"Nani? The grain, grass and ammunition temporarily stored in the Pingxing Pass have all been blown up? What the hell is going on? Yoshio Shinozuka was staring at the two Japanese wings under the command of Ichiro Nanada at this time, and he didn't expect Yusuke Dohi to send such shocking news.

Yusuke Tohi said bitterly: "Report to Your Excellency Commander, Chief of Staff of the Pingxingguan Garrison Brigade Riegasaki Rihisa urgently: Pingxingguan suddenly encountered a fierce attack by the main artillery force of the Eighth Route Army, and it was preliminarily judged that there were at least thirty mortars and several Type 92 infantry guns. The cluster artillery fire bombarded the pass at close range, and the other side seemed to know the specific location of the grain, grass and ammunition I needed to send the 20,000 imperial troops in the pass, so the opponent's cluster artillery fire quickly hit our grain and ammunition reserve within a few minutes. ”。

After a pause, Yusuke Tohi continued with a wry smile: "Therefore, the place where the ammunition was concentrated was hit by a large number of artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army, which soon caused a martyrdom and affected a large number of military supplies next to it. Riehisa Ezaki telegraphed that all the military supplies had been blown up. ”。

"Bagaya Road, Bagaya Road!"

Yoshio Shinozuka took out his katana, slashed the corner of the table in front of him, and said angrily: "What is this waste of Daisuke Kotani for?" With the strength of an infantry brigade left behind, even if there is a large amount of artillery bombardment from the other side, how can it be possible to lose the food, grass and ammunition needed by our 20,000 imperial troops so quickly. This, Baga Ya Road! Waste, waste. ”。

Yusuke Dohi saw that Yoshio Shinozuka was furious, but he still had to bite the head and say loudly: "Your Excellency, Your Excellency, the grain, grass and ammunition that Pingxingguan will transport to the Hengshan front line here are all blown up in Pingxingguan. Next, I am afraid that the food, grass and ammunition we carry with the army will not last for an hour! ”。

"Nani? Can't stand it for an hour? ”

Yoshio Shinozuka was a little surprised, this won't be!

Yusuke Tohi smiled bitterly, pointed to the situation in front of him and said, "Your Excellency Commander, we have been attacking the Hengshan base of the new regiment for at least three hours or so, although we have all used a small force as a tactical group to storm the plank road. However, the consumption of food, grass and ammunition in various departments has been very large. What's more, the previous air raid failed, and ten Type 96 bombers and four Zero fighters were destroyed by the opponent's anti-aircraft guns. Until now, the Imperial Air Force at the Yangmingbao airfield has been dragging its feet and has not been preparing for another air raid. At present, there are more than 20,000 men in our various departments, and although there are no more than 20,000 left, the food, grass and ammunition required are extremely huge. The terrain of Hengshan is precipitous, transportation is extremely difficult, and the grain, grass and ammunition we carry with the army are not much, and we cannot support it for long. Your Excellency, Commander! ”。

"No, you have to hold on. Tu Feijun ordered Fanzhi, Daixian, Xinkou, and Datong to transfer some of the men and horses to escort grain, grass and ammunition to reinforce the front line. Order Yangmingbao Airport to send planes to carry out air cover along the line from Yangmingbao to Pingxingguan! They were ordered to transport the food, grass and ammunition that could be used for half a day to the front line within an hour. It's a death order! ”

Yoshio Shinozuka didn't think much about it, and could only order to Yusuke Dohi, the chief of staff of the army.

Yusuke Dohi nodded and said, "Hai, Your Excellency Commander! Humble duty understood! ”。

"That's right, Tufei-kun. Whose troops were the Eighth Route Army, which raided Pingxingguan and bombarded us, and who was storing grain, grass and ammunition? ”

Yusuke Tsuchihi shook his head and said, "Ezaki Rihisa didn't say it in the telegram, it is estimated that it should be a new group of hidden troops sent by the nearby regiment in advance. Your Excellency Commander, the new regiment, under the command of Li Yunlong many times, ate a large number of imperial troops of the empire and captured a lot of artillery and mortars. It is estimated that the Eighth Route Army, which remained in the base area of the new regiment in Hengshan, must have sent an elite unit carrying mortars and several artillery pieces to lie in ambush on the mountain peak south of Pingxingguan, and as long as the concentrated artillery bombardment of the pass, it is possible to blow up the grain, grass and ammunition stored in Pingxingguan. ”。

"Forget it, call back Daisuke Kotani and Rihisa Ezaki. They were ordered to make meritorious contributions to their crimes, and they must keep the level pass. After the imperial troops in Daixian and other places passed through the Pingxing Pass, they left a part of the men and horses to cooperate with Daisuke Kotani to defend the Pingxing Pass. This is our back road, once the grain, grass and ammunition transported from Fanzhi and other places are lost because of the Pingxing Pass, things will be even more troublesome. Yoshio Shinozuka frowned, then waved his hand and ordered Yusuke Dohi.

After hearing this, Yusuke Dohi paused heavily and said, "Haiyi, Your Excellency Commander, obey your orders!" Then Yusuke Dohi hurriedly left and sent someone to send an order.

And Yoshio Shinozuka always felt a little wrong psychologically, after all, so many Japanese garrisons bombarding Pingxingguan did not look like an ambush force.

It's just that Yusuke Dohi has analyzed it like this, and it seems to be the same when I think about it.

However, Yoshio Shinozuka still has a mind in his heart, once he storms the Hengshan base for a long time, Yoshio Shinozuka has already failed to succeed in half a day, and can only temporarily retreat and go back.

At this time, just when Yoshio Shinozuka was furious, Zhang Dabiao and others under the command of Li Yunlong had already evacuated Pingxingguan and advanced in a roundabout way in the direction of Lingqiu County.

Although an ambush was set up on both sides of the mountain road more than ten miles east of Pingxing Pass, it was not seen for a long time that the captain of the Japanese garrison group Kotani Daisuke who was guarding Pingxing Pass sent people to pursue him too far, making it impossible for the ambush plan formulated by everyone to be implemented.

Seeing that the Japanese army at Pingxingguan did not continue the pursuit, and entered the battlefield of the pre-ambush, Li Yunlong and others could only collect and assemble their troops, and after the large number of men and horses turned to the Guanshui River south of the direction of Lingqiu County, they continued to move north.

During the rapid march, everyone smiled innocently.

"Regiment commander, political commissar urgent!" On the way back to the division on a hurried march, a communications soldier with the army rushed to Li Yunlong's side and handed Li Yunlong a telegram that had just been baked.

Li Yunlong took it and took a look, and gradually became a little solemn. At this time, there was a battalion commander Zhang Dabiao next to Li Yunlong, and Zhou Hua, the commander of the independent battalion, and others, and everyone saw that Li Yunlong's expression was gradually wrong, and they all became a little serious.

Sure enough, less than half a minute after reading the telegram, Li Yunlong signaled to Zhang Dabiao and the others around him to stop, and then said in a condensed voice: "Brothers, the political commissar is in a hurry, and the plank road of more than 300 meters has been lost for nearly 200 meters. It is estimated that after a certain distance, the little devil will directly use mortars to shell the Yunge Hongqiao Pass. We don't have much time, and the big guys are talking about it, what should we do? ”。

"Regiment leader, even if the plank road is lost, the Yunge Hongqiao Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. When we were operating the Hengshan Base Area, we had already built a strong fortification on the Yunge Hongqiao, even if the mortars of the little devils bombarded it fiercely, we would not be able to conquer the Yunge Hongqiao quickly! Zhang Dabiao, the commander of the first battalion, shook his head and said, not too worried.