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No one expected that just when everyone thought that the Japanese army had only had time to capture Xingcheng. However, the Ninth War Zone tore a hole in the Yueyang line and besieged all the Japanese troops stationed in Yueyang in Yueyang.

After completing the encirclement of Yueyang City and defeating the Japanese defensive forces deployed outside the city, Xue Yue once again dispatched reserve troops to advance into Yueyang. The Japanese garrison troops who were originally planning to rescue Linxiang, then rushed to Yueyang to start rescue.

But the most shocking thing was that the Japanese main force, whose vanguard had already arrived at the outer defense line of Xingcheng, made a decision to retreat quickly. He even retreated dozens of miles overnight while the ninth war zone was putting his energy on Yueyang.

When the reconnaissance troops in the Ninth War Zone found that the main force of the Japanese army could no longer be seen outside the city, Xue Yue realized the Japanese army's plan to retreat. The results of sending troops to pursue him were undoubtedly far lower than previous expectations.

Seeing that the Japanese army was very decisively giving up some occupied county towns, Xue Yue said helplessly: "Okamura Yanji is indeed an old fox. He realized that the situation was not good and would rather give up the soon-to-be-get fruit of victory than preserve his own strength."

"General, shouldn't we be happy that the Japanese army gave up the attack? Aren't we victorious in this battle?"

Faced with the inquiry from his subordinates, Xue Yue shook his head and said, "This time the Japanese army sent heavy troops to raid Xingcheng. We should have planned to encircle and annihilate the main force in our war zone. If we continue to fight, even if we can win in the end, we will have to pay a heavy price.

But no one expected that General Feihu suddenly led his troops to join the war and stabbed the Japanese hard behind the Japanese. On the Xiangbei front line, with Linxiang being recovered, the main Japanese army on the front line might be cut off by us at any time.

If we can successfully recover Yue Yang, the situation of this battle will be reversed immediately. For us, defending the Star City is our duty, and there is nothing to be happy about. If we can severely damage the main force of the Japanese army, it will be called a real victory.

I believe Okamura Yasuji also realized that the flanks were exposed and the battlefield situation had changed hands, so he decided to stop the attack. He even directly transferred the main force on the front line while we were not paying attention to it, so he tried to ensure that the rear was not lost.

The Japanese were unable to capture Xingcheng and could not break through our defense line, but the Japanese army still controlled some military cities outside Xingcheng. As long as they defended the fruits of victory on the periphery, even if the Japanese army retreated, they would actually make a profit!"

As the acting commander and commander of the Ninth War Zone, Xue Yue naturally looked at the problem not on the gains and losses of one city and one place, but on the overall situation of the battlefield. It is indeed worth being happy to defend the Star City, but after this battle, the Ninth War Zone suffered a lot of losses.

The most important thing is that some of the military major cities that were defended in the Ninth War Zone were now controlled by the Japanese army. As long as the Japanese army defended these military major cities, it would be much easier to make a comeback next time.

In contrast, if these peripheral defensive positions are lost, the Ninth War Zone will become very passive. This is also why the subordinates are happy, but Xue Yue is a little unhappy. If it can severely damage the Japanese army, the situation may be different.

Judging the Japanese army's plans, Xue Yue immediately ordered: "Send a report to the frontline troops and order all units to seize Jiayue Yangcheng for me at all costs. Even if you can't stop the main force of the Japanese, you must bite them into pieces of meat!"

"Yes, General!"

Hu Biao, who also received the frontline battle report, felt extremely surprised to see the Japanese decisively stop when they saw it. But think about it, Okamura Yasuji was also a well-known Japanese general during the War of Resistance. It is normal for him to have such a spirit.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Send a report to the reconnaissance team and ask it to pay close attention to the enemy situation on the front line of the Jiangxi-Hunan Highway. Once a large number of Japanese troops retreat, report the situation immediately. Later, a group of people will be organized to send some explosives to the reconnaissance team.

The line in northern Hunan is probably not able to be opened in a short period of time. If the main force of the Japanese army wants to withdraw from the battle smoothly, he can only go to the line in northern Jiangxi. Let Xu Sandao stare there, find some places suitable for blasting, and be ready to blow up those highways at any time."

"Yes, wolf head!"

Hu Biao, who brought the main force to northern Jiangxi, has begun to plan to attack another rear military city of the Japanese army. This time, Hu Biao planned to spend some capital to give the Japanese a profound lesson and let him know what pain is.

In order to ensure the smooth harassment and blocking war carried by the reconnaissance team, Hu Biao sent the first assault battalion commanded by Xu Mingzhi. With the explosives and mortars he carried, Hu Biao believed that it would not be so easy for the Japanese army to retreat smoothly.

Correspondingly, the guard platoon around Hu Biao and the accompanying special mission company have already sneaked into the Fenning City on the northern border of Jiangxi. This small county town is also located on the border of the three provinces, and its strategic significance is naturally very important.

Earlier, the Ninth War Zone also deployed heavy troops there, but unfortunately it was impossible to stop the Japanese raid. After the Japanese occupied the city, this small county town became a transit material station and barracks of the Japanese army, and there were also many troops stationed.

In addition, many prisoners of war captured from the front were also imprisoned. However, after the Japanese army was stationed, this small county town had become a barracks, and idle people could not enter the city at all, and it was extremely difficult to inquire about information.

Only the elite troops around Hu Biao could get into it at night. After spending half a night, the scouts sent successfully found out the Japanese army's defense maps, as well as the location maps of some important warehouses and core areas in the city.

Hu Biao, who had been on standby outside the city for a long time, looked at the defense map drawn by the scouts and said directly: "Let the Japanese feel the sound of cannons tonight! Each assault battalion will enter the attack position and standby!"

"Yes, wolf head!"

After the order was issued, Hu Biao, who had already built multiple artillery positions outside the city, finally emptied the cannons stored in the space again. The additional batch of mountain cannons were also good products that Hu Biao bought in Menia in the previous period.

Although the m1 type 75mm howitzer has a small caliber, its range is not very advantageous compared to other seven-fifth caliber mountain cannons. But in Hu Biao's opinion, this cannon is very light in weight and is very suitable for jungle mountain artillery battles.

In the future, the main areas of Hu Biao's combat will be placed in the jungle mountainous areas in the southwest. This kind of howitzer that can be transported by pack horses is very suitable for equipping combat troops at the battalion level. When faced with the Japanese infantry gang, they can also have the advantage of artillery fire.

The officers and soldiers responsible for operating artillery are naturally the closest officers and soldiers of the task force around Hu Biao. Looking at the artillery placed in the artillery positions, many officers and soldiers seemed extremely excited. For them, there were not many opportunities to be artillery soldiers.

They shouldn't get much chance in the siege tonight. In Hu Biao's words, he would use artillery shells to destroy the fighting spirit of the defenders in the city tonight. At this moment, there were only a small number of raiders lurking in the city.

Once the artillery attack begins, Hu Biao will use artillery fire to continue to attack the Japanese army in the city. Even if the battle is over, the city of Fenning may become a ruin. But in Hu Biao's view, it is better than being occupied by the Japanese and using it as a front-line attack position.

In addition to the numerous mountain cannons, the 105-caliber heavy artillery seized by Hu Biao also joined tonight's artillery ranks. As for the infantry artillery and mortars, they have been issued to various assault battalions as a weapon to break the city.

It was still a quiet night, and the sudden drizzle came. In this weather, the Japanese troops stationed in the city of Ning in this city had to sleep more and more at ease than before. However, the few Japanese troops on duty still did not dare to relax their vigilance.

Earlier, Linxiang City was attacked by sneak attacks, which did indeed instruct the garrison troops stationed in the rear to intentionally strengthen their defense and wards. However, compared with Linxiang City, the Fenning City, which seemed to be smaller in area, was completely controlled by the Japanese army.

Before occupying the city of Fenning, the people living in the city had already moved away. Later, after the Japanese occupied it, they repaired the damaged city walls and controlled the entire county town as a barracks.

No one expected that just as the Japanese army decided to withdraw, Hu Biao arrived outside Fenning City one step ahead of the main force of the Japanese army. Looking at the county town with some lights in the distance, Hu Biao said calmly: "Let's start!"

"Yes, wolf head! The gunner is in place, ready! Let it go!"

No test firing was done at all. According to the orientation parameters provided by the scouts, the artillery had carefully adjusted the artillery before firing. More than 20 mountain cannons, plus several heavy cannons, the result can be imagined.

When the first round of shells flew out of the barrel almost at the same time, the Japanese army standing on duty on the city wall said dazedly: "Baga! How is this possible? Bombardment! Dodge! Bombardment! A large number of artillery, concealed!"

With the shrill roars of the sentry and some officers decisively fired and warned, they still couldn't keep up with the speed of the shells falling. When the first batch of artillery fell straight into the military camps in the city, many Japanese were stunned.

The explosion sounds in the military camp have not stopped yet, and the garrison headquarters located in the city have also heard louder explosions. Judging from the sound of the explosion, it is not difficult to hear that the shells flying to the military camp are more powerful than the shells flying to the military camp.

Looking at the artillery shells flying from behind and lying on the front line of the assault battalion, the officers and soldiers of the assault camp were lying on the front line, they said excitedly: "Wow! My mother! There are so many artillery, the Japanese are afraid they will be in trouble now!"

"Blast! Blow hard! Blow these bitches to death! The Japanese used to bully us a lot because of their artillery!"

Compared to the officers and soldiers of the assault battalion, the officers and soldiers of the new camp who had been screened out from Linxiang were extremely shocked. They never thought that the army they joined would have such a large number of artillery.

But many officers and soldiers were curious that they did not see any signs of artillery on the marching road before. Where did the artillery deployed outside Fenning City come from? Fortunately, these officers and soldiers all knew that this kind of military secret was not something they could ask about.

Countless shells fell into the city in batches, and the entire Fenning City instantly became a city baptized by artillery. Compared with the troops resting in the city, the Japanese army responsible for garrisoning the city walls no longer knew what to do next.

When you open the city gate and attack, who can guarantee that there are no ambush outside the city? If you don’t leave the city, when will they be able to withstand such a large number of artillery? When the artillery bombardment is over, I am afraid that the garrisoned Fenning City will become a ruined city!

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