The arrival of night did not calm the division command.

Correspondents, messengers... come in and out, constantly sending the latest news on the front line to this dim room.

"Dingling..." The sudden ringing of the phone instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the room.

The telephone soldier quickly grabbed the microphone and ran towards the division commander with excitement in less than two minutes: "Report to the commander, the Japanese vanguard troops have entered the pocket formation we prepared!"

"Very good!" The division commander replied seriously: "The troops participating in the war must be kept hidden. No one can expose the target in advance before the general attack begins!"

After saying that, he turned his eyes to the Chief of Staff on the side: "Have the Frontier Command arranged troops to attack the Japanese vanguard troops!"

The Chief of Staff quickly replied: "The forces of two companies have been arranged!"

"The Japanese vanguard troops only have one cavalry team, and the participating troops intend to wipe out the team without hurting the war horses!"

The division commander answered very satisfied: "This arrangement is done. If we fight this war well, we will definitely be able to harvest a large number of war horses!"

"Information shows that although the Japanese cavalry corps only have 1,400 people, they are equipped with more than 2,200 war horses. If we can seize half of them, the troops can form at least ten cavalry companies!"

"Remind the participating troops that after the attack begins, everyone should try to protect the war horses equipped by the Japanese! "

The Chief of Staff had just arranged the division commander's instructions, and the political commissar who was guarding the radio suddenly came over and said with a happy look on his face: "Teacher, I just received good news!"

"Comrade Zhou Cheng led the National Salvation Army to successfully annihilate the second cavalry corps stationed in Mongolia to reinforce the Shanxi garrison. Except for the union flag that was not captured by them, the entire cavalry corps from the corps captain were killed by them!"

"So we only need to be on guard against the infantry sent by the Japanese in the next ambush battle. The cavalry no longer needs to worry about it!"

After hearing this, the division commander's eyes lit up and walked quickly to the map and asked, "Chief of Staff, how many troops have we arranged to block the cavalry reinforcements that the Japanese army might send to the battlefield!"

"One main regiment and two independent battalions!" The Chief of Staff pointed to a point on the map to introduce it!

"The main force has established a defense line here, because the Japanese cavalry regiment has too many troops and strong combat power. We don't know when the National Salvation Army can take them down. In case, a main force was directly transferred to block them."

"In addition, the two nearby independent battalions were also transferred to cooperate with the main force to fight aid."

The division commander immediately responded: "Now the second cavalry corps sent by the Mongolian army has been completely wiped out by the National Rescue Army, so this aid force will be useless."

"Their aid position is less than ten kilometers away from the ambush battlefield, and they can kill them in an hour and a half in a hurry!"

"Because the limited troops participating in the battle, we cannot eat the entire Japanese cavalry corps in this ambush. So after the battle begins, half of the Japanese in the regiment will be blocked outside the encirclement!"

"In the combat style of the Japanese, I know that half of the corps in front is surrounded by us, and the half of the corps in the back will definitely fight hard to attack our blocked troops!"

"If a regiment of Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared behind the Japanese devils at this time, half of the cavalry regiment outside the encirclement would definitely feel that we wanted to eat them together and then quickly evacuate the battle!"

"In this way, we can concentrate more troops to quickly eliminate the Japanese in the encirclement!"

The Chief of Staff nodded repeatedly when he heard this, pointing to the map and added: "Teacher Commander, I think it's enough to just send two independent battalions and one main battalion to attack the Japanese outside the encirclement."

"As long as they put their postures in place, they will definitely force the Japanese army to break through and retreat. All the three battalions need to do is follow and pursue."

"The remaining two main battalions can arrange several pocket formations in advance on the path of the Japanese retreat, and specifically deal with the fallen Japanese troops."

"Even if a pocket formation only kills one cavalry team, it can kill more than one hundred Japanese soldiers in three or four battles, and seize more than one hundred war horses!"

The division commander then added: "The two independent battalions and one main battalion that launched an attack from behind the Japanese army only need to be equipped with a small number of light machine guns, but the momentum must be built so that the Japanese feel that they may be surrounded by us at any time."

"The extra light and heavy machine guns are all equipped with two main battalions in the pocket array, and they will be given more mines!"

"The Japanese who broke through and fled could kill one more time. As for war horses, they could seize them if they could be seized. It's not to be forgotten. Even if they were beaten to death, we could still get five or six hundred kilograms of horse meat, which was worth more than one thousand kilograms of food!"

Half an hour later, the division headquarters received news that the ambush began!

"Chief, Frontier Command reported that the Japanese cavalry gang had been blocked by us, and two cavalry gangs, heavy machine gun squadrons, and baggage squadrons were blocked by us in the encirclement. Two cavalry gangs and artillery squadrons were blocked by us in the encirclement!" After the telephone soldier said that, he returned to his position.

The Chief of Staff quickly marked the enemy and us on the map, and looked at the division commander to analyze: "The Japanese who were put in the pocket array had one more squadron than our plan, so the pressure on the ambushing troops must be very high."

"The Japanese artillery squadron did not load them in. They would definitely set up guns outside the encirclement and cover the soldiers in the encirclement to break out of the encirclement!"

The commander stared at the map and thought for a while before answering: "No big problem!"

"Don't underestimate the troops that participated in the war tonight. They are all the main groups in our base area, and their equipment is much better than ordinary troops."

"Although they don't have many heavy weapons, if they put all the artillery of the participating troops together, there are still more than a dozen mortars. Even if they can't suppress the Japanese artillery, they can still disperse their artillery fire and reduce the pressure on infantry combat!"

"And the troops participating in the war still have two battalions of reserves that can be put into battle at any time. As long as they persist until the reinforcements fight to the battlefield, the Japanese will definitely be defeated!"

The analysis of the division commander made the chief of staff feel much more confident. He immediately turned his attention to the map and continued to analyze the possible loopholes in the entire ambush.

"Chief, Frontier Command Report: The Japanese vanguard troops have been eaten by us, and the troops blocked outside the encirclement are attacking our encirclement under the cover of artillery fire!"

"The more than 800 Japanese troops in the encirclement have been divided into three pieces by our army. There are less than 500 people left to support themselves, wanting to break through the encirclement under the cover of artillery fire!"

"The participating troops have already been put into the reserve team of a battalion, and the situation is completely under our control!"

After hearing this news, the Chief of Staff had a little more confidence.

The good mood lasted less than five minutes, and a radio operator hurried in: "Chief, there is a brigade of Japanese soldiers in the southeast of the ambush battlefield and marching to reinforce the cavalry corps. It is still twenty kilometers away from the battlefield. It has already fought with our reinforcements!"

"Chief, there is also a Japanese reinforcement cavalry corps in the northwest direction, with at least one reinforcement brigade and three armored vehicles, thirty kilometers away from the battlefield, and has exchanged fire with the outposts of the aid forces!" Another radio operator ran in to report.

After hearing these two bad news, the division commander was very serious: "Send a telegram to the Frontier Command, they must end the battle within two hours, leave an hour to clean the battlefield, and evacuate the battle in three hours!"

"Tell them that the Japanese troops outside the encirclement would put the reserves of the last battalion into battle as soon as they retreated!"

Time passed by minute by minute, and the encirclement and annihilation battle reached a critical moment when the network was about to close down, and the atmosphere at the command center became increasingly tense.

The division commander looked at his watch every few minutes to confirm whether the attacking troops had exercised on time.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, when the aid forces arrived at the battlefield as planned, the command center finally rang out the long-lost phone ringtone.

The chief of staff rushed over to listen to the phone in person, and a heartfelt smile soon appeared on his face!

"Teacher Commander, the aid forces have arrived at the scene on time and are attacking the Japanese outside the encirclement!" The Chief of Staff excitedly reported as soon as he put down the phone.

"They arrived too timely, we will definitely win this battle!" The commander's heart was relieved at this moment, and he shouted with a confident look on his face.

Ten minutes later, the frontier command post called the division headquarters again, and the chief of staff answered the phone in person.

After putting down the microphone, the smile on the Chief of Staff’s face was even stronger than before: “Teacher, our previous judgment was completely correct.”

"The more than 700 Japanese outside the encirclement began to retreat as soon as they were attacked by the aid troops!"

"Because the retreat speed was too fast, nearly half of the artillery had not had time to take away, and we seized them all. In the end, less than 700 Japanese soldiers broke through and fled!"

The worry on the division commander's face was completely gone, and he grinned and immediately ordered: "Notify the frontier troops to close the net immediately and strive to end the battle within an hour. Call them now."

"As for the escaped cavalry, we have two main battalions blocking the road in front, and there are also a large number of mines to cooperate in combat. No matter how unbearable it is, we can leave two hundred Japanese! "

The battle went smoother than expected.

Because the Japanese outside the encirclement suddenly retreated, the Eighth Route Army participated in the battle could concentrate their troops and firepower in advance to attack the cavalry in the encirclement.

Less than forty minutes after the closing order was issued, the division headquarters received good news from the frontier command post.

In the Taiyuan Japanese Army headquarters, the commander was like an ant on a hot pan, walking around the war room with his hands on his back, with a very anxious expression.

The destruction of the entire cavalry gang commanded by Colonel Yingteng means that the subsequent counter-attack battle of Shanxi garrison will lose a very great help.

If something happened to the cavalry corps commanded by Colonel Hamano, then this counter-breaking attack war would not be as simple as losing help, but full of variables.

Looking at the anxious commander, the Chief of Staff was also worried, but he never dared to show it.

If the two military chiefs of the Shanxi garrison were lost by this accident and lost their judgment, it would not only affect the morale of the military headquarters, but also affect the command level of the military headquarters, and even make wrong decisions.

In order to avoid such an accident, the Chief of Staff could only keep hinting in his heart that he should be calm and not be impulsive...

Of course, as the chief of staff, he could not watch the commander continue to be anxious and comfort him immediately.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is not a national rescue army. They do not have a built-in cavalry unit, and they are not equipped with more heavy weapons than the national rescue army. Even if the Hamaye Regiment is attacked, it is not so easy to be eliminated."

"And the Eighth Route Army's participating troops were obviously insufficient, otherwise they would not only encircle half of the cavalry corps and block the other half of the troops outside the encirclement."

"On the surface, the Eighth Route Army only needs to eliminate half of the cavalry corps, and the combat pressure has dropped sharply, but it is not."

"The half of the cavalry corps blocked outside the encirclement will not allow the Eighth Route Army to succeed easily. They will definitely attack the Eighth Route Army's ambush troops and cover the troops in the encirclement to break out of the encirclement."

"So the Eighth Route Army is really facing an opponent that is a cavalry corps. The combat pressure has not only not been reduced, but has increased a lot!"

"In addition, their equipment is very poor, I estimate that this ambush will take at least half a night to end."

"Among the several breakthrough troops we reinforced on the battlefield, the fastest unit could reach the battlefield in just two hours, and the Eighth Route Army would never end the battle within two hours."

"When the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield, the Eighth Route Army besieged the Cavalry Regiment would either take the initiative to retreat or be surrounded by us on the battlefield, and finally be attacked by the reinforcements and the Cavalry Regiment inside and outside!"

"And Bei Zhi feels that it is not that easy for them to evacuate the battlefield on their own initiative. The cavalry troops are best at assault and pursuit, and they will definitely not let them evacuate easily!"

"So not only will the Hamaye United be in danger, this battle tonight will also be an excellent opportunity for us to severely damage the Eighth Route Army!"

The commander is not as optimistic as the chief of staff.

Although the Chief of Staff was very sensible, it sounded very reasonable, the concern and anxiety on the commander's face did not relieve any of it.

His years of experience in fighting with the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army made him understand that when fighting with the Eighth Route Army and the National Salvation Army, they must not be judged according to common sense, otherwise what would be waiting for him would definitely be a crushing defeat.

Looking at the Chief of Staff, he shook his head and analyzed: "The Eighth Route Army's equipment is indeed very poor, and the troops participating in the battle seem a little insufficient, but they are too cunning and often fight unexpected battles!"

"No one knows whether they have prepared magic tricks on the battlefield."

"Report to the commander, the Hamano corps urgently!" The communications officer hurried to the commander to report.

"The Eighth Route Army of at least one regiment suddenly launched an attack from behind the Hamano corps. In order to avoid half of the corps outside the encirclement being surrounded, the Hamano corps had to organize troops to evacuate the battle!"

The Chief of Staff did not expect that the Chief of Staff's concerns would come true as soon as he said it.

But he was not in the mood to compliment the commander's wise judgment.

Colonel Hamano suddenly retreated with half of the corps outside the encirclement, and the combat pressure of the Eighth Route Army would definitely be reduced sharply, and then concentrate troops and firepower to deal with half of the corps inside the encirclement.

As for the severe damage to the Eighth Route Army through this battle, as Colonel Hamano took the initiative to evacuate the battlefield, this plan lost the possibility of continuing to be implemented!

Faced with this bad news, the Chief of Staff could not calm down and analyzed with a calm face: "As soon as Colonel Hamano retreated, half of the cavalry corps surrounded by the Eighth Route Army would definitely be attacked by the Eighth Route Army even more violently."

The expression on the commander's face became heavier and he frowned and cursed: "Bageyalu, I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army really prepared a magic trick on the battlefield to deal with us!"

"Send a telegram to the reinforcements immediately to speed up the marching. All reinforcements must reach the battlefield half an hour in advance, otherwise military law will be carried out!"
Chapter completed!