After graduating from Huangpu, he rose to prominence as a regiment leader.

"Commander Yan! Qin Feng doesn't seem to be crazy, because the independent brigade has forced the Japanese to retreat more than ten kilometers!" The deputy's face was bitter.

"Forced to retreat more than ten kilometers?"

"Yes! And Commander Yan, the Independent Brigade also rescued thousands of people from various spontaneous armed forces." As the deputy spoke, he felt a little embarrassed.

This action of the Independent Brigade surprised everyone and made everyone feel ashamed.

If no one sent troops to help, those passionate young people who spontaneously organized themselves would have no chance of survival.

However, no regular troops from the entire Second War Zone were dispatched, but instead the independent brigade besieged in Taiyuan took action.

How can this not be embarrassing? Both face and reputation have been ruined!

"...notify them."

"Send out the troops." Commander Yan seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant. He leaned back in his chair and subconsciously let out a long breath.

"Commander Yan, are we really sending troops? Do we need to ask for instructions from the mountain city?" The deputy swallowed subconsciously.

"I can't care about so many things!" Commander Yan shook his head helplessly, "If I don't send troops, even if my subordinates are well-organized, I won't be able to hold my head up in the entire Xia Kingdom!"

The mountain city did not seem so eye-catching because of a commendation order sent in advance.

But what about him?

As the direct superior of the independent brigade and the supreme commander of the Second War Zone, he cannot escape this responsibility!

Moreover, the Eighth Route Army was also a regular organization under the Second War Zone. If such a large force was deployed in battle and something went wrong afterwards, he, as the commander, would be held responsible.

"Anyway, things have come to this point. I can only place my hopes on the Independent Brigade!" Commander Yan waved his hands tiredly, "I don't ask for much, as long as they can survive the first wave of battle."

Sitting in this position, he now has the heaviest burden. The first thing he has to do is to prevent the recurrence of the third major sweep, and the second thing he has to do is to protect the independent brigade and Qin Feng.

The only solution he could think of was to decisively abandon Taiyuan!

The seven-day term of custodial management doesn't have to count. The independent brigade's current record is more than enough to hold on.

Even if they couldn't hold out for seven days, it wouldn't be considered a complete defeat; at most it would be a draw.

"Give the order."

"Yes! Commander Yan!"

......

Japanese Expeditionary Force Joint Operations Command.

"General! Just as you expected, not only the Eighth Route Army, but also the Shanxi Suiyuan Army has sent out troops!"

In the command room, the deputy came to Kazuo Shinozuka with a telegram in his hand and reported quickly.

"How long is expected to last?" Shinozuka Kazuo raised his head slowly, his eyes full of hostility.

"Reporting to the General! The 21st Brigade's Artillery Regiment, the 17th Brigade's Field Artillery Regiment, and the th and th Division's exclusive artillery units are all assembling quickly!"

"At most half an hour!" The deputy quickly reported the detailed data.

"Yoshi! Let's settle accounts with them all this time." Shinozuka Kazuo said with a cold face.

Both the Eighth Route Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army were defeated by him. If Taiyuan City had not been cut off from the source of the disaster, these anti-Japanese armed forces would have been completely wiped out long ago.

And now, they came to our door on their own initiative.

As an imperial soldier, the dignity of the empire must be defended at all times, and as a loser, he must win a beautiful victory to wash away his shame.

The first thing he had to do was to capture Taiyuan City, and the second thing he had to do was to get rid of these Xia troops.

Especially those Xia country youths who came spontaneously with great enthusiasm to support the independent brigade, Shinozuka Kazuo could not wait to dispel their arrogance.

"Pass on my order. Order the 3rd, 5th, and 11th Divisions to quickly start fighting on the spot and fully contain the reinforcements from the Xia Kingdom."

"Wait until all artillery units are ready, and quickly launch a covering bombing. We must wipe out that damn independent brigade here!" Shinozuka Kazuo clenched his fists and spoke suddenly.

"Ha Yi! I'll do it right away!" The deputy bowed immediately.

......

Taiyuan City.

Command room of the independent brigade headquarters.

"Commander! Important news!"

"There were thirty or forty small-scale battles around Taiyuan City." Wei Dayong quickly pushed open the door of the command center and came to Qin Feng to report.

At this time, in the command room, in addition to a group of independent brigade cadres, Li Yunlong, Ding Wei, Kong Jie, Cheng Xiazi, Chu Yunfei, and even the commander were also present.

"Monk, what did you say?" Li Yunlong's eyes widened. "There are battles happening in so many places?"

"Yes! And we got another piece of intelligence." Wei Dayong took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "The heavy artillery of the four divisions of the Japanese are being assembled, and it is estimated that there are more than 500 guns!"

"What? Five hundred heavy artillery pieces?" Kong Jie couldn't help but said, "You are serious, right?"

Five hundred heavy artillery pieces, what does this mean?

With such firepower, let alone Taiyuan City, even if it was expanded ten times, it would be enough to cover it entirely.

Are the Japs planning to raze this area to the ground?

"The information is accurate and should not be wrong."

Wei Dayong scratched his head and stood aside after finishing his report.

"Lao Qin! We are finished! That old devil Kazuo Shinozuka is planning to blow us to the sky!" Li Yunlong took a breath of cold air.

Although he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. Five hundred heavy artillery were enough to cover the entire Taiyuan City in the shortest time!

No one can escape from this range, and fighting against it is unthinkable!

Everyone was speechless, and no one knew how to respond under such firepower.

"Old Qin, how about we completely retreat to Taiyuan City?"

"Kazuo Shinozuka will definitely not be willing to destroy Taiyuan City. This will also make him cautious." Ding Wei hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but speak.

Although the independent brigade is strong, its firepower is only half of that of the Japanese, and the armored units dare not show up under such circumstances.

Once they were deployed, before they could make any move, the Japanese heavy artillery would have already hit their heads.

It's a complete sitting duck. No matter how thick its armor is, it can't withstand so many shells.

"Yes! Lao Qin, this is a good idea, retreat to Taiyuan!" Li Yunlong also agreed.

"No! No retreat!" Qin Feng waved his hand and rejected this idea.

"Brother Qin, now is not the time to act on impulse. We should conserve our strength so that we can deal with the next enemy." Chu Yunfei on the side couldn't help but start to persuade him.

"Brother Chu, you don't have to persuade me. If I'm not mistaken, Commander Yan and the deputy commander-in-chief have already sent troops!" Qin Feng said in a deep voice.

"send troops?"

"send troops?"

Everyone blinked subconsciously. How did Qin Feng know all this?

Could it be possible that he could also see the situation outside the encirclement?

"Brigade Commander Qin, do you mean, who are the troops fighting the Japanese in the periphery?" Commander Yu was the first to react and asked at the right time.

"Yes, it should be a small troop sent here." Qin Feng did not say it too confidently and left it blank for a while.

"If I say that with all the troops currently in the hands of the Independent Brigade, and then integrate the 358th Regiment, plus the entire 386th Brigade, on top of this, there will also be reinforcements from the entire Second War Zone."

"Do you think we can defeat the four field divisions in Kazuo Shinozuka's hands?" Qin Feng said meaningfully.

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent!

No one expected that Qin Feng would say such shocking words!

If this gets out, others will definitely think Qin Feng is dreaming!

"Four divisions! Old Qin, you must be crazy!" Li Yunlong couldn't help swallowing.

Qin Feng took a deep breath, looked around at everyone present, and then said in a deep voice: "I remember when we were in Cangyun Mountains, I told you, right? My target has never been Taiyuan City, nor the Osaka Division!"

"What I really want to do is to destroy the four divisions under Kazuo Shinozuka, which have more than 100,000 elite field troops!"

When Qin Feng's words reached everyone's ears, everyone was stunned!

Eat up four field divisions? More than 100,000 Japanese soldiers?

"Also, I don't consider everyone here as outsiders. I can tell you right now!"

"Now is the best opportunity!"

"With internal and external support, it's time for the Independent Brigade to sound the clarion call for a counterattack!"