Throughout the night, Su Yuan was thinking hard about strategies to deal with the enemy. What he wanted to do tomorrow was to command his troops to withstand the Japanese's crazy attack, and at the same time, he had to conserve his strength for a night breakout.
But based on the battle during the day, it was still a question whether he could withstand the Japanese siege. Su Yuan even thought about letting the Japanese into the city for street fighting if necessary, so that he could successfully hold on until night and break through during the counterattack. He considered everything
We have arrived, but it is too difficult to achieve by relying only on our own abilities. Don’t forget, even if you protrude outside the city, you will still face the siege of the Japanese...
And just at dawn, an unexpected news made him feel hope. The soldiers guarding the city brought a man, saying that he had come in from outside the city. He originally thought he was a spy, but the man said he had something important to do.
I saw him, so I brought him here.
"Who are you?" Su Yuan asked.
"Are you Captain Su?" the visitor asked.
"I'm Su Yuan." Su Yuan replied.
"I was sent by the Eighth Route Army's Hebei, Luyu Military Region, and my name is Yuan Zhen." The visitor saluted and replied, "Originally, Commander Sun Jianyun sent someone to escort me into the city, but the Japanese defense was too strict and the person escorting me died. However,
You can prove my identity over the radio."
"Oh." Su Yuan responded with a military salute and asked, "Why did you venture into the city?"
"Captain Su, we have known about your situation for a long time, so we sent me to inform you of the latest news." Yuan Zhen said.
"You said." Su Yuan replied.
"According to intelligence, the defenders in Henan have learned that the Japanese are about to invade in a large scale," Yuan Zhen said.
"That's good." Su Yuan was excited for a while, but he had doubts about why Li Qian didn't receive the news, but what Yuan Zhen said next made him feel angry.
Yuan Zhen said: "Commander Su, don't be happy first. They got the news, but they did not make any arrangements for resistance. On the contrary, Tang Enbo prepared hundreds of cars and made arrangements for retreat. Jiang Dingwen kept
They actively oppose us, and they also fail to take precautions. They will not come to support you, but want you to fend for yourself."
Yuan Zhen's words made Su Yuan furious. Although he had expected this, he didn't expect that not only did they not rescue him, they actually wanted to retreat and abandon Henan. Wouldn't it be that his brothers who fought bloody battles died in vain? And he had just thought
Trying to stick to it for one day can buy them some time.
The angry Su Yuan gradually regained his composure. At this time, he had to calm down and take the troops out. Yuan Zhen immediately said: "Captain Su, I hope you can stay here for one day. In the evening, we will
Cooperate with you to break out."
"It seems that you have not forgotten me." Su Yuan was a little moved. At this time, he gained confidence, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, we can hold on for a day, and we will break out to the west in the evening. You can contact Sun Jianyun to support us, but
You can't get out now."
"I can contact you via the radio." Yuan Zhen said immediately: "Commander Sun will launch an attack in the west, but we cannot break out to the west."
"Why?" Su Yuan asked. He also thought that the Japanese would definitely prevent him from breaking out from the west, but he could only be safe if he entered the mountainous area to the west. That was no choice.
"The Japanese have deployed a large number of troops in the west." Yuan Zhen replied: "For this reason, Yan'an has instructed us to cooperate with you in breaking out to the east."
"Xiangdong." Su Yuan hesitated for a while. Going east could indeed surprise the Japanese. He had thought about it, but he had to go back after leaving the city. The Japanese mainly attacked in the north, and there were also a large number of Japanese in the south. He couldn't go back.
.
"That's it." Yuan Zhen said immediately: "Yan'an issued an order, ordering the Eighth Route Army in southern Shandong and the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu to cooperate. They have launched operations in secret. They will send troops to the east to meet you tonight. You can go to the east
The base area is resting.”
Yuan Zhen's words moved Su Yuan for a moment. In order to rescue him, he actually alerted Yan'an and sent the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army to rescue him. Su Yuan finally fully regained his confidence. Although this news gave the besieged troops hope, it also caused a stir.
raised some people’s concerns.
Especially Li Qian and Zhang Hao, they were worried that Su Yuan would return to the Eighth Route Army because of this, but at this time, they were helpless in the face of life and death. After all, no Kuomintang troops had come to the rescue.
The first thing everyone has to do now is to defend Ancheng. Whether they can survive until dark is a question. Everyone still strictly abides by Su Yuan's every order.
The battle on this day was even more cruel, and the Japs' attack was even more crazy. At the north gate where the Japs were mainly attacking, the city wall had been riddled with holes by cannonballs. The enemy tilted countless cannonballs, and there were soldiers every minute and every second.
Bleeding and sacrificing.
Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, the Japanese finally rushed to the edge of the city and organized an explosion. The violent explosion blew down the city wall. The Japanese who received the strict order finally saw a glimmer of hope. Hundreds of Japanese howled and rushed up. They marched on
Rubbles and the corpses of the fallen comrades in front swarmed up, and the situation became increasingly dangerous.
All the troops were dispatched. After receiving the news, Su Yuan personally led the last reserve team - half a company of soldiers to rush forward.
The soldiers had suppressed the advance of the Japs with fierce firepower, but the fierce Japs still advanced regardless of life and death. The barrel of the gun in Su Yuan's hand was red. At the critical moment, he ordered: "Use a grenade."
The soldiers around him threw countless grenades and explosive packets, and the exploding gravel and shrapnel were flying everywhere, but they still couldn't stop the Japanese from swarming up. The last few soldiers rolled the oil barrels down.
Su Yuanduan fired his machine gun violently, hitting the oil drums, and then a blazing flame burst into flames at the collapsed city wall. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air, and the fire finally blocked the footsteps of the Japanese behind.
Su Yuan took the opportunity and ordered the soldiers to use everything they had to block the gap. However, soon after, the Japanese broke through from another place. The troops in the city were seriously insufficient and could no longer withstand the Japanese attack.
Su Yuan had no choice but to order the troops to pull down the city wall and engage in street fighting, but he could not let the Japanese advance, otherwise the troops would be divided in the city and the breakout that night would not be possible.
The soldiers began to use the ruins as cover to resist the Japanese attacks. Finally, they held on until dark, and the Japanese attacks stopped immediately. Su Yuan was relieved that the east and west gates were still in his hands.
, that would allow the troops to assemble and organize an evacuation breakout.
At ten o'clock in the evening, in the west, Sun Jianyun led the troops to launch a brave attack on the Japanese in accordance with the deployment. Although the Japanese did not expect that the Eighth Route Army would come to rescue the national army at this time, they set up a defense line in the west to prevent Su Yuan from breaking through, and randomly
Draw out troops for reinforcements.
Immediately, Su Yuan, who had already assembled his troops, also started taking action. They sandwiched the wounded among the breakout teams and prepared to break out from the east gate. Su Yuan personally led the commando team. The firepower in their hands was quite fierce, including light and heavy machine guns and mortars.
The grenades were aimed at the Japanese who had not even built a position and hit hard. After tearing a hole, they covered the follow-up troops and quickly passed through. They easily opened the first line of defense of the Japanese.
But the Japanese on the second line of defense were alert, but what they never expected was that intensive gunfire suddenly rang out from behind them, and the combined forces of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army launched an attack in time.
The Japs were attacked front and back, and both sides were in desperate postures. The Japs' last line of defense was quickly opened. Seeing the responding troops, Su Yuan finally felt relieved, and the wounded were picked up first in time.
Su Yuan, who let go, was about to cut off the cover. The Japanese who had just recovered their strength were already preparing to pursue him. However, the leader of the army who came to respond said: "It's better for us to stay. We have received a death order and we must cover."
You evacuate, and you have been fighting for two days, and the soldiers are very tired."
"Okay then." Su Yuan could only nod. Under the guidance of the guide, they immediately left the battlefield and moved eastward safely...