The Japanese army was moving towards Pingcheng at full speed, turning a blind eye to Zhao Zhiguo and the others.

"Liu Qingsheng, please pass on the order and the troops will stop advancing!"

The little Japanese marched much faster than Zhao Zhiguo and the others. In less than half a day, thousands of Japanese troops had surpassed Zhao Zhiguo and the others.

"Captain, the scouts sent out have returned. The Japs have no intention of chasing us." Gao Cang came to Zhao Zhiguo.

"Yao Pengju, arrange a reconnaissance team to approach Pingcheng as quickly as possible. I want to know the battle situation in Pingcheng's direction."

Zhao Zhiguo no longer dared to lead his troops closer to Pingcheng rashly. There were Japanese troops in front and behind them. If they were not careful, they might collide with the Japanese troops. If he had the few men in his hands to fight against the Japs, he would definitely lose more than half of them.

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"Dian Hou, take your company to harass the little devil and see his reaction."

The Japanese army ignored Zhao Zhiguo and the others at this time, but Zhao Zhiguo could never let the Japs march in so comfortably. No matter what happened in Pingcheng, no matter whether there was any conflict between him and Lu Ziming, attacking the invaders was attacking the invaders.

This is hatred between the country and the family, and there is no reason to explain it.

"Qin Dongsheng, take your company and be ready to support Dianhou at any time!"

Although Zhao Zhiguo was familiar with the little devil's temper, he didn't know if his beating would make the little devil turn his target towards him. If they stung a hornet's nest, they had to protect their heads at all times.

As Zhao Zhiguo issued the battle order, all the soldiers stood ready and prepared. Even the troops who had not received the order also checked their equipment.

The new recruits could smell the blood on their bayonets, and as long as a battle broke out, they would be in hand-to-hand combat with the Japs at any time.

"Da da da"

Gunfire rang out not far away, and Norihou and others launched an attack on the Japanese army.

The large Japanese army ignored Dianhou and the others at all, and only arranged for two squadrons of Japanese troops to fire their bows from left to right to double-team Dianhou and the others.

Dian Hou was not willing to fight. Seeing that the Japanese army was about to attack his company from both sides, he quickly retreated under the cover of Qin Dongsheng and his company.

The little devils did not pursue them deeply. When they saw Dianhou escaping, they immediately joined the main force and continued towards Pingcheng.

"Captain, I'm back, and the Japs are not chasing me!" Dianhou left a platoon of soldiers behind, watching the actions of the Japanese army.

"The little devil is so anxious to get closer to Pingcheng. It seems that the situation in Pingcheng is not optimistic!"

"Captain, that shouldn't be the case. Even if the Japs are marching faster than us, their vanguard has only just arrived at the outskirts of Pingcheng." Gao Cang became more and more confused.

The Little Devils are mechanized troops and can march very fast, but they cannot achieve the goal of magical weapons descending from the sky.

"Until the reconnaissance team returns, we know nothing about the situation in Pingcheng!"

Zhao Zhiguo and the others were unable to contact the division headquarters. Division Commander Lu Ziming fled, and Chief of Staff Qian Kangbo also left the command position.

"I hope Pingcheng is okay!" Tian Kezhi was also a little worried.

If the Japanese army occupied Pingcheng, their troops would no longer be able to move closer to Pingcheng. Moreover, after the Japanese army occupied Pingcheng, they would immediately attack the surrounding areas with Pingcheng as the center and clear out the nearby Chinese troops. Zhao Zhiguo and the others would be in the occupied area.

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With so many troops active in the occupied areas, they will definitely become the targets of the Japs. Zhao Zhiguo still vividly remembers what happened more than a year ago, and he does not want history to repeat itself.

"Order the troops to build fortifications on the spot! We won't go anywhere until the scouts come back."

Zhao Zhiguo would definitely not march blindly. There were Japanese troops everywhere. Although the target of the little Japs was not them, who knew whether the Japs would hunt rabbits in the grass.

The troops on the front line of Pingcheng were not prepared to attack Pingcheng from the beginning, and the two division commanders commanding the attack were not familiar with Pingcheng.

The Chinese soldiers had no choice but to fight with their lives. After paying a heavy price, they finally seized control of the city gate.

However, the Little Japanese troops still retained most of their combat effectiveness. Under the orders of the Japanese commander, the Little Japanese troops organized themselves into small groups and launched street battles with the Chinese army in the city.

Although the little devils are not familiar with Pingcheng, their tactics are very flexible and they have superb military skills. The skilled ones are bold and can often take things by surprise.

The Chinese troops were timid and attacked on the right, but were caught off guard by the Japanese troops who suddenly appeared on the left.

The little Japs appeared and disappeared in the street fighting, and the Chinese soldiers had already suffered huge casualties before they even found the enemy.

Every time the soldiers took a step forward, they were stepping on the corpses of their brothers.

The attacking troops suffered more casualties in the street fighting than when attacking the city gate. One battalion, including its commander, was completely wiped out in the street fighting.

The corpses of three or five Chinese troops could be seen gathering together on the streets near the city gate, and the horror of the battle was evident.

The two divisions that blocked the Japanese reinforcements also exchanged fire with the Japanese vanguard. Although the Japanese troops were small, their offensive was very fierce, and they would be overwhelmed by the defending Chinese army as soon as they started.

The defensive Chinese troops were deployed in an emergency, and their fortifications were newly dug and very crude. Although they were on the defensive side, their casualties were not much less than those of the Japs.

There has been an exchange of fire with the Japanese advance troops, which means that the Japanese army is not far away from Pingcheng. The troops attacking Pingcheng must capture Pingcheng before the Japanese reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, once the two sides engage in a war of attrition, the Japanese army will continue to

To mobilize reinforcements from the rear.

After Commander Liu learned about the situation on the front line, his face turned green. Originally, he wanted to use this battle to establish Lu Ziming's prestige in the Shanxi-Sui Army, but the slap in the face came too fast. Lu Ziming's escape speed exceeded that of Xiao Xiao.

The devil's imagination.

Lu Ziming's escape made Commander Liu lose face.

But Commander Liu only lost face, but tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers were fighting bloody battles on the front line. Several or even a dozen Chinese soldiers would lose their lives every minute.

Commander Liu also knew that the current situation was getting worse and worse. If the losses of their troops attacking Pingcheng were too high and they still failed to capture Pingcheng, by the time the large Japanese troops arrived, it would be too late for their troops to withdraw.

Yes, the little Japs are like bastards. Once they bite the main force of the Jinsui Army, they will never let go.

Commander Liu hesitated, thinking whether to continue attacking Pingcheng or give up decisively.

However, the arrival of a telegram soon made Commander Liu make a wrong judgment!

"Report to the commander that the frontline troops have entered Pingcheng!"
Chapter completed!