Kunomura Momoyo and Kojima Yoshizo were discussing the battle of the two brigades at the headquarters of the 1st Brigade of the Woniu Mountain Melee, and under the persuasion of Kunomura Momoyo, Kojima Yoshizo was ready to let Kunomura Momoyo command the 1st Brigade and the 4th Cavalry Brigade together.

After the two of them had settled the matter, they held their teacups at the same time, and they had confident smiles on their faces.

The 1st Brigade and the 4th Cavalry Brigade were to form the Eastern Route Combat Force, and the Commander of the First Army, Umezu Mijiro, was also very optimistic about the Eastern Route Combat Unit.

In the eyes of the Japanese military leadership, it must be the Eastern Route combat unit that can quickly break through the position of the New Second Brigade and deal a blow to the troops of the New Second Brigade.

Kojima Yoshizo thought that with the infantry of the 1st Brigade of the mixed battle to cooperate with his cavalry troops, and the strong firepower of the two brigades, it would definitely be no problem to deal with the new 2nd Brigade.

But at this time, the chief of staff of the 4th Cavalry Brigade Nakasa ran in from outside with a panicked face, and this Nakasa came directly in front of Kojima Yoshizo.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, something is wrong, the follow-up troops marching in Zanhuang County were attacked by the mobile troops of China, the two cavalry artillery wings lost thirty-two field guns, the tank squadron lost eight tanks, the rapid-fire artillery squadron was completely annihilated, the machine gun squadron lost ten heavy machine guns, the health team, the independent engineer squadron, and the two field hospitals suffered varying degrees of losses, and the follow-up troops suffered more than 800 casualties.

Chief of Staff Nakasa came to Kojima Yoshizo, looking at Kojima Yoshizo in front of him, Chief of Staff Nakasa reported with a heavy face.

After a fierce battle, the troops of the 4th Cavalry Brigade retreated to Xuting Town, where they lost a large number of weapons and equipment, and the number of wounded devil soldiers evacuated to Xuting Town.

Several battalion commanders of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment naturally wanted to conquer Xuting Town in one fell swoop and annihilate all the Japanese troops hiding in Xuting Town.

However, after Yin Jinshan and Ge Haifeng discussed, they decided to besiege Xuting Town and did not continue the operation.

They were mainly worried that once all the Japanese troops in Xuting Town were annihilated, the main force of the 4th Cavalry Brigade would completely abandon Zanhuang County and continue to attack Pingding County, and then the task of the 6th Cavalry Regiment would fail.

Now that more than 1,000 Japanese troops and some weapons and equipment are besieged in Xuting Town, the expression on Kojima Yoshizo's face changed after he got the news.

Zanhuang County is separated from Pingding County by Xiyang County and Jingcheng County, Kojima Yoshizo thought that Zanhuang County was safe, so he quickly entered Pingding County with three cavalry wings and a motorized infantry brigade, and he left the auxiliary troops behind, he thought that these troops were safe and would not be attacked by any kind.

THE CONVOY HAD TWELVE TANKS, THE MACHINE GUN SQUADRON HAD TWELVE HEAVY MACHINE GUNS, THE RAPID-FIRE GUN SQUADRON HAD FOUR 47MM ANTI-TANK GUNS, AND THE TWO MOUNTED ARTILLERY WINGS HAD SEVENTY-TWO 75MM CAVALRY FIELD GUNS.

But now, hearing the loss of his auxiliary combat units, Kojima Yoshizo's face became gloomy.

Although the three cavalry wings of the 4th Cavalry Brigade did not suffer any losses, the losses of these troops had already affected the combat effectiveness of the 4th Cavalry Brigade.

"Immediately order the 25th, 26th, and 72nd Cavalry Wings, and the Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade to assemble, and we will quickly return to Zanhuang County."

Kojima Yoshizo didn't dare to delay in the slightest, he glanced at Chief of Staff Nakasa, and then he began to give orders.

He didn't even have time to drink the tea in the teacup, and Kojima Yoshizo immediately got up from his chair.

"Kuno-kun, it seems that the operation in Pingding County can only rely on your brigade first, but you can rest assured, after I solve the Zhina troops in Zanhuang County, I will quickly return to Pingding County to assist the first brigade in the melee." Kojima Yoshizo said with some apologies, and he was ready to walk out immediately.

"Xiaodao-kun, you wait first, what is the specific situation in Zanhuang County, can you show me the message."

Kunomura Momoyo had been listening to the report of the chief of staff of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and when he saw that Kojima Yoshizo wanted to leave, he immediately spoke out to stop him.

The subordinate unit of the 4th Cavalry Brigade and the 4th Cavalry Brigade, Kunomura Momoyo, knew very well that even if the main force of the 4th Cavalry Brigade rushed to Pingding County, with the strength of the troops such as the combat convoy, even if they encountered a regiment of Chinese troops, they would not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

Now that these troops have suffered heavy losses and are in danger of being wiped out, Kunomura Momoyo becomes alarmed.

Hearing Kunomura Momoyo's words, Kojima Yoshizo's brows furrowed slightly, and he gave his chief of staff a look.

Chief of Staff Nakasa took the telegram and handed it to Kunomura Momoyo, and after receiving the telegram, Kunomura Momoyo carefully and quickly read it.

"This is Sun Weiguo's style, he will not blindly defend passively, this is what will make us the Imperial Army frown when it comes to the commander of the First Terror Brigade, it's really not simple, if this Sun Weiguo can't solve it in time, there will be endless troubles!"

After reading the message, Momoyo Kunomura muttered to himself.

"Kuno-kun, I'm going to return to Zanhuang County immediately, I'm not in the mood to listen to you praise our opponent right now."

Kojima Yoshizo said with a gloomy face, and he walked straight outside.

"Kojima-kun, if you return to Zanhuang County with your troops, it will only cause the Fourth Cavalry Brigade to suffer a greater blow, and you must not forget the lesson of the independent mixed Fifth Brigade. Sun Weiguo is a very formidable opponent, and everything you do will be under his control. Kunomura Momoyo also stood up, and he said hurriedly.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Kuno Brigade, are we going to sit back and watch the troops of Zanhuang County being completely annihilated by the troops of China? There are two cavalry artillery wings there, and if these troops are completely annihilated, our brigade will have a right arm cut off! The chief of staff of the 4th Cavalry Brigade asked puzzled.

"The Zhina unit that can deal with the combat convoy, the machine gun team, the rapid-fire artillery squadron and the two cavalry artillery wings must be Sun Weiguo's armored troops, Sun Weiguo's armored troops have a lot of tanks, and there are also a lot of cavalry, if you just return with cavalry and infantry, you will definitely be hit hard. This is also Sun Weiguo's strategy, first defeat your Fourth Cavalry Brigade, and the next battle will be beneficial to them. ”

Kunomura Momoyo came to the map, he looked towards the location of Zanhuang Prefecture, and said in a solemn tone.

"Kuno-kun, what do you mean?" Kojima Yoshizo asked with an anxious face.

"I will have the armored detachment of the 1st Brigade of the Mixed Combat Regiment return to Zanhuang County with you." Kunomura Momoyo said calmly.