Gunshots rang out all night long.
It was planned to win the battle of Qixian County before dawn. For some reason, the battle in the city became a position and the battle outside the city became a critical battle.
The spy leader punched the wall. What are you waiting for? Let’s continue the fight: "Fire! Third Battalion Commander, blow up that Iron King Sanba for me!"
Japanese tanks entered the street. After a burst of machine gun fire, two more soldiers were shot through the chest and fell in a pool of blood. The nearby soldiers of the special service group who had just been replenished were trembling.
In an instant, the gunshots crackled into a large sound, and the machine guns on the houses on both wings of the Japanese also joined in. A barrage of barrages fell on the eight-way crowd who rushed out of the shelter.
The Japs behind the tank were all experienced in battles. Their advantage was obvious. They had long guns and high shooting accuracy. Perhaps, in less than a minute, all the eight soldiers who rushed out from both sides of the street fell to the ground without exception.
The weapons were no match for the Japanese. Taking advantage of the weak terrain, they hid among the brick walls of dilapidated houses on both sides of the street and kept shooting at the iron bastards rushing towards them on the street. Although the bullets had holes in them, they didn't pay any attention to them.
Countless expectant eyes looked at the thrown grenade, which was finally crushed under the tracks of the Japanese tank, and then exploded with a bang.
However, his happy heart suddenly turned cold. The iron bastard continued to move forward, and the front machine gun continued to spit out tongues of fire.
The Eighth Route Army also had its own strengths. When the enemy's bullets came intensively, the soldiers hiding on both sides quickly fell to the ground, lowered their heads, and evaded.
The Japanese's fierce suppression of firepower wiped out the entire Eighth Route Army that rushed to the street. The Eighth Route Army that was hiding on both sides of the street suffered no heavy casualties.
The tank roared and rushed forward on the street. The Japanese heavy machine gun fired wildly. Unfortunately, the shooting range of the tank machine gun was not wide. The Japanese infantry who followed behind kept shooting, making up for the blind spot of the tank machine gun.
If the Iron Bastard can't be beaten, then I'll hit the infantry behind.
No matter how quickly the Eighth Route Army responded, it still suffered heavy losses under the intensive fire suppression.
The two sides were furious. The soldiers hiding in the house and the Japanese infantry following the tanks started fighting each other house by house.
Three tanks roared on three streets, violently spraying bullets at suspicious places, killing and looting wantonly on the ruined roads.
In a complex environment, human legs are of course more flexible than tracks. Without heavy weapons, the infantry of the Eighth Route Army's Special Agent Regiment fought against tanks. In addition to being frustrated, they were still frustrated.
The leader stared angrily, but there was nothing he could do. No matter how well-trained the secret service team was, they were still defeated in the face of powerful firepower.
The Japanese troops were too strong. In addition to attacking from eight directions outside the city, they were freeing up their hands to clear out the resisters inside the city. They were invincible along the way.
The Japs lowered their heads and trotted behind the tank, holding their guns and attacking the broken layers on both sides alternately.
The grenade was obviously pressed by the tracks and exploded, but this armored monster didn't do anything at all. How could we still fight this battle?
Occasionally, one or two grenades were thrown into the crowd of Japs behind. A grenade that exploded in half did not pose a big threat to the Japs at all.
"Withdraw!" Everyone in the secret service team is brave, but facing the absolute strength of the Japanese, there is absolutely no way!
Next, they still have to face the Japanese manhunt. The regiment leader does not even have high hopes for being able to leave the city, even if there are thousands of people attacking outside the city.
The 92nd Infantry Cannon in the division fired several shells last night, but none of them hit the Japanese city gate!
Only a few shallow holes were blasted on the city wall!
This is also the reason why the Eighth Route Army has not entered the county seat until now.
The Eighth Route Army sneaking into the city and fighting back became sparse. The Japanese captain in charge shook his head. These Eighth Route Army were really vulnerable! Immediately report to the Colonel: "Most of the enemies in the city have been annihilated. The security forces have taken over the defense of the street to search and annihilate the enemies. The first and second steps of the plan have been completed. Please come out of the city to annihilate the enemies!"
"Assemble the troops immediately and leave the city from the south gate. After deploying and bombarding the city gate, the 229th Squadron will attack from the front. The 1319th Squadron and the 320th Squadron will attack on the east and west wings!" Phone call Inside, Colonel's satisfied voice came.
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The city gate suddenly opened. In the trenches of the Eighth Route Army who were hiding from grenades, several telescopes saw this scene. Everyone felt bad. The city gate was not blown open, and there was no fierce exchange of fire at the city gate. There was only one possibility. It must be The Japs in the besieged county town began to take the initiative to attack. So, the spy team that spent a night and a morning in the city would be in danger!
Sure enough, an iron bastard emerged from the hole-riddled city gate!
Then came the second one, and then the third one, with a burst of dust flying, and then a yellow figure emerged from the city gate.
After the three Iron Bastards left the city, they roared and drove straight across the stone bridge on the moat. They lined up outside the moat. The Japanese behind them ran past the stone bridge in a hurry, and then shrank back after the Iron Bastards. , occasionally leaning out with a helmet on his head to shoot in the direction of the Eighth Route Trench.
On the city wall, Captain Colonel was commanding ten mortars lined up in a row. Waiting for the tanks to arrive at the attack position, the large-caliber Type 97 infantry cannons (mortars) would once again attack the trenches dug by the Eighth Route Army overnight outside the city. A bombardment was carried out, then tanks opened the way and the infantry charged.
The Japanese had already basically grasped the situation of their old rival, the Eighth Route Army, outside the city. They only had three regiments of troops, two to three thousand men, scattered at the north and south gates. There were also small groups of Eighth Route Army troops at the east and west gates.
This style of play is a positional battle. The Japanese colonel had already let go and never thought of leaving the city from the east and west gates of the Eighth Route Army and attacking directly from the direction with the most Eighth Road and the strongest firepower in the south.
Above the city gate, the Japanese finally began to deploy their operations. The flag bearer held the flag with both hands and used semaphores to issue orders to the attacking troops ahead.
After some showy maneuvers, the thump of mortar fire suddenly sounded, and two black dots flew into the air.
After crossing the highest point, it began to fall and hit the Eighth Route Army trench one mile away!
The Japanese test fired! More than a dozen observers leaned against the crenellations of the city wall to carefully observe and calculate the impact point of the mortar shells.
The grenades carried by the Eighth Route Army had insufficient range and were already on standby. Along with a few Jinling-made Type 82 mortars, they had already set their firing parameters and were waiting behind the trenches for the Japanese infantry to arrive!
The mortar manufactured by the Jinling Arsenal has a caliber of 82 millimeters and is an imitation of the French Brande type, but the caliber is one millimeter larger than the French model. The reason is that the arsenal's processing and manufacturing accuracy is insufficient! And the Nationalist Government cannot produce steel grenades,
The Eighth Route Army did not show weakness. There were only three to four hundred Japanese soldiers leaving the city, and nearly three thousand Eighth Route Army soldiers outside the city, ten times the enemy's strength!
In the trenches, the division commanders and commanders at all levels were all excited: "I couldn't get into the city, but I finally lured you out. I still don't believe it. I can't beat one of you little devils out of ten!"
After the test firing, the Japanese mortar immediately adjusted its firing angle, and a round of shells roared into the sky.
Immediately afterwards, the tanks slowly advanced forward with the three heavy infantry offensive lines behind them.
The Eighth Route Army in the trenches, with several Czech tanks, fought against the bullets of the Japanese tanks, and alternately and intermittently carried out counter-suppression against the attacking Japanese.
"Conceal, stop shooting!" The commander of the Eighth Route Army reluctantly issued this order. Soldiers were constantly being lifted up by the Japanese shells. More than a dozen counter-suppression machine guns rained down several waves of bullets, hitting the Japanese tanks with a clanging sound. It seemed that there was no It had no effect. Instead, three more machine guns were knocked down by machine gun fire from the Japanese tanks.
This won't work at all. The machine gun will fight against the Japanese tank. The Japanese will hide behind the tank, and there will be fewer targets. At a distance of two to three hundred meters, as expected, the Japanese will set up a grenade position behind the tank again.
Using a machine gun to hit a tank like this is a waste of bullets. The Japanese mortars at the city wall station will probably stop shooting. After a while, the Japanese tanks will rush up, and then it will be a hand-to-hand fight.
That's when the heroic Eighth Route Army soldiers kill the enemy!
"One platoon from each company will stay behind. The other troops will withdraw to the second trench. No one is allowed to peek." The regiment leader reacted quickly enough and immediately took countermeasures. I won't compete with you little devil.
If you have the guts, keep attacking. I'll see if your tanks can pass through. I've already dug the two-meter-wide trench specifically designed to deal with tanks!
If I countercharge at that time, I can't hit your tanks, so I'll exploit your weaknesses and deal with your infantry.
When the time comes, let the commandos get a few explosive packets, and I won’t believe they can’t kill you!
The tank fire test of the Japanese attack did not produce the expected effect.
Because the Japanese tank commander saw that the trenches were too wide for the tanks, and the Eighth Route Plan could not be realized, so the Eighth Route Army ran away in broad daylight...
