Endo mobilized the west of the city, and the Japanese defending in the east quickly sent reinforcements to the south of the city, but at this time, he did not use the Japanese in the city.
Endo is a man who is good at calculations. The total force he deployed on the periphery, including the Japanese on the wall, is only two squadrons. If these two squadrons cannot stop his enemies, then no matter how many imperial troops there are, it will be useless.
He would bring his enemies in and fight in the streets. What's more, he still has hostages in his hands, and the Chinese in the city will become his human shields.
"Go and capture those Chinese people. Our enemies are too cunning, and they have many heavy weapons. This is very unfair to our Imperial Japanese Army. Do you understand?"
"Hi!"
The Japanese adjutant took the order and led the guards to arrest the person. At this time, Endo thought about it and whispered to the communications officer for a while, and then the communications officer also left.
Endo looked solemn after the communications officer left, because it was obvious that his outer fortifications could not last long.
Although he built the outer fortifications like an iron barrel, as long as the iron barrel is broken in one place, the other fortifications will lose their original value.
Although he made two preparations, he did underestimate his opponent and underestimated the opponent's firepower.
He heard the explosion just now clearly in the command room. In an instant, at least half a ton of artillery shells fell on his position outside the south city.
This was the first time Endo had seen such a crazy attack.
Although he had engaged in artillery battles with Chinese local armies and even the Central Army in the past, he had never seen such fierce artillery fire. The number of artillery pieces on the other side was probably more than one of their artillery brigade.
So at this time, he finally understood one thing, why so many high-ranking officers of the empire died in the hands of Duanwu. This man was indeed a lunatic as rumored.
However, Endo had no intention of running away or waiting for death, because this played into his own hands. Although he lost part of his artillery outside Nancheng, his four 105mm howitzers were still there.
He did not place these four large-caliber howitzers outside the city, and only used them when supporting the Akasaka brigade.
Therefore, in addition to having hostages in his hands, Endo actually had such a hand left behind.
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At the same time, the fighting outside the city continued. In order to attract more Japanese soldiers, Dragon Boat Festival not only took all five tanks, but also nearly 300 soldiers from the independent regiment.
Although it was a feint attack, these three hundred men, under the cover of tanks, had broken through the enemy's first line of defense and started a fierce exchange of fire with the Japanese in the trenches.
There were only less than fifty Japs left in the position. They were unable to withstand the attack of the independent regiment and were at a complete disadvantage.
But then, reinforcements came from the east and west sides, and about a hundred people joined the battle.
But these one hundred people are still a drop in the bucket compared to the independent group at Dragon Boat Festival. What's more, there were five tanks rampaging on the Japanese positions during the Dragon Boat Festival.
So, just as the Japanese on the east and west sides of the little Japanese jumped out of the trenches and sent reinforcements to the southern position of the city, the soldiers on the tanks had already started shooting at them.
The Japs on both sides suffered heavy casualties, and no more than 60 Japs could arrive and provide support.
They relied on the second and third lines of defense to continue to resist.
But it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.
Duanwu has been observing the entire battlefield with a telescope, because it seems different from what he imagined.
The Japs in the city did not rush out for reinforcements, and the Japs responsible for the reinforcements only came from the enemy positions on the left and right and the Japs on the city walls for reinforcements. In this case, although it will be easier for them to break into the city, the next street battle will be the highlight.
And it seems that Qiu Ming's surprise attack has lost its effect. The Japanese officers in the city are so cunning that they may take the people in the city hostage before Qiu Ming invades the West City.
But it was obviously too late to notify Qiu Ming at this time, Qiu Ming had already launched a surprise attack.
Under the cover of artillery fire, Qiu Ming rushed through the almost undefended Japanese position and successfully blew open the city gate.
They were fast and ferocious, all of which were seen by Duanwu and Zhou Weiguo.
At this time, even Zhou Weiguo had to admit that the fighting will of the Eighth Route Army soldiers was many times higher than that of his soldiers.
"These bumpkins are not afraid of death."
Zhou Weiguo complained, but Duanwu did not respond because he thought of one thing. The heavy artillery that the Japs fired at the Akasaka Brigade did not appear on the battlefield. In other words, these cannons were still in the city.
"Go and inform Lao Qiu that the Japs still have cannons in the city."
Duanwu shouted loudly, and Lao Baanpan quickly went to find the communications soldier.
But it was still a step too late. Just when the Hutoushan Independent Regiment blew open the city gate and the soldiers charged into the city, there was a loud bang and a dozen Eighth Route Army soldiers were blown away.
Qiu Ming was commanding from behind and thus escaped disaster. Otherwise, he might have been blown away like the soldiers in front.
Qiu Ming hid behind the city wall and looked sideways, but he saw Japs everywhere in the city. They had already set up a dragnet near the west gate, and a 105 mm caliber howitzer was set up opposite the city gate. on the street.
The Eighth Route Army soldiers who were scattered in the city were still injured. The Japanese stood on a high place and used them as bait. They kept shooting their arms, thighs and other non-fatal parts with guns to destroy their will and lure the Eighth Route Army outside the city to come in. Die one by one.
Because the city gate is only so big, the Eighth Route Army can only use this gate if they want to enter the city, so the Japs only need to set up machine guns and dozens of Japs to block the city gate to death.
Qiu Ming was at his wits' end for a moment. He never thought that the Japanese would move so quickly. It only took him about five minutes to rush from the woods outside the west city to the city gate, but his enemy was already ambushing here.
And what's even worse is that Japanese soldiers once again appeared on the city wall where the five people were originally, and they threw grenades at the bottom of the city indiscriminately.
With the explosion, Eighth Route Army soldiers fell into a pool of blood one by one.
Seeing familiar figures fall down one after another, Captain Qiu Ming's heart bleeds.
While he ordered the soldiers to retreat and shoot the Japanese on the city wall, he led his people to prepare to rescue people in the city.
I just didn't expect that at this moment, another Japanese shell came, knocking Qiu Ming out.
Qiu Ming was thrown to the ground heavily, and his vision flickered.
The guard was calling him loudly, but Qiu Ming could no longer answer.
His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and eventually his vision went dark and he completely lost consciousness! ...
