The chief of staff directly grabbed the telegram and read it personally, and after reading it, he was stunned for half a minute before he said to Matsui.

"General, it's true, where did the new regiment come out of so many troops. Could it be that other troops of the Eighth Route Army came to Linfen? ”

"This inference can't be true?" Rear Admiral Matsui retorted without hesitation.

"The whole of North China is carrying out the orders of His Excellency the Commander, blocking and dividing the troops of the Eighth Route Army with the cage policy. If other troops of the Eighth Route Army enter Linfen, no matter where they go, they will not be able to escape our eyes! ”

"Then how did they come out!" The chief of staff exclaimed in confusion.

"The new regiment has that little strength, a main force in Linfen North, a main force in Tianxin Town, and now half a regiment has emerged in Fengyun Town, where did they come from so many troops!"

Matsui frowned and didn't speak.

After staring at the map for half a minute, he suddenly reacted.

With a sudden realization on his face, he shouted: "I know, do you remember that some time ago, many of our prisoners who built artillery towers were robbed by the Eighth Route Army?" The Eighth Route Army that appeared in Fengyun Town must have been these captives who were taken away by the Eighth Route Army. ”

Then he scolded angrily and in surprise: "Eight Grid Yalu, the speed at which the Eighth Route Army develops its troops is too fast, and it has only taken so long to train a group of weak captives into soldiers, which is completely beyond my imagination!" ”

The chief of staff also reacted and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do next!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another communications staff officer rushed over, with the same anxious expression.

"General, the stronghold of Fengyun Town is in an emergency, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack the stronghold, they have artillery, and the morale of the puppet army is also very low, ask for support!"

The chief of staff immediately asked: "There is only one squad of imperial troops left in the stronghold of Fengyun Town, and even if there is a strong turret to defend it, it will not last too long. General, you must immediately send troops to reinforce Fengyun Town! ”

Major General Matsui frowned and scolded: "Send troops to reinforce, don't I know?" The point is, where do we have troops to reinforce Fengyun Town now! ”

The chief of staff immediately thought that all the troops that Linfen City could send had been dispatched, and now there were no troops to send.

After hesitating for a moment, he suggested: "Can you send half a brigade from the troops who returned to Tianxin Town to reinforce Fengyun Town!" ”

"No way!" Matsui refused without hesitation.

"There is an old Chinese saying that the east wall is torn down and the west wall is repaired, and this is what you mean. At that time, not only will it not be able to play a role in reinforcements, but the reinforcements after the division of troops are likely to be broken by the Eighth Route Army seizing the opportunity! ”

"Then we will watch the Eighth Route Army take control of Fengyun Town!" The chief of staff shouted unwillingly.

In order to say that the brigade commander was reinforced, the chief of staff took great pains and analyzed with a frown.

"Coupled with Tianxin Town, which has been taken by the Eighth Route Army, if Fengyun Town is lost again, there will be two towns in Linfen that will be controlled by the Eighth Route Army."

"General, these two towns are the most populous and land-rich towns in Linfen. Once occupied by the Eighth Route Army, the grain we need to hand over for this autumn harvest will definitely be greatly affected, please think twice about your Excellency the brigade commander! ”

"Also, in terms of the benefits brought to the imperial army by the towns of Linfen, we would rather give up the mountainous and hilly north of Linfen than the fertile fields and the south of Linfen with a large population!"

Major General Matsui kept frowning and did not speak.

When the chief of staff was about to continue his analysis, he suddenly interrupted: "We still have a unit that is idle and not fighting!" ”

"Now that the new regiment has come out of the mountain, and it is fighting so well outside the mountain, it will definitely not return to the mountain easily. Then the first brigade of the blockade line we arranged around the mountains was idle, guarding the stronghold and wasting its troops.

Immediately give an order to the first brigade: "The troops quickly assemble, reinforce Fengyun Town, and kill the Eighth Route Army active in Fengyun Town!" ”

Outside the Japanese puppet army stronghold in Fengyun Town.

As a large stronghold, in addition to building a more than 10-meter-high turret in the middle of the stronghold, the devils also built several short telegraphs around the turret, each pillbox has a machine gun and a few rifles, and the roads that can be attacked outside the stronghold are basically blocked.

"Battalion commander, the devil machine gunners in the bunker are too tricky, the firepower is fierce and accurate, and the soldiers can't rush through at all!" Second Company Commander Fan Wenlong frowned and complained.

In two consecutive attacks, the troops have left nearly thirty corpses outside the stronghold, but there is still no progress, and everyone is in a hurry.

The Invalids also frowned.

I thought that the stronghold of Fengyun Town was a piece of fat, but in fact it was a hard bone.

He frowned and said, "The turrets and bunkers are all made of masonry, and the mortars are useless at all. The three mortars that just captured the devil, except for the Japanese puppet army who just blew up a few turrets at the beginning, they can't help them at all inside the turret, so they have to think of other ways? ”

As soon as the words were finished, the loud roar from the devil's plane reached the ears ......of the invalids.

"It's a devil plane, notify the troops, disperse and hide, and we will attack when the plane is gone!"

Fortunately, the devil's stronghold is built in the middle of the town, and there are houses all around.

In less than two minutes, everyone disappeared from the town.

If it weren't for the massive black smoke columns and unburned fires that were still rising from the shelling of the devil's stronghold, the devil pilots in the sky almost thought that there was no battle here and that they had found the wrong target.

"Baga, where is the Eighth Route Army attacking the stronghold!" The devil pilot frowned and scolded.

It was very cautious to hover in the air, getting lower and lower, and after not finding the Eighth Route Army for five minutes, the devil pilot decisively decided to retreat.

Although he was not punished for the bombing mistake in the morning, the captain still reprimanded himself fiercely, and he also heard that the infantry below had directly sued himself to the headquarters for this matter, and if it wasn't for the squadron leader to bear it on himself, maybe he would have lost the qualification to continue flying and fighting by now.

So, the devil pilots are now especially cautious. Unless you are 80% sure, you will never drop a bomb casually.

Less than ten minutes after the Japanese puppet army guarding the stronghold breathed a sigh of relief, the dense Eighth Route Army emerged from all directions.

"We must find a way to end the battle as soon as possible, otherwise we will retreat once the devil plane comes, and we will not be able to take the stronghold after dark!" The invalids, who had gathered several company commanders together, ordered with a frown.

"Also, no one knows when the devil reinforcements will arrive and where they will come from. The troops are now concentrated to attack Fengyun Town, which is too dangerous. It is necessary to fight quickly and then divide the troops. ”

"In this way, even if the devil reinforcements come, it will be impossible to kill us!"

"Think about it, is there any way to take the devil's stronghold as soon as possible!"

For the next hour, whether attacking with earthen tanks, sending out Demomen to assault, or digging trenches to approach...... All the methods available were used, and the troops still did not take the stronghold, and lost nearly one platoon.

At this moment, instructor He Yun suddenly came over and reminded with a worried face:

"Battalion commander, there is a situation. The stronghold has not been able to be attacked for a long time, coupled with the constant harassment of devil planes, I found that the morale of the troops has begun to turmoil! ”

The Invalids were immediately shocked into a cold sweat.

With a palpitating face, he said: "I almost forgot, we are a newly formed unit, and the personnel are complicated. Winning a battle is nothing, once a battle is lost, the troops will definitely be chaotic, and even defeat is possible! ”

Then he quickly decided: "I can't stay here with the devil anymore." We must ensure the morale of our troops through continuous victories, otherwise our combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected! ”

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