In a dense wood, Li Guotao and a group of soldiers of the Eighth Route Army sat around a big tree and had breakfast.Breakfast was very simple, a bowl of hot canned soup and a piece of dry food, and after a night's journey, the soldiers were tired and hungry, so they ate with relish.Some well-fed warriors were napping against the trees to recover their strength as soon as possible.At this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran over and said with a respectful face: "Report to the commander, the new Third Brigade is in an emergency." ”As he spoke, he handed the telegram in his hand to Li Guotao.Li Guotao took the telegram and looked at it carefully, and then Ma Zhenguo, who was sitting next to him, asked curiously: "Is something happening?"
"It's nothing, Lin Feng asked if he would attack Dingzhou. ”Li Guotao said and handed the telegram in his hand to Ma Zhenguo.Ma Zhenguo glanced at it, frowned and said, "Now the main force of the devils on the Shimen side doesn't know what the situation is, do we really want to attack Dingzhou." ”"If the little devil really stopped at Shimen and had no intention of going north, then what would it matter if we took Dingzhou, when the time came, we would not only take Dingzhou, but also continue to go north and threaten Baoding."
Li Guotao said with a serious face."
Well, that's the only way to lure the little devil into falling for it."
Ma Zhenguo nodded and said.Li Guotao thought about it, and then said with a serious face: "Immediately call back the newly formed Third Brigade and order them to put pressure on the Japanese army in Dingzhou City, and be sure to put on a posture of imminent attack on Dingzhou for the little devils."
An hour later, if there is no new order, let them immediately launch an attack on Dingzhou and take Dingzhou in one fell swoop. ”"Yes," the Eighth Route Army soldier replied respectfully, turning to deliver the order.Li Guotao stuffed the last mouthful of dry food in his hand into his mouth, picked up the tea jar and drank the canned soup inside, and said with a smile: "I'm full, go over there and rest." ”As he spoke, he got up and walked towards a large tree next to him, taking out the cigarette case in his pocket as he walked.Li Guotao sat on the ground, leaned against the tree and smoked leisurely, a cigarette was quickly smoked, Li Guotao couldn't help but feel a little tired, and leaned against the tree and began to close his eyes and recuperate.About half an hour later, Ma Zhenguo hurriedly walked over, Li Guotao opened his eyes and asked: "What happened" Ma Zhenguo hurriedly replied: "I just received the news that the main force of the Japanese army left Shimen and went north. ”"Okay" Li Guotao couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on his face, frowned and thought about it, and then ordered with a serious face: "Immediately send an order, order all troops to rest for another two hours, and then immediately retreat to the northwest." ”"Yes," Ma Zhenguo replied respectfully.Li Guotao continued: "There is also an immediate telegram to Commander Chen of the Taiyue Military Region, as well as to the Jizhong Military Region, informing them that the little devil has been fooled, and asking them to act immediately according to the original plan." ”"Yes" Ma Zhenguo answered again, turned around and went to convey the order.A few hours later, the Japanese 14th Division had just arrived near Shinraku, and Kita Seiichiro received the latest order from the headquarters.Looking at the telegram in front of him, Kita Seiichiro couldn't help frowning and said, "These damn Tubalu suddenly gave up the siege of Dingzhou and fled in the direction of Quyang County.Your Excellency the Commander once again ordered us to continue the pursuit of the fleeing Tsuchihachi. ”"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Imperial Army has been exhausted after a long journey, and it is really not suitable to continue the march."
At this time, a devil officer next to him hurriedly reminded."
Yaga, this is the order of His Excellency the Commander, do you want to disobey the order," Seiichiro Kita scolded angrily."
Hai didn't dare."
The devil officer was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.Kita Seiichiro frowned slightly, and Kita Seiichiro was also very clear about their current situation.It's just because of the commander's order, otherwise they wouldn't have even gone north to rescue Dingzhou.Kita Seiichiro thought for a while, sighed slightly and said, "Your Excellency the Commander is worried that the Eighth Route Army will attack Quyang, and it is not much farther to rush to Quyang from here than to Dingzhou.What's more, if the Eighth Route Army learned of the movements of the imperial army, it would definitely not dare to attack Quyang again.In this way, we don't need to fight with the Eighth Route Army at all, we only need to rush to Quyang to scare these dirt Eighth Route Army away.After arriving in Quyang, the imperial army can stop and rest, because by that time most of the people will flee to the Taihang Mountains, and there is no need for us to continue the pursuit. ”"Your Excellency, Commander of the Hai Division, is wise."
A devil officer next to him said with a flattering face."
Immediately give the order to go down and advance towards Quyang."
Seiichiro Kita ordered with a serious face.The devil officer replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.As Kita Seiichiro guessed, after the Eighth Route Army learned that the main force of the Japanese army had turned to Quyang, it did not attack Quyang, but directly bypassed the county seat of Quyang and continued to advance to the north.At this time, the main force of the Japanese army had just entered the territory of Quyang, and learned that the main force of the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army had left Quyang and went north, Kita Seiichiro finally breathed a sigh of relief, at this time the Japanese army after a long journey was exhausted, and there was really no spare strength to continue the pursuit, the problem was that it was difficult to catch up with the pursuit, so Kita Seiichiro ordered the troops to rest on the spot and stand by.At this moment, the main force of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army and the main force of the Jizhong Military Region surrounded Niangzi Pass again.Previously, the Japanese army launched a sweep of the Jizhong Military Region, and the Eighth Route Army was defeated, and one part retreated to Shandong, and most of it retreated to the Taihang Mountains.At this time, the troops that had withdrawn to the Taihang Mountains had been regrouped, regained their combat effectiveness, and were partially replenished, but even then there were only more than 10,000 people, which was still far from the heyday of the Jizhong Military Region.However, with the addition of nearly 50,000 troops in the Taiyue Military Region, the Eighth Route Army gathered more than 60,000 people to surround Niangzi Pass.At this time, only two brigades of the Japanese army's independent fourth mixed brigade were stationed in Niangzi Pass, and the remnants of the Japanese Fourth Division stationed in Niangzi Pass had withdrawn to Shimen with the 14th Division and other units, but because the Fourth Division had basically lost its combat effectiveness, this part of the little devils was left to garrison Shimen, and did not go north to Quyang with the 14th Division and other units.At four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the main force of the Eighth Route Army immediately launched a fierce attack on Niangzi Pass, and the Japanese army really did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would attack Niangzi Pass again, and was taken by surprise.Under the fierce offensive of our army, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, and the outer positions were lost one after another.The Japanese army had no choice but to request urgent tactical guidance from the North China Dispatch Army Headquarters.aa2705221: