On August 24, 1938, the first brigade of the first army directly under the North China Front of the Japanese army, the third brigade of the independent mixed brigade began to attack Shimenkou Town, the sixth army subdivision of the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan Military Region of the Eighth Route Army.

The Japanese troops, relying on the powerful firepower of their artillery wings, seemed to be preparing for encroachment tactics, while the Japanese troops were commanded by Major General Nagamura Momoyo, a major general of the 1st Brigade who was able to compete with Sun Weiguo on the battlefield.

As a result of the actions of the Japanese army, Sun Weiguo, who had gone to Linzhang County to command the suppression of bandits, had to quickly return to Pingding County, and half of the troops who participated in the suppression of bandits were also quickly transferred back by Sun Weiguo.

At one o'clock in the morning of 25 August, the head of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army sent a telegram back to Sun Weiguo, and the head of the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army agreed to Sun Weiguo's request, and in order to ensure the base area of the Sixth Army Division, the head of the headquarters handed over the combat mission to the troops of the 129th Division and the 115th Division.

After receiving the telegram from the head of the headquarters, Sun Weiguo readjusted the troops again, and he successively set up a headquarters, a front-line command post, a headquarters of the West Route Army, a headquarters of the East Route Army, and a reserve headquarters, while the sub-division units of the Sixth Army were divided into combat units, support units, and reserve units.

The headquarters was relocated from Baijing Town to Dongnaozhai Mountain, and the headquarters was under the jurisdiction of Political Commissar Shen Wei and Deputy Chief of Staff Sun Ziyuan, the Intelligence Section, the Quartermaster Section, and the Support Troops, and the Reserve Corps was under the jurisdiction of the Headquarters.

The front-line command post was established in Xinzhuang Village, and Sun Weiguo, commander of the Sixth Army Division, and Zhao Lerong, chief of staff, sat in command of the front-line command post, and the Operations Section, the first company of the guard battalion, and the East Route Army and the West Route Army were under the unified command of the front-line command post.

The headquarters of the West Route Army was established in Zhixi Town, with Fu Tao, commander of the new Second Brigade, and Zhu Jianwei, chief of staff, in charge of command, and the first regiment, the unknown regiment, the artillery battalion directly under the brigade headquarters, the guard company, the communications company, the engineer company, and the reconnaissance company were under the unified command of the headquarters of the West Route Army.

The headquarters of the Eastern Route Army was established in Donghui Town, with Yin Jinshan, commander of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, and Ge Haifeng, commander of the cavalry battalion, in charge of command, and the Third Company (Cavalry Company) of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Cavalry Battalion, and Reconnaissance Battalion under the unified command of the Eastern Route Army.

The artillery regiment is the support force, the guard battalion and the reconnaissance battalion are the general reserve, and the deputy chief of staff Sun Ziyuan is also the commander of the general reserve.

As Sun Weiguo's order began to be issued, the various units quickly began to assemble, and the troops of the first company of the Jibu Battalion, which was surrounded by the Japanese troops, immediately entered the tunnel to take refuge.

The night was unusually quiet, all units of the Sixth Army Division were being moved, and the Japanese troops did not encounter any attacks.

The night passed quickly, and the sky seemed to start to light in the blink of an eye, and the surroundings began to return to light, and the darkness was driven away by the sun.

Dongjiao Village, Shimen Town, there is a high ground in the north of Dongjiao Village, and the Japanese artillery wing is deployed on the high ground at this time, and the headquarters of Kuno Village Momoyo is established in Dongjiao Village.

Kunomura Momoyo was much more shrewd than other Japanese commanders, and after he led his troops to the eastern suburbs, he ordered the devil soldiers not to harm the people.

It's not that Kunomura Momoyo has a conscience, it's that Kunomura Momoyo knows that there are people, and even if his own command is exposed, Chinese artillery will not dare to shoot here.

It was an unusually long night for Kunomura Momoyo, and when the sun rose, the expression on Kunomura's face became a little more relaxed.

The intelligence agency of the North China Front Army has directly contacted Kunomura Momoyo, and through the report of the Japanese military intelligence agency, Kunomura Momoyo also knows that Sun Weiguo's troops have begun to assemble towards Pingding County one after another, and Kunomura Momoyo knows very well that Sun Weiguo, a male lion who is still cultivating, has been awakened by him, and this male lion is preparing to pounce on him.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the First Army Headquarters has sent a telegram, Your Excellency Commander Umezu Mijiro has asked us to immediately withdraw to Pingding County, our combat mission has been completed, and Sun Weiguo's troops have also begun to assemble in Pingding County, Commander Umezu Mijiro believes that as long as we hold on to the county seat, Sun Weiguo's troops may not attack the county seat."

Chiaki Hattori, the chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the Melee Regiment, came to Kunomura Momoyo, he looked at Kunomura Momoyo, and reported in a solemn tone.

This time, there was only one artillery wing, three infantry brigades, and one tank wing that followed Kunomura Momoyo to fight, and according to Hattori Chiaki's understanding, Sun Weiguo's troops have now expanded to five regiments, and there are armored regiments and artillery regiments in these five regiments.

Hattori Chiaki felt that once all the troops of these five regiments were assembled in Pingding County, then with the strength currently in the hands of Kunomura Momoyo, they would definitely not be opponents.

"Hattori-kun, the troops of the Sixth Army Division that went to Linzhang County have begun to withdraw to Pingding County, so Sun Weiguo will definitely withdraw to Pingding County before them. Do you think with Sun Weiguo's character, he will calmly let us withdraw to the county seat? Impossible, Sun Weiguo is not such a talkative person, now if we withdraw to Pingding County, even if Sun Weiguo has only one battalion headquarters in his hands, he will fight back wildly. ”

Kunomura Momoyo shook his head, his eyes looked at Hattori Chiaki, and a helpless smile appeared on his face.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, then what should we do now, with our current strength, we can't attack at all." Hattori Chiaki said in a solemn tone.

"Boom, boom!" As soon as Hattori Chiaki finished asking, the Japanese artillery position north of the eastern suburbs began to roar.

Shells fired without warning, and the forty-four guns of the artillery wing began to cover the town.

"I have ordered Hideaki Okamoto's First Wing of the Mixed War to launch a strong attack on Suochun Town, as long as the First Wing of the Mixed War conquers Suochun Town, then the county seat, Suochun Town, and Shimenkou Town will form a triangular defensive position, and we will completely rely on this defensive position to resist the attack of Sun Weiguo's troops. If the lock spring town is in the hands of Sun Weiguo, then the situation is not optimistic for us. So no matter what, we're going to have to conquer Lockspring quickly. ”

Kunomura Momoyo said in a calm tone, as early as four o'clock in the morning after receiving the intelligence agency telegram, he immediately began to contact Okamoto Hideaki, he asked Okamoto Hideaki to immediately take the first wing of the melee to raid Suospring Town, Kunomura Momoyo prepared a defensive position for himself in advance, and he planned to rely on the defensive position to resist the attack of the Sixth Army Divisional troops.