On the surface, Major General Shibasaki obeyed the orders of the Fujino Division Commander and called back directly. In fact, Major General Shibasaki had his own ideas, and he was arrogant and did not listen to the reminders and orders at all, and still did his own things according to his own ideas.

"Boom..."

Less than five minutes after the order was issued, a series of explosions reached his ears.

"The explosion came from the vanguard's troops. Contact the vanguard's troops immediately. What happened?" Major General Shibasaki had a rich experience in fighting. Without other reports, he could tell the origin of the explosion at a glance!

Soon, the deputy rushed over with an incredible expression on his face.

"What's going on?" Major General Shibasaki asked, staring at his deputy.

"Landmines, the vanguard troops stepped on landmines buried by the Eighth Route Army in advance on the road, and there were chains of mines. 14 people were killed by the bombing, and 5 people were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness!"

"Nani?" Major General Shibasaki was frightened by this result. He was stunned for a long time before he realized it. Then he asked with a look of disbelief.

"How is it possible? Just a few landmines, and the landmines produced by the Eighth Route Army themselves, how can it cause such a large number of casualties to us and directly lose a large number of imperial army that have more combat squads?"

The deputy quickly replied: "The power of landmines is not very high, but these landmines have been added to a large amount of gravel by the Eighth Route Army, and their power has increased by more than twice!"

"A preliminary judgment is that this should be done by the New First Regiment. This is an imperial army occupied area. This highway has always been very busy. A large number of imperial troops pass by every day and have never been attacked. The attack just now was obviously aimed at us!"

"The New Eighth Route Army Regiment, which was active in Linfen, is really here!" Major General Shibasaki immediately thought of a reminder telegram that the commander of Fujino Division had just arrived.

Then he thought of his order just now, and the explosion that still echoed in his ears was like a slap in the face, making Major General Shibasaki's face turn red!

It took him a long time to calm down.

"Stay behind, contact Taiyuan City and ask them to send someone to take them back to Taiyuan City to recuperate!"

"The troops continue to move forward, but from now on, everyone must be wary. The reconnaissance troops and patrol troops along the way ensure that there are no Chinese within 500 meters of the surrounding troops!"

"I don't want to hear any more news that we were attacked by the Eighth Route Army along the way and there were casualties!"

"Also, twenty mules and horses were drawn from the logistics brigade to reinforce the vanguard troops. If there are landmines on the road, just use mules and horses to detonate them!"

After the order was issued, Major General Shibazaki, who had a serious face, gradually became murderous and arrogant. He frowned and said to himself: "Xinyituan, I will take the initiative you gave me. When I arrive in Linfen, I will definitely pay my blood debts and let you taste my Shibazaki's methods!"

The new first regiment front command center was established the day after Commander Chen arrived at the new first regiment, and he set his position at Dongping Village where the Japanese army would definitely camp after entering the base area.

"The regiment commander, commander, and the direct team urgently called. They brought the situation of the Japanese!" Chief of Staff Zhong Chenggong walked in and reported.

"The direct team is worthy of being a direct team. Even the Japanese have clearly calculated how many heavy machine guns are equipped with!" After reading the telegram, Commander Chen couldn't help but sigh.

Then he analyzed: "The Japanese were equipped with a total of 45 heavy machine guns. The number of heavy machine guns is certain. There are three infantry brigades and one garrison brigade among the more than 8,000 Japanese!

"Looking at the number of mortars and mountain cannons they equipped, it is certain that the infantry corps from Peking is a reinforcement corps, and the three subordinate brigades are all reinforcement brigades, which are equipped with a heavy machine gun squadron and a mortar squadron!"

"One of the two brigades of mountain artillery must belong to this reinforcement corps, and the other was strengthened by the Japanese army in Taiyuan."

"In addition, this mixed brigade is equipped with more than 300 cavalrymen, and its strength is extraordinary!"

"Wang Ping, what are you going to fight! In addition, the direct brigade of the military region will come tonight. From now on, the direct brigade will be under your command. I will be responsible for coordinating!"

After saying that, Commander Chen turned his attention to the invitation.

Staring at the sand table just made by the Investigation Company in front of him, Wang Ping frowned and asked: "Chief of Staff, has the intelligence department figured out who the brigade commander of the mixed brigade of the Japanese, where did they come from, and whether they have rich combat experience~"

"Yes, the military region just turned around!" Zhong Chenggong pulled out a report from the document and said.

"Major General Shibazaki, the commander of the mixed brigade, was also the commander of the brigade of the North China Front Army a few days ago. He was from the Kwantung Army. After being transferred to the North China Front Army, he was directly promoted to major general because of several great victories and became the captain of the major general in the high-level major general regiment!"

"Also, because Major General Shibasaki is fighting with the government forces, although he has fought with us, he is all a little fantasy. Therefore, he doesn't know much about our Eighth Route Army, let alone our New Regiment!"

"There are rumors that as the only high-profile major general corps leader of the North China Front Army, he was very popular with Okamura Yasuji. Therefore, when he was in Peking, he was very arrogant and did not take our Eighth Route Army seriously at all!"

"Just be arrogant!" Wang Ping interrupted happily.

"The more arrogant he is, the more I, Wang Ping, like it, and the faster I die on the battlefield!"

"Wang Ping, don't underestimate the enemy!" Commander Chen frowned and reminded.

"You can be highly qualified to be the captain of the Major General's Regiment, and you are valued by Okamura Nishiji. Even if you are Major General Shibasaki and arrogance, then you must have the capital to be arrogant. Neither Okamura's ability is the most difficult opponent our Eighth Route Army has encountered in North China. If you are valued by him, it can be seen that this Major General Shibasaki is an officer with real skills!"

"Besides, he still has more than 8,000 elite Japanese soldiers and more than 3,000 puppet troops in his hands. This is the real opponent we want to deal with!"

While he was about to continue talking, a platoon leader of the communications company suddenly rushed in.

"Child, the direct team is in urgent need of power!"

Zhong Chenggong received the telegram and just glanced at it, his face became heavier.

"Captain, the commander is right. Major General Hamasaki is indeed a very difficult opponent!"

"Although it is very arrogant, but it is very cautious. After being attacked by the direct team, the troops were ordered to strengthen their guards, which made the direct team unable to find an opportunity to attack. They could only sneak attack the police reconnaissance forces sent by the Japanese, making small fuss!"

Wang Ping shook his head and replied: "It doesn't matter if you are cautious!"

"I just need to have him not understand me, not knowing my new ball!"

"Commander, this battle will also be held in the battle, and it may be a tough battle. The equipment of the direct brigade is OK, but the ammunition is definitely insufficient!"

"You will now telegram to the direct brigade and ask them to report to the political commissar when they have passed the regiment headquarters and replenish their ammunition!"

"Riflesmen must ensure that each person has fifty bullets, each light machine gun is five hundred, and each heavy machine gun is two thousand bullets, mortars, infantry guns, mountain guns, and each cannon must collect fifty bullets. I will spend one night to severely damage or kill the Japanese in this mixed brigade, and at least intercept the food and ammunition supplies they carry!"

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