"Yes, yes, look for Brother Yujie!"
"As long as Brother Yujie is willing to send troops, the old man's five divisions will be saved! Quickly, pick up the Eighth Route Army for me..."
At this time, Chief Yan finally remembered his brother Yujie. He seemed to have selectively forgotten that he was still wielding a knife at brother Yujie at the beginning of the month;
He is really "Xiao Tiantian" when needed, and "Mrs. Niu" when not needed. This face is worthy of that of "Baichuan" brother, as thick as Baichuan.
A few hours later, Commander Chen of the 81st Division received a call from the headquarters, meaning that if conditions permit, the five divisions of the Jinsui Army in the direction of Zezhou will be dispatched. This is an order from Yanzhou.
Zezhou, Shanxi-Sui Army Headquarters
General Yang was convening a meeting of several division commanders overnight. The war situation was getting worse and worse. A large number of Japanese soldiers had appeared around them. They were surrounded by Japanese soldiers and the situation was very critical.
General Yang is not very good at fighting, but he is quite capable of dealing with other problems. So far, the scope of his knowledge is limited to the division commander level, and the morale of the military is not in chaos.
The situation was critical, so General Yang stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point:
"Everyone, we all understand the situation. The Japanese have gathered three divisions, and nearly 50,000 troops are surrounding them from three directions. The other side is the fortified city of Zezhou!
The Japanese's intention is very obvious, which is to encircle and annihilate us under Zezhou City. "
The following division commanders have begun to mess up their positions. There are 50,000 Japs. When they attacked Hedong, the Japs only used half of their divisions. This time, three divisions were dispatched to deal with five of their divisions, which really scared them.
"What can we do? Run!"
"Breaking through the siege overnight, maybe we can break out a few more!"
"Fifty thousand devils, that's a big deal..."
There were whispers in the audience, and everything was said.
When General Yang saw this posture, he immediately became angry and said angrily:
"Quietly, shut the hell up. Look at how cowardly you all are. The devils haven't even come yet and you're scared to death!"
The division commanders shut up when they saw the vice president getting angry. General Yang's prestige in the Jinsui Army was quite high, second only to Old Man Yan.
"Chief Yan has already invited reinforcements for us. What we need to do now is to capture Zezhou City as soon as possible and then hold on to wait for reinforcements!"
"At three o'clock in the morning, the Zezhou guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army will blow up the east city wall. At that time, the east gate and the south gate will launch attacks at the same time. This is our last chance. No one should fight against Xiao Jiujiu. Everyone has to fight for me;
Otherwise, we will face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Once the morale of the army is shaken and the troops are defeated, the whole army will be annihilated!
Now I command:
The 72nd Division mainly attacked the south gate to attract Japanese troops. After blowing up the east city wall, the 93rd Division and the 75th Division pressed forward and captured Zezhou City in one fell swoop before dawn!
The 65th Division and the 70th Division will stop the Japanese on the periphery at all costs. Before Zezhou City is captured, no Japanese can be allowed to come..."
When several division commanders heard that there were reinforcements, they calmed down. The smart ones among them roughly guessed who the reinforcements were. In southeastern Shanxi, only the Eighth Route Army could save them.
They don't want to break out. They know better than anyone else what the characteristics of their troops are. Once they choose to break out, the troops will definitely let it go, and they will lose the foundation of their establishment.
When life and death are at stake, no one dares to hit Xiao Jiujiu anymore!
After Lieutenant General Xu of the 72nd Division returned, he called Li Chendong and several other regiment commanders together and directly issued a death order:
"Brothers, we have no retreat now. Only by desperately taking Zezhou can we survive. According to the arrangement of the deputy general, the general offensive will be launched at three o'clock in the morning. Before dawn, we will use human lives to pile up and kill the Japanese in the city." It’s all gone!
Li Chendong, your 338th Regiment is still responsible for the main attack. After the 338th Regiment breaks in, the 339th Regiment and the 340th Regiment follow closely behind. There is no reserve team left in this battle, everyone has to fight for me;
Let me tell you some good news. The Eighth Route Army guerrillas will blow up the East City Wall at three o'clock in the morning! "
Several regiment leaders immediately became excited upon hearing this. If the east city wall could be blown up, there would be great hope of taking over Zezhou City.
Li Chendong was the first to express his stance:
"Commander, the 338th Regiment will resolutely complete its mission. If you don't succeed, you will be punished!"
"The 339th Regiment will not take a step back even if every last man is killed!"
"The 340th Regiment is fighting against the devilish Japanese!"
After hearing this, Lieutenant General Xu said very seriously:
"Very good, you should have such determination to move forward. Let's all go down and prepare. Our division will launch an attack 15 minutes in advance and attract the main force of the Japanese to the south city wall, creating favorable conditions for a thunderous strike at the east city gate."
The Jinsui Army was making various preparations for the attack overnight, while the Saito United Army in the city was also making final defensive preparations. They were also worried that the Jinsui Army would become jealous and fight against them, and the more crazy they would be at the end. , the attack will be more violent.
"Gentlemen, the two divisions of the imperial army with more than 30,000 troops have completed the siege of the Jinsui Army outside the city. As long as they can withstand the final madness of the Chinese people, they will be finished!"
Saito's words made the following brigades excited. In the past four days, the Jinsui Army suffered seven or eight thousand casualties, but they were no better. The combined casualties of each brigade were close to 2,000. Even if they were added There were only minor injuries, and there were less than 4,000 Japs left in the city.
At 2:45 in the morning, the 338th Regiment began to attack Nancheng. The entire regiment was attacked at once, and the attacks overwhelmed the waves, regardless of casualties.
The main force of the Japs was gradually attracted to Nancheng. In the other two directions, because the city walls were still there, the Japs were a little careless. Only two squadrons, about 300 people, were placed on each wall.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Although there was no artillery preparation, the battle was very fierce and entered a fever pitch from the beginning. Everyone was fighting for their lives, regardless of the cost!
At three o'clock in the morning, the East City Gate was still quiet. Just when the Japanese thought that the focus of the Chinese attack this night was the South City Gate, suddenly there was an earth-shaking loud noise from the East City Gate. Even the South City Gate could feel the earth moving. Trembling…
"Boom!"
A large section of the east city wall fell in the violent explosion, blowing up a large gap more than 300 meters wide. Dozens of Japanese on the wall were also defeated.
"Come on!"
"Kill!"
After the explosion, before the Japs could react, tens of thousands of troops from the 75th Division and the 93rd Division rushed into the East City with lightning speed. The more than 200 Japs who were lucky enough to escape had no chance to use the city wall as a barrier. There was no way to stop the tens of thousands of Jinsui troops, and they were quickly overwhelmed;
The Japanese began to stir up chaos. The 338th Regiment at the South City Gate seized the opportunity and rushed in. Then the 339th and 340th Regiments followed closely and entered the city. Saito's brigade still underestimated the determination of the Jinsui Army and made a fatal mistake.
Zezhou city is broken!
