After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

"Yes! Commander, it's Qin Feng's independent brigade. We are all familiar with it!" The chief of staff took a deep breath.

"So I guess, maybe the independent brigade started a battle with the Japanese in the Cangyun Mountains, and then Li Yunlong went there to join the independent brigade, and finally the two sides..."

Hearing this, a complex expression flashed across the headmaster's face: "As for the order...it may make sense, but the logic is too far-fetched."

Then, as if he noticed the confusion of the people around him, the chief explained.

"First, according to Shinozuka Kazuo's deployment, the Japanese sent out five field divisions, four of which were pinned down by us and the main force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and the only one was the Osaka Division."

"The Osaka Division's attack direction must pass through the Cangyun Mountains."

"But according to Ding Wei's description, the forces deployed by both sides exceeded a division at least, with more than a hundred artillery pieces." The commander shook his head, "This alone is enough to raise the threshold."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief of staff couldn't help but say, "Captain Ke, last time we said that the independent brigade might have a direct artillery regiment."

From what they learned last time, the brigade headquarters already knew that the independent brigade had more than one artillery company and most likely had an artillery regiment!

"It's hard to be sure, but if the independent brigade has the strength of a division, do you think the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army will let them serve as reserves?" asked the commander.

"The Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has no shortage of personnel. If they really have a division, they would be overjoyed. Why hide it?"

"This..." The chief asked a series of questions, causing the chief of staff to frown even deeper.

Indeed, for a newly formed brigade to be able to achieve this level is already very remarkable. An artillery regiment is incredible enough, but as for the strength of a division?

That's even more unbelievable!

The commander added: "Also, the Cangyun Mountains may not only have independent brigades!"

"We have received news from the headquarters that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has also sent the 358th Regiment to intercept the Osaka Division, which has added to the uncertainty."

Chu Yunfei already has an artillery battalion at his disposal, and given the importance of this mission, Commander Yan may dispatch additional artillery support.

In this way, the goal of one hundred artillery pieces can still be achieved. The total artillery pieces of the Independent Brigade, the 358th Regiment, and the Osaka Division must exceed this number.

The troops under Qin Feng and Chu Yunfei's command were barely enough to match them. The 358th Regiment had a total of 5,000 troops, which was considered a small brigade-level organization.

But at this point, Blind Cheng couldn't help but interrupt: "Speaking of which, Commander, why are they going to Taiyuan?"

Regardless of the battle situation, it is puzzling why this group of people went north to Taiyuan. Are they really planning to attack Taiyuan?

"Maybe they were defeated by the Osaka Division and were chased by the Japanese all the way. Qin Feng and his men had no choice but to head north. It's hard to say." The chief of staff said slowly.

"It's possible!" After thinking for a moment, the chief nodded.

This guess is reasonable and is what they currently think is the most likely scenario.

"Then Commander, what should we do now?" The chief of staff looked at the commander helplessly.

Their three main regiments have all gone to Taiyuan, what the hell is this?

Their 386th Brigade is different from ordinary small troops. Once Li Yunlong and others enter Taiyuan, there will be big problems. The Japanese will definitely retaliate wildly!

If the brigade remains indifferent, something bad will happen to Li Yunlong, Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

By the way, we have to add an independent brigade next, after all, they still owe Qin Feng a lot of favors...

"This Li Yunlong is a dog. He always causes trouble for me!" He sighed deeply and shook his head helplessly.

......

At this moment.

Telegrams ordering the withdrawal of troops were sent to various troops in northwest Shanxi almost at the same time.

The same situation occurred not only on the main battlefield, but also on the secondary battlefields.

The Japanese troops on all sides were already in deep confusion and bewilderment. They were clearly in an absolute advantage, so why did they give up the fat meat at their fingertips and retreat?

In comparison, the anti-Japanese armed forces that had been fighting hard were given a little breathing room.

...

The Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Daxiawan.

The chief of staff quickly pushed open the door of the headquarters, looking quite pleased.

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief! Withdraw! The Japs have really withdrawn!"

The chief of staff forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart and tried to remain calm as much as possible.

In just over ten minutes, the Japanese troops on all sides of the battlefield retreated like a tide, not only from the main battlefield, but also from other parts.

Even on the battlefields where the county brigades and district squads were located, the Japanese quickly withdrew their troops!

"This is really weird!" The deputy commander-in-chief frowned, quite puzzled.

Just recently, the Japanese troops were getting very close to their headquarters. Even if the main forces below dispersed and established positions, they were still pushed all the way by the Japanese and were completely useless.

In other words, even he himself had prepared himself for the worst, but now it happened?

The deputy commander raised his eyebrows and asked, "What about the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army?"

"They've retreated too! The Japanese Fifth Division and the 11th Division have all retreated. They're withdrawing across the entire line!" the chief of staff quickly said.

"What's the Japs trying to do?" the deputy commander-in-chief couldn't help but whisper.

"Deputy Commander, let's not talk about anything else for now. We finally escaped!" The Chief of Staff sighed, "It's just that the losses of the troops below are too heavy!"

Although this mop-up lasted only three days, their casualties were far greater than the previous time, with each unit suffering almost one-third of the casualties.

This is without complete statistics, the actual situation may be even more serious.

"Alas!" The deputy commander shook his head and sighed, "First notify all units that they cannot completely relax their vigilance to prevent the Japanese from making a comeback."

"Yes! Deputy Commander-in-Chief!" The Deputy Chief of Staff nodded.

He was about to turn around and give an order, but suddenly!

"Report to the deputy commander!" The voice of the communicator suddenly sounded from outside the door!

Immediately afterwards, a communicator rushed into the command center and quickly came to the side of the deputy commander-in-chief.

"speak!"

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief! The Communications Department has received a plaintext telegram!" the communicator said quickly.

"A plain text telegram?" The deputy commander-in-chief frowned again subconsciously.

"Correct!"

"What is it about?" the deputy commander asked with a puzzled look.

Radios are not something you can find everywhere. They are very scarce. The troops that have radios are not ordinary troops. In the Eighth Route Army, they must be at least at brigade level or above.

Therefore, this so-called clear text telegram is even rarer.

This behavior is almost equivalent to self-destruction. Normal people would not be so stupid.

The communicator took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "Deputy Commander!"

"This is a telegram declaring war!"

"And it was a telegram from the 65th Independent Brigade of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army declaring war on Shinozuka Yoshio!"