Taiyuan, Shanxi, Japanese First Army Headquarters.

When he received the request for help telegram from Wangjia Village from the 4th Brigade, Commander Yoshio Shinozuka was actually very angry.

Not only was Masao Nishiyama angry for taking action without asking for permission, but Masao Nishiyama was even more angry for sending out a brigade and not even wiping out a battalion of the Eighth Route Army. He also suffered heavy losses and was even in danger of being destroyed.

This is not only a huge shame for Masao Nishiyama and the 4th Brigade, but also a huge shame for Yoshio Shinozuka and the First Army.

It is even a shame to the entire empire and the entire imperial army.

But the 9th Brigade was almost destroyed in Hulu Gorge, and he could never let the 4th Brigade also be destroyed in the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Otherwise, this will not only become a shame for the First Army, but once the news spreads, it will also greatly damage the morale of various departments of the Imperial Army.

Especially when the war situation in the south is not going well.

Is Masao Nishiyama guilty?

Of course there is.

But even if he is guilty, he cannot be allowed to die in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. Instead, he should wait until he comes back and be tried by himself, by the Imperial Army Headquarters and the Imperial Military Court.

Therefore, he was furious. After learning the news, Yoshio Shinozuka immediately gave the order to the aviation force and asked them to rush for reinforcements.

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The screen pulls back to the remnants of the Japanese 4th Brigade.

After cutting off the Japanese retreat route, the Eighth Route Army militiamen did not press forward. Instead, they camped step by step and quickly seized the nearby favorable terrain.

At present, the Japanese 4th Brigade has been surrounded, and there is no need for them to pay extra casualties for the sake of the turtle in the urn that is bound to die.

It has to be said that Zhao Hong is completely considered a qualified commander, at least he is not eager for quick success.

The Eighth Route Army militiamen were stationed step by step, which also gave the little devils time to breathe.

Nishiyama Masao turned his head and looked at the nearby terrain, and immediately pointed to a small slope in front of him on the left and said: "Let's go to the small slope in front!"

After the order was issued, the remaining Japanese soldiers immediately marched towards Xiaotupo.

The small slope is about 100 meters high, and the terrain is not dangerous. In addition to grass, there are only some wild trees growing sparsely on it.

The area is quite wide, and it can accommodate about 2,000 remaining Japanese soldiers without being too crowded.

Under normal circumstances, if you are besieged on such a terrain, without reinforcements, you are almost certain to die.

Therefore, Xu Hailang, Tian Shuisheng and others who were the first to catch up here did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, like the militiamen, they quickly seized the favorable terrain nearby to prevent the Japanese 4th Brigade from breaking through.

It was not until the main forces of the Independent Battalion, New First Regiment, and Independent Regiment arrived that they launched an attack on the small slope occupied by the Japanese 4th Brigade.

Each company of the independent battalion was arranged in a three-by-three formation, with three people as a combat group, three combat groups as a combat squad, and three combat squads as a combat group, advancing quickly and orderly.

At that time, the Japs were only focused on running away. Not only artillery and other heavy weapons, but also heavy machine guns were lost, so they were unable to stop the advancement of the independent battalion.

Some Japanese machine gunners had just set up their light machine guns, but before they could finish firing a round of bullets, they were blown away by high-explosive grenades falling from the sky, including the men and their guns.

In addition, several snipers from the Langya Special Forces are also constantly killing key targets such as Japanese machine gunners, grenadiers, and grassroots officers.

These guys, almost as soon as they appear, there will be a bloody hole in their head or heart.

In addition, machine gunners from various units were also continuously firing and strafing, suppressing the little Japs on the mountain.

It is worth mentioning that the three-three system tactic is not omnipotent, nor is it invincible. In addition to the tacit cooperation of each combat squad, combat group and combat group, they also need to have accurate shooters and sufficient firepower to suppress the enemy's firepower.

Provide necessary conditions for one's own charge.

Otherwise, the more scattered the number of people, the easier it will be for the enemy to defeat them one by one.

The three-by-three tactic can only work well when the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves is not very large.

But now, all the conditions of the independent battalion are occupied, and naturally it is easy to tear through the defense lines of the little devil.

Seeing the strange formation of the independent battalion, the soldiers who kept falling, and the defense line that was constantly being torn apart, Nishiyama Masao felt paralyzed.

I even couldn't help but wonder in my heart, under the current situation, can we really hold on until reinforcements arrive?

"Hold it, hold it!"

"Ikeda Squadron, Kojima Squadron, attack immediately..."

Unwilling to give up, Nishiyama Masao continued to send more troops to the front line of defense, but as a result, he became a living target one after another.

Facing the powerful firepower of the Eighth Route Army, they were unable to raise their heads and aim. As a result, their accuracy was greatly reduced, and they were unable to perform at their original level. Naturally, they were unable to effectively suppress the independent battalion...

The main military cadres of each regiment of the Eighth Route Army have all heard of the reputation of the three-by-three system, especially Zhang Dabiao, Shen Quan and others, who have seen the power of the three-by-three system tactics.

In addition, due to the first-come-first-served basis, they had already practiced the 3-3 tactics in advance and benefited a lot from it.

At this moment, the independent battalion is conducting actual combat teaching, and they are all observing intently, studying the subtleties of the three-by-three system tactics, and looking for deficiencies in the training of their own troops.

Then he pulled his own troops out and launched an attack on the remaining Japanese troops on the hillside for actual combat training.

The battalions of the New Regiment fought steadily, and soon broke through and occupied the outer defense line of the Japanese 4th Brigade, and continued to advance towards the center of the slope.

Seeing the new army approaching, Nishiyama Masao's face turned gray and his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.

It’s frustrating, it’s really frustrating.

This was the first time since he joined the army that he felt so aggrieved.

Even in the Battle of Cangyunling, when the headquarters of his Bantian Regiment was blown up and the organization of the troops was destroyed, he was not so aggrieved.

Because even though the Sakata Regiment was gone in that battle, the Sakata Regiment's casualties were far less severe than those of the New Regiment.

"Buzz!"

"Buzz buzz..."

Even when Masao Nishiyama was preparing to fight for his dignity and was about to give the order for the troops to launch a counterattack, there was suddenly a burst of harsh roar of aircraft engines from the horizon in the distance.

The old Japanese hurriedly followed the sound and saw a dozen fighter planes passing through the thin clouds and flying towards this side at high speed.

In order to see more clearly, Nishiyama Masao even raised his telescope.

In the field of view of the telescope, the plaster flags sprayed on the wings and the fuselage look so related.

The chief of staff next to him, Ichiro Tada, showed an expression of ecstasy, as if he was being bullied outside and suddenly saw his parents: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, this is a fighter plane of the Imperial Army! The Imperial Army Air Force is here!"
Chapter completed!