Air support was required before the battle began, and for Ono, it was a shame, a shame for himself, and a shame for the entire brigade.

But thinking of the elusive sneak attack of the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Ono didn't want the troops to be demoralized by these sneak attacks before they even went to the battlefield.

After hesitating, he affirmed: "Send a telegram to the military headquarters and request air support." During the march, there must be a fighter plane in the sky above us to carry out non-stop patrol and vigilance! ”

"Hey!" The chief of staff didn't say a word, and immediately went to give the order!

At the regimental headquarters of the Independent Regiment, Zeng Quan, chief of staff, shouted before he could rush into the war room.

"Regiment commander, political commissar, the devil has sent troops, the reconnaissance platoon has sent the latest telegram, an hour ago the devil left the city, under the cover of the plane, directly killed us!"

"Let's be more detailed, I want to know the strength and equipment of the devil!" Looking at Zeng Quan, who was panting in front of him, Wang Ping was also anxious, and immediately asked.

The chief of staff immediately reacted and directly handed the telegram to Wang Ping, and then said: "The telegram says that the total strength of the Japanese puppet army has reached nearly 8,000 people, and there are 30 infantry artillery, mountain artillery, and field artillery alone. Other mortars, heavy machine guns, too many to count! ”

"Also, during their march, not only are there planes to cover, but also a large number of cavalry patrolling around, and our people have no chance to get too close, they can only see a rough idea from a distance!"

"Among the 8,000 Japanese puppet army, more than 2,000 people are the Imperial Cooperative Army, and the rest are all Japanese soldiers."

Wang Ping thought about it and made a judgment: "The little devil is taking out all his family wealth and fighting with us, swearing to destroy us!" ”

"In my judgment, the Japanese army dispatched a total of four infantry brigades, an artillery brigade, plus some directly subordinate troops, with a total strength of about 5,500 people."

"The Imperial Alliance Army dispatched two regiments and some directly subordinate troops, with a total strength of 2,500 people!"

"In this way, there is only one infantry brigade of the Japanese army and one regiment of the Imperial Association Army left in Laiyuan City!"

"Political commissar, immediately send a telegram to the military sub-district, truthfully report the strength and equipment of the Japanese army, and by the way, send it along with the inference I just made!"

As soon as Cheng Xiao left, Zeng Quan chased and asked: "Regiment commander, the devil soldiers are pressing the border, and they are menacing, do you want to order a battalion to send troops to harass them and rub their sharpness!" ”

"No need!" Wang Ping shook his head and replied.

"The devil is a cavalry patrol and an airplane cruise, even if we send troops over, we can't take too much advantage, maybe it will make the devil vigilant, and the gains outweigh the losses!"

After finishing speaking, his face was quickly covered by the serious expression before the battle, and he directly began to give orders.

"Director Deng and Director Jiang stayed at the regiment headquarters, leaving a radio station to keep in touch at any time. The others follow me to the front and take the remaining two radios with me! ”

"Also, telegraph to Zhang Qing, the commander of the first battalion, that from now on, the first battalion and the cavalry will be handed over to him. You must remember that you must not expose the target before the mission, and even if you want to move, you can only act in a platoon, so that the devils will treat them as stragglers or guerrillas! ”

"Order the baggage troops, send all the ammunition up, and the second battalion be ready for battle. The devil's attack on the first day must be very fierce, so be prepared for a tough battle. ”

"Field hospitals, stretcher teams, ready to receive and treat the wounded. We must have suffered a lot of casualties in this bloody battle, which is more than expected. Take out all the medicines, don't frugalize, you must ensure that every wounded fighter survives! ”

"Please rest assured, the whole regiment has been prepared for a long time, just wait for the devil to hit his head and break the blood!" Zeng Quan's solemn face showed a hint of pre-battle excitement, and he assured loudly.

At the military division headquarters, Xiong Botao, the first chief of staff to see the telegram, was first startled, and then rushed into the war room like the wind, and his face instantly became heavy in the process.

"Commander, the devil has acted. The entire 8,000-day puppet army is all pressed towards the independent regiment, and there is air support, and I don't know if the independent regiment can withstand it! ”

After reading the telegram handed over by Xiong Botao, Yang Chengwu's face instantly became serious.

"First forward the original text of the telegram to Regiment Commander Chen Zhengxiang and tell him that the Independent Regiment has put all the pressure on his shoulders, and tomorrow night, I want to see him win Laiyuan City!"

The chief of staff nodded to indicate that he knew, then stared at Yang Chengwu and continued to ask, "What about the independent regiment?" ”

"No matter, since we have chosen to believe in Wang Ping, then we will not interfere. Moreover, in this telegram, Wang Ping did not have any intention of asking for help. Besides, even if he Wang Ping wants reinforcements, I don't have them in my hands! ”

"Call Wang Ping back, the military sub-district believes him, but you must ensure your own safety, reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible, and don't fight out the independent regiment!"

Ono and Command walked in the middle of the line, and sat in the truck.

It has been nearly four hours since the troops left Laiyuan City, and if it was placed in peacetime, the gunfire around the troops would definitely not stop.

But until now, not even a single gunshot has been fired around the team.

The chief of staff sitting next to Ono immediately seized the opportunity to compliment: "General, you are still wise, letting the cavalry patrol around, and the aircraft cruising overhead, it really works." For such a long time, not a single Eighth Route Army that attacked us has appeared. I deduced that the Eighth Route Army must have been frightened by our position. ”

Major General Ono was not as happy as he thought.

The Independent Regiment can be regarded as his old adversary, and in his opinion, this old adversary has never been afraid of the imperial army. And they are very cunning, as soon as the Imperial Army reveals the slightest mistake, they can immediately catch this mistake and then give the Imperial Army a lethal attack.

In this case, it was said that the independent regiment was frightened, and Ono was the first to believe it.

After shaking his head, he replied: "If the Independent Regiment was so easily frightened, then we would have wiped out the Independent Regiment a long time ago, and we didn't have to wait until now." ”

"In the current situation, eighty percent of the reason is that the independent regiment thinks that the sneak attack can't take advantage of us, and then it takes the initiative to give up the sneak attack on us!"

Seeing that the chief of staff's face suddenly became embarrassed, Ono changed his words and continued: "But the benefits brought to us by this situation are very great. ”

"Neither morale nor morale will be affected. Chief of Staff, pass it on, take advantage of the fact that there is no sneak attack around, and hurry up. When we get to the battlefield, I'll give them time to recuperate mentally and physically before attacking! ”

"Hey!" The chief of staff's face looked a lot better, and quickly replied.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese troops, who had been marching all the way, finally arrived at the mountain pass.

A trench defense line built on the slopes of the mountain was directly in front of the Japanese army.

Holding the binoculars and looking at them for a full five minutes, Ono let out a cold snort!

"Ladies and gentlemen, our opponents are very clever, and they can reduce the damage caused to them by our artillery fire as much as possible. But they forgot that this time we brought mountain artillery and field artillery, which are more than one level more powerful than infantry artillery and mortars, and can also call for air support at any time! ”

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