However, because there was no heavy weaponry, not even heavy machine gun fire. There was no doubt about a crippled infantry squadron in front of the second blocking position of the 2nd Battalion. It's like an egg hitting a stone, not only did it not get any benefits, but it almost ended up with the destruction of the whole army....

However, although the second battalion commander wanted to give the little devil a good look at his own position, and avenge the soldiers who died in the forward position. However, because of the order of the regiment commander, the second battalion had to carry out a hurried resistance in the second attack of the Yue army, which created a false impression that the army was in chaos and could not stop the fierce offensive of the Yue army, so it took cover alternately and quickly withdrew from the position... So, with the second blocking position, it was once again planted with the Sun Flag of the Army. In front of the 14th Division of the Yue Army, the gate to Shanxi was completely opened by the avant-garde troops of the Yue Army. At this time, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, commander of the division, was standing in front of the huge map in the command headquarters, looking at the group of combat staff officers. According to the continuous battle reports from the front line, the flag representing the Eighth Route Army on the map was replaced by a flag representing the Imperial Army.

"Yo Xi, very nice. Sano-kun, according to the battle report sent by the commander of the 2nd Infantry Wing, Wing Commander Ishiguro-kun. Now the door for our army to enter Shanxi Province has been completely opened by the avant-garde troops, and we have completed the first operational objective of the entire combat plan. More importantly, according to the battle report, although the resistance of the Eighth Route Army in the forward position was very strong. However, under the dual reasons of our army's strong offensive and the instability of the army within the Eighth Route Army, the follow-up resistance of the Eighth Route Army had almost no strength. Therefore, I believe that now is the best time for our division to enter Shanxi. I believe that with the strong combat effectiveness of our 14th Division, after entering Shanxi Province, the entire unit will certainly be able to occupy Taiyuan City in the shortest possible time. From the hands of the Eighth Route Army, recapture this strategic place that is important for the imperial army. Looking at the defense line of the reader in front of him, a huge gap had been opened by himself. The commander of the division, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, said confidently to the chief of staff in front of him, Tadayoshi Sano.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. I believe that in the next offensive, our 14th Division will be able to recapture Taiyuan City from the hands of the Eighth Route Army in the shortest possible time, and wash away the shame suffered by the Imperial Army of the Great Imperial Army in front of the Reading Division of the Eighth Route Army. The chief of staff hurriedly slapped a little sycophant at the division commander in front of him with a confident face.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, now I order, the main force of the division and regiment will set off immediately, and the cavalry wing will be responsible for the surrounding vigilance. The artillery wing, the baggage wing, and the units directly under the divisions and regiments followed the regimental headquarters to carry out the operation..."Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara commanded in a high-spirited manner to the group of staff officers in front of him.

"Hey, Your Excellency Division Commander, I'll go and deliver the order right away. I believe that the morale of the soldiers will be high when they learn that the preface is wrong and has opened a breakthrough in our army's advance...."Immediately, at the station of the 14th Division of the Japanese Army, I immediately remembered the roar of noisy cars, the neighing of war horses, and the roar of officers... One by one, under the command of their respective commanders, the troops quickly assembled and walked out of the barracks one after another. At the same time, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who was the commander of the division, also under the protection of the divisional guard troops, boarded a car and began his own journey... At the same time, he was given the position of Pioneer Commander of the Second Brigade Captain Ishihara Shaosa. Immediately ordered the disgruntled brigade, which had only more than 600 men left, to speed up its own march and open a safe passage for the advance of the main force of the division and regiment. The entire infantry brigade, closely following behind the second battalion, which was frantically retreating, quickly advanced to the depth of the entire defensive line.

And the commander of the second battalion, who had been retreated and attracted to the task of the army, looked at a dissatisfied brigade that followed closely behind him. Although in his heart, he really wants to rely on the current strength of his second battalion to teach the little devil behind him a hard lesson. However, as soon as he thought of the order of the regiment commander Wei Lin before retreating, he endured it.

"Battalion Commander Zhou, now that the main force of the regiment has received the order from the commander, it is about to retreat, arrange the battlefield on the blocking position behind, and continue to block the little devils. So as to achieve the purpose of blocking the attack and consuming a large amount of the living power of the little devils. According to the research decision of the regimental party committee, your second battalion remained to serve as a cover for the whole regiment. However, the task of your second battalion is not to block the attack of the Japanese army. Instead, while constantly consuming the vital strength of the Yue army, the Yue army mistakenly thought that your second battalion had retreated because it couldn't stop the attack of the little devils....As for the specific scale, you must grasp it clearly..."This is a sentence that regiment commander Lin Wei repeatedly told on the second battalion's blocking position before leaving... Although, the commander of the second battalion did not understand why he did not hold a good position, and gave up the position to the little devils, and also caused the phenomenon of our army retreating to the little devils. However, as a soldier, he still chose unconditional obedience. Because he knew that the regiment commander must have his reasons for assigning tasks like this ....

"Battalion commander, the little devil is simply too arrogant, and he is right behind our ass. Is it to let the troops stop, give them a hard blow, and blow their arrogance. Looking at the squadron of the Second Battalion that followed him closely and was less than 500 meters away, the commander of the fourth company of the second battalion ran to the front of the second battalion commander out of breath, and suggested with an unhappy face.

"No, the regiment commander's order is to constantly consume the living forces of the army, and to make the army feel that our troops have retreated. Therefore, no matter what, we can't hurt the little devil behind us, because we have to lure the enemy deeper. However, the little devil behind him is really annoying, the commander of the fourth company, you take your fourth company and block it on the spot. Ten minutes later, the retreat was immediately carried out. In addition, when retreating, remember to leave a few rifles without bullets for the little devils, so that they know that we did not retreat on our own initiative..."The second battalion commander refused the proposal of the fourth company commander without thinking about it.

"Yes, battalion commander, I see. All the four companies are here, stop advancing, immediately look for favorable terrain, and prepare to block the little devil...."Hearing the order that turned out to be the regiment commander, the fourth company commander could only bow his head and reply.

Of course, the blocking of the fourth company, for the little devil, basically does not have any challenge surname. A squadron of elite infantry, only paid less than a small group of casualties of the Imperial Army, and easily discarded the Eighth Route Army of an infantry company in front of him, and also captured a lot of rifles.

"Yo Xi, it seems that the Eighth Route Army in front of us has gone through an hour of blocking and fighting. The troops were running out of ammunition. Order the troops, speed up the pursuit, and strive to encircle the Eighth Route Army with a company in front of them in a roundabout way and completely annihilate it. Also, immediately report to Your Excellency the Captain that our Advance Guard Squadron has encountered a ten-minute blockade by the Eighth Route Army..."Looking at the newly captured rifle in his hand, which had no bullets, the Captain of the Advance Guard Squadron ordered thoughtfully.

"Hi, Your Excellency Squadron Leader...."The final result was not surprising, the captain of the 2nd Brigade who received the telegram from the avant-garde squadron immediately agreed to the avant-garde squadron's request for battle, concentrated his limited forces to completely annihilate the Eighth Route Army troops in front of him, which had no ammunition, and encouraged the imperial soldiers behind him with victory..."Your Excellency the squadron leader, the captain has agreed to our avant-garde squadron's request for battle. We are required to do our utmost to annihilate the troops of the Eighth Route Army with an infantry company in front of us. After reading the telegram he had just received in his hand, the deputy captain of the vanguard squadron hurriedly replied.

"Yo Si, very good. Ordered the troops to speed up their march, and they must catch up with the remnants of the Eighth Route Army in front of them and completely annihilate them. Hurry up and pursue..."After receiving the order, the squadron leader immediately drew his command knife. A flash of sword flashed and gave the order to attack the three squad leaders in front of him.

As a result, the vanguard squadron of the Japanese army, which had less than 150 people left, immediately chased after the second battalion in front of it as if they had drunk stimulants... However, at this moment, the entire 2nd Battalion had 10 minutes provided by the 4th Company and had successfully approached the 3rd line of blocking positions arranged by the 1st Regiment. As the commander of the regiment, Lin Wei decided to continue the 'rout' after eating the avant-garde squadron of the Yue Army in front of the third blocking position, so as to attract the follow-up forces of the Yue Army.

"Report to the regiment commander, the little devil, a squadron that is dissatisfied with the establishment, has left the distance of their avant-garde brigade at least two kilometers, and is now quickly chasing after us under the attraction of the fourth company." After seeing the regiment commander on the third blocking position, the second battalion commander hurriedly reported.

"Okay, such a good opportunity, then we'll eat this avant-garde squadron here, and then the troops will continue to retreat... The 3rd Battalion was ordered to hold the frontal blockade, and the 2nd Battalion was to lie in ambush on both sides of the road, and when the charge horn sounded, all the troops immediately attacked. Five minutes at most, be sure to end the fight. When the time comes, leave the three battalions to block the enemy's main force, and the remaining troops will continue to retreat...."Regiment commander Lin Wei wisely made the decision to completely annihilate the avant-garde squadron.

And the avant-garde squadron of the Yue Army, attracted by the fourth company, did not hesitate to get into the ambush circle arranged for him by Lin Wei. The final result was unexpected, under the sudden attack of two main battalions and an artillery battery, with strong firepower. One hundred and fifty little devils, who only lasted less than two minutes, were completely overwhelmed by the soldiers who launched the charge.

However, Ishihara Shaoza, the captain of the avant-garde brigade of the Japanese army, who came later, saw an infantry squadron in front of him that was once again shattered. couldn't help but jump like thunder, threatening to annihilate the Eighth Route Army troops in front of him. After reporting the news that the avant-garde squadron had been ambushed, he took his only two remaining infantry squadrons and launched an attack on the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army in front of him.

However, to the surprise of the captain Ishihara Shaosa, his well-prepared group attack was like hitting cotton, without any lethality. The troops of the Eighth Route Army, which were holding their positions, faced the group charge of their two squadrons, and only made a symbolic resistance, then abandoned their positions, and after discarding a large amount of equipment, they began to retreat in disarray. (Of course, the equipment that was dropped was just captured in the process of annihilating the avant-garde squadron of the Japanese Army, and it would not be distressing at all for the well-armed and well-equipped Reader soldiers.) "Baga, how could the Eighth Route Army be so incompetent, and it couldn't even stop our round of attack. However, how could our avant-garde squadron be wiped out so without a fight in front of the Eighth Route Army. Eight grid tooth road? What the hell is going on" "Looking at the large number of weapons and ammunition thrown by the Eighth Route Army on the position, I am looking at the troops of the Eighth Route Army who are fleeing in the desert at this moment. Ishihara Shaozuo, the captain of the avant-garde brigade, who had already lost more than half of his own clothes, frowned and asked puzzledly.

"Your Excellency, Captain, I think this is a delaying tactic by the Eighth Route Army. After all, our avant-garde squadron, after repeated battles, is not as strong as before. What's more, they don't have any heavy weapons to support them. Therefore, as long as the Eighth Route Army can concentrate a certain number of troops and heavy weapons, it can wait for work and completely annihilate our avant-garde squadron. And their purpose in doing so is to delay the time of our army and provide sufficient time for their great retreat. So, I don't think you need to worry too much about it, Your Excellency...", the Chief of Staff said what was in his mind.

"Yo Xi, judging by what we see with our eyes, there is only one explanation. In this case, Chief of Staff, I would like to send a telegram to His Excellency Wing Commander immediately to report our thoughts and ask His Excellency Wing Commander to give him some tactical guidance. Captain Ishihara nodded thoughtfully and ordered.

However, after receiving the telegram from the avant-garde brigade, the wing commander did not dare to make a decision on his own in the face of a situation that was at stake for the safety of the entire division. The attack on the avant-garde squadron was immediately reported, and the request was made to the division commander, Lieutenant General Kenji Dohihara, who was already on the march, to make a wise decision ....

"Sano-kun, what do you think, after the avant-garde brigade was ambushed by the troops of the Eighth Route Army and lost a squadron. After the arrival of the main force of our imperial army, it was almost defeated without a fight? Looking at the telegram in his hand, the division commander asked the chief of staff Tadayoshi Sano, who was sitting next to him.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think there are no more than two reasons why the Eighth Route Army is doing this, on the one hand, as the captain of the avant-garde brigade said, the Eighth Route Army is trying to delay time. On the other hand, it lures the enemy to go deeper, and on the way of our imperial army's march, it constantly consumes the vital strength of our army. You must know that we are several hundred kilometers away from Taiyuan City, and if we lose a squadron in every blocking position of the Eighth Route Army, then our entire division will be left with little after arriving in Taiyuan. Facing the puzzled gaze of the division commander, the chief of staff hurriedly said.

"Yo Xi, I think so too. I just don't know the chief of staff, is there any good advice that can get our army out of such a predicament? Kenji Dohihara will continue to ask.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, if it is the first reason, we don't have any worries, we just need to speed up the march of the troops, follow closely behind the Eighth Route Army, and we can advance into Taiyuan very easily. For the second reason, we also don't need to worry too much, with the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army, as long as we gather at least one brigade of elite troops, it will be impossible for the Eighth Route Army to completely annihilate our avant-garde troops in a relatively short period of time. And when the time came, the Eighth Route Army not only failed to achieve its strategic goals, but because of its too great appetite, it was counter-surrounded by our main division... So, I think, we should strengthen the strength of our avant-garde forces..."

"Yo Xi, Sano-kun said it very well. The communications staff officer immediately sent a telegram to Ishiguro-kun of the 2nd Infantry Wing, asking Ishiguro-kun to strengthen the strength of the avant-garde brigade, and asking the avant-garde brigade to immediately organize troops to resist on the spot at the first moment of attack, waiting for reinforcements... At the same time, the 2nd Wing was ordered to be ready for combat ready to reinforce the avant-garde brigade at any time. The division commander immediately looked out the window of the car, and the communications staff officer who was waiting for the order ordered.

With the issuance of the order of the regimental headquarters, the avant-garde troops, which were at the forefront of the entire unit, were immediately strengthened into a reinforced brigade by the commander of the 2nd Infantry Wing, Ishiguro Daisa. The entire reinforced brigade, in addition to heavy equipment such as mountain artillery and field artillery, which is not conducive to rapid marching, has strengthened a mortar squadron and a heavy machine gun squadron, with a total strength of more than 1,400 people... Such an elite unit was placed at the forefront of the entire division, like a sharp sword, and it was fiercely inserted into the Eighth Route Army's respective blocking positions. Under the fierce attack of the sharp sword of the army. Along the way, the battalion and company-sized blocking positions arranged by the Eighth Route Army not only did not take any advantage, but suffered considerable losses because the little devils were equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars.

As a result, the entire marching army was led by such a strong brigade. It is almost like a bamboo, attacking and defending the village. In less than one night, he took the main division and went deep into the territory of Shanxi Province for a distance of several tens of kilometers. It can be said that he made a great contribution to the army's attack on Taiyuan.

Finally, after four hours of continuous rapid marching, the main division of the entire army was finally sleepy and tired, and the morale of the troops was also low from the beginning of the high, because of the exhaustion of the whole body. Even more important were the artillery and baggage men who carried a large number of heavy equipment, although they were assisted by a large number of cars and mules and horses. But the pace of the march slowed down over time.

(To be continued)