The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

In Li Yunlong's headquarters, Deng Jingye, head of the Wangdu garrison regiment, and Huang Qi, head of the Mancheng garrison regiment, all frowned to discuss the troops' battle plan for tonight.

"Deputy Head……"

Huang Qi said with a worried look on his face, "There are less than [-] shells left in the artillery unit of the Mancheng Garrison Regiment."

"According to the way we played last night, this amount of shells will definitely not last until tomorrow morning."

"The head of the regiment asked us to severely damage the Baoding garrison tonight, and force Gangcun Ningci to send troops back from the front line."

"The little devil can't be hurt by shelling alone."

"I suggest changing the bombardment to a storm."

"Concentrate all the artillery to attack in one direction and suppress the Japanese and puppet troops at the head of the city."

"Use another reinforced battalion to attack the city gate."

"Blow up the city gate, enter Baoding, and occupy an area in the city."

"No matter how bold Okamura Ningji is, he would not dare to bet his life with us, and continue to stick to his steadfastness."

Deng Jingye immediately stood up and supported: "I agree with Captain Huang's opinion."

"Last night the artillerymen played the main role, and our infantry played the supporting role. The soldiers had nowhere to fire."

"It's our turn to be the protagonist tonight."

"Deputy Head……"

"No matter how powerful the artillery is, they can only attack Baoding City from a long distance. If they can't kill Baoding, Neiji Okamura has no sense of crisis."

"Only by sending troops into Baoding and letting Neiji Okamura see with his own eyes the possibility of Baoding being breached by us, will he feel scared and have to send troops back from the front line to help."

Not only was Li Yunlong dissatisfied with this proposal, but he was also very conflicted in his heart. He opened his mouth and began to curse: "Shut up for me."

"I know how to rush all day long... I don't know how to use my brain."

"There are at least [-] Japanese puppet troops in Baoding City."

"With the addition of seven or eight gendarmerie, security forces, and foreign armed forces, it will be no problem to add up to 1000 people."

"We only have a thousand people, what price are you going to pay to enter the county town?"

"Facing the crazy counterattack of the Japanese and puppet troops, do you think the troops entering the city can withstand it?"

"What a price to pay in the battle."

"The battle is over, do we still have troops to protect the artillery and withdraw to the base safely?"

"Lao Li doesn't do business that loses money and makes money."

Huang Qi couldn't think of any other way, so he could only bite the bullet and answer: "Deputy regiment commander, I think it doesn't matter if we wipe out the whole city's garrison regiment as long as we can keep the base area. At worst, we can go back to be the bare commander."

"I am willing to take over the main attack task and personally command the Mancheng garrison to storm Baoding."

"Regimental Commander Deng led a team into the city to block all the counterattack troops of the Japanese and puppet troops, threatening the safety of Neiji Okamura."

"The two of us fought desperately, and we will definitely be able to complete the task."

"Crack...shut up for me..." Li Yunlong slapped the ammunition box, very dissatisfied.

"I, the deputy head of the regiment, is not dead yet. When will it be the turn of the two of you to call the shots in the army."

"Without my permission, all the fighters from the base area are not allowed to die, and you two are no exception."

As soon as Deng Jingye heard Li Yunlong's tone of voice, he knew that he had an idea, and immediately came over to ask with an expectant expression.

"Deputy Head……"

"I'll listen to you, I'll hit you as you say..."

Huang Qi hasn't fought against Li Yunlong yet, but he has heard of Li Yunlong's miraculous fighting methods.

Deng Jingye is also a person who is arrogant and doesn't admit defeat casually.

Seeing him staring at Li Yunlong eagerly shows that he is convinced by Li Yunlong.

A person who can be so admired by Deng Jingye is not so bad.

Then he looked at Li Yunlong with an expectant expression.

"How many cannons do we have left?" Li Yunlong asked a question that Huang Qi thought was a bit irrelevant.

"Three infantry cannons, six mountain cannons, 24 mortars..." Deng Jingye said like a treasure.

"Where's Feilei Pao?" Li Yunlong continued to ask.

"That's a good thing, it's powerful, and it can blow up a large piece."

"If it can hit the top of the city, at worst it can blow up a 30-meter-long no-man's land."

Deng Jingye replied immediately: "The two regiments are each equipped with 24 doors, a total of 120 doors, equipped with [-] explosive bags."

"Yesterday we were too far away from the city, and the Feilei Cannon didn't participate in the battle, and they were all intact."

"Then let them be the protagonists tonight." Li Yunlong said decisively, and a specific battle plan popped up in his mind.

Before Deng Jingye could speak again, he ordered: "Concentrate two infantry cannons, four mountain cannons, and fifteen mortars, and bombard the east gate."

"Deng Jingye, you are in charge. I will give you 300 people. Make sure to form a regiment."

"Let Neiji Okamura mistakenly believe that the east gate is our main attack direction."

"The nine extra mortars were divided into three, and the remaining three city gates were feinted."

"Let Neiji Okamura further confirm our main attack direction."

"The Mancheng garrison took all the Feilei cannons and two mountain cannons to the west gate, and we will enter Baoding from there."

"Remember to bring all 120 explosive packs. Whether the troops can severely damage the Baoding garrison and hurt Neiji Okamura, I hope it is all on them."

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"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

The mountain cannon shells slammed into the top of the city with a piercing howling sound. The flames splashed and rocks flew across. The two battlements seemed to be blown apart.

Several Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements were blown away at the same time.

It hit the ground outside the city like a toy.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of denser explosions sounded from the top of the city, which were shells fired by mortars.

After a while, the east wall of the city was covered by artillery fire.

More than 100 Eighth Route Army slowly moved towards the top of the city.

When there were more than 200 meters away, the light and heavy machine guns erected by the Japanese and puppet troops on the top of the city began to shoot, and the bullets flew out of the city wall like a rain of money, obviously they had spotted them.

A dozen or so soldiers were shot and fell to the ground in an instant, and the other soldiers quickly got down and fought back with their rifles.

Taking advantage of the time when the Japanese and puppet troops gathered at the top of the city, the artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army towards the top of the city became significantly denser.

There are flames rising into the sky everywhere, and thick smoke billowing slowly.

From time to time, several Japanese and puppet troops could be seen being blown away by shells.

Five minutes later, more than 5 Eighth Route Army appeared outside the city.

A total of more than 200 eight groups lined up in two skirmish lines and quickly rushed towards the gate of the city.

Many soldiers held explosive packs in their arms, as if blasting the city gate.

Six heavy machine guns mounted 300 meters away also joined the battle at this moment, and all the bullets hit the battlements near the city gate.

The powerful offensive firepower is definitely something that the Japanese puppet army did not encounter yesterday.

"Bageya Road, the Eighth Route Army wants to blow up the city gate..."

The captain of the Devil's Battalion made a judgment when he saw the offensive posture of the Eighth Route Army outside the city.

"All the light and heavy machine guns fired, blocking their attacking troops..."

"Contact the headquarters immediately and report to Your Excellency, Commander, we have been attacked by the Eighth Route Army..."

"They want to rush into Baoding from the east of the city. The garrison at the top of the city suffered heavy casualties. They ask for support..."

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At the headquarters of the Japanese Army Brigade in Baoding, the phone rang one after another.

As soon as the operator put down the handset, a new call came in and he had to pick up the handset again.

"Your Excellency Commander..."

The deputy chief of staff hurried over to report.

"All four city gates of Baoding were attacked, and the east of the city was heavily attacked by the Eighth Route Army."

"There are two infantry artillery, four mountain artillery, and more than a dozen mortars participating in the battle."

"The main attacking force has at least one battalion."

"The garrison in the east of the city has lost more than 200 people, and there is a shortage of troops. I hope the headquarters will immediately send reinforcements."

"The other three city gates were only attacked by three mortars, and the main attacking force did not exceed one company..."

Neiji Okamura strode to the sand table.

The strength and firepower configuration of the Eighth Route Army are all marked on it, which is very clear at a glance.

Analyzing while watching: "The Eighth Route Army that attacked Baoding only has more than 20 artillery pieces left."

"The number of artillery pieces on the battlefield is about the same as our judgment."

"It means that our opponents have done their best and have no hidden strength."

"The east of the city is their main attack direction tonight."

"Order……"

"To the west of the city, to the south of the city, and to the north of the city, each dispatched 150 people to reinforce the east of the city, and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive at all costs."

The deputy chief of staff hesitated and reminded: "Your Excellency Commander, think twice..."

"As soon as the reinforcements leave."

"Baoding's city defense garrisons in other directions will be reduced to less than 300 people..."

"In case this is the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack east and west, such a deployment of troops just happened to be fooled by them."

"My humble suggestion is to deploy a mobile force to reinforce the east of the city."

"The city defense garrisons in other directions stand still."

Neiji Okamura shook his head and refused: "No..."

"The mobile force is the last force in the command's hands, and it must not be mobilized unless it is absolutely necessary."

"The odds are very low."

"The Eighth Route Artillery has all participated in the battle. As long as they keep an eye on the artillery troops in the east of the city, they don't have enough artillery support even if they want to attack the west."

"Not to mention infantry."

"Yesterday we fought all night, and the Eighth Route Army's participating troops counted as many as a thousand."

"I want to have a reinforced battalion of 600 people in the east of the city, and a company of troops in each of the other three directions, adding up to exactly 1000 people."

"No artillery, no infantry to coordinate the attack."

"Even if there are only more than 100 people defending the other three gates of Baoding, the Eighth Route Army will not even try to capture them."

"Take a step back."

"If the Eighth Route Army outside the city is really attacking east and west."

"The mobile troops in our hands are not vegetarian."

"They march forward in a hurry, and they can kill any city gate within 10 minutes at most."

"Do you think it is possible for the Eighth Route Army to capture a city gate in such a short time?"

The deputy chief of staff quickly shook his head.

The fortifications of Baoding city are very strong, even if there are only more than 300 people defending the city, ordinary troops can't even think about taking it down.

Seeing that the commander had considered all the issues that should be considered, he stopped talking nonsense.

…………

Behind a mound more than 500 meters west of the city, Li Yunlong was staring anxiously at the top of the city.

The siege battle has been going on for almost 10 minutes. It stands to reason that Neiji Okamura has seen that the east of the city is the main direction of attack, and has deployed troops from other directions to reinforce the east of the city. As a result, the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him show no signs of mobilization.

"Could it be that Neiji Okamura saw through Lao Tzu's plan..." Li Yunlong said to himself.

At the same time, he frowned into a big "Chuan" and shook his head.

"Shouldn't be..."

"Except for the Thunder Cannon, I used all the artillery available to the troops."

"That old devil Neji Okamura is not a god, so he couldn't have guessed my plan."

"hold on……"

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