The 44th Infantry Regiment of the 11th Division has the Second Battalion, which is encircling a county town.
"Are the Chinese troops inside planning to surrender?"
Captain Watanabe Ikki asked the Japanese officer Okada under his command.
Because he was the one who sent him to bring a few traitors to the county town to persuade him to surrender, he questioned him.
"Not yet, but their morale has been destroyed by our imperial army!"
"I think they surrendered soon!"
Japanese officer Okada responded quickly.
"Baga! No need, let our infantry artillery unit immediately cover their position with artillery fire, and then we will launch a general attack to capture this place as soon as possible and complete the combat mission assigned by our company commander!"
"We need to arrive at the designated combat location as soon as possible to rendezvous. I heard that the target of our final attack this time will most likely be Nanjing, the capital of the China Army!"
"So we definitely can't lose to the slow attack speed of those guys on the 10th. I heard that in order to deal with a local Chinese army, they have sent their entire army to fully attack the two small cities of Cangcheng and Songjiang City.
The city of China!"
"For this matter, it is a great opportunity for us to surpass them and attack the capital of the China Army, so we must seize this opportunity to surpass them!"
As soon as he heard that the remaining remaining Japanese troops in the county he was attacking had not yet surrendered, Captain Watanabe Ikki immediately became impatient and ordered an immediate artillery bombing campaign.
Although the infantry brigade he led only carried 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 2 Type 92 infantry cannons, 12 heavy machine guns, more than 30 light machine guns, more than 30 grenades, and 700 38-type rifles.
However, the combat power generated by the artillery fire coverage bombardment of the two Type 92 infantry guns is really very limited.
So when he gave the order, the artillery bombardment by the two Type 92 infantrymen began.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom."
The sound of two shellings and bombardments immediately erupted in the county town.
The remaining troops of the national army remaining inside were less than one company in strength, and there were also many wounded soldiers.
When the Japanese artillery bombardment began,
There were less than 50 remaining soldiers of the Nationalist Army who still had combat effectiveness. They also began to hide in their hiding places as much as possible, preparing to counterattack the Japanese army's follow-up general attack at any time.
"The bloody devils, their infantry artillery fire hasn't stopped yet! They want to annihilate us all here!"
"Don't say so much. After the enemy's artillery bombardment is over, prepare for the decisive battle! I think these devils will launch a general offensive soon. We just refused to surrender, so these devils will never let us go!"
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"Hmph! We are not those cowards who were defeated, so we will never surrender! Even if we all die here, we will not surrender. And I will kill a few more Japanese to bury them with me!"
"Yes! Let's kill some more Japs later and bury them with us! These bastards must be killed!"
"It seems that there are still some civilians in the county who have not evacuated here! Do you want to send people again to ask them to leave?"
"No, we have called them several times, but there is nothing we can do if they don't leave. They will bear the consequences themselves! We should prepare to face the Japanese general attack now! I listen to the sound of the shelling, and it seems that it is getting weaker and weaker.
Maybe it will stop soon!”
"It is indeed getting weaker and weaker. Everyone is ready to face the general attack of those Japs at any time, including the injured brothers. Even if they die, they will have to take one or two Japs with them to be buried with them! If we kill one more Japs, we can let the common people
Kill and bleed some people!”
The remaining officers and soldiers of the national army who stayed in the county were constantly encouraging each other to prepare for the final decisive battle and to fight to the end.
And when these national officers and soldiers are ready to fight to the last drop,
The few civilians who stayed in the county town were trembling with fear from the Japanese shelling and bombing.
In the end, these guys couldn't help being afraid, escaped from the place where they lived, and began to run away.
At this time, a guerrilla group also appeared in the area near here.
Of course, this guerrilla group, and the remaining national army troops in the county, no one expected that He Feiyang's troops would appear in the mountains and forests near them.
And still observing the battle situation,
There are not many members in the guerrilla group, only about 40 people.
And half of them didn't have rifles, they were all cold weapons with big blades.
"Captain! There are Japanese troops here encircling and suppressing the national army. We should leave here quickly and go to other places! I heard that the Japanese army has almost controlled the area from Hangzhou Bay to the south bank of Taizhi!"
"So I think we should leave here quickly and go to the rear! I think the Hangjiahu area will fall soon!"
"And while the 79th Division is setting up front-line defenses at Pinghu Dushan, Huxiao Bridge, and Guangchen Town, let's leave quickly!"
When he saw his captain Li Yunxue suddenly stopped and did not continue on his way, but was observing a small county town in the woods, which was being attacked by Japanese troops.
As the vice-captain, Chen Guang was also anxious and urged her.
"If you are afraid, retreat first! I am taking you to the rear this time to kill the Japanese, so I don't need to be afraid of death to join my team, especially if I encounter the Eighth Route Army in the future.
I will also join their team to fight against Japan to the end, so you can decide on your own!"
"I have to take a look at the situation here now. Is there any chance that I can ambush some Japanese to assist the national army's attack here?"
"How can I say that these national army troops are not as greedy for life and fear of death as those defeated national army officers and soldiers, some surrendered, some fled, and they did not fight to the end like these people!"
"So I feel that they are the anti-Japanese heroes, and it is worthy of me to find ways to help them fight!"
Regarding the fear of Chen Guang, the vice-captain beside him, captain Li Yunxue retorted expressionlessly.
"But the Japanese troops encircling and suppressing here are now a large group with over a thousand troops! They also have a lot of heavy machine guns and artillery to assist in shelling operations. We don't even have many good rifles, how can we fight against the Japanese?
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However, Vice Captain Chen Guang retorted with great disapproval.
"Then use the machete to chop!"
Captain Li Yunxue ignored his fear and said coldly with a cold face.
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Vice captain Chen Guang.
But at this moment,
"Tum! Tum! Tum!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom."
The sound of a series of mortar blasts suddenly resounded throughout the Japanese positions that were preparing to launch a general attack.
He Feiyang commanded his mortar unit and began an artillery bombing attack.