Chapter 1555 Tigers are going to show their power!
The Stone Forest Gun Tower is only two kilometers away from Baoding City, and the explosion of the mountain cannon shells can be clearly heard in the city.
As usual, there were only a few staff officers on duty at the brigade headquarters, and when the explosion came, everyone heard it.
"It was the explosion of a 75-caliber mountain artillery shell, and two shells exploded at the same time. The sound came from the north." The artillery staff was the first to react.
The major, the highest-ranking staff officer on duty, immediately ordered: "Everyone is in place. The communications staff officer will immediately contact the garrison in the north of the city to find out what happened with the explosion just now, and then report it to me?"
"Your Majesty the General must have heard the explosion. He will definitely come over and ask us."
The communications staff officer immediately grabbed the microphone and contacted the garrison in the north of the city...
On the tower in the north of Baoding City, a major climbed up in a hurry. The captain who was looking out quickly handed over the binoculars and reported: "Sir, the explosion seems to have come from the stone forest gun tower."
"I just called the Shilin gun tower, but there was no response from the gun tower."
"Something must have happened to them!" Major analyzed while looking outside the city.
The night was so dark that there were several hills between Baoding City and the Stone Forest Fort. Although he stood on the tower, the Major still didn't see anything.
His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he immediately ordered: "Send a few scouts to the Stone Forest Artillery Tower to conduct reconnaissance and advance. If you discover the enemy's situation, report back immediately."
"All the troops stationed in the north of the city have entered their positions and are ready for battle."
"Only mountain cannon shells can produce such a violent explosion. If the enemy uses two mountain cannons at one time, it must not only be for one stone forest gun tower."
Less than ten minutes after the scouts left the city, sporadic firefights were heard outside the city.
After a few more minutes, three scouts came into view of the captain and rushed towards the city gate.
"They are our own people, let them enter the city immediately. The troops are ready for battle, and the machine guns are loaded with bullets. If there are pursuers approaching the city wall, they will be eliminated resolutely." A bad premonition flashed in the captain's mind, and he gave a serious order.
The three scouts were brought to the tower two minutes later. One of the scouts was injured and his face was pale. It looked like he was suffering from excessive blood loss.
"Take the wounded down and bandage them, and you two will report what you discovered!" the squadron leader ordered.
Chief Cao, one of the two scouts, immediately reported: "Sir, there are many Eighth Route Army troops outside the city, coming all the way from the Stone Forest Artillery Tower to the county seat. We encountered their forward troops. Only three of the nine scouts came back, and the others were covering them."
That’s when he was beaten to death.”
As soon as the report was finished, an exclamation sounded from behind the captain: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army is coming to kill us!"
On the official road two hundred meters outside the city, several Eighth Route Army figures could be vaguely seen, squatting on the ground and collecting weapons and ammunition from the corpses of two scouts.
In less than three seconds, they quickly retreated with the captured items in hand and disappeared into the night.
"Launch flares immediately!" the captain ordered.
The Japanese brigade headquarters and brigade commander were indeed awakened by the explosion.
The soldier's intuition made him realize that the explosion just now must be extraordinary.
When I walked into the war room, I asked, "Have you figured out what happened with the explosion just now?"
"Hi!" Major staff officer came over quickly to report.
"Your Excellency, General, the garrison in the north of the city reported that the stone forest gun tower two kilometers north of the city was attacked. The enemy used two mountain cannons. The gun tower has lost contact and should have been destroyed."
"A large number of Eighth Route Army troops have appeared in the north of the city, equipped with mountain artillery, mortars, and heavy machine guns. Their strength exceeds one battalion. They are digging trenches 300 meters outside the city. Judging from the enemy's posture, they should be attacking Baoding."
The brigade commander was stunned and asked, "Is the Eighth Route Army crazy? They dared to attack our Baoding City with just one reinforced battalion. The troops stationed in the north of the city are sure that what they saw is true and is not the Eighth Route Army's suspicion formation?"
Before the major could answer, a communications staff officer ran over as soon as he put down the phone.
"General, the garrison in the south of the city reported that they also found a large number of Eighth Route Army troops outside the city, with a total strength of more than one battalion!"
The brigade leader's expression became more and more solemn. Just as he was about to speak, two explosions of "Boom..." suddenly came.
The artillery staff quickly reported: "It was a mountain cannon shell. The east of the city was attacked by at least two mountain cannons. The explosion point was less than 500 meters away from us."
"Ding ding ding..." The phone rang immediately in the war room, very quickly.
"Moses, Moses..." the communications staff officer grabbed the microphone and said, put it to his ear and listened for less than half a minute before his expression changed.
"Sir, the garrison in the east of the city reported that the Eighth Route Army pushed the mountain cannon 400 meters outside the city and suddenly fired, hitting the city gate tower."
"The commander of the garrison in the east of the city and a dozen imperial troops were killed on the spot and buried in the ruins."
"Currently, the garrison in the east of the city is under the command of a captain, and it was he who made the call."
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone rang again. After listening for two minutes, the communications staff put down the phone. He quickly walked up to the brigade commander and reported in a panic: "General, the Eighth Route Army has also been spotted in the west of the city."
"At least one reinforced company of the Eighth Route Army dug trenches and established positions at the gate of the city. The rest of the Eighth Route Army divided their forces to attack several gun towers we deployed in the north of the city..."
There are Eighth Route Army troops appearing all around Baoding City, and some Eighth Route Army troops have already begun to attack. Even a fool can see that the Eighth Route Army's goal is Baoding City where they are.
But the brigade leader still didn't believe this fact.
There are more than 6,000 troops stationed in Baoding City, and together with the supplementary regiment escorting the transport team, the number is almost 10,000.
The Eighth Route Army only has so many people. Even if there are reinforcement battalions in all four directions of Baoding, it will not exceed 4,000 people.
Using 4,000 men to attack a major military town defended by 10,000 people is definitely a waste of time. Any accident may cause them to lose their wives and troops.
The Eighth Route Army's fighting style has always been to attack when you can take advantage, and to flee when you can't.
The siege in front of them was obviously inconsistent with their fighting style.
Thinking of this, the brigade commander was very convinced that the battle in front of him was not as simple as he imagined.
But the brigade leader is not a timid person.
The superiority in troops, equipment, and terrain are all in our own hands. We certainly cannot let the Eighth Route Army continue to be arrogant outside the city like this.
"Send all the scouts and mobilize all the intelligence personnel to find out where the Eighth Route Army outside the city comes from, how many troops there are, and what their equipment is like. The speed must be fast."
"If their total strength is really less than 4,000, I wouldn't mind letting them have a taste of the tiger's strength."
Having said this, the brigade leader seemed to have changed into a different person, with a murderous look on his face, looking at the map and lost in thought.
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