The troops were approaching Luyi, and Li Yunlong commanded the troops to reconnoiter and defend the enemy, which seemed to be small, but under the surprise attack, it was unsuccessful!

At this time, behind a small hill two hundred meters outside the north gate of Luyi, there was a temporary field headquarters.

"Division commander, the attack is unfavorable. The city of Luyi is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack! The north is high and the south is high, the field of vision outside the city is wide, the defending enemy has already prepared, the machine gun fire is very sufficient, we were discovered by the defending enemy under the surprise attack, the opponent's machine gun fire suddenly hit from the city, and the soldiers suffered large casualties. The third brigade was responsible for the raid on the north gate, and the brigade commander Ma Wenhai said in a condensed voice.

Li Yunlong also climbed to the top of the hill with everyone and observed the meeting with a telescope, Li Yunlong had to admit that the devil's defense was actually very strong.

"According to the preliminary reconnaissance of the Wolf Tooth Special Forces, the enemy army in Luyi only has a thousand devils, but there are 5,000 Imperial Cooperative Army! Most of the Imperial Association Army originally belonged to bandits, hooligans, etc., although the field battle was not good, but relying on the defense of Luyi City, the fierce defense, but tenacious. Li Yunlong said in a condensed voice, but he didn't expect to encounter a blow for the first time in Luyi.

However, fortunately, Ma Wenhai, who was mainly attacking the north gate, commanded the siege troops to withdraw temporarily, and at this time, the cavalry was not able to attack the city.

Fortunately, all the troops are from infantry, they are cavalry when they get on their horses, and they are roaring infantry soldiers when they get off their horses!

"How many casualties have you suffered?"

Ma Wenhai said in a condensed voice: "There are at least 30 casualties, I see that the enemy's machine gun fire at the head of the north gate is full of 125 Type 92 heavy machine guns, and I have ordered the siege troops to retreat and temporarily block the outside of the city." ”。

"Hmmm! The casualties are not much! ”

Li Yunlong nodded, but Ma Wenhai still reacted in time.

Otherwise, if they did not withdraw in time under the heavy machine gun fire of the devils at the head of the north gate, the troops would inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

You must know that although Li Yunlong commanded 15,000 cavalry at this time. However, it was already a lone army to fight in the south of Henan Province, without the support of grain and grass in the rear.

According to the food, grass and ammunition carried by the soldiers with the army, it could only support two weeks of combat.

If you add in the cities fortified by the enemy along the way, and the captured grain, grass and ammunition, you can fight for another week, which is almost more than 20 days.

However, there are also disadvantages, and the southbound cavalry army mastered by Li Yunlong cannot be replenished on the spot if he loses a single soldier.

Therefore, the casualties are what Li Yunlong must control. And the casualties caused by the raid on Luyi were still within Li Yunlong's acceptable range.

Moreover, before heading south, Li Yunlong had instructed Zhang Dabiao and other commanders and fighters several times to control the casualties of the troops.

Otherwise, when you go north and return to the division, don't have only a few thousand people left, and the gains outweigh the losses.

After all, the few brigades that went south were all the core elites mastered by Li Yunlong. took it out to fight in the south, and Li Yunlong was also very distressed.

The topic is far away, pull back!

I saw Li Yunlong say to Ma Wenhai: "The troops will take a break for a while, and the rest of the troops will surround the three gates of Luyi, and they will encircle Luyi to the point that it is impossible to get through!" ”。

"Yes, Commander." Several commanders and fighters nodded.

And Li Yunlong turned his head to Wang Chengzhu, the commander of the artillery regiment on the side, and said: "Pillar, you kid is ready to prepare, aim at the north gate in five minutes, and blast the enemy's firepower first." ”。

"Division commander, the devil is estimated to be prepared, I'm afraid it can't guarantee that the enemy firepower point at the head of the city will be completely destroyed!" Wang Chengzhu reminded loudly.

Li Yunlong smiled: "Of course, I know this. You kid knocked out most of the enemy's firepower at the head of the city, which is already good! The devil must still have a hidden firepower point that has not been used, don't be afraid, when the time comes, the attack will be a feint, and the devil's firepower will naturally be able to be tested. But this is the business of the dismounted infantry soldiers, you kid do the shelling thing! ”。

"Hey, hey, hey! Yes, Divisional Commander. Mission completion guaranteed! Wang Chengzhu thought about it, and it seemed to be the same, so he stood up and saluted.

Li Yunlong patted Wang Chengzhu's shoulder and smiled: "Ready!" Fuck me hard! ”。

"Understood, Commander, take a look!" Wang Chengzhu stood up and saluted and left to prepare for the shelling.

At this time, Junichiro Mizuta, the captain of an infantry brigade under the 35th Division of the Luyi Devil Division, who had encountered a sudden attack, was hiding on the edge of the battlements at the head of the north gate, probing his brain and carefully observing outside the city.

Since he had received an urgent telegram order from the headquarters of the 35th Division in Kaifeng in advance, Junichiro Mizuta followed Genguchi's order to strengthen the defensive preparations of Luyi.

It's just that I didn't expect that I was really surrounded and attacked by Li Yunlong's cavalry army!

Now, the dense cavalry outside the city has blocked the four gates of Luyi, and the siege of Luyi City is impassable, and the devil Junichiro Mizuda is frightened.

Although its unit belonged to a certain unit of the 35th Division, it had 12 heavy machine guns, 24 light machine guns, and a small squad of two Type 92 infantry guns. There is also a 20 mm anti-tank gun, equipped with other mortars, bomb canisters, and the fortified Luyi can also be used.

It's just that seeing the dense army of Li Yun's dragoons outside the city, Junichiro Mizuta thinks he's unlucky.

"Yaga, don't fight in other directions, what are you doing beating me Junichiro Mizuda! It's not a must-go either! Junichiro Mizuta was still secretly complaining about Li Yunlong in his heart.

At this time, the sound of footsteps came from behind him, and Junichiro Mizuta turned his head to see that it was the lieutenant of the brigade, Captain Abe, who came in a hurry.

"Captain, the situation is not good. The attacking enemy army should be the main force of the enemy's cavalry warning from the division and regimental headquarters, and it is estimated that there are at least thirteen or four thousand people. Abe Jun said in a slightly trembling tone, his expression pale.

Fortunately, the surrounding devils and the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army were all in the night, and they couldn't see Abe-Jun's pale face.

Otherwise, you'll laugh off your big teeth.

When Junichiro Mizuta heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, nonsense, he was not blind in his eyes, of course he could see it!

"Fortunately, a secret whistle was arranged ten miles outside Luyi City to warn, otherwise, you and I didn't expect the other party to hit my Luyi City! Yaga, it's really unlucky. ”

Abe Jun continued to tremble in a trembling tone: "The humble post has already sent a report to Kaifeng, and it is estimated that the division commander will not ignore us!" ”。

"I can guess the call back from the division headquarters, isn't it just sticking to and waiting for help! Can't expect Kaifeng to send reinforcements! Now, the safety of the Longhai line that our division is most concerned about! The Empire's hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting in Zhongtiao Mountain, and the Longhai Line was one of the supply lines. Do you think you can wait for reinforcements now? Junichiro Mizuta smiled wordlessly at his adjutant Jun Abe.

Abe Jun is blind, isn't that abandoned, "Then what do we do?" Although the Imperial Association Army is 5,000, it is composed of some incorporated bandits, although the combat effectiveness seems to be fierce, but once the city is broken, these Imperial Association troops face to face with Li Yunlong's cavalry elite, it is simply vulnerable. ”