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Chapter 131, The Pessimistic Japanese Army
At this time, in the headquarters of the Japanese Army in Yangquan.

It seemed that the air was frozen, everyone was sullen, and the oppressive atmosphere made everyone breathless.

The main troops sent out of the city to attack Shinao Mountain were blocked outside the city by the Eighth Route Army.

Unidentified armed forces appeared in the north of the city, and seemed to want to attack the city.

There are various indications that the Eighth Route, which has been defending for many days, is about to counterattack.

Even, they will attack Yangquan City.

Even if some people didn't believe it before, Balu had the guts to attack the city.But since August , the Eighth Route Army has launched a large-scale campaign.

The Japanese who looked down on the Eighth Route Army in the past have to admit that the Eighth Route Army is powerful.

Besides, my family knows my own affairs.

After many days of consumption, the general has less than 600 people.

This is still a figure that can be made up by adding together the expatriates, the Imperial Association Army, the logistics force, the medical soldiers, and the thirty civilian staff of the brigade headquarters.

To say they were a mob would be an understatement, but it's by no means demeaning.

What is even more worrying is that the general sent out 200 people with the most combat effectiveness in order to take Lion's Brain Mountain as soon as possible and open up the support channel west of Zhengtai Road.

They were blocked outside the city by Tuba Road, and there were less than 400 people in the city, and Xiaobai was the wounded.

The Eight Routes are going to attack the city, but can less than "rabble" be able to defend it?
This is a question that worries everyone.

"General, according to reports from the front, a large number of armed Eighth Route Army soldiers were found at the South Gate and East Gate."

Yamashotaro, who was cleaning the knife, stopped what he was doing. He tried his best to sound calm: "How many eight roads are there at the south gate and the east gate?"

The lieutenant who reported the situation had a trembling voice: "It hasn't been confirmed yet. We can only confirm that there are many. It is estimated that there are 1000 people in both directions, at least the size of a main force."

Another main force, Yamasho Taro closed his eyes helplessly.

At the foot of Shinao Mountain to intercept our own Eighth Route Army, plus the north of the city, the east, and the south of the city, the Eighth Route Army troops attacking Yangquan should be in two main groups.

To be honest, as long as he has an infantry brigade in his hands, he doesn't need to worry about it right now.

He really lacks confidence in the power that his subordinates have put together.There is no guarantee how long it will last under the three-sided siege of the Eighth Route Army.

He called the telegraph operator and immediately sent a telegram to Taiyuan for help.Other support was not immediately available, and air support was always available.

"Hold on for a day or two and see the situation!" Yamasho Taro told himself with a sigh.

At the last moment, he is not a pedantic person, and he can give up the city to break through.

It's just that he didn't want to take that step unless it was absolutely necessary.If you can persevere, you still have to persevere.

"Come here, prepare a car and go to the north of the city."

Yamasho Taro called someone, and prepared to use the north of the city as a starting point to actually observe what the enemies outside the city were like.

What is the strength?

The understanding and assessment of the enemy will affect his judgment.

At this time, in the direction of the south gate of Yangquan.

A small team was urgently mobilized, bringing the armed forces here to 80 people.

Takahashi Ichiro, as the highest military rank, will be responsible for the defense of the entire Nancheng.

He stood on the city wall, holding up the binoculars to observe the enemies outside the city condescendingly.

Beside him, a major from the former brigade department said
"Lieutenant Commander, I observed the enemies outside the city, and they were very orderly when they moved towards us.

Almost all of them hold firearms, not the general Eight Route Army, but the main force of the regular army. "

Type heavy machine gun, Maxim heavy machine gun, Czech light machine gun, light mortar.

The condescending view is excellent, and the telescope in Ichiro Takahashi's hand is a high-power artillery telescope imported from Germany.

Even if he stands here, he can easily distinguish the weapons carried by the enemy.

The weapons and equipment of the enemy in front of them are far inferior to those of the imperial army, and must be the main force of the Eighth Route Army.

What should be worrying now is whether it can be held.

Takahashi Ichiro put down the binoculars, and said to the major next to him, "Ono-kun, you have also seen the number of eight roads outside the city.

There are more than 300 people in front of us alone, and there are many more shadowy in the distance, it is estimated that there are at least 500 people.

We may not be able to hold it, Ono-kun should make preparations for reinforcements as soon as possible. "

Generally speaking, asking for help from superiors should be done by the military chief with the highest rank.

However, Takahashi was transferred from commanding the artillery squadron to guarding the city defense. There is no doubt that the general was dissatisfied with his repeated defeats in the previous two days.

Major Ono has been working in the brigade headquarters, so he is more suitable than Takahashi.

"Takahashi-kun."

Takahashi also asked him, and Shao Zuo Ono thought that the status and status of the two should be regarded as equal, so he was not so reserved when speaking.

"You don't know, the general is almost empty. Even the 50 people I just brought were patched together.

In the three directions of north, east and south, there are enemy troops preparing to attack.If there are seven or 80 people on each side, there will be more than 200 people.

There were more enemies in the west, and in order to send people out of the city to respond, even the slightly wounded who could still move were all pulled to the city wall for defense.

Now the reserve team in the hands of the general will not exceed 50 people at full capacity.

Instead of thinking about reinforcements, it's better to think about how to deal with the eight roads in front of you! "

After listening, Ichiro Takahashi felt dizzy and felt powerless.Hold on to the top of the wall with your hands so that you don't fall down.

To deal with the eight roads in front of you?Easier said than done.

That is to say, Shao Zuo Ono often stays in the rear headquarters, and only listens to hearsay, and only those who have never really fought with the Eight Route Army think so.

Takahashi used to be the same as Ono, thinking that Tubalu was vulnerable.A soldier of the imperial army can at least support five or eight routes.

But after fighting against the Eighth Route Army in the past few days, he quickly realized that the Eighth Route Army also has strengths and weaknesses.

Armed guerrillas in weak places, without decent training, can't even have a rifle in their hands.

The imperial army has no pressure to deal with the enemy several times.

But the strong regular army of the Eighth Route Army is different.

These people have high combat literacy, and they are not rigid in fighting, but very flexible.

Moreover, soldiers generally have a firm will to fight and are not afraid of death.

Even if the weapons and equipment are still much worse than those of the imperial army, they can repeatedly defeat the imperial army's combat intentions.

Let's talk about Lion's Brain Mountain. Under the cover of aircraft and artillery, the imperial army has been fighting for four days.

During this period, I rushed up many times, but was driven down by the hand-to-hand combat with bayonets on the mountain.

It took four days for the imperial army to advance without success.

Do you still think the Eighth Route Army is easy to deal with?

There are 80 guards on the city wall.

There are the Royal Association Army, which has no combat effectiveness without the Imperial Army, the overseas Chinese who are not determined to fight, and the medical soldiers, logistics soldiers and artillery who are not very well-equipped for combat.

Use a bunch of mobs to block the eight roads, and fight with your head!
Takahashi Ichiro turned around and pleaded earnestly: "Ono-kun, I'm not afraid of your jokes.

To tell you the truth, if the Eighth Route Army's main attack direction is our place, more than half of the 80 people will be killed or killed in less than a day.

Tomorrow, even if they all die on the top of the city, they will not be able to hold on.So when the troops out of the city are brought back, please be sure to ask the general for reinforcements. "

No way, there is no need to be so pessimistic?

Shao Zuo Ono really wanted to ask, but it can be seen that Takahashi said it very solemnly, so he still agreed.

It's just that I still don't care.

Takahashi waved away his pessimistic mood, people always have to face reality.Warriors of the Empire cannot be cowardly before a fight.

He walked heavily on the top of the city, on the one hand making city defense deployments, and on the other hand condolences to his subordinates.

Soldiers of the imperial army are also human beings, with emotions and desires, as well as emotions of fear.

Takahashi walked all the way, patted on the shoulder, and said something encouraging.It can greatly relieve the tension and fear of soldiers, so that they can fight with peace of mind.

"Sergeant Cao Xiaoli, the city gate under your feet is the most important thing. Prepare more grenades, be careful of the enemy's blasters, and supervise more."

"Fujiwara-kun, be brave. With such a thick city wall blocking you, the god of heaven will also bless us. Bullets won't hit you."

"Hay."

The Japanese soldiers who were relieved by the chief really lost a lot of their nervousness.

They were all deeply grateful to Takahashi who came to condolences.Among the highly hierarchical Japanese army, there are few enlightened officers like Takahashi.

Takahashi, with a bright smile on his face, was about to go to the next location when he suddenly heard faint crying.

He followed the sound and saw an expatriate in civilian clothes squatting not far away, crying with a photo in his hand.

There are four people in the family photo, and the young man is the middle one.

"Mother……"

The frightened young man, like a child who has not grown up calling his mother, tears dripping down his cheeks, sprinkled on this foreign land.

Takahashi pulled a soldier beside him to ask why, and the soldier said: "He is Fukuda Jiro, his elder brother Fukuda Taro served in our brigade, died in the battle yesterday, and he didn't even bring his body back.

Therefore, we did not criticize him and let him rest for a while.I didn't expect him to hide in the corner and cry.Sir, I will warn him. "

Takahashi was silent, he thought of his home.I don't know what's going on with my mother in Nara, how are you doing?

My younger brother should be in high school. If he survives the war, he must write to him and tell him not to be a soldier.

Let alone come to this country that hates them.

Otherwise, maybe one day, like this unlucky expatriate in front of him, he will be involved in the flames of war for no reason and die.

"Take care of him if you have the energy, his mother definitely doesn't want to lose her second son,"

Takahashi exhorted to the soldiers beside him.

Untrained expatriates have the highest death rate on the battlefield.It was the experience he had gained in the previous two days of fighting.

Watching the soldiers go to wake up the young man, Takahashi didn't say anything, and continued to walk along the city wall.

There is not much time left for him, maybe the next moment, the enemy will launch an attack.

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