The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 1192 The situation is getting worse and worse (second update)

"Keep shooting and block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops at all costs..." The Eighth Route Army was so close that it was impossible to retreat. Although the squadron leader was worried about too many casualties, he still gave the order.

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of explosions kept ringing in his ears, and the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops were always lingering about 70 to 80 meters outside the city. Even if they found the right opportunity to launch an attack from the ground, they would only rush forward five or six meters before stopping.

After holding on at the top of the city for another two minutes, the squadron leader gradually realized something was wrong.

His face suddenly turned pale, and he shouted out loud: "No... we have been fooled."

"The Eighth Route Army wants to force us on top of the city, use artillery fire to kill a large number of our effective forces, and then rush into Fangshan and capture Fangshan. We must not let their conspiracy succeed."

"Leave a hundred people to continue to defend the city. The others will immediately retreat behind the city wall with me to avoid the artillery fire. Quick..."

The squadron leader's reaction was very fast, but the total strength of the city defense troops in the east of the city was still reduced sharply from more than 300 people to 200 people in just two minutes.

Just as he quickly evacuated the city with a hundred people.

The artillery shells fired from outside the city continued to hit the top of the city, continuing to kill and injure the Japanese and puppet troops who stayed at the top of the city.

When the guerrilla brigade launched a new round of attack and the squadron leader returned to the city with his hundreds of men, the Bai Lai soldiers who stayed at the city were killed and injured forty or fifty more.

As a result, the number of troops in the east city defense force that can continue to fight has been sharply reduced to about 150 people.

This small amount of troops obviously cannot stop the guerrilla brigade from attacking...

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Fangshan County Japanese Army Regiment Headquarters.

Wing Commander Kawaguchi Colonel was pacing back and forth in the war room with a very anxious expression.

From the sounds of the exchange of fire, we can conclude that the Eighth Route Army's offensive outside the city must be very fierce, and the preparations for mountain artillery and mortar fire almost never stopped.

Although the Peking Command sent several aircraft to reinforce Fangshan, the cunning guerrilla brigade released a large amount of smoke outside the city, and the black smoke almost enveloped the entire battlefield.

If the aviation force wants to provide air support to the city defense troops, it must break through the thick smoke and get close to the ground to launch an attack.

In this way, the aviation force will be exposed to the damage range of the guerrilla brigade's light and heavy machine guns.

When one plane was destroyed and another was seriously injured, the remaining Little Devil planes no longer dared to break through the smoke to provide low-altitude cover for the city defense forces.

Faced with this critical situation, the few remaining troops based on the Fangshan garrison will definitely not be able to hold on for too long.

While Kawaguchi was praying in the war room that the city defense troops could hold on longer, he was also praying that the reinforcements sent by Okamura Neji could quickly reach the outside of Fangshan City.

"Jingle Bell……"

The rapid ringing of the phone suddenly rang in the war room, instantly attracting everyone's attention, including Colonel Kawaguchi.

The telephone soldier who was guarding the side quickly grabbed the phone. After listening for less than half a minute, his face turned pale. Then he covered the phone and reported in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty the Wing Commander..."

"Chengdong City Defense Force Report..."

"They suffered heavy casualties under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army. The city defense force has been reduced sharply to less than 150 people. They can no longer defend it and are requesting reinforcements."

Colonel Kawaguchi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned his attention to the chief of staff, and asked anxiously: "How much is left of the wing headquarters and not much mobility..."

"A squadron..." the chief of staff replied quickly.

After finishing speaking, he was afraid that the commander would be tempted to send all these troops to the east of the city, so he reminded him again: "These are all the mobile troops that the headquarters can dispatch."

"In order to be able to hold on a little longer, I have transferred all the logistics soldiers, clerks, baggage troops, and officers that the wing headquarters can draw away. Sir, please be careful when using them." Colonel Kawaguchi indeed took all of them. The idea of ​​​​transferring to the east of the city, after hearing the reminder from the chief of staff, he swallowed the order that had been on his lips and gave the order.

"Deploy two infantry squads to march urgently to reinforce the east of the city."

"Faster."

"Let the city defense troops in the east of the city block the Eighth Route Army's attack at all costs. One more minute is worth it."

"No one can take a step back without an order from the wing command, otherwise military law will be engaged..."

Seeing the telephone soldier begin to relay the order he had just given into the phone, Colonel Kawaguchi immediately turned his attention to the telegraph operator on the side and continued the order: "Send a telegram to the reinforcements immediately..."

"Ask where they are now."

"Fangshan County can hardly be defended."

"If they don't get to the battlefield soon, we'll be doomed."

The operator was moved upon hearing the news, immediately put on his earphones and began to contact reinforcements, and the radio's signal light also began to flash continuously.

But no matter how he called, there was no response from the reinforcements.

Time passed by second by second, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on the operator's forehead due to nervousness.

After a full five minutes, he put down the headphones and reported to Colonel Kawaguchi with a guilty look on his face: "Sir..."

"We are temporarily unable to contact the reinforcements..."

"They must be on the march, and the radio is not on."

Seeing that Colonel Kawaguchi was about to get angry subconsciously, the chief of staff quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Sir, calm down..."

"Judging from the time, the reinforcements should arrive outside Fangshan City in half an hour. They must be marching in a hurry, and the radio cannot be turned on to contact us."

"Wait a little longer, and good news will come back soon."

"Although the city defense troops in the east part of the city suffered heavy casualties, with the addition of two squads of reinforcements, they will definitely be able to hold on for another half hour."

"As long as the reinforcements arrive on the battlefield in time and attack from behind the guerrilla brigade, no matter how fierce the Eighth Route Army's offensive is, it will be disintegrated or even collapse on the spot."

Colonel Kawaguchi could only suppress the anger that was rising in his heart, take a deep breath, and try to stay as calm as possible before ordering: "Continue to contact the reinforcements, and report any news to me immediately."

"Chief of Staff, please work harder..."

"Concentrate all the garrison troops in the city to the headquarters and use them as reserves. As long as we hold the city head, we have hope of turning defeat into victory..."

Time passed minute by minute, and the battle on the city continued.

Just 20 minutes after the reinforcements sent to the east of the city set off, the city defense troops in the south of the city also called for help. Kawaguchi Colonel had no choice but to send out the last mobile force in his hand.

This was not what made him despair the most.

During this period, the radio operator kept calling for reinforcements, but they seemed to be missing, and there was no response from the beginning to the end.

The time agreed upon by both parties is coming soon. Logically speaking, the reinforcements should contact the Fangshan garrison first, then decide the direction of attack, and cooperate with the Fangshan garrison to attack the Eighth Route Army guerrilla brigade from both inside and outside.

But there is still no news about reinforcements.

(End of this chapter)