The speed of the Japanese sweep remained unchanged, advancing less than five kilometers in one day, occupying a total of eight large and small villages and towns.

Last night's attack made all the Japanese troops vigilant.

Tonight, a total of 10 brigades of devils were particularly vigilant, and when they arrived at their destination, they began to arrange and strengthen the defense of the garrison.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, the garrison of five of the infantry brigades was again attacked by a new regiment.

"Division commander, this is what happened after five of the infantry brigades were attacked: the offensive of the Eighth Route Army was not very violent, it was more like a tentative attack!" At the headquarters of the Japanese division in Linfen City, the chief of staff stood next to the sand table and introduced very carefully.

"What are they trying to do? Siege for reinforcements? Lieutenant General Ito asked rhetorically with a frown.

"Probably not!" The chief of staff shook his head and replied.

"An infantry brigade that was attacked didn't have much pressure, it didn't need support at all, so there was no reinforcement......

Lieutenant General Ito shook his head and ordered: "Since we don't know the reason, then we will wait until the opponent reveals their true purpose!" ”

"Give orders to all troops on the front line, they must be strictly guarded, try to avoid sorties, and repel the Japanese attack!"

The chief of staff nodded in support: "Our opponent is too cunning, this kind of fight can indeed minimize the casualties of the troops, and it will not reveal any defensive loopholes, giving the opponent a chance to take advantage of!" ”

"I'll give the order right away!"

If it was Japanese troops elsewhere, an infantry brigade was attacked by a battalion of the Eighth Route Army. The first reaction was to take the initiative and then launch a counterattack to take out the battalion.

However, the devils in Linfen were all scared.

And the opponent's new regiment is too cunning, and no one knows if the attack they are seeing now is a conspiracy. Is the new regiment hiding more troops outside, just waiting for them to come out, and then divide and surround the attacking troops, and wipe them out little by little.

Two hours later, the quiet headquarters of Linfen City once again sounded very rapid footsteps!

"Division commander, the Eighth Route Army dispatched five more battalions of attacking troops. Our remaining five-way sweeping troops were all attacked, but the offensive of these Eighth Route Army was also not very violent! ”

"What do they want to do?" Lieutenant General Ito's already frowning brow furrowed even deeper at this time.

Seeing that his subordinates lowered their heads and did not speak, Lieutenant General Ito frowned and analyzed: "According to intelligence, the new regiment has a total of fifteen battalions in its hands, and now ten battalions have been dispatched, where are the remaining five battalions!" ”

"Can't find them!" The chief of staff shook his head and replied.

"This large area has been cleared by the Eighth Route Army, and all our intelligence agents lurking here have been transferred to the hinterland of their base area. There is no other source of intelligence except intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance unit and aerial reconnaissance! ”

"However, there is a judgment on the lowly position, will the remaining five battalions of the Eighth Route Army be behind!"

"There are hundreds of thousands of civilians in their rear all of a sudden, and there are still a lot of places to defend to defend against other directions of the imperial army's attack on their base area!"

"It's possible!" Lieutenant General Ito replied with a frown, and he couldn't make a particularly accurate judgment.

Pointing to the map, he analyzed: "If there are no troops in these places, our troops will take advantage of the weakness and enter the hinterland of their base areas. It doesn't take too many troops, just one infantry brigade can bring a devastating blow to the new regiment! ”

"Order all the garrisons on the front line, and try to counterattack!"

"If there are really only ten battalions of the Eighth Route Army on the front line, we have twelve brigades of imperial troops and several thousand imperial troops, and we have an advantage in terms of strength and firepower. A brigade battlefield against their battalion, there is no problem at all! ”

The 5th Brigade of the Japanese Army was stationed, and he was the first unit to be attacked.

The sound of gunfire and explosions had been ringing in Miyamoto's ears for more than two hours.

The Eighth Route Army outside the garrison seemed to be tireless, attacking every ten minutes.

Although the attacking forces were small, there was only one infantry platoon at a time, and the heavy weapons were only two or three light machine guns, one heavy machine gun, two or three grenadiers, sometimes mortars, and sometimes no mortars.

Such an offensive basically does not put pressure on himself, but Miyamoto Shaosa is unable to prevent it.

The opponents are too cunning, and the whole battle can have a fixed direction from the beginning.

The previous round of attacks had just been repulsed here, and the next round of attacks suddenly ran a hundred meters away, causing the entire imperial army in the garrison to panic, nervous, and unable to rest.

"Sir, we can't fight like this anymore, although the casualties of the troops are minimal, they can't kill or injure many Eighth Route Army. What's more, the troops have no way to rest. Continuing to fight like this is a very huge test of the physical strength and morale of the soldiers! The adjutant beside Miyamoto Shaoza couldn't help but remind.

"And we don't have much ammunition with us, the order given to us by our superiors is to hold on, and now it's night, as long as there is a little wind and grass outside, we will use machine gun fire and bomb with shells, according to this rate of ammunition consumption, at most three nights, our ammunition will be exhausted!"

"If there really is only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army outside, I suggest we take the initiative!"

"Even if you can't kill them or inflict heavy damage on them, you have to fight them back and end the battle in front of you as soon as possible."

Miyamoto Shaozo also wanted to attack, as an officer of the field army, he had always pressed the Chinese army to attack, where had he ever been so aggrieved as in front of him.

In order to avoid being deceived, he was blocked by the troops of a battalion of the Eighth Route Army and was passively beaten.

However, he had to carry out the orders of the division and regiment headquarters, and the Eighth Route Army outside the garrison was indeed too cunning, and it was impossible for the attacking troops to come back if they went out.

Just when Miyamoto Shaoza was embarrassed, the communication soldier rushed over.

"Sir, the division commander is in a hurry!"

Miyamoto Shaosa took the telegram and began to browse it. After a few seconds, the frowning brow relaxed.

"Ten battalions, the new regiment of the Eighth Route Army has already dispatched ten battalions this evening, and with the exception of a few battalions left behind in the rear, there are no other troops left in the Eighth Route Army on the front line."

The adjutant next to him also became excited: "In other words, there is only one battalion of the Eighth Route Army around us, and we can attack!" ”

"Yes, the division headquarters also means this, let us decide on our own counterattack forces, carry out counterattacks appropriately, and repel ......the attack of the Eighth Route Army," Miyamoto Shaosa affirmed.

Then he ordered with excitement on his face: "Adjutant, immediately assemble a reinforced squadron and prepare to attack!" ”

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