"Order the soldiers of the defenders at the head of the city everywhere to defend them strictly, and not to go out of the city without permission to counterattack. Chief of Staff, you will send a report to the friendly troops reinforced by our Baoding in Wangdu and other places, requesting that the speed be accelerated and move closer to Baoding. After thinking about it, Asuka Taguchi, who felt that he couldn't think of Li Yunlong's intentions for the time being, waved his hand to Yuichiro Takami and said.

Yuichiro Takami paused: "Haiyi, Your Excellency Shaozuo, you understand your humble duties!" ”。

Although Asuka Taguchi made the decision to stay and wait for help, the old devil is not immutable. Asuka Taguchi, who was sitting at the headquarters in the castle, kept sending urgent telegrams to the Japanese troops who came to help from Wangdu and other places, asking for reinforcements to be brought closer at a faster pace, and on the other hand, some firepower was allocated to reinforce the defenders of the northern castle who were under onslaught.

At this time, in the headquarters where Li Yunlong was in the dense forest outside Xicheng, there were constant reports of battles.

"Regiment Commander, the latest battle situation: The offensive in Beicheng is fierce, and Zhang Dabiao, who has already arrived under the city to attack, is storming the city wall. The little devils fired at the heavy firepower of the northern city in unison, trying their best to block the attack of our siege troops. According to the order of the regiment commander, although the feints of the troops were fierce, the casualties of the fighters were not few. Basically, it has already restrained the little devils in Beicheng. Less than five minutes after the start of the attack in Beicheng, the firepower of the little devils increased significantly, and at least several Type 92 infantry guns of the little devils opened fire on us, and it is estimated that the Japanese command in the city has mobilized heavy firearms to reinforce the Japanese puppet army defenders in the northern city. ”

In the military tent of Li Yunlong's temporary field headquarters, the staff officers of the accompanying army kept reporting to Li Yunlong.

Li Yunlong bowed his head and said, "Zhou Hua, Duan Peng and the others, how are they prepared?" Time waits for no one. ”。

I saw that the staff officer of the army who reported the battle situation continued in a condensed voice: "Regiment commander, according to the report of the people sent back by Zhou Hua, two coffins have been collected in the nearby villages outside the city, and money has been paid to others. Now, the coffin filled with explosives has been quietly transported to the base of the city wall less than thirty meters from the west gate to the left under the cover of night, and the fuse is ready to be lit at any time. ”。

"Good, good job. Ordered Zhou Hua, Zhang Dabiao and others to prepare for a general attack in five minutes. Ordered Sun Desheng's cavalry company to continue to attack around the city, and draw some men and horses from the reserve to cooperate with the cavalry company to feint against the enemy defenders in other directions. Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly ordered the staff officer of the army.

"Yes, Captain." The staff officer of the army replied, and immediately turned around and left to give the order.

With an order, Li Yunlong walked out of the military tent of the headquarters. I saw the wind and snow howling outside, and under the darkness of the night, Baoding City was already full of devouring beasts, leaking chilling fangs at any time.

"Made, Baoding City must be taken. Otherwise, it won't hurt the old devil Tada Jun. Li Yunlong thought to himself in his heart.

Five minutes passed quickly, as the time on the watch had expired. Li Yunlong raised his head and ordered directly to the people who rushed back to the headquarters: "All departments will carry out the attack according to the prior plan, and kill me!" ”。

"Yes, Captain!" Zhang Dabiao and the others responded one after another, and immediately rushed out of the headquarters and returned to their respective headquarters.

Zhou Hua, the commander of the independent battalion, joined Duan Peng's special combat team and arrived outside Xicheng. And Li Yunlong personally followed the two people to the rear of the attack force and arrived to command the main attack.

"Ignition!" When everything was ready, Zhou Hua directly ordered a soldier to light the fuse that extended from the coffin full of explosives.

I saw that the fuse was lit, "zizizizi!! Less than half a minute after the fuse burned and made a sound, with a huge explosion, a section of the city wall of Xicheng was blown up into the sky.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!!"

The loud noise shook the ground and shook the mountains, directly waking up the people of the whole city, and the Japanese army headquarters in the city, which originally belonged to the Manchu Governor's Palace, was also shaken and clamoured.

In particular, the two old devils, Asuka Taguchi and Yuichiro Takami, the chief of staff, were stunned on the spot by the loud explosion of the West Castle, and in less than a few seconds, the old devil Asuka Taguchi felt that something was wrong for the first time, and asked the chief of staff, Yuichiro Takami, to urgently contact the defenders of the West City.

"Hurry up, contact the defenders of Xicheng and see what the hell is going on?" Asuka Taguchi pushed Yuichiro Takami, the chief of staff, who was stunned, and shouted fiercely.

Yuichiro Takami, who came back to his senses, paused when he heard the words and said, "Hai, Your Excellency Shaozuo." Then Yuichiro Takami hurriedly walked directly to the phone on the desktop on the side of the command and hurriedly called the third squadron leader of the Xicheng garrison.

In less than ten seconds, Yuichiro Takami's eyes gradually became solemn, and then he hurriedly said to Asuka Taguchi: "Your Excellency, a section of the city wall of Xicheng was blown up by the military explosives of the Shina Army for seven or eight meters. Six or seven hundred troops rushed into the western city through the gap. The head of the west city has been lost, and the leader of the third squadron commands the remnants and is ready to withdraw from the city head that is about to be lost and retreat into the city. The opponent's firepower was too strong, the third squadron could not withstand it, and the Imperial Cooperative Army that assisted in defending the city in Xicheng had been defeated. ”。

"Nani? How can it be? Taguchi Asuka was taken aback when he heard this, and suddenly thought of something, "It's not good, Li Yunlong's main direction of attack is not the North City, but the West City." Bagaya Road, I made a mistake! ”。

The terrain outside Xicheng is undulating, although not too flat. However, outside the city, there were conditions for the other party to hide close to the base of the city wall, and it was night, and it was windy and snowy. Although the Japanese army at the head of the city was illuminated by searchlights to defend the city, it was impossible to shine on all the places outside the city. It is possible for the other party to get close to the city of Xicheng to carry out blasting.

And the onslaught of Beicheng was obviously a feint sent by Li Yunlong.

"Your Excellency Shaozuo, what should I do?" Yuichiro Takami, the chief of staff on the side, asked urgently at this time, the sound of gunfire and shouting from the direction of the west city has begun to significantly reach the sound of the attack guns in the north city, indicating that the other party has entered the city and is thinking about the Japanese army headquarters in the direction of the inner city.

Asuka Taguchi is also a member of the little devil's general, and after stabilizing his mind, he pretended to be calm and said: "Order the defenders of Beicheng to continue to hold on, Chief of Staff, you personally bring a 300 people to reinforce the defenders of Xicheng, and block the attack on the Chinese army in the city!" ”。

"Hai, Your Excellency Shaozuo!"

Taguchi Asuka said in a condensed voice: "Stop the Chinese army that has entered Xicheng, and I will mobilize other troops to reinforce you." When necessary, fight street battles with Li Yunlong's troops in the city and hold them down! After waiting for the reinforcements to arrive, the inside and the outside should join forces and completely strangle the Eighth Route Army troops commanded by Li Yunlong! Avenge the four princes of the empire who died in battle and countless imperial generals who were killed by Li Yunlong. Chief of Staff, your mission is very important! ”。

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency Shaozuo, I just want to personally meet the Zhina Army commanded by Li Yunlong!" Yuichiro Takami was a little beaten and paused.