Seeing the system's choices, Xu Tianlong immediately chose the third option and said to Zhou Weiguo and Zhou Weiguo unceremoniously:

"I lost troops and generals, defended Jinlong County, and saved the face of the Northeast Army. You just don't want to take credit for me, but you still send a telegram to question me?"

"Call back to the headquarters and tell me that all the officers and soldiers of our 37th Brigade have decided to fight the Japs to the end. We do not want to be slaves to the country's subjugation, and we will not withdraw from Fengtian Province even to the death!"

Not to mention the general's disobedience to military orders abroad, even if Zhang Xiaoliu was here, he would still use the same rhetoric and would fight for it!

"Young Marshal, I don't think you need to be so tough. After all, you and the Marshal are sworn brothers. If your relationship is strained, then..."

Fang Renhu on the side said with a smile, "If this message is sent out, I'm afraid the Northeast Army will no longer have a foothold in our 37th Brigade!"

Xu Tianlong glanced sideways at Fang Renhu and said with a cold snort, "Huh, who cares? I have my own guns and cannons. If they want to run away, they can run away on their own. At worst, I will set up my own business! Just reply as I say!"

"Yes, young marshal!"

Fang Renhu admired Xu Tianlong's courage even more. It seemed that he had also made up his mind. In this case, everyone felt at ease.

After the communications troops left, Xu Tianlong pointed to the map and continued, "After the Japs captured Songshan County, they occupied an arsenal of the Northeastern Army. Although the scale was small, they only sent a brigade of troops to garrison the county.

This is completely disrespectful to us!"

"Having said that, there are at least a large group of Japanese soldiers nearby. If we attack the city, they will definitely rush to help the county..."

Zhou Weiguo shook his head and said to Xu Tianlong, "And we don't have large siege artillery. We can't take down the city defense for a while with just three mortars!"

"I will figure out a way to deal with the siege artillery. Your regiment should quickly prepare for the battle. Prepare siege ladders and other equipment. After three days, we will send troops to Songshan County!"

Xu Tianlong looked at the two men and said, "Two battalions of troops will first harass the enemy's defenders. The remaining two will ambush on the enemy's path, knock out their reinforcements, and then attack the city together!"

"Yes, young marshal!"

The two looked at each other and both felt that there was no big problem with Xu Tianlong's tactics. The specific details of the siege were arranged by Zhou Weiguo and Fang Renhu.

In the next three days, the soldiers of the 37th Brigade also worked hard to prepare for the war, preparing several pairs of ladders. Under the guidance of Xu Tianlong, they also rushed to build a batch of earthen tanks.

Seven or eight layers of quilts are tied to the cart, and some sand is mixed in between each layer of quilts. As long as the speed is fast, even the little Japanese's machine gun can't penetrate it quickly in a short period of time!

All preparations were done, Xu Tianlong ordered the reserve soldiers to stay in Jinlong County, and he, Zhou Weiguo and others, led the army to Songshan County. The troops were divided into two groups, heading straight to Songshan County, and sneaking in secretly along the way.

Sangshan, 10 kilometers north of Songshan County.

Until they marched for two days and were about to arrive at Songshan County, the little Japanese had not yet discovered the movements of the 37th Brigade.

It wasn’t that the little devils were too vigilant, but that they simply didn’t expect that when most of Fengtian Province fell under their control, there would actually be troops from the Northeast Army who dared to attack them!

The entire Northeastern Army in Fengtian was retreating frantically. How could they turn around and seize the lost ground?

Under the influence of this subconscious mind, the little devil only focused on plundering people's property in the county town, and did not send many investigation teams to guard at all.

Their only three reconnaissance posts were quietly removed by Zhou Weiguo's troops!

When the Japanese headquarters discovered it, the 37th Brigade was less than two kilometers away from Songshan County.

In the trenches, Yang Zhihua even led people to set up mortars and would be the first to fire the first shot against the Japanese!

.........

At the same time, the Japs Headquarters.

"Nani? How dare they take the initiative to attack our army? They are already less than two kilometers away from the county seat? What do you do for food? The enemy has almost reached the county seat before they come to report?"

The Japanese commander jumped up from the table, cursed angrily, and asked again, "Which part of the Northeast Army is the enemy?"

"Your Excellency, the captain of the reporting team, judging from their military uniforms and military flags, they should be the enemy's 37th Brigade originally stationed in Jinlong County. Judging from their smoke, the number of people will not exceed 1,500..."

When the Japanese commander heard that it was the 37th Brigade, he immediately relaxed:

"The 37th Brigade? They just had a battle with our siege troops a few days ago. It seems that the victory went to their heads and they dared to take the initiative to attack!"

First of all, this is not the main brigade of the Northeastern Army. On the contrary, based on their intelligence analysis, the 37th Brigade only has about 3,000 troops and is chronically short of ammunition.

Secondly, the 37th Brigade had just fought a battle with their troops. According to usual experience, at least half of the troops were damaged.

On the other hand, even if they lost a brigade, the county still has about 2,400 troops, equipped with more than 20 mortars, three infantry guns, and more than 30 light and heavy machine guns!

In addition, there is also a brigade of their troops stationed in Songshan County. This force will not lose to the 37th Brigade in any case.

Immediately, the Japanese commander ordered the soldiers not to stick to the city wall, but to go out of the city to fight. He wanted to annihilate the 37th Brigade at once and show other Northeastern troops the consequences of confronting their imperial soldiers!

"Young Marshal, the Japs have discovered us. Their soldiers are already in position outside the city, preparing to meet the enemy."

Zhou Weiguo learned about the information reported by the scouts and immediately reported it to Xu Tianlong.

"Attack according to the plan and give them a taste of our wealth!"

Xu Tianlong licked his lips and said with a smile, "Let them see the power of our 37th Brigade, so that they will ask for help. Remember, our goal is not just to capture Songshan County, but to defeat this Japanese army."

Total annihilation!"

"Yes, I will make arrangements immediately!"

Zhou Weiguo nodded, walked out of the headquarters, and went to the front line in person, preparing to command the team to attack.

Before the war started, Zhou Weiguo found Yang Zhihua and conveyed the young commander's order that the little devil must be beaten once and for all!

"Okay, commander, I need the infantry to advance the battle line five hundred meters away from the Japanese position, otherwise our mortars will not be able to strike accurately!"

Zhou Weiguo thought about it for a moment, then nodded in agreement. There were only about 500 Japanese soldiers who came out of the city to fight, so it was not particularly difficult to advance the front line.

"Brothers, let's move! You three groups will follow the brothers from the 1st Infantry Battalion and move positions after firing one artillery strike. Do you understand?"

Yang Zhihua pointed to an area in front and said to his artillery, "Be smart and don't get killed by the Japanese artillery!"

"Yes! Battalion Commander!"

"Okay, let's set off immediately!"

Yang Zhihua nodded and complained in his mind. Counting him, his artillery battalion only had fifteen people and three mortars, which was a bit shabby.

"Hit me!"

Zhou Weiguo gave an order, and the troops of the two battalions quickly used the bunker to approach the Japanese defensive position. Two Czech light machine guns launched fire suppression in the direction of the Japanese position without hesitation!

"Da da da!"

The Japanese soldiers did not expect that a beggar force like the 37th Brigade would have light machine gun firepower. They were beaten into a panic immediately. Dozens of soldiers who came out of their positions to shoot received lunch boxes on the spot.

"Bagayalu! Where is our heavy machine gun? Suppressive fire!"

The Japanese heavy machine guns opened fire rapidly, and the three heavy machine guns were fully fired. For a time, the firepower of the 37th Brigade was suppressed, so that some soldiers had to hide behind bunkers and look for gaps in the opponent's firepower to shoot.

"Damn it, the enemy's firepower is a bit fierce. Is the second battalion in place? Show me everything! There's no point in hiding it!"

Feeling that the firepower was not strong enough, Zhou Weiguo immediately ordered the two battalions to open fire. The soldiers no longer hid and tucked in, but added two Czech light machine guns and two heavy machine guns captured from the Japanese to join the battle!

Immediately, the Japanese commander standing on the city wall noticed that the Type 92 heavy machine gun in the hands of the 37th Brigade was pouring out firepower crazily, and his face suddenly darkened.

Damn the 37th Brigade, they must have captured the heavy machine guns of the Third Brigade. Otherwise, with their strength, how could they have such fierce firepower?

At this time, the Japanese captain also realized that this was the reason why the enemy dared to attack!

However, two heavy machine guns cannot influence the situation of the battle. Their Yamamoto unit still has an absolute advantage!

As the infantry advanced steadily, three mortars were mixed in with the crowd, and a mortar position was established. An artillery team had three soldiers, one responsible for firing, one responsible for observation, and one responsible for delivering artillery shells.

"Determine the enemy's firepower point! To the left of the city gate, about 480 meters away..."

After the observer identified a Japanese heavy machine gun firepower point, he issued the order without hesitation, "Gouzi, load the bomb, fire two rounds and we will retreat!"

"knew!"
Chapter completed!