Just as Tang Cheng had guessed, when the Beishan Checkpoint position was about to light a firewood pile to send out a distress signal, the county town was also being attacked by the Japanese army. However, the smoke pillars rising in the county town were not for help, but for the soldiers of the garrison.
It was caused by a mistake in lighting a firewood pile while busy. When Liu Yangyang sent someone to deliver a message to Beishan, the Japanese vanguard team was less than 2 miles away from the county seat. The bicycles used to show off by foreign students in big cities were ridden by these Japanese soldiers.
So fast, the smoke and dust dragged up by the convoy of dozens of bicycles appeared like a giant dragon in the sight of the sentry outside the city.
Liu Yangyang's persistence gave the garrison the opportunity to enter the right-wing position outside the city to assist in the battle. However, Liu Yangyang did not pull all the remaining four companies of the garrison out of the city. He only deployed two companies outside the city, and the remaining
The two companies were helping people from the county government evacuate the people in the city. "This Magistrate Ge went to the provincial capital at this time. There was not even a person in charge in the county government." The Japanese troops appeared in the county town.
When the news became a mess, Li Linge appeared with his team of servants.
Liu Yangyang never participated in the battle between Li Linge and Ge Kunshan, but this time was different from the past. In order to evacuate the people in the city as soon as possible, Liu Yangyang could only stand on Li Linge's side. The Japanese army appeared too suddenly.
Zhou Yuan also did not expect that yesterday's intelligence showed that the Japanese army had no movement, but only one night later, the Japanese forward troops had already appeared in Mengcheng. The strange and changeable situation made Zhou Yuan feel breathless.
a feeling of.
"Captain Liu, the Japanese army outside the city seems to be only a small group. You garrison regiment don't need to be so nervous. I will send my troops out to kill them. You should let these people go home and wait for good news."
Zhou Yuan's pretense made Liu Yangang furious. Although the evacuation of the people in the city made the county look like a mess, it did not hinder the mobilization of your 173rd Division troops. If you have the ability to kill the Japanese troops outside the city, go
Fight, what does this have to do with me evacuating the people?
"Captain Liu, I see that the Japanese soldiers outside the city are not very good. Those soldiers under Commander Zhou are capable of recruiting and fighting. I don't think I will rush to ask the people in the city to go out and take shelter. Let's wait and see first.
"Between Zhou Yuan and Liu Yangyang, the thoughtful Li Linge naturally wanted to speak to Zhou Yuan. Liu Yangyang was so angry at Li Linge's smooth words that he hurriedly got off the tower on the pretext of leaving the city to command the troops, but he had already forgotten Zhou Yuan in his heart.
Yuan and Li Linge cursed like crazy.
Liu Yangyang absolutely did not believe that the dozens of Japanese soldiers who appeared outside the city were all the Japanese troops attacking Mengcheng. Based on his experience in many battles with the Japanese army, Liu Yangyang judged that these Japanese soldiers who came on bicycles were just Japanese troops.
The vanguard may be followed by a large Japanese army. It is precisely because of this worry that Liu Yangyang will confuse the people in the county government to let the people in the city evacuate and hide. Compared with the houses and property, human life is
That's the most important thing. Once you get into trouble with the Japanese army, you won't have time to pay attention to the people in the city.
However, Zhou Yuan thought that his kindness was meddlesome, and Li Linge, a native of Mengcheng, actually helped Zhou Yuan speak for him. Although he knew that Li Linge was right to curry favor with the superior, Liu Yangyang thought that his judgment was not right.
You'd be wrong. Zhou Yuan's troops, who had entered the position in advance, were already at war with the Japanese army. Although the gunfire was sparse, what Liu Yangyang saw through the telescope was the excellent marksmanship of the Japanese army. In just a few rounds,
He discovered that the casualties of Zhou Yuan's troops far exceeded those of the Japanese troops.
"These little devils are not good." Liu Yangyang, who was holding a telescope, said to himself. At this moment, the observation post on the top of the city suddenly began to wave the signal flag vigorously, and several riders who were deployed outside the city also
They were urging their horses to run wildly. "The Japanese army is coming. They are all people. I can't count how many there are." Zhou Yuan and Li Linge were stunned by the news brought back by the sentries. The Japanese army was planning to make a big move against Mengcheng.
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"When the Japanese army attacks later, none of you can shoot without my order. If you violate my order, this pistol is not for idlers." Liu Yangyang took the two companies that had entered the position.
The squad leader and platoon leader gathered together to make the final arrangements before the war using a simple temporary sand table. If Tangcheng were here, you would definitely be able to see Liu Yangyang's arrangements and their battle outside Guanghua Gate that day.
The front layout is almost identical.
"I gave the order to fire. The 2nd company will fire first. You, the 3rd company, will wait first. If the Japanese army shells, you must have your soldiers hide in the anti-gun holes. You can't run around when you hear the Japanese bombardment." Liu Yangyang said.
He explained his arrangement in detail, and finally looked around at his company commanders and squad platoon commanders with wide eyes. "I can't have deserters in my garrison. The little devils have already reached the door of my house. We just gave up this line."
We must drive them away, and if anyone dares to become a deserter, I will send him to see the Lord of Hell immediately."
The murderous intent and gloomy expression in Liu Yangyang's words made the company commanders and squad platoon leaders under him shudder. Especially when Liu Yangyang pulled out the shell gun from his waist, these guys felt even more anxious.
Most of them immediately felt cold. Most of them just wanted to join the garrison to earn a living. No one thought that one day they would actually have to face the Japanese soldiers with guns in hand, and those Japanese soldiers on bicycles appeared.
At the moment outside the city, some of them were already scared. If Liu Yangyang hadn't kept a close eye on them, they might have thrown away their weapons and ran away without a trace.
But now what Liu Yangyang said was that he wanted them to fight to the death with the Japanese soldiers. The guys who were already wavering in their hearts began to regret joining the garrison as soldiers. If they still guarded their shabby house with leaks everywhere,
, maybe there is no need to stay here and fight the Japanese soldiers. Xu saw what these guys were thinking, Liu Yangyang laughed, took a small cloth bag handed by Lao Xu and threw it on the sand table, "Tell brothers
Hey guys, if we win this battle, each of us will be rewarded with 5 oceans, and these oceans are for a few of you."
There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. This is an old saying that has never changed in China. Facing the pile of oceans that Liu Yangyang poured out from the bag, the eyes of these company commanders and squad platoon leaders who were summoned by Liu Yangyang were filled with confusion.
Greed for the ocean. "Everyone has 5 oceans. After this battle is over, each of you will still have 5 oceans." Liu Yangyang watched calmly as Lao Xu handed the oceans to these guys, but in his heart
I'm already sneering, I want those 5 oceans, let's see if you can survive.
The Japanese army's offensive battle was nothing more than fire reconnaissance, then artillery bombardment, and finally an infantry assault. After several rounds of this combination, the battle was almost coming to an end. In order to deal with this offensive combination of the Japanese army, Liu Yangyang specially
The 2nd and 3rd companies in the garrison, controlled by Ge Kunshan and Li Linge, were transferred outside the city. They were only to cooperate with the troops of the 173rd Division to provide flank assistance. They were not worthy of Liu Yangyang sending his own 4th company and Liang Dahu's 5th company out of the city.
The troops of the 173rd Division deployed on the main position have been engaging in sporadic exchanges of fire with the Japanese forward troops. Although the casualties of the 173rd Division far exceeded that of the Japanese army, fortunately there were casualties on both sides, and the soldiers of the 173rd Division were not defeated by the Japanese army.
The soldiers of the garrison mistakenly clicked on the firewood pile to send the signal when the first round of Japanese artillery bombardment was in progress. The Japanese artillery bombardment came very suddenly without any warning in advance. Even Liu Yangyang's telescope did not see the Japanese army.
The shadows of the follow-up troops and the artillery shells that streaked through the air had already fallen.
The soldiers of the garrison tremblingly huddled in the shell-proof hole holding their rifles. They did not know that the target of the Japanese bombardment was only the main position outside the city. They who were on the flanks were not the targets of the Japanese bombardment. They kept standing with binoculars.
Liu Yangyang, who was observing the enemy's situation in the trench, frowned. According to his previous experience in fighting the Japanese army, it seemed that the Japanese army should first send a small group of troops to conduct fire reconnaissance of the garrison positions outside the city before carrying out artillery bombardment. How could this be done sporadically?
After the exchange of fire, there was a sudden bombardment. The Japanese army's actions confused Liu Yangyang.
After the soldiers of the garrison mistakenly lit the firewood pile to report the news, Liu Yangyang finally understood the purpose of the Japanese bombardment. They were deliberately carrying out the bombardment to put pressure on the defenders and force them to give up.
Liu Yangyang sighed with a rare sigh as he looked at the faces of his soldiers that were pale due to the Japanese shelling and their hands that were holding rifles tremblingly.
In one breath. The garrison is not a regular force after all. It is not unusually difficult to expect such soldiers to win this battle.
The target of the Japanese bombardment was 173, which was the main position where the troops were stationed. The smoke and fireballs from the explosion almost enveloped the main position. The difference between the regular troops and the garrison was clearly revealed at this time. In the garrison
While the soldiers of the 173rd Division were busy hiding in the artillery holes and shivering, the soldiers of the 173rd Division on the main position were nervously preparing for battle. Although their faces also looked a little white due to the Japanese shelling, Liu Yangyang saw that
But it was their hands holding the rifles tightly and the perseverance in their eyes.
"The little devil is here, ready to fight." The bombardment stopped for only a quarter of an hour. The Japanese army, which had lost patience, sent out their fire reconnaissance troops. A few Japanese soldiers bent over and rushed towards the flank position where the garrison was stationed.
Come over. The distance between the two sides was still more than 100 meters, so Liu Yangyang shouted the command to prepare for battle. The reluctant soldiers were kicked and beaten by their respective squad and platoon leaders and got out of the anti-gun holes and stood at their respective shooting positions.