Zhoujiakou...
A small village more than 80 kilometers away from Taiyuan.
The Japanese army fought a battle here when they attacked Taiyuan, and a once prosperous village was immediately abandoned.
The 25th Regiment operating in the Jindong base area has just won a small victory here, killing more than fifty good Japanese and more than a hundred puppet troops.
At this moment, he is leading the people to repair the road that was just destroyed by the Japanese army.
The regiment leader did it himself, rolling up his sleeves and digging soil on the side of the road with an engineering shovel...
"Captain..."
The correspondent rushed over on horseback. When he was still seven or eight meters away, he jumped off his horse and strode over to report.
"The convoy of the Wing Center Unit will be arriving soon..."
"Tanks and armored vehicles lead the way, followed by hundreds of transport vehicles... There are hundreds of cavalry on both sides of the team to protect along the way..."
"Hiss, hiss..."
The group leader was so frightened that he gasped on the spot.
Because the base area is close to Taiyuan, he has seen many elite Japs.
In his opinion: the most elite little Japanese in the North China Front are not as well equipped as they are.
The Eighth Route Army, which has always been called the Tubal Road by the outside world, actually owns dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, and hundreds of transport vehicles...
If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he wouldn't have believed it.
Maybe they will be treated as little devils.
He glanced at the repaired road beside him and ordered decisively: "The engineer company will stay and continue to repair the road..."
"Other troops immediately evacuated the road and dispersed their vigilance..."
"Don't let the troops of the Wing Center be attacked by the Japs when they pass in front of us... Then our 25th Regiment will be in great disgrace!"
"Rumble..."
The roar of the chariot slowly reached everyone's ears from far to near, and the road under their feet began to tremble with the roar.
The sound got louder and louder, and two beams of car lights suddenly appeared at the end of the dark road...
In less than two minutes, the huge body of the tank appeared in front of the 25th Regiment.
In previous wars, when they encountered Japanese medium-sized tanks, they were either helpless and had to retreat; or they sent death squads to blast them desperately, paying a huge price to capture them.
I never thought that the Eighth Route Army would one day be equipped with this heavy weapon.
The Yi Zhong Eighth Route Army in front of us not only has tanks, but also more than one!
Although they did not belong to their own unit, as members of the Eighth Route Army, everyone still couldn't help but feel a strong sense of pride.
With longing eyes, he watched the tanks and armored vehicles leave before his eyes.
There were a total of twelve chariots, which made everyone excited.
Ten minutes later, the fast-moving convoy suddenly stopped. The co-pilot and the driver jumped out of the car and found oil barrels from the compartment to refill the car with fuel.
Huang Yu followed Wei Dayong and walked towards the leader of the 25th Regiment, saluted, and said with gratitude: "Regiment Commander Tang..."
"I am Huang Yu, the leader of the special regiment of the Yizhong base area... I have been ordered to lead the team back to the base area..."
"Thank you to the comrades of the 25th Regiment for covering our evacuation from Shanxi..."
"We don't have anything good to express our gratitude. We can only send you some weapons and ammunition..."
"A total of two mountain cannons, four mortars, four heavy machine guns, ten light machine guns, two hundred rifles, one hundred thousand rounds of machine gun bullets, and six hundred artillery shells..."
"I hope comrades will not be too little..."
Commander Tang already knew from the commander that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army would send him some equipment and ammunition.
Even though I was mentally prepared, I was still shocked by the other party's generosity.
He quickly waved his hand and said: "Nothing less..."
"Captain Huang, the Yi Zhong troops are too polite..."
"With this batch of equipment and ammunition, our 25th Regiment can not only raise two more main companies, but also form a firepower company. From now on, it will have the ability to transport buses..."
"Comrades in the Yi Zhong base area, please feel free to move forward..."
"The highway section we are responsible for ensures that no Japanese will attack the convoy or damage the highway..."
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At the temporary headquarters of the Taiyuan Garrison, Yoshio Iwamatsu became energetic again.
The first return force from northwestern Shanxi successfully reached Taiyuan, and after another 20 minutes of rest, they could set off to pursue the Eighth Route Army that had just escaped.
The chief of staff led a brigade to reoccupy Taiyuan and were collecting cars everywhere in the city...
As long as a hundred vehicles are gathered together, the reinforcements can send a reinforced brigade to set off in advance to hold back the retreating Eighth Route Army troops, and then they can gather together and annihilate them when they lead the main force to kill them. "
"Your Excellency Commander..."
Before the chief of staff entered the headquarters, an angry voice sounded outside the door.
"The Eighth Route Army is too cruel..."
"In order to clear out the Taiyuan Arsenal and Taiyuan Arsenal, not only the mules, horses and horses in the city were removed, but all the driving cars were also taken away..."
"Bizhi just searched for two hours in Taiyuan City and couldn't find a transport vehicle."
"Snapped……"
Yoshio Iwamatsu was so angry that he punched the table hard, but the hope that had just been ignited on his face was not extinguished, and instead became more and more motivated.
He gritted his teeth and replied: "Without a car, we marched on two legs..."
"I used to fight with the Eighth Route Army."
"We have cars for transportation, the Eighth Route Army does not..."
"In the end, they still ran faster than us."
"We don't have a car this time, they do..."
"We can definitely run faster than them..."
"The troops will assemble immediately... set off in ten minutes!"
"The telegraph operator then sent telegrams to various strongholds and counties that were blocking the Eighth Route Army..."
"We must slow down the Eighth Route Army's retreat at all costs..."
"Whoever blocks the Eighth Route Army convoy, I will give credit to him..."
"After the battle, all participating troops will be promoted to one level..."
The benefits Iwamatsu Yoshio promised to go out were very great, and after he finished speaking, many people in the headquarters became jealous.
What Yoshio Iwamatsu wants is results.
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward.
As long as he could stop the retreating troops of the Eighth Route Army in Yi Zhong, save the defeat, and keep his position, he would dare to make any big promise.
Immediately, he began to organize his equipment and prepared to personally lead a team to hunt down the Yizhong Eighth Route Army.
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When the Japanese North China Front Headquarters in Peiping learned that the reinforcement troops from northwestern Shanxi had reoccupied Taiyuan, Neji Okamura's tense nerves were relieved by more than half.
As for whether they can catch up with the retreating Eighth Route Army troops and snatch back the equipment, ammunition and equipment they captured in Taiyuan, that is all Yoshio Iwamatsu's business.
If they can't get it back and let the Eighth Route Army escape, the first person responsible is also Iwamatsu Yoshio, who has nothing to do with him.
After all, the entire battle was commanded by Yoshio Iwamatsu.
The front army headquarters only gave a few small suggestions and did not intervene in command.
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The chief of staff walked up to Okamura Neji with a solemn expression.
"Commander Iwamatsu asked the aviation force to prepare for attack..."
"In case they fail to catch up with the Eighth Route Army tonight, please ask the aviation force to dispatch at dawn and use aircraft to paralyze the convoy so that the Eighth Route Army cannot continue to retreat and buy time for the pursuit troops to catch up with them."
