The battle lasted all night, affecting everyone's hearts.

Not only did Zhao Zhiguo stay awake all night, but Murano Masao also spent the entire night staring at his brigade headquarters.

At dawn, the Japanese army finally figured out the specific strength of the attacking troops.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, there are more than 3,000 attacking troops, and we have not found any heavy artillery used by the troops." The Signal Corps reported.

"How is the situation at the position?"

The two sides fought fiercely all night, and it was impossible to maintain the initial situation.

"We lost some of our outer positions, but most of the important positions are in our hands."

In the fierce battle last night, the Second Battalion led by Qin Dongsheng still made a breakthrough and occupied some of the Little Japanese's outer positions.

However, most of the core positions are still in the hands of the Japanese army, and they will suffer heavy casualties if they continue to attack them.

After dawn, Qin Dongsheng did not retreat and formed a confrontation with the Guanggu Division.

"Does the Chinese army still show no signs of retreat?"

In the past, Zhao Zhiguo's troops would launch attacks only at night and withdraw from the battle before dawn.

"There is no sign of retreat, and even they are still launching attacks in certain areas." The Japanese communications officer reported what was happening on the front line.

"This time, Zhao Zhiguo came prepared!" Masao Murano thought, "We need scouts to understand the movements of Zhao Zhiguo's other troops."

"Brigade commander, is it too late to send out scouts now?"

They didn't know where Zhao Zhiguo's main force was. By the time they dispersed the scouts and found Zhao Zhiguo's main force, the day lilies were already cold.

"Plane, send our plane for reconnaissance. If Zhao Zhiguo's troops move on a large scale, they will definitely be discovered by our plane."

Masao Murano thought of their air power.

If Zhao Zhiguo wanted to capture the position guarded by Guanggu Division, it was impossible for him to just send the same force to attack.

Another force must be somewhere they least expected.

Maybe he has come here for Pingcheng!

Masao Murano urgently contacted their aviation unit and asked them to send reconnaissance planes to scout the area between Pingcheng and Wangxian.

"Captain, the Third Battalion sent a telegram, they have arrived at the designated location!"

Zhao Ziming led his troops into enemy-occupied areas and lurked in accordance with the original plan.

"Send a telegram to the Second Battalion and ask them to slow down the offensive and create an illusion to the little devils that our troops have reached the limit of their offensive."

Only by making the Japanese feel that they cannot defeat the Guanggu Division Regiment will the little Japanese feel more at ease.

Zhao Zhiguo took his time and arranged his troops according to the plan he made.

"Reporting to the regiment leader, the Japanese reconnaissance planes were dispatched. The frontline observation post of the Second Battalion discovered two Japanese reconnaissance planes circling at low altitude."

"Brother Zhao and the others won't be exposed, right?" Tian Kezhi was worried.

China has no anti-aircraft firepower network, so the Japs' planes can carry out low-altitude reconnaissance unscrupulously.

"I believe them!"

The Third Battalion also has more than 3,000 troops. More than 3,000 troops are disguised and lurking in order not to be spotted by the Japs' reconnaissance planes. Each of their soldiers must be well disguised.

Matthew stood aside, his palms sweating nervously.

Once the third battalion is exposed, the Japanese army will directly send out a group of bombers and conduct an air strike. The third battalion will probably lose half of its combat effectiveness.

If Zhao Ziming and the others suffer huge losses, their next plan will not be implemented.

"Old Tian, ​​since the reconnaissance plane of the Little Japs has been dispatched, I have ordered the militiamen to assemble this evening and be on standby in Wang County. You will also deploy all the troops directly under the regiment. Once the assembly is completed, they will immediately move towards Jinyang."

As long as the location of the Third Battalion has not been exposed to the Japs, Zhao Zhiguo will push the plan forward step by step.

"Okay, I'll get ready right now!"

"This is the most dangerous step!" Matthew said.

"The more dangerous our actions are, the easier it will be for the Japanese army to be fooled."

This action is like putting fragrant braised pork in front of a hungry beggar. Even if he knows that it is probably a trap, he will not be able to help but pounce on it.

Murano Masao wanted too much to eliminate Zhao Zhiguo, or he too wanted Zhao Zhiguo's troops to suffer a loss in his hands.

As long as Zhao Zhiguo exposes all the troops, no matter how cunning Murano Masao is, he will not be able to control the restlessness in his heart.

Zhao Zhiguo wanted to expose the militia troops to Japanese reconnaissance planes. Masao Murano would definitely think that this was another main battalion of Zhao Zhiguo.

That night, Qin Dongsheng's second battalion launched several more attacks.

The two sides almost fought to a draw, and neither side took much advantage.

In the middle of the night, the assembled militiamen began to march towards Jinyang.

The militia also included companies directly under independent regiments such as reconnaissance companies, guard companies, and special agent companies, and their strength reached 4,000 at one time.

The militia marched without covering their tracks.

When it dawned again, the militia troops had already marched to the junction of Pingcheng, Jinyang and Wangxian.

For two consecutive days, Zhao Zhiguo's troops did not retreat. Naturally, Masao Murano would deepen his doubts about Zhao Zhiguo's purpose in this battle.

Of course Masao Murano was unwilling to find another unit under Zhao Zhiguo.

Not long after dawn, their aircraft in the rear took off again and headed to the front line for reconnaissance.

Finally, the Japanese reconnaissance plane discovered the militia troops marching southeast.

"More than four thousand people? Southeast? Jinyang!"

Masao Murano quickly determined the goal of this troop's march.

"Zhao Zhiguo wants to attack Jinyang? Are the troops on the front just to contain us?" a Japanese army staff officer asked.

Masao Murano thought about recent events.

"The Pingcheng area suffered few attacks, while the Jinyang area suffered frequent attacks and various assassinations." Masao Murano muttered.

There has been a lot of commotion in Jinyang area recently, but Pingcheng is relatively quiet.

At this time, Masao Murano began to suspect that Zhao Zhiguo might really want to attack Jinyang.

"Jinyang is an important transportation city on the East-West Railway and stores a large amount of materials. If Jinyang is lost, Bingzhou will become an isolated city!" The Japanese military staff analyzed, "This is completely in line with Zhao Zhiguo's interests."

Breaking Jinyang would be very beneficial to Zhao Zhiguo, and the Japs would also lose an important material transfer station.

Without this material transfer station, a division in Bingzhou will lose material supplies.

"This is indeed in line with Zhao Zhiguo's combat style, cutting off the retreat, and then trapping our troops, turning offense into defense!"

This is a common combat method used by Zhao Zhiguo. The Japanese army frequently suffered losses at the hands of Zhao Zhiguo because Zhao Zhiguo was good at cutting off the supply lines of their troops.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, if Zhao Zhiguo's troops continue to penetrate deep into the Jinyang area, their sides and backs will be completely exposed to us!"
Chapter completed!