Call the commander of the 3rd Brigade, Hiroaki Sakamoto! Order the troops to temporarily stop advancing! ”

After thinking about it and thinking about the current situation, Yamada Hao waved his hand and said to the devil staff officer in front of him.

"Hello, Chief of Staff!" The devil's staff officer stood up and saluted heavily, and then walked away quickly.

In less than a minute, Hiroaki Sakamoto, commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army, who had hurried to where Hiroshi Yamada was located from the front of the line, arrived.

"Chief of Staff, here's the lowly position."

Yamada Hao nodded, motioned to Sakamoto Hiroaki to get into the jeep he was sitting in, and then said in a condensed voice: "According to the urgent telegram of the imperial intelligence personnel lurking in Wei County, Li Yunlong has already commanded his new regiment of main forces to gather outside the city from the west gate of Wei County, and after a sworn mobilization, he has already pursued our department and pursued the main force of the new regiment, according to the secret report of the hidden intelligence personnel, it is estimated that there are at least 5,000 people!" Nothing more, no less! ”。

After listening to it for the first time, Hiroaki Sakamoto realized that the Japanese army on the northern route under the command of Kenichi Muto had been completely wiped out, and there was almost no need to send someone to confirm it.

Otherwise, Li Yunlong would not have gathered his troops in such a hurry to pursue the westward march from Wei County. And Li Yunlong's fearless dispatch of troops to the west shows that the siege of the ambush Muto Kenichi has ended. It is an indisputable fact that the Japanese army on the northern route under the command of Kenichi Muto was completely annihilated.

And for the Japanese army on the South Road, this information made Sakamoto Hiroaki's face even more solemn!

"Chief of Staff, we are now under the attack of the other party!" Hiroaki Sakamoto spoke up, his tone solemn, his eyes full of worry.

Yamada Hao nodded, and said with a deep face: "At present, the main force of my South Road is probably on the middle road from Guangling to Wei County, whether it is front or back, the main force of a new regiment has appeared. They are clearly going to attack back and forth and eat the main force of our southern road! ”。

"Chief of Staff, the Japanese troops on our south road are moving back and forth, and all units are hurrying in the heavy snow. There were reports of frostbitten soldiers in all the units, and they were now in a dilemma, and an infantry brigade and a reconnaissance squadron that had been sent before turned back and attacked the enemy troops who were chasing us out of the city in a wide direction, and the progress was not good. The other side obviously did not engage our troops head-on, but saw that our troops were sending troops to attack back, and immediately laid mines along the way, only delaying the movement of our troops. ”

Hiroaki Sakamoto said in a condensed voice: "I'm afraid, I already know that its main force has eaten the main force of the Northern Road Imperial Army personally commanded by His Excellency the division commander!" This is to cooperate with the new main force of the new regiment that set out from Wei County to march west and pursue us to attack us! ”。

"That's the way it is, we have no choice! The main force of Li Yunlong's division in the back moved very quickly, and after eating the main force of our 2nd Division's north route, he immediately replenished food, grass and ammunition and set off to pursue us after not resting. Now, it may be that the main force of its troops is less than twenty minutes away from us. And the rapid march of the Eighth Route Army is terrible, I have a special study! Don't be careless! ”

Yamada Hiroshi's face was gloomy, and Yamada Hiroshi had been studying the Eighth Route Army troops who could strike a powerful blow to the Japanese army behind enemy lines for much longer than Kenichi Muto, who was already dead. Therefore, Yamada Hao attaches great importance to the dispatch of his main force under the personal command of Li Yunlong.

It's just that at the moment, the situation is already extremely unfavorable for the Japanese army on the southern route.

Hiroaki Sakamoto said: "Chief of Staff, now we are in a dilemma, and there are mines laid by the enemy everywhere on the road to Guangling, and the density is sometimes dense, and sometimes it is very widely dispersed. This made the vanguard very uncomfortable, and more than 100 people were killed and injured. If this continues, Li Yunlong's army behind will catch up sooner or later. ”。

"Map!" Hiroshi Yamada immediately got out of the jeep, and after walking to the hood of the jeep with Hiroaki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Yamada asked the devil staff officer in charge of bringing the map to spread the map out on the hood.

Yamada Hao pointed to the map and said: "Judging from the map, we are in the middle of Guangling and Wei County, there is no danger to defend on this highway, and the only place around that can be guarded for a long time is here!" ”。

"Horse Village?"

Hiroaki Sakamoto pondered, his eyes lit up, "Chief of Staff, do you mean to be stationed in Mazhuang and wait for reinforcements?" ”

"Not bad. Although we still have more than 10,000 people, the troops have been marching rapidly for a long time, and they have been here since they went north from Lingqiu County. The soldiers were already a little tired, and now the new main force of the regiment commanded by Li Yunlong was catching up from behind, and it was not very far away from us. Once the enemy forces of Guangling attack us before and after, it is very easy to encounter the onslaught of the opponent on this road. This is not the place for war! So, this is the place to be! ”

After a pause, Yamada Hiroshi said again: "What's more, the troops have been marching for a long time, and they retreated in a hurry. We must find a place to rest and eat, and replenish the physical strength of the soldiers. ”。

"Chief of Staff, it is reported that Li Yunlong's combat effectiveness is very strong, especially very good at attacking tough battles, and it is not weak. Once we choose to stay in Mazhuang and wait for reinforcements, I am afraid it will not be easy to kill them at that time. ”

Hiroaki Sakamoto worried, after all, the annihilation of the main force of the Japanese army on the North Road was just an example.

With more than 15,000 people, the other side was able to eat the Japanese army on the northern route commanded by Kenichi Muto, which surprised Hiroaki Sakamoto, who had the ability to attack the 2nd Division to the death, and the strength of Li Yunlong's main force.

What's more, judging from the map, Mazhuang is just a village, and the area is not large. Whether or not they can hold on to other Japanese reinforcements is probably a big question.

But then Hiroaki Sakamoto thought that in this case, finding a place to stabilize his position first was the best choice.

"There's no way around that! Sakamoto-san, now is the choice we have no choice but to make. In the event of a battle between the two forces in front of and behind the other side under such circumstances, the chances of defeat will be very great. For the survival of this remaining unit of the 2nd Division, I make a choice in the name of the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Division! Sakamoto-san, what do you think? ”

Hiroaki Sakamoto thought about it, and it was the same, "Hai, I agree with the chief of staff's suggestion!" ”

"Yo Xi, then pass on my order, all troops march towards Mazhuang, build fortifications in Mazhuang on the spot, and wait for reinforcements!"

Hiroshi Yamada said to Hiroaki Sakamoto, and at present, the main force of the Japanese army on the South Road is mainly the 3rd Brigade under the division. Therefore, after Hiroshi Yamada directly consulted with Hiroaki Sakamoto, he gave an order to Hiroaki Sakamoto.

With Yamada Hao's orders to march towards Mazhuang, after the order to hold Mazhuang was issued, although the devils of the Japanese army on the south road had doubts, Yamada Hao and Sakamoto Hiroaki both issued a joint order, so the main forces of the Japanese army on the south road all marched towards Mazhuang, ready to hold on to Mazhuang and wait for reinforcements!