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At 5 p.m., the south gate of Jinzhong County opened wide.

First, hundreds of Imperial Army troops filed out of the city in neat formations, followed by three-wheelers and military trucks one after another.

Behind them were thousands of Japanese infantrymen, running forward, and finally hundreds of Imperial Army troops behind them.

When the Japanese army is marching, it is usually the Imperial Army that opens the way and blocks the rear. In this way, whether it is ambushed or cut off, the Imperial Army will act as cannon fodder in front, attracting firepower, without having to use its own troops.

He was the first to bear the brunt and was killed by the opponent.

Thousands of Japanese and puppet troops marched straight towards the direction of Pingtou Town, rolling up a cloud of dust on the ground like a yellow dragon flying close to the ground.

This Japanese and puppet army is none other than the 15th Infantry Regiment under Hattori Naoomi and the Jinzhong Security Regiment.

In order to avenge his previous shame, the old devil even led the team himself.

At this moment, he was riding in a three-wheeled carriage with a saber in his hands, looking majestic.

…

Two hours later, Li Yunlong's New Regiment, Ding Wei's Independent Regiment, and Kong Jie's New Second Regiment also left the base area and headed straight for Pingtou Town.

Of course, there was also the instigator of this incident, Wang Chengzhu, who led the main force of the Second Independent Regiment out at around 7 o'clock in the evening and attacked Pingtou Town.

It is worth mentioning that because the artillery is quite heavy, it is not suitable for rapid marches.

Therefore, before that, the artillery battalion was also stationed in Zhaojia'ao in advance along with the first and second battalions.

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Pingtou Town is located at the junction of Jinzhong and Shouyang, fully 40 kilometers away from Jinzhong County.

Plus the road was rough and it was night time.

Among them, all the puppet troops traveled on two legs, and the treatment of the Japs was slightly better. However, the vehicles of the 15th Infantry Regiment were not enough to carry the entire regiment of Japs on the road together. They could only ride alternately in vehicles to ensure their physical strength.

Therefore, the Japanese and puppet troops were not marching very fast. By the time they arrived at Pingtou Town, it was already 9 pm.

The infantry can march continuously for a long time and can maintain a speed of 10 kilometers per hour, which is quite not slow.

When they came to a fork in the road, the troops suddenly stopped advancing.

Hattori Naoomi frowned and was about to ask why he stopped.

At this time, the Jaap Shaozuo who was in charge of collecting intelligence suddenly hurried over from the front. He gave Hattori Naoomi a sharp nod and reported: "Your Majesty, the brigade commander, Pingtou Town is 5 kilometers ahead on the left.

, although this is still an area controlled by the imperial army, the imperial army's forces are mainly concentrated within 10 kilometers along the Zhengtai Railway.

Therefore, the imperial army's control here is relatively limited.

There is only one security team of the Royal Association Army in the town to maintain law and order, and there may be informants of the Eighth Route Army nearby.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, we have to advance infantry next."

Naoomi Hattori nodded and expressed his understanding. This was exactly his battle plan, otherwise he would not have chosen to attack at night.

He asked: "How far is it from Zhaojia'ao?"

Guizi Shaozuo: "Zhaojia'ao is on a different road from Pingtou Town. We need to take the fork in front on the right, which is about 10 kilometers away.

According to the marching speed of the imperial army, they can arrive within an hour at the latest."

"Yoshi!"

A cold smile broke out on Hattori Naoomi's face, and he immediately took out the general's sword in his hand and waved it forward vigorously and ordered: "Leave a squadron to guard the vehicle, and the rest will run forward, aiming for Zhaojia'ao!"

As soon as the order was issued, thousands of Japanese and puppet soldiers immediately gave up their military trucks, tricycles and other means of transportation and rushed forward on foot.

In order to have a complete strategy, Hattori Naoomi also dispatched a reinforced squadron to clear the way in front.

…

Hattori Naoomi thought that his actions were flawless, but he did not know that he had already been caught by the scouts of the Eighth Route Army when he led his troops out of Jinzhong County.

At this moment, on a hillside not far away, several scouts from the Second Independent Regiment were silently monitoring.

After confirming that Hattori's target was Zhaojia'ao, a scout immediately went down the mountain and then took a shortcut on a small road towards Zhaojia'ao.

He did not ride a horse. The reason was very simple. The area was already turbulent and undercurrent. There were not only scouts from the Second Independent Regiment, but also many Japanese scouts.

Riding too much noise can easily expose your target.

About 20 minutes later, the scout returned to the forward post, then picked up the phone and sent the news back to Zhaojia'ao.

"Reporting to the deputy commander, the Japanese troops arrived at Sanchakou 20 minutes ago and are expected to arrive at Zhaojia'ao in another half hour!"

Xu Hailang nodded to express his understanding, then hung up the phone and followed the plan to evacuate Zhaojia'ao and boarded the temporary command post in the back mountain.

More than two hours ago, just after dark, the first battalion, second battalion, and artillery battalion of the Second Independent Regiment left Zhaojia'ao under the cover of darkness and deployed on the surrounding hillsides.

Only a headquarters and an infantry company were left to lure the Japanese into a trap.

As Xu Hailang and the others evacuated, Zhaojiaao had become a huge trap, and the village and the remaining company were the bait.

About half an hour later, Naomi Hattori led his troops to successfully arrive 11 kilometers west of Zhaojia'ao.

However, the old devil did not order a direct attack.

Jing, so quiet, so quiet, so quiet!

Under normal circumstances, even if the Eighth Route Army did not know that they were attacking at first, it is absolutely impossible that they would not know about it by this time.

There are only two explanations for their march going so smoothly.

Either Zhaojia'ao is an empty village, or Zhaojia'ao is a trap set by the Eighth Route Army.

Regardless of the situation, it is not a good thing for Naoomi Hattori at the moment.

The old devil's face immediately darkened.

The commander of the 15th Infantry Regiment next to him, Shimokawa Hide, also realized this. He said: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, have we fallen into a trap? There is no Chinese soil in the village, or it is simply a Chinese soil."

A trap set by the Eighth Route Army?"

Hattori Naoomi did not deny Shimokawa Hide's guess, and nodded: "These two possibilities cannot be ruled out, but there is another possibility."

Reading at midnight

Shimokawa Xiu subconsciously asked: "What is possible?"

Hattori Naoomi didn't answer and asked instead: "Shimogawa-kun, have you ever read China's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Shimokawa Xiu shook his head: "I haven't read it, but I have heard some allusions in it."

Hattori Naoomi: "Then do you know about the empty city plan?"

"I've heard of it." Xiachuan Xiumeng responded: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, are you saying that this may be an empty city plan on the China Tubal Road?"

Hattori Naoomi: "We cannot rule out this possibility. You must know that Wang Chengzhu has always been cunning and cunning. We cannot understand his thinking based on common sense.

I speculate that maybe Wang Chengzhu knew we were coming, so he staged an empty city strategy for us!"
Chapter completed!