Qin Zhongxiao, the commander of the 391st Regiment, gave up the comfortable carriage command car prepared for him by the adjutant, rode a horse instead, left Xiping Village with the few retinues and guards of the regiment headquarters, and rushed towards the main battlefield of the battle again.

The colonel of the Central Army knew very well in his heart that the next battle would be a battle of life and death. It is not certain whether the Japanese army will have reinforcements from other places, but the Central Army and the Eighth Route Army, which are almost surrounded, have already sacrificed all their forces - it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to achieve things.

According to Qin Zhongxiao's plan, he was going to take the twenty or so people under his command to rush straight to the direction where the special service company was located to supervise the battle. However, the adjutant desperately stopped him: the spy company led by Deng Shoushan, the deputy company commander, had just set off from Xiping Village one step ahead of the regiment headquarters, and the company would enter the central core of the main battlefield, while trying to get as close as possible to the main force of Chen Hao's second battalion (including the sixth company of the second battalion led by the chief of staff) and cameras to respond; On the one hand, he contacted the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion and the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the Xu Brigade of the Eighth Route Army. It can be said that the situation faced by the special service company is quite dangerous, and if the regimental headquarters is dropped there, there is a possibility that it will be surrounded by Japanese troops at any time.

In the end, the colonel of the Central Army, who could not resist the adjutant, had to choose the plan of going to the main force of Li Jiayu's first battalion.

Shortly after breaking up in Xiping Village, he saw Lord Tuanzuo on the battlefield again, and Li Jiayu, the commander of the first battalion, was not surprised at all, and his experience in fighting together for many years made him have a deep understanding of Qin Zhongxiao.

"Tuanza, the two companies were almost thrown into by me, and the devils on the opposite side were very strong, and what they surrounded was Chen Hao's second battalion."

The commander of the first battalion who said this, there was only one platoon left by his side at this moment, and after his first and second companies arrived at the battlefield, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the flank of the Japanese army in front, and they were still in fierce battle.

Qin Zhongxiao didn't dismount, standing on horseback and looking at the battle situation on the opposite side more clearly: "Have you contacted Chen Hao and the chief of staff?" ”

Seeing this, Li Jiayu simply stretched out his hand and grabbed the bridle of Qin Zhongxiao's mount, raised his head and replied: Chen Hao has been contacted, he and the defeated Fourth Company are moving towards the chief of staff with all their might, the fourth company commander was killed and martyred, and the whole company lost more than half; The 5th Company was interspersed and cut by the Japanese army, and now it is trapped in a corner of the original position with the help of heavy machine gun fire. The Chief of Staff and the Sixth Company have not been contacted so far.

"You personally command from the front, this wave of attacks must be fierce!" The colonel of the Central Army on horseback ordered loudly: "The Japanese will not give us a second chance, we must strive to tear the encirclement in one go; Continue to liaise with the chief of staff, if Chen Hao has not yet reached the chief of staff, you will accept them to break through to my side. ”

"Then I'm on, take care of the group!" The commander of the first battalion shouted, and ran forward with the last platoon.

Looking at the first battalion commander and his entourage that disappeared into the night, the colonel of the Central Army turned to his adjutant and took a few people to rush to the position prescribed by the special service company: "Tell Deng Shoushan to let the third company of the first battalion monitor the overall situation for them, and the special service company will immediately move closer to the sixth company of the chief of staff, and then escort the chief of staff and walkie-talkie to me!" ”

Before retreating to Xiping Village just now, Qin Zhongxiao handed over the walkie-talkie of the regiment headquarters to Zhang Hong, the chief of staff, at that time he thought that the battle situation was basically finalized, but the situation suddenly changed, and now he urgently needed to rely on the walkie-talkie to command and mobilize the various units.

Kikuchi Shaosa, a staff officer of the brigade headquarters from Linfen, led a force of almost a squadron in size, and finally collected the remnants of the automobile team that had been scattered by artillery fire and infantry of the China Army on the wasteland. At this time, Shao Zuo had lost all the vigor he had when he first arrived on the battlefield - not only did he lose his troops and goods, but also made the captain of the friendly army reprimand. It seems that he still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army too much.

Just when he was feeling sorry and anxious, Kikuchi Shaoza suddenly received the latest instructions from the captain of the friendly wing, and the content turned out to be to prepare for the evacuation of the whole line!

Huo County on the Tongpu Railway Line has just been attacked - Kikuchi Shaozuo, who knew the reason, couldn't help but pound in his heart, on the way from Linfen to Lingshi County tonight, the military train he took swept past the station of Huo County, and it was safe and sound at that time, but he didn't expect that it would be attacked like Lingshi County in a blink of an eye.

It should have been a premeditated unified action of the Chinese army in this area, so the division and regimental headquarters issued an emergency retreat order to the battle battlefield here.

The order given to Kikuchi and the Linfen reinforcements led by Kikuchi was to immediately rush to Huo County by car, drive away the Chinese army that attacked the county seat and sabotaged the railway, ensure the safety of the county seat, and then wait for the next specific instructions in Huo County.

Kikuchi Shaoza's head swelled instantly: of the two squadrons he brought out from Linfen, only one was by his side at this time, and the other was deeply encircled and counter-encircled against the Chinese army; Just now, the commander of the friendly army, Dazuo, was still ordering the squadron to stay in place to help the main force complete the counter-encirclement and annihilation of the Chinese army. But now, the squadron had to be quickly withdrawn from the core of the battlefield.

"Your unit must first collect and protect the car team, and then attack and contain the enemy from the outside!" The wing commander of the friendly army, Dazuo, roared over the walkie-talkie: "Our unit will immediately launch a final onslaught from the east and west, squeeze the outer support of the Chinese army, and cover the convergence of your two squadrons!" ”

Kikuchi Shaosa sniffed out the danger from the words of the opponent's "last onslaught" - there is no doubt that after this fierce attack, the friendly forces on both the east and west sides will choose to retreat, and the squadron that is in the center of the battle must take advantage of this onslaught and break out in one go!

Commander Shaozuo, who was born as a staff officer of the brigade and regiment headquarters, couldn't help but shudder in his body: It's time for life and death! If he can't bring another squadron out tonight, even if he is lucky enough to return to the brigade headquarters in Linfen alive, he will be punished by severe military law. I can only fight!

Wing Commander Kosuke Otsuka, who gave the order to Kikuchi Shaosa, did what he said and soon commanded the troops to start a frantic attack from the east and west.

In fact, Dazuo himself has become very tricky at the moment, the two infantry squadrons he brought out from Fengdian County originally blindly launched an attack and interspersed with the frontal Zhina army, but just now suddenly killed a strong enemy of the Zhina army from his flank and back direction, forcing Dazuo to have to divide his troops in embarrassment.

At first, he was puzzled about where this fierce Zhina army came from, but soon it dawned on him: the battle battlefield in front of him did not surround all the Zhina army at all—he was already suspicious of this just now—and the Zhina army, which had fled in advance, now turned back and killed again in order to save his comrades.

The walkie-talkie suddenly heard a report from the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army, and the commander of the cavalry regiment, Du Dongqiang, claimed that when he was searching in the reverse along the route of the march, he encountered an unknown number of Chinese troops head-on, and now a fierce battle is being waged.

Otsuka Kosuke snorted angrily in his nose, this situation was expected by him, the cavalry regiment of the Mongolian Xinjiang Army must have encountered the Eighth Route Army that set up a position near Hekou Village tonight to block the reinforcements of Fengdian. This damn group of eight roads lingers like ghosts, but fortunately their troops and firepower are not very strong. Let Du Dongqiang and them deal with it!

However, Wing Captain Dazuo's heart still swelled with strong irritability: how could there still be so many remnants of the Zhina Army in this area! What's even more annoying is that most of it should have been annihilated in one fell swoop this night, but the sudden change in the battle situation has vividly evolved the siege into a general retreat!

The Zhina army that attacked the county seat of Huoxian in the second half of the night, where was the demon? What a headache! It seems that the Nantongpu Railway, which has just been opened to traffic, will not be peaceful in the future......

"Dazuo, the Wencheng Brigade Headquarters is calling!" A telecommunications staff officer at the wing headquarters interrupted Kosuke Otsuka's troubled thoughts. Brigade commander Major General Hagiwara inquired about the situation of the battle, expressed concern about whether the Otsuka headquarters could safely withdraw to the county seat of Fengdian, and suggested that if necessary, part of the strength of the Aikawa Infantry Brigade could be transferred from the small elm mountain to support Otsuka.

After hearing the telegram, Wing Commander Osa's heart fluctuated: After all, General Hagiwara appreciated and cared for him, and at a critical moment, he even took the risk of transferring the garrison of Little Elm Mountain to help him get out of trouble-although the Aikawa Brigade is also the combat sequence of this unit, but after all, they are responsible for the great responsibility of guarding the comfort women's secret camp, and they will definitely not be easily dispatched out of the mountain unless they have to. Shogun Hagiwara clearly understood that the reinforcements sent from Linfen and Wencheng were not threatened by enemy forces behind their backs, and they could easily leave the current battle battlefield. However, the Fengdian reinforcements led by himself are very different, including the route along the retreat to Fengdian, which is close to Guanmen Mountain and the lair of the Great Elm Mountain Zhina Army, once the other two support armies withdraw, it is very likely that they will fall into a lonely battle with the Zhina Army. If you don't do it, you will become the target of encirclement and annihilation.

"Call back to the brigade headquarters," Kosuke Otsuka waved his arm at the telecommunications staff officer in a frenzied manner: "Please rest assured that the brigade commander has the ability to kill the retreating army alone and return to Fengdian County smoothly!" ”

Wing Commander Osa's self-confidence is well-founded, tonight he brought out not only two infantry squadrons of the Nomura Brigade from Fengdian, but also a machine gun squadron and an artillery squad directly under the brigade, and a truck team to help deliver them; Once the general retreat begins, even if all the Chinese armies on this battlefield rush towards their side, they will not be inferior in terms of strength and firepower. What's more, the Chinese army, which has been in a struggling support and defensive posture, will not be aware of the sudden withdrawal of the imperial army in a short period of time, and even if it comes back later, it may not have the courage to carry out a counteroffensive.

Thinking of this, Kosuke Otsuka was so proud that he continued to order the Mori Captain, who was located to the east, to launch a fierce attack on the entire line, and after fifteen minutes, he quickly withdrew from the battle and slowly turned towards the Tongpu railway line behind him.

As for the staff officer Kikuchi, who could only talk on paper, he must also lead all the troops out of the battlefield within 15 minutes and move at full speed towards the county seat of Huo County on the Tongpu railway line. Kikuchi's fact that such a good thing would be sent by the commander of the Kato Brigade to lead troops to fight is really a shame caused by the background relationship within the Imperial Army! Dazuo, who was promoted by his desperate exploits, has no need to block bullets for such a guy!