In the battle room of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka, a talented military talent, frantically brandished the katana given by the Locust.

Even though the quality of the general's knife was not bad, after his slashing, there was still an imperceptible crack on the blade.

All the staff officers didn't dare to take a breath, and everyone was bowing their heads and pretending to be dead. They could only glance at their lieutenant general's excellent sword skills from time to time, silently waiting for the end of everything.

After a full two minutes of slashing, the fifty-six-year-old Yoshio Shinozuka finally lost his physical strength, and the old devil gasped as he withdrew his katana from its scabbard.

Although he barely let off his fire, he was still very angry when he thought of Katayama Segetaro.

"What a useless waste, if you don't die sooner or later, but you die at this time, how did Lu Da come up with such a talent as him?"

Unlike Mizuhara Yoshishige, although it is a pity that a major general from a younger country died, the impact on the First Army was not particularly great, after all, the Eighth Independent Mixed Brigade was directly under the North China Front.

Even if there is one less brigade commander, someone will definitely fill the position in the future.

What's more, Ji Province does not need him to be responsible, and the First Army will at most provide assistance when necessary.

But the death of Katayama Province is different, there are only four independent mixed brigades under the command of Yoshio Shinozuka, and the loss of a major general at such a critical moment is completely worse.

But at this point, it is useless to complain, and the top priority now is to come up with a plan to break the siege.

All of you here are high-level leaders of the First Army, and some people may not be good at actual combat, but there is certainly no problem with strategic vision.

Everyone knows that it is no longer a question of whether they can take Lionbrain Mountain. If effective measures are not taken, I am afraid that Yangquan will be occupied by the Eighth Route Army.

Yoshio Shinozuka looked at the trembling staff officers very helplessly, he took two deep breaths and looked at Kusunyama Hideyoshi on the side, and asked a key question.

"Nanshan-kun, which unit of the Eighth Route Army is that enemy on Lion's Brain Mountain? Figure out how many people there are? ”

Although he was caught off guard by the Eighth Route Army, the intelligence department of Xiaori was not all waste waiting for death, and Nanshan Hideyoshi took out a piece of paper from a pile of documents and began to report.

"It's the 358th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and the intelligence has been verified. As for the number of people, it is not clear for the time being, which needs to contact the 4th Separate Mixed Brigade. ”

It seems that because of his weak heart, Nanshan Hideyoshi's head is about to be buried in the soil. However, this answer is indeed outrageous, and it almost caused Yoshio Shinozuka to have a cerebral hemorrhage.

The two sides have been fighting for almost twelve hours, and they have only been able to get the enemy's number, and they don't even know the specific strength of the other side.

The main thing is that there aren't many cards in his hand right now, and Yoshio Shinozuka doesn't even know how many reinforcements to send to be enough.

If this kind of thing had been put in the past, this old devil would definitely let those intelligence wastes go to court-martial.

Fortunately, there was a party who had participated in the battle at the scene, and Asakawa was still very eye-catching. He seized the opportunity of this performance, and under the complicated gaze of everyone, he spoke:

"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, it should be the main force of the 385th Brigade on Lion's Brain Mountain. Although it is not possible to look closely because of the field of view, I am sure that they are not less than six thousand. ”

"And when the flying team launched its third attack, an enemy reinforcement joined up with the 385th Brigade."

After hearing this detailed information, Yoshio Shinozuka took a deep breath to calm the anger in his heart, but he didn't expect that a little Shaozuo actually brought a lot of surprises to himself.

But then came a deep sense of powerlessness, the number of enemies was so great that it was impossible to muster enough support troops in the short term in the current situation.

This old devil never expected that the development speed of the Eighth Route Army could be so fast.

But now is not the time to mess up, and Yoshio Shinozuka pulls off his black, round-rimmed glasses. This action seemed to have liberated some seal, and his whole body exuded an astonishing murderous aura.

"Send a telegram to the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade and let the Chief of Staff Katsuri Kotera be in charge of the defense of Yangquan County! Even if everyone is dead, you must use the corpse to guard the Yangquan for me. ”

"No matter what method he uses, even if it is to drive civilians to the battlefield, he must hold on to me until reinforcements arrive!"

After mentioning reinforcements, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly thought of his new favorite general. Compared to Yamamoto Kazuki, Asakawa Masato is obviously a pragmatic person who doesn't think about any beheading plans every day.

The old immortal squeezed out a smile and commanded the young man:

"Your 29th Independent Flying Squad is off now! The next few days are going to be hard for you! Stop the Eighth Route Army with all your strength and prevent them from attacking the city! ”

"Be sure to remember! To save strength! Without the cooperation of the ground forces, come back after dropping the bomb! ”

"After this battle is over, I will personally report to His Excellency Tada Jun and seek a good position for you."

"Hey!"

Everyone present bowed their heads in unison, and returned to their posts regardless of whether they had tasks in hand or not.

Kusuyama Hideyoshi was responsible for contacting the troops stationed in Mongolia, and he was the only one who had this qualification except for his own commander. After all, the other party is the last hope of the First Army, and it must be carefully served.

Asakawa is rushing back to the airport, and this young man of Army Airlines has a strong premonition that the day when he will be promoted and make a fortune is coming!

Although the current rank promotion system is also open to ordinary soldiers, the vast majority of military ranks are still occupied by military academy graduates, which is actually something that everyone knows well.

For a half-way monk like him, it is not easy to be promoted to Shaozuo. Now the top boss directly states himself, when will he not fight at this time?

But reality soon gave him a big fight.

After returning to the airport, Asakawa found that both the ground crew and the pilots were standing in the maintenance area in a daze.

This meeting made him very angry, in the original plan, now the entire flying team should be on the plane ready to go at any time.

So this little devil came to the team members and asked:

"What are you bastards doing! Is there going to be a strike here? Didn't I say that I was going to start a fourth round of attacks right away? ”

Faced with the soul three questions, the leader of the ground crew team stood up helplessly, he pointed to the empty oil storage area and said:

"Shaozuo, we already run out of aviation fuel, and the previous three attacks have emptied all the reserves."

"Originally, the next batch of supplies should be delivered in the early hours of this morning, but I don't know why there is no news yet."

After hearing this, Asakawa was like being poured a basin of cold water. After being stunned for a while, the little devil immediately rode on the three jumpers and turned his head and ran towards the headquarters.

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Yangquan, Headquarters of the 4th Separate Mixed Brigade.

At this time, the chief of staff, Katsuri Kotera, was sitting in the command room with his head down, his body had large patches of blood that had not yet dried up, a few pieces of minced flesh that seemed to be hanging in some places, and there was a wound on his left cheek that was wrapped in bandages.

Since he didn't get in the same car as Katayama Province, this devil was lucky to save his dog's life.

However, the second shell landed not far from the jeep he was riding, and the air wave and shock wave affected the vehicle, and the wound on his face was left at that time.

After losing the commander of his own brigade, Kotera Katsuri became extremely uncomfortable. The current complicated situation is not at all something that a big Zuo can withstand.

Although Katayama Segetaro is a little stubborn, and even as tough as Halsey at some times, he is generally a responsible soldier.

After the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade was deprived of him, the morale was almost at the bottom.

With just the few remaining soldiers in the county, even if he added the gendarmes and puppet army, he didn't know what he could rely on to block the attack of the Eighth Route Army.

The telegram just sent from Taiyuan Xiaoji Shengli also read it, and he can only say that he has self-cultivation if he doesn't scold others. Except for making him the commander, the rest is no different from taking off your pants and farting.

This devil knows that he can only save himself now, so he uses what he has learned all his life.

The first arrangement was to use the walls and ample ammunition to engage the enemy. I don't want to cause any casualties, I just want to slow down the enemy's attack.

If the Eighth Route Army did not have a way to break through the walls and gates, then use this advantage to try to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

Koji Katsuri has only one sentence in his head, drag! Just drag it hard! I know I'm waiting to die, but I'm just going to hold on!

Of course, he also prepared for the worst, that is, to use the county town to prepare for street fighting, after all, no one knows if the enemy still has any hidden hole cards.

However, considering the mass base of the Eighth Route Army, it is estimated that this trick will not last long.

Suddenly! While Katsuri Kotera was still meditating, a stammering traitor hurried in from outside the house.

"Mrs. Taijun! Eight ways to call is coming! And not only machine guns! And mortars! Go check it out! ”

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The 385th Brigade and the New 2nd Regiment were very decisive, and immediately launched an attack on Yangquan County within an hour after the third wave of air raids.

The reason why I was in such a hurry was mainly because I didn't want to give the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade a chance to breathe, and also because I wanted to take the county seat before the enemy planes returned.

After all, this section of the road from Lion's Brain Mountain to Yangquan is a large plain of four kilometers. If the siege coincides with the attack of enemy aircraft, the soldiers have nowhere to hide.

As for tactics or something, there is no need at all.

Except for the fact that each regiment needs to assign a company to Brigade Commander Chen, this mission did not feint and was the main attack.

Just after the statistics of the three regiments, Yangquan now has a maximum of 500 enemies, and this is still counting the puppet army. More than 6,000 people besieging a county town is already a double crushing in terms of quality and quantity.

If it weren't for the fact that the devil might attack the people in the city in a certain death situation, Brigade Commander Chen wouldn't even bother to use the trick of encircling Sanqueyi.

As soon as the appointed time comes, the general attack begins.

The New 2nd Regiment, the 769th Regiment and the 14th Regiment rushed towards the positions of the three city gates.

Brigade Commander Chen led more than 600 people to ambush at the east gate of Yangquan, where there was a mountain road that could lead to Shimen, which was the "survival road" left by the 385th Brigade to the devils.

The first to attack was artillery.

Wang Chengzhu, the son of emptiness, led his artillery crew and fired a grenade directly at the city wall with the Type 92 infantry gun, but the effect of this artillery bombardment can only be said to be somewhat average.

As a body cannon, the Type 92 has a good effect on the destruction of general civil engineering fortifications and masonry fortifications.

However, due to the muzzle velocity of the shell was only 198 m/s, the penetration was insufficient. For a city wall with an average thickness of 6 meters, it was a complete tickle.

Considering that the devil's plane may appear at any time, once the artillery position is targeted, it will be more than worth the loss, so Grand Master Li still changed his fighting style.

It's a pity that Lao Li didn't know that the devil's Lu Hang had all been lying in the nest because of lack of fuel.

Since Yangquan is an important town for devils, a large number of fortifications such as pillboxes and turrets were built here, and even some trenches were dug on the basis of the moat.

Now the strength of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade is seriously insufficient, and the fortifications they built outside the city have made a wedding dress for the new 2nd Regiment. The fighters withstood sparse firepower and advanced here almost without paying any price.

Grand Master Li did not honestly stay in the command post at this time, this was a long time with Zhao Gang, in exchange for the opportunity to follow the command of the troops.

But in order to prevent someone from taking the lead in the charge, the heartbroken commissar gave the two guards a death order. Once someone doesn't keep the agreement, just knock them out and bring them back.

At the back of a turret, Li Yunlong leaned on a bunker and held a telescope to observe the walls of Yangquan. According to the data provided by the headquarters, the wall is 12 meters high, 5-6 meters wide at the top and 6-7 meters wide at the bottom.

The thickness is greater than the height, and it can basically be regarded as stable as a mountain.

And the material is also very solid, it is made of loess layered ramming, and the bottom layer is mixed with soil, lime and glutinous rice juice. Even the inner and outer walls and tops of the entire city wall were laid with green bricks by the ancients.

The neat and tidy battlements on it show the tactical characteristics of the era of cold weapons.

If you want to break down the wall, you have to blast it multiple times at one point with an explosive pack.

Although the current situation seems to be very difficult, this is all expected by Li Yunlong. He even made several versions of the plan on the way to Lion's Brain Mountain, and there was a tactic that was very suitable for the moment.

After the three battalion commanders came to their side, the four of them conducted a detailed reconnaissance of the fire points on the city wall. They carefully recorded the firing ports and drew detailed maps of their positions.

Next is the time for Grand Master Li to pretend to be forced.

"There are a total of twelve firing holes on the wall in front of us, and we must carry out a fire blockade to cover the approach of the demolition team to the wall."

"When you go back, gather all the machine gunners in your battalion, and have at least five machine guns in charge of each firing port. Remember to match our accurate shooters, enough bullets! ”

"If a bullet is fired from the firing port on one of the walls, it is the responsibility of the shooter after suppression. If the infantry does not charge in time after suppression, it will be regarded as fleeing from the battle. ”

After talking about tactics, Li Yunlong stood up domineeringly. He looked to the southwest, as if a bald head was confronting him.

Bald, you've got me covered.

It's the same battlefield micro-maneuver, and your machine gun just can't move five meters to the left.

It's coming, it's coming! Ask for follow-up!

(End of chapter)