"Yes, Your Excellency."

Mudo Taijiro immediately said heavily, and then immediately sent someone to order the devils of all departments to rely on Qianjia Town and prepare to fight to the death.

Nakamura Zhenxiong immediately chose a building in Qianjia Town as the location of the temporary field headquarters.

And the sound of gunfire from the northeast of Qianjia Town is getting closer and closer.

The devils who hurriedly transferred to the defense are also fluctuating in the hearts of the army!

However, under the stern orders of Nakamura Zhenxiong, the 9th Brigade and other subordinates quickly switched to the defensive.

At this time, the devil army in Nakamura Zhenxiong's hands was only more than 7,900 people.

Including the remaining forces of the 9th Brigade and the 7th Brigade, plus the devil forces directly controlled by Nakamura Zhenxiong, there are only so many men and horses left in the fight so far.

Due to the new 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that came from the direction of Shuocheng, the men and horses of the 2nd Regiment were too fast, and directly blocked the road ahead of Nakamura Zhenxiong.

The 3,000 pursuing troops composed of the 3rd Battalion and the 4th Battalion of the Independent Regiment under the personal command of Li Yunlong in the rear were also not far from Qianjia Town.

Nakamura Zhenxiong has no other way, but can only temporarily decide to move to the dead in Qianjia Town.

Otherwise, even if Nakamura Zhenxiong was arrogant and fought against the enemy army on the mountain road, he would not be able to achieve victory.

After urgently establishing a temporary headquarters in a building in Qianjia Town, Nakamura Zhenxiong immediately ordered the remaining forces of the 9th Brigade and the 2nd 7th Brigade to establish a preliminary defense system around Qianjia Town.

At this time, it was exactly 2:22 a.m.

In the temporary headquarters in Qianjia Town, Nakamura Zhenxiong summoned the main devil senior general Zuodu.

Nakamura asked the confidential staff officer to take out the map and unfold it on a rectangular table, which was very clear under the lit oil lamp.

However, the situation is not so clear and rosy now.

"According to the latest reconnaissance, the enemy troops who moved south from the direction of Shuocheng were the main forces of the new 1st and 2nd regiments of the Eighth Route Army, totaling more than 10,000."

Nakamura Zhenxiong's chief of staff, Kita Tatajiro, pointed to the map, and introduced the latest enemy situation to the senior generals of the devils who gathered together, such as the commander of the 7th Brigade, Yoshikawa Shojiro, the commander of the 9th Brigade, and others: "There are about two or three thousand independent regiments chasing from Meow Peak. ”。

"The troops behind His Royal Highness will soon all retreat into Qianjia Town! Fortunately, Qianjia Town is also large enough to accommodate the defense needs of our current nearly 8,000 imperial troops! ”

Nakamura Zhenxiong said to Yoshikawa Shojiro and the others with a solemn face, "Now that the enemy situation is almost clear, the peripheral troops have been quickly pressed into Qianjia Town by the enemy troops who have attacked from both sides. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid we're in big trouble this time. ”

The commander of the 7th Brigade, Yoshikawa Shojiro, immediately spoke up, "Your Excellency, has the 15th Brigade all fallen in battle?" ”

"Ninety-nine percent, the 15th Brigade of General Okamoto's Right One has been eaten by the troops of the Eighth Route Army besieging Shuocheng. Ladies and gentlemen, we are now alone. “

Nakamura said bitterly.

Yoshikawa Shojiro, as well as the commander of the 9th Brigade on the side, Jio Sato, and other devil officers, all silently changed their faces.

The news that the 15th Brigade had been finished, in fact, a few minutes before Jio Sato and others rushed to Qianjia Town under the command of Nakamura Zhenxiong, they had already received a secret report from Nakamura Zhenxiong.

It's just that at that time the information could not be 100% certain, but now a large number of troops of the Eighth Route Army are attacking one kilometer northeast of Qianjia Town.

Then, the battle in the direction of Shuocheng has ended, and the remnants of the 15th Brigade of Okamoto's right are estimated to have been eaten by the new 1st Regiment of the Eighth Route Army and other units.

Otherwise, how could a large number of enemy troops attack about a kilometer northeast of Qianjia Town?

"Your Excellency, General."

The commander of the 9th Brigade, Jio Sato, immediately said in a condensed voice: "We only have nearly 8,000 imperial troops left, and the strength seems to be relatively large. ”。

"But night defense is not what the Imperial Army is good at!"

Seeing this, Nakamura Zhenxiong said, "What does Sato-kun think?" ”

"The enemy forces approaching Qianjia Town in two directions add up to about 12,300 people. In terms of troops, there is more than one wing more than us. ”

Haruo Sato said in a condensed voice: "Defend at night, once we can't hold on, then it's troublesome, Your Excellency General." ”。

Hearing this, Kido Taijiro and other devil officers present actually knew what Sato Jio meant.

Of course, Nakamura Zhenxiong also understands that although Jio Sato did not say it explicitly, he actually secretly meant to ask for support from outside.

Then, the object that Nakamura Zhenxiong can request support is the commander of the First Army of the devils who is sitting in Taiyuan City, Yoshinan Shinozuka.

Zheno Nakamura looked at the map and did not immediately answer Sato's words, but continued to look at the map with a solemn face, silent.

Half a minute later, amid the gunfire that was getting closer and closer.

Nakamura Zhenxiong then said to the high-ranking officers present: "I understand what Sato-kun means, but we need to fight a dozen!" ”。

"Qianjia Town is also a town established in a narrow mountainous area, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack."

After a pause, Nakamura Zhenxiong continued to grit his teeth and said, "I don't believe it, we still have nearly eight thousand imperial troops." Can't even hold on to the dawn? Ladies and gentlemen! ”

The commander of the 7th Brigade, Yoshikawa Shojiro, thought about it for a while, and said in a stubborn voice: "But Your Excellency, the Imperial Army is indeed not good at night combat. ”。

"Especially now that the morale of the army has begun to fluctuate, some soldiers have already known the news of the annihilation of the 15th Brigade in Shuocheng."

When Nakamura Zhenxiong heard this, he said angrily: "Eight Geya Road, who said it!" ”。

"Your Excellency General, I don't know."

Kita-Taijiro, who was standing next to Nakamura Zhenxiong, saw Nakamura Zhenxiong's anger, and hurriedly said: "But to be able to kill a large number of enemy troops from the direction of Shuocheng, many grassroots Imperial Army officers have already guessed it. ”。

"Your Excellency General, the matter of the 15th Brigade cannot be hidden!"

In the last sentence, Kita Taijiro's face was bitter.

When Nakamura Zhenxiong heard this, he was silent.

Indeed, the situation that the 15th Brigade has been annihilated in Shuocheng, as long as you are not a foolish junior officer of the Imperial Army, you should have guessed at this time.

Otherwise, how could a large number of enemy troops going south from the direction of Shuocheng be able to kill Qianjia Town.

At this time, everyone realized that the 15th Brigade no longer existed.

Thinking of this, Nakamura Zhenxiong secretly felt bitter in his heart.

Then, Nakamura Zhenxiong put away his decadent heart and cheered up a little: "Now we can only stabilize our position in Qianjia Town first, and then I will order!" ”。

Seeing Nakamura Zhenxiong's order, Yoshikawa Shojiro and other devil generals immediately straightened up and listened to the order.

"The 9th Brigade has 2,000 men to defend the west, and the 7th Brigade has 2,000 men to defend the east of Qianjia Town. The other two divisions each had 1,000 men to defend the north and south directions of Qianjia Town. The buildings and streets in the town around the headquarters were immediately defended with the last nearly two thousand men as the core force. ”

After a pause, Nakamura Zhenxiong gritted his teeth and said to Yoshikawa Shojiro and other devil generals: "Gentlemen, according to this defensive force, deploy immediately." ”。

"We have to defend it in Qianjia Town first, otherwise, everything else will be rootless!"

Yoshikawa Shojiro, Sato Jio and other devils glanced at each other, and then immediately said in unison: "Hai, Your Excellency General." ”。

"Immediately go and command the troops, and prepare to meet the enemy attack!"

Nakamura Zhenxiong waved his hand and said with a solemn face.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Yoshikawa Shojiro and other devil generals responded to the words, and then one by one immediately walked out of Nakamura Zhenxiong's temporary headquarters and returned to their respective troops.

After Sato Hakuo and the other devils went out, Kido Taijiro immediately whispered to Nakamura Zhenxiong: "Your Excellency General, Sato Hakuo's meaning, I also understand my humble position. ”。

"Shall we immediately request support from Commander Shinozuka?"

Nakamura looked at the map on the rectangular table, which looked shadowy under the light of the oil lamp.

"The buildings and terrain of Qianjia Town are conducive to defense. Mu Duojun, after all, we still have nearly 8,000 imperial troops! ”

Nakamura Zhenxiong said in a low voice: "At this time, I will ask the commander for support, I, Nakamura Zhenxiong's first generation, I am afraid that it will no longer exist in the future." ”。

"Even if I don't want to be famous, it's too early to ask the commander for support."

But Kido Taijiro said in a condensed voice: "But Your Excellency General, the pursuing force under the command of Li Yunlong, and the main forces of the New First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army that moved south from Shuocheng to the vicinity of Qianjia Town, add up to 12,300 people. ”。

"The Imperial Army troops that we have now in our hands have been marching for more than a month and a half, and the various units of the Imperial Army are now suffering from great physical exertion. Once the battle begins, I am afraid that the casualties will be very fast. ”

After a pause, Kita Taijiro continued, "Once the casualties increase, it will be too late to ask the commander for support when the time comes. ”

"Let's talk about it later!"

After thinking about it, Nakamura Zhenxiong still didn't mean to let Kita Taijiro report the current situation to Shinozuka Yoshinan at this time.

Nakamura Zhenxiong still thinks that he can hold on to Qianjia Town, and he can have the hope of turning defeat into victory!

As Nakamura's chief of staff, Kido Taijiro certainly understands Nakamura's thoughts.

It's just that Kita Taijiro can only say helplessly: "Yes, Your Excellency General." ”。

And just when Nakamura Zhenxiong did not decide to immediately request support from Shinozuka Yoshinan, at this time, the pursuing force commanded by Li Yunlong was 3,000 independent regiment soldiers.

There were also the new regiments and the new second regiments that marched south from Shuocheng, and formed an encirclement of Qianjia Town almost at the same time.

At this time, even if Nakamura Zhenxiong wanted to order the remaining Japanese troops to disperse and break through, it was too late.

After completely encircling Qianjia Town, Li Yunlong finally met Ding Wei and Kong Jie.

The place where the three of them met was actually under the mountain behind a small hill west of Qianjia Town.

The Iron Triangle in the northwest of Shanxi Province is finally here in Qianjia Town!

"Hahaha, Lao Kong, Lao Ding, are you two guys still very fast!"

Seeing Ding Wei and Kong Jie, Li Yunlong laughed at the two of them and punched them a few times as soon as they met, and said.

"Ah, Lao Li, you kid has been playing very well this time!"

Ding Wei, the head of the new regiment, said with a smile.

"That is, your Lao Li has been out of the limelight in the past few days, and how many times have you received the commendation from the brigade headquarters?"

Kong Jie, the head of the new second regiment, also smiled and said.

"Haha, that's also the hard work of the brothers of the independent regiment. My old Li is just an embellishment. ”

Li Yunlong smiled and said very modestly.

And this made Ding Wei and Kong Jie despise Li Yunlong, they are really modest and proud!

However, Li Yunlong, this kid is also worthy of his pride now.

After a few people laughed and talked with each other, Li Yunlong invited Ding Wei and Kong Jie into the field headquarters temporarily behind the small mountain.

Then, Li Yunlong said to the two: "Don't say much politely, Lao Ding, Lao Kong." ”。

"Now, there are probably nearly 8,000 devils blocked in Qianjia Town."

"Lao Ding, Lao Kong, let's see how to fight?"

In fact, Ding Wei, the head of the new regiment, was still a little clear about the situation in Qianjia Town, so he said: "I know the topography of Qianjia Town better. ”。

"The terrain of Qianjia Town is not precipitous, but it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack."

After a pause, Ding Wei continued, "Fortunately, we have an advantage in night battles, and we also occupy in terms of troops. ”

"After annihilating the remnants of the 15th Brigade, the captured artillery that we brought with the army can also be used."

Li Yunlong nodded and said, "I brought out a lot of artillery from Qingzhou City, and even if the devil has five artillery squadrons, it is estimated that there are not many shells now." ”。

"For us, the devil's artillery shell reserves are running out."

Ding Wei and the others nodded, until now, they can still carry so many artillery pieces and shells to Qianjia Town, and it is estimated that there will definitely not be many shells in Nakamura Zhenxiong's hands now.

Otherwise, after the division completed the encirclement of Qianjia Town, Nakamura Zhenxiong should have ordered his artillery unit to carry out a rapid artillery attack on the soldiers surrounding Qianjia Town by Li Yunlong and others.

And now, only scattered artillery shells are shelling the troops under the command of the people surrounding Qianjia Town, which shows that even if there are shells for the devils, there are not many of them.

"Lao Li, you kid is now the commander-in-chief, and Lao Ding and I listen to your orders!"

Kong Jie said with a smile.

"Then you're welcome."

Li Yunlong smiled, and then said: "The pursuit force of 3,000 people composed of the 3rd and 4th battalions of my independent regiment is responsible for attacking the west of Qianjia Town. ”。

"The troops of your new 1st Regiment and the 2nd Regiment will each divide 3,000 troops to attack the north and south of Qianjia Town, and the other 4,000 men and horses will attack the east of Qianjia Town."

Ding Wei and Kong Jie nodded when they heard this, and Ding Wei smiled: "It's feasible, Lao Li, just fight like this!" ”。

"With our current strength advantage, before dawn, we should be able to defeat the remnants of the devils commanded by Nakamura Zhenxiong."

Li Yunlong said with a smile, "Not only is it defeated, we will completely annihilate the rest of the devils commanded by Nakamura Zhenxiong before dawn." ”

"Lao Li, you kid is crazy enough! Hahaha! ”

Kong Jie said with a smile.

"Hehe, don't look at who Lao Tzu is."

Li Yunlong laughed shamelessly.

(End of chapter)

Lewen