The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

"The Eighth Route Army changed the strong attack into a feint attack, and the offensive is much weaker than before. I don't know what the hell they are planning..." The staff officer insisted on his own opinion, and reported boldly.

General Yamamoto jumped up from his chair in shock, and asked nervously, "Are you sure the Eighth Route Army is really pretending to attack Ping'an County?"

"The humble job is confirmed!" The staff officer replied firmly.

After listening, Yamamoto picked up the samurai sword on the table and ordered as he walked out: "Follow me immediately to the city wall..."

"If the New Second Regiment is really pretending to attack Ping'an County, then their real purpose of attacking Ping'an must have changed, and we must make targeted adjustments immediately!"

The captain of the defense comprehended and said: "Sir, are you worried that the Eighth Route Army has transferred all the main troops away, and you want to encircle us for help?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out!" Colonel Yamamoto frowned and analyzed.

"Based on what I know about the Eighth Route Army, they are better at ambushes..."

"Their offensive just now was easily defeated by us. Maybe the confidence of the New Second Regiment in conquering Ping'an County will be lost by us. Temporarily change the battle plan and surround the spot for reinforcements!"

"We must immediately confirm whether the real purpose of the New Second Regiment's attack on Ping'an County is to take down Ping'an County..."

"If their main force is no longer outside Ping'an City, we must immediately contact reinforcements and strengthen our guard to prevent being ambushed by the New Second Regiment!"

"In addition, the false attack on the county seat may also be a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army!"

"In this way, let us relax our vigilance, accumulate strength for the next assault on Ping'an County, and suddenly launch a general attack, catching us by surprise!"

"No matter what the situation is, I have to visit the battlefield in person to make the final decision!"

When Osamu Yamamoto rushed to the top of Dongcheng City, a new round of feint attack by the First Battalion had just begun.

"Boom boom boom... da da da..."

The light and heavy machine guns fired very lively, and the bullets flew towards the head of the city as if they didn't need money, causing sparks to fly around the city and gravel to fly.

A few unlucky ones were unfortunately shot, screaming and falling in a pool of blood.

Someone died on the spot, and someone screamed and wriggled on the ground...

General Yamamoto remained unmoved, and kept staring at the Eighth Route Army outside the city with his binoculars.

More than a hundred Eighth Route Army suddenly rushed out of the offensive position, and rushed towards the city wall in skirmish lines.

Yamamoto's heart tightened, and he subconsciously ordered the city defense troops to start a counterattack.

Before he could say anything, the sound of violent machine gun fire rang in his ears.

After repeated battles, the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city had figured out the attacking routine of the Second Regiment. When the machine gunners saw the attacking troops, they would fire them up, repel them with the fiercest firepower, suppress them in the attacking position, and not allow them to approach Chance of the walls...

General Yamamoto was very satisfied with the quick response of his subordinates, and was about to say a few words of praise, but the scene outside the city made him swallow back the words that came to his lips.

The moment they were blocked, the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops fell to the ground at the same time as if they had discussed it. The rifles they held in their hands were replaced by engineers. Near the city wall.

In less than five minutes, a row of small mounds appeared in Yamamoto's field of vision.

As time passed, the mound became bigger and bigger, and soon blocked all the attacking troops.

It was night now, the Eighth Route Army was lying on the ground, and the blocking fire from the city head was hard to hit the target.

After the mounds appeared, it was more difficult for the city defense forces to hit the target...

More than a hundred soldiers took the opportunity to get into the pit they had dug, shrinking their bodies inside as much as possible, and continued to expand the pit...

"Not good..." Seeing this, Colonel Yamamoto finally figured out the real purpose of the Second Regiment's change from a strong attack to a feint attack.

Clenching his fists and cursing: "What a cunning Eighth Route Army, they want to push their offensive position to the foot of the city wall and shorten the attack distance!"

"Our blocking firepower is too strong, and the attack distance is too long. The Eighth Route Army has no chance to capture Ping'an County!"

"Only by shortening the attack distance to more than [-] meters, will they have the opportunity to approach the city wall through exhaustion and blow open the city gate..."

After speaking, he shifted his gaze to the offensive position of the New Second Regiment a little further outside the city.

More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns were mounted on the bunker, and behind the bunker were all soldiers, at least six or seven hundred people, and I was more sure of my judgment: "The main force of the Eighth Route Army is still outside the city, and their ultimate goal of attacking Ping'an County has not changed! "

"Let the grenadier troops shoot a few rounds of grenades at the Eighth Route Army digging bunkers, see their reactions, and further confirm whether the main force of the New Second Regiment is really still outside the city!"

After a while, six grenades hit the middle of the attacking troops of the New Second Regiment, and one grenade hit the mound.

The flames splashed, and the half-meter-high mound was razed to the ground in an instant. The Eighth Route Army hiding behind the mound was blown away together, and there was no movement when it hit the ground...

"Rumble..."

The grenades continued to counterattack, and after only three rounds of grenades, seven or eight mounds outside the city were flattened, and the casualties of the New Second Regiment must have exceeded ten people.

General Yamamoto's expression was calm, and he didn't show any smile because of these victories. He continued to stare outside the city with a calm expression, waiting for the new second regiment to counterattack.

"Boom boom boom..."

Three explosions suddenly sounded from the top of the city, and one of the fireballs was very close to Yamamoto, which shocked the devils around him, for fear that Yamamoto would have an accident.

Several devils rushed to Yamamoto at the same time, surrounded him, and used their bodies to form a meat shield...

"Sir, it's shelling...the Eighth Route Army outside the city has three mortars...do you want the artillery squadron to counterattack immediately and knock them out!" the garrison captain asked anxiously.

"You can fight back, but don't hit too hard!" Yamamoto ordered calmly, but his heart was already full of joy.

The appearance of mortars means that the main force of the New Second Regiment is still outside the city, which means that their attack goal is still to take down Ping'an County...

"Why?" The guard captain was very puzzled.

Although there is only half a mortar squadron in the city, six mortars have been strengthened. As long as Yamamoto is willing, two or three salvos can completely destroy the three guns that the New Second Regiment just exposed.

As a result, Osamu Yamamoto actually let them keep one hand, making it clear that he did not want the artillery squadron to kill the three mortars that had been exposed by the New Second Regiment.

Colonel Yamamoto smiled and explained: "Cannon is a necessary heavy weapon for siege!"

"If we knock out all the artillery equipped by the New Second Regiment from the very beginning...how can they attack the city without artillery support...what if they scare away?"

"Let the artillery squadron take it easy and destroy one or two mortars!"

"If there is a chance, they will send two mortars to the New Second Regiment to destroy, so that the New Second Regiment can see the opportunity to conquer Ping'an County, and we can drag them to death outside Ping'an City!"

"As for the Eighth Route Army digging trenches outside the city... just use the grenadier to shoot three times from time to time... don't try to stop it too much!"

Miyamoto Dazuo is the commander of the reinforcement troops of the Japanese and puppet troops who are about to pass through the Temple of Earth.

Holding a full two thousand imperial troops and one thousand imperial alliance troops in his hand, he kept urging his subordinates to speed up the marching speed when they left the city...

As for the dangers that might be encountered on the reinforcement road, he had analyzed them before departure.

My own marching route is not in the defense area of ​​Xinyi Regiment and Independent Regiment. There are only some Eighth Route Army guerrillas and a regiment of Jinsui Army along the way.

The guerrillas can at most harass themselves and will not pose any threat to the reinforcements.

Although the Jinsui army is a regular army, they have never taken the initiative to provoke the imperial army.

As long as they don't take the initiative to provoke trouble and just pass through the border, they will probably be blind...

Calculated in this way, except for the reinforcement troops that the New Second Regiment may send, I will not encounter any threats on the march.

The fact is indeed the case. After leaving the city, they drove forty or fifty miles in a row without being attacked by any...

Just as he was yelling for the troops to speed up, two thunderous explosions suddenly came from the position of the forward troops. Colonel Miyamoto raised his binoculars and saw two clouds of black smoke rising from the road ahead.

"Bageya Road... This must have been done by the Eighth Route Army guerrillas!" Colonel Miyamoto frowned and made a judgment after taking a look.

Three minutes later, a second lieutenant hurriedly ran towards him: "Report to your Excellency, the captain, the forward troops were attacked by landmines, six Imperial Alliance troops were killed, and three Imperial Alliance troops were seriously injured..."

"The vanguard troops ask the engineering team to help clear the mines..."

Colonel Miyamoto was very dissatisfied: "Why are there so many casualties!"

"In the past, when we encountered landmines planted by the guerrillas, at most one or two people were killed or injured. Why did two landmines cause us nine casualties this time!"

The second lieutenant hurriedly explained: "In the past, all the land mines we encountered were landmines that the Eighth Route Army themselves suffered, filled with black powder, and the power is very small!"

"This time we encountered standard landmines filled with high explosives, which are several times more powerful!"

After finishing speaking, he continued to ask: "Would you like to send engineers to clear the mines... please give the order to the regiment leader!"

Miyamoto didn't know where the guerrillas got the standard landmines, but he would not be intimidated by the two landmines, so he immediately shook his head and ordered: "The speed of the engineers to clear the mines is too slow!"

"When we clear all the landmines and move on, Ping'an County has already been taken down by the New Second Regiment. What's the use of us going there again!"

"Let the vanguard continue to move forward. Don't be afraid. The guerrillas don't have many mines. Once a few mines are blown up, they will be gone!"

"Drop another squad of imperial troops to supervise the battle at the vanguard. If any imperial association army is afraid to move forward, kill them immediately!"

The second lieutenant understood that the joint captain wanted the Imperial Army to be used as a human mine detector to detonate the mines on the road, so that the imperial army could advance safely without any influence.

Although a bit cruel, the second lieutenant didn't say much.

Like the captain of the regiment, Miyamoto, he felt that the Imperial Association Army was inferior to the Imperial Army, and if they didn't take their lives seriously, it didn't matter how many people died. At worst, after returning to the county, he would recruit some strong men to supplement the troops and take orders immediately.

Behind a ridge [-] meters away, Captain Zhou of the County Brigade led dozens of soldiers in ambush here, watching every move of the Japanese and puppet troops without blinking.

Seeing that two landmines only killed eight or nine puppet soldiers, and one devil was not killed, I couldn't help but sigh, very disappointed...