The battle was in full swing here in Chengguan Town, Pingding County, and fierce battles were fought between Japanese troops and independent regiment troops in several villages in Chengguan Town.

In the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Headquarters in Fuping County, Hebei Province, Commander Nie stood in front of the map with a heavy face, and his brows furrowed tightly.

After seeing Chief of Staff Tang walking in from outside, Commander Nie immediately looked towards Chief of Staff Tang, who was waiting for Chief of Staff Tang's report.

"How's the situation, have the troops of the Fourth Army Division been operational?" Commander Nie asked anxiously.

Previously, Commander Nie was in a hurry to break through the independent regiment, and he was afraid that the troops of the independent regiment would fall into the encirclement of the Japanese army.

But after receiving Sun Weiguo's reply, Commander Nie and Chief of Staff Tang studied it carefully, and they discovered the conspiracy of the Japanese army.

The Japanese troops in several counties near Pingding County began to mobilize, and the Japanese troops strengthened their positions and set up many guard positions.

Obviously, the Japanese army was ready, and they waited for the independent regiment troops to break out.

Sensing this anomalous situation, Commander Nie agreed to Sun Weiguo's plan, and he gave Sun Weiguo full command of the Independent Regiment to fight.

It was only after receiving the news from the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army that the Japanese army had dispatched tens of thousands of troops to encircle and annihilate the independent regiment, and Commander Nie became anxious.

Many leaders of the Eighth Route Army were aware of this matter, and they had already made a judgment on the fate of the Independent Regiment.

There were tens of thousands of Japanese troops besieging the independent regiment alone, and many troops of the 20th Division of the Japanese army participated in the battle in several counties near Pingding County.

Not to mention the local armed forces with more than 1,000 people, even a division of the regular troops of the Eighth Route Army has an absolute chance of victory.

Therefore, many leaders think that it is very good for Sun Weiguo to command the troops of the Independent Regiment not to be completely annihilated by the Japanese troops.

As for the independent regiment wanting to break through, it is completely impossible in the eyes of many leaders, according to their calculations, Sun Weiguo and other regiment leaders can save their lives is the best ending, as for the rest, they didn't think much about it at all.

Commander Nie and Chief of Staff Tang also knew the danger of this situation, and what they could do was to mobilize the troops of the Fourth Army Division to respond to the battle.

"The Fourth Army Division and the 129th Division have been mobilized, and they will respond to the battle, but they will not play a very big role in the battle situation. The independent regiment was attacked by more than 10,000 Japanese troops, and I am afraid that it would be difficult for them to break through. Chief of Staff Tang said worriedly.

When Commander Nie heard Chief of Staff Tang's answer, his face became solemn, and he fell into silence as he looked at the map in front of him.

After a while, Commander Nie looked at Chief of Staff Tang: "Send a telegram to the independent regiment, let them break through as much as possible, as long as the regimental headquarters can break through, it will be a victory, and the troops can be formed after they are exhausted, and the safety of the regimental headquarters must be ensured." ”

Chief of Staff Don nodded, and he immediately began to arrange for staff officers to send electricity directly to the independent regiment.

In the county seat of Pingding County, the devil was stationed in the Tun Corps Headquarters, and the commander of the Lieutenant General Yamashita Fengwen was sitting on a chair, he looked at the staff officer in front of him, and his face showed joy.

The staff officer was reporting on the progress of the various departments, and hearing the news that the various departments were progressing smoothly, Yamashita was very happy.

It's just that when the staff officer began to report on the casualties of the Naozhai Mountain and the troops, Yamashita Fengwen's brows furrowed tightly, the smile on his face became stiff, and a pair of eyes couldn't help but show anger.

"There have been more than 200 casualties on the Naozhai Mountain, and at present the troops have still not captured the Naozhai Mountain position, and the artillery wing has not played the slightest role there. In addition, the 1st Infantry Wing, the 2nd Infantry Wing, and the 4th Brigade of the 4th Separate Mixed Brigade Regiment suffered more than 600 casualties. We lost two tanks, four hundred and fifty-three people were killed and four hundred and twenty-five wounded......"

The staff officer reported cautiously, and he couldn't help but show a nervous expression on his face.

Compared with the casualties of the Japanese army that were surrounded and annihilated by Sun Weiguo's troops before, the cost of more than 800 casualties can be described as a very light loss.

But in Yamashita Fengwen's opinion, this is simply a great shame.

He dispatched tens of thousands of troops, and had planes and tanks to help the battle, but now the troops have suffered more than 800 casualties, and the cost of such casualties is unacceptable to him.

In particular, although the ministries have made great progress, the actual tactics have not been completed.

The roundabout troops did not capture the position of Naozhai Mountain, and the attacking units did not completely capture the corresponding villages, and the troops of the independent regiment still held their positions.

Glancing at the time, it was already past eleven o'clock, and the troops had been fighting for several hours, but they had not completed their goal, which made Yamashita how not to be annoyed.

The previous joy disappeared completely, and Yamashita Fengwen had a cold face, and his eyes looked coldly at the staff officer.

After pondering for a while, Yamashita Fengwen said in a cold tone:

"The artillery wing left a brigade to support the operation of Naozhai Mountain, and ordered the roundabout troops to capture the Naozhai Mountain position before two o'clock in the afternoon. The remaining three brigades of the artillery wing supported the operation of Tianjing Village, Nantou Village, and Nanzhuang Village respectively. ”

"Send a telegram to the commanders of the troops attacking these three villages, and each of their units will have an artillery brigade to support them, and I will apply for aircraft to assist in the battle, and order their units to capture these three villages before one o'clock in the afternoon, and completely squeeze the independent regiment into the core position."

"Immediately send a telegram to the Provisional Air Regiment, and let them send bombers to carry out carpet bombing of the positions of the Independent Regiment again, and I will ensure that there are no fortifications on every inch of the Independent Regiment."

Yamashita gave three orders in one breath, and the staff officer quickly recorded them, and after confirming them again, the staff officer immediately began to generate electricity.

The Japanese units that received Yamashita's order began to readjust their deployment, and the Japanese artillery wing in the direction of Naozhai Mountain immediately began to operate.

The mountain artillery brigade stayed behind to support the operation on the Naozhai Mountain, and the other three field artillery brigades immediately set up positions, and they began to send personnel to get in touch with the Japanese troops attacking Nanzhuang Village, Nantou Village, and Tianjing Village.

The Japanese units also began to adjust, and they prepared for a ferocious attack after the shelling.

In Nantou Village, on the position of the third company, only more than 20 soldiers in the seventh and eighth platoons of the third company were able to continue fighting at this time, the four heavy machine guns of the machine gun platoon were completely destroyed, only one of the four mortars remained, and the only 20MM machine gun of the third company was also blown into scrap metal.

The eight squad leaders of the two infantry platoons were all killed, the two platoon commanders were killed and wounded, and the company commander Fu Tao was also unconscious.

At present, Fu Tao is replaced by a deputy squad leader, and even so, the third company is still holding the position.

"How's it going?" Fu Tao, who was in a coma, gradually opened his eyes, and after he opened his eyes, he immediately asked about the situation on the battlefield.