Li Yunlong thought right, the 5,000 blocking troops were blocking in the south, and even if the devil troops crossed the river from other river sections, it was impossible to bypass the blocking position of the 5,000 troops and attack on Wei County.

The Japanese army group commanded by Kenichi Muto needed to consume at least a lot of troops. Today, the Japanese army under the command of Kenichi Muto has lost at least 4,000 elite Japanese soldiers, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are heavy casualties.

Sure enough, as Li Yunlong guessed, he decided to attack southward, and after seizing Wei County, he went all out to attack the third battalion of the new first regiment, and the southern blocking position built by the fourth battalion took less than half an hour.

The devils of the Japanese army on the North Road of the Japanese 2nd Division under the personal command of Kenichi Muto suffered at least 4,000 casualties, and the corners of Kenichi Muto's mouth twitched at the temporary division headquarters at this time, which was incredible.

"Nani? Yokogawa-kun, you're not wrong, are you? ”

Kenichi Muto listened incredulously as Kenichiro Yokogawa came back in person to report the battle damage of each department, and his face was very ugly.

When will the Imperial Army of his 2nd Division be so easily beaten up?

At this time, Yokogawa Kenichiro rushed back from the front line of the attack and reported helplessly to Muto Kenichi: "The commander of the division, the 29th Infantry Wing and the 30th Infantry Wing of the brigade under the command of the subordinate command post totaling more than 9,000 people, with the squadron as a tactical attack group, put in an infantry brigade at one time to storm the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army in the south. Although there was artillery fire from the brigade, the other side waited for work and hid in the trenches to shoot. In addition, a large amount of barbed wire was built in front of the blocking trenches and covered with snow or several other objects to block the view of our attacking troops. When our men and horses attacked in front of their trenches, they discovered that there was still a barbed wire fence hidden in the shadows, and when we could not advance or retreat, the light and heavy machine guns hidden by the enemy in the trenches opened heavy fire, causing us heavy casualties. ’。

"Baga Ya Road! Damn it! ”

When Ken Muto heard this, he scolded: "It seems that our opponent is a veteran of defensive warfare!" If we didn't have barbed wire, we would have been able to break through their resistance very quickly! But now there is no way, and if you continue to pestle at the mouth of the bifurcated river, you can only be bombarded by the opponent's shells! ”。

"What do you mean, Your Excellency, the commander of the division?"

Kenichiro Yokogawa said in a condensed voice, do you want to change the battle plan?

It's just that Kenichi Muto's words are destined to disappoint Kenichiro Yokogawa.

"Order your troops, once again concentrate all your forces, and prepare to launch a heavy attack! I will hand over to you all the artillery attached to the division and regimental headquarters. Now that the weather is changing abruptly, Yokogawa-kun, do you feel it, is it getting colder and colder? Here is the bifurcation of the estuary, surrounded and attacked by the other side, even if the soldiers of the imperial army have the heart to fight to the death, but they also need time to rest and eat! We've been here for almost half an hour now in a fierce battle with the Eighth Route Army that ambushed them. If it is delayed for too long, there may be a large number of Chinese troops nearby to reinforce Li Yunlong's troops! So, we have to find a town to stand by and rely on! ”

In fact, it was also Kenichi Muto who discovered that once the time dragged on for too long, it would be extremely unfavorable for the Japanese army along the way.

Due to the rush to the south, the Japanese army under the command of Kenichi Muto himself did not carry much food, grass and ammunition with the army. It could only last for a few days, but what made Muto Kenichi even more anxious was that as soon as he was ambushed, his baggage troops were hit by the artillery fire of the new regiment, and the grain, grass and ammunition transported by the baggage troops were blown up on the spot.

Therefore, if you continue to be surrounded by each other here, you don't have enough confidence.

Muto Kenichi had no choice, coupled with the sudden change in the weather, it was getting colder and colder, and the old devil could only strictly order the command post headquarters of Yokogawa Kenichiro, who was leading the attack in the south, to break through Li Yunlong's blocking position at all costs and seize Wei County to the south.

As long as they seize Wei County, enter it, rely on a town to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and persist until the main force of the Japanese army on the south route commanded by Yamada Hao, the chief of staff of the division, goes north to capture Guangling, and then will fight with them, then they will have the confidence to fight the main force of Li Yunlong's department.

Seeing Kenichi Muto's serious expression, Kenichiro Yokogawa also felt the current weather, and I have to say that Kenichiro Yokogawa also realized that the current weather conditions are indeed unfavorable to him.

"Haiyi, please rest assured, Your Excellency the division commander, go all out to break the resistance of the Eighth Route Army!" Kenichiro Yokogawa also paused heavily, and at this time there was no other way but to fight hard.

After speaking, Kenichiro Yokogawa, encouraged by Kenichi Muto, went back helplessly, and roared that the two infantry wings of the 15th Brigade of the Supervisory War Division, with the infantry brigade as the charging group, continued to attack the fortifications of the 3rd and 4th battalions of the new 1st Regiment and the 2,000 guerrillas totaling 5,000 blocking troops.

It has to be said that once the Japanese troops at the command post of Kenichi Muto spared no effort to attack the blocking position in the south, even if there were fortifications and trenches to rely on, the casualties of the new regiment of soldiers on the blocking position gradually began to increase.

The movements of the Japanese army were violent, and they were clear in Li Yunlong's eyes.

"Made, it seems that Kenichi Muto, this old devil, is not calm at all! Order the third battalion, the fourth battalion, hold the position to the death, and block the devil's charge for me! Order Wang Chengzhu to fire the cannon fiercely, and keep the cannonballs for the cubs! Non-stop, shoot hard, hit him! Li Yunlong put down the binoculars in his hand, waved his hand and ordered a staff officer of the field headquarters who was responsible for contacting various positions.

The staff officer of the field command responded: "Yes, regimental commander." ”。

At this time, Zhang Dabiao's troops and Shen Qun's subordinates, who were surrounded by the two flanks on the north side of the ambush circle, also continued to increase their attacks, locking the encirclement step by step, and crushing the living force of the little devils.

As a last resort, Kenichi Muto was able to gather some of his forces and launch a wave of counterattacks to the north to repel the pressure of Zhang Dabiao's troops and Shen Qun's troops in the direction of his northern flank and its two wings.

However, more than 9,000 devils under the command of Kenichiro Yokogawa and the 15th Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army quickly captured the first trench fortifications jointly guarded by the 3rd and 4th Battalions under the strict supervision of Kenichiro Yokogawa.

As a last resort, some of the soldiers in the first line of trenches of the third and fourth battalions were able to take away most of the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers and retreat to the second line of trenches.

Fortunately, the 3rd and 4th Battalions were the main forces of the new regiment, and they had rich combat experience, and the defensive and blocking battles were very uncomfortable.

It's just that Kenichiro Yokogawa's desperate attack made Li Yunlong a little surprised, and it seems that the current battle situation has made Kenichi Muto, an old devil, jump to his feet. Are you in such a hurry to break through to the south and capture Wei County?

"Regiment Leader, Guangling Urgent!" At this time, suddenly a signal soldier walked up to Li Yunlong and saluted and reported.