At about eleven o'clock in the evening, when the night was thick, Qiao Youhua led the cavalry battalion, guard battalion, and artillery battalion to bypass Luancheng, Xinji, and Jincheng to the south of Jincheng, and went straight to Hengshui City.

Wu Ming led the three regiments of tens of thousands of troops to divide into two routes, followed by a detour from the north and south of the three cities, and the puppet army that had just withdrawn to the three cities did not dare to act rashly as if they were facing a great enemy.

At the same time, Ma Biao led the main force of the Second Regiment to nearly 10,000 people and rushed to Luancheng, immediately surrounded this place on all sides, and launched a fierce attack.

The pitch-black night provided a good cover for the dragon's tooth column, and the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops was even more amazing, and the puppet army couldn't tell how many people were besieging them.

"Big brother, there are more and more eight roads outside the city, and this firepower is too fierce, and the brothers are not their opponents at all! What does the Imperial Army say? When will reinforcements come? In the city, a brigade commander of the Imperial Association ran to a division commander and complained bitterly and asked.

The commander of the Imperial Association Army Division was a middle-aged man about forty years old, and he was still holding a telegram he had just received in his hand, and his face was cloudy and uncertain: "Another fart, Sakai let us hold Luancheng to the last soldier!" ”

The commander of the puppet army brigade was taken aback when he heard this, and came back to his senses and said angrily: "Big brother, the Japanese are deliberately letting us be cannon fodder!" ”

The middle-aged division commander snorted angrily and did not comment, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

The commander of the puppet army brigade was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth: "His grandmother's, this Japanese is too not a thing, when attacking, let us be cannon fodder in front, lose the battle, retreat and let us be behind."

Now let's fight with the Dragon's Tooth Column again! It's just that you don't treat us as human beings! Big brother, can't we just sit back and wait? ”

The middle-aged division commander said angrily: "What can you do if you don't sit still? The Dragon's Tooth Column is a real hard stubble, even the Japanese are afraid of their three points, how can we beat it! ”

The commander of the puppet army brigade said in a hurry: "Big brother, if you can't beat it, we will surrender and sacrifice the city!" For the Eighth Route Army, even if we are an uprising, even if we surrender! Meritorious service! They shouldn't be killing us again! It's not good, and you can still mix up an official and a half-job! ”

The middle-aged division commander was a little moved, and frowned: "But, we fought so fiercely in Shimen a few days ago, is the Dragon Tooth Column willing to accept our surrender?" ”

At this moment, another puppet army officer hurriedly ran over from outside, came to the two, saluted them, and said, "Division commander, brigade commander, the Eighth Route Army is shouting outside." ”

"Shouting? How so? The middle-aged division commander hurriedly asked.

"They said that the dragon's tooth resisted the Japanese, only killed the Japanese invaders, not our compatriots, and asked us to surrender with guns and promise not to kill anyone!" The puppet army officer said tremblingly.

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As soon as these words came out, the two puppet army leaders couldn't help but glance at each other, and they saw obvious surprise in each other's eyes.

"Big brother, don't hesitate, this is a godsend!" The commander of the puppet army brigade couldn't suppress his excitement.

The middle-aged division commander groaned for a while, slapped his thigh suddenly, and decided: "The Japanese are not things, let's not give them their lives!" Immediately send someone to contact the Eighth Route outside the city, and say that we are willing to surrender, please don't shoot! ”

"Yes!" The two puppet army officers stepped forward at the same time, their faces were full of joy, this is good, there is no need to fight with the dragon tooth column, there is a way to live.

In this way, the Second Regiment of Longya did not fight the soldiers of the people, and the soldiers took Luancheng, which was garrisoned by the Imperial Association Army of a full division.

While dividing the troops to collect the prisoners, they continued to attack Jinju and Sinji.

With the precedent of the puppet army in Luancheng, Jincheng, which was also actually thrown up by Sakai Lisan, and the puppet army in Xinji also surrendered to the Dragon Tooth Column.

At about four o'clock in the morning, Ma Biao's second regiment had successfully recovered Luancheng, Jincheng, and Xinji, and the puppet army prisoners alone had received a full forty or fifty thousand people.

Qiao Youhua also led three battalions directly under the column to Hengshui City, and the artillery battalion began to build artillery positions, and the attack was about to begin.

In Hengshui City, the headquarters of the Japanese army.

"Your Excellency the general's big thing is not good, the imperial alliance army of Luancheng, Jinzhou, and Xinji has all surrendered to the Longya Column of China, and now the vanguard of the Longya Column has entered Hengshui City." When the sky was bright, a devil officer stumbled into the headquarters and reported to Sakai Tatsuzo, who had just gotten up.

"Nani? All surrendered? Sakai Ritsuzo was shocked when he heard this.

"Yes, the Chinese army in the west of the city is building artillery positions, and I believe that it will attack us soon." The devil officer nodded anxiously.

Sakai Rizo was suddenly furious, gritted his teeth and roared: "Yaga Yalu! These damned pigs dare to betray the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire! Damn it! ”

The low-ranking officer persuaded on the side: "Your Excellency, it is a fact that the Imperial Allied Army has betrayed us, and it is imperative that we find a way to resist the counterattack of the Dragon's Tooth Column in China." ”

Sakai Lisan's rat eyes turned back and forth, his heart was extremely anxious, he originally thought that even if these tens of thousands of imperial troops were a rabble, they should be able to resist the dragon tooth column for three or five days.

With this time, his troops can build a strong line of defense in Hengshui and Anping.

Who would have thought that these white-eyed wolves would not be able to hold out even one night, so they all turned and surrendered, and directly led the Japanese army in Hengshui to be caught off guard by the Dragon's Tooth Column.

Although Qiao Youhua outside the city has not yet ordered an attack, there is not much time left for the Japanese troops in the city to prepare.

Gritting his teeth, Sakai Ritsuzo said fiercely: "Order the troops to hold on, and I will ask the front army headquarters for reinforcements." ”

In fact, Sakai Ritsuzo and this low-level devil officer both understood that at this juncture, where was there any reinforcement to send from the headquarters?

It's just that they can't run away without a fight and abandon Hengshui City, once this happens, then they, the commanders, will not be able to eat and carry around.

Therefore, we can only stick to it and respond to all changes without change!

Outside the city, Qiao Youhua had already dismounted and came to the artillery position and the temporary sortie position of the guard battalion.

In the siege battle, there are infantry, and the cavalry battalion is not needed, Qiao Youhua has asked Liu Jianhua to take them to patrol around, in case of emergency.

Zheng Yunshan and Ma Yunlong followed behind Qiao Youhua, who stood in a fortification, held a telescope and observed the head of Hengshui City for a while, then turned his head and asked, "How are the artillery preparations?" ”

"It's ready to fire." Ma Yunlong hurriedly replied.

"Well, what about the three regiments?" Qiao Youhua asked Zheng Yunshan again.

"I have just contacted the third regiment commander, they are coming at full speed, and it is expected to be about fifteen minutes." Zheng Yunshan replied.

"Very good, as soon as the main force of the three regiments arrives, immediately launch a full-scale onslaught, and strive to take Hengshui City as quickly as possible!" Qiao Youhua said.