Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng looked at the section from Xinxian to Taiyuan, and he already had a strategy in his mind.

The 120th Division is now the closest unit to the Pingding County Independent Regiment, and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng intends to let the 120th Division take over the troops of the Pingding County Independent Regiment and break out.

"This Sun Weiguo is not simple, immediately send a telegram to Commander He of the 120th Division, and order the 120th Division to meet the independent regiment to break through at all costs."

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Peng turned to look at the Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo, and with a serious expression on his face, he immediately gave the order.

The left deputy chief of staff nodded and agreed, and he immediately began to send electricity to the 120th Division, and at the same time he also sent electricity to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region.

The 120th Division has been expanded, and now has nine regiments of troops, in order to respond to the counteroffensive of the Jinsui Army, the main force of the 120th Division was all put into the sabotage operation of the Tongpu Railway, and after the 120th Division received the telegram from the headquarters, Division Commander He hesitated, and he immediately sent a main force regiment to Shouyang County to meet the troops of the Independent Regiment.

At this time, Sun Weiguo did not know that the head of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters had personally arranged for his troops to receive troops, and the current independent regiment troops had come to Guanyintang Village.

In front of it is Maolin Mountain, and it is not a simple matter for the independent regiment to return to Shouyang County through here.

Maolin Mountain was garrisoned by a Japanese artillery brigade and a Japanese infantry brigade, and if the independent regiment forced a breakthrough from here, the consequences would be serious.

In addition, there is bad news that affects the morale of the independent regiment, that is, the armored company is running out of gas, and it may be difficult for tanks and armored vehicles to hold out of the encirclement.

Without gasoline, tanks and armored vehicles could only be used as fixed firing points, but the Independent Regiment was not now fighting a defensive battle.

It was only a matter of time before tanks and armored vehicles were discarded, and Sun Weiguo knew this very well, as did the officers and men of the armored company.

The radio was ticking, and Sun Weiguo was about to put the earphones in his ears, and he began to receive the message.

The telegram was sent from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, and Commander Nie conveyed the order of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

"The troops of the 120th Division will meet us in Shouyang County, and now we must quickly return to Shouyang County, and the troops will forcibly break through from here in Maolin Mountain."

After Sun Weiguo received the message, he did not hesitate at all and immediately gave the order.

Immediately, Sun Weiguo's eyes looked at Yin Jinshan, he didn't say anything, but the meaning was obvious.

The tanks and armored vehicles of the armored company had to be blown up, and these tanks and armored vehicles could not be left to the Japanese.

"Blow up tanks and armored vehicles." Yin Jinshan closed his eyes in pain, and he gave the order.

Two tanks and three armored vehicles were blown up, the armored company became infantry, and the mood of the officers and men was very low.

But there is no way to do this, tanks and armored vehicles cannot be moved without gasoline, and there is no other way than to blow them up.

The troops of the Independent Regiment began to force a breakthrough towards Maolin Mountain, and the Japanese troops soon discovered the troops of the Independent Regiment, and twelve mountain guns continued to attack.

Fortunately, the road chosen by the troops of the Independent Regiment was some distance from the Maolin Mountains, and although the Independent Regiment was within the range of mountain artillery, it was not within the range of light and heavy machine guns.

The troops advanced rapidly under the shells of the Japanese army, and from time to time people were hit by the shells, some of them died on the spot, and some were wounded.

Sun Weiguo had already ordered the soldiers to distance themselves from each other, otherwise, the troops would still suffer heavy casualties in the face of Japanese artillery attacks.

The Japanese infantry captain on the mountain held a telescope to observe the troops of the Independent Regiment, and he saw that the troops of the Independent Regiment were about to leave the scope of Mengxian County, and the captain of the infantry brigade immediately gave an order, and the two infantry squadrons and machine gun squadrons on the mountain immediately went down the mountain and began to block the breakthrough troops of the Independent Regiment.

At the same time, the troops of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade also received a report, and the brigade commander of Lieutenant General Qin Yashang led his troops to quickly advance towards Maolin Mountain.

Running quickly towards the front, this is the only idea of the fighters of the independent regiment at the moment.

Sun Weiguo, who was running, kept hearing the sound of cannonballs exploding, and listening to the painful shouts of his subordinates, Sun Weiguo clenched his hands into fists.

After the independent regiment broke out of Nanzhuang Village this time, the troops were chased by the Japanese troops in a very embarrassed way.

If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers all had strong confidence in Sun Weiguo, I am afraid that the troops would have broken up a long time ago.

"Quick, get out of here." Sun Weiguo shouted loudly, his brows furrowed tightly.

It was obvious that the Japanese troops would catch up quickly, and Sun Weiguo handed over the command of the troops to Shen Wei and Zhao Lerong.

He took Yang Tiezhu and other snipers to stay behind the troops to break the rear and cover the withdrawal of the main force.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the troops of the Independent Regiment encountered a flank attack by the Japanese troops, and the two sides launched a fierce battle, and after the Japanese troops were routed, the troops of the Independent Regiment quickly withdrew.

After more than two hours of evacuation, after the sky became dark, the troops of the Independent Regiment returned to Shouyang County.

However, because it was dark and lost, the independent regiment once again encountered the vanguard of the Japanese independent mixed 5th Brigade, and the two sides fought fiercely again.

The Independent Regiment fought and retreated, but the Independent Regiment was never able to shake off the vanguard of the Fifth Brigade.

At about 8 o'clock in the evening, the independent regiment retreated to Fengming Mountain in Shouyang County, and the two light infantry brigades of the Fifth Brigade and Regiment quickly surrounded Fengming Mountain.

When Qin Yashang, the brigade commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, learned the news, he immediately led the main force of the brigade to help in the battle.

The 80th Wing of the 40th Brigade and the 80th Brigade, which followed Qin Yashang, couldn't wait to go to Fengming Mountain, and in an instant, thousands of Japanese troops quickly marched towards Fengming Mountain.

By this time, the number of combatants of the Independent Regiment had been sharply reduced to more than 400, and more than 100 wounded were taken care of by the health team.

Although the structure of the two battalions is still preserved, there are only a few dozen men in each company.

The most important thing is that the morale of the independent regiment has been greatly affected, and the officers and men are tired of the tactics of running and evacuating.

Sun Weiguo knew very well that if he was running away with his troops, the independent regiment would fall apart.

"The situation there is more optimistic with the regiment commander, no matter what, the Pingding County Independent Regiment has retained the seeds, even if we all die here, it will be worth it."

Sun Weiguo set up a light machine gun in the temporary fortification, he looked at Shen Wei beside him, and said with a calm expression.

"You don't have to be too pessimistic, the troops of the 120th Division will definitely be quickly reinforced, and we will definitely break through." Shen Wei said softly.

Sun Weiguo just smiled, he didn't say anything, and then Sun Weiguo gathered the officers of the army together.

The combat meeting was very simple, the various departments were holding their positions, and Sun Weiguo was going to make a move in Fengming Mountain and the independent mixed fifth brigade that had been chasing them.