"Transfer all the troops that can be used in the city to the city wall, right away!" Major Hepburn made a decision with a calm face.

Then he continued to order: "Contact Linfen City immediately. We were attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army. The county was in danger and asked for reinforcements... No, I personally call the Chief of Staff of Linfen City!"

"The county town cannot be broken no matter what, otherwise, we will all be finished!"

At the command of the Japanese military brigade in Linfen City, the Chief of Staff, who was holding the microphone in his hand, could hardly believe his ears. After repeated confirmation from the mouth of Grandpa Hepburn on the other side of the microphone, the Chief of Staff believed it.

Putting down the microphone, the Chief of Staff stared at the staff on duty in front of him and scolded: "Immediately order the intelligence department to investigate. I want to know where the Eighth Route Army attacking Xiangfen came from, and you must find out clearly!"

"Also, let me count the troops in several counties around Xiangfen! The faster the better. I will contact the brigade commander now, and the brigade commander will definitely ask these questions!"

After learning that Xiangfen was attacked, Major General Kawaguchi wanted to fly directly to Xiangfen to command the battle.

There are so many variables inside when the remote control commands the battle hundreds of kilometers away.

Moreover, his opponent, Xinyituan, is too cunning. As long as he reveals even a slight loophole, Xinyituan will pounce on him like a hungry wolf and bite him.

Therefore, facing Xiangfen, Major General Chuankou did not dare to give orders casually.

He was worried that if there were any loopholes in his orders, the troops would suffer greater losses.

"General... why did you call the Chief of Staff? He is waiting for orders on the other side of the phone?" Adjutant Major Ikeda reminded carefully.

Major General Kawaguchi frowned and cursed: "Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army in Linfen is too cunning. We don't have much force in Linfen, so we can just pull the whole body and randomly draw troops to reinforce Xiangfen. Not only will we not be able to save Xiangfen, but more loopholes will be exposed to them and give them more opportunities to attack us, which is not worth the loss!"

"Master Ikeda hesitated for a moment and replied: "Unless our main force of the corps reaches Linfen, Linfen will not be able to draw out any extra troops!"

"There are also our opponents, Xinyi Regiment, they are too mysterious. According to the intelligence, they only have four main battalions, with a total strength of about 3,000. However, judging from the current situation, their strength seems to be far more than 3,000!"

"When the other main forces remain unmoved, they can gather enough troops to attack Xiangfen, forcing the Xiangfen garrison to the point of seeking help!"

"We have a garrison brigade in Xiangfen and a battalion of the puppet army. Even without air support, we can resist the attack of at least one brigade of the Chinese army on the battlefield!"

Major General Kawaguchi's face became even more serious.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he made a decision: "Then keep your troops in motion!"

"Call back to Linfen City, let them stay calm and wait and see what they want!"

"Tell the Xiangfen defenders that they will hold on to the rescue. If the troops are insufficient, they can send the expatriates to the battlefield. At dawn, air forces will come to reinforce them!"

"Also, tell the Chief of Staff that from now on, all intelligence departments will be moved. No matter how much they pay, I must figure out the real strength of the new regiment, the distribution of troops, and the location of the garrison, the more detailed the better. When I arrive in Linfen City, I can't delay too much in a day!"

In Xiangfen County, the sound of gunfire kept coming from four directions, making Major Hepburn's face slowly become desperate.

The phone number has been out for almost half an hour, and no news has been sent back in Linfen City.

In this case, as long as someone with a little military knowledge will know that when they urgently need reinforcements, the longer the superiors delay, the lower the possibility of their reinforcements.

After finally waiting for the adjutant to rush over from the telecommunications room next to him, Major Hepburn's heart skipped a beat and immediately had a very bad premonition.

The adjutant's ugly and solemn expression had already told Hepburn's superior that he had called back.

"Sir, the Chief of Staff let us stick to the aid and hold on until dawn. At that time, they will arrange for air force to come and reinforce us!"

The premonition became reality, and Major Hepburn cursed directly: "Bageya Road, we only have this little force, how can we hold on until dawn!"

"Don't they know that the Eighth Route Army has mortars and infantry cannons in their hands? And we have nothing but mortars!"

The adjutant immediately interrogated: "The Chief of Staff also said that if our city guard troops are not enough, we can arm the city's expatriates and merchant guards, and we should be able to add more than 100 city guard troops!"

"What's the use?" Major Hepburn continued to curse!

"A few days ago we lost a squadron, and just left the city to reinforce and lost another half of the squadron. The remaining one and a half squadrons had to be divided into four and guarded the four city gates. Even if there were more than one hundred people, it would not be of much use!"

The adjutant quickly comforted him: "Sir, calm down. Now there is no hope for superior reinforcements. We can only rely on ourselves. Please calm down and come up with a plan as soon as possible, otherwise we will definitely not last long!"

Major Hepburn finally stopped cursing and fell into deep thought with a calm face.

"Sir, the offensive of the Eighth Route Army in the East Gate is too fierce. Two infantry artillery have blown up the city gate. But because the defense forces are limited and the losses are huge, they have no extra troops to block the city gate and ask for support!" Suddenly, a communication soldier rushed in with a face full of smoke and reported when he saw Major Hepburn.

"Reinforcements, where can I find reinforcements!" Major Hepburn's anger was aroused again and he cursed loudly.

After finishing, he stared at the adjutant and asked, "How many troops do we have in our hands!"

"The puppet troops have all been sent out, and there is also a guard team and a military police team, responsible for the vigilance of all warehouses in the city!"

"Get them all together and hand them over to the secret service squadron to guard. The guard team immediately came out, draw a team from the secret service squadron to follow, and immediately reinforce the East Gate!"

"Also, as per the Chief of Staff, immediately gather all the expatriates in the city, release their weapons, and be ready to participate in the battle at any time!"

Wang Ping was in a very good mood at the front command of the new regiment outside Xiangfen City.

Before the battle began, Huang Yuanqiang, a political commissar who was worried about the siege, was relieved at this time. He held up his telescope and stared at the battlefield, with a smile on his face from time to time.

"I hit it! The regiment commander, two more shells were just now, and at least four Japanese and puppet troops were killed!" Huang Yuanqiang shouted excitedly.

Wang Ping nodded and affirmed: "According to this consumption level, we have killed fifty or sixty Japanese and puppet troops. Order Xiong Changhe and asked him to organize troops to rush out again and force out all the hidden Japanese so that we can use our firepower advantage and consume them as much as possible!"

Two platoons of soldiers, under the cover of nearly ten light and heavy machine guns behind them, lined up in loose attack formations and touched the Xunzhang City Gate.

Gunshots rang out from the city wall, which had not been moved just now.

Three mortars seized the opportunity and immediately fired a round of three emergency shots at the top of the city.

Although only six shells hit the city, Wang Ping still clearly saw that seven or eight Japanese and puppet troops were blown up in the fireballs that soared into the air.

In addition, Wang Ping was not bombed but affected by artillery shells. He was sure that the sudden attack on the artillery fire just now killed and injured at least fifteen Japanese and puppet troops!

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