The troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment were attacked by air raids, and the troops paid losses, and the Japanese air force immediately began to return home, and at the same time they reported what they saw.

A large number of tanks and cavalry units appeared near the county seat of Xiyang County, and this news surprised the commander of the First Army, Kazuki Kiyoji.

He immediately sent a telegram to inquire about the situation of the Fifth Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, and at this time, Qin Yashang had just received the news that the 19th Brigade had been wiped out.

"How is this possible, the 19th Brigade has strengthened six artillery pieces, such a force is no problem even in the face of a division of the Chinese army, how did the new second brigade troops do it, although they have tanks, but our anti-tank guns can easily destroy tanks."

"The troops of the New Second Brigade do have the ability to encircle and annihilate one of our brigades, but their main forces are in Lijiazhuang Town, where did this force come from, how could they encircle and annihilate the 19th Brigade, is this news fake?"

"Even if it is the main force of the new second brigade, it is impossible for them to encircle and annihilate one of our reinforced brigades within an hour, what the hell is going on, is it that the front line has mistaken information, such things have also happened."

"Some cavalry and tanks did not spend an hour encircling and annihilating one of our reinforced brigades, this is simply a joke, this is absolutely not true, it is absolutely impossible for the Chinese troops to eat one of our reinforced brigades without a few hours."

In the headquarters of the 5th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, the staff officers were whispering, and after they got the news of all the jade fragments of the 19th Brigade, they were skeptical about this matter.

The Shao Zuo Captain of the 20th Independent Infantry Brigade stood beside Qin Yashang, looking at Qin Yashang in front of him, and the Shao Zuo Captain of the 20th Brigade had a solemn expression on his face.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, although the aviation has temporarily dragged down the Chinese troops, the Chinese troops will soon arrive here, and I suggest that the brigade headquarters be transferred immediately."

Captain Shaozuo looked at Qin Yashang, and he said softly.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, there is only one infantry brigade and one engineer team in the city now, and this force of more than 1,000 people may not be able to resist the attack of the Chinese troops, judging from the fact that they completely annihilated the 19th Brigade in less than an hour, their combat effectiveness is probably beyond our expectations."

Chief of Staff Zhongzuo also looked at Qin Yashang, and he said in a serious tone.

Qin Yashang stood dumbfounded in front of the map and was silent, how could he not know how urgent the current situation was.

But Qin Yashang knew very well that the goal of this new second brigade unit when they came to the county seat was to attack their own brigade headquarters.

If their brigade headquarters ran away, they would quickly turn around and attack the 17th Brigade and other troops deployed on the front line from the flank.

Qin Yashang was worried that the three infantry brigades on the front line would be completely surrounded and annihilated, so he did not give the order to evacuate for a long time.

"If we evacuate, the 16th Brigade, 17th Brigade, and 18th Brigade on the front line will lose their support, and the troops of the New Second Brigade will launch a front and rear attack on them, and these three infantry brigades will definitely be completely surrounded and annihilated, and the 19th Brigade will all be shattered, if these three brigades are eaten again, our brigade will be hit hard."

Pointing to the location of Lijiazhuang Town and other locations on the map, Qin Yashang muttered to himself.

The Captain of the 20th Brigade and the Chief of Staff of the 20th Brigade glanced at the map, their brows furrowed tightly, and the two fell into silence.

Now if they want to evacuate, it means giving up the three infantry brigades deployed on the first line, but if they don't evacuate, the county town is likely to be breached.

"Contact the 16th Brigade and the 18th Brigade, and ask them to go to Lijiazhuang Town immediately, and tell them that the 17th Brigade will be rescued at all costs, and the troops will quickly break through to the flank after they are together." Qin Yashang began to give orders, he wanted to evacuate the three brigades deployed on the front line.

At this time, Qin Yashang already had a plan to give up Xiyang County, and he knew that if his troops continued to stay in Xiyang County, it was very likely that the entire army would be wiped out.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Brigade Commander." The chief of staff of Nakasa immediately saluted and said.

"How did they do it, tanks, cavalry, surrounded and annihilated a reinforced brigade in less than an hour, how did they configure it, what kind of ability does Sun Weiguo have, if this person is not eliminated, I am afraid he will become the biggest enemy of our Imperial Army."

Looking at the map of Xiyang County, Qin Yashang muttered to himself.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I will immediately arrange for the troops to garrison the county seat." The captain of the 20 brigade reported.

Qin Yashang looked at the Shaozuo Captain of the 20th Brigade, he nodded, and a grim expression appeared on his face.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, I understand what you mean, I'll arrange it right away." Captain Shaozo said immediately.

The troops of the 20th Brigade began to shrink their defensive positions, and they concentrated all their troops in the county seat of Xiyang County.

THE REMAINING FIVE 75MM FIELD GUNS OF THE ARTILLERY TEAM DIRECTLY UNDER THE FIFTH BRIGADE BEGAN TO BE SCATTERED IN THE CITY, AND THE ARTILLERYMEN WERE READY TO FIRE SHELLS.

At the same time, after the Japanese North China Front learned that the situation in Xiyang County was critical, Terauchi Shouichi dispatched a flying squadron and began to concentrate in Xiyang County to bomb the troops of the New Second Brigade.

Eighteen Japanese light bombers began to sortie, and one bomber after another began to fly towards the sky over Xiyang County.

The troops of the 6th Cavalry Regiment began to come to the bank of the Songxi River, and the 12 94-type mountain guns of the 2nd Artillery Battalion began to set up artillery positions, and the muzzles of the black holes were aimed at the sky.

Sun Weiguo glanced in the direction of Xiyang County with a telescope, and after making sure that there was no problem, he began to order the Jibu Battalion to cross the Songxi River on foot.

The battalion commander Ye Zimin commanded the troops to begin to cross the Songxi River, and when the troops crossed the river, the Japanese artillery began to carry out artillery bombardment.

One after another, the shells hit the Songxi River without warning, and the shells exploded, and the officers and soldiers who crossed the river paid the price of casualties.

The Japanese artillery was hidden in the city, and the artillery battalion did not dare to counterattack, so the battalion commander Zheng Jingjing immediately came to Sun Weiguo to ask for instructions.

"Don't fight for the time being, so as not to accidentally hurt the people in the city." Sun Weiguo hesitated, and he gave an order.

There are many civilians in Xiyang County, and if the artillery battalion counterattacks, it will definitely injure the civilians by mistake.

The Jibu battalion was only able to brave the Japanese artillery and began to cross the river, but fortunately, the number of Japanese artillery was small, and after the Jibu battalion opened the distance, the casualties of the troops began to decline.

"Brigade commander, the intelligence department sent an urgent message, and a large number of Japanese planes took off from Beiping Airport." At this time, Liu Ke, chief of staff of the Sixth Cavalry Regiment, came to Sun Weiguo and reported that needless to say, these planes must have come to attack the troops of the New Second Brigade.

"Brigade commander, I just received a telegram that the troops of the First Brigade of the Mixed War have entered Pingding County." As soon as Liu Ke finished reporting, Adjutant Hao Jie ran to Sun Weiguo's side and said.

Sun Weiguo carries a radio station with him, and all ministries can report the situation to Sun Weiguo through the radio.