Artillery shells occasionally fell into the areas occupied by the Japanese during the day. If the Japanese dared to bomb like this, it meant that they had withdrawn.

In the city, every house and street was paved with corpses and blood. Zhao Zhiguo would never let the little devils reoccupy these defense areas unscathed.

As long as Murano Masao understands that it is easy to withdraw but difficult to attack again, he will no longer retreat easily.

As long as the Japanese army does not retreat easily, there will be no shelling at night, and their soldiers can have a good sleep tomorrow night.

After a night of bombing, there were not many intact houses left in the city. The streets were full of rubble, and the soldiers spent the night hiding in the ruins.

When the Japanese troops entered the city again during the day, they moved very quickly, alternately covering the city, and continued to attack the city.

However, it was very quiet in Pingcheng at this time, especially near the city wall. There might be Chinese troops hidden in every ruin, so the little devils had to be careful.

"Bang bang bang bang"

However, when the Japanese army was concentrating on searching the ruins and looking for Chinese soldiers, intensive "gunshots" suddenly rang out.

The Japanese army immediately changed direction and approached the direction of the gunfire. However, before they had gone far, grenades fell from the sky and were thrown at the feet of the little Japanese.

The little Japanese soldier looked at the grenade rolling down at his feet and shouted: "Grenade!"

It's too late to shout anything at this point.

"Boom boom boom"

Dozens of grenades exploded at the little devil's feet.

The explosion was not over yet, and the Chinese soldiers hiding in the ruins also aimed their guns at the little Japs. Before the little Japs could figure out where the enemy was, they suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

"It's Chief Zhao's brain that works so well. The tin bucket and firecrackers are no different from the sound of gunfire!" An officer led a platoon of soldiers to a Japanese team that was close to them. "Quickly retreat, the little Japs will be there soon."

Reinforcements have arrived."

They didn't lose a single person in this area, and they also caused heavy casualties to a Japanese squad. These Jinsui officers and soldiers admired Zhao Zhiguo very much, because they couldn't even think of using a nearby Japanese squad in the past.

In other directions in the city, the Japanese troops were also ambushed. The battles were very similar. The soldiers hid in bunkers. When the Japanese troops approached, they used grenades to blow up the Japanese troops and stunned them, and then opened fire to harvest the remaining Japanese soldiers.

After the fight, the soldiers did not want to fight anymore and immediately retreated, leaving the following little devils unable to find their target for a decisive battle.

The Japanese troops wandered around the city like headless chickens, only to encounter constant ambushes.

Gunfire continued in the city, and in just one hour, the Japanese army suffered another 200 casualties.

Murano Masao thought that after a night of shelling, their troops would be able to go up and harvest after dawn today, but he did not expect that he would be harvested.

The city captured this morning was not as large as that captured yesterday afternoon, and the casualties suffered were twice as high as yesterday. Murano Masao was so angry that he almost lost his temper.

Masao Murano knew that his plan had failed, but he would never retreat easily. After all, Heicheng was already on his lips and could enter his belly at any time.

After the Japanese army suffered a loss, Masao Murano directly ordered four squadrons to enter Pingcheng. The two squadrons took the lead and attacked the Chinese army when they encountered it. The remaining two squadrons were responsible for rearing and protecting the attacking troops.

to ensure the safety of both flanks, and at the same time clean up the remaining Chinese troops.

The Japanese army did take advantage for a while, and the Chinese army had to retreat. However, the deeper into the city, the more complicated it became, especially after last night's shelling, many streets in the city had been blocked by collapsed houses.

More and more ruins were in front of us. The Japanese troops were no longer strong enough to launch a large-scale attack, and they were surrounded by elusive Chinese soldiers. Many little devils simply ignored the large troops in order to chase the Chinese soldiers who suddenly appeared.

As long as the Japanese troops dispersed, the defenders in the city would use the cover of the ruins to ambush the Japanese troops who had separated from the main force.

During the street fighting, the Chinese soldiers did not come into direct contact with the Japs at all. They used three axes to blow up the Japanese positions with grenades, then used guns to clear them, and finally fled. The Japs couldn't find anyone to fight with bayonets.

The attacking Japanese troops were sweating profusely. They were mobilized from the east to the northwest by Chinese soldiers. At the end of the day, they did not take advantage of anything.

Masao Murano had never seen such a gangster style of fighting. The Chinese defenders in the city were just hammers in the east and sticks in the west, but it was this style of fighting that stunned the regular Japanese army.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, it has been five days, and most of the city is still in the hands of the Chinese army." An officer reminded Masao Murano.

At this time, Masao Murano gradually lost his mind. He did not believe that the Chinese army could block the iron hoof of the Imperial Japanese Army with their crude equipment, and his military honor could not be lost in a small Pingcheng.

Under the order of Masao Murano, a large number of Japanese troops were dispatched to the city. They wanted to rely on their absolute superiority to crush the Chinese army and force the Chinese army who were hiding everywhere to show up and fight them head-on.

The sudden increase in the strength of the Japanese army really put a lot of pressure on the defending troops. Many soldiers were compressed and had no room to move. After ambushing the Japanese army, they could only defend on the spot, guard their houses, and fight to the death with the Japanese army.

Commander Chu also issued several orders to let the soldiers stabilize their defense line.

Zhao Zhiguo has also been observing every move of the Japanese army from the front. Japanese soldiers kept rushing from one ruin to another, and there were gunshots everywhere in all directions.

"Captain, the Japs are getting closer and closer to us. Should we retreat?" Gao Cang asked.

"Yao Pengju, marked it on the map. The Japanese army set up a heavy machine gun position at a crossroads outside the street..."

Zhao Zhiguo was never idle. He kept asking Yao Pengju to write down data one by one.

When the Japanese army attacked, they did not forget to arrange defenses. Every time they captured an important street intersection, they would set up a machine gun position or leave a detachment of soldiers to guard it to prevent the Chinese army from blocking their retreat.

Seeing that Zhao Zhiguo was still busy, Gao Cang was not in a hurry and kept waiting by Zhao Zhiguo's side.

"Yao Pengju, at night, I will work with you to tell our artillery the marked Japanese firepower points. After dark, they will destroy them with artillery shells."

These firepower points were a fatal threat. Zhao Zhiguo did not want to use soldiers to clean them up. Even if the special forces went there, they would still suffer casualties.
Chapter completed!