While the Japanese commander in Taiyuan was suspicious, the Chinese troops outside were planning to retreat, although the other Japanese commanders in the headquarters had repeatedly asked to take a troop out to try, but the Japanese commander did not dare to take the risk, because they no longer had many troops in Shanxi for them to consume.

Especially now that large-scale battles have broken out around Shanxi, and their troops have broken down in Luoyang. The situation in Datong is also unclear, and they have heard that the Great Wall defense line has been attacked again, and in case the war develops in a direction that is not in their favor, they must have enough troops to hold Taiyuan.

Even if there is a good opportunity outside the city now to wipe out the strength of a regiment of the New 33rd Army, for the New 33rd Army, which has already grown, the loss of this regiment will not cause too much damage to the New 33rd Army at all.

According to the battle of the New 33rd Army, if they stick to it desperately and break the net with them, the losses of their Imperial Japanese Army will not be small, and it is indeed Taiyuan's defense force that will be weakened.

For the sake of the longer-term interests, the commander of the little devils decided to stand still unless the Chinese troops outside the city invaded the city, so that they could destroy the Chinese army inside the city and also reduce the casualties on their own side.

As soon as it was dark, the Japanese commander finally waited for what he wanted, and a dense burst of gunfire rang out outside the city, and the Chinese army began to attack the city.

"Order all troops to stand by, as long as all the Chinese troops rush into the city, don't wait for the order, just destroy them!"

The commander of the little devil was a little excited, they had been pressed and beaten by the New 33rd Army in Shanxi for so long, and today they could finally take revenge and raise their eyebrows in front of his superiors.

The gunfire outside the city rang out for more than half an hour before it gradually became sparse, and after another half an hour, the sky was completely dark, but it was too far away to be completely quiet outside the city, and cicadas rang out in the middle of the night.

The Japanese commander began to wonder, why was there suddenly no movement outside the city, wasn't the Chinese army attacking the city?

"Call the city defense and ask what the situation is!" After another half an hour, the little devil commander finally realized something, it didn't seem to be a siege.

The little devils in the city defense also wondered, didn't the top say that the Chinese army was going to enter the city? They had been waiting for almost two hours, and there was no movement outside the city, and they wanted to arrange for the soldiers to go out to reconnoitre, but they were afraid of disrupting the commander's plan.

The commander of the little devil quickly figured out the situation, the Chinese army was attacking them, but after a burst of guns were placed outside the city, there was no movement, and the Chinese army did not attack Taiyuan City at all.

"Your Excellency Commander, will the Chinese army escape?"

This sentence alerted all the little devils, the Chinese army was using a suspicious strategy, they did not want to attack Taiyuan, everything they did was to retreat. They had already seen through the layout of Taiyuan City.

"Order the second detachment to go out of the city to check the situation! Remember to make sure they are careful, and if the situation happens, the troops will retreat immediately! ”

The second detachment of the Japanese army was ordered to go out of the city to search, and the torches and lights of the little devils in the dark night could not open their eyes, and the majestic wind blew gently, and the trees and grass on the side of the road swayed with the wind, like a figure, which made the little devils highly nervous.

"The team is scattered, forming a search formation, you can't get away from Taiyuan, and once something happens, shoot immediately to warn!" The detachment commander of the little devil did not dare to be careless, they were not sure whether the Chinese army had really retreated, in case something strange, the Chinese were very cunning, set a trap for them, and their detachment was afraid that it would really have to be loyal to the Emperor of Japan.

However, it is not easy to search for enemies in such a dark environment, not only do they have to keep their eyes open at all times to be on the lookout for enemies that will suddenly appear, but they also have to keep searching forward without orders until the result is determined.

In the dark night, there were cicadas and the cries of unknown insects, and the mosquitoes were also unscrupulously sucking blood on the little devil's face, the little devil didn't care about these sparing little things at all, and he didn't even seem to notice anything, they were all soldiers who had experienced life and death on the battlefield, and this little thing was not enough to disturb their minds, at this time his spirit and perception were placed in the surrounding environment.

But although the little devil has increased his vigilance, the observation of the people in the dark is indeed greatly reduced.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Several Japanese soldiers kept shooting at the front because they spotted a shadow and they could only shoot for safety.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, all the little devils lay down on the spot, and after finding out the situation, they quickly moved closer to the direction of the gunshots.

"What's going on?" The detachment leader of the little devil asked the soldier who fired the shot.

"Detachment leader, we found a few dark shadows ahead!" A soldier pointed to the black shadow that had not yet fallen after being shot a few times by them.

"Tell me to go down, everyone put out the torches, turn off the flashlights, and the two of you, quietly touch them and kill them!"

"Yes!"

Although there was a gunshot just now, I am afraid that it has attracted the attention of the Chinese army, but the two little devils did not delay in the slightest, let alone questioned the order of the detachment leader, although their lives were in danger, they also touched the black shadow.

The detachment leader kept looking at the black shadow with a telescope, and he was very strange in his heart, because the black shadow remained motionless and always maintained a posture, could it be that he had just been killed and did not fall? But in this way, the Chinese army should have noticed it, and it will definitely counterattack them, why has there been no movement for so long after such a long time.

A series of questions plagued the detachment commander of the little devil, who was always ready to retreat, because they knew that they were no match for the Chinese soldiers opposite, and they could not sacrifice in this place for the sake of Taiyuan City.

While talking, the two little devils had already touched the back of the black shadows, and after they saw the black shadows clearly, their hanging hearts relaxed slightly, because these black shadows were some straw men, not Chinese soldiers at all.

The commander of the little devil detachment quickly learned the news and breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered the troops to continue to search forward, but this time he did not ask the troops to light torches to form a search formation, but maintained a battle formation, because they felt that they were getting closer and closer to the Chinese army.

After marching a distance of about two hundred meters in the dark, all the little devils were vigilant, loaded their bullets and ready to fight, because in front of them they saw bright lights and more dark shadows, and it was obvious that ahead was the camp of the Chinese army.

The lack of encounters with the sentinels of the Chinese army on the way made the captain of the little devil detachment more and more uneasy, and he kept praying that they would not recklessly burrow into the ambush circle of the Chinese army.

"Everyone's on alert, you two go and see what's going on!"

In the end, the detachment leader of the little devil came to the same result, those black shadows were all straw men, not Chinese soldiers at all, and no trace of Chinese troops was found around the camp at all.

Without finding the enemy, the little devil immediately became bolder: "The Yamada squad left cover, and the rest followed me!" ”

The little devil approached the camp step by step, and the black shadows erected were indeed straw men, and there was no movement in the camp.

"What sound?"

The little devil suddenly asked his companion, but this was the last question he had ever asked in his life.

"Boom"

An explosion sounded, and the little devil immediately fell on the spot.

"Boom Boom"

There were explosions in different places in the camp, and the sudden series of explosions made the little devils panic immediately, and they encountered an ambush.

"Withdraw! All troops retreat! ”

The leader of the little devil detachment immediately ordered everyone to retreat, and the explosion just now proved that they had encountered an ambush by the Chinese army.

The Japanese army began to flee back in a panic, and rushed three or four hundred meters in the direction of Taiyuan without looking back before stopping, and then the detachment leader of the little devil realized that something was wrong, if he really encountered an ambush by the Chinese army, why did he only hear the sound of explosions, but not any gunshots.

And with the capabilities of the Chinese army, they will definitely be able to surround them without letting them flee such a long distance.

"Stop!"

"What's wrong with the detachment leader?"

"Let's go back!"

"Go back?"

Hearing the order of the detachment commander, everyone thought that the detachment commander was crazy, it was too late for them to flee for their lives, and now they want to go back, the Chinese army will definitely not let them go, and if they go back, it is equivalent to sending them to death.

"Obey the order and go back!" The commander of the Japanese detachment trusted his instincts, this was not an ambush, and the Chinese troops might have withdrawn.

The final result proved that the judgment of the captain of the little devil detachment was to fight for it, and the Chinese troops had indeed withdrawn, except for a few tents and fires in the camp, and the rest were those straw men and Chinese soldiers*.

The reason for the explosion was that a little devil accidentally detonated*, causing a chain reaction, resulting in a series of explosions, and the little devil who was highly nervous thought that he had encountered an ambush, so he desperately ran away.

When they came back to check the results, the little devils suddenly realized that they had been fooled. But the little devils did not search the camp thoroughly, because they were afraid that there were still Chinese troops in the camp*.

The commander of the little devil also learned the news, and the Chinese army quietly withdrew from under their noses without spending a single soldier, and with a single shot.

But the commander of the little devil was not discouraged, at least Taiyuan was unharmed, although the Chinese troops withdrew, and their troops did not suffer many casualties. Although the crisis in Taiyuan has been lifted at this time, the commander of the little devil really has to prepare for the next crisis in Taiyuan.

Yangquan east of Taiyuan was recovered by the Chinese army, and the east gate of Taiyuan has also been opened, as long as the new 33rd Army wants to attack Taiyuan, it can send troops from Yangquan at any time to launch an attack on Taiyuan.