The airship monitors the army of the brigade, and you can see the general situation of the army, unless the entire unit is divided into zero, otherwise, it cannot escape his monitoring, but the subtleties are not clear, especially the adjustment under the condition that the camp remains unchanged.

Kamio Mitsutomi was able to do this kind of Cheng dù today, not in vain, he just didn't notice the airship before, after discovering the airship, he has been thinking about countermeasures, and quickly made a decision, very slight personnel adjustments, in the process of the team, slowly.

Time passed slowly, almost an hour of time, it was close to six o'clock, Qingdao in winter, the sky was already dark, in the afterglow of the sunset, the Japanese army was still thinking forward, the speed was slightly slow, these airships in the sky seemed to be not much abnormal, from the beginning of the Japanese landing to the present, seven or eight hours, the Japanese army was not idle, even if it was iron, seven or eight hours down was tired, slow speed is normal, as long as they do not break into zero, the airship will not pay too much attention at all.

The airship did not have the ability to perceive the slightest detail, did not notice the small changes in the Japanese army, and the personnel and troops made adjustments in a short period of time, and soon after the sun's light fell to the northwest, the sky was already dark, let alone in the air, even if it was thirty or forty meters away, it was no longer clear to see anything. In the Japanese camp, Mitsutomi Kamio called several others together, including Koichiro Tachibana, who had made a mistake before.

After the simple designation, everyone else was very excited, only Tachibana Koichiro was more depressed, didn't say anything, and went out to lead the troops. The order from above made the Japanese army change suddenly. Under the cover of night, the Japanese army was divided into three parts. Some of the recruits, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, were handed over to Koichiro Tachibana. According to the established direction, continuing to move forward, the seemingly bloated team has a lot less personnel, only about 8,000 people, not even all weapons, and the rest is divided into two parts, one part is the main force of the 18th Division, led by Mitsutomi Kamio. Forcibly turning, rushing to the north, on the map, there are several villages in the north, Kamio Mitsutomi is very familiar with the terrain of Shandong, and his intuition tells him that only after breaking through that village, he can break the encirclement of the northwest army.

The other part is the main force of the Eighth and Ninth Divisions. Although there were two wings missing, the two were concentrated together, and they still had considerable combat effectiveness, and they first headed west. Then go directly to the southwest, which is equivalent to bypassing the pursuit in the rear and going deep into Shandong. The likelihood of getting out of trouble will also increase. As for Tachibana Koichiro's department, basically no one thinks that he will be able to break through the defense of the front. Now that the airship is watching, they are heading in the direction above. There must be a large army of the enemy, and this part is doomed to be abandoned.

I have to say that Kamio Mitsutomi is also relatively good, the three parts they chose, the first two just seized the loopholes in the northwest, especially the northward direction chosen, advanced along the seaside, and went deep into the densely populated areas by the way, if they were a little faster, and the advance was a little more hidden, maybe they would rush through the loopholes in the Northwest Army, that was the only loophole before the encirclement was completely formed.

Kamio Mitsutomi never thought that the airship in the sky did not lose its reconnaissance ability because of the night, the infrared and night vision technology, the solution was imperfect, and it could not see far away, but it could already be put into use, and with the concentration of personnel, the airships of other parts of the monitoring also came to meet and, after nightfall, there were at least 3 airships in the sky, silently monitoring the actions of these Japanese troops, and the airships flew to his sky, in a triangular direction, firmly locked on them, at an altitude of about 500 meters, which can be monitored to the following qiē.

At the beginning, it may be because of inertia, they did not find their movements, but under the night vision goggles, the movements of the Japanese army, almost at a glance, the three teams of men and horses were almost unmistakably separated, after finding that the Japanese divided the troops, the airship felt very critical, did not dare to slacken, just in the sky there were 3 airships, after a short contact, followed by the three teams of people, by the way, to the general headquarters to report the latest movements of the Japanese army.

After receiving the report, Cai Ye was slightly stunned and said approvingly: "It looks good, it's a good opponent!" "The name of Kamio Mitsutomi, Cai Yi heard of it when he was a Lu Shi, he was not a graduate of Lu Shi, but he was very famous in Lu Shi, and he was one of the few non-professional senior officers in the entire Japanese Army, known as a double talent in intelligence and military affairs.

Thinking of the Intelligence Bureau's description of Mitsutomi Kamio, this person is very patient and familiar with China, especially the Shandong Peninsula, the direction he chose may be the only direction that the Japanese army can escape, but unfortunately, the difference in technology, the night vision device of the airship, so that his movements are almost made under the nose of the northwest, and it is transmitted by radio, in this case, the northwest has enough time to adjust.

After a round of inquiry, all the troops have been in place, especially in the north, the three regiments have formed an impregnable wall of protection, this does not need to be bothered by him, the only loophole is actually in the southwest direction, the reconnaissance group and the first division are a little slower, will leave a gap in the southwest direction, if the Japanese army is at the current speed, it can be passed.

Cai Ye knew very well that it was not that the troops below were not ready, when he gave the order, he also considered the issue of the division of the Japanese army, but the distance between the reconnaissance group and the 117th Division was a little far, and the reconnaissance team needed to complete the handover with the follow-up troops before they could continue to move forward, fortunately, their position was in the rear of the Japanese army, and there should be no problem, but I didn't expect the Japanese army to divide its troops at this time, and turned around and went back.

This gap is not big, even if the Japanese army escapes, there are still several lines of defense behind it, and it is unlikely to run, but it is prone to unnecessary casualties, and between the first line of defense and the second line of defense, there are 7 villages scattered scattered.

Cai Yi thought for a while, and quickly issued an order, mainly aimed at the 117th regiment, the reconnaissance group started slowly, and it was dark, which was a natural disadvantage for the mechanized troops, rather than causing losses due to rapid marching, it was better to let him honestly arrive at the specified position, so that it was much safer, as long as he could arrive at the specified time, at least the 117th regiment could be increased, as for the previous matter, it would be handed over to the 117th regiment.

The 117th Regiment is also his old subordinate, not the first division of the lineage, but it is also after the expansion, he followed, he is familiar with the combat effectiveness of this regiment, especially the regiment commander, as long as he copes with it properly, the layout of the defensive line in the 3 km open area, combined with mine machine guns and barbed wire, should give the Japanese color to see.

117 regiment headquarters, the young regiment commander Zhou Yu is only 27 years old, has been the regiment commander for 2 years, as Feng Yuxiang's old subordinates, born in Beiyang, until the northwest, only to receive a formal militarized education, solid foundation at the same time, brave and resolute character, but also to bring the 117 regiment different styles, in several regiments, the 117 regiment team is the first to enter the position, now the position has begun to take shape, Zhou Yu believes, with the strength on his hands, plus the position, Enough to withstand 10 times more enemies.

Cai Yi's order also happened to come at this time, I heard that there were almost 20,000 people, and they would be interspersed with a distance of 3 kilometers between them and the reconnaissance group, Zhou Yu was happy in his heart, this is a rare fighter, and immediately ordered: "The first battalion will follow me, and the rest, under the leadership of the deputy regiment commander, will hold the position steadily!" ”

A battalion of about 1,000 people, following Zhou Yu's order, came out of the crowd, and the 3-kilometer defense line, let alone 1,000 people, even if the entire 117 regiment was all on it, it might not be able to hold the entire defense line, Zhou Yu was still full of confidence.

The Northwest Military Academy, under the leadership of Jiang Baili, has become a very complete military academy, not only for the teaching of basic military training, but also for many cutting-edge research, starting from the 54 Mixed Formation Association, the defense of the northwest is above the attack, to the back, whether it is barbed wire, trench system, all are the guarantee of the combat strength of the northwest, so there is a special topic, has been studying defensive tactics.

3 kilometers of open land, 1,000 people will definitely not be able to stand it, but with barbed wire and mines, it is different, you can set up a wide range of defenses, and even the open field can be preset as a battlefield suitable for them, blocking several times, or even more enemies.

According to Cai's intelligence, the Japanese army may arrive in this area in about 2 hours, and the reconnaissance team will arrive in about 4 hours, which requires them to resist at least 2 hours, and in the dark night, mines and barbed wire will become the best choice to block.

1,000 people quickly entered the position, began to be reluctant, they carried a total of 1,200 ordinary mines and 800 high-power anti-infantry mines, these are enough to make this place not easy to pass, according to different directions, after arranging mine arrays and barbed wire, 1,000 people dug trenches in the direction of the side and rear, because there are few people, only one layer of defense, plus at night, artillery does not play much role, the bunker is relatively shallow, fortunately at night, their tactics are the method of retreating layer by layer, Exchange space for time, as long as you wait for the reconnaissance team to arrive, the mission is completed.

In the darkness of the night, the five fingers could not be seen, but the arrangement was carried out in silence, and the multi-purpose sapper shovel flew up and down, and in almost a short time, a single bunker large enough for one person was completed, and for each soldier of the first battalion, they needed to set up three or five such bunkers, with enough space to buffer and retreat after the enemy had cleared the barbed wire and mine arrays in front of them. (To be continued......)