Changde and Li Yongfu nodded in agreement, Li Guotao thought for a while and said: "But we can't let the little devils easily get Jingcheng County, tomorrow this battle will still be fought, but we must consume as much of the little devil's vitality as possible on the premise of preserving our strength." ”Changde nodded, and said confidently: "You can rest assured about this, we promise to leave a deep impression on the little devil." ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Inform the alert troops to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the little devils from sneaking up at night."
After a day's battle, the soldiers are tired, let's go back and have a good rest" But many people are destined to lose sleep this night, the 14th Division has suffered heavy losses and heavy losses, and the division commander Kita Seiichiro doesn't want to sleep this night.As for Xuandao Gao and Da Qiang Tongzhen, they also had no intention of sleeping this night, and they didn't take down a small Jingcheng county town after fighting for so long, looking at the telegram sent by Tada Jun with a harshly worded, these two old devils were also upset and couldn't sleep at all.Da Qiang Tongzhen frowned and said with a look of embarrassment: "Xuandao-kun, Your Excellency the Commander has repeatedly sent telegrams urging us to take the county seat of Jingcheng as soon as possible, but now we have not made the slightest progress, and we have just attacked the county seat, and we have been driven out by these damn dirt roads, which is really hateful. ”Xuan Dao Gao frowned and thought for a while and said: "Who would have thought that the reinforcements of the Eighth Route Army would come in such a timely manner, if they came an hour late, even if it was only one hour, we would have already taken Jingcheng County at this time." ”Speaking of this, Xuan Dao Gao couldn't help but sigh deeply.With a "bang", Da Qiang Tongzhen slammed his fist on the table, stood up and said loudly with an angry face: "I will order the troops to prepare for a new round of attack, I don't believe that I can't take a small Jingcheng County." ”Xuan Daogao sighed, and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't be rash, now that the reinforcements of the people have just arrived, their morale is in full swing."
On the other hand, after a day of fighting, the soldiers were exhausted, and they had just been defeated, and their morale was low.At this time, it is really not appropriate to launch a new round of attack, it is better to stop the attack for the time being, and wait until tomorrow dawn to make plans. ”At this time, Nakajima Tokutaro, who had never spoken, also opened his mouth to persuade him: "Don't be impatient, I think what Xuanjima-kun said makes sense, and it is really not appropriate to attack again at this time."
Night fighting was not the strength of the imperial army in the first place, it seriously limited the combat effectiveness of the imperial army, and made the superior firepower of the imperial army unable to play at all, so that the imperial army did not have any advantage in front of the Tubalu at all, so it was better to wait until tomorrow daytime to launch an attack. ”"You" Da Qiang Tongzhen still wanted to open his mouth to refute, but the words stopped again, and finally sighed helplessly and said: "It's just that the commander's side, how should we explain it, Your Excellency the commander is already very dissatisfied with us, if we can't take the county seat of Jingcheng again." ”"There's no way around it."
Xuandao Gao said helplessly: "The people of China are defending to the death, and the imperial army has done their best.Kita-kun suffered a fiasco because of his greed for merit, and we must not make the same mistake again, and I believe that His Excellency the Commander should be able to understand this. ”Da Qiang Tongzhen sighed deeply, clenched his fists and said with a firm face: "Since this is the case, then immediately launch an attack tomorrow morning, and this time I will take the county seat of Jingcheng if I say anything." ”Early the next morning, Da Forced Tongzhen couldn't wait to command his 47th Division to launch a fierce attack on Jingcheng County again.In the rumbling cannonball, the cannonballs smashed into the city like hail, and the violent explosions sounded one after another, and the entire county was soon shrouded in a cloud of gunsmoke.Houses collapsed with the sound of violent explosions, and fires broke out in many places.There was a violent explosion outside, and the whole house trembled slightly, and a layer of dust rustled down from the roof.Li Guotao shook off the dust that fell on the telegram, and said excitedly: "I just received a telegram from the headquarters that the main force of our Eighth Route Army is storming Xinzhou, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Xinzhou can be taken."
At the same time, the main force of the Jin Sui army also dispatched three armies of tens of thousands of troops, advancing in the direction of Taiyuan, everything is developing in favor of our army, as long as we can block the counterattack of the little devils, the final victory will definitely belong to us, this time we will be able to successfully recover the entire Shanxi Province. ”"Great," everyone present applauded when they heard this, and their faces were filled with a hint of excitement.At this moment, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Report to the commander, the Japanese army has dispatched three brigades to attack our army. ”"Order the defenders to resolutely resist the Japanese attack and try to consume the living forces of the Japanese army."
Li Guotao said with a serious face."
Yes," the Eighth Route Army soldier replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.At this time, Chang De opened his mouth and said: "Commander, the new Fourth Brigade has been withdrawn to Niangzi Pass, and the new Second Brigade has also been withdrawn outside the city, building a defensive line in the south of the city to meet the retreat of our department.Our newly formed 1st Brigade will also abandon the county seat during the day today and retreat in the direction of Niangziguan according to the plan, and in my opinion, the commander should withdraw from Jingcheng County in advance.""
That's not it, it's just that the current Jingcheng county is no longer safe, the little devils are constantly bombing, from the safety of the commander, I suggest that you immediately withdraw from the county with the retreating troops."
Chang De said with a serious face.Li Guotao frowned and thought about it, there was really no need for him to stay here anymore, and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I'll leave first, and the province is here to hinder your command."
But I can remind you, don't fight with the little devil, our losses are not small, since we have decided to give up Jingcheng County, there is no need to fight to the end with the little devil. ”"I understand."
Changde nodded and said: "Although we have to give up Jingcheng County, we will also make the little devil pay the due price." ”"Hmm" Li Guotao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Since this is the case, then I will withdraw first, and you have to be careful." ”aa2705221: