In the General Headquarters of the Eastern Route Army, even though it was late at night, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng did not rest, and the two of them were still standing in front of the map.

The Japanese troops who entered Qinxian and other county towns became isolated enemies, and Mr. Zhu and Deputy Peng were always determined to eat this isolated enemy, but they had a concern.

As the main and deputy commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng's eyes naturally will not only focus on the battles in a few counties under their noses, but also on the entire large and small battles in the southeast of Jindong, especially in the battles in Pingding County and other counties in eastern Jindong, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng are always paying attention.

You must know that the First Army of the Japanese Army assembled the Ninth Route Japanese Army to attack the anti-Japanese troops in the southeast of Shanxi, and the Japanese troops of the Ninth Route were only more than 30,000 people, but on the battlefield in the east of Jin, the Japanese army dispatched more than 10,000 people from two brigades.

"The boss, the deputy general, the Jindong Combat Corps sent a telegram, they have achieved some victories there, but the losses are also heavy, the two infantry battalions of the Pingding County Independent Regiment of the Fourth Army Subdivision of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region were all wiped out, the regiment commander Zhong Jian, the battalion commander Hong Zhiqiang Chen Yang was seriously wounded, the first regiment and one battalion were completely annihilated, and the battalion commander Yue Wu was seriously wounded. The artillery group formed by the artillery battalion and two artillery companies of the New Second Brigade suffered more than 300 artillery casualties and 15 artillery pieces, and the armored battalion and cavalry battalion of the New Second Brigade suffered losses to varying degrees. ”

Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo came to Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng with a telegram, and he reported in a solemn tone.

Hearing that the casualties were so large, the expressions on the faces of Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng changed, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, and neither of them spoke for a while.

Most of the Jindong Combat Corps are local troops, and the main force is the new Second Brigade that has just been expanded, so that these troops can contain the two brigades of the Japanese army, it is really difficult for them, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng are clear, but they have no other way, they have no troops in their hands that can be transferred.

"There will definitely be a lot of pressure on them, if they continue to fight, these troops will be exhausted, especially the new second brigade troops, their troops have just been expanded, if the troops are exhausted, we will have no way to see Sun Weiguo." Mr. Zhu looked at the map, and he muttered to himself.

"Boss, if they are allowed to withdraw from the battle at this time, once these two brigades are pressed, I am afraid that even if the main force of the 129th Division is transferred over, they will not be able to intercept them, and now no matter how much the Jindong Combat Corps loses, they still have to contain these two brigades of the Japanese army."

Vice President Peng looked at Mr. Zhu, and he said with a serious expression, he knew how much pressure the Jindong Combat Corps was, but he knew better that the Jindong Combat Corps must not withdraw from the battle now, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Send a telegram to the Jindong Combat Corps, so that they must contain the Japanese troops, at least for two days!" After Mr. Zhu hesitated, he directly gave an order.

"Boss, did you send a telegram to Sun Weiguo in our personal name?" Vice President Peng hesitated for a moment and suggested softly.

"Yes, in addition, in the name of me and Lao Peng, I sent a telegram to Sun Weiguo, telling Sun Weiguo that the time has come to really test his ability, and this operation will not only contain the Japanese army, but also show the prestige of our Eighth Route Army." Mr. Zhu was silent for a while, and then he continued.

Obviously, Zhu Lao always believed in Sun Weiguo, and he believed that Sun Weiguo could not only contain the Japanese army, but also bring a certain degree of casualties to the Japanese troops.

The telegram was soon sent to the brigade headquarters of the New Second Brigade through the radio, and Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng were standing by the radio station, waiting for Sun Weiguo's reply.

After a while, a reply from the New Second Brigade came, and the content of the message was very simple, only one sentence: People are in the position, people are in the spirit of death, fight to the last soldier, and never let the Japanese army go south!

After seeing this reply, Mr. Zhu and Vice President Peng glanced at each other, and they immediately began to send electricity to the troops of the 129th Division, and they were ready to use the main force of the 129th Division to encircle and annihilate the isolated Japanese troops.

Shijiazhuang, the headquarters of the First Army of the Japanese Army.

As a military-level commander of the Japanese army, Kiyoji Kazuki has his own channels, and his sources are very fast.

The Fifth Division directly under the North China Front Army and the 10th Division under the Second Army were attacked by Chinese troops in the Taierzhuang area, and the two divisions suffered heavy losses.

Thinking of the operations carried out by the 1st Brigade and the 25th Brigade in Pingding County, Kiyoji Kazuki was very worried, he was afraid that there would be some accidents in these two brigades.

"Your Excellency Commander, Major General Nakano Naozo of the 25th Brigade sent a telegram that the 132nd Wing encountered a key attack by the Chinese troops in Pingding County, and at present, the 132nd Wing has all broken through safely except for a few personnel in the wing headquarters!" Chief of Staff Hashimoto Group came to Kazuki Kiyoji with a slow pace, holding a telegram in his hand, and said helplessly.

Previously, the headquarters of the First Army had already judged that the 132nd Wing might have been heavily damaged, but Kiyoji Kazuki and Hashimoto felt that the 132nd Wing should still have troops to break through.

But now that he has received a report from the commander of the 25th Brigade Major General Brigade Naozo Nakano, the emotions of the two can be imagined.

The captain of the 132nd Wing, Eiichi Eiichi, was evacuated because he got the news in advance, and he broke through with a few personnel of the wing department, but most of the 132nd Wing was surrounded and annihilated by the second battle group, and after Ebi, Eizuichi saw Nakano Naozo in the county seat of Xiyang County, he ordered the troops to get in touch with his subordinates, but the three infantry brigades under the 132nd Wing and the radio station of the wing headquarters were no longer able to get in touch, which means that all the 132nd Wing was killed except for Ebi Naei and others.

After Nakano Naozo received this report, he did not dare to delay in the slightest, and he immediately contacted the division headquarters, and the 108th division headquarters, and the 108th division headquarters forwarded this telegram to the headquarters of the First Army.

took the telegram from Hashimoto's hand and looked at it, Kazuki Kiyoji's face turned pale, the three infantry brigades of the 132nd Wing were all annihilated, and the death of more than 3,000 people made Kazuki Kiyoji a little unacceptable, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't say anything for a while.

Looking at Pingding County on the map, Kazuki Kiyoji realized that there was still a melee first brigade in Pingding County, and he immediately asked: "What about the first brigade of Kunomura Momoyo, have they broken through now?" ”

"At present, the 1st Brigade of the melee is breaking through, and the 25th Brigade has already sent troops to meet them." Hashimoto immediately replied.

"Report the situation of the 1st Brigade of the melee at any time, send a telegram to Momoyo of Kuno Village, and ask him to quickly lead his troops to the capital of Xiyang County and the 25th Brigade." Kiyoji Kazuki immediately ordered.