The Sword of Swords is a Guard for Kong Jie

"Papa..." As soon as the two puppet soldiers poked their heads out from the walls on both sides of the gap, trying to block the gap, the box cannon in the company commander's hand rang.

The two long points shot out nearly ten bullets, flying towards the puppet army more than ten meters away in a fan shape.

With such a short shooting distance, no matter how unlucky you are, you can hit the target.

A puppet soldier was shot in the chest, and a puppet soldier was shot in the forehead, and fell silent on the top of the wall.

The company commander took advantage of the opportunity to climb up the gap, and carefully poked his head out to look towards the top of the city.

Less than thirty Japanese and puppet troops all shrank behind the battlements. Except for four or five little devils, everyone else was trembling with fright, without any fighting spirit.

The company commander raised his eyebrows and made a decision in his heart. While replacing the box cannon in his hand with a new magazine, he ordered: "Let's rush to the top of the city together."

"Each of you is in charge of a little devil. After shooting, force the rest of the puppet army to surrender. If someone resists and robs directly, we have few people, and we must use thunder to deter them. I will be responsible for killing other little devils."

After finishing speaking, he opened the box gun safety, loaded the bullets, and before the two guards objected, he climbed up to the top of the wall with both hands.

"Papa... bang..."

The rifle and the box cannon fired continuously, and the three devils were smashed into a sieve before they found their opponents. The remaining two devils just raised their rifles and turned around. The box cannon in the company commander's hand had already fired two long bursts at them. .

In less than a second, the remaining two devils were also killed.

"We are the Eighth Route Army. Hand in your guns and don't kill them. Anyone who moves will kill them... bang..." Two loud shouts came from the guards, and a gunshot rang out at the same time, and a puppet soldier who was about to take a gun 20 meters away fell down. land.

The company commander looked around and started to rob again, killing another puppet army who wanted to attack them.

"Commander of the Eighth Route Army, we surrender, don't shoot..." a puppet soldier was so frightened that he plopped on the ground and begged for mercy with a face full of panic.

The other puppet troops followed closely, for fear that they would be killed if they took a step too late.

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Baoding Japanese Army Brigade Headquarters, the communication staff rushed into the war room in a hurry, and when they saw Kawasaki, they reported nervously.

"Brigade Commander, our radio contact with Yi County was suddenly cut off. No matter how the operator called, there was no response. I suspect that something happened to them..."

Dasa Kawasaki frowned all of a sudden.

He had just been brigade commander not long ago, and he hadn't made any achievements, and the word "agent" on his head hadn't been removed. If he let his superiors know that Baoding had lost a county town from him, his appointment to be promoted to major general might be terminated.

Staring at the sand table, he asked anxiously, "Where are the reinforcements... How long has it been? Why haven't they reached Yi County yet! Mr. Gong Ze has disappointed me so much."

The communications staff quickly reported: "The last time we contacted them, they were blocked by the Eighth Route Army reinforcements in the Peishan area."

"Report from the deputy brigade commander: The reinforcements are confident that they will break through the blocking position of the Eighth Route Army within an hour and continue to reinforce Yi County."

"Inferred from the time: they should be on the way to Yi County, and they should be able to kill the battlefield in half an hour at most."

"Even if the Eighth Route Army has entered Yixian County, it will be wiped out by reinforcements on the battlefield because of its unstable foothold."

Colonel Kawasaki was not satisfied with this answer, and asked with a serious expression: "Can you be sure that the reinforcements can really reach Yi County within half an hour?"

"This..." The communications staff hesitated.

The answer just now was all his inference. If he nodded, it would be equivalent to issuing a military order to the head of the brigade.

If the deputy brigade leader and the others had an accident and failed to break through the Eighth Route Army's blocking position on time, causing Yi County to be completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army, he would definitely be sent to a military court.

When Kawasaki Osamu saw the reaction of his subordinates, he became angry.

Yi County was in danger and could be completely occupied by the Eighth Route Army at any time. As a result, the communication staff could not even provide him with an accurate message, which was too incompetent.

He punched the frame of the sand table and cursed angrily, "Then what are you doing here? Hurry up and send a telegram to the reinforcements to find out their exact location."

"If Yi County is occupied by the Eighth Route Army due to untimely news, you can wait to be court-martialed!"

The communications staff turned around and ran to the telecommunications room, not wanting to stay in front of Kawasaki for a second.

When he came back here again, he kept his head down from the moment he entered the door, not daring to look into the brigade commander's eyes.

He hesitated for a while before reporting: "Sir, we can't contact the reinforcements..."

"Beizhi suspects that they are on their way to Yi County, and the radio station can't be turned on, so they can't hear from us."

"The radio operator has been ordered to call them continuously, and the station can be received as long as the station is turned on."

Kawasaki Colonel's face suddenly became particularly ugly, and his heart was obviously not as optimistic as the communication staff inferred.

After becoming the acting head of the Baoding Mixed Brigade, General Kawasaki found someone to study the Yizhong Eighth Route Army whenever he had the opportunity.

Although he hadn't really fought against them, he knew no less about the Yizhong Eighth Route Army than Grand Zuo Miyazawa.

In his memory: the overall combat effectiveness of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army was not as strong as imagined. One of the important reasons why they were able to repeatedly inflict heavy losses on the Imperial Army was that their commanders were very powerful.

They often send out surprise soldiers and fight some unexpected and dangerous battles, making it impossible for the mixed brigade to defend against them.

Although everyone thought that the Yizhong Eighth Route Army was not an opponent before the reinforcements set off, even if the entire army was dispatched, it would not be able to threaten the safety of the reinforcements.

But the opponent is too mysterious, too cunning, and there are many different tactics and tactics. If they think of a strategy that can surprise and win, no matter how strong the reinforcements are, they may encounter accidents.

This means that there is another possibility that the communication staff's inference about the status quo of the reinforcements has not been stated.

It is possible for the reinforcements to break through the blocking forces of the Eighth Route Army and rush to reinforce Yi County.

It is also possible that danger occurred during the blocking battle in Peishan, which made them unable to contact the brigade headquarters, or the reinforcements had already encountered an accident in Peishan, and the brigade headquarters would never be able to contact them again.

Although this possibility is very small, it does not mean that it is impossible.

Kawasaki Dazuo's face became more serious, staring at the sand table for a long time without speaking.

Another guess about the reinforcements in my heart did not come out.

This judgment is too frightening, and it seriously damages the morale of the troops. Before there is no definite evidence, even if he is the brigade commander, he can't speak rashly.

Chief of Staff Cun Shangzhong Zuo seemed to see that the head of the brigade was worried, and comforted him in a low voice: "Sir, Gong Ze-kun is very familiar with the tactics of the Yizhong Eighth Route Army. , don't worry too much."

"I hope so..." Colonel Kawasaki said with a long sigh, without further entanglement in this matter.

It was four o'clock in the morning in a flash. Although Colonel Kawasaki was very tired, he didn't feel sleepy no matter how tired he was before receiving the definite news of the reinforcements.

With a pair of dark circles under his eyes, he was guarding the sand table in the war room.

The communication room could not contact the reinforcements, so he could only work with the chief of staff to study the possible emergencies that the reinforcements might face and the possible moves of the opponent based on the information at hand.

Several people deduced over and over again around the sand table, and the conclusions they came to were surprisingly consistent. Even if the reinforcement troops encountered an accident in Peishan, they would only lose part of their strength, and the main force could still continue to reinforce Yi County and take back Yi County.

"Could it be that I'm worrying too much and thinking too much?" Chief Kawasaki shook his drowsy head and said to himself with a wry smile.

"Sir, we have contacted reinforcements..."

The communications staff officer rushed into the war room again, and reported anxiously as soon as he arrived at the door, but he stopped at this point, showing a hesitant expression.

Colonel Kawasaki's mind was all about the safety of the reinforcements, and the communications officer's attention was drawn as soon as he came in, and he was keenly aware of the subtle changes on his face.

If the reinforcements successfully break through the interception of the Eighth Route Army and successfully recapture Yi County, the communications staff will not be hesitant to talk like they are now.

It means that their current situation is not good.

Before the communication staff could speak again, he asked anxiously, "Where are they, have they not reached Yi County yet..."

"Sir, you are wise!" the communications staff replied with a scalp.

"An accident happened when the reinforcements broke through the blocking force of the Eighth Route Army, and they had to retreat 1000 kilometers to stand by. Only 36 and 14 people were left to continue fighting. The Field Artillery Brigade and the Mountain Artillery Squadron lost all their heavy equipment, and the three mortar squadrons had only 11 mortars, only [-] heavy machine guns left in the three heavy machine gun squadrons, and two of the six infantry guns left. The ammunition reserves are almost lost, and they have lost the ability to continue to reinforce Yi County. I implore the command to allow them to withdraw to Baoding .”

Kawasaki Colonel slumped down on the chair and didn't think about it for a long time.

After receiving the telegram and reading it twice before accepting the cruel fact, he slapped himself hard on the face.

It's too crow-mouthed. I guessed that the reinforcements might encounter accidents in the Peishan blockade, but they didn't expect something to happen to them.

He slapped the telegram on the table with a slap, and ordered with a self-deprecating face: "Nearly 1000 elites have been beaten and there are more than [-] and [-] people left. How can we reinforce Yi County with this little force? Are you going to die?"

"Immediately call back the reinforcements, and immediately march back to Baoding. We must not lose any more soldiers."

After finishing speaking, he shifted his gaze to the chief of staff, frowned and asked in a bad tone: "Mr. Cun, didn't you say that Mr. Gong Ze is familiar with the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, even if the reinforcements encounter an accident, can he retreat unscathed? Why did the reinforcements The troops would have lost more than 500 men in just a few hours, along with all the mountain artillery and most of the mortars."

"Combining the loss of troops from the Yi County garrison, we lost more than 3000 imperial troops in one night."

"Your Excellency the Commander spent a lot of energy to replenish us with [-] new recruits, but they were all fired in one night. How do you want me to report to Your Excellency the Commander and apologize directly?"

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