Bright Sword: Construction starts from southeastern Shanxi

6:30 pm, Xin'an Village, northwest of Handan.

At this time, the 27th Brigade under the 14th Division had already met up with the troops led by the excited Kenji Doihara.

Kenji Doihara looked at the ridges on both sides of the front and the crisscrossing gullies in the middle, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Kenji Doihara was a little conflicted at this moment about whether or not to use the terrain ahead to cross the river.

According to the intelligence he has obtained now, the reinforcements of various locust armies are currently being blocked on the road by the Eighth Route Army.

It is obvious that the commander of the 389th Chinese Division, Zeng Jiwen, might really be captured alive by the troops of the 4th Division.

Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army in various places would not have reacted so violently.

Although I was only harassed by a small group of troops along the way.

However, Kenji Doihara understood that the terrain ahead was likely difficult, and the Eighth Route Army had already set up ambushes on both sides of the mountain and on the road.

The terrain here is now very unfavorable for the passage of their division troops.

The entire road section is about three or four kilometers wide.

Then there are hillsides on both sides.

The road through this section of less than five kilometers is also crisscrossed with slopes and gullies.

At the same time, the entire road section is divided into three branches, leading to Kangsu Village behind Yongfeng Mountain.

If you don't pass through quickly from the front at this time, you can only take a detour to Dayu Village.

This undoubtedly means walking dozens of kilometers more.

In this case, it is unknown whether the troops of the 4th Division can hold on and get their support.

Kenji Doihara thought for a moment, then spoke to his chief of staff, Yoshinaka Watarou, who was standing beside him.

"Order the squadrons at the airfield to take off and bomb the area ahead and the mountains on both sides.

At the same time, send a battalion to conduct fire reconnaissance along the middle route after the air force bombing is completed."

Yoshinaka and Taro, who were standing by, nodded immediately after hearing the division commander's order and immediately walked towards the communications unit.

Ten minutes later, the sky darkened slightly.

In the distance, several Japanese bombers, escorted by fighter jets, quickly arrived above Xin'an Village.

As Japanese bombers continued to drop bombs on the mountain.

Suddenly, huge explosions occurred on the mountains on both sides.

Some rocks were even blown down the mountain.

After waiting for the Japanese bombers to bomb, a group of Japanese troops began to move towards the middle section of the road.

At the front, a convoy of Japanese cars and motorcycles, with heavy machine guns mounted on the vehicles, continuously fired at the surrounding hillsides and gullies.

Gradually, the entire Japanese army brigade began to pass through this area with crisscrossing hillsides and gullies.

In an underground fortification at the top of Yongfeng Mountain in the northwest.

At this time, the commander of the 82nd Regiment, Lu Guanying, and the political commissar Wu Xiezhong were observing the movements of the Japanese troops at the foot of the mountain.

In addition to the 82nd Regiment, the 92nd Regiment also arrived on the opposite side of the mountain.

And in the five-kilometer area in the middle, the 125th Regiment is lurking.

At noon, the 92nd and 133rd Regiments of the 27th Brigade of the Japanese Army were blocked at the front of Yongfeng Mountain, and it was discovered that the Japanese Army was retreating to the north.

He immediately reported it to Wu Lin and others.

After receiving the order from the military district, Wu Lin and others ordered the 82nd and 125th Regiments to rush to the northern part of Yongfeng Mountain immediately.

Lu Guanying arrived at the north side of Yongfeng Mountain after receiving the order.

Based on the terrain, they immediately determined that the Japanese army would not take a detour, but would definitely pass through this terrain, then cross Yongfeng Mountain and head to the northeast of Wu'an to provide support.

So, after discussion, it was finally decided that the 82nd Regiment would hide on the northwest hillside.

At the same time, the 125th Regiment relied on the terrain to ambush and harass the Japanese army in this five-kilometer area.

The 92nd Regiment arrived on the southwest side of the mountain.

Sure enough, not long after, the Japanese army appeared in Xin'an Village.

At the same time, Japanese planes began to bomb the entire area as the sky darkened.

Originally, given Lu Guanying's hot temper, he had long wanted to command the air defense company to attract the plane and shoot it down.