"Target, 15° to the left in front, 4,300 meters away, let's fire." Xu Jun, the deputy commander of the artillery regiment, held a walkie-talkie and coordinated the command. "Duh, duh..." sounded, and dozens of cannons were fired. The artillery shell flew out of the muzzle dragging flames and smashed viciously towards the Little Japanese artillery position.
At this time, the little Japanese artillerymen were hurriedly trying to move their positions. Suddenly, flares flew over their heads. Everyone realized that this was the enemy guiding their artillery in the direction. They dared not stay where they were. However, revenge was coming. It was so fast and the density of the shelling was so high that they had not expected it. The thrilling howl of the shells tearing the air sounded. Many Japanese screamed, or ran away to find a place to hide, or simply lay down on the ground, doing the ostrich,
Aoki watched as dozens of artillery shells made beautiful traces in the night sky, and then all of them crashed down on his own artillery positions. His face turned blue and white under the illumination of the flares, and his expression was ferocious and strange. Suddenly he laughed and gritted his teeth. He said: "Fifty thousand Zhina people were buried with us. Even if the whole army died in battle, it would be worth it to us."
There was a "rumbling" explosion, and the fireworks in the sky immediately overwhelmed the Japanese artillery positions. Then, before all the Japanese could recover from the shock, the second and third rounds of shelling came again, and the Mountain Division If the artillery regiment doesn't fire, it's fine. Once it fires, it will bring a devastating blow to the little devil, and...
As the Japanese artillery unit was destroyed, the remaining Japanese troops in Linyi City could no longer stay any longer. The Japanese officer commanding the reserve force reacted quickly and immediately sent out several small teams to surround Xiao Liang and the others where they first lived. Footsteps sounded everywhere on the streets of Linyi, mixed with one or two howls of wolves and dogs from time to time. The residents in Linyi City were frightened. Many families, young and old, huddled together, and children hid in the arms of their parents and sobbed softly. People stared at the red light coming from the windows in fear, wondering when the sound of gunfire would stop.
Outside the west gate, Guo Muyi, the temporary commander of the Mountain Division, looked at Linyi City, which reflected half of the sky in red, and suddenly shouted: "Not good."
Huang Haifu slapped himself hard, then picked up the walkie-talkie and gave an order to Jiang Banjun and Qi Mingshan: "Start the attack. You have to take down the west gate within half an hour."
In the original plan, Ximen was just a feint attack. As long as the Japanese military supplies warehouse could be destroyed, the battle would be considered a mission accomplished. Now Huang Haifu suddenly changed his order. Jiang Banjun looked at the growing fire in Linyi City and immediately understood. Knowing the reason, without saying a word, he immediately asked the troops to increase the firing frequency, and at the same time began to arrange siege missions.
Qi Mingshan was the commander of the Renqiu Chariot Brigade. He was still a little confused after receiving the new order. He asked: "Boss, why did you change your mind..."
Huang Haifu didn't wait for him to finish, he pressed the messenger and shouted: "Didn't you see the fire in the city? We must capture Linyi. By then, we will save as many people as we can."
"Yes, I understand."
Five minutes of rapid fire turned the Japanese artillery position into a sea of flames. After the bombardment stopped, the sound of explosions could not be heard, and the ignited fire dyed the nearby night sky a faint red. Then, something unexpected happened to both warring parties. It happened, as several houses near the Japanese artillery positions were hit by artillery shells and ignited by the fireballs flying out from the explosions. The fire ignited, and the fire took advantage of the wind. In just a few minutes, the fire got out of control. Some people The people rushed out of the burning houses dragging their children. Facing the blazing flames, they were helpless to save and had no tears left. They could only choose to flee in panic.
Xiao Liang and the others were running quickly along an alley towards the Japanese Army Warehouse. They felt it was getting brighter and hotter behind them. They stopped and looked back. Their hearts sank.
There are still our people in Linyi City. Linyi City is densely populated. Once the fire breaks out, it will be almost impossible to put out the fire. It will turn the entire Linyi City into ruins. This goes against Zhang Zizhong’s original intention of ordering the attack on Linyi, and it is not Huang Haifu’s. What Guo Da and others want to see is that if the entire Linyi City really turns into a sea of fire, how many people will die, and Huang Haifu and Shandi Division will change from heroes to sinners who massacre their compatriots.
Xiao Liang stamped his feet and said: "It's broken, it's broken."
A soldier asked him: "Bingzuo, what should we do now?"
Xiao Liang gritted his teeth: "The Japanese warehouse must be destroyed, otherwise we will have failed in this battle. Brothers, let's go."
A large number of people began to emerge in the alley. Many old people watched their homes being engulfed in flames and let out shocking shouts. They cursed the heartless Japanese devils. They did not know that this was caused by the shelling of their own troops.
Xiao Liang and others hurried past with red faces and gritted teeth, not daring to stay here even for a minute.
At the west gate, the offensive and defensive battle began regardless of casualties. Aoki could not care about the military warehouse. Under his order, all the Japanese reserve troops rushed towards the west gate. At the same time, the Japanese from the other three gates left the city one after another and turned towards the west gate. Come,
Aoki thought he had figured out the strength of the attackers, and he was ready to make a desperate move. He not only wanted to defend Linyi, a city that was destined to be turned into ruins, but also wanted to encircle and annihilate the enemy army, and teach the Xuebing Army a painful lesson to Ouyang Yun.
The fire that burst into the sky in Linyi City stunned Guo Da and other generals and generals of the Yiganxue Division. There were at least four thousand Japs in Linyi City, and they were well prepared. It was impossible for the Mountain Division to capture it in such a short period of time. Naturally, the Japanese soldiers will not be crazy and set fire to their own supplies. If it was not lit by the little Japanese, there is only one possibility. The mountain division's shelling ignited the fire. In war, accidental injuries are inevitable. Xuexing Whether the sharp military artillery would burn Linyi City to the ground as a result, Li Zongren and Zhang Zizhong must have thought about this outcome, but they all chose to avoid this issue. Guo Da and Huang Haifu also pretended not to know.
Huang Haifu really didn't know that there were very few people in the mountain division who had experience in such large-scale siege warfare. They had no idea what kind of devastating blow dozens of heavy artillery fire would bring to a city. Guo Muyi should It is clear, but as an orthodox soldier, he will not care about this at all. On this point, he, Li Zongren and Zhang Zizhong have the same idea. As long as the Japanese army can be severely damaged, as long as the Japanese army's attack on Xuzhou can be delayed, Then no matter how big the sacrifice is, it is still worth it.
Guo Da also wanted to have this "enlightenment", but he couldn't do it: "Fifty thousand ordinary people." Thinking like this, his heart ached. He pushed open the top cover of the armored vehicle and shouted loudly: "Passengers." My order is to speed up the march and head towards the north gate of Linyi."
With a "boom" explosion, the west city gate was finally blasted. The iron-clad wood gate fragments flew in all directions. Amid the fireworks, two blunt-tipped armor-piercing projectiles flew out. The Japanese army had already built a barricade inside the city gate. The fortifications were equipped with two anti-tank guns. Now, they finally had the opportunity to severely damage the Xuexing Army tank. The distance was too close. The Jiguang tank in front was hit before it had time to react. The bomb hit It penetrated the frontal armor and exploded. A few seconds later, the ammunition in the tank was detonated and exploded more violently.
"Bastard." Qi Mingshan punched the roof of the tank with a painful punch, smashing his left hand without realizing it. Pressing the "Send" button with his right hand, he shouted loudly: "Quickly, retreat to both sides and suppress the Japanese firepower on the wall. , cover the charge of the infantry brothers."
This was a tactic that was planned before the war. The Jiguang tank was too big and could only barely pass through the city gate. The streets in Linyi City were not spacious. In this case, even participating in street fighting would have little effect. According to Guo Muyi's instructions, After the tank regiment breaks through the city gate, it will be used as a fort.
"Tick-tick." The charge horn sounded, and the infantry of the Eagle Cliff Brigade climbed up from the individual soldier's pit, and under the leadership of the front-line officers, they shouted and rushed to the west gate.
In the Ximen Gate, the Japs' Type 92 heavy machine guns roared immediately. The cadets in the class who charged the most were caught off guard and were all knocked down by bullets. The sacrifice of their comrades made the cadets who followed behind furious. The officers and soldiers of the Eagle Cliff Brigade Shouting slogans to avenge their brothers, they rushed forward one after another, firing guns and throwing grenades. The two sides launched a desperate struggle around the Ximen Gate.
"Brother, we can't continue fighting like this. We don't attack the city. Xiao Liang, he hasn't heard the news about the Japanese warehouse yet." He continued to press forward one after another, but the result was only increased casualties. Huang Hailu couldn't calm down. Angry, he ran to Huang Haifu and questioned him,
Huang Haifu ignored him and called to Zuo Ping'an, the commander of the Overlord Brigade, and asked him to lead his troops to attack the South Gate.
Huang Hailu was angry. They were all brothers who had come down from Bawang Mountain. Many of them had known each other day and night for several years. This was like death. It made him feel heartbroken. He roared: "Brother."
Huang Haifu looked at him quietly and said: "Alu, remember, we are soldiers now, soldiers who protect our home and country, do you understand?"
Huang Hailu looked at him, his arrogance gradually subdued, and finally turned around and left without saying a word. Returning to the front line, he said to Jiang Banjun: "I will take people up next."
Jiang Banjun immediately denied: "No."
Huang Hailu glared at him, and then shouted to the left and right: "Brothers, if you have the guts, follow me, TNND, I don't believe it, Linyi and our Bawang Mountain are difficult to defeat."
"I'll go." "Deputy brigade commander, and me." "Second in charge, I'll follow you."... Nearly a hundred people from the reserve team came out at once, and the others were still rushing forward, but were waved by Huang Hailu Stopped, he said: "Just one platoon is enough."
Jiang Banjun was anxious, grabbed him and shouted: "Second brother, if you want to go up, I will go up first, you stay and command the troops."
Huang Hailu looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Lao San, I admit that I am not as good as you in fighting in line, but you are definitely not as good as me in charging into battle. Stop fighting, I may not die."
"Second brother."
Huang Hailu patted him hard on the shoulder, then walked up to the group of officers and soldiers who volunteered and shouted loudly: "Stand at attention, look to the right, take a break, and report the count."
With the sound of "咵", the soldiers quickly arranged their formation and then began to count: "One, two...thirty,."
"Stop, it's you." Huang Hailu shouted, shouting at the people behind him, and shouted: "Those who are counting, please get out of the queue. Whoever you are, please go back. Thirty people are enough."
Jiang Banjun stepped forward and wanted to stop him, but when he glared back, he had no choice but to accept the reality.
Another flare rose into the sky. Under the bright light of this flare, Huang Hailu looked at the brothers who were out of the queue and grinned: "We men in Bawang Mountain are not afraid of death. Well, we all have the guts." ,Brothers, grab a grenade in your hand and set off."
Outside the North Gate, two squadrons of Japs sent to the west gate and the reconnaissance battalion of the First Xueyi Division met unexpectedly. Zhou Tai took the lead and ran the fastest. He was the first to discover the running Japs brigade, and his voice changed with excitement. : "Japanese devils, devils are coming out."
Ge Zengfu followed closely behind him with a group of troops. Zhou Tai made a great contribution today and actually killed a Japanese general. This made other brothers in the reconnaissance camp envious. Everyone followed Guo Da's order and broke away from Wu Kezui's tank. The troops took the first step to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. Everyone felt that this was an opportunity to make a meritorious deed, and they drove their motorcycles towards Linyi like a carnival. More or less, they had this thought in their hearts: It would be great if they could also catch a Japanese official. When we were still two miles away from Linyi, everyone abandoned their cars and ran wildly. Now they were all sweating profusely and panting.
Over the west gate of Linyi, the illumination bombs rising one after another illuminated the place as bright as day. As far as the peripheral vision could be seen, the Japanese who had just poured out had nowhere to hide.
Everyone was very excited, and an impatient soldier asked: "Battle base, let's fight, there are only a few hundred Japanese."
"Wait a minute and see what they want to do." Ge Zengfu suppressed his impulse and said calmly,
The Japs finally came out and ran toward the north gate.
Cui Yongqiang slapped his thigh and shouted: "They want to outflank the mountain division's back road and camp, let's fight."
"Fight, but don't be in a hurry. Follow for a while first. Lao Cui, you lead the Second Company to guard here. If there are any Japs at the north gate, they must be intercepted by me. Wang Feng, report the situation to the commander immediately and ask the large troops to hurry up. come over."
When Guo Da received the information, fighting was already going on at Beimen.
With a calculated calculation but no care, and taking advantage of the weapon's light, the reconnaissance battalion knocked down more than a hundred Japanese soldiers in one salvo. The remaining Japanese soldiers did not understand the size of the enemy's army, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately retreated. Who would have expected? In this way, they happened to run into the ambush circle of the Second Company. Well, the reconnaissance battalion surrounded them in front and back. The remaining Japanese were surrounded by several houses more than 300 meters away from the north gate, and they could never get out.
Ge Zengfu had a cool head and blocked the Japs and did not launch a strong attack. Instead, he waited for the large troops to arrive and directly gave the credit to the tank regiment.
Wu Kezui was naturally happy to take advantage of this. He only mobilized a company of tanks to fire a few rounds of artillery fire, and then blew up these Japanese soldiers to death. Even if they could escape, there was no point in escaping. Ge Zengfu's reconnaissance battalion was waiting outside. , with just one burst of fire, the Japanese army was completely wiped out.
The battle at the North Gate ended with a complete victory for the Xueyi Division.