Ishida Kanzo looked at the contents of the message, his brows furrowed tightly, he had not expected such a discovery.

The troops of the 26th Division of the Mongolian Corps dispatched a lot of troops in order to participate in the North China Front's formulation of our operational plan to capture the northwest of Shanxi Province.

Before setting off to attack, the commander of the 26th Division, Hou Gong Chun, arrogantly shouted: "This division will destroy all the anti-Japanese base areas in the northwest of Shanxi in one fell swoop." ”

Major General Kuroda Shigetoku, a major general of the 26th Infantry Regiment who commanded this operation, also constantly stressed to his subordinates: "The goal of this attack on the northwest of Shanxi is to destroy all the anti-Japanese base areas, force the troops of the Eighth Route Army to cross the Yellow River to the west, and nip in the bud the guerrilla units of the Eighth Route Army that have just developed in the northwest of Shanxi." ”

The progress of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army can be regarded as very fast, they have captured Ningwu, Shenchi, Baode, Biguan, Hequ and other county seats, the Japanese troops can be described as invincible, they all the way to conquer the city, very majestic.

However, while they captured so many county seats, the Japanese troops had to send troops to garrison the county seats, which was to contain many Japanese troops.

Moreover, the troops of the 120th Division were also active in the rear of the Japanese army, which was also a distraction from many units of the Japanese army.

On 7 March, the main force of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division, with the cooperation of local guerrillas, besieged Lan County.

There were more than 1,000 troops of the 11th Wing of the Japanese Army in Lan County, and the troops of the 359th Brigade quickly captured the commanding heights near the county seat and blocked all the retreats of the Japanese army.

The Japanese 11th Wing was not capable of sending any reinforcements, so Chisato hoped that the 119th Wing would be able to quickly break through Loufan County and Lan County and threaten the rear of the Eighth Route Army.

Looking at the message sent by the commander of the 11th wing, Chisato Zheno, Ishida Jinzo's brows furrowed tightly, and a hesitant expression appeared on his face.

"Wing Commander, the troops are ready, we can immediately launch an attack on the county seat."

The captain of the first brigade came to Ishida Kinzo, and he swore a word.

Last night's attack was due to the attack on the 2nd Brigade Headquarters, and the 1st Brigade had to retreat, but now that the deployment has been readjusted, the Captain of the 1st Brigade is full of confidence, and he feels that he will definitely be able to break through the position of the 1st Battalion.

"Call the acting captain of the second brigade and the captain of the third brigade immediately, I have important matters to discuss with them."

Ishida Jinzo placed the message on the table, and he said in a solemn tone.

The herald immediately began to convey Ishida's order, and in a short time, two Japanese officers arrived at the wing headquarters.

Ishida Kanzo saw that the commanders of the three infantry brigades had already arrived at his wing headquarters, and he made the contents of the message public.

"The troops of the 11th Wing stationed in Lan County have been besieged by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and at present, the 11th Wing has no reinforcements that can be sent to the past, they hope that we can quickly go to Lan County to carry out rescue, gentlemen, what do you mean?"

Ishida Kanzo looked at the three officers, and he said with a serious expression.

When the three officers heard the news, they couldn't help but be stunned, they didn't expect the main force of the Eighth Route Army to take action so quickly.

The Japanese wing headquarters became silent, and none of the three Japanese officers took the initiative to express their opinions.

At present, the troops of the 119th Wing are blocked by the troops of the 1st Regiment here in Loufan County, and it is somewhat difficult for the Japanese troops to break through Loufan County.

It is the wisest choice to take a detour through Loufan County, but if you take a detour through Loufan County, the Japanese 119th Wing will definitely be attacked by a pre-first regiment.

The three brigade commanders did not dare to express their opinions rashly on this matter, they knew that this matter was not something they could decide.

The Japanese troops held a military meeting in the wing headquarters of Hongyatou Village, and here in Xiling Village, Hongyatou Village, the troops led by Sun Weiguo came here.

The radio station of the special combat team began to open, and Sun Weiguo began to get in touch with the regimental headquarters of the pre-1st regiment.

The regimental units of the Eighth Route Army were not equipped with radio stations, but the troops of the first regiment were equipped with two radio stations.

The special combat team carried a radio station, and Sun Weiguo wanted to learn about the situation inside the county through the radio.

"Regiment commander, the chief of staff sent a telegram, the troops of the 359th Brigade of the 120th Division have besieged Lan County with local guerrillas, and the commander of the 120th Division He has asked us to hold Loufan County no matter what, and before the 359th Brigade troops recover Lan County, we are not allowed to let the Japanese troops attack the flank of the 359th Brigade through Loufan County."

Zhang Junjia came to Sun Weiguo, and he reported that Zhang Junjia was specially trained to use the radio.

took the message from Zhang Junjia's hand and looked at it, Sun Weiguo showed a somewhat solemn expression on his face.

"Regiment commander, will the Japanese army make a detour to Loufu County, if this is the case, we must find a way to entangle them."

Ge Haifeng of the reconnaissance company said excitedly, last night's combat reconnaissance company can be said to be a big show of skill, and Ge Haifeng wants to continue to devote himself to the battle.

"The Japanese army is equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, and last night we retreated in time to prevent the Japanese armored forces from catching up, and this time I am afraid that the Japanese army will definitely take precautions. However, Division Commander He has already issued an order, so even if we have major difficulties, we must contain the Japanese troops. ”

Sun Weiguo opened the map, he stared at the map, and said in a serious tone.

After a while, Ge Haifeng's reconnaissance company was sent out by Sun Weiguo again.

Outside the city of Lan County, the headquarters of the 120th Division.

Master He held a telescope to observe the situation in Lan County, and a serious expression appeared on his face.

There were more than 1,000 Japanese troops in Lan County, but the main force of the 359th Brigade was more than 5,000 people, plus local guerrillas, and this time the Eighth Route Army had an absolute advantage.

Moreover, Lan County is surrounded by mountains, where would the Japanese troops have expected that the troops of the Eighth Route Army would come so quickly, and all the highlands around the county fell into the hands of the troops of the Eighth Route Army.

"There is no problem in recovering Lan County, but the Japanese 119th Wing is very fierce, looking at their appearance, they are going to continue to capture some counties in the northwest of Shanxi, division commander, the first regiment of the reserve has just been established, and it is probably a little difficult to resist the Japanese army with one of their regiments."

Chief of Staff Zhou came to the front of Division Commander He, he looked at Division Commander He and said with a solemn expression.

At present, the troops of the 120th Division are very relieved about the operations of all units, and they feel that these troops will definitely have no problem in dealing with the Japanese troops in front of them.

However, the personnel of the 120th Division were very worried about the reserve first regiment in Loufan County, because they were afraid that the first reserve regiment would not be able to stop a wing of the Japanese army.

Once the Japanese 119th Wing broke through Loufan County and Lan County, the Eighth Route Army troops besieging Lan County would face the threat of the 119th Division.

"I have already told Sun Weiguo to call back in person, whether you can hold Loufan County and contain the 119 Wing depends on Sun Weiguo's callback."

Master He put down the binoculars, and he said with a solemn expression.