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Chapter 658 Chapter 667, the devil is here
Because the crusade led by Tsujimura was quickly annihilated, Kihide Abe changed the key area of ​​attack again, shifting the focus from Fuping to the Yansuya area.

As mentioned earlier, in addition to Laiyuan County where the Second Independent Mixed Brigade is located, the little devils also launched attacks from four directions: Tang County, Yi County, Mancheng, and Jinpo.Among them, looking at Yansu Cliff as the center, Yi County is in the east by north, Tang County is in the south, Mancheng is in the southeast, and Jinpo is in the east.

Jinpo is just a small place, not a county seat, but a large stronghold established by the devils to guard the mountain pass and block the space for the First Military Division to develop eastward.Here is the closest to Yansu Cliff, only 70 miles away in a straight line.

Of course, the 70 miles is not easy to walk, and it is impossible for the little devil to rush to Yansu Cliff in a short time.Why did Commander Yang choose to fight the devils of the independent [-]nd mixed brigade in the north?The poor combat effectiveness of the independent mixed brigade is one reason; the Eighth Route Army often moves in Yansu Cliff, and their familiarity with the terrain is another reason.

Another reason is that Laiyuan is too close to Yansu Cliff, and the little devil can get here in a day, so he is destined to be out of touch with other roads, forming a situation of being alone and deep.

Norihide Abe also knew about this problem after the Tsujimura crusade team was wiped out, so he did not rush to a decisive battle with the Eighth Route Army, but adopted a strategy of marching in stages and step by step.He knew that the main force of the Eighth Route would be enough here, and it would be easier than sweeping around aimlessly.

In order to prevent Yarou from running away, Kihide Abe, the vanguard of the Tsutsumi Crusade Team, ordered a small group of troops to search for Yarou's traces.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon on November 11th.On this day, Kihide Abe arrived at Sanchakou Village with some troops from the Second Battalion and the First Battalion.Arriving here, Abe Kihide did not continue to move forward, but listened to the information brought back by Lieutenant Tsutsumi.

"Brigade Commander, according to your order, our crusade team carefully searched the surrounding hill positions, and carefully explored the mountains from Sanchakou to Yansu Cliff and the mountains on both sides. After checking, we found many eight-way ambushes It is confirmed that there are at least two or three regiments of the Eight Route Army fighting."

"In addition, the remains of the officers and soldiers of the Tsujimura Crusade Team who died this time have been found, and it is finally confirmed that 17 soldiers are missing, and the rest have died in battle! In addition..."

In the village of Sanchakou, Lieutenant Tsutsumi carefully reported their search results, waiting for Abe Kihide's decision.

"Have you found the body of Chief Tsujimura?" Abe Kihide asked after a moment of thought.

"Found it! These eight roads are quite respectful, and they didn't wantonly destroy His Excellency Tsujimura's body, and even used clean water to tidy up His Excellency Tsujimura's remains! It's just that the clothes of those ordinary soldiers have been searched clean!" Di Jiu The lieutenant said.

"These eight roads... Are you afraid of poverty? Or is it just this habit? Forget it... Watch out for the surrounding area and take me to Tsujimura!" Abe Kihide did not say anything else, but thought all the way and marched south.It will take some time to walk from Sanchakou to Yansu Cliff.

When passing by going up and down the stage, Kihide Abe stopped and let a mountain artillery squadron he brought stop here.This mountain artillery squadron is a subsidiary of the brigade artillery team, with 6 more advanced Type 94 mountain artillery.In the establishment of the brigade, there are two such squadrons, plus a 38-type field artillery squadron.

It's not that Kihide Abe didn't want to bring more artillery, but he just brought an artillery squadron to Laiyuan City.

Of course, he now has a lot of artillery. There are 4 4-type mountain artillery directly under the second and fourth brigades, and [-] [-] infantry artillery.

When it came to the unit of the independent mixed brigade, some devils' traditional establishments were changed a little.For example, the brigade added 2 mountain guns, the independent heavy machine gun squadron was dismantled and joined the infantry squadron, the wing was gone, and the brigade's strength became smaller...

In Yansuya Village, in a yard that was relatively well preserved during the bombing, there were more than 100 dead bodies of devils.These devils are the remains of the devils who died in battle on Yansu Cliff.As for why it was placed in this yard?It was carried by the devils of the Tijiu punitive team.

In addition, some devils were raided by the third regiment and placed on the slopes of the Taoshen Highland outside the village. The devils from the Dijiu crusade team did not move here.

Time, it has been a day since the devil died, and the devil's body has become stiff for a long time, so it is easy to move.Of course, the temperature is very low now, and it will take longer to restore it to its original state.Perhaps, there will be no reply, because it is frozen hard.

"Tsujimura-kun..." Among the white corpses, Kenkichi Tsujimura, who was wearing the general's military uniform, was the most conspicuous, and Kihide Abe recognized him at a glance.

Seeing this former subordinate lying on a door panel so stiffly now, Kihide Abe couldn't help taking off his hat and mourning in silence.All the devils who followed him also took off their hats and mourned silently. The scene was once very sad.

It's just that such a sad scene, didn't they ask for it themselves?Stay on the small island well, where did today's disaster come from?
"You...identify them carefully, and then cremate them!" Kihide Abe said to the ghost soldiers of the first brigade.

"Hay..." The two squadron leaders of the first brigade bowed their heads and took orders, and quickly got busy with the four hundred devils.

They are all in the same brigade, except for the veterans, the source of the soldiers is also Osaka, and there are even some from the same country. Many devil recruits can't help but shed tears.

The devils are busy burning the corpses here, but Balu is not idle.Under the command of Commander Yang, all the regiments participating in the battle moved one after another, waiting in an orderly manner for Kihide Abe's attack.For example, the 715th regiment, the 25th regiment, and the guerrilla detachment each sent a battalion of troops to Laiyuan City.

They will appear in the east, west and south directions of Laiyuan City at the right time, making the little devil puzzled.This is very important. With them, it will be a big question whether the devil's follow-up brigades will go out of the city to go to Yansu Cliff, or stay in the county.

Therefore, combat is not only an actual combat with guns coming and going, but sometimes it is also a strategy of bluffing a shot.

After Kihide Abe paid homage to Tsujimura Kenkichi at Yansu Cliff, he took the team directly under the brigade headquarters back to the direction of Sanchakou. Search and move forward in Beitan Village of the grave, looking for the main force of the Eight Routes.

The little devils walked very slowly, because they were also afraid of being ambushed.Of course, they also hope to be ambushed, because they are strong and eager to take revenge.

As the search progressed, naturally they couldn't keep up with the normal speed of marching. As a result, at night, the devils of the second brigade returned to Zhangjiafen to station again.

(End of this chapter)