In the county seat of Xiyang County, it was already half past four o'clock, and half an hour had passed since the troops of the New Second Brigade launched their attack.

Qin Yashang, the commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army stationed in Xiyang County, had already been awakened from his slumber, and he was standing in front of the map with the chief of staff of Zhongzuo.

Looking at the area around Lijiazhuang Town on the map, Qin Yashang's expression was very relaxed, because he had been reported by the captain of the 17th Brigade before, and he knew that the 17th Brigade had contained the attack of the new Second Brigade.

"Boom, boom." The clear sound of cannons began to reach Qin Yashang's ears, and a smile appeared on Qin Yashang's face.

This is the operation of the artillery team directly under the regimental headquarters of the Fifth Brigade of the mixed brigade firing artillery shells to reinforce the 17th Brigade in Lijiazhuang Town.

The artillery team directly under the Fifth Brigade of the Mixed Brigade has two field artillery squadrons and one mountain artillery squadron, with a total of 12 artillery pieces and a firing range of about 8,000 meters.

"I really didn't expect that this Sun Weiguo was so bold, he dared to attack the county town garrisoned by our brigade, this person is really terrifying. However, Sun Weiguo underestimated our brigade too much, although it was difficult for one of our brigades to eat them, but we launched a defense, and Sun Weiguo's troops wanted to break through our position, which was impossible. ”

Qin Yashang stared at the map, and he swore and said.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, Your Excellency Umezu Mijiro, Commander of the First Army, sent a telegram to inquire about the battle situation here, and he told us to hold out until dawn, the First Brigade of the Mixed Battle in Jingcheng County, and the 21st Division in the area of Yangquan County are urgently mobilizing troops, and they will immediately reinforce us here."

A Japanese captain came to Qin Yashang's side, and the captain first saluted, and then immediately reported.

After hearing the captain's words, Qin Yashang showed a faint smile on his face, and he said in shock: "Send a telegram to the headquarters, the attack of the Chinese troops has been repelled by us, our brigade will contain the troops of the new second brigade of the Chinese army, and tell Your Excellency the commander that maybe you don't have to wait for the arrival of the fourth cavalry brigade, with the 21st division, the first brigade and the fifth brigade, you can eat Sun Weiguo's new second brigade troops." ”

Because of the report of the captain of the 17th Brigade, Qin Yashang swore that he felt that there was no problem for his brigade to contain the troops of the New Second Brigade.

The Japanese captain immediately saluted, and immediately he began to send a telegram to the command of the First Army.

Looking at the time, it was already 4:40, and Qin Yashang knew that in an hour at most, the reinforcements would threaten the troops of the New Second Brigade.

"Order the troops...... Qin Yashang began to give the order, but as soon as he was halfway through his words, the deafening sound of artillery began to sound.

The ground shook, the house made an unusual noise, and dust began to fall from the roof.

"Boom, boom." The piercing sound of cannon sounded, and the chief of staff of Nakasa's face turned pale, and he immediately fell to the ground.

The guard squadron mixed into the Fifth Brigade immediately entered the brigade headquarters, and the three second lieutenants quickly protected Qin Yashang under him.

Five minutes passed, and silence was restored, and all the personnel of the Japanese brigade headquarters were lying on the ground, and the tables were covered with falling dust.

Qin Yashang looked a little embarrassed, he glared at the three Japanese ensigns fiercely, he sat on the chair, and looked outside with a gloomy face.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the artillery positions have been attacked by heavy artillery in China, three of the eight field guns have been destroyed, and two of the four mountain guns have been destroyed, and the artillery has begun to shift positions. Your Excellency Brigade Commander, according to artillery forecasts, the Chinese troops are using 105MM cannons, and our brigade headquarters is within the firing range of the Chinese artillery. ”

A Japanese soldier Shaozuo walked in from outside in a panic, and after coming to Qin Yashang's face, the Japanese soldier Shaozuo immediately reported.

"Eight Ga Ya Road." Qin Yashang said in a cold tone.

"Tick-tock." The voice of the radio rang out at this time, and a captain staff officer was quickly receiving the message.

When he accepted and translated the message, the captain's face became solemn.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the 17th Brigade Headquarters of the Independent Infantry sent a telegram, the troops of the new 2nd Brigade of China have entered the town of Lijiazhuang, and the 17th Brigade Headquarters requests tactical guidance."

The captain's staff officer immediately came to Qin Yashang, and he reported in a panic.

Qin Yashang's face became gloomy, he looked at the map with a pair of cold eyes, his right hand clenched into a fist, and a pair of eyes showed murderous intent.

"Immediately order the 16th and 18th brigades to immediately reinforce the past, and they must hold the first line of positions!" Qin Yashang said in a grim tone.

He is now full of anger, before the 17th Brigade swore to report to him that it would contain the attack of the Chinese troops, but in the blink of an eye, the Chinese troops entered the town of Lijiazhuang, and what made Qin Yashang even more angry was that his artillery team had not yet launched formal artillery support, and five artillery pieces were knocked out by the Chinese artillery.

"Eight Ga Ya Road!" Qin Yashang slammed his right fist the table, and he roared angrily.

The personnel of the brigade headquarters began to get busy, they didn't even dare to come out, and they immediately began to convey Qin Yashang's orders.

Qin Yashang stood in front of the map, his eyes looked at the map, and his face became cloudy.

The 16th Independent Infantry Brigade and the 18th Independent Infantry Brigade quickly began to send troops to reinforce the 17th Brigade, and four infantry squadrons quickly marched towards the town of Lijiazhuang.

The advantages of the Japanese army's first-line multi-point defense strategy began to be revealed, and the four infantry squadrons immediately began to enter Yangjiayu Village and Huanglong Village.

The arrival of more than 500 devil soldiers in four infantry squadrons did increase the defense capability of the 17th Brigade, but what they could do was only to temporarily delay the attack of the first regiment, and at the same time, with the 16th and 18th Brigades reinforcing the 17th Brigade, the long snake formation composed of the three infantry brigades of the Japanese army has begun to appear gaps.

Three kilometers northwest of Zhitou Town, there is a high ground called Beishan, where the 18th Independent Infantry Brigade, which is mixed with the 5th Brigade, used to garrison a mortar squad and an infantry squadron, but with the transfer of two infantry squadrons from the 18th Brigade, there is only an infantry squad and a mortar squadron stationed here in Beishan.

Beishan is the high ground near Zhitou Town, the captain of the 18th Brigade is very clear about this, when there is a shortage of infantry here in Beishan, he is ruthless, and a machine gun squad is drawn from his small troops, and the Japanese army is stationed in Beishan with more than 100 people, equipped with four 90 mortars, four heavy machine guns, three light machine guns, and three grenadiers.

With such troops stationed on high ground, light and heavy machine guns and mortars, the Japanese defense was not too weak.

But when they faced the troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, such a defensive force was too weak.

The troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment, which had been on standby, began to give the 6th Cavalry Regiment an order to attack when the 18th Brigade of the Japanese Army sent reinforcements to leave.