Chapter 747 Brigade Commander, they can’t come (first update)
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Chapter 747 Brigade Commander, they can’t come (first update)
On the battlefield in the east of Baoding City, Li Yunlong always followed the commando team, ready to respond to any surprises that the attacking troops might encounter.
"Captain..."
The commander of the first battalion suddenly ran towards him, panting and reporting.
"We are late, the young Japanese Major General has transferred the brigade leader away."
"The headquarters is empty, there is no one there."
"I learned from the captured puppet soldiers that the leader of the Japanese Brigade led his headquarters to the west of the city, intending to shrink the defense and wait for reinforcements there."
After hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but sigh: "Kawasaki is indeed very difficult to deal with."
"They don't have enough troops to defend the entire Baoding. They will be easily broken by us individually, and the defense line will become full of holes."
"Only by shrinking our defenses and concentrating our forces to defend one place can we have a chance to withstand our attack."
"But he underestimated us."
"Our general attack does not distinguish between main attack and feint attack."
"We fought for less than half an hour before entering Baoding, and the other three main attacking forces were not far behind."
"Kawasaki wants to withdraw all other city defense troops to the west of the city, but that depends on whether we agree or not."
After saying that, he ordered several correspondents: "The whole army of the only regiment will attack and immediately advance across the west of the city."
"Cut off all communication channels between the west of the city and the outside world."
"We must not only surround the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of the city, but also block other Japanese and puppet troops that retreat to the west of the city."
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On the battlefield west of the city, Major General Kawasaki finally positioned his headquarters in a courtyard less than 400 meters away from the city head.
There are busy figures everywhere in the room.
Major General Kawasaki stood in front of the city defense map, with two combat staff standing beside him, constantly marking the latest battle reports sent from the front line on it so that the brigade commander could see them clearly at a glance.
"General..." A messenger rushed in in a panic.
"The Eighth Route Army that attacked the east of the city came towards the west of the city, with at least a thousand troops."
"The battle in the west of the city is over?" Major General Kawasaki asked with a look of disbelief on his face.
Lieutenant Commander Cun Shang hesitated and explained: "When we moved, there were not many people in the garrison in the east of the city."
"The superiority in troops and equipment lies in the hands of the Eighth Route Army."
"If you fight fast enough, the battle can indeed be over within twenty minutes, and you can continue to divide your forces to chase us."
"Hurry up and move a squadron to resist and slow down their attack speed." Major General Kawasaki pointed to a point on the map and ordered.
"The city defense troops in the north and south directions have not been withdrawn yet."
"If the Eighth Route Army from the east of the city comes to besiege us now."
"Those two city defense troops will be blocked by the Eighth Route Army and will not be able to reach the west of the city."
As soon as the order was passed out by the lieutenant colonel, a new report sounded again.
"Brigade commander, report from the garrison in the west of the city."
"The Eighth Route Army attacking the west of the city has already reached the top of the city."
"Three gaps were opened in the city wall by the Eighth Route Army. The troops stationed at the top of the city suffered heavy casualties. The leading troops of the Eighth Route Army have crossed the gap and entered the county. Please take action in advance to help them block the gap."
Major General Kawasaki was very familiar with the scene just reported by his subordinates.
If I remember correctly, the east part of the city was occupied by the Eighth Route Army.
Unexpectedly, they could repeat their old tricks and beat the troops stationed in the west of the city to the point where they were unable to resist.
The west side of the city is your last resort to defend Baoding until reinforcements arrive, so there must be no problems.
Major General Kawasaki became anxious and quickly ordered: "The latent troops will counterattack immediately, destroy the Eighth Route Army entering the city as quickly as possible, block the gaps in the city defense, and keep the enemy out of the city."
After saying that, he turned his attention to Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang and asked seriously: "How many people have we brought from the east of the city? How many people can the headquarters mobilize to reinforce the battlefield?"
"Two squadrons at most." Lieutenant Commander Zun said.
"The two squadrons were divided into two..." Major General Kawasaki made a decision quickly.
"A squadron is going to intercept the Eighth Route Army coming from the east of the city, connect the troops stationed in the south and north of the city, and ask them to withdraw to the west of the city as soon as possible."
"Another squadron is going to reinforce the city west of the city."
"Help them defend the city fortifications."
"Without my order, the troops cannot take a step back even if they are fully equipped."
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When Li Yunlong led his troops to attack quickly towards the west of the city, the troops suddenly stopped, and a battalion commander ran towards him at the same time: "Commander, there are Japanese blocking the way in front, and the strength of the troops is about one reinforced squadron."
Li Yunlong snorted coldly and said: "This is fat meat that is brought to your mouth. If you don't eat it, you won't eat it for free."
"Set up all the torpedo cannons and mortars we brought."
"Each mortar has three shells, and the torpedo cannon fires a round of explosive charges. Aim and then fire, blowing up once to severely damage them, and then the infantry rushes forward to harvest the results and clean up the battlefield."
The first battalion commander felt as if he had eaten candied fruit. His face was immediately filled with smiles. He was afraid that the fat in his mouth would be snatched away by the second and third battalions, so he quickly took the order: "Captain, don't worry."
"I will definitely fight cleanly..."
"Ultimately annihilate the Japanese and puppet troops blocking our way at the minimum cost."
Seeing the commanders of the 2nd and 3rd Battalions running over to ask for a fight and staring at him with expressions of hesitation and hesitation, Li Yunlong raised his hand to stop them from talking and followed his orders.
"Your task is not easy either."
"The second battalion is going to the left and the third battalion is going to the right. Use the fastest speed to cut off all the streets and alleys connecting the west of the city."
"No one is allowed to enter the west of the city, one soldier at a time."
The Japanese army relied on the yards and street fighting fortifications on both sides of the street to establish a defense line, waiting for work. They thought they could catch Li Yunlong by surprise and make them hit his head here and bleed.
In the end, Duyi Tuan was not fooled.
When attacked, they stopped, hid in a nearby yard, and exchanged fire with the Japanese troops. They had no intention of attacking by force.
The Japanese squadron leader was very disappointed, but also very happy.
The mission given to him by the brigade commander was to block the Eighth Route Army in the east of the city at all costs.
No matter how many Eighth Route Army troops you can destroy, as long as you keep them out of the west of the city, you will have completed your mission.
"Boom boom boom..."
Several explosions suddenly rang in the squadron leader's ears. The latest shell fell in the yard next to him, and screams reached the squadron leader's ears at the same time.
"Baga..." The squadron leader was so angry that he punched the courtyard wall.
But this is just the beginning, and the most fatal blow has yet to come.
"Rumble..."
The explosive package fired by the thunder cannon fell from the sky. In the thunderous explosion, the courtyard wall was like a paper toy, and was instantly overturned by the shock wave.
Countless bricks were blown into pieces and flew into the sky, smashing into the surrounding areas. The fragments of the lethal artillery shells were even larger.
When the squadron leader was about to curse something, he turned around and hit him on the head.
His brain cracked and he fell to the ground without moving.
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At the temporary headquarters of the Baoding Garrison, Major General Kawasaki was going crazy.
The sounds of firefights coming from all directions were heard in my ears, and the distance was getting closer and closer, indicating that the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops were advancing rapidly.
If the troops stationed in the south and north of the city don't attack quickly, the Eighth Route Army in the east of the city will attack the headquarters.
The situation at the top of the city is getting worse and worse.
The counterattack by the latent troops not only failed to stop the Eighth Route Army's offensive, but instead made the battlefield more chaotic.
Four to five hundred Eighth Route Army troops had already entered the west of the city through the gap in the city wall. There were fierce exchanges of fire everywhere at the city head and inside the city.
No matter how rich Major General Kawasaki's combat experience was, he could not judge the enemy's situation through the sound of gunfire. He could only wait in the war room and wait for news.
Unfortunately, there was no news from the soldiers on the battlefield, so he could only stay here and worry.
"Brigade leader..."
Major General Kawasaki looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for a messenger.
Before he could stand still, he asked anxiously: "What news did you bring back?"
"Report to the brigade commander that the Eighth Route Army entering the city is retreating... the latent troops have launched a full-scale attack. In ten minutes, they will be driven out of Baoding and the gap in the city wall will be blocked."
Major General Kawasaki was not as happy as he expected when he heard the good news. Instead, his face became more anxious and he quickly asked: "Did they retreat on their own initiative or were they repelled by us?"
"There are two reasons..." the messenger thought for a moment and replied.
"The latent troops suddenly joined the battle, and the Eighth Route Army entering the city was killed by surprise, with more than a hundred casualties."
"In order to reduce losses and prevent us from being annihilated in the city, they had to retreat."
The anxious expression on Kawasaki's face instantly turned serious, and he shouted out loud: "Baga, the latent troops have been fooled."
"This is the Eighth Route Army's plan to lure the enemy deeper into the enemy's territory."
"Proactively shrink the defense by retreating, allowing latent troops to launch an attack."
"They can switch from offense to defense, widen the distance between the two sides, and use thunder cannons and mortars to attack lurking troops from a long distance."
"Hurry back and take the highway, your captain."
"We must not distance ourselves from the Eighth Route Army."
"The enemy and we will fight together as much as possible, and use street fighting to eliminate them, so that the thunder cannons and mortars brought into the city by the Eighth Route Army will be ineffective. Go back quickly. If you are late, it will be too late."
"Boom boom boom..."
As soon as the messenger ran to the door, a thunderous explosion sounded two to three hundred meters away.
The solemn expression on Kawasaki's face was instantly replaced by despair, and his face turned white at the same time, without any blood. After two or three seconds, he said to himself: "It's over..."
"The Eighth Route Army in the west of the city has begun a counterattack. Our latent troops are finished..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the observation post of the command headquarters ran in: "General, the latent troops in the west of the city were attacked by the Eighth Route Army's flying thunder artillery, and suffered heavy losses..."
After another minute, the loud sound of the charge horn suddenly reached the headquarters from the top of the city, and another observation post ran in.
"Report to the brigade commander that the Eighth Route Army in the west of the city suddenly launched a full-scale attack on our army."
"The latent troops were severely damaged in the shelling just now and are retreating steadily."
Major General Kawasaki was very desperate, but he had not completely lost his mind because of his anxiety.
He turned to look at the city defense map and asked while looking at it.
"Why haven't the troops from the south and north of the city withdrawn yet?"
"As long as they attack in time and engage the Eighth Route Army in street fighting, there is a high chance that they will be driven out of Baoding and defend the west of the city."
"Hurry up and contact them. Come over immediately to join the battle and block the Eighth Route Army in the west of the city."
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Cun, the chief of staff, ran over from outside and said with a desperate look on his face: "Report to the general that they can't come."
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