In the afternoon.

Okamura Ninji, who was stunned, woke up quietly under the rescue of the military doctor.

"What happened to the headquarters of the First Army, the 5th Division and the 28th Division?"

Just like yesterday evening, the first thing Okamura said when he woke up was to ask the guards on the side in a hurried tone.

In fact.

Okamura Ninji's body is fine, it's just that he is angry.

Although he was in a coma, he rested for two days and one night in a row, and Okamura's whole state was not bad.

Seeing that the guard bowed his head and was silent, Okamura Ninji got up with gloomy eyes, put on the general's uniform, carried the general's sword, and walked quickly towards the war hall.

Soon, Okamura Ninji came to the battle hall.

Everyone in the battle hall was busy there.

Seizo Yusue answered a phone call, and after hanging up the phone, he turned around just in time to see Okamura Ninji walking in.

"Your Excellency, General."

"How's your body?"

Seeing Okamura Ninji, there was a very concerned look on Sue Seisi's face, and he walked over quickly.

But in fact, at this time, he was thirty years tired, and he had not rested for three days and three nights.

Not only did he not rest for three days and three nights, but in the course of being on duty during the wartime during these days, he also had to deal with all kinds of important military affairs, and his brain and energy were greatly consumed.

The whole person looked very tired, and there were some bloodshot eyes in them.

However, Okamura Ninji didn't care about the state of the last essence, the soldiers on the front line were still bleeding and broken, and it was nothing to stay up for a few days and nights.

"I'm fine."

Okamura Ningji looked solemn, waved his hand and asked:

"What is the situation of the locust army that was surrounded in the area of Zhaodongxiang on Zhengtai Road?"

Yoshio Iwamatsu, a pig teammate, actually dared to go down and lose the overturning fighter, which really made Okamura Ningji angry.

Even if Yoshio Iwamatsu could return to Beiping alive, Okamura Ninji would not be able to spare him.

"Your Excellency, General."

There are three solemn tones:

"Lieutenant General Iwamatsu, their situation is not optimistic!"

"After being ambushed, the 1st Cavalry Brigade was ambushed by the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, and all the jade was shattered."

"Lieutenant General Yan Song adopted the tactic of breaking into pieces and breaking through in a dispersed manner, and broke through in the direction of Shouyang and Yangquan with the formation of squads and squadrons."

"Break it up and break through in a scattered way? The tactics of the Eighth Route Army? ”

Okamura Ningji's eyes froze, he was very familiar with this tactic!

In the past, the Eighth Route Army faced the encirclement and sweep of the Japanese puppet army that was more than ten times stronger, and the Eighth Route Army basically used this tactic to break through.

Okamura had to admit that this tactic did mean something.

Relying on this tactic, almost every time the well-prepared Japanese puppet army had little effect on the sweep of the base area of the Eighth Route Army.

Afterward.

Okamura Ninji formulated and invented the iron roller triple sweeping tactic, but it is a pity that the Eighth Route Army has risen.

Since the Eighth Route Army can use this tactic, so can the Locust Army.

But the question is, the cavalry strength of the Eighth Route Army is not weak, can the locust infantry break through smoothly?

"Hi..."

Yousue Jingsan lowered his head and said in a solemn tone:

"After the breakthrough, the headquarters of the First Army, the Fifth Division and the 26th Division, have all lost contact with the headquarters, and there is not a single unit that has successfully arrived in Shouyang County."

"However, the 40th Division has already sent an infantry brigade along Zhengtai Road to meet the headquarters of the First Army."

Okamura looked at the watch in his hand.

The Japanese ambush on Zhengtai Road was in the area of Zhaodongxiang, about 50 kilometers away from Shouyang.

If it is a breakthrough, then it will be necessary to take a farther detour, in just a few hours, and it is not a cavalry, so it will not arrive in Shouyang so quickly.

"Your Excellency, General." "The chief of staff has sent twelve telegrams asking for tactical guidance today, the situation is extremely critical, the Eighth Route Army will fire nearly 200,000 shells every day, more than 1,000 aerial bombs and more than 100 incendiary bombs, the locust army has suffered heavy casualties, do you order the 40th Division and the 56th Division to abandon Shouyang and Yangquan and go to Niangziguan to rescue the chief of staff?" ”

Okamura Ninji came to the map and stared at the map and analyzed it carefully.

The Eighth Route Army, which attacked the 40th and 56th Divisions, was not too many, with only about 30,000 men each.

However, the artillery firepower of the Eighth Route Army was very strong, and the artillery carried by each Eighth Route Army exceeded the size of 3 artillery wings, and even had heavy artillery of 105 and 150 mm caliber.

But.

The 40th and 56th Divisions relied on tunnel and anti-slope tactics, and even though the Eighth Route Army used ground-penetrating bombs on the positions of these two divisions, these two divisions were still not defeated.

Moreover, this time the Eighth Route Army did not attack on both sides like the 33rd and 37th Divisions.

If it had been a two-sided attack like last time, these two divisions would only have been wiped out.

Therefore, these two divisions have a way out.

It's just that during the previous period, Okamura Ninji wanted the 40th Division and the 56th Division to hold the two important strongholds of the Zhengtai Railway, and to respond to the retreat of the First Army Headquarters and the Fifth Division in Taiyuan.

However, the development of the war situation has gradually escaped the control of Okamura Ninji.

Okamura Ninji was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

At this time, the 40th Division and the 56th Division left Shouyang and Yangquan, and the First Army and the Fifth Division, even if there were troops that broke through, there was only a dead end.

And if these two divisions do not leave, the locust army in Niangziguan is also at risk of being wiped out.

Seeing that Okamura Ninji was still hesitating.

There is a suggestion in a hurried tone: "Your Excellency, General, if the 40th Division and the 56th Division continue to stay in Shouyang and Yangquan, and wait for the Eighth Route Army to eat the locust army at Niangzi Pass, then the 40th Division and the 56th Division will also be eaten by the Eighth Route Army." ”

Seizo Arisue had long wanted to order the 40th Division and the 56th Division to save the Japanese troops at Niangzi Pass.

However, Okamura Ninji was in a coma most of the time, and he was only the deputy chief of staff, so he did not have the authority to order the retreat of the two divisions.

Okamura Ninji's eyes froze when he heard this, and he also took this into account.

However, he was a little reluctant to give up the command of the 1st Army and the 5th Division.

Hearing what Seisan said, Okamura Ninji nodded:

"Immediately order the 40th Division stationed in Shouyang to transfer to Yangquan, and after joining forces with the 56th Division in Yangquan, turn to the direction of Niangzi Pass."

For the First Army and the Fifth Division, Okamura Ninji intended to give it up directly.

Under the heavy encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and the encirclement and interception of the cavalry of the Eighth Route Army, how many people can successfully break through?

After a pause, Okamura Ningji asked again: "How long will it take for the 21st Division and the 27th Division to arrive at Niangzi Pass?" ”

"It's going to take two more days!"

There is a Sue Seizan answer:

"The 21st and 27th Divisions have been attacked and harassed by scattered eight-way guerrillas."

"But these two divisions did not fall in love with the battle, and quickly broke away from contact with the local armed forces of the Eighth Route Army, and rushed to Niangzi Pass with all their might."

Okamura nodded.

Looking at the map hanging on the wall, his expression became more and more solemn.

The 40th Division and the 56th Division reinforced the locust army at Niangziguan, but I am afraid it will not go well.

The Eighth Route Army, which attacked Shouyang and Yangquan, would definitely continue to pursue the 40th Division and the 56th Division.

Moreover, it will take about 2 days for these two divisions to arrive at Niangzi Pass.

"Send another report to Tanabe-kun!"

Okamura Ninji looked awkward:

"Order them to hold out for 2 days, and then 4 divisions of locust troops will arrive to the rescue!"

If the 40th Division and the 56th Division can successfully reach Niangzi Pass and rescue the locusts army that was surrounded at Niangzi Pass.

Then the main force of the North China Front is still there, and it will still have the strength to fight with the Eighth Route Army in the future.

"Hey!"

Yusue Seizan suddenly bowed his head.

……

Cai Dong Village.

The new regiment, the general command of the front.

"Regiment commander, political commissar, the current battle on Zhengtailu is basically over."

After reading the telegram in his hand, Wang Dehou reported to Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang:

"Most of the devils were wiped out, and some of them escaped."

The reason why the battle of the Zhengtai Railway ended quickly was because of the ambush war.

Although there are more than 30,000 devils, there are even troops such as the Fifth Division.

But the length of the entire team was about 10 kilometers, and at the beginning of the battle, under the ferocious shelling, the combat effectiveness of the devil's 30,000 people could not be used at all.

It's like the strength of the hand requires five fingers to be clenched together, clenched into a fist, and charged to hit out to have lethal power.

And the devils can't get together, and they are suddenly attacked, and the overall combat effectiveness of the devils can only be exerted at most.

The situation of the Japanese army being surrounded at Niangzi Pass was different.

The devils are gathered together and surrounded, and the combat effectiveness is still there, if you want to forcibly eat so many devils as soon as they are surrounded, the good teeth of the Eighth Route Army will be broken.

Although due to the large encirclement and the insufficient strength of the Eighth Route Army, the devils broke through with some troops, but it was not a big problem.

The cavalry of the new 1st and 2nd regiments will shoot.

"Why do you let the devils run out of some people?" Zhao Gang was a little puzzled.

Li Yunlong looked down, staring at the map with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"The devils used our tactics." Wang Dehou explained, "Break into pieces, disperse and break through, after these devils break through, they flee in the direction of Shouyang. ”

"However, the cavalry units of our new 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment are chasing the fleeing devils."

Hearing this, Zhao Gang immediately relieved himself.

The 1st Brigade of the Japanese Cavalry has been completely wiped out, and there are cavalry of the new 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment.

"Lao Li, what are you thinking?"

Zhao Gang turned his head and looked at Li Yunlong, who was staring at the map, just in time to see the thoughtful look on Li Yunlong's face.

So he asked with a moving expression.

"I'm thinking that the Fifth Division, the First Army Headquarters, and the 28th Division have almost been killed by us."

Li Yunlong pointed to Shouyang and Yangquan on the map and analyzed:

"It no longer makes sense for the 40th Division and the 56th Division to continue to stay on the Zhengtai Railway."

Zhao Gang's mind turned extremely fast and said: "Lao Li, do you mean that the devils of these two divisions may abandon Shouyang and Yangquan and reinforce the surrounded Japanese army in the direction of Niangzi Pass?" ”

"Not impossible." Li Yunlong's tone was affirmative, "But it is certain, the devils of these two divisions will definitely leave." ”

Although there were more than 60,000 devils of the Eighth Route Army attacking the two divisions of Shouyang and Yangquan.

With strong artillery fire and air support, the Eighth Route Army also occupied a certain advantage.

However, the Eighth Route Army did not have so many troops and ate the 40th and 56th Divisions.

"Once the devils of these two divisions are allowed to rush to Niangzi Pass before the devils are completely annihilated, then the battle situation in Niangzi Pass may be reversed."

Wang Dehou analyzed:

"Commander, what should I do now?"

……

[Ask for a wave of monthly passes (dog heads). 】