When Kunomura Momoyo heard the staff officer's report, a surprised expression appeared on his face, and he looked at the staff officer in front of him in disbelief.

Before, he got the news that the various units of the First Mixed Combat Wing were progressing smoothly, and so far the First Mixed Combat Wing had not appeared as a squad and was annihilated, and the First Mixed Combat Brigade had also conquered Gutou Village and annihilated dozens of Eighth Route officers and soldiers.

Even if Kunomura Momoyo knew that he was still far from a real victory, but in the blink of an eye, one of his squadrons was annihilated, and Taniga Village, which was very close to his brigade headquarters, was about to encounter a counterattack by the Eighth Route Army again, so the news was too shocking for him.

"What the hell is going on, haven't all the troops of China been squeezed near Suochun Town? Where did this force come out of the Fourth Squadron of the First Brigade, and didn't the First Squadron of the Dogfight find anything abnormal before? Chief of Staff Hattori Chiaki stared at the staff officer in front of him, and he asked in a displeased tone.

"The specific situation on the front line is unknown, but there are only a few troops stationed in Tanigu Village now, and the deputy commander of the first wing of the melee team, Araki Nanjiro Nakasa, suggested that the brigade headquarters be transferred immediately."

Staff Officer Shao Zuo lowered his head, he just received the telegram, and he also did not know the real situation at the front.

Hattori Chiaki looked at the map with a gloomy face, and then he looked at Kunomura Momoyo for help, he knew that at this time, Kunomura Momoyo had to come up with an idea, otherwise once Tanigami Village was recaptured by the Chinese troops, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Order the squadron of armored vehicles directly under the wing headquarters of the 1st Wing of the melee, and the guard squadron immediately reinforce Gutou Village, and immediately contact the 8th Independent Infantry Brigade to ask them to also reinforce in the direction of Gutou Village, the speed must be fast, and all units must arrive before the Zhina troops attack Gutou Village. Immediately get on the phone with Nanjiro Araki, and I'm going to talk to him personally. ”

Kunomura Momoyo said in a serious tone, he was naturally able to realize how dangerous the current situation was.

As long as Gutou Village is lost, then the advantage held by the Japanese army will be lost, and the units of the first wing of the melee will also be divided and surrounded, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

The staff officer picked up the microphone and immediately began to connect to the headquarters of the 1st Brigade in the melee, and the Japanese army had very developed communications, which could not be compared with the Chinese troops.

"Araki-kun, I'm Momoyo Kunomura, and I've learned about your situation. The guard squadron and the armored vehicle squadron of the 1st Mixed Wing of the melee will soon rush to Gutou Village, and the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade in Dongjiao Village will also quickly rush over. Araki-kun, I ask you to stick to the arrival of reinforcements, and you must not give up Tanigami Village, do you understand? ”

After the phone was connected, Momoyo Kunomura personally gave the battle order to Nanjiro Araki.

When Nanjiro Araki heard Momoyo Kunomura's voice, he had a shocked expression on his face, he didn't expect Momoyo Kunomura to call him personally.

"Your Excellency the brigade commander, please rest assured, I will definitely stick to the position of Gutou Village, we will defend Gutou Village to the death, and we will definitely not let the Chinese troops capture Gutou Village."

Nanjiro Araki swore on the phone that he made a promise, and Kunomura Momoyo's orders were to be carried out.

"Very good, Araki-kun, defend Gutou Village, I will definitely ask for credit for you." Kunomura Momoyo said approvingly.

After finishing the call with Nanjiro Araki, Momoyo Kunomura looked at the map, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"It was Sun Weiguo who rushed here, and he should have personally commanded the troops to fight. Only Sun Weiguo can resolve such a crisis, Hattori-kun, you immediately send a telegram to the tank wing, let them transfer the anti-tank gun squadron, the third tank squadron quickly assemble at the brigade headquarters, and you also send a telegram to Hideaki Okamoto, the commander of the first wing of the melee, and let him personally command the battle, so that he must capture the town of Suochun before twelve o'clock! ”

Kunomura Momoyo did not hesitate, he quickly began to give orders, and he had already begun to guess that Sun Weiguo personally commanded the battle in Suochun Town.

Dealing with Sun Weiguo, Kunomura Momoyo did not dare to be careless, he knew that Sun Weiguo was a difficult enemy to deal with.

When the order of Kunomura Momoyo began to be issued, the Japanese army units quickly began to mobilize, and they assembled reinforcements in accordance with Kunomura Momoyo's order.

At this time, the 2nd Battalion and the 4th Battalion of the 1st Pre-1st Regiment that had gone to Linzhang County to fight had already begun to enter the territory of Pingding County.

Donghui Town, East Route Army Headquarters.

Yin Jinshan, commander of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, Ge Haifeng, commander of the cavalry battalion, Xiao Zhiwei, commander of the armored battalion, Ye Zimin, commander of the Jibu battalion, Wang Yanbo, commander of the cavalry artillery battalion, and other officers have begun to gather in the town's headquarters.

Liu Ke, chief of staff of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, took a baton to introduce the situation on the wall map, and the Japanese troops began to attack Suochun Town in the west, and the officers and men of the Eastern Route Army felt that they should immediately go into battle to contain the Japanese troops and plan for the Western Route Army to defend and operate in Suochun Town.

According to the report of the third company of the reconnaissance battalion, the Japanese army has more than 1,000 infantry, more than 30 tanks, and more than 20 anti-tank guns of large and small calibers in Shimen Town.

Liu Ke dropped the baton on Shimen Town, he looked at the officers, and said in a serious tone.

"Battalion Commander Ge and I have already discussed, and we have decided to eat the Japanese tank units first, and then fight the Japanese infantry units. This operation is very risky, the Japanese anti-tank artillery weapons are not small, I hope everyone can be cautious, do not let tanks and armored vehicles pay too many casualties, now let Chief of Staff Liu deploy the combat mission. ”

Yin Jinshan, the commander of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, stood up from his chair, he looked at the officers, and then he commanded in a serious tone.

The officers immediately got up, while Chief of Staff Liu Ke introduced the combat missions of each department.

The troops of the Eastern Route Army began to prepare for a counterattack, and at this time here in Gutou Village, fierce battles began.

Gutou Village was blown into ruins by Japanese artillery shells, but the little devils built fortifications on the ruins, and they did not capture Gutou Village for a long time, but the perfect fortifications were built by them, and the artillery unit of the first brigade of the melee also began to carry out artillery bombardment from a distance to assist the defenders of Gutou Village.

There were only more than 100 people in the third brigade of Gutou Village, and there were some wounded soldiers, but their weapons were still complete, which put a lot of pressure on Sun Weiguo's troops.

As soon as the first platoon of the first company rushed 500 meters outside Gutou Village, they began to be hit by light machine guns and grenadiers in the village, and the first platoon paid the price of three casualties, and the attack had to be stopped.