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In fact, the cunning Yoshio Kozuka had already met with the Japanese Infantry First Brigade an hour ago. After meeting Yoshio Kozuka, the Japanese Infantry First Brigade ran away east unceremoniously.

Sitting in the bumpy truck cab, Yoshio Kozuka was still worried now. After a long time, it was not until he looked at the thousands of Japanese soldiers marching in a hurry in front of him that Yoshio Kozuka was in a better mood. Yoshio Kozuka, who had been panicking all night, saw that he was a little safer and a sleepy feeling surged in his seat in the cab.

About two hours later, Yoshio Kozuka, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up by the Japanese brigade commander. Yoshio Kozuka opened his hazy eyes and looked at the brigade commander of the Japanese Major General who was currently panicking.

The brigade commander of the Japanese Major General, who was full of panic, said anxiously: "Commander, according to the report of the frontier vanguard, thousands of Eighth Route Army were found more than ten kilometers ahead, and it seemed to be trying to block our progress."

"Baga, why are there still eighth routes?"

Yoshio Kozuka, who had become a frightened bird, woke up from sleep so much that he was so scared that he got out of the truck in a hurry and took his telescope to carefully observe the nearby terrain. He saw that the surroundings were flat and not suitable for fighting.

After looking for a long time, Yoshio Kozuka saw a few kilometers ahead of him, but because the distance was far away, Yoshio Kozuka quickly adjusted his telescope and finally saw the terrain in front.

In the open field, there are several loess hills connected in front of them. Although the mountain is not very high, only two or three hundred, it has an area of ​​several square kilometers. A plan emerges in Yoshino Kotsuka's heart.

"Yoxi", Yoshio Kozuka smiled happily, then pointed to the hill in the distance and said to the Japanese brigade commander: "Seeing that there is no hill in front, order the troops to enter the hill immediately, build fortifications, and hold on to the aid."

The commander of the Japanese Brigade said carefully: "If that were the case, we would be surrounded by the Eighth Route Army, and it would be dangerous at that time."

"No, we only need to stick to it for a few hours. The 10th and 16th divisions will break through the defense line of the Jinsui Army. This place is not far from Shouyang, and our reinforcements will arrive soon. At that time, we will come to a center to bloom and wipe out all the Eighth Route Army here together."

"But I heard that the Eighth Route Army had a large number of heavy artillery, and thousands of us were on the hills. If the Eighth Route Army used heavy artillery to bombard us, we would suffer a lot."

"You don't know that the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery group had been bombarded Taiyuan City for so long yesterday. I guess there were very few shells from the Eighth Route Army's heavy artillery group now." Yoshio Kozuka said confidently.

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At this time, Zhang Yunfei was sitting in an off-road vehicle and chasing thousands of people from the cavalry regiment eastward. Nearly 20,000 Eighth Route Army behind him were marching forward quickly.

Zhang Yunfei left only one regiment of the 136th Division and one regiment of the 129th Division in Taiyuan City, and two regiments were left to Taiyuan. On the one hand, they could eliminate the remaining enemies in the city, and on the other hand, they could control the seized large amount of materials and maintain public order in the city.

Thousands of Japanese escaped, and the traces left on the road were still very obvious. Zhang Yunfei led the cavalry regiment and soon found the place where Japanese escaped and chased them along the traces.

Three hours later, Zhang Yunfei, who was sitting in the off-road vehicle, saw a large number of people appearing on the hills in front, and the sound of gunfire was heard intermittently in front.

Zhang Yunfei picked up his telescope and looked forward. He saw thousands of eighth routes scattered at the foot of the mountain a few kilometers ahead, and began to exchange fire with thousands of Japanese devils on the mountain.

The Japanese on the mountain built several circular fortifications, and the Eighth Route Army at the foot of the mountain did not go smoothly. Seeing that its attack was blocked, the Eighth Route Army adopted the strategy of siege but not attacking, waiting for its reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhang Yunfei and Commander Liu led thousands of people to arrive first, and saw that the Japanese who were pursuing him were right in front, Zhang Yunfei ordered the troops to speed up the march.

After a while, the large army arrived at the foot of the mountain, less than a thousand meters away from the circular fortifications on the Japanese Mountain. Zhang Yunfei and Commander Liu got off the car one after another, and Zhang Yunfei carefully observed the Japanese on the mountain.

It is obvious that the Japanese wanted to rely on the right territorial position and stand firm for assistance. Zhang Yunfei also knew that the Japanese's two divisions were currently attacking the blocking positions of the Jinsui Army with no chance. The Japanese on the mountain hoped that their two divisions could break through the Jinsui Army's positions and come here to pick him up.

The Japanese on the mountain were also very cunning. They dug several trenches along the mountain and deployed several defense lines. If the Eighth Route Army charges directly, there may be a lot of casualties and may not be able to capture the top of the mountain in a short period of time.

Zhang Yunfei observed for a long time and had a plan in mind. At present, his troops are basically cavalry, and cavalry is not suitable for mountain warfare. If the cavalry has too big targets, they will become a living target for the Japanese. Such a loss-making transaction will not be done.

The most effective way at present is to use artillery bombardment, but at present, there are really not many shells for the 155 mm howitzer, only a few hundred are left.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunfei said to the cavalry commander next to him: "Captain Sun, your regiment's mission is to maneuver on the periphery and wait for the arrival of the large army."

After assigning the mission to Sun Chuanzhi, Zhang Yunfei asked the communications troops to send a report to the Second Artillery Regiment, sending an artillery battalion with all the remaining artillery shells, and rushing here quickly, with emergency combat missions. The artillery Regiment is traction with trucks, and the march speed is relatively fast. It is estimated that it will arrive here in about two hours.

When Zhang Yunfei had just assigned the task, Xie Baoguo from the ** regiment ran over excitedly. Seeing Zhang Yunfei, he saluted happily and shouted loudly: "Hello, Chief."

As soon as he said hello to Zhang Yunfei, he saw that his division commander was also here not far away. He immediately ran over to say hello to Commander Liu. After saying hello, Xie Baoguo looked at Zhang Yunfei with hope and said, "Two leaders, let's assign combat missions to our ** regiment."

Zhang Yunfei patted Xie Baoguo on the shoulder and comforted him: "Captain Xie, don't be anxious. There will be a battle later. At present, your regiment's mission is defense, not attack. When the attack time comes, rush up the mountain with everyone and destroy the Japanese on the mountain."

"Yes," Xie Baoguo stood attentively and said loudly.

Seeing Xie Baoguo leaving, Zhang Yunfei and Commander Liu exchanged combat plans again. The two of them agreed and could start the attack just by waiting for the large army to arrive.
Chapter completed!