Tomamichi looked at the top of the mountain, which had become a sea of fire, in amazement, took off his hat and bowed deeply, and then said to the staff officer: "If the Chinese army has such fighting spirit as theirs, we will not be able to fight here!" ”

The staff officers were clearly not in the mood to appreciate the fighting spirit of the Chinese army. His face was pale and he looked a little frightened, and said, "Your Excellency, now that the field artillery has been destroyed, what should we do?" ”

Tomachi looked a little excited and said, "What if the wild cannon is gone, we still have the spirit of bushido!" What the people of China can do, can't we imperial soldiers do? Inform the troops to move on! Tell the warriors of the Empire that there are only two outcomes in today's battle, death or success! ”

The staff officer had to bow his head and say, "Hai! ”

The Japanese army soon launched a fierce attack on the position of the 341st Regiment through the town of Panlong, and the fight was extremely fierce. As soon as they encountered the positions of the Chinese troops, they immediately concentrated the grenadiers for bombardment, and then the light and heavy machine guns covered the flanks, and the riflemen rushed up with a howl.

The tactics of the 341st Regiment were just the opposite, and the head of the regiment Wu Quanfu said: "Defeat the devil's spearhead and withdraw, don't rub it off!" ”

The fighters constantly ambushed the Japanese soldiers, then resisted step by step, alternately covering the retreat, and used the terrain and machine-gun fire to kill and wound the charging Japanese troops.

Although the Japanese offensive was fierce, it was very unsuitable for this "retreat" tactic, like a punch on cotton, which was obviously energetic but could not be used, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Chief of Staff Zhou looked at it with a telescope for a while, and said with a smile: "Wu Quanfu's battle is getting better and better!" If the fight continues like this, even if Tomamidi can rush to Changle Village, I'm afraid there won't be a few people left. ”

Zheng Weiguo nodded and said: "It's right to lure the enemy deeper, I'm afraid that Tomamidi will find out that the momentum is not good, turn around and run, and it will be rare for us to catch a big fish under this net." ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Didn't the 129th Division have been asked to suspend the attack on Changle Village? As long as the remnants of Kashiwazaki are still there, Tomame will not dare to leave them alone. ”

Zheng Weiguo shook his head and said: "That's not necessarily, Kashiwazaki is just a wing commander, and there is no reason to get a brigade commander for the wing commander!" ”

In Changle Village, Kashiwazaki is also saying this. One of his legs was injured by the explosion, and he couldn't sit on his knees, so he had to half-lie on a chair. There were a group of officers around the room, and their faces were ugly. Most of them were still injured, which made the atmosphere in the room very heavy.

Kashiwazaki didn't let others help him, he supported half of his body with difficulty, and said to the officers: "Gentlemen, Your Excellency Tomachi is trying to rescue our troops from breaking through, but you have all seen the situation here, and it is impossible to break through. If you force reinforcements, it will only cost you the lives of more than a thousand Imperial warriors, so I want to ask him to evacuate first! ”

The officers were not surprised, let alone murmured, and bowed their heads together and said, "Hai! ”

Kashiwazaki nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yo Xi, you didn't disappoint me!" He continued: "I will bear full responsibility for this defeat, and I will later disembowelment to thank His Majesty the Emperor." Qing Shui Shaozuo will lead you to break through, and whether you can succeed depends on the will of God. ”

Qing Shui Shaozuo hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, the responsibility for this defeat is not yours, you can break through with us!" The officers followed suit.

Kashiwazaki waved his hand with difficulty and said, "You don't need to persuade me anymore, please let me preserve the honor of an imperial samurai!" ”

The crowd couldn't persuade again, so they had to bow their heads again and say, "Haiyi! ”

Tomame is directing his troops to attack frantically. Although the soldiers were very tired, their morale was not bad when they saw the brigade commander personally commanding them.

A staff officer hurried over and said, "Your Excellency, an urgent telegram from Kashiwazaki Nakasa! ”

Tomami took a look, his face flushed, and he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.

The staff officer hurriedly supported him and said anxiously: "Your Excellency, what's wrong with you?" Now that the situation is dangerous, you can't be harmed! ”

Tomami sighed, pointed to his heart, and said, "It's been a big mess, and now I don't know what to do!" ”

Kashiwazaki committed suicide by caesarean section after sending a farewell telegram, and Shimizu was shot and killed in the ensuing forced breakout, and the remnants of the army were subsequently dispersed. Although there are still many remnants of Japanese troops in the valleys and river beaches near Changle Village, they are all stragglers, and the formed troops can no longer be found.

Taiyuan, Shanxi, the headquarters of the First Army (due to the surprise attack of the 33rd Division on Taiyuan and the great loss of face for the Japanese army, the headquarters of the First Army has moved to Taiyuan in advance to strengthen control over Shanxi). The commander, Lieutenant General Kazuki Kiyoji, was in a hurry, and the siege of the Ninth Route in the southeast of Jin, which he presided over, had become a joke, not only failed to destroy the "communist army", but also put the two wings in extreme danger.

The phone on the table rang suddenly, and Kiyoji Kazuki hurriedly rushed over to pick it up like seeing a life-saving straw. There was a cough on the phone and said, "Xiangyue-kun, Lu Airlines has agreed to send a plane to pick it up tomorrow morning!" ”

Kazuki Kiyoshi said hurriedly: "But the troops are already in extreme danger, I'm afraid they won't be able to wait until tomorrow morning!" ”

The tone on the phone suddenly became stern, and he said, "Xiangyue-kun, you should have discovered the danger earlier, instead of waiting until things were out of control before you remembered to ask for Lu Hang's guidance!" ”

Kazuki Kiyoji hurriedly got up, bowed his head and saluted, "Haiyi! Your Excellency, I am willing to take full responsibility for this defeat. ”

The tone on the phone softened a little, and said, "It's not all your fault, let's finish well, I will arrange for you to transfer to the reserve after the battle is over." After saying that, he hung up the phone with a bang.

Kiyoji Kazuki's face turned pale, and he sat down weakly, and the phone snapped and was thrown to the ground.

After the defeat of the enemy at Changle Village, the 129th Division immediately informed the 33rd Division. Zheng Weiguo heard that it was not good to be busy, and said: "As soon as Kashiwazaki dies, Tomamidi will definitely run!" ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said: "Division, I suggest that the 341st Regiment immediately launch an attack on the enemy in front of you. As long as we entangle the enemy army, we can concentrate our efforts to annihilate it on the front line of Beaulong. ”

Zheng Weiguo said: "The 332nd regiment is resting, let them go." The 341st Regiment gathered its troops first, and it was not too late to press on it when the 332nd Regiment started a fierce battle with the enemy. ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said, "Okay, I'll arrange it." ”

Compared with the mobilization of the Chinese army, the Japanese army's response ability was obviously stronger. Without waiting for the 33rd Division to close the circle, Tomi commanded the troops to disengage from the 341st Regiment, and then quickly moved to the direction of Liao County. He believed that he could only break through the blockade of the 342nd Regiment again, and the Chinese army would never try to catch up with them again.

On the position of the 342nd Regiment, Regiment Commander Qi Sixian was directing the troops to step up the construction of fortifications. The correspondent ran over and said, "Tuanzao, Shizao wants to talk to you!" ”

When Captain Qi heard this, he hurriedly put down the hoe, ran to take the loudspeaker, and said, "Master, I'm Qi Sixian!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said on the other end: "Commander Qi, Tomamidi is going to run, you must resolutely resist this time, and the large army will arrive soon!" ”

Commander Qi hurriedly said: "Master, don't worry! With our 342nd regiment guarding here, don't even think about flying over a single bird feather in Tomamidi! ”

Zheng Weiguo smiled: "Okay, then I'll rest assured!" ”

So the 332nd Regiment and the 341st Regiment pursued, the 342nd Regiment intercepted, and the 331st Regiment and the 129th Division could be reinforced at any time in the distance.

After the battle began, Chief of Staff Zhou said happily: "Three regiments beat the remnants of one of his brigades, and we have won this battle!" ”

Zheng Weiguo didn't think that there was still a possibility of turning the tables in Tomamidi, and said with a smile: "If you can kill a brigade commander, it won't be in vain!" ”

The field phone rang suddenly, Zheng Weiguo hurriedly picked it up, and said with a smile: "Hey, I'm Zheng Weiguo." ”

The other end of the phone said: "Master, I'm Qi Sixian!" ”

Zheng Weiguo was taken aback and said, "Commander Qi, you have already joined the 332nd regiment?" Tomame field, did you catch it? ”

At that time, Commander Qi said: "Shizuo, that, that Tomamidi has run away, Commander Li has already led his troops to catch up, and he will soon go to pursue." "Commander Qi will speak in dialects when he is nervous, but Zheng Weiguo will not feel funny at this time.

"Ran away? What are you three groups doing to eat! As he spoke, Zheng Weiguo hung up the phone and said to Chief of Staff Zhou: "It's really that the three monks have no water to eat, so they let Tomamidi run away!" No, I'll have to go there! ”

Chief of Staff Zhou said, "Why don't I go on your behalf!" ”

Zheng Weiguo said angrily: "No! I want to see with my own eyes whether this Tomami land will drill into the sky or escape from the ground, and the three regiments can't even surround it! ”

When they arrived on the battlefield, Li Dazhuang and Qi Sixian were not there. Without waiting for Zheng Weiguo to get angry, Wu Quanfu hurriedly greeted him, poured a cup of hot tea for Zheng Weiguo, and said, "Master, don't be angry!" Listen to me, it's not a bad thing for us! ”

Zheng Weiguo was angry and said: "Let go of the enemy, you still have no success!" From which regiment's line of defense did Tomamidi escape? ”

Commander Wu hurriedly explained: "Before we could join the circle, Tomamidi fled to the mountains along the path. By the time we arrived, we had only one broken squadron. Commander Li and Regiment Commander Qi had already led their troops to chase after them, and news had just come that they had surrounded the remnants of the Japanese army on top of a wall. ”

Zheng Weiguo was puzzled: "The devil dares to take the path? "Because the Japanese army was not familiar with the terrain, they generally marched along the road. It is too dangerous for them to take small roads, not to mention that the logistics are not guaranteed, and they are also vulnerable to ambushes. But now is a fatal time, and it's normal to panic.

Several officers nodded again and again, and Wu Quanfu said: "Shizuo, don't worry, there is only one road on the top of that wall, and it has been blocked by our troops!" ”

Zheng Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and said, "That's pretty much it!" Where are you all around? ”

Qi Sixian pointed to the map and said, "Master, you see, this is here, called Guan Jiayuan." ”

Zheng Weiguo almost squirted out the tea in his mouth, his face turned red, and said, "What is it?" ”

Qi Sixian and his officers looked at each other, carefully confirmed the name of the place, and then said with certainty: "That's right, it's Guan Jiayuan!" ”