After Zheng Yunshan led the first battalion of guards to successfully repel the reinforcements of the devils, he withdrew the second lieutenant platoon commander and other soldiers to Niangzi Pass.

Qiao Youhua ordered the troops to defend strictly to prevent the devils from counterattacking, and at the same time arranged for people to clean up the battlefield, and after finishing this qiē, he sent a telegram to Guo Meng and others who were far away in Pingshan to report safety and good news, and then fell asleep soundly.

The Dragon's Tooth Column won a big victory here, capturing the most important barrier in the north of Yangquan and even the entire Taiyuan, and they could rest easy and fall asleep.

The Japanese army, on the other hand, is destined to lose sleep tonight.

The more than 1,000 devil reinforcements who were defeated by Zheng Yunshan and a battalion of guards were reinforcements who were urgently ordered from the direction of Shouyang.

Because he didn't know that Niangzi Pass would be lost so quickly, he would meet head-on with a small reconnaissance force sent by the guard regiment, and then there was an exchange of fire, revealing his whereabouts.

After being defeated by the first battalion of guards, this devil reinforcement army Queen Cang retreated to Yangquan, and the devils in Yangquan City were even more surprised when they learned that Niangzi Pass had been lost.

Many Japanese expatriates and businessmen in the city packed up and left the city overnight and fled to the Shouyang area in the south.

The Japanese commander nervously arranged the deployment of troops for defense, and at the same time sent a telegram to the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan asking for help.

After receiving the news, Lieutenant General Kazuki Aoji, commander of the First Army, was no longer sleepy, and overnight summoned Major General Hashimoto, chief of staff, and other important officers and generals under his command to urgently convene a military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

In a conference room at the headquarters of the First Army in Taiyuan, the lights were bright, and a rectangular conference table was full of senior officers at or above the rank of Dazuo of the Japanese army.

Dressed in a lieutenant general's uniform, Kazuki Seiji frowned, and stood in the first place with a solemn face, and at the bottom of him was Major General Hashimoto Gun, chief of staff of the First Army.

Seeing that everyone was always standing like this, Hashimoto Group glanced at Aoji Kazuki, and greeted him boldly: "Your Excellency Commander, please sit down for a meeting,"

Kazuki Aoji also felt that the meeting could not be carried out smoothly while standing, so he nodded solemnly and took the lead in sitting down.

Seeing him sit down, Hashimoto waved his hand to the other Japanese officers present and said, "You guys, sit down too." ”

After speaking, he personally took the lead and sat down, and the Japanese officers present sat down one after another.

After everyone sat down, Xiangyue Qingji said with an unkind face: "Jingcheng Pass, Niangzi Pass have been lost one after another, the northern barrier of Taiyuan has disappeared, someone must be responsible for this matter!" ”|

A Japanese major general stood up tremblingly and took the initiative to speak: "Your Excellency General, the subordinates who are stationed in Niangzi Pass are lowly subordinates, and they are willing to take responsibility for it, please punish the general!" ”

Hashimoto Qun hurriedly stood up and said: "Sakamoto-kun, you don't have to blame yourself too much, you are recuperating in Taiyuan due to illness and did not directly participate in the command of the Battle of Niangziguan, so the responsibility is not all on you." ”

Xiangyue Qingji glanced at Hashimoto Group, snorted coldly, and continued to speak: "Let's talk about it, now that the Niangzi Pass has been lost, and Yangquan is in danger, how should we deal with it?" ”

"General, have the reinforcements promised by the front army headquarters been dispatched?" Another Japanese soldier asked.

Xiangyue Qingji glanced at him and said coldly: "The commander of the front army, General Tada Jun, has already sent a telegram to say that he has sent troops back to attack the base of the Longya Column, forcing him to return to the division for reinforcements, and he does not dare to go south to attack Shanxi with all his might. ”

Hashimoto said: "General, in fact, the difficulties we are facing are not only the Longya Column, but the Tubalu guerrillas in Shanxi and even Suiyuan, they all sprung up overnight.

The frenzied and frequent attacks on the occupied areas, strongholds, and towns in various parts of our country have forced our forces to be greatly dispersed in various places to resist.

If this were not the case, we would not and would not have to be on the defensive against the Dragon's Tooth column. At least one or two divisions can be mobilized, such as the 108th and 109th divisions, to meet the attack in the north!

In that case, even if the Niangzi Pass is lost, we can also have a decisive battle with the Chinese Dragon Tooth Column in Yangquan! And now, the mobile forces in our hands are less than one wing left, and at this time, the Dragon Tooth Column has broken through Niangzi Pass, Yangquan, and Shouyang without danger.

They can go all the way south and approach Taiyuan. ”

Listening to Hashimoto's analysis, the Japanese officers present all felt the severity of the situation, and their faces were no longer relaxed, and they became extremely solemn.

Xiangyue Qingji's already poor mood was even worse, and he said with some anger: "What I want is a way, not the progress of the situation, I know this better than anyone else." ”

After speaking, he glanced at the Japanese officers present with his eyes like a knife, and everywhere he looked, all the devil officers did not dare to look at him, and lowered their heads in shame.

Hashimoto met his gaze and said boldly: "General, for today's plan, the best way is to immediately shrink the troops, take the initiative to abandon Yangquan, and gather the limited forces to Shouyang for defense.

Then find a way to transfer a group of reinforcements from Taiyuan and other places to strengthen Shouyang's defense. Hold on to help! Because of the lack of troops, we could only take an all-out defensive position and wait for reinforcements from the front headquarters to attack the base of the Dragon's Tooth Column.

Only by forcing them to return to their teachers. ”

After listening to Hashimoto Group's construction, Kazuki Seiji turned his gaze to the others again, and asked in a cold voice, "What do you think?" ”

If there were enough troops on hand, these devil officers might be able to come up with a few countermeasures, but now, they all trembled and said: "The humble rank thinks that Chief of Staff Hashimoto's method is very good, so he can only do this." ”

Xiangyue Qingji snorted coldly very dissatisfied, and suddenly stood up and said: "Chief of Staff Hashimoto, this matter will be handed over to you to be responsible, if necessary, you can give up Jinnan, Jindong, shrink the defense area, and stick to Taiyuan and Datong!" ”

Hashimoto hurriedly got up and bowed his head in response: "Hai! The lowly position will be arranged immediately. ”

Kazuki Qingji snorted coldly, turned around and walked away quickly.

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Beiping, the headquarters of the North China Front of the Japanese invasion of China.

The news of the loss of Niangzi Pass spread to Tada Jun and Kawabe Masosan overnight, and Tada Jun urgently summoned Kawabe Shozo, and said with a solemn gaze: "Hebian Jun, Niangzi Pass has been lost, and in a blink of an eye, the situation in Shanxi has become dangerous, do you have any good countermeasures!" ”

Hebe Zhengzo also said with a solemn expression: "Your Excellency General, it is obvious that the Longya Column of China suddenly waved its division south, and the Tuba Road in Shanxi took the initiative to attack the imperial army and the imperial army in various places, and it is definitely not accidental. ”

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