Li Hong ordered an artillery attack to harass the Japanese position, the purpose of which was to drive away the-stirring stick of the Japanese 4th Division.

As long as the 4th Division of the Japanese Army does not withdraw, then the Security Regiment will have to use heavy troops to guard against the other side, and it will not be able to mobilize troops to encircle and annihilate the Japanese troops outside the city.

The troops outside the city of the security regiment were divided into several small detachments to act, and the small detachments used mortars to attack and bomb everywhere, causing the Japanese 4th Division to be restless.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The Japanese 4th Division outside the northern city was bombarded by artillery shells in many positions.

The little devil artillery wanted to counterattack, but as a result, they couldn't find the target at all, and the squad ran away early.

Although the casualties of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army were not large, the attack tactics made the little devil very crazy.

The little devil of the Osaka Division couldn't figure out the true intentions of the security group, and he attacked rashly and was afraid of being deceived, so the little devil had to be a turtle with a shrunken head and retreated into the position.

The news of the attack by the security regiment soon reached the headquarters of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army.

For a time, telephone calls and telegrams kept flying to the headquarters of the Japanese divisions.

Several devil communication soldiers hurriedly ran to the division commander Matsui Yuzaburo to report.

"Report to the general, the forward positions of the 8th Wing were shelled by the Security Regiment!"

"Report to the general, the position of the 3rd Brigade of the 9th Wing was shelled by the Security Regiment!"

"Report to the general, the logistics team of the 20th Wing has been shelled by the security regiment!"

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After listening to the report of the communication soldiers, Yuzaburo Matsui couldn't help but feel a headache in his head.

However, when he learned that the casualties of the troops were not large, and the security group did not attack, Matsui Yuzaburo was immediately relieved, and it seemed that the security group was just an attack.

Yuzaburo Matsui still knows a little about Li Hong's combat style, and if the security regiment really wants to attack, it will definitely attack suddenly, and he will not carry out attack tactics at all.

Yuzaburo Matsui had a calm face, knocked on the conference table, and said angrily: "Yaga, this security regiment has been harassing our troops, what do you want to do?!" ”

Nohara Kojiro, the chief of staff of the devil, thought for a moment, and slowly analyzed: "Division commander, the security regiment attacks and harasses our army, there are no more than two purposes, one is to drag down our army through raiding tactics, and then take the opportunity to attack, and the other purpose, the security regiment wants to force us to withdraw our troops. ”

Yuzaburo Matsui thought about it for a while, then nodded and agreed with the chief of staff, Kojiro Nohara's analysis.

After a while, a devil lieutenant came running with an urgent telegram.

"Report to the general, it's an emergency telegram from the 10th Division, the 33rd Brigade!"

Yuzaburo Matsui received the telegram, took a quick look at its contents, and suddenly, in annoyance, he slammed the telegram on the conference table.

"Baga, damn Lai Gu Yichuan, the entire 33rd Brigade is besieged by the soldiers of China, and you dare to speak disrespectfully, how can this be true!"

The commander of the 33rd Brigade, Lai Gu Kazukawa, had just personally sent an urgent telegram to Yuzaburo Matsui asking for help.

Yoriya Kazukawa has always been arrogant and arrogant, and in his telegram he not only did not whisper to Yuzaburo Matsui, but instead denounced the 4th Division as cowardly, mercenary, and fools who would not save themselves when they saw death.

A devil major general also glanced at the telegram and said with a cold smile: "The Laigu Brigade is greedy for merit, they are really to blame for being besieged, since the Laigu Brigade is so arrogant, let them fend for themselves!" ”

As the commander of the division, Yuzaburo Matsui could not declare a personal vendetta and sit back and watch the 33rd Brigade be destroyed, otherwise, the Japanese army headquarters in North China would not be able to spare him.

Of course, Yuzaburo Matsui is also aware of the current situation in Taierzhuang, the security regiment is in front of their 4th Division, and it is not so easy to break through the defense line to rescue the 33rd Brigade, so not only will the 33rd Brigade not be saved, but the rescue troops of the 4th Division may also fall into the encirclement of the national army.

"Nohara-kun, the Laigu Brigade is besieged, do we want to increase our troops to rescue?" Yuzaburo Matsui asked the chief of staff, Kojiro Nohara.

Nohara Kojiro shook his head and said decisively: "Division commander, you must not reinforce the 33rd Brigade, as long as our reinforcements move, the Security Regiment will definitely bite us hard, otherwise, the situation of our reinforcements will be the same as the 33rd Brigade and the 33rd Brigade will be surrounded by the Chinese soldiers." ”

After Kojiro Nohara finished speaking, he walked to a sand table map with a deep expression.

Then, Yuzaburo Matsui and the Japanese officers at the headquarters gathered around the sand table.

Nohara Kojiro held a baton in his hand and pointed to the national army troops around Taierzhuang on the sand table, while he was doing a simulated deduction on the battlefield of the two armies.

After watching the deduction of Chief of Staff Nohara Kojiro, the devil officers couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Nohara Kojiro put down his baton, thought about it far-reachingly, and said cautiously: "Ladies and gentlemen, the soldiers of China have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops outside Taierzhuang, and their intention is already obvious, they want to surround several of our divisions, and then divide and encircle them, and the 33rd Brigade is an example......

After a few minutes of silence, the devil officers asked Nohara Kojiro worriedly: "Chief of Staff, according to your analysis, it seems that our 4th Division is also in a bad situation, what should we do?" ”

Nohara Kojiro continued: "Although the 33rd Brigade has airdropped material support by plane, but more than half of their casualties will not last for a few days, according to my judgment, the soldiers outside Taierzhuang will annihilate the 33rd Brigade and will definitely besiege our 4th Division after freeing up their hands." ”

"It is imperative that while the large army of soldiers on the outskirts of Taierzhuang is busy dealing with the reinforcements of the Isogu and Itagaki divisions, we should evacuate the Taierzhuang area as soon as possible, otherwise, our 4th division will become a turtle in the urn......"

Yuzaburo Matsui carefully considered it for a moment and decided to follow the advice of the chief of staff and withdraw the troops of the whole division from the Taierzhuang area.

"Order, all units of the 4th Division prepare for evacuation in advance, and tonight, all troops will evacuate their positions outside Taierzhuang!"

"Yes, division commander!"

A devil officer of the Ministry of Communications nodded, and immediately went to convey the order of the division commander Yuzaburo Matsui.

The rest of the devil officers in the command headquarters also began to get busy, preparing for tonight's evacuation.

After the order was issued, Nohara Kojiro reminded Matsui Yuzaburo again: "Division commander, do we want to send a telegram to remind the Itagaki and Isoya divisions to be careful of the encirclement of the Shina troops, otherwise, many soldiers of our Imperial Japanese Army will die in vain." ”。

"Nohara-kun, you're right, for the sake of the overall situation, we should really remind them." Yuzaburo Matsui nodded slightly and continued, "As for whether the two guys Itagaki and Isoya listen to the advice or not, it's none of our business. ”

When the time came in the evening and the entire Japanese 4th Division began to evacuate, Yuzaburo Matsui, in the name of the 4th Division Headquarters, sent a telegram to the 5th Division and the 10th Regiment at the same time.