"Fire, fire, blow up the lead car."
The squadron leader Xiaojiazi roared at the top of his lungs and ordered the artillery to fire and blow up Zhou Weiguo's lead car.
Because once the leading vehicle is destroyed, the destroyed vehicle can block all the trucks behind it. As a result, the Chinese defenders will definitely be frustrated and unable to reach Baijia Town on time.
Once Baijia Town is lost and they retreat into the city, the Chinese reinforcements will be helpless.
I just didn't expect that at this time, just when the Japanese squadron leader shouted at the top of his lungs and ordered to fire, gunfire suddenly came from behind them, and a Japanese artilleryman who was preparing to fire was also shot and fell to the ground.
The Japanese officer was surprised, and when he looked back, he realized that the west city gate had opened, and less than twenty Chinese defenders came out of the city.
They were the defenders of Xicheng. Although they only had less than one platoon of troops, when they saw the Japanese blocking reinforcements outside the city, they still rushed out regardless of their own safety.
They ran on the unprotected gravel ground, shooting at the Japanese artillery.
But their shooting skills were average. Twenty soldiers fired from a distance of less than 100 meters but only hit two Japanese.
With their strength, facing the little Japanese Hard Steel in front is totally looking for death. But at a time like this, who can stay out of it?
Their brothers and comrades-in-arms are still fighting bloody battles at the East City Gate, South City Gate, and North City Gate. The number of their casualties made every one of them extremely sad.
One battalion, plus the original garrison, there were less than one-third of the survivors of the two battalions. The people in the city formed a volunteer army and fought against the Japanese invaders with swords and spears.
They can't wait any longer, because only those surviving comrades and brothers can survive if reinforcements enter the city.
So they rushed out desperately and fired continuously at the Japanese artillery.
The Japanese squadron leader was completely angered. He ordered the artillery to turn their muzzles and fire at the defenders who attacked them, and assembled six Japanese artillerymen and a machine gunner to shoot wildly at the defenders.
In the face of the powerful firepower of the Japanese, the twenty Chinese defenders were unable to resist. Five soldiers fell on the charging road under Japanese machine gun fire.
The remaining soldiers charged under the Japanese artillery fire and shuttled quickly among the Japanese bullets.
Someone falls every second. However, they had no time to ask whether their comrades were still alive, but continued to charge despite the enemy's bullets.
They couldn't compete with the Japanese in terms of marksmanship, but at this time, they dared to compare their lives with the Japanese.
After eleven casualties, the defenders rushed into the Japanese artillery position, and the two sides fought hand-to-hand with guns.
The Japanese squadron leader was followed by artillerymen with average combat experience, and the two sides were evenly matched in the fight.
But the Japanese squadron leader was very brave. He pulled out his sword and blocked a defender's bayonet, then slashed the soldier's hand along the defender's gun barrel.
The sharp steel knife directly cut off the defender's left hand. The severe pain caused the defender's body to freeze on the spot.
The crazed Japanese squadron leader stabbed the Chinese defender in the chest while the defender could not move.
The Japanese officer was very proud and was about to draw out his sword to kill another Chinese defender. However, at this moment, his sword could not be drawn out.
It turned out that his knife was firmly grasped by the Chinese defender with his remaining right hand. Dark red blood seeped out and dripped from the gap in his right hand, just like a broken string of beads.
"idiot!"
The Japanese squadron leader roared, but at this moment, his lower back hurt. It turned out that another soldier took the risk of being attacked by the enemy and attacked the Japanese squadron leader from behind.
puff! puff!
But at the same time, the Chinese defender who assassinated and injured the Japanese squadron leader was also stabbed in the back with two bayonets.
The bayonet penetrated his abdomen, and the defender vomited blood.
But at this time he was laughing, and the Chinese defender who was stabbed in the chest by the Japanese squadron leader was also laughing.
Both of them looked miserable, but at this moment, they were smiling so brightly.
They fired grenades at the same time, and with a huge explosion, the entire Japanese artillery position was completely silenced.
Zhou Weiguo's convoy thus broke through the Japanese defense line.
Zhou Weiguo sat in the co-pilot's seat, shot the remaining Japanese artillery, and saluted the defenders who fell to the ground and died.
Because without them, he and his truck would probably have been killed by the Japanese artillery fire.
But when he turned around again and looked at the driver beside him, he found that his posture and eyes had never changed. He stared ahead, and the three hideous bullet holes on his chest were still bleeding slowly.
"Xiao Wang!"
Zhou Weiguo roared, but the other party didn't react at all.
The driver Xiao Wang died, but even at the last moment of his life, he did not forget to hold the steering wheel and step on the accelerator.
The car is still speeding, but the person driving it has died.
Zhou Weiguo slowly closed his eyes, and two lines of hot tears welled up from the corners of his eyes.
He said to Xiao Wang: "Your car has been driving so well. We are about to enter the city. I will take you to kill the Japanese."
The defenders in Xicheng saluted as they looked at the bullet-riddled lead truck and the reinforcement soldiers who had died on the truck.
Only eight of them were left, and the rest rushed out of the city. They all died on the Japanese artillery positions.
Zhou Weiguo also saluted the defenders on the city wall in the car, because it was because of them that Baijia Town was still in the hands of the Chinese.
Meanwhile, a second truck, a third truck, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth,...
Trucks entered the city one after another, adding to the courage of the officers and soldiers defending the city. They stared at these battle-hardened reinforcements, then quickly divided into two teams and ran along the city wall towards the north and south gates.
Because they know that the battlefield outside the West City is not the most brutal. The most brutal ones are the gates of the North City, South City, and East City.
The three city gates have long been in emergency, and it took them a long time to send reinforcements.
There was only one platoon of defenders guarding the west city gate, with a total of forty people. Twelve of them had rushed to support the south city and north city gates before.
Originally they wanted to go, but their platoon leader said that Xicheng was the gateway for reinforcements to enter the city and must not be lost. So twenty-eight of them have been guarding the west gate.
When the Japanese army detoured towards the West City, they even thought that the Japanese were going to attack the West City Gate, but they did not expect that the Japanese did not stop at all when they arrived at the West City, but went to block the reinforcements.
The two squad leaders who were guarding the city were anxious in their eyes. Of course, they could wait at the city gate, so that no one in their two squads would be killed or injured.
But now that the war has reached this point, can anyone really remain indifferent?
As a result, only eight people were left on the city wall, and the rest left the city and attacked the Japanese artillery positions, buying a lot of time for reinforcements to enter the city.
At this time, their mission had been successfully completed, so the eight people on the city wall immediately divided into two teams to support the South City and the North City respectively.
Maybe this time they will see each other again forever, but they still have no hesitation! ...
