Just when Liu Yimin was non-stop in Tianjin to use a series of methods to confuse and lure the enemy, the army had already entered the city of Cangxian.

The sun at 8 a.m. in the winter of North China looked a little lazy and lazy, as if he did not want to see this group of two-legged beasts under the ancient city of Cangxian.

Major General Se Wuping, wearing a pair of snow-white gloves, held a telescope and carefully observed the quiet ancient city of Cangxian.

Major General Se Wuping is no stranger to the ancient city of Cangxian, and as early as before he set out from Yueben, in accordance with the requirements of the military headquarters, officers of his rank have seriously studied the history, geography, customs, and customs of North China. He knows that the ancient city in front of him and the land at his feet are very famous in China, and it is the hometown of martial arts that vibrates all over the world, and it is said that only in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there have been more than 1,400 martial artists and martial artists.

Major General Se Wuping remembered that when he read Qianlong's "Cangzhou Chronicles" in the Qing Dynasty, there was a passage in it: "Cangyi is vulgar and martial arts, and life and death are light, and they have been known for their integrity since ancient times. In the world of peace, the home gives people feet, the toes are high, and the majestic wind of the sea is like the sea. Once something happens, put on the liver and gall, and exert the strength to defend the countryside, although it is not sympathetic. When he read this, he once praised it, thinking that the tragic song of Yan Zhao in the Tang poem was about the heroic chivalry of this place.

When he received the order to fight in North China, he still had a trace of worry in his heart, wondering if this land of North China, which was full of pathos and heroism, would make his martial arts and deeds dusty. Later, when he came to North China, he had no opponent in the direction of the troops. When passing by the ancient city of Cangxian, he didn't have time to take a look, so he led the army to hurriedly pursue south. What Yan Zhao's generosity is still thinking about in his heart, it is purely the imagination of the literati!

This return to Tianjin can be regarded as allowing Major General Se Wuping to see what the real Chinese [***] team and Chinese tactics are, a small cavalry unit, and the casualties caused by the Eighth Brigade are even greater than the losses from Tianjin to Jinan. And the elite 8th Brigade did not even pick up a single rotten shoe of the enemy. Shame, real shame!

It is precisely because of this that when Major General Se Wuping led the Eighth Brigade to the city of Cangxian, he looked at the calm ancient city and did not dare to break into the city. Because he didn't know if there would be countless traps waiting for him in this ancient city that seemed to have a wide open door.

After carefully observing for a long time, seeing that the gate of Cangxian County was still empty, and there was no one in sight, Major General Se Wuping felt that it might really be an empty city, otherwise it would be impossible not to see a person for so long. On second thought, there is a trap in it, so you have to go in and see. Otherwise, the Eighth Brigade will not be mixed up in the future, and it will not be able to afford to lose that person. So, Major General Se Wuhei waved his hand, and the flag soldier immediately waved the flag and gave the order.

As a result, the artillery, tank guns and heavy machine guns of the 8th Brigade came to the Cangxian city wall to conduct a fire reconnaissance.

The ancient Cangxian County is like a boulder in the storm, not moving at all, and there is not even a trace of the echo of the water hitting the cold cliff.

Major General Se Wuping waved his hand again, and the flag soldiers waved the flag again, and a small group of devils got up from the ground, waving the plaster flag, and searched for the south gate of Cangxian County.

Major General Se Wuping held the binoculars, his heart pounding, and he couldn't tell whether he hoped that there were traps or no traps in it, but his hand holding the telescope was a little trembling anyway.

Seeing that the vanguard team entered the city and quickly sent back the signal of the peace flag, Major General Se Wuping's hanging heart finally let go, stood up, pulled out the command knife, pointed to the ancient city of Cangxian, and let out an excited shout: "What's new!" ”

Numata Tazo Osa was waiting impatiently for a long time. Last night, his first brigade had been crippled in the Battle of Fengjiakou, and the ensuing shelling made him vomit blood, and he was in a hurry to catch up and catch the hateful Chinese cavalry to take revenge! Upon hearing the brigade commander's order to advance, Numata Takazo Daisa flew on his horse, drew his command knife, and commanded the second and third brigades of the 39th Wing, surrounded by tanks and armored vehicles, and rushed towards the southern city gate.

Although Major General Se Wuping has been very careful, although the ancient city of Cangxian County does look calm and empty, but "the soldiers are treacherous", who can know whether there is still the Eighth Route Army in the ancient city of Cangxian?

After receiving an urgent telegram from Liu Yimin at 5:50 a.m., Lei Ming and Cheng Cuilin immediately arranged for the emergency evacuation of the troops, and ordered the cavalry battalion to withdraw to Cangxian County, and then use the electric explosives, mines, and strong fortifications that had been planted long ago to give the enemy a head-on attack, and then quickly retreat in disguise.

When Wang Shuyou and Shi Qianli led the cavalry battalion to Cangxian, the main force of the Fourth Brigade had already withdrawn. The staff officers left behind by the brigade headquarters conveyed to them the orders of the brigade commander and political commissar, handed over the ammunition and food and grass that had been replenished to them, explained the situation of the city defense and the route of transfer, and then pursued the troops.

When Wang Shuyou was 15 years old, he carried a shuttle dart to join the Red Army in the Soviet area. In addition, the current troops are so well-armed and have such sufficient ammunition, it is not at all the kind of saying that you have to charge after three shots in the Soviet area, so as soon as I heard the orders of the brigade commander and political commissar conveyed by the staff officer of the brigade headquarters, I smiled happily in my heart, patted Shi Qianli's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Old man, this is probably going to be enjoyable." ”

Shi Qianli frowned and said: "Don't be happy first, you haven't seen the posture of the devil, such a big Cangxian county, we only have one battalion, and the troops are too small." Hurry up and find a way to deploy! ”

Wang Shuyou smiled: "What are you afraid of, it's not for us to defend to the death, the brigade commander's order is very clear, that is, let us set off explosives, detonate mines, beat up the devil guy, and then get on the horse and run away." I want to do this, let the three companies guard the north, east, and west gates, and focus on the north gate, and we will go from there, even if the devil finds out, he will think that we have retreated to Tianjin. Concentrate the 1st Company, the 2nd Company and the Fire Support Company to guard the South Gate. The devil comes from the south, and this must be the focus of the devil's attack. We let their search team in first, and when they send back a signal that the situation is normal, let the second company concentrate automatic fire such as light machine guns, submachine guns, automatic rifles, and shell guns to kill them. At the same time, the second company was responsible for blocking the city gates. A company and a fire support company entered the fortifications at the base of the city walls. Mortars and grenadiers were not used in the fire support company, and they were directly loaded on horseback, and except for the bazooka that was left to deal with the tanks that were lucky enough not to encounter anti-tank mines, the rest of the fighters were replaced with light and heavy machine guns. When the devil's brigade entered the city, we set off explosives and concentrated our fire on him and beat the devils. As soon as the devil retreats, we will retreat. By the time they attacked the city, we had already left Cangxian. Let the devils search this city slowly. ”

After Shi Qianli heard this, he pondered it for a while and felt that it was feasible. The two of them acted separately, Wang Shuyou commanded the troops to conceal the defense, and Shi Qianli organized the cooking squads of each company to cook and take care of the war horses, striving to let the soldiers take a breath, squint for a while, and eat a hot meal.

When the devils arrived at the city of Cangxian, the cavalry battalion of the Fourth Brigade was already in full battle.

The explosives packs, anti-tank mines, and anti-infantry mines laid by the Fourth Brigade at the South City Gate were used to deal with the attacks of the devil group when holding Cangxian County, and were much larger than the explosives packs and mine arrays laid by the cavalry battalion at Fengjiakou. A 200-metre-long bag of explosives was planted on the main road, with anti-tank and anti-infantry mines on both sides of the road, and ordinary mines and land mines on all sides of the city walls. As long as the devil dares to besiege the city from all sides, he must first wade through the mine array. According to the design of the thunder, when the city is broken, the devils will pour into the city, and they will encounter mines and traps everywhere, and they will not be able to live in peace. To tell the truth, if there is no enemy's powerful sea and air forces to teach the arrangement of the Fourth Brigade in Cangxian County, the little devil will enter the city and will fall into difficult street battles, and if he wants to take Cangxian, he will have to pay a heavy price.

The development of the matter is really as Wang Shuyou judged, because the city gate was wide open, the devil thought it was an empty city, afraid of a trap, first came to a fire reconnaissance, and then sent a small search team into the city to search. Seeing that the teacher smiled thousands of miles away, he whispered to Wang Shuyou, the old man is really good!

Seeing that the 39th Wing was about to arrive at the gate of the city, Major General Se Wuping was also completely relieved, and ordered the personnel of the brigade headquarters to prepare to enter the city.

When Major General Se Wuping heard that the gunshots were all the sounds of automatic weapons, he knew that it was broken, and he was in charge of the man again.

Ignoring the demeanor of the major general, Major General Se Wuping immediately stood up and shouted: "Koutai! Mouth too! Mouth too! "I want the troops to withdraw.

At this time, it is obviously too late to shout. Because Wang Shuyou, who was hiding in a dark castle and grinning, had already waved his hand. The engineer squad leader beside him immediately pressed the detonator, and a loud bang rang out one after another, enveloping all the three tanks, four armored vehicles, and two squadrons of devil soldiers who had arrived at the city gate into smoke and dust. Wang Shuyou's nose was bleeding.

After wiping a nosebleed, Wang Shuyou snatched the machine gun from the hand of a soldier and opened it on the firing port. For a while, at the bottom of the Cangxian city wall, the barrels of revenge guns stretched out one after another, shooting fiercely at the devil team.

The changes in front of him made Numata Tazo Osa stunned. However, this guy is a veteran who participated in the Russian War, and he doesn't know if he has other skills, and he definitely has the ability to save his life. The moment the gun rang out in the castle, Numata Tazo Osa rolled off the saddle and crawled on the ground. At this moment, listening to the dense gunfire and watching his soldiers staggered by the enemy's bullets, Numata Tazo Daisa's tears came out, and he didn't forget to shout "Koutai" in his mouth, beckoning the soldiers to retreat.

Seeing that the 39th Wing had suffered such a brutal blow, Major General Se Takehei's eyes were about to drip blood, and he ordered the artillery to open fire one after another to cover the retreat of the 39th Wing.

Although the devil artillery was ready to enter the city just now, the combat quality was placed there, and after receiving the order, they quickly prepared, and in a short time, the artillery shells of the army had already fallen on the city wall of Cangxian County and on the streets of the city. It is a pity that the Fourth Brigade originally received the order to hold on, and the strength of the fortifications required to be able to resist heavy artillery strikes, and the devil artillery fought for a long time, so naturally it did not have much effect, and the light and heavy machine guns and rifles of the Eighth Route Army still chased the figure of the devil soldiers and beat hard.

The 10th Division was worthy of being the elite of the army, and the soldiers at this time were also veterans with relatively high combat skills, and after sobering up from the blow, the soldiers quickly lay down and rolled, dodging bullets, and retreating while returning fire.

Seeing that the devil soldiers have withdrawn, it would be a waste of bullets to fight again. Wang Shuyou ordered to stop shooting, the second company closed the city gate, the whole battalion changed into devil uniforms, raised the devil's plaster flag, and retreated from the north gate.

Major General Se Wuping watched the miserable 39th Wing climb back, and watched several soldiers of the Eighth Route Army in gray uniforms close the city gate unhurriedly, trembling with anger, and silently ordered the artillery to open fire, blow up this damn small city, and bury all the Chinese army in the city.

The devil's artillery kept shelling, and the bricks of the city wall flew around. Fortunately, the city walls at that time were very strong, and the devils couldn't blow up for a while. In the end, the devil artillery concentrated its fire on the south city gate, and this time it finally worked, blowing up the city gate building, and completely blocking the south gate with rubble and bricks.

Major General Se Wuping, who had already suffered several losses, became completely cautious this time, and he judged that the Central [***] team would definitely defend the county seat of Cangxian County and prevent the imperial army from moving north to recapture Tianjin. Thinking back to what happened last night to now, Major General Setakehei felt that he had met an opponent he had never seen in his life. The army in front of him was not only well-armed and well-trained, but also extremely cunning and vicious, and could even use the vicious means of burying explosives in the road to detonate them.

Looking at the quiet Cangxian county again, Major General Se Wuping felt that it was simply a black hole, a black hole that specialized in devouring the soldiers and chariots of the imperial army. Dark and unfathomable.

After Numata Tazo Osa withdrew, he no longer had the heroic spirit of the imperial army, and stood beside Major General Setakehei without saying a word. At this time, seeing that His Excellency the Brigade Commander's hand had been trembling, Numata Tajiazo Daisa felt that it was time for him to make up for his mistakes, so he spoke: "Your Excellency the Brigade Commander, this Cangxian county town is very dangerous, and you should ask the division commander for tactical guidance, and ask the aviation force to bomb on a large scale, and kill all the hateful instructors in the city." ”

When Major General Se Wuping heard this, his hands stopped trembling, and a grim sneer appeared on his face, and he directly sent a report to Lieutenant General Ryosuke Isogu, saying that he had encountered the main force of the instructor in the county seat of Cangxian County, and that the 39th Wing had encountered major difficulties in attacking, and requested urgent tactical guidance from the division commander and requested that aviation troops be sent to bombard the county seat of Cangxian on a large scale.

Ryosuke Isoko was taken aback when he received the telegram, when would this situation arise and make the invincible Eighth Brigade ask for urgent tactical guidance? It seems that in Cangxian County, he did meet the main force of Liu Yimin's tutor.

Ryosuke Isogu sent a telegram directly to General Terauchi Shouichi, asking the air force to urgently dispatch and bomb the county seat of Cangxian on a large scale.

After sending the telegram, the main force of the division under the command of Ryosuke Isogu quickly rushed to the county seat of Cangxian.

General Terauchi Shouichi was in a very good mood this morning, the combined fleet had arrived, the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Divisions had landed in Qinhuangdao, the 24th Division had also arrived in Zunhua, the 6th and 16th Divisions and the Guoqi Detachment had also arrived, and the great net of the imperial army had been formed, and Liu Yimin was still unconscious, and he was visiting the consulates of various countries in Tianjin, and he was making a speech. I'll see where you run this time!

General Terauchi Shouichi, who was full of joy, stared at the map in the headquarters and laughed, and from time to time he said a few "yo system". After receiving the telegram from Ryosuke Isoko, General Terauchi Shouichi said to Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo: "Okabe-kun, Lieutenant General Isoko is becoming more and more timid, it is obviously Liu Yimin's peripheral defense force, and it is a small county town, and the elite 10th Division can't take it, and it simply disgraces His Majesty the Emperor's face." Forget it, please contact the Combined Fleet and let their powerful carrier-based air fleet go to Cangxian County to clear the way for Isogujun. By the way, he sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Nishio Shouzo, asking him to urge the ministries to speed up. If the Kwantung Army is allowed to move south and attack Tianjin first, the face of our North China Front Army will not be good. Please, hurry up. ”

After Lieutenant General Okabe Naosaburo went to convey the order, General Shouichi Terauchi couldn't hold back his joy and began to think about what to do with the problem of eliminating the instructor and arresting Liu Yimin. Is it better to cut off the head directly, or to lock it up and humiliate it first? Is it better to dedicate it directly to His Majesty the Emperor, or to His Majesty the Emperor and the beautiful Empress Ryoko? Thinking about it, I don't know how to deal with it. In the end, General Terauchi Shouichi made up his mind, and after capturing Liu Yimin, he first asked him to be a soldier for a few days, serving him tea, pouring water, washing his feet, and when the torture was enough, he was escorted back to Yuben and dedicated to His Majesty the Emperor and Empress Ryoko.

Isogu Ryosuke quickly rushed to the city of Cangxian County, and was shocked after seeing the tragic situation of the 39th Wing, when had the 10th Division suffered such a big loss.

Ryosuke Isoko's face was bruised, his eyes were red, and he stretched out his hand to pull over Numata Takazo Osa, and the crackling was a slap, and his mouth kept scolding Baga and Baga. It wasn't until the corners of the unlucky Numata Tazo Osa were bleeding straight out of his mouth and nose that Ryosuke Isoko stopped.

After a while, Isoko's mood eased a little, and when he saw that Numata Takazo Daisa's face was covered with blood, he took out his snow-white handkerchief, wiped his face for Numata Takazo Daisa, and asked the guards to get some water, and asked His Excellency Osa to tidy up the army's appearance, which moved Numata Tazozo Osa to tears.

Isogu Liansuke ordered his troops to besiege the county seat of Cangxian on all sides, and the main direction of attack was set at the south gate, and after the bombing of the air force, a full-scale attack was launched, and the city was broken in one fell swoop.

It didn't take long for the planes of the Combined Fleet to arrive, and the black pressure was overwhelming, and the bombs were thrown down like hailstones. The sound of explosions in Cangxian County was endless.

After the plane dropped the bomb, it flew away, and Ryosuke Isoko ordered the field artillery wing to immediately open fire and cover the division to launch a full-scale attack.

(To be continued)