"Ahh The little devil is killing people, everyone run...""Damn, the little devil is too bullying, we give him his life, why are they firing. Brothers, the little devil doesn't give us a way to live, let's fight with him today, this man is wearing skin, Lao Tzu is tired of wearing it for a long time, brothers with backbone, kill me, and fight with these little devils... Even if you die, you have to be an upright Chinese..." With the soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army falling under the guns of the little devils. In the chaos of the Imperial Alliance soldiers, all kinds of exclamations immediately rang out... After a while, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army were divided into two. A part of the soldiers, under the command of some low-level commanders, began to shoot at the little devils in the encirclement... And more soldiers of the Imperial Cooperative Army, in the chaotic gunfire, continued to rush around in a hurry, to vent the tension in their hearts...... The more than 200 special combat personnel were tens of thousands of puppet troops outside the city, and they had not yet woken up from the melee. Seize the few hours left between dawn and start laying mines around the camp of the little devils. It is hoped that more mines can be planted around the little devils, so that they can not move, delay the time for the little devils to stay in Baoding City, wait for the arrival of the main forces, and prepare for the next stage of the whole campaign... At this moment, more than 40,000 puppet troops who are in a melee do not know that they are surrounded by more and more mines at this moment. More importantly, the number of mines surrounding them is growing rapidly in a straight line thanks to the efforts of more than 200 special combat personnel. By the time dawn came, around them, nearly 10,000 mines of all kinds, large and small... Finally, in the eyes of everyone's expectation, the dawn finally came. The chaotic shootout slowly stopped because of the arrival of dawn. However, at this moment, the military camp of more than 40,000 people, after several hours of continuous melee, has fallen into a mess at this moment. Especially at the junction of the Imperial Allied Army and the military camp of the Imperial Army, countless corpses have fallen horizontally, including soldiers of the Imperial Allied Army and little devils... However, what shocked the remaining 40,000 puppet troops was not the chaotic barracks, but the city of Baoding, which was still filled with smoke and gunpowder not far away, and a clearing of two kilometers outside the city... At this moment, everyone is standing in the barracks, motionless. Waiting for a pair of shocked eyes, he looked at everything in front of him in amazement..."Baga, how can this be, who can tell me, what happened last night, what happened in Baoding County?" At the headquarters of the 108th Division stationed outside the city, the division commander looked at the shocked scene in front of him, and roared loudly at the officers around him. The right hand, which was holding the command knife tightly, also began to tremble because of his shock.

"Hey, Your Excellency Division Commander, I don't know what happened to Baoding City. I will immediately send troops to reconnoitre, and I will definitely reconnoiter it in the shortest possible time..."Looking at the division commander who was standing in front of him, waiting for a pair of eyes, almost about to kill, the chief of staff quickly replied, turned around and ran out, leaving the powder keg that could explode at any time beside him....

Just when the reconnaissance troops, under the command of the chief of staff of the division and regiment, quickly ran to the two explosion points that were shrouded in smoke and dust to conduct reconnaissance. The smoke and dust shrouded above the county seat also slowly fell. The county seat, which was completely filled with smoke and dust, slowly revealed his true face at this moment.

"Baga...", however, just when the true appearance of the county seat was just revealed in everyone's eyes. was holding a telescope, looking at the division commander in Baoding City not far away, and couldn't help but scold loudly again. At the same time, perhaps because of nervousness or shock, the telescope in his hand also fell to the ground unexpectedly.

Indeed, the scene in front of him shocked everyone present. Because, last night, the city wall was still tall and majestic, but at this moment, it has become a pile of low mounds. What's more, yesterday it was an intact county seat, but at this moment, it is almost razed to the ground. As for the 30,000 imperial soldiers stationed in the county seat, at this moment, not to mention, all of them are buried in the ruins, and not even a shadow can be seen... As for the outside of the city, thousands of kilograms of explosives were planted on the flat ground. At this moment, it is even more terrifying. Because, in a large barracks within a radius of two kilometers. At least 1,000 mutilated bodies were scattered to the ground. What's more, in this less than two kilometers radius, it is almost completely stained red by the blood of the soldiers... The severed limbs and arms that were blown off, the internal organs that were blown out were everywhere, and the smell of blood began to fill the air with the breeze... In the shock of everyone, several troops rushed into the county to investigate the situation. At this moment, it has quickly returned to the troops. At the same time, the chief of staff of the division and regiment, who got the news, came to the division commander with a shocked face.

"The report... Your Excellency the Commander of the Reporting Division... The situation has been clearly investigated, and according to the report of the reconnaissance troops, before the Eighth Route Army retreated, a large number of explosives with martyrs were planted under the county seat. Just as our Imperial Army troops were resting last night, they took the opportunity to detonate the explosives buried in the ground. The explosives exploded violently, leveling the entire county town. At the same time, the explosion outside the city was also caused by the explosives planted by the Eighth Route Army in advance..."Looking at the division commander in front of him who was shocked and his whole body began to tremble, the chief of staff replied with the same fear..."Baga, the Eighth Route Army is very cunning... Chief of Staff, what about the Imperial Army troops in the city, what about the more than 30,000 Imperial Army soldiers in the city, how are they? The division commander clenched his fists, with a pair of eyes that could almost kill, stared at the chief of staff in front of him without blinking, and roared loudly... And the chief of staff, looking at the division commander in front of him, who was almost losing his mind, could only shake his head speechlessly. Because at this moment, the entire county town has been razed to the ground, and the result of the 30,000 troops in the city is still to be said by yourself. However, seeing the division commander who was almost about to kill in front of him, the chief of staff hurriedly replied: "Report to the division commander, after preliminary investigation, in last night's explosion, the entire county town was razed to the ground. None of the 30,000 imperial troops stationed in the county survived, and all the troops were wiped out..."

"Baga, Chief of Staff, now I order you to immediately count the losses of the various units in the explosion last night and in the chaotic battle that followed, and I will give you an hour, and after an hour, I want to know the result, otherwise I will die..." After almost a minute of silence, the division commander commanded loudly to the chief of staff in front of him.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. I'll do it right away, and I'll report all the losses of each unit within an hour..."The chief of staff replied solemnly, and quickly began to convey new orders... Next, the remaining 40,000 puppet troops, under the command of commanders at all levels, immediately re-encamped according to the establishment of their respective units... With the rapid return of scattered soldiers, the casualties of each unit were also quickly summarized into the hands of the chief of staff. However, with the continuous increase in casualty data, the chief of staff's face slowly turned pale. He couldn't believe that yesterday's 70,000 army, after last night's explosion, was not even 40,000 at this moment. What's more, last night's losses, in addition to the thousands of soldiers of the Imperial Army, who died unexpectedly in the chaotic battle, the remaining more than 30,000 soldiers who died were all excellent soldiers of the Imperial Army... Looking at the unbelievable data on troop losses in his hand, the chief of staff dragged his heavy steps, slowly walked to the division headquarters, and stood in front of the division commander...."Chief of staff, how about the troop losses, I will immediately send a report to His Excellency the commander in Shijiazhuang to report our situation..." Seeing the chief of staff with a miserable face in front of him, the division commander seemed to have discovered something, and he couldn't help but look anxious and hurriedly asked.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. According to preliminary statistics, all the officers and men of the 20th Division from the division commander to the commander of the division were shattered in last night's explosion, and none of them survived. There are more than 7,000 people in the artillery wing, cavalry wing, and engineer wing of our 108th Division, and all of them are also broken. At the same time, in the explosion outside the city, more than 1,300 officers and men of our First Wing were all shattered, and more than half of the combat effectiveness of the troops was lost. In last night's melee, our 108th Division lost more than 800 soldiers of the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Army lost more than 2,400 soldiers. It can be said that after last night's explosion, most of the combat strength of our 70,000-strong army has been lost. At the same time, all the heavy weapons of the troops were buried in the ruins of Baoding City...."The chief of staff reported in a low voice.

"Yaga... Ahh Seeing the division commander who was about to fall to the ground because of the shock, the chief of staff hurriedly rushed forward.

"Your Excellency the division commander, you have to take care of your health, now the tens of thousands of troops left in our army need your leadership, please take care of your health..."The chief of staff hurriedly said comfortingly..."Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army, I am inseparable from you, and it is said that sooner or later this empire will break you into thousands of pieces..." Facing the direction where Baoding City is located, he said fiercely..."Hi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, now you are the supreme commander of our entire army, please be able to cheer up and take us to avenge the warriors of last night's jade shatter and destroy the Eighth Route Army..."The chief of staff nodded and replied.

After a few minutes of silence, the division commander slowly wiped the remaining blood stains from the corners of his mouth, slowly calmed down, and thought about possible countermeasures. After a brief period of shock, the division commander raised his head and ordered to the chief of staff in front of him: "The chief of staff will immediately send a report to His Excellency the commander in Shijiazhuang, and report the situation encountered by our army immediately. I beg your Excellency, Commander, to give instructions on the next steps of our army, and to send a report now..."

"Hey, it's Your Excellency Team Fight, I'll do it right away." Seeing that the division commander finally reacted from the shock just now, his face slowly returned to his usual stern expression. The chief of staff breathed a sigh of relief, replied loudly, turned around and ran towards the telegraph room next to the headquarters... And just when the 70,000 troops stationed in Baoding City suffered heavy losses because of yesterday's explosion, the whole army was immersed in shock. The county town of Shanyin, hundreds of kilometers away, is also in chaos. However, after all, Shanyin County is much smaller than Baoding City. So, in last night's explosion, only about 25,000 little devils were eliminated. However, more than 20,000 Imperial Cooperative troops suffered more than half of the casualties.

More than 20,000 soldiers of the Imperial Allied Army, instigated by more than 200 members of the Third Squadron of the Special Operations Group, also fell into a melee. In order to quell the melee in the shortest possible time, the army caused the consequences of bombing the camp. The more than 20,000 Japanese troops stationed outside the city, under the command of the division commander, immediately used force to solve the problem of melee that the imperial army had seen.

The final result was no surprise, more than 20,000 Yue troops and more than 20,000 soldiers of the Imperial Association Army began to fight a bloody battle on the huge plains around Shanyin County... It wasn't until dawn that the bloody battle finally ended. And at this moment, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Imperial Association Army, in the melee last night, in front of the elite army, directly lost more than half... Just when the two troops, in their own camps, quickly counted the accidental casualties of the night. Far away in the temporary headquarters in Shijiazhuang, Commander Okamura Ningji was looking at the huge military map in front of him with a confident expression. Because at this moment, he is still dreaming of how to use the 150,000 army in his hand to eliminate the reading division of the Eighth Route Army in Shanxi Province, and eliminate the only stain in his military pressure... However, his wish was completely shattered in the two explosions last night. And at this moment, he was completely in the dark, not knowing about this..."Bang..."Bang..."Suddenly, the sound of the door being pushed open pulled back from his dream. I saw that the deputy chief of staff, who was out of breath and had a pale face, was holding a telegram, quickly rushed into the war room, and came to his face, with an anxious face..."Baga, deputy chief of staff, have you forgotten even the most basic military courtesy." Why not shout the report. Also, in a hurry, there was no trace of the appearance of a high-ranking imperial officer. Looking at the expression on the face of the chief of staff in front of him, the commander General Okamura Ninji looked dissatisfied, and said loudly and angrily..."Hi, Your Excellency Commander, there is an urgent telegram on the front line, something has happened to the troops on the front line..."The deputy chief of staff did not answer Okamura Ninji's words, but said with an anxious face.

"Nani, something is wrong at the front. How is it possible, the two offensive clusters, with a total of 150,000 troops, have not yet attacked, what can happen. Besides, even if the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division concentrated all its forces, it would not be possible to have any way with my 150,000 troops... Deputy Chief of Staff, don't look for an interface..."General Okamura Ninji's face showed a look of confusion, and immediately retorted.

"Your Excellency, what I said is true, this is an urgent telegram just sent by the commanders of the two divisions. Last night, the barracks of the two armies were attacked by a large amount of gunpowder planted in advance in the county seat at the same time, and the county seat where the two armies had entered last night had been completely razed to the ground at this moment, and the troops suffered heavy losses. Your Excellency, Commander, please take a clear look...."After speaking, the chief of staff quickly handed the two telegrams in his hand to the commander, General Okamura Ninji.

"Nani?" Although, the chief of staff once again said in the affirmative. However, as the supreme commander-in-chief, out of trust in the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, the commander still showed a hint of doubt. However, looking at the telegram handed by the chief of staff, he still stretched out his right hand, took it, and began to read it... For a moment, there was a look of doubt just now, but before the content of a telegram could be read, he immediately became shocked. The entire war room also became very depressed with the rapid change of the commander's face... Looking at the expression of the commander in front of him, looking at the two telegrams, from the commander's hand, slowly fell to the ground. The chief of staff knew that the commander, like himself just now, was shocked by the news. Finally, after a few minutes of silence, the commander finally began to move a few times. However, the irritability made him say it one by one.

"Your Excellency, the two armies are now waiting for your telegram, please cheer up. Although the two armies suffered heavy losses, the main force was still there..."Looking at His Excellency the commander, who suddenly seemed to be several years old in front of him, the deputy chief of staff reminded in a low voice..."Ah... Yaga... How could it be, how could it be. An army of 150,000 people, how can this be. A whole two field divisions,... In this way, in the poisonous plan of the Eighth Route Army, the whole army will be annihilated, how should I explain to His Majesty the Emperor, what should I do..."At this moment, the commander, who had already fallen into shock, did not answer the words of the chief of staff in front of him, but muttered to himself..."Your Excellency Commander, now that the two armies have suffered heavy losses, in terms of strength, they are no longer the opponent of the Eighth Route Army's Reading Division. We have to come up with possible countermeasures right away. Otherwise, the remaining tens of thousands of troops will once again be poisoned by the Eighth Route Army. Your Excellency, Commander, please cheer up, tens of thousands of soldiers in the army need you to issue the latest orders..."Seeing the commander who seemed to have lost his mind, the deputy chief of staff reminded loudly again.

(To be continued)