"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the night attack on Qufu must be the main force of Li Yunlong's cavalry, our defenders in the city only have more than 1,000 horses, and the commanding heights of Phoenix Mountain have been lost. Although we can hold out in the city for a while, the enemy's artillery fire on the Phoenix Mountain is bound to cover the whole city, and our casualties will be very large. Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, withdraw! ”

Shinnosuke Kaneshiro earnestly suggested to Haruta Kawada that judging from the sound of enemy guns that were getting closer and closer, the other party's artillery fire was very strong. The offensive was fierce, and the north gate had already been breached, and at this time, a reserve of less than 200 people in a squadron of the brigade headquarters was almost impossible to withstand the opponent's cavalry charge.

What's more, according to the information that Shinnosuke Kaneshiro had obtained about the new regiment of Li Yunlong's department, this regimental-level unit of the Eighth Route Army was strong and strong, and it was difficult for even the commander of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, to cut off the new regiment of Li Yunlong's department. What's more, the 6th Independent Brigade was caught off guard by the other side at this time.

Moreover, although the 6th Independent Brigade is subordinate to the 12th Army of the Japanese Army, its combat effectiveness is also very strong. However, the ability to fight at night was slightly inferior to the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

Based on the current situation, Shinnosuke Kaneshiro hopes that Haruta Kawada will temporarily withdraw from the brigade headquarters and retreat in the direction of Nancheng to see the situation. Once the battle situation was unfavorable, he commanded all Japanese troops in the city to break through the siege and move south.

It's just that for Harota Kawada, as a commander of a Japanese brigade and a senior officer of the Japanese army with the rank of major general, how could he be frightened by a night attack by the other party and withdraw from Qufu City in a hurry?

What's more, at this time, Kawada Haruka was confident that once he withstood the cavalry of the other party from the north gate and fought in the streets, he would inevitably be able to drag Li Yunlong's main force in Qufu City.

Therefore, Kawada Haruta shook his head and refused to withdraw from the brigade headquarters, and said solemnly: "Needless to say, Chief of Staff, you immediately urgently telegraph the people in Ningyang and Surabaya, turn around and go south, and reinforce Qufu." Order the troops dispatched by Yanzhou to reinforce Qufu in a hurry, and be ready to block the remnants of Li Yunlong's troops along the railway line at any time, hurry up! ”。

Seeing that Harota Kawada vetoed the withdrawal of the brigade headquarters and was ready to break through from Nancheng at any time, Shinnosuke Kaneshiro had no choice but to transfer troops according to the old devil's orders.

At this time, Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua's two divisions totaling more than 800 cavalry, had galloped into the city, leaving more than 200 people at the north gate to cut off the remnants of the Japanese army near the north gate, the rest of the main cavalry totaling more than 800 had been killed in the city near the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army less than 400 meters away from the main road street, encountered the counterattack of more than 100 Japanese soldiers sent out by the little devils to block the attack.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Boom, boom!" Bullets and grenades exploded in the streets, and the vanguard cavalry of the new regiment and battalion, which had a strong charge, was blocked, and only some of the men and horses were able to dismount, resume infantry combat, and flank the Japanese fortifications that were blocked.

Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua were already together at this time, and the two could see the location of the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army not far away without binoculars.

The courtyard has a high-walled gate, and the wall looks very strong.

"Old Zhou, it seems that if the cavalry rushes to the gate of the little devil's brigade headquarters, it will inevitably be easily strafed by the light and heavy machine gun fire of the opponent on the high wall, and the cavalry will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Tell me, what to do? In a hidden place on the temporary street, Zhang Dabiao asked Zhou Hua.

Zhou Hua observed for a while the situation of various units blocking the Japanese troops, and behind them were several large courtyards where the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army were located two or three hundred meters away.

"Attacking the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army, under the very strong walls of this courtyard, only artillery reinforcements can be mobilized! Just now, I have already sent someone to contact Wang Chengzhu and remotely request the artillery support of Wang Chengzhu and their artillery team on Phoenix Mountain! At this time, Wang Chengzhu, this kid, should have already sent a small detachment of artillery to arrive to reinforce us! ”

Zhang Dabiao nodded and said: "Okay, wait for the artillery to come up, pry open the fortifications of the Japanese blocking position, and approach the little devil brigade headquarters, as long as you blow up the door of the devil brigade headquarters, this battle will be easy to fight!" In this way, Lao Zhou, I will send a battalion and a detachment to detour to the rear of the Japanese brigade headquarters to block the back road of the little devil brigade headquarters, so as not to let the little devil run away! ”。

"Good! That's it! ”

Zhou Hua nodded, agreeing very much with Zhang Dabiao's plan.

At this time, Zhou Hua had sent people to ask for artillery reinforcements had also arrived, and with Zhou Hua's order, more than a dozen mortar shells exploded the Japanese blocking position in the night, and the blocking fortifications on the main road more than 400 meters in front of the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade were hastily deployed, and the 100 Japanese soldiers who blocked the attack were killed and wounded. Some of the remnants of the army can only retreat to the brigade headquarters, and will hold on with the remnants of their brigade headquarters and wait for reinforcements.

Seeing this, Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua ordered the soldiers of all units to kill the headquarters of the 6th Independent Brigade of the Japanese Army again and engage in a fierce battle with the remnants of the little devils.

At this time, Haruta Kawada was in the brigade headquarters and was no longer safe.

"Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, more than 100 soldiers who went out to block the attack were killed and wounded by the mortar shells of the other side, and the Chinese cavalry rushed to kill again, and had already killed in the direction of both flanks of the brigade headquarters, and was outflanking me in a roundabout way. The defenders of the gate were in a hurry, and they could only hold out for three minutes, asking for instructions from His Excellency the Brigade Commander. In the midst of the gunfire, some Japanese soldiers rushed back to the center of the brigade headquarters and reported to Haruka Kawada.

"Nani?"

Haruka Kawada was so shocked that he didn't expect that his brigade headquarters would one day be attacked by the troops of the Eighth Route Army, whom he had despised and despised, and he was stunned for a while.

At this time, the chief of staff of the brigade on the side, Shinnosuke Kaneshiro, took the lead and said urgently: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, the situation is urgent, we must evacuate the brigade headquarters and break through to the southern city!" The opponent's forces are strong, and they have begun to surround the brigade headquarters in a roundabout way, and if they don't withdraw, they really can't withdraw in a hurry! ”。

Harota Kawada woke up suddenly when he heard this, and hurriedly ordered: "Damn, withdraw, quickly withdraw from the brigade headquarters." Order the front gate guards to cover the evacuation of the brigade headquarters! Chief of Staff, let's go! ’。

At this time, Haruka Kawada was not hypocritical, and could only order everyone to evacuate the brigade headquarters and break through in the direction of Nancheng.

"Hai, Your Excellency Brigade Commander! Obedience! Shinnosuke Kaneshiro breathed a sigh of relief and directly ordered the Japanese personnel of the command to quickly withdraw from the brigade headquarters and withdraw from the rear.

It was only soon reported that the Eighth Route Army had been found in the rear of the brigade headquarters and blocked the way out.

At this time, without waiting for Kawada Haruka to be in a hurry, the gate of the Little Devil Brigade Headquarters was broken by Zhang Dabiao and Zhou Hua's two people. After a fierce battle, all five senior officers of the Japanese command headquarters below Haruta Kawada and the 6th Independent Brigade were captured.

As the price of resistance, when withdrawing from Qufu City, Li Yunlong ordered the commander of the 6th Independent Brigade of the captured little devil to carry out artillery killing, which was regarded as a salute to Haruta Kawada.