"Good, good. Just now, the commander of the artillery battalion was still complaining to me that there were no shells, you see, the replenishment will come. Commander Wang, quickly, send all the mortars, grenadiers and shells to the artillery positions quickly. Liu Hua said.

"Yes, Commander."

"First battalion commander, are your losses big?" Liu Hua looked at the commander of the first battalion who ended the battle at the end.

"Commander, it's not big! A total of one platoon of troops was lost, and the remaining half of the squadron was completely annihilated. The commander of the first battalion will answer.

"Well, yes, counting the time of a day today, Sakai has lost more than a brigade of troops to us. Hehe, I didn't expect it! I think Sakai has suffered such a big loss, and it will be quiet for a while. Therefore, we must seize this time to strengthen our positions and recuperate our troops. ”

"Yes, Commander."

In fact, the losses of the current Yue army are far greater than what Liu Hua said. At this time, the six captains were standing in front of Sakai with their heads bowed, receiving his reprimand.

"Chief of Staff, you would like to inform you of the results of our battle today, so that everyone can see that this is the result achieved by our imperial army in the face of the inferior Eighth Route Army."

"Hey! Your Excellency Brigade Commander... Looking at Sakai, whose face was full of anger, the chief of staff did not dare to refuse at all, and took out the loss report that had just been counted.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after half a day of hard work, we have broken through the four lines of defense of the Eighth Route Army, and it is estimated that at least half a regiment of casualties have been inflicted on the Eighth Route Army. Among them, our army: the first brigade, lost most of it, and there were still 400 troops left, but its heavy weapons were lost, and the remaining five brigades lost an average of one squadron of troops each. In addition, the entire brigade lost half of its grenadiers, and almost all of its shells ...

"Yaga, that's enough! It is a shame for the empire that the imperial army of this empire was beaten like this by the Eighth Route Army... Yaga..."Major General Sakai suddenly interrupted the chief of staff's report and roared again.

"Hey...", the entire temporary command headquarters fell silent. The few minutes of silence finally passed, and Sakai looked up.

"Chief of Staff, order all brigades to be stationed on the spot and be ready for battle at any time to prevent a sneak attack by the Eighth Route Army. Also, order the reconnaissance troops to be dispatched immediately, I want to know how many Eighth Route Army there are on the opposite side of us, and in an hour, I want to know the situation, otherwise I will directly ask the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Hi...," replied the Chief of Staff with a sigh of relief.

"Let's all go down! I'm tired and want to rest. Major General Sakai said with a wave of his hand.

In this way, the Eighth Route Army, which was also tired, also had a moment of respite. Everyone seized the time to strengthen the position, dig anti-artillery holes, and do all possible blows. Just when the soldiers were confidently waiting for the army to come to the door, the squadron leader of the reconnaissance squadron came to the headquarters of Sakai.

"Report to Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, the situation of the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has been clearly reconnoitred." , the squadron leader said loudly.

"Well, report it!" Sakai didn't have any expression.

"Hey! According to the information provided by our reconnaissance and secret services, it was confirmed that there were less than two regiments of the squadron in front of us, and these two regiments and one regiment remaining in Jinzhong were the rapid reaction brigades of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division, and they were the only mobile units of the Reading Division. There is also a mortar of an artillery battalion in it! There was also information that the commander of the Reading Division was on the opposite side of us. ”

"Yo Xi! It turned out that my enemy was Liu Hua. No wonder the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side dared to attack us with the strength of two regiments, and we said that one brigade of the Imperial Army was the same as ours. Major General Sakai muttered to himself, a smirk on the corner of his mouth.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, do you already have a countermeasure?" The chief of staff asked.

"Liu Hua... Liu Hua, I will definitely not let you go this time! Chief of Staff, order all the captains to come here for a meeting right away! Sakai ordered.

"Hi..."

After a while, the six captains stood in front of Sakai.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the beginning of the war, our brigade has been frequently attacked by the Eighth Route Army, which has caused our army to suffer heavy losses! That's all because these battles were personally commanded by Liu Hua, the commander of the Reading Division. Everyone is a garrison in various parts of Shanxi, and I think Liu Hua, the commander of this reading division, should be familiar with him, because he is the number one enemy of our entire Shanxi army and the enemy of our entire empire. Now this man is right in front of us. ”

Before Sakai's words were finished, several captains began to discuss. From their words, we know that they have all suffered Liu Hua's losses.

"Baga, isn't it just Liu Hua? Scare you all like this, are you still soldiers of the Empire, or officers of the Empire? Sakai couldn't help but get angry.

"Hey..."Everyone bowed their heads together.

"Yo Xi! I know we've all suffered from him in the past, but not this time. Although Liu Hua was directly opposite us, according to the reconnaissance squadron's reconnaissance, there were only two regiments with less than 3,000 troops on his side. And we, hehe, although we have lost almost all of our heavy weapons, but our entire brigade still has a strength of nearly 4,000 people, and we have an absolute advantage. So, today is a good time for you to take revenge. Sakai smiled and was encouraged.

"Hey! His Excellency the Brigade Commander is requested to give the order to fight. Everyone replied in unison, and the panicked crowd became calm.

"Yo Xi! Ladies and gentlemen, my idea is to use the strength in our hands to eliminate Liu Hua's two regiments and himself. Even if we can't destroy him, we're going to trap him here and wait for the arrival of the other armies. Do you have any opinions? Sakai asked.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, please assign the task, and there is no opinion on the humble post." At this time, a group leader stepped forward.

"Ask the brigade commander to give the order." The rest answered together.

"Yo Xi, Mu Yijun, your third brigade is currently the most neatly organized and has the most ample ammunition among all brigades. So you have to take on the most difficult tasks. Sakai reminded.

"Ask the brigade commander to give the order!" Kiichi Shaozo stood up.

"Yo Xi, order the 3rd Brigade to be the vanguard of the brigade and bring all the ammunition. Under the leadership of the reconnaissance squadron, from the two flanks of the Eighth Route Army's position, they quietly touched the rear of the Eighth Route Army's position and cut off their connection with the Eighth Route Army in Jinzhong. ”

"Hey! The brigade commander, the 3rd Brigade guaranteed the completion of the task. Kiyi Shaozo replied confidently.

"Second, Fourth Brigade!"

"Hey...", the two Shaozo stood up at the same time.

"The second brigade is on the right flank of the Eighth Route Army, and the fourth brigade is on the left flank of the Eighth Route Army. Your mission is to block the Eighth Route Army's access to the mountains and prevent them from hiding in the mountains. ”

"Hi..."

"The remaining three brigades will stay here with me to prevent them from returning to their base."

"Hey...", the remaining three captains replied in unison.

"Gentlemen, whether you can eliminate the main force of the Reading Force and eliminate Liu Hua depends on this action. I hope that you will work hard with me to fight hard for His Majesty the Emperor and for the future of the Empire. Sakai sighed.

"Hey."

In this way, a siege and annihilation battle carefully planned by Sakai began, and the various brigades of the army were under the cover of darkness. Quietly open the position and drive towards your own preset position.

As for the patrols deployed by Liu Hua on both flanks of the position, in the face of the reconnaissance squadron with strong combat effectiveness, they could only be quietly eliminated in the end. In this way, the various units of the army successfully passed through the defense line deployed by Liu Hua.

At this time, Liu Hua and the others were glad that the army did not attack, and they did not find a huge encirclement at all, and an encirclement against Liu Hua himself was slowly being completed.

It wasn't until two hours later that the encirclement slowly revealed its figure.

"Commander, commander ... Oh no, something happened. Something big is wrong. The head of the third regiment didn't care about saluting and said eagerly. At this time, Liu Hua's brows slowly wrinkled, and he seemed to feel a trace of crisis.

"Head Wang, don't worry! Something happened, speak slowly. Liu Hua said.

"Commander, something has happened, the two flanks of our position have been attacked by the enemy, and a platoon serving as a patrol has all been killed."

"What? How is it possible for a platoon of soldiers to quietly sacrifice all their lives? Liu Hua let out an exclamation.

"Commander, that's right, ten minutes ago, it was supposed to be the time for the patrol force to change guards, but there were no soldiers alive or dead. I was suspicious at the time, and sent troops over to see that all the soldiers in a platoon were touched on the neck... And judging by the reconnaissance in the woods, there are traces of the passage of troops on both of our flanks...", Commander Wang reported.

Said army special forces? This was Liu Hua's first reaction after listening to the report. However, when I thought about it, I immediately smiled. Because the first time the special forces of the army appeared on the battlefield in North China were a few years later, and this special force was still specifically aimed at the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, how could it appear now?

"Commander, what should we do now?" Wang Benqing, the head of the third regiment, reminded. Vulcanization immediately reflected in my imagination.

"What did you just say?" Liu Hua asked embarrassedly.

"Commander, I'm asking what we should do next?" Wang Benqing replied depressedly.

"Well, now immediately rule out the real car and reconnoiter our two wings and rear, and in addition, send a report to Luo Zhihui, the head of the Jinzhong county, and ask him to immediately impose martial law on the county town to prevent the army from sneaking past our two wings." Liu Hua ordered.

"Also, order the warriors to be ready for battle and at the same time strengthen the defenses on our two flanks, I suspect that the little devils want to break through from our two flanks." Liu Hua then ordered.

"Yes, Commander, I'll go and set it up." Wang Benqing turned around and left.

Looking at Wang Benqing's back, Liu Hua slowly fell into deep thought, what did the army want to do? Sneaky... Slowly, he frowned, and at the same time, a hint of danger came to his mind again.

(To be continued)