Anti-Japanese Jagged General

Chapter 808 No soldiers to send (first update!)

"Move all the available troops in the city to the city wall, immediately!" Major Hepburn made a quick decision with a sullen face.

Then he continued to order: "Contact Linfen City immediately. We have been attacked by the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and the county is in danger. Please ask for reinforcements... No, I will call the chief of staff of Linfen City myself!"

"The county seat cannot be breached no matter what, otherwise, all of us will be finished!"

At the headquarters of the Japanese Army Brigade in Linfen City, the chief of staff with a microphone in his hand could hardly believe his ears.The chief of staff believed it after repeated confirmation from Major Hepburn on the other side of the microphone.

Putting down the microphone, the chief of staff stared at the staff on duty in front of him and cursed: "Immediately order the intelligence department to investigate. I want to know where the Eighth Route Army that attacked Xiangfen came from. We must investigate clearly!"

"Also, give me statistics on the military strength of several counties around Xiangfen! The sooner the better. I will contact the brigade commander right now, and the brigade leader will definitely ask these questions!"

After learning the news that Xiangfen was attacked, Major General Kawaguchi wanted to fly directly to Xiangfen to command the battle.

There are too many variables in remote control operations hundreds of kilometers away.

And his opponent, Xinyituan, is really too cunning, as long as he reveals even the slightest loophole, Xinyituan will pounce on him like a hungry wolf and bite him.

Therefore, in the face of Xiangfen being attacked, Major General Kawaguchi did not dare to give orders casually.

He was worried that if there was any loophole in his order, the loss of the troops would be even greater.

"General...how did you call back the Chief of Staff, he is still waiting for orders on the other side?" Adjutant Ikeda Shao Zuo carefully reminded.

Major General Chuankou frowned and scolded: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, Linfen's Eighth Route Army is too cunning. We don't have many troops in Linfen, and we can move the whole body by random deployment of troops to reinforce Xiangfen. Not only can we not save Xiangfen. , will expose more vulnerabilities to them, and give them more opportunities to attack us, the loss outweighs the gain!"

"Shaozuo Ikeda hesitated for a while and replied: "Unless the main force of our alliance reaches Linfen, Linfen will not be able to spare any extra troops at all! "

"There is also our opponent Xinyi Regiment, they are too mysterious. According to intelligence, they only have four main battalions, with a total strength of about 3000 people. However, judging from the current situation, their strength seems to be far more than 3000 people! "

"When the other main forces are not moving, a sufficient number of troops can be assembled to attack Xiangfen, forcing the Xiangfen garrison to the point of asking for help!"

"Xiangfen has our garrison brigade and a battalion of the puppet army. Even without air support, we can still resist the attack of at least one brigade of the Chinese army on the battlefield!"

Major General Kawaguchi's face became more serious.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he made a decision: "Then stand still!"

"Call Linfen City back and tell them to stand still and wait and see what happens!"

"Tell the defenders in Xiangfen to stand by and wait for reinforcements. If the troops are insufficient, they can send the overseas Chinese armed forces to the battlefield. At dawn, aviation troops will come to reinforce them!"

"Also, tell the chief of staff that from now on, all intelligence agencies will be mobilized. No matter how much they pay, they must find out the real strength of the new regiment, the distribution of troops, and the location of the garrison. The more detailed the better. I will go to Linfen We need it when we are in the city, and we can't waste a day!"

In Xiangfen County, the continuous sound of guns and guns from four directions made Major Hepburn feel devastated, and at the same time, his face gradually turned into despair.

It has been almost half an hour since the call was made, and there is still no news from Linfen City.

In this case, anyone with a little military common sense would know that when they urgently need reinforcements, the longer their superiors delay, the less likely they are to get reinforcements.

After finally looking forward to the adjutant rushing over from the telecommunications room next to him, Major Hepburn's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had a very bad premonition.

The adjutant's ugly and dignified face had already informed Hepburn of his superior's call back.

"Sir, the Chief of Staff asked us to hold on until dawn. At that time, they will arrange aviation to come to reinforce us!"

The premonition became a reality, and Major Hepburn cursed directly: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, we only have this little force, how can we persist until dawn!"

"Don't they know that the Eighth Route Army has mortars and infantry artillery? But we have nothing but mortars!"

The adjutant immediately interjected: "The chief of staff also said that if we don't have enough garrison troops, we can organize the expatriates and merchant guards in the city. It should be possible to increase the garrison troops by more than 100 people!"

"What's the use?" Major Hepburn continued to curse!
"We lost a squadron a few days ago, and we lost another one and a half squadrons just now when we left the city for reinforcements. The remaining one and a half squadrons have to be divided into four to defend the four city gates. Even if there are more than 100 people, they will not be of much use. !"

The adjutant hurriedly comforted: "Sir, calm down, now there is no hope for reinforcements from the superiors, we can only rely on ourselves, please calm down, sir, and come up with a plan as soon as possible, otherwise we will not be able to last for too long!"

Major Hepburn finally stopped swearing, and fell into deep thought with a sullen face.

"Sir, the Eighth Route Army's offensive at the East Gate is too fierce. Two infantry guns have already blown the city gate open. But because the defenders are limited and have lost a lot, they don't have any extra troops to block the city gate. We ask for reinforcements!" Suddenly , a communications soldier rushed in with a face full of gunpowder, and reported when he saw Major Hepburn.

"Reinforcements, where can I find reinforcements!" Major Hepburn cursed loudly as the anger suppressed in his heart was aroused again.

After it was over, he stared at the adjutant and asked, "How many troops do we have left?"

"All the puppet troops have been sent out, and there is also a guard squad, a gendarmerie squad, responsible for the security of all warehouses in the city!"

"Gather them all together, and hand over the warehouse to the secret service squadron to guard. The guard team will set off immediately, and a team from the secret service squadron will follow, and immediately reinforce the east gate!"

"Also, according to the chief of staff's order, immediately gather all the overseas Chinese in the city, issue weapons, and be ready to participate in battle at any time!"

Wang Ping was in a very good mood at the former enemy headquarters of the Xinyi Regiment outside Xiangfen City.

Before the battle started, Huang Yuanqiang, the political commissar who was full of worries about the siege, was relieved at this time.Holding up the binoculars and staring at the battlefield, a smile flashed across his face from time to time.

"It hit! Commander, just now two more shells hit the city, killing at least four Japanese and puppet soldiers!" Huang Yuanqiang shouted excitedly.

Wang Ping nodded affirmatively and said: "According to this rate of consumption, we have already killed fifty or sixty Japanese and puppet troops. Order Xiong Changhe to organize troops to charge again and force out all the hidden devils, so that we can play our best role." Firepower superiority, consume them as much as possible!"

Two platoons of soldiers, under the cover of nearly ten light and heavy machine guns behind them, lined up in a loose offensive formation, and quickly touched the city gate.

Gunshots rang out again from the city where there had been no movement just now.

The three mortars seized the opportunity and immediately fired three rounds of rapid fire towards the head of the city.

Although only six shells hit the top of the city, Wang Ping still clearly saw that seven or eight Japanese and puppet troops were blown up in the fireball.

In addition to those who were not blown up but were affected by shells, Wang Ping was sure that at least fifteen Japanese and puppet soldiers were killed and wounded in the sudden round of artillery fire just now!
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