When the street battle in Baochang was fierce, Matsui Shigen, who was chasing Li Yunlong's main force, led most of the main force of the 3rd Devil Division to pursue eastward along the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain.

It's just that with the large number of footprints left by the main army led by Li Yunlong moving eastward into the depths of Yin Mountain, Matsui Shigen suddenly became puzzled.

"Your Excellency, judging from the messy ground and the footprints of at least five or six thousand troops passing by, Li Yunlong's troops are indeed heading east in the depths of Yin Mountain. This look, it looks like it's going to go over the Yin Mountain! ”

Standing at the northern foot of Yin Mountain, at the foot of the mountain at the bend to the northeast of Yin Mountain, watching the ground footprints left by a large number of troops, Kage Zuo Zhenzhao analyzed.

Matsui Ishine squatted down and carefully looked at the footprints left by a large number of people and horses on the ground, and the traces were fresh, indicating that it should have been about half an hour to an hour after passing.

And this is in line with the time when the main force of the army under the command of Matsui Ishine pursued Li Yunlong's department, and the two armies were apart.

"Ying Zuojun, are you saying that Li Yunlong has already commanded the post to cross the Yin Mountain and advance east?"

Ying Zuo Zhen nodded heavily and said, "Hayi, Your Excellency General!" At present, the scouts sent out to search for the traces of Li Yunlong's army have reported that Li Yunlong's army has no footprints in the northeast of Yinshan Mountain. And in the woods that go east to the depths of Yin Mountain, the ground is full of footprints of a large number of people and horses. It's spring right now, the ground is wet and muddy, and the army passes through the footprints left behind, and it is impossible to wipe them out on a large scale while walking! ”。

"Damn! Li Yunlong is really bold. At this time, it is not so easy to climb over Yin Mountain, deep in the forest! ”

Matsui Ishine sneered, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.

Without waiting for Kagesa Zhenzhao to answer, Matsui Ishine suddenly shouted: "Map! ”。

A devil staff officer who was standing with a map in hand and a soldier sent by Matsui Ishine and Kagesa Zhenzhao immediately spread out the map and placed it in front of the two old devils.

"Your Excellency, what are you?"

Seeing that Matsui Ishine asked people to spread out the map, Matsui Ishine looked at the map with a serious expression with a solemn expression, and Kagesa Zhenzhao said in a low voice.

"Bang!"

Matsui Ishone smashed his fist on the map, almost breaking the military map.

"This is the place where Li Yunlong's army crossed the Yin Mountain and marched east, Ying Zuojun, look at the southern foot of Yin Mountain, here!" Matsui Ishone pointed to the map and frowned.

Kagezo Zhenzhao followed Matsui Shigen and pointed to a place on the map, and said in horror: "Your Excellency General, Baochang? Won't Li Yunlong lead his troops over Yinshan Mountain and attack Baochang? ”。

"Nine times out of ten!"

Kagesa Zhenzhao couldn't believe it, how could this be possible? Li Yunlong's thinking is also so peculiar!

It's just that before Ying Zuo Zhenzhao continued to be suspicious, a devil communication staff officer who hurriedly ran came with a telegram that had just been translated, "Report to Your Excellency the General, Chief of Staff, Baochang's Imperial Army Garrison Captain is in an urgent telegram, Baochang has been attacked by a large number of Chinese troops, and the preliminary judgment is that it is the headquarters of Li Yunlong of the Eighth Route Army, with a strength of about 6,000 to 8,000 people. At present, the west gate, south gate and north gate of Baochang have been lost successively, and the Eighth Route Army has entered the city. ”

"Nani?"

Shadow Zuozhen Akira and Matsui Shigen exclaimed in unison, is it true that Li Yunlong led his troops to cross the Yinshan Mountain Range and go east to approach Baochang?

snatched the telegram from the hand of the communications staff officer and took a closer look, the corners of Matsui Shigen's mouth twitched a little, and he was really slapped in the face again.

The southern line of the division of troops detoured to the southern foot of Yinshan, and the other party made the first move to attack Baochang County at the southern foot of Yinshan.

Once the county seat of Baochang is taken by Li Yunlong, it is possible for this person to lead his troops north to capture Duolun, or to go south to Guyuan and force the Miyun area.

And once Li Yunlong's army is allowed to come to the Miyun area and endanger the Gyeonggi area of Beiping, this will definitely cause a shock to the headquarters of the North China Front Army of the devil.

For Matsui Ishone, this is no less than a disgrace to Tada Jun.

"Bagaya Road, Li Yunlong, it's really daring! actually crossed the Yinshan Mountain Range and went east to attack Baochang, which was beyond my expectations! Matsui Ishone said through gritted teeth, his tone calm.

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency, the defenders of Baochang urgently called for reinforcements. Although the captain of the Baochang garrison reported in the telegram that he had requested reinforcements from the north and south to the garrisons of Duolun and Zhangbei, he believed that Li Yunlong would send reinforcements to block it. Baochang is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend, I'm afraid that the defenders in the city will not be able to hold out and reinforcements will arrive! ”。

As for the combat power of the new regiment under the command of Li Yunlong, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao has already seen it. Whether it was the 102nd Infantry Wing of the 51st Infantry Brigade of the 26th Division, which was annihilated in the nameless basin of Daqingshan, or an infantry brigade of the Japanese defenders in Shangdu, it was enough to show that Li Yunlong's combat strength was extremely strong.

What's more, the terrain of Baochang is flat, and the defenders in the city only have more than 1,000 Japanese troops, although there are more than 2,000 Imperial Cooperative Army, but the combat effectiveness can be seen from the content of Yamazumi Shojiro's emergency telegram, and the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Cooperative Army can be ignored.

With the strength of an infantry brigade being raided into the city by Li Yunlong's army, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao was already a little pessimistic, and Baochang was probably holding out for less than half an hour.

"Damn! At the moment, we don't have a guide and can't climb over Yin Mountain. We now have 17,800 imperial troops on our way, and the headquarters of the 5th Brigade and Regiment that have made a detour to the south have only arrived here at Miaotan Station. At this time, even if the 5th Brigade was ordered to rush to Baochang by train as soon as possible, it would be too late! ”

Matsui Shigen said with a little annoyance, Li Yunlong's timing was very accurate.

Matsui Ishine, who has a division of troops, is too late even if he wants to send troops to reinforce Baochang at this time!

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao was also a little crying and laughing, "Your Excellency General, what should I do with this emergency call for help from the Baochang defenders?" How do I call back? ”

"Order the Baochang defenders to stand by for help! Agree with Masaro Yamazumi's strategy, defend the positions in the city, and drag down Li Yunlong's troops in street battles! ”

After a pause, Matsui Ishine continued: "At present, if the ground reinforcements want to reinforce Baochang, it is estimated that it will be too late!" I can only contact the North China Front Army Headquarters in Beiping City, and ask them to immediately mobilize the aviation fighters stationed at Nanyuan Airport to immediately take off to the north and directly support the defense of Baochang defenders in the air! ”

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao's eyes lit up, this was a way to reinforce the defenders of the Baochang devils. It was too late for reinforcements from the ground forces, but Beiping was not far from Baochang, and the speed of air support would be fast.

As long as a large number of bombers and fighters are dispatched to support the air, at least Li Yunlong's army can delay the siege of Baochang!

"Your Excellency General, I will immediately send a report to the Front Army Headquarters, requesting that the aviation unit stationed at Nanyuan Airport be dispatched to provide air support!" Kagesa Zhenzhao said immediately!