Chapter 408 Bai Luo couldn't sit still after preparing for nothing.
Chapter 408 Bai Luo couldn't sit still after preparing for nothing.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these three days, except for the second day when the Japanese sent two reconnaissance planes to Ershi for reconnaissance, which were shot down by the anti-aircraft machine guns that the newly equipped First Division in Ershi City had just been equipped with.
At other times, you can't even see a single Japanese soldier in Ershi.
Thanks to the tireless work of the city's residents day and night over the past three days, the construction of military defense facilities in Ershi is now nearing completion. However, the Japanese soldiers who were expected to arrive long ago are nowhere to be seen.
As for the reason, Bai Luo learned about it after visiting Zhang Qing.
This news also made him somewhat uneasy.
Because his points were stolen by someone else.
In fact, the Japanese soldiers had already set off three days ago to assemble in the direction of Chunshi.
However, the Japanese soldiers who had gathered in various cities of northern provinces and were heading towards Chunshi began to be attacked one after another shortly after leaving the city gates.
Some Japanese troops were attacked more than 10 times a day, which seriously affected their marching speed.
So much so that even now, three days later, most of the Japanese soldiers are still on their way to Chunshi.
The tank regiment was the fastest progressing, but according to reports, it suffered considerable losses on its way there.
Three of their tanks had already been destroyed on their way.
More than 10 tanks were damaged.
Among the many assembled Japanese soldiers, those who set out from Shenyang suffered the worst fate.
As a major city, Shenyang City directly dispatched three infantry battalions to Chun City.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese infantry in these three battalions had suffered nearly 1000 casualties in these three days.
It's equivalent to a whole battalion of Japanese soldiers being wiped out; before even reaching the assembly point, they had already suffered one-third casualties.
Not only that, but the railway tracks between Shenyang and Chunshi were also completely stripped clean.
The remaining Japanese soldiers have now turned back to Shenyang.
According to intelligence from Chunshi, the number of Japanese soldiers who have gathered in Chunshi from other cities is currently less than 4000.
The Red Party's resistance accounted for only a small part of the reasons for this situation.
The majority of the cause was the work of bandits hiding in various mountain strongholds and the remnants of the Northern Province Army.
Having fought alongside the Japanese for many years, they mostly hid in deep mountains and forests to avoid being raided by the Japanese soldiers.
After hearing that Ershi had been taken back from the Japanese, and also hearing about the incident in the eastern part of Ershi, I realized that Ershi had been taken back from the Japanese.
One by one, they became restless and emerged from the deep mountains and forests.
They all simultaneously laid an ambush on the road to Ershichun City to attack the assembled Japanese troops.
According to Zhang Qing's rough estimate, the number of armed units, large and small, that they have been able to detect to block the Japanese soldiers has reached over a thousand.
What's even more terrifying is that the total number of these people has exceeded 6.
Moreover, the number of people is still increasing, and the most outrageous thing is that a bandit force of 400 people robbed all of their belongings.
They joined another bandit group, replenished their ammunition, and continued fighting the Japanese.
In other words, there is fighting almost everywhere except in Er City.
This made Bai Luo, who was waiting for the Japanese soldiers to come to his door, unable to sit still any longer.
At this rate, even if the Japanese manage to reach the outskirts of Ershi, there will probably only be a handful of them left.
He estimated that Bai Luo wouldn't even be able to get a hot bowl of soup.
Without hesitation, Bai Luo left everyone behind, determined to quickly amass a wave of points all by himself.
But just as Bai Luo finished packing and was about to leave the city to earn points, Zhang Qing rushed over and blocked Bai Luo's way out.
Although Zhang Qing rushed in with a happy expression, what he said startled Bai Luo.
"Xiao Luo, something's happened at the south gate of the city."
Bai Luo was startled upon hearing this and rushed to Zhang Qing to ask him the question.
"Uncle Zhang, what happened? Why are you laughing so happily even though something happened?"
"Haha, it's my fault, it's my fault for not explaining clearly. It's a good thing. You'll understand once you come out with me. Jiang Qing and I are having some trouble making a decision about this."
Zhang Qing lightly slapped his mouth, hastily explained a few words, and then pulled the bewildered Bai Luo out of the room.
The two men, having left the gate, rode the two warhorses placed at the entrance and galloped straight towards the south gate.
At this moment, the south gate of Ershi was now packed with people, blocking the dirt road at the city gate completely. It was estimated that there were more than 2000 people.
Most of these people were dressed as civilians, but a considerable number of them were wearing the uniforms of the former Northern Province Army, and each of them was carrying a weapon.
Although they were blocking the city gate, they showed no intention of going in; they simply waited quietly at the city gate.
Inside the doorway, Jiang Qing was chatting with a burly, dark-faced man with a thick beard.
They waited for Bai Luo and Zhang Qing to arrive.
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