Okamura Ninji didn't have anything to do for a while.

Although the strategy of the war is very important, it is the strength of both sides that fights in the end.

The strength of the new Eighth Route Regiment is obviously stronger than that of the 10th Division.

In fact, since the end of the Battle of Xinzhou, the strength and hole cards of the new regiment have been revealed.

According to the establishment of the Japanese army, the heavy firepower of the new regiment of the Eighth Route was a tank wing, a heavy artillery wing, two mountain artillery wings, and air support that suddenly appeared.

In addition to the fact that the strength of the new regiment was less than that of the 10th Division, the new regiment of the Eighth Route completely crushed the 10th Division in terms of artillery firepower and infantry firepower.

However, Okamura Ninji was a little superstitious about the combat effectiveness of the First Division, believing that the 10th Division could easily defeat the new regiment by relying on its excellent individual ability and proper tactics.

Moreover, at that time, it was an arrow that had to be fired.

On the other hand, the 10th Division, from top to bottom, was also very confident, and felt that it was simple to defeat the new regiment of the Eighth Road.

However, when the attack on the new regiment began, Okamura Ninji and the devils of the 10th Division found that the new regiment of the Eighth Route was not easy to provoke, and the huge base area was defended like an iron plate, and the 10th Division suffered heavy losses in the attack, and when it was the turn of the 10th Division to defend, it was simply unable to resist the attack of the new regiment.

The attack of a new regiment of 150-mm heavy guns and heavy tanks, who can withstand this?

The 10th Division at its peak can't withstand it, let alone the 10th Division that has now been disabled?

Seizo Arisue hurriedly drafted a telegram and handed it to Okamura Ninji to sign.

After Okamura Ninji finished signing, Seizo Arisue was about to go to the communication room, when he suddenly thought of something, turned around and asked worriedly: "Your Excellency Commander, what if the Eighth Route New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment, and the New Second Regiment join forces to attack the other four second-line divisions?" ”

Okamura Ninji lifted his round glasses and said coldly: "If the Eighth Route does this, it is a good thing, then the 10th Division can kill a horse gun, form a big encirclement of the Eighth Route, and taste the power of the iron rolling sweeping tactics!" ”

"Your Excellency Commander is wise, I admire it!" Yusue Jingsan bowed his head, said a word of admiration, and turned to leave.

……

Heyuan County.

The Japanese army was commanded on the Northwest Front of Jin.

After the telegram to the North China Front Headquarters was sent, Jiro Ishikawa and Moritake Tanabe were anxiously waiting.

The offensive of the new regiment of the Eighth Route is very strong, and it is expected that it will be able to attack the city of Heyuan County tomorrow morning.

If the 10th Division does not retreat by tomorrow morning, the problem will be very serious.

Not only will Heyuan County be surrounded by a new regiment, but the troops of the 10th Division in the direction of Anhua County and Ping'an County will also fall into an isolated and helpless situation.

In that case, the 10th Division would most likely be completely annihilated by the new regiment.

Although the current situation is also unacceptable, it is better than the total annihilation of the 10th Division.

After about twenty minutes, the captain of the communications team hurriedly walked into the headquarters with a telegram in his hand, bowed his head and reported: "Report, the commander of the North China Front Army Okamura is in an emergency!" ”

Jiro Ishikawa said: "Read! ”

"Hey!" The captain of the communications team then took the telegram and read, "Order the 10th Division to be transferred to Taiyuan immediately, and the 1st Cavalry Brigade will go to meet it!" ”

Jiro Ishikawa and Moritake Tanabe looked slightly happy.

But as soon as he thought that now was not the time to be happy, the joy on the corners of the mouths of the two old devils was taken back.

Jiro Ishikawa looked at the captain of the communications team: "Immediately send a telegram to Major General Saburo Miura, the commander of the 8th Brigade, Major General Motoji Okada, and the chief of staff, Asada Jun, ordering them to immediately lead their troops to Heyuan County to join the division headquarters." ”

"In addition, order the communications team, field hospitals, and logistics units to prepare for transfer."

"When the troops arrive, immediately move towards Taiyuan."

"Hey!" The communications captain drafted a telegram, handed it to Jiro Ishikawa and Moritake Tanabe to sign it, and then turned and left.

……

Meanwhile.

8th Brigade Command.

Major General Saburo Miura and Hiroo Ono held binoculars and looked in the direction of the battlefield, their faces extremely solemn.

The cannon roared, and the lightning-like light almost reddened half of the sky.

The Eighth Road New Regiment alone has nearly 100 cannons of various calibers used in the direction of Heyuan County.

Plus tank guns, directly more than 100 pieces.

The artillery units of the 8th Brigade have been completely destroyed, so that it is impossible to resist the attack of the new regiment with a small number of Type 97 mortars, Type 92 infantry guns, and grenadiers.

And the most infuriating thing is that once the infantry of the Eighth Route Army encounters the slightest trouble in the attack, they immediately call for artillery fire support in the rear, and the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army is both tricky and accurate and ruthless, and often a machine gun fire point, the new regiment of infantry can call in the fire of heavy artillery shells to cover.

How can this be fought?

The shells of the new regiment of the Eighth Route seem to never be finished.

After nightfall, the 8th Route changed its attacking force and continued to launch a fierce offensive against the 8th Brigade.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." Seeing that the telegram had been sent to the division headquarters for nearly an hour, and there had been no reply, and the offensive of the new regiment of the Eighth Route was becoming more and more fierce, Hiroo Ohno said in a worried tone, "The division commander and Lieutenant General Tanabe, can you agree to our request to transfer to Heyuan County?" ”

Miura Saburo said with a gloomy face: "It depends on the meaning of the commander of the North China Front Army, Okamura. ”

"Why do you want to see what Commander Okamura means?"

"Didn't the division commander and Lieutenant General Tanabe have the authority to order our 8th Brigade to retreat?"

Hiroo Ohno asked puzzled.

Miura Saburo said: "Ohno-kun, think about it carefully, with the retreat of our 8th Brigade, will the new Eighth Route Regiment be able to drive straight into it and attack all the way to the city of Heyuan County?" ”

Ono Binfu also reacted, his face was ugly: "Once the new regiment of the Eighth Route is allowed to attack the city of Heyuan County, the division headquarters and the front-line headquarters will fall into the situation of being surrounded by the new regiment of the Eighth Road, and with Li Yunlong's character, no matter how much it costs, we will destroy the regimental headquarters and front-line headquarters of our 10th Division." ”

"That's right!" Saburo Miura nodded with an ugly face: "If the division headquarters orders us to retreat, then it must be that the 10th Division will retreat on all fronts." ”

At this moment, the telegraph soldiers of the 8th Brigade noticed that the radio station telegraph was flickering, so they began to receive the telegram, and the two old devils hurriedly came to the telegraph soldiers.

A few minutes later, the telegram was received, and the devil's telegraph operator handed the code to the coder, who immediately translated it into text, gave a military salute, and handed it to Saburo Miura.

"Ohno-kun!" Saburo Miura, who read the telegram, immediately looked at Hiroo Ohno.

"Hey!" Hiroo Ohno bowed his head.

"Leave two squadrons of soldiers to block the Eighth Road for two hours." Miura Saburo said, "Two hours later, the blocking force will immediately withdraw, and everyone else will immediately transfer to Heyuan County!" ”

"Hey!" Hiroo Ohno bowed his head and turned to leave.

With the order of the brigade headquarters, the devils of the two squadrons were left as cannon fodder to block the new regiment.

Saburo Miura and Hiroo Ohno led the remaining troops of less than 2,000 men and hurried in the direction of the governor of Heyuan Prefecture.

All the soldiers ran wildly, looking embarrassed as if they had lost their armor.

Saburo Miura and Hiroo Ohno rode a military horse and walked in the forefront.

……

Meanwhile.

About 100 meters from the road, there is a small earthen bag that rises more than ten meters above the ground.

Lying on this small dirt bag, although it is night, you can clearly see the movement of the devil in front of you, and from time to time there are devil's three-wheeled and pea-ding trucks speeding by.

Seeing two more bean trucks driving by, Wang Yousheng was a little breathless, and said: "Captain, there are several waves of devil cars passing by, why don't we do it?" ”

In the evening, Wang Xikui called the heavy artillery company to blow up the devil's artillery position, and the devil's artillery and guards were in chaos, and all the devil's artillery either fled or went to rescue the artillery, and no one noticed that the enemy special forces had infiltrated him.

Until dark, Wang Xikui and Wang Yousheng were lying on the dirt slope, and they were not found by the devils.

After the devil's artillery and guards left, Wang Xikui did not evacuate with Wang Yousheng, but came to a small dirt slope about 100 meters away from the road to continue lurking.

After training in the Sword Squadron, Wang Yousheng, at this distance, even if he hits the devil's moving target, he can do one shot at a time, not to mention Wang Xikui, who is directly a hundred shots.

"You're really unproductive." Wang Xikui lowered his voice and said in a disdainful tone: "What's the point of killing these small fish and shrimp?" ”

"What?" Wang Yousheng licked his lips and said in an excited tone, "Are you going to catch a big fish?" ”

"Be quiet." Wang Xikui lowered his voice and said, "According to the information provided by the regiment headquarters, this group of devils is the 8th Brigade of the 10th Division, and there is a major general brigade commander. ”

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Wang Xikui fought the idea of waiting for the rabbit here.

Wang Yousheng's tone was worried: "Captain, our location is too close to the highway, once we shoot, we will definitely be discovered by the devil, and I am afraid it will not be easy to get out at that time." ”

Wang Xikui thought about it carefully.

At a distance of about 100 meters, although it was shot in the dark, the devils faced this time were all elite after all, and I am afraid that the position of the first shot would be exposed.

"I can't see it, you kid is quite thoughtful." Wang Xikui praised it, and said, "In this way, let's convey the shooting Zhuyuan of the road here to the 105 howitzer company, and before shooting, notify the 105 howitzers to shell this area, and after firing a shot, we will evacuate immediately while the artillery fire supports." ”

When Wang Yousheng heard this, he grinned: "Captain, or captain, you are more insensitive." ”

Although at this distance, calling 105 howitzers to shell the road, this small dirt bag is also dangerous.

But Wang Xikui and Wang Yousheng are both bold and careful people, and they don't care about any danger at all, of course, if they call a 150mm howitzer, it will be even more dangerous, because the distance is too close.

Wang Xikui immediately calculated the shooting of Zhu Yuan, and asked Wang Yousheng to convey the shooting Zhu Yuan to the howitzer company through the high-power walkie-talkie, and the howitzer company was ready to open fire.

After a while, a group of devil soldiers held torches and headed towards Heyuan County in a panic.

Immediately afterwards, the devil's brigade also followed, although it was night, but many devils were holding torches or flashlights, so that the view on the highway was somewhat clear.

In the first half of the procession, Hiroo Ohno and Saburo Miura rode horses and led the team in the direction of Heyuan County.

"The one who rides the horse must be the devil's official." Wang Yousheng said.

"Let's have one for two people, don't let go of your guns!" Wang Xikui picked up the 38 big cover in his hand, pushed it into his chamber again, and said in a low voice.