Lying in the hidden dirt pit on the side of the ancient road, Tokutaro Ide carefully held a telescope to observe the 47th Infantry Wing of the post headquarters failed again in the onslaught on the White Cliff Terrace and other hills, and he couldn't help but be angry.

Seeing that an infantry brigade of the 47th Infantry Wing had rushed up, and was actually defeated in a panic by the opponent's counterattack, Tokutaro was shocked.

When will their own troops be so ineffective? Even the Chinese army can't fight head-on?

Soon, the wing commander of the 47th Infantry Wing, who failed in the attack, Saburo Takashima, rushed to the front of Tokutaro and squatted down with a miserable expression, "Report to Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the Chinese troops on the Baiyatai and other mountains are too tenacious, and the firepower is very fierce, light and heavy machine guns and rifle bullets, as well as mountain artillery, field artillery, mortars, and grenadier shells continue to fall down on our soldiers attacking the mountain like no money. If we continue to fight like this, we will suffer too many casualties......"

"Bagayalu, don't make excuses for your incompetence! Bagaya Road, you can't take a few small hills, you are not a warrior of my empire! ”

Tokutaro Jing scolded Takashima Saburo, but when he saw that Takashima Saburo also hung the lottery, the old devil couldn't bear it. After all, he is the most capable wing captain under his command, and it is impossible for Saburo Takashima to commit suicide by caesarean section.

"I'll give you another chance, Saburo Takashima, I have to command the troops to take down the White Cliff Terrace and other mountains for me. Otherwise, once we can't take it, we can only be trapped in the Qiaogou Canyon. After a long time, it is certain that our entire army will be annihilated. Tokutaro thought for a moment, waved his hand and ordered harshly to Saburo Takashima.

Takashima Saburo suddenly felt an excitement in his heart, and soon his expression was also hideous, "Haiyi, please rest assured that Your Excellency the brigade commander." If you can't take down the White Cliff Terrace and other mountains, you don't need to take action from Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, so you will immediately commit suicide by disembowelment and apologize to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"Let's act!"

Tokutaro didn't talk nonsense anymore, and raised his hand and ordered Takashima Saburo to immediately return to the troops and gather forces again to seize the commanding heights on the hills on both sides of the ancient road controlled by the troops of the Eighth Route Army, such as Baiyatai.

It's just that the 28th Regiment and the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which occupy an absolute geographical advantage, have more than 7,000 people, although they are not much more than the men and horses of the 11th Infantry Brigade of Jing Tokutaro, but the weapons, equipment, and ammunition that Li Yunlong gave to Ding Wei and Kong Jie make up for the gap between the firepower of the two divisions and the division of Jing Tokutaro.

Therefore, no matter that Tokutaro Ide strictly supervised the 47th Infantry Wing and the 13th Infantry Wing to launch fierce attacks on Baiyatai and other places, they were stunned and could not capture the commanding heights occupied by the two divisions.

On the contrary, in the continuous battle of attacking the commanding heights on both sides of the mountain, Tokutaro's 11th Infantry Brigade suffered heavy casualties, and soon exceeded 3,800 men, reaching the scale of the loss of 4,000 men. In other words, the combined losses of two infantry wings are already as high as the strength of one infantry wing.

Until now, Jing Tokutaro has also realized that something is wrong, and as people dragged back the remains of a sacrificed 28th Regiment soldier, Jing Tokutaro realized that it was actually the troops of the Eighth Route Army who ambushed them.

"Baga, damn it! It's actually the Eighth Route Army, no wonder the ambush is so skillful! Hurry up and report this to the division commander! Order all troops to temporarily stop attacking the mountain and stabilize their positions! Wait for the order of the division commander! Seeing the corpse of a soldier who died in the 28th Regiment dragged back, and the armband of the sacrificed soldier clearly said the words of the Eighth Route Army, Jing Tokutaro thought about it solemnly, and then waved his hand to let the staff officer of a brigade run directly to report to Gu Shoufu.

"Hello! Your Excellency, Brigade Commander! ”

At this time, under the protection of several guards, Gu Shoufu leaned on the back of several Type 94 tanks and commanded the Japanese troops to counterattack.

It's only been nearly half an hour since the fighting, although there were bursts of gunfire from the direction of Pingxingguan. However, Daisuke Kotani's troops stationed at Heikakan had not yet penetrated, and at this time Tani Toshio sensed that something was wrong.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, Daisuke Kotani is in a hurry, and Pingxingguan has been attacked and harassed by thousands of guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army. In addition, the more than 1,000 troops of our 6th Division who risked their lives to rush out of the Kanto region were blocked by at least 2,000 elite troops of the Eighth Route Army on both sides of the valley road, and the onslaught could not be overcome, and it was difficult to get closer to us. On the contrary, they were hit by the opponent's blockade and suffered heavy casualties, and the opponent's firepower was very strong. It should be the troops sent by the enemy army who ambushed the main force of our division! Gu Shoufu, who was soon puzzled, received an urgent report from the chief of staff of the division, Shimono Ichihuo Dazuo, and his face suddenly became serious.

Without waiting for Gu Shoufu to speak, the Japanese staff officers sent back by Jing Tokutaro rushed to Gu Shoufu and said urgently: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, my 11th Infantry Brigade has been ambushed by the fierce fire of the Eighth Route Army occupying the Baiyatai and other hills on both sides of the valley road, and has suffered heavy casualties. At present, the 11 infantry brigades of our department have suffered more than four thousand casualties! My department asked Your Excellency the division commander, what should I do? ”。

"Nani? What does Tokutaro do in I? Yaga! Are the brigades he commands all rubbish? Ordered Tokutaro I, it is necessary to seize the commanding heights such as the White Cliff Terrace, and I will immediately send additional artillery to support them! ”

Gu Shoufu became more and more anxious at this time, but he still had a calm expression on his face, and waved his hand to order.

"Haiyi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, I understand my humble duties!" The Japanese staff of the 11th Infantry Brigade paused heavily, and then the cat ran at a gallop with his waist on his back.

The chief of staff of the division on the side, Shimono Yihuo Dazuo, said in a condensed voice: "Your Excellency, the troops in the direction of Pingxingguan cannot break through the resistance of the Chinese army, it seems that we are careless!" I didn't expect the Chinese army to dare to ambush me again in the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan. In addition, Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the farewell telegram from Lingqiu County has arrived! Lingqiu County is estimated to have been lost at this time! ”。

"Nani?" Gu Shoufu asked people to spread out the map, looking at the point in Lingqiu County on the map, and his eyes immediately became solemn.

Gu Shoufu couldn't believe the idea he had guessed in his heart at this time, but he still said to his confidant chief of staff, Shimono Yihuo: "Shimono-kun, it seems that the troops of the new regiment of the 386 Brigade of the Eighth Route Army who ambushed us should be ambushed!" ”。

"Your Excellency the Division Commander!"

Shimono Ichiho shook his head and said, "How is it possible?" According to the latest intelligence, it is impossible for Li Yunlong's new regiment to have more than 10,000 troops. At most, there are only about five or six thousand people, and at present, the troops of the Eighth Route Army ambushing us in the mountains on both sides of the Qiaogou Gorge east of Pingxingguan have at least about 13,400 people. ”。

"That should be Li Yunlong who found a helper! Listen to Shimono-kun, at least more than 10,000 people ambushed us, and their firepower was not weaker than the main force of our 6th Division. Baga Ya Road, careless! In this kind of terrain, our firepower cannot be exerted at all! ”

The shouting of killing was getting closer and closer, and Gu Shoufu knew that if he didn't make a decision, things would be in trouble, "Damn! Shimono-kun, order all troops to stop attacking Hengshan, and all units turn around and retreat to Pingxingguan, hurry up! ”

After Gu Shoufu learned that the artillery in the baggage troops was heavily blown up, the artillery was no longer able to support the artillery cover, and he couldn't afford it, so Gu Shoufu decided to turn around and retreat and move closer to Pingxingguan!