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Besides, the areas that the third sanctuary now occupy and operates are part of the Yellow River and part of the Yellow River and borders of Henan, Shandong and Anhui, which belong to the Japanese North China Front Army, but are on the edge. This may be different from the Chinese definition and understanding of the North China region. The combat areas of the Japanese North China Front Army include Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and Suiyuan, Chahar, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and other provinces.

Yang Tianfeng felt that he had made a fuss, but the Japanese intelligence may be that a county town on the Jinpu Road was occupied and a corps headquarters was hit hard; it may also be that the enemy around Xiaoxian, Jinpu Road, the Bianxi section and the Bengbu section had abnormal movements.

Therefore, the Japanese army sent several reconnaissance aircraft from Xuzhou to conduct reconnaissance along the Jinpu Road to confirm the intentions and purposes of the Chinese army. The fact that Suxian was able to obtain two was already a very important manifestation of the Japanese army.

But even though it is a reconnaissance aircraft, the Tachikawa 94 reconnaissance aircraft is two-seat, and they are equipped with machine guns in front and behind. In North China, even in the occupied areas, because the Chinese army has almost no air defense firepower, the Japanese aircraft are very arrogant. Their mission is not only reconnaissance, but also often provides air fire support to ground forces.

Therefore, this plane became a bargaining chip for Yamashita Konosuke to launch another attack. If he suffered another heavy blow, it would be his excuse to take advantage of the situation.

Under the instructions from the ground, the reconnaissance plane dived and fired towards the town, bombed, looked for the opponent's mortar team, and covered the Japanese to launch an offensive.

The fierce battle began again. The troops in the town retreated step by step, relying on the walls, houses, and bunkers, put the enemy in, and then fought in close combat with them. Once a situation of intertwining canines and teeth, the enemy's artillery fire and aircraft bombing lost most of their power because of throwing rats and throwing weapons.

The dense gunfire sounds mixed with violent explosions, the rolling tongues of flames intertwined with rising smoke columns, and the endless smoke and dust tangled into a large net, covering the sky above Sipu Town, and even the sunlight could hardly flow down, and it was a gloomy chaos.

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Chu Ji, five or six miles west of Sipu Town, was constantly receiving telegrams from hidden observation posts outside the town, as well as back and forth reports from horseback telegraph soldiers. Until the end, he summoned the staff and officers, with a fierce look on his face, as if he had already made up his mind.

"Transfer the order, and all departments will be dispatched to encircle Sipu Town."

The staff and officers were both a little surprised. In another two or three hours, the Chen Detachment would arrive. Why did it suddenly start in advance?

"The enemy suffered heavy losses in Sipu Town, and they were still trapped in the town and fought hard." Yang Tianfeng explained simply, waved his hand without any doubt, "Send a report to Tong Zhihe, you will also go down to command the troops and advance to Sipu Town. Send a squadron first, run forward, and reinforce Sipu Town."

"Yes!" Everyone had questions in their hearts, but they still received the order.

The preset "two axes" were used smoothly, and the effect was exciting. If you wait for the Chen Detachment to arrive, of course, the troops will be stronger and more confident of defeating the enemy.

But Yang Tianfeng wanted to protect as many officers and soldiers who fought hard in Sipu Town as possible. Those street fighting elites who have been baptized by the war and have practical experience. They can live one more and can lead a small team or even a team of powerful street fighting soldiers in the future.

Moreover, the enemy was chasing at night and fighting during the day, and was already in a state of exhaustion, and the ammunition it carried was also consumed a lot. Furthermore, the Japanese reconnaissance plane quickly returned to the airfield, and it would not be able to fly back in two or three hours, and it was just a waste.

The entire army dispatched a siege to attack, with a total of 1,200 troops, which had already gained an overwhelming advantage. The tired enemy could be completely defeated.

What's more, Yang Tianfeng prepared not only the "two axes" for the Japanese, but also the axes that will be used immediately as a loud sound to finalize the sound.

As for why the previously determined plan was to wait for the arrival of the Chen Detachment to launch a large-scale counterattack, it was really out of Yang Tianfeng's caution. He could not be 100% sure whether the preset trap could be successful and how great the street fighting would be to consume the enemy.

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"Your Excellency, the infantry artillery shells have been used up."

"Your Excellency, there are not many mortar shells left."

Yamashita Yukiosuke waved his hand, as if he didn't care about it, because the battlefield where artillery was close to each other was no longer very useful. He had already invested a large number of troops, and only a small team and artillery were left beside him, preparing to resolve the battle in one go. Such investment also worked. He had occupied most of the town, and the enemy had already shrunk into a narrow area to resist stubbornly, resolve the battle, and occupy the town.

He had figured it out that fighting to this point was no longer a matter of casualties, but a victory. Because casualties were already considered heavy after landmines and artillery fire. If he still had to return in a defeat and could not put the flag of the locust army in this town, he would be discredited and might even end his military career.

There may not be too many corpses left by the enemy in the town, but that doesn't matter. With such a fierce battle, the number of enemies that will be wiped out will definitely not be small, right? Yamashita Yukinosuke even wrote a telegram in his mind, exaggerating the results of the battle.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, in order to boost morale and boost people's hearts, the warring sides often exaggerated their achievements when making external publicity and at the same time reduced their losses. This is almost commonplace in the two armies' propaganda on the War of Resistance Against Japan.

According to Zhao Xiukun, who was the chief of staff of the 18th Division of the 18th Division of the 18th Army of ****, recalled: "In the middle of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Military Commission of the National Government ordered the troops to "influence internationally and boost morale", for the casualties and deaths on the battlefield, and the troops increased their investments layer by layer, and the mythical 'war report' appeared."

Of course, the actual situation may not be as exaggerated as Zhao said, "one to win ten", but it is not uncommon to put the record on a big scale.

For example, in the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Japanese army admitted that casualties were 11,984. Li Zongren reported to Chairman Chiang that the number of enemies annihilated was more than 20,000. When Chairman Chiang announced the victory, the data became: "In this battle, the enemy was killed and injured more than 30,000. I seized more than 10,000 rifles, 931 light and heavy machine guns, 77 infantry artillery, forty tanks, and more than 50 cannons, and countless enemies were captured. The main forces of the enemy Itagaki and the Aangu Division have been annihilated by me."

The water injection rate of the Japanese army's war report is not inferior. Whether it is fighting against the National Army or the Eighth Route Army, exaggerating the enemy's losses and concealing their true casualties, so that even senior Japanese officers did not believe in the Japanese army's results. Kenji Doihara once expressed the results of the Japanese army in this way: "The statistics published by the base camp are quite considerable, but 70% of them are added to boast about the results of the war."

During the Pacific War, Japan continued to carry forward false reports, and its "glorious" record showed that it had eliminated the US Navy n times. The most exaggerated thing was that the report of the Taiwan Sea Battle was released, the whole world was stunned. The Japanese people were ecstatic. The Japanese emperor issued amnesty to commend the joint fleet and meritorious personnel, and his brains flowed into water and commanded randomly. Japan's new Prime Minister Koi Iso shouted at the meeting: "Victory is right in front of him." Even Hitler and Mussolini personally sent congratulatory messages to celebrate the "great victory" of the Japanese Navy.

However, shortly after ecstatic, the "sinked" American fleet approached the Japanese archipelago, and countless bombs were thrown on the heads of the Japanese, beginning a feast of fire.

But today is destined to be the most unfortunate day for Yamashita Yukinosuke. The retreating defenders in the town resisted tenaciously. With the sharp weapon of close combat and the increase in the density of troops, the enemy in front of him will have to pay a great price for every step forward.

Moreover, reinforcements from the north and south of the town are coming quickly. How long does it take to run and advance five or six miles apart?

Soon, Yamashita Konosuke discovered that the situation was changing. Enemies appeared in the periphery of the town from north to south, and quickly approached the town and exchanged fire with the locust army on the flanks.

Due to this interference, the offensive in the town slowed down, and the Japanese had to distribute their troops to resist, so as not to be wedged in by enemies from the north and south, forming a divided and surrounded situation.

Yamashita Yukiosuke hesitated. Faced with the victory that seemed to be about to be won, he was worried about being counterattacked by the enemy, but he was unwilling to pay a significant price but wanted to give up.

In the west of Zhen, a squadron of the Third Column ran along the road and immediately joined the battle group after arriving. With the cooperation and guidance of the defenders, they launched a counterattack.

At this time, the persistent troops suffered great losses, hundreds of casualties, but more than 250 or 60 Japanese soldiers were killed and injured. The reason for the greater casualties was that China's houses were all civil and brick and stone structures, and low anti-aircraft ability, which was far less solid than those of Europe's reinforced concrete.

Even so, the use of small units to fight did not lead to the defeat of the defenders. In Yamashita Yukisuke's opinion, the judgment that he could win after attacking again was wrong. At least, the Japanese would not be able to occupy the entire town if they did not suffer or suffer more than one squadron.

The new force joined and the Japanese were forced to divide their troops, which immediately reversed the situation. Several streets were recaptured, and the Japanese were suppressed and retreated step by step.

Three signal flares flew up in the air, and three columns of men came in a steady stream, marking the beginning of the large counterattack.

Yamashita Yukisuke finally threw away his fantasy and hesitation and issued an order to retreat. The enemies are constantly coming, and more and more. Not to mention attacking them, even if they are in danger of being retaliated against by the enemy.

The Japanese army in the town fought and retreated, barely withdrawing less than one squadron of troops, and supported the troops on the north and south wings to prevent the entire army from being surrounded by the Japanese in the town and being attacked from the front and back. It was only a matter of time before the destruction was destroyed.

The hidden mortar groups were scattered outside the town, and the artillery that came with the brigade also moved the positions as the troops advanced. They used the ruins as the cover in the town to give full play to their advantage in the curved shooting and frequently bombarded the enemies outside the town.
Chapter completed!