At that moment, the guard regiment, more than 3,000 infantry of the Third Division, one artillery regiment of the artillery brigade, and two infantry regiments, totaling more than 10,000 troops, marched south from Niangzi Pass and marched to Yangquan.

As the vanguard of the guard regiment, the first to rush to Yangquan, Zheng Yunshan sent troops to launch a tentative attack, and found that the city was indeed empty, of course, this person refers to the Japanese puppet defenders.

The devils and the puppet army evacuated Yangquan, and the Dragon's Tooth Column was stationed along the way, officially recovering this important place in northern Jin.

The people in Yangquan City, when the Dragon's Tooth Column entered the city, spontaneously walked out of their homes and went up to the streets to welcome and celebrate the arrival of the Eighth Route Army.

At the same time, six infantry regiments led by Liu Yidao, deputy commander of the First Division, and Zhou Dasheng, deputy commander of the Second Division, and two infantry regiments of the tank armored brigade, totaling more than 24,000 people and more than 1,000 people, had also rushed to Shimen and Jingcheng counties one after another.

The two Class A infantry regiments of the Third Division from Dezhou, Hengshui and other places, with more than 6,000 people, are already less than 20 miles away from Niangzi Pass.

After Qiao Youhua learned of this situation, he only left a few defenders symbolically in Niangzi Pass, and the main force all went south to Yangquan, after all, the follow-up troops will arrive soon, and there is no need to leave more troops to garrison Niangzi Pass.

After taking Yangquan, Qiao Youhua let the troops rest here for a day, waiting for the follow-up main infantry units of the first and second divisions to arrive.

At noon the next day, all the troops arrived one after another.

The 14 regiments and a cavalry reconnaissance battalion mobilized by Qiao Youhua this time, totaling more than 50,000 troops, all gathered in Yangquan.

The army gathered, Qiao Youhua's strength increased dramatically, and he immediately ordered Zhao Youde, deputy commander of the Third Division, to lead the three infantry regiments of the Third Division as the vanguard, and immediately left Yangquan and advanced to Shouyang County.

He himself commanded the other nine regiments, and then set off to follow up as the main Chinese army.

After the reorganization of the Dragon's Tooth Column into three divisions, the number of infantry regiments under the jurisdiction of each division was expanded on the basis of the original three regiments of each brigade, and the three regimental combat units of tank, air defense, and artillery were respectively expanded, that is, the combat units of six regiments.

Plus some logistics troops.

This time, the troops of the three divisions were all more than 10,000 men from the three regiments that were later expanded, and this did not affect the composition of their main defensive forces in various localities.

The Dragon's Tooth Column marched south, and naturally it could not hide from the eyes of the Japanese army.

In the past day and two nights, in addition to shrinking Yangquan's forces to Shouyang, the Japanese army also scraped together more than 3,000 troops from Taiyuan and its surrounding counties to strengthen the strength of the Shouyang defenders.

The strength of the Shouyang defenders increased to more than 6,000 people, but in the face of the dragon's tooth column with a strength of more than 50,000, it was still not enough.

Taiyuan, inside the headquarters of the First Army.

After listening to the battle report reported by the communications officer, the old devil Xiangyue Qingji stared at the old avenue: "Nani? The total strength of the dragon tooth column that invaded Shouyang was at least more than 50,000 people? ”

, the disparity between the strength of the enemy and us is so big, how can this battle be fought? Kazuki Qingji is desperate now, and he really wants to scold his mother.

The chief of staff next to him, Hashimoto Qun, also looked solemn, he, like Xiangyue Qingji, never imagined that under the high-pressure situation of the North China Front, the Dragon Tooth Column could still draw more than 50,000 troops to attack Shanxi in the south.

As a result, the two could not help but feel deep doubts about the strength of the support of the North China Front Command.

After a long time, Xiangyue Qingji recovered from the huge shock, looked at the chief of staff Hashimoto group with some confusion, and said, "Hashimoto-kun, do you think we can still hold Shouyang?" ”

The reason why Xiangyue Qingji asked this question was entirely because he did not resolutely implement the telegram sent by Tada Jun from Beiping yesterday, that is, to completely abandon Shouyang and other areas north of Taiyuan, and set the main defense area in the northern suburbs of Taiyuan City.

Hashimoto shook his head lightly and said: "General, please forgive me for being blunt, the Zhina army outside Shouyang City has a total of 50,000 troops, they are better equipped than us, and they have just won a big victory in Niangzi Pass.

Shouyang is afraid that it will not be able to hold it, so it is better to follow the telegram order of the North China Front Army Headquarters yesterday, take the initiative to abandon Shouyang before Shouyang is surrounded by the Zhina Army, and retreat to Taiyuan with more than 6,000 precious troops in the city as the final hold. ”

As soon as he heard Hashimoto say this, Kazuki Seiji suddenly looked like a deflated ball, although he knew that what the chief of staff of Hashimoto said was the truth, but he still couldn't help but be a little disheartened.

Everyone knows how difficult it will be to defend Taiyuan in the face of the Dragon's Tooth Column, which has more than 50,000 troops. Because the combat effectiveness of the Dragon's Tooth Column is stronger than that of the Imperial Japanese Army, which is known as the invincible army.

Not to mention that he doesn't have many troops in his hands, even if he really has 100,000 imperial troops, he is not sure that he will be able to stop it.

Originally, the First Army of Kazuki Seiji had more than 100,000 Japanese troops plus hundreds of thousands of Imperial Allied troops, but the 108th and 109th Divisions, which were the main forces, and a large number of Imperial Allied Army troops, were in the process of retreating and shrinking.

It was obstructed by all kinds of attacks and obstructions by the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in various places, and it was extremely difficult for many troops to assemble troops, and it was easy to shrink all the troops in Jinnan and other places to the Taiyuan area, but it was extremely difficult to really implement it.

Because, along the way, there were guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army who appeared from time to time, who constantly sabotaged roads and bridges, dug traps, and planted mines.

Every time they retreated, the Japanese army had to pay a great price, and the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army in various places not only blocked them by force, but also tried their best to carry out political and ideological mobilization and instigate rebellion against the Imperial Allied Army in various places.

Many of the Imperial Cooperative Army, which had retreated and were cowering in their respective stronghold fortifications, surrendered one after another under the double pressure of the Eighth Route Army, and in the blink of an eye, they were rebelled by the Eighth Route Army and became their combat effectiveness.

This is what makes Xiangyue Qingji really disheartened, with only the troops in Taiyuan and Shouyang, he can only gather 20,000 people at best.

And with 20,000 people to resist the dragon tooth column with more than 50,000 morale, Xiangyue Qingji understands that it will definitely not last long, and in the end, Taiyuan may be lost.

If it really comes to that point, then he, Xiangyue Qingji, the commander of the First Army, will be the end of the day, and he will have to be sent to a military court because of it.

Therefore, thinking of this, Kazuki Seiji couldn't help but roar: "Hashimoto-kun, you immediately send a telegram to the 108th and 109th divisions and other brigades, ordering them to continue to retreat to Taiyuan at any cost, and in any case, they must rush back to Taiyuan under the arrival of the Dragon's Tooth Column." ”

"General, if that's the case, then the defenders of Shouyang can't retreat for the time being, and they must be allowed to stay in Shouyang to hold on to buy time for the other troops to withdraw." Hashimoto Group Road.

PS: Chapter 3.,It should be about ten chapters today.,On the last day of the month.,San Lang knelt down and begged all the big ones for their monthly ticket support!!