The lazy sun at noon illuminated the war-torn Linqing City in a strange and bizarre way.
The Japanese independent mixed fourth brigade adopted a group-advance strategy, which left the cavalry battalion of the fifth teaching brigade, which was responsible for the harassment mission, with nowhere to start and could only harass left and right along the way.
This kind of harassment war was like scratching an itch for the 8,000-man independent mixed fourth brigade. It just lost a few more bodies and had no fundamental delaying effect. At 12 noon, the independent mixed fourth brigade
The main force of the four brigades finally arrived at Linqing City and surrounded Linqing.
This time, Major General Dong Hecun learned the lesson and no longer sent troops into the city rashly. Although it seemed that the four gates of Linqing City were wide open and the city was deserted, Dong Hecun still ordered the artillery brigade directly under the brigade to set up
Mountain artillery, aiming at the south gate of Linqing Tucheng, came first to conduct reconnaissance fire.
This Tucheng in Linqing City is not big. It has been Linqing's trade market since it was built. Due to Linqing's special geographical location, Tucheng has always been very prosperous in the past. Busy traffic, merchants gathered, especially many shops. Now is the war period, business
Naturally, the economy is in recession.
After Zhang Yicheng led the 13th Regiment and the New 5th Regiment to accept the task of defending Tucheng, they mobilized residents and merchants to evacuate urgently and buried everything they could not take away. Except for the troops, Tucheng was basically an empty city.
After the fire reconnaissance, he saw that there was no reaction at the bombardment site. Hecun Dong felt that he had underestimated and couldn't figure out whether there were people in the city, so he had to order the artillery to conduct fire reconnaissance again on several gates of the Brick City of Linqing City, but there was still no response.
No response. Director Kawamura knew that the more this happened, the greater the danger, because the people in the city would not have escaped so cleanly if they were not organized.
After all, Major General Dong of Laoguizi Hecun was a well-educated and well-versed man. He actually ordered all the troops to build positions outside Linqing City, and only sent a search team of 7 people into the city to search. He ordered artillery and tanks,
Armored vehicles are always ready for fire support.
The Japanese search team left the starting position with plaster flags and walked towards the south gate of Tucheng. Behind them were the nervous eyes of Dong Kawamura and the Japanese captains.
Although this Japanese search team walked cautiously, fearing that a bullet would fly from somewhere and send them back to their grandma's house, it seemed that Amaterasu was not asleep at this time and was still protecting these seven little Japanese and searching for them.
The detachment actually passed the city gate without any danger and sent back a safe signal on the Tucheng wall.
The Japanese outside the city cheered, and several captains asked for a fight, demanding to be the first to enter Lincheng.
Kawamura Dong turned a blind eye to the requests of several captains to fight, and only ordered a squadron to be dispatched into the city to continue the search.
The Japanese squadron leader who received the order did not know that the god of death was already waving to him with a smile. He felt that the brigade commander was too kind to him and allowed him to do such a publicity thing. He pulled out his sword and got on the three-wheeled motorcycle.
, led his squadron and rushed into the south gate of Tucheng.
This time, the Japanese's good luck came to an end. Sporadic gunshots were heard in the city, which seemed to be the clear gunshots of the 38th Army. When the gunfire stopped, Kawamura Dong ordered the flag soldiers to send flags to communicate. This exercise
, only to find that there was no movement in the city, as if a squadron of Japanese soldiers had never entered the city.
Dong Hecun was furious and ordered all the artillery to fire, razing the small Linqing city to the ground.
There was another burst of shelling, but strangely there was still silence in the city. Dong Kawamura was completely lost in temper due to the silence. He felt that this small county town seemed to be a monster devouring the imperial soldiers, with a black hole and a sharp mouth.
Waiting to eat people. I had to ask the aviation force for tactical guidance.
Four Japanese bombers came over and hovered over Linqing City. They found no defensive troops in the city. After notifying Hecun Dong, they dropped all the bombs on the most concentrated area of the county's houses. Then the Japanese pilots took photos.
Then he flapped his wings and flew away.
Dong Kawamura seized the opportunity of plane bombing and directly ordered the tank squadron and three armored vehicle squadrons directly under the brigade to cover the infantry to attack the city from several gates at the same time, making sure to capture Linqing in one fell swoop.
The main force of the Japs was dispatched, led by tanks and armored vehicles, followed by infantrymen with guns drawn, and they attacked several gates of Linqing City in an overwhelming force.
At this time, Hong Chaoyuan, commander of the 5th Jiao Brigade, was completely relieved. What he wanted was for the Japanese main force to attack the city in separate ways and fight with the 5th Jiao Brigade in street battles in the city, making their superior aviation firepower useless.
Hong Chaoyuan was most afraid that the Japanese would be frightened and escape under the cover of the plane. In that case, if the troops carried out a large-scale pursuit during the day, the losses would be great.
After Linqing City was recovered by the Second Teaching Brigade, they followed Liu Yimin's instructions to mobilize and organize the masses to dig tunnels under the command of engineers. Liu Yimin gave officers at all levels how to dig tunnels, which was better than the tunnels dug by the anti-Japanese army and civilians in history during the tunnel war.
It must be much more advanced and have more complete functions. After the fifth teaching brigade took over the defense, the engineering battalion rushed to build hidden fortifications on the ground, turning Linqing City into a battle fortress with above-ground and underground connections, and courtyards connected to each other. Not only did the troops hide,
There is no problem in maneuvering, and there are shooting positions everywhere, which is very convenient. The Japanese search team and the leading squadron that entered the city first were the soldiers of the 13th Regiment and the New 5th Regiment who were guarded in Tucheng after entering the city.
Use a rifle to eliminate them non-stop.
Seeing the Japanese's large-scale attack on the city, Hong Chaoyuan's stern face actually showed a smile for the first time. He ordered the engineers to detonate explosive bags pre-buried at each city gate, and ordered each rocket launcher team to use hidden fortifications to knock out enemy tanks, armored vehicles, and brigade artillery to concentrate their artillery fire.
Aiming at the Japanese troops in one direction, they launched a sudden fire attack and then went underground to prevent enemy artillery from retaliating.
Now it was lively. When the main force of the Japs passed through the city gates, they immediately got a taste of what it was like to be a fighter jet. The Japs who attacked the east gate of the Brick City were even more unlucky. After taking the drone, they experienced another round of mortar fire.
, resulting in heavy casualties. Major General Dong Hecun, who was holding a telescope to observe the battlefield outside the city, almost dropped the telescope to the ground. Fortunately, the brigade finally invaded Linqing City. As long as they gain a foothold in the city, Hecun
Major General Dong believed that with the level of training of the imperial army, it was conceivable to eliminate the Chinese army resisting in the city.
The first battalion of the 13th Regiment led by Qi Fengnian guarded the south gate of Tucheng. However, the soldiers were basically hidden in tunnels and courtyards, and there were almost no people on the city walls. The reason for this arrangement was because the brigade commander Hong Chaoyuan was unwilling to fight with the Japanese.
Instead of fighting head-on, they had to use tunnels and fortifications to engage in highly technical urban street fighting. Therefore, the elite battalion did not go up the city wall or close the city gates. Instead, they looked through various shooting holes and watched the explosives being fired.
The bombed Japanese troops entered the city in large numbers, preparing to wait until the Japanese entered the city and then slowly kill them.
This Qi Fengnian has made many military exploits since he passed the passage. He is a military cadre who is very valued by the instructor Liu Yimin. After several years of training, Qi Fengnian has grown rapidly and can freely use the tactics taught by Liu Yimin.
Seeing that almost all the Japanese troops attacking the south gate had entered the city, Qi Fengnian calmly ordered the opening fire. The soldiers of the first battalion acted a bit like the scenes in the movie "Landmine Warfare", and went up to the roof to shoot with machine guns.
, Throw grenades, remove the bricks blocking the shooting holes on the courtyard wall to shoot, and so on, the combination of tunnel fighting and street fighting is perfect.
The Japanese who entered the city realized that they were targets, and they all hid in the corners. Who knew that the corners were not safe? There were shooting holes there, and the bullets fired were more accurate and more lethal. Fortunately, the fifth brigade still wanted to entangle them.
The Japanese had better grasped the attack rhythm of each unit and did not launch a large-scale counterattack. Otherwise, the Japanese would have to retreat from Linqing City.
Of course, the Japs are not vegetarians. Under the command of the officers, the Japs who suffered heavy casualties took advantage of the cover of tanks and armored vehicles to start fighting with our army one by one. They often directly bombarded courtyard walls or houses with tank artillery, and used grenades to attack.
This trick was really good. Gradually, the Japs captured some yards and houses, controlled most of the streets, and finally built protective positions. Until the Japs tanks and armored vehicles were knocked out by rocket launchers one after another, the Japs launched a crazy attack.
Only then did he restrain himself.
At this time, the Japanese commanders and soldiers in the city wanted to retreat immediately and not to be a target in this city. Major General Dong outside the city did not see it that way. He felt that his independence was mixed up with that of the Fourth Brigade.
The combat effectiveness is still acceptable, the attack was carried out in a systematic manner, and the county town has been basically controlled. Therefore, Major General Kawamura Dong changed his hesitation and hesitation when he first attacked the city and suffered losses, and happily sent a report to Lieutenant General Nishio Hiszo:
"We have entered Linqing County and controlled all the city gates and streets of Linqing. The Chinese defenders were forced to retreat to civilian houses and started street fighting with me. Our troops are searching for and suppressing the remnants of the Chinese army."
In order to prevent accidents, Major General Kawamura Tung once again requested Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao in the telegram to order the aircraft to dispatch, conduct uninterrupted reconnaissance over Linqing City, discover the compound where the Chinese troops were entrenched, bomb it directly, and fully support the independent mixed fourth brigade.
Fight and completely eliminate this Chinese force stationed in Linqing County.
After sending the telegram, Major General Dong Kawamura entered the city.
After receiving the telegram from Dong Kawamura, Lieutenant General Nishio Hisao, the commander of the Second Army, was also full of joy and sent a report directly to General Touichi Terauchi, saying that the independent mixed fourth brigade reported that the brigade had captured Linqing and was now clearing and suppressing it.
The remnant enemy. Once the situation in Linqing is stable, there will be no decent resistance in the Luxi Plain. Next, the Second Army will focus on sweeping the Lunan area, and then attack Xuzhou, join forces with the 13th Division of the Central China Front Army, and completely eliminate this area.