When the Japanese army monitored every move of the National Rescue Army outside the city through the cavalry brigade, the National Rescue Army reconnaissance company also monitored every move of the Japanese and puppet troops outside the city.

Major General Aso's order to dispatch troops was issued less than half an hour ago, Zhou Cheng, who was staying in the city, had already received the news.

After watching it, he became excited and shouted with excitement towards Li Honghui's puzzled gaze.

"God helps me, the Chief of Staff just sent a message that the two or three thousand troops arranged by the Japanese army outside the city are preparing to enter the city to participate in the war. In this way, we can successfully withdraw from the Jinzhong County tonight with the cooperation of the receiving troops!"

"Notify the troops that in the next battle, everyone will fight and retreat while fighting, and give up two-thirds of the area of ​​Jinzhong County before dark."

"Order the Third Battalion, which is raising its strength, to prepare for combat. Once the time comes, we will immediately launch a counterattack on the Japanese and puppet troops who were attacking us. After the battle, we will start to divide our troops and break out and evacuate from Jinzhong County!"

After the reinforcements entered the city, the morale of the Japanese and puppet troops became high again.

One by one, they were ready to attack the remaining national-savior troops in Jinzhong City again.

This time, Major General Aso was not in a hurry to achieve success. The attacking troops steadily advanced under the cover of artillery. One yard and one yard attack finally took two-thirds of the county town before dark.

Of course, the Japanese and puppet troops also paid a huge price in the battle, and almost a thousand Japanese and puppet troops fell in the battle just now.

Major General Aso can't take care of that much. Compared with the losses suffered by the troops in street fighting before, the casualties in front of him are obviously nothing.

Not only that, Major General Aso, who received the loss report, regretted it very much.

If he had known to take steady steps and conquering Jinzhong County by consummating Jinzhong County little by little, he would have reduced casualties in the army. He would have not used poison gas bombs and chariot troops before. In that case, Jinzhong County might have been trampled by himself, and the casualties of the troops in the battle were not as great as before!

But there is no regret medicine in the world, and poisonous gas bombs have been used. As the initiator, I must bear the consequences of using poisonous gas bombs.

"General, it's already dark. The information shows that the National Salvation Army is particularly good at night battles. Should we stop attacking immediately, establish defense lines on the spot, and launch another attack tomorrow to completely capture Jinzhong County."

Major General Aso's eyes have been focused on the city defense map.

When the attacking troops take down a street and a city, Colonel Hamano will mark it on the map.

At this moment, the area under the city defense map was still controlled by the National Salvation Army was less than one-third of the previous battle, and this area was surrounded by attacking troops under its command, and even a single fly could not fly out.

As soon as Colonel Hamano finished speaking, Major General Aso made a decision in his heart: "All attacking troops stopped attacking, established defense lines on the spot, and blocked me the remaining area of ​​the National Rescue Army."

"The baggage force immediately equipped all our extra light and heavy machine guns with the front-line troops to ensure that the encirclement is equipped with a light machine gun every five meters and a heavy machine gun every thirty meters. If a national rescue army wants to break through under the cover of night, they can't directly use the machine gun to repel it. They must not fight with them at close range!"

"You're right just now. The National Salvation Army is good at fighting in the field and likes sneak attacks. I don't want them to turn defeat into victory at the last moment, or bite a piece of fat from us before they die!"

"What I expected is that there are less than a thousand national-savior troops left in the city. As long as we trap them to death in the city, we will definitely wipe them out tomorrow!"

The Japanese and puppet troops who had been attacking for several hours were released as soon as they were released, and immediately stopped to establish a defense line.

During the attack just now, although their offensive was very strong, they were as if they were unstoppable.

But after all, the National Salvation Army is in the dark, and itself is in the light.

In order to avoid the ubiquitous sneak attacks of the National Salvation Army, they have always maintained high-intensity vigilance during the attack and dared not let go of any suspicious targets.

The attack for several hours is even more tiring than a full day of high-intensity training, and both physically and mentally...

"A light machine gun is arranged here!" The squadron leader of the Japanese led the team pointed at a pile of ruins on the defense line.

"Hayi, let's arrange it now!" The second lieutenant who followed the squadron leader immediately received the order.

At this time, a broken wall appeared in front of the squadron, with three shooting holes left on it that the National Salvation Army had no time to block.

The squadron leader fell in love with this place just by looking at it and continued to order: "Calling a heavy machine gun to defend it here, there are shooting holes on the broken wall, which is definitely a good position that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The squadron leader inspected the defense line while ordering. As soon as he walked half of the defense line he was responsible for, another second lieutenant suddenly ran towards him with a serious report on his face.

"Sir, we have used up all our light and heavy machine guns, but one-third of the defense lines are not equipped with machine guns. If the National Salvation Army breaks through and escapes from there, it will definitely not be able to stop it with just a few dozen rifles. You must find a way to solve this problem immediately??"

The squadron leader answered confidently: "Don't worry, the brigade commander has already figured out this question for us!"

"When I received the order to stop the attack, I also received the order from my superiors to replenish our weapons and ammunition. In a while, a large number of light and heavy machine guns will be added to us. Wait, at most an hour, the superiors will replenish us with more than six light and heavy machine guns, which is enough for us to use."

The second lieutenant immediately became excited: "Great, with the temporary weapons and ammunition of the brigade commander, we will definitely be able to build the defense line into a solid wall. As long as the national rescue army in the encirclement has the courage to break through from us, we will ensure that they will never return!"

When the Japanese and puppet troops established defense lines on the battlefield, the national-savior army surrounded the encirclement was not idle.

The third battalion, which had been raising energy all day, ran out of the hiding point and secretly moved to the ruins and yards less than fifty meters away from the Japanese defense line.

Mortar troops and grenade launchers, which rarely participate in the war during the day, were not idle either. Some people set up grenade launchers in the yard less than 100 meters away from the Japanese, and some people set up mortars a little further away, preparing to provide artillery cover for the Third Battalion in a while.

At one o'clock in the morning, Jinzhong County, which was lively during the day, was completely quiet and there was no movement at all.

Whether it is the Japanese and puppet troops or the national rescue army, they all spent a lot of energy in the bloody battle during the day.

It was already late at night, and except for the guard post, everyone else fell asleep with weapons.

As the night became deeper and deeper, the Japanese and puppet troops on duty could no longer hold on.

They also spent a lot of physical and energy in daytime battles and were very tired. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as falling asleep.

But they were too unlucky, and their superiors drew them to work at night.

I was very reluctant, but the military orders were as good as a mountain, and the orders from my superiors must be implemented.

Even though his eyelids had already started fighting and were about to open them, he still suppressed the sleepiness that kept coming from his mind, stood firm, and stared at the dark battlefield ahead.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of explosions suddenly rang out in the city, instantly breaking the quiet atmosphere of Jinzhong County.

Major General Aso, who was sleeping, was suddenly awakened, got up from the bed and shouted: "Bageya Road, the remaining national-saviors in the city want to break through."

"Appoint the front-line troops to defend their positions to the death. If one is not allowed, it will feel like it will break out of the encirclement."

"There are not many national rescue troops left in the city. As long as they block the first few rounds of attacks of the National Saving Army, they will definitely destroy the remaining national rescue troops and repel them!"

After his subordinate Feng Fenghuohuo gave orders, Major General Aso, who heard the sound of cannons, was completely sleepy. He climbed up to the city and held a telescope to look at the firefighting area.

The shells hit the encirclement one by one, and the splashing flames and black smoke kept rising on the position, looking particularly dazzling...

The more Major General Aso looked, his brows became deeper and deeper. Facing the sudden attack of artillery fire in front of him, he was a little unable to understand the purpose of the National Rescue Army.

According to the principle, the total strength of the National Salvation Army is less than 1,000. In front of the Imperial Army, their little force does not have any advantage. If they really decide to break through at night, they can only concentrate their forces and choose one point to tear a hole, and then rush hard, so that they have the chance to break out of Jinzhong County, and it is absolutely impossible to divide the troops.

There are four points in the encirclement now being attacked by artillery fire at the same time.

Judging from the sound of artillery, the artillery fire of the National Salvation Army attacking these four points is almost the same, and I can't judge the main attack direction of the National Salvation Army from the sound of artillery.

The National Salvation Army wanted to break out of Jinzhong County but could not break through. Major General Aso immediately said the words "Speak east and attack west" appeared in his mind.

I secretly admired the cunning of the National Saving Army, and then frowned and continued to pay attention to the battlefield.

Regardless of whether the National Salvation Army is making a name for itself or not, it must wait for the front line to send more information to make a correct judgment and issue orders to the front-line troops.

Ten minutes later, Major General Aso received the first report that the National Salvation Army wanted to break through: "General, the National Salvation Army concentrated eight mortars and nearly twenty grenade launchers to attack the western blockade line of the city. The troops suffered heavy casualties, so I request reinforcements!"

"How many national rescue troops have broken through?" Major General Aso asked immediately.

The artillery attacks encountered in the four directions of the encirclement are almost the same. Only by determining the opponent's strength can we determine the true direction of the National Salvation Army to break through, make arrangements in advance, and wait for work to be done.

The second lieutenant who came to report quickly replied: "Judged from the firepower, the opponent has almost two companies of troops!"

Major General Aso frowned even deeper at this time, and he analyzed with a calm face: "The west of the city is definitely not the main attack direction of the National Salvation Army, otherwise their strength would not be only two companies."

"Check out immediately how many people are in the National Salvation Army in the other three directions, and be faster!"

"Report to the general, the west of the city was attacked by about two infantry companies of the National Salvation Army. The troops suffered heavy losses and urgently needed reinforcements!" The second news quickly reached Major General Aso's ears, and his brows frowned even deeper.

The total of the National Salvation Army in the city is only one thousand people. If the National Salvation Army really plans to attack and attack Jinzhong, it will definitely not be arranged in two directions.

Because after reducing the National Salvation Army in these two directions, the remaining troops of the National Salvation Army were only about 500, and this little force was not enough for them to break out of Jinzhong County.

"General, the blockade line in the south of the city was attacked by two infantry companies of the National Salvation Army!..."

"General, the blockade line in the north of the city was attacked by two companies of the National Salvation Army, and the troops suffered a lot of losses!"

After hearing these two bad news, Major General Aso himself was confused.

"Does the National Saving Army want to divide the troops and break through and then disperse our troops?" Colonel Hamano couldn't understand the real purpose of the National Saving Army doing this, so he could only analyze it from the surface of this accident.

"It doesn't make sense!" Major General Aso frowned and analyzed.

"If I were the commander of the National Salvation Army, without the advantage of military strength, I would definitely concentrate my superior forces to launch an assault from the weak point of the blockade line. Otherwise, their forces would be defeated by us after they were dispersed!"

Colonel Hamano thought for a while and replied: "General, Bei Zhi thinks that it is not feasible for the National Saving Army to concentrate its forces to break through!"

"The advantage of the troops lies with us, and there is also a cavalry brigade outside the city, and our troops are also on the walls on all sides. If they concentrate their forces to break through, we will definitely mobilize troops from other places to siege the breaking troops. For the National Salvation Army, this will not be easy to break through, making it easier for us to destroy them."

"General, don't forget that Zhou Cheng, the commander of the National Salvation Army, is also in the city."

"If they concentrate their forces to break through, we can grasp his position at any time, and then draw heavy troops to surround him and eliminate him."

"But if the national rescue army divides its troops to break through, we will not be able to lock in Zhou Cheng's specific position. The difficulty of killing him will increase!"

"If they were lucky enough, we could not mobilize troops to surround their breakout troops in time, and Zhou Chenglei could break out of Jinzhong County."

"If I were the commander of the National Salvation Army, when I was considering saving Zhou Cheng's life, I would definitely choose to split my troops and break through."

Major General Aso thought that it was really the case and frowned and ordered: "No matter what the purpose of the National Salvation Army is, as long as we block their breakthrough troops in the encirclement, Zhou Chengju will not be able to escape from Jinzhong County."

"I'm sending my order: the garrisons at other locations on the blockade line immediately reinforce the attacked troops and block the breakout troops of the National Salvation Army at all costs!"

On the battlefield east of the city, about a squadron of Japanese soldiers and a company of puppet troops were attacked by the National Salvation Army.

Mortar shells and grenade special grenades are hit on the blockade line just like money.

Although the Japanese artillery troops launched a counterattack at the first time, the artillery positions of the National Salvation Army were too scattered and could not suppress them in a short period of time. They could only allow the infantry on the blockade to be bombed.

During the shelling, the infantry of the National Rescue Army was not idle either.

Under the cover of night and explosions, ghosts walked through the yard and the ruins, slowly approaching the Japanese and puppet troops' defense line.

As soon as the shelling stopped, it launched an attack on the opposite Japanese and puppet troops. After encountering a blockade, it retreated immediately and continued to dispatch mortars and grenade launchers to attack the blockade line!

On the blockade line more than 300 meters away from the shelling point, the Japanese squadron leader stared at the battlefield not far away, both anxious and jealous.

After the battle tonight, the military achievements will be taken away by several infantry squadrons that were attacked, and they will not be able to get anything.

"Sir, the superior has orders for you!" At the critical moment, a messenger next to the captain suddenly ran over.

"The captain ordered you to immediately draw all mobile troops to reinforce the battlefield and block the national rescue army's breakthrough troops at all costs!"

The squadron leader almost cried with joy when he heard the order. He felt that Amaterasu did not give up on him, so he quickly ordered his subordinates: "Immediately draw two infantry squads to reinforce the battlefield with me, and the speed is faster!"
Chapter completed!