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In order to slow down the armored division's attack, the Japanese tried to capture the people in the city and bring them to the city gates last night.

Xiao Si led the Jiexiu Intelligence Department and the guerrillas to join forces with the underground fighters in the city. A total of more than a hundred people engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese.

Until the armored division entered the city, the Japanese plan to use civilians as human shields did not succeed.

However, Xiao Si and his men did not have a steady supply of ammunition like the large forces outside. Their ammunition was limited. During the fierce battle with the Japanese, most of the soldiers ran out of ammunition and died together with the Japanese.

Xiao Si was one of them. He tied grenades to his body and died together with the Japanese in a heavy machine gun position.

Not only that, Jiu Ba also fought hand-to-hand combat with more than 20 Japanese soldiers in order to protect a little girl, and was finally shot to death by the Japanese machine guns.

This was the first sacrifice among the 500 guards.

"Hit me, hit me as hard as you can!"

Xu Le was furious when he learned about this. He immediately lifted all restrictions on the troops and ordered them to launch an attack on Pingyao and Fenyang. Cluster bombs were continuously delivered to the artillery.

He had noticed before that the guard members were not invincible. At the beginning, they had the ability to self-repair and could heal some minor injuries in a short while, but they could not repair fatal injuries.

However, over time, the Guardians completely evolved into humans, and their ability to repair themselves disappeared.

Without these 500 guard members to train their troops, how could today's soldiers be able to master those advanced equipment so quickly?

Not to mention that Xiao Si is Xu Le’s good friend since childhood.

In order to avoid being negligent in details after traveling through time, Xu Le kept as much distance from Xiao Si as possible. For this reason, he asked Xiao Si to accompany Xiao Cui to develop in Fenyang.

Now, he felt a little regretful, Xiao Si was gone.

He was a very protective person. The death of the old housekeeper prompted him to lead his troops through the Japanese defense zone overnight, wipe out the bandit Lao Daobazi's lair, and kill thousands of people.

Both Xiaosi's death and Jiuba's sacrifice touched his bottom line.

Xu Le led the guard team to Jiexiu in person to command the front-line battle.

For a time, the Japanese in Pingyao County suffered endless artillery attacks, and tens of thousands of shells fell from the sky.

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In the southernmost part, Guo Ditie's 664th Regiment successfully crossed the Qin River under the cover of artillery fire and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions in Beiliu Town.

Beiliu Town is the outer defense position of Jincheng. As long as it is captured, the troops can go straight to Jincheng. At the same time, they can also send troops southward and march towards the Damen Pass connecting northern Henan.

Therefore, the Japanese deployed heavy troops here, including at least one division, including the tank brigade that had appeared in Linfen.

双方的战斗陷入白热化阶段，好在664团是加强团，拥有两个炮营，共24门83式122毫米榴弹炮和12门63式107毫米火箭炮营，外加炮兵旅的一个130毫米火箭炮营。

The easier it was for the 664th Regiment to fight yesterday, the more difficult it will be today.

"Report, the 68th Division is calling!"

When Guo Di Tie took the telegram and read it, he was immediately furious: "68th Division, 68th Division. It's been a whole night and they haven't even reached Yangcheng County yet. What on earth are they going to do?"

The deputy regiment commander frowned and said, "Last night, they were less than 20 kilometers away from Yangcheng. They still haven't arrived after one night. We had conflicts with the 68th Division before. I'm afraid they did it on purpose!"

Guo Tietie had mastered this trick thoroughly when he was in the Japanese camp. He said helplessly:

"Forget it. We can't count on the 19th Army. How is the 61st Army? Where have they reached? Have our logistics and ammunition arrived?"

The deputy regiment commander replied: "The 61st Army just set out last night. They came across Zhongtiao Mountain. Not only is the journey long, but the road is also difficult to travel. We have not yet been able to get in touch with them. As for our logistics, there is no problem. The ammunition on the front line has never been cut off. Even if the 19th Army has the courage to do so, it dare not intercept our logistics troops!"

"Well, contact the 5st Army every five minutes. If they don't come, we won't dare to leave even if we take Beiliu Town! Send a telegram to the headquarters, explain the situation here, and request bomber support!"

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Xu Le, who was already furious, became even more furious after receiving Guo Diet's telegram.

"These bastards, I didn't expect them to charge into battle, I just wanted them to be the second echelon, and they are still playing tricks on me. Contact Xu Tian and ask him to send out all the bombers and fighters to bomb his Beiliu position and the gate for me. Don't let the devils in northern Henan get over here!"

Jiang Feng said at this time: "Young Marshal, just in case, I suggest sending the 2nd Reserve Regiment to provide support."

Xu Le thought for a moment and said, "Well, you lead the 2nd Reserve Regiment in person and urge the 19th Army to advance. Anyone who dares to disobey will be shot! If the entire 19th Army disobeys, then attack the 19th Army!"

Jiang Feng was stunned: "Young Marshal, this is the 19th Army, Commander Yan's troops! If we fight them, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction in the entire Second War Zone!"

Xu Le said indifferently, "My 88th Army will not be afraid of a strict commander like him. It is they who are passive in fighting. We are right! Just do as I say, and I will bear all the consequences!"

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Jiang Feng didn't say much, and left in a hurry after responding! If he was quick, he could reach Beiliu Town before dawn tomorrow.

At the same time, Xu Tian in Yuncheng received the order and immediately reorganized the troops and set off.

The J-5 Squadron cheered because they could finally go on stage.

随即，12架轰5轰炸机和12架歼5歼击机，均挂载57-16型火箭发射巢升空，往北留和大门关而去。

In just 15 minutes, the J-3 Squadron arrived over the Japanese rear in Beiliu Town, and dense rockets flew from medium and low altitude towards the Zhoucun transport line behind the Japanese rear.

The bomber brigade arrived at the outskirts of Bo'ai County in northern Henan Province, south of Damen Pass, five minutes late, and dropped aerial bombs on the road between the two places.

This time they carried 500 kilograms of bombs, specifically designed to destroy the highway and cut off the enemy's truck routes.

每架轰5的内置弹仓可以携带4枚500千克的航空炸弹，总共48枚，在5公里长的公路上爆炸。

The bombers also destroyed dozens of Japanese trucks with rockets. The Japanese who were preparing to support Damenguan were blocked on the Bo'ai County side.

Taking advantage of the fact that the J-5 temporarily cut off the Japanese logistics behind the Beiliu position, the 664th Regiment launched a fierce artillery bombardment on Beiliu. Nearly 664 tanks of the Japanese tank brigade launched a counterattack, confronting the 63th Regiment's Type armored vehicles head-on.

The main tanks of the Japanese brigade were the Type 63 medium tanks, which had armor 5 mm thicker than the Type 57 armored vehicles and were equipped with a 664 mm short tank gun. For a time, the th Regiment was at a disadvantage.

But with powerful artillery firepower, the overall strength of the two sides is almost the same.