No matter what Okamura Ninji really thought, the lieutenant general of the Kwantung Army rushed away angrily, and a hurdle had been planted in his heart.

The news of the retreat of the New 33rd Army not only reached Okamura Ningji, but also reached the ears of Yan Laoxi, whose eyes were always on the New 33rd Army's every move, and he wanted to snatch the interests of Shanxi at the weakest time.

"Sir, the New Thirty-Third Army has begun to retreat, which proves that they can no longer withstand the attack of the Japanese army!" The chief of staff of the Jin Suijun said happily.

"The hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops are not a joke, Liao Fan and they can hold on to the front line for three days is already a miracle!"

Although Yan Laoxi admitted that the combat effectiveness of the New 33rd Army was very strong, in the face of the elite of the Japanese army and the enemy several times his size, even if he Liao Fan had great ability, he could not stop the attack of the Japanese army, and it was a matter of time before he retreated.

"Sir, can we do something to the New Thirty-Third Army?"

"It's too early, wait, there is no movement on the Japanese side to continue the offensive now, and when the new 33rd Army on the Eastern Front can't hold on again, that's when we can do it!"

Yan Laoxi felt that it was too early to do it now, the main force of the New 33rd Army was not disabled or eliminated by the Japanese army, and if he acted rashly at this time, the New 33rd Army would turn around and fight them Jin Sui Army desperately, and Yan Laoxi would really be bitter and unable to say it at that time.

"Do you want to contact Okamura Ninji first? Let them be ready to support us as soon as possible! ”

Okamura had already promised him that if they really launched an attack on the New 33rd Army, the army aviation would support them and carry out a big bombardment of the New 33rd Army in Shanxi.

Yan Laoxi didn't expect that he would reach an agreement with the little devil for the benefit of Shanxi, but Yan Laoxi told himself that this was not a traitor's lackey, this was for the future of their Jin Sui Army, and he could do anything for the Jin Sui Army.

"Things to be done are kept secret, except for you and me, no third person can know, otherwise you know the consequences!" Yan Laoxi knew that once his contact with the Japanese army was revealed, not only in Shanxi, but also in China, he would not be able to stay any longer, and it would be good to be able to save his life when the time came, not to mention the future.

"Sir, rest assured, this matter will definitely not have anything to do with the sir!"

This matter was only conspired by the two of them, once the East Window incident happened, he would definitely carry the whole thing down, and after the chief of staff participated in this matter, he knew that no matter who was the mastermind, he would not survive.

Yan Laoxi's gamble this time is not small, for the benefit of Shanxi, it can be said that he has put all the future of the Jin Suijun on the ground, and he can only succeed and not fail, otherwise he will be stinking for 10,000 years.

The Jin Sui army has begun to move troops to approach the direction of Taiyuan, for the secrecy of this operation, he did not ask for the support of the Central Army, although He Yingqin will definitely help him, but Yan Laoxi has a weak heart after all, when the Japanese planes began to bomb, people with a discerning eye can see that it is the Japanese who are helping their Central Army.

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Hu Guoshan They have evacuated the first line of defense, and set up defenses on the second line of defense, the Japanese army did not pursue them, and the soldiers also had time to rest, and the soldiers finally had a hot meal on the position, and it was a very enjoyable thing to have a hot meal in the cold winter.

"Eat more, this battle is not sure when it will be fought, our logistics are not as good as the little devils, although the food is not good, but at least it is hot!"

Once the fighting began, it was too late to transport ammunition to the positions and the wounded down, and where there was time to deliver hot meals to the front, the fighters could only nibble on cold dry food in the cold wind and drink ice water when they were thirsty.

Hearing the words of the old squad leader, the recruit just nodded vigorously and kept stuffing food into his mouth. War is like this, and the suffering endured by those who live in war is not something that ordinary people can endure.

Hu Guoshan took his orderlies and guards to the place where the soldiers temporarily lived, and these soldiers did not need to go to the frontline position for defense, but temporarily stationed in a village less than ten miles away from the front line, and the people in the village had already moved to Taihang Mountain.

"Hello Commander!" When the soldiers saw Hu Guoshan coming, they all got up and saluted Hu Guoshan.

"Let's eat, you don't have to stand up, now you are also on the front line, the military regulations of the new 33rd Army, there is no need for so much etiquette on the front line, just be casual!"

In fact, the military regulations of the new 33rd Army are to protect officers on the battlefield, and it is ten miles away from the front line, so there is no need to worry about being seen by little devils.

"The big pot of rice is not easy to make, so the brothers are a little worse to eat!" Hu Guoshan sat casually next to a warrior.

The soldier's mouth was already full, and when he saw the division commander asking, he hurriedly chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed the rice: "Division commander, this is much more comfortable than on the front line, the little north wind blowing on the position, I am wearing a thick layer of cotton clothes that are blown through!" I have a brother next to me who has snot running down his nose and freezing on the ground! ”

"Hahaha, we can't help it, we have to pay them back sooner or later for these sins that the little devils let us suffer, just rest well for the past two days, there are other troops on the front line, you don't have to worry about things on the front line!" Hu Guoshan knew that the troops had suffered a lot in the past three days, but the weather was enough to make people suffer.

However, there is no way, when the little devils come, they can't hide in the warm quilt and let the little devils slaughter it, no matter how hard and tired they are, there are soldiers like them on the front line.

"Commander, in fact, we ...... We can still persevere! "The soldier seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and that he was greedy for the hot food and bedding here, and did not want to go to the front.

"It's nothing, in fact, I won't tell you, I like it a little bit here, while the little devil hasn't arrived yet, we have to recuperate our spirits, and when the Japanese army comes, we will have the physical strength to greet them!" Hu Guoshan also encouraged the soldiers again, after all, in this war, in terms of troops, they have no advantage.

"Division commander, when will we be able to counterattack?"

"I don't count this if I say it, you have to ask Brother Fan!" Hu Guoshan said with a smile that he really didn't know the time of the counterattack, and the Japanese soldiers were pressing the border, and Liao Fan's pressure was definitely not small.

No matter when Liao Fan counterattacked, Hu Guoshan knew that they had to hold on to the third line of defense until the moment of the final counterattack.

The soldiers asked Hu Guoshan a lot of things, after all, there were many recruits in the army, and many of them asked about the heroic deeds made by their division when the new 33rd Army surrounded Taihang Mountain, of course, Hu Guoshan also patiently told the soldiers how they won more with less, if the little devils who fought were powerless, just like a storyteller, let the soldiers listen to the blood boiling, and when it came to good places, the soldiers also applauded Hu Guoshan, so that the morale of the soldiers was completely mobilized.

"Okay, it's not too early, I'll collect money if I continue!" Hu Guoshan got up and said with a smile to the soldiers.

……

At noon the next day, the forward positions exchanged fire with the advance troops of the Japanese army, and the Japanese attack was much the same as in the previous days, after the artillery bombardment, the tank armored units covered the infantry attack.

After the little devil learned that the Chinese army was equipped with a large number of equipment to strike at the mounted troops, he also changed his tactics, and the armored vehicles and tanks only covered the infantry to a distance of 50 meters to the front of the Chinese position, and then used as a fire support point at a distance of about 50 meters to cover the infantry's charge.

The soldiers on the front line hated it so much that the direct firing range of the bazooka was effective within fifty meters, and even the little beans of the little devils fifty meters away couldn't penetrate it. At the time of the first line of defense, the little devil had already lost nearly a hundred armored vehicles and tanks, of course, he had learned experience, and it was impossible to send his armored troops to death.

"Dig tunnels at night, and then set up our fire support points fifty meters in front of the position, and specialize in fighting the armored forces of the little devils!"

After learning of the situation, several battalion commanders discussed countermeasures together, and they suffered a big loss when they were attacked by the Japanese army today, and they had to find a way to solve this problem.

"This is a solution, but we can't set up so many fire support points, and the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles stop in front of the position in a different position every time!"

The method is a good way, but it is difficult for the troops on the front line to carry it out, although it is only fifty meters away, but they can dig out a limited amount of time in one night!

"Then what good way do you have, I know that my method is stupid, the little devil is shot down, the tunnel is easy to be blown up, and the fire support points have become isolated places, but if we don't do this, the losses of our troops will be greater, and today you have also seen that at a distance of fifty meters, the artillery on the Japanese tank can be where to shoot!" The battalion commander was also anxious, knowing that this was not a good idea, but it was the only thing they could do at the moment.

"It doesn't matter if this method is stupid or not, but it is also a way that we can work, we will start digging tonight, and we will dig a few channels if we can! Then strengthen overnight, and if necessary, you can have a machine gun on these fire support points, or *if necessary, they also have the ability to defend themselves! ”

With the disparity between our forces and the enemy's strength and the enemy's menacing approach, the commanders on the front line have learned how to preserve the lack of combat power in their hands, minimize their own losses, and inflict maximum damage on the enemy!

There was no good way but to use this stupid method, when night fell, the soldiers began to dig tunnels from the trenches, and then at the end of the tunnels to establish a solid fire support point, without reinforced concrete, the soldiers used logs to support their only life-saving bunkers, and then prepared enough ammunition and dry food for a long battle.