The attack of Ding Qiu's troops did not go well, although they successfully broke through the city gate, but the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army in the room caused heavy losses to the Eighth Route Army, which had little experience in attacking fortifications.

"Regiment commander, the losses of the second battalion are too great, the devil's marksmanship is very accurate, and we can't beat the town government. Why don't you withdraw it first? The chief of staff came down from the front line and said hurriedly.

"No, it's all fought to this point, if we can't fight down, so many of our sacrifices will be wasted." Ding Qiu said anxiously, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

The town hall is really just a compound, but the masonry structure, the various firing points that have been erected for a long time, and the grenadiers that have been marked with cannon metadata make it impossible for the surrounding warriors to get close.

"Regiment leader, you see, there are at least thirty devils and hundreds of puppet soldiers here." The second battalion commander pointed to the surrounded compound and said.

"We don't have much time, and once it's night, it's even more difficult for us to attack." Ding Qiu looked at it and said, "Who is familiar with the terrain?" ”

"I, the regimental commander, I went to do hard labor two months ago." A veteran who looked to be forty or fifty years old said that he was not wearing the military seat of the Eighth Route Army, but only wearing a military hat to mark his identity, and he did not have a gun in his hand, but a big knife.

"Which direction is the easiest for you to attack?" Ding Qiu asked.

"To the west, to the west is a garden, and that side has the weakest defenses." The veteran immediately said, "But there is a machine-gun point there, which is difficult for our mortars to hit." ”

Ding Qiu hesitated for a moment, slammed his hat and shouted, "But it's okay, bring the recoilless gun, the mortar covers, the recoilless gun penetrates the outer wall, the second battalion and the first battalion prepare death squads, and all party members below the battalion level must participate." Got it? ”

"Yes!" Everyone shouted.

In the basement of the compound, Deng Lin anxiously looked at the Japanese squadron leader with a grim face, "Captain Dongshi, how is it?" When will the Imperial Army come to the rescue? ”

The captain of the Dongshi Squadron looked at the callback, and the Great Khan kept staying, he couldn't believe that the imperial army all over Shanxi had encountered such a difficult situation at this time.

- Taiyuan

Kawagishi Bunzaburo, who had not closed his eyes for two days and two nights, looked at the strategic map on the wall that was constantly written and drawn by the staff officers, and countless red dots representing the Japanese army were surrounded by blue arrows, especially the area south of Yuncheng was besieged by more than 100,000 Jin Sui troops, and the Japanese troops guarding there were just one wing after another, if it weren't for the coordinated operation of a large number of North China security forces. I'm afraid it's already going to be lost.

"Report, Yangquan called, there are guerrillas in Pingping, Pingding, Yexi, and Hedi, among which Pingping and Yexi have been broken by the guerrillas, and they are making the final hold, and they are asking for reinforcements from the division headquarters." A staff officer said loudly.

"Hmph, what a big formation, in just three days, the whole of Shanxi will be overturned by the guerrillas of China and the remnants of the Jin Sui army. How much is it now? Are 40 counties or 50 counties under siege? Reinforcements. Where do I have reinforcements? Kawagishi Bunzaburo said decadently.

"Division commander, what shall we do? If this continues, many stations will be breached. Chief of Staff Hisazo Kimura said.

Kawagishi Fumizaburo didn't answer, but asked, "Is there a call back from the headquarters?" ”

Hisazo shook his head and said, "Not yet." ”

A communications soldier rushed in, saluted and shouted, "Report." The headquarters called, the 108th Division and the 109th Division are on the way to reinforcements, and they are expected to enter Shanxi in three days at the earliest. ”

When Kawagishi Bunzaburo heard this, a smile bloomed on his face and he said, "Okay." Okay, so that we are not afraid, let the localities abandon the townships. Defend the county with all your might, the guerrillas in those towns and villages are all to attract our attention, don't care about them, our real opponent is Yan Xishan, who is attacking Yuncheng and Linfen, let the 109th Division move to Linfen as soon as possible, and then work with us to completely drive Yan Xishan out of Shanxi, so that Shanxi will completely become our imperial paradise. ”

Kimura Kuzo asked worriedly, "Do you really have to worry about those Eighth Route Army?" ”

Kawagishi Bunzaburo said hehehe, "When the time comes, we will have three divisions, do we still have to be afraid of the guerrillas with big swords?" This is what you want to take, and you must first take it. ”

Kimura Kuzo nodded approvingly and said, "That's true, the division commander has a high strategic vision." ”

- Flat Town

Two recoilless guns were moved, and the two shells easily blew a hole in the wall, but it was not over, and in order to ensure a success, two more rounds were played and three openings were made before stopping.

"Smoke bombs!!" Ding Qiu shouted, but he was bitter in his heart, these shells could only rely on Yan'an to supply, and it was really distressing to shoot one less shot.

The mortar "banged" two shells, countless smoke came out, and the Japanese machine guns suddenly panicked.

"Comrades, rush." I don't know who rushed up first, countless figures rushed in, and after a huge explosion, the nasty crooked machine gun sound of the Japanese army finally disappeared.

"Grenades!" A squad leader shouted. Two grenades smoked and threw into the room.

With a "boom", a bloody figure was blown out along with countless messy pieces of furniture and wood.

"See? Such a house is to be cleared one by one with grenades, and the grenades must be thrown back after a while, or they will be thrown back. Also, don't think that if you die, everything will be fine, there may be another one in it. "The old squad leader led the soldiers to attack while teaching on the spot.

After speaking, the old squad leader kicked open the door, and then shrewdly dodged to the side.

"Snap", a bullet grazed the old squad leader's clothes and flew over.

"Lao Tzu knows that bad people have long lives, and they can't kill you in one blow. Rush!" The old squad leader said as he shot in the direction where he had just shot, and then rushed in quickly, two of the other fighters rushed in, and the other two guarded the door to ensure the way back.

I only saw a frightened Japanese soldier in the room shooting behind a stone table with a rifle, it was this table that saved his life just now, and seeing that the old squad leader and others had come in, he hurriedly copied the rifle is a stab, the old squad leader snorted coldly, and a block defused the devil's attack.

"you." The old squad leader kicked the devil in the stomach, and the devil was kicked like a crooked shrimp and fell to the ground.

The old squad leader did not underestimate the enemy. first knocked the devil unconscious with a rifle, and then carefully checked other places in the room where people could hide, and found that there was indeed no one who looked at the two soldiers who had tied the devil with peace of mind.

"Damn, it's cheap, you two stay, small coal mine, ground cattle, let's go." The old squad leader took a break and continued to kill with the two fighters.

After about an hour, the gunfire in the yard died down.

Ding Qiu looked at Deng Lin, who was so frightened, that he was dying, and the Japanese officer who had committed suicide. Shaking his head, he said, "Deal with this traitor to the common people, immediately clean up the battlefield, and prepare to retreat." ”

- Yan'an

Jiang Cheng looked at the summary of battle reports from various places, thought for a while and said, "Chairman, don't we occupy a single city?"

Chairman Mao smiled and said, "Now it's time to fight down, the main force of the devil is coming, can we hold it?" It's better to give it to the devils, let these places become our warehouses, and we will go and knock them down when we have nothing. Moreover, a county town needs at least one or two hundred devils to garrison, how many mobile troops do you say the devils will have? ”

Jiang Cheng nodded, and said, "It's just a pity." ”

Chairman Mao shook his hand and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity." These devils have really been killed, and talent is the most important thing. ”

Xiao Wang knocked on the door and said, "Chairman, telegram." ”

Chairman Mao said, "Take it in." He took the telegram and read it, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhu said that the devil's reinforcements have finally moved." The two divisions are heading towards Shanxi, and our Chief Yan's head is going to hurt again. ”

Jiang Cheng asked, "Then what should we do?" Is it time to retreat? ”

Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "I can't retreat yet, Mr. Zhu means the same as me." The devil is anxious to rescue, but it is a chance to give us a chance, and the base areas in Hebei can be moved, and we must give these two divisions a journey to death that can never be forgotten!! ”

After finishing the business, Chairman Mao said, "It's you, as soon as you come back, you'll come to me, I'm afraid someone will be angry, I won't keep you today, go see your people." ”

Jiang Cheng smiled a little embarrassedly, but did not refuse, but nodded and left.

Jiang Cheng came to his own yard, but before he could go, he was discovered by the sharp-eyed Li Qian.

"The owner is back." Li Qian flew over like a swallow, wanting to make some more intimate movements but not daring.

Jiang Cheng smiled, touched Li Qian's head, and asked as he walked, "How is it?" Was it hard to get along the way? Have you met your brother? ”

Li Qian stuck out her tongue and said, "Fortunately, my senior brother went to Wuhan and only met once." ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Vice Chairman Zhou is very busy, there will be opportunities in the future, how is Yishan?" Has the doctor seen you? ”

Li Qian nodded and said, "A team of doctors from India came to Yan'an, and the chairman immediately asked them to check Sister Yishan's body, but Sister Yishan was still mentally tortured, so they couldn't do anything." ”

Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "I understand, it's okay, what about the patriots?" ”

Jin Shan next to him said, "Wei Guo should be in school at this time, as soon as he heard that there is also a military academy here, he immediately went to audit." ”

Jiang Cheng smiled, "I know that learning is a good thing, you are all still adapting here." ”

Ba Shun said with a bitter face, "Although the food here is almost good, it is acceptable, but it is too boring, the owner, when will we go to fight devils again." ”

Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes and said, "Huang Biao has said it several times, this time he will go, you honestly guard the warehouse for a while." ”

Ba Shun suddenly shouted, "I'll just say how that guy saw me with an expression like seeing my mother-in-law, so that's it." ”

Jiang Cheng said, "I'll go see Yishan, you guys go and get busy." With that, he went to Yu Yishan's room under the leadership of Li Qian.

Looking at Yu Yishan, who was still lying quietly on the bed, Jiang Cheng sighed, asked Li Qian to leave, held Yu Yishan's hand again, and began to talk about what happened during this time.

On the other side, the 108th and 109th Divisions began to advance towards Shanxi, but this section of the road was extremely difficult.

After a "bang", the train stopped again. Several officers and train crews walked down, looked at the blasted tracks, and sighed.

"Bang" "Bang" I don't know where the bullets flew and hit the glass of the train, so frightened that the Japanese soldiers hurriedly got off the train and prepared for battle.

"What's the panic? All back, all back!! The officer who came down first shouted and drove the man back again.

"What to do? On this day, we have only walked less than 40 miles, when will we reach Shanxi at such a speed? A Japanese officer said anxiously.

"I think we might as well stop taking the train and just walk." An officer said with an idea.

"To put it simply, what about our artillery? Don't you want all heavy weapons to fight with rifles? Another officer laughed.

"Okay, send our situation to the division commander, let the division commander decide, in addition, send out scouts again, how can there be guerrillas, all the scouts in front should go to the military court. Hum!! The leader officer said dissatisfiedly.

However, the scouts on the front line did not come with any good news, and there were no bombs found under the rails in front, because there were no rails in front of them, and hundreds of meters of rails were missing.

"Haha, well done, I see, the little devil went to Shanxi, not to fight, but to collect the corpse of the devil." Luo Ronghuan looked at the telegram and said with a smile.

"Well, the blow can be a little harder, but be careful not to get bitten by the tail, we can fight like this by taking advantage of the opportunity that the devil is eager to rescue and is unwilling to entangle with us." Lin Sanhu patted his clothes and said.

"Division commander, don't worry, our commanders and fighters, one is more than a ghost." Luo Ronghuan saw that Lin Sanhu seemed to have walked out of the Zhou Kun incident, and said with a smile.

- Ji County

Yan Xishan, who received the news almost at the same time, was shaken in his heart, the 100,000 Jin Sui army had fought for almost three days, and only defeated various small towns and counties, but the most important targets Linfen and Yuncheng had no progress at all, and the Japanese army's defense far exceeded his imagination, paying nearly 10,000 casualties, but did not see the hope of victory.

Yan Xishan sighed and said, "Order, Yang Aiyuan's troops retreat to Yuncheng, and cooperate with Wei Lihuang's troops to attack Yuncheng, if the two can't be defeated, we will fight one, I don't believe that this little devil is really made of iron." ”

- Chen Liukou

"Vulnerable, vulnerable, the forces of the Shina people are really vulnerable. Hahahaha. Looking at the national army that was crushed by the chariot, Kazuki Kiyoji laughed, and his heart was extremely happy.

"Your Excellency Commander, an urgent telegram from General Toshiichi Terauchi." Kenji Dohihara took the telegram with an iron face and handed it to Kiyoji Kazuki.

Kazuki Kiyoji crooked his mouth, took the telegram, read it quickly, and scolded loudly, "Waste, waste, can't they hold on to it?" ”

It turned out that Terauchi Shouichi saw that Tang Enbo had completely broken through and successfully broke through, and felt that the purpose of the Battle of Xuzhou could not be achieved, so he asked Kazuki Kiyoji to prepare to retreat, and also said in the telegram that he would investigate the responsibility of Kazuki Kiyoji for violating the military order.

"Your Excellency, what are we going to do?" Kenji Dohihara said worriedly, "Is it a direct retreat from Chen Liukou?" ”

"No!! Absolutely not. Kazuki Kiyoji said calmly, "If we return in vain, then Terauchi Shouichi will definitely take us under the knife." Now it's like doing business, I was going to make 100,000 yuan, but it turned out that we couldn't make it because of our actions, so the only way was for us to earn 10,000 yuan, and then the country would only say that we were heroes and criticize Terauchi Shouichi. ”

Kenji Dohihara nodded and said, "Then let's continue according to the original plan." ”

Kazuki Kiyoji looked to the south and said, "Take Lanfeng first, and then attack Kaifeng, as long as we can take Kaifeng, we will have a lot of merit." (To be continued.) )