kingnovel Chapter 264: Laiyuan Battle 5
Chapter 264: Laiyuan Battle 5
The heavy machine gun that Huang Zhengkui sneered at was like a treasure in Sun Shiqi's hands.
Of the five guns that Ji Guangshun brought back last time, their regiment was allocated two.
Facing the Japanese attack, the battalion commander Sun Shiqi did not order his soldiers to open fire immediately, but instead waited for the Japanese to approach.
200 meter
100 meter
50 meter
boom!
Sun Shiqi took a box gun and knocked down a Japanese soldier with one shot.
The gunshot is the order,
Then eight heavy machine guns, light machine guns and a large number of Jin-made and Hanyang-made machine guns fired dense bullets at the Japanese soldiers who were advancing with their backs bent.
Da da da………
Bang bang bang…
The Japanese still didn't understand the 3rd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese squadron in the front row suffered a loss.
Seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded and fell on the battlefield.
Speaking of poverty, the Third Regiment was really poor. With more than 2000 people, the regiment had only eight heavy machine guns, a dozen grenade launchers, and only three mortars. The guns were not even fully staffed.
However, facing the brutal devils, the soldiers of the Third Regiment still showed extraordinary courage.
Led by Battalion Commander Sun Shiqi, the Japanese squadron that wanted to turn around and escape was detained by the counterattack of the Eighth Route Army.
The soldiers on the battlefield waved their swords and chopped at the heads of the frightened devils.
After a while, only more than forty Japanese soldiers escaped from the battlefield.
"Baga, fire the artillery! Eliminate the Tubalu on the position."
The Japanese captain commanding the front line was angry and felt that he was being provoked.
As a warrior of the Empire of Japan, he would not allow this to happen.
"Yoshi, these Tubalu really don't have any decent weapons."
The Japanese captain was furious, but Major General Kurokawa rarely smiled and gave orders to the staff.
"Abe-kun, have the two front battalions charge and defeat the Chinese in their positions in one fell swoop."
The first wave was just a test attack. To Kurokawa Rui, that little loss was just a stepping stone on his road to promotion.
"Reporting to His Excellency, the Brigade Commander, the city has been completely lost, and all four gates have fallen into the hands of the Chinese."
The news from the communications troopers only made Major General Kurokawa's smile last for a few seconds.
"Bakayaro, immediately send a telegram to that idiot Wu Xin and tell him to commit seppuku immediately. He is not worthy of being a warrior of the empire."
Major General Kurokawa's scolding silenced all the Japanese officers around him.
No one expected that the entire city would be lost in just over thirty minutes?
In fact, we cannot blame the Japanese army defending the city. They have tried their best under the attack from both sides.
With Gu Changfeng's rapid raid in the city and two battalions of snipers, the firepower was already strong.
In addition, Chen Zhengrong outside the city also became ruthless and directly sent most of his troops to contain the Japanese on the city wall.
What can the Japs do?
Relying on puppet troops?
They were all scared away by the scene, and even the Japanese supervisory team couldn't stop them.
"Fifth Battalion, First Company, immediately lead your men to wipe out the remaining Japanese forces and find all those puppet troops."
"Sixth Battalion, build fortifications quickly."
Gu Changfeng's order was conveyed, and the first company of the fifth battalion, which had fought its way from the north to the east of the city, quickly withdrew from the team, while the soldiers of the sixth battalion remained on the spot to repair the fortifications.
"Captain Gu, I finally see you in person. You are indeed young."
As soon as Chen Zhengrong climbed onto the city wall, he saw Gu Changfeng giving orders, and he couldn't help but walk forward and say.
Gu Changfeng turned around and said with a smile, "Captain Chen, the battle situation is urgent, we will continue later."
He was well aware of the number of troops deployed by the Eighth Route Army, and when he met an unfamiliar Eighth Route Army commander, he immediately guessed that it was the commander of the First Regiment.
Chen Zhengrong said, "Let's talk about it later. Let's deal with the Japs first."
Gu Changfeng glanced outside the city through his telescope, thought for a moment and said, "Captain Chen, send a telegram and ask Brother Ji to evacuate."
After that, he called Zhang Guofu and ordered, "Send a company and a fire platoon to support the Eighth Route Army outside the city, and do it quickly."
"Okay, watch me!"
Zhang Guofu was very excited as it was his first time experiencing this kind of siege, mainly because he managed to take it down. Who in the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army would have dared to think about it before?
Chen Zhengrong didn't say anything. He looked towards the southwest with concern. After a moment's hesitation, he asked,
"Captain Gu, the Japanese planes..."
"It's okay," Gu Changfeng waved his hand and whispered a few words to the soldier next to him.
The soldiers received the order and left in a hurry.
The anti-aircraft machine guns and rocket launchers were in the hands of the first battalion. Gu Changfeng had originally wanted to deploy them in Xicheng to guard against the Lingqiu devils.
Now that the main force of the Japanese is at the East Gate, it is natural for them to move here.
Outside the city, as Zhang Guofu personally led the team to support, Ji Guangshun gradually led the team to withdraw from the battlefield.
The Japanese were naturally unwilling to do so and kept following behind. There were still quite a lot of Japanese in the two battalions.
The two sides began to engage in a tug-of-war, and more and more Eighth Route Army soldiers fell to the ground.
Although Zhang Guofu's men are strong, they can only stop a part of the Japanese devils.
More than ten minutes later, Ji Guangshun's regiment successfully retreated into the firing range of the city wall after suffering more than 300 casualties.
"Let the warriors evacuate,"
Major General Kurokawa sighed helplessly and issued the evacuation order.
He didn't expect the whole city to fall so quickly, so he could only retreat now.
The Japanese brigade headquarters in Lingqiu City.
The beautiful porcelain on Shibuya Takashi's desk was destroyed and was smashed to pieces.
After receiving the news that Laiyuan had fallen, he was stunned for two minutes, and then he extended his greetings to Wu Xinchun and all the female members of his family.
Naturally, Shibuya Takashi's favorite Chinese porcelain was also shattered into pieces.
"Duanmu, has the squadron set off yet? How long will it take to reach Laiyuan?"
After calming down, Shibuya Takashi began to ask for support from Taiyuan City.
"Your Excellency, the heavy rain in Taiyuan today delayed us a bit. The squadron took off half an hour ago and is expected to arrive over Laiyuan in ten minutes."
Duanmu Chengzi was very displeased with Shibuya Takashi's behavior of smashing porcelain and insulting his subordinates.
In her opinion, an imperial officer should be graceful and elegant, and should remain calm even when faced with a crisis.
However, the brigade commander was her superior after all, so she couldn't say anything and could only tell the truth.
"Where are the Military Police and the Imperial Army?"
Shibuya Ryuji had just finished asking when he suddenly felt a slight pain in his hand. He lowered his head and saw...
It turned out that his palm was scratched by broken porcelain pieces, which immediately made him frown deeply.
He paused for a moment, took out a silk scarf and wiped it vigorously until the scarf was covered with bright red blood, then he threw it aside in disgust.
Duanmu Chengzi watched the brigade commander's movements and said expressionlessly, "They have already stopped seven or eight kilometers away from Laiyuan."
"Yoshi, have them set off immediately and make sure to take Laiyuan back."
"Send a telegram to the Kurokawa Brigade: the squadron will arrive in Laiyuan in eight minutes. Make sure he seizes the opportunity and recaptures Laiyuan City."
As Shibuya Ryuji spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he muttered:
"Gu Changfeng, I haven't lost yet. I wonder what your expression will be when you see your lair breached. I'm really looking forward to it, haha!"
The crazy laughter from the brigade headquarters made all the officers and soldiers on guard feel a chill in their hearts.
They knew that when the brigade commander laughed like this, it was usually when he was extremely angry.
The Japanese officer who knew Shibuya Ryuji's preferences had already sneaked out of the brigade headquarters. He was going to capture two Chinese girls...