The Chief of Staff immediately got on a motorcycle and drove towards the vanguard. Soon afterwards, he came back and said, "His Chief of Staff, the road ahead has been severely damaged, and the vehicles cannot pass through, and there is a hilly area in front of them, and the vehicles cannot detour. Only after the passageway is repaired can we continue to move forward."

The Chief of Staff ordered: "Let the engineers go up and carry out emergency repairs immediately."

The Japanese engineers began to repair the road, and the large group of people had to stop.

These large pits were dug by the officers and soldiers of the 69th Division Guard Battalion under the guidance of the members of the Taohuashan Special Forces. The terrain here is very favorable. As long as the road is dug, the Japanese vehicles cannot detour, which can effectively delay the marching speed of the Japanese troops.

The Japanese engineer battalion was repairing the road. Suddenly, a row of mortar shells flew over, and then a rain of bullets came. The Japanese engineers suffered heavy casualties and were in a mess, and they went to find shelter.

Seeing this situation, the Japanese guards launched an attack on the attackers. The officers and soldiers of the guard battalion who attacked the Japanese army climbed onto the cars parked on the road under the cover of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas and quickly evacuated. The members of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas also rode their horses and soon disappeared.

The Japanese army watched them leave, and their legs could not catch up with the wheels of their cars and the four legs of their war horses, so they could only give up the pursuit.

The officers and soldiers of the guard battalion ran for more than ten miles, then stopped, got out of the car, and began to dig large pits on the highway. In order to quickly destroy the highway, they brought hammers and wooden stakes, made many holes in the rammed earth road, and then loaded explosives. After the blasting, a large pit was formed. Then they drove the car 500 meters away, and the troops were ambushed around the large pit, preparing to attack the Japanese again.

The measures taken by the officers and soldiers of the Guard Battalion were very effective. With such means alone, the speed of the Japanese army could be effectively delayed.

Gao Jiu and Jiang Xiaomei led a regiment of Eighth Route Army to the blocking position of the 69th Division. The officers and soldiers of the 69th Division had worked a lot of effort and had already dug the trenches, but they could not see the Japanese army. Everyone thought that these trenches were dug in vain.

Commander Song of the 69th Division met Gao Jiu and heard that Gao Jiu was going to lead the Eighth Route Army to attack the 37th Division of the Japanese army. He also sent a regiment to follow Gao Jiu and others to act together.

The 37th Division of the Japanese army stopped and moved and moved slowly under the attack of the Taohuashan Special Forces and the 69th Division Guard Battalion.

In the evening of that day, they arrived and the damaged road was again repaired. The engineer battalion once again rushed to repair the road.

The Japanese army had learned the lessons from the past. In order to cover the engineering battalion, they sent two squadrons of troops in advance to guard the enemy to prevent attacks from the enemy.
Chapter completed!