In the winter when the cold wind was howling, Li Yunlong led his troops to march quickly, all the way from the Killing Tiger Pass to the northwest of Jin, and captured the right jade and Weiyuan Fort.

Now, the troops are approaching the north of Pinglu City, and according to the situation after reconnoitring the defensive strength of the Japanese puppet army defending the city, Li Yunlong decided to start the attack from the north city.

At this time, Li Yunlong, who was sneering, looked at the 1st Battalion of the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army commanded by Zhang Fugui, and the 1st Company and 2nd Company of the rebels, with a total of more than 900 people serving as cannon fodder for the Japanese army outside Beicheng City, and he was a little speechless in his sneer.

"Regiment commander, it seems that about half of the strength of Qian Bojun's rebels has been kicked out of the city by the little devils and used as cannon fodder! It's really a pity for the little devil, this is the main battalion of Chu Yunfei's 358th Regiment, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is not bad. Zhang Dabiao, who was standing on Li Yunlong's side, said with a smile.

Li Yunlong sneered: "Qian Bojun, this dog traitor, according to the information we have gotten, this guy was promoted by Chu Yunfei, but I didn't expect this guy to decide to take refuge in the little devil because he has been a battalion commander for many years and has no promotion, which really makes labor and management speechless!" ”。

"Regiment commander, the little devil is clearly going to rely on Qian Bojun's rebels to resist us. And the combat effectiveness of the rebel army under Qian Bojun is not the regular army of the ordinary Jin Sui Army and the National Army, and the combat effectiveness is still good! Once we fight a war of attrition in our positions, we will be in trouble if we are entangled by the Japanese puppet army in Pinglu! He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion standing on the other side of Li Yunlong, said worriedly.

Li Yunlong picked up the binoculars and looked at the rebels commanded by Zhang Fugui hiding in the trenches under Beicheng City, and said coldly: "Made, most of the people of this group of rebels can't really follow Qian Bojun to take refuge with the little devils. It is estimated that it was forced by the sudden and Qian Bojun's coercion, and now that we are already in the city, there is no reason to retreat! ”。

After a pause, Li Yunlong then began to issue combat orders: "Da Biao! ”。

"Captain!" Zhang Dabiao is on the right path.

Li Yunlong pointed to the rebel positions of the Jin Sui Army at the head of the northern city of Pinglu and outside the city and said: "You command the first battalion and part of the fourth battalion, a total of more than 500 people, under the cover of Wang Chengzhu's artillery fire, give me fifteen minutes to solve the rebel positions of the Jin Sui army outside the opposite city and seize the north city gate!" Entering the city, I will transfer to you all the grenadiers and light and heavy machine guns of the Japanese army captured in Youyucheng to strengthen the fire cover during the charge! ”。

"Understood, Captain! Guaranteed completion of the task. Zhang Dabiao did not hesitate at all, stood up and saluted, and immediately turned around and left to command the troops to prepare for the siege.

Li Yunlong followed and said to He Yongjie, the commander of the fourth battalion on the side: "Old He, you command the rest of the brothers of the fourth battalion, and cooperate with the troops directly under labor and management to carry out a feint attack on the enemy troops in the direction of the rest of the city gates of Pinglu City. ”。

"Understood, Captain!" He Yongjie nodded and said!

Li Yunlong nodded, and immediately ordered the rest of the commanders and fighters to start preparing for the attack. Three minutes to prepare for the siege, and when the time comes, the battle will start immediately.

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At this time, on the gate tower of Pinglu North City, Sakaguchi Wangya and Qian Bojun, who were secretly stationed in Pinglu City, were observing Li Yunlong's department outside the city together at the head of the city.

I have to say that Qian Bojun was able to serve as the commander of the 1st Battalion, which has the strongest combat effectiveness under Chu Yunfei, which shows that this dog traitor still has some military ability.

I saw that Qian Bojun was at the head of the city at this time, holding a telescope and looking at the siege preparations begun by Li Yunlong's troops outside the city, with a solemn face. I secretly thought in my heart: Made, now that I mentioned the iron plate, the troops of the new regiment are really extraordinary, and it seems that there will be a fierce battle later.

"Sakaguchi Taijun, the troops of the Eighth Route Army outside the city should be the troops commanded by Li Yunlong. Look at the enemy officer with a telescope behind the small hill opposite, it is estimated that it is Li Yunlong! Qian Bojun pointed to the outside of the city, nodded and said to Sakaguchi.

Sakaguchi Wang took the binoculars and looked at it, and said with a solemn face: "Yo Xi, I saw it!" The troops of the Eighth Route Army under the command of Li Yunlong carried out nonsensical attacks on the towns and cities garrisoned by the imperial army all the way in various parts of Shanxi, making it impossible for the imperial army to catch this person. Now that the opportunity has come, in the direction of the Killing Tiger's Mouth, there is already a force of His Excellency General Itagaki Seishiro blocking the Killing Tiger's Mouth and is heading south. Now our mission is to stop the troops under the command of this man in the Pinglu area! Qian Sang, it's up to you to see the first regiment of your Imperial Army! ”。

"Hayi, Sakaguchi Taijun, I will definitely complete the task assigned to us by Taijun!" Qian Bojun could only smile bitterly in his heart, Li Yunlong's troops killed a lot of Taijun, and in the next battle, Qian Bojun felt that his troops were bound to suffer heavy casualties.

It's just that what Qian Bojun didn't expect after that some of the rebel troops under his control would be absorbed and received by Li Yunlong.

"Yo Xi, you are worthy of being a loyal and good citizen of the Japanese Empire, very good!" Sakaguchi Wang praised Qian Bojun, after all, Qian Bojun had a lot of troops in the city at this time, and his combat effectiveness was also good, so it was worth Sakaguchi Wang's encouragement Qian Bojun to be cannon fodder and charge for the imperial army.

What else can Qian Bojun do? I could only bow my head and bow my waist bitterly, and thank Sakaguchi again.

At this time, Li Yunlong commanded the troops to prepare for the siege.

"Well, it's time! Hit the signal flare and let Wang Chengzhu's artillery fire give Qian Bojun's rebel soldiers a wake-up call! Kill! Li Yunlong looked at the watch on his wrist, the time had come, and immediately signaled the signal soldier beside him to shoot a signal flare into the sky.

The signalman responded, and soon a flare exploded in the sky.

"Bang !!!"

The flare exploded in the gloomy, howling north wind, and the brilliant white fireworks stood out in the sky.

"Target: Pinglu Beicheng outside the Jin Sui army rebel position, Beicheng head enemy fortifications, five correction shells, prepare, put!" In the rear of Li Yunlong's siege troops outside the northern city, Wang Chengzhu stood on the artillery position and ordered the artillery commander under him.

After receiving Wang Chengzhu's artillery order, five correction shells were loaded into the barrel, and with a loud roar, the five shells smashed directly into the position of the rebels commanded by Zhang Fugui and the fortifications guarded by the Japanese army at the head of the northern city, and exploded suddenly.

"Boom!! Rumble!! Boom!!"

The shells hit the ground and exploded, setting off bursts of gunfire and smoke, and the stumps and severed arms of some unlucky rebel soldiers and Japanese soldiers were also blown into the sky.

At the head of Beicheng Castle, Nozomi Sakaguchi and his adjutant Yuki Hirao, who were hiding from observation in the extremely hidden bunker, said in unison: "It's not good, it's a correction bomb!" Order all the troops to hide in place and hide from the shelling! ”。

Without waiting for the devil herald to go out to convey the order, soon a whistling cannonball smashed from outside the city, and the outside of the northern city and its head suddenly fell into a burst of artillery fire, and the battle of Pinglu began.