Zhang Dabiao bowed his head and said, "What Liu Ziming said is good. ”。

"The distance between Dulong Village and Shuocheng is less than three kilometers, and it is a mountain village occupied by bandits, and the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack from our map. After we occupy there, we will rely on the terrain of Dulong Village to look south at Shuo City, so as to contain the 7th Brigade of the Devils who will arrive in Shuo City next. ”

Lin Yuxuan, the commander of the third company, interjected, "Battalion commander, I think it will go north immediately. According to the regiment commander's previous call, the 7th Brigade of the Devil is estimated to be killed in Shuocheng within fifteen minutes. ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Dabiao nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Brothers, go north to Dulong Village and march forward." ”。

"Yes, Battalion Commander."

Liu Ziming and others said abruptly, and then, under the command of Zhang Dabiao, they commanded each company to run north and march forward rapidly.

At this time, the 7th Brigade of the Devils was on its way from the south to Shuocheng at a faster pace.

"Hurry up, hurry up, speed up, and rush to Shuocheng."

There were constantly devil heralds sending orders back and forth, urging the devil soldiers of the 7th Brigade to speed up their pace and rush north to Shuocheng.

At this time, standing on the side of the road and watching the devil soldiers running north, Major General Yoshikawa Shojiro, the commander of the 7th Brigade, frowned.

"Click!!

The sound of footsteps came, and I saw Kenichi Kusumoto, chief of staff of the 7th Brigade, walking quickly from one side, and then standing up to Yoshikawa Shojiro and whispering: "Brigade commander, Nakamura Masao sent us an urgent telegram. ”。

"Shuocheng is lost!"

Hearing this, Yoshikawa Shojiro, who was staring at his marching team, changed his face slightly, and said, "How is it possible? ”。

"Before, Nakamura Zhenxiong said that Shuocheng has a squadron of the Imperial Army and a regiment of the Imperial Allied Army to defend it to the death, even if it is attacked by the enemy, it will be lost at this time?"

Kenichi Kusumoto handed the telegram sent by Nakamura Zheno to Yoshikawa Shojiro in his hand, and said by the way: "This is an urgent telegram from Nakamura Zhenxiong, strictly ordering our 7th Brigade to speed up, kill Shuocheng, and recapture Shuocheng." ”。

Seeing this, Yoshikawa Shojiro took the telegram from Kenichi Kusumoto's hand, and then looked at it with a serious expression.

The content of the urgent telegram sent by Zhenxiong Nakamura was actually not much, but the general situation of Shuocheng being attacked by the main force of Zhang Dabiao's battalion was still very clear.

After reading the telegram, Yoshikawa Shojiro immediately asked the staff officer next to him to take out the map, and together with another devil staff officer, he held the unfolded map.

Yoshikawa Shojiro stared at the map for a moment, and then said to the chief of staff, Kusumoto: "Judging from the map, this enemy army should be attacking from the direction of the first line of heaven, or from the direction of Liujia Town and Ping'an County. ”。

"The men and horses of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army have a very strong ability to attack!"

Ken Nanmoto nodded and said, "The brigade commander is right. ”。

"The Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is known as the elite unit of the 386 Brigade, and its commander Li Yunlong has broken through the encirclement of the Bantian Wing head-on in the Battle of Cangyunling, and also used two shells to kill the headquarters of the Bantian Wing at that time, killing many officers of the Imperial Army such as Sakata Nobuori."

After a pause, Kenichi Kusumoto continued, "After that, the battle of Lijiapo, the total annihilation of the Yamazaki brigade, and the accidental ambush of the imperial army battlefield observation group from Yanjing City. ”

"After the battle, you also know the brigade commander."

Yoshikawa Shojiro nodded and said in a condensed voice: "I'm already on the way here, so I have a general understanding." ”。

"This unit has now wiped out most of the Fourth Brigade. Not to be underestimated! ”

Nan Ben Ken nodded, and then said in a condensed voice: "Brigade commander, let's not guess where the enemy army that raided Shuocheng came from. ”。

"The current situation is that Shuocheng has most likely been lost, and the enemy army may be destroying the ammunition, grain and grass and other materials provided by the 9th Brigade and other units in the city to fight under Qingzhou City."

"Once this situation occurs, General Nakamura Zhenxiong is afraid that once he runs out of ammunition and grain and grass under Qingzhou City, he will be able to withdraw his troops and return to Shuocheng."

Yoshikawa Shojiro nodded and said, "I'm afraid that the men and horses of the independent regiment that captured Shuocheng will be attacked and defended by the city." ”。

"With the current battle situation under Qingzhou City, the combat effectiveness of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army is beyond my imagination."

After a pause, Yoshikawa Shojiro said in a condensed voice, "Once the other party holds Shuocheng to the death, our 7th Brigade, I'm afraid that we will start fighting with the enemy's elite troops under Shuocheng City." ”

"The brigade commander?"

Kenichi Kusumoto said in a condensed voice.

"Order the imperial soldiers of my 7th Brigade to speed up and march quickly, and before 2:25, they must rush to the city of Shuocheng."

Yoshikawa Shojiro's face was shocked, and then he said with a cold expression.

"Yes, Brigade Commander."

Nan Ben Jian paused with a serious face, and then waved his hand to order the devil soldiers on the side to quickly convey the order to speed up and rush to Shuocheng.

With an order, the devil soldiers of the 7th Brigade, Sa Yazi quickened up and rushed towards Shuocheng.

At this time, it was exactly 3:10 p.m.!

In the process of Yoshikawa Shojiro strictly ordering the devil soldiers of the 7th Brigade of the Japanese Army under his command to speed up and march northward, Zhang Dabiao also commanded the main force of the first battalion of the independent regiment that had withdrawn from Shuocheng to march more than 1,500 soldiers to Dulongzhai, which was less than three kilometers northwest of Shuocheng.

However, because Dulong Village is less than three kilometers away from Shuocheng in a straight line, the road in these two places is actually difficult to walk, and the actual distance must be more than three kilometers.

The road taken by the 7th Brigade of the Devils to the north to Shuocheng was a thick dirt road, and the marching speed was very fast.

At 3:23 p.m., Yoshikawa Shojiro led the 7th Brigade to the south gate of Shuocheng.

It's just that the several huge black pillars of smoke that rose to the sky in Shuocheng City, and Yoshikawa Shojiro who rushed to the south gate of Shuocheng City sighed in his heart.

"Hurry up, send scouts in and have a look!"

Yoshikawa Shojiro saw that the south gate was open, and there were no enemy troops in the castle, but there were traces of the battle, and immediately gritted his teeth and shouted to the chief of staff, Kenichi Kusumoto.

"Yes, Brigade Commander."

Kenichi Kusumoto's face also changed drastically, and he saw the huge black smoke rising into the sky in the city, and he had a bad feeling in his heart, and immediately said again.

Subsequently, Kenichi Kusumoto hurriedly sent a scout to risk death to break into the city from the south gate of Shuocheng.

After a full five minutes, the devil scouts who had entered the city to reconnoiter with fear and fear rushed out of the city to Yoshikawa Shojiro and reported: "Brigade commander, there are no enemy troops in the city. ”。

"In addition, the grain, grass and ammunition stored in several locations of the imperial army in the city have been destroyed by the enemy."

Hearing this, Yoshikawa Scout vomited blood in anger, and he really guessed it well.

The enemy abandoned the city, but it would destroy all the grain, grass and ammunition stored in the city, which was huge bad news for the 7th Brigade and the 9th Brigade fighting under Qingzhou City.

(End of chapter)

Lewen