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"Old Kong! Something really must have happened!" Inside Qingshan Town, looking at the town that had been completely reduced to ruins, Kong Jie and Ding Wei couldn't help but gasp in shock!

The battle that covered a vast area of Qingshan Town could destroy most of the town!

Not to mention the number of troops involved, the amount of artillery fire they deployed was definitely no less than a hundred cannons!

Moreover, Qingshan Town has a large number of defensive facilities, including trenches, machine gun emplacements, bunkers, etc.!

This was clearly not an encounter battle!

"Lao Kong!"

"Isn't the direction of Aoyama Town a necessary route for the Osaka Division?" Ding Wei said after a moment of contemplation.

"Yes!"

“But Lao Ding! You don’t actually think someone defeated the Osaka Division, do you?” Kong Jie looked up at Ding Wei and asked.

"Hard to say!"

"Lao Kong!"

There are only two possibilities now!

"There is definitely a highly capable force engaged in fierce combat with the Osaka Division in Aoyama Town!"

"First, they won the battle and pursued the Osaka Division northward to Taiyuan!"

"Secondly, we were defeated and forced to retreat to Taiyuan by the Osaka Division!" Ding Wei said in a deep voice.

After all, judging from the traces of battlefield activities, the last remaining batch of troops did indeed head north in the "220" formation, and there was only one place they headed north to: Taiyuan!

As for the Osaka Division being completely annihilated, that's basically impossible!

A division has more than 20,000 men; even if you caught 20,000 pigs, you couldn't catch them all in three days!

“Indeed!” Kong Jie pondered for a moment, then quickly nodded.

Old Ding is absolutely right!

In any case, this unit marched north to Taiyuan!

The only thing that cannot be determined is who will win or lose this battle!

In other words, either this unit was chasing the Osaka Division's artillery, or the Osaka Division was chasing them!

However, he prefers the last one!

"Old Ding! Do you think there's anyone in our Shanxi-Northwest region who can go toe-to-toe with the Osaka Division?" Kong Jie couldn't help but ask at this moment.

It's impossible to determine the winner at this point, but what is certain is that a large-scale battle definitely took place between the two sides!

A battle of this scale would be difficult to fight even in the Jin-Sui Army, let alone the Eighth Route Army!

After all, the Jin-Sui Army couldn't easily mobilize a hundred cannons!

"I don't know!"

"So, why did Old Li decide to head to Qingshan Town?" Ding Wei asked with a puzzled look.

"Old Ding!"

"The other three directions are all attack points for the Japanese!"

"But heading north might offer a way out!"

“However, I think Lao Li might believe that there is a unit of ours in Qingshan Town!” Kong Jie said after a pause.

"Our troops are here?" Ding Wei frowned.

"Correct!"

“You know this unit, it’s the New Third Regiment!” Kong Jie suddenly said.

"The New Third Regiment?"

"You mean the New Third Regiment is in Qingshan Town?" Ding Wei asked instinctively.

"Correct!"

"So, Lao Ding! Do you think it's possible?"

“Old Li’s troops have already joined up with the New Third Regiment! In other words, the battle of Qingshan Town was fought by the New Third Regiment?” Kong Jie asked cautiously.

"impossible!"

"Old Kong! Although we learned in Ping'an County that the New Third Regiment is not an ordinary regimental-level unit!"

"But judging from the battle on the ground, their troop strength is at least more than a division!"

"Moreover, the artillery used will definitely far exceed the size of a regiment!" Ding Wei shook his head and said.

The New Third Regiment was indeed formidable, but this kind of battle was definitely not something a regimental-level unit could get involved in!

Moreover, the Osaka Division, a genuine Class A division, was cutting in from the direction of Aoyama Town!

As for the fact that the New Third Regiment was stationed in Qingshan Town, that doesn't mean anything. You should know that after the battle started, they all left their stationed areas quickly!

"Then what do you mean?"

"The Jin-Sui Army will not allow the Osaka Division to cut in!"

"I think Yan Laoxi must have left some backup plan!" Ding Wei said after a moment of contemplation.

Yan Xishan was the supreme commander of the Second World War Zone!

This battle not only concerns the entire Shanxi-Northwest region, but also the reputation of the Second World War zone and the national confidence of 400 million Chinese people!

Yan Laoxi couldn't possibly be unaware of Qingshan Town!

In other words, Yan Xishan must have already sent a large force to guard Qingshan Town!

A large-scale battle broke out when the Osaka Division arrived!

This is the most reasonable explanation!

"That's true!"

"Old Ding! What are your thoughts now?" After a pause, Kong Jie sighed.

That damn old Li is always causing trouble!

"Old Kong! Are you sure Old Li is still alive?"

Ding Wei frowned.

"There's a signal left by Old Li on the boundary marker in Qingshan Town!"

"Old Li is definitely still alive!"

"Then let's go to Taiyuan!" After a moment of contemplation, Ding Wei suddenly looked up at Kong Jie and said.

No matter what, Old Li is still alive!

But if they don't go now, then who knows!

After all, according to Lao Kong, when breaking out, Lao Li was facing a Japanese cavalry regiment. Even if he broke out, he certainly wouldn't have many troops left!

"Then go!"

"That son of a bitch Li Yunlong dares to go!"

"I have no reason not to dare!" Kong Jie immediately retorted.

"Row!"

"But I need to talk to the brigade commander about this!"

"Otherwise, three main regiments would have lost contact!"

"The brigade commander is probably furious!"

Ding Wei nodded.

"it is good!"

Kong Jie said in a deep voice.

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Provisional Headquarters of the Island Nation's First Army!