The merchant just now was not a merchant, but Kazuo Okamoto, the intelligence staff officer of the 69th Division of the Japanese Army.

This little devil graduated from the Munich Intelligence School, and has lived in China for many years, can speak fluent Chinese, and can be regarded as a China expert.

After getting rid of the pursuers, Kazuo Okamoto took advantage of the darkness of the night and continued to march towards Heyuan County with a radio station and a code book.

His task was to bring the radio station into Heyuan County and establish a stable telecommunications channel between Heyuan County and Ping'an County, so that the division headquarters of the 69th Division could keep abreast of the battle situation in Heyuan County.

However, it is a pity that when Kazuo Okamoto took advantage of the night to infiltrate the suburbs of Heyuan County, he found that the entire Heyuan County had been surrounded by the Eighth Route Army.

Tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army surrounded Heyuan County and was attacking frantically.

However, the firepower of the Jin Sui army was also very fierce, and the shells were shot out as if they didn't want money, and under the night sky, the positions of the Eighth Route Army bloomed one after another dazzling flames from time to time.

Seeing this, Kazuo Okamoto couldn't help but be a little stunned.

Kazuo Okamoto was surprised not only by the strength of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, but also by the firepower of the Jin Sui Army.

Compared with the 37 years when the Sino-Japanese War just broke out, both the scale of the Eighth Route Army and the equipment level of the Jin Sui Army are no longer the same.

The loss was that the Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army fought first.

If these two families join forces and fight their 69th Division together, the situation will be extremely tricky!

Seeing that there was no chance to enter the city, Kazuo Okamoto simply set up the radio station in the field and used the spare battery pack to send a telegram to the division headquarters in Ping'an County.

……

Heyuan County, outside the East Gate.

"Anti-artillery, it's time, it's time to defend artillery, hurry!"

Guan Dashan shouted as he beckoned the officers and men of the 1st Battalion to hide in the predetermined area.

The officers and men of the 1st Battalion, who had just been "storming and attacking" in various positions, quickly entered one designated area after another.

Almost as soon as the officers and men of the 1st Battalion had taken cover, rows of shells fell overwhelmingly, and in an instant, the entire position outside the east gate of Heyuan County was covered by artillery fire.

"Donkey Day!" Guan Dashan's guards scolded, "Jin Suijun is really fucking wide now!" ”

"Not really!" A veteran not far away said, "Listen to this movement, the caliber must be at least 105mm, and at least 10 guns or more!" ”

"12 doors!" Guan Dashan said angrily, "The 105mm caliber American howitzer is much stronger than the howitzer of the same caliber as the devil in terms of range and lethality." ”

"In the words of our chief of staff, the devil's howitzer is a younger brother compared to the Yankee's howitzer."

Speaking of this, Guan Dashan said murderously: "However, these American howitzers will be ours sooner or later!" In the words of the chief of staff, Chairman Chiang is a transport captain, who is specifically responsible for transporting US weapons and equipment to China, and then sending them to our Eighth Route Army, haha. ”

"Hahaha!"

The officers and men of the 1st Battalion nearby burst into laughter.

As he spoke, the artillery bombardment of the Jin Sui Army ended.

Then a group of "Jin Sui Army" wearing American-style steel helmets jumped up from the trenches and rushed over with a roar.

Guan Dashan suddenly came to his senses, jumped up from the trench with the 38 big covers, opened his throat and shouted: "I've listened carefully to Lao Tzu, this time I don't have to keep my hands!" ”

"The Jin Suijun of the dog day is really fighting!"

"We suffered a big loss just now!"

"This time, you don't have to keep your hands, you will beat Lao Tzu to death!"

"But you can't use a bayonet, use a rifle butt, and smash Lao Tzu to death!"

Guan Dashan's words were like a spark falling into a dry pyre, which ignited the emotions of more than 200 commanders and fighters of a company behind him.

In the next moment, more than 200 commanders and fighters began to howl.

Then he picked up the 38 big cover and followed Guan Dashan to meet the Jin Sui army.

In the blink of an eye, the two groups collided head-on in the darkness.

Guan Dashan rounded the butt of the gun, slammed it, only to hear a bang, a Jin Suijun immediately rolled his eyes, was smashed to a slight concussion, and fainted on the spot.

……

Although the light is not very good, with the eightfold military telescope and the fire on the position outside the east gate, Kazuo Okamoto can still see the battlefield faintly.

In one word, it is, tragic!

The Eighth Route Army and the Jin Sui Army fought really fiercely!

From such a distance, Kazuo Okamoto could hear the clatter of the butt of the gun on the steel helmet, and the scream, listening to Kazuo Okamoto's ears, there was an indescribable pleasure.

Let's fight, let's fight, the more aggressive the fight, the better, it's better to fight for both sides.

This way, when the Imperial Army comes out to clean up the mess, it will be extremely easy.

Kazuo Okamoto put down the binoculars, set up the radio, and sent the radio waves one symbol at a time.

……

Dagu Town, the war room of the 358th regiment headquarters of the Jin Sui Army.

Seeing Fang Ligong walk in, Chu Yunfei's squinted eyes immediately opened.

"Brother Meritorious Service, how is it?" Chu Yunfei said, "You didn't really make a fuss, did you?" ”

"There were no deaths, but there were a lot of serious injuries." Fang Ligong said, "There must be one hundred and ten seriously injured. ”

"In a war, even if it is a drill, casualties are inevitable." Chu Yunfei didn't blink his eyes, and then asked, "What about the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army?" ”

"The situation of the Independent Regiment should be similar to ours." Fang Ligong said, "At least so far, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has not taken any advantage. ”

Chu Yunfei's face fell.

Fang Ligong said: "Tuanzuo, you don't seem to be satisfied? ”

"Of course I'm not satisfied." Chu Yunfei said, "What kind of unit is our 358th Regiment?" It was the model unit of the Jinsui Army, all the soldiers were selected first, the training was the best in the whole army, and the equipment was also the best! ”

"What about the independent regiment? Li Yunlong's independent regiment is nothing more than a bunch of mud legs! ”

"Especially under the premise of large-scale expansion like the current one, the quality of combatants cannot be guaranteed!"

"But even so, in hand-to-hand combat, the two sides are just tied, which is equivalent to us losing! Because the conditions of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army are obviously inferior to ours. ”

Fang Ligong lifted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "But this is just a drill after all, and it can't explain anything." ”

"No, the exercise can say a lot." Chu Yunfei said, "Meritorious brother, you can't beat the independent regiment in the exercise, and don't think you can beat the independent regiment in actual combat!" After this battle, your staff must conscientiously sum up experience, find out your own shortcomings and the advantages of the independent regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and then seriously study their advantages! ”

"Yes." Fang Ligong said solemnly.

There is no mistake