Ning Wen and Mao Yuanju followed the Japanese Kono brigade all the way and kept harassing the Japanese army. The Kono brigade was in a hurry to leave a few soldiers to stop them. This was just like delivering vegetables to the two of them and adding to their achievements.

Ning Wen saw that the Japanese army dared not fight, and the direction of the march was not Zhiyuan County, so he couldn't figure out what the Japanese army was going to do for a while?

He was worried that the Japanese army would cause trouble for Gao Jiu and others, so he decided to go find Gao Jiu and inform him of the news. Ning Wen didn't know the specific location of Gao Jiu and others, but he knew that Zhiyuan County was the main battlefield, and Gao Jiu and others would definitely move in that area.

Ning Wen asked Mao Yuanju to continue to monitor the Japanese army, so he ran towards Zhiyuan County. Not long after, he saw smoke and dust rolling on the road, all of which were officers and soldiers of the 187th Division.

Ning Wen came to the road. The soldiers of the National Army knew his clothes, and the soldiers of the 792nd Regiment had seen Ning Wen, so they came over to say hello to him.

Ning Wen asked them about Gao Jiu's news, and a battalion commander of the 792nd Regiment sent him a motorcycle to see Gao Jiu.

The motorcycle quickly caught up with Wang Jindong's car, and Ning Wen shouted: "Master Jiu, I am Ning Wen."

Gao Jiu signaled to pull over and stop the car, and Wang Jindong followed him.

"Jiu Master." Ning Wen greeted excitedly when he saw Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu knew that Ning Wen was calm and had a good manners, so he was not too worried about him. However, he was still very happy to see him come back safely. He said with concern: "Are you okay?"

Ning Wen smiled honestly and said, "Thank you, Master Jiu for your concern, I'm fine."

Then, Ning Wen reported to Gao Jiu what he had experienced.

At this time, the officers above the regiment received the notice and rushed over one after another.

Ning Wen said: "After our continuous attacks, the Japanese engineer brigade has less than 400 people now, and it is only 12 miles away."

Under normal circumstances, a Japanese engineer brigade had 760 people. He came to fight Han Zhihao and others these days and lost some of them. He was bombarded across the river by the 69th Division of the National Army. Just today, seventy or eighty were killed by Ning Wen and Mao Yuanju, and now only 400 people are left.

Since Wang Zhankui was not in the regiment, Li Fengming, deputy director of the Operations Department of the Ninth War Zone, is now acting as the leader of the 24th Regiment. When he heard that there were only 400 men left in the Japanese engineer brigade, he couldn't help but eat the Japanese army? He said, "Team Commander Wang? Don't let this Japanese man run away, let me take people to eat them." After that, he looked at Gao Jiu specially? For his opinion.

Wang Jindong also had the same idea? But the main force of the Japanese army was not here, so he was not sure which side to look at first. He asked, "Brother Gao? What do you think?"

Gao Jiu said: "As long as it is a devil, you can't let them go. Brother Wang? I suggest that Director Li leads the 24th Regiment to eat them? We will lead the rest of the troops to continue pursuing the main force of the Japanese army."

Gao Jiu understood Li Fengming's good intention to improve the relationship and gave him a step forward.

Wang Jindong nodded and said to Li Fengming: "Director Li, thank you for your hard work."

Li Fengming was very excited? He immediately said, "Thank you, Commander Wang? Don't worry, after eating this group of Japanese devils, I will lead the troops to catch up with the large unit and will not delay participating in the general attack on Japanese devils."

Speaking of this, he said to Gao Jiu: "Thank you Mr. Gao? After this battle is over, I want to invite Mr. Gao to drink? I hope Mr. Gao can enjoy his face."

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "It must."

The officers of the Ninth War Zone Observation Corps knew that Director Li had had a little unhappiness with Gao Jiu? Everyone was very happy to see Gao Jiu so reasonable. She smiled at Gao Jiu.

Ning Wen, as a guide, took Li Fengming and others away? Wang Jindong smiled and said, "Brother Gao, do you know what I admire most for brother? You have such a broad mind, no wonder everyone is willing to make friends with you."

Wang Jindong was deeply touched. He had a straight face at Gao Jiu at the beginning, but now the two have become friends of life and death.

Chief of Staff Liu smiled and said, "Brother Gao is not worth mentioning, I admire him very much. Master, Brother Gao is not worth mentioning his heroic and powerful relationship with women. Haha."

Wang Jindong said: "Yes, my wife said that Minister Lin's daughter is deeply in love with Brother Gao. After this battle, if Brother Gao doesn't dislike you, brother, I am willing to go to the Lin family to propose marriage for you. Haha."

Gao Jiu really didn't have this intention. He smiled and said, "It's a mess. I won't consider these things for the time being."

Gao Jiu had received information and knew that the main force of the Japanese army had escaped lightly, but he was not in a hurry to make the 187th Division rush to catch up with the Japanese army and fight against it. Wang Jindong was a little worried about this, and he asked: "Brother Gao, aren't you worried that the Japanese really escaped?"

Chief of Staff Liu said: "Yes, I'm also very curious. Now that our army is strong, why don't we hurry up and destroy them?"

Gao Jiu said: "Brother, Chief of Staff Liu, do you know why the Japanese didn't stand in Xincheng County to wait for assistance?"

Wang Jindong said: "They should be worried that they can't hold on because of insufficient ammunition."

Gao Jiu said: "If the Japanese really stick to Xincheng County, how long do you think it will take to annihilate them?"

At this time of the war, Wang Jindong and others were very excited and did not seriously consider this issue. After they carefully considered it, they found that at this time, there were almost 3,000 Japanese troops, and even the wounded Japanese soldiers could play a great role in the city. If the Japanese army really defended Xincheng County, the 187th Division wanted to fight this tough battle, even if they had the advantage in artillery fire, they would suffer heavy losses if they wanted to attack the city.

Even if you attack the city, with the tenacious fighting spirit of the Japanese army, you still have to fight street battles with them in the city. It is really a very difficult thing to eat all these Japanese troops, and the battle will probably last for a long time.

Wang Jindong and Chief Liu really couldn't figure it out for a moment. Chief Liu said: "Are they worried that they can't wait for reinforcements?"

Wang Jindong also felt that there was a reason for this. He looked at Gao Jiu and saw what he said.

Gao Jiu said: "What you said makes sense, but this is not the main reason.

If the Japanese army really stood firm in Xincheng County, waiting for assistance, the Japanese superiors would not sit idly by and watch their entire infantry brigade be wiped out by our army. They would definitely try their best to come for reinforcements.

Although reinforcements will not be easily reached in a short period of time, they will not exceed ten days at the latest. In these ten days, are we really sure that we can completely annihilate the Japanese army in the city?

Before coming to Shandong, the 128th Brigade of the Japanese participated in a series of battles including the capture of Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, etc. It can be said that they are invincible, and they are all very arrogant.

Although the battle situation is not good now, their system is still basically intact, so they only want to get out of the battle and make supplements after going back. I can conclude that at this time they did not report the actual situation on the battlefield to their superiors.

They believe that our main force is behind them and relying on their own strength to break through the obstacles of the small troops ahead. Therefore, they will not choose to stick to those waiting for assistance.

The reason why I advocated following up slowly behind is to keep them in this way. In order to quickly escape from the battle, they will constantly send small troops or leave behind the wounded to cover their main force to escape when they encounter attacks along the way. In this way, the number of their main force will continue to decrease little by little, unconsciously.

By the time they awaken completely, their troops were already pitifully short. That was the time for us to completely annihilate them."

Wang Jindong nodded frequently and said with emotion: "Brother Gao, your understanding of the Japanese is so profound. You can see that they have gone into their bones. The so-called knowing yourself and knowing your enemy. In terms of knowing your enemy, I really want to learn from you."

Chief of Staff Liu said: "Brother Gao, the Japanese who met you are considered unlucky. I really don't know how many unethical things their ancestors did that caused them to suffer such great retribution. Hahahaha."

"Hahahaha." Wang Jindong also laughed.

The Japanese army continued to flee, and Zhang Quan's first squadron, Guo Hengming's second squadron, and Li Chengwu's third squadron, under the command of Gao Jiu with telegram, continued to invade the Japanese army.

Gao Jiu originally arranged for Wang Zhankui to fight an ambush, so he went to join Jiang Xiaomei's independent camp and prepared to finally block the enemy, but Wang Zhankui did not do so.

For so many days, Wang Zhankui has been fighting with Gao Jiu and has learned a lot about Gao Jiu's routines. He couldn't help but continue to attack the Japanese army with the special forces in Taohua Mountain.

In order to protect the safety of the main force, Yamamoto Shigetsu and all the corps leaders sent small troops to entangle with the enemy and cover the main force to continue to move forward.

In this way, their troops changed from 2,200 to 2,100, 2,000, and 1,800... When they arrived near Sanduozhuang, they found that the entire brigade was still intact, and most of the officers were still preserved, but there were not many soldiers in their hands. The entire brigade had only 1,300 people left!

And they found that they did not get rid of the enemy's main force because they were constantly attacked on the road and could not turn in at high speed.

When they crossed Sanduozhuang and were blocked by Jiang Xiaomei's independent battalion and a reinforced battalion from the National Army that came in advance, they realized that their ideas were completely wrong.

After consultation, Yamamoto Shigetsu and others made up their minds to find favorable terrain to stand firm for help. They remembered the Sanduozhuang they had just passed, and immediately turned around and retreated, occupying Sanduozhuang. At this time, Sanduozhuang was already empty.

Yamamoto Shigetsu and others began to dig trenches around the village and build fortifications with Sanduozhuang as the center. They also reported the situation to the 114th Division and requested tactical guidance.

Jiang Xiaomei and others were not in a hurry to attack, they just monitored the Japanese army from afar.

At 4:30 pm, Gao Jiu, Wang Jindong and others led the main force to the battlefield and surrounded the remaining troops of the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army.

At 7:00 pm, Li Fengming and others ate the Japanese engineer Kono brigade and led the main force of the 24th Regiment to come.

So far, the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army has been surrounded by Wang Jindong's 187th Division, Gao Jiu's Taohuashan Guerrillas and Jiang Xiaomei's independent battalion.

Jinan.

Lieutenant General Shigeji Momatsu, the commander of the 114th Division, received a telegram from Yamamoto Shigetsu and others. This news was like a bolt from the blue to him. Since the 128th Brigade successfully carried out this battle, he has been waiting for Obofu to send a good news, which is natural for him. Obofu has never disappointed him before.

For two consecutive days, Aobaofu reported the situation to the division every day, and there was no bad news. He just said that he would soon be able to conquer the enemy's positions and completely annihilate the 187th Division of the National Army.

Who would have thought that things would suddenly turn around. The 128th Brigade with more than 8,000 people was left with only more than 1,000 people, and they were surrounded and would be out of ammunition and food immediately.

The 114th Division had a great military achievements. The division commander Shimoji Momatsu was proud and would never have dreamed that the 128th Brigade under his command would have fallen to this level now.

Although the telegram had reported that Obofu was seriously injured and was often in a coma, Shigeji Matsuma still wanted to catch him back immediately and kill him with one knife.

Chief of Staff Colonel Isoda Saburo was shocked when he heard the news. He said anxiously: "Your Excellency the Division Commander, you must start rescue of them immediately. Now their system is still there. As long as they can be rescued and supplemented, our division will not suffer any major losses."

Commander Shigeshiro Momatsu understood this truth. If the entire 128th Brigade was completely wiped out, it would be a very serious incident in the history of the Japanese army. He said helplessly: "Our division only has the strength of the 56th Regiment here, so what can we use to save it?"

Chief of Staff Saburo Isoda said: "I have to go to rescue anyway. My opinion is to send the 56th Regiment to attack Zhiyuan County and force the enemy to return to the rescue.

Report the situation to the 12th Army Command and ask them to mobilize the Yamamoto garrison in Tai'an and the Zaozhuang garrison in Zaozhuang to reinforce.

Tomorrow morning, I requested to send the air force to bomb the enemy's positions and provide airdrops for the 128th Brigade.

As long as the 128th Brigade can hold on for ten days, the 127th Brigade of our division can reach the battlefield, and this battle can turn defeat into victory."

He said passionately, but he had no confidence in his heart. Just imagine, a huge brigade, with only more than a thousand people left in just three days. Now that they are almost out of ammunition and food, how can they hold on to the powerful enemy for ten days?

The division commander Shimoji Momatsu said helplessly: "Okay, you can report this matter to the 12th Army Command."

After Yamamoto Shigetsu and others entered Sanduozhuang, they found that there was no one in the village. They felt very bad, but they couldn't see anything strange at the moment.

Since last night, Yamamoto Shigetsu has been fighting. After running for the day, he couldn't help but feel dry. He ordered the orderly soldiers to get him some water to drink.

Soon the orderly soldiers returned and said there was no water in the water tank. They went to the well to draw water, but found that there were either animal corpses or human and animal feces in the wells in the village, which could not be drunk at all. As for the food, there was no grain of rice.

It turned out that after Guo Hengming and others assisted Jiang Xiaomei, the inhabited squadron of the Japanese reinforcements, they received Gao Jiu's order to evacuate the villagers of Sanduozhuang and make a series of arrangements in the village.

Yamamoto Shigetsu was extremely angry, but Wuming was angry but didn't know how to vent.

He had received a telegram from the Chief of Staff of the 114th Division, ordering them to defend Sanduozhuang to the death and to hold on for ten days.

Yamamoto Shigetsu smiled bitterly. Not to mention ten days, I am afraid I can't hold on to this situation even three days.

The captains of each regiment came over, and all looked very depressed.

At this time, Yamamoto Shigetsu could not show his frustration. He forced himself to smile and said to everyone: "Everyone, I just received a telegram from the division commander. He said that reinforcements had been sent and they would be able to arrive here in a few days. Moreover, tomorrow we will send planes to provide supplies for us, and at the same time, we will use aviation bombs to teach those around us a lesson. Please cheer up and fight hard until the reinforcements arrive. Please!"

In the temporary command post of the 187th Division headquarters west of Sanduozhuang, Gao Jiu, Wang Jindong, Wang Zhankui and the 187th Division, the officers of the observation regiment, as well as Jiang Xiaomei and others gathered together, and the atmosphere was relaxed and warm.

Wang Jindong said with a smile: "Everyone, the 128th Brigade of the Japanese Army rushed to our troops three days ago. How arrogant they were. Now, there are only more than a thousand people left, trapped in the small land of Sanduozhuang in front, and they have no ammunition and food.

Such a reversal is a miracle!”
To be continued...