I am a wolf warrior

If they find their own people, they will decisively rescue them.

But the problem is, these devils are really hard to fight.

Because the foxholes connected to the tunnels provide excellent shelter for the devils.

With the fierce firepower of the Eighth Route Army, these devils will retreat into the tunnel without hesitation, but if you are not careful, these devils will come out of the tunnel and shoot you again.

The 2nd regiment took a lot of effort to capture more than a dozen foxholes in Xiaochenzhuang.

But the devils did not kill a few at all, but sacrificed many soldiers.

"Damn it." Kong Jie scolded angrily, "This is really shooting yourself in the foot. The groundhog defense that Xiao Wang set up is now being used by devils to beat us!"

"Head, what should we do?" said the head of the 2nd group, "Is this not the way to go?"

While speaking, the humming roar of aircraft engines suddenly sounded in the sky above his head.

Kong Jie looked up anxiously, and saw a Devil plane with a plaster pattern painted on the underside of the wing had come out of the clouds.

"Damn, this is the devil's reconnaissance plane!" Kong Jie's face immediately collapsed, and he said with a dark face, "Pass my order, and the troops will immediately enter Baogu!"

I can't spend any more time here with the devils.

If it continues to be consumed, it will be troublesome as soon as the devil bomber arrives.

Kong Jie gave an order, and the 2nd Regiment of the Second Detachment immediately evacuated and quickly entered the surrounding Baogu land.

Kong Jie's order was issued very timely. Just after the 2nd Detachment and [-]nd Regiment were evacuated, more than a dozen Type [-] land-based long-range attack aircraft appeared in the sky above Xiaochenzhuang.

……

Taiyuan 1st Army Headquarters Operation Hall.

Yasushi Inoue reported: "Your Excellency, the 26th Division is in Jiugong Town, and the 27th Division is in Malan Township. The Eighth Route Army on the opposite side has also been confirmed. It is indeed the main force of the 1th Brigade. Nao County has been occupied, the 72nd Division has occupied Ping'an County, and the 74th Division has also occupied Anhua County."

"Also, the 1st Division, the 71st Division, and the 73rd Division have launched a pursuit to the [-]th Brigade."

"Among them, the 71st Division has entered the vicinity of Xiaochenzhuang, and discovered the troops that broke in last night."

After a pause, Yasushi Inoue continued: "However, the dozen or so infantry brigades that broke in last night have completely disrupted the organizational system, and most of them are scattered in an area of ​​nearly ten kilometers in the form of infantry squads or even detachments. There is not only the imperial army, but also a large number of Eighth Route Army, the two sides have completely messed up, messed up, completely messed up."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Yoshimoto Sadaichi said with a frown, "Hurry up and order the 71st Division to clean up the Eighth Route Army in the area, and then gather the scattered Imperial Army and return to the army."

"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid it's impossible." Yasushi Inoue shook his head and said, "As I said just now, the Imperial Army and the Eighth Route Army in this area have completely messed up. Scattered everywhere, so it is impossible to use heavy weapons to attack, otherwise the imperial army will definitely be injured by mistake."

After a pause, Yasushi Inoue said again: "Not only heavy weapons, but even light and heavy machine guns cannot be used, because the foxholes controlled by the Eighth Route Army and the Imperial Army have me in you, and you in me. It is easy to shoot with machine guns." Injure one's own people by mistake, so infantry can only be used for targeted killing, but the cost is too high, and it will take a long time."

"Baga." Yoshimoto Sadaichi scolded, "How could it be like this?"

After a pause, Yoshimoto Zhenichi said again: "Doesn't this mean that the dozen or so elite infantry brigades are stuck there? They can no longer participate in subsequent battles?"

"It's okay." Neiji Okamura said with a smile, "It is true that more than a dozen elite infantry brigades of the Imperial Army are trapped there, but the more than 1 people of the Eighth Route Army are also trapped there and cannot move, so this is very important for the Imperial Army. The army is actually beneficial, because the Imperial Army's lack of a dozen infantry brigades has little to do with it, but if the 1th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army lacks more than [-] troops, its strength will immediately decrease by a large amount, which is bound to be docked. The fighting that came down had serious repercussions."

After a pause, Okamura Ningji said again: "Order the 71st Division to leave an infantry brigade responsible for clearing out the remnants of the Eighth Route Army in the area near Chenzhuang. The main force of the division will continue to attack in the direction of Wanmadu!"

"Hai!" Yasushi Inoue nodded heavily.

……

The day goes by quickly.

After all, the Japanese army still failed to create miracles.

In the evening, the headquarters of the Shanxi Northwest Column retreated smoothly to Wanmadu.

The communications department quickly set up the radio station and got in touch with several detachments successively.

After reading the telegram just sent by the Communications Section, Ma Yuan, Chief of the Operations Section, reported: "Commander, the main force of the first team has retreated to Sanqi Township, the main force of the third team has retreated to the front line of Yuan'ao Town, and the main force of the second team has also retreated. Near Anshi Town, the three detachments have formed an arc defensive line."

This arc-shaped defensive line was conceived by the brigade commander during his retreat.

Although this is a temporary decision, fortunately the fortifications are ready-made.

Because as mentioned earlier, the groundhog defense line designed by Wang Ye spread all over the entire military region, and almost every market town and village in the military region was fully fortified.

Therefore, as long as the main force of the three detachments can seize the fortifications in time,

An arc-shaped line of defense around Wanmadu can be quickly formed.

Not only Wanmadu is within the arc line of defense, but the entire industrial zone including the arsenal is also within this arc line of defense.

In addition, there is another more favorable factor, that is, the frontal width of this arc-shaped defense line is only less than [-] kilometers, so the disadvantage of insufficient troops in the northwestern Shanxi column will be greatly alleviated.

In turn, the Japanese army's superiority in strength became an invalid advantage.

The reason is very simple, too many troops can't be used at all.

Hearing that the three detachments had established a firm foothold in Sanqi Town, Yuan'ao Town and Anshi Town, the brigade commander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the situation had stabilized for the time being and the most dangerous moment had passed.

In other words, the common people stranded near Wanmadu can cross the river calmly again.

What's more, their Shanxi Northwest Column can get a steady stream of ammunition supplements from the arsenal, and they can let go of their hands and feet to follow the devils.

The only thing that worries the brigade commander now is,

It was the troops trapped near Chenzhuang, including Wang Ye's Wolf Warriors.

At that moment, the brigade commander asked again: "Little Ma, is the radio station of the Wolf Warriors Brigade still unreachable?"

"Yes, I still haven't been able to get in touch." Ma Yuan sighed, and then said again, "But the communication department will call every half an hour, and once we get in touch, we will report it as soon as possible."

"Okay." The brigade commander sighed and said, "Boss and the others must be worried now, Xiao Ma, please quickly summarize the situation and report it to the headquarters."

Ma Yuan said: "Yes."

……

Taiyuan 1st Army Headquarters Operation Hall.

Neiji Okamura's expression was already very embarrassing.

You know, the situation was still very good in the morning. At that time, the [-]th Brigade was definitely caught off guard by them, and they were about to be defeated and collapsed.

But in the evening, it turned out that was not the case at all.

Instead of falling apart, the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army quickly built an arc-shaped defense line on the way to retreat, and relied on this arc-shaped defense line to block the onslaught of the imperial army.

Seeing the curved line of defense already formed on the sand table, Okamura Ningji couldn't believe it.

"Baga!" Okamura Ningji gritted his teeth and scolded, "How is this possible? The [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has already been defeated by the imperial army, so how could it be possible to quickly build a defense line while fleeing?"

"Yeah, it's really unbelievable." Yoshimoto Sadaichi said deeply.

"It is difficult to establish a defensive line on the way of retreat, let alone on the way of rout."

After a pause, he said again: "How can a defeated army that has already fled still have the ability to quickly establish a line of defense? What kind of god-man is this Chen Gen?"

Mizuhara Takuya said: "The arc-shaped defense line relying on Sanqi Town, Anshi Town and Yuan'ao Town has been formed, and the frontal width of this arc-shaped defense line is limited, at most about [-] kilometers, barely able to deploy three divisions In other words, only three divisions can be invested in the next battle."

Hearing this, Okamura Ningji's expression became even more embarrassing.

Only three divisions can be deployed, which makes people very speechless.

At this moment, Neiji Okamura felt a heavy punch hit the cotton, and there was nowhere to use his strength.

At this time, Masao Inamori, the head of the combat section, suddenly said: "The arc-shaped defense line of the [-]th Brigade has just taken shape, and its strength must be very limited. It is possible to break through its defense line in a short period of time, and then wipe out the [-]th Brigade."

Mizuhara Takuya shook his head and said, "That's impossible."

Inamori Masao said unconvinced: "Why is it impossible?"

Takuya Mizuhara spread his hands and said, "The reason is very simple. Although the arc-shaped line of defense of the [-]th Brigade has just been formed, the fortifications that make up this arc-shaped line of defense have already been repaired."

"This..." Masao Inamori was at a loss for words when he heard this.

Only then did he suddenly think of the groundhog fortifications all over the bandit area.

Yoshimoto Sadaichi frowned and said, "In other words, it is difficult to break through the arc-shaped defense line of the [-]th Brigade in a short period of time, isn't it?"

"I'm afraid so." Mizuhara Takuya nodded and said, "Because the defensive front is greatly shortened, the 1th Brigade only needs [-] people, which is enough to hold the entire defense line, and the [-]th Brigade is backed by the industrial area, and can come from the arsenal. Ammunition is constantly being replenished, so there is no shortage of ammunition.”

Ji Benzhen said: "This means that the imperial army will only be able to watch the Chinese people stranded in Wanmadu cross the Yellow River westward and enter Hetao, right?"

Mizuhara Takuya said, "Yes."

When Yoshimoto Teiichi wanted to talk again, Okamura Ningji finally became angry.

"Enough." Okamura Ningji said, "Yoshimoto-kun, you don't need to remind me of this."

"Hayi." Ji Benzhen said with a pause, "Your Excellency, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, I was just talking about the facts, and I definitely didn't mean to make fun of or satirize you."

Neiji Okamura's face suddenly turned black.

Yoshimoto Teiichi is almost openly challenging his authority.

However, what made Neji Okamura even more angry was that he still had no way to attack.

The reality is so cruel. As a commander, once he loses a battle due to a command error, it will inevitably deal a blow to his prestige. This battle in Northwest Shanxi has been fought until now, Okamura Ningji can be said to have suffered repeated defeats In the end, if not only the more than 100 million people in Northwest Shanxi fled, but also the [-]th Brigade, Okamura Ningji would definitely lose his prestige, and he would no longer have the face to stay as the commander of the North China Front Army.

……

Neiji Okamura was in a bad mood, but the boss was relieved.

After listening to the report of the deputy chief of staff, the boss said in relief: "So, the Shanxi Northwest Column has turned the corner? At least there is no danger in a short period of time, right?"

"Yes." The deputy chief of staff said, "Now the defense line of the Shanxi Northwest Column has been greatly shortened, and the number of Japanese troops that can be put into the battlefield will also be greatly reduced, so the situation has eased instead. The past performance of the column, as long as there are no major accidents, it is definitely more than enough to stick to it for half a month."

"Then there is really no problem." The boss said with a smile, "Half a month, not even half a month, just five days, all the people stranded at the ferry can cross the river."

The deputy chief of staff smiled and said, "Boss, now it's time to consider where the Shanxi Northwest Column is going. Let them cross the Yellow River west to Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia? Or go south to Taiyue District? Or come to our Taihang District?"

The boss said: "I haven't thought about it yet, what do you think, Chief of Staff?"

"Me?" The deputy chief of staff laughed, "Of course I hope they can come to the Taihang military area, so that we have an extra powerful combat force in our hands, and we can consider going south to northern Henan."

"Yubei?" The boss said thoughtfully, "I'll think about it again."

After a pause, the boss asked again: "By the way, has Xiao Wang's wolf team come out of Chenzhuang?"

"This..." the deputy chief of staff heard the words and said, "Xiao Wang's Wolf Warrior Brigade is still trapped near Chenzhuang, not only the Wolf Warrior Brigade, but also the local troops of the three military divisions that participated in the blocking battle last night. There are also three regiments of the Shanxi Northwest Column, all trapped near Chenzhuang. It is said that the Chinese and Japanese armies have me in you, and you in me. Cun Ningci probably also felt a very headache."

After a pause, the deputy chief of staff laughed again and said: "The old devil not only has a headache and can't solve the mess in Chenzhuang, but also because Chenzhuang blocked the road, the Japanese army's mechanized troops could not pass through. This is bound to be a blow to the Japanese army." Phase offensive operations have had a considerable impact."

Chapter 581

Chongqing Huangshan official residence, Yunxiu Tower.

"The [-]th Brigade turned the danger into a breeze?" Chang Kaishen stared at Tang Zong, feeling unbelievable.

What does this say?Went to the Central News Agency and delivered a radio speech. In a total of half a day, the situation in Northwest Shanxi was reversed again?

"Yes." Tang Zong nodded and said, "At least there will be no problem for a short time."

"What does Neiji Okamura do?" Chang Kaishen was so angry that he wanted to relieve Neiji Okamura of his position in place of the Japanese army's base camp. Even cooked ducks would fly away?How did it happen?

Tang Zong said: "The main reason is that the reaction speed of the [-]th Brigade is too fast."

"Yes." Chu Yunfei also pointed to the sand table with a long wooden pole and said to Chang Kaishen, "Look at the principal, Okamura Ningji should have seized this opportunity and made the correct deployment. The two divisions directly outflanked Malan Town and Jiugong Town, and wanted to cut off the retreat of the main force of the [-]th Brigade in Anhua County, Nao County, and Pingan County, and then wiped out the [-]th Brigade. Not only that, Okamura Ningji He even sent two divisions in the direction of Yuan'ao Town and Sanqi Town in an attempt to cut off the retreat of the [-]th Brigade from a further distance, but Chen Gen saw through all his intentions."

After a pause, Chu Yunfei continued: "Chen Gen and Wang Ye predicted Okamura Ningji's reaction, and decisively ordered the main force of the [-]th Brigade stationed in Nao County, Ping'an County, and Anhua County to retreat. Jumped out of the encirclement of the Japanese army, and even rebuilt an arc-shaped defense line relying on Sanqi Town, Yuan'ao Town and Anshi Town."

"The curved line of defense?" Chang Kaishen's brows furrowed instantly.

"Look, principal." Chu Yunfei pointed to the sand table again and said, "This is Yuan'ao Town, which is to the south of Jiugong Mountain. This is Yuan'ao Town, which is to the north of Crouching Tiger Mountain. This is Anshi Town. The center of the basin in the middle of Gongshan is also the only road that the Japanese army must pass through to enter Wanmadu through Chenzhuang. Your arsenal is safe."

Chang Kaishen said in a deep voice, "Does that mean Anshi Town is the key?"

"Yes." Chu Yunfei said, "Whether or not Anshi Town can be held is the key to the second phase of the war in Northwest Shanxi."

"Then can the [-]th Brigade hold Anshi Town?" Chang Kaishen said, "Yunfei, you just said that Anshi Town has a road, and the mechanized heavy equipment of the Japanese army can drive to Anshi through Chenzhuang Town, facing the mechanized heavy equipment of the Japanese army, how can the [-]th Brigade fight against it? Just rely on the underground tunnels?"

Tang Zong shook his head and said, "But the problem is that Chen Zhuang is blocked."

"What's going on?" Chang Kaishen asked, "Why did Chen Zhuang block it?"

Chu Yunfei said: "It's unbelievable to say, but according to the information provided by the station chief Wang Jiatang, more than a dozen infantry brigades of the Japanese army and nearly [-] people of the Eighth Route Army have completely mixed up near Chenzhuang. The platoon occupied the tunnel fortifications within a few kilometers of the center of Chenzhuang. You have me, and I have you. It has become a mess. Neither the Japanese Army nor the Eighth Route Army has the ability to unravel this in a short time. A mess."

Tang Zong went on to say: "Because of this, the road in Chenzhuang was blocked."

Chu Yunfei added: "Actually, this is not the worst for the Japanese army. The worst thing is that because the [-]th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army has shrunk its defenses, the Japanese army can only invest in three divisions at most for attack."

"Yes." Tang Zong also said, "Originally, the defensive front of the [-]th Brigade was more than [-] kilometers wide, but now it is less than [-] kilometers wide. With such a width, it can only accommodate three divisions at most. Neiji Okamura mobilized nine infantry divisions and one tank division, but he was only able to invest in three divisions, so powerful and useless!"

"It looks like this." Chang Kaishen said, "So, the people trapped at the ferry can cross the river?"

"Yes." Chu Yunfei nodded, and then said again, "Not only ordinary people can cross the river safely, but the [-]th Brigade can also cross the river calmly after covering everything, and then retreat to the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region via Hetao."