Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and the others all achieved their objectives.
Li Jing, Zhang Gongjin, Chai Shao, Li Xiaogong, Yuchi Jingde, and the others also engaged the devils at their designated locations.
The devil reinforcements that were supposed to arrive from Taiyuan, Luyang, Shuiquan, and other directions were annihilated en route before they could reach Ping'an County.
The entire Northwest Shanxi was thrown into chaos. However, unlike the original plot, after the initial fierce battles, all the friendly forces blocking the devils became bewildered spectators.
After listening to the reports from his subordinates, Chu Yunlong spread out a military map and searched for information about the 387th Brigade.
He peered at it for a long time with a magnifying glass but found no relevant information.
His hands, covered in white gloves, rubbed together incessantly as he frowned and looked at a nearby communications soldier: "The 387th Brigade? That's impossible! There is no such army in the entirety of Northwest Shanxi!"
"Immediately send a telegram to Chongqing in my name, inquiring about all information regarding the 387th Brigade!"
Kong Jie also received the news and paced back and forth in the command post with his hands behind his back: "Heavens! An armored division composed of dozens of tanks? Where did these heavenly soldiers come from!"
"It only took half an hour to annihilate an entire infantry regiment of the devils. This is simply a miracle!"
Ding Wei looked in shock at the Barrett rifle on the table. It had been given to a sharpshooter of the New First Regiment by Yuchi Jingde's men after they had finished off the devil reinforcements.
"My goodness! This is the first time I've ever seen such a rifle!"
"Are you saying their snipers all use this type of rifle?"
Meanwhile, in Ping'an County, the battle had already reached its climax.
Yamamoto Ichiki had only a garrison company, a gendarmerie, and a puppet army battalion under his command, totaling just over a thousand men, facing Li Yunlong's nearly ten thousand attackers.
Although they inflicted considerable casualties on the Independent Regiment by utilizing the defensive advantages of the city, their own casualties were also heavy.
In the devil command post within the city, a Major rushed in: "Colonel, the Eighth Army has captured the outer city and is advancing to encircle us!"
Just then, the telegraph operator next to him stood up and read out the intelligence he had just received.
"Report, Fu'an reinforcements were ambushed by an unknown army!"
"The train carrying the Narita Regiment from Taiyuan derailed west of Luyang and was ambushed."
"The Shuiquan reinforcements were intercepted by multiple armies at Fifteen-Mile Small Temple. Casualties are currently unknown!"
Yamamoto Ichiki's face was ashen: "This is a classic pincer movement to attack reinforcements. Who is commanding the enemy?"
The Major bowed slightly: "Based on the enemy's corpses, the Eighth Army attacking our county is Li Yunlong's unit!"
"Li Yunlong? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Yamamoto Ichiki shot to his feet, disbelief etched on his face.
"His command system was just destroyed by me, his spirit utterly broken by my special task force, he even lost his newlywed wife in his haste!"
"Impossible, this is completely impossible!"
The Major bowed slightly: "Colonel, I do not wish to argue."
When a person says such a thing, it often signals the beginning of an argument. As expected, he quickly retorted.
"Based on my years of experience dealing with the Independent Regiment, it must be him. This person always fights as he pleases, with no regard for order."
"Normally, when attacking a circular defense, one should concentrate fire on a single point. But this commander is like a madman, attacking from all directions without distinction, as if desperately fighting. Besides Li Yunlong, there would be no one else."
"Yoshi, I want to see if it's him!" Yamamoto Ichiki said expressionlessly, then shouted outside, "Bring that country woman here!"
Between the outer and inner cities, the Independent Regiment launched another offensive on the inner city.
However, they were quickly suppressed by the machine guns on the city walls. Li Yunlong stopped the soldiers who were about to charge forward and shouted behind him.
"Battalion Commander Two!"
"Here!"
"Where are your Italian cannons! Bring them up!"
The Italian cannons were actually French
This guard had accompanied him to the modern era and was well-versed in online memes and Douyin trends. He immediately put his hands on his hips and began his performance in front of both armies, like a square dancing grandma.
"You dog-like creature, look at you, you look like a QR code, without scanning, I don't even know you're human!"
"Wearing a yellow skin, like you crawled out of a cesspool, no wonder your leader is called 'licking yellow ass blind'!"
"Do you know what I like to watch the most?"
"I like watching Detective Conan, where a little devil dies in every episode."
"I like watching Death Note, where a dozen devils die in every episode."
"I like watching One Piece, where a ship of devils dies in every episode."
"I like watching Naruto, where a village of devils dies in every episode."
"I like watching Ultraman, where a city of devils dies in every episode."
"I like watching 2012, where the Japanese islands disappear in 30 minutes."
On the city gate tower, the translator was sweating profusely. What on earth was this?
Seeing his silence, Yamamoto Ichiki slapped him: "Baka! What is he saying!"
The translator instantly hunched over, bowing repeatedly and apologizing: "Sumimasen... Colonel, Sir, I, I don't understand..."
The guard seemed to have anticipated that he wouldn't understand and continued his tirade.
"Bah! What kind of people are you!"
"A thousand years ago, you were still my country's vassal state, influenced by my culture for hundreds of years!"
"It was because we were benevolent and pitied you that your insignificant nation, your barbarian land, gained civilization, etiquette, and some semblance of humanity!"
"But in the end, beasts are still beasts! You not only forgot how you lived as barbarians to become this way, but you can't even understand Chinese anymore!"
"What is this called? This is called betraying your teacher and ancestors!"
"Now that you think you've grown strong, the seven parts beastliness hidden in your bones can finally not be suppressed, right?"
"Remember this, what is given to you, you shall receive on your knees!"
"If I don't give it, and you dare to reach out, I'll chop off your paws!"
"After today, I will go to Mount Fuji and let you see how romantic blood-stained cherry blossoms are!"
He deliberately slowed down his speech for this part, and without the modern terms, it wasn't too difficult to translate.
After listening, Yamamoto Ichiki's entire face turned red as if he were constipated, and his body trembled with rage.
He drew his command sword and sheathed it, drew and sheathed it again.
Finally, he simply threw the sword away. Before the reinforcements arrived, Xiùqín was his safeguard, and he would never dare to kill her by mistake.
Just then, Li Shimin's walkie-talkie crackled, and Wang Xuance's voice came from inside.
"Regimental Commander, all snipers are in position!"
"We guarantee to eliminate all devils on the city walls at the same time!"
Then came Xue Rengui's voice.
"The tank formation is ready to attack!"
"As long as the Xuanjia Army can bring back the hostage, we will level this city within three minutes!"
As if in response to his words, a pile of dry grass moved below the city walls, and a hand emerged from it, waving a fist in their direction.
It was the Xuanjia Army, who, under the cover of ghillie suits, had quietly crept to the foot of the city!
"Rumble........"
"Rumble........"
"Rumble........"
Another sound of tanks on the march came from other directions of Ping'an City, and then, Li Shimin's walkie-talkie once again echoed with the voices of Qin Qiong, Yuchi Jingde, Li Jing, and others.
"Battalion One is in position!"
"Battalion Two is in position!"
"Battalion Three is in position!"
Li Jing and Qin Qiong, who had gone to intercept at various locations, also returned at the same time!