The reason why Zhao Yu asked this was actually because he didn't believe what the puppet soldier just said that there were more than 4,000 people in the city. Dongying County was just a small seaside county, and even when Han Fuju was in power, the permanent population was only 5,000 or 6,000.
When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. As the living standards under Jiang Qiang's rule continue to rise, the siphon effect becomes more and more obvious, and the surrounding people begin to pour into the defense areas under Jiang Qiang's rule. In addition, in the past half year, Jiang Qiang's
They also deliberately intensified their "poaching" efforts, and ordinary people in Dongying County evacuated long ago if they could.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Yu finished speaking, the puppet soldier replied honestly: "Sir, there are actually not many people in the city for a long time, and the total number is just over 2,000. The little devil is simply exaggerating, so that you don't understand."
Dare to let go and fight them with real swords and guns." Zhao Yu nodded and said: "Very good, it's not too late to remedy the situation! What's your name?"
Upon hearing this, the puppet army suddenly beamed with joy and said: "To tell you what my commander said, my name is Wu Pengshi. Although I wear this dog skin, I have never done anything harmful to nature." Zhao Yu nodded and said:
"Okay, I remember it! I hope we have the opportunity to fight side by side to kill the little Japs in the future."
"Okay! Okay! Sir, then I'm going to give the little devil a reply!" Wu Pengshi bowed and ran away. Now he finally found a way to survive. "Brothers, continue to strengthen the position and wait for the next moment.
One-step combat instructions."
After Wu Pengshi walked away, Zhao Yu picked up the weapon and shouted loudly to the surrounding officers and soldiers: "The little devil has eaten the weight and is determined to fight us to the end, so a tough battle is inevitable, and we must be mentally prepared."
"What are you afraid of in a tough battle?" "Yes! It would be pointless if the little devil surrendered and refused to kill him!" "It just so happens that we have a good time today and kill them to our heart's content."
The surrounding officers and soldiers did not panic at all, but seemed extremely excited, full of expectations for the upcoming street battle. "Haha, our artillery is coming, brothers, hurry up!" About ten minutes later, six 37mm combat defense guns
The cannon and 10 75mm flat-fire cannons were pulled to the foot of the city wall, and then everyone worked together to lift the battle defense cannon and the half-ton 75mm artillery onto the city wall.
Soon, these artillery pieces were set up in the gap above the parapet, and the barrels were aimed at the reinforced concrete buildings and houses directly in front of the city. "Baga! It's not good. Report to your Excellency, Major, that the Chinese army is here.
There are cannons mounted on the city wall, and they will launch a bombardment soon!"
Although there were city walls blocking the view, dozens of artillery pieces were set up on three walls. Such movements could not be completely avoided by the Japs. So after a while, the news reached the Japs captain Takimura Kota.
Takimura Kota waved his hands disapprovingly and said: "Baga! At most, it is some small-caliber artillery, which has limited destructive power on our fortifications. There is no need to worry at all. Order the troops to hide! Let them use up the artillery shells as much as they can.
I don’t believe they can’t run out of shells!”
Although Dongying County is not big, it still covers an area of more than 20 square kilometers. There are hundreds of permanent defenses renovated by the Japanese in the urban area. If it is bombarded with small-caliber artillery, even if it is fired with thousands of shells, it will not be able to do anything.
It breaks your muscles and bones.
Not to mention that there are thousands of private houses that can be used as bunkers. In addition, the Japs are short of supplies. Although the number of artillery is not small, they have always been careful about shells, so Takimura Kota preconceived the idea:
After several hours of ammunition consumption, the Chinese Tiger Ben Army's current inventory of artillery shells will not be too much.
However, what Takimura Kota didn't know was that Jiang Qiang really had no shortage of artillery shells. After half a year of stockpiling, he purchased millions of artillery shells of various sizes from the United States, enough to last for several months. What's more,
Even if it is consumed too quickly, Jiang Qiang can always buy large quantities from the Shanghai Navy Factory.
In addition, the power of the 75mm flat-fire cannon is not small. Even a bank building made of reinforced concrete cannot withstand continuous bombardment regardless of the cost. "Hey, let's try the power of our artillery first!" After the cannon is set up,
Zhao Yu laughed loudly and shouted: "Brothers of the artillerymen, take aim and hit me hard. I will flatten that building and all the buildings that may be hiding the Japs."
"That's your order!" "Commander Zhao, don't worry, let's watch us smash the little devil's turtle shell!" "Brothers, please put on your ear protection, we're about to start firing!"
The artillerymen began to load the artillery shells, and soon the flat-fire cannons roared loudly. One after another, the 75mm artillery shells were fired at the high-rise buildings in the county for free. The 37mm combat anti-aircraft guns were silent.
move, ready to counterattack any Japanese artillery that appears.
Boom boom boom, gravel flew across the sky and smoke filled the air. The Guangrao County Bank Building, which was hit by concentrated artillery fire, kept shaking, and bricks and tiles fell down like a torrential rain. In a short time, the entire building was bombarded.
It was riddled with holes, and in many places the cement bricks and tiles had been blown to pieces, revealing the twisted and deformed steel structure, which looked like a skeleton without flesh and blood.
At the same time, the other two directions were concentrating fire to attack the transportation building and the county government building. After a few rounds, they were blown up beyond recognition. It doesn’t take much to think that these three buildings must be the core positions of the devils. Even if hostages are held inside, then
I have to bite the bullet and get it leveled first.
"It's over! The Shandong Group Army has started shelling!" "With this movement, there are at least 30 artillery pieces. If it hits us, it will only take one round for us to be blown to pieces."
"Then what can we do? It's a blessing or a curse, but we can't avoid it!" "Who told us to become family members of traitors, otherwise we would have gone to Commander Yang long ago! Alas!" "These inhuman beasts, even if
Even if I become a ghost, I will not let them go!"
"Wu Pengshi, didn't you say that a commander of the Chinese Tiger Army is willing to accept us?" "Well, others can't just fight the Japanese with their lives without firing cannons, right?" "Stop talking! If they really fire cannons and hit us,
That is also our fate!"
Violent explosions continued one after another, and the entire Dongying County was trembling. Naturally, everyone knew what was happening with such a big movement, and the people trapped in the city and the trapped puppet troops were all frightened.
As the saying goes, guns have no eyesight. If the Shandong Group Army extends its artillery bombardment to them and conducts indiscriminate bombardment, they will definitely not be spared. There are not many underground air defense bunkers in Dongying County for people to hide safely, and the only air defense bunkers have been destroyed.
The Japs occupied it.
These ordinary people, the puppet soldiers and their families were completely treated as cannon fodder and kept in various houses in the city, leaving them to fend for themselves. "Baga! There are so many 75mm field guns! If this continues
But no, if our main position is completely destroyed, it will be difficult for us to gain an absolute advantage in street fighting!"
Kota Takimura was hiding in an underground bunker in the city. Although he couldn't see how the main positions outside were bombed, he could tell just by listening to the noise that the opponent was not using small-caliber combat defense.
gun, but a powerful 75mm gun.
Takimura Akira was so brave that he was not afraid of the bloody street battles fought by the Chinese Tiger-Ben Army, and used innocent people as human shields to prevent the Chinese Tiger-Ben Army from using powerful aerial bombs and heavy artillery. However, his cleverness was mistaken for him, and Takimura Akira
Tai Que missed one point. It is indeed difficult for heavy artillery outside the city to aim at specific targets and fire, and it is also impossible to enter the city and fire at close range.
However, the power of the 75mm cannon can be mounted on the top of the city wall, and then it can accurately bombard any target in the city from a high position. The three reinforced concrete buildings that the Japanese relied on are not the several fortress buildings built by Germany in Berlin.
The force is astonishing and the artillery is powerful enough to counterattack.
Therefore, under the bombardment regardless of cost, these three reinforced concrete buildings were quickly blown to pieces, leaving only an empty frame and became crumbling. "Ready! Fire!"
After several more shots, these three reinforced concrete buildings were finally overwhelmed and collapsed, turning into piles of ruins. "Haha, well done!" "With these three nails pulled out, our biggest threat is now
No more!" "It would be great to have cannons!"
Zhao Yu and others were delighted to see that although there were countless defense fortifications in the city, these three buildings that had the absolute commanding heights were pulled out, which undoubtedly removed the three front teeth of the Japanese.
"Oh my god! I've had a lot of fun today. All artillery positions have stopped shelling and take a break! If I fire a few more shots, the barrel will explode!" After more than a dozen shots were fired in a row, the barrel turned red.
The first batch of artillery shells was also used up, so we could only suspend the bombardment and replenish the artillery shells while cooling the barrel!
A phone call was passed, and within a few minutes, a transport truck loaded with artillery shells arrived at the city wall. "Hey, brothers, good job! The shells are here again!" "Brothers, thank you for your hard work! Please run back and forth!"
"
After a few words of greeting, the artillery and infantrymen above the city wall began to unload the goods. In a short time, 100 artillery shells were loaded onto the city wall and distributed around ten 75mm flat-fire cannons.
"The first and second platoons are preparing to follow the tank troops into the city to annihilate the remaining enemies. The third platoons stay behind the city wall to provide fire cover. As soon as the battle begins, the artillery brothers will fight me to death when they see the Japanese firepower there."
After everything was ready again, Zhao Yu issued a new combat order from the regiment headquarters. "Okay! First platoon, follow me!" "Second platoon, follow me!" After receiving the order, the two platoon leaders led a group of
More than a hundred brothers descended from the city wall, walked behind six heavy tanks, and stood in formation.
"Brothers, be careful! If you find anything unusual, shoot immediately!" "Don't walk in the middle after entering the city!" "Pay attention, maintain a good formation, and follow the tanks closely!"
"The recruits who are going to the battlefield for the first time today must not be anxious, let alone be too nervous. Just treat it as a usual actual combat drill!"
The most thrilling street fighting was about to begin. The platoon leader and team leader began to emphasize the precautions. The recruits looked solemnly and looked at the messy county road ahead and the buildings on both sides with wide eyes.
When the infantry was ready, the six tanks started to move, and the huge steel bodies crunched forward under the drive of the tracks. "Let's go!" "Everyone, be careful!"
The tanks began to advance, and the infantry naturally had to follow them into the city, advancing cautiously along the bumpy main road of the county. "Baga! The Chinese army has begun to enter the city! Everyone enters the position immediately!" "We must let all these Chinese soldiers come.
No reply!"
Although the sound of the tank's motor and crushing was not loud, it was extremely clear in the dead silence of Guangrao County. Japanese soldiers hiding in houses on both sides of the street entered shooting positions one after another.
Bang bang bang! Ta da da!
As soon as they advanced a few dozen meters forward, flames spewed out from twenty or thirty shooting holes in the houses on both sides of the street, and bullets formed a network of crossfire. More than twenty soldiers were caught off guard and were hit by bullets.
The helmets and combat uniforms were extremely defensive, and most of the soldiers only suffered minor injuries.
"Fuck you!" "Kill!" "Fire!"
The enemy's hidden firepower points were just exposed, and tank main guns, heavy machine guns, rifles, and combat anti-aircraft guns mounted on the city walls roared one after another.
Amidst the fierce sound of gunfire, dozens of enemy fire points that had been full of fire just now were instantly silenced. The wooden door panels and brick walls were either punched with countless holes or blown to pieces.
Several private houses were directly blown to pieces and collapsed. As for how many people were killed by the little devil, it is currently unknown, but the effect was immediate. "Stay the wounded, others continue to move forward!"
When the smoke cleared and nothing unusual was seen, the troops continued to advance! Boom! Crunch, the Tiger heavy tank at the front advanced more than thirty meters, and suddenly detonated an anti-tank mine, causing a huge explosion.
The power caused the dozens of tons of steel body to suddenly shake, and the tank tracks were directly blown off. "Ah!"
The infantrymen following the tank received a considerable impact. Although they were not hit by shrapnel, their heads were buzzing and their internal organs were churning.
Qiu Shengcai, the tank platoon leader in the middle, quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted: "Hey! Hello! No. 143, are you all okay? What are the casualties?" After waiting for a while, a reply came from the other end of the walkie-talkie: "Ahem!
Cough! Report to the platoon leader, we are okay, two people were injured and bleeding, but they are not serious! We can still fight, but the tracks of the tank were blown off, and we lost our mobility!"
"As long as everyone is fine! You stay on guard, and I will notify the engineering team to come and repair the tracks!" Qiu Shengcai felt slightly relieved, and then ordered: "No. 144 continues to move forward, everyone, be careful!" Although he knew that there might be more people ahead!
Anti-tank mines, but there is no way. You can't put engineers in front to clear mines and use them as live targets, right?
Fortunately, the Japanese anti-tank mines were not powerful enough to destroy the thick-skinned Tiger heavy tank, and could only temporarily render it incapacitated. "Nani, the new anti-tank mines were unable to destroy their tanks?
If the empire's anti-tank weapons are not upgraded as soon as possible, we will definitely suffer big losses in the future!" In a bunker in the distance, the little Japanese squadron leader Qing Pu Shun could see clearly that the explosion just now was very powerful, but the damage caused
The effect was indeed very limited, and I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed.
A moment later, Qingpu Shun said viciously: "Prepare the heavy machine gun and aim it at the Chinese infantry. Give me a hard hit and let them go to see the King of Hell.
Crunching, the Tiger tank rolled over the bricks and debris and continued to advance forward. Behind it, more than 20 infantrymen held assault rifles, aiming their guns at a barricade in front and surrounding buildings that might hide Japanese troops. Beyond the ground
After the No. 143 Pershing tanks and the No. 144 tanks in the nest advanced for more than 30 meters, a barricade five or six meters long and more than one meter high blocked the way.
"Fire! Damn it!" The gunner of the No. 144 tank pressed the fire control switch without any hesitation, and the 90mm tank main gun roared. With a bang, the sandbag barricade was instantly destroyed.
A big hole was blown out, and a piece of it collapsed under the powerful shock wave.
Then there was another shot, and the barricade was basically razed to the ground, leaving only a field of sand mixed with sack fragments and some sandbags that fell to the ground. During the whole process, there were no little Japs behind the barricade.
An attack was launched, but no corpse of the Japanese was found.
Presumably the Japanese saw the heavy tanks leading the way and knew that they could not be destroyed with existing anti-tank weapons, so they had no choice but to evacuate the barricade in advance. "These little devils are so slippery!" Two cannons flattened the barricade, 144
The No. 1 tank quickly advanced to a crossroads. At this time, the battalion commander Zhao Yu, who was located above the city wall, ordered through the intercom:
"The troops stopped advancing. Let's clear the left and right blocks first!" "Okay! There are all artillery positions. Let's fire a few shots and listen!" Because of the bombers, shelling cannot completely destroy every building in the city.
, urban street fighting must require coordinated combat between infantry and tanks.
The tanks with strong defenses acted as the front force, the infantry fighting vehicles followed, and the infantry gradually advanced on the flanks, clearing the enemy building by building, and advancing block by block.
Although this is very slow, it is the most effective and best way. Not only can it effectively clear out the enemy, but it can also significantly reduce its own casualties. At this time, the troops have already penetrated more than 500 meters into the neighborhood, and there is no need to continue to rush forward.
, because if we continue to advance, we will easily fall into the Japanese ambush circle and cross fire net.
The six tank main guns turned their muzzles and fired at some brick houses on both sides. These brick and wood buildings could not withstand the Pershing main gun. Each shot would penetrate several houses and collapse a large area.
of buildings.
Boom boom boom, after several rounds of shelling, a large area in the field of vision turned into ruins and was razed to the ground, with smoke and flying dust everywhere.
"Search forward!" "If you find any abnormality, fire immediately!" After the bombardment was over, the five tanks began to fire their bows left and right, crushing the ruins and advancing towards the ruins and houses in front. More than a hundred officers and soldiers followed behind the tanks, stepping on
Searching for bricks, tiles, and wood chips that are filled with gunpowder smoke.
The best way to survive in urban street fighting is not to wander around, follow the covering troops, act less alone, seek more cover, and help teammates more. If your teammates are alive, your chances of survival will be greater. The more you are in the city,
This is even more true in the hinterland.
"Hey! I finally saw the effect!" "These little devils are hiding in the house and want to attack us. This idea is too naive!" "Blocking the car with a mantis' arm will only lead to death!" "They are playing dirty tricks on our Shandong Army Group.
, it’s still a bit tender!”
After stepping on the rubble and walking a few meters away, the soldiers gradually discovered that there were several Japanese corpses in the rubble, as well as scattered limbs and severed arms.
This scene was very bloody and violent, but all the soldiers relaxed their brows and did not feel any discomfort. Several young soldiers laughed and started talking. "Shut up if you don't want to die! If you find anything suspicious, shoot again immediately!" "Bang!
Bang! Bang!" Squad leader Mao Wenyi immediately shouted loudly, and then without hesitation pulled the trigger and fired several shots at several Japanese corpses lying in the rubble.
"Silence! Concentrate!" "Yes!" Bang! Bang! Bang! With this example, those proud recruits suddenly became extremely solemn and no longer smiled playfully. When they saw something abnormal,
Pull the trigger without hesitation.
The infantry continued to advance forward under the cover of the tanks. Although the ground was rough and uneven, the Tiger tanks seemed to be in an uninhabited land, rushing and crushing the ruins and houses. "Shoot! Taoji changed!"
After the troops advanced for tens of meters, they finally encountered a difficult situation. They encountered several enemy fire points. The little devils who had no way out were crazy in their firepower output. Anti-tank guns, light and heavy machine guns, anti-tank guns, 38-inch guns, grenades, etc.
All kinds of weapons were sent to the Chinese Tiger Army for free. They jingled and clanked, attracting a lot of firepower towards the Pershing tank at the front, and the infantry following behind also suffered firepower.
"Fire!" "Hit hard!" "Kill!" "Death to you little devil!"
Suddenly attacked, the Shandong Army Group was panicked and counterattacked with powerful firepower in a short period of time. The tank's main gun roared, and the heavy machine guns and assault rifles fired metal storms.
The situation is similar at the south gate and north gate. The neighborhood closest to the city gate is being cleared. First, the tanks' main guns are used to turn the houses into ruins, and then they split up to go deep inside to clear out the remaining enemies.
At the same time, follow-up troops also followed into the city. The medical team searched for and rescued injured soldiers, the engineering team repaired the broken chains, and the front-line combat troops went into battle.
"Bagayalu! This Chinese army's street fighting skills are really superb. It will be very difficult for us to hold on until dark if we continue to fight like this! We still underestimated the opponent's combat effectiveness!"
Bad news kept coming one after another, and the face of the Japanese leader Kota Takimura became extremely ugly. He had originally made up his mind to die together, but now he found that the script did not go as he wrote.
The Japanese staff officer sighed: "Yes! And according to the current way of fighting, we have no way to cause them more casualties. Mainly because we don't have enough heavy equipment!" "Send power to the brigade commander immediately and tell us.
The current situation, please ask for tactical guidance!" Taking a deep breath, Takimura Kota made a difficult decision. For him, he was not afraid of dying in battle at all, because in his opinion, being loyal to His Majesty the Emperor was his long-cherished wish and
Glory.
However, Takimura Kota was unwilling to die in disgrace due to a complete defeat to the Chinese army by a huge score, so he requested a strategic retreat with the last glimmer of hope. The Japanese staff officer shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's too late, we are already
The arrow is on the string and must be fired. There is no other way except resisting to the death and fighting to the last soldier!"
Kota Takimura naturally knew the current situation, but his strong desire to survive drove him to make the final struggle: "Even so, we should report the situation to the brigade commander, and leave the rest to the brigade commander to decide!