"Transfer all the troops that can be used in the city to the city walls, immediately!" Hepburn Shaozo made a quick decision with a calm face.

Then he continued to order: "Contact Linfen City immediately, we are attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the county is in danger, so we ask for reinforcements...... No, I personally called the chief of staff of Linfen City! ”

"The county town can't be breached no matter what, otherwise, all of us will be finished!"

At the headquarters of the Japanese army brigade in Linfen City, the chief of staff with the microphone in his hand could hardly believe his ears. After repeatedly getting confirmation from Hepburn Shaozo's mouth on the other side of the microphone, the chief of staff believed it.

Putting down the microphone, the chief of staff stared at the staff officer on duty in front of him and scolded: "Immediately order the intelligence department to investigate, I want to know where the Eighth Route Army that attacked Xiangfen came from, and I must find out!" ”

"Also, give me statistics on the strength of several counties around Xiangfen! The sooner the better. I'll contact Your Excellency the Brigade Commander now, and the Brigade Commander will definitely ask these questions! ”

After learning the news of the attack on Xiangfen, Major General Kawaguchi was eager to fly directly to Xiangfen to direct the battle.

Hundreds of kilometers away from remote control command operations, there are too many variables in it.

And his opponent Xinyituan is too cunning, as long as he reveals even the slightest loophole, Xinyituan will pounce on him like a hungry wolf and bite him.

Therefore, in the face of Xiangfen, which was attacked, Major General Kawaguchi did not dare to give orders casually.

He feared that if there was any loophole in his orders, the losses of his troops would be even greater.

"General...... How to call the chief of staff back, he is still on the other side of the phone waiting for orders? Adjutant Ikeda reminded carefully.

Major General Kawaguchi frowned and scolded: "Eight Grid Tooth Road, the Eighth Route Army in Linfen is too cunning. We don't have many troops in Linfen, so if we move our whole body and send troops to reinforce Xiangfen at will, not only will we not be able to save Xiangfen, but we will also expose more loopholes in front of them and give them more opportunities to attack us, which will outweigh the losses! ”

Ikeda Shaoza hesitated for a moment and replied: "Unless the main force of our wing kills Linfen, otherwise, Linfen will not be able to draw extra troops at all!" ”

"And our opponents, the new bunch, who are too mysterious. According to intelligence, they had only four main battalions with a total strength of about 3,000 men. However, judging from the current situation, their strength seems to be far more than 3,000 people! ”

"When the other main forces are not moving, they can still gather a sufficient number of troops to attack Xiangfen and force the Xiangfen garrison to the point of asking for help!"

"Xiangfen has a garrison brigade of ours, plus a battalion of the puppet army, even if there is no air support, we can resist the attack of at least one brigade of the Chinese army on the battlefield!"

Major General Kawaguchi's face became even more solemn.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he made a decision: "Then hold your arms!" ”

"Call back Linfen City, let them stand still and wait and see what happens!"

"Tell the defenders of Xiangfen to let them hold on and wait for reinforcements, if the troops are insufficient, they can send the expatriate armed to the battlefield, and there will be aviation troops to reinforce them as soon as dawn!"

"Also, tell the Chief of Staff that from now on, mobilize all intelligence services. I don't care what the price they pay, I must find out the real strength of the new regiment, the distribution of troops, and the location of the station, the more detailed the better. When I arrive in Linfen City, I will have to, and I can't delay a day! ”

In Xiangfen County, the continuous sound of gunfire from four directions made Hepburn Shaozo anxious, and at the same time, his face slowly became desperate.

It's been almost half an hour since the call went out, and there has been no news from Linfen City.

In this case, anyone with a little military knowledge will know that when they urgently need reinforcements, the longer their superiors delay, the lower the likelihood of getting reinforcements.

finally looked forward to the adjutant rushing over from the telecommunications room next to him, Hepburn Shaozo's heart jumped, and he immediately had a very bad premonition.

The adjutant's ugly and solemn face had already told Hepburn's superiors about the callback.

"Sir, Chief of Staff told us to hold on until dawn. At that time, they will arrange for aviation to come and reinforce us! ”

The premonition became a reality, and Hepburn Shaozo directly scolded angrily: "Bage Yalu, we have this little force, how can we hold on until dawn!" ”

"Don't they know that the Eighth Route Army has mortars in their hands, and infantry artillery? And we, except mortars, have nothing! ”

The adjutant immediately said: "The chief of staff also said that if our garrison troops are not enough, we can organize the expatriates and merchant guards in the city, and we should be able to increase the garrison of more than a hundred people!" ”

"What's the use?" Hepburn Shaozo continued to scold!

"We lost a squadron a few days ago, and just now we lost another squadron and a half when we went out of the city for reinforcements. The remaining one and a half squadrons of troops still have to be divided into four to defend the four city gates, and even if there are more than a hundred more people, it will not play much role! ”

The adjutant hurriedly comforted: "Sir, there is no hope for reinforcements from the higher authorities now, we can only rely on ourselves, please calm down and come up with a plan as soon as possible, otherwise we will definitely not be able to last too long!" ”

Hepburn Shaozo finally stopped cursing, and fell into deep thought with a calm face.

"Sir, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army at the East Gate is too fierce, and the two infantry cannons have already blown the city gate open. But because the defenders of the city were limited and the losses were huge, they did not have the extra troops to block the city gates and ask for support! Suddenly, a communications soldier rushed in with a face full of gunpowder smoke, and when he saw Hepburn, he reported.

"Reinforcements, where can I find reinforcements!" The anger that Hepburn Shaozuo had suppressed in his heart was aroused again, and he scolded loudly.

When he was done, he stared at the adjutant and asked, "How many troops do we have in hand!" ”

"The puppet army has all been dispatched, and there is also a guard team, a military police team, responsible for the vigilance of all warehouses in the city!"

"Assemble them all and hand over the warehouse to the Secret Service Squadron to guard. The guard team set off immediately, drew a team from the special agent squadron to follow, and immediately reinforced the east gate! ”

"Also, according to the order of the chief of staff, immediately gather all the expatriates in the city, distribute weapons, and be ready to participate in the battle at any time!"

The former enemy headquarters of the new regiment outside Xiangfen City, Wang Ping was in a very good mood.

Before the battle began, political commissar Huang Yuanqiang, who was full of worries about this siege battle, was also relieved at this time. Holding a telescope and staring at the battlefield, a smile flashed on his face from time to time.

"Hit! Regiment commander, just now two more shells weighed on the head of the city, killing at least four Japanese puppet soldiers! Huang Yuanqiang exclaimed excitedly.

Wang Ping nodded in affirmation: "At this rate of attrition, we have already killed fifty or sixty Japanese puppet soldiers. Order Xiong Changhe to organize his troops to rush again and force out all the hidden devils, so that we can give full play to our firepower advantage and consume them as much as possible! ”

The soldiers of the two platoons, under the cover of nearly ten light and heavy machine guns behind them, lined up in a loose offensive formation, and quickly touched the city gate.

Gunfire rang out again at the head of the city, where there had been no movement just now.

Three mortars seized the opportunity and immediately fired a round of three rapid fire at the head of the city.

Although only six shells hit the city, Wang Ping still clearly saw that seven or eight Japanese puppet troops were blown up in the fireballs that rose into the air.

Coupled with those who were not blown up but were affected by shells, Wang Ping was sure that the round of artillery fire just now killed and injured at least fifteen Japanese puppet soldiers!

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