"Battal Commander, the vanguard troops have been fighting with the enemy. Troops from the west gate and north gate have also broken into the city. Several small waves of enemy troops have been eliminated outside the south gate of the fifth company." The correspondent reported.
"Order each company not to pursue too closely. The vanguard troops will drive the enemy to the south of the city, leaving a gap for the puppet troops in the city. After the puppet troops break through, do not get entangled with the remaining enemies. Directly outflank and stab the fifth company in front and behind.
Their eyes and the troops in the rear carried out a dragnet search to clear out the puppet troops in the city," Wang Yigong said.
"yes"
Wang Yigong looked at his watch. It had been less than an hour since the attack was launched. The progress was rapid, but Wang Yigong frowned.
There is no other reason. Although many soldiers in the reserve camp came from the battlefield, many of them have no experience in street fighting. Although the puppet army has third-rate combat effectiveness, according to the situation just reported, every company has suffered casualties.
Most of our army's troops, whether they are the Eighth Route Army or the National Army, have no experience in street fighting. Needless to say, the Eighth Route Army. Although the National Army on the frontal battlefield has experienced big scenes and street fighting, these soldiers were all destroyed in the battles of the Japanese army.
After all, how could street fighting become so popular on such a large scale?
This is also the reason why Wang Yigong deliberately relaxed his vigilance at the south gate from the beginning. The purpose was to drive the puppet troops out of the city and eliminate the enemy through field battles.
Within the city.
"Commander, the Eighth Route Army's offensive has suddenly weakened," the adjutant said.
"How many people are there now?" Gao Youde asked.
"Including the troops that have just been withdrawn and the defeated troops that have been collected, there are still 300 people, and there are still many brothers who have not withdrawn!"
Gao Youde breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there were still three hundred people left. As long as he still had troops on hand, they would be very useful to the Japanese. If he really fought to the end with the Eighth Route Army and became a bare commander in the end, it would be bad in the end.
Got kicked away.
Although Gao Youde's regiment and Guo Wenzhi's regiment are both puppet troops, their combat effectiveness is still different. Don't think that the puppet troops are all weak and easy to fight.
Guo Wenzhi's puppet army had just been formed, and the people were disorganized. All the officers in Gao Youde's regiment were his confidants. This was the reason why he could still gather 300 people around him after the battle.
The combat effectiveness of the puppet army has always been a mystery. The powerful ones can fight head-on with ordinary troops of the Eighth Route Army, while the weaker ones can be dispersed in a rush.
"Tell the brothers to withdraw!" Gao Youde ordered.
"Retreat? Commander, the Eighth Route Army is unable to continue. Let's hold on for a while, and the reinforcements from the imperial army will arrive!" the adjutant asked in confusion.
"Weak successors? This group of Eighth Route Army troops is so evil that they even use mortars. Do you think we are capable of fighting to the end? They are relaxing their offensive because they don't want us to fight them to the death and let us break out from the south of the city."
Gao Youde said.
"Captain, are you saying that the Eighth Route Army has an ambush in the south of the city?"
"There's an ambush for sure, it just depends on who wins!"
What Wang Yigong used was a conspiracy, surrounding three buildings. Anyone with a little military knowledge can see it, but he is not afraid that Gao Youde will not fall into the trap.
Not everyone can give up the hope of escape. If Gao Youde was really determined to fight to the end, he would not become a puppet soldier or a dog for the little devils.
"You call down and ask the brothers in front to hold on. The imperial army will be here soon. There will be a big reward when the time comes!" Gao Youde was determined to abandon his car to protect the commander, let the troops in front entangle the Eighth Route Army in the city, and then led his people from
Breakout in the south of the city.
Four or five miles south of the city.
Gao Zhiheng's fifth company had been setting up positions since last night. After the battle began, it had already eliminated three groups of fleeing puppet troops.
It's funny to say that the South City Gate has not been lost so far and has always been in the hands of the puppet troops. There is a highly moral supervising team in the city. The puppet troops who fled were actually able to escape from the city wall.
"Instructor, the battalion commander said that the fifth company should be prepared. There is no telling when the puppet troops will break out from the south gate." The correspondent said.
"Yeah, I understand!" Gao Zhiheng nodded and said.
The organization of the reserve battalion was very chaotic. Zhou Weihan only temporarily organized it according to the original units. The fifth company had a total of more than 300 people. They were all veterans of the Eighth Route Army and the quality of the personnel was very high.
Gao Zhiheng's arrangement was also very strange. He only sent a small force of more than a hundred people. Now he was ambushing at the city gate, and a large force with heavy weapons was deployed at the rear.
The purpose of deploying small groups of troops is first to tire out the puppet troops who have broken through, and secondly to make them relax their vigilance.
Sure enough, with the sound of gunfire coming from the front, it didn't take long for the small group of troops deployed in the front to "rout".
"Haha, as expected, God will not destroy me, but these more than a hundred people want to block my way, Mr. Gao?" Gao Youde said proudly.
"Brothers, withdraw and join the reinforcing imperial army immediately. We will take back Shidu Town when the time comes!"
Gao Youde believed that based on his "friendship" with Kamesaburo Kawada, the Japanese would not do anything to him, and the Eighth Route Army could not occupy Shidu Town for a long time. In the end, Shidu Town was still superior to him.
The puppet troops who broke out were greatly demoralized when they saw a way out.
No matter how virtuous and cunning he was, he never imagined that the real ambush was still behind him.
The puppet troops who broke out quickly entered the ambush circle of the fifth company. The two heavy machine guns placed on both sides formed a crossfire. Two hot tongues of flame burst out from the muzzles, which directly stunned the puppet troops. The puppet troops walking in the front were stunned.
The army had no defense at all and fell to the ground like wheat.
"Throw the grenade." Gao Zhiheng shouted loudly.
The soldiers took out grenades one after another, pulled off the ring, and paused in their hands. About two hundred grenades exploded on the heads of the puppet soldiers.
The puppet troops were blown away and fled, while Gao Youde tried to stop them from resisting.
A sharpshooter from the fifth company noticed him. There was a gunshot, and from a distance of about 300 meters, he shot Gao Youde in the chest.
The vanguard of the reserve battalion in the city also pursued them. Under attack from both front and rear, the morale of the puppet troops who broke through completely collapsed and they were defeated.
"Comrades, fix your bayonets and charge me!" Gao Zhiheng shouted.
At this point, the overall situation of the battle in Shidu Town has been decided. If the puppet troops stay in the city and resist stubbornly, the reserve battalion may suffer more casualties before they can be eliminated.
However, Gao Youde chose to break out of the encirclement. With the fifth company setting up positions and completely fighting in the field, it was really effortless to eliminate this group of puppet troops who broke out.
The words are divided into two parts.
After the reserve battalion invaded Shidu Town, Wang Yigong sent a correspondent to report to Zhou Weihan.
"Commander, our battalion has entered Shidu Town." The correspondent reported.
"Well, let Wang Yigong act according to the plan." Zhou Weihan said.
In Zhou Weihan's view, the battle of Shidu Town was just an appetizer. If Wang Yigong's reserve battalion really couldn't take down Shidu Town where a group of puppet troops were stationed, then Zhou Weihan would really have to seriously consider the candidate for the battalion commander.
The real battle was still at the Ducun stronghold. Although the scale of the battle was small, it was of great significance.
"Monk, go tell Dong Jiang that the stage has been set up. It's up to him whether he can let the brigade commander and others watch a good show." Zhou Weihan said with a smile.
"Brother Zhou, congratulations, the attack is going well!" Chu Yunfei said.