"Report to the regiment commander, the special combat team sent someone to report that it has seized the Japanese position on the Phoenix Mountain, completely annihilated a Japanese squad stationed on the mountain, and captured five light and heavy machine guns. In addition, Wang Chengzhu's artillery team has completed the determination of the coordinates of the shelling of the north gate of Qufu and can carry out the shelling at any time! In the temporary military tent headquarters in the dense forest at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, the herald who hurriedly came in reported to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong bowed his head and said: "Good look, good job!" I ordered, two minutes later, our artillery team on the Phoenix Mountain began to carry out artillery bombardment, and the rest of the troops attacked the north gate of Qufu for me in accordance with the battle plan formulated before! ”。

"Yes, Captain!" The herald answered, then turned and galloped out of the tent to deliver orders to the ministries.

At this time, in the bitterly cold early morning, in the city of Qufu, the brigade headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade under the direct control of the 12th Army of the Japanese Army was brightly lit, and the Japanese staff officers who came and went constantly gathered information from all sides and reported the latest battle situation to Major General Haruta Kawada, commander of the 6th Independent Brigade.

Since Li Yunlong commanded more than 2,000 men and horses, he integrated Jinan and Tai'an by means of cavalry raids and night raids, and all the Japanese troops stationed in various parts of the Shandong border had already received orders from Iida Zhengu, commander of the 12th Japanese Army in Jinan City, to strengthen their vigilance and intercept Li Yunlong's main cavalry force at any time.

After receiving the news of the loss of Tai'an, the 6th Independent Brigade quickly dispatched part of the Japanese troops in Qufu City to the north in accordance with Iida Sadagu's order, and would go north in an arc with the Japanese troops in Ningyang and Surabaya, and would join forces with a Japanese army wing that went south from Jinan to encircle Li Yunlong's cavalry in Qufu, Tai'an, Ningyang, and Surabaya.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the latest situation, Dawenkou south of Tai'an has been passed by a strong Chinese cavalry, and the defenders of the stronghold have been scattered. According to the report of the defenders of the stronghold to the Jinan Military Headquarters, this powerful cavalry was moving south from Tai'an, and there were at least more than 1,500 cavalry. Galloping south, it has passed through Dawenkou. According to the time, it is likely that they have already passed through the Nanyi and are coming to Qufu. ”

In Qufu City, in the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army, the chief of staff of the brigade, Shinnosuke Kaneshiro, frowned, and with a solemn look in his eyes, he reported to the brigade commander Haruta Kawada the latest information on all parties.

Kawada Haruta heard this, his eyes were solemn, and more than 2,000 cavalry of the Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared, and his combat effectiveness was really too strong, attacking Jinan, and once almost killed the military headquarters of the 12th Army, and captured the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Iida Sadagu, and the chief of staff, Major General Takeda Keita. And this force is likely to be Li Yunlong's main cavalry force, turned around and went south to Mount Tai, taking advantage of the main force of Tai'an to go north into the mountains to suppress, and conquered Tai'an in a roundabout night attack. Now, dare to go all the way south and approach Qufu, is it an ornament to be the 6th Brigade of the Imperial Independence in Qufu?

However, judging from the situation reported by Chief of Staff Shinnosuke Kaneshiro, it seems that the other side is blocked by something, and has just crossed the Nanyi, and his side still has time to prepare for war.

"Yo Xi, order the soldiers of the whole city to go up to the city wall and garrison it. Immediately contact the troops in Ningyang and Surabaya to see if they are in place according to the orders of the brigade headquarters, and must build a blocking line on the railway line between Ningyang and Surabaya. This force of cavalry may be Li Yunlong's troops. Haruta Kawada ordered Shinnosuke Kaneshiro.

"Hayi, Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I understand my humble duties!"

Jinnosuke Kaneshiro paused heavily, but as for whether he can pull this suspected Li Yunlong force in time, it depends on the will of God. After all, the opponent is full of cavalry, and it is too easy to gallop across and break through the blocking line built by the infantry.

What's more, it was early in the morning, and there was still at least an hour or so before the day, which was really not conducive to the night battle of the Japanese army.

And the Eighth Route Army, which is said to be good at night battles, has war horses as support, and the cavalry is vertical and horizontal, and its combat effectiveness is a little stronger! Shinnosuke Kaneshiro is quite worried.

Just when Haruta Kawada in the city ordered all Japanese troops to prepare for war according to their own orders and intercept Li Yunlong's main cavalry from moving south, what the old devil didn't know was that the Japanese position on the Phoenix Mountain outside the northern city of Qufu had been captured by Li Yunlong's night attack.

"Bang Bang Bang !!"

Suddenly, several loud noises exploded in the sky above the northern city of Qufu, and brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, and the white light illuminated the head of the northern city of Qufu.

"Bagaya Road, what's going on?" Kawada Haruta was discussing the military situation with Chief of Staff Shinnosuke Kaneshiro in the brigade headquarters at this time, and suddenly the fireworks that exploded over the northern city were seen by Kawada Haruta in an instant, and he sighed in his heart, and immediately said angrily.

It's just that without waiting for Shinnosuke Kaneshiro to speak, the continuous explosions exploded completely at the north gate of Qufu. The loud sound of the explosion made Haruka Kawada stunned for a while.

"Boom, boom!!"

The sound of whistling continued to strike, and then there were loud explosions.

Soon, Haruta Kawada and Shinnosuke Kaneshiro, who were familiar with the smell of war, both changed their faces in an instant, and the enemy army attacked the north gate of Qufu City at night.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff, the defenders of the North Gate have called, and the North Gate has been attacked. From the Phoenix Mountain, someone suddenly set off artillery to bombard the fortifications of the defenders of our north gate. The head of the city and its gates were shelled, and the defenders of the north gate suffered heavy casualties. "There is no need for Kawada Haruta to order the Japanese staff officers of the brigade headquarters to quickly call the Japanese defenders at the north gate, and soon a Japanese staff officer received a call from the defenders of the north gate and reported the attack on the north gate of Qufu.

Haruta Kawada and Shinyuki Kaneshiro looked at each other, and then Haruta Kawada said angrily: "Yaga Ya Road, how is it possible? There is no large regular army of the Zhina Army around Qufu, how can there be such artillery fire to shell our Qufu? Also, if there is not a small team of troops stationed on the mountain of Phoenix Mountain, how can there be artillery to bombard the north gate? ’。

On the Phoenix Mountain, a team sent by Haruta Kawada to garrison the mountain to monitor the traffic arteries from the mountain road down the mountain to the north gate of Qufu. What's more, there was only one Japanese squad on the Phoenix Mountain, five light and heavy machine guns, and no artillery.

And if it weren't for the rebellion of the Japanese squad on Phoenix Mountain, there would have been an accident.

Sure enough, the chief of staff of the 6th Independent Brigade Regiment, Shinnosuke Kaneshiro, said with a gloomy look in his eyes: "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, Phoenix Mountain is likely to have been captured by the Chinese army that attacked Qufu at night, and it was captured quietly. You must know that the squad on Phoenix Mountain has at least 60 people, equipped with five light and heavy machine guns, and once attacked, it is impossible not to fire a single shot. The Chinese army that attacked Qufu may be extremely elite. ”。

"No matter which way the enemy army attacks Qufu at night, order all troops, enter the battle, give me a counterattack, kill Jiji!" Haruka Kawada was too angry, and when he heard the words at this time, he also knew that the commanding heights of Phoenix Mountain had been lost, and he could only give a fierce counterattack.

Shinnosuke Kaneshiro paused and said, "Hayi, Your Excellency Brigade Commander!" ”。