The commander of the Hagiwara Akira Brigade, who returned to Bunjo, received and agreed to the battle plan of Yasushi Otsuka Katsuden Zifengdian that night: the battle plan for the Eighth Route Army at Guanmen Mountain. In the afternoon before, the Tyumen Infantry Brigade, led by Chief of Staff Hebian, also left the Xiaoyushu Shandong Pass and was transported to the eastern outskirts of Wencheng by the automatic car squadron of the brigade station.

The reason why Hagiwara Akira asked the Tyumen Brigade to rush to Wencheng to stand by was also to prepare for the possibility that the division commander would summon the brigade to return to Nantong Pulu to fight. Unexpectedly, less than half an hour after Hagiwara Akira issued the battle order to Kosuke Otsuka, his brigade headquarters received a telegram from the division headquarters: The main force of the division and regiment will conquer Linfen, the headquarters of the second theater of the Chinese army, and the Tyumen brigade will be quickly transferred to the south to participate in the pursuit of the remnants of the central army in China.

Hagiwara was excited, but he was also dumbfounded.

The successful capture of Linfen meant that the defense area of the Chinese Army along the Jinnan Railway had collapsed, and the commander of the Sena Division, Lieutenant General Sena, and the commander of the Kato Brigade, Major General, should be congratulated. However, the division headquarters actually demanded that the Tyumen brigade be rebuilt tomorrow, which really caught Hagiwara by surprise.

The Tyumen Brigade was a wing of the Kato Brigade of the Sena Division, and this time, because the Chinese Army counterattacked Fengdian, the division commander Lieutenant General was worried about endangering the safety of the Songjiagou comfort women camp, so he temporarily transferred the Tyumen Brigade from the equally tight front line to help Xiaoyushu Mountain. Now that it is learned that Fengdian has been recovered, the Shina army has fled, and the crisis of Little Elm Mountain has been resolved, Lieutenant General Sena immediately asked the brigade to be rebuilt.

However, Hagiwara Akira's plan was to participate in the attack on the base area of the Eighth Route Army in Guanmen Mountain before the Tyumen Brigade was rebuilt. He preliminarily determined that it would also be at noon tomorrow, and that Kosuke Otsuka would set out from Fengdian, and the chief of staff of the riverside and the Tyumen brigade would set out from Wencheng, and attack the western foot of Guanmen Mountain on both sides. Unexpectedly, the division headquarters demanded that the Tyumen brigade leave for Linfen at almost the same time.

Hagiwara Akira already knew a lot about the two entrenchment points of the Eighth Route Army at the foot of Guanmen Mountain, and what he wanted was to completely gather and annihilate this Eighth Route Army in this battle and remove the threat south of the comfort women's secret camp once and for all. And if you want to achieve this tactical goal, it is not certain that Fengdian will dispatch two squadrons of imperial troops and a cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army alone; It was necessary for the "guest" Tyumen brigade to enter the battle.

After much hesitation, Hagiwara sent a telegram to the division headquarters explaining the situation and requesting that the return of the Tyumen brigade be postponed for one to two days. Soon, the chief of staff of the division personally replied to the telegram refusal: the Tyumen brigade arrived in Linfen by tomorrow evening at the latest. At the same time, however, the chief of staff also instructed Hagiwara Akira that he could consider launching a strike on the base areas of the Eighth Route Army overnight, and that the Tyumen Brigade would quickly resolve the battle after participating in the battle, and set off on a small train from Wencheng at noon tomorrow.

It seems that the strength of the imperial army on the Nantongpu Road front line is indeed insufficient, and it can only be so. Hagiwara Akira stared at the message, sighed, and looked at the watch on his wrist again, it was not yet seven o'clock, and now the order was transmitted, and the various divisions set out an hour later, and at ten o'clock in the night, they attacked simultaneously from the north and west directions of Kanmon Mountain.

A night raid may result in better results. Thinking of this, a smile finally appeared on the corner of the mouth of the brigade commander, Major General.

The revised battle order was urgently issued, and the Japanese troops participating in the battle immediately began to prepare.

The Tyumen Brigade on the West Road, under the personal command of the chief of staff of the Hagiwara Brigade on the riverside, was still transported by an automatic convoy at the brigade station, and marched from Wencheng to the western foot of Guanmen Mountain.

The northern road was commanded by Wing Captain Kosuke Otsuka, with the Mongolian Cavalry Regiment in front, and the two infantry squadrons of the Nara Brigade of the Otsuka Wing in the rear by car. Starting from the south gate of Fengdian County, head to Hekou Village at the western foot of Guanmen Mountain.

On the west and north roads, it was agreed that the attack would begin at ten o'clock sharp. In order to annihilate the Eighth Route Army in World War I.

Wu Zijian, who was nested in the Little Elm Mountain, finally gave the order for the whole company to retreat at six o'clock in the evening. At this time, Little Elm Mountain was already pitch black, and the sky was still covered by dark clouds.

Ten zhang away on the road, Japanese sentries still lit the lanterns on the telephone poles. Looking at the brightly lit mountain road, Wu Zijian still felt unwilling. Li Tianlin once said this opinion in the afternoon: The truck that drove under the noses of the 5th Company in the morning should have pulled away no less than one brigade of devils; So how many troops are left in Fengdian County? It shouldn't be too many, and I don't know if there are even one or two squadrons. If the 391st Regiment of the Central Army had this information, would it have started a tug-of-war with the devils again to seize the city?

Wu Zijian understood that his old comrade-in-arms still had illusions about the 391st Regiment, or to put it simply, about the 5th Company fighting in the ravine. However, on the county side, it is really as silent as death.

Withdraw.

The deputy commander of the 2nd Battalion chose this time to retreat, not only because of the safety factor that the sky was already dark, but also because of the fact that he could arrive at Hekou Village before midnight at this hour, so that the soldiers could finally sleep warmly and peacefully—after being trapped in the cold and windy mountains all night and day, most of the people in the 5th Company were already quite complacent.

Walking in the dark, coupled with the low mood, the 5th Company walked in the Little Elm Mountain for more than two hours before following the original path and finding the hidden mountain pass.

This is already the southern foot of Little Elm Mountain, the erected cliff blocks the biting roaring north wind, the commanders and fighters suddenly feel less cold, Wu Zijian ordered to rest at the foot of the mountain, they even lit a few bonfires to keep warm, to ease the almost frozen body - anyway, there is no Japanese puppet army in this area, and the time is very late. While the fire was being baked, the people were talking about the fruitless march.

At nine o'clock, Wu Zijian asked everyone to extinguish the bonfire and go straight to Hekou Village, which is more than ten miles away. At this time, many people's minds have already begun to imagine how to cook a hot meal after entering the village, and in the past dozens of hours, they have only eaten the cold dry food they carry with them to barely satisfy themselves.

The three spearheads of the 5th Company who were walking in front almost hit their heads on the legs of a group of cavalrymen!

Without any warning, in the dark night, a sharp soldier first heard the sound of a horse's snort, this is an experienced veteran, he was instantly alert, and he grabbed his companion and lay down on the spot. Soon, lying on the ground, they realized that there was a large group of horses standing in front of them, in addition to the sound of snorting, there was also the sound of horses' hooves trampling on the frozen ground, and listening carefully, there were also whispers of people.

From experience, the pioneers knew that this was only a few miles away from Hekou Village, and behind them was the only way for Fengdian to reach Hekou Village. Although I couldn't hear the content of the other party's whispered conversation clearly, this sneaky cavalry that appeared in the middle of the night was very likely to be friend or foe!

One of the spearheads had already crawled backwards, and at this moment, the marching team of the 5th Company should be less than half a mile behind them.

After receiving the urgent report, Wu Zijian and Li Tianlin thought almost at the same time: It may be the cavalry of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army! The soldiers said that they couldn't hear what the other party was saying, but it was definitely Chinese, not Japanese, which proved that it was not Japanese cavalry.

Damn, if it's really the cavalry of the Mongolian Army, then what do these traitors want to do?! Didn't they get beaten up enough last time in the village of Kawaguchi?!

Li Tianlin, the commander of the 5th Company, who was holding back his anger, was about to mobilize his team to fight, but Wu Zijian still kept an eye on it: The 391st Regiment of the Central Army sent cavalry to Hekou Village to contact the Eighth Route Army before, is it possible that they are again?

However, at this moment, another spearhead ran back: I heard the words of the cavalry, and they were arranging a line to attack Hekou Village, all in company!

The situation suddenly became clear, and the other party was undoubtedly the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army.

In a company! Wu Zijian cursed secretly, it seems that this gang of traitor cavalry has a lot of people tonight! The deputy commander of the second battalion remembered the last battle between the 5th Company and the cavalry of the Mongolian Army, and according to the confession of the prisoners captured alive, they came to a cavalry battalion that time.

And this time? I'm afraid it's just a little more!

"It's all a rabble, maybe after the last beating, I was not convinced, and today I came to take revenge!" Li Tianlin said angrily: "Damn, I actually want to play yin; Fortunately, we were all outside the village, and everyone went to bed with the lights out at this time. God have long eyes, fuck it! ”

Wu Zijian also felt that he should take the lead immediately, and at present, there were only two platoons led by Xiao Junping and the deputy commander of the 8th Company in Hekou Village and Guanmen Mountain Pass, and they were obviously unaware of the imminent danger.

"Lean on and fight immediately," Wu Zijian explained to Li Tianlin: "You take three platoons, machine guns at the head, and assault from the rear, and I and the deputy company commander each take a platoon, outflank from the left and right flanks, and leave one platoon to monitor the direction of Fengdian behind you." Remember, you're here to wait for us to flank us before firing! ”

This cavalry was indeed the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army that had set off from Fengdian County, and was personally led by the regiment commander Du Dongqiang. In accordance with the urgent order just issued by the Hagiwara Brigade and Regiment Headquarters, the Eighth Route Army's attack on the Guanmenshan base area was carried out in advance tonight.

Receiving the order of the wing commander Kosuke Otsuka, although Du Dongqiang was reluctant to do so, he could only gather his cavalry in a hurry, opened the southern gate after eight o'clock, and marched towards the western foot of Guanmen Mountain. Some time ago, he once took a cavalry battalion to patrol the western foot of Guanmen Mountain, and prepared to capture the legendary beautiful bandit leader alive; As a result, he was unexpectedly beaten by the Eighth Route Army, lost his troops and was reprimanded by the brigade commander Major General himself.

Now, the cavalry commander of the Mongolian Frontier Army is back, this time not only the whole regiment is dispatched, but also two squadrons of the Otsuka Wing behind him to support him. It is reported that another brigade-sized imperial army will attack from the west towards Xiping, south of Hekou Village, where there is also the nest of the Eighth Route Army.

It seems that revenge is hopeful. Du Dongqiang, who was on horseback, sneered in his heart: With the heavy participation of the imperial army, see if you dare to run rampant. Legend has it that there is a tradition of female soldiers joining the army in the Eight Roads, grandma's, caught her a few female Eight Roads, stripped off the military uniforms and opened the meat!