and artillery, and there are many infantry accompanying the attack, and the light infantry cannot intercept them at all, even if we invest a lot of infantry, we will not be able to stop the advance of the tank troops. Wing Commander, our position to the north has not yet been captured by the Chinese troops, and if we break through from the north at this time, the Chinese troops will definitely not be able to predict it. The chief of staff of Shaozuo looked at the captain of the Dazuo Wing, and said in a solemn tone,

Hearing the words of the Chief of Staff of Shaozuo, the commander of the 82nd Wing showed a helpless expression on his face, he naturally knew that it was possible to break through in the north, but the idea of breaking through was something he had never thought about.