"General, have we entered Xiongxian County?" The messenger of the offensive force rushed to the border town major general to report, with a smile on his face.
Major General Biancheng was also very happy and replied with a smile on his face: "I saw it."
"Go back and tell your captain."
"The reinforcements that went south were able to successfully retake Xiong County and win the first battle. Your brigade is the first to take credit. I will definitely ask you for credit from the front army headquarters."
"Let your captain continue to attack the center of the city and capture the Eighth Route Army headquarters."
Seeing them leaving happily, the brigade commander, Major General Bian Cheng, immediately overtook the chief of staff and ordered: "Your Excellency, the commander, is also paying attention to this attack."
"Immediately send a telegram to the front army headquarters reporting victory..."
"Let's just say that after the reinforcements from the south won the first battle, and after a bloody battle, it only took us less than an hour to break through the south gate of Xiongxian County."
"The offensive troops have entered Xiongxian County and will soon reach the Eighth Route Army headquarters and capture Xiongxian County. Commander, please rest assured."
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Huang Yu, the former Japanese garrison headquarters in Xiong County, had received news that the Japanese and puppet troops from the south of the city had entered the county, but he believed that the temporary establishment of the third battalion would definitely be able to use the street fighting fortifications in the city to block the Japanese and puppet troops' offensive.
"Deputy Chief of Staff..." A soldier put down the phone and rushed to Huang Yu to report.
"The city defense troops in the south of the city reported that the Japanese army transferred two more infantry squadrons to strengthen the offensive troops in the south of the city."
"But they did not enter the city directly. Instead, they split into two at the top of the city. They attacked the east and west of the city in front of them. They wanted to annihilate our two temporary battalions defending the east and west of the city in the city.
On the head."
Huang Yu snorted and asked, "You little devil has a really big appetite."
"Now that the Japs have seen hope of conquering Xiong County, it's time to beat them out. Otherwise, those little Japs outside the city really think that our Eighth Route Army is easy to bully."
"Captain Zhou..."
"Ask the 1, 2, and 3 mobile companies to rush to the south of the city immediately to join the battle."
"Two mobile companies went to counterattack and kill the Japs who were heading to the east and west of the city. One mobile company directly organized a third battalion directly from the main hospital to cooperate with the third battalion to drive out the Japs who entered the city. The artillery company also participated in the battle.
"It gives the little devil Yi Zhong the feeling that we took out all our money."
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Headquarters of the Japanese North China Front in Peiping.
Ever since the reinforcements from the south arrived in Xiong County, Okamura Neiji had a feeling of restlessness. He always felt that he had missed something and that the reinforcements from the south might suffer a big loss in Xiong County.
The chief of staff comforted Neji Okamura several times but failed to dispel his concerns.
He could only let Okamura Neji pace back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, venting his inner tension and anxiety.
"Great victory..." A smiling exclamation suddenly sounded at the door of the war room.
Like a conditioned reflex, Okamura Neji turned his head and locked his eyes on the door.
Seeing the smiling communications officer, he asked anxiously: "Have the reinforcements from the south captured Xiong County?"
"That's almost it..." the communications staff member quickly replied.
He handed the telegram to the chief of staff and continued to report: "Biancheng Major General just sent good news. It only took them less than an hour to break through the Xiongxian city defenses and enter Xiongxian from the south gate."
"Xiong County is not big, so even if the Eighth Route Army wants to engage in street fighting with them, there won't be much room for maneuver."
"Biancheng Major General also said in the telegram that he is confident that all the Eighth Route Army troops left behind in Xiong County will be eliminated within two hours and Xiong County will be completely captured."
"I am sending you this news to please Commander, please feel at ease."
The chief of staff read the telegram at the same time, and then comforted Okamura Neji with the words of the communications staff: "Your Excellency, Commander..."
"I just said that the reinforcements going south will definitely win the first battle and capture Xiong County..."
"As expected, they broke through Xiong County's fortifications in less than an hour of fighting."
"Xiong County is just an ordinary county town. Its small size means that the city does not have the conditions for street fighting."
"If the Eighth Route Army wants to defend Xiong County, it must rely on city defenses."
"Now that the city defenses have been breached by reinforcements from the south, the Eighth Route Army left behind in Xiong County will not be far away from being completely destroyed."
Okamura Neji's inner anxiety finally eased, but he was not completely relieved.
In fact, the shadow brought by the Yizhong Eighth Route Army on him was too serious. Unless the battle was over, any unexpected accidents that he could not think of might happen during the fight with the Yizhong Eighth Route Army.
Immediately, the Chief of Staff ordered: "Call back to the Major General of Border Town..."
"The longer the war drags on, the more dangerous it becomes."
"Let them speed up their offensive pace, eliminate the remnants of the Eighth Route Army in the city as soon as possible, and completely occupy Xiong County."
"We must also closely monitor the other Eighth Route Army units in the wing to ensure that there are no other dangers around the battlefield."
"Their attack on Xiong County has reached the most critical moment. Any accident may cause the troops to fail in their previous efforts. The closer they are to winning the battle, the more they cannot underestimate the enemy. Let's send it out now."
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On the battlefield south of Xiong County.
After receiving a call back from Neji Okamura, Major General Biancheng didn't take it too seriously.
It's not that he is arrogant, nor is he careless.
It's because he has already prepared for this.
In addition to the various intelligence forwarded to him by the headquarters, he himself also sent a large number of scouts around the battlefield.
It can be said that with Xiong County as the center, no movement within a radius of ten kilometers can escape his eyes.
Since you can know in advance the potential enemies that may appear around the battlefield, there is nothing to worry about.
Thinking of this, Major General Biancheng decisively turned his attention back to the battlefield, hoping that the attacking troops could make a breakthrough quickly, reach the Eighth Route Army headquarters, and completely capture Xiongxian County.
At this moment, the sound of firefights coming from inside the city suddenly became thicker, and it was also mixed with the sound of a large number of shell explosions.
Regardless of the brigade commander, Major General Biancheng, or the chief of staff, a bad premonition flashed through their minds.
There were only so many attacking troops entering Xiong County, and they were equipped with countless light and heavy machine guns and mortars.
It can be said that in the previous firefight, all the light and heavy machine guns and mortars they equipped participated in the battle.
The sudden intensification of firefights on the battlefield was definitely not caused by the attacking troops in the city.
There are only two troops in the city.
Since the sounds of these exchanges of fire were not caused by our own troops, they could only come from their opponents.
This shows that the Eighth Route Army, which was blocking its attacking troops head-on, has received reinforcements, and there are still many troops.
Major General Biancheng was about to send someone to the front line to take a look when an exclamation brought them back to reality.
"Sir...the attacking troops seem to be retreating..."
"The attacking troops that had just entered the county were beaten out by the Eighth Route Army again..."
At the gap in the city wall, countless soldiers from the attacking troops retreated toward the city head while shooting behind them.
Some soldiers retreated to the top of the city, hoping to take advantage of the terrain to block the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army and defend the breakthrough they had finally made.
