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Chapter 373 Chapter 372, That Night
The guerrillas moved so quickly that before the city defense headquarters could react, two city gates had already been lost!
Of course, it is not correct to say that the city was lost, because the comrades only killed the defenders and did not capture the position. Strictly speaking, the city walls and gates were still in the hands of the Japanese.

However, this made the Japanese even more angry! Should they send the troops to the city wall to continue fighting, or build a defense system along the streets in the city? Or mobilize troops from other city gates to make a detour? Or... Anyway, no matter what, Watanabe immediately called the brigade headquarters in Yangquan and reported the attack on the city gate.

"What? Have you contacted Qingshui? What about the team sent to Dongyetou? Mobilize them to defend. The Eighth Route Army is covering the attack on the Dongyetou stronghold." The voice of the brigade commander came from the phone.

"But, General, the radio station can no longer contact Shimizu and his men! Moreover, the Eighth Route Army came out from the river valley in the east. Judging from the sound of gunfire, it is the size of a main force regiment! And the report from the Dongyetou stronghold also said that a main force regiment was attacking. We are facing a heavy attack from the Eighth Route Army!" said Captain Watanabe.

"What? A main force regiment? Damn, the Eighth Route Army just launched a large-scale raid on the Baijin Railway, destroying more than 50 kilometers of our newly built railway, blowing up more than 50 bridges, blowing up 5 trains, killing more than 800 of our soldiers, rescuing more than 1000 laborers, and taking away more than 1000 boxes of explosives..."

"So, the Eighth Route Army's main forces are all on the Baijin Line, and our main forces are also stepping up to encircle both sides of the Baijin Line, intending to find the main force of the Eighth Route Army. Now you tell me that a main regiment of the Eighth Route Army has arrived outside Xiyang City where you are, and has already taken down two city gates? Baga, you are a waste, a pig, an idiot..."

"But General, there are indeed so many Eighth Route Army soldiers! Just from the sound of gunfire, there are at least 2000 Eighth Route Army soldiers firing. With my many years of combat experience, I can say I didn't hear it wrong!"

"Baga...Okay, I will mobilize the troops from Ping'an County and Heshun to reinforce you! Watanabe, listen, Xiyang County must not be lost! You have to understand that Ping'an County and Xiyang County are located right in the center of the Taihang Mountains, dividing the Eighth Route Army's base! Once Xiyang County is lost, Ping'an County will lose its meaning! Moreover, even if it is lost for one day, it will be a humiliation to us!"

"Ha Yi, I will live and die with Xiyang County! That... General, the Eighth Route Army is only attacking the East Gate and the South Gate now, and after dealing with the city defense troops, they have not yet entered the county. I must report this situation, because I am not sure if this is some strategy of the Eighth Route Army?"

"Well... reinforcements will still be sent to you. There are roads and trucks. You will get reinforcements in two hours at the fastest and three hours at the slowest! As for Shimizu, the brigade will continue to contact him. Perhaps Shimizu has met with an accident... Well, I hope Shimizu can get the care of Amaterasu and is safe now."

"General, I have to go and command the defense of the city! If the phone line is down, it means it has been cut off by the Eighth Route Army. Let's use the radio!"

Inside the city, Captain Watanabe put down the phone and shouted loudly: "Signalman, tell the north and west gates to abandon the so-called fortifications outside and return to the city for defense immediately! Tell the east and south gates to give up fighting for the gates and walls, and immediately build fire points on the streets inside the city, focusing on preparing for street fighting! Tell the strongholds outside the city to hold on to their positions and not to send reinforcements to the city!"

Well, Watanabe had no choice but to do this, because he didn't have many soldiers left! There were originally two squadrons (not counting those from Yangquan), and with the two squads that went out with Qingshui, there were also two squads of soldiers stationed outside the city. One squad was lost in the battle just after leaving the city, and another squad was lost at the two city gates.

At this time, he could mobilize about one reorganized squad of Japanese soldiers, two squadrons directly under the command of the city defense command and the gendarmerie, which added up to less than 100. Of course, including the puppet troops of the security brigade, he could mobilize more than 500 troops, which still sounds like a lot! However, the Eighth Route Army has a main force regiment of more than 2000 troops, and this amount of troops is not enough. Outside the city, when Captain Watanabe put down the phone, Li Yuexuan also put down the monitored phone. That's right, after the special operations team broke through the city gate, they found the telephone line out of the city. They originally planned to cut the line, but Li Yuexuan asked Xiong Er to connect the phone he carried from the Dongyetou stronghold. Fortunately, they just happened to monitor the previous call.

"Captain, what did the Japanese say on the phone?" Seeing Li Yuexuan put down the phone, Tianchuan came over and asked.

"What did you say? I just requested reinforcements! Okay, hang up the phone, and take away whatever phone lines you can! Sigh...what can I say, does the military sub-district really treat us as a production unit?"

"Captain, what do you mean? Didn't the military sub-district transfer us here to fight? Why are we becoming a production unit?" Zheng Changfeng came over and asked.

"At the beginning of the month, we were still engaged in production and training. The division headquarters mobilized several regiments to launch a raid on the Baijin Line, but they didn't think of sending us! Of course, there is also good news, that is, it won't be long before we have more explosives to use! On the night of the 5th, the 769th Regiment attacked the Nanguan stronghold again and seized more than 1000 boxes of explosives."

"Nanguan stronghold? Is it the Nanguan stronghold that our 772nd Regiment attacked last year? How many times has this happened? This is the third time we've been attacked, right? Why did the Japanese choose to establish a stronghold there?" Zheng Changfeng smiled.

"The Japanese are stubborn. They will keep hitting the wall a few more times. It's not surprising that they will look up and look for the shooter after being shot once and not getting hit! All right, comrades, the Japanese will mobilize reinforcements from Ping'an County and Heshun, and we have also mobilized a large force of the Japanese! Tianchuan, send out a squad to lay a minefield from this road to the south, and do it yourself! As for the first company..."

Li Yuexuan thought for a while and said, "I've changed my mind this time. We won't go to the west gate or the north gate. Let's go back to Majiayu and drive the truck back there. By the way, cut off the heads of the Japanese soldiers and bring them back! Damn it, didn't the Japanese soldiers treat our innocent people cruelly? I will be more cruel than the Japanese soldiers! If you are not cruel, you can't stand firm!"

"By the way, remember to bring the captured Japanese flag with you. I need to write a line of words on it as a gift to the Japanese!"

"Captain, what are you going to write to the Japanese?" Zheng Changfeng asked.

(End of this chapter)