At this time, another branch of the North China Front had launched an attack on Xinkou. In order to cope with the attack of the main force of the North China Front, while the main force of the North China Front was attacking Taiyuan along the Tongpu Line and the Zhengtai Line, in order to occupy Suiyuan, the Japanese army mixed the Kwantung Army into the 11th Brigade and reorganized it into the 26th Division. The commander of the Kwantung Army ordered the newly appointed Lieutenant General Hou Lu Chun to command the 1st Brigade, the 2nd Brigade and the Temporary Flying Regiment to launch an attack on Suiyuan Province with the coordination of 9 divisions of the puppet Mongolian Army.

At this time, a large number of troops in the Second Theater of the Republic of China were transferred to Shanxi Bao, and there were only the new 5th and 6th infantry brigades in Suiyuan Province. 6th and 7th Cavalry Divisions. In fact, Yan Xishan only cared about the northern part of Jin, and the eastern part of Jindong resisted the Japanese attack and resistance, and could not take care of Suiyuan. Except for the 6th Cavalry Division of the Jin Sui Army that made a strong resistance to the puppet army in the area of its battalion, the Japanese army did not encounter much resistance, easily seized most of Suiyuan, and part of the troops marched towards Baotou.

In order to respond to the North China and Shanxi theaters and relieve the pressure on the two places, the Northwest Army led the army northward in a high-profile manner, so that the puppet army and the puppet Mongolian army that had been advancing all the way before were like frightened birds, and the original plan to capture Baotou was repeatedly postponed, and they stopped moving forward after marching to Guisui. After receiving the news from the front line, Harem Junzhong was furious, and immediately formed a Jiasui detachment with a brigade as the main force, and the 3rd Railway Wing marched westward from Datong to Guisui to supervise the battle. However, there are policies and countermeasures, and these puppet Mongolian troops do not dare to disobey the orders of the anti-Japanese army, but they also do not dare to pull their troops out to meet the Northwest Army. But since these people chose to be shameful traitors, they have become a national heresy, and the Northwest Army will not stop at all because of the cowardice of the puppet Mongolian army.

"The 9 divisions of the puppet Mongolian army, the slogan is really loud." Li Du, who had already arrived at the right banner of Baotumut, threw the telegram in his hand on the table, with a relatively relaxed smile on his face. Compared to the tension of other battlefields. In this Suiyuan war zone, his pressure was relatively light.

The only thing that Li Du really put in his eyes was the newly formed 26th Division of Harem Chunzhong, which was mixed into the main force of the 1st and 2nd Brigades. In order to deal with the Shanxi and Hebei theaters, Jiang Li specially added a 17th division of the Northwest Army to the 5th Group Army, with Xiong Fei as the commander of the 9th Army. In this way, the 5th Army became two infantry corps, one cavalry corps, and in addition there were reinforced armies of mechanized brigades. Suiyuan is also the only theater that is in an advantageous position both in terms of strength and technical arms. As for the puppet Mongolian army of those 9 divisions, they had been beaten by Fu Zuoyi several times a year or two ago, and neither the Japanese army nor Li Du paid too much attention to them. It's just that since the Japanese army pulled out the puppet Mongolian army, it always had to be solved. Although the combat power of the puppet Mongolian army is sparse. But there are 20,000 people, which is not good in normal times, but if they are really at a disadvantage, these traitors will become very tricky, and these 20,000 or thousands of people can't fight a frontal battle, but it is still enough to defend the rear.

"Taking advantage of the Japanese army's Pingsui detachment, the foothold in Guisui was not stable, and they were attacked by surprise. Take advantage of the rapid running ability of our mechanized brigade to knock out the doglegs of the Japanese army. Without these traitors running errands, I see if the Japanese army is really three-headed and six-armed. Able to deal with several battlefields at once. Li Du sneered.

"If you can defeat Guisui, it will directly threaten the eastern section of Pingsui Road, and the Japanese army in Datong will also be shaken by it, and if you want to suppress our 5th Army, the Japanese army will at least send another permanent division over, once the troops are too much. It will inevitably affect the Battle of Taiyuan later, and I hope that the time we have won can allow Yan Laoxi to dismantle and withdraw the equipment of the Taiyuan Arsenal as much as possible. It's the first time I'm working hard for outsiders. ”

Xing Zhanqing couldn't help but scold when he thought about it, although the Northwest Army has a lot of stalls, it is not easy to take out these belongings, except for Wang Tiehan's 6th Group Army, they are the most generous.

"Although the commander has made great efforts this time, but Yan Xishan may not appreciate it, one of our group armies went north with great fanfare, and also sent an 18th group army into Shanxi, Yan Xishan's voice in Shanxi has not only been greatly reduced, but now because we have entered Sui, the Jin Sui army has become the Jin army again, and Yan Xishan can feel comfortable in his heart." Li Du smiled when he heard this, "Don't you know this dirty relationship between Shanxi and our Northwest Army?" ”

"It's also true, when Nanjing made a few ways to attack the northwest, Shanxi didn't make a lot of effort in the back, but unfortunately we broke all the way and scared away all the way. The others didn't dare to move. Xing Zhanqing nodded and said, "The soldiers are very fast, now the scouts have touched the traces of the puppet Mongolian army, let's not do it again, the main force of the Japanese army will come up later, it is unrealistic to think of a quick victory, seeing that winter is coming, if possible, it is best to drag down part of the Japanese army, so that Yan Xishan can hold on to this winter in Shanxi." ”

The Japanese army conquered Shanxi before winter and then conquered Shanxi after winter is two completely different concepts, if Shanxi is conquered before winter, the main force of the Jin army will be oppressed to the mountains of southern Jin. However, the Japanese army was able to get enough rest in Taiyuan. On the contrary, the Japanese army will not be able to occupy Taiyuan before the onset of winter, and will fall into a period of attrition of several months, with defenders in front, countless guerrilla detachments in the rear, and the 5th Army pressing in Suiyuan, threatening the security of the Japanese army's rear flank at any time, which is very passive for the Japanese army.

"Who knows, do your best, obey the mandate of heaven, the strength of the defenders in Jin is enough, and they are in danger, as long as they don't make big mistakes, it shouldn't be a big problem to defend this year, but Yan Xishan's suspicion has become increasingly heavy after the Central Plains War, and he may not be able to balance the relationship between our 18th Group Army and Wei Lihuang Group Army, as well as the Jin Sui Army in his headquarters. If you don't use it well, you will also be exploited by the Japanese army, and our opponent, the Japanese army, is the master of the needle. I caught it at the slightest opportunity. These are the things that the commander should consider, and the number of troops allocated to the 5th Army this time is so large, if it is not for a beautiful record, there is no way to go back to the errand. ”

"Yes, six years ago, the commander retreated all the way west with tens of thousands of people, and now it is officially sent to fight back, you and I failed to follow the commander to retreat west six years ago, if we fall behind again this time, how can we live up to the opportunity given by the commander." Xing Zhanqing said with emotion in his heart, when Jiang Li left Fengtian, Xing Zhanqing and the others also had some complaints in their hearts, after all, the original Fengtian City had not yet reached the point of exhaustion. However, the development of the situation later, as well as the current scale of the Northwest Army and the role it played in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, time has shown the correctness of Jiang Li's choice at the beginning. And after they were defeated and retreated to the northwest, they were still treated like this, and they were entrusted with important tasks as always, so that they could still lead their troops to a decisive battle with the Japanese army, and show their wishes in life. (To be continued.) )