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For example, it was very constructive and sudden to dare to use a tank at night before...... If this is an ordinary enemy, I am afraid that one of them will be pushed by Hosokawa Tadayasu by surprise.

But Hosokawa Tadayasu was unlucky, the opponent he met was not an ordinary enemy, his opponent was Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi used the gas bomb to play a game with Hosokawa Tadayasu, and immediately turned passive into active...... This made the Japanese attack useless, and in the end, the enemy would use poison gas bombs to fight it? Still won't use gas bombs to fight!

Expect the enemy to use gas bombs, and wearing a gas mask in the dark will greatly affect combat effectiveness.

It is estimated that the enemy will not use poison gas bombs, and if a few poison gas bombs are fired, the Japanese army will immediately lose its combat capability, and the Japanese army will become a fish on the board to be slaughtered.

What's worse is that even if the Japanese guess correctly, it's useless...... The enemy can still change tactics at any time according to the reaction of the Japanese army.

For example, the Japanese army guessed that the expeditionary force was playing fake this time, so even if the expeditionary force shouted and hit smoke bombs, they did not wear gas masks...... But the expeditionary force is not stupid, of course the Japanese army will not rush up stupidly with bayonets when they see that the Japanese army is not wearing gas masks, and the next thing is a row of real gas bombs.

So in short, no matter how the Japanese army chooses, it will not be pleasing on the battlefield.

But this time, Hosokawa Tadayasu made a different decision......

Looking at the deployment of the Japanese army on the map, Zhang Chi couldn't help frowning.

The main forces of the Japanese army on the periphery of the "research institute" have been moved to the direction of the urban area, and the urban area has been surrounded from three directions: west, north, and south...... This is the third and first circumference, but it is not the same as the surrounding three and one parts.

The difference is that the Japanese army blocked the east with artillery fire, and shouted at the city with several loudspeakers, saying that only the good people of Manchukuo should be released, and the expeditionary force would not be released, and they also repeatedly declared that Japan and Manchukuo were friendly, that the Japanese would not fight the Manchukuo, and that the Chinese army would liquidate the Manchus, Mongols, Koreans, Japanese, and even Chinese.

If the people in Qiqihar are only Chinese, then they will definitely have a Chinese army and will not be deceived by the Japanese army, but the problem is that Qiqihar is located in the Sino-Mongolian border area, which is the place with the largest minority composition and population, plus there are many traitors and local tyrants in the Chinese, and they usually rely on the support of the Japanese to make a fortune on the heads of the people, if the Chinese army drives the Japanese away, they will definitely not have a good life.

The more important question is ...... At this time, the Japanese army had a large number of troops, and there were tanks and artillery outside, while the Chinese expeditionary force had almost no of these in its hands, and it was in a passive defensive state, so some of the people began to hesitate and began to waver.

Of course, the majority of the people and laborers hated the Japanese army, and they told the expeditionary force that they would never bow to the Japanese army, and even if they died, they would die with the Chinese army.

But they are not all of them......

"Staff Officer!" Chen Yangui, the deputy head of the regiment in charge of command in the urban area, quickly made a phone call to the headquarters to ask for instructions: "Some people want to go out, should we let it go or not?!" ”

Staff Officer Liang, who answered the phone, couldn't help frowning, and then turned his gaze to Zhang Chi.

If this is not let go, it will be regarded as using the people as a shield, which will be used by the Japanese army as a propaganda offensive.

If this is released, the people who are released will soon be used by the Japanese army......

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi asked, "Who are the people who want to go out?" ”

"I don't know!" Chen Yangui replied: "It's hard to define identity, but it seems that there are many Japanese ......."

"Hmm!" Zhang Chi replied: "For the sake of the safety of the people's lives, no one is allowed to be released!" Violators will be shot on the spot! ”

"Yes!"

Although this is a bit overbearing, it is natural to use extraordinary means in extraordinary times, and if these Japanese and traitors are just let out, not to mention the military secrets of the expeditionary force, it will also cause unnecessary riots among the people in the city.

When necessary, the militia can get a few Japanese and traitors out and shoot them, and use a killer to set an example for those "good people" to suppress them.

This is only one aspect, and more importantly, the connection between the city and the "research institute" was cut off by the Japanese army...... The expeditionary force did not have enough forces to connect the city with the "Institute" in a defensive line, so a few miles of fire were left in the middle of a vacuum that could not be reached by fire.

Originally, the Japanese army did not dare to insert in the vacuum area for several miles, because it would easily be attacked from both sides of the city and the "research institute".

However, the Japanese army used tanks, infantry, and artillery superiority to build a defensive line in it, and with superior armor and defense, they forcibly blocked the connection between the city and the "research institute" with a defensive attack.

Then the Japanese launched a fierce attack on the city......

As Hosokawa Tadayasu guessed, there was only time to transport a truckload of poison gas bombs in the urban area, and these poison gas bombs were only enough to support the second and third battalions stationed in the urban area for a little longer, but it was even more difficult to hold on for a long time.

However, seeing the Japanese army bombarding the urban area indiscriminately, the battalion stationed in the "research institute" could only stare dryly from the sidelines......

To reinforce the city?

This is not the Japanese army's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, just waiting for a battalion to empty its strength and then launch a sneak attack on the "research institute" in one go.

"Master!" At this time, two more bad news came from the Liang staff officer: "The 63rd Division of the devil is approaching Xingren Town, on the other hand, the 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army is estimated to arrive in Qiqihar early tomorrow morning!" ”

Xingren Town is the link between Qiqihar and Harbin, and it is also the barrier to the west of Harbin, and the loss of Xingren Town means that the Chinese army will be further cut off, and Harbin will also be surrounded by two Japanese divisions.

The 54th Brigade of the Japanese Army...... Now it is a little powerless to deal with the 53rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, and if another brigade comes up, I am afraid that it will surround Qiqihar and make it impassable, and even if the "Research Institute" is afraid of poison gas bombs, it will be useless.

"Master!" Staff Officer Liang asked: "Do you want to transfer the reserves?" ”

The reserves mentioned by Staff Officer Liang are the second and third battalions of the third regiment...... The third regiment was responsible for capturing Xingren Town, but Xingren Town only needed one battalion to garrison it, and now there was a division approaching Xingren Town...... Then it was time to call in reserves to hold the town of Heungin.

But Zhang Chi looked at the map, shook his head and said, "No, order the third regiment to abandon Xingren Town and retreat in the direction of Harbin!" ”

(To be continued.) )