At present, the General Security Corps has an independent regiment, a new third regiment, an armored regiment, an artillery regiment, and a guard regiment.

In Mincheng, more than 10,000 troops from three divisions of the 40th Army were attacking the 18th Regiment.

After all, these more than 10,000 people have the advantage of strength, so the 18th Regiment can only take a defensive stance.

If Li Yunlong's troops want to enter the city to help annihilate the 18th Regiment, they need to deploy defensive forces.

After all, there is the 29th Division, the main force of the Fourth Tank Brigade, east of Mincheng.

These troops are currently actively mobilizing, and they will attack at any time to support the 18th Wing's breakout.

"General commander, chief of staff, we just received the news that Ningcheng has been lost!"

"The 55th Army and the 85th Army began to disperse and evacuate, and the Japanese troops were pursuing them."

"The chief of staff Guo Guangxi who has sealed the city sent a message, hoping that we can secure the civilian city and help them evacuate."

"In addition, the First Army has already rushed to the battlefield and is currently participating in the annihilation operation against the 35th Division troops."

"Chief of Staff Guo hopes that we can block the Japs' attack, thereby giving them time to annihilate the 35th Division."

Li Yunlong and Lu Ming were discussing the next battle plan, and intelligence staff officer Wei Bao came over quickly and made a hurried report.

The headquarters of the 14th Army is currently located here in the mall, and the 110th Division is responsible for the security here and also serves as the reserve force.

The 3rd Chariot Division and the 28th Division were responsible for the attack on Ningcheng.

The 55th Army and the 85th Army actively defended, and the two sides launched fierce battles.

Until now, in order to avoid being encircled and annihilated, the two armies quickly abandoned Ningcheng and dispersed.

The 55th Army moved to the Xucheng area, while the 85th Army moved to the Mincheng area.

The Third Division of the Little Devil Chariot, with the cooperation of the 28th Division, pursued it with all its strength, trying to severely damage it.

As Ningcheng was captured again, the Japs gradually advanced in depth.

If Mincheng is lost now, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, Guo Guangxi immediately sent a message, hoping that the Security Corps could assist the 40th Army in guarding the civilian city.

In this way, they can control the front lines of Fengcheng, Lanfeng, and Mincheng, and maintain a flank threat to the Japanese troops.

As long as these areas are controlled, the Japanese troops will naturally be unable to continue fighting in depth.

"We have to fight quickly. Lu Ming, you will command the armored regiment, artillery regiment, and guard regiment to be responsible for the defense of the outer positions."

"I took the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment into the city to fight, so as to try to annihilate the 18th Regiment in a short time."

After Li Yunlong listened to the report, he immediately said.

Lu Ming nodded and agreed. Li Yunlong did not waste any time and quickly commanded the independent regiment, and the new third regiment entered Mincheng to fight.

As for the armored regiment, artillery regiment, and guard regiment, Lu Ming deployed them on the outer positions and made defensive preparations.

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the little devils began to launch combat operations.

In order to quickly establish contact with the 18th Regiment, the Japanese army mobilized all troops capable of participating in the battle this time.

The 29th Field Artillery Regiment, the 35th Field Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Independent Mobile Artillery Battalion.

These artillery units jointly set up artillery positions, and each artillery piece was ready to fire.

The 29th Field Artillery Regiment has thirty-six 75MM Type 38 field guns.

The 35th Field Artillery Regiment was originally composed of four artillery brigades, but after a series of battles, they suffered losses.

So currently they have thirty 75MM 38-type field guns and four 75MM 38-type field guns.

The First Battalion of the Independent Mobile Artillery has ten 105MM Type 91 howitzers.

There are eighty Japanese artillery pieces, but this time they are entering Henan Province to fight, so they carry a certain amount of ammunition.

Especially howitzers, because the 12th Army of Shandong Province has no equipment, so they do not have a reserve of 105MM howitzer shells.

This means that once these howitzers run out of shells, it will be difficult for them to replenish them.

Because of a series of restrictions, the Little Japanese artillery had a large number, but they were unable to achieve dense coverage and bombardment.

At half past ten, the 38th Regiment and the 50th Regiment under the 29th Division took the lead in dispatching.

They sent infantry to conduct a probing attack, but when these troops advanced more than 100 meters in front of the position, they were immediately hit by fierce firepower.

The guard regiment currently has a large number of semi-automatic and automatic weapons. These small number of probing troops are no different from dying in front of them.

Toshimichi Uemura personally directed this battle. Seeing hundreds of probing troops being dealt with in an instant, he frowned tightly.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 18th Regiment sent a message. They were attacked by superior forces and suffered heavy casualties."

"And now Li Yunlong's elite troops have begun to enter the city to fight, and they are gradually losing control of the position."

"According to their speculation, they may not be able to hold on for too long, and they will suffer a devastating blow, and there is no possibility of them breaking out."

A young leftist came to Uemura Toshichi. He took the telegram and reported.

The three divisions of the 40th Army currently have more than 15,000 people, and they are attacking the 18th Regiment one after another.

Because of their superior strength, the 18th Regiment was suppressed by them and could only passively defend.

But after all, there is a weapons gap. It is still very difficult for the 40th Army to quickly solve the 18th Regiment.

Even the 18th Regiment's several counterattacks were able to cause great losses to the 40th Army.

However, as Li Yunlong led the Independent Regiment and the New Third Regiment to join the war, the situation on the battlefield changed dramatically.

These two regiments are well-equipped with many heavy weapons.

After they came over, they directly assumed the main combat tasks, and the two regiments quickly made a breakthrough.

The 40th Army provided assistance, and the two sides cooperated effectively, which put great pressure on the 18th Regiment.

The captain of the 18th Regiment, the Left Wing, saw the casualties of his troops increasing. He looked nervous and quickly generated electricity.

After Toshichi Uemura read the contents of the telegram, he knew that he could not waste any time.

Otherwise, the 18th Regiment would be in danger of being completely annihilated.

"The artillery troops fired suppressively at the position and covered the infantry as they quickly approached the position."

"The 38th Regiment and the 50th Regiment quickly launched an attack, striving to break through the position in the shortest possible time."

"The independent tank regiment and the independent motorized infantry regiment serve as the second echelon!"

"Each department is actively fighting to break through the position in the shortest possible time so as to open up contact with the 18th Wing."

Uemura Toshiichi had a serious expression on his face as he decisively issued the order.

Orders began to be conveyed quickly, and the Japanese artillerymen took the lead in firing.

The shells landed on the position without any warning.

Taking advantage of the artillery fire, the two Japanese infantry regiments quickly advanced to shorten the attack distance.

However, after previous battles, the current number of attack troops of the 38th Regiment and the 50th Regiment has dropped sharply.

The two regiments participated in the battle with only more than 5,000 troops. Of course, they also had thousands of non-combatants, and the artillery was behind them.

Under the personal command of the two captains of the Great Left Alliance, the densely packed little Japs were like a tide, quickly surging towards the battlefield.

At present, the guard regiment is mainly responsible for defense tasks, and behind them is the armored regiment.

The artillery regiment is a new fifth regiment that sets up artillery positions in remote areas and is also responsible for the defense of Lanfeng. One unit is assigned to be responsible for the security of the artillery positions.

Facing the attack of a large number of Japanese troops, the artillery observation post set up in the defensive position quickly established contact with the artillery regiment.

Groups of shooting Zhu Yuan began to report the past, and Tang Jingchun and Wang Chengzhu's artillery regiment began to launch bombardments.

The first to fire was the 1st Artillery Battalion, with twelve Skoda 76.2MM field guns firing rapidly.

Artillery shells quickly hit the position one after another, and deafening explosions continued to sound.

At the same time, there are four 85MM Schneider field guns, four 105MM Schneider field guns, and four Skoda 100MM howitzers.

These twelve artillery pieces started firing to attack the Japanese attacking troops.

These artillery have a range of tens of thousands of meters and are very powerful.

The twenty-four artillery pieces of the artillery regiment fired, which had a certain amount of damage to the attacking Japanese troops.

However, the Japs now want to establish contact with the 18th Regiment. They don't care about casualties at all and rush forward with all their strength.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the little Japanese infantry began to fight with the security regiment troops.

Fierce gunfire sounded, and dense bullets and shells were fired one after another.

For a time, the entire Mincheng area was filled with light, as bright as day.

"Bagaya Road, the machine gun team shoots to suppress their firepower."

A young Japanese squad leader shouted with anger on his face.

At this time, two rifle groups and eight little Japs were hit one after another during the encounter with the enemy, and three casualties had already occurred.

Two little Japs were shot dead on the spot, and one fell to the ground wailing in pain.
To be continued...