The troops of the Independent Regiment marched eastward under the leadership of Sun Weiguo, who did so only to avoid being surrounded by the Japanese pursuers.

At the same time, the radio station of the Independent Regiment, which had been closed for several days, began to be turned on, and Sun Weiguo personally used the radio to send telegrams to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region Headquarters and the Fourth Army Divisional Headquarters to inquire about the movements of the Japanese troops in Shanxi.

The first to call back was the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region Command, where Commander Nie inquired about the situation of the independent regiment and introduced the situation of the Japanese army in Shanxi.

Subsequently, the Fourth Army Division also immediately called back, and Commander Zhou gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the Japanese troops in Mengxian County.

Through the reply of these two headquarters, Sun Weiguo was basically sure that the unit chasing after him was a mixed brigade of the Japanese army, and at the same time, he also learned that the main force of the Japanese 39th Brigade was here in Mengxian County, and they were fighting against the divisional troops of the Fourth Army.

The Fourth Army Division was engaged in a battle with the main force of a Japanese brigade and regiment, and they were naturally very difficult, and the troops of the Fourth Army Division could not meet the troops of the Independent Regiment.

Moreover, Sun Weiguo was able to clearly judge that forcibly making peace with the troops of the Fourth Army Division at this time would not only bring a devastating blow to the Independent Regiment, but even the troops of the Fourth Army Division would encounter a catastrophe.

Chief of Staff Zhao Lerong and Political Commissar Shen Wei held the map and discussed non-stop, and Staff Officer Zhu Jianwei stared at the map in a daze.

Fan Shuming wanted to come here tightly, but Liu Jingnuma, the commander of the guard company, intentionally or unintentionally isolated Fan Shuming and forbade him to approach.

For a time, all the regimental officers of the independent regiment were lost in thought, and they had to make a quick decision.

However, at this time, the situation of the Independent Regiment was very bad, and if they continued to march towards Mengxian, they would encounter a joint attack by the main forces of the 5th Brigade and the 39th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade.

However, they wanted to turn around and return to Shouyang County, but they would directly hit the muzzle of the gun that formed the Fifth Brigade.

Even if they made a detour back to Shouyang County, the Japanese troops in Maolin Mountain were still a stumbling block and would pose a great threat to the Independent Regiment.

Although the expressions on Sun Weiguo and the others' faces were still very calm, their hearts were full of anxiety.

At 12 o'clock in the morning, the 80th Wing of the 40th Brigade, which had been sent back and forth by the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, entered Mengxian County and joined the independent mixed 5th Brigade.

Immediately after that, the commander of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army, Kawagishi Fumizaburo, who was in charge of this command, issued a battle plan to completely annihilate the rest of the Independent Regiment in Meng County.

Kawagishi Bunzaburo planned to have the rest of the Independent Regiment and the Fourth Army Divisional Forces reconcile, so that he could concentrate the main force of the 39th Brigade and the Independent Mixed Fifth Brigade and the 80th Wing, a total of 10,000 troops, and completely annihilate the remaining Independent Regiment and the Fourth Army Divisional Forces.

In order to be able to create such a fighter, Kawagishi Bunzaburo gave the commander of the 39th Brigade, Major General Brigade Roku Sekihara, to abandon the attack on the divisional troops of the Fourth Army and let the divisional troops of the Fourth Army take over the order of the rest of the independent regiment.

The Japanese army had a great appetite, and they wanted to eat the rest of the Independent Regiment and the troops of the Fourth Army Division in one go in Meng County, so they also deliberately gave these two troops a chance to reconcile.

When Kawagishi Bunzaburo's orders began to be issued, the Japanese troops carried them out one after another.

The Japanese troops in Mengxian abandoned their previous battle plan, they withdrew all their forces in the center of Mengxian, and they deployed the main force on the periphery of Mengxian.

As long as the troops of the Independent Regiment and the Fourth Army Division meet in the center of Mengxian County, then tens of thousands of Japanese troops will quickly move from the periphery to firmly encircle the troops of the Independent Regiment and the Fourth Army Division, or even completely annihilate them.

The Fourth Army Division was active in Meng County only with the Seventh Brigade, which had nearly 2,000 troops.

Counting the hundreds of troops of the independent regiment, the two units combined together are only a force of more than 2,000 people, and the Japanese army's tens of thousands of troops want to completely annihilate the troops of more than 2,000 people, so naturally there will not be much problem.

Sun Weiguo soon received a telegram from the Fourth Army Division, and Commander Zhou wanted to take his troops to meet the Independent Regiment after seeing the Japanese troops withdraw.

"Deputy Regiment Commander, I'm afraid this is a conspiracy of the Japanese army, if we go to the center of Meng County to meet with the troops of the Fourth Army Division, I'm afraid we will be fooled. At that time, the Japanese army will have at least two brigades to attack us, and now we don't have the strength to fight against them. ”

After Zhu Jianwei heard Sun Weiguo say the telegram from the Fourth Army Division, he said with a worried face.

At the beginning of Chengguan Town, the independent regiment could be said to be strong and strong, and the artillery battalion had seized the high ground, so it barely fought with more than 10,000 Japanese troops for a day.

But now, although the independent regiment has captured some of the weapons and ammunition of the puppet army, the independent regiment is too different from the original weapons and equipment.

"I'm afraid the Japanese are trying to jump to the perimeter now, and when we're with friendly forces, they'll be able to trap us from the perimeter. Although now is the best time to meet the troops of the Fourth Army Division, if we do meet them, I am afraid that the situation will be even more critical. ”

Zhao Lerong pointed to Meng County on the map, and he said with a solemn expression.

"The troops knocked out the Japanese cavalry troops in Guocun, and then we detoured back to Guanyintang Village, and we forcibly broke through here in Maolin Mountain and returned to Shouyang County first."

Sun Weiguo knocked on Guo Village on the map, he said with a serious expression, and at the same time, Sun Weiguo immediately sent a telegram to the troops of the Fourth Army Division, politely refusing their request to accept the troops.

Guocun is located in the northeast of Nanguan Village, East and West, and Sun Weiguo decided to defeat the heels of the Independent Regiment here, the Japanese cavalry troops!

It was the Japanese cavalry that followed behind the Independence Regiment, and they constantly provided the Japanese artillery with firing positions, creating a great threat to the Independence Regiment.

This cavalry unit is the cavalry of the 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army, and they have more than 120 people, and the commander of this cavalry unit is the Japanese army Captain Chiba Haruma.

The Independent Regiment had armored units, which was the nemesis of the cavalry, but Chiba Haruma still let his cavalry follow closely behind the Independent Regiment.

They felt that the Independent Regiment did not have the courage to stop and engage their own cavalry troops, because Chiba Haruma had great self-confidence, and he felt that if the Independent Regiment stopped, his cavalry troops would be sure to hold back the troops of the Independent Regiment and wait until the arrival of the main force of the brigade.

At this time, Chiba Haruma really hoped that the troops of the Independent Regiment would stop fighting with his own troops, so that he would be able to make great contributions.

"Captain, the Chinese troops ran away again, and they all said that Sun Weiguo's independent regiment was very powerful, but in front of our independent mixed fifth brigade, they were like rats, always running away. It's hard to imagine that we would send so many troops against such a force. ”

Looking at the troops of the Independent Regiment that disappeared from sight, a Japanese second lieutenant said with a sarcastic face.