After breaking through the Shending Mountain and Xinkaishi positions defended by the 99th Army, they arrived at the bridgehead on the north bank of the Laodao River.

At the same time that Yiyang was in danger, the Japanese troops on the second line also quickly joined the battle. The 58th Division, which was prepared by Isamu Yokoyama to attack Changsha City, advanced to the vicinity of Lishan Port south of the Miluo River, and the 52nd Brigade of the 58th Division advanced rapidly westward and captured Xiangyin.

The current situation of the Ninth Theater is not only that the entire northern Hunan region has completely fallen, but that Changsha City is about to face the risk of being attacked, and this is still the situation that the 34th Division of the Japanese Army has not yet shown up after being sent by Yokoyama Yong to attack Changsha on the other road.

There were reports of retreat everywhere, news of the loss of the garrison everywhere, Xue Yue was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were foaming, and he personally ran to the telegraph room, urging the telegraph to contact Sun Yumin's Twelfth Army without interruption.

Tang Chunhong had just turned on the radio here, and a message from the Ninth Theater Command came.

Sun Yumin only glanced at Xue Yue's telegram twice, and threw it aside.

"Junza, what did Chief Xue say over there? What is the battle going on now? Deng Dongping asked. In the past two days, what he saw were the wounded soldiers who were constantly sending to the rear, the remnants of the soldiers who were constantly retreating to the rear, and the only one who was moving forward in the face of the sound of guns and the fire of war was the 12th Army, and everyone would know that the road ahead was dangerous, let alone an old officer like him.

"What can he say! Urging us to attack the devils. Sun Yumin said angrily. He would be a little angry with Xue Yue, he tried hard to persuade him at the beginning, but he didn't believe his words, now it's okay, if something goes wrong, he puts all his hopes on himself, which is not something that he can recover if he wants to redeem the defeat.

"Are we looking for an offensive opportunity, then?" Deng Dongping's question is actually a bit amateurish, at least for him as chief of staff, this question is a bit amateurish.

Xiangbei and northwest Hunan have been defeated by the Japanese army, even if Sun Yumin wants to find a better place to defend, it is already impossible, and Sun Yumin has never thought of holding any city in northern Xiangbei, except for Changsha and Hengyang, he doesn't think that there is any other city that can be defended, and he doesn't think that there is any other city that has the meaning of desperately stationing.

"Let Dai Cunxiang lead his troops to Yiyang first, and remind him to pay attention to the fact that Yiyang may have fallen." Sun Yumin said lightly, he neither instructed the new 34th Division what to do, nor did he ask Dai Cunxiang to achieve the results that must be achieved when he went.

"If you defend the city, isn't the 81st Division better at it?" Deng Dongping was a little puzzled, he felt that it was a bit of a waste to hide a sharp knife in the city.

"Dai Cunxiang knows how to do it, you just inform him." Sun Yumin picked up the telegram that he threw aside again, although his eyes were fixed on the message, his mind flew to the new thirty-four.

Dai Cunxiang is a veteran of the 20th Division, when Sun Tongxuan was the division commander, he was already the deputy of the battalion, but that was also the peak he could achieve, he was straight and challenged many "stereotypes" at that time, and therefore offended a lot of people. When Sun Yumin took over the 20th Division, those people didn't have the slightest idea of taking him away, and thanks to those selfish villains who selectively forgot him, Dai Cunxiang had today's shining general, and Sun Yumin got a tiger general.

After receiving Sun Yumin's order, Dai Cunxiang did not hesitate, nor did he take care of the fatigue of the troops, and directly let Huang Wei's second regiment set off first and approached Yiyang.

As soon as Sun Yumin's order was issued, Tang Chunhong's radio received an urgent telegram from Xue Yue, and the Japanese army had begun to tentatively attack Yiyang, asking him to speed up the march of his troops and rush to the aid immediately.

"Chief Xue, he really thinks that the soldiers of our Twelfth Army will fly!" Deng Dongping complained angrily.

Sun Yumin didn't say anything, and laughed coldly twice.

Huang Wei is the head of the Second Regiment, and Wang Youcai is the deputy of the Second Regiment, the two are not only partners, but also have the same commonality, that is, they have both had a puppet army experience. It is precisely because they have all intersected with devils in close proximity that they still have a certain understanding of devils, especially Wang Youcai, who also has the experience of studying in Japan and speaks fluent devil language, so they can always have a surprise effect in battle.

The Second Regiment was the vanguard of the new 34th Division, and Wang Youcai led a battalion to become the vanguard of the Second Regiment, and it can also be said that the battalion led by Wang Youcai became the vanguard of the entire 12th Army, and they were destined to be the first people in the 12th Army to attack.

Under the darkness of the night, Wang Youcai and hundreds of warriors of the fifth battalion of the second regiment trotted towards Yiyang, the whole battalion played a dozen torches, the dim light could only shine a few meters around, which was completely insufficient for the needs of the team.

There was a faint roar in the distance, like a shackle that imprisoned the mood of the soldiers of the five battalions, and like a heavy load that pressed their nerves, so that only the wheezing of people and the snort of pack horses could be heard in the ranks, and no one else said a word.

The veterans all know what the flashes of light and the faint roar of the sky mean, and the recruits have a strong sense of freshness and excitement, but they more or less know that what awaits them ahead will be a war to the death.

At the end of the guide's mention, Huang Wei knew that he was not far from Yiyang, but he always felt that something was wrong, according to common sense, this should be the time when the fierce battle was in full swing, but they were already so close that they couldn't hear the slightest sound of gunfire.

Fortunately, Wang Youcai, the deputy of the regiment, personally led the five battalions at the forefront, and with his intelligence and experience, he should be able to figure out what the situation was.

With the same idea as Huang Wei, Wang Youcai also felt something abnormal, they were already close to the city not far away, the walls of Yiyang City were like this night, it was pitch black, at the moment of this kind of war, this situation was too unusual, he didn't rush to let the soldiers call the city, if Yiyang City had been invaded by devils at this time, then let the soldiers who went to call the city, isn't that equivalent to sending him to death? Wang Youcai may have done this kind of thing a few years ago, but now Wang Youcai will definitely not do this kind of thing again, because every soldier of the fifth battalion is now a soldier who has given his life to him, and he is Wang Youcai's brother, how could he send his brother to the tiger's mouth!

But if you don't call the city, how can you know what the situation of Yiyang City is?

Wang Youcai was a little anxious, and when he thought hard to no avail, he turned around and knocked the commander who had been following him into a stumbling position.

Wang Youcai was about to give this little guy two chestnuts, and suddenly saw a gun box hanging from the kid's waist, which was the newly installed flare gun after the reloading, this gun can not only fire signal flares, but also shoot flares into the sky.

Thinking of the solution, Wang Youcai was immediately happy, patted the head of the trumpeter's little ghost, and said with a smile: "Give you a task, you must complete it for me." ”

"Deputy head of the regiment, you said, I promise to complete the task." The commander is not very old, and it is precisely because of his young age that he will be selected as the commander of the division, after all, as a "technical" branch, the danger of the commander is not very great.

"You run a kilometer to the left, find a place to hide, and fire a flare at the wall." Wang Youcai touched the little ghost's head and said, "You remember, you must first find a safe hiding place for yourself before you can shoot a flare." ”

"Deputy Commander, I remember." After the trumpeter finished speaking, he was about to run to the left, but was grabbed by Wang Youcai, he was still a little uneasy, took the little ghost's hand and said: "Your own safety is the most important, I have to wait for you to blow the trumpet for the troops." ”

"Well, I will!" There was no sign of fear on this guy.

"Also, if there is no gun fired here after the lights are fired, you will come back, and if there are guns and guns fired here, then you will wait until the flare is extinguished, and then another shot will be fired into the sky."

"I remember, Deputy Commander, look at me." After answering, the trumpeter broke free of Wang Youcai's hand and ran out quickly, and he didn't know how this guy could see the road under his feet clearly in such a dark night.

As soon as the commander ran away, Wang Youcai and the commander of the fifth battalion set up the firing points together, they were marching in a hurry, and they did not bring too many heavy weapons, except for the heavy machine guns, the whole battalion only carried eight mortars, and the shells were also limited.

The reason why Wang Youcai wanted to deploy the firepower point was that he was worried that Yiyang City at this time had been occupied by devils, and if he didn't take precautions, if the flares were beaten, if the devils rushed out of the city, it would be an international joke. He didn't expect that his battalion would be able to capture such a large city, but he just arranged it in advance to prevent losses.

The distance of a thousand meters is not far, but when the five battalions are all arranged, there is still no movement on the side of the little ghost commander who is responsible for the heavy responsibility.

Something happened to him? Still haven't found the right place? Wang Youcai's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't dare to guarantee whether the devil had set up a secret post outside the city, and he didn't dare to guarantee that this young trumpeter would run away, after all, he was only a half-old child, and it was normal to be afraid.

Just as Wang Youcai was speculating on many possibilities, a fire suddenly hit the sky in the distance on the left hand side, rising rapidly, and when it reached the highest place, it suddenly turned into a scorching white light, illuminating the entire large area as bright as day.

This guy didn't know how far he could go, so he ran at least two kilometers before stopping, and maybe he didn't even find a place to hide, so he fired this flare.

This little ghost has to let him learn and learn culture. Wang Youcai smiled bitterly, he had some pity for this little trumpeter, he didn't know much about anything when he was so young, and he had to live a life of blood on the knife, and now he was able to shoot this flare without fear of danger, which was enough for him to decide to train him well.

With the light, everything on the city wall can be seen clearly, although there is still no human figure, but the sharp-eyed Wang Youcai still found a small plaster flag between the sawtooth of the city wall, that is the devil 38 big cover often carries the "glory flag", this kind of small flag is usually the devil veterans before the battlefield, let relatives and friends write down a lot of blessings, so the devil soldiers call it "glory flag", they are also afraid of death, but also fantasize about this small flag with the blessings of relatives and friends, can make them on the battlefield to turn evil into good.

No matter what the devil soldiers thought, and although the small flag disappeared quickly, it was enough to tell Wang Youcai that Yiyang City had fallen.

The new 34th Division set out from Changsha, and in less than two days now, Yiyang City has fallen? Wang Youcai almost couldn't believe it, he asked the fifth battalion commander beside him suspiciously: "When we set off, didn't Deputy Division Commander Dai say that the Japanese army was still attacking the 20th Army of Xinqiang River?" Why has Yiyang City fallen now? Could it be that I was dazzled just now, and the plaster flag on the city wall was not a devil? ”

"Deputy Tuan, I really don't know this, but I'm sure that what I just retracted is indeed the devil's plaster flag." When the fifth battalion commander said this, he also pushed down a veteran on the side and said, "Did you see the flag of the little devil just now?" ”

"See, regimental deputy, battalion commander, it's a devil." The veteran replied in a low voice.

"That's strange, the flares are all out, why don't the devils put their guns down, are they all asleep?" The fifth battalion commander said to himself.

"Regardless of what the devil is thinking? Let's fire a few shots on him first. Although Wang Youcai said it a little frivolously, in essence he did it for a purpose.

First of all, he must first test the reality of the devil, even if he can't force out all the firepower of the devil, but at least he can judge how many troops the devil has in the city, and give the main force of the regiment and division that will come later a basis for judgment. Secondly, the firing of the cannon is to remind the follow-up troops behind that Yiyang City has been occupied by devils, that is to say, there may be other devil troops around, which can be regarded as a warning in advance.

Several mortar shells fell on the city wall with a scream, and the flames from the explosion immediately seemed to ignite a powder keg, and suddenly a dense rain of bullets shot from the city wall, tracer ballistics flew in all directions outside the city like meteors.

If it is the explosion of mortar shells that wakes up the entire Yiyang City, then the sound of various firearms of the devils is a lively party, and the bullet screen of tracer ballistics is like a dazzling fireworks, if it is not for the deadly danger, people are really willing to stand up and enjoy this beautiful scene.

"Deputy regiment, the devil's firepower is so strong, it seems to be the main force of the devil." The eyes of the five battalion commanders all shone brightly, as if they were shining with those beautiful tracer ballistics.

"Well, there should be at least two squadrons of devils on the walls." Wang Youcai judged the number and establishment of the devils at a glance from the firepower on the city wall.

This is only one side of Yiyang City, if the other three sides are also deploying such troops, it means that Yiyang City at least has more than the strength of the Devil Wing.

"Machine gun fire!" Wang Youcai issued an order that made the commander of the fifth battalion feel incredible, and he asked eagerly: "Deputy of the regiment, don't you think that just one of our battalions can enter Yiyang City?" ”

"I'll let you fire, obey the order!" Wang Youcai didn't intend to explain, he only roared coldly.