With the order issued, nearly 20,000 soldiers from the three brigades of the directly subordinate column were quietly hidden in the trenches, waiting for the arrival of the little devils. At the same time, the political commissar who received the urgent telegram from the division commander also knew that the victory or defeat of this battle had a bearing on the future development of the division when he learned that the reinforcements had reached an astonishing 20,000 people. After receiving the telegram, the political commissar did not dare to slack off in any way, and immediately handed over the commanders of the three regiments to the temporary headquarters.

"Comrades, just now the division commander sent a telegram that because the enemy situation has changed, we must increase the ambush force if we want to completely annihilate all the reinforcements of the army. According to the division commander's intentions, the heavy artillery regiment, the air defense regiment, and the armored regiment immediately prepared to reinforce the subordinate column to ambush the reinforcements of the army. Now everyone should hurry up and talk about the current situation of their respective units. Looking at the three regiment commanders in front of him, the political commissar did not hide anything, and said straight to the point.

"Commissar, let me first tell you about the situation of our artillery regiment. After statistics, the captured 36 heavy mountain guns were intact and all of them were ready for immediate use. It's just that because the artillery regiment has too few troops, although we have enough gunners to shoot the artillery. However, the artillery regiment simply did not have so many fighters, transporting these artillery. Chen Guangrong, the commander of the oldest heavy artillery regiment, was the first to stand up and said.

"Well, as long as there are enough gunners, nothing else is a problem. This time, we captured a lot of transport vehicles in Taiyuan, and when the time comes, all these artillery pieces will be transported by cars. As for the troops, I will draw you a battalion from the Guards Brigade. If so, can you guarantee that in the shortest possible time, all these guns will be transported to the ambush battlefield and will participate in the battle. The commissar nodded and said.

"Report to the political commissar, as long as there are cars and sufficient troops, I, Chen Guangrong, promise to complete the task." Hearing the political commissar's answer, Chen Guangrong replied with excitement on his face.

"Okay, next is the armored regiment, Comrade Yang Jinghua, how is the situation of the armored regiment, especially the 12 tanks that have just been captured, can they be put into battle on the battlefield immediately?" In response to Chen Guangrong's answer, the political commissar nodded with satisfaction and looked at Yang Jinghua, the commander of the armored regiment next to him.

"Report to the political commissar, when we were in the base area, our armored regiment was specially trained to be able to put into use immediately after the tanks were captured, and the commander of the vehicles So, the armored regiment has no problems, and the captured 12 tanks can be used by me immediately, and we can go to the battlefield to kill devils," Yang Jinghua assured loudly.

"Good. What about the commander of the air defense regiment, do you have any difficulties? You must know that the delivery at Taiyuan Airport can more than double your equipment," the political commissar set his sights on Wang Kai, the commander of the last air defense regiment.

"Report to the political commissar, our air defense regiment and Commander Chen have the same problem. We have enough gunners and machine gunners, we just need enough troops and cars to be responsible for the transportation of artillery" Wang Kai did not hesitate and did not directly say what he needed.

"Okay, I'll do my best to meet whatever you need. Now I order: the armored regiment, the anti-aircraft regiment, the heavy artillery regiment, immediately replenish ammunition and fuel, and prepare for departure. I will give you an hour to prepare, and after an hour, the three regiments will immediately set out to reinforce the column directly under the command and ambush the reinforcements of the army." The commissar nodded and commanded loudly.

"Yes, Commissar," the three replied in unison.

Similarly, Gao Yuan, who received a telegram from the division commander himself, did not dare to slack off. Immediately order the three main regiments closest to the ambush position, and set out as many troops as they gathered. In a word, in the shortest possible time, we should take the troops, report to the division commander Liu Hua, and accept the command of the division headquarters to participate in the battle.

Just when the various reinforcements were quickly reinforcing Liu Hua's location. The main force of the army is less than ten miles away from the entire ambush position. It only took a split second for the army to enter the grave that the warriors had prepared for them.

"Report to the division commander, report to the special operations team, there is still an hour to go, and the reinforcements of the army will enter our ambush circle." Wang Benqing, the temporary chief of staff, came to Liu Hua with a telegram and said.

"Well, order all troops to be ready for battle. Also, tell Shen Qinghua and Luo Zhihui that they must pay attention to concealment and not expose the target with their troops. All the artillery of the artillery regiment should be adjusted to shoot Zhu Yuan, and when the time comes, it is necessary to ensure that the first shot hits. Liu Hua, who had taken a short break in the headquarters, stood up and ordered loudly after listening to Wang Benqing's report.

"Yes, Commander"

An hour passed quickly, and just as everyone was expecting, the vanguard of the Yue army finally appeared in Liu Hua's telescope. The vanguard of a brigade, nearly 1,000 little devils, carrying light and heavy machine guns and rifles with bayonets on their backs, swaggered towards their carefully arranged ambush positions.

"Hehe, the little devil is very angry, and he doesn't search both sides of the road." Looking at the situation of the top soldiers of the Yue Army, Liu Hua shook his head and said.

"Division commander, you don't want to think about it, the little devil has more than 20,000 troops. With so many troops, it is enough for them to show off their might. Searching is basically unnecessary for them, but it is also convenient for us. Division commander, here it is, the main force of the little devils is coming. Wang Benqing responded with a smile. When he saw the main force of the Yue Army 500 meters behind the front guard, he immediately reminded the division commander beside him.

Sure enough, when Liu Hua raised the telescope in his hand again, the figure of the main force of the Yue army had already appeared in his eyes. The entire marching army was lined up in two ways. All their baggage and artillery were dragged by trucks and slowly marched along the muddy road. At the same time, next to these baggage troops, there were two lines of infantry in loose formations. The entire convoy stretched for several kilometers, with almost no end in sight, and followed behind the avant-garde brigade and drove towards the ambush position.

The marching column, which stretched for several kilometers, finally entered the ambush circle of the Reading Force Division while everyone was anxiously waiting. At the same time, the soldiers on the various ambush positions also tightly held the weapons in their hands and were ready to fire. The artillery regiment a few miles away, with nearly 100 artillery pieces of various types, were all ready to fire at any time. The two assault units were also all ready for the assault. Waiting for the division commander Liu Hua, he gave the order to start the attack.

Similarly, in the entire headquarters of the ambush battle, everyone held their breath and quietly watched the marching army column a few miles away. In a huge headquarters, only the constant sound of receiving and receiving telegrams could be heard. Division commander Liu Hua also stood at the lookout in the headquarters, holding a telescope, motionless and staring at the army a few miles away.

"Division commander, Brigade Commander Shen reports that the artillery and baggage of the army have begun to enter our ambush position"

"Report to the division commander, Brigade Commander Luo reports that a brigade of the army's vanguard has come out of the ambush position."

"Report to the division commander, Brigade Commander Shen reports, all the baggage troops and artillery of the army have completely entered our ambush circle. At the same time, there was also about a wing of the army in charge of the rear of the palace. Brigade Commander Shen asked for instructions on whether to start the attack immediately. ”

"Report to the division commander, Brigade Commander Luo reported that they can already see the artillery unit of the Yue army, and in five minutes, the artillery unit of the Yue army can get out of the ambush position. At the same time, there were now two wings of the army out of the ambush position. Wang Benqing said loudly, waiting for Liu Hua to give an order.

"Well, all the baggage soldiers and artillery have been loaded in, so we don't need to be polite. The troops were ordered to go on the offensive. Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction and ordered loudly.

"Bang Bang Bang" three flares flew into the sky with a sharp whistling sound at the location of the command headquarters, and there was an explosion. Seeing the flares, the first to attack was the artillery positions several miles away from the headquarters.

As the signal flare lifted into the air, the artillery position immediately sounded the order of Regiment Commander Zhou Zhigang to open fire. The 36 heavy guns, which had already pushed the shells into their chambers, immediately let out an earth-shattering roar. 36 shells, with a loud whistling sound, flew out of the barrel and smashed directly into the road several kilometers away.

"Boom, boom, boom" a dense explosion sounded. After many measurements, all 36 shells landed on the road without any mistakes. Suddenly, the marching column, which had just been in order, was immediately blown up into chaos by the sudden artillery fire. Several trucks loaded with ammunition and shells were directly hit, sending out earth-shattering explosions on the road, further increasing the lethality of the shelling. At the same time, more than 50 mortars of various kinds began to rain shells at the highway at the same time. The dense shells and the impermeable rain of bullets produced by the explosion killed and injured all the little devils who stood in front of them, and the lives of the little devils who reaped them.

Mortars, with at least 12 shells per minute, fired at their fastest rate of fire into the chaotic ranks of the Japanese army. At the same time, mortars, which are easy to operate, change the position of the shelling while firing. Where there are many little devils, the shells will hit wherever they are. As for the dozens of heavy artillery pieces on the highway that stretched for several miles, they were blown up by a single mountain artillery shell, and they fell horizontally and vertically on the road. On both sides of these heavy artillery, there were also corpses of little devils lying on the sidelines.

"Tick-tock comrades, rush" Just when the artillery regiment began to shell, the four main regiments led by Luo Zhihui and Shen Qinghua. Amid the loud sound of the trumpet, a charge was launched towards the marching army column a few hundred meters away. The forward troops, who concentrated dozens of light machine guns in the whole regiment, of course would not show any mercy in the face of the little devils who were close at hand. Dozens of tongues of fire shot from dozens of light machine guns almost weaved an impenetrable rain of bullets in front of the soldiers. All the little devils who stood in the way of the soldiers' charge were beaten into a hornet's nest and fell in a pool of blood.

The troops of nearly 4,000 men had not yet recovered from the shock of the sudden blow, and their successive units and follow-up units had been completely cut off from the baggage and artillery units that were walking in the middle. At the same time, the four main regiments, which had completed the initial combat mission, did not relax at all. Instead, he seized all available resources and time and began to build resistance fortifications in a small area he occupied. Because, before the enemy's baggage artillery is destroyed by the main forces, they will be in the position of being attacked from the back.

"Baga, I didn't expect this reader to really dare to ambush my 20,000 Great Imperial Army, Bage Yalu. In that case, let's have a big showdown with this reader here. All troops were ordered to move closer at once to the baggage units and artillery units. With artillery as the center, build a ring of fortifications, ready to hold on and wait for reinforcements. The commander of the Major General Brigade, who was walking in front of the troops, listened to the sudden earth-shattering artillery bombardment behind him and the shouts of the Eighth Route Army, and did not have any worries. Because before the war, he had already received a telegram from the chief of staff of the headquarters, and his troops were originally used as bait to attract the main force of the Reading Division for a decisive battle.

"Hey, Your Excellency General, I will immediately send a telegram to all wings, asking them to move closer to the artillery units and build ring fortifications to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army." Chief of Staff Osa, who was following the brigade commander, quickly replied, turned around and ran to the brigade headquarters radio station behind him.

However, less than two minutes after the chief of staff left. At the same time, the commander of the brigade of major generals was also immersed in the scene when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general after the victory of this battle. The chief of staff, who had just left, hurried back again. More importantly, it can be seen from the horrified expression on the chief of staff that something big must have happened. However, the brigade commander at this time did not notice the chief of staff who was constantly panting in front of him.

"Report to Your Excellency General, something has happened" Looking at the brigade commander, who was still smiling and seemed to be thinking about something, the chief of staff took a breath and hurriedly reminded.

"Eh, Chief of Staff, you're back so soon. Did the various wings assemble around the artillery as ordered, and prepare to build ring fortifications to block the attack of the reading divisions? As long as our ring fortifications are completed, I believe that with the troops, weapons and ammunition in our hands, we will be able to hold out for at least half a month. "The brigade commander, Major General Yoshio Kamitsuki, who was pulled back from his fantasy by the chief of staff, saw the chief of staff in front of him and immediately asked.

"Hi, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the contents of the telegram have been sent to the various wings, and they have received a call back, but something is wrong at the front"

"Nani? But what, what happened, the chief of staff had something to say, just say don't talk about it. Wait a minute, could it be that the garrison wing, which walked at the end of the troops, did not listen to orders and did not move closer to the artillery units? Seeing the chief of staff, the brigade commander, Major General Yoshio Kamitsuki, said with an unhappy face.

"Hi, Your Excellency, here's the thing. The Fenyang Garrison Wing, which had just walked the entire march, and the 37th Wing behind us sent telegrams and reports. When the Eighth Route Army began to attack, a large number of elite troops of the Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out on their flanks, and the firepower was very fierce and they launched an attack. At present, the connection between the two wings, the artillery unit, and the baggage unit has been completely severed by the two Eighth Route Armies, and it is impossible to quickly assemble the artillery unit. Faced with an unhappy face of the brigade commander, the chief of staff had no choice but to lower his head and report the situation.

"Chief of Staff of Baga, what does this Eighth Route Army Reading Master want to do. As soon as the battle began, it cut us into three sections and eight checks" Listening to the chief of staff's answer, the brigade commander asked rhetorically with surprise and shock on his face, and in disbelief.

"Hey, Your Excellency General, I think the campaign goal of the Eighth Route Army is very obvious, the Eighth Route Army does not have enough troops, and it will eat my 20,000 Imperial Army in one go. So, they divided us into three, concentrated their forces, and destroyed them little by little. This is very much in line with the tactics proposed by the Eighth Route Army to concentrate superior forces and strike at the enemy. The chief of staff analyzed.

"Nani, eat our army bite by bite. Yo Xi, the Supreme Commander of the Reading Division is really not to be underestimated. I have now finally begun to pay attention to our opponent, and I believe what my colleagues say, the superb tactical command ability of this reading division commander and the strength of the combat effectiveness of the troops. Chief of Staff, I also agree with you very much, then, do you think this reading division will be the first to attack which unit of our army? The brigade commander, Major General Yoshio Kamitsuki, nodded and continued to ask.

"Your Excellency General, according to the current situation, the Eighth Route Army has aimed all its artillery fire at the artillery units and baggage units in the middle. In my opinion, the first offensive target of the Eighth Route Army must be our army's artillery and baggage troops. At the same time, there is another reason, and that is if we lose the cover of artillery and the logistical supply of baggage troops. Then, in the next battle, we will not have any advantage over the Eighth Route Army. From this point of view, the first target of the Eighth Route Army was also our artillery and baggage troops. The chief of staff pointed to the columns of artillery and baggage troops that were constantly exploding a few miles behind him, and said with certainty on his face.

(To be continued)