The news obtained by the reconnaissance company made Shen Wei, Zhao Lerong, Zhu Jianwei and others have worried expressions on their faces, which is a very bad thing for them.

Sun Weiguo also knew how difficult the situation would be for the first regiment to prepare once the Japanese army arrived in Loufu County in advance, but he did not panic because of this.

Yin Jinshan, who was standing beside Sun Weiguo, showed a somewhat expectant expression on his face, and he couldn't help but look at Sun Weiguo.

The 1st Reserve Regiment was formed from the beginning, but it never formed an armored unit, partly because of the lack of manpower, and partly because there were no relevant vehicles.

Hearing that the Japanese troops heading to Loufan County were equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, Yin Jinshan hoped that Sun Weiguo would capture these vehicles and use them to form an armored company.

"Now even if the troops advance lightly, they will not be able to enter Loufan County one step ahead of the Japanese army, and our only way is to carry out operations in Gujiao County, only in this way can we attract them back." Sun Weiguo first asked the troops to temporarily stop advancing, and then he spread out the map and said with a serious expression.

Zhao Lerong and the others gathered around Sun Weiguo, and their eyes looked towards the map.

They all have rich combat experience, and they naturally know what Sun Weiguo means.

Gujiao County is the foundation of the Japanese troops going to Loufan County, and Gujiao County is very close to Taiyuan.

This battle plan would certainly have attracted the Japanese forces back, but the Reserve 1st Regiment also faced the problem that they could be flanked by the Japanese from both sides, and the Japanese troops were equipped with tanks and armored vehicles.

"Regiment commander, once the Japanese troops come back, we may have to bear two blows, the Japanese army has tanks and armored vehicles, and many recruits simply don't know how to deal with these tanks and armored vehicles." Zhao Lerong whispered his thoughts.

"There is no way, once the Japanese troops enter Loufan County, we will still attack the city, and we will become more passive at that time. Immediately bring the battalion commanders and the company commanders of the units directly under the regimental headquarters to hold an operational meeting here. Sun Weiguo immediately gave the order.

After a while, three battalion commanders and company commanders of units directly under the regimental headquarters quickly rushed over, and the combat meeting began.

When Sun Weiguo proposed that the troops attack Gujiao County, the officers put forward different opinions.

Some officers supported Sun Weiguo's plan, while others opposed Sun Weiguo's plan.

The task given by the 120th Division Headquarters to the reserve of the 1st Regiment was to quickly enter Loufan County and Lan County to prevent the Japanese troops in Gujiao County from attacking the Japanese troops in Baode County and the Japanese troops in Qilan County and Xingxian County in the northwestern counties of Shanxi Province.

Although Sun Weiguo's plan was also to allow the 1st Regiment to seize the initiative, the 1st Regiment launched an attack on Gujiao County, obviously not carrying out the order of the 120th Division.

Moreover, there is a certain risk in attacking Gujiao County, and once the Japanese troops who went to Loufan County come back to help, the situation of the first regiment will be very bad.

"Luo Hongyi, send a clear power to the 120th Division, and the first regiment will launch an attack on Gujiao County." Sun Wei said in a serious Chinese tone.

When he said this, it meant that no matter what different opinions the officers had, Sun Weiguo would carry out his plan to attack Gujiao County.

Luo Hongyi received Sun Weiguo's order, and he could immediately start setting up a radio station and start to send electricity to the headquarters of the 120th Division in clear code.

Sun Weiguo was also not discussing with the officers, and he directly began to deploy combat missions.

The 1st Infantry Battalion was attached to the reconnaissance company directly under the regimental headquarters and secretly marched to Loufan County, while the rest of the troops were quickly ready for battle.

Taiyuan, the headquarters of the 109th Division, the commander of the Lieutenant General Division, Yamaoka Shigehou, was standing in front of the map, and he inevitably had a little smile on his face.

Before entering Shanxi, Yamaoka Shigehou learned that the troops of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi were very active, and the Japanese troops had repeatedly suffered heavy losses.

But after his two reinforced infantry wings took action, it has always been smooth sailing, which makes Yamaoka Shigehou's face very bright.

The North China Front Headquarters had already sent a telegram of commendation, and Yamaoka Shigehou had sent a telegram directly to the 119th Wing, asking them to quickly sweep westward, and unite the troops of the 26th Division to clear all the anti-Japanese base areas in the northwest of Shanxi in one fell swoop, and capture all the towns in the northwest of Shanxi.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, the intelligence department has just deciphered a clear code telegram of the Eighth Route Army, there is a unit numbered as the First Reserve Regiment to attack Gujiao County, I have ordered to send a telegram to the 119th Wing to let them pay attention to the defense, but the 119th Wing has already sent a reinforced infantry brigade to attack Loufan County."

At this time, the division commander's chief of staff, Ochiai Shizaburo Osa, immediately came to Yamaoka Shigemu, and he reported in a solemn tone.

"How can the Eighth Route Army radio station be equipped to the regimental level, this must be a false intelligence." Yamaoka Shigehou obviously didn't care, and he said in a flat tone.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, have you forgotten? However, the front army headquarters issued a notice that Sun Weiguo's troops had officially awarded the number of the first reserve regiment, and Sun Weiguo served as the commander of this regiment, and the first reserve regiment had also eaten an infantry brigade of the fifth division in Yangqu County. ”

Shizaburo Ochiai saw that Yamaoka Shigemu didn't care about this matter, and he reminded him softly.

Hearing Shizaburo Ochiai's reminder, Shigahou Yamaoka noticed the seriousness of this matter.

"Sun Weiguo's troops?" Shikatsu Yamaoka glanced back at Shizaburo Ochiai and took the message from his hand.

After carefully reading the contents of the message, Yamaoka's brow furrowed slightly, and he fell into hesitation.

"How many troops are there in Gujiao County?" Yamaoka is heavy and immediately hypocritical and tender.

"The tank squadron and armored vehicle squadron we assigned to the 119th Wing all followed the first brigade to Loufan County, and at present, Gujiao County has the direct troops of the 119th Wing and the second and third brigades." Shizaburo Ochiai immediately replied.

"Order the 119th Wing to strengthen its vigilance and report as soon as it encounters an attack by the Chinese troops." Shigemu Yamaoka immediately gave the order.

Shizaburo Ochiai saluted, and he began to get in touch with the 119th Wing, and the Japanese deciphered the clear code, but they did not let the Japanese troops sent out return to Gujiao County.

On March 1, 1938, the 1st Reserve Regiment launched an attack from the north of Gujiao County, successively captured Shenyanzhuang and Shishicun and other areas, and defeated an infantry squadron of the Japanese army.

The Japanese troops were given the first reserve regiment to appear in the northern part of the county, and Ishida Jinzang, the commander of the Ozuo wing, began to assemble a mountain artillery squadron and an infantry brigade in the areas of Huangshu Mountain, Geshang Town, and Zhaizi Mountain.

At noon on the same day, the 1st Reserve Regiment adjusted its deployment, and the 1st Reserve Regiment launched a roundabout attack from the north side of Huangshu Mountain with the 3rd Battalion of the artillery company directly under the regimental headquarters, while the 2nd Battalion carried out a feint attack on the Japanese army to attract the attention of the Japanese army and cover the attack of the 3rd Battalion.