In Xitang Town, war is raging.

When the battle in Yizigu ended, the battle here had reached a fever pitch.

Under the fierce attack of the Aoki Regiment, the city wall of Xitang Town was blown down by Japanese artillery.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese soldiers with ferocious faces rushed in from outside the city wall.

The soldiers of the 7th Independent Brigade fought hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.

The Aoki Regiment is the top elite of the Ito Brigade, and bayonet play is their specialty.

Due to its backward equipment, the 7th Independent Brigade could only use iron swords for close combat.

If there is a night attack, the broadsword of the 7th Independent Brigade may still play a great role.

But in a face-to-face battle, the broadsword of the 7th Independent Brigade could not restrain the Japanese bayonet!

Therefore, as soon as the two armies fought, the 7th Independent Brigade was defeated by the Japanese soldiers of the Aoki Regiment.

In just ten minutes, the Japs from the Aoki Regiment occupied half of Xitang Town.

Fortunately, Brigadier Han had estimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese, and before the battle began, Brigadier Han specially deployed a third line of defense.

The firepower configuration of the third line of defense is very strict and reasonable. Light and heavy machine guns and mortars are arranged in echelons and form cross firepower with each other.

If the Japanese soldiers want to capture the last half of the city block, they have to shed at least one layer of their skin.

Therefore, the remaining independent brigade soldiers relied on the houses on both sides of the block to resist, and finally fought a stalemate with the fierce Japanese soldiers.

Despite this, the Japanese soldiers still charged at the risk of death.

The third line of defense is at risk.

Lifting the 20-gun gun in Dezao's hand and knocking over a Japanese sergeant, Brigadier Han shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, this is the last line of defense. We must hold it!"

Braving the heavy rain of bullets, the soldiers fought back desperately!

Suddenly, the chief of staff on the side shouted in surprise: "Sergeant, look, the little Japs seem to be retreating!"

With a puzzled look on his face, Brigadier Han shouted: "You must not be trying to lure us into attacking!"

The chief of staff shouted: "It's not impossible. If we pursue rashly and the Japanese suddenly kill someone with a counterattack, we will suffer a big loss!"

After pondering for a moment, Brigadier Han shouted: "Commander, inform all troops to strictly guard their positions! No one is allowed to pursue without my order!"

The signal soldier shouted in response: "Yes!"

At this time, the Japanese soldiers threw smoke bombs towards the battlefield.

For a moment, the smoke screen obscured the view of the 7th Independent Brigade.

With the help of the smoke screen, the Japanese soldiers took turns covering, abandoned the occupied blocks, and withdrew from Xitang Town.

With a puzzled look on his face, the chief of staff shouted in a low voice: "Prince! What kind of trick is the little devil playing on you!"

Also confused, Brigadier Han shouted: "I'm also wondering! It's not like a little devil to retreat at this time!"

After pondering for a while, the chief of staff shouted: "Master! Could it be that the 31st Division ambushed the Japanese in Yizi Valley, so the Japanese retreated at this time?"

Brigadier Han shouted: "It is possible, but soldiers are not afraid of deceit, and it may be a trick of the Japanese. For safety reasons, we sent a platoon out to detect the real situation!"

Nodding, the chief of staff shouted: "Well, the master's consideration is not unreasonable. We must be cautious at this time!"

Brigadier Han shouted: "Commander, order the reconnaissance platoon to go out for reconnaissance to see if the Japs have really retreated?"

After agreeing, the messenger conveyed the order to the reconnaissance platoon.

After receiving the order from Brigadier Han, the reconnaissance platoon acted quickly.

Soon, the military situation of the Japanese's sudden retreat was confirmed.

Frowning slightly, the chief of staff shouted: "Brigade! If I guessed correctly, the Japanese soldiers should be heading in the direction of Yizi Valley!"

With a stern look in his eyes, Brigadier Han shouted: "No! If the Japanese soldiers march into Yizi Valley, then the 31st Division is likely to directly collide with the Japanese reinforcements!"

The chief of staff shouted: "Brigade! The military situation is urgent. We must report the situation to Commander Chi of the 31st Division!"

Brigadier Han shouted: "Yeah! That's right! Signal troops, send a telegram to the 31st Division immediately! Tell them that there are Japanese reinforcements behind them, and tell Commander Chi to be more vigilant!"

The signal soldier shouted in response: "Yes!"

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Lihua Village threshing floor.

A platoon leader handed a big iron sword to Battalion Commander Dou.

Taking the iron sword, Battalion Commander Dou raised his voice and shouted: "Brothers, open your eyes today and show me how I killed these little devils!"

All the soldiers shouted in unison: "The camp is mighty! The camp is mighty!"

The platoon leader shouted: "Battle station, you can't kill a chicken with a bull's-eye knife. You don't need to do anything to these three little devils! Let me kill them for you!"

After giving the platoon commander a blank look, Battalion Commander Dou shouted: "You brat, do you want to compete with me? I'm telling you, there's no way!"

A platoon leader shouted: "The camp..."

After glaring at the platoon leader, Battalion Commander Dou asked in a deep voice: "Zhang Damiao, who has the final say in strengthening the battalion?"

Platoon leader Zhang shouted in response: "Of course it's the camp seat!"

Battalion Commander Dou shouted: "Louder, I didn't hear you clearly!"

Suddenly raising his head, Platoon Commander Zhang raised his voice and shouted: "Battlemaster Dou Hu, Platoon Commander Zhang Da Miao has finished answering!"

Holding a knife in one hand, Battalion Commander Dou shouted loudly: "Little devil, who among you will come first?"

Holding a slender Type 38 rifle, a Japanese sergeant with a head injury stood up.

With a cold smile, Battalion Commander Dou shook his head and said, "No, I want to fight three of them!"

His eyes suddenly froze, and Captain Ma Tian shouted: "This China Army officer, are you sure?"

Battalion Commander Dou shouted: "You are a real man, every spit is a nail, if one of you is not enough for me to hit, the three of you will do it together!"

Captain Asada shouted: "You are so loud! What if we can defeat you?"

With a slight smile, Battalion Commander Dou shouted: "Kill me if you can, my subordinates will never hurt you!"

Captain Asada shouted: "Okay! You are very brave! Yoshizawa-kun, Jikawa-kun!"

The two Japs responded in unison: "Hai!"

The next moment, their weapons were suddenly revealed, and the three Japanese soldiers started to fight with Battalion Commander Dou.

Pointing a knife at the three Japs with one hand, Battalion Commander Dou said with a hint of contempt in his voice: "Little Japs, come on over!"

The three Japs exchanged glances with each other, grabbed their weapons and charged towards Battalion Commander Dou.

With a calm expression on his face, Battalion Commander Dou also picked up his iron sword and faced him.

In one confrontation, Battalion Commander Dou broke the offensive of the three Japanese.

Then with a sideways move, Battalion Commander Dou cut the Japanese soldier Cao on the right with his gun in half.

Seeing this scene, Chief of Staff Yoshizawa, who was standing behind Battalion Commander Dou, panicked, but the next moment, Chief of Staff Yoshizawa raised his bayonet and stabbed Battalion Commander Dou in the lower back.

The back of Camp Commander Dou's head seemed to have a pair of eyes.

Turning around suddenly, Battalion Commander Dou raised his sword and deflected Chief of Staff Yoshizawa's bayonet.

Immediately afterwards, Battalion Commander Dou ducked and launched a beautiful kick towards Chief of Staff Yoshizawa.

Chief of Staff Yoshizawa was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

With murderous intent on his face, Battalion Commander Dou rushed over and slashed the terrified Chief of Staff Yoshizawa on the neck.

A bloody ball rolled towards Captain Asada.

Captain Asada's eyes widened with anger.

Stepping on bow legs, Captain Asada raised his samurai sword high and struck at Battalion Commander Dou.

Battalion Commander Dou made a beautiful snake-like move and managed to avoid Captain Matian's blade.

The beautiful defense won applause from the soldiers of the Independence Battalion.

Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Battalion Commander Dou quickly grabbed the back of Captain Ma Tian.

Then, the tip of a broadsword emerged from Captain Asada's chest.

Looking down at the knife wound on his chest, Asada Lieutenant lay on the ground like a dead pig.
Chapter completed!