On the forward position of the Eighth Route Army, Commander Lu held a telescope to observe the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw that the troops finally rushed to the position of the devils, Commander Lu immediately shouted excitedly, "Well done!" Finally rushed up! It's not easy. ”

The chief of staff also said excitedly: "The Japanese troops on the left and right flanks did not come to support in time, and the opportunity is rare, so we must take advantage of this opportunity to break through the encirclement of the devils in one go." ”

Commander Lu laughed and said, "Now that I've been sure that this old thing is dead, if this old devil is still alive, there will definitely be no such mistake." Immediately order the 27th Regiment, the 28th Regiment, to attack on all fronts! Break through the devil's defenses in one fell swoop! Order the rest of the troops to immediately shrink their defensive lines, move closer to us, and fight a bloody way for Lao Tzu from here to break out! Because he was so excited, Commander Lu shouted out these words with almost all his strength, and his throat was about to tear.

It's really not easy, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong has been besieged by the Japanese puppet army for more than ten days, the Eighth Route Army fought desperately, from Shenxian County to the west of Shulu County, and fought for nearly 100 miles, but it has never been able to completely break through the encirclement and interception of the devils, and the little devils are gathering more and more, and the situation of the Eighth Route Army is becoming more and more dangerous.

"Yes!" The chief of staff replied loudly, and then hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.

Soon Commander Lu's order reached the forward position, and a loud horn of the charge sounded on the battlefield again, and thousands of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army let out a roar at the same time, and rushed to the battlefield one by one, joining the fierce battle.

According to the little devils who held the position, there was only one brigade of troops, and after a fierce battle, there were heavy losses, and there were only about five or six hundred people left, and this time the Eighth Route Army successively invested nearly 10,000 troops to launch a fierce attack, and soon the remaining little devils were all drowned in the sea of people of the Eighth Route Army, although these ferocious little devils, under the command of the devil Shaozuo, struggled desperately, but in the end they could not escape the doom of being annihilated, and it didn't take long for most of the little devils to be annihilated in one fell swoop, except for a few devils who took advantage of the chaos to escape.

Commander Lu was so excited that he hurriedly passed down the order, ordering all troops to take cover alternately and break through to the northwest with all their might.

At this time, the chief of staff said: "Commander, although we have successfully opened a gap, it seems that it is not so simple to successfully break through!" ”

Commander Lu frowned and said, "You mean Longquangu Bridge?" ”

"Not bad! If we fail to cross the Hutuo River, we may once again be surrounded by the devils. The chief of staff nodded and said.

Commander Lu said with a cautious face: "I have also considered this point for a long time, so I said before that we must cross the Hutuo River tonight at all costs, success or failure is in this move, the Longquangu Bridge on the Hutuo River is our only lifeline, and we must seize the Longquangu Bridge." Immediately order the independent regiment of the military region to immediately throw away all baggage and materials, advance lightly with only weapons and ammunition, and rush to the Longquangu Bridge as fast as possible to seize the bridge! In order to ensure the smooth crossing of the Hutuo River by the main force. ”

"Yes!" The chief of staff hurriedly answered, turned around and went to deliver the order.

Due to the bombing of the devil's forward base, the Japanese army on the front line suffered a significant decline in combat effectiveness due to lack of ammunition, coupled with the sudden killing of Hayashi Yoshitaro, which led to a mistake in the command of the independent seventh mixed brigade, and the main force of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei successfully tore a hole in the defense line of the independent seventh mixed brigade, and tens of thousands of troops were like wild horses, rushing straight to the Hutuo River.

The news reached Beijing as soon as possible, and in the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters, after Gangcun Ningci heard the news, he was furious, slapped the table and scolded loudly: "Baga Ya Road~!" These idiots are just a bunch of rubbish, and they have lost all the face of the Imperial Japanese Army. "No wonder this old devil is so angry, in order to be able to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong, Gangcun Ningci has carefully prepared for more than half a year, and now it looks like it is about to succeed, but the Eighth Route Army suddenly broke through, Gangcun Ningci is naturally very unhappy in his heart.

Chief of Staff An Da Twenty-three hurriedly persuaded: "Your Excellency Commander, the Eighth Route Army was able to break through just by accident. If it weren't for the bombing of the Imperial Army's advance base and the assassination of Yoshitaro Hayashi, the Seventh Independent Brigade would not have been defeated by this group of dirt and eight roads. ”

"These are excuses! In the final analysis, it was the incompetence of the front-line soldiers that caused the failure of this encirclement and suppression. Gangcun Ningji said angrily.

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three hurriedly responded, not daring to speak for the Independent Seventh Mixed Brigade anymore, glanced at the map, and then said: "Your Excellency Commander, don't worry, these Tuba Roads are only a temporary breakthrough, as long as they do not cross the Pinghan railway line, the imperial army will have a chance to surround them again." ”

"Yo Xi!" Gangcun Ningci nodded, looked at the map and said: "According to the information that the imperial army has before, the Eighth Route Army in the Jinchaji area has mobilized more than 50,000 troops, and it has now moved to the Xingtang and Quyang areas, and their intentions are already obvious, that is, to meet the Eighth Route Army in the Jinchaji region to enter the Jinchaji region. And judging from the retreat route of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei, this is also confirmed. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander is wise. Anda Twenty-Three replied with a serious face.

Gangcun Ningci continued: "In this way, the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong will definitely cross the Hutuo River first, and then retreat westward, break through the Pinghan Railway Line from Xinle County to Dingxian, and make peace with the Eighth Route Army that comes to meet it. Therefore, the imperial army must find a way to wipe out the Eighth Route Army in the area east of the Pinghan Railway. The 110th Division was immediately ordered to strengthen the forces from Xinle County to Dingxian County to prevent the Eighth Route Army from breaking through from here. ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-Three hurriedly responded.

Gangcun Ningji continued: "But this is the worst-case scenario, the Eighth Route Army has not yet crossed the Hutuo River, so we must do our best to block them on the east bank of the Hutuo River, so it will be easy to eliminate them." And this is their lifeline, their lifeline, as long as the imperial army firmly controls here, they will not want to cross the Hutuo River. ”

"Longquangu Bridge?" Anda Twenty-three glanced at Gangcun Ningci's fingers, then came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Immediately go and convey the order, mobilize all the nearby defenders, defend the Longquangu Bridge, and block the Tuba Road in the area east of the Hutuo River. ”

Gangcun Ningji said in a cold voice: "Tell them that if they lose the Longquangu Bridge, let them all apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

"Hello~!" Anda Twenty-Three respectfully responded.