The Chinese defenders were ready to face death at this time. But this time the little Japanese also made a desperate move.
Old Japanese Fujimura ordered all his troops, including the artillery brigade, two machine gun squadrons, the baggage brigade, and even the communications squadron, etc., to press forward.
Ten minutes, the time he gave all the Japanese to attack the city was only ten minutes. Because after ten minutes, he could not guarantee whether one of his squadrons would be able to hold on to block the enemy's reinforcements.
In Xiaoyangzhuang, his Second Infantry Brigade had more than 800 people. However, in just over an hour of fighting, his Second Infantry Brigade was completely wiped out. He never received any further information about the Second Infantry Brigade.
According to news from the brigade, even the bombers sent by the empire have lost contact.
He couldn't imagine what kind of army this was. He had to rush into Baijia Town before the opponent, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Because there is no danger to defend outside Baijia Town, and his 23rd Regiment is obviously insufficient in strength after losing a brigade of troops in Xiaoyangzhuang.
The total strength of the original three infantry brigades is now less than half of the previous one. If it were not for his baggage brigade, artillery brigade, and two machine gun squadrons, he might not even have the courage to fight the Chinese at this time.
He lamented in his heart that the Chinese resistance was becoming more and more tenacious. Moreover, the Chinese soldiers' tactics were being adjusted, as if they were restraining their tactics every time.
Now he can only rely on his superior strength to forcefully capture Baijia Town, and then wait for reinforcements. Otherwise, let alone cutting off the retreat route of the Changzhou defenders, it will be difficult to survive in Baijia Town.
So amidst the roar of the old Japanese soldier Tengcun, who was almost hoarse at the top of his lungs, the four squadrons assembled by the young Japanese soldiers launched a fierce attack on Baijia Town again.
The little Japanese's death squads were at the front, braving artillery fire and shooting from Chinese soldiers and advancing rapidly.
The soldiers of the 112th Division are still not as good as the Japs in shooting skills. At a distance of one hundred meters, five of their ten shots will miss.
Because time was so short, they had no time to aim.
The little devil's shooting skills are not only accurate but also fast. If they don't hurry up and pull the trigger, they may not even have a chance to shoot.
The soldiers defending the city suffered heavy casualties from Japanese machine gun fire.
Li Guoqiang ordered the soldiers to retreat and prepare grenades. At this time, they only had about fifty soldiers left to continue fighting.
Li Guoqiang held a grenade and said to the soldiers on the city wall: "After throwing the grenade, we rushed down to fight with the Japanese. Competing shooting and firepower, we can't beat the Japanese. But we still have this life, we will fight with our lives."
Little devil fights."
"Yes, even if we die, we have to support them. Brothers, keep a grenade for yourself. If you can't fight the Japanese, we will die with them!"
The second platoon leader of the first battalion stuffed a grenade into his armed belt and slowly drew out the broadsword on his back.
All the soldiers looked solemn, and their bloodshot eyeballs were full of perseverance.
Reinforcements were behind them, but the crazy Japs had already rushed to the city gate.
Perhaps they could save their lives if they retreated at this time, but the bones of a soldier would rather be broken than bent.
They want to avenge their sacrificed comrades, and they want those little devils to see what the toughness of Chinese soldiers is.
And they also want to tell the reinforcements coming from hundreds of miles away that none of the defenders in Baijia Town are cowards. Unless the Japanese step over their bodies, Baijia Town will always be Chinese land!
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At the same time, when Zhou Weiguo heard the sound of artillery coming from the direction of Baijia Town and saw the Japs rushing towards him, he knew that the Japs were at their wits end. They were taking advantage of him to attack Baijia Town before he arrived.
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Once Baijia Town was captured by the Japanese army, he would have no choice but to fight street battles with the Japanese invaders in Baijia Town.
This will be very detrimental to the frontline operations in Changzhou.
Because once the two sides start fighting in the streets, Japanese reinforcements will pour into Baijia Town. How long can the strength of his regiment alone be able to hold off the Japanese?
As for reinforcements, there is almost no need to think about it. Nowadays, there are wars everywhere and there is a shortage of people everywhere. I don’t know how long it will take to wait for reinforcements to be sent.
Therefore, he must not let the Japanese plot succeed.
Zhou Weiguo ordered: "The first battalion mounted machine guns on the vehicle and rushed forward for me. The second battalion was responsible for annihilating the Japanese blocking troops in front of them. He ordered the independent regiment to immediately go around from the north gate to the Japanese flank after crossing the line of fire and remove the Japanese from the front.
The sides are broken up."
Boom! Boom!
Zhou Weiguo was giving orders, but he didn't expect that the Japanese army had already opened fire. Moreover, the Japanese seemed to be crazy. They did not rely on any bunkers at all, divided into four small teams, and shot at Zhou Weiguo's convoy along the highway.
Zhou Weiguo's truck was at the front and was the first to be attacked by the Japanese.
All the Japanese artillery shells exploded about ten to fifteen meters in front of the vehicle.
(The Japanese army fired in a hurry and the accuracy was not high)
But fragments of the explosion passed through the car's glass and hit the driver.
The severe pain caused the driver beside Zhou Weiguo to not hold the steering wheel properly. The car was swaying on the road. A soldier in the car was shooting, but one of them lost his balance and fell out of the car and fell into the grass on the roadside.
At this time, Zhou Weiguo grabbed the steering wheel and stabilized the car. But at this time, enemy bullets came.
The bullet hit the car's glass and passed between Zhou Weiguo and the injured driver.
At this time, seeing that the group was in danger, the driver didn't know where he got the strength to push Zhou Weiguo down. Then he stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed towards the Japanese like lightning.
The soldiers in the car fired at the Japanese indiscriminately, but the Japanese did not dodge at all. It was obvious that they had received a death order, and even if they died, they could not let the Chinese soldiers get through.
So in the fierce exchange of fire between the two sides, the Japanese and the soldiers of the first battalion suffered heavy casualties on both sides.
But at this time, no one stopped. One side wanted to prevent the other party from crossing the line of fire, while the other side wanted to forcefully break through the line of fire and rush to the rescue of Baijia Town.
So this is a life-and-death war. Even if both sides die, they will never take a step back.
But at this time, the Japs had a fatal advantage. The Japs had artillery and they were fighting on the ground. On the contrary, all the vanguard troops of Zhou Weiguo were riding in vehicles.
The vehicle was traveling at high speed, and even if Zhou Weiguo had artillery, it could not be used at all, and could only be beaten passively.
At this time, his wisest choice was to stop. It was only a matter of time before he ate the Japs in front of him.
However, he just didn't have this time. The Japanese were blocking here like crazy. There was only one reason, and that was that they were making a desperate attempt to attack Baijia Town!
Baijia Town is in danger, and Zhou Weiguo has no time to waste here. He must force his way into the Japanese army's line of fire and rush to the rescue of the defenders of Baijia Town. Otherwise, once the Japanese army captures Baijia Town, the consequences will be disastrous! ...