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Chapter 866: A brigade can’t even defend an entire county?
Speaking of Qixia Town, Yang Yuanshan gave an order.

The entire special regiment quickly made all preparations and began to march towards Qubei County.

Before the whole team left Qixia Town, Wei Dayong, who was escorting the Japanese intelligence officers to Zhaojiayu, came back with his men on a sidecar and reported to him:
"Captain, I'm back!"

Yang Yuanshan nodded and asked quickly:
"What did the leaders and the political commissar say?"

"No. The political commissar just told us to be careful on the road.

Commander, are we going to fight a war now?

What is the mission of our special operations company? "

Wei Dayong looked forward to it.

“Our goal this time is to take Qubei County first and then attack Xinkou.

Qubei County is small, so there is no pressure on our group and we should be able to take it easily.

However, the terrain of Xinkou is dangerous and it may be a tough nut to crack.

You take the special operations company to scout the terrain and see if there are any loopholes that can be exploited."

Yang Yuanshan explained.

In fact, he had already asked Wang Ye to send the commander of the reconnaissance company of the guard battalion, Jiang Hong, to investigate Qubei County.

Naturally, Wei Dayong’s special operations company would not be of any use.

For Wei Dayong, as long as there is a mission, it doesn’t matter where he goes.

So he nodded quickly and patted his chest to assure:

"Don't worry, captain, we promise to complete the mission!"

After saying that, he drove his sidecar into the town. Not long after, he changed to a bicycle, caught up with the main group, called his own people, and rushed forward.

……

It is only sixty or seventy miles from Qixia Town to the outskirts of Qubei County.

The soldiers of the special forces regiment arrived after a whole morning of rapid march.

Considering such a large-scale troop movement, it would be impossible to hide it from the Japanese eyes.

Moreover, there were tank troops rumbling ahead to clear the way, making it even more impossible to hide.

Therefore, Yang Yuanshan did not order the soldiers to hide, but rushed out of the mountain road in a swagger. In no time, he destroyed all the Japanese artillery towers, bunkers, observation posts, etc. on the outskirts of Qubei County.

Considering the current artillery strength and ammunition reserves of the special forces regiment, taking these down would be a piece of cake.

In less than half an hour, it was done.

Afterwards, a special forces group of more than 10,000 people surrounded Qubei County.

Of course, they did not forget to tear down the railway from Jinyang City to Qubei County.

By the way, several guard towers along the railway were also completely cleared out.

……

Ordering the soldiers to rest on the spot, Yang Yuanshan set up his temporary command post on a hillside northeast of Qubei County.

Let the signalman call the battalion commanders to listen to the report from the reconnaissance company commander Jiang Hong.

"Captain, the Japanese garrison in Qubei County only has one battalion, more than a thousand men.

Outside each city gate, there were two bunkers and a gun tower, all of which have now been removed by us.

However, in addition to the defensive facilities outside the city, heavy machine guns and Type 92 infantry guns were also deployed on the city gates. "

Jiang Hong reported with a relaxed expression.

Such a defensive situation is of course impregnable for other regimental-level units of our army.

It is impossible to conquer it easily.

But for today's special forces, it is simply made of paper and can be torn apart with just a poke.

"Have you observed clearly how many heavy machine guns and infantry guns are deployed on each city gate?"

Yang Yuanshan had anticipated the situation in Qubei County, so he was not too surprised and asked further.

"The east and west gates are each equipped with four heavy machine guns and two Type 92 infantry guns."

"What about the north and south gates?"

"There's not even any infantry guns, just two heavy machine guns."

The corners of Jiang Hong's mouth curled up.

He felt that it would be a waste of time to conduct reconnaissance on a county town with such a strong defense!

You can just be reckless without thinking!
"Well, it seems we were too cautious.

Now, a small county like Qubei County can be easily taken by one battalion, without the need for the whole regiment to go together."

Yang Yuanshan also felt like he was using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

Hearing his words, everyone present burst into laughter:
"Hahaha, Captain, it's not that the Japs are too weak, it's that our regiment is too powerful!"

……

The fourth battalion commander, Li Dahe, could not help but volunteer:
"Captain, how about you just sit back and watch the show, and let our Fourth Battalion take over the task of attacking the city?
We will definitely take it down in half a day at most." As soon as he spoke, several other battalion commanders also jumped out to grab the task:
"Captain, our battalion only needs three hours!"

"Our Second Battalion only needs two hours!"

"Our third battalion will only take half an hour!"

Yang Yuanshan became more and more speechless as he listened, and quickly interrupted them:
"Okay, stop talking nonsense!
This time we not only have to capture Qubei County, but we also have to capture it at the fastest speed and with the least casualties.

The first battalion served as the reserve, while the second, third, fourth and fifth battalions attacked from the southeast, northwest and northeast gates respectively.

Anti-aircraft artillery battalions were deployed to the south and east to prepare for air defense.

The artillery battalion was deployed on the south side. Half an hour later, it began to cover the city with artillery fire, destroying all the Japanese firing points on the city wall.

As soon as the artillery battalion stopped shelling, the infantry battalions launched a full-scale attack.

If something can be solved with artillery fire and bullets, don't let the soldiers risk their lives charging forward, understand?"

"understand!"

"Okay, now check the watches and get ready immediately.

Wait, if anyone fails to keep up the good work, I will punish them by making them clean up the battlefield!"

"Yes!"

At this time, the tank company commander Kong Dacheng asked hurriedly:
"Captain, what about the mission of our tank company?"

"Deploy to the east first and prepare for the attack. Wait for my order. Do not act blindly without it."

Yang Yuanshan thought for a moment and then answered.

"understand!"

……

The special forces regiment suddenly surrounded the city, and the Japanese in Qubei County were naturally terrified.

They all trembled when they saw the huge crowds of gray military uniforms outside the city.

Everyone knows that the locust army suffered a major defeat in northwestern Shanxi some time ago, and even the commander of the First Army, General Shinozuka, was killed.

These days, they have been worried about the attack by the Eighth Route Army, but they didn't expect that they would actually come now!
Moreover, they brought so many majestic chariots!
Today, the 33rd Battalion of the 214th Regiment of the rd Division of the Japanese is stationed in Qubei County.

When the captain, Takeshi Takigawa, heard the sentry report that a large number of Eighth Route Army troops were rushing in, he immediately led his men to the city wall.

Then he became numb.

This isn't just a large number of Eighth Route Army soldiers, this is overwhelming!

He immediately shouted out orders:

"Hurry up and get into position!

Prepare to resist the attack of the Eighth Route Army!"

Then he rushed to a telephone inside the city gate and called the brigade headquarters in Jinyang City:

"Your Excellency, Commander, a large number of Eighth Route Army troops have surrounded Qubei County!

The enemy also has a large number of tank units, requesting tactical guidance!
It’s urgent! It’s urgent! "

Colonel Akita Qiaoyi, commander of the 214th Regiment, became gloomy upon hearing the news.

Asked hurriedly:
"Baga! Stupid rubbish!
How many Tubalu troops came?

One brigade of yours can’t even defend an entire county town?
No matter how powerful the Tubalu's chariots are, can they climb up the city wall?"

Takigawa Takeshi was about to cry, and said quickly:
"Your Excellency, the Eighth Route Army is overwhelming, with at least one or two divisions!
Moreover, they are not just a mob with incomplete guns, but the main force with neat uniforms and excellent equipment!

Once they launch an attack, I'm afraid——"

"What? One or two divisions???"

Akita Qiaoyi recalled the tragic scene in Hedi Village where he was beaten and forced to flee in fear.

He quickly ordered:
"Takigawa-kun, I order you to hold the city and wait for reinforcements!
You can seal the city gates to stop enemy chariots!
I will report to the Acting Division Commander immediately."

The 33rd Division suffered heavy losses in Kawadi Village, and the division commanders Shoji Sakurai and Kazuo Shinozuka were killed together, so the current division commander is the former division chief of staff Colonel Kosei Murata.

In order to make him worthy of the position of division commander, the commander of the First Army, Kazuo Iwamatsu, even had to urgently ask the headquarters to promote him to a higher rank from colonel to major general.

Having taken a big step forward, this guy could be said to have turned a blessing in disguise and avoided at least three years of detour!

"Hi!"

When Takeshi Takigawa heard that the other party agreed to send reinforcements, he felt a lot more at ease.

After agreeing, he hung up the phone and prepared to deploy defense.

However, at this moment, there were suddenly intensive explosions heard outside -

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

(End of this chapter)