"How so? How could there still be the main force of the Eighth Route Army near Dingzhou? Gangmura Ningji asked with a surprised expression.

Anda Twenty-three turned to the little devil and asked, "Which Eighth Route Army attacked Dingzhou, has the Independent Second Mixed Brigade ever found out?" ”

The little devil hurriedly replied: "According to the report of the Second Independent Mixed Brigade, it was the Eighth Route Army Armed Engineering Corps and the main force of the Eighth Route Army of the Jizhong Military Region that attacked Dingzhou. ”

"Nani?" Hearing this, Anda Twenty-three frowned even deeper, and said with a look of surprise: "Isn't the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong already surrounded by the imperial army?" How did it suddenly appear in Dingzhou? Could it be that the imperial army is not surrounded by the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong? ”

Gangcun Ningci gritted his teeth and scolded: "We may have fallen for the dirt eight roads." Bagaya Road, these hateful dirt roads are really cunning. ”

Anda Twenty-three became more and more confused, frowned and said: "But it is true that there is a main force of the Tuba Road that is surrounded by the imperial army, and this Tuba Road is indeed under the banner of the Jizhong Military Region, so who are they?" ”

Gangcun Ningci was also a little confused when he heard this, and said thoughtfully with a frown: "Could it be that the encircled Eighth Route Army is only a part of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong?" ”

"It's possible!" Anda Twenty-three nodded and said: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong has always been under the close supervision of the imperial army, and the Eighth Route Army wants to steal the beams and change the pillars, and it can't escape the eyes of the imperial army at all, so the Eighth Route Army surrounded by the imperial army must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong, but now it is impossible to determine that they are all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong." ”

Gangcun Ningci nodded and said: "That is to say, in the process of transferring to the south, the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong secretly left a force and hid it on the spot, and at that time, the imperial army focused all its attention on the southbound Eighth Route Army, so it was not discovered. And now they found that the troops heading south were surrounded by the imperial army, so they suddenly attacked Dingzhou, hoping to distract the imperial army and cover the breakthrough of their main force. ”

Anda Twenty-three said with some uncertainty: "It should be like this, but there is one thing that is more suspicious, that is, these Tubalu are obviously prepared, and even Liu Hong's martial arts team has stayed in Dingzhou, so it seems that they should have already seen through the plan of the imperial army, but they still let their main force go south and take the initiative to enter the ambush circle of the imperial army, this is not like the style of the Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Baga Ya Road!" Gangcun Ningci scolded viciously, frowned and said: "These dirt roads are really getting more and more inscrutable, what do they want to do?" Do you want to abandon the car to protect the commander, and use the Eighth Route Army in the south as bait, so as to cover the Eighth Route Army in Dingzhou to break through the Pinghan Railway, then the price they pay is too great, judging from the current situation, the Eighth Route Army surrounded by the imperial army, even if it is not all their main force, its strength is at least above 10,000 people. ”

Anda Twenty-three frowned and said, "I thought of a possibility, that is, the Eighth Route Army did not expect it at all, nor could it have expected that the Imperial Army would still have a backhand in Tiangui Mountain. In other words, the Eighth Route Army did not expect that they would be completely surrounded by the imperial army, and they only wanted to use this force to attract the attention of the imperial army, so as to cover their main force to cross the Pinghan Railway. At that time, the Eighth Route Army in the south can break through from the direction of Tiangui Mountain, so that the Eighth Route Army not only avoided a decisive battle with the imperial army, but also covered a part of the troops to return to Jizhong, although it did not achieve the expected results, but at least there was a force to return to Jizhong, which was much stronger than all the troops being blocked in the western Hebei region. ”

Gangcun Ningji nodded and said, "Yo Xi! Most of the time, although we can't be sure of the truth of the matter now, but one thing is certain, that is, the Eighth Route of the Earth surrounded by us must be part of the main force of the Eighth Route Army in Jizhong, and its strength is not a few, at least tens of thousands of people, since it has been surrounded by the imperial army, the imperial army must not let them go easily. ”

Gangcun Ningji paused slightly when he said this, and then ordered with a serious face: "Immediately order the 110th Division, the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade, to mobilize all troops to completely surround this Tubalu as quickly as possible, and then immediately launch an attack to completely annihilate this hateful Tubalu in the shortest possible time." ”

"Hello!" Anda Twenty-three hurriedly responded respectfully, and then asked cautiously, "What about this dirt road in Dingzhou?" Do you want them to cross the Pinghan Railway safely? ”

"Hmph~!" Gangcun Ningci couldn't help but snort coldly, and said with a sneer: "These hateful earth eight roads are self-righteous, how can the imperial army let them go easily. Ordered the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade to immediately mobilize all the troops and quickly attack Dingzhou in the south, even if they could not be completely stopped, they must not be easily let go, and it was best to annihilate one of them and strive to defeat them in one fell swoop. ”

"Hello! Your Excellency the Commander is wise. Anda Twenty-Three hurriedly responded respectfully, turned around and ordered someone to deliver the order.

Gangmura Ninji's order soon reached the headquarters of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, and the commander of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade, Major General Goro Mano, was still in Baoding, while his troops were scattered along the Pinghan Railway from Dingzhou to Baoding.

When Goro Mano learned the news of the loss of Dingzhou, he reported to the headquarters and informed his troops to gather quickly and quickly move south to support.

When he received the telegram from Gangcun Ningci, Mano Goro did not dare to delay, and hurriedly started from Baoding, with a troop stranded in Baoding, and hurried to the railway station, preparing to take the train south.

However, because the troops of the 2nd Independent Mixed Brigade were scattered all over the country, and they were far away from Dingzhou, it was impossible for these Japanese troops to arrive at Dingzhou at the same time, so the Eighth Route Army was given an opportunity. And when Liu Hong decided to fight Dingzhou first, and then take the opportunity to eliminate the independent second mixed brigade, he also valued this point.

Shortly after the battle of Dingzhou ended, a brigade of Japanese troops stationed in the area south of Wangdu crossed the Tang River first, preparing to rush to Dingzhou to support.

However, at this time, the military engineering team had blown up part of the railway south of the Tang River Bridge, causing the little devil's train to be impassable, and the devil was also afraid of being ambushed, so the little devil's train could only stop at the Tang River Bridge, and after the devil got off the train, he rushed to Dingzhou on foot.

However, not long after leaving the Tang River Bridge, this little devil walked about ten miles before being stubbornly blocked by the Eighth Route Army.

(End of chapter)