Taiyuan, headquarters of the 1st Army.

For the Japanese army, tonight was destined to be another sleepless night, and it was impossible for all personnel from Okamura Ninji down to go back to their apartments or dormitories to sleep.

This also includes Takuya Mizuhara.

However, people can not go back, but the financial route can never be broken.

Turning his head to look at the clock on the wall, the hour hand was already pointing to eleven o'clock.

At that moment, Takuya Mizuhara said to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency, you see that everyone is working very hard, let me go to the Yoshinoya at the entrance of the headquarters to order some supper to eat?" ”

Okamura Ninji nodded happily and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

Takuya Mizuhara snorted, and when he turned around and walked out of the headquarters.

Seeing Takuya Mizuhara go out, Sadachi Yoshimoto suddenly came over.

Yoshimoto Sadachi said, "Your Excellency, can you take a step to speak?" ”

"Of course." Okamura Ninji nodded, and then, I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, I walked to the corner of the battle hall, and from this position I could see the Yoshinoya barbecue shop at the gate of the headquarters.

Looking out through the window, you can see Takuya Mizuhara entering Yoshinoya.

Yoshimoto Sadamasa didn't know what to say, and Okamura Ninji asked quietly, "Is it a rumor about Mizuhara-kun?" ”

"Huh?" Yoshimoto Zhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in amazement, "It turns out that Your Excellency the General already knows?" ”

"All I know is that someone is betraying the intelligence of the Imperial Army, and this person is hiding in the headquarters of the 1st Army." Okamura Ninji shook his head and said, "It's just that I don't know who it is." ”

Speaking of this, Okamura Ninji said again: "But now I think it's almost certain that he is Mizuhara-kun." ”

"Hello." Yoshimoto Zhen paused slightly, and said, "In fact, as early as a few months ago, our internal lines lurking in the Jin Sui Army and Chongqing kept sending back news, saying that the Jin Sui Army and the Chongqing side can always timely and accurately grasp the movements of the 1st Army and even the North China Front Army, and at that time I suspected that there were traitors in the headquarters. ”

"After that, I secretly launched an investigation and found that Suwon-kun's suspicion was the biggest one."

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadachi said again: "Because I found that only Mizuhara-kun has the opportunity to pass on the information unknowingly, and no one else can do it." ”

Okamura Ninji said, "That must be him." ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi: "Your Excellency, do you want to take him down now?" ”

"No, you don't." Okamura Ninji said, "Now that we know that he is betraying information, then there is no need to rush to arrest people, it is better to keep him first, maybe it can come in handy." ”

As the two spoke, a jeep sped up and parked in front of Yoshinoya's house.

Okamura Ninji looked at the figure who got out of the car, and said quietly: "If nothing else, this person should be the one who bought the information from Mizuhara-kun, right?" ”

"I seem to know this person." Said Sadachi Yoshimoto.

"At the welcome dinner on the day I arrived, he also toasted me, and later dealt with him a few times, and this person can speak well, so I have a deep impression of him, he is the general manager of Shanxi Tobacco Company."

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadachi asked again: "Do you want to send someone to arrest him?" ”

"No, you don't." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "Don't say anything, just pretend not to know." ”

As he spoke, Takuya Mizuhara had already come out of Yoshinoya, and he stayed for less than five minutes in total.

After a while, Takuya Mizuhara returned to the battle hall and said to Okamura Ninji with a smile: "Your Excellency, I have already ordered a charcoal-grilled Wagyu beef and a sushi for each of you, and I have also asked for two bottles of chrysanthemum-brand sake for Your Excellency the General and Your Excellency the Commander, and Yoshinoya will deliver it when you stay at the meeting." ”

Okamura Ninji said happily: "Mizuhara-kun has worked hard. ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi said: "Mizuhara-kun, the expenses for supper should be taken to the accounts of the headquarters." ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, don't be so troublesome." Takuya Mizuhara smiled, "I just made a phone call to General Manager Wang of Shanxi Tobacco Company, and all expenses were recorded in their company's accounts. ”

Yoshimoto Sadachi couldn't help but make eye contact with Okamura Ninji.

Unexpectedly, Takuya Mizuhara did not shy away from it at all.

Takuya Mizuhara said: "Your Excellency Commander, rest assured, there is no problem, the Shanxi Tobacco Company is the business unit of our gendarmerie, and the materials seized by our gendarmerie from everywhere will be handed over to them for sale, and the profits they earn from our gendarmerie every month are tens of thousands of yuan, what is it to eat such a supper." ”

Okamura Ninji smiled: "Yoshimoto-kun, let's be respectful and obey." ”

"Hello." Yoshimoto Sada, then smiled and said, "Mizuhara-kun is really capable." ”

Okamura Ninji smiled and said, "I remember that Mizuhara-kun is from Osaka, right?" The people of Osaka have always been business-minded, and Mizuhara-kun is no exception, so when this battle is over, it is better to go to Beiping to serve as the head of the economic division. ”

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara paused, "Everything is subject to the arrangements of His Excellency the General. ”

For Takuya Mizuhara, it is natural that he prefers the position of the head of the economic department, and the oil and water will be more sufficient.

As he spoke, the head of the communications section, Yasushi Inoue, hurried in again and reported at once: "Your Excellency, the Aida, Sasaki, and Terashima brigades have been surrounded by the superior forces of the Eighth Route Army and have been forced to withdraw!" Moreover, all three infantry brigades had already suffered heavy losses, and all of them had lost more than two-thirds of the battle. ”

"Yaga!" Okamura walked briskly back to the sand table.

Masao Inamoto had already swept the three wargames off the sand table with a long wooden pole.

When Okamura Ninji, Yoshimoto Sadachi, and Takuya Mizuhara looked intently, they saw that the three infantry brigades that had just been heavily damaged were distributed in three different directions.

Among them, the Xiangtian brigade is in the north of Jiugong Mountain.

The Sasaki brigade was south of Mount Crouching Tiger.

The Terashima Brigade is between Lao County and Ping'an County.

"Damn it." Okamura Ningji scolded, "The 386th Brigade is really a fierce opponent, at this time, it can still gather superior forces in the local battlefield and launch a counterattack!" ”

"This is the 386th Brigade!" Suhara Takuya Road.

"If it is the Central Army of China, at this time, it will definitely only spread out all the forces evenly, passively defend, and then once a certain point is broken through, the whole line will collapse immediately, but the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is not like this, they will only delay the imperial army in other directions as much as possible with a small number of troops, and then concentrate superior forces to try to eat one or several of the imperial troops, and force the imperial army to give up the operation and retreat in the face of difficulties!"

After saying this, Takuya Mizuhara pointed to the sand table and said: "For example, now, I am sure that there are only a small number of Eighth Route Army in front of the other twelve infantry brigades, but in front of the three infantry brigades of Sasaki, Aida and Terashima, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is concentrated, and there are at least three thousand troops in each direction!" ”

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara said again: "If it is said that other Eighth Route Army needs at least five times the strength advantage to dare to launch a war of annihilation, but the 386th Brigade only needs three times the strength advantage to dare to make a move." ”

Yoshimoto said with a dark face: "Three thousand in one direction, nine thousand people in three directions, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army is facing the onslaught of the main forces of the five divisions of the Imperial Army, can it still mobilize 9,000 people?" ”

"They can." Suwon Takuya said, "To be honest, the three street battle battlefields of Lao County, Ping'an County and Anhua County actually can't show too many troops, and the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army only needs a small number of troops to withstand the five divisions of the Imperial Army, and then it can draw out troops for operations in several other directions." ”

After a pause, Takuya Mizuhara continued: "If I'm not mistaken, after severely defeating the Sasaki Brigade, Terashima Brigade, and Aida Brigade, it should be the turn of the three brigades of Amuro, Uda, and Kurosawa, because these three infantry brigades are next to the three infantry brigades such as Sasaki. ”

Okamura Ninji immediately instructed Yasushi Inoue: "Inoue-kun, immediately call Amurona, Uda, and Kurosawa's brigade, and order them to immediately seize the nearby commanding heights and switch to defensive operations on the spot!" The telegram ordered the rest of the brigades to continue to speed up their infiltration! Don't stop, let alone retreat! ”

"Hello!" Inoue paused.

Seeing Yasushi Inoue turn to leave, Okamura Ninji's gaze turned to Takuya Mizuhara again.

Okamura Ninji had some regrets, and said in his heart that Takuya Mizuhara was really capable, and if he hadn't done anything to betray intelligence, he would really be the best candidate for the head of the operations section of the North China Front.

In two more years, he will be able to become deputy chief of staff.

But now, there is no need to mention anything.

Takuya Mizuhara noticed Okamura Ninji's strange gaze and asked, "Your Excellency, is there any problem?" ”

"Nope." Okamura Ninji smiled slightly, waved his hand and said, "There is no problem, Mizuhara-kun, you are very discerning, your reminder just now is very timely, and the empire will remember your merits." ”

"Hello." Takuya Mizuhara paused heavily when he heard this.

But when he turned around, Takuya Mizuhara frowned.

Why do you feel that Your Excellency the General is a little weird?

It always felt like something wasn't quite right.

……

In Liao County, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.

The boss, division commander, and deputy chief of general staff also always paid attention to the battle situation in the northwest of Shanxi.

Especially the boss, despite walking all day on the mountain road, just returned to the headquarters without even taking care of food, and hurried to the war room to inquire about the battle situation in the northwest of Shanxi.

As soon as he entered the door, the boss asked, "Chief of Staff, how is Jinxi fighting now?" ”

The deputy chief of general staff, who was working at the desk, hurriedly got up and said, "Boss, are you back?" ”

The boss snorted, and then asked, "Let me ask you, how is the fight in the northwest of Jinxi?" ”

"The situation is dire." The deputy chief of staff said with a worried face, "Okamura Ningji, this old devil is really difficult, he actually broke Xiao Wang's marmot defense line. ”

"What?" The boss frowned and said, "What trick did Okamura Ningji think?" ”

"Saturation Attack!" The deputy chief of general staff said in a deep voice, "In addition to ordering the 1st Division and other five divisions to launch a fierce attack on Lao County, Ping'an County and Anhua County, in order to contain the main force of our Northwest Column in Shanxi, the old devil also mobilized a full fifteen infantry brigades to launch a detour behind our Northwest Column in Shanxi!" ”

"Huh?" The boss changed his face and said, "Fifteen infantry brigades?!" ”

"Yes, a whole fifteen brigades!" The deputy chief of general staff said, "This is really hitting the key point of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region, because after a series of fierce battles, the strength of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region has been sharply reduced to 30,000 people, of which the main force of the Northwest Shanxi Column is about 15,000 people, and the local troops and militia are more than 15,000 people. ”

"The main force of the Northwest Column of Shanxi Province is stationed in Lao County, Ping'an County and Anhua County, and it has to face the attack of the five elite divisions of the Japanese army, and the defensive tasks of the local troops and militia are not easy, and it is necessary to hold a defense line of more than 200 kilometers.

"But even with Xiao Wang's marmot defense line, it is now a little tired to cope with the saturation attack launched by the fifteen infantry brigades of the Japanese army."

Speaking of this, the deputy chief of the general staff said again: "Okamura Ningji, an old devil, has accurately found the weak point of my Northwest Military Region and launched a fierce attack on this weak point!" The current situation is not optimistic! ”

The boss said with a dark face: "Chen Gen and Wang Ye will definitely not sit still, what are they going to do?" ”

The deputy chief of the general staff said: "Chen Gen and Wang Ye did not choose passive defense, but used a small number of troops to contain the Japanese troops on multiple routes, and at the same time concentrated superior forces to launch an encirclement and annihilation battle against the Japanese troops in each of the three directions!" ”

"Good! This choice is the right one! The boss praised the joint, "The chairman said that it is better to cut off one of his fingers if he injures his ten fingers, and instead of dividing his troops to block and fight with the 15 th Route Japanese Army, it is better to make certain sacrifices in the local battlefield, and at the same time concentrate his forces to make breakthroughs in other directions, according to our experience in counter-encirclement and suppression in those years, we only need to inflict heavy damage on three or four routes, and the remaining dozen or so Japanese troops should retract and give up this roundabout infiltration." ”

The deputy chief of general staff said: "Having said that, the local troops of the Northwest Jin Military Region cannot be compared with the regular army of the Northwest Jin Column after all, and there must be a big gap in combat effectiveness, so I am worried that Xiao Wang's intention will be difficult to realize, and I am afraid that the intention of severely invading three or four of them in the end will not be achieved, not to mention, and let the other dozen or so Japanese troops turn behind them, if this is the case, the situation in the entire northwest of Jin will take a sharp turn!" ”

When the boss heard this, his brows tightened suddenly.

Needless to say, this possibility exists.

The combat effectiveness of the local troops is certainly inferior to that of the regular army.

At this time, the division commander suddenly said: "But we cannot ignore the fact that there is a big difference between the local troops of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region and the local troops of other military regions, and the backbone troops of the three military subdivisions of the Northwest Shanxi Military Region are drawn back from the regular army of the Northwest Column of Shanxi Province. ”

"That's right." The deputy chief of the general staff nodded with a smile.

The division commander said: "Therefore, the Northwest Military Region of Shanxi Province has a great chance to achieve its intentions. ”

As soon as the words fell, a communications staff officer hurriedly came in and reported: "Boss, the Northwest Military Region of Shanxi Province has sent an urgent telegram, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions have each severely damaged a brigade of the Japanese army!" Now attacking the next brigade in the neighborhood! The rest of the forces responsible for blocking the attack were also able to hold out. ”

"Great!" The boss clenched his fists vigorously when he heard this.

The division commander smiled: "I knew that Chen Gen and Xiao Wang would never let us down. ”

The deputy chief of the general staff nodded and said, "Now it depends on how determined Okamura Ninji is?" Do you dare to risk fifteen infantry brigades being eaten up and insist on infiltrating to the end in a roundabout way! ”

……

Taiyuan, headquarters of the 1st Army.

Communications staff officers kept hurriedly entering the war room and presenting the latest battle reports to Masao Inamori.

Masao Inamori took several operational staff officers to present the battle situation on the sand table through sand table operations, so that Okamura Ninji could have an intuitive understanding and judgment of the entire battle situation.

I saw that the remaining 12 infantry brigades of the Japanese army had drawn a broken line on the sand table, and were approaching Chenzhuang in the middle of Lao County and Anhua County from different directions.

Chenzhuang is the destination of the Japanese army's roundabout infiltration.

As long as seven to eight infantry battalions can infiltrate Chenzhuang and take the marmot defense line near Chenzhuang mainly against the enemy, then the combat operation will be considered a successful completion.

But now, the progress of the infantry brigades is not going well.

Although the 12 infantry brigades kept changing the direction of movement in an attempt to avoid the 386th Brigade's blockade, it was a pity that no matter how the Japanese army changed the direction of march, the Eighth Route Army was always able to send new blocking troops in time to block the front, layer after layer, one after another, as if it would never end.

At the same time, the Uda Brigade, the Amuruna Brigade and the Kurosawa Brigade were under fierce siege by the superior forces of the Eighth Route Army, and they were in an extremely dangerous situation, especially the Amuruna Brigade had sent two telegrams in a row, asking for reinforcements! Obviously, the situation of the Amurona brigade is already dangerous, and it could collapse at any time.

At this time, it was a huge test for Okamura Ninji.

Because no one knows how long the Uda Brigade, Amurona Brigade, and Kurosawa Brigade will be able to hold out, and no one knows whether the remaining 9 infantry brigades can successfully infiltrate the past in a roundabout way and reach Chenzhuang.

And if the infiltration fails, these 9 brigades will suffer heavy losses.

This was an absolute disaster for the North China Front, and it might even lead to the failure of the sweep.

The reason for this is also very simple, because the more than 16,000 officers and men of these 15 infantry brigades are combat infantry in the true sense of the word, and if these more than 16,000 combat infantry are severely damaged or even completely annihilated, it will definitely cause the vitality of the five main divisions including the 1st Division to be greatly damaged, and then affect the next battle.

Okamura Ninji suddenly fell into great torment.

The risks of continuing to penetrate are huge, but the benefits are also huge!

Although the risk of giving up penetration is small, the benefit is significantly less than the pay!

Is it to take risks in pursuit of high returns? Or do you accept a small loss for the sake of stability? For a while, Okamura Ninji also felt a little difficult to choose.

Yoshimoto Sadachi: "Your Excellency, I don't think you should take any risks. ”

After a pause, Yoshimoto Sadachi said again: "If you fight steadily, it is nothing more than to spend more time, so maybe more people will escape, but so what? This time, as long as we can completely destroy the bandit area in the northwest of Shanxi Province and destroy the arsenal of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, we will already win. ”

"Really?" Okamura Ninji was noncommittal.

Several section chiefs and staff officers present also expressed their opinions.

Some advocate persistence, but many more advocate retreat.

Okamura Ninji's eyes fell on Takuya Mizuhara and asked, "Mizuhara-kun, what is your opinion?" ”

Takuya Mizuhara smiled and said, "Your Excellency, haven't you already made a decision?" ”

Okamura Ningji's eyes froze when he heard this, and he immediately smiled and said, "I really didn't expect that Mizuhara-kun still has the ability to perceive people's hearts, and he really underestimated you before." ”

"Nope." Takuya Mizuhara hurriedly said, "I'm talking nonsense. ”

Okamura Ninji smiled noncommittally, and said to the head of the communications section, Yasushi Inoue: "Inoue-kun, immediately call the major teams, and immediately divide the troops after receiving the order, and infiltrate the squadron separately!" If you encounter another blockade halfway, then further divide the troops, continue to infiltrate in small teams, and then converge in Chenzhuang after breaking through the blocking of the Eighth Route Army! ”

"Huh?" Yoshimoto Sadachi's color changed, and he never thought that Okamura Ninji would do this.

Several combat section chiefs and operational staff officers present also looked at each other, isn't this all chaotic?

Seeing that Yasushi Inoue was standing still, Okamura Ninji said angrily: "What are you still doing here, hurry up and give orders to the various infantry brigades, hurry up!" ”

"Hello!"

……

In the vicinity of Calf Village.

The last commanding heights held by the Japanese were finally taken.

After losing this commanding height, the remaining Japanese troops finally lost confidence and began to retreat.

This is already the second Japanese brigade that has been defeated by Wang Ye, and now there are three brigades left.

As long as three more brigades were defeated, the five brigades that had infiltrated from the direction of Ping'an County would be wiped out.

But Wang Ye was very worried, how long could Sun Bin and them last? In case they haven't finished their work yet, but Sun Bin and their side can't hold on first, it will be a big trouble.

Even if only one infantry brigade of the Japanese army penetrated it, it would be troublesome.

Seeing that Wen Zhaoqi was still leading the troops in pursuit, Wang Ye hurriedly shouted, "Old Wen? Old Wen! Don't chase it, hurry up and go to the other battlefields! ”

Under the silent night sky, Wang Ye's roar was heard far away.

Hearing Wang Ye's roar, Wen Zhaoqi hurriedly withdrew with his troops.

However, just as Wang Ye was about to rush to the next battlefield with his troops, a messenger hurriedly ran over and reported to him that the devils had suddenly divided their troops.

"What?" Wang Ye said awe-inspiringly, "The devil actually divided his troops? ”

"Hmm." The communicator nodded, "The remaining three devils are divided into four or even five ways, infiltrating from different directions, in order to stop the little devils, we can only follow the division of troops to block, but the commander said that due to the lack of troops in our three divisions, it will definitely not be able to stop, please hurry up and go over to support!" ”

"! The old devil is going to fight us hard! Wang Ye said with a dark face.

Wen Zhaoqi put the muzzle of the shell gun on the brim of his hat and asked, "Lao Wang, you say, how to fight now?" ”

Wang Ye said hatefully: "If the devil infiltrates in a roundabout way with the squadron as a unit, the whole situation will be a mess, and I suspect that after the division of troops, the various Japanese troops will continue to divide their troops after being blocked, and become infiltrated by squads, in that case, the situation will be even more chaotic, so it is impossible to concentrate forces to fight a war of annihilation!" ”

Wen Zhaoqi asked, "Lao Wang, do you mean that we also divide our troops?" ”

"Yes, divide the troops!" Wang Ye said hatefully, "We will also divide our troops to meet the attack!" ”

Speaking of this, Wang Ye said loudly again: "Pass my order, immediately attack the south with a platoon as a unit, and once you find a devil, you will immediately block it on the spot, and you must not let a devil cross the defense line!" ”

Wang Ye's order was quickly issued, and the troops immediately began to move separately.

Wang Ye called Wei Xilai to him again: "Little gray gray, you run fast, hurry back to Anhua to report to the brigade commander, and let the brigade commander notify the various detachments to evacuate immediately, the county town can not be defended!" ”

Now that the battle has been fought, it is necessary to retreat.

And it must be withdrawn immediately!

……

Taiyuan, headquarters of the 1st Army.

Yasushi Inoue hurriedly walked into the war room and reported to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency General, I just received a telegram from the second lieutenant of the communication team of the headquarters of the Amuro Nai Brigade, Akiyama-kun. ”

Okamura Ninji said, "Where is the headquarters of the Amuro Na Brigade advancing?" ”

Inoue replied: "It has advanced to Liucun, which is less than three kilometers away from Chenzhuang, but there is only one guard squad of less than 50 people left in the entire brigade headquarters, and it has been stubbornly blocked by a platoon of the 386th Brigade. ”

Okamura Ninji said, "Can't you go around it?" ”

"I can't get around." Inoue Yasushi replied, "Akiyama-kun said that there are villages on the left and right sides, and a small number of the Eighth Route Army have already occupied the marmot fortifications in advance. ”

"Yagayalu." Okamura Ninji scolded, "The movement is too slow! ”

After a pause, Okamura asked again, "What about the other squadrons of the Amuro Na Brigade?" ”

Yasushi Inoue replied: "The other infantry squadrons of the Amuro Nai Brigade have all lost contact, and now no one knows where they have advanced, have they been divided again?" ”

Masao Inamori had already picked up the wargames representing the Amuro Brigade and was about to place them near a Yanagi Village, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he put it back in place, if it was just the headquarters of the brigade that infiltrated Yanagimura, it did not mean that the entire Amuro Na Brigade had infiltrated Yanagiso.

Yoshimoto Sadachi looked at the sand table and said, "Your Excellency, General, it's all messed up now." ”

"It's a mess." Okamura Ninji snorted, "The Imperial Army has an advantage in strength, so the more chaotic the whole situation, the more beneficial it will be for the Imperial Army, and the more troops will infiltrate Chenzhuang." ”

Before the words could be spoken, another communications staff officer hurried in.

After receiving the telegram from the communications staff officer and reading it, Inoue's face immediately fell.

"Your Excellency, General." Inoue Yasushi said with a dark face, "Second Lieutenant Akiyama sent a farewell telegram, the headquarters of the Amuro Nai Brigade has just been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army on all sides, and more than 40 people from Amuro Na Shaozo have been martyred collectively. ”

"Yaga Yaru!" Okamura Ninji cursed, "The 386th Brigade is really fierce. ”

Yoshimoto said worriedly: "Your Excellency, General, this is already the fourth brigade headquarters that has been annihilated, will there be more brigade headquarters that will be annihilated by the 386th Brigade in the future?" If all the brigade headquarters were annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, then even if the imperial army successfully infiltrated Chenzhuang, it would not be possible to establish communication with the headquarters. ”

"It doesn't matter." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "I don't believe that a brigade headquarters can't reach Chenzhuang, take 10,000 steps back, even if no brigade headquarters can reach Chenzhuang, it doesn't matter, as long as the number of troops infiltrating the past is enough, and they can hold the marmot defense line near Chenzhuang, the imperial army will win!" ”

……

Anhua County, underground command post.

At the beginning, Ma Yuan and Chen Mingli were able to carry out the map operation, marking the latest movements of the various blocking units of the three military subdivisions and the three main attacking forces one by one.

But soon, the two gave up completely.

Because the blocking troops have already been divided, and the three main attack forces have also been divided, and there are dozens of roads, and now the two of them have three heads and six arms, and it is impossible for them to be busy.

Throwing the pencil in his hand, Chen Mingli hurriedly said: "Brigade commander, it's all messed up, not only are we confused, but it is impossible for the herald to send the news in time, and we have no way to carry out the map operation at all." ”

The brigade commander was silent, just frowning and staring at the mess of red and blue arrows on the map.

The situation is chaotic like this, which is obviously not a good thing for the Northwest Military Region of Shanxi.

The reason is also very simple, because the Japanese army has the advantage of strength, and the Japanese army that launched the infiltration has 15 infantry brigades, even if it is conservatively estimated, according to the number of 1,100 people in one brigade, there are also 16,500 people, but in fact, these 15 infantry brigades have additional reinforced artillery, so the strength is at least 20,000 people!

The three military subdivisions, including the militia, have a total of more than 15,000 people.

Excluding the troops stationed at the northern foot of Jiugong Mountain and the southern foot of Wohu Mountain, and excluding the militia that remained in Wanmadu, the arsenal, and several large market towns to maintain order, the number of troops participating in the blockade was eight or nine thousand.

Even if the guard regiment and the three main regiments were transferred later, it would have been only 5,000 people.

So far, all the main regiments have begun to run short, and there are only more than 1,000 people left.

All in all, the maximum number of troops used to block the Japanese infiltration this time was more than 14,000 people, that is, nearly 6,000 fewer than the Japanese army that launched the roundabout infiltration.

So the brigade commander was really worried that he wouldn't be able to stop it.

However, the sense of smell formed by years of battlefield battles told the brigade commander that there was a high probability that he could not stop it.

Raising his wrist and looking at the luminous watch, he saw that the hour hand had pointed to more than four o'clock in the morning, and it would be dawn in less than two hours.

At that moment, the brigade commander instructed Chen Mingli: "Xiao Chen, immediately notify the first and second detachments, and let them immediately abandon Lao County and Ping'an County, and retreat under alternate cover!" ”

"Huh?" Chen Mingli was stunned and said, "Brigade commander, isn't it?" ”

"What is not possible, there is no danger if you are prepared." The brigade commander said, "Once a sufficient number of Japanese troops infiltrate behind us and occupy the local tunnel fortifications and gain a firm foothold, then the main forces of the column remaining in Lao County, Ping'an County and Anhua County will be divided and surrounded by the Japanese army!" ”

"At that time, not only the main forces of our column will no longer be able to get supplies from the military region,"

"The entire industrial area of the military region and even the fathers and villagers who have not had time to cross the river will be exposed to the butcher's knives of the Japanese army."

After a pause, he said: "Such a result is unacceptable to us, so even if it is only one in ten thousand, we must put an end to it, and we must not take this risk!" ”

As he was talking, Wei Xilai came out of breath and broke in.

"Brigadier Commander." Wei Xilai gasped and said, "Our captain said that the situation is likely to deteriorate, and the main forces of the columns in Lao County, Ping'an County, and Anhua County are better to retreat quickly. ”

The brigade commander said, "Okay, I see. ”

……

At this time, in Chenzhuang.

Wang Ye took more than a dozen wolf warriors, as well as a platoon of the second detachment, and entered Chenzhuang from the east side.

Chenzhuang is a large village with more than 100 households, and there is a main street in the middle of the village, and Wang Ye and the wolf warriors walk in front of them, unfolding in battle formation.

As he was leaving, he saw a team of people hurrying over.

Because the sky was too dark, I couldn't see the color of the military uniforms of the team on the opposite side.

At that moment, Wang Ye signaled the wolf warriors behind him to scatter and hide, and then he was about to let the other party say the command, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly had an idea, and shouted in Japanese: "Password!" ”

The one who came over from the other side was really a devil, and replied in Japanese: "The empire is prosperous, return to the order!" ”

Wang Ye sneered, his raised right hand swung down vigorously, and in the next moment, more than a dozen wolf warriors who had been ready for a long time opened fire at the same time, and the dense submachine gun fire poured over.

The group of devils on the opposite side were caught off guard and were quickly knocked down.

Unfortunately, this is only a group of devils' spearheads.

As soon as the gunshots rang out here, the devils who followed behind were alarmed.

Immediately, the west end of the village resounded with the continuous shouting of devils.

"There is already the Eighth Route Army on the east side of the village, don't go any further."

"Ono-kun, you lead a detachment to seize the courtyard on the left."

"Takagi-kun, immediately seize the small courtyard on the right side of the main street and build side-fire firepower."

"Suwon-kun, you take a detachment to enter the tunnel immediately to prevent the Eighth Route from sneaking up on the tunnel!"

From this continuous shouting, Wang Ye quickly judged that the devil's strength was only about a squad, and they were fully capable of quickly solving the opponent in a short period of time.

At that moment, Wang Ye turned around and made sign language to Wei Dayong, Duan Peng, Lin Han and Liang Jun.

Wei Dayong, Duan Peng, Lin Han and Liang Jun gave a thumbs up, and then each took two team members to disperse, and Wang Xikui also took two snipers to quickly seize the commanding heights and be responsible for guarding.

Wang Ye led the platoon of the second detachment to feint from the main street to attract the attention of the devils.

The battle ended quickly, and in the face of a group of well-trained wolf warriors, this infantry squad of the Japanese army was powerless and was dealt with in less than five minutes.

But it's not all solved.

The detachment that entered the tunnel, more than a dozen devils were still resisting.

There is a certain risk in entering the tunnel to clear the remnants of the devils.

Just when Wang Ye hesitated to enter the tunnel to clear up, Wang Xikui, who was in charge of guarding, suddenly fired a warning shot.

Immediately, Zhao Erwa ran over and reported: "Captain, there is another group of devils from the south, about fifty people. ”

"Fifty or so? Another squad? Wang Ye snorted coldly and said, "It seems that the devils have completely messed up the system, since they have all been messed up, then let's mess up, the platoon fights for itself, the squad fights for itself, and the people fight for themselves!" ”

At that moment, Wang Ye ordered more than a dozen wolf warriors and the platoon of the second detachment to seize the houses on both sides.

It's a pity that the group of devils who came from the south did not enter the village, but directly seized the tunnel fortifications in the south of the village, that is, the groundhog defense line.

"Damn, these devils are very cunning."

Wei Dayong scolded: "What should I do if I don't enter the village on the dog day?" ”

"What to do? Cold! Wang Ye snorted and said, "It seems that you can only compete with the dog." ”

However, because Wang Ye didn't wait for Wang Ye to enter the tunnel with the wolf warriors, there was movement on the north side of the village again, and another group of devils drove over violently.

And this gang of devils did not enter the village.

It also only seized a ring of tunnel fortifications on the north side of the village.

This is a big trouble, not only are there devils on the north and south sides, but there are also devils hiding underground, which means that they have been surrounded by devils on three sides.

Wei Dayong asked again: "Captain, what should I do now?" ”

Wang Ye said coldly: "The plan remains the same, all enter the tunnel!" Fuck the dog's day! ”

"Okay!" Wei Dayong agreed, and immediately moved away from a horse feed trough in the corner of the yard, and there was a dark tunnel entrance underneath.

Wang Ye bowed his head again, and Lin Han took the lead in sliding down.

Lin Han's unique skill is that he can intuitively find living creatures within fifty meters, both humans and animals are no exception, this is simply a high-precision life detector in the tunnel.

After a while, a rat cry came from the tunnel.

This is a signal from Lin Han, and it is safe underneath.

At that moment, Wang Ye and the others entered the entrance of the tunnel.

……

In Taiyuan, the headquarters of the 1st Army.

Inoue Yasushi walked quickly into the battle hall and said with a pause: "Your Excellency, the headquarters of the Takagi Brigade has also been contacted, but there is also only one team left in the headquarters of Takagi. ”

Masao Inamori said: "Up to now, six brigade headquarters have been contacted, but each brigade headquarters has only one squad at most, and some brigade headquarters even have only one detachment left, and this is not the worst, the worst thing is that the Eighth Route Army has been found around each brigade headquarters." ”

Sakuma Jiro said: "That is to say, several brigade headquarters may be eaten at any time. ”

"It's messed up, it's all messed up." Yoshimoto said, "What kind of battle is this?" ”

"It's good to mess up, it's right to mess up." Okamura Ninji waved his hand and said, "The Imperial Army occupies the advantage of troops, the more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous it will be, and in the end, the only one who wins is the Great Japanese Imperial Army!" ”

After saying this, Okamura Ninji turned his head again and asked Takuya Mizuhara: "Mizuhara-kun, if it is now under your command, what should the imperial army do next?" ”

Mizuhara Takuya was also a little embarrassed and said, "Your Excellency, I won't say it, right?" ”

"Don't be afraid." Okamura Ninji said, "I'll let you say it, just be bold and say it." ”

"Okay then." Suwon Takuya also said a little helplessly, "If it is under my command now, then make a decisive attack and invest heavy troops to cut in from the flank of Lao County and Anhua County, on the one hand, to support the various brigades near Chenzhuang, and on the other hand, you can completely cut off the retreat of the Eighth Route Army in Lao County, Anhua County and Ping'an County!" ”

Hearing this, Okamura Ninji couldn't help but start applauding.

By this time, Okamura Ninji even admired Takuya Mizuhara a little.

"Suwon-kun, you want to go with me." Okamura Ninji applauded and said with a smile, "I also think that the Eighth Route Army in Lao County, Ping'an County, and Anhua County will escape. ”

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