The headquarters of the Japanese army in Laiyuan City, because it is not very far from the street, the rumbling cannon can be faintly transmitted here.

In addition, it is the early hours of the morning in the dead of night, and there is no noise, and everyone can hear it more clearly.

The artillery staff officer first broke the silent atmosphere of the command and reported: "General, there are mortar shells and infantry artillery shells in the explosion that is ringing!" ”

"Your Excellency General, with the intelligence confirmation from the Intelligence Department, coupled with the sound of artillery from the battlefield, we can already confirm that the Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold on the street is undoubtedly the main force of the Independent Regiment. Humble suggestion, reinforcements immediately attacked, encircled and attacked the independent regiment on the street! The chief of staff judged excitedly.

"Did Aoki send a telegram?" Ono didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically with a frown.

"Not yet!" The chief of staff replied.

"Then continue to wait, Aoki is a front-line commander, what he sees is more real than we deduced, when Aoki has a telegram, when will we send troops again!" Ono ordered with a serious face, and there was no discussion in his words.

"Hey!"

Waiting is the hardest part.

After another five minutes, the sound of footsteps finally reached everyone's ears. Immediately afterwards, the figure of the communications staff officer appeared in front of them.

"Report to the chief, the Long Street stronghold is in an emergency!"

"Read!" Ono stared at the communications staff officer with a serious expression of order.

"Aoki Shaoza reported that the Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold was determined to be the main force of the independent regiment, and the opponent's firepower was strong and the attack was sharp, which had caused nearly 100 casualties to the defenders, and the reinforcements could attack and surround them!" The communications staff officer told the contents of the telegram word for word.

"Yo Xi, Chief of Staff, order reinforcements to be dispatched immediately, occupy the predetermined target, and encircle the main force of the Independent Regiment at the stronghold on the street!" This time, without the proposal of the chief of staff, Ono ordered very decisively.

Then he continued to order to the communications staff officer in front of him: "Call back to Aoki, before the reinforcements complete the encirclement, the troops must stick to it." After the encirclement, directly launch a counteroffensive against the current Eighth Route Army, flank them inside and outside, and destroy them! ”

"Chief of Staff, order the garrison in the city to be on guard! The battle has begun, and the resistance snobbery in the city will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. The garrisons and patrols around the country must wipe them out to ensure the stability of Laiyuan City! ”

In a forest two miles outside the west gate of Laiyuan City, nearly 1,500 people from the two main battalions and the troops directly under them were hiding inside to rest and replenish dry food.

"Regiment commander, reconnaissance platoon telegraph, a brigade of Japanese soldiers has just left the city and driven in the direction of Shangjie!" Xu Guang, the commander of the communications platoon, reported excitedly as soon as he rushed over.

Wang Ping deduced this result a few hours ago, but many people didn't believe it, including Xu Guang.

Now that the inference has become a fact, it directly means that the entire battle situation was under Wang Ping's calculation and control from the very beginning.

Everyone is a soldier, and some of the most basic military common sense is clear. Whoever can anticipate the enemy on the battlefield and control the initiative on the battlefield will be able to win the war at will.

Therefore, after Xu Guang finished saying the contents of the telegram, every subordinate looked at Wang Ping with admiration in their eyes, and then they were also full of confidence in the battle that was about to break out in front of them. There is no doubt that this self-confidence comes from Wang Ping's anticipation.

"Order the troops to be ready for battle, and we will be dispatched in ten minutes, as close to the west gate as possible. Half an hour later, he launched an attack, broke through the city gate in one fell swoop, and entered Laiyuan City, giving the devil a big surprise! Wang Ping didn't give everyone time to think, and as soon as Xu Guang finished speaking, he began to give orders!

"A battalion, after the troops enter Laiyuan City, set off immediately, occupy Zhangzhuang, and block the devil's reinforcements until they receive my retreat order!"

"The artillery company, two infantry guns fought to move to within two hundred meters of the city, two rounds of fire blew open the city gates, and then quickly transferred the artillery positions and waited for new orders. The devils have stationed an artillery brigade in the city, and staying in one place for too long is likely to be targeted by them! ”

At this time, Chen Hu, who had entered the city in advance, also received an order from Wang Ping asking for cooperation.

In addition to the guard company, a platoon and a reconnaissance platoon were still lurking at the West Gate, waiting to flank the West Gate defenders from behind.

The others had dispersed to all corners of Laiyuan City as early as daytime with the help of the underground party in the city.

"Bang bang bang ......" A few piercing gunshots rang out in the quiet Laiyuan City, and a devil patrol immediately fell two soldiers.

"Doot toot!" Immediately, the patrol blew the alarm whistle and rushed in the direction of the gunshot, rifle in hand.

"Quick, the enemy is in front, rush over and destroy them!" The leader of the devil led the team and ordered loudly with a command knife.

"Bang bang bang ......" Suddenly, several gunshots rang out behind them.

"Ah...... Baga ......" The two soldiers were shot in the back and fell directly on the charging road.

"Eight Grid Tooth Road, there is an enemy behind us, rush back!" The team leader was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted!

"Bang Bang!" Dozens of devils immediately opened fire, rifles, machine guns, all of them fired at the place where the guns had just been fired. The fluttering bullets hit the stone wall, and the sparks flew everywhere, which was very scary.

But when they finally rushed over, except for a corpse in the corner dressed in ordinary people's clothes, not a single living Eighth Route Army was seen.

"The cunning Eighth Route Army, let them escape again! The troops are on alert and continue to patrol! The lives of the four imperial soldiers were exchanged for the Eighth Route Army, and the grievances and anger in the squad leader's heart can be imagined, and then he was very dissatisfied and ordered.

At the same time, messy gunshots rang out in every direction of Laiyuan City.

"Your Excellency, there are indeed many hostile snobbery in the city that cooperate with the actions of the Independent Regiment outside the city. Various patrols are clearing out these enemies, and quite a few have been eliminated so far! The chief of staff hurriedly walked over to Ono and reported.

"Yo Si! If the troops are not enough, you can order the garrison of the material warehouse to assist in the encirclement and suppression, and you must kill them in one pot! Ono ordered with satisfaction.

Because, from the beginning to the present, this battle has developed according to his ideas.

As long as he continues to develop like this, Ono is confident that he will definitely win in the end.

The already small garrison on the city wall also shifted their gaze and attention to the city, and at the same time secretly glad that it was not the time for him to patrol the city tonight.

More than 600 soldiers of the second battalion were under the cover of night, and they were touching the west gate step by step.

Yang Xiong, the commander of the first company, is very familiar with Laiyuan City because he has served as the Imperial Association Army in Laiyuan City.

So, in this raid, he took a company to the forefront.

More than 100 people carried rifles, crooked handles, and grenadiers, and with the help of terrain cover, they touched a dark ditch 50 meters outside Laiyuan City all the way to the city head of the city, without attracting the attention of the defenders at the head of the city.

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