Sun Weiguo was still a little worried about the scorched earth war of resistance, he was worried that the first brigade of the melee would use the sappers to quickly build passable roads.

However, his worries were obviously a little superfluous, and the people's support for the New Second Brigade was beyond Sun Weiguo's expectations, and many people took the initiative to invite the officers and soldiers of the Tianwu Engineer Company to their homes to set up mines, as long as the family could work, all of them went to destroy the road.

The militia of the villages were also busy, and they set up mines and mines on the roads, and according to the instructions of the engineer company, many mines and mines were laid on the roads.

Although the troops of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Battle rushed to Baijing Town, it would take some time for them to go to Pingding County, and as for them to rush to Xiyang County, it would not be possible to arrive in a while.

When Momoyo Kunomura heard the report of the captain of the reconnaissance team, his brows furrowed tightly, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

Glancing at the map, Momoyo Kunomura was lost in thought, thinking about how to deal with the current crisis.

And Kunomura Momoyo would not have thought that the two third army divisions of Jinji, Yu and Jinchaji, as well as the guard battalion troops, had already begun to take action in Jingcheng County.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, we have lost contact with the headquarters of the Fifth Independent Mixed Brigade, and we have sent three messages in a row without any response."

As Kunomura Momoyo began to think, a communications soldier whispered a few words in the ear of Chief of Staff Hattori Chiaki.

After Hattori Chiaki heard the report of the communication soldier, his face became solemn, and he immediately came to the side of Kunomura Momoyo to report.

When Kunomura Momoyo heard this report, his brows furrowed tightly, and a desperate expression began to appear in the depths of his eyes.

If the mixed 5th Brigade was attacked by other Chinese troops and lost contact, Kunomura Momoyo's first reaction would definitely be that there was a problem with the communication radio, but when the mixed 5th Brigade was attacked by Sun Weiguo's troops of the new 2nd Brigade, Kunomura Momoyo's first reaction was that the headquarters of the independent mixed 5th Brigade was terminated.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the 18th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Independent Mixed Fifth Brigade has sent a farewell message, they have been besieged by a large number of Chinese troops, and they only have more than 100 people left, and they report that they have lost contact with the headquarters of the 5th Independent Mixed Brigade more than an hour ago."

A communications soldier quickly came to the front of Kunomura Momoyo, the expression on the face of this communication soldier was very panicked, he didn't even salute the military salute, and reported directly.

Hearing this news, Kunomura Momoyo couldn't help but have a terrifying feeling all over his body, he looked at the map, the muscles on his face were distorted, and he didn't say anything for a while.

There was silence, and the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the melee began to be as silent as death, no one was talking anymore, and even the breathing of all personnel became cautious.

Kunomura Momoyo looked at the map, and he began to fall into complicated contemplation, not knowing what his next move would be.

"Send a telegram to the headquarters of the First Army and report on our situation here." After a moment of silence, Kunomura Momoyo immediately gave the order.

The signal corps quickly began to send electricity to the headquarters of the First Army, and the sound of radio "tick-tock" sounded inside the brigade headquarters.

Shijiazhuang, the headquarters of the First Army of the North China Front.

As the troops of the 21st Division and the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat began to be mobilized, the heart that Umezu Mijiro had hung in his throat finally returned to its original position.

The troops of the New 2nd Brigade launched an attack on the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade in Xiyang County, which caught Umezu Mijiro by surprise.

Fortunately, the 21st Division has completed its assembly, and now the 21st Division will soon be able to enter Pingding County, and the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat has entered the county seat of Pingding County.

In Umezu Mijiro's opinion, as long as the new 2nd Brigade knew that the 1st Brigade of the Mixed War had entered Pingding County, they would definitely send some troops back to help, and the pressure on the 5th Brigade would naturally be reduced.

"The Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade has a mortar brigade to assist in the battle, even if the combat effectiveness of the new Second Brigade is strong, according to our judgment, it will take at least one day and one night for them to annihilate the troops of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, that is to say, the troops of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade can hold out until at least tomorrow, but before the evening, the First Brigade of the Mixed Brigade can enter Xiyang County."

Shojiro Iida, chief of staff of the First Army, stood in front of the commander of the First Army, Umezu Mijiro, and he swore solemnly.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, the troops of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade have all boarded the train, and they will arrive in Shijiazhuang by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and the Fourth Cavalry Brigade can join the Xiyang County battle sequence before tomorrow night."

A staff officer of the Osa, who came over with a telegram, reported that the staff officer had a confident expression on his face.

"As long as the independent mixed Fifth Brigade holds out until the evening, the troops of the New Second Brigade will definitely be able to fall into a passive situation. Send a telegram to the 21st Division, let them quickly enter Pingding County, and send a telegram to the first brigade of the melee, so that they can quickly enter the territory of Xiyang County, assist the mixed fifth brigade to garrison, and wait until the fourth cavalry brigade arrives, the troops will launch a counterattack on the whole line, this time it is necessary to annihilate all the troops of the new second brigade! ”

Umezu Mijiro had a smile on his face, and he felt that the troops of the New Second Brigade would definitely be wiped out this time.

"Sun Weiguo made a wrong judgment this time, they would never have thought that their attack would accelerate the demise of their troops." Shojiro Iida said with a smile.

The commander of the First Army, Umezu Yoshijiro, and the chief of staff, Shojiro Iida, both felt that the troops of the new 2nd Brigade would be annihilated, and in their minds, the troops of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade must still be holding their ground.

It was just their conjecture, and their conjecture was quickly shattered.

A staff officer hurriedly came to the front of Umezu Mijiro and Iida Shojiro, and this young officer had a solemn expression on his face.

He did not salute, but made a direct report: "Your Excellency Commander, according to the report of the intelligence agency, when they were monitoring the radio station of the Commander's Headquarters of the Second Theater of Operations in China, they deciphered a secret telegram in China, and according to this secret telegram, the intelligence agency learned that the troops of the New Second Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in China have conquered Xiyang County, the headquarters of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade has been eliminated, and His Excellency General Qin Yashang, the commander of the Lieutenant General Brigade, has been captured alive. ”

Staff Officer Shaosa reported the contents of the message, and Umezu Mijiro, who was sitting in a chair, immediately stood up, and he looked at Staff Officer Shaosa with a stunned face.

The expression on Shojiro Iida's face stiffened on the spot, and he looked at Staff Officer Shaosa in disbelief.