The brigade headquarters personnel expressed their stance one after another, they knew that the chance of dying if they stayed was very high, but they still chose to stay without hesitation.

The soldiers brought out by Sun Weiguo are not of bad breed, they are willing to face death with Sun Weiguo, even if there is a fire pit in front, as long as Sun Weiguo jumps, they will jump down.

The opinions of the personnel of the brigade headquarters have been unified, and Sun Weiguo took into account the current situation, he did not gather the officers of the 1st Advance Regiment and the 6th Cavalry Regiment together, and he asked Qin Xianliang to lead Yue Wu, the chief of the Operations Section, to the 1st Advance Regiment and the 6th Cavalry Regiment respectively to solicit the opinions of all the soldiers of the two regiments.

This opinion is not reluctant, anyone who wants to evacuate is okay, Sun Weiguo didn't go in person, he just didn't want to use his identity to force everyone.

"You have all thought about it, and if you stay, there is a high chance that you will die, and such a death will not even seem meaningful to some people. I will not force everyone, I welcome those who stay, and I will not hold grudges against those who want to evacuate, on the contrary, I hope that someone will be able to leave, and I want to leave a little seed for the new 2nd Brigade troops. ”

Sun Weiguo waited until Qin Xianliang and Yue Wu left, he looked at the brigade personnel, and he said in a calm tone.

No one answered, the expressions on their faces were calm, and a few of them looked a little unnatural, but they didn't speak.

"Weiguo, have you thought it through?" Shen Wei looked at Sun Weiguo, and she asked softly.

"I thought it through, I can't evacuate, I can't let the Japanese bayonets face the people." Sun Wei said firmly in Chinese.

When Shen Wei heard Sun Weiguo's words, she nodded and said, "I support you in this matter." ”

Sun Weiguo glanced at Shen Wei gratefully, his heart was very complicated, because he wanted to evacuate some people, so as to leave a little seed for the troops of the new Second Brigade.

Looking at the personnel of the brigade headquarters, Sun Weiguo's gaze shifted to the map, looking at the map of Pingding County, Sun Weiguo showed a solemn expression on his face.

Qin Xianliang and Yue Wu soon rushed to the troops of the 1st Pre-1st Regiment and the 6th Cavalry Regiment, and they conveyed Sun Weiguo's orders and began to consult the officers and soldiers of the troops.

Officers above the platoon level held meetings in the regimental headquarters, and squad leaders held class meetings, where everyone was free to express their ideas, stay and fight, and take the initiative to evacuate, which was a choice that everyone could freely make.

The officers were unanimous, they were all willing to stay, and when they got to the soldiers, differences began to arise.

Everyone's thoughts are different, and the troops of the new 2nd Brigade naturally do not maintain the same ideas.

Some fighters believed that since the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army asked for evacuation, there was no need for the troops of the New Second Brigade to stay, and although these small number of soldiers did not take the initiative to evacuate, they still wanted to evacuate.

Both regiments had such fighters, and they did not say anything about the evacuation due to the situation, but they did not express their intention to stay and fight.

Fighting against the devil soldiers, everyone has no hesitation, but not everyone can face the battle to the death.

Qin Xianliang and Yue Wu immediately returned to the brigade headquarters to make a report, and Sun Weiguo was not surprised by such a thing.

At 12 o'clock at noon on 24 June, Sun Weiguo ordered all officers and men of the brigade to make choices by voting, and everyone was free to choose.

At the same time, Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front.

Lieutenant General Commander Umezu Mijiro of the First Army, and Major General Staff Chief of Staff Shojiro Iida had already rushed here from Shijiazhuang, and their expressions were sincere and fearful.

The commander of the North China Front, General Terauchi Shouichi, stood in front of the map, his face showed a calm expression, but his eyes showed murderous intent.

"Your Excellency Commander Terauchi Shouichi, at present, we have dispatched the 114th Division, the Third Independent Mixed Brigade from Hebei Province, they will rush to Taiyuan, and the Third Independent Mixed Brigade will be stationed in Xiyang County, according to what we know, there are no troops stationed in Xiyang County at present."

Naosaburo Okabe, chief of staff of the Lieutenant General of the North China Front, came to the map, and he immediately made an introduction.

This time, the Japanese troops assembled the 21st Division, the 114th Division, the 1st Mixed Brigade, the 3rd Independent Mixed Brigade, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and more than 50,000 troops.

After Naosaburo Okabe got the approval of Shouichi Terauchi, he began to give a detailed introduction.

The five-way siege operation launched by the Japanese army against Pingding County was commanded by Umezu Mijiro, commander of the First Army, and Umezu Mijiro would set up a front-line command post in Taiyuan, and the chief of staff of the North China Front, Naosaburo Okabe, was responsible for supervising the battle on behalf of the North China Front Headquarters.

The specific deployment of the Japanese army was:

The first Japanese army was the 114th Division, and after the 114th Division arrived in Taiyuan, Shanxi from Hebei Province, they would attack Pingding County through Taiyuan and Yuci County.

After the 3rd Brigade followed the 114th Division to Taiyuan, the 3rd Brigade attacked Pingding County through Heshun County and Xiyang County.

The third Japanese army was the 21st Division, which would attack Pingding County from Yangquan County.

The 4th Route Japanese Army was the 1st Brigade of the Melee Army, and they would attack Binh Dinh County from Jingcheng County.

The 5th Route Japanese Army was the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and they would attack Binh Dinh County from Zanhuang County.

Among them, the Japanese troops of the five routes were divided into the eastern combat units, the western combat units, and the eastern and western Japanese troops were the main combat forces, and they would launch an east-west flanking attack.

The Japanese army on the east route was the first brigade of the mixed battle, the fourth brigade of the cavalry, and the combat unit of the west route was the 114th division, which was independently mixed into the third brigade.

In addition to the above-mentioned Japanese troops, the 110th Division, which had just joined the North China Front, was deployed in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and Taiyuan, Shanxi, to support operations.

The Japanese troops made a series of preparations, and this time they had the intention of completely annihilating the troops of the New Second Brigade.

"On June 26, we will take action, Commander Umezu Mijiro, this time the independent mixed fifth brigade was completely annihilated, Lieutenant General Qin Yashang was killed, the base camp is already very dissatisfied, there are already voices in the country that let you and me resign from our posts, this operation must be successful no matter what, we have assembled two divisions, three brigades, and one division and one brigade to support the operation, and the number of troops participating in the battle exceeds 70,000, if you cannot completely annihilate the new second brigade troops, you should understand the consequences."

After Okabe Naosaburo finished introducing the battle situation, Terauchi Shouichi looked at Umezu Mijiro, and he said in a serious tone.

"Your Excellency Commander, please rest assured, I will definitely completely encircle and annihilate the troops of the New Second Brigade." Umezu Mijiro stood up, and he replied with a solemn face.