He asked again: "What new progress is there on the 2nd Guard Division?"

Takaichi Sakamoto said: "The 2nd Guard Division's pursuit troops have gathered into two combat groups."

"One is a motorized group advancing along the highway, composed of four mobile infantry brigades, one field artillery brigade and two chariot squadrons, with a total force of about 5,000."

"The other is the infantry group advancing along the path, composed of four infantry brigades, one heavy artillery brigade, one division headquarters and one cavalry gang, with a total force of about 6,000."

"The two groups are heading together to pursue the Eighth Route Army in the north."

"According to the current situation, the two clusters are likely to meet near the Huting stronghold."

"Oh? Huting stronghold?" Shinozuka Yoshio looked like a move, "Are the Eighth Route Army also fled to Huting stronghold?"

"Yes." Takashi Sakamoto nodded and said, "According to the report of aviation reconnaissance, the Eighth Route Army is also divided into two parts. One is the artillery and baggage team retreating along the highway, and the other is the main force retreating along the mountain road. The headquarters of the Eighth Route Army is with their main force and walks on the mountain road."

Speaking of this, Takaichi Sakamoto pointed to the sand table with a wooden pole.

Takaichi Sakamoto refers to the location of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

"Architecture?" Shinozuka Yoshio turned his gaze to Shibata Nobuichi and asked, "Shibata, has the 9th Flying Team destroyed the artillery of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Your Excellency Commander," Shibata Nobuic said shamelessly, "Our 9th Flying Team has blown up four 105 artillery pieces of the Eighth Route Army near Zhaojiayuan. It is currently bombing the Eighth Route Army artillery maneuvering along the highway. If nothing unexpected happens, good news will come in half an hour."

...

On the road leading to the Huting stronghold.

The main force of the artillery regiment of the mobile column and the local troops in the fifth division are slowly marching.

Cao Sanlian and his team went to Chengjia Town to support the battle, only three 92-infantry artillery companies and a small number of mules and horses. The other 4 companies of the artillery regiment and a large number of mules and horses were left on Zhaojiayuan. They were slowly retreating along the road, and the local troops from the fifth division were also included with the artillery regiment.

There are also temporary militias.

The three teams combined have 5,000 people.

And there are also a large number of large carts and mules and horses.

So the marching queue pulled out is several kilometers long.

Such a long queue gives people a visual effect that it is a huge team of tens of thousands of people.

While marching slowly, the roar of the plane engine suddenly sounded in the western sky. The soldiers looked up quickly and saw that more than a dozen Mid-island fighters had emerged from the clouds in the northwest direction.

"Airplane! Japanese plane!"

"Scatter! Spread it away!"

"Enter the woods, hurry up the woods!"

The crowded people on the road were in a mess instantly.

Facing the Japanese Aircraft, local troops and militias cannot remain calm.

Only the soldiers of the artillery regiment remained calm, pushing 14 75 guns and 6 37 war defense cannons into the woods on the side of the road to hide. If they really can't find the woods to hide, they will push the cannons to the side of the road, and then cover them with corn straw or firewood to make a disguise.

The Japanese fighter jets quickly dived down.

But fortunately, most of the people crowded on the road have dispersed in advance.

But there were still a small number of people or carts that didn't have time to disperse, and they were beaten by the Japanese fighter jet in an instant.

Cases and casualties are inevitable, and material losses are also inevitable, because there will definitely be mules and horses getting lost in panic. Without air supremacy, it is such helplessness.

More than a dozen Japanese fighters repeatedly dive and fire for more than ten minutes before finally flapping their wings and flying away.

The soldiers of the Artillery Regiment, local troops from the fifth division and civilians returned to the highway one after another, and brought the cannons, carts, or mules and horses back to the highway, and continued to march towards the Huting Stand.

After delaying for more than ten minutes, the Japanese behind were closer.

So we can only send more militias and local troops to fight and block.

...

"Yo Xi." Shinozuka Yoshio nodded happily again.

He also said: "Shibata, please be sure to destroy the artillery of the Eighth Route Army."

"Hayi." Shibata Nobuya said, "Our 9th Flying Team will never be humiliated."

Yoshio Shinozuka's eyes turned to Takaichi Sakamoto again: "Sakamoto, is it possible for the two clusters of the 2nd Guard Division to catch up with the main force of the Eighth Route Army near the Huting stronghold?"

"It's probably very difficult." Takaichi Sakamoto shook his head.

"Because there are guerrillas along the roads and mountain roads."

"Although these guerrillas have no combat effectiveness, the Imperial Army only needs to send a few search teams to defeat them, the mines they buried on the roads and mountain roads are very annoying."

"Baga." Yoshio Shinozuka's face immediately collapsed.

This is also the reason why the Japanese army was going to carry out a comb-type raid on the Taihang bandit area.

Because of the comb-type sweep, it is impossible to kill all the guerrillas in the Taihang bandit area.

Takaichi Sakamoto said again: "However, the main force of the Eighth Route Army is also very slow, so it is not easy for the 2nd Guard Division to catch up with them, but it is not easy for them to get rid of the Imperial Army."

Yoshio Shinozuka asked with a look of expression: "What's going on?"

Takaichi Sakamoto said: "Because the Eighth Route Army carried a large amount of seized equipment."

"Baga!" Yoshio Shinozuka's face immediately collapsed, and then he remembered that three detachments were annihilated last night. The weapons and equipment seized by the Eighth Route Army were really huge! With these weapons and equipment, the Eighth Route Army can expand at least five Japanese-armed infantry regiments in a short period of time!

But fortunately, honey can sometimes become a poison.

In normal times, these weapons and equipment are honey to the Eighth Route Army.

But now, these weapons and equipment are poisons. Because they are reluctant to abandon the seized weapons and equipment, the Eighth Route Army will eventually pay a heavy price for this.

"By the way, where has Maeda Kwan been?"

After a pause, Shinozuka Yoshio said again: "Have you met with the 2nd Division of the Guards?"

"I haven't received any reports on this regard." The communications division chief, Inoue, replied, "But judging from time to time, Mr. Maeda should have joined the 2nd Guard Division."

"Inoue-kun, please send a telegram to ask."

Yoshio Shinozuka was a little worried.

The Eighth Route Army may have a special force.

Not to be beheaded?

...

Yoshio Shinozuka was too worried.

Don't say that Wolf Warrior Squadron has no intelligence,

Even with intelligence support, it is too late.

Because of this moment, Maeda Tada had already caught up with the mobile group of the 2nd Division of the Guards.

At the same time, Tadashi Maeda already knew that after the many misdetachments, the Ogasawara Detachment and Sasaki Detachment were also completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army.

This news shocked Maeda Tadashi.

After listening to the advice of the communications officer Yuta Toya, Maeda Tada couldn't believe his ears.

"Nani?" Maeda Tadao said in disbelief, "The Ogasawara Detachment and the Sasaki Detachment were also completely wiped out by the Eighth Route Army within three hours?"

"Yes." Yuta Tooya said in his first sentence.

Maeda Tada asked again: "Then the commander ordered the other four rapid rescue and strike brigades along the blockade ditch to gather?"

Speaking of this, Tadashi Maeda glanced at the convoy in front of him.

I saw trucks, tanks and side tricycles on the road lined up in a long queue, all of which were definitely more than 200 vehicles, several kilometers long.

Frowning and pondering for a moment,
Chapter completed!