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Although the troops here are relatively abundant, even when the Kagel Combat Division approached Beiping City, Okamura Neiji did not let these two brigades support Beiping.
Because he also knows that Mancheng is the focus of defense. If there is a problem here, there may be problems in Baoding, Shijiazhuang, or even Peiping.
Okamura Neiji was naturally unaware of Xia Yang's combat intentions, but out of a commander's instinct, he was unwilling to turn Mancheng, an important area in and out of Shanxi, into an area with empty military defense.
So during this period, even in areas such as Beiping and Xingtai, which urgently needed more troops, the Japanese troops here were not easily mobilized.
At this time, Mancheng City is still some distance away from the combat area. But the smell of gunpowder smoke that filled the air, even the beggars begging on the roadside, was felt by the Japanese patrols coming and going.
During this period, the Japanese army began to strengthen the defenses outside the city.
The weapons depots stocked throughout the city, including various anti-war artillery, mortars, and other weapons, are all transported to defensive positions outside the city for possible future operations against the enemy.
Not only these weapons, many people living in the city and farmers in surrounding villages were also forced by the Japanese army to dig anti-tank trenches and other defenses outside the city.
These people are naturally unwilling. But the muzzles of the guns were pressed against their heads. There was no need for them to risk their lives on the fact that the little devil's guns had no bullets, not to mention that those guns definitely had bullets in them.
However, this kind of defense throughout the city actually means that it is tight on the outside and loose on the inside.
They spent a large amount of their troops on defense outside the city, but they neglected internal inspections.
Five to six thousand people from a brigade of the Japanese army would invest in building defense lines outside the city almost every day.
But inside the city, there was only one picket team, mainly composed of the Imperial Association Army, responsible for interrogating the city.
This kind of interrogation is actually more like giving these puppet troops a reason to exploit the local people.
Especially those merchants who do business have become their key targets of exploitation.
If you want to get these merchants to give them some money, it is easy. Just say that you suspect them of harboring underground parties, destroying Sino-Japanese friendship, and intending to cause a devastating blow to the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
¡°This series of hats are slapped on these people¡¯s heads, and they have to spend money to avoid disasters.
¡°But there are some businessmen that they don¡¯t dare to exploit.
For example, Zhang Huaili!
Because Zhang Huaili has a very close relationship with the top Japanese military officials in the city.
Even though the Japanese troops stationed all over the city have changed several times, Zhang Huaili is as stable as a mountain and is still the most well-connected person in the city.
So when these normally arrogant and domineering puppet troops arrived at Zhang Huaili's shops and warehouses, they would just hang around the door symbolically, but would not actually go in and search.
Zhang Huaili is a good person. Even if these puppet soldiers dare not search his residence and warehouse, he will have people send some oceans to these puppet soldiers.
He said he was buying wine and food for his brothers, but in fact, he unintentionally gave face to these puppet army commanders.
In fact, these puppet soldiers don¡¯t know that Zhang Huaili, whom they least dare to investigate in the city, has warehouses and his own yard filled with the ¡°underground elements¡± they want to find.
Using this period of time, Xia Yang's security regiment soldiers, numbering in their hundreds, entered the city and hid themselves.
Zhang Huaili gave these people the responsibility of preparing identities, residences, and even the warehouse for hiding weapons and equipment, which was Zhang Huaili's own cargo warehouse.
¡°If those puppet troops opened several of Zhang Huaili¡¯s cargo warehouses, they would find that they were filled with all kinds of weapons, just like a small weapons exhibition hall.
Chang Huaiyuan, commander of the first battalion of the Guard Regiment, was standing in the yard at this time, watching several mortars transported from the tunnel and being transported to the ground.
Behind these mortar transporters, there were dozens of soldiers sneaking in.
These dozens of soldiers were all wearing the clothes of ordinary people and carrying a black leather suitcase in their hands.
These people all have sharp eyes, like falcons. No matter where they look, they seem to be searching for prey.
The moment they came out of the passage, they all looked at the commanding heights around them.
"No need"Okay, Instructor Song, wherever we can see the situation here, we have controlled it. "
Chang Huaiyuan said with a smile, the scar on his face became more ferocious as his smile appeared.
The "Instructor Song" in his mouth was none other than Song Yumo.
At this time, more than thirty elite snipers were following behind her.
They will also participate in this battle against Mancheng.
These people were the last batch of soldiers to arrive in the city before the official attack started.
At this time, the number of their soldiers in the city has exceeded 400.
??Including more than 300 elite soldiers from the guard regiment, and more than 30 elite snipers.
After the battle begins, they will expel all the Japanese troops in nearby neighborhoods and destroy the Japanese headquarters in the center of the city.
Afterwards, more soldiers will enter Mancheng through this tunnel connecting the outside of the city.
At that time, they should cooperate inside and outside to cooperate with the siege troops outside the city.
The city¡¯s defenses, which are tight on the outside and loose on the inside, will quickly fall apart.
"When is the attack time?"
Song Yumo walked out of the tunnel and took off his turban, revealing his long black hair.
Zhang Huaili, who was standing next to him, saw Song Yumo and immediately felt familiar, but he didn't dare to recognize him.
Then, he remembered that this person seemed to be the female soldier next to Xia Yang.
During the city-wide defense battle, this woman was like the Grim Reaper, killing countless Japanese devils.
Chang Huaiyuan said: "Tomorrow night! Wait for the signal flare outside the city."
Song Yumo nodded and said directly: "Target point! Attack plan!"
She never seems to say much else. What comes out of Song Yumo¡¯s mouth is always about battle-related matters.
Chang Huaiyuan seemed to be very accustomed to her way of speaking, so he immediately said: "They are all in the headquarters over there!"
Song Yumo nodded and stopped talking.
And the snipers behind her are all taciturn, as if if they say more words, some secret will be revealed.
Song Yumo lowered his head and began to open the black suitcase.
Inside the suitcase is a dismantled sniper rifle and various accompanying bullets.
She and the soldiers behind her began to assemble these sniper rifles, and then took out their own combat uniforms and various other combat equipment from another bag they carried. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com