When the three men and horses of the New First Regiment, the Independent Regiment and the 28th Regiment entered the hills on both sides of the Qiaogou Gorge, which was more than ten miles long east of Pingxingguan, they were concealed and ambushed.

At this time, the commander of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, Gu Shoufu, had already advanced to the highway more than 10 miles east of Fanzhi, and there were guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the road that were winding at any time, which made Gu Shoufu very annoyed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

A few more bullets suddenly came out from both sides of the road, and the vanguard of the Japanese 6th Division suddenly panicked.

By the time the little devils sent their troops to search for them on both sides of the road, the guerrilla fighters of the Eighth Route Army who had ambushed and shot cold guns had already disappeared into the snowy woods.

Because the 6th Division was not familiar with the terrain, it could only watch the guerrilla fighters of the Eighth Route Army who were ambushed by cold guns slip away like rabbits, and the little devils who were angrily pursuing them cursed and scolded.

"Baga Ya Road! A bunch of rubbish! Tell the vanguard troops to ignore the guerrillas of the Zhina Army, advance with all their might, and rush to Pingxingguan as soon as possible! "Receiving a report on the reason why the troops stopped advancing, Tani Shofu waved his hand in the small jeep and scolded.

The Japanese soldier who came to report the situation said: "Hai, Your Excellency the division commander! Then he hurriedly ran away to give the order.

The ranks of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army continued to advance, and on the way, the chief of staff of the 6th Division, Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo, who was sitting in the jeep, saw that Gu Shoufu's face was very bad, "Your Excellency, Division Commander, don't worry about these troublesome guerrillas of the Chinese Army. Judging from the movements of the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army, who were constantly firing cold shots, it should have been beyond Li Yunlong's expectation that we would launch a large-scale attack on Hengshan so quickly. ”

After a pause, Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo continued: "I think that Li Yunlong may want to send a large number of small guerrillas along the way to carry out cold gun strikes, and he should want to delay the advance of the main force of our division. ”。

Gu Shoufu nodded and said, "Yo Xi, Shimono-kun, what you said is right. Although Li Yunlong was extremely arrogant, after defeating the 20,000 imperial troops commanded by Commander Shinozuka, his self-confidence skyrocketed too much. According to the combat level of our imperial divisions, we will be able to dispatch at least a few days after finishing our rest and recuperation from Jinling and rushing north by air. This is one of them! ”。

"Second, because of the sudden snowfall, the speed of the main attack of our division has been delayed. Li Yunlong thought that we should be able to recuperate between the 5th and 7th before launching a large-scale attack on Hengshan. At this time, we set out on the fourth day, which should have been unexpected by Li Yunlong. ”

Shimono Yihuo said at this time: "So, division commander, this shows that the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army who were constantly ambushed on both sides of the highway just now appeared frequently, and it shows that the other party wants to block the offensive speed of the main force of our division by shooting cold guns so frequently." It shows that our sudden and rapid attack caught Li Yunlong off guard. ”。

Gu Shoufu sneered: "Although Li Yunlong ate the 20,000 imperial troops commanded by Commander Shinozuka, his own casualties will not be as few as they say. By the way, Shimono-kun, how about Heixingguan? ”。

Seeing that Gu Shoufu's face finally improved, Shimono Ichihuo said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency the division commander, according to the contact of the signal corps and the Pingxingguan garrison, at this time, the Pingxingguan is still an infantry brigade under the jurisdiction of the 41st Division. ”。

"Daisuke Kotani? Isn't this the time when this person was stationed at Pingxingguan before, and the troops of the Eighth Route Army blew up the grain, grass and ammunition stored in Pingxingguan with artillery fire? Why didn't you get replaced? "Gu Shoufu's news is still very well-informed, not to mention that this is what Naosaburo Okabe informed him of.

Daisuke Otani was the transit commander who was stationed at Pingxing Pass when Yoshio Shinozuka led his 20,000 Japanese troops to the east of Pingxing Pass to launch a fierce attack on the base area of the new 1st Regiment of Hengshan, and maintained the logistics supply of grain, grass and ammunition for the Japanese army. Due to carelessness, when he was stationed at Pingxingguan, Li Yunlong went north to return to the division and secretly entered the south of Pingxingguan, and after using a large amount of artillery fire, he blew up the grain, grass and ammunition stored in Pingxingguan.

It stands to reason that Daisuke Kotani's big mistake should be to remove the responsibility of garrisoning Pingxingguan and remove his military position to punish the crime.

It's just that Yoshio Shinozuka's 20,000-strong army was wiped out too much, and Taro Miyano, the chief of staff of the Japanese First Army who stayed in Taiyuan at that time, had no time to deal with it. For a while, Daisuke Kotani was still stationed at Heixingguan.

And Naosaburo Okabe, who flew to Taiyuan and concurrently served as the commander of the First Army, did not have time to deal with the affairs of Otani Daisuke, until now Otani Daisuke was actually stationed in Heixingguan steadily.

As the war began again, Okabe Naosaburo directly ordered Otani Daisuke to make meritorious service and to maintain the supply of grain, grass and ammunition to the 6th Division that had been transported by road from Xinkou to Okaido to the 6th Division. If there is any more accident, commit suicide by caesarean section.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, it is said that Daisuke Kotani and Admiral Tada are related. So......! Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo reminded vaguely.

Although Gu Shoufu is arrogant, he is not ignorant of human feelings. Tada Jun was the commander of the North China Front, coordinating the First Army of the Japanese Army under the jurisdiction of the Front Army, and the Mongolian Xinjiang Garrison Army. Daisuke Kotani and Jun Tada have a relationship again, so it will be a big thing, and a small thing will be nothing, which is not an unexpected thing.

He didn't delve into the matter of Daisuke Kotani, and after just asking a few words, he said, "Contact Daisuke Kotani and order them to prepare the grain, grass and ammunition for the main force of my 6th Division." During the attack on the base area of the new regiment, it was necessary to ensure the supply of our 6th division. Otherwise, General Tada would not be able to keep him. ”。

"Hai, Your Excellency, Division Commander! Humble duty understood. ”

Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo said in a condensed voice, this is inevitable.

Although Daisuke Kotani was sold to save face, if the supply of materials for the 6th Division was not guaranteed, even His Majesty the Emperor would no longer be able to keep Daisuke Kotani.

At this time, in the middle of the Pingxing Pass, Daisuke Kotani, the captain of the garrison who was waiting for the main force of the 6th Division to pass by, suddenly sneezed, "Bagaya Road, who is thinking about me?" ”

Captain Riehisa Ezaki, the chief of staff of the brigade, who was also standing on the side, saw this and said, "Your Excellency Shaozuo, you have a cold?" ”。

"It's okay! By the way, the supplies for the 6th Division are ready, right? Daisuke Kotani waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Ezaki Rihisa said: "Your Excellency Shaozuo, you are ready." I don't know what Commander Okabe thinks, so soon he ordered the 6th Division to attack the base of the new regiment again! Don't you know that Li Yunlong's troops are really difficult? ”。