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Chapter 714 I, Old Li, have such a great reputation!
In Shuiquan City, Yang Yuanshan’s temporary regiment headquarters.

He was packing his belongings with his guards and preparing to retreat when the telegraph operator hurriedly reported:
"Captain, Deputy Commander Zhan has reported that the Japanese have sent two large armies from the direction of Yuci and Qubei County, and are already sweeping eastward.

In the direction of Yuci, there was most of the Japanese's Independent Mixed 3rd Brigade, about three to four thousand people.

In the direction of Qubei County, the Japanese led the way with armored trains, followed by a large number of tanks, and a large number of engineers and infantry in the rear. It was a huge force that stretched as far as the eye could see, with at least tens of thousands of troops.

Outside them, there were at least six or seven thousand Japanese invaders, also armed with live ammunition.

Now they are repairing the Zhengtai Railway while dispersing into the mountains on both sides of the railway, frantically sweeping our base!
Deputy Head Zhan is currently arranging a small group of troops to harass them in a scattered manner."

"Oh my goodness, the Japs are here indeed."

Yang Yuanshan sighed as he took the telegram and looked at it carefully.

Then command:

"Forward this telegram to your superiors immediately."

"Yes!"

The telegraph operator hurried away.

……

Dazhai Mountain, Li Yunlong’s headquarters.

After receiving the telegram forwarded by Yang Yuanshan, Li Yunlong couldn't help but take a breath.

Complained to Zhao Gang:

"The Japanese really gave me, Li, face. Not only did they have tens of thousands of troops, but they also had armored trains and tanks!"

As he spoke, a hint of pride appeared on his face.

Obviously, he was thinking that in our army, even the higher-level leaders should have never enjoyed such respectful treatment from the Japanese devils!
How could this not make him proud?

"Old Li, the Japanese are mobilizing so many troops, can Captain Ding and Captain Kong withstand it?"

Zhao Gang's face was full of worry.

“You have to bear it even if you can’t bear it!
We are in a very good situation now, and it would be a pity if we don’t persevere.”

Li Yunlong said categorically.

"Well, now the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments are going to be seriously injured."

Zhao Gang sighed.

“As long as we are not completely wiped out, it is victory.

If the team is depleted, we can replenish it.

After the Japanese invaders were eliminated, the base in northwestern Shanxi was completely stabilized.

And by then, we can also support the surrounding bases.

By then, the situation in northern Shanxi will change dramatically!"

Li Yunlong's attitude was very firm.

Li Yunlong has plenty of experience in fighting tough and dangerous battles.

In terms of hardship, we are just at the beginning now.
Compared to the past when he climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands, Li Yunlong now lives a life like a god!
……

After the two men discussed it, Li Yunlong ordered the telegraph operator to send messages to each regiment, informing them of the current situation and asking them to act according to the plan.

Fortunately, after receiving the order, Xing Zhiguo ordered the soldiers of the independent regiment to begin preparing for street fighting and retreat.

Ding Wei and Kong Jie, who were on the march, both changed their expressions at the same time.

The two had known for a long time that this mission would be difficult, but they had not expected that, based on the current intelligence, this mission would be ten times more difficult than they had expected!
But as soldiers, they had no fear or retreat.

He led his soldiers firmly and continued to move westward.

……

Outside Shuiquan City.

Harada Yuji and Tanaka Kyuichi finally met.

As soon as the two met, they asked each other about their losses.

Later they discovered that the two divisions that were originally "strong and powerful" now had less than four full-strength regiments and just over 4 combat-capable soldiers left.

Even so, the situation includes those with minor injuries.

As for artillery, mountain artillery and field artillery were completely gone.

There are only 16 Type infantry guns left.

It looks extremely miserable.

What worried the two men the most was that both divisions were running low on food.

Tanaka Jiuyi asked quickly:
"Harada-kun, did the troops you sent out to collect food get any results?"

Harada Yuji shook his head:
"My men have advanced 30 miles to the vicinity, but still have not gained anything!
Those vicious Tubalu have already taken away all those damned Chinese people. Now there is not even a rat to be found in the village!" "Bagayalu!
You knew the locust army was coming, but you still dared to run. You are all unruly people. You all deserve to die!"

Tanaka Jiuyi cursed angrily.

Then he said:
"Harada-kun, it seems that we have no choice but to launch an attack on Shuiquan City immediately."

After discussing it, the two decided: after another hour of rest, the 21st Division would be responsible for attacking Shuiquan City from the south, while the 35th Division would be responsible for attacking from the north.

Let’s try to capture Shuiquan City before dark today!
……

Time passed quickly.

The agreed time for attack has arrived.

The Japanese soldiers, led by Harada Yuji and Tanaka Kyuichi, immediately launched a full-scale attack on Shuiquan City.

The infantry charged under the cover of the Type 92 infantry gun.

Yang Yuanshan, who was responsible for guarding the north of Shuiquan City, and Xing Zhiguo, who was in charge of guarding the south of Shuiquan City, were naturally delighted to see that the Japanese devils were so cooperative and took the initiative to come up and die.

He immediately ordered the defenders on the city wall to fight back resolutely.

They kept using artillery shells and bullets to take the lives of the Japanese devils.

The artillery of the Special Forces Regiment and the Independent Regiment were sufficient, and they easily crushed the remaining 16 Type infantry guns of the Japanese.

Less than an hour after the battle started, the Japanese artillery could no longer hold on.

They could only save the last eight guns and retreat.

Harada Yuji roared:
"I don't believe that the Eighth Route Army has so many artillery shells and bullets.

Let the warriors spread out and get closer to the Shuiquan City Wall to consume the ammunition of the Tubalu. "

The Chief of Staff Shirataki Rijiro asked:
“Your Excellency, our infantry artillery is simply incapable of knocking down the Shuiquan City Wall.

Even if the warriors get close to the city wall, what good will it do? "

"Don't the Eighth Route Army often use explosive packs?
We can use it, too.”

Harada Yuji glared.

"But, Your Excellency, we didn't bring any explosives this time!

Just now, in order to blow up the special forces regiment's tank, the warriors used their pants to carry grenades. "

Shirataki Rijiro scratched his head.

If Kawase Shigemasa heard what he said, he would probably be so sad that he would cry.

We need explosives. Who the hell would be willing to use that shitty grenade to blow up a tank?
If you touch it, it will explode into pieces!!!
Harada Yuji was very angry and roared:
"idiot!
If you don’t have explosives, just defuse the shell for me.

Didn't we find some unfired shells at the field artillery position earlier?"

After hearing what he said, Shirataki Rijiro had no choice but to obey his orders.

People were immediately arranged to dismantle the shells.

……

Yang Yuanshan didn't care about the Japanese's actions.

He simply commanded the soldiers of the special forces regiment, using the cover of the battlements on the city wall to frantically reap the lives of the Japanese devils.

In order to improve the harvesting efficiency, he even called up Wang Xikui's sharpshooter team.

Although they had less than 20 sharpshooters, each shot could take the life of a Japanese soldier, and the harvest was simply too satisfying.

Moreover, these sharpshooters had very high vision and they simply disdained to attack the ordinary Japanese soldiers. They all targeted the officers.

At this moment, the Japanese soldiers suddenly found that the squad leaders and company leaders who were waving sabers around them fell to the ground one after another.

That's a thrill!

Of course, the Japanese were no pushovers, and their shooting skills were quite tricky.

Although the soldiers of the Special Forces Regiment were in a commanding position and had the city walls for cover, they also suffered a lot of casualties as the battle intensified.

At this moment, there was a sudden earth-shattering roar——

"boom!"

A section of the city wall of Shuiquan City suddenly collapsed.

This section was the one that was collapsed by artillery fire when the Special Forces Regiment attacked Shuiquan.

It was then simply repaired.

I didn't expect the Japanese to be so sharp-sighted. They found the loophole here in such a short time and used a large amount of explosives to carry out a directional blast.

Seeing this, Yang Yuanshan raised his wrist to check the time and immediately gave the order:
"Fight and retreat at the same time, lure the Japanese in, and engage in street fighting!"

……

(End of this chapter)