Yamamoto Kazuki did not continue to enter the city with the special agent team. Their task was to control the city gate and welcome the main force of the Japanese army into the city.
He ordered several combat groups to occupy the surrounding commanding heights, ready to block the underground anti-Japanese armed forces who came to seize the gate at any time.
He also sent a telegram to the Japanese army, urging them to arrive as soon as possible.
At this moment, fierce gunfire suddenly came from the distance. Yamamoto Kazuki frowned suddenly. He cursed: "These guys in the 108th Division are all trash." Then he ordered all combat teams to do what they did. Good preparation for retreat.
The reason Yamamoto Kazuki was angry was because he had already discussed it with Captain Sasaki of the Japanese Army. They should have arrived at Ping'an County by then. It was unclear why those guys hadn't arrived yet and their target had been exposed. .
It turned out that the Japanese army's marching brigade discovered that anti-Japanese armed forces of the underground party were dispatched in Ping'an County. In order to avoid encountering the anti-Japanese armed forces, they turned to a country road and detoured to Ping'an County. This delayed some time.
Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron marched along the road and did not encounter the Japanese marching brigade. The country road that the special operations squadron led by Wei Monk happened to encounter the Japanese army.
Monk Wei and others were searching along the road when they heard the roar of a car engine in the distance. Since this place is already close to Anxian County, in order to avoid being discovered by the enemy prematurely, the Japanese convoys have implemented light control. They used the moonlight to slow down and march on the road. This also delayed their rendezvous with Yamamoto Kazuki. The main reason for the time.
When Monk Wei and others heard the roar of the engine coming from ahead, they left the road and hid on both sides.
When they saw a huge, dark convoy approaching, they knew it was the Japanese army coming to attack Ping'an County.
At this time, it was too late for them to go back and report. In order to arouse the alert of the guerrillas in the city, Monk Wei commanded the special operations squadron to launch an attack on the Japanese army.
The reason Captain Sasaki chose to march along the country road was to avoid the Mawushan guerrillas. Unexpectedly, his target was exposed.
He was very experienced in combat. Based on the gunshots in front, he judged that there were not many enemies attacking them, so he immediately ordered a part of the Japanese army to attack the enemy forces that sneaked up on them. He led the main force to abandon their vehicles and start a rapid march towards the city gate controlled by Yamamoto Kazuki and others.
Yamamoto Kazuki received a telegram from Sasaki, saying that they would arrive in 20 minutes at most.
Yamamoto Kazuki breathed a sigh of relief and ordered all combat teams to prepare for battle and resolutely guard the city gate.
Monk Wei and others fought fiercely with the Japanese army, and fierce gunfire rang out, alerting the underground anti-Japanese armed forces in the city.
Xu Dalong had always been worried that something would happen, so he didn't take off his clothes at all and just lay on the bed.
After hearing the gunfire, he jumped up and ordered the troops to strengthen the defense of the city walls and city gates according to the predetermined combat plan.
At this moment, Lin Xueying copied the telegram sent by Wei Monk, saying that the Japanese troops in the brigade had rushed to the north gate of Pingan County. Xu Dalong sent someone to notify the troops of the Independent Brigade to strengthen the defense of the north gate.
After Xu Dalong issued the order, the correspondent was about to convey the order when he heard fierce gunfire from the north gate.
Xu Dalong's heart skipped a beat, feeling that something might have happened at Beimen. He ordered Lin Xueying and others to follow him with the radio and headed to the north gate.
The officers and soldiers of the independent brigade regiment brought by Zhao Gang were tasked with defending Ping'an County.
After the regiment leader heard the gunshots coming from outside, he sent troops to strengthen the city defenses everywhere. Troops from two of the companies arrived at the north gate. As the soldiers approached the north gate, suddenly some figures emerged from the city wall, the city tower, and the tops of the buildings on both sides of the city gate, heading towards the soldiers. Heavy fire.
The members of Yamamoto's special agent team were each armed with a submachine gun, and bullets rained down on the officers and soldiers of the Independence Brigade like a heavy rain. Dozens of them died on the spot.
The deputy battalion commander who led the team had never seen the weapons used by the Japanese army. While organizing the troops to fight back, he sent people to report to the team leader.
After receiving the news, the regiment leader was also surprised and did not understand where such powerful Japanese troops came from. While he sent people to reinforce the north gate, he also sent people to report to Xu Dalong.
The correspondent sent by the regiment leader met Xu Dalong on the road and reported to him what happened at the North Gate.
Xu Dalong was also a little puzzled. He listened carefully to the gunfire coming from the north gate, and indeed heard gunfire that was completely different from the Type 92 heavy machine gun, crooked machine gun, Czech-style light machine gun, etc.
Suddenly he thought of a question and said to Zhao Gang who came over: "Zheng Wei,
Something happened over there at the north gate. Listen to the gunfire there, it sounds like the sound of a metric submachine gun. "
Zhao Gang was shocked and said: "Is it the Japanese special agent team Yamamoto?"
Xu Dalong nodded and said: "80% yes. If it is really them, I am afraid that the North Gate has been captured by them by now."
Zhao Gang asked anxiously: "Captain, what should we do now?"
Xu Dalong said: "I took the squadron directly under me to reinforce the North Gate. I quickly sent a telegram to Sun Desheng and asked him to come over to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army according to the original plan. Then I sent a telegram to Wang Chengzhu and asked him to bring his troops to come for reinforcements."
Zhao Gang didn't waste any words and immediately asked Lin Xueying to send a telegram.
Xu Dalong continued to the north gate with his directly affiliated squadron.
Xu Dalong rushed to the North Gate and saw the commander of the Independent Brigade rushing over. He was directing the soldiers to charge towards the North Gate.
When he saw Xu Dalong, he said with some shame: "Captain, I'm really sorry. It was my dereliction of duty. The North Gate was captured in advance by the little Japs."
Xu Dalong comforted him and said, "I don't blame you for this. The little Japs you are facing are not ordinary Japs, but the famous Japanese Yamamoto Special Agents. These Japs are well-trained and well-equipped, and are as elite as Monk Wei's special operations squadron." quite.
But it's nothing great. They have few people. Hurry up and charge forward with your troops! We must recapture the North Gate before the Japanese army arrives. "
The regiment leader responded, raised his pistol, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, there are not many little devils in front of us. Everyone rush up to eliminate them and take back the north gate."
Xu Dalong observed for a while and saw the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade charging towards the north gate. However, the members of Yamamoto's special agent team had accurate marksmanship and fierce firepower, and quickly beat back the officers and soldiers who rushed past.
Xu Dalong knew that the situation was critical, so he ordered the squadron directly under him to go into battle. He climbed to the roof with several snipers.
Xu Dalong was holding a sniper rifle on the roof looking for the Japanese target. It was night after all, and Xu Dalong couldn't see the Japanese soldiers clearly, so he aimed at the muzzle flash of the Japanese soldiers when they fired and shot them.
Xu Dalong saw the Japanese gun's muzzle continue to flash, but the direction had changed. It was obvious that it hit the Japanese soldier, causing him to lose control of the gun.
Several snipers also used the same method as Xu Dalong, shooting at the flash of the Japanese muzzle.
After several Japanese officers and soldiers were shot, others took cover one after another, and the firepower suddenly weakened.
The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade and the officers and soldiers of the Mawushan Guerrilla Squadron took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.
Yamamoto Kazuki was hiding in the tower and observing the situation on the battlefield. He was also very anxious now. At the beginning, they made good progress and captured the North Gate without any casualties among their team members. After the battle began, his special agents began to block the attack. This was not something the special agents were good at.
This kind of head-on confrontation with the enemy, which has no technical content at all, is what ordinary Japanese soldiers should do. However, since the Japanese army's marching brigade had not yet arrived at the north gate, he had no choice but to let his special operations team members confront the enemy head-on.
As the fighting continued, his agents began to suffer casualties.
Yamamoto Kazuki noticed that the main cause of casualties among his team members was the snipers mixed among the enemy troops.
Yamamoto Kazuki also picked up a sniper rifle and led several snipers to find the enemy sniper's target.
After careful observation, Yamamoto Kazuki discovered that there was a muzzle flash on the roof in front, and there should be an enemy sniper there.
He held his rifle and pointed it forward, waiting for the enemy sniper to reveal his target. A moment later, he spotted the muzzle flash of the enemy sniper, so he shot in that direction.
Xu Dalong had just shot and killed a Japanese agent. When he was looking for the next target, he heard a guerrilla sniper not far away from him let out a muffled grunt, and then lay down on the roof. No more movement.
Xu Dalong called him in a low voice, but there was no reply from the guerrillas. It seemed that they had been sacrificed.
Xu Dalong realized that this was caused by the opponent's sniper.
In order to deal with the enemy sniper, he called another sniper, and the two cooperated with each other to attack the enemy sniper.
The two changed their sniper positions behind the roof, and Xu Dalong set up his rifle. The sniper lay on the back of the roof, stretched out the muzzle of his gun, and fired a shot forward.
As the muzzle of the gun flashed, a bullet was fired from the opposite side, hitting the muzzle flash. Of course, the guerrillas hiding behind the roof could not be hurt.
Xu Dalong was already prepared. When he saw the flash of the opponent's sniper rifle, he raised his hand and shot him.
The one who fired just now was Kazuki Yamamoto. He had rich combat experience and hurriedly dodged every time a shot was fired. He didn't expect that the enemy would move faster. Just after he fired the shot and dodged to the side, the enemy sniper fired the bullet. Most of his body was already hidden, and his shoulders were covered with bullets. Got shot.
Yamamoto Kazuki secretly complained in his heart. He found that the Mawushan guerrillas were really powerful in combat. If the fight continued like this, all of his agents would be beaten.
He now hated Sasaki and his losers. He had made up his mind to hold on for another five minutes. If the Japanese army still couldn't catch up, he would lead the special agent team to retreat.
At this moment, a special agent behind him who was responsible for observing the situation shouted: "Your Excellency, Captain, the Sasaki Alliance is here."
Yamamoto Kazuki turned his head and looked, and sure enough he saw a large group of Japanese officers and soldiers running over.
Yamamoto Kazuki breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down and hid in the tower to bandage his wounds.
Sasaki led a large group of troops to the north gate. Seeing a fierce battle inside the city, he commanded the troops to rush in. Soon after, he also followed into the city, came to the city tower, and met Yamamoto Kazuki.
Seeing that Yamamoto Kazuki was injured, he asked with concern: "Yamamoto-kun, how is your injury? Is it okay?"
Yamamoto Kazuki said: "It doesn't matter, Sasaki-kun, I'll leave this to you." After saying that, he asked the messengers around him to convey this order, and asked his agents to hand over the position to Sasaki's men. He would take the agents with him. The team went to rest.
Sasaki is still grateful for the Yamamoto special agent team that helped him seize the north gate of the county.
He said: "Thank you Yamamoto-kun, leave the rest to me."
Xu Dalong saw a large group of Japanese troops arriving. He knew that they would not be able to recapture the North Gate for a while, but they could never give in, so he commanded his troops to start a street fight with the Japanese troops near the North Gate.
After Zhao Gang sent a telegram to Sun Desheng, according to what he and Xu Dalong had discussed in advance, he went to check other gates and city defenses on the city wall to guard against Japanese sneak attacks.
The cavalry unit led by Sun Desheng did not live in Ping'an County. This was also planned in advance. Xu Dalong originally wanted to use this batch of arms and Kazuo Shimizu to fish, so he deliberately hid Sun Desheng's cavalry troops in the villages around the county.
After receiving the telegram from Zhao Gang, Sun Desheng immediately led the cavalry troops to Pingan County to outflank the enemy's retreat.
After Wang Chengzhu received the telegram from Zhao Gang, he hurriedly gathered his troops and drove to Ping'an County for support.
After Wei Monk led the special operations squadron to engage in a firefight with the Japanese army, he saw that a part of the Japanese army had separated to fight with the special operations squadron. He knew that gunfire was heard in Ping'an County and he was on guard. So he calmed down and led the members of the special operations squadron to concentrate on dealing with the Japanese army in front of him.
The two Japanese infantry squadrons left by Sasaki to deal with the special operations squadron. Although they are field troops, well-trained and have rich combat experience, when it comes to the level of night combat, there is still a considerable gap compared to the special operations squadron. .
Ma Wushan's special forces members had accurate marksmanship and tacit cooperation. Although their numbers did not dominate, they took advantage of them in the battle.
As the fighting continued, Japanese casualties continued to increase. They no longer attack the guerrillas, but instead look for cover to fight with the special operations squadron.
Monk Wei patiently continued to struggle with the Japanese army, because he knew that reinforcements would arrive soon, and he had to first annihilate the enemy force in front of him.
The reinforcements that Monk Wei was waiting for were of course Wang Pao's motorcycle squadron. Wang Pao and others were driving on the highway when they heard the gunshots of Wei Monk and others fighting the Japanese army, and rushed over with the guerrillas.
After Wang Pao's team arrived at the battlefield, they carefully observed the situation on the battlefield. He and Wei Monk have been fighting side by side for a long time. Although it was at night and he couldn't see clearly the military uniforms worn by both sides, he could tell based on the muzzle flashes on the battlefield where Wei Monk's special operations squadron was and which side it was. It's the Japanese army.
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