The sky was getting dark, and the sound of gunfire outside the city suddenly disappeared. The Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief as they watched the Eighth Route Army originally attacking retreat like the tide.
When the Japanese army in Shangqiu lost the Yucheng area, it was equivalent to losing the bridgehead to defend Shangqiu. In order to ensure the safety of Shangqiu City, Araki Sadahiro ordered the construction of a defense system with a depth of 12 kilometers around it.
However, when the power of the two sides became unbalanced, the so-called defense system also lost its due role. The concrete fortifications built by the Japanese army along the railway could not block the entry and exit of the Eighth Route Army, let alone some masonry strongholds and fortresses.
Throughout the day, the 16th Brigade concentrated its artillery fire superiority to destroy the enemy's fortifications. The troops were arranged in echelons to launch an assault and hit the city in one fell swoop.
The fierce offensive presented by the Eighth Route Army gave the enemy a strong shock. If it had not been dark, it would be difficult to defend the city with just one wall. This is the common aspiration of all the defenders.
Several puppet soldiers were hiding at the corner of the stairs of the city wall. Each of them lit a cigarette, but their faces were gloomy.
"Platoon leader, you have to find a way out for your brothers!"
An older puppet soldier in the crowd spat on the ground and sneered: "The Eighth Route Army has surrounded Shangqiu like an iron barrel. Even if the Japanese planes come, they have to be shot down!"
"I'm afraid I won't be able to run away this time. Bullets don't have a long eye on the battlefield. You two are smarter. You're lucky enough to be a prisoner of the Eighth Route Army. I'll give you some extra paper money next year!"
As he spoke, loudspeakers sounded outside the city, and the political cadres of the 16th Brigade began to carry out political propaganda as usual.
"Baga, you guys are actually slacking off, you're dead!" A kid suddenly appeared and kicked several puppet soldiers with his military boots.
One of them suddenly stood up and put his right hand on the bayonet on his waist. Veins popped up all over his arm. However, the other puppet soldiers dared not speak out in anger. They could only pull him hard for fear that he would stab the little Japanese in front of them.
die.
"Taijun, this boy's head was damaged by a cannonball and he is no longer able to work properly. Don't argue with him!" the puppet platoon leader said hurriedly.
The little devil is no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. In the past, killing all the puppet soldiers was not a big deal, but now he was so frightened that he took two steps back and said forcefully: "You, knock off the loudspeakers outside the city, quickly.
Quick!"
"Hey, Taijun, I'll take them there right now!"
Several puppet soldiers climbed up the city wall. The puppet soldier who had just fought with the little devil said bitterly: "Platoon leader, I really wanted to stab this bitch to death just now. I usually show off my power, why don't you look at what time it is now?"
"Resurrection, you have a good time, but don't bring trouble to your brothers. The Japanese are so eager to do anything!"
"Listen to my command for a while, raise the muzzle of the gun and shoot!"
The best way to describe the current state of the Japanese and puppet troops in Shangqiu City is that people's hearts are floating. It's just that the supervisory team is watching from behind with guns, and the fire is not yet in place.
"Kuroidao-kun, I think tonight's action is too hasty. Zhou Weihan is going too far. He is not willing to give him an extra day?"
Kuroshima Morita and Sun Liangcheng were plotting in the house. He also felt that time was too tight, but Terauchi Isamu told him that the only way to survive was to save himself. If Araki Sadahiro did not die, he would have to die by himself.
"Sun Sang, there is an old saying in China: an arrow must be fired when it is on the string. Don't you understand this truth? At this critical moment, you are still trying to do Araki Sadahiro's ideological work!"
Perhaps because he had been dealing with the Eighth Route Army for a long time, the word "ideological work" actually popped out of Kuroshima Morita's mouth. This made Sun Liangcheng feel extremely ridiculous. Who are the Chinese?
"The Empire of Japan has never surrendered a brigade commander. Araki Sadahiro is a stubborn guy. You and I can kill him together!"
"As long as Zhou Weihan Chengruo hands over Shangqiu City, he will protect our safety. Do you have a better plan, or follow Araki Sadahiro here and wait for the reinforcements that will arrive at an unknown time?"
Of course, Sun Liangcheng would not be buried with Araki Sadahiro, but he just felt that it was not time yet, but Kuroshima Morita was very dissatisfied with Sun Liangcheng's behavior of being both snake and mouse at critical moments, and forced him to make a choice.
The military police force that was originally responsible for maintaining law and order in the city was a direct descendant of Kuroshima Morita. In addition, many of its own people were also developed within the independent 4th Infantry Brigade. There were still more than 2,000 Japanese troops who had withdrawn into the city, but these people who had wiped the soles of their feet were still there.
Many of the oily little devils are from Kuroshima Morita.
The Puppet Fourth Army also has more than 8,000 soldiers, totaling tens of thousands of people.
It stands to reason that as long as we unite as one, there is still hope of perseverance, but now people's hearts are floating, and the Eighth Route Army has issued an ultimatum to break through the city at noon tomorrow.
Kurojima Morita pulled Sun Liangcheng on board the ship in order to make him hand over a certificate of surrender, but Sun Liangcheng changed hands and handed the task to his confidant Zhao Yunxiang.
The Japanese military headquarters in the city was guarded by military police, but at this time the guards at the entrance and in the courtyard quietly withdrew. Zhao Yunxiang led the guard company into the headquarters compound, and then occupied the commanding heights.
"Commander of the brigade, the division headquarters sent a message back to our unit to continue to hold on and wait for reinforcements. We must hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"
"Baga, can you hold on with your mouth?" Araki Sadahiro angrily threw the telegram on the table. At this moment, he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the office, followed by several gunshots.
Araki Sadahiro was a battle veteran, and he knew he was in the headquarters compound when he heard the sound of gunfire. At this time, he thought it was the underground personnel of the Eighth Route Army lurking in the city who were conducting a sneak attack, and even secretly cursed the military police as useless people.
The adjutant walked out of the office first with a gun, but was shot multiple times. Araki Sadahiro looked at the several puppet soldiers who broke in and couldn't help but became furious: "Baga, you are dead!"
"Fuck you, I'll send you to death first!" The leading officer pulled the trigger first and beat Sadahiro Araki into a sieve.
In addition, Japanese soldiers in other office areas of the headquarters fell beside their seats one by one, while the puppet soldiers who took action were checking whether there were any survivors one by one.
"Sir, there are thirty-two people in total, all dead!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Evacuate!" Zhao Yunxiang gave the order, and a group of people quickly evacuated from the headquarters.
Not long after, a piercing siren sounded from the headquarters, and a large number of military police gathered. Then the headquarters announced that it had repulsed the attacking Eighth Route Army. At the same time, Kuroshima Morita asked the senior Japanese and puppet troops in the city to come to the headquarters for a meeting.
As soon as the Japanese and puppet army officers entered the headquarters compound, they were horrified by the scene before them. Dozens of corpses were placed on the ground, and Araki Sadahiro was among them.
"Didn't you say that you were repelled? How come even Araki Sadahiro is dead?"
"Shh, don't talk. I'm afraid things are going to change today. Didn't you see that most of the people lying on the ground belong to someone else?"
Inside the house, Kuroshima Morita and Sun Liangcheng received a telegram, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. Just as everyone was whispering and discussing, they appeared in the courtyard together.
Kuroshima Morita coughed lightly: "Everyone, tonight the Eighth Route Army raided the headquarters, and the brigade commander unfortunately died for his country. We mourn for him and all the warriors!"
No matter what you think in your heart, you can only go with the flow due to the situation at this time. Then Kuroshima Morita continued: "Now I will take over the command. Commander Sun and I have decided to break out in the middle of the night tonight. When you go back, you will convey the order and strictly observe military discipline!"
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"During the retreat, you are not allowed to loot the property of residents in the city. If you violate it, you will be prosecuted under military law!"
The current Japanese and puppet army officers and puppet soldiers are all direct descendants of Sun Liangcheng, and most of the Japanese army officers are from Kuroshima Morita. Although a small number of them realize that something is wrong, they dare not speak out.
At four o'clock in the middle of the night, the sky was getting slightly brighter, and there was some movement in Shangqiu City, but the Eighth Route Army outside the city did not seem to notice it until the Japanese and puppet troops were assembled.
Sun Liangcheng's 19th Division of the Puppet Fourth Army took the lead. After the city gate opened, they rushed towards the Eighth Route Army's position. After a brief burst of gunfire from both sides, the Eighth Route Army's position was easily broken through.
"Report to the brigade commander that the enemy troops in the city have fled westward!"
After Li Yunlong learned the news, he repeatedly thought about whether he should take advantage of this group of Japanese and puppet troops, and finally decided to obey the order: "The 10th regiment entered the city to maintain law and order, and the rest of the troops are still stationed outside the city!"
