"Boom ......"

Before the chief of staff could recover from the shock of the attack on his headquarters, explosions began to sound at the head of the city.

The thunderous explosion directly startled him, and he stood up from the ammunition box, raised the binoculars, and followed the sound to look east of the city.

The splash of fire is particularly dazzling in the night.

Black smoke, ammunition boxes, corpses...... It flew in the sky with the light of the fire, and finally smashed to the ground.

"It's the east of the city that is being attacked by artillery fire, immediately contact the garrison in the east of the city to find out what's going on?" The chief of staff ordered with a calm face.

The only two remaining staff officers did not move, and replied with a solemn face: "Report to the sir, the headquarters has been destroyed, and the telephone line connecting us to the city wall has also been blown up, and the telephone soldiers are making every effort to carry out emergency repairs, and they cannot contact the garrison in the east of the city for the time being." ”

The chief of staff's anger surged up all of a sudden, and he scolded loudly: "Bage Yalu, if we don't have a telephone, won't we command the battle?" ”

"When the phone line is broken, I will send someone to ride over to contact."

"Within ten minutes, we must find out who is shelling the city wall east of Yi County, whether it is a sneak attack by enemy artillery fire or an attack on Yi County."

"Hey!" A staff officer hastened to answer, and then disappeared here.

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

The chief of staff was just about to catch his breath when the explosion rang out again, and it came from the south of the city.

The explosion scene was exactly the same as what I had just seen in the east of the city.

The flash of fire splashed instantly, a large number of soldiers, ammunition boxes ...... It was blown up into the sky and smashed at the foot of the city wall.

At this time, even a fool knew that the attack on Yi County tonight was extraordinary.

First the headquarters was attacked, and then the walls were shelled...... It was clearly a premeditated attack.

"Sir, the garrison in the east of the city has sent someone over!"

As soon as he was stunned, the chief of staff saw a second lieutenant rushing over covered in blood, and his eyes were full of fear from the heart.

Rushing over, he gasped and reported, "Sir...... The Eighth Route Army, a lot of Eighth Route Army ...... suddenly appeared outside the city"

"They are armed with mortars and heavy machine guns, as well as mountain artillery, and are attacking the city walls, we only have an infantry squad and two platoons of the Imperial Alliance, and the shelling has caused us heavy casualties, and we are asking for reinforcements."

In order to achieve a quick solution and take the county seat of Yixian County at the lowest cost, Li Hao invested a lot of money.

In addition to the ammunition carried by the artillerymen themselves, each infantryman helped to carry one to two shells.

As soon as the time came, the artillery began to roar, and the attacking troops approached the city together, forcing out all the light and heavy machine guns that the devils had set up on the city wall, and letting the mortars and mountain artillery blow up.

If three shells can't be destroyed, use five shells, and if five cannonballs can't be destroyed, use ten shells.

In less than ten minutes, more than fifty devils were armed with three light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and two grenadiers...... All destroyed.

The city was full of craters from artillery shells, and the dead and wounded Japanese puppet soldiers fell everywhere......

"Chief of Staff Chen......" the chief of staff of the devil shouted in rusty Chinese.

"Please give an order!" Chen Fusheng replied loudly.

An approving smile flashed on the face of the chief of staff of the devil, and then he continued to order: "Immediately draw a company from the Imperial Alliance Army to reinforce the east of the city, and the speed must be fast!" ”

Chen Fusheng swore with a sworn face: "Don't worry, Taijun, we will definitely defend the east of the city." ”

At this time, some people will definitely say that Chen Fusheng's current behavior is diametrically opposed to the attitude he had when he was evacuating the regiment headquarters just now, and he contradicts himself.

Because the discerning person knew at a glance that the eastern part of the city could not hold out for long under the heavy artillery attack.

Now that the reinforcements have passed, they will definitely have to fight hard with the attacking troops, and if they don't do well, they will fall into it, and there will be no return.

Chen Fusheng is not only not stupid, but also very smart, and he can definitely see this, but he did it.

It's not because he's not afraid of death and plans to die for the devil, but Xiao Yuan just gave him a guarantee.

In five minutes at most, the eastern part of the city will be broken through by the besieging forces due to insufficient troops.

This meant that he only needed to drag on here for five minutes, and when the city was broken, he would not have to reinforce the east of the city.

Not only can it save his life, but it can also leave a good impression on the Japanese who fought bravely.

It takes time to gather troops and organize weapons and ammunition.

Chen Fusheng gathered a reinforced company, and just as he was about to set off, a thunderous explosion came from the east of the city, and then he saw a fireball rising from the city wall, billowing smoke and soaring into the sky under the envelopment of flames.

"It's not good, it's the city wall in the east of the county town that has been blown up!" An exclamation rang out in the crowd.

Chen Fusheng decisively ordered the troops to stop and rushed to the chief of staff: "Taijun, the east of the city has been broken through by the Eighth Route Army, and when we rush over, the Eighth Route Army will definitely have entered Yi County." ”

"The combat effectiveness of the Imperial Allied Army is limited, and it is okay to fight defensive battles, and it is definitely not the opponent of the Eighth Route Army when it encounters encounters."

"The humble position proposes to abandon the reinforcement of the eastern part of the city, establish a defensive line with the headquarters as the center, and wait for reinforcements."

The chief of staff is not a military chief after all.

He was born as a staff officer, and he usually mainly put forward opinions and rarely made decisions.

If you encounter some small problems, you can solve them by yourself, but if you encounter a big problem like a siege, you will panic directly and have no clue.

Especially after hearing the news that the Eighth Route Army had broken through the city wall in the east of the city, his mind was even more confused.

At this moment, Chen Fusheng's proposal made him slowly calm down, and his chaotic thoughts also had a clear idea, looking at Chen Fusheng and answering with a look of approval.

"You're right, there are too few garrisons in the county, and dispersing the troops will not only not stop the Eighth Route Army, but will also give them every opportunity to break us, resulting in a shorter time for us to hold out in the county."

"Only by gathering the troops together and waiting for reinforcements can we hold out until the reinforcements come and hold Yixian."

"Chief of Staff Chen, just do what you just proposed."

"Establish a defensive line with the headquarters as the center, stick to it and wait for reinforcements, with the Imperial Allied Army as the main force and the Imperial Army as the auxiliary."

"Also, immediately send a telegram to His Excellency the Captain, the county town has been attacked, please ask him to return to help immediately."

After Chen Fusheng left in a hurry, the staff officer next to him did not move, but replied stubbornly: "Sir, our radio station has been blown up, and there is no way to contact His Excellency the Captain." ”

The chief of staff suddenly thought of this, and his already frowning brow wrinkled even deeper at this time.

The Eighth Route Army had already entered the county seat, and if there were no reinforcements nearby to reinforce Yi County, it would definitely be a matter of time before they eliminated themselves.

He immediately ordered: "If there is no radio, send someone to inform." ”

"All the signal troops of the headquarters are sent out, take advantage of the chaos to go out of the city, and they are going to disperse, first go to notify the nearest stronghold and garrison from us, and immediately send troops to reinforce the county seat."

"Then find a way to find a radio and telephone, contact His Excellency the captain, and ask him to return to the county seat immediately."

"If possible, it is best to contact the nearby county and the headquarters of the North China Front, Yi County was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army and asked for reinforcements."

"What are you doing? Go and give the order now, the reinforcements are a minute late and we are in more danger. ”

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