At night, the Western and Southern Fronts were relatively quiet, and apart from the occasional sound of artillery, there was no hand-to-hand exchange on either side.

The scuffle in the dark night is out of control. Especially for the vanguard army, night battles made it impossible to bring out the advantages of equipment. Searchlights, fires, and flares lit up the open space where the two sides were fighting, cutting off the devil's intention to attack at night.

"The casualties are too great!" The chief of staff of the 10th Division, Tsuki Buji, had his eyelids jumping, and in a short half-day attack, more than 3,000 people were killed, but he only advanced 300 meters. Watching his comrades fall one by one, the courage of those recruits seemed to be exhausted, and while the night was coming, the devils also stopped attacking.

In the distance, there was a melodious song from the Himeji area.

"Order the people to stop that comfort camp, let the boys sing the military song, pluck up their courage, and continue the attack tomorrow!" The commander of the division, Major General Yoshio Shinozuka, said categorically. He understood the situation of the army at this time, and if he didn't defeat the vanguard army this time, his morale would be low in the future.

It turned out that the few remaining veterans of the 10th Division had lost the courage to fight against the vanguard. The daytime fight relied on the spirit of the recruits.

"Tomorrow, the 16th and 116th divisions will attack with us!"

"Tomorrow, it's up to tomorrow!" Shouichi Terauchi looked in the direction of southwest Lu and sighed. At this time, he no longer lost his temper, and the defeat was decided. All he could do was try his best to recover the decline and reduce the bigger losses. The news from the Beiping side was quite bad, and most of the city of Beiping had fallen into the control of the vanguard army.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near. Without the adjustment of troops, even the best plan is useless.

In order to avoid a surprise attack by the vanguard army, Tianjin's troops did not dare to deploy everywhere. If Tianjin is empty, and the vanguard army comes to be airborne again, it will be troublesome. For this reason, the Tangshan side only sent a brigade to support, but the news just came that the vanguard army attacked more than 5,000 people, and they came from the station to the city.

"Damn it!" Shouichi Terauchi suddenly cursed, but then he shook his head again and looked up to the sky and sighed.

The vanguard army developed so fast that no one expected that they would develop so strongly.

"With the support of the outside world, it may be possible to win one or two battles, but in China, which lacks a military industrial base of all kinds, it is too difficult to maintain a strong army. The vanguard army was just a local militia last year, and no one thought that in just one year, it would become a behemoth that directly resisted the two or three hundred thousand troops of the empire. It's a miracle! A miracle that no one expected! Shouichi Terauchi said slowly to Naosaburo Okabe.

The latter was thinking about other things at this time, and after hearing this, he hesitated for a moment before he said: "What if the empire takes the initiative to recognize the North China regime of the vanguard army?" ”

Terauchi Shouichi was stunned when he heard this, and then said slowly: "Let's talk about it tomorrow!" ”

"Tomorrow, wait until tomorrow, the big picture will be decided!" Meng Xiang looked at the night outside the window.

The night was long, and in the anxious waiting, every minute and every second was so difficult.

"Stop, who are you?" A flashlight shone through.

"We are from the 3rd Propaganda Team of the Vanguard Army." Ding Ling honestly lowered his hand. Gunfire continued to sound in the city of Beiping, and a tense atmosphere filled the air. At this time, everyone's heart is tense, and in this case, it is best not to make any excessive movements in front of the muzzle.

"Oh, the password!"

"Down with the paper tiger of the Emperor!" Ding Ling hurriedly shouted, these strange passwords, ordinary people really can't guess.

"I'm going to eat shit!" Bao Sanchun replied. Since it is not a critical place, a password is sufficient. Bao Sanchun looked at the people who came, just three ordinary students. But he knew that this third propaganda team had made a lot of contributions.

Immediately after the vanguard army entered Beiping City, a student organization of the Third Propaganda Brigade, which had been lurking in Beiping in advance, came to contact them to help guide the way and stabilize law and order. Especially in the propaganda and pacification of the occupied areas, the enthusiasm of the students was more effective than that of the fully armed vanguard soldiers.

Meng Xiang originally established the Third Propaganda Team, which was mainly aimed at organizing behind enemy lines. In the beginning, their purpose was not to encourage the students to take on the role of internal response, but to take these talented students to the Special Administrative Region. The Special Economic Zone lacks qualified personnel, but there are a large number of student troops in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai who are exploring a way out of China in confusion.

Meng Xiang lit a bright lamp of hope for them in time.

At this critical juncture, these young people of the Beiping Brigade of the Third Propaganda Team have made new contributions.

"Is there anything you guys are up to?" Bao Sanchun asked.

"We need to be armed, we also have to participate in the battle, there are many big Han annihilations who have not been punished, we have to find them out." A tall, thin young man with a pimpled face next to him was the first to answer.

Ding Ling sighed in his heart, after the vanguard army attacked the city, the ranks of the third propaganda team increased dramatically, and suddenly expanded from more than 100 people to more than 2,000 people, among which there were many speculators. But it seems that there is no objection from above, and those who come do not refuse.

"They're going to get a fair trial from the citizens' courts. As for arming, I'm sorry, not for the time being. Bao Sanchun, who was the platoon commander, replied directly.

"Why can't we have weapons? We can fight too! A short, short-haired schoolgirl retorted.

Bao Sanchun couldn't help but laugh, even those recruits could shoot bullets nervously when they encountered a plane flying by, let alone these students.

"Untrained personnel can't use weapons, let alone go to the battlefield casually, that's to kill them. This is also the rule of our vanguard army! Don't you know? Bao Sanchun grimaced and glanced at Ding Ling, who was silent.

"A few professors in our school are big Han Jian, so how many people can you take out to accompany us to arrest them?" Acne tall with a little commanding tone.

"Sorry, the arrest can only be carried out by members of the gendarmerie, and the trespassing of other people's homes will be considered illegal, and we have the right to enforce coercive measures against them." Bao Sanchun said with a cold face. It is to prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity to mess around, so this measure was introduced. Of course, the army is not subject to such restrictions during the war, and bullets are the best pass.

The muzzles of the two soldiers next to him deliberately aimed forward. Looking at the two pale companions, Ding Ling sighed in his heart and said with a busy smile: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." We're just trying to do our best. ”

"Then you can go to the army office and sign up for the vanguard army, by the way, isn't there a registration point for joining the army on your third propaganda team?" Bao Sanchun also softened his breath.

Ding Ling's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he didn't entangle with these people again, and when the time came, he would be much happier to join the army and fight devils directly. It seems that the second brother Ding Xi is also in the vanguard.

At this time, Ding Xi was teasing a big black dog, and in the distance, more than a dozen dogs were consciously patrolling around.

Suddenly, the big black dog pricked up its ears and looked quickly in one direction, and there was a low roar in his throat, as if it was about to roll out a roar.

"There is a situation!" Ding Xi looked at the side of Xuzhou City, where there was no movement except for an earth-shattering explosion that came every ten minutes or so. Ding Xi let go of the big black dog, and Inu Qi ran out quickly, looking back at Ding Xi who came with him from time to time.

"The devil is running away!" When Ding Xi followed Dog Qi to the west of Xuzhou City, he saw a group of troops quietly passing through Xuzhou City.

"The city should have been burned!" The captain of the 65th Wing, the two corners of the industry, said fiercely.

"Bastard, isn't this a blatant way to tell the vanguard of our whereabouts? Quietly go out of the city, don't shoot and set fire! The chief of staff of the 13th Division next to him, Ji Yuan Ju Dazuo, walked out of Xuzhou City and just breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but be annoyed when he heard it.

Tonight, the giant cannons of the vanguard army did not attack the devils who showed their heads. The remaining men and horses of the 13th Division immediately organized people to prepare for the evacuation of Xuzhou City. Having been tortured by the cannon for so long, enough has been fed.

"Hey! However, we can quickly get in touch with the 6th Division when we go to the south! Resist the attack of the vanguard army together! The two corners of the industry and Yoshihara are familiar with each other, and they can't help asking.

"The road to the south is so smooth, maybe there will be an ambush, we don't go to the south, we want to go to the west that they can't imagine! The vanguard army would not have thought that there would be four divisions near Heze tomorrow, right? Hum! Yoshihara couldn't help but sneer.

It was an order from Motoyoshi Sugiyama, and he came up with the idea when the 13th Division made a request to evacuate. Shouichi Terauchi had a good idea, but the honor would not be his.

"On the principle of destroying the army of the vanguard army. The firepower of the Vanguard is no longer as simple as buying, they are probably already producing ammunition, and not just that there is a secret passage that we cannot block. Since we can't block the source of their weapons, let's do everything we can to block them. Nearly four divisions, biting off their flesh little by little, to see how they resisted? Sugiyama Yuan, who was in Nanjing City, also turned his gaze to Luxinan.

"The southern front is empty!" Shunroku Hata said with some dissatisfaction. The transfer of the 13th Division left only one 101st Division, half of the Sixth Division, and a Third Division to protect Nanjing.

"Is it to put on this position and see if the vanguard army will come to attack? As far as I can deduce, the southern front of the vanguard army is more than enough to defend and not enough to attack. Their logistical capabilities can be estimated by the call of their vehicles, and it is a miracle that they attacked this position at this time, and that the two hundred heavy guns did not collapse their logistics. How could they possibly go further south? Sugiyama Mototo shook his head, glanced at Shunroku Hata and said, "Besides, if the vanguard really wants to attack, it will be exactly what I want." After a while, the Yellow River will have a thick layer of ice. ”

"Someone below discovered the actions of the Yue Army and reported the news of the escape of the 13th Division!" Fan Chong rubbed his brows and said.

"That man is vigilant, and he deserves praise!" Meng Xiang drank a cup of coffee and said. After just sleeping for an hour, he still hasn't eliminated his fatigue, and the tea is as unrelieved as drinking boiled water. And after drinking the tea soaked by Tang Mingyue, he was actually picky about the tea of Rat Er, so he changed to a cup of coffee. The hundreds of instant coffees developed in the Special Economic Zone still do not meet the standards recognized by Mengxiang. However, it is used to relieve fatigue, and the effect is almost the same.

"However, the devils of Xuzhou City have withdrawn like this, and it is not bad to give us an empty city for nothing." Meng Xiang rubbed his cheeks and said with a smile, he forced the devil away just with the giant cannon, and even he couldn't believe it. The reconnaissance of the night plane in the sky is still hovering in the air, although this time it flew a little higher, and the infrared distance was limited and it was not clear to see, but the whereabouts of the devil brigade were generally known.

In the south and west, the vanguard army did not arrange ambushes, and at this time, the troops on the southern front were insufficient, and it was not possible to count on those tens of thousands of recruits to fight. More than a dozen fires a day are not just a problem of poor training. In the constant bombardment of heavy artillery, it was not only the devils who were nervous, but also the recruits of the vanguard army who were restless and waiting for the arrival of the big war. Without the cover of artillery fire, these recruits will face veterans like the 13th Division, and the casualties will be very large.

The vanguard army only thought about defense and did not act against them, the focus of the vanguard army's attack was in the north, and the devils moved the focus of their attack to the western front, where the devils had sufficient troops. Although there were a lot of troops on the southern front, in the face of the possible casualties caused by more than 200 heavy artillery, the devils retreated.

"The 13th Division is going west, what do they mean?" Fan Chong looked at the map for a long time and was silent, "Are they going to attack the 41st Division in the Heze area with the Yue army in North China?" ”

"It's possible!" Meng Xiang looked at it for a long time and realized this possibility. The 13th Division was released, and although Xuzhou City was obtained for nothing, a hungry wolf was also released. But the devil has made up his mind, and if he wants to run, the two giant cannons can't stop him.

"The pressure on the Western Front is too great, although there are two dissatisfied formations, but after all, there are four divisions!" Fan Chong worried.

"Don't we still have a trick, three divisions are also sent, and four divisions are also sent!" Meng Xiang said with a smile.

"You mean that?" Fan Chong's eyes lit up, and then he rubbed his hands happily and said, "It's really exciting!" I'd love to go and see it! ”

"Don't worry, several cameras have been arranged, and you'll see the images then." Although Meng Xiang said, he also wanted to take a look at the front in his heart, after all, the gap between the image and the actual situation is still quite large.

"It's going to be dawn soon!" Meng Xiang looked out the window, and the glimmer of dawn had already appeared on the horizon.