At the same time as the Japanese army launched a series of actions, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army immediately issued an order for the 120th Division to quickly return to the northwest of Shanxi.

You must know that at present, all the troops of the Eighth Route Army are fighting in Shanxi, and there are not many troops in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area to garrison them.

Once the Japanese troops crossed the Yellow River west and attacked the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border region, the consequences were unimaginable.

Division Commander He immediately issued an order to his subordinate troops, and the 258th Brigade of the 120th Division quickly entered Lishi County, north of Liulin County, and flanked the Japanese troops to protect the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo border area.

The 120th Brigade of the 259th Division attacked the 11th Wing of the Japanese Army in Baode County to prevent the Japanese troops from entering Qilan County and Xingxian County.

With the order of Division Commander He, the troops of the 120th Division quickly returned to the northwest of Shanxi and engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese troops.

At the same time that the troops of the 120th Division returned to the northwest of Jin, Sun Weiguo, the commander of the 1st Reserve Regiment, was urgently summoned to the division headquarters by Division Commander He.

At this time, the division headquarters had begun to make preparations for evacuation, but Division Commander He was standing in front of the map with a pipe in his mouth, his face full of solemn expressions.

Several county seats, such as Lan County and Xing County, are counties that have not yet been captured by the Japanese army, and if these counties are captured by the Japanese army, then the 120th Division will have no place to stay.

"Division Commander, Regiment Commander Sun is here." Chief of Staff Zhou said softly, and Division Commander He glanced back and directly saw Sun Weiguo striding in from outside.

"Division commander, chief of staff." Sun Weiguo saluted Commander He and Chief of Staff Zhou, with a serious expression on his face.

was urgently summoned by Division Commander He, and Sun Weiguo knew that Division Commander He must have a combat mission to be issued.

"Wei Guo, come and see, this is the current roadmap for the Japanese army's offensive." Master He pointed to the map and looked at Sun Weiguo and said.

The map is hung on the wall with red and blue lines, the red one apparently represents the Japanese army, and the blue one represents the Eighth Route Army.

Sun Weiguo could clearly see that Xing County, located in the southwest of Baode County, and Qilan County, located in the southeast of Baode County, were obviously in the pocket of the Japanese army.

At present, most of the county towns in the northwest of Shanxi Province have been captured by the Japanese army, and Lan County and Xing County are the few that have not been captured.

Looking at the line of the 259th Brigade's march towards Lan County, Sun Weiguo knew that Division Commander He planned to keep Lan County and Xing County.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Weiguo's gaze looked towards Gujiao County, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

Because Gujiao County is located in the area west of Taiyuan, and the Japanese troops in Gujiao County can directly attack Lan County and Xing County along Loufan County and Lan County.

After taking a careful look at the map, Sun Weiguo found a point, and the Japanese division commander He in the rest of the directions sent relevant troops to deal with it, and the Japanese troops in Gujiao County were encircled, but there were no troops to deal with it, so far Sun Weiguo also understood what he meant.

"Division Commander He, our regiment will be stationed in Loufan County and Lan County immediately, and we will intercept the Japanese troops in Gujiao County south of Lan County and Xing County, and we will definitely not let them threaten the safety of the 359 Brigade." Sun Weiguo turned around, he looked at Master He, and said with a serious expression.

"Weiguo, according to the information we have, the Japanese army in Gujiao County is very likely to be a reinforced wing, you must be cautious." Master He nodded.

Gently patting Sun Weiguo on the shoulder, Senior Commander He began to give orders.

The 1st Reserve Regiment was stationed in Loufan County and Lan County to prevent the Japanese troops in Gujiao County from moving north and threatening the safety of the 359th Brigade.

Sun Weiguo made a guarantee at the headquarters of the 120th Division, and then he quickly returned to Yangqu County.

At this time, the 1st Regiment had already received orders from the division headquarters, and the troops had begun to prepare for the transfer.

After Sun Weiguo returned to Yangqu County, the troops of the First Advance Regiment began to set off, and the troops of the First Advance Regiment were marching all the way to the west, while Ge Haifeng's reconnaissance company was dispatched.

"Xianliang, tell me Fan Shuming, don't let him out of your sight, he talks to anyone, you have to hear what they are saying clearly."

Sun Weiguo called Qin Xianliang, the company commander of the regiment headquarters company, and he said in a serious tone.

Qin Xianliang immediately saluted, and he began to come to Fan Shuming's side, not leaving Fan Shuming for a single step.

"Division Commander He gave us the task of preventing the Japanese army in Gujiao County from going north to cooperate with the Japanese army in Baode County to attack Lan County and Xing County, at present, the troops of the 359 Brigade have begun to go to Baode County, and the Japanese troops in Baode County will be held back by them, our task is to stop the Japanese troops in Gujiao County, according to the report of Division Commander He, the Japanese army in Gujiao County may have a reinforced wing."

Sun Weiguo saw that Qin Xianliang had taken a look at Fan Shuming, and he immediately began to call Shen Wei and Zhao Lerong over, and conveyed Master He's order.

Division Commander He only sent a telegram to the 1st Reserve Regiment to assemble and stand by, and as for where the 1st Reserve Regiment was going, the troops did not know.

Even Sun Weiguo gave the battalions an order to march to the west.

"It's been a few days since the Japanese army captured Gujiao County, and I'm afraid they're taking action now, regiment commander, is the reconnaissance company checking the situation of the Japanese army in Gujiao County?"

Chief of Staff Zhu Jianwei looked at Sun Weiguo and said in a solemn tone.

"Yes, the reconnaissance company has checked the situation of the Japanese army, I am worried that the Japanese troops in Gujiao County will take action in advance, if this is the case, I am afraid that when we rush to Gujiao County, the Japanese troops will arrive in advance." Sun Weiguo said with a solemn expression, he was also very worried about this.

Zhao Lerong and Shen Wei opened the map, and they looked at Lou Fan County on the map, with serious expressions on their faces.

"As long as our regiment is the first to enter Loufan County, then with the current strength of our regiment, there will be no problem in holding Loufan County." Zhao Lerong said very confidently.

At present, the battalions of the 1st Reserve Regiment have been fully staffed and their weapons and ammunition have been replenished, and with the strength of the 1st Reserve Regiment, there is no problem at all in withstanding the attack of an infantry wing of the Japanese army.

It's just that Sun Weiguo is worried that the Japanese troops will enter Loufan County in advance, and in that case, the situation of the first regiment will become very delicate.

"Defend the country, the troops are now carrying heavy weapons, it is better to transfer a battalion to advance lightly, no matter what, we will be stationed in front of the Japanese army in Loufan County."

Shen Wei looked at Sun Weiguo, a worried expression appeared on her face, and this time Shen Wei also realized the seriousness of this matter.

At this time, several cavalrymen quickly came to Sun Weiguo, and the cavalry quickly dismounted and came directly in front of Sun Weiguo.

"Regiment commander, we found Japanese troops on the way to Loufan County, the Japanese army has an infantry brigade and tanks and armored vehicles, they are also marching towards Loufan County, if nothing else, this Japanese army should be the Japanese army dispatched from Gujiao County." After the cavalry came to Sun Weiguo, his face was full of solemn expressions, and he said in a worried tone.

When Shen Wei and Zhao Lerong heard the news, they couldn't help frowning,

"The Japanese troops rushed ahead of us." Sun Weiguo frowned slightly, and said in a calm tone.