"Your Excellency General, Li Yunlong has sent out a clear code power again?"

It was Major General Jio Sato, commander of the 9th Brigade, who spoke, and the devil immediately said with a solemn expression.

"Look at it!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong gritted his teeth and said, and then handed the telegram in his hand to the surrounding devil officers to circulate.

Haruo Sato quickly read it, and his angry expression immediately appeared.

Then, the commanders of the 7th Brigade of the devils, Yoshikawa Shojiro, and Nakamura Zhenxiong's chief of staff, Kita Taijiro, and other devil generals, all became angry one after another.

"Division commander, as soon as the power is out!"

Kido Taijiro gritted his teeth and said, "We have been humiliated by Li Yunlong again. ”。

"The prestige of the imperial army was beaten again by Li Yunlong."

Nakamura Zhenxiong gritted his teeth with a gloomy face and said: "Li Yunlong slapped us in the face again, and we and the independent regiment are already in a situation where they are not dying." ”。

"What's more, His Royal Highness Boyan is shattered, and His Majesty Tianhuang also knows the situation here in the northwest of Jin. Ladies and gentlemen, we have no choice but to withdraw our troops. If we can't solve Li Yunlong's independent regiment, we can't withdraw our troops! ”

Yoshikawa Shojiro and the other high-ranking officers present nodded silently.

As soon as Li Yunlong's electricity came out again, people all over the world knew that as long as there was equipment to send and receive radio signals, anyone could quickly know the battle situation here!

So many imperial troops were eaten by the other party and the imperial army that stayed in Shuocheng captured Shuocheng for the second time.

Spread out, the face of the imperial army has been lost.

If the troops are withdrawn in the gray and slippery, the future of the imperial army such as Nakamura Zhenxiong and other generals present in the army is also worried.

To put it bluntly, it is impossible to withdraw the troops, so we can only bite the bullet and say that we will kill all of Li Yunlong's independent regiment without leaving any left.

"Your Excellency, General!"

The commander of the 7th Brigade, Yoshikawa Shojiro, said: "The 73rd Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Wing, which belongs to our brigade, has returned to the distance of Qingzhou City less than half the way. ”。

"The reinforcements continue to advance eastward, but the enemy army that broke through Shuocheng, judging from Kenzaburo Tabe's quick telegram, the other side is about the strength of a regiment, the strength of 13,400 people."

After a pause, Yoshikawa Shojiro continued to condense, "Even if the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 73rd Wing kills under Shuocheng City, it is very likely that the other party will defend the city. A brigade of reinforcements may not be able to recapture Shuocheng. ”

"Then telegraph to them, after rushing to the city of Shuocheng, if the enemy army that has captured Shuocheng for the second time does not withdraw from Shuocheng, then surround it but not fight, and wait for the main force of the 15th Brigade to rush south to Shuocheng, and work together to annihilate the enemy troops hiding in Shuocheng."

Nakamura Zhenxiong looked at the map on the table, supported the table with both hands, and then said gloomily: "I'm afraid that the enemy army that ambushed His Highness Boyan will not defend the city, but retreat to Dulong Village north of Shuocheng, it will be too disgusting." ”。

"Division Commander!"

It was Nakamura Zhenxiong's 36th Division Chief of Staff Kita Taijiro who spoke, and said, "The commander of the enemy army that ambushed His Highness Hirohiko may already know the situation of the troops we sent back to Shuocheng. ”。

"It is very likely that the other party will withdraw to Dulong Village, which will indeed disgust us."

After a few seconds of pause, Mudo Taijiro said in a condensed voice, "It is estimated that the other party will most likely withdraw from Shuocheng and return to Dulong Village. ”

"The geographical location of Dulong Village is too good, not far from Shuocheng. And the 15th Brigade has already withdrawn from Liujia Town, and the enemy army is estimated to know! ”

Nakamura Zhenxiong nodded, and had to admit that what Kita Taijiro said was right, "Therefore, we can only order the 15th Brigade and the troops that return to support Shuocheng, and after recapturing Shuocheng, we will immediately concentrate our forces and take Dulong Village for me." ”

"Communications staff officer, directly send a report to the brigade and the 15th brigade that have returned to Shuocheng at the same time to inform the command of the decision!"

The devil communication staff officer of the military tent headquarters immediately said, "Yes, Your Excellency General!" ”。

Subsequently, the Devil's Communications Staff Officer immediately walked to the side of the military tent headquarters and ordered the communications troops under his command to send a telegram to the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 73rd Infantry Wing of the 7th Brigade of the Japanese Army, as well as the 15th Brigade to convey Nakamura Zhenxiong's order at the same time.

Nakamura Zhenxiong then said to Kita Taijiro: "Now the enemy army in Qingzhou City is strictly guarding, and my five artillery squadrons of thirty Type 92 infantry guns, plus a large number of mortars, are carrying out fierce artillery bombardment of the enemy positions outside the East Gate City. ”。

"It seems that the artillery bombardment has caused great damage to the enemy's position, but the fortifications at the east gate of Qingzhou City have not been damaged much."

Kita Taijiro answered, "Division commander, Qingzhou City has been reinforced by the imperial army defending the city before. Moreover, Qingzhou City has been an important town since ancient times, and the city walls are strong. ”

"The gap in the city wall caused by the shelling was quickly blocked by the defenders with sacks!"

After a pause, Kido Taijiro said again: "In addition, our artillery reports that the shells are consumed a little fast, and the shells brought by the army are not much, and they can only bombard for another hour at most." ”。

"Send a telegram to the commander of the air transport aircraft formation that airdropped and replenished, and asked him to airdrop more shells to us in the future."

Nakamura Zhenxiong waved his hand and said in a condensed voice.

"Yes, division commander."

Nakamura Zhenxiong then said to Yoshikawa Shojiro and others: "The 7th Brigade and the rest of the 9th Brigade continue to form an encirclement of Qingshu City. ”。

"We can only hope for the next results of the two brigades that are expected to advance to the first line of heaven."

"If the two brigades dispatched by Yoshikawa-kun's 72nd Infantry Wing can capture the first line of heaven, then they will be able to disrupt Li Yunlong's defensive deployment."

When Yoshikawa Shojiro heard this, he immediately said: "I will immediately send a report to Kazuo Sugida, the commander of the 72nd Infantry Wing, and ask him to speed up and rush to the front line to attack." ”。

"Yoshikawa-kun."

Nakamura Zhenxiong said with a serious expression: "If the attack plan of the first line of heaven is not successful, then the troops that will attack the first line of heaven can only be withdrawn." ”。

"Understood, Your Excellency!"

Yoshikawa Shojiro was the first to do it.

Nakamura shook his head, then waved his hand to signal the high-ranking officers of the devil who had gathered at his military tent headquarters to disperse.

It's just that Zhenxiong Nakamura is very depressed in the military tent headquarters.

The second loss of Shuocheng did disrupt his plan.

Now, Li Yunlong did not send troops out of the city from Shuocheng to reinforce the first line of heaven.

It shows that Li Yunlong knows that the defense of the first line of heaven is very strong, and there is a high probability that he will block the threat of the two Japanese brigades that bypass the north of Qingzhou City and attack the first line of heaven.

"Li Yunlong, aren't you really afraid of losing the first line of heaven?"

Nakamura muttered to himself.

At this time, Shuo City.

Zhang Dabiao had quickly received a call back from Li Yunlong, and Shuocheng would hold it if it could be defended.

Once the main force of the devils of the 15th Brigade arrives in Shuocheng, it must be withdrawn to Dulongzhai.

Of course, the main force of the 15th Brigade of the Devils went south, and it would not be until nine o'clock in the evening at the earliest.

However, the devils of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 73rd Wing of the Devils, who returned from Qingzhou City to help the eastward, will return to Shuocheng City around eight o'clock.

If this devil entangled the main force of the first battalion commanded by Zhang Dabiao, it could also be done.

After receiving Li Yunlong's call-back instructions, Zhang Dabiao called Liu Ziming, the commander of the first company, and Xu Jiayou, the commander of the second company, who were still in Shuocheng, to a small meeting.

Lin Yuxuan, the commander of the third company, has already seized several warehouses found in Shuocheng in accordance with Zhang Dabiao's order, and is directing the soldiers of the third company to transport them back to Dulongzhai.

"Battalion commander!"

"Battalion commander!"

After Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou rushed to the temporary foothold where Zhang Dabiao was, they said one after another.

"Hmm!"

Zhang Dabiao nodded, motioned for the two of them to pull over the stool on the side and sit down, and then said: "The regiment commander has called back, let us see the situation and withdraw from Shuocheng before the Japanese reinforcements under Qingzhou City rush to Shuocheng City." ”。

As he spoke, Zhang Dabiao handed the reply telegram sent by Li Yunlong to Xu Jiayou and Liu Ziming for circulation.

After the two finished reading, Liu Ziming, the commander of one of the companies, said with a smile: "The regiment commander is afraid that we will be entangled in Shuocheng by the devils who came back from Qingzhou City. ”。

"Yes!"

Zhang Dabiao said with a smile: "Although it is said that the devils who came back from Qingzhou City to help, there is only one brigade. ”。

"But it is possible to pester us! And the 15th Brigade of the Devils is already on its way south, and at about nine o'clock in the evening, it will arrive in Shuocheng. At that time, if we were still dragged in Shuocheng by the devils who returned from Qingzhou City, we would indeed be in great trouble. ”

Xu Jiayou, the commander of the second company, said, "Battalion commander, what about our decision?" ”

"Inevitably, we will really be entangled in Shuocheng by the devils who returned from Qingzhou City, let's withdraw from Shuocheng before this devil reinforcement army arrives in Shuocheng!"

Zhang Dabiao said: "The troops rushed to Hanjiapo from the first line of heaven, all the way to Hanjiapo after ambushing the prince of the devil Fushimi Palace Hirohiko, and then all the way to ambush the Devil Sada Brigade who reinforced Fushimi Palace Hirohiko, and then ambushed the two Japanese squadrons of the Iwato Brigade. ”。

"After that, they attacked Shuocheng for the second time all the way non-stop, and the troops have fought until now, and they really can't fight anymore, and they must take a rest."

After a pause, Zhang Dabiao continued: "Fortunately, we can be in Dulong Village, about three kilometers north of Shuocheng, and there is a foothold that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we can retreat there to rest. ”。

"Once you have finished recuperating and recovering your strength, you can go south at any time and threaten Nakamura Zhenxiong's big rear base Shuocheng."

"Hahaha, the initiative, it's still in our hands, we don't really have to fight with the devils from Qingzhou City in Shuocheng again, fight, we have a chance to fight. Now that the fighters have fought such a long battle, it is necessary to turn to rest. ”

Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou both nodded in agreement.

"Good!"

Seeing that Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou both agreed not to fight with the devils who returned from Qingzhou City to aid the Japanese army, Zhang Dabiao immediately said: "Then at 7:50, the troops will withdraw from Shuocheng." ”。

"Yes, Battalion Commander!"

Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou said in unison.

"Hmm!"

Zhang Dabiao then waved his hand, signaling the guards on the side to take out a map of Shuocheng from the devils captured for the first time in Shuocheng, put it on the table in front of him, pointed and said, "This is a map of Shuocheng." ”。

"Shuocheng is almost the same as Qingzhou City, easy to defend and difficult to attack! We can easily withdraw, but if we want to break through Shuocheng, it will definitely be difficult! ”

Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou looked at each other when they heard this, what did the battalion commander mean by this?

I don't understand!

"Battalion commander, what do you mean by that?"

Xu Jiayou, the commander of the second company, wondered.

Zhang Dabiao smiled: "I mean, let's withdraw from Shuocheng next and return to Dulong Village to rest." ”。

"But by the time the 15th Brigade of the Devils arrived in Shuocheng, it was already night. But after we broke through Shuocheng twice and annihilated the Japanese troops who stayed in Shuocheng, once the devils regained control of Shuocheng, the Japanese troops who stayed in Shuocheng would inevitably be heavy troops! At least maybe around two or three thousand people. ”

Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou nodded, this is natural.

It is impossible for Nakamura Zhenxiong to have countless combat effectiveness of their battalion, and the situation in Dulong Village should also be known to the other party.

Facing the strength of about a battalion, an actual regiment, in Dulong Village, the headquarters of the 15th Brigade of the Japanese Army, which rushed back to Shuocheng next, will definitely be with the devils from Qingzhou City, and will at least leave two or three thousand troops in Shuocheng to defend the city.

Of course, the main force of its 15th Brigade is four or five thousand men, and it will definitely continue to advance westward, and it will join the army commanded by Nakamura Zhenxiong and other devils.

According to the trajectory of the next battle, Zhang Dabiao and they must go south for the third time, attack Shuocheng, and cut off the rear of Nakamura Zhenxiong.

"Battalion commander!"

Liu Ziming, the commander of the first company, said: "What are you going to do? ”。

"We will withdraw to Dulong Village to rest next, but in the next battle, we have a plan to attack Shuocheng for the third time."

Zhang Dabiao said: "So, in order to be able to easily take Shuocheng for the third time." ”。

"We have to keep a hand!"

When Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou heard this, they finally knew what Zhang Dabiao meant.

"The battalion commander means to leave an opening for the city?"

Xu Jiayou said immediately.

"That's right!"

Zhang Dabiao smiled, and then said: "How Qingzhou City was won in the first place, brothers know it, right?" ”。

"Of course, through a tunnel left by our ancestors at that time, we secretly entered the city from the tunnel, and then directly entered the city, and then easily annihilated the Japanese army stationed in Qingzhou City."

Liu Ziming said.

"So the battalion commander meant to dig a tunnel for backup?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Dabiao shook his head and said: "Dig the tunnel for backup, let us break the city through the tunnel for the third time, it's too late in time." ”。

"The devils who came back from Qingzhou City have already reached the halfway point, and during this time, we have no way to dig a long tunnel urgently."

After a pause, Zhang Dabiao said: "So, it's too late to dig the tunnel." ”。

"But through the tunnels, it is possible to dig a few short tunnels under the north gate wall and then plant explosives. The fuse is ready to extend to the woods outside the North Gate, and at this point, you two understand, right? ”

Of course, Liu Ziming and Xu Jiayou understood that it was definitely too late to dig the tunnel to the woods outside the North Gate, and there was not enough time.

However, it is still possible to dig a few short tunnels under the city walls, and then plant explosives under the city walls, and hide the fuse below the ground to extend to the woods outside the north gate.

(End of chapter)

Lewen