Okabe Naosaburo was a little hard to believe that Sun Weiguo's troops would go to Wutai County, Pingding County is some distance from Wutai County, and it is meaningless for Sun Weiguo to send a small force to Wutai County, you must know that the Japanese army in North China intends to attack Wutai County has 109 divisions, 26 divisions, and independent mixed into the second brigade, these two divisions and one brigade have more than 30,000 people.

Abe Norihide's judgment made Okabe Naosaburo a little suspicious, and he felt that the honorary Second Division, with a shrewd commander like Sun Weiguo as the division commander, would definitely not make such a deployment.

If someone else said it directly, Naosaburo Okabe might have reprimanded him a long time ago, but Abe Norihide was different, even Naosaburo Okabe would have to give him face.

Abe Norihide was born in 1886, this is the era of extreme expansion of Japanese militarism, Japan is full of loyalty to the emperor, to die in battle as the spirit of bushido, Abe Norihide also has such ambitions, he began to be admitted to the Japanese Army non-commissioned officer school, in the Japanese Army, Abe Norihide has nothing to do, but relying on military exploits, step by step promoted to the rank of major general, and became the commander of the first brigade of the first division.

In the Japanese Army, Abe Norihide was known for his ability to use new tactics and mountain warfare, and he was a valuable talent in the Japanese army's base camp, and he was also known as the flower of the famous Japanese generals.

Naosaburo Okabe had just been transferred to the First Division, and he naturally wanted to give some face to the deployment of the First Division like Norihide Abe.

Norihide Abe can be called the flower of the famous generals of the Japanese army, and he is not in vain.

If a unit has not fought for a long time, then an officer can be promoted to the rank if he has achieved some achievements, but for a long-term combat unit like the Japanese army, it is very difficult to get promoted to the rank, especially if he wants to be promoted to the general rank, especially for an officer like Abe Norihide who has no background, he is even more difficult to be promoted.

And Abe Norihide relied on his military exploits and was promoted from corporal to major general step by step, and he has a certain command ability.

The troops of the Eighth Route Army appeared in Jingcheng County and entered Meng County, and Abe Guixiu speculated that this force of the Eighth Route Army was going to pass through Meng County and go to Wutai County.

This Eighth Route Army is well-equipped, and Okabe Naosaburo can be sure that Sun Weiguo's cavalry troops, among the many Eighth Route Army troops, only Sun Weiguo's Honorary Second Division will have such sophisticated equipment.

"Your Excellency the division commander, this time the troops of the North China Imperial Army have adopted a two-way flanking attack on the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, while our first division, 110th division, 21st division, independent garrison, independent mixed into the third brigade, the troops are deployed in the area of Pingding County to guard the second division of Sun Weiguo's honor. Our troops can go north at any time to support Wutai County and directly pose a threat to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region from the south. At present, if the Chinese troops want to keep the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, they can only defend themselves, and Wutai County is the top priority of this operation. Sun Weiguo, the fierce general of China, must have judged this, so he wanted to send troops to hold Wutai County. ”

Abe Norihide pointed to the location of Wutai County, he looked at Naosaburo Okabe, and said in a solemn tone.

"You mean that Sun Weiguo's troops will all go to Wutai County, and Pingding County is the base they are desperately trying to recover, how can Sun Weiguo give up easily?"

Naosaburo Okabe stared at the map, he still couldn't believe it.

Wutai County was the focus of the Japanese army in North China this time, and after Abe Norihide explained, Okabe Naosaburo believed that Sun Weiguo's troops would go to Wutai County.

It's just that Okabe Naosaburo still can't believe that if Sun Weiguo sends a small force to Wutai County, it will not play any role, but if Sun Weiguo sends all the troops into Wutai County, then Pingding County will be abandoned, which Okabe Naosaburo thinks is impossible, Pingding County is the base of the Honorary Second Division.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the best development of the Eighth Route Army in China is the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and the North China Imperial Army has taken action against the Chinese troops several times, and the troops of the Jin-Chahar-Hebei Military Region will play an important role that cannot be ignored. Once we completely destroy the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, it will be a catastrophe for the troops of the Eighth Route Army, so it is very possible that Sun Weiguo's Honorary Second Division will temporarily abandon Pingding County and fully cooperate with the defense of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. ”

Abe Guixiu said firmly, he thought it was very possible for Sun Weiguo to mobilize all the main forces of the Honorary Second Division to Wutai County.

When Naosaburo Okabe heard Abe's words, a solemn expression appeared on his face, and he thought about it carefully.

At 2:40 a.m. on September 18, 1938, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Honorary Second Division.

The head of the headquarters officially replied to Sun Weiguo, and after reporting to Chairman Mao of Yan'an, the head of the headquarters agreed to Sun Weiguo's battle plan after passing the opinions of Commander He of the 120th Division, Commander Liu of the 129th Division, and Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

The combat units included the troops of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region of Commander Nie, the troops of the 120th Division of Division Commander He, and the troops of the Second Division of Sun Weiguo's honor.

Commander Nie of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and Division Commander He of the 120th Division established a joint command center, and Commander Nie and Division Commander He jointly commanded the operation.

Sun Weiguo, commander of the Honorary Second Division, was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and at the same time, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region transferred four county brigades, and the 120th Division transferred an independent detachment to the Honorary Second Division to hold Wutai County.

After Sun Weiguo received the telegram from the headquarters, he immediately conveyed the telegram to all departments, and this time Sun Weiguo's mobilization of troops was justified.

At four o'clock in the morning of September 18, the troops of the Honorary Fourth Regiment of the Honorary 2nd Division took the lead in starting the operation.

The 4th Honorable Regiment took the 2nd Armored Battalion as the vanguard, and 45 Vickers tanks quickly advanced towards Yangquan County in a wedge-shaped formation, while the four 37MM anti-tank guns of the anti-tank artillery company followed closely behind, and the battalion commander Ye Zimin not only had to command his own armored 2nd Battalion troops, but at the same time, Wang Yanbo's armored artillery battalion troops were also temporarily assigned to Ye Zimin's command.

The second armored battalion and the armored artillery battalion are the vanguard of the fourth armored regiment, Yin Jinshan, the commander of the fourth honorary regiment, followed by the regimental headquarters and the troops directly under the regimental headquarters and the first armored battalion, and Chen Zhengwei, the deputy commander of the third armored battalion, is responsible for the third armored battalion.

The mechanized guard battalion and the combat defense artillery battalion closely followed the troops of the Fourth Regiment of Honor, the division headquarters of Sun Weiguo and the troops directly under the division headquarters followed behind the troops of the Fourth Regiment of Honor, and the troops of the Third Regiment of Fang Chaoqun were responsible for breaking the rear.

The troops began to set off, and Sun Weiguo looked at Fu Tao, Wang Tieniu and the others, with a solemn expression on his face.

He knew that with the departure of the troops of the Honorary Second Division from Pingding County, Fu Tao and the others would face great pressure, and they would even be wiped out.

"Salute." Fu Tao shouted loudly, he raised his right hand and saluted Sun Weiguo.

Wang Tieniu and the others saluted Sun Weiguo one after another, with serious expressions on their faces.

Sun Weiguo saluted them back, and then he followed his troops and began to march towards Yangquan County.