Author: Lonely Jungle

Heyuan County, inside the city, the former Heyuan Gendarmerie headquarters, now the Bantian Wing temporary wing headquarters.

Sakata Nobuori, who was waiting for the good news to come back from the Japanese Infantry Brigade commanded by Takeda Hisao, and the Regiment Chief of Staff, Major Dokno Taro, were waiting for the news at the Regiment Headquarters.

"Ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta!!!"

Accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, Lieutenant Masahiro Nakatani, the communications staff officer of the Sakata Regiment, walked quickly out of the communications room and walked quickly in front of Sakata Nobuori and Dokno Taro.

"Report to the commander of the regiment, chief of staff, Takeda Infantry Battalion, urgent call!"

After Zhongtani bowed his head and saluted, he immediately handed over the urgent telegram in his hand.

"The Takeda Infantry Brigade received an urgent call. They encountered a large number of enemy troops ambushing them in Yinhe Valley, about three kilometers southeast of Heiyun Village. It is estimated that there are at least a thousand people."

After hearing the news, Sakata Nobori immediately changed his expression, and the commander of the regiment's staff, Major Dokno Taro, also changed his expression suddenly.

"Yinhegou! Here, captain!"

When he heard about the place where the Takeda Infantry Brigade was ambushed, Dokno Taro immediately pointed to a location on the military map placed on the table beside him and said with a solemn expression.

"Duke Yejun, take a look!"

At this time, Sakata Nobori had already taken the emergency telegram from Masaichi Nakatani, read it, and then handed it to the chief of staff, Major Dotano Taro, and said.

Dokno Taro quickly took the telegram and read it quickly. In less than half a minute, he finished reading the urgent telegram sent by Ichiro Hirata.

"hiss!!!"

After reading the emergency telegram, Dokno Taro took a deep breath. Within about half an hour, the Takeda Infantry Brigade was ambushed in the Yinhe ditch. After the ambush, it had already lost more than 600 people.

Now, there are less than 300 imperial soldiers left, still struggling to fight back in the Yinhe ditch.

"Captain, Hisao Takeda has died fighting for His Majesty Tian Locust."

Taro Dokuno said with a solemn expression: "Now, the Takeda Infantry Brigade is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hirata Ichiro."

"But both ends of the Yinhe Valley have been blocked by enemy ambushes, and all the commanding heights on the hillsides on both sides of the Yinhe Valley are controlled by ambushed enemy troops. Now, I am afraid that the remainder of the Takeda Infantry Brigade will not be able to break through."

"What to do? Captain!"

Sakata Nobori looked at the Yinhegou terrain on the map with gloomy eyes.

"The one who ambushed the Takeda Infantry Brigade was 100% Xu Rui's 303rd Regiment."

Sakata Nobori gritted his teeth and said: "How did Xu Rui know that the Takeda Infantry Brigade would make a surprise attack at this time?".

"Furthermore, ambush around Yinhegou in advance?"

The commander of the regiment's staff, Major Dokno Taro, said in a serious voice, "Commander, there is no point in worrying about this reason now."

"Now Ichiro Hirata has sent an urgent message, asking for tactical guidance from the wing headquarters? What should we do?"

Sakata Nobori was already filled with rage. He never expected that Niujialing and Laolanggu would be humiliated to the extreme by the 303rd Regiment of the Jinsui Army.

Now, he was ambushed by the opponent again.

Now that the news has spread, where will Sakata Nobori's face go?

However, what Taro Dokno said is right, there is no point in dwelling on the reasons now.

"The Takeda Infantry Brigade cannot be ambushed and annihilated by Xu Rui's troops in Yinhegou. It must break out. If it continues to stand firm and fight back, it is no longer possible to achieve the best results."

After comprehensive consideration, Sakata Nobori immediately ordered the communications staff officer, Lieutenant Nakatani Masadaichi: "Immediately send a report to Lieutenant Colonel Hirata Ichiro and order him to concentrate all the remaining troops of the Takeda Infantry Brigade and make an all-out breakout."

"Don't stay in the same place and fight to the death. Even if I want to send troops for reinforcements, it's too late now. Even if I break out an infantry squad, it's still good. In short, the Takeda Infantry Brigade cannot be completely destroyed in Yinhegou

There, hurry up."

When Lieutenant Masada Nakatani, communications staff officer of the Sakata Regiment, heard this, he immediately paused and said: "Yes, Regiment Commander."

Immediately, he turned around and hurried back to the communications room, ordering his Japanese communications soldiers to quickly use the radio to call back to Ichiro Hirata.

As soon as Nakatani Shoichi walked away, Dokuno Taro immediately said to Sakata Nobori: "Captain, if the Takeda Infantry Battalion doesn't even have the strength of an infantry squad to break out!".

"Then, the first main infantry brigade of our regiment will probably fall into disgrace at the hands of Xu Rui."

Sakata Nobori gritted his teeth and said: "Ichiro Hirata is familiar with the terrain of Hutoushan."

"Forcibly breaking through, as long as one infantry squad can break out, the Takeda Infantry Brigade will not be ambushed and annihilated by the enemy."

Seeing this, Dokuno Taro knew that Sakata Nobori was trying to save face.

Only a few people were left to break out. Could it be that the enemy army had completely annihilated the Takeda Infantry Brigade?

This is just self-deception!

Of course, Dokno Taro did not say anything further to avoid being yelled at by Sakata Nobori.

At this time, the fierce battle in Yinhegou was still continuing.

In the early morning at night, in the Yinhe Valley, the remaining Japanese soldiers of the Takeda Infantry Brigade continued to hide and fight back in various places in the Yinhe Valley after Ichiro Hirata took over the command.

However, without the fire suppression of the four 82mm large-caliber mortars, the remaining Japanese were suppressed by two 75mm mountain cannons from the 303rd Regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, as well as overwhelming grenades and various rifle firepower, machine guns

The firepower, covering them, killed countless Japanese soldiers.

"Sir, the commander of the unit called back and ordered us to concentrate our forces and force a breakout."

At this time, after Sakata Nobori's reply to the call arrived, Takeda Hisao's adjutant quickly took the telegram and rushed to Ichiro Hirata, braving the ambush firepower pouring down from both sides of the Yinhe ditch, and quickly reported the report.

"Okay! With the commander's order, gather all the imperial soldiers and force a breakout to the south slope of Yinhegou in two minutes."

After reading the content of the reply sent by Sakata Nobori, Ichiro Hirata immediately said to Takeda Hisao's adjutant.

"Yes, sir!!!"

Takeda Hisao's adjutant said quickly and immediately went to make arrangements.

At this time, Xu Rui commanded the battalions, artillery companies and other units of the 303rd Regiment to continue to increase their firepower and rain down heavy firepower on the remaining Japanese soldiers in the Yinhe ditch.

"Tuanzuo, the Japanese seem to be breaking out."

There were less than two to three hundred Japs left who gathered together to prepare for a breakout. Luo Youdu and Xu Rui, who had the advantage of observing from a high position, could not hide it.

"Saw it!"

Xu Rui followed the direction pointed by Luo Youdu and immediately said: "Concentrate your firepower to destroy the concentration of the remaining Japanese troops."

"yes!"

Luo Youdu nodded, then waved his hand back, and a messenger rushed away to deliver the order.

At this time, Hirata Ichiro also realized that they had gathered in a hurry to prepare for a breakout, and it was impossible not to be discovered by the ambush and forcefully launch a breakout immediately.

"Taojijiji, break out and kill!"

Ichiro Hirata gritted his teeth, shouted, and immediately led the remnants of the Takeda Infantry Brigade to break out.

Since it was night, there were probably more than two hundred Japanese soldiers left, braving the hail of bullets and bullets from the ambushes, and rushed towards a low and gentle hillside south of Yinhegou.

The ambush on the hillside was temporarily unable to be suppressed by firepower, and a small group of Japanese soldiers took advantage of the situation and broke out.

Of course, most of the Japanese who broke through were killed on the way out by the ambush with machine gun fire.
Chapter completed!