Chapter 159: Not Yet Gone to the Head

Yu Hua now knows that Jin Dong is about to welcome the 123rd Division and the 125th Division.

He is no longer very worried about the counterattack plans of Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen.

Plus, Li Jiayu is leading two divisions behind them, about to arrive at the Jin Province Battlefield.

The total strength of the Sichuan Army units in the direction of Niangziguan is approaching ninety thousand men.

Added to that are the units of Sun Lianzhong, Feng Qinzai, and Ceng Wanzhong.

With this much strength, facing two divisions and one brigade is already considered acceptable.

One must know that in the original timeline, when the 22nd Group Army arrived at Niangziguan, it was not nearly as complete as it is now.

If the troops hurry over, they can fight another battle against the devils.

He grinned and said, "You mean, tonight, while Yamashita Tomoyuki still doesn't know the news of the 109th Division's annihilation."

That was because the situation at the Xinkou Battlefield could not be broken open, so the devils chose a flanking maneuver.

"The little devils have come from afar; we must let them properly experience the hospitality of our Sichuan Army."

"Our troops annihilated the 118th Brigade at Shimen Village."

This is very unfavorable for the Sichuan Army's operations.

Deng Xihou and Sun Zhen looked toward Xishan Village.

As a result, Niangziguan was captured by the devils, and Huang Shaohong's plan did not work.

If Huang Shaohong had transferred the Sichuan Army to the Xinkou Battlefield back then, perhaps the war situation in Jin Province would not have been as bad as in the original timeline.

"Commander, Deputy Commander-in-Chief!"

Yu Hua scratched his head, "It's just... our 22nd Group Army is fully assembled."

The troops on the Mashan Village line are nearly forty kilometers away from Xishan Village.

"I'm just afraid that this one division, along with the remaining men of the 124th Division, won't be able to annihilate Yamashita Tomoyuki's brigade."

Wei Lihuang at the Xinkou Battlefield also needs this fresh force of the Sichuan Army to be committed.

"Such a big clump of devils is a bit hard to fight!"

After all, on the Xinkou Battlefield, there are the little devils' Itagaki Division and two mixed brigades.

This led to the total collapse of the Niangziguan line!

"We also don't need to worry about the devils' aircraft, armored vehicles, and tanks."

Deng Xihou laughed heartily, "Hahaha..."

"Since the reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, then we will start the counterattack tonight."

Yu Hua grinned, "Of course!"

After daybreak, the devils' aircraft will come out.

"We didn't use a ruse to lure him in this time."

"Now, only Yamashita Tomoyuki's brigade remains in the south, this isolated force."

That could deal a devastating blow to the little devils and also secure victory.

Wei Lihuang, as the frontline Commander-in-Chief, knew that if a fresh force entered the Xinkou Battlefield.

"According to our intelligence, the Garrison Mixed Brigade led by Yamashita Tomoyuki."

On the Xinkou Battlefield, due to no reinforcements arriving, although Wei Lihuang entered a stalemate with the little devils.

"By the time our troops from the Mashan Village area arrive, the battle will likely not be over, and it will be broad daylight."

"Deputy Commander-in-Chief!"

"Commander!"

"Night combat is very advantageous for us."

They were deadlocked with the Central Army and the Jin-Sui Army, and neither could do anything to the other.

Once the devils at the Xinkou Battlefield are routed, the enemy in the direction of Niangziguan will naturally retreat.

Among them, Shimen Village is closer to Xishan Village, but it is still twenty kilometers away.

"Our Zhongtu culture values being a 'land of etiquette', after all."

"They are currently in the Xishan Village area."

This distance is a bit far.

However, Huang Shaohong believed that Niangziguan was in great crisis and was unwilling to transfer the Sichuan Army north to the Xinkou Battlefield.

The day has already dawned.

The Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army's two great victories in Jin Province were both achieved by using ruses to lure the devils.

He also couldn't swallow so many devils, and on top of that, Niangziguan was captured by the devils.

Thinking of this, Yu Hua looked at Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou.

Wei Lihuang's direct subordinate, Section Chief Song Si, went specifically to find Huang Shaohong.

As long as victory is achieved at the Xinkou Battlefield, then the devils in the direction of Niangziguan will naturally retreat.

Both of them knew very clearly in their hearts that if they hadn't used ruses, the entire group army would not have achieved such results so easily.

The Central Army, Jin-Sui Army, Northwest Army, Yunnan Army, and so on.

"To the north are Kawakishi Bunzaburo's 20th Division and the 108th Division."

Especially since the casualties were very small!

"They are currently intertwined with the units of Feng Qinzai, Sun Lianzhong, and Ceng Wanzhong."

The retreat route of the defenders at the Xinkou Battlefield was cut off by the little devils; if they didn't withdraw, they would fall into the devils' heavy encirclement.

Wei Lihuang had no choice but to order the defenders at the Xinkou Battlefield to retreat.

"The devils have come to our Jin Province territory; we must treat them well."

The Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army still had not arrived, and it was only after sending his own trusted subordinates to the 2nd War Zone headquarters that he found out.

Huang Shaohong, serving as the Deputy Commander of the 2nd War Zone, was in command of the operations at Niangziguan.

Furthermore, the command system of the 2nd War Zone at that time was also quite chaotic.

Once heavy weapons are carried, the marching speed of the troops must be reduced significantly.

Deng Xihou grinned and said, "Wang Zhizhong's Division is actually quite close."

But!

Yan Laoxi, as the Commander of the 2nd War Zone, took one look at Wei Lihuang's request and then cast it to the back of his mind.

"Yu Hua... this distance is truly a bit far."

As the main battlefield in the Pingjin Region, the Xinkou Battlefield saw massive casualties on both sides; now, once the Sichuan Army is committed to the Xinkou Battlefield...

Due to Yan Laoxi's error, there were not many troops in the direction of Niangziguan.

Yu Hua saw that Sun Zhen and Deng Xihou were not arrogant, and did not believe that the Sichuan Army currently possessed the ability to confront the devils head-on.

Currently, the Sichuan Army 22nd Group Army is divided into two parts.

Even with a Rapid March, it would take two hours for the troops to get there, and that is while traveling light.

Because Wei Lihuang and Huang Shaohong had no communication with each other.

He picked up the Command Stick and pointed toward Xishan Village.

As he spoke, Yu Hua walked to the front of the map.

After Song Si clarified his viewpoint to Huang Shaohong.

"After all, this brigade also has over seven thousand men."

Huang Shaohong had already transferred the Sichuan Army toward the direction of Niangziguan.

"This brigade has become an isolated force, and now it is a piece of fat meat delivered right to our mouths."

After all, Kawakishi Bunzaburo led his troops to attack Niangziguan.

"You kid, now that you know reinforcements have arrived, you're ready to challenge the devils."

The remaining troops of the 122nd Division and the 124th Division were in the area of Shimen Village.

Division Commander Liu became interested when he heard Yu Hua say this.

Then this stalemate would be broken, and perhaps the Xinkou Battlefield would be a completely different situation.

"We must swallow them in one bite."

"Shall we join forces to annihilate this brigade?"

"The devils are unfamiliar with the terrain of Jin Province and basically do not fight at night."

At the time, the Sichuan Army entered Jin Province to fight.

The situation between them was also quite chaotic, and Wei Lihuang was struggling to hold on at the Xinkou Battlefield.

The 127th Division and a portion of the 124th Division were currently in the area of Mashan Village.

When Wei Lihuang first learned that the 22nd Group Army had been assigned to the 2nd War Zone, he had told Yan Laoxi.

Sun Zhen, who was to the side, nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

He demanded that after the Sichuan Army entered Jin Province, they should immediately enter the Xinkou Battlefield.

The men of three divisions were all sent by Huang Shaohong into the heavy forces of the devils using a "filling the pit" method.

Only 3 divisions arrived at Niangziguan, which were the 122nd Division, the 124th Division, and the 127th Division.

Huang Shaohong had sent people in advance to intercept the Sichuan Army halfway and commit them to the Niangziguan Battlefield.

His heart finally felt relieved.

The two of them hadn't lost their heads yet, that's good!

(End of this chapter)