Outside the boar ditch, the 1st Division of the Japanese Army is stationed.

Mitsuo Nakazawa came to the front of the position in a raincoat, and the chief of staff, Mitsuzo Takahashi, and the adjutant hurriedly took two steps forward and covered Mio Nakazawa with their bodies.

"Do what?" Mitsuo Nakazawa said angrily, "You guys are blocking my view. ”

"Division Commander, this is for your safety." Takahashi Manzo said solemnly, "Not long ago, the head of the Ando Division and the head of the Takamura Division of the Southern Cluster were sniped by the Eighth Route Army. ”

"It turns out that there is indeed a special forces in the battle sequence of the 386th Brigade."

"And this special forces force is extremely good at sniping, assassination, reconnaissance and other combat missions." After a pause, he added, "So we must ensure the safety of your life, division commander." ”

"Baga Yalu, don't you look at the weather now?"

Nakazawa Sanfu said: "With such heavy rain, how far can the snipers of the Eighth Route Army see?" Besides, so many of you are gathered around me like stars and moons, this is the greatest danger, okay? ”

When Takahashi Mizo heard that it made sense, he quickly motioned for everyone to disperse.

Only then was Mitsuo Nakazawa able to see clearly the slopes on both sides of the wild boar ditch ahead.

After days of heavy rain, two improvised roads have been washed away.

The tanks and armored vehicles of the 2nd Tank Wing were no longer available.

Takahashi Manzo couldn't help but complain: "Division commander, it's too hard to continue the offensive in such a bad weather, why don't you let the troops rest for two days and wait until the rain stops before continuing the attack?" ”

"Nope." Mitsuo Nakazawa said categorically, "The offensive must not be stopped. ”

After a pause, Nakazawa Sanfu said again: "Takahashi-kun, although the imperial army is hard, the Eighth Route Army is actually just as hard, so what is competing now is the willpower of both sides." ”

"At this time, the imperial army is the slightest discouraged."

"Then the attack on the wild boar ditch in the previous half month may be wasted."

Although Takahashi Mitsuzo did not agree with Nakazawa Mitsuo's words, he did not argue either.

Nakazawa Sanfu said again: "However, it is indeed a problem that the tanks of the tank wing and the search wing cannot be used, so the momentum of the past few days can be weakened, but it must not be stopped." ”

Takahashi Mitsuzo suddenly said: "The commander of the division means ......"

Before the words fell, a loud cheer suddenly sounded on the hillside ahead.

The two old devils hurriedly looked up and saw that many Japanese soldiers had already reached the ridge, waving Type 38 rifles in the pouring rain and cheering unwillingly.

"This is ......," said Mitsuo Nakazawa, "Takahashi-kun, what are they cheering for?" ”

"It's like cheering." Takahashi Mitsuzo said, "Could it be that the 1st Infantry Wing has already taken the fortress?" It shouldn't be, doesn't it mean that it will take at least two days? ”

As he spoke, a communications soldier had stumbled over through the muddy water.

Before and after running to the vicinity of Nakazawa Sanfu, the communication soldier also slipped and fell and ate.

"Yaga." Takahashi Mitsuzo stretched out his hand to help the communication soldier up, and said with a dark face, "What are you doing frizzy?" ”

"Hello." The communication soldier paused slightly, and then turned to Nakazawa Sanfu and said, "Division commander, the wing commander asked me to report to you that our 1st Infantry Wing has broken through the last line of defense of the Wild Boar Gully Fortress!" ”

"Have you broken through the last line of defense?" Takahashi Mitsuzo was overjoyed when he heard this.

Nakazawa Sanfu felt that there was something abnormal, and immediately frowned and asked, "The Eighth Route Army has been wiped out?" ”

"Uh......" The communication soldier was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head and said, "This is not true, there are still more than 100 Eighth Route Army troops who took advantage of the chaos to run away." ”

"More than a hundred?" Sanfu Nakazawa frowned and said, "Only more than a hundred?" ”

The communication soldier said: "Yes, there are only more than 100 Eighth Route Army troops who escaped from the last bunker group. ”

"Impossible." Nakazawa Sanfu said categorically, "Until last night, the Eighth Route Army even had the strength to launch a counterattack, judging from the firefight in the early hours of this morning, the strength of the Eighth Route Army is at least more than 500 people, it is absolutely impossible to leave only more than 100 people, there must be a conspiracy hidden in the middle, you go back and tell Yang Tianjun, let him be careful......"

Before the words fell, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the wild boar ditch in front of him.

This voice sounded a bit like thunder in the sky, and it seemed to be far away, but Mitsuo Nakazawa and Takahashi Mitsuzo, who had experienced a hundred battles and were accustomed to seeing all kinds of big scenes, changed their faces in an instant.

"Yaga Yaru!" The two old devils cursed almost at the same time.

Then the ground beneath everyone's feet began to tremble violently.

Due to the fact that it was raining and the ground was slippery, several staff officers and guards immediately fell to the ground.

Mitsuo Nakazawa also almost fell, but Takahashi was quick to hide his eyes, and he stretched out his hand to support him, so that Nakazawa Sanfu avoided falling and eating.

The staff officers and guards below looked at each other, not knowing what was happening.

Only Mitsuo Nakazawa and Mitsuzo Takahashi knew what was going on, and both of them were a little worried, worried that the 1st Infantry Wing might suffer a big loss this time.

Soon the news came back.

The pursuing unit of the 1st Infantry Wing fell into the trap of the Eighth Route Army, and two infantry squadrons were blown to pieces by hundreds of mines and hundreds of pounds of explosives left by the Eighth Route Army.

"Yagayalu." Takahashi Manzo scolded, "The Eighth Route Army is really cunning. ”

Speaking of this, he added: "Division commander, if nothing else, there will definitely be mines or explosive packs on the road ahead and on the slopes on both sides of the road. ”

"There's no doubt about it." Nakazawa Mitsuo thought so, and continued, "Order, the 1st Engineer Wing will send a brigade. Cooperate with the 1st Search Wing to clear the way for the main force of the division. ”

"Hello." Takahashi was full of hidden heads.

……

In Beiping, No. 11 Iron Lion Hutong.

Okamura Ningji had breakfast and rushed to the war room.

In the past few days, Okamura Ninji's mood can be said to be very good.

The weather was beautiful, and it rained heavily for several days, causing the water level in the northwest section of the Yellow River to soar, which made the transfer of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army more difficult.

Not to mention anything else, at least the machinery and equipment of the arsenal and millions of Chinese people can't run away.

As long as the equipment of the arsenal can be destroyed and more than one million ordinary people in the northwest of Shanxi can be slaughtered, then the foundation of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army in the northwest of Shanxi will be destroyed.

Even if the 386th Brigade finally breaks through, it will be difficult to become a climate.

Because of the loss of the full support of the people and the continuous supply of ammunition, the 386th Brigade would only fight less and less, and become weaker and weaker, and finally be wiped out.

Thinking of this, Okamura Ninji seemed even happier.

"Your Excellency, General." Arisue Seizan stepped forward and greeted him with a pause, "There is good news." ”

"Oh, really? Good news early in the morning? Okamura Ninji was in a better mood and said, "What's the good news?" ”

"A quarter of an hour ago, the 1st Division broke through the Wild Boar Gully Fortress, and now it is attacking and advancing along the Tongpu Highway in the direction of Laoxian." ”

"Huh? Is it ahead of schedule? Okamura Ninji was stunned when he heard this, "Didn't you say it would take three days?" ”

"Who knows." There is a final essence of the three hands and said, "Maybe the will of the Eighth Route Army has collapsed." ”

"It can't be." Okamura Ninji said categorically, "It is absolutely impossible for the will of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army to collapse!" There must be a problem in this, this may be a conspiracy of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, there is a last gentleman, call the 1st Division immediately, don't underestimate the enemy! Let them stop immediately! ”

"Your Excellency the General is really like a god." Yousujing said suddenly, "I really let you say it." ”

"How?" Okamura Ningji's face fell, and he said in a deep voice, "Has the 1st Division been recruited?" ”

"Yes." "In fact, early this morning, the Eighth Route Army abandoned the Wild Boar Gully Fortress, and the Yangtian Wing thought this was an opportunity, and immediately ordered two infantry squadrons to launch a pursuit. ”

"As a result, the two infantry squadrons stepped into the trap."

"The mines and explosives bags left behind by the Eighth Route Army were blown to pieces."

After a pause, he said: "When fighting with the Eighth Route Army, you really have to be careful everywhere. ”

"Needless to say, the Eighth Route Army is definitely much more difficult than the Central Army of China and the Jin Sui Army." Okamura Ninji nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Remind the troops in other directions as well, let them be vigilant, if the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side suddenly retreats, they must not take the enemy lightly, and they must ensure safety!" ”

Seizo said: "Your Excellency the General is worried that the 386th Brigade will shrink in an all-round way? ”

"Yes." Okamura Ninji said to the sand table, "The Wild Boar Gully Fortress has been lost, and the fortification chain built by the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army on the periphery of the bandit area has collapsed. ”

"Oops." Hearing this, the three elements suddenly changed color, "In this case, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will definitely break through, so we have spent so much manpower and material resources to organize the sweep, don't we have to waste all our efforts?" ”

"No, no, how can this be said to be a waste of work?" Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "As long as we can destroy the arsenal in the northwest of Shanxi Province and kill all the more than one million Diao people in the bandit area, this sweep will be won, because without the arsenal and the more than one million Diao people in the bandit area, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army will become a rootless tree." ”

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "As for the main force of the 386th Brigade, it is best to be able to catch it this time, even if you can't catch it, it doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future." ”

As he spoke, the head of the communications section walked in with a black face.

Seizo Yusue took the telegram from the head of the communications section, and after reading it, his face also fell: "Division commander, we are a step late, and we don't need to send telegrams to troops in other directions." ”

"How?" Okamura Ninji frowned and said, "Did you really let me say it?" ”

"Yes." Yousue Jingsan said in a deep voice, "The 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army suddenly shrank, and the troops in all directions did not know what to do, so they all chose to send troops to pursue, but they all fell into the plot. ”

"The 110th Division suffered minimal losses, losing only one squadron."

"The Northern Cluster suffered the greatest losses, with a full four infantry squadrons disabled!"

After a pause, there was a sue Jingsan and said: "This morning, the imperial army has lost a total of three brigades!" ”

"Damn, you idiots." Okamura Ningji was also so angry that he scolded, "I'm really not cautious at all, I know that the opponent this time is both ferocious and cunning, and I am still so careless!" ”

"But fortunately, after suffering this loss, they should all learn their lesson." "Then in the next battle, the enemy will no longer be lightly attacked, and if you look at it this way, it will be a good thing again." ”

"Yes." Okamura Ninji nodded, and said, "Let's not talk about this, let's still discuss, how will the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army adjust their defensive deployment after it shrinks?" ”

"Hello." There are three heads of the last essence.

……

When Chang Kaishen walked into the battle hall, he found that Chu Yunfei was arguing with Tang Zong.

"Yunfei, Naijian." Chang Kaishen immediately smiled and asked, "Early in the morning, what are you arguing about?" ”

"Headmaster." Seeing Chang Kaishen come in, Chu Yunfei and Tang Zong stood up at the same time, and immediately raised their hands to salute.

"Excuse me." Chang Kaishen waved his hand, and then said, "Say, what were you two arguing about just now?" ”

Tang Zongdao: "Headmaster, for the follow-up development of the war in the northwest of Shanxi, the students and Brother Yunfei have different views, and the students think that the 386th Brigade will definitely not shrink its strength and continue to defend to the death. ”

"Because with the current situation, if you continue to defend it, it will be to defend to the death."

"In the end, what awaits the 386th Brigade is only the annihilation of the whole army."

After a pause, Tang Zong said again: "So, the students thought that the 386th Brigade would definitely break through!" ”

"Breakout?" Chang Kaishen frowned at the beginning of his speech, and said in a deep voice, "Okamura Ningji has mobilized eight divisions, if you count the 110th Division and the 3rd Chariot Division that just joined, it is a full ten divisions, and more than 100,000 Japanese troops have already surrounded the entire northwest of Shanxi, where can the 386th Brigade break through?" ”

"Headmaster, you can't surround it." Tang Zongdao, "Because the 386th Brigade still retains a strong ability to break through, the Japanese army does not dare to divide its troops, but can only block all the main roads and passes in groups, but the mountainous area in the northwest of Shanxi Province is not the Taihang Mountainous Area, and it is not impossible to cross the mountains and mountains, so it is not difficult for the 386th Brigade to break through." ”

Hearing this, Chang Kaishen felt cold in his heart, didn't he?

Co-authored white happy for a long time? Will the 386th Brigade finally be able to break through?

Okamura Ninji has mobilized so many troops, but he still can't help the 386th Brigade?

This force is really amazing, who else can deal with them in the future?

At this time, Chu Yunfei said: "Principal, the student's opinion is just the opposite of Brother Naijian. ”

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "Judging from the current situation, it is probably inevitable that the outer defense line in the northwest of Jin will be broken by the Japanese army, that is, it will be a matter of these two days. ”

"However, after the loss of the outer line,"

"I don't think the 386th Brigade will choose to break through."

"The reason is very simple, because the people in the northwest of Shanxi have not crossed the river yet."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei said again: "Brother Naijian has never been to Shanxi, and he doesn't have much contact with the Eighth Route Army, so he can't understand the relationship between the Eighth Route Army and the people. ”

"Jokes." Tang Zong sneered, "Although I haven't been to Shanxi and don't have much intersection with the Eighth Route Army, I know very well what political propaganda is all about!" ”

"That's right, the propaganda slogan of the Eighth Route Army is that the army and the people are one family."

"What else do they say that they would rather sacrifice themselves in order to protect the people."

"He also said that in order to rescue a pregnant woman, he sacrificed an entire platoon, and he has no regrets."

"But this kind of nonsense can only deceive fools and fools who have no brains, and people with real brains will not believe it, an army puts the protection of the people in the first place, is it possible?"

Speaking of this, Tang Zong said again: "The army is defending the regime!" ”

"Biru said that the highest mission of our national army is to defend the principal, that is, to defend the national government, not to protect the people at the bottom! Of course, the caliber of propaganda must not be so straightforward, and it must still be propaganda to defend the country and protect the people, but propaganda is one thing, if you take it seriously, you will be stupid. ”

"What Brother Nai Jian said is extremely true." Chu Yunfei said, "But the problem is that the Eighth Route Army is really different from our national army, they really put the safety of the people first!" When I was in the northwest of Jin, I saw more than once that the Eighth Route Army killed the entire platoon or even the entire company in order to cover the transfer of the people! ”

"To be honest, I don't understand why the Eighth Route Army did this?"

"I thought, if even the army is exhausted and the soldiers are all killed, what is the use of leaving a group of unarmed civilians? Isn't the country going to perish? ”

"But the truth is that that's what the Eighth Route Army did!"

"They say that they are the people's army, they say that the army and the people are one family, it is really not a propaganda slogan, their cadres and soldiers really believe in this, and they are willing to do anything for the people."

"I don't believe it anyway." Tang Zong said, "There is no such army in this world. ”

While the two were arguing, a staff officer from the third group hurriedly came in and handed a telegram to Tang Zong.

After reading the telegram, Tang Zong's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he said: "I just received a secret telegram from the Taiyuan Station of the Military Command, this morning the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army suddenly abandoned the outer defense line, and the Japanese 1st Division, 110th Division, and 27th Division are advancing to the hinterland of the northwest border area of Shanxi. ”

Chu Yunfei said: "Brother Naijian, has the 386th Brigade broken through?" ”

"Yes, has the 386th Brigade broken through?" Chang Kaishen was also very nervous.

Of course, Chang Kaishen did not want the 386th Brigade to break through, and from his standpoint, he naturally hoped that the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army could defend the mountainous area in the northwest of Shanxi Province and fight with the Japanese army to defeat both.

"Nope." Tang Zong shook his head and said, "The 386th Brigade did not launch a breakthrough. ”

"How? I'll just say that the 386th Brigade will not break through. Chu Yunfei muttered, "I know that they will never give up on the people of Northwest Jin, and they will not break through until the people have transferred." ”

"I really don't understand that." Tang Zong frowned and said, "What are they trying to do?" ”

"yes, what are they trying to do?" Chu Yunfei said, "I want to know too." ”

Not only Chu Yunfei and Tang Zong, but Chang Kaishen also wanted to know what the Eighth Route Army was planning?

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