Before the chief of staff could recover from the shock of the attack on his headquarters, explosions began to sound at the top of the city.
The thunderous explosion startled him immediately. He stood up from the ammunition box, raised his telescope, and followed the sound to the east of the city.
The splashing firelight looked particularly dazzling under the darkness of night.
Black smoke, ammunition boxes, corpses... flew in the sky along with the firelight, and finally hit the ground.
"It's the east of the city that is under artillery fire. Contact the garrison in the east of the city immediately to find out what's going on?" the chief of staff ordered with a stern face.
The only two remaining staff officers did not move, and replied solemnly: "Sir, the headquarters has been destroyed, and our telephone line connecting to the city wall has also been blown up. The telephone soldiers are doing their best to repair it, and they are temporarily unable to contact the garrison in the east of the city."
The chief of staff's anger suddenly surged up, and he cursed loudly: "Bageya Road, if there is no telephone, why don't we command the battle?"
"If the phone line is disconnected, send someone on horseback to contact you."
"We must find out within ten minutes who is shelling the east wall of Yixian County. Is it a sneak attack by enemy artillery fire or an attack on Yixian County."
"Hi!" a staff officer replied quickly, and then disappeared.
"Boom boom boom..."
Just as the chief of staff was about to take a breath, the explosion sounded again, and it came from the south of the city.
The explosion scene was exactly the same as what he had just seen in the east of the city.
The moment the fire splashed, a large number of soldiers, ammunition boxes... were blown into the sky, and then smashed at the foot of the city wall.
At this time, even a fool knew that the attack on Yixian County tonight was extraordinary.
First, the headquarters was attacked, and then the city wall was shelled... This was obviously a premeditated attack.
"Sir, the garrison in the east of the city has sent people over!"
For a moment, the chief of staff saw a second lieutenant rushing towards him covered in blood, with genuine fear in his eyes.
He rushed over and panted and reported: "Sir... the Eighth Route Army, many Eighth Route Army suddenly appeared outside the city..."
"They are equipped with mortars, heavy machine guns, and mountain artillery, and are attacking the city wall. We only have one infantry squad and two platoons of the Imperial Army. The shelling has caused us heavy casualties. We are asking for reinforcements."
In order to win the battle quickly and win the county seat of Yixian at the minimum cost, Li Hao spent all his capital.
In addition to the ammunition carried by the artillerymen themselves, each infantryman helped carry one to two artillery shells.
As soon as the time came, these artillery pieces began to roar, and the attacking troops approached the city head together, forcing out all the light and heavy machine guns mounted by the Japanese on the city wall, allowing mortars and mountain artillery to blast them.
If it cannot be destroyed by three cannonballs, use five cannonballs; if it cannot be destroyed by five cannonballs, use ten cannonballs.
In less than ten minutes, three light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, and two grenade launchers equipped by more than fifty Japanese soldiers were all destroyed.
The city was dotted with craters caused by artillery shells, and dead and injured Japanese and puppet troops lay everywhere...
"Chief of Staff Chen..." the Japanese Chief of Staff called in unfamiliar Chinese.
"Please give me the order, Taijun!" Chen Fusheng replied loudly.
A smile of approval flashed across the face of the Japanese chief of staff, and then he continued to order: "Immediately withdraw a company from the Imperial Alliance Army to reinforce the east of the city, and the speed must be fast!"
Chen Fusheng promised with a face of assurance: "Don't worry, Taijun, we will definitely defend the east of the city."
At this time, some people will definitely say that Chen Fusheng's current behavior is completely opposite and contradictory to his attitude when he left the regiment headquarters just now.
Because a discerning person would know at a glance that Chengdong would not be able to hold out for long under heavy artillery fire.
Now that reinforcements are coming, we must fight tooth and nail with the attacking troops, otherwise they will be trapped and there will be no return.
Chen Fusheng is not only not stupid, but also very smart. He can definitely see this, but he did this.
It's not because he is not afraid of death and plans to work wholeheartedly for the Japanese, but because Xiao Yuan just gave him a guarantee.
In five minutes at most, the east side of the city will be broken through by the siege troops due to insufficient troops.
This means that he only needs to delay here for five minutes. When the city is broken, he does not need to reinforce the east of the city.
Not only can you save your life, but it can also leave a good impression on the Japanese of fighting bravely.
It takes time to assemble troops and sort out weapons and ammunition.
Chen Fusheng gathered a reinforced company and was about to set off when a thunderous explosion came from the east of the city. Then he saw a fireball rising from the city wall, and thick smoke wrapped in flames shot straight into the sky.
"No, the city wall on the east side of the county town was blown open!" A cry of surprise rang out from the crowd.
Chen Fusheng decisively ordered the troops to stop and rushed to the chief of staff: "Taijun, the east of the city has been breached by the Eighth Route Army. By the time we rush over, the Eighth Route Army must have entered Yixian County."
"The Imperial Alliance Army has limited combat capabilities and can do a defensive battle, but it will definitely not be a match for the Eighth Route Army in an encounter."
"I propose to give up reinforcements to the east of the city, establish a defense line with the headquarters as the center, and wait for reinforcements."
After all, the chief of staff is not a military officer.
He is a staff officer, and he usually gives advice and rarely makes decisions.
I can solve some small problems by myself, but for big problems like siege, I will immediately panic and have no clue.
Especially after hearing the news that the Eighth Route Army had broken through the city wall in the east of the city, my mind became even more confused.
At this moment, Chen Fusheng's suggestion slowly calmed him down, and his chaotic thoughts found a clear line of thought. He looked at Chen Fusheng and answered with approval.
"You are right. There are too few troops stationed in the county. Spreading the troops out will not only fail to stop the Eighth Route Army, but will also give them opportunities to defeat us, which will shorten the time we can hold on in the county."
"Only by gathering our troops together and waiting for reinforcements can we hold on until reinforcements arrive and defend Yixian County."
"Chief of Staff Chen, just do what you just suggested."
"Establish a defense line with the headquarters as the center and wait for reinforcements. The Imperial Association Army will be the main force and the Imperial Army will be the supplement."
"Also, immediately send a telegram to the brigade captain that the county town is under attack and ask him to come back immediately for reinforcements."
After Chen Fusheng left in a hurry, the staff officer next to him did not move. Instead, he replied bravely: "Sir, our radio stations have been bombed and there is no way to contact the captain."
The chief of staff suddenly thought of this, and his frown deepened now.
The Eighth Route Army has already entered the county town. If there are no reinforcements nearby to reinforce Yi County, it will definitely be sooner or later for them to eliminate themselves.
He immediately ordered: "If there is no radio station, send someone to notify us."
"All the communications troops from the headquarters were dispatched. They took advantage of the chaos to get out of the city and dispersed. We first informed the nearest stronghold and garrison and immediately sent troops to reinforce the county seat."
"Find another radio station and phone number, contact the brigade captain, and ask him to return to the county immediately to help."
"If possible, it is best to contact nearby counties and the North China Front Army Headquarters. Yixian County was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army and requested reinforcements."
"Why are you still standing there? Go and give the order now. If the reinforcements arrive a minute late, we will be in greater danger."
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