Two days later, one morning, the Japanese Sakurai Brigade was ordered to set out from Linfen and march in the direction of Pingyao County with great swagger.

The news soon reached Tie Haichuan's ears, and when Chief of Staff Liu Binghe handed over the information to him, he angrily tore the documents in his hand into pieces at one time, and then threw them into the air, as if a "paper rain" had fallen.

Liu Binghe expressed his indignation at the behavior of the Japanese Sakurai Brigade: "The Japanese are too unruly, and after just a few hours of work, this Sakurai Brigade began to spread rumors and make trouble: What do they say that their intention in entering our 89th regimental defense area this time is to reflect the friendship between the Chinese and Japanese government forces and further realize the so-called 'Japan-China friendship'? They're not afraid to flash their tongues! Several troops next door have already called, including those from the Central Army of the Jin Sui Army, asking us what is going on? Among them, the worst attitude is the 249th Regiment of the Jin Sui Army, we haven't said a few words here, they directly scolded Shangniang, not to scold our 89th Regiment for being a traitor surrendering faction, and also said that we don't want human skins to be dogskins...... Danza, what do you think is going on? ”

Tie Haichuan's temples were bruised, his upper and lower lips were sticking together and twitching violently, he gritted his teeth and said: "Since this is the case, we have no way out, we must use the heads of this group of devils to wash away the shame of my 89th regiment!" According to my order, the three companies of the first battalion now stationed at the south gate were transferred to the area of Wengcheng, and the second company of the third battalion sent a platoon of troops to stay at the south gate, and the rest of the people also concentrated in Wengcheng to join the three companies at one time. The regiment's reconnaissance platoon, guard platoon, special service company, and directly subordinate team entered the designated position in advance and stood by...... Chief of Staff Liu, are all the things I want you to collect in place? ”

"Rest assured, according to your requirements, a total of 300 broadswords and 100 wooden guns have all been forged and distributed to the soldiers of the grassroots units one after another."

Tie Haichuan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay, the 29th Army produced a broadsword team back then, and today our regiment will also have a broadsword team." I'd like to see if it's our knives or the Japanese's stiff necks! Tell the brethren to be prepared for hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and if the battle is won, I will personally pay for them to drink! ”

"Yes, Wise Regiment! There's one more thing I need to report back to you...... It may be the news leaked by the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, but now the common people in the whole county know that our regiment is going to launch an operation against the Japanese this time. The county magistrate who is in charge is also quite interesting, he encouraged the local people to write a letter to the people, calling on the people of the county to participate in the war of resistance. Now the crowd is angry, and the door of the reception office of the regiment headquarters is crowded with people every day, asking to fight devils with us. Especially in the restaurants and blacksmith shops in the county, I heard that even kitchen knives and sledgehammers are ready, so they are waiting to go to the front line with our soldiers......"

Tie Haichuan asked worriedly: "Is there a possibility that the news will be leaked to the devil?" ”

Liu Binghe patted his chest and said, "Oh, please rest assured about this." To be on the safe side, I ordered all the gates to be sealed off before the order was communicated to the troops, and no one was allowed to enter or leave until the regimental headquarters had cleared it. Yesterday I sent two more platoons to strengthen the defenses, not to mention the devil's inner line, even a bird would not want to fly out of the city! ”

"Okay, you go and tell the magistrate of the county, agree to the request of the people, and allow non-combatants to enter the position, and one person counts as one, provided that there is no internal conflict and accidental injury. But there is one thing, all non-combatants must obey the command and cannot attack without receiving an order, and violators will also be dealt with according to military law! Tie Haichuan said with a final word.

Time passed minute by minute, until around half past three in the afternoon, the shadow of the Sakurai brigade finally appeared outside Pingyao City. Tie Haichuan personally sat in the castle tower, even if he didn't use a telescope, he could roughly see how the equipment and configuration of this group of devils were. The Japanese troops responsible for leading the way in front were all cavalry, probably a small squad of troops, followed by Japanese trucks and motorized clusters, interspersed with six tanks, chariots, and finally infantry.

Tie Haichuan couldn't help but sneer in his heart: Can you also use a few broken urns to dispatch cavalry and motorized clusters? It's a matter of lice on a bald man's head——— obviously. These Japanese are really interesting, with a mechanized army so mighty to run to the defense area of a certain railway? Even the ordinary people can see what the devil is here for. If he really listened to the orders of the theater commander's department and opened the door for them, he would really start a fight, and the Japanese would have taken advantage of everything they said. Regardless of whether you win or lose, you can just splash dirty water on the 89th regiment. In this case, it is better for Tie to strike preemptively and take the opportunity to destroy these self-righteous devils.

Brigade Commander Sakurai was a more traditional Japanese soldier who was not good at words and always liked to prove himself with fists, kicks and weapons. From the moment he led the team straight to Pingyao County, he knew that an era of creating heroes was coming. He will personally lead the troops of a full brigade under his command to carry out the strategy of "flowering in the center", and immediately launch an attack on the Kuomintang defenders after the main force has completely entered the city of Pingyao County, first eating the main city tower of Pingyao County, and then destroying the opponent's regimental headquarters in one go.

Looking at the banner of "blue sky and white sun full of red" fluttering on the main city tower, Sakurai Nakasa's face accumulated a trace of sinister smile, he thought in his heart that as long as he could enter the city smoothly, he would be sure to conquer the headquarters of the 89th Regiment of the Central Army within three hours, and officially replace the "blue sky and white sun full of red flags" and re-hang it on the main city tower.

Tie Haichuan raised his chin at Liu Binghe, the chief of staff of the regiment who was standing beside him, and motioned for him to shout to the Japanese troops under the city. Liu Binghe comprehended, put his hands on the battlement on the roof of the building, looked down at the Japanese commander Sakurai and other officers and soldiers standing under the city, and asked: "Your army, please stay, dare to ask which one downstairs is Mr. Sakurai, the commander of the department?" ”

Sakurai looked up the castle tower with an expressionless face, only to see him holding the command knife straddling his waist with his right hand, and waving his left hand slightly at the Japanese translator beside him. The Japanese translator in military uniform walked out of the crowd, raised his head and stalked his neck, stretched out his right arm with five fingers together, and pointed his fingertips at Sakurai Nakasa and introduced in a loud voice: "This is Captain Sakurai, Captain Sakurai was ordered by Commander Iwamatsu Yoshio of the First Army stationed in Jin, to come to your army's defense area to prepare to pick up the ashes of seventy-five imperial soldiers, I hope to get your army's understanding and cooperation, I would like to express my gratitude to your army in advance on behalf of Captain Sakurai!" ”

He claimed that before the large army entered the city, the commander Mr. Sakurai needed to personally go to the reception room to negotiate with Tie Haichuan, the commander of the 89th Regiment, and choose a special route to enter the city that neither side opposed, so as not to create some unnecessary interference and trouble.

Sakurai Nakasa agreed, at least there was a negotiation agreement between Commander Iwamatsu and the top brass of the Second War Zone, and these people did not dare to play any tricks.

But he was wrong, to be precise, he did not understand the opponent and enemy in front of him, Sakurai Nakasa self-righteously felt that all the Chinese officers could not see the "conspiracy" behind them, but unfortunately, he met an opponent who was good at observation and discovery, and had the courage to counterattack and strike first! And the Sakurai Brigade and the Japanese officers and soldiers under him were the ones who were really kept in the dark.

In the reception room of the 89th Regiment, the arrogant Sakurai Nakasa barely said a word formally to the Chinese negotiators. All the questions and requests raised by the other party are explained through the translator, and then his opinions are informed to the translator, and the translator will change to Chinese after a little consideration.

"Mr. Sakurai, our conditions are very simple, if your army wants to enter the city, they must enter in turn according to the special route we have designated. Please rest assured, your Excellency, that the established route provided by our army has been cleared, and as long as your army fully follows the guidance of our department and does not trespass on people's houses or harass the people, there will never be a military conflict between your and our two armies. We only have this one condition, I wonder if Mr. Sakurai can accept it? "Tie Haichuan gets straight to the point.

Sakurai agreed after listening to the interpreter's explanation, and after he muttered a few words to the interpreter, the interpreter pushed the frame on the crooked bridge of his nose and said, "Commander Tie, I have conveyed the conditions of your army to Mr. Sakurai, and Mr. Sakurai agrees. Our conditions are also very simple, and we hope that in the process of handing over the ashes, your army will be able to control its soldiers advantageously. Perhaps it is the cultural differences between ethnic groups, we need to give some comfort to the deceased, and it is a reason to surpass the dead with Chinese monks, and I hope that your army will be able to maintain good local order at that time, and will never allow any insulting words and actions to the Imperial Japanese Army. I hope that your army is Haihan, we are just maintaining the dignity and bottom line of the imperial soldiers. ”

Tie Haichuan sneered, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and readily agreed: "No problem, please rest assured Mr. Sakurai on this." Since we are cooperating with your army to complete this handover, we naturally have enough sincerity. Our people are not beasts of the flood, as long as your army can strictly abide by our conditions and not violate them, I Tie Haichuan is willing to guarantee with a human head, and it will never affect all the rituals of the undead carried out by your army. ”

Sakurai Nakasa got up from the chair with satisfaction, looked at Tie Haichuan who was sitting opposite him with a cruel smile, and said politely: "Sakurai has thanked Captain Iron first, and Captain Iron's future will definitely be limitless......"

After listening to the translation, Tie Haichuan also stood up with dignity and replied with a meaningful sentence: "By Mr. Sakurai's auspicious words, Tie will remember it in his heart and will never forget it." ”

Before Pingyao County was officially opened to the main force of the Japanese Sakurai Brigade, Liu Binghe, chief of staff of the regiment, personally accompanied Sakurai Nakazo to the South Gate Tower. Walking to a table of eight immortals, he stopped, Sakurai Nakasawa looked at it and found that there were several plates of cold dishes on the table, plus a pot of tea, and a few teacups were upside down next to the teapot. Liu Binghe said in the manner of a host: "Mr. Sakurai and Kobayashi Translator have worked hard all the way, and my south gate guards will open the city gate on time for your army at five o'clock, and there are still fifteen minutes before here." Mr. Liu has prepared a little tea and side dishes, and Mr. Sakurai and Mr. Kobayashi can take a break here, and it will not be too late to go down after the main force of your army enters the city......"

Sakurai Nakasa and Kobayashi were completely unaware that this was a trap, and they readily agreed and sat down, unaware that their lives had entered a countdown state......

After Liu Binghe left, Sakurai said excitedly to the Kobayashi translator who was sitting next to him: "Kobayashi-kun, our goal is about to be achieved, do you know?" I just felt like I was wearing the medal that the Emperor had given us! ”

Translator Kobayashi didn't respond to this, he just slowly poured a cup of tea for Sakurai and himself, and while tasting tea, he picked up the side dishes on the table and ate them with relish, and made a crisp chewing sound.

As soon as Liu Binghe walked downstairs, he was blocked by the commander of the third company hidden nearby: "Chief of Staff Liu, everything has been arranged, when will we start?" ”

Liu Binghe subconsciously glanced back at the city tower, then pulled the third company commander to a secluded place and said, "Don't worry, tell the brothers and let them all endure it." The regiment's order was to wait until all the devil's mobile troops entered the city before fighting. Remember, as soon as the main force of the Japanese army enters the urn city, you will immediately pull the fire and blow up the * buried under the urn city before you start the operation! As soon as the gate of the urn city opened, the guard platoon, reconnaissance platoon, and the direct team all rushed in with big knives and spears to fight hand-to-hand with the devils, and the second and third companies entered the position as the second echelon one after another to help the first echelon annihilate the remnants of the enemy as quickly as possible! The group seat said, as long as the battle is fought, whether it is the first echelon or the second echelon, all will be commended! Not only that, but the group will have to pay for your own drink! ”

As soon as the commander of the third company heard the momentum, he saw him "snap" and stand upright, and saluted: "Please rest assured, sir, don't say anything else, just for the sake of this meal in the group, we will tear these little devils apart if we say anything." ”

After glancing back at the city tower again, Chief of Staff Liu ordered: "Find two people, slaughter the two devils above before opening the city gate, move quickly, try to kill with one knife, don't let them scream, lest anything bad happen." ”

"Yes, sir, don't worry, I'll find someone to do it immediately! Sir, go well......"

The south gate of Pingyao County, painted in bright red paint, slowly opened, making a "creaking" grinding sound. The Japanese brigade, which had been shouting for a long time under the castle tower, suddenly became overjoyed, and waved their weapons and walked into the city with joy. After entering the city, go straight along the highway for about 300 meters and there is a high city wall, this is the urn city of Pingyao County, and it is also the only way to enter the entire county, and the arrogant Japanese soldiers are almost walking through this road with the mentality of walking. In the area of the Guanxiang on both sides, some of these Japanese soldiers actually left the team without authorization and ran to various fruit stalls, grocery stalls, open-air restaurants, etc., almost using a kind of robber method to loot the goods placed here by local vendors, not only eating for nothing, but also taking a few stuffed pockets for nothing, these little devils are too not to take us Chinese seriously, right? How dare you come to our territory so horizontally? Are the Chinese really muddy? The vendors on the street dared not speak out, and many of them scolded in unison: "Little devil on the dog day, you should be proud for a while, and then fight with the brothers of the 89th regiment later, and see if Lao Tzu will clean you up!" ”

The commander of the third company returned to the ambush site, and the soldiers under his command all held the same big blades, quite like the 29th Army big knife team that year. The platoon commander hurriedly asked, "Company commander, did the chief of staff say it?" When are we going to do it? ”

"Don't worry, I guess it's soon, the devil has already come in from the south gate, and now he is rushing from Guanxiang to Wengcheng! Chief of Staff Liu said, the devil is a mechanized army this time, and he must first use the thunder buried in the ground to blow up the vitality of the devil, and then open the city gate, and then the brothers will give me a piece to rush up! ”

The platoon leader spat and scolded viciously: "You have to teach the little devil how to be a man!" When my second uncle was working as a blacksmith in Taiyuan, the devil said that he had built weapons for the national army, and after catching the gendarmerie, he didn't ask and went directly to the punishment, my second uncle had hard bones, and he didn't bite people until he died, and finally he was tied to the locomotive by the devil and killed! This time I have to avenge my second uncle......"

The commander of the third company corrected: "Listen well, this time to fight the little devil, not only to avenge your second uncle, but also to avenge thousands of Chinese who died in death!" Since the regiment has entrusted us with this combat mission, we must ensure that we fight this battle well! I want to see if you can show the momentum of the 29th Army Broadsword Team back then! ”

"Don't worry, company commander, the brothers have been ready for a long time, just waiting to take a knife to cut the little devil's head!"

As he was talking, the shouts of the Japanese army broke out again outside the urn city, they babbled and waved their arms or weapons, as if urging the officers and soldiers defending the city to ask for the door to be released......

Sakurai Nakasa, the captain of the Japanese army, who also heard the shouting, once again had a thick smile on his face, he put down the tea cup in his hand and said meaningfully: "Your Excellency Kobayashi, tea can be drunk later, but effective fighters are not common. After the recovery of Pingyao County, you can choose the tea of the entire county, how about it? ”

Translator Kobayashi put the last half of the residual tea into his mouth before wiping his lips and said, "Your Excellency Nakasa is right, it seems that the big fish has been hooked, we can close the net......"

The two looked at each other and smiled, then got up and walked to the stairs leading to the ground, but were stopped by two soldiers who were standing guard. One of the soldiers asked, "Where are the two Japanese friends going?" Don't drink tea? ”

Translator Kobayashi smiled: "Yes, our soldiers are about to enter the city of Weng, we still have to focus on official duties, and we will go down to avoid unnecessary friction and trouble with your army." As for drinking tea, there will be time later. Excuse me, can I release it now? ”

The soldier sneered, "Yes, do you want us to send you again?" ”

Xiao Lin asked with some surprise, "Send me?" Where to send us? ”

"I'll take you to grandma's house,......" Before the words fell, the two soldiers suddenly pulled out the bayonets inserted behind them, and stabbed the knives into the abdomen of the two devils in front of them with lightning speed. Within seconds, Sakurai and Kobayashi were both killed, falling on their backs like two large gates, each with a huge blood hole in their abdomen, and all around their uniforms were stained with blood.

The two soldiers looked at each other and nodded to each other, and then immediately entered the designated position, and they ambushed behind the battlements of the tower, gently pulling the bolts of their guns...... The Japanese soldiers under the city were still shouting endlessly, and they had no idea that their commander had fallen in a pool of blood by this time. Not only their commander, but even the life of the entire Sakurai Brigade has entered the final moment......

Suddenly, a deafening explosion swept in, completely covering the shouts of the Japanese soldiers, followed by an overwhelming wave of air and * debris attacked the Japanese officers and soldiers blocking the gate of the urn city. The pre-buried * was detonated one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the Japanese army was in chaos and fled to the south gate that had not yet been closed. It wasn't until they stormed into the city that the Japanese soldiers found that the lively bazaars that were originally active on both sides of the highway had long been dead silent, and what they didn't expect until they died was that the weak people didn't hear the explosion and fled, but returned to their respective homes to prepare for the gang!

The long-closed Urn City has finally erupted! After the ancient city gate was opened, the officers and men of the first battalion and three companies of the 89th Regiment were the first to rush out, and the first echelon was opened by three machine gunners, led by the company commander himself, each holding a big knife or wooden gun, and rushed to the area of the pass where the Japanese army had fled. The defenders stationed on the roof of the urn city also opened fire, and the battle was about to break out......

The violent sound of gunfire soon reached the ears of Tie Haichuan and the others, and Liu Binghe, the chief of staff of the regiment, said coldly: "It seems that the third company has begun to close the net, Tuanzuo, do you want to go and see it together?" ”

Tie Haichuan turned around in high spirits, looking a little excited: "Look, of course you have to see!" This is a rare live newspaper drama, and if you don't witness the destruction of the Japanese army, I'm afraid you will regret it for the rest of your life. Let's go, the regimental staff officers and confidential everyone will go and see how the third company sings this play......"

The fierce hand-to-hand combat has entered a white-hot state, and the soldiers on both sides have fought the battle line from Guanxiang all the way to the south gate of Pingyao County. Most of the Japanese soldiers also ran into the alleys and houses, and they tried in vain to exchange the lives of local citizens for their safe evacuation. However, the citizens who have long been blood-soaked have long since ceased to be the submissive and slaughtered appearance before, and with the umbrella of the army, they naturally will not be afraid of these hateful Japanese devils. Many Japanese soldiers were vigorously counterattacked by the citizens, and they were all stunned, are these Chinese crazy? When did they become so deadly? Dare to take up arms and fight against the Imperial Army! Don't want to live anymore?

Almost all the young and middle-aged people participated in the battle, whether it was the citizens living in the Guanxiang area or the people living near the urn city, most of them took out all kinds of "weapons" from their homes, kitchen knives, boning knives, flat poles, mallets, axes, hammers, everything, look at it, hey, there are a few well-dressed citizens in the crowd holding a few top door bars to participate in the battle, Tie Haichuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It seems that the big families in these places are not soft eggs, There is still some blood in the face of the righteousness of the family and the country, and even their family members have used the top door pole used to latch the door to beat the devils, but there are really them.

The officers and men of the 89th Regiment have infiltrated into the narrow alleys, alleys, and private houses to enter the battle, and the anti-Japanese sentiment of the common people is unprecedentedly high, not only young and middle-aged, but also women and the elderly are not inferior to others. It is said that when the Japanese devils first broke into the houses, a family was cooking rice in front of the boiler, and the iron pot that was burned red was bubbling with oil, and seeing that a Japanese devil had broken in, the woman who was cooking rice picked up the iron pot and threw it at the Japanese soldiers who rushed towards her without thinking about it, and the result was that a pot of hot dish and soup that was about to be stewed was unreservedly buckled on the face of the Japanese soldier, and the other party fell to the ground on the spot, covering her burned face and struggling back and forth, and a ghost cried wolf.

The young men were also not ambiguous, although their physique and wrestling were not as good as the Japanese army, but they were still somewhat sure that they would fight a Japanese soldier with two or three people. This is the case of the Dai family in the alley of Nanjia Lane, the old mother of the family has three sons who are in the prime of life, each of them is very violent, and the three brothers put down a Japanese devil who broke into the house on the earthen kang, and played "stacking arhats" in a pressive way, and the weight of about 400 catties pressed on the body of the Japanese soldier, making him feel miserable, as if he could lose his breath in the next second. When the devil couldn't hold it anymore, the third child who was pressing on top suddenly pulled away, held a kitchen knife and cut off the devil's head, and made a fuss on the spot, and blood splattered three feet.

The officers and men of the third company simply pulled the battle line all the way to the south gate area, and the Japanese mechanized troops were almost all blocked there, and the artillery of the 89th Regiment set up in the city tower of the urn city also opened fire, and more than ten artillery groups composed of mountain artillery and mortars launched two rounds of fire coverage to the south gate at a time, and the Japanese tanks and combat vehicles also lost their combat capability in the confusion, and they turned their guns in a vain attempt to break through the south gate and break out, and the Japanese motorized troops were responsible for covering......

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour before the curtain officially ended, and the regiment commander Tie Haichuan, deputy regiment commander Cheng Wanli, chief of staff Liu Binghe, and other staff officers and confidential officials all stood behind the battlements of the city tower, looking at the mountains of Japanese corpses under the city with great interest. Tie Haichuan's face finally showed a long-lost smile, and the previous smile was somewhat mixed with a little reluctance, which was the need of the occasion. But today, he doesn't have to hide anything, he's really happy!

Wei Ping, the commander of the first battalion, reported the battle situation to Tie Haichuan and others: "Report to the regimental seat, the third company of the first battalion has completely annihilated the enemy in Wengcheng, according to statistics, in this battle, my first echelon killed a total of 548 enemies, captured a total of 74 enemies, and the rest of the remnants of the Japanese army escaped during the breakthrough. ”

"There is no need, the enemy's vitality and spirit have been completely defeated by our troops defending the city, and I have notified the second battalion stationed in the vicinity of Dawangzhuang to set up a card on the highway leading to Linfen and Taiyuan to intercept this group of remnants. You have worked hard, rest well today, and I will invite the brothers to drink tomorrow night! ”

"Yes, thank you!" Battalion Commander Wei knocked his feet and gave a standard military salute to Tie Haichuan before leaving.

After a while, the ragged commander of the third company strode up to the city tower: "Report to the regimental seat, according to your deployment, the third company has successfully completed the task, but it is just a fly in the ointment. ”

"You have done great deeds, what are your crimes? What's the matter, you're hurt? Tie Haichuan fixed his eyes and saw that the right arm of the third company commander was constantly oozing blood, and after a while, the blood droplets that fell to the ground were already connected, so he asked with concern.

"Hey, don't mention it, I was originally fighting with the little devil, who knows that the fucking little devil's bullet didn't go away, and he shot me in the arm, if it wasn't for the soldiers who arrived in time, my life would be hanging in the balance...... Oh, Danza, I almost forgot about this, you see......" The third company commander said as he raised a Japanese command knife in his hand, and said excitedly, "This is what I took from that old devil in Sakurai when I was cleaning the battlefield just now, please accept it with a smile." ”

After Tie Haichuan took the sword, he first opened the scabbard, and after looking at it with great interest, there was a golden chrysanthemum pattern engraved on the hilt, which looked like a saber given by the emperor of Japan. After closing the scabbard, it was returned to the hands of the third company commander, which made the third company commander a little confused.

"A knife is a good knife...... Your company has performed well this time, I will apply to the Chongqing Military and Political Department to ask for credit for your third company, and this knife will belong to you. Tie Haichuan patted the shoulder of the commander of the third company and said, "Go to the hospital immediately for the bomb removal operation, take care of the injury, and prepare a separate copy of the celebration wine for your third company, and when you recover from your injury, I will personally go to your company headquarters to preside." Go ahead, I'll see you when I have time......"

"Yes, take care!" The eyes of the third company commander were filled with tears.