The two Japanese squadrons that came down from the top of the Hulujian Heights and prepared to flank the breakout troops of the Independent Regiment suffered more than 200 casualties after being attacked by the armored forces of the Independent Regiment, and the Japanese troops withdrew to the Hulujian troops in disarray.

The armored forces of the Independent Regiment gave up the pursuit, and after cleaning up the battlefield to death, the armored troops left.

By the time the commander of the 1st Infantry Wing, Hasegawa Ki, arrived here on Hulujian Heights with the main force of his wing, the armored unit had long been gone.

Hasegawa did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately began to contact the Corps Department through the radio to report his situation here.

At the same time, the cavalry of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade had already come to Hulujian, and after meeting with the troops of the 1st Infantry Wing, they learned that the breakthrough troops of the Independent Regiment were marching towards Beiru Village, and the cavalry team was very eager to pursue them.

It was only when I heard the officer of the 1st Infantry Wing say that the Independent Regiment had armored units, and the cavalry team did not dare to act rashly.

The young captain of the cavalry team sent more than a dozen cavalrymen to Beiru Village to check the situation, and he took the main force of the cavalry team to stop at Hulujian.

The captain knew very well that his cavalry would not be a match for the armored forces, and if he rushed forward, his cavalry would most likely be eaten by the armored forces.

The Japanese troops did not take any measures for the time being, not because they did not want to, but because the armored forces of the independent regiment were too much of a threat to them.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Japanese army did not pursue, the armored troops under the leadership of Sun Weiguo soon met with the troops led by Shen Wei and Zhao Lerong.

The troops quickly marched towards Beiru Village, and after arriving at Beiru Village, the troops did not make any stops, and hurriedly marched towards Longmen Village, which belongs to Pingping Town, Yangquan County.

Because of the addition of the armored company, most of the regimental troops led by Sun Weiguo have completed the mechanized march, and their marching speed is very fast.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the troops led by Sun Weiguo had already left the territory of Pingding County, and they came to Longmen Village, Pingping Town, Yangquan County.

Considering that the wounded of the troops needed to rest, Sun Weiguo took a short rest in Longmen Village, while he sent Wang Weining's mechanized infantry platoon to check the surrounding situation.

At the same time, the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which was independently mixed, had already marched to Hulujian.

The 5th Independent Mixed Brigade is the same as the Garrison Corps, and they are both newly formed units.

Lieutenant General Qin Yashang held the post of brigade commander, and Qin Yashang, who was born as a staff officer, was very calculating.

This time, he led his troops into Shanxi to carry out an encirclement and annihilation operation against the independent regiment, and Qin Yashang was slightly dissatisfied in his heart.

In his opinion, letting himself form a mixed brigade to deal with the local armed forces that have been defeated by the garrison corps is simply a knife to kill chickens.

At this time, Qin Yashang was standing on the top of the Hulujian Heights, he held the telescope and looked around, with a solemn expression on his face.

On the road about a kilometer away from Hu Lujian, there were hundreds of corpses of the First Infantry Wing, and seeing this scene, Qin Yashang's expression was naturally not very good.

The captain of the cavalry team and the wing commander of the 1st Infantry Wing, Hasegawa Ki, stood behind Qin Yashang to report the situation, and they told all the news they had gotten.

"So it seems that they are either heading towards Yangquan County or Shouyang County, what a pity, what do you think about this?"

Qin Yashang put down the binoculars, he looked at Hasegawa Ki, and asked in a calm tone.

Yamashita Fengwen planned to wipe out the remnants of the Independent Regiment in Binh Dinh County, but judging from the current situation, this is obviously impossible.

The remnants of the Independent Regiment had already left Pingding County, and Qin Yashang wanted to get in touch with the 20th Division directly, but now that he was under the command of Yamashita Fengwen, he directly got in touch with the 20th Division, which was naturally equivalent to not giving Yamashita Fengwen the slightest face.

"Your Excellency General, Your Excellency the Corps Commander has made contact with the 20th Division, and the 20th Division Headquarters will directly contact us, and they will organize troops to defend in the areas of Yangquan County and Shouyang County, and once they find Sun Weiguo's troops, they will notify us immediately." Hasegawa Kei immediately replied.

Qin Yashang nodded after hearing this, his eyes looked in the direction of Beiru Village, he waved his hand, and gave the order to set off.

After a short stop at Hulujian, the troops of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade set off again.

Hasegawaji's 1st Infantry Wing was left in the Hulujian area by Qin Yashang, Qin Yashang was worried that Sun Weiguo's troops would take the opportunity to return to Pingding County, so he asked Hasegawaji to block the back road of Sun Weiguo's troops, and he continued to pursue Sun Weiguo's troops.

After the headquarters of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army in Yangquan County learned that Sun Weiguo's troops had left the territory of Pingding County and were likely to choose to break through in the area of Yangquan County and Shouyang County, the division commander Kawagishi Fumizaburo and the chief of staff Kimura Hisazo immediately began to formulate a battle plan.

At the same time, they ordered the headquarters of the 40th Brigade in Shouyang County to dispatch three infantry brigades to Shouyang County, and Kawagishi Bunzaburo stationed seven infantry brigades on the road leading from Yangquan County to Shouyang County, and at the same time there were engineers and artillery wings to assist in the battle.

The Japanese army gathered nearly 10,000 troops to defend in the area from Yangquan County to Shouyang County, and they planned to completely block the road for Sun Weiguo's troops to break through.

Sun Weiguo, who was temporarily resting in Longmen Village, didn't know about this situation for the time being, but he could guess that it was not a simple matter for him to break out.

"Deputy regiment commander, no Japanese troops have been found nearby, and the Japanese troops stationed here have begun to evacuate a few days ago."

Wang Weining, who was in charge of reconnoitring the nearby situation, soon returned to Longmen Village, and after coming to Sun Weiguo, Wang Weining immediately reported the situation.

"The Japanese army is obviously shrinking its forces, deputy commander, judging from the current situation, it is very difficult for us to break out of Yangquan County and Shouyang County. This generation is the area defended by the 20th Division, and they will not let us break out easily, they will definitely gather heavy troops here to surround us. ”

After listening to Wang Weining's report, Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong's brows furrowed tightly, he looked at Sun Weiguo, and said with a worried expression.

"Platoon Commander Wang, expand the reconnaissance area, your mechanized infantry platoon will reconnoiter and lead the way in front, and I will lead the troops to follow behind you, and report immediately if you find the Japanese troops. It's a quarter past nine, and we'll leave after a five-minute break. Sun Weiguo hesitated, and he immediately gave an order.

The independent regiment had to face not only the problem of being surrounded by Japanese troops in the front, but also the problem of pursuing troops in the rear.

If the troops rest in Longmen Village for too long, it is very likely that they will be caught up by the pursuers, so Sun Weiguo must master the time to rest.