Qiao Youhua took advantage of the situation to command the troops to pursue, and directly blocked all the devils at the north gate, and Wu Ming also led the troops to advance quickly and captured the headquarters compound of the devils in the city.

Then led the army from the city to attack the remnants of the devil trapped in the north gate, Qiao Youhua transferred artillery from outside the city, after a fierce firefight, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, Tanabe Jun Shaoza saw that there was no hope of breaking through, so he committed suicide by seppuku.

The remaining devils could not withstand the bombardment of the Longya artillery outside the north gate, so they withdrew from the city and retreated into several houses near the north gate to continue to resist stubbornly.

Qiao Youhua led the guard company to take advantage of the situation to seize the city wall of the north gate, and was just about to continue the attack, but found that Wu Ming had already led people to surround the remaining remnants of the devil.

"Regiment leader, the devil has kidnapped the people in front of us, and we don't dare to attack it, what should we do?" Wu Ming ran over and said to Qiao Youhua.

Qiao Youhua couldn't help frowning, this is really a headache, with the devil's inhumane beastly nature, even if they don't attack, the devil will kill those people who have become hostages, and it is very simple to solve them, just need another artillery bombardment.

However, no one can bear to do this, after all, it is their own compatriots, and the duty of a soldier is to defend the country and protect thousands of Chinese compatriots.

Just when Qiao Youhua and Wu Ming were hesitating, a burst of resistance and angry scolding suddenly came from the courtyards occupied by devils, followed by several piercing gunshots.

Obviously, someone resisted and was shot by the devil.

Qiao Youhua gritted his teeth and turned his head to Ma Yunlong and said, "Open the cannon immediately!" Long pain is better than short pain, kill all these **** little devils, and bury them for the villagers! ”

"Yes!" Ma Yunlong promised loudly with red eyes, turned around and went to transfer four Type 92 infantry guns, personally adjusted the muzzles, and aimed at those houses and began to bombard.

Boom, boom, after a burst of artillery sounded, the few houses occupied by the devils were all wiped out in the firelight, and at this point, the county seat of Pingshan was officially recovered by the Dragon Tooth Task Force, although near the end of the battle, a small episode occurred.

But in any case, the Dragon's Tooth Task Force still won an unprecedented victory, not only won the Battle of Luquan, defeated the 5th and 10th main divisions of the Japanese army, but also took advantage of the situation to recover the county seat of Pingshan.

Except for Ma Yunlong, the commander of the artillery battalion, and some of the soldiers who participated in the final siege were in a slightly depressed mood and hated the devils, the officers and soldiers in other parts of the county let out hysterical cheers and roars.

Some soldiers even happily shot into the sky, and the dense gunfire resounded in the sky over Pingshan County, and most of the people of Pingshan County also walked out of their homes and poured into the streets and alleys to celebrate with these bloody dragon's tooth warriors, and the county seat, which had been under siege for more than a year, was finally recovered.

Qiao Youhua patted Ma Yunlong and Wu Ming on the shoulder, signaling them to look away, this is war, the invaders are cruel and ruthless and dehumanizing, beacon fires, mountains and rivers are broken, bloodshed, sacrifice, it is not uncommon.

Now is not the time to be sad, because as soldiers, the great task of recovery on their shoulders is only the first step in the long march of thousands of miles, and there are still too many things waiting for them to do in the future.

"Immediately sent my order to the commander of the first battalion, and asked him to speed the first battalion to bypass Shimen and seize Zhengding County, and then send troops to respond to the third battalion and recover Lingshou County." Qiao Youhua commanded a warrior.

The warrior hurriedly stepped forward, turned around and led the order to run away.

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Beiping, the headquarters of the Japanese army in North China.

General Terauchi had already received a telegram from Seishiro Itagaki before he left for the north, and at this moment, the atmosphere in his office had become extremely depressing and dreary.

The two divisions were almost completely wiped out, and together with the previous 12th and 13th mixed brigades, the North China Front lost nearly 100,000 troops in just a few months, which is almost more than one-third of the active strength of the North China Front.

And this time he led the team and the founder of the Imperial Steel Army at home and abroad, the famous general Itagaki Seishiro.

Shouichi Terauchi can even imagine how angry the guys in the base camp will be when they learn the news!

"General, at present, the 5th Division and the 10th Division have suffered heavy losses, their combat strength has been completely lost, and our troops in Shimen and the surrounding areas have been greatly reduced, not only that, but the defeat in this battle has also exhausted our mobile forces, what should we do next?" Naosaburo Okabe said.

Deputy Chief of Staff Kawabe Shozo said: "Humble post, ask the base camp to implement a strategic mobilization for us to replenish the vacancies in our damaged troops, otherwise, once the situation in North China changes, especially on the Shanxi front, the imperial army may be in trouble if it is not careful!" ”

Several other staff adjutants also nodded in agreement.

Terauchi Shouichi snorted coldly and said: "Since the Battle of Xuzhou, the Fifth Division and the 10th Division have been replenished once, this time it was such a fiasco, how can you let me open my mouth to the War Department of the base camp?" Those guys from the Navy Department are definitely going to take the opportunity to fall into the trap this time and lash out at our army for being incompetent! ”

Naosaburo Okabe, Shozo Kawabe and others bowed their heads and remained silent, it is true that within the Japanese Empire, the navy and the army have always been at odds for a long time.

Terauchi Shou paused, and seeing that everyone didn't have any good ideas, he got up and said, "Forget it, let's end today's meeting, let's see what actions will be made at the base camp, and then make plans." "In fact, Shouichi Terauchi had already received news before that he was going to be transferred back to the Army Staff Headquarters of the local base camp.

The new commander and high-level personnel of the North China Front are all being finalized, and it is estimated that the results will come out soon, and now the mess faced by the North China Front Army, Terauchi Shouichi does not want to take care of it, anyway, he is about to step down, leaving it to the next commander to have a headache.

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In Lingshou County, the empty house Kyo Er Shaozo was anxiously walking around his garrison headquarters, and there were several lieutenants and subordinates standing around, all with blank faces.

Not long ago, they learned that the county town of Pingshan had been captured by the Dragon's Tooth Task Force and that the Tanabe Garrison Brigade had been wiped out.

Now the dilemma in front of Kuwu Jinger and the others is to continue to stay in Lingshou County, or to take the initiative to withdraw before the Dragon Tooth Task Force does not attack? Save the troops, or continue to hold on, and follow the back path of Tabe.

Just when Kuya Kyoji and the others were wavering and in a dilemma, a signal soldier walked out of the confidential room with a telegram, stood up and saluted him: "Your Excellency Commander, the North China Front Headquarters is in an emergency!" ”

"Hurry up!" As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Kyoji Kuya hurriedly waved his hand.

"The front army headquarters telegraphed us to quickly withdraw from Lingshou County and retreat to Shimen County!" The Signal Soldier immediately read.