At the command of the Japanese military brigade in Linfen City, the Chief of Staff was anxious to knock on the door of the rare room of Matsumoto.

Facing the brigade commander with dissatisfaction, although he knew that his behavior had made him very upset, he still reported with a tough bullet: "General, something happened in the Zhoutang Town stronghold!"

"A few hours ago, I was afraid that something might happen in the Zhoutang Town stronghold, so I specifically asked someone to contact me, but I couldn't contact me at that time. I didn't dare to neglect my skills, so I immediately sent a telegram to the main force who went out of the stronghold to confirm the safety of the stronghold!"

"They just sent a telegram that the stronghold has been captured by the enemy, and the enemy who captured the stronghold has retreated long ago!"

"The food, weapons and ammunition we stockpiled in our strongholds were all emptied, and a company of the Imperial Army disappeared!"

"Is it really done by the remnants of the Xinyi Group? They are really hiding near Zhoutang Town? How could it be possible?" Major General Matsumoto, who was stunned suddenly, reacted and asked himself with an incredible look on his face.

The Chief of Staff obviously needs to understand China better and hesitate to answer: "General, I have a saying that is humble and I don't know whether to say it!"

"There is a saying in China that the most dangerous place is often the safest place. I suspect that the remnants of the New First Group do this. We think that the surrounding area of ​​the Zhoutang Town stronghold is too dangerous and they cannot hide there. But they just hide there!"

Major General Matsumoto showed a sudden enlightenment expression: "Ba Geyalu, it must be like this. The cunning Eighth Route Army is indeed an enemy who does not follow the exploration routine!"

"Our two infantry brigades and two regiments of the Imperial Army encircled the remnants of hundreds of their people. Not only did we not achieve any results, but we repeatedly lost our troops and were led by them. This was simply a shame to the Imperial Imperial Army!"

After venting, Major General Matsumoto's mood improved a lot.

He stared at the Chief of Staff and asked: "The Zhoutang Town stronghold is a medium-sized stronghold for ours. There are five or six hundred people who can maintain combat supplies for a month. Now these things have been seized by the New Regiment. Although they can enhance their strength, they have also dragged them down. The battalion commander and their mobility!"

"As long as they send people to pursue, they will definitely gain something, and they may be able to catch up with them!"

"Hi!" the Chief of Staff replied immediately.

But not only did not look good, but his face became more and more serious: "The pursuit troops reported that the remnants of the new regiment retreated from Zhoutang Town ran towards the mountains again!"

"They are marching in an emergency to pursue, and news should soon reach the brigade headquarters!"

"Go to the war room!" Major General Matsumoto was not in the mood to continue sleeping at this time.

He knew very well that once the Eighth Route Army sent the materials and ammunition seized by Zhoutang Town into the mountains and used the materials and prisoners, the remnants of the New Regiment would definitely continue to grow.

The remaining troops of more than 200 people were suffocating themselves. If their troops increased to 300, 400, or even more, it would be even more difficult for them to destroy them.

This is definitely very bad news for myself who has just taken office.

As soon as he walked into the war room, a communications staff officer handed the chief of staff a telegram, his face very ugly.

Major General Matsumoto's heart skipped a beat and immediately had a very bad premonition.

"General, the First Battalion urgently: The two strongholds on the blockade line were suddenly attacked by the remnants of the New First Regiment. It was the troops left by the New First Regiment in the mountains. There were not many troops, but the firepower was very strong!" The brigade commander glanced at the content of the telegram and frowned and reported.

Seeing the two points marked by the staff on the sand table, and thinking about the retreat direction after the Xinyi regiment attacked the Zhoutang Town stronghold, Major General Matsumoto could no longer calm down.

Because he was worried about the most.

"The Xinyi Group, which was retreating from the Xintang Town stronghold, was indeed going into the mountain, and it was just entering the mountain from one of these two points!"

"It must be so!" Seeing Matsumoto draw a line on the sand table with his baton, the Chief of Staff suddenly realized his mind.

Then Xun responded: "I will contact the First Brigade immediately and ask them to send all mobile troops to encircle and block them, and be sure to block them!"

"Otherwise, with the supplies and weapons and ammunition they seized at their Xintang Town stronghold, they will not only not be weakened under our blockade, but will continue to grow. We must eliminate this possibility!"

"It's too late!" Major General Matsumoto answered with a heavy face!

"Tu Eighth Route Army has been evacuating Zhoutang Town for several hours. If you really want to enter the mountain, you have now retreated to our blockade line. At that time, they will attack inside and outside, and they will definitely be able to open a gap and then quickly enter the mountain."

"Everything was well planned by the Eighth Route Army. Their commander was very smart. I really want to see who their commander is now. We are playing around again and again, running around, and we can't find them even if we look for them!"

The Chief of Staff's face also became heavy, but he insisted: "I'll go to a telegram! Maybe there is still a chance to stop them. As long as there is a one-ten thousand chance, we can't let it go!"

Just as the chief of staff frowned and was about to leave, the communications officer who had just left rushed in again, his face looking even worse than before.

"What's going on!" the chief of staff asked subconsciously.

"The First Brigade's emergency power was made, and the blockade line was attacked by the Eighth Route Army inside and outside, opening a gap!"

"They have sent two mobile troops from infantry squads to block the gap as soon as possible. However, the remnants of the New First Regiment outside the mountain will definitely enter the mountain and it is impossible to stop it!"

"It's over!" The Chief of Staff's face suddenly turned pale from ashen.

Because the result he was most worried about happened.

He immediately turned around and asked Matsumoto: "General, now the remnants of the New First Regiment have supplies, weapons and ammunition, and hundreds of prisoners of the Imperial Army. As long as they are given time, they will definitely be able to transform the prisoners into the Eighth Route Army!"

"At that time, the strength of the remnants of the new 1st regiment will be at least doubled, or even more!"

"What should we do next? Please decide!"

Major General Matsumoto did not answer, frowned and stared at the map, with a gloomy face.

After five minutes, two rays of light were shot out from his red eyes. He raised his eyebrows and said to the chief of staff next to him: "We must not wait for the new regiment to grow stronger again, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

"Contact the captain of the Special Wars Brigade now and see me now!"

"Chief of Staff, prepare me a copy of all the mobile troops in our hands immediately, I will be useful!"

"In addition, prepare for at least ten days of combat supplies for three infantry brigades, and I will retrieve them at any time!"

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