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Takimoto Kazuma, who was sitting at the rear command post, may never have dreamed that the blocking force in this pass in front of him would be so difficult. An infantry wing, almost exhausted, still failed to break through the opponent's defenses.

Looking at the originally lush slopes of the pass, there are not a few sturdy trees in sight. The snow, which had been pure white, had all melted away at the moment, blending into the dirt on the hillside, and everything looked extremely depressed.

But even so, Takimoto Kazuma, who was standing at the bottom of the mountain and looking at the hillside, could still see the blocking troops of the Eighth Route Army who were still desperately building fortifications in the interval between battles. This means that the blocking troops on the mountain are still combat-ready.

On the road below the mountain and on the hillside, the corpses scattered all over the place can undoubtedly illustrate a problem. In the previous attack, the 1st Wing played very tenaciously and desperately. But the seemingly crumbling blocking force is still sticking to their mission.

For everything in front of him, the captain of the wing immediately said: "General, please give me an order, let me lead a wing to attack again!" ”

'It's useless! The road in front of me is basically blocked. Even if our infantry can pass, it will be difficult for our baggage troops to pass. We couldn't get to Ulanqab either. ’

Takimoto Kazuma, who calmly made this analysis, also felt for the first time the strength of the force that made him withdraw from Guisui. He also really understood why the 26th Division was planted in the hands of this unit.

Compared with the Northeast Army and the Central Army that he had fought before, the Eighth Route Army in front of him was only a fluke in terms of combat quality and tenacity in combat. What frustrates Takamoto the most is that the special ammunition seems to be ineffective.

According to the feedback of the troops who attacked before, the defenders on the hill also increased the number of blocking troops in the interval between battles. This means that if you continue to fight, you will eventually consume the precious breakthrough time of the 9th Brigade.

Just as Takimoto was thinking about how to fight next, the troops who had previously scattered to find a route quickly brought back the news he needed. In addition to the official road in front of them, there are two other roads around that allow them to continue to pass.

The terrain of these two roads is relatively safer than here, but the road conditions are worse. Moreover, the reconnaissance team also said that a small number of Eighth Route Army blocking troops were still found in the villages next to these two roads.

After listening to the report, Takimoto Kazuma looked at the blocking troops on the hillside who were constantly shoveling earth to strengthen the fortifications, and finally found a map and carefully analyzed it: "The second wing broke through from Xiaoqiao Village, and the third wing broke through from Niuwatan.

The rest of the troops will follow me as a third force to hold out here, and after your two wings have broken through to the temple ditch, each send an infantry brigade to go around the rear of the pass, and flank the blocking forces on the hill on both sides.

If my guess is correct, the main force of the Shina Army that has arrived here at present should not be too many. Although the division of troops to break through will reduce the self-defense ability of our brigades and regiments, the Chinese army must also divide its troops to block the attack.

The terrain here restricts us from fighting in large corps. Therefore, we can only choose the way of dividing our troops to break through and open this road as soon as possible. Strive to enter the temple ditch at nightfall for rest.

If we can successfully enter Miaogou, a cavalry division sent by the puppet Mongolian army should also join us around noon tomorrow. As long as we can meet, then we will be able to reach Ulanqab without a hitch. ”

Looking at the offensive line drawn by Takimo Kazuma on the map, the co-captains who participated in the meeting knew that it was also a good choice to choose other routes to break through than to stalemate here.

After making this decision, the two infantry wings of the 9th Brigade quickly broke away from the main force and continued on the other two forks. The rest of the troops of the 9th Brigade continued to wait here with the previously established camps.

It wasn't until the commander of the reconnaissance battalion on the blocking position at the pass that he watched the Japanese camp begin to divide his troops, and soon realized that the Japanese army had finally chosen to break through by other routes. In this way, their blocking battle on the other two roads will also start immediately.

'Send a telegram to Commander Li of the 1st Cavalry Division, informing the little devil that two infantry wings have been transferred and are preparing to break through from the area where their other two main battalions are responsible. Let him try his best to kill and injure the little devil's vital force, and divide and encircle the little devil. ’

'Yes! ’

In the previous blocking battle, the reconnaissance company in charge of the position was almost exhausted. The commander of the reconnaissance cavalry battalion, who came from behind, personally led a cavalry battalion to support. Even then, the losses of the cavalry battalion were no less significant.

But compared to the results they obtained, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion also felt that they were still worth it. After all, it was now less than two hours before dark, and the Japanese army wanted to leave Miaogou, but they were afraid that it was unlikely.

Just when the reconnaissance cavalry battalion was also changing its tactics, a telegram made the commander of the reconnaissance cavalry battalion smile and said: "Okay, a regiment of the Daqingshan garrison brigade has arrived at Miaogou. Now we have more troops at our disposal. ”

'Battalion commander, when will we start a battle to encircle and annihilate the little devils?' ’

'No hurry! The cavalry regiment and the Daqingshan cavalry regiment all traveled long distances to get here. Let them rest for the time being, and then take a good look at the little devils in the evening. By the way, is there any news of the saber? ’

'Not yet! ’

Continue to contact Saber 5 and see where they are now. If you want to raid the headquarters of the little devils, it is more appropriate for the saber to do this. Put the command of the little devil at the end, and the next battle will be better fought. ’

As a reserve unit of the Sabre Special Operations Team, the officers and men of the Reconnaissance Brigade hope to join the Sabre one day. Even though many of the reconnaissance brigades had spent three months in the saber training camp, they knew that the sabres were more elite than them.

The most important thing is that, according to what they know, many of the elite weapons produced by the arsenal of the column are currently being tested by the saber special combat team. Such treatment is undoubtedly the envy of many officers and men of the reconnaissance brigade.

The saber special combat team that made the reconnaissance battalion talk about it arrived in the Miaogou area at nightfall. Knowing that the Japanese Ninth Brigade had been divided, but its headquarters was still near the pass position, the Saber Special Operations Team decided to launch a surprise attack overnight.

Judging from the information collected so far, the two infantry wings separated from the Ninth Brigade are also caught in the blocking and harassment of the infantry and cavalry of the Eighth Route Army at this moment. This means that they want to encircle the position of the pass, but they are afraid that it will be difficult to complete.

After receiving the information sent back by the two infantry wings, Takimoto Kazuma was also very entangled and said: "Yaga, how many main forces are there here?" Why are our reinforcements delayed? ”

In fact, after receiving a telegram from the North China Front Army, the two cavalry divisions sent by the puppet Mongolian army accelerated their speed to the Wuchuan area, where Miaogou was located. But the troops of the 1st Cavalry Division have also entered the Wuchuan area.

Outside sending one regiment to support Miaogou, the main force of the rest of the cavalry divisions was blocking the two supporting puppet Mongolian cavalry divisions. If the cavalry division sent by the little devils was their own cavalry, perhaps they would have joined up with the Ninth Brigade.

But these pseudo-Mongolian cavalry divisions that have been incorporated are quite loyal to the little devils. But when it comes to life, they undoubtedly value it more. For the 1st Cavalry Division to block at any cost, the two puppet Mongolian cavalry divisions also did not dare to march at will.

In this way, it is almost an impossible task for the two puppet Mongolian cavalry divisions to rush to Miaogou as scheduled. What's more, the Second Cavalry Division, which cooperated with the Daqingshan Garrison Brigade to fight, was also on the way to Miaogou.

According to He Zhengdao's order, the Japanese puppet army now stationed in Baotou and Guisui is all blocked by the garrison. As long as they are not allowed to leave the city, the rest of the troops participating in the attack on Sui will gather in the direction of Miaogou.

The 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment of the Reconnaissance Brigade are still pointing directly in the direction of Ulanqab. As for the Japanese army in Datong, it is also difficult to protect itself at the moment. In this case, the 9th Brigade, which had been withdrawn from Guisui, was also isolated.

In the face of the other two offensive problems, Takimoto Kazuma knew that the situation in front of him was very serious. But he no longer had much choice but to order his troops and begin to strengthen the fortifications of the temporary camp.

As for the attack in the direction of the pass, Takimoto Kazuma also gave the order to end the attack. In this case, he could only trust the two infantry wings that had broken through and hoped that they would complete the orders he had given them.

At least judging from the current situation, the two infantry wings scattered and broke through, although they were attacked by the Eighth Route Army. However, judging from the intensity of the attack, these two infantry wings still had spare strength, and they did not let the attacking Eighth Route Army take too much advantage.

As night fell, the Daqingshan Cavalry Regiment, which had rested for a few hours, and the devil camouflage battalion that arrived with the Saber Special Combat Team. A corresponding attack was launched, and the night was not destined to be too peaceful.

Receiving a telegram from two infantry wings asking for help, Takimoto sighed and said, "The Ninth Brigade is over!" Order our two infantry wings and let them choose to fight to the death or break out! Command, unable to send reinforcements! ”

'Hey! ’

Listening to Takimoto Kazuma's order, the telegraph operator felt incredulous. But I also know that the strength of the current command on the side of the command, plus the baggage troops escorting the supplies, is less than the strength of a wing.

Compared with the infantry wings that broke through on the other two routes, the troops that Takimoto Ichima could command, except for the material supply was a little sufficient. Speaking of commandable troops, I am afraid that even two infantry wings are inferior.

Receiving a telegram from Takimoto Kazuma, the Japanese infantry wing has hardly stopped fighting since it came out. In the end, you can only choose to hold on, or break out at night. Other than that, there is no other option.

But for the attacking troops who were stationed in Miaogou one after another at this moment, they went to various battlefields one after another after a short rest. What they have to do is to try to inflict heavy damage on the Ninth Brigade that intends to break through in tonight's battle.

Of course, if it can be completely annihilated, I believe that every officer and soldier participating in the battle will be very happy! (To be continued.) )