Light machine guns, grenade launchers, and rifles continued to fire. The leading troops suffered more than 20 casualties and were forced to retreat quickly.

After Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun got the news, they began to command the main force to come over.

At twelve o'clock, the 12th Reserve Regiment set up various weapons and launched a fierce attack directly on the Japs on the high ground.

The two sides launched a fierce battle, and a large number of soldiers advanced rapidly with the help of fire cover.

As he was slapping, Qian Bojun faintly realized that it was quite good.

He once held the command of an army of 2,000 people, so he was certainly capable.

Otherwise, Chu Yunfei would not have used him so highly. Through observation, Qian Bojun judged that the number of Yuan troops in the highlands was not very large.

Just as he was puzzled, a small Japanese army launched an attack directly on the flank of the attacking force.

Light and heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars started firing.

A large number of infantry advanced rapidly with the help of firepower, and those little devils' rifle legs were very fast.

As if in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the attacking force.

The Moon Army's rifle legs held the rifles with bayonets mounted on them, and directly engaged the soldiers in a stabbing attack.

Those soldiers had been hit by intensive fire from the flanks, and they had already suffered some casualties.

Then, before they could fully react, the little devil's red blade battle began.

The firepower covering the back almost didn't have time to shoot, and the troops from both sides started a red-blade battle.

If the 12th Regiment is not good at red blade fighting, many soldiers instantly fell into a pool of blood.

Qian Bojun saw that scene and quickly ordered his troops to retreat.

The soldiers are gradually leaving the battlefield. Can we prepare the 12th Regiment to launch a fire attack?

The Moon Army's grenades fired smoke grenades, and the Japs' rifle legs spread out and hid themselves.

Qian Bojun began to make operational adjustments. Each unit built a position, first prepared a defense, and then launched an attack.

But did the Little Japanese Army completely change its previous tactics?

Their defenses are no longer concentrated in one place, forming an effective defense.

If they were not scattered in different areas, the 12th Reserve Regiment would not be able to capture their main force for attack.

Lancheng is surrounded by mountains. The Japs do not have any troops to defend the town and are all scattered on the highlands.

Moreover, they are not an independent infantry brigade, and their main combat force consists of three infantry squadrons.

Can those three infantry squadrons be strengthened with heavy machine guns, mortars, and infantry artillery?

They were elusive and adopted flexible defensive tactics.

From time to time, they would stick to the high ground for defense, and from time to time they would gather on the flanks to attack.

The 12th Preparatory Regiment captured the county seat of Lancheng at three o'clock in the morning, but otherwise it would be an empty city.

However, their casualties and losses have exceeded one hundred people.

On the Moon Army side, there were only a dozen casualties.

Qian Bojun arranged for his troops to stick to the county seat and did not take the initiative to attack for the time being.

He wanted to attract the little devils to attack the county town, so as to give full play to the entire regiment's firepower advantage to carry out the attack.

Could it be that the Moon Army troops were not there at all? They hid in the surrounding highlands and did not launch any attacks.

But their officers did not use binoculars to closely observe the situation of the 12th Reserve Regiment.

Time passed, night fell, and at around seven o'clock, the sky became pitch black.

Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun stood in front of the map, with thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"Tuanzuo, there are not many little devils. Now they have taken over the county seat. They haven't appeared again for a whole day."

"He thought they should have evacuated. After all, if you go head-to-head, they will never be wrong."

"Do you think we can quickly contact the brigade headquarters and report that they have taken the eastern county seat?"

Zhang Furun felt that the Yue army had already evacuated, so he couldn't wait to ask for help.

Qian Bojun glanced at the map, and then glanced at the dark sky outside.

"There is something strange there. The tactics of those little Japanese troops have obviously changed a lot."

"Have I noticed that most towns in Jin Province have changed a lot since the Japs took control of them?"

"Is that because the Yue Army has no more mistakes in Jin Province, so they are generally relaxed."

"Why is Chen Ziyun able to win several battles? Please tell me if you have grasped the point where the Yue army underestimated the enemy."

"Now, the Moon Army has become more cautious. They have returned to the vigilance they had when the war just started."

"They began to pay attention to flank attacks and gathered their forces. Zhang Tuanfu, we made a wise choice when we came to Lancheng that time."

Qian Bojun's face was solemn, and he spoke slowly.

As he finished speaking, gunfire rang out loudly outside.

The sounds of light and heavy machine guns, rifle grenade launchers, mortars and infantry artillery were heard one after another.

A few minutes later, as the flares went up, the dark night began to become as bright as the red day.

"Regiment seat, regiment attachment, no good, the little devils launched a night attack and attacked the 10th Battalion's position."

"They gathered a lot of mortars and infantry artillery to attack, and the position of the 10th Battalion is about to be breached."

Ten minutes later, officers began to come to the regiment headquarters to report in detail the combat situation.

When Qian Bojun and Zhang Furun heard the news, they couldn't help but widen their eyes with expressions of disbelief.

The two of them looked at each other and hurriedly ordered the mountain artillery company directly under the regiment headquarters to fully support the 10th Battalion in the battle.

The 9th and 8th Battalions also began to mobilize their troops respectively, and quickly rushed towards the 10th Battalion for reinforcements.
Chapter completed!