"Nani? A warrior of the Imperial Army who was annihilated by a brigade? How can it be? ”

Gu Shoufu's heart was already anxious several times at this time, and the fighters of the 5th Air Brigade who came to help were collapsed by the anti-aircraft fire of the other side's ambush and did not dare to continue to resist strafing, but simply dropped the aerial bombs carried under the belly of the fighters and then withdrew.

This made Gu Shoufu feel very depressed and irritable at this time, and now when he heard the total losses of various departments, Gu Shoufu was not calm at all.

Shimono Kazuho stubbornly continued to report amid the sound of war muskets: "Your Excellency Division Commander, the 11th Brigade has directly telegraphed that they have lost at least 5,000 men and horses, plus the 36th Brigade Ushijima Manchu has lost more than 3,000 people, totaling at least about 8,000 people. This is already the infantry loss of a brigade, not counting the casualties of other equipped arms. ”。

"Damn!"

Gu Shoufu smashed his fist on the sack in front of him, and the explosion outside continued to stretch, and the ambush fire of the Chinese army that had been condescendingly knocked down from the mountains on both sides of the hill swished down, so that the Japanese soldiers who were hiding in a little hidden place on both sides of the valley road could not raise their heads.

Attacking the hills on both sides, the casualties of the Japanese troops were even greater. Under the unfavorable terrain, the 6th Division was already in tatters.

It's just that Gu Shoufu didn't expect that after fighting for more than an hour, his own casualties would be so large.

"So we're only about 14,000 people left?"

Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo smiled bitterly: "Yes, Your Excellency the division commander, it's about how much!" At present, the division headquarters is still closest to the 36th Brigade, leaning together. It's just that after the 11th Infantry Brigade is already about to move closer to the division headquarters, it would be good to have 4,000 men and horses. ”。

The battle situation is so critical, it is far beyond Gu Shoufu's expectations.

"The Chinese army that ambushed us is the main force of that division of the Eighth Route Army? Shimono-kun? Gu Shoufu's eyes were gloomy, after fighting for so long, he had to know whose Chinese army was ambushing the 6th Division, so he had to deal with it.

Speaking of this, Shimono Yihuo was shocked, "I was about to report this matter to the division commander, according to the fact that we risked death and sent out to attack Lao Ye Temple, the troops in Dongpaochi caught a soldier of the Chinese army for interrogation, and their military uniforms, it was the headquarters of the new 1st regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the 28th regiment and the independent regiment that ambushed us. The Eighth Route Army that ambushed us in total is indeed the same as we guessed before, there are more than 14,000 people, Your Excellency the division commander! ”

"The three regiments of the Eighth Route Army, and there is a new regiment of Li Yunlong among them? How can it be? Isn't the new regiment in the Heng Mountains ready to meet us? Gu Shoufu was not calm at all at this time, he didn't know the situation of the 28th Regiment and the Kong Jie Independent Regiment, but once the new regiment was shot, at least Gu Shoufu should pay attention to it.

After all, being able to defeat and eat the 20,000 elite Japanese troops commanded by Yoshio Shinozuka shows that the combat effectiveness of the new regiment itself is not simple.

It's just that I didn't expect that the new regiment would actually lurk in the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan to ambush their 6th Division? It's unbelievable!

Shimono Yihuo said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency the division commander, it is true, we have interrogated the captured soldier clearly!" At the moment, the Chinese army ambushing us is indeed the main force of the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, the independent regiment and the three regiments of the 28th regiment. A few days before the departure of our 6th Division, Li Yunlong found the 28th Regiment of the nearby Eighth Route Army and the Independent Regiment to go to Hengshan for reinforcements. It is estimated that Li Yunlong and his two commanders of the Eighth Route Army made a plan to ambush us on both sides of the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan. ”。

"Baga Ya Road! In this case, we are careless. It seems that the clear code of the new regiment in the Heng Mountain was deliberately to attract our attention. And they secretly mobilized other troops of the Eighth Route Army to meet with the new regiment and set up an ambush in the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan! Damn, I, Gu Shoufu, made a mistake. ”

Gu Shoufu regretted that he was arrogant and arrogant, and he was seen by others as his temperament, so he took advantage of the heavy snow to take the initiative to go out of Hengshan Mountain to set up an ambush in Qiaogou Canyon east of Pingxingguan, which was really a decisive decision!

At this time, the shells around Tani Shoufu's temporary field headquarters continued to fall and explode, and the devil officers and staff officers of the command headquarters such as Shimono Kazuho and Gu Shoufu, who were shaken, almost fell.

"Division commander, be careful! What now? It seems that there is no time for the aviation to come back to cover our breakthrough in the air. We need to respond early. Shimono Kazuho shouted to Gu Shoufu.

Gu Shoufu suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked someone to bring the map and take a closer look.

"There is no other way, and I ordered Ushijima Mansho to gather all the men and horses and prepare to break out again. The 11th Brigade was ordered to move closer to us as soon as possible. The remaining artillery of the artillery wing was ordered to carry out a fierce artillery bombardment on the ambush positions of the Eighth Route Army on the hills on both sides, covering the assembly of various units to prepare for a breakthrough. ”

Hearing this, Shimono Yihuo paused and said, "Haiyi, Your Excellency the Division Commander!" Obedience! ”。

This is no longer a way, if you are trapped in Qiaogou Canyon and fight separately, sooner or later you will be eaten by the opponent's ferocious firepower. However, Li Yunlong actually made such a deployment, and it was impossible to give the 6th Division a chance to stay in place and wait for reinforcements for a long time.

Sure enough, as Gu Shoufu's order to forcibly break out of the encirclement was conveyed to all Japanese troops, the Japanese troops, who were gradually desperately moving closer to the division and regiment headquarters, continued to retreat violently in the direction of Pingxingguan under the command of Gu Shoufu.

All of a sudden, the headquarters of the 3rd Battalion and the 4th Battalion of the New 1st Regiment that were blocking the gap on the valley road in the direction of Pingxingguan were under great pressure, and as a last resort, Li Yunlong ordered Wei Dayong, who had reinforced them, to withstand it. At this time, Ding Wei's 28th Regiment and Kong Jie's Independent Regiment had already joined forces to attack the headquarters of the 11th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division, and drove the remnants of the 11th Brigade of Tokutaro I, which was less than 4,000 Japanese troops, to the direction of Tani Shofu's division headquarters.

Gradually, the remnants of the 6th Division, more than 13,000 men, were soon blocked in a narrow ravine.

Under the front and rear attacks, Gu Shoufu had no choice but to urge Ushijima to assemble the rest of his 36th Brigade and Regiment, totaling more than 6,000 people, with 1,000 people as an offensive battle group, and rush to the blocking position jointly constructed by the 3rd Battalion Ma Wenhai and the 4th Battalion.

"Kill, rush, rush! If we can't break through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army, our 6th Division will be completely annihilated, and we will kill it! Gu Shoufu saw that the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were ambushed in the surrounding mountains had begun to rush out of the ambush position, holding rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns and other weapons, and launched a fierce attack on the rest of the Japanese 6th Division crowded together in the valley, and immediately commanded all units to counterattack, and then personally stood behind Ushijima Man to supervise the battle and command the breakthrough.

Ushijima was full of eyes and even the division commander Tani Toshio was blocking behind him to supervise the battle, so he had to throw off his arms, his head was wrapped in a strip of white cloth, and he drew his katana and led his troops to shout and charge with a shout.

Ushijima's charge was the last battle on the eve of the destruction of the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, which was the last time to attack the gap that the 3rd and 4th Battalions of the New Regiment had jointly plugged.