At the same time, Tada Jun, who was far away in Beiping, also received the same news.Tada Jun frowned and said with a puzzled expression: "Kasahara-kun, these damn Tsuchihachi roads have blocked us for a whole day, and now they are suddenly retreating, which is really against common sense.These cunning guys, what do they want to do" Yukio Kasahara couldn't help frowning, nodded slightly and said, "It's really strange that the Dohachi Road in Jingcheng County suddenly began to retreat. ”Tada Jun looked at the sand table in front of him, his mind spinning rapidly, thinking about the true intentions of the Eighth Route Army.Kasawara Yukio also looked worried, muttered for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and said with some urgency: "Your Excellency Commander, I thought that the Eighth Route Army of Shimen was fleeing suddenly, and there was only one explanation, that is, the Eighth Route Army of Shimen wanted to escape. ”"You mean to say that the Seventh Column is ready to abandon Shimen," Tada Jun asked with a frown."
Hai" Yukio Kasahara said with a respectful face: "Your Excellency Commander, why did the people of China desperately block the imperial army before, the purpose was to prevent the main force of the imperial army from rushing to Shimen and surround the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army in Shimen.And now that they have taken the initiative to retreat, this shows that the Eighth Route Army in Shimen is ready to retreat, and there is no need for them to continue to block the imperial army. ”"Yo Nishigasawara-kun makes sense."
Tada Jun nodded, and then asked, "What changes have happened in Shimen's Dirt Eight Road recently?"
”"Report to Your Excellency Commander, according to the report of the Imperial Army on the front line, there has been no change in this Tuba Road, but during this day, Tuba Road has been busy transporting all kinds of materials and equipment from the city out of the city."
A devil officer next to him said with a respectful face."
Bagaya Road" Tada Jun gritted his teeth and scolded angrily, and said angrily: "Before, they refused to give up Shimen and escape, because they were reluctant to give up these materials and equipment, but now I estimate that they have almost transported the materials, so there is no need to stay in Shimen and wait to be surrounded by the imperial army." ”"Your Excellency Commander Hai is wise."
Yukio Kasahara replied respectfully.Tada Jun frowned and thought for a while, and then ordered with a serious face: "Immediately send an order to the 14th Division and other units, and order them to rush to Shimen quickly, and absolutely not let the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army escape."
Order the imperial army near Shimen to stop the Eighth Route Army at all costs to prevent them from breaking through and escaping. ”"Hai" Yukio Kasahara responded respectfully, and quickly turned around to convey the order.In the headquarters of the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army, Ma Zhenguo held a telegram in his hand, ran to Li Guotao with an excited face, and said loudly: "The commander has just received a telegram from the newly formed Fourth Brigade that the main force of the Japanese army has occupied Jingcheng County, but the devil did not stay and continued to rush in the direction of Shimen. ”"Great," Li Guotao said excitedly: "The little devil was finally fooled, and immediately ordered all troops to immediately cross the Hutuo River and go north." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo responded respectfully, and hurriedly turned around to convey the order.Li Guotao looked down at the sand table in front of him, and said excitedly: "Now that the little devil has been mobilized by us, he can only be led by our nose."
The order was given, and the command immediately prepared to transfer. ”"Yes" A staff officer of the headquarters next to him responded respectfully, turned around and went to convey the order.On the position of our army on the south bank of the Hutuo River, a commander of the Eighth Route Army ordered loudly: "Open the artillery."
With this order, the rumbling sound of artillery immediately sounded on the artillery position of our army, and one shell after another flew towards the opposite bank with a piercing whistling sound."
Boom" A series of violent explosions sounded, and the Japanese positions on the north bank were immediately plunged into a sea of fire.Gao Jian, the commander of the newly formed 1st Regiment, held a telescope to observe the situation on the opposite side, nodded with satisfaction, then put down the telescope, and ordered with a serious face: "Immediately start crossing the river to seize the Japanese positions on the opposite bank and cover the crossing of the river by the large army." ”"Yes," a messenger next to him replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.With Gao Jian's order, nearly 100 large and small ships on the south bank, full of fully armed soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, rushed towards the opposite shore like arrows from the string.The Japanese army had only about three brigades on the north bank of the Hutuo River, and it was really overstretched to defend the riverbank position that was dozens of miles long.Now under the fierce bombardment of our army, the little devils, who are already empty of troops, cannot effectively stop the surprise attack of our army.One after another, the wooden boats approached the north bank, and the heroic soldiers of the Eighth Route Army jumped out of the boats and rushed towards the river bank with knee-high water."
Shoot quickly and quickly on the Eight Ga Ya Road, blocking these hateful dirt eight roads."
A devil officer roared loudly and hoarsely.The little devils who survived the Japanese position shot desperately one by one, trying to block the fierce offensive of the Eighth Route Army.But to no avail, the heroic soldiers of the Eighth Route Army fiercely rushed towards the river bank while suppressing the fire of the devils.A large number of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army roared loudly and rushed to the position of the devils, and the little devils on the position were immediately completely submerged by the surging sea of people.The defensive line built by the Japanese on the north bank of the Hutuo River was immediately broken through and did not play any role at all.A large number of devils broke the army, seeing that the general trend had gone, and ran towards Zhengding County.At this time, Li Guotao had already rushed to the riverbank, and Chang De said excitedly: "Our army has successfully broken through the Hutuo River, the little devils have suffered heavy losses, and the rest of the army is being defeated in the direction of Zhengding County.Do you want to take advantage of the situation to take Zhengding County in one fell swoop. ”Li Guotao waved his hand and said: "There is no need for that, the main force of the Japanese army has already left Jingcheng County, and it is estimated that we will be able to rush to Shimen before dawn tomorrow, and we have no time to waste here."
Ordered all troops to bypass the county seat of Zhengding and continue north. ”"Yes" Although Changde was a little disappointed, the order must be carried out, so he hurriedly ordered someone to convey the order.The main force of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army, tens of thousands, bypassed both sides of Zhengding County and continued to advance northward.Along the way, although they were blocked by some small groups of devils, these little devils who didn't know whether they were alive or dead were all annihilated by the Eighth Route Army.That night, the Eighth Route Army marched nearly 100 miles and crossed the Dasha River to the junction of Quyang County and Dingzhou, and at this time the main force of the Japanese army had just arrived near Shimen.aa2705221: