Kenichi Muto struggled to support until the main force of the 3rd Brigade under the division took Guangling, and then launched an attack on Ulxian from the flank, so as to form a counter-encirclement trend against the main force of the ambush force commanded by Li Yunlong from behind.

After entering Lingqiu County from Laiyuan to the west, the main force of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army and some devil troops totaled more than 10,000 people under the command of Yamada Hao, chief of staff of the division, defeated the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army who were delaying their northward advance along the way with great difficulty.

Finally, eighteen minutes after Kenichi Muto sent another urgent telegram asking Hiroshi Yamada to lead the main force of the 3rd Brigade to kill Guangling, he finally reached Guangling Castle.

It's just that Yamada Haodu led the main force of the 3rd Brigade with more than 10,000 Japanese troops to kill under Guangling City, and he was dumbfounded!

"Chief of Staff, this city is not easy to fight!" Even the brigade commander of the 3rd Brigade, Hiroaki Sakamoto, looked at Guangling City in front of him dumbfounded, looking like a ghost.

Not to mention that Hiroaki Sakamoto was dumbfounded, Hiroshi Yamada was also helpless and stunned.

I saw that outside the Guangling City in front of me, all the houses outside the city near the city wall were demolished and razed to the ground by Zhou Hua, the commander of the independent battalion, and the guerrillas who participated in the defense of the city.

In order to make it easier for the Japanese army to attack the city, it was not possible to rely on the houses outside the city for cover and get close to the city walls.

Moreover, Guanglingcheng was already under the control of the new regiment before the 28th Regiment under Li Yunlong and Ding Wei's headquarters and the independent regiment under Kong Jie's headquarters ambushed the 6th Division under the command of the Japanese army Gu Shoufu.

In order to keep Guangling for a long time, Li Yunlong also sent people to constantly repair the Guangling city wall at that time, not only demolishing the houses outside the city, so as to clear the sight of the defenders.

In addition, a large number of trenches were built outside the city near the city gate and under the root of the city wall, and the barbed wire and other trench fortifications captured by the Japanese army in previous battles were taken out, and a large number of trench barbed wire fortifications were built densely along the direction of the four gates outside the city.

At this time, the defenders of Guangling City already had more than 1,000 people in the main force of the independent battalion under the command of Zhou Hua himself, more than 2,000 guerrillas, and more than 3,000 defenders, which was enough to defend the city for a day by repairing a solid city.

In siege battles, the enemy and the enemy compare at least several times the enemy army attacking the defenders of the city.

From this point of view, even Hiroshi Yamada, who despised the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and Hiroaki Sakamoto, the commander of the 3rd Brigade, felt that it was tricky, and when they went to the city to see the fortifications of Guangling City and the situation of the defenders in full formation, it was natural and reasonable for the two old devils to be dumbfounded.

"It's not good to fight, but it's going to be fought!"

Yamada Hao's face was gloomy, and Kenichi Muto had already sent several urgent telegrams, asking them to command the main force of the 3rd Brigade to capture Guangling as soon as possible, and then rush to attack and advance towards Wei County.

If the 3rd Brigade can take Wei County, it can respond to the ambush of the 15th Brigade of the Japanese Army on the North Road and other devil troops from behind, and it can also enable the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army to join forces and launch a counter-encirclement against the ambush troops of the new 1st Regiment, forming a decisive battle against the main ambush force commanded by Li Yunlong.

It's just that at present, if you want to capture Guangling, I'm afraid you need to drop a lot of Japanese corpses under the city!

"Chief of Staff, the defenders of the Eighth Route Army in Guangling City seem to be very elite. The fortifications of the city appear to be very strong. Outside the city, there is a large number of barbed wire fences around the city, and on the top of the city, a large number of machine gun fire points can be seen at the lowly level, which is full. And the city is bound to be supported by the artillery units of the Eighth Route Army! If we want to capture Guangling, we need to lose at least a lot of Imperial soldiers! ”

The commander of the 3rd Brigade, Hiroaki Sakamoto, said in a condensed voice, and you are welcome, in the final analysis, if the devil veterans of the 3rd Brigade are too seriously consumed, it is inevitable that Hiroaki Sakamoto's interests will be damaged.

Yamada Hao frowned, "Now the division commander has lost five thousand, and the Northern Route Imperial Army has less than ten thousand. Moreover, just now the division commander sent an urgent telegram, the air reinforcement fighters have been defeated by the anti-aircraft fire of the new regiment, and in a short time, it is impossible for the division commander to have fighter reinforcements! Now, the division commander is relying on us! Order the troops, prepare to deploy, and fight Guangling first! ”

has already killed Guangling, and it is impossible for Yamada Hao to lead the main force of the 3rd Brigade to abandon Guangling and kill directly to Wei County.

What's more, Yamada Hao didn't know the situation in Wei County, once he ignored Guangling's independent battalion and directly killed Wei County, Guangling's Eighth Route Army defenders went out of the city to draw the main force of the 3rd Brigade to a cold son, and they were enough for him Yamada Hao.

Because, no matter how strong the fortifications of Guangling's Eighth Route Army are, this is not the time when the Japanese army can retreat in the face of difficulties.

"Alright, Chief of Staff, do your bidding." Hiroshi Yamada said so, and Hiroaki Sakamoto also said with a heavy pause.

In fact, Hiroaki Sakamoto also knew that the commander of the enemy defenders, who could cultivate Guang Ling so solidly and with such complete fortifications, must not be a weak army under his command.

What's more, from the secret telegram sent by the Japanese intelligence officers in the city, the defenders of the Eighth Route Army in the city were more than 3,000 people, and their combat effectiveness was not weak. In any case, it is impossible for Hiroaki Sakamoto to turn a blind eye to the threat of the Hiroei defenders.

"Order the troops and besiege the city. The 4th Wing surrounded the city, and the 16th Infantry Wing launched a tentative attack on the South Gate! The artillery brigade is responsible for artillery cover, light and heavy machine gun fire, and suppresses the enemy forces at the head of the city! Three minutes later, the divisions are completed and the attack is launched! "Agreeing to Hiroshi Yamada's siege order, Hiroaki Sakamoto can only order the herald to convey the order and prepare for the siege.

Guangling City is actually not big, it is just an ordinary county seat, so the preparation for the siege of Guangling City by the main force of the 3rd Brigade of the Little Devil Regiment was completed in less than a few minutes after the main force of the 3rd Brigade came to the city.

It's just that under the command of Zhou Hua, the commander of the independent battalion of the new 1st Regiment, Guangling is not to mention impregnable, relying on the city wall fortifications that have been built and repaired for a long time and the defensive positions outside the city, it is not a problem to withstand the fierce attack of the main force of the Japanese 3rd Brigade for a whole day.

At this time, just as the siege of the devils began and preparations were being made for the siege, the roof of a ten-story restaurant near the south gate was on the roof of the city, and the headquarters of the temporary Guangling garrison was located there.

"Battalion commander, the little devils are besieging the city! According to the reports of various departments, the devils under the soldiers in the city are indeed the main force of the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army led by Granddo Yamada, and it is estimated that it is around 10,000 people! And it is the equipment of the front-line Japanese army field divisions! It seems that some of us defending the city have fought! On the roof, the staff officer of the independent battalion headquarters on the side smiled and said to the battalion commander Zhou Hua!

Zhou Hua put down the telescope in his hand and said in a condensed voice: "Can't be careless, although we have already built city fortifications, it is not a problem to hold on for a day and a night with the existing troops." But the main force of the 3rd Brigade of the little devil has more than 10,000 people, which should not be underestimated! In the battle to defend the city, our battalion must cooperate with 2,000 guerrillas to fight this battle of defending the city! ”。

"Yes, Battalion Commander!" Several staff officers of the third battalion standing beside Zhou Hua all stood upright, and their expressions suddenly became serious.