(first update)

Author: 574981

Within Li Yunlong's headquarters, Deng Jingye, the leader of the Wangdu garrison, and Huang Qi, the leader of the Mancheng garrison, all frowned and discussed the troops' battle plan for tonight.

"Deputy Head……"

Huang Qi said with a worried look: "The artillery unit of the Mancheng Garrison Regiment has less than 400 shells left."

"Based on the way we fought last night, these few shells will definitely not last until tomorrow morning."

"The regiment leader asked us to severely damage the Baoding garrison tonight and force Gangcun Ningci to send troops back from the front line for reinforcements."

"She won't be able to hurt the little devil just by shelling."

"I suggest changing the artillery attack to a force attack."

"Concentrate all artillery attacks in one direction to suppress the Japanese and puppet troops at the top of the city."

"Use another reinforced battalion to assault the city gate."

"Blow up the city gates, rush into Baoding, and occupy an area within the city."

"No matter how bold Okamura Neji is, he won't dare to risk his life with us and will continue to hold on to Baoding."

Deng Jingye immediately stood up and supported: "I agree with Captain Huang's opinion."

"Last night the artillery played the leading role, and our infantry played the supporting role. The soldiers had nowhere to vent their anger."

"It's our turn to be the protagonist tonight."

"Deputy Head……"

"No matter how powerful the artillery is, it can only attack Baoding City from a long distance. If it cannot attack Baoding, Neji Okamura will have no sense of crisis."

"Only by sending troops into Baoding and letting Neji Okamura see with his own eyes the possibility of Baoding being captured by us, will he feel scared and have to send troops back from the front line for reinforcements."

Not only was Li Yunlong dissatisfied with this proposal, he was also extremely resistant to it. He opened his mouth and began to curse: "Shut up, everyone."

"I know how to rush all day long...I don't know how to use my brain."

"There are at least two thousand Japanese puppet troops in Baoding City."

"With the addition of the gendarmerie, security forces, and expatriate armed forces, there is no problem if we can gather another thousand people."

"We only have a thousand people, how much price do you plan to pay to enter the county town."

"Facing the crazy counterattack of the Japanese and puppet troops, do you think the troops entering the city can withstand it?"

"How much price do you have to pay in the battle?"

"After the battle is over, do we still have the troops to protect the artillery and safely withdraw to the base?"

"Old Li, I don't want to do business where you lose money and make money."

Huang Qi couldn't think of any other way, so he could only answer the question bravely: "Deputy commander, I think as long as we can keep the base, it doesn't matter if we wipe out all the city's garrison. At worst, we can go back to being the bare commander."

"I am willing to take over the main offensive mission and personally command the city's defense regiment to storm Baoding."

"Captain Deng led his team into the city to block the attack, blocking all the Japanese and puppet counterattack troops and threatening the safety of Neji Okamura."

"The two of us will work hard and we will definitely be able to complete the mission."

"Pah...shut up, I..." Li Yunlong slapped his hand on the ammunition box and said dissatisfiedly.

"I, the deputy commander, are not dead yet. When will it be your turn to call the shots in the army?"

"Without my permission, all soldiers who come from the base cannot die, and you two are no exception."

As soon as Deng Jingye heard Li Yunlong's tone of voice, he knew that he had an idea, and he immediately came over to ask with an expectant expression.

"Deputy Head……"

"I listen to you, I'll beat you however you want..."

Huang Qi has not fought with Li Yunlong yet, but he has heard of Li Yunlong's magical fighting methods.

Deng Jingye is also a person with a proud personality and does not give in easily.

Seeing him staring eagerly at Li Yunlong shows that he is convinced of Li Yunlong.

A person who can be admired so much by Deng Jingye can't be any worse.

Then he looked at Li Yunlong with an expectant expression.

"How many artillery pieces do we have left?" Li Yunlong asked a question that Huang Qi thought was a bit irrelevant.

"Three infantry guns, six mountain guns, 24 mortars..." Deng Jingye recounted.

"Where's the flying thunder cannon?" Li Yunlong continued to ask.

"That's a good thing. It's so powerful that it can explode into a large area."

"If we can hit the city head, at worst we can blow up a 30-meter-long no-man's land."

Deng Jingye immediately replied: "The two regiments are equipped with twelve guns each, a total of twenty-four guns, and one hundred and twenty explosive bags."

"Yesterday we were too far away from the city, so the thunder cannons didn't participate in the battle. They were all intact."

"Then let them be the protagonists tonight." Li Yunlong said decisively, and a specific battle plan came into his mind.

Before Deng Jingye could speak again, he ordered: "Gather two infantry cannons, four mountain cannons, and fifteen mortars to bombard the east gate."

"Deng Jingye, you will be responsible. I will give you three hundred men. You must form a regiment."

"Let Okamura Neji mistakenly think that the east gate is our main attack direction."

"The extra nine mortars were divided into three, and the remaining three city gates were feinted."

"Let Neji Okamura further confirm our main attack direction."

"The city-wide garrison took all the thunder cannons and two mountain cannons to the west gate, and we entered Baoding from there."

"Remember to bring all the 120 explosive packs. Whether the troops can severely injure the Baoding garrison and inflict pain on Neji Okamura, I hope it all depends on them."

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"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

The mountain cannon shells hit the top of the city with a piercing scream, fire splashed, rocks flew everywhere, and the two battlements seemed to have been blown to pieces.

Several Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements were blown away at the same time.

It hit the ground outside the city like a toy.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of denser explosions followed at the top of the city, which were shells fired by mortars.

After a while, the east wall of the city was covered by artillery fire.

More than a hundred Eighth Route Army soldiers slowly moved towards the city.

When they were still more than 200 meters away, the light and heavy machine guns set up by the Japanese and puppet troops on top of the city began to fire, and bullets flew out of the city wall like a free fire. Apparently they had been discovered.

A dozen soldiers were shot and fell to the ground in an instant. The other soldiers quickly got down and fired machine guns to fight back.

While the Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the top of the city, the artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army towards the top of the city became significantly denser.

There were fires rising into the sky and thick smoke rising everywhere.

From time to time, you can see several Japanese and puppet troops being blown away by artillery shells.

Five minutes later, more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops appeared outside the city.

A total of more than 200 soldiers formed two lines of skirmishers and quickly rushed towards the city gate.

Many soldiers held explosive packs in their arms, as if they were blasting the city gates.

Six heavy machine guns mounted three hundred meters away also joined the battle at this moment, and all their bullets hit the battlements near the city gate.

The powerful offensive firepower was definitely something the Japanese and puppet troops had not encountered yesterday.

"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army wants to blow up the city gate..."

The Japanese captain made a judgment as soon as he saw the Eighth Route Army's offensive posture outside the city.

"All light and heavy machine guns opened fire to block their attacking troops..."

"Contact the headquarters immediately and report to the Commander that we have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army..."

"They want to rush into Baoding from the east of the city. The troops stationed at the city head suffered heavy casualties. They are asking for support..."

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At the Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters in Baoding, the phone rang one after another.

As soon as the operator put down the phone, a new call came in and he had to pick up the phone again.

"Your Excellency Commander..."

The deputy chief of staff hurried over to report.

"All four city gates of Baoding were attacked, and the east part of the city was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army."
To be continued...