At this time in Pingyao, the Independent Third Battalion under the 52nd Guard Division was the first to receive a request for tactical guidance from Lieutenant Tanabe.
The captain, Major Takeshita, immediately dispatched an infantry squadron, plus an artillery squad and two Type 92 infantry cannons, to Yingdongji for support.
As for Jiexiu, because a lot of troops had just been deployed to southern Shanxi, they only sent an infantry team and a railway search team equipped with a light armored locomotive.
There are two Type 94 Type 37 rapid-fire cannons installed at the front and rear of the light armored locomotive. Because taking a train, support from Jiexiu is the fastest.
The soldiers lurking outside the Tongpu Railway turned on the radio and started calling, reporting what they saw to Li Yunlong.
Only about ten minutes apart, the reconnaissance soldiers in the north also sent intelligence to Li Yunlong.
In the nest, after receiving the news, Li Yunlong slapped his thigh suddenly, "Haha, I can fight! Finally, we, Lao Li, have waited!"
"Quickly, send a message to the first company, asking them to be ready to fake defeat and retreat at any time. They must be careful. The little devil is coming with infantry artillery!"
Then he looked at Zhang Dabiao and said, "Dabiao, tell everyone to cheer up, the little devil is coming soon!"
Outside the Yingdong gathering, Liu Bo, who was still shooting at each other with the little devils, received the message from Li Yunlong and was mentally prepared.
When he saw the whirring light armored locomotive to the south of the Yingdongji station, Liu Bo immediately ordered his team to prepare to fake defeat and retreat without waiting for the opponent's 37mm rapid-fire cannon.
On the little devil's side, Lieutenant Tanabe heard the whistle of the light armored locomotive. He perked up and pointed his command knife, "Gentlemen, reinforcements are here, give me the rabbit!"
At this time, the light armored locomotive began to slide slowly, and the rapid-fire cannon on the car began to fire. From the two additional carriages behind it, under the cover of machine guns, the little Japanese infantry squads swarmed out.
Liu Bo immediately ordered, "Everyone retreat in an orderly manner!"
Following the order, the soldiers of the first company first burst out a wave of firepower to suppress the momentum of the little devil, and then began to fight and retreat amidst the sound of artillery fire.
Each platoon took turns covering the retreat, keeping a distant distance from the Japs, and slowly came to the foot of the mountain.
Not long after the company withdrew to the foot of the mountain, the infantry squadron and artillery squadron from Pingyao also arrived here.
Squadron leader Captain Watanabe took over the command, "The infantry artillery deployed quickly, and the first and second teams immediately outflanked us from both wings!"
Then he found Lieutenant Tanabe and the commander of the infantry team from Jiexiu, "I will let the third team cooperate with you to attack from the front. We must bite this enemy!"
"Hey!" Lieutenant Tanabe and the two lowered their heads to obey the order.
With the addition of fresh troops and the fire cover of infantry artillery, the little devil's attack gained momentum.
Fortunately, Wang Chengzhu had already moved the mortar position and temporarily stationed the mortar behind the hilltop. The little Japanese's infantry artillery could not hit it at all and could only aim at the first company at the foot of the hill.
Wang Chengzhu led the artillery battery behind the hilltop to provide fire support to the first company, and managed to withstand the Japs' attack for a while.
Liu Bo, who had been paying close attention to the little Japanese's movements, spotted the little Japanese outflanking him and knew that the time was up.
"Quickly retreat! The little devils are surrounding us!"
Liu Bo screamed loudly with an anxious look on his face, and the soldiers of the first company who had been prepared pretended to be panicked, then immediately turned around and left.
Captain Watanabe, who saw this scene through his telescope, immediately made a judgment, "The enemy is trying to escape!"
Captain Watanabe pointed his sword and said, "Charge with the whole army, leading the enemy troops at the tail end, and defeat them!"
As the order was issued, Lieutenant Tanabe, who was in charge of the frontal attack, and more than 150 little Japs immediately launched a charge.
Soon the two outflanking teams also came to the foot of the mountain. The two sides merged and began to pursue the company that had climbed over the top of the mountain.
In the rear, Captain Watanabe's team headquarters led the baggage train, followed by the artillery squad, and began to move forward, following behind.
At this time, only the light armored locomotive of the railway search team and the two accompanying small Japanese detachments were left at the Yingdongji site.
In the hiding place, Wu Ran looked at the large Japanese army gradually entering the mountainous area in the distance. He was a little confused. He had never seen other Eighth Route Army troops. "They were defeated so easily?!"
Wu Ran quickly thought about it and stared, "Isn't it the Eighth Route Army who wants to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
Not to mention Wu Ran's speculation about the Eighth Route Army's intentions here, in the mountainous area, the vanguard of the Japs suffered a loss in the minefield that the company had prepared for.
It effectively interrupted the little devil's pursuit, and the two sides maintained a very subtle distance.
The little Japanese troops merged and caught up to Captain Watanabe, who had not yet considered the possibility of being transferred away from the mountain.
But on the one hand, this is a bit tempting, and he has full confidence in his troops. As long as he catches up with the enemy in front of him, he can take them down with just one wave of offensive.
On the other hand, "Just stay put and face the armored train. They have no way to deal with it!"
Captain Watanabe waved his hand and asked the communications officer to convey the order, "Inform the front and ask them to clear the minefield as soon as possible and be sure to bite the enemy force!"
In this way, the first company and the artillery company, pursued fiercely by the little Japanese, moved forward quickly along the road between the mountains.
Nearly an hour later, the first company and the artillery company finally rushed into the valley.
Not far from the entrance, a hidden reconnaissance post watched the Japs' troops follow into the valley a few minutes later.
Because the ground was somewhat undulating, the little devil who had just entered the valley not far away did not notice that there was a dead end at the end of the valley.
On the contrary, when the enemy in front suddenly slowed down, he thought it was because the enemy was tired and weak, so he pursued them more energetically.
As everyone knows, outside the entrance to the valley in the rear, the Second and Third Companies, which had been waiting for a long time, together with the remaining artillery batteries, rushed out of the hiding place under Li Yunlong's order and sealed the entrance.
Li Yunlong shouted loudly, "Quickly, set up my Qiwu Mountain Cannon!"
At the end of the valley, the first company and artillery company had entered a simple position prepared in advance.
"Captain Wang, let's start!"
Among the little Japs chasing after him, Captain Watanabe, who was at the back of the team, changed his expression.
When he saw that the road ahead was cut off and the enemy chose to fight, and looking back at the steep hillsides on both sides, Captain Watanabe immediately realized that he had not planned to escape from the mountain, but was instead being invited into a trap. The real target of the enemy was his reinforcements!
Captain Watanabe, who realized something was wrong, turned pale and said, "Baga Ya Road!"
You don't need to guess to know that your way back must be blocked, and now you are in a state of being attacked from both sides.
Then there are only two choices before Captain Watanabe, either to directly annihilate the enemy forces in front of him, and then stand firm and wait for reinforcements!
Either turn around immediately and open your own way out!
Without much hesitation, Captain Watanabe immediately chose the first route, "The third team immediately turned around and defended the rear line of the team!"
"Team 1 and 2, Lieutenant Tanabe, Lieutenant Nishinaga, you charge immediately and eliminate the enemy forces in front as soon as possible!"
"Machine gun! Machine gun!"
"Artillery Squad! Artillery Squad!"
"Expand quickly! Hayaku!"
