The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

Chapter 747 Brigade Commander, They Can't Come (Part [-])
On the battlefield in the east of Baoding City, Li Yunlong always followed the commando team, ready to deal with any accidents that the attacking force might encounter.

"Captain..."

The commander of the first battalion suddenly ran towards him, panting and reporting.

"We came late, the brigade commander was transferred away by the little devil."

"The headquarters is empty, there is no one there."

"I learned from the captive puppet army that the head of the devil brigade took the headquarters to the west of the city, intending to shrink the defense and wait there for help."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong couldn't help feeling: "Kawasaki is really hard to deal with."

"They don't have enough troops to defend the whole of Baoding. They are too few troops. They are easy to be broken by us one by one, and the defense line will become full of loopholes."

"Only by shrinking the defense and concentrating our forces on one place will we have a chance to withstand our attack."

"But he underestimated us."

"Our general attack does not distinguish between main attack and false attack."

"We entered Baoding in less than half an hour, and the other three main attacking troops were not far behind."

"Kawasaki wants to withdraw all other city defense forces to the west of the city, and that depends on whether we agree or not."

After speaking, he ordered to several correspondents: "The whole army of the only one regiment will attack, and immediately advance across the west of the city."

"Cut off all communication channels between the west of the city and the outside world."

"It is necessary to encircle the Japanese and puppet troops in the west of the city, and also to block other Japanese and puppet troops retreating to the west of the city for me."

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On the battlefield west of the city, Major General Kawasaki finally set his headquarters in a courtyard less than 400 meters from the city.

There were busy figures all over the room.

Major General Kawasaki stood in front of the city defense map, and two combat staff officers stood by, constantly marking the latest battle reports sent from the front line on it, so that the brigade commander could see it at a glance.

"General..." A messenger rushed in in a panic.

"The Eighth Route Army attacking the east of the city is coming towards the west of the city, with at least 1000 troops."

"Is the battle in the west of the city over?" Major General Kawasaki asked with a look of disbelief.

Lieutenant Commander Cunshang hesitated for a moment and explained: "When we moved, there were not many troops in the east of the city."

"Both the advantages in strength and equipment are in the hands of the Eighth Route Army."

"Fighting fast enough, we can indeed end the battle within 10 minutes, and continue to divide our troops to chase us down."

"Hurry up and transfer a squadron to resist and slow down their attack speed." Major General Kawasaki pointed to a point on the map and ordered.

"The city defense forces in the north and south directions have not yet withdrawn."

"If the Eighth Route Army in the east of the city comes and besieges us now."

"Those two city defense troops will be blocked by the Eighth Route Army and will not be able to reach the west of the city."

As soon as the order was passed on by Chu Shangzhongzuo, a new report sounded again.

"Brigade commander, report from the garrison west of the city."

"The Eighth Route Army attacking the west of the city has already killed the top of the city."

"Three gaps in the city wall were blasted by the Eighth Route Army, and the garrison at the head of the city suffered heavy casualties. The vanguard of the Eighth Route Army has already crossed the gap and entered the county town. The hidden troops are asked to act early and help them block the gap."

Major General Kawasaki was too familiar with the scene his subordinates had just reported.

If I remember correctly, the east of the city was occupied by the Eighth Route Army in this way.

Unexpectedly, they were able to repeat the old tricks, and the troops stationed in the west of the city were unable to resist.

The west of the city is the last reliance to defend Baoding and persist until the arrival of reinforcements. There must be no problems.

Major General Kawasaki was anxious, and hurriedly ordered: "The lurking troops will counterattack immediately, destroy the Eighth Route Army entering the city as quickly as possible, block the gap in the city defense, and keep the enemy out of the city."

After speaking, he shifted his gaze to Zhongzuo Cunshang, and asked seriously: "How many people have we brought from the east of the city, and how many people can the headquarters call out to reinforce the battlefield."

"Two squadrons at most." Cunshang Lieutenant Assistant said like a few treasures.

"The two squadrons are divided into two..." Major General Kawasaki quickly made a decision.

"A squadron is going to intercept the Eighth Route Army that came from the east of the city, and to support the troops stationed in the south and north of the city, and let them retreat to the west of the city as soon as possible."

"Another squadron is going to reinforce the west of the city."

"Help them defend the city defenses."

"Without my order, the troops cannot take a step back even when they are exhausted."

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When Li Yunlong led his troops to attack west of the city quickly, the team suddenly stopped, and a battalion commander ran towards him at the same time: "Regimental Commander, there are devils blocking the way ahead, and the strength is about one reinforced squadron."

Li Yunlong snorted coldly and said: "This is the fat that is delivered to your mouth, if you don't eat it for nothing, you won't eat it."

"Put all the thunder cannons and mortars we brought."

"Each mortar fires three shells, and the Feilei Cannon fires a round of explosives, aiming and firing again, first blowing up once, severely injuring them, and then the infantry rushes forward to reap the results and clean up the battlefield."

The first battalion commander seemed to have eaten candied fruit, with a smile on his face immediately, fearing that the fat in his mouth would be snatched by the second and third battalions, he quickly took orders: "Regiment commander, don't worry."

"I'm sure I played cleanly..."

"Use the minimum cost to wipe out the Japanese and puppet troops blocking the way."

Seeing that the battalion commanders of the second and third battalions also came running over to ask for a fight, and stared at him with a hesitant expression, Li Yunlong directly raised his hand to stop them from speaking, and followed his orders.

"Your task is not easy."

"The second battalion stirs to the left, and the third battalion stirs to the right. Use the fastest speed to cut off all the streets and alleys connecting the west of the city."

"Soldiers and little devils are not allowed to enter the west of the city."

The Japanese army relied on the yards on both sides of the street and the alleyway fortifications to build a defense line, waiting for work at leisure. They thought they could catch Li Yunlong by surprise and let them hit their heads here.

In the end, the Duyi Tuan couldn't be fooled.

They stopped when they were attacked, and hid in a nearby yard to shoot at the Japanese army. There was no intention of attacking at all.

The leader of the Devil Squadron was very disappointed, but also very fortunate.

The task given to him by the head of the brigade is to stop the Eighth Route Army in the east of the city at all costs.

No matter how many Eighth Route Army you can destroy, as long as you keep them out of the west of the city, you will complete the task.

"Boom boom boom..."

Several explosions suddenly sounded in the squadron leader's ears, and the latest shell fell in the nearby yard, and the screams reached the squadron leader's ears at the same time.

"Baga..." The squadron leader was so angry that he punched the courtyard wall.

But this is only the beginning, and the most fatal blow has yet to come.

"Rumble..."

The explosives fired by the Feilei Cannon fell from the sky, and in the thunderous explosion, the courtyard wall was instantly overturned by the shock wave like a paper toy.

Countless shattered bricks flew into the sky and smashed to the surroundings, the lethality was even greater than the fragments of shells.

When the squadron leader was about to scold something, he turned his head and hit him on the head.

His brain burst, and he fell to the ground without moving.

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At the temporary headquarters of the Baoding Garrison, Major General Kawasaki is going crazy.

There were sounds of firefights from all directions, and the distance was getting closer and closer, indicating that the Eighth Route Army's offensive troops were advancing rapidly.

If the garrisons in the south and north of the city don't come quickly, the Eighth Route Army in the east of the city will come to the headquarters.

The situation in the city is getting worse and worse.

The counterattack of the hidden troops not only failed to stop the Eighth Route Army's offensive, but made the battlefield more and more chaotic.

Already four to five hundred Eighth Route Army entered the west of the city through the gap in the city wall, and there were fierce firefights everywhere.

No matter how rich Major General Kawasaki's combat experience is, he can't judge the enemy's situation from the sound of gunfire, so he can only stay in the war room and wait for news.

However, there was no messenger to send the news on the battlefield, so he could only stay here and worry.

"Brigade Leader..."

Major General Kawasaki looked forward to the stars and the moon, and finally waited for a messenger.

Before he could stand still, he asked anxiously, "What news did you bring back?"

"Report to the head of the brigade, the Eighth Route Army entering the city is retreating... The latent troops have already launched a full-scale attack, and they will be driven out of Baoding in 10 minutes to block the gap in the city wall."

Major General Kawasaki was not as happy as he imagined when he heard the good news. Instead, his expression became more anxious, and he hurriedly asked, "Did they retreat on their own initiative, or were they pushed back by us?"

"There are two reasons..." the orderly replied after thinking for a while.

"The latent troops suddenly joined the battle, and the Eighth Route Army who entered the city was killed by surprise, with more than a hundred casualties."

"In order to reduce losses and not be annihilated by us in the city, they had to take the initiative to retreat."

The anxious expression on Kawasaki's face instantly turned solemn, and he shouted: "Baga, the hidden troops have been fooled."

"This is the strategy of the Eighth Route Army to lure the enemy into the depths."

"Actively shrink the defense by retreating, allowing the latent troops to attack."

"They can turn from offense to defense, widen the distance between the two sides, and attack lurking troops from a long distance with flying mines and mortars."

"Hurry up and go back to the high speed, your captain."

"You must not distance yourself from the Eighth Route Army."

"The enemy and us fight together as much as possible, and eliminate them with street fighting, so that the thunder cannons and mortars brought into the city by the Eighth Route Army will be useless. Go back quickly, if it is too late, it will be too late."

"Boom boom boom..."

As soon as the messenger ran to the door, a thunderous explosion sounded two or three hundred meters away.

The solemn expression on Kawasaki's face was instantly replaced by despair, and his face turned pale at the same time, without a trace of blood. After two or three seconds, he said to himself: "It's over..."

"The Eighth Route Army in the west of the city has started a counterattack, and our latent troops are finished..."

As soon as the words fell, the observation post of the headquarters ran in: "General, the lurking troops in the west of the city were attacked by the Eighth Route Army's flying mines and suffered heavy losses..."

After another minute, the loud charge horn sounded suddenly from the top of the city to the headquarters, and another observation post ran in.

"Report to the head of the brigade, the Eighth Route Army in the west of the city suddenly launched a full-scale attack on our army."

"The latent troops were hit hard by the shelling just now and are retreating steadily."

Major General Kawasaki was very desperate, but he hadn't completely lost his mind because of his anxiety.

Turning his head to look at the city defense map, he asked while looking at it.

"Why haven't the Chengnan and Chengbei teams withdrew yet?"

"As long as they go up in time and fight the Eighth Route Army in street fighting, there is still a high chance of driving them out of Baoding and defending the west of the city."

"Contact them quickly, rush over to join the battle, and block the Eighth Route Army in the west of the city."

Chief of Staff Cun Shangzhong Zuo just ran over from outside, and said with a look of despair, "Report to the general, they can't come."

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