This is the masterpiece of the engineer platoon of the only regiment. They dug a total of three tunnels directly to the foot of the city wall, one of which ended at the gap in the city wall.
One hundred kilograms of explosives were placed at the end of each tunnel and detonated simultaneously. The powerful power instantly tore three holes in the city wall.
The Japanese captain was fooled by Li Yunlong's three consecutive strikes. First, use flying thunder cannons to kill a large number of troops stationed at the city head and blast a hole in the defense.
After dispatching mortars to intercept the reinforcements, other troops were not allowed to plug the gap. Finally, the city wall was destroyed by blasting, creating a hole in the defense loophole.
The heavily defended Baoding City suddenly opened its door to the Duyi Group. More than fifty meters outside the city, hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops were like a pack of wolves smelling blood, swarming towards the gap and making the little Japanese at the top of the city extremely frightened.
Especially the captain, who was so anxious that he almost jumped up from the ground. An urgent order: "Open all light and heavy machine guns."
"Intensify firepower output and resolutely block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops. We must not let them get close to the city."
"The Third Squadron will immediately reinforce the gap and block the Eighth Route Army from attacking there."
"Hurry up..."
"Block the gap at all costs..."
"Otherwise, Chengdong will be doomed..."
"Boom, boom, boom..." The explosion of mortar shells kept ringing on both sides of the gap. The flying shell fragments intertwined into a steel storm at the top of the city, killing all the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to rush to the gap.
"Dongdongdong..." The heavy machine guns outside the city also began to participate in the battle. Bullets hit the gaps in the city wall like rain, filling the air with gunpowder smoke and splashing gravel.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers who were lucky enough to reach the gap just poked their heads out from behind the ruins, and the hail of bullets smashed them into pieces.
"Throw a grenade..." a shout suddenly sounded outside the city. Dozens of grenades roared over, and the gap in the smoke-filled city wall once again burst into flames.
Countless bricks and blocks of earth were blown away in the explosion. There are only a few living Japanese and puppet troops here. After being baptized by dozens of grenades, even fewer Japanese and puppet troops can still move.
"Comrades, rush with me and seize the gap in the city wall..." the company commander waved the box cannon and ordered, his movements unaffected at all, and he climbed up the gap first.
"Bah bang bang..." The box cannon in his hand fired continuously, and the three little devils who wanted to raise their guns to fight back fell to the ground.
"The first platoon assaulted to the left, and the second platoon assaulted to the right to expand the breach."
"Others follow me and fight in to expand the occupied area in the city 6"
"Charge..." At the forward position of the only regiment, Li Yun was hiding in the trench like a dragon, holding a telescope and observing the latest situation of the attacking troops motionlessly.
"Good fight..." He suddenly shouted with his closed mouth.
"The first battalion and the second company entered Baoding..."
"Have the first and third companies to follow immediately, cover the second company to expand the occupied area, and stabilize the gap in the city wall."
"The second and third battalions will join the battle immediately, and first clear out the remaining little Japs on the city wall."
"Bring me the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenades, and flying cannons."
"If you can use artillery shells to defeat the enemy, you must use artillery shells."
"Captain Kong said that if everyone fires one shell on the battlefield, he will give everyone two more shells after the battle."
"The more ammunition is fired, the more ammunition is replenished."
"Don't save ammunition for me, I can fight hard."
"Destroy more Japanese and puppet troops at the minimum cost."... At the east end of the city, the Japanese captain fell to the ground, shouting with despair on his face: "It's over..."
"The Eighth Route Army has entered Baoding, but the holding mission assigned by the commander has not been completed."
"What does the Third Squadron do for food? Why didn't it block the gap in the city wall?"
"Captain..." A messenger ran over and reported, dragging his bleeding arm.
"The humble messenger of the Third Squadron..."
"On the way to the reinforcement gap, we were attacked by a combination of mortars and heavy machine guns from the Eighth Route Army."
"The troops suffered heavy losses. The squadron leader was killed in action and has lost its combat effectiveness."
"Nani..." The captain's already desperate face suddenly turned pale, without any bloodshot eyes, and he said with a puzzled expression.
"How could this happen? When did the Eighth Route Army have such a strong ability to attack fortresses?"
"The Fourth Squadron and the Second Company of the Imperial Association Army all give me reinforcement gaps."
"While there are not many Eighth Route Army troops entering the city, quickly retake the gap for me and keep the enemy out of the city."
"Hurry up..." Before the messenger on the side could move, a violent firefight suddenly sounded on his right side.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army is coming towards us." The exclamation reached his ears at the same time. When he turned around, he saw dozens of Eighth Route Army troops, headed by machine guns, quickly attacking towards him.
The three light machine guns kept firing forward, and the long tongues of flame were like three death scythes harvesting his men.
In the blink of an eye, a dozen soldiers were beaten into sieves and fell on the top of the city.
"Turn around the heavy machine gun, start fighting immediately, and stop them." The captain was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and ordered quickly.
The heavy machine gun team around him reacted very quickly. The four Japanese soldiers quickly raised their heavy machine guns and mounted one on top of the city. Without building a bunker, the machine gunner squatted behind the machine gun and started to pull the trigger.
The heavy machine gun immediately fired rhythmically. The bullet shells ejected from the barrel of the gun and fell to the ground with a crisp metallic impact.
The black barrel of the gun spurted out a tongue of fire at the same time. A large number of the dozens of Eighth Route Army troops they faced fell instantly, and the remaining soldiers had to lie down on the ground and suspend the attack.
The captain breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered behind him: "Everyone nearby should move closer to me."
"With light and heavy machine gun cover, the others immediately launched a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army, driving them back to the gap and out of Baoding City.
"Dongdongdong..." Before the order was given, the sound of heavy machine gun fire in his ears became noticeably louder. What surprised him was that the heavy machine gun he had just participated in did not belong to him, but belonged to the Eighth Route Army.
The sudden heavy machine gun bullets caught his heavy machine gun team off guard. The three machine gunners fell to the ground, and the reserve machine gunners quickly made up for it.
As a result, before his hands could even touch the handle of the heavy machine gun, the hail of flying bullets beat him into pieces again. After four machine gunners were killed in a row, although the heavy machine gun that the captain had high hopes for did not completely misfire, the blocking firepower had become intermittent and it was impossible to continue to suppress the Eighth Route Army commandos as before.
"Comrades, continue to charge with me..." The Eighth Route Army lying on the top of the city immediately jumped up from the ground, charging forward while holding guns and shooting.
... At this moment, the troops of the only regiment entering the city have exceeded one company, and they are rapidly expanding the occupation area towards the surrounding area with the gap as the center.
This is their advance base deep into Baoding City. The bigger it is, the safer it is. In the event of an attack, the troops would have some room to maneuver so that they would not be trapped and die in the city.
"Captain..." The correspondent ran over to report with excitement.
"The remaining two companies of the first battalion all entered Baoding..."
"As of now, the number of troops entering the city has exceeded 300."
"Have the artillery and thunder artillery troops followed?" Li Yunlong immediately asked the question he was most worried about.
The signal soldier quickly replied: "The mortar unit has entered the city through the gap."
"The flying thunder artillery troops are still on the way. They can enter Baoding in five minutes at most." Li Yunlong nodded and ordered: "Let the troops entering the city fight steadily. They must not advance alone."
"The artillery and thunder artillery units hurry up."
"Follow closely behind the siege troops and provide artillery support at any time." After saying this, he put down the telescope, pulled out the box cannon hanging on his waist, and waved his hand to order: "Follow me in the guard company." There is a wall between this place and the city. , the distance is too far, and it is too slow to rely on correspondents to deliver messages. "
"Only by climbing the city wall can you be condescending, overlooking the entire battlefield, and adjust the battle plan at any time." Without waiting for the chief of staff to retort, he raised his legs and rushed towards the gap in the city wall.
......... At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kawasaki's face was already blooming with joy, and he was in a very excited mood.
He was pacing back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, very anxious. Of course, this anxiety was not caused by him worrying about the front line, but because he was eager for the city defense troops to quickly send back the good news that the troops had won the battle.
As a result, the good news did not arrive, but the chief of staff with a solemn look on his face did. He quickly asked: "Cun Shangjun..."
"There's nothing wrong with our battle plan, right?" Cun Shangzhongzuo shook his head: "There's nothing wrong with our plan."
"The Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city is too strong."
"The city defense troops were caught off guard."
"Already suffering heavy casualties, the Eighth Route Army blasted several gaps in the city wall through blasting."
"The city defense troops are insufficient in strength, and the city defense fortifications are full of defense loopholes."
"The Eighth Route Army launched attacks in several directions at the same time, and we were unable to defend against them."
"The east side of the city has been broken through by the Eighth Route Army, and at least 300 people have entered the city."
"The flanks of the city defense troops were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army, causing heavy casualties. There was no way to divide the troops to block the gap."
"Commander, please send an ambush immediately."
"Stop the Eighth Route Army that has entered the city, gather them together and annihilate them."
"Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army will definitely use the east side of the city as a breakthrough point and gather its main force to advance into Baoding."
"It will be difficult to stop them again."
"So fast?" Major General Kawasaki shouted. His original plan was to have the city defense troops defend the city for half an hour, use the defensive battle to kill and injure a large number of the siege troops, and then release the remaining Eighth Route Army troops to the capital to control the number of these Eighth Route Army troops to less than 500.
Finally, the ambush troops and city defense troops were sent out to attack from both front and back to eliminate all the Eighth Route Army entering the city, thus achieving the goal of severely damaging the Eighth Route Army in the center of the city.
As a result, the plan was defeated by the Eighth Route Army's siege troops before it even started. The city defense troops failed to consume a large number of the siege troops, causing them to advance into Baoding more than 20 minutes in advance.
If the gap cannot be blocked immediately, the Rucheng Eighth Route Army's retreat route will be cut off, and other Eighth Route Army troops will be prevented from continuing to advance into Baoding.
The Eighth Route Army entering the city is likely to exceed a thousand men. Without the help of the city defense troops in the flanking attack, the 500 ambush troops in the east of the city alone were no match for the 1,000 Eighth Route Army.
By then, the five hundred ambush troops would not only be unable to severely damage the Eighth Route Army in Yizhong, but they would also be injured. Maybe the whole city of Baoding would be lost because of this accident.
