"Division commander, now our army has penetrated a distance of 20 kilometers into the territory of Shanxi Province, and after repeated rapid marches and battles, the soldiers are physically and mentally exhausted. Plus it's already early in the morning. Therefore, Your Excellency the division commander, I suggest that the troops set up camp on the spot and prepare to rest and recuperate. After dawn tomorrow, with the cooperation of the aviation troops, continue the attack, which may receive better results" Looking out the window of the car at the increasingly heavy pace of the Imperial soldiers. The chief of staff hurriedly ordered to his side, and the division commander Kenji Dohihara, who was closing his eyes and recuperating.

Hearing the words of the chief of staff, the division commander immediately opened his eyes, looked at the soldiers who were panting and marching rapidly outside the car window, and nodded with deep sympathy: "Yo Xi, chief of staff, immediately give orders to all troops, and the troops will camp on the spot and rest." However, now that we have penetrated dozens of kilometers into the occupied area of the Eighth Route Army, we have ordered all units to do a good job of vigilance to prevent the Eighth Route Army from carrying out a sneak attack at night..."

"Hey, Your Excellency the Division Commander, I'll go and deliver the order right away..."After speaking, the chief of staff signaled the driver to stop, got out of the division commander's car, and gave orders to a group of heralds who followed closely behind the headquarters.

With the order of the division commander, these little devil soldiers who were already tired and out of breath after several hours of rapid marching. Except for some of the unlucky vigilant soldiers, the rest of the little devils immediately sat down on the ground and began to rest. At the same time, piles of bonfires were quickly lit everywhere in the position....

Of course, the change in the army's marching plan was also reported at the first time, and he had already moved his military division headquarters to Wang Nanhu in the Baitashan area. Commander Wang Nanhu, Political Commissar Chen Revolutionary. At this moment, the two of them were holding the telegram sent by Chen Wei, the commander of the only regiment, frowning, pacing back and forth in the dim headquarters....

"Commander, this trick of the little devil has ruthlessly killed our army. A reinforced brigade, and even more importantly, less than 2 km behind this reinforced brigade, there is a fully staffed infantry wing ... If we launch an attack on this reinforced brigade, this army wing, in less than 15 minutes of rapid marching, will be able to rush to the battlefield to launch a counterattack like us, or even counterattack us, and finally annihilate us completely... At that time, it will be very difficult for our troops to withdraw smoothly. Political Commissar Chen Revolution broke the tranquility of the headquarters and analyzed the enemy situation described in this telegram to Wang Nanhu, the commander who was also frowning beside him.

"Lao Chen, things are not so simple. The total strength of this reinforced brigade alone is more than 1,400 people, and it is also equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns and mortars. With such an elite field force, you say, how many troops do we need to pull out before we can solve the battle in another 15 minutes. If nothing else, the commander of the Little Devil Division has already seen through our battle plan and is taking deliberate precautions against us..."Commander Wang Nanhu continued.

Suddenly, as Wang Nanhu finished speaking, the entire headquarters once again fell into tranquility. In the huge headquarters, except for the footsteps of two people and the constant sound of the radio sounding, there was no sound..."Damn, I can't help it." Fighting, even if all the troops are exhausted, they will fight me. I don't believe that the three main regiments we have arranged in front of us have more than 6,000 people, and they can't even pack up a reinforced brigade of little devils..." Wang Nanhu clenched his fists tightly and slammed them on the table in front of him.

"Commander, you can't mess around. That's one-third of the strength of our military division, and if one of them is not good, it may fall into the heavy encirclement of the army, and this decision must be made carefully..."Looking at the angry commander Wang Nanhu in front of him, political commissar Chen Revolution hurriedly reminded him, fearing that the commander in front of him would make some unwise moves.

"Lao Chen, now we are ready to send it... Could it be that we just watched a main division of the Yue Army swagger into our ambush circle. In that case, the ambush we have set up here will not only fail to complete the mission. What's more, the more than 10,000 troops ambushed in the Baita Mountain area may be hit by the destruction of the army if one is not good... What's more, after Baita Mountain, there is no more favorable terrain for us to take advantage of. At that time, we really won't have any way to stop the pace of the army's advance..."Regarding the words of the political commissar, Wang Nanhu's heart is very clear. However, at this juncture of crisis, Wang Nanhu can only make a dangerous decision.

After listening to Wang Nanhu's words, the political commissar who was ready to persuade his old partner in front of him immediately lowered his head silently. Because, what the commander just said is not only the true situation, but more importantly, at this moment, the military region headquarters and a large number of organs have taken root in Taiyuan. Even if all the troops of his three divisions are exhausted, he can't let a little devil enter Taiyuan. Otherwise, he will become a sinner for the entire Reading Force, the entire Eighth Route Army.

"But, Lao Chen, don't worry, I won't fight hard. The troops in front are all excellent and well-trained soldiers, and it would be a pity if they were to lose like this. In this way, let's think about how we can solve the problems we are currently encountering, and find a way to completely annihilate the avant-garde and strengthen the brigade... You know, our goal is that when the main force of the army arrives in the Baita Mountains, we will kill at least one of the little devils of the infantry wing, and now we have only completed less than a quarter of the goal. Looking at the silent political commissar, Commander Wang Nanhu hurriedly said.

"Well... If we draw the strength of two infantry regiments, equip them with a certain amount of heavy firepower, and encircle and annihilate them, according to the combat effectiveness of the enemy and our armies, it will take at least half an hour to complete the task and smoothly withdraw from the position... In other words, the problem we are now facing is how to block an infantry wing in the rear of the avant-garde brigade for at least fifteen minutes. Listening to Wang Nanhu's words, political commissar Chen Revolution couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, the problem that needs to be solved by two people is clearly stated ..."Commander, commissar. I think you forgot about a troop. At the front line, we have not only arranged three reading groups. More importantly, artillery regiments directly under the jurisdiction of the sub-district were also deployed at the front. Could we consider bringing artillery regiments into battle? You must know that the artillery regiment has a total of 36 mountain guns of various kinds. In terms of heavy firepower, our artillery regiment can completely suppress the firepower of a wing of the Chinese army. Just as the two of them were once again lost in thought. The chief of staff of the division, who had been in the headquarters all the time, did not speak, suddenly spoke.

"That's right, after a long time, how did we forget Zhou Zhigang's artillery regiment... If the artillery regiment joins, the problem in my heart can be easily solved..."Commander Wang Nanhu suddenly walked out of his own thinking, and said with excitement on his face.

"Commander, we can use not only our artillery regiment, but also the engineer regiment... Let the engineer regiment plant a large amount of explosives on our ambush positions ... If the sappers and infantry are properly deployed, the time for us to completely annihilate a reinforced brigade can be reduced to 15 minutes. Coupled with the addition of the artillery regiment, it is completely possible to complete the almost impossible task of completely annihilating the reinforced brigade of the army and successfully retreating. With the reminder of the chief of staff, the thinking of political commissar Chen Revolution was also completely opened. And at the first time, the engineer regiment of the military subdivision came to mind. Because, in his impression, the blasting of the engineer regiment, if used properly, has a huge lethality.

"Okay, it's really three stinkers worth one Zhuge Liang. I really didn't expect that a problem that I didn't have any clue just now would be solved immediately after being reminded by the chief of staff. Chief of Staff, you have made a great contribution in this battle..."Commander Wang Nanhu's frowning brows were completely relaxed at this moment, and he could no longer see the worried look he had just seen.

"Commander, don't talk about me... You and the political commissar have been busy with the ambush battle for the past few days, and it is reasonable to forget these little things... Let's make a concrete battle plan, the time is getting closer and closer. Therefore, I suggest that we strive to annihilate the avant-garde brigade of the army by tomorrow night..."After listening to the commander's praise, the chief of staff said modestly.

"Okay, then we will give the little devil's avant-garde brigade a good battle plan and wipe it out in the shortest possible time..."Wang Nanhu smiled and responded. Immediately, the three of them looked at the map of Jindong on the table and began to study it... In less than half an hour, a battle plan for assembling two infantry regiments, an engineer regiment, and an artillery regiment to completely annihilate the vanguard brigade of the Chinese army and inflict heavy damage on the second infantry wing of the Chinese army appeared on the table of the headquarters.

"It's finally done, Commander, I'm sure that the avant-garde brigade of the little devils will not escape the palm of our hands tomorrow... There is also the 2nd Infantry Wing of the Japanese Army. Although we can't wipe it all out. However, with the artillery regiment and the engineer regiment in our hands, we will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to them..."After carefully checking the battle plan in his hand, political commissar Chen Revolution said with excitement on his face. Obviously, there is a lot of confidence in the battle plan drawn up by a few people.

"Lao Chen, since this is the case, then we will start arranging overnight. However, in order to facilitate coordination and cooperation among the four regiments on the front, I suggest that Comrade Lin Wei, commander of the only regiment, should be the commander-in-chief of the entire campaign, and Comrade Li Guohua, commander of the engineering regiment, should be the deputy commander to take unified command of the battle. Looking at the chief of staff and political commissar in front of him with excited faces, Commander Wang Nanhu finally ordered.

"Yes, Commander, I'll deliver the order right away... Let Regiment Commander Lin lead the troops to start arranging overnight...."Political Commissar Chen Revolution didn't say a word, and walked over to the radio room next to the headquarters with the battle plan.

And just when Commander Wang Nanhu and others were studying countermeasures in the headquarters. Lin Wei, the commander of the only regiment, was also pacing back and forth in his temporary regiment headquarters, showing great anxiety. As for the specific reason, it is also because of the matter of the avant-garde brigade of the army

"Political commissar, have all the troop losses been counted?" Finally, while the head of the regiment, Lin Wei, was anxiously waiting, the political commissar hurriedly walked in.

"Lao Lin, it's been counted. In addition to the reconnaissance company that was still operating around the army, a total of 457 cadres and fighters were killed and 126 were seriously wounded. Except for 13 cadres and fighters in one of the battalions, all the rest died heroically..."Looking at the regiment commander Lin Wei with an anxious look on his face in front of him, the political commissar hurriedly told the figures he had just counted.

"Alas! In one night, we lost a full third of our strength. More importantly, the army changed its offensive formation at this time. With the current strength of our unique group, there is no chance to start... I really didn't expect that the commander of the little devil division would be so cunning, and he could see through our army's battle plan at once, and crack our army's formation very accurately. The head of the regiment, Lin Wei, shook his head helplessly. Thinking of a reinforced brigade at the forefront of the Yue Army is a headache.

However, just when the headquarters fell silent, a rush of footsteps came from far and near, and quickly walked towards the temporary regimental headquarters: "Regiment commander, political commissar, commander urgent telegram..."

"Uh, the commander telegraphed... Did the commander have some new order? Regiment Commander Lin Wei took the telegram handed over by the chief of staff in confusion and began to read it.

"Okay, now there is a way, I let the little devil be arrogant, now let you have a good taste of the power of our Eighth Route Army. The commander deserves to be called the commander, and such a dangerous situation will be solved in front of him immediately..."Lin Wei, who had just read less than half of the contents of the telegram, immediately applauded because of the wonderful content in the telegram.

"Regiment commander, what is so happy, you know, now our top priority is how to solve the avant-garde reinforcement brigade of the little devils..."Looking at the regiment commander with a smile on his face, the political commissar asked puzzled.

"Haha, commissar, the commander gave us an idea... Now, with this order from the commander, we no longer need to worry about the reinforced brigade of the army... Here, you see, this is a combat order jointly issued by the commander to us for the only regiment, the only second regiment, the engineer regiment, and the artillery regiment. We are asked to carry out a unified action with our four regiments to destroy the advance guard brigade of the Chinese army and severely damage the second infantry wing of the Japanese army..."As he spoke, Lin Wei, who was already smiling, handed the telegram in his hand to the political commissar.

"Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the Second Independent Regiment, the Engineer Regiment, and the Artillery Regiment, asking them where they are now. At the same time, they were ordered to set out overnight, and be sure to rush to the Haseguchi area, the assembly place prescribed by the commander, to stand by tomorrow morning, and prepare to arrange the battlefield for the little devils..."Now that the commander has appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of the four regiments. Of course, the regiment commander Lin Wei did not hesitate, and ordered loudly under the shocked eyes of the chief of staff and the political commissar.

"But, Commander. Why should we order the other three regiments?" looked at the excited look of the regiment commander in front of him. The chief of staff hastened to remind.

"Chief of Staff, you just go and convey the order, this is the commander's order..."Lin Wei didn't say much.

With the telegram from the military sub-division headquarters and the commander of the only regiment, Lin Wei, they arrived at the regimental headquarters of the three regiments one after another. The three regiments did not hesitate and immediately followed the orders on the telegram. Leaving with his troops overnight, he rushed to Haseguchi, the final ambush site set by the commander, fearing that one of his own mistakes would delay the fighter plane for the entire battle... Finally, after almost eight hours of rapid marching, the remaining less than 1,000 troops of the 1st Regiment of Reading Force, also under the leadership of the regiment commander Lin Wei, became the last troops to arrive at Haseguchi... And just when the only regiment arrived, the other three regiment commanders were already waiting at the valley mouth with their troops..."Commander Yang, Commander Li, and Commander Zhou. I really didn't expect that I would hurry up and rush behind you. Let everyone wait for a long time, I, Lin Wei, said here, when this battle is over, I will definitely invite you to my regiment headquarters to drink..."Looking at the three regiment commanders in front of him, Lin Wei immediately said apologetically.

"Lao Lin, this is not your reason, your only regiment has been fighting in front all night, the troops are very tired, plus there are so many seriously wounded, it is understandable behind us. As for this meal, I must remember. Let's go, go to the valley, I have asked the cooking class to prepare breakfast for the soldiers of the only regiment, and everyone will be able to eat a hot meal immediately..."Looking at Lin Wei, the leader of the only regiment with a tired face, Yang Dezhi, the commander of the second regiment, immediately stood up and said... After a hearty breakfast, the warriors slowly regained their strength. At the same time, the four regiment commanders also gathered together to make a final discussion about the battle that the troops will encounter this afternoon..."Lao Lin, since the commander has named you to be the commander-in-chief, you can give us an order, I, Lao Yang, absolutely support you?" Looking at Lin Wei in front of him, with an embarrassed look on his face. Yang Dezhi knew that Lin Wei was embarrassed, so he hurriedly comforted..."Yes, Regiment Commander Lin, we must obey the commander's orders unconditionally, so you can give the order..." The remaining two regiment commanders also expressed their positions.

"Then thank you for the support of the three brothers, it's still the same sentence just now, what is wrong with me, you must help me point it out... I thought so, according to the operational plan drawn up by the commander, the four regiments were divided into two. The only regiment, two battalions of the second regiment, and one battalion of the engineer regiment were responsible for ambushing the avant-garde reinforcement brigade of the Japanese army. The artillery regiment, the remaining two battalions of the engineer regiment, and one battalion of the second regiment are responsible for severely damaging the second infantry wing of the Japanese army..."Seeing the three regiment commanders who were speechless, Lin Wei continued.

(To be continued)