Back at the regiment headquarters, Qiao Youhua suddenly remembered something, turned to Guo Meng behind him and said, "Political Commissar Guo, there is something we must hurry up and do." ”

"You mean to repair the tunnels in Dahe Village?" Guo Meng said clearly.

Qiao Youhua nodded and said, "That's right, even if you can't build all the underground tunnels in Dahe Village, you have to dig a tunnel between Dahe Village and Luquan or Feiyunling to make sure you can." ”

Guo Meng said: "Dahe Village is too far away from Luquan, and the amount of work is too large in a short period of time, so let's dig a tunnel between Dahe Village and Feiyunling." ”

"Yes, you go and mobilize the people, take advantage of the improvement of the situation now, and start construction as much as possible!" Qiao Youhua nodded in agreement.

That night, Guo Meng mobilized the people to carry various excavation tools and quietly drove to Dahe Village at night, and began to dig tunnels with the coordination of the officers and soldiers of the third battalion.

In the Shimen Japanese Army Headquarters, Seishiro Itagaki also reported the battle losses during the day today to the North China Front Headquarters, and took the initiative to take responsibility for the failure of this operation.

In view of Itagaki Seishiro's personal prestige and the fact that the current encirclement and suppression was the right time to employ people, the North China Front Army Headquarters did not give Itagaki Seishiro any punishment after deliberation, and encouraged him.

Itagaki Seishiro then asked the front army aviation to continue to dispatch to assist the Japanese army in the encirclement and suppression operation, and Terauchi Shouichi also readily agreed.

Silent all night, the Japanese army did not move on a large scale, only thousands of people in Dahe Village and hundreds of officers and soldiers of the third battalion rushed to repair and dig underground fortifications overnight, and the strength of the number of people was great.

Thousands of people started digging from the Feiyun Ridge side and Dahe Village opposite each other, and by dawn, the two sides had already dug several hundred meters.

Qiao Youhua also had a rare good night's sleep, and called Erdaogouzi and Magou Town to inquire, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong with the night, Qiao Youhua began to wash, Liu Ruhan brought her breakfast, and told him that the political commissar Guo Meng took Minzhuang to Feiyunling and Dahe Village last night, so that he didn't have to look for her.

After breakfast, Qiao Youhua went to see Liu Jianhua again, although he was still in a coma, he had no fever, and the wound showed no signs of deterioration.

"Commander." Zheng Yunshan and Liu Xiaohai walked in and saluted him.

Qiao Youhua asked, "What, something?" ”

Liu Xiaohai said: "It's not a big deal, just to see if the company commander is awake." ”

Qiao Youhua nodded and said, "Not yet, but I've seen it, he is not in danger of life, he will wake up sooner or later, you two will go out for a walk with me." ”

…………

Shimen, the headquarters of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army.

"General, what are we going to do next?" After yesterday's fiasco, Nishimura Riwin still had palpitations and didn't dare to pay attention anymore.

Itagaki Seishiro said: "Without the support of baggage, artillery and tanks, it is too risky for a lone army to go deep into Luquan County, so I decided to concentrate my forces and launch a fierce attack from the periphery of the minefield on the western front of Dahe Village, although it will cost some more resources, but it is the only feasible way."

The minefield of the Chinese is the weak point of their defensive line, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that! ”

Nishimura Levin couldn't help but say: "But, Your Excellency, with the constant attacks of the Chinese army, I'm afraid the engineer troops will not be able to sweep the mines!" ”

"Without using sappers to clear mines, I have already requested aviation support from the front army headquarters, and only need the engineer troops to guide on the ground, and then the air force fighters will bomb and explode to eradicate the minefields of the Chinese people and clear a way forward for the imperial army!" Itagaki Seishiro said: "You immediately pass my order, and all the artillery units will be transferred immediately, rush to the minefield on the western front, and join the roundabout troops."

The 9th Brigade also quickly dispatched, and this time it will not take Luquan County, and it will not give up! ”

"Then how to arrange the 10th Division, the 8th Brigade should also arrive today." Nishimura Lewin Road.

"Let them continue to besiege the two towns of Erdaogouzi and Magou, and contain the forces of the scattered chinens." Itagaki Seishiro Road.

"Your Excellency General, let's order the 8th Brigade to act with us, besiege these two towns, one 33rd Brigade and other troops directly under the 10th Division should be enough, and if necessary, you can also order the cavalry wing directly under the 10th Division to bypass these two towns and directly attack Luquan County, so as to slow down the resistance of our offensive on the Western Front." Nishimura Lewin Road.

Itagaki Seishiro thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right, then order the artillery, baggage and chariot units of the 8th Brigade and the 10th Division to move with us, join forces in one place, and storm the defense line of Dahe Village." ”

Bringing the troops of the 10th Division and letting them take the lead and be cannon fodder, the 5th Division will reap the benefits of the fishermen, although it is not explicitly stated, but this is something that Seishiro Itagaki and Nishimura Riwin Daisa both know.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, the 9th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army, the artillery wing directly under the division, and the baggage wing all rushed to the outside of the minefield one after another to join up with the roundabout troops who had been blocked here for a day and a night.

The trains and cavalry wings of the 10th Brigade and other units of the 8th Division also arrived one after another, and they were rushing to the battlefield on the Western Front one after another.

At this time, more than 20 bombers of the 4th Bomber Group of the Independent Aviation Regiment of the Japanese North China Front flew over Dahe Village under the cover of more than 10 Type 95 fighters.

Zhao Youde, deputy commander of the third battalion, immediately sent someone to report to the battalion commander Wu Ming, and Wu Ming quickly called Qiao Youhua to report the situation after receiving the notice.

Qiao Youhua got the information and rushed from Luquan to Dahe Village on horseback with a reconnaissance company of more than 100 people left.

While he was still on the road, the Japanese bomber group, guided by the ground forces, began to carpet and intensively bomb the minefield.

A shrill and piercing sound of bombs falling resounded in the sky, followed by an earth-shattering explosion, and the violent explosion blew up large areas of grass and wilderness with thick smoke and flames, and large bomb craters appeared one after another.

The mines planted by the Dragon's Tooth Task Force were affected by the destruction of the mines, and there were one death after another, but the sound of the mine explosions was masked by the explosion of the devil's aerial bombs.

The road ahead where the Japanese sappers stayed, within a narrow and narrow depth of about three kilometers, became an area for the devil bombers to focus on bombing, and in this area, mushroom clouds constantly rose into the sky.

Some of the three battalions of infantry who stayed in the minefield to monitor the movements of the Japanese army did not have time to retreat, and were also overwhelmed by the large-scale bombardment of the devils, and died heroically.