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the next day.

Northeast of Shaohukou.

Early morning hours.

"General."

A staff officer rushed in hurriedly:

"Report to the general, the Eighth Route Army has launched an attack."

Upon hearing the report, Washizu Kouhei, who was polishing his samurai sword bestowed by the Heavenly Locust, frowned with displeasure and immediately cursed, "Baka, what are you panicking about?"

After the 2nd Brigade was defeated yesterday, the 21st Division wanted to retake the position and launch a counterattack.

But unfortunately, not only did they fail to recapture the position, but even the 21st Division lost hundreds of people.

The Eighth Route Army continued its attack today, which was within Washizu's expectations. Is there any need to be surprised? And why are they so panicked!
"General."

The staff officer calmed his tone.
"Unlike before, today, in addition to the Eighth Route Army's frontal attack, another enemy force cut off our division's retreat."

"Nani?!"

Washizu Gonghe suddenly stood up, a look of panic appearing on his face.

After a week of fighting and the devastating blow suffered by the 2nd Brigade yesterday, Washizu Gonghe was very clear that the Eighth Route Army did not use its full strength at the beginning of the battle.

The 21st Division and two divisions of the Locust Association fought with the Eighth Route Army at Shaohukou for a week. Although the Japanese and puppet troops suffered more than casualties, the Eighth Route Army also suffered heavy casualties, at least .

However, according to the report from the 2nd Brigade, the 2nd Brigade suffered more than casualties yesterday, while the Eighth Route Army suffered less than casualties.

Of course, this does not include the Eighth Route Army troops destroyed by the 21st Flying Regiment. If the Eighth Route Army troops destroyed by the 21st Flying Regiment were counted, the casualties of the Eighth Route Army yesterday should have been no less than .

Despite being subjected to a devastating attack by a squadron of the 21st Flying Regiment, the Eighth Route Army still dared to launch an attack, which shows that the Eighth Route Army's strength had not suffered a major blow.

"Where is the Eighth Route Army that cut off our retreat? How many troops are there?"

Washizu Gongping asked anxiously, and the old devil realized that something was wrong.

"There are no fewer than 2,000 soldiers in Erdaohezi. Our transport team was attacked here not long ago."

The staff officer quickly pointed out the location of the Eighth Route Army on the map.

"idiot!"

After learning that the Eighth Route Army had cut off the 21st Division's position, Washizu Kohei's voice suddenly rose and he cursed angrily.

When he led his troops to Shahukou, he passed through Erdaohezi. He knew very well that the terrain there was extremely dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

An Eighth Route Army unit of no less than 21 people was stationed here, which was equivalent to catching the st Division in a trap.

Although the 2nd Brigade was defeated and suffered more than casualties, the brigade headquarters was still there and some infantrymen survived.

But the Eighth Route Army's posture today definitely shows that they are not here to defeat the 21st Division, but to annihilate it completely!

After thinking for a moment, Washizu Kouhei's expression suddenly became fierce.

He had received an order from the North China Front Army Command that the 21st Division must hold back the Eighth Route Army in the Shaohukou area for two days to buy time for the main force to set up a pocket formation.

Washizu Gongping asked, "Has Major General Abe Nobuhide been intercepted by the Eighth Route Army?"

"No," the staff officer replied, "the remaining troops of the 2nd Brigade have already left northwest Shanxi and are on their way back to Datong."

After the 2nd Brigade was defeated yesterday, Abe Nobuhide received an order from the North China Front Army Headquarters, ordering him to lead the remaining troops back to Datong overnight.

Although the 2nd Brigade was defeated, Abe Nobuhide was chosen by Tianhuang and would soon serve as an aide-de-camp to Tianhuang, so his safety was of utmost importance.

Therefore, Abe Nobuhide led the remnants of the 2nd Brigade to Datong overnight.

The rumble of artillery roared over. Washizu Gongping glanced at the staff officers, who all looked somewhat desperate, and raised his voice in a stern tone:
"If you want to eat up my 21st Division, I'm afraid the Eighth Route Army doesn't have enough teeth!"

"Even if the Eighth Route Army devours my 21st Division, it will still break a few of their teeth!"

"As long as we can buy the main force two days, it will be worth it even if our entire 21st Division is wiped out!"

"Onboard!"

A staff officer shouted loudly.

"Onboard!"

The eyes of the Japanese staff gradually became firm.

"At this point, the 21st Division has no choice but to fight to the death!"

Swish!
Washizu Gongping drew out the sword bestowed upon him by the Heavenly Locust.

A group of Japanese staff officers shouted "on board" and "we must win" with fanatical eyes. As the morale of the division headquarters was high, the morale of the entire 21st Division also became high.

The 21st Division is considered a unit with strong combat capabilities. Its soldiers have strong physical fitness, its officers have rich experience in commanding combat, its troops are well-equipped, they have a high understanding of the samurai spirit, and their morale is strong.

Afterwards, the 21st Division prepared for a fight to the death. At the same time, Washizu Kohei expressed his determination to fight to the death to the headquarters and called for air support.

……

The sky gradually brightened, and the sun rose in the northwestern mountains of Shanxi, creating a sea of ​​​​rosy clouds.

Major General Abe Nobuhide led a remnant of less than 500 people on the road to Datong, among whom some lightly wounded soldiers were being supported.

Although the 2nd Brigade was equipped with 27 small trucks, all of these trucks were carrying seriously wounded soldiers to Datong.

Entire truckloads of seriously wounded soldiers were in urgent need of medical treatment. As for the soldiers of the 2nd Brigade who were killed on the battlefield, they had lost their positions and even their bodies could not be retrieved.

Abe Nobuhide had no choice but to lead the remaining troops back to Datong on horseback.

Abe Nobuhide felt very frustrated in this battle. The new tactics he researched had not yet been put into use, and the 2nd Brigade suffered a crushing defeat.

At the same time, he felt that there were also big problems with General Sugiyama Moto's command!

There is no problem for the 21st Flying Regiment, which provides air support, to bomb the Eighth Route Army's artillery and tank units.

But the problem is, you can't use all your air force to bomb the Eighth Route Army's artillery and tank units. You have to use some planes to support the infantry!

The reality was that as soon as the pilots of the 21st Division saw the Eighth Route Army's artillery and tanks on the battlefield, their eyes turned red on the spot, as if they had seen some important strategic target. They didn't even look at the infantry under attack, but dived down desperately and blew up the equipment without any regard.

The locust army’s infantry has been wiped out on the battlefield. What’s the point of blowing up more Eighth Route Army cannons and tanks?

However, Abe Norihide took a deep breath and quickly calmed down.

Because he is about to return to his homeland and serve as an aide-de-camp to Tianhuang, responsible for conveying and reporting Tianhuang's military intelligence, and at the same time serving as a staff officer of the headquarters, he will rise to a high position from now on.

Afterwards, he is likely to serve as the commander of a Type A division, or even directly serve as the commander of an army group.

In the future, he will most likely be promoted to the commander of a certain front, becoming a frontier governor with hundreds of thousands of locust soldiers under his command.

By then, it will be time to seek revenge on the Eighth Route Army.

Abe Nobuhide glanced at the vast mountains in northwestern Shanxi behind him, and his eyes gradually became firm.

I, Abe Nobuhide, an expert in mountain warfare and a talented person who is good at using new tactics, will definitely come back!
At the same time, on a hilltop one kilometer away, an artilleryman from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region pointed his thumb at Abe Nobuhide who was marching on horseback.

This artilleryman's name is Li Erxi. (End of this chapter)