It didn't take long for several officers to put down the microphones and rush over.

"Sir, the Chengdong post reported that the Eighth Route Army attacking them had a company, armed with one heavy machine gun and four light machine guns, not equipped with artillery, but with grenadiers!"

"The outpost can still withstand it at present, but the attack of the Eighth Route Army is too fierce, and it will definitely not last too long, ask for reinforcements!" An officer reported in a hurry.

Another officer followed up and reported: "There are only more than a hundred people of the Eighth Route Army attacking at the outpost north of the city!" There were no cannons, but there were heavy machine guns, grenadiers and light machine guns! ”

After the remaining two ensigns finished speaking, the adjutant immediately analyzed: "Sir, what do you mean at this time?" The total strength is exactly one battalion! Could it be that the Eighth Route Army wants to attack our Xiangfen County with a battalion of troops? This is too much to underestimate our garrison, and too much to look down on themselves! ”

Hepburn Shaozo hesitated for a few seconds and began to give an order: "Immediately contact several surrounding counties, whether the Eighth Route Army active in their intelligence area has been mobilized, go now, and let them call back immediately!" ”

It didn't take long for the adjutant to return to Hepburn Shaozuo: "Sir, several county towns responded that the Eighth Route Army active there did not move!" ”

"The Eighth Route Army is still scattered in various villages and towns to form guerrillas and political power!"

Hepburn Shaozo frowned and analyzed: "The post reported that the Eighth Route Army that attacked them added up to only one battalion, and the Eighth Route Army operating in other counties did not move. That means that the Eighth Route Army attacking the county seat is the Eighth Route Army operating in our Xiangfen territory, and it is an attack organized by themselves! ”

The solemn expression on the adjutant's face was directly soothed, and he analyzed with a sigh of relief: "Sir, if there is only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army, then this battle will be much easier. ”

"We have nearly 2,000 people, and one of their battalions will definitely not be able to break through our county!"

Hepburn Shaozo agreed with this analysis, but instead of showing a smile on his face, he looked hesitant and painful, as if he was making some decision in his heart.

The adjutant couldn't help but ask, "Sir, is there something I haven't considered!" ”

Hepburn Shaozo hesitated for a moment and affirmed: "Yes, although the Eighth Route Army attacking us does not have the strength to take the county seat, it has the strength to take the four outposts we have arranged outside the city. ”

"Each outpost has half a mixed squad of imperial troops and half a company of puppet troops, about a hundred people. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to attack, the total of more than 400 troops at these four outposts will definitely be wiped out by the Eighth Route Army! ”

"We can order them to return directly to the county seat, and these more than 400 people will be saved!" The adjutant replied without thinking.

"No way!" Hepburn Shaozo refused without hesitation.

"Without the outposts outside the city to block the front of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army can directly attack the county seat. Even if they don't have the possibility of taking the county seat, they can inflict a lot of casualties on us with firepower outside the city. What's more, after the county seat is directly attacked, the people in the city will definitely become panicked and the army will be in chaos! ”

"Do you think that those expatriates and businessmen in the city will agree that the county town will fire guns every day, and the people in the city will be panicked?"

"Don't say they don't agree, I don't agree with it myself, the county is in chaos, the army is in chaos, how can we ensure the stability of the county, how can we ensure that the snobbery of the Eighth Route Army does not infiltrate into the county in this chaos!"

"Therefore, the county must not be attacked. The Eighth Route Army can operate in the villages and towns around the county, but it must not affect the county, this is our bottom line! ”

The adjutant hesitated for a moment and continued to propose: "Then send troops to reinforce the four outposts, just take this opportunity to take out the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city, and at least inflict heavy damage on them!" ”

To the adjutant's surprise, in the face of this seemingly good proposal, Hepburn Shaozo still did not agree, and there was still a painful hesitant expression on his face.

The adjutant frowned and looked puzzled, but soon he understood, and then asked tentatively.

"Sir, are you worried that the attack outside the city is a conspiracy set up by the Eighth Route Army?"

"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning!" Hepburn Shaozo admitted in disguise.

The adjutant immediately retorted: "However, sir, whether it is the reports from other counties or the reports of the troops below, it proves that there is only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army attacking us. Now that all the strength of this battalion has appeared on the battlefield, there can be no conspiracy at all...... Sir, are you thinking too much! ”

Then he proposed to Hepburn Shaozo again: "Sir, I think we should seize the opportunity to directly send troops to reinforce the four outposts, and if possible, directly counterattack, and kill the Eighth Route Army that attacked us alive and with heavy losses!" ”

"We only have one battalion of the Eighth Route Army in Xiangfen, if we can kill them, then the entire Eighth Route Army in Xiangfen will be finished, and we can regain control of the entire Xiangfen!"

"When the time comes, we will become the first garrison unit to clear the territory of the Eighth Route Army, and we will definitely be favored by His Excellency the Brigade Commander!"

The adjutant's previous analysis, Hepburn Shaozo was very clear and did not listen to it.

However, the last words of the adjutant moved him.

Because of the food, he has already made a good impression on the brigade commander. If you can seize the opportunity again and show your face in front of all the captains of the garrison, you will be favored by the brigade commander. Hepburn Shaozo is sure that he will be one step closer to promotion, and it is even possible to be directly promoted by the brigade commander.

After a pair of eyes quickly shot outward, for the sake of his own future, Hepburn Shaozo finally made a decision.

"Immediately transfer four infantry squads from the garrison, four companies of the puppet army, and divide troops to reinforce four outposts! If possible, launch a counterattack directly against the Eighth Route Army attacking the outpost, inflicting heavy damage or killing them! ”

"Hey!" The adjutant replied with a feverish look on his face.

As the adjutant of the garrison brigade, if the captain of the brigade is promoted, his own combat exploits and awards will definitely be indispensable.

For his own future, it took him less than twenty minutes to arrange reinforcements.

Then the four gates of Xiangfen County were opened at the same time, and the Japanese puppet army of 1560 people, carrying weapons and ammunition, rushed out of the county seat with murderous spirit.

On a high ground less than three kilometers away from the county seat, Wang Ping held a telescope and stared motionless at the battle outside the east gate for almost half an hour.

Xiong Changhe, the commander of the first battalion next to him, was very anxious.

Because they could not use heavy weapons, more than 100 posts defended by the Japanese puppet army forcibly blocked a battalion for half an hour.

In the face of increasing casualties among the troops, the anxious Xiong Changhe had proposed to Wang Ping more than once to use heavy weapons, but Wang Ping vetoed them.

Suddenly, the east gate of Xiangfen opened, and with the help of the fire at the city gate, Wang Ping clearly saw that more than 100 Japanese puppet troops rushed out of the city gate and rushed to the battlefield.

"Devil reinforcements are out, Xiong Changhe, our chance has come! Go to the battlefield immediately, organize the troops, and kill all the Japanese puppet troops outside the city for me, and I can't let any of them go! ”

"Contact the other three battalion commanders immediately, the task is the same!"

Hepburn's worries were not wrong, the reason why Wang Ping did not use heavy weapons at the beginning, and hid at least half of the troops, was for one purpose, to show weakness.

Let the devil think that he can be bullied, and then send troops to fight back against him. Then he took the opportunity to counterattack and take out the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army to the city.

Now it seems that this layout worked.

Hundreds of Japanese puppet troops, if they were eliminated in a siege battle, the new regiment would definitely pay a very heavy price.

But outside the city, it's different, with the current firepower of the new regiment, it is completely possible to kill them at a very small cost, and then reduce the pressure and casualties of the troops when they attack the city!

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