, Katayama was worried.

He never expected that the firepower of Tubalu would be so fierce.

It was a guerrilla or something before! Not even many rifles. He didn't pay attention to it at all.

Why all of a sudden, anti-aircraft machine guns came?

Annoying!

These anti-aircraft machine guns were very good at demolishing pillboxes.

The outer fortifications of Yuxian County are actually not strong. Unable to withstand shelling. It also could not withstand large-caliber machine gun fire.

Is it the Japanese army who is lazy?

Of course not. It's because Tubalu doesn't have decent siege weapons at all.

There are mountain cannons on the dirt eight roads. But there were not a few shells.

There are also Surothong machine guns and the like on the Tuba Road. But again, there were no shells.

If there is no mortal threat, why bother building permanent fortifications?

Just fix a few in the core area.

Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed one day.

Tubalu actually has a powerful siege weapon.

Could it be ......

Is some of the gossip true?

Did Dirt Hachiro really get mysterious assistance? Upgraded armament?

That's why Sakata United will be broken......

That's why the Kasawara Wing will fall......

Thinking of this, Katayama Segetaro became even more anxious.

The current Yu County is actually an isolated island. Go deep into the depths of Taihang Mountain. Extremely easy to get around.

The nearest county seat is also thirty kilometers away.

Don't look at the distance of 30 kilometers, it's all mountain roads. In fact, it is more than 50 kilometers.

If there is no obstruction of the dirt road, the 50-kilometer mountain road will take a maximum of two days to walk.

But......

What if there is an interception along the Dirt Eight Road?

That's not a matter of five days or ten days.

I may not be able to come over for half a month.

If it was before, Katayama was confident that he would hold on for three months. Or even a few years. Yu County has a sufficient number of weapons and ammunition in reserve. There are also more than 1,500 troops.

The question is, now......

It always feels ungrounded.

Raise your binoculars and observe the fighting on the periphery.

"Click......

"Click......

The machine-gun fire of the Dirt Eight Road was very strong.

The gunfire was also very shocking. Description: Not an ordinary machine gun.

The fortifications on the perimeter were constantly being destroyed.

"Yaga!"

"Kill ......"

A Japanese lieutenant was furious.

He was apparently enraged by the heavy machine guns of the Dirt Eight Road.

He stood up as if no one was around.

Wielding a command knife, he wanted to shout at the soldiers to fight back.

Outcome......

Disappear in an instant.

I don't know which anti-aircraft machine gun it was, but it directly smashed him.

Are you kidding......

Up to a one-meter-five body, blocking anti-aircraft machine guns?

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

The Japanese criminals in the back were also beaten to pieces.

The other Japanese invaders suddenly realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly lay down in the tunnel, not daring to move again.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

81-mm mortars of the commandos were also thrown into the bombardment.

The forward fortifications of the Japanese were systematically destroyed. The remaining Japanese had to retreat through the tunnels to the Yuxian city wall.

Luckily, there are tunnels. Otherwise, the losses of the Japanese invaders will be even greater.

However, as they gradually approached the walls, the Japanese fortresses began to become stronger.

The fortifications on the periphery were parallel imports. However, the fortifications near the city wall were still built very seriously by the Japanese invaders.

At this time, the 12.7 mm caliber bullet could no longer produce a devastating effect.

The building materials of these bunkers are thick granite. It is also at least half a meter thick. Some are even a meter thick. Even a 12.7mm bullet cannot penetrate completely.

Katayama finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the siege weapons of the Tubalu end here.

Fortunately, he later presided over the construction of more than a dozen stone bunkers in case of accidents. Otherwise......

Sure enough, the attack on the earth eight roads gradually stopped.

Until the evening, no offensive was launched.

There was no movement at night.

Katayama went to sleep with peace of mind.

Nothing to do all night.

The dirt road did not launch an attack.

After dawn, no gunfire was heard.

Katayama couldn't help but have an expectation. Perhaps, the dirt road has been withdrawn, right?

If you can't beat it, you can run, which is the magic weapon of the dirt eight roads.

If they felt that they couldn't take Yuxian, they would definitely retreat.

After all......

They did not have heavy artillery.

There are no sufficiently powerful siege weapons.

Relying solely on bullets, even if it is a bullet with a large caliber, it is impossible to conquer Yuxian.

Even if the 75-mm mountain guns were brought in, it would not help.

Some of the stone pillboxes he presided over were able to withstand direct fire from 75-mm mountain guns.

The stone bunkers were made of precious cement and large granite stones, and were as hard as reinforced concrete fortifications.

Although there are not many of them. But there are also five. is his greatest reliance.

"Chief of Staff!"

"Your Excellency, General, please command."

"The earth has retreated?"

"It's a pity. Your Excellency, General. Tubalu has increased its troops. ”

"Nani?"

Katayama thought it was incredible.

There was no retreat on the dirt road?

Instead, increase the troops?

Could it be that they really want to meet in Yuxian County and break the bloodshed?

Yaga!

I don't know what to do!

I gave you a chance to retreat, but you didn't retreat!

Yaga!

Quickly rushed to the observation post.

Hold up the binoculars.

The situation outside made him feel heartbroken.

Sure enough, there was no retreat. On the contrary, there are more and more.

The biggest change is that there are more dirt roads in military uniforms. Obviously, this is the regular army of the Dirt Eighth Road.

Frown.

It feels like the situation is serious.

Perhaps, the situation is not as simple as I expected.

Must be reported to superiors.

His superior was the headquarters of the First Army.

The person who received the report was Saburo Saito, chief of staff of the First Army. Just returned to Taiyuan.

Miyano, chief of staff of the North China Front, did not continue to Taiyuan. Instead, he took the train directly from Jingcheng Pass back to Beiping.

He was already fully aware of the public security situation in Jin Province. There is no need to continue to Taiyuan.

According to Miyano's own conclusions, the removal of Yoshio Shinozuka will not help. No matter who comes up, they will eventually have to increase their troops.

It is conservatively estimated that at least 50 additional infantry brigades will need to be deployed to barely maintain law and order in Jin Province.

If you want to reverse the law and order in Jin Province, you need 100 infantry brigades.

In addition, aviation, artillery, combat vehicles, cavalry, all need to be strengthened in all directions.

Obviously, this is a matter that needs to be coordinated across the board.

Tada Jun needs to discuss with Seishiro Itagaki. Seishiro Itagaki needs to consult with the base camp.

"Tubalu besieges Yuxian?"

"It must be the plan of Tubalu to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

"They want to create a false impression and hope that our army will change its deployment and send additional reinforcements to Yuxian."

"Soldier, treacherous!"

"We can't be fooled. The original deployment must be adhered to. Continue to attack in the direction of Ping'an County and Fanxian County. ”

Saburo Saito reports to Yoshio Shinozuka.

Yoshio Shinozuka agreed.

That's right, it must be.

The Tuba Road besieging Yuxian County must have been a local force.

Since it's a feint, don't worry about it.

At present, the main force of the Japanese army must seize the main force of the Tuba Road in the direction of Ping'an County and Fanxian County in order to defeat it.

So I called back Taro Katayama.

Let him be sure to stay on the lookout. Wait for the Imperial Army to free up.

"Yaga ......"

Katayama Province Taro secretly scolded his mother.

Wait for the Imperial Army to free up. When was that?

Two months?

Trimester?

Therefore, there is no hope for reinforcements.

However, Katayama is not very worried. After all, there is confidence in defending the city.

Although the fortifications on the perimeter were destroyed. There were also some losses in personnel. However, he still has more than 1,300 people. With the addition of 200 members of the gendarmerie, it can barely get together 1,500 people.

These are the elite of the Imperial Army of the Great Japanese Empire.

In addition, there was a regiment of puppet troops, about 1000 people. There are also plainclothes teams and the like, which can be barely used.

Finally, he has another killer feature. That's 50,000 people in the city.

When necessary, these Chinese people were hostages of the Japanese army. Can those coerce dirt eight roads.

Grimly......

"Boom ......"

Suddenly, a loud bang came.

A large cloud of dust rose in the distance.

Katayama Shotaro suddenly felt bad. Growing anxious.

As if it were large-caliber artillery?

Look at the dust kicked up by the explosion, at least more than 100 mm shells.

Damn it!

What the hell is going on?

Could it be that the heavy artillery of more than 100 mm was brought in by the Dirt Eighth Road?

Annoying!

How could there be more than 100 mm heavy artillery on the Dirt Eighth Road!

"Boom ......"

"Boom ......"

Suddenly, there were two loud bangs.

In the distance, a large cloud of dust was blown up, obscuring the sky and the sun.

He could also see through the telescope that after the explosion, the Japanese troops within a radius of thirty or forty meters seemed to be drunk, dazed, and staggering.

Apparently, this was concussed by the shock wave of the shells. Either dead or wounded.

can be determined.

Definitely heavy artillery of more than 100 mm.

Only large-caliber shells can produce such a terrifying shock effect.

Annoying!

There really is heavy artillery on the Dirt Eighth Road!

Tubalu really pulled the heavy artillery to Yuxian. Yu County is in danger.

If one is not good, he will have to break jade!

(End of chapter)