Since there were no anomalous reports from the 62nd Infantry Wing and the 83rd Infantry Wing, Sakai Chihei subconsciously believed that only a small unit of the Dragon's Tooth Task Force should have participated in the attack.

The main thing is that in the face of the confrontation of his own heavy troops, Sakai Chihei did not think that the Shina Army would dare to draw the main force and risk attacking some small strongholds of the Imperial Army, if this was the case, Sakai Chihei would not mind taking advantage of the situation to launch an attack and reoccupy Luquan and Zhengding.

Accomplish the strategic objectives that the 5th and 10th Divisions have always wanted to achieve.

Chiba Yuyuki said with some concern: "However, General, I think that the Chinese army suddenly took the initiative to attack at the moment, and it was attacking from both the north and south directions at the same time, and the behavior seems to be a little abnormal!" ”

"Huh? Tell me what you think. Sakai Chihei Road.

"It stands to reason that since the end of the last battle of Luquan, although the people of China have won a victory, it should also be a great loss of vitality, although a lot of new recruits have been replenished, but now should be a good time to recharge and train new recruits to restore their combat strength.

How could he suddenly take the initiative to attack the imperial army at this juncture? "The way of Chiba Yu.

Sakai Chihei muttered: "The people of Shina may be training in the stronghold of the Imperial Army along the railway, after all, you and I both know that only actual combat is the best way to improve combat effectiveness. ”

Chiba Yuyuki nodded and said: "What His Excellency the General said is also reasonable, it seems that only by letting the garrisons of Xinle and Jingcheng counties and the surrounding Imperial Alliance Army be dispatched, can we judge the true intentions of the Zhina Army." ”

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In the county seat of Jingcheng, the Japanese puppet army was dispatched in large numbers and rushed to Shang'an Town.

In a dense forest on both sides of the road three kilometers south of Shang'an Town, the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment and the 1st Battalion led by Ma Biao, Ma Shoutian and Ma Yiming were already ambushed here.

Waiting for the arrival of the Japanese puppet army in Jingcheng County.

The total strength of the Japanese puppet army in Jingcheng County was about 1,000 people, and for the sake of insurance, the Japanese army sent half of its troops to Shang'an Town to investigate the situation.

A puppet army squad was sent to the front as a pathfinder, but when this puppet army entered the ambush circle of the second regiment, Ma Biao did not give the order to open fire, but let them go.

When the main force of the follow-up Japanese puppet army thought it was safe to enter the ambush circle, Ma Biao took the lead in firing a shot.

More than 500 officers and men of Longya who were lying in ambush on both sides of the highway opened fire one after another, and a strong light and heavy machine gun formed a crossfire network, and the Japanese puppet army that was suddenly attacked suddenly screamed miserably, like wheat cut down by a sickle, and fell down one after another.

After a rapid fire to kill and injure the devils and the puppet army as much as possible, without waiting for the remaining Japanese puppet army to come to their senses, Ma Biao, Ma Shoutian, and Ma Yiming each led their soldiers to jump out of the ambush position and launched a charge against the Japanese puppet army.

The Japanese puppet army, which suffered heavy casualties, collapsed in the face of the rapid assault charge of the officers and soldiers of Longya, and the army was defeated like a mountain, and turned around and ran.

Ma Biao and his troops took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, easily dispersed the Japanese puppet army, and finally pursued it all the way to the outside of Jingcheng County, basically annihilating all the four or five hundred puppet troops, before they stopped the pursuit and began to clean up the battlefield.

Almost at the same time, another ambush battle was also staged between Lingshou and Xinle counties, but Jiang Haidong, who did not have to face the heavy confrontation of the Japanese army, had a greater advantage in terms of troops.

He not only asked the deputy regiment commander Liu Yidao to lead the team to ambush the Japanese puppet army troops who were dispatched from Xinle to patrol and inspect along the railway line, but also personally led an assault force, wearing the Japanese military uniforms captured before, pretending to be Japanese soldiers, and deceived the city gate of Xinle County.

Taking advantage of the situation, he led his troops into the county seat, defeated the Japanese puppet army left behind in the city, and after expelling him from the county seat, he also burned down several military warehouses in the city and various industries opened by a large number of Japanese merchants, causing heavy losses to the Japanese army.

This qiē happened in less than two or three hours, and in the afternoon, the news finally reached the headquarters of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army in Shimen.

After receiving the telegram, Chief of Staff Yuyuki Chiba immediately went to the office of the division commander Chihei Sakai.

"Your Excellency General, something is wrong, the garrisons of Jingcheng and Xinle counties have called one after another, and their troops out of the city have been ambushed by the main force of the Zhina Army, and almost all of them have been annihilated.

Especially in Xinle County, the cunning Chinese army ambushed the troops out of the city at the same time, but also took the opportunity to pretend to be the imperial army to attack the county seat, Xinle County once fell into the hands of the Chinese army, fortunately it has now been recaptured, but the imperial army's military warehouses in the city and various industries opened by imperial merchants were destroyed, and the losses were very heavy. Yuyuki Chiba reported with a solemn face.

In fact, Chiba Yuyuki didn't know that the reason why Xinle County was lost and regained was entirely because the Dragon's Tooth Regiment took the initiative to give up, otherwise with the Xinle garrison with heavy losses, where would they still have the strength to win back to the county.

"What do you say? The garrisons of two counties were ambushed at the same time? Chihei Sakai couldn't believe his ears, his face full of disbelief.

Seeing that the chief of staff, Yuyuki Chiba, nodded, he suddenly slammed the table and was furious: "Yaga Yalu!" The Chinese army is really cunning! Dare to deploy troops to attack the imperial army's railway line and ambush the imperial army's reinforcements under the nose of the imperial army! ”

For intelligence reasons, Sakai Chihei still doesn't know that the Dragon's Tooth Task Force has been reorganized into the Dragon's Tooth Column, so naturally he doesn't know how much the Dragon's Tooth Column has now.

Chiba Yuyuki nodded and said, "Yes, General, but this is also in line with Qiao Youhua's adventurous command style!" ”

Sakai Chihei immediately said: "Immediately order the 83rd and 62nd Infantry Wings to attack Luquan and Zhengding counties respectively, since the main force of the Zhina Army is not there, then our army will take the opportunity to capture these two county towns, and then go straight to the lair of the Dragon's Tooth Task Force, Pingshan County!" ”

"Hay!" Yuyuki Chiba bowed his head sharply and quickly took the order.

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In a forest on the side of a dirt road leading to Luquan in Pingshan County, Qiao Youhua and a group of cavalry battalion soldiers are resting here, in fact, this is already the junction area of Zhengding, Luquan and Pingshan counties.

Qiao Youhua was standing under a tree and smoking, Liu Jianhua and Zhao Tiezhu were standing on either side of him, at this time, a wireless communication soldier equipped for the cavalry battalion from the communications office trotted to Qiao Youhua with a marching radio on his back, and saluted Qiao Youhua and said: "Commander, the first regiment and the second regiment have called one after another, and they have basically completed the tasks assigned to them by the headquarters, and there is a specific battle report on it. ”

As he spoke, he took a step forward and handed the message to Qiao Youhua.

Qiao Youhua took it and read it, handed the telegram to Liu Jianhua beside him, and said with a smile: "Very good, Haidong and Ma Biao really lived up to their expectations and fought two beautiful battles, and then the little devil in Shimen will definitely be unable to hold his breath." ”