Chu Yunfei hummed twice and said, "Then Chu made a request to be ignored. It is said that your independent group had just finished a big battle, so it should be a rest."

"But reality doesn't allow it."

"It's not easy for our 358th Regiment to win Ping'an County alone."

"So, I hope Brother Yunlong must overcome all difficulties and lead the independent regiment to fight side by side with our 358th regiment."

Li Yunlong nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem, no problem, Brother Yunfei, you take the lead, our independent group will arrive later, and you will never let your 358th group place an order!"

"Brother Yunlong, say goodbye." Chu Yunfei bowed with his fists.

"Brother Yunfei, go slowly." Li Yunlong bowed with fists.

Watching Chu Yunfei get in the car and walk, Li Yunlong shouted: "Tell me my order, the Heyuan County Brigade and the four district teams stayed to clean the battlefield, and the main battalions, companies, platoons, and gathered urgently!"

"Yes!" Zhang Dakui replied with a loud bang.

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No. 11, Tieshizi Hutong, Peiping.

Kazuo Okamoto was woken up by the adjutant from his sleep, turned on the light, put on his glasses, and glanced at the wall clock on the wall. It was only three o'clock in the morning, and it was still early before dawn.

At this moment, Kazuo Okamoto said with some displeasure: "Kun Kasahara, what happened?"

The adjutant just said Hayi and did not answer, but Chief of Staff Miyano Daoichi walked in.

"Great General!" Miyano Daoichi reported with a serious expression, "I just received an emergency telegram from the 1st Army Headquarters. The 69th Division stationed in Ping'an County was jointly besieged by the Shanxi Sui Army and the Eighth Route Army!"

"The 69th Division?" Kazuo Okamoto was shocked when he heard this, and his sleepiness disappeared.

As mentioned earlier, as the elite Japanese troops on the Chinese battlefield were drawn to the Pacific battlefield in large numbers, the Japanese troops had gradually lost their ability to take the initiative to attack.

The situation in the North China Plain is relatively better.

Because the traffic in the plains is connected to all the traffic, the mobility can make up for the shortcomings of the troops to a certain extent.

However, in mountainous areas such as Shandong and Shanxi, the situation of the Japanese army began to become very difficult, especially Shanxi.

If you want to arrange it in order, what Kazuo Okamoto is most worried about is the battle situation in Shanxi, and in Shanxi, what Kazuo Okamoto is most worried about is the 69th Division in northwest Shanxi.

The 69th Division is just a security division.

But he has to be responsible for the public security of more than a dozen counties in northwest Shanxi, and the pressure is extremely heavy.

What made Kazuo Okamoto even more worried was that there were a few tigers lying in northwest Shanxi.

Li Yunlong, the commander of the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment, is undoubtedly the most brutal and threatening tiger. In addition to Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, the commander of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, and even Kong Jie, the commander of the New Second Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, are all not fuel-efficient. Therefore, northwest Shanxi is truly surrounded by tigers!

But things in the world are so strange. The more you fear, the more you will be.

At this moment, Kazuo Okamoto asked while dressing, "What troops are involved in the siege?"

Kazuo Okamoto's movements were very strange. Before he could finish his words, he had already put on his clothes and walked out.

Miyano Daoyi followed him out and replied: "From the information currently in hand, except for the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, only the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army, who participated in the siege."

When Kazuo Okamoto breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, "Are you sure there are only two groups?"

"Confirm." Miyano nodded, and then said, "But..."

Kazuo Okamoto frowned and said in a deep voice: "But what, don't hesitate."

Miyano Dao said with a loud voice and said, "However, although the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army is just a regiment in name, its strength is actually no less than that of another Jinsui Army."

"And this is still a semi-American master!"

"Add an additional American howitzer battalion!"

"Nani?" Kazuo Okamoto paused and said in a deep voice, "Doesn't this mean that the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army actually owned two artillery battalions?"

"Yes."

"Haga!" Kazuo Okamoto said angrily, "This is really an exaggeration."

"Your Excellency, there's something even more excessive." Miyano said with a dark face, "Although the Eighth Route Army Independent Regiment is still just a regiment in name, the actual force is likely to be nearly 20,000!"

"Nani?" Ichio Okamoto's face showed a ghost look, "Nearly 20,000 people? One group?"

"Yes, nearly 20,000 people, only one group." Miyano said with a dark face, "It's simply incredible."

"Haga!" Okamoto said furiously, "All the buckets of the intelligence department should be cut off to thank the Emperor. What did they do? Such an important intelligence army was just ignorant?"

"Your Excellency, you can't blame the intelligence department for its poor work." Miyano said, "Because the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, no, no, not just the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi, in fact, the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi is developing separately. Before they gathered their troops, no one knows how many people they have."

"The same is true for the Independent Regiment. Before the assembly, I'm afraid even Li Yunlong doesn't know how many people his troops are."

"Damn it!" Kazuo Okamoto said hatefully, "If this is the case, I really can't blame the intelligence department for its poor work."

"Yes, this has nothing to do with the capabilities of the intelligence department." Miyano nodded and said, "However, the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Sui Army did not develop separately. The Imperial Army did not know their actual number of troops and equipment until recently, but the intelligence department could not escape the crime of missing the inspection."

Kazuo Okamoto said in a deep voice: "That is to say, the Eighth Route Army and the Jinsui Army that participated in the besieging of Heian County have a total force of nearly 30,000, right?"

"Yes." Miyano nodded, "It's about 25,000."

"If this is the case, it's okay." Okamoto breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Although the total strength of the 69th Division is less than 15,000, and nearly half of them are stationed on the periphery, the main force of the division left in Ping'an County is still nearly 10,000. Although the offensive power is not enough, the defense is more than enough."

"Great General." Miyao said bitterly, "I'm sorry, there are less than three thousand defenders in Heian County."

"Nani? There are less than 3,000 defenders in Heian County?" Okamoto said in a speechless voice, "How is it possible? The main force of the 69th Division is in Heian County, how can there be less than 3,000 left?"

Miyano Daoichi said: "Because the main force of the 69th Division has been ambushed by the Eighth Route Army in a place called Xiaomiao Village between Heyuan County and Ping'an County, and the collective jade is broken!"

"Nani?" Okamoto Ichio gasped, "What's going on?"
Chapter completed!