"Will it be the self-defense army of Haoxian County bluff and let us make a wrong judgment?" Kitani said to himself: "If we mobilize our troops here, the hidden enemy's main force will pounce on us and attack the enemy who is defending the town inside and outside."

"There is such a possibility." Kura Nagaya nodded and agreed: "And if our army sends troops to reinforce at night, it is likely to be ambushed halfway by the enemy. A safe way is to let them stick to the support and make a decision based on the situation tomorrow dawn."

"But if..." Kitani said worriedly: "Our flanks and rear paths will be cut off, and the attack will become a rash army."

With constant hesitation and conjecture, more than an hour passed. At around ten o'clock in the evening, Guo Zhenru sent another telegram. This time his tone became anxious. The telegram said that the enemy launched interlude attacks one after another and used artillery bombardment. The troops suffered heavy casualties, and less than four hundred remaining soldiers were retreating to the Dragon King Temple. The situation was quite critical.

Kitani couldn't help but look at Kuranaga and said, "Their situation is getting more and more difficult. Should we draw some troops to reinforce them immediately?"

Cang Yongjia was a little shaken, frowned, and his face gradually showed a decisive expression. "The enemy of Shibali Town obviously intends to stick to the support. While we send troops to reinforce, we reorganize the attack on the town." He pointed and analyzed, "Get into a wedge to shake them all, and seize this favorable offensive position. In addition, the forces to be able to provide strength and speed, and the strength should be more expensive than the number of them. It should be limited to a squadron of the Imperial Army."

"Our department will take on this task!" Kitani volunteered to step forward and take the order.

The vast twilight enveloped Xu Jiapu, and the last few wisps of smoke slowly dissipated in the evening breeze. Under the psychedelic and deep drooping sky, the soldiers began to gather in a row, ready to join in a full-scale battle.

A gas lamp was hung in the classroom of Jixiang Primary School, and the snow-colored light shone on the map spread on the table. Yang Tianfeng and a few advisers discussed at the table.

Exciting news came one after another: the troops led by Chief of Staff Liang Moqing had succeeded in the raid on the puppet army, and the remaining enemy troops retreated to the Dragon King Temple and were about to be wiped out; a brigade of Jiang's detachment also achieved success in the resistance of Shibali Town, killing and injuring the enemy in large quantities... These news brought excitement to everyone, sweeping away the previously a little nervous and dull air.

Yang Tianfeng did not hide the ease on his face, and even felt a little proud, saying, "It seems that our plan is being implemented step by step. As for the Japanese, it is the virtue now, and the fighting style is monotonous and easy to break. I think it can create another illusion. The enemy hesitated for a minute and was nearly a minute away from destruction."

Lin Cunxiao glanced at a map and smiled and said, "What the commander said is right. We can make some arrangements to make the enemy confused, and let the Chief of Staff temporarily attack the enemy in the Dragon King Temple, and let the internal team retreat, so that the enemy can get trapped as much as possible."

"Keep the enemy from the Dragon King Temple and surround it without attacking it, so that the enemy has the fantasy of rescuing it." Yang Tianfeng nodded thoughtfully, "On the way out of the enemy, blocking each village in sections, setting up defenses layer by layer, constantly consuming their living power, and finally gathering and annihilation. Use Shibali Town to try to restrain the enemy as much as possible and try to prevent the enemy from acting as a whole. Well, it is a good idea, just do it."

"Also—" Yang Tianfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Night is the best time for us to annihilate the enemy. Contact the lurking post and inform the enemy command and artillery position. If you can attack with artillery fire at night, it will be the best result."

"Report." A staff officer came over with a telegram.

"Under the mobilization of the Commissioner's Office, the basic regimes of various counties and villages, the joint defense team has been mobilized, with a total of more than 3,000 people, and is moving towards Haoxian at night. We will cooperate with the troops to carry out military operations..." Lin Cunxiao said slowly, his face flushed slightly with excitement.

"The Japanese devils proposed a total war, so let them see what the real total war is." Yang Tianfeng said with emotion: "Resist Japan and save the country, fight to protect the family, people have the same heart and the same reason. This is the power of the masses--" As he said that, Yang Tianfeng stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "This is our total war, let the devils be inexplicably and be scared by it!"

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The sparse morning stars blinked, and the distant villages and houses were floating in the mist. Under the faint moonlight, a team of five or six hundred men was in several columns, rapidly heading north, with heavy breathing sounds in the team.

Song Qingpu looked up at the night sky. The troops were running for the middle of the night and were already showing fatigue. However, what made him feel relieved was that the troops had been away from the front line of Shibali Town and were approaching the Mugu Squadron that reinforced the Dragon King Temple.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. Although the enemy relied on hiding the main force and bluffing the banner to lure the enemy into dividing the troops and temporarily took the initiative. However, the enemy's main force was still relatively strong and had artillery soldiers. Yang Tianfeng did not think that he could win easily in the field.

We must not only defeat the enemy, but also maintain our strength so that we can sweep the occupied areas. This is a challenge and an opportunity. If this enemy is eliminated, in Haoxian, Luyi, and even Tuocheng, the enemy will no longer be able to piece together mobile troops to compete with the Third Column in the short term.

The defending of each stronghold can only be defeated by the Three Columns one by one. The best choice is to shrink the entire line and defend the county town. In the meantime, the entire vast rural area will be all over the Third Column. Thinking of this, Song Qingpu felt his blood boiling, nervousness and excitement surged in his heart at the same time. He attacked the troops led by the Chief of Staff and annihilated the Mugu Squadron. As a soldier, he was bloody on the battlefield and made achievements, at this moment.

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The night shrouded the Shibali Town, which had begun to fight fiercely again, and Cang Yongjia had to consolidate his troops and began to attack again.

In the wilderness outside Shibali Town, several figures were shaking, rising and falling, and sneaking back with the protection of the terrain, trees and weeds.

With the rhythmic knocking, a piece of grass and soil was constantly lifted up, revealing the hole, and there was a camouflaged cover underground.

"This is like the Japanese command center, this is the artillery position, this is the camp..."

Under the flashlight, several scouts pointed and pointed on the map.

"Why does it seem?" the investigator of the artillery battalion asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Don't you try not to get close?" the scout defended: "I had to use a telescope to observe from a distance. People come in and out there, and the lights are very bright, and most of them are."

The surveyor rolled his eyes and hesitated for a while. He still marked the target on the diagram and then calculated it carefully.

The artillery made sufficient preparations in advance and surveyed the terrain and distance around Shibali Town, set up several reference points, and demarcated several general areas, marked as Area 1, Area 2, Area 3, Area 4, etc.

Of course, these areas are not divided casually, but from the perspective of military professionalism, the enemy will probably place the troops, the artillery, and the command center.

In this way, the actual position of the enemy can be marked on the map through long-distance reconnaissance, and the error can be minimized.

After a while, the surveyor calculated a bunch of professional data and signaled the telegrapher to put on his headphones. With the sound of beating, the radio waves transmitted the information to the distance. Then, the radio operator carried the radio station on his back, and under the protection of several scouts, he left the cover and went to the hidden observation point that had been set nearby.

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"...Our army relies on the advantage of the terrain and repeatedly repels the enemy's fierce attacks, but the enemy is constantly surrounding from all directions, and Wan Wang rushed to help..."

Kura Yongjiachi pinched the telegram into a ball, frowned, and asked in a deep voice: "How is the progress of the town's offensive?"

"The progress is quite smooth. Our army attacked fiercely in multiple directions. The enemy's troops were limited and they were retreating step by step. They are gradually being compressed by our army." The Japanese staff officer replied.

Cang Yong fell into deep thought. The puppet army in Dragon King Temple repelled the enemy's fierce attack. The attack here suddenly went smoothly. Is there any conspiracy here? He was already undecided, and every small change was enough to make him spend all his brains and think about it.

If it is the enemy's main force attacking the puppet army, then how can they not leave any clues when interspersed at a distance? You know, it is more than a thousand people, and it is quite a long journey. It is really difficult to run with your feet and join the battle.

If the original main force of the enemy was not in Shibali Town, but was hiding in a certain place, and had been secretly lurking waiting for opportunities, then the town was stationed only by bait. The more you think about it, the more you are difficult to understand the secrets, and the more you think about it, the more you are more frightened. When Kura Nagaya suddenly realized that an inexplicable danger was getting closer, his original determination began to shake, and his back felt a chill.

The squadron leader Fujisawa walked in fully armedly and stood attentively saluting, "Your Excellency, the offensive troops have been assembled, and I'll be waiting for your orders."

Kura Nagaya stared at Fujisawa, silently, his eyes filled with deep worries. Fujisawa was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Fujisawa, have you felt it? The current situation seems to be very bad. We seem to be on the verge of danger." Before Fujisawa can speak, Kuranaga suddenly raised his hand and quickly walked around the circle. "That feeling is like falling into the mud, sinking deeper and deeper, and finally losing power to extricate himself."

Fujisawa couldn't adapt to what Kuranaga said for a while, and asked hesitantly: "Will the situation suddenly become so serious? Your Excellency, you..."

Kura Neng was not satisfied with Fujisawa's slowness and interrupted him, explaining: "Our previous actions were based on the judgment that the enemy's main force was stationed in Shibali Town or Haoxian County, but what if we made a mistake in the judgment from the beginning? Even if it was a surprise attack, would it be the only vassal armed forces of the Third Column, or the Self-Defense Forces of Haoxian County? If the enemy's troops were unexpectedly powerful and Shibali Town was just a small number of troops, then are we taking a lot of risks now? Hum?"
Chapter completed!