"Lingqiu is lost? Isn't there an infantry brigade to defend there? More than a thousand imperial warriors were broken by Li Yunlong in less than half an hour? ”

Knowing that Lingqiu was lost, Matsui Shigen, who led his troops to Laiyuan City, had a gloomy look in his eyes, grabbed the collar of the Lingqiu Defender Infantry Brigade Captain Sato Kiyofuku Shaozo, who retreated from Sanshan Town to Laiyuan City, and roared angrily.

Sato Kiyofuku was caught by Matsui Ishine in public, and he suddenly felt very aggrieved, and he didn't want to abandon the city and flee.

However, the troops commanded by Li Yunlong, who suddenly attacked from the Hengshan base area along the Guanshui River and rushed south, numbered more than 6,000 people, and the momentum was huge and the artillery fire was fierce.

Although the infantry brigade in the hands of him Sato Kiyofuku is claimed to be an infantry brigade, its combat effectiveness is only third-rate. Most of the soldiers of the infantry brigade were vagrant samurai and expatriates from the Japanese country, and their training and weapons were much weaker than those of the formal Japanese infantry brigade.

was able to hold out for about half an hour to break out of the city, and Kiyofuku Sato still felt that he had done a good job.

It's just that although he is angry that Matsui Ishine doesn't give himself face, Matsui Ishine is the original commander of the Central China Dispatch Army, which is much taller than his small infantry captain. Even if Matsui Shigen slapped him a few times, Sato Kiyofuku didn't dare to refute.

"Hay, please calm your anger! Li Yunlong suddenly personally led at least seven or eight thousand men and horses south along the Guanshui River to storm the county seat of Lingqiu. After several attacks led by Li Yunlong in the county seat before, the other party was already very familiar with it. Our combat effectiveness is weak, and the weapons and equipment of the garrison are difficult to block the powerful attack of the opponent! Please forgive your Excellency! ”

Sato Kiyofuku smiled bitterly and defended himself helplessly.

"How many men do you still have?" Matsui Shigen's face was gloomy, and Li Yunlong's dismount was clearly to despise himself.

Take the initiative to attack and take Lingqiu County first, this is a face-to-face decisive battle with your own side?

But didn't Li Yunlong know that the troops led by him Matsui Shigen were nearly 40,000 people, and the soldiers were strong and strong, especially the main force of the 3rd Division, which was the first division of the empire, and its weaponry and combat effectiveness were far from being able to withstand the new regiment head-on.

Being able to eat the 6th Division and the 2nd Division in a row, the two most capable army divisions in the Japanese country, Matsui Ishine did not feel that Li Yunlong's actions were self-defeating.

"Report to Your Excellency, there are about five hundred people in the Ministry of Inferior Posts. Li Yunlong led his troops to besiege Lingqiu on all sides, and the momentum was very rapid. By the time he saw the enemy troops under the city, the other party had already completed the siege. After the start of the battle, the other side concentrated at least 30 artillery pieces of various types to bombard the city, especially the north gate. The north gate quickly broke the city, and the defenders in the city only had more than 1,000 people, and they couldn't cover everything! After breaking through the city, he was helpless and could only lead his troops to break through! ”

When Matsui Shigen heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, Yaga, what a bunch of waste.

However, knowing what kind of soldier the Japanese soldiers that Sato Kiyofuku mastered, Matsui Ishine was no longer angry with Sato Kiyofu.

After all, most of them were expatriates, and the garrison brigade composed of wandering samurai was able to escape under the onslaught of the battalions of the elite new regiment commanded by Li Yunlong, which was also remarkable.

At least, Matsui Ishine would not have thought that Li Yunlong's troops were really weak.

"Your troops will stay in Laiyuan and strengthen the defense of Laiyuan City!" Matsui Ishine saw that the remnants of the soldiers behind Sato Kiyofuku were panicked one by one, and he had lost his military spirit, although he had the intention to integrate this part of the defeated soldiers into his subordinate troops. But when he saw this, he still left the remnants of Sato Kiyofuku in Laiyuan City to garrison it!

Sure enough, as soon as Matsui Shigen's words came out, Sato Kiyofuku hurriedly paused: "Hai, Your Excellency General!" ”。

Matsui Ishine waved his hand and let Kiyofuku Sato go down.

And then, at the head of the north gate of Laiyuan City, Matsui Shigen asked Ying Zuo Zhenzhao, the head of the strategy section specially transferred from the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese State, as the chief of staff of his army, and the old devil said in a condensed voice: "Ying Zuojun, what do you think Li Yunlong's calculation is?" Did you really come out to fight our army head-on? ”。

Kagesa Zhenzhao worked with Matsui Ishine at the beginning, and cooperated to lead the Japanese army to attack Jinling City, and the Jinling Massacre, this devil also has great responsibility.

"Your Excellency General, I humbly think that Li Yunlong will not have a decisive battle with our army head-on! According to Sato Kiyofuku's report, the force commanded by Li Yunlong, who took the initiative to besiege Lingqiu County, seems to be only seven or eight thousand. Even if Sato Kiyofuku deliberately exaggerated because of his hasty defeat, the total strength of his siege of Lingqiu was at least about five or six thousand, only a lot more! Looking at this situation, Li Yunlong seems to be intent on giving us a dismount, but he will definitely not fight me head-on! Shadow Zuo Zhen Zhao said in a condensed voice.

Speaking of which, Kagezo Zhenzhao was also engaged in intelligence, so he naturally learned about Li Yunlong's previous series of battles against various units of the Japanese army.

Judging from Kagezo Zhenzhao's understanding of Li Yunlong and the new regiment under his command, the old devil thought that most of the new regiment's headquarters fought skillful battles, and it was easy not to engage in too frontal field battles with the Japanese army. Even in field battles, most of them are to concentrate superior forces and occupy favorable terrain for ambushes.

What Kagesa Zhenzhao is most worried about at the moment is that Matsui Ishine will be provoked by Li Yunlong and the army will advance rapidly. Once you fall into Li Yunlong's ambush circle, things will also be very troublesome.

"Yo Xi, what Kagesa-kun said is not wrong. But right now, Li Yunlong despises my 40,000 troops close at hand, and treats my 40,000 imperial soldiers as if they were nothing! Uncle can bear it, aunt can't bear it! Order the 7th Independent Mixed Brigade to set off first and recapture Lingqiu County for me. Let's get back a game first! Once there is no ambush, the main force of the army is following up! What do you think? Kagesa-kun! ”

Matsui Ishine thought about it, and still said to Kagesa Zhenzhao!

"That's it!"

Ying Zuo Zhenzhao thought about it, this is also a way, "Agree to the deployment of His Excellency the General!" Send a mixed brigade out to take a look first, and let's take a look first! ”

"Order, the 7th Mixed Brigade will set off immediately and recapture Lingqiu County for me!" Seeing that there was a consensus of opinion, Matsui Shigen waved his hand and beckoned the devil staff officer who was waiting next to him to give the order.

When the devil staff officer heard this, he immediately raised his head and said, "Haiyi, Your Excellency the General!" ”。

It's just that Ying Zuo Zhenzhao believes that it is impossible for Li Yunlong to garrison Lingqiu County after capturing it, and he will definitely withdraw to the base or turn to other directions.

The target of the attack of the 3rd Division and some of its brigades, totaling nearly 40,000 Japanese troops, was to eliminate the new regiment base area in Hengshan and completely annihilate all the main forces to which Li Yunlong belonged.

And it is obvious that Li Yunlong took the initiative to attack this time, and it is very likely that there is a conspiracy, for Li Yunlong, Ying Zuo Zhenzhao feels very important, this is the commander of the Chinese army who ate the two most capable divisions of the empire!