The Independent Regiment of the First World War of Pomegranate Mountain wiped out more than 300 puppet troops, and such a proportion of enemy annihilation could only be regarded as a small victory for the Independent Regiment.

However, the weapons and ammunition captured by the independent regiment were tantamount to charcoal in the snow, and with this batch of weapons and ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment increased a lot.

Using the captured four infantry guns, Sun Weiguo set up an artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters, and the artillery company had four infantry guns under its jurisdiction, with Li Jiaxin as the company commander and Zheng Jingjing as the deputy company commander.

At the same time, Sun Weiguo equipped a large number of captured light and heavy machine guns to Sun Ziyuan's first battalion, and after Sun Weiguo's adjustment, the first battalion achieved the standard of light machine guns in the class, but it is a pity that the puppet army is equipped with very few grenadiers, and for the time being, the troops can only do one grenadier in the platoon.

The troops were still marching to the north, and the Japanese cavalry units kept biting the tail of the independent regiment and never gave up.

As the officers and men of the Separate Regiment began to become tired, their pace began to slow down, and as the troops marched, they began to encounter artillery shells.

THE FIFTH BRIGADE OF THE JAPANESE INDEPENDENT MIXED BRIGADE HAS AN ARTILLERY TEAM, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH TWELVE 75MM MOUNTAIN GUNS.

The grenades fired by the mountain artillery constantly harassed the troops of the Independent Regiment, and in the face of the attacks of the Japanese artillery, the officers and men of the Independent Regiment could only suffer dumb losses.

At this time, it was very unwise to turn around and fight the Japanese troops, and Sun Weiguo also knew this.

The footsteps of the Japanese troops were getting closer and closer to the independent regiment, and Sun Weiguo also showed a worried expression on his face.

The wound on his chest recurred again, and the blood stained his military uniform, but he didn't care, but took the map and discussed with Zhao Lerong and Zhu Jianwei from time to time.

The terrain of Shanxi is complex, and many places are mountainous, and Sun Weiguo's greatest fear is that the Japanese army will deploy troops on the high ground to intercept his own troops.

In that case, the situation of the Independent Regiment would be very dangerous at that time, and Sun Weiguo wanted to find a reasonable route of march through negotiation.

"Boom, boom!" Just when Sun Weiguo was worried, the sound of shells exploding began to appear.

Unlike the previous direction of the shell attack, this time the shell came from the front of the troops, which made Sun Weiguo's face begin to show a serious expression.

He knew that on the high ground ahead, there must already be artillery positions deployed by Japanese troops.

Sun Weiguo's guess was correct, and the troops of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese army stationed in Mengxian also began to participate in the war under the mobilization of Kawagishi Bunzaburo.

After Yoshio briefed the Independent Regiment on the situation last month, in order to prevent the troops of the Independent Regiment from breaking through from the north of Shouyang County, Kawagishi Bunzaburo quickly deployed an infantry brigade of the 39th Brigade and a mountain artillery brigade on Maolin Mountain, near Shouyang County, seven kilometers away from Pomegranate Mountain, using trains, trucks, and other means of transportation.

The cavalrymen of the 5th Brigade of the Separate Regiment always bit the tail of the Separate Regiment, and they constantly reported on the position of the Separate Regiment.

The Japanese troops made contact with each other through the radio, and the Japanese artillery units in front and behind were shelled through the positions they had obtained.

Li Jiade and other artillery officers immediately judged the type and approximate location distance of the Japanese artillery by the impact point of the shell, while Sun Weiguo discussed with Zhao Lerong.

The troops are still on the march, and Sun Weiguo knows very well that the pursuers behind him have a brigade, and if he stops at this time, he will definitely be completely annihilated.

Sun Weiguo got this news from Sun Ziyuan, and Sun Weiguo, who knew the news, was inevitably a little stressed.

Even though they knew that there were Japanese troops in front of them, the troops of the Independent Regiment had no choice but to march forward.

In the following time, the independent regiment advanced under the shell attack of the two artillery groups in front and behind the Japanese army.

The troops continued to suffer casualties, and although they won the battle at Pomegranate Mountain, their morale began to suffer as the number of casualties continued to increase.

After several hours of continuous marching, the sky gradually brightened, and for the Separate Regiment the day was a nightmare.

The bright perimeter will provide the Japanese with more accurate targets, and more than 20 guns from two artillery groups will most likely destroy the troops of the independent regiment.

But fortunately, now the troops of the Independent Regiment are out of the scope of Shouyang County, which is a blessing in misfortune.

Compared with the troops of the 40th Brigade of the Japanese Army in Shouyang County, the troops of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army in Meng County have a lot of pressure.

Mengxian is the main place where the troops of the Fourth Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region are active, and the headquarters of the Fourth Army Subdivision is set up in Mengxian County, and most of the troops of the Seventh Brigade are also active here in Mengxian County.

The Fourth Army Division, however, received a lot of weapons and ammunition from the Independent Regiment, and their troops were relatively sophisticated.

In the operation to contain the Japanese army, the troops of the Fourth Army Division played a great role, which was also the reason why the Japanese army in Mengxian County was unable to order the main force to participate in the battle for a long time.

Even after receiving an order from Kawagishi Bunzaburo this time, the 39th Brigade only reluctantly dispatched one brigade each of infantry and artillery to participate in the battle.

Sun Weiguo led his troops into the territory of Meng County, and he wanted to make peace with the troops of the Fourth Army.

But Sun Weiguo's idea was good, but the Japanese army would not let him easily reconcile with the divisional troops of the Fourth Army.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the troops of the Independent Regiment fought with the troops of the 39th Brigade of the Japanese Army in the village of Dongnanguan, two kilometers south of Maolin Mountain, and more than 400 troops of two Japanese infantry squadrons were stationed in these two villages.

However, the Japanese troops had the Maolin Mountain Artillery Brigade to rely on, and the two sides were inseparable.

After an hour of fierce fighting, more than 100 cavalrymen of the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade led more than 300 lightly armed infantry to participate in the battle, and the troops of the Independent Regiment fell into the Japanese attack.

Immediately, Sun Weiguo took the armored company as the lead and quickly left the battlefield, and the retreat of the independent regiment this time was a little embarrassed, losing some of its weapons and ammunition.

Half an hour after the withdrawal of the Separate Regiment, the main forces of the 5th Brigade of the Separate Mixed Brigade arrived on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the independent regiment withdrew quickly, otherwise it would definitely be surrounded by the mixed fifth brigade.

Although the Independent Regiment withdrew from the battlefield, the Japanese cavalry units still bit the tail of the Independent Regiment, and the Japanese artillery continued to launch artillery bombardments to attack the Independent Regiment troops.

After the Japanese artillery bombardment and this operation, the troops of the independent regiment of more than 800 people were sharply reduced to more than 600 people, and dozens of wounded appeared in the troops.

Although the Independent Regiment took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield in the first battle of Dongxinanguan Village, many officers and men believed that this was the defeat of the Independent Regiment.

The veterans of the Independent Regiment were very unconvinced, and they demanded that the troops stop their operations and deploy in place for a decisive battle with the Japanese troops.

These veterans think that the independent regiment can still create miracles, but Sun Weiguo knows that the current independent regiment has no capital to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army.