For the next hour, Lin Zhong could see endless bullets and fire from the positions on the south side of the city from above the city.
Bang bang bang...
On the city, a group of defenders stared at the artillery fire in the southern position.
eyes.
Have you ever seen a shell with a rate of fire comparable to that of a machine gun?
Chu Yunfei and Lei Wanjun held telescopes and stared at the battlefield with wide eyes. Two words, spectacular!
Seeing 20,000 troops annihilated on the front line under the fire of anti-aircraft guns, the rear troops were unable to move forward at all.
Lei Wanjun swallowed, knowing for the first time that anti-aircraft guns could be used in this way!
However, this consumption of ammunition is also extremely huge. Their division's ammunition reserves may not be able to last even ten minutes, but the new brigade managed to last for nearly an hour!
Lin Zhong stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at this scene the corners of his mouth raised a bit.
This was a killing move that had been rehearsed in advance with Zhuzi before. Because it consumes a lot of ammunition, it is easy to not use it, but now I don't care about that much.
When Masao Feng Er saw the situation, he also ordered a temporary retreat. He couldn't imagine how such terrifying firepower could be achieved...
.....
Early next day.
Ten miles away from Yangquan, one group after another of the national army marched towards Yangquan. At a glance, the army could be said to be two or three divisions at least.
The leader is Ma Jiu, commander of the 42nd Division of the National Army.
Ma Jun was sitting in a truck and looking at a map.
"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be there in less than ten miles."
Just as he finished speaking, a shell suddenly struck and landed on the west side of the main force.
boom!
"Enemy attack, cover!"
"cover!"
A group of people guarded the horse for a while, but nothing happened after a while.
Staff Officer Lu from the front ran over, "Division Commander, the scouts from the front reported that there was a Japanese defense line less than a kilometer further forward. That should have been a stray bullet fired by the Japanese."
Ma Jiu frowned. He didn't expect that the scale of the battlefield would extend to here. One can only imagine how big the scale of this war was.
"Pass my order. The vanguard troops will advance quickly. Attack the enemy's rear. First, let me explore the enemy and see what's going on!"
"If there's a war in northwest Shanxi, even my colleagues in Ji District will be mobilized, huh!"
"It's the division commander!" the communications soldier said.
Two hours later, massive reinforcements were seen from the city attacking the Japanese rear area.
Bullets rained all over the sky, and after several days of fighting, the entire area around Yangquan was filled with bloody mist. Looking at it for ten miles, there was not even a single intact piece of land.
Lin Zhong looked into the distance and frowned, "Brother Chu, are those your reinforcements?"
Chu Yunfei was delighted, "Yes, exactly!"
Lei Wanjun couldn't help laughing after observing with a telescope.
"Hahaha! My reinforcements have arrived!"
"I've been really depressed these days with these little devils!"
"Aren't these little devils crazy? Now let's see how they can take down my Yangquan."
Lin Zhong looked at the Japanese troops in the rear area who were fighting fiercely with the reinforcements. As soon as the reinforcements arrived, most of the situation in Yangquan was solved.
It's just hard to imagine why the reinforcements are coming so slowly. The reinforcements that were supposed to arrive in two or three days actually took five days to arrive.
"Brother Chu, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, I will withdraw." Lin Zhong said.
Chu Yunfei was stunned, "Brother Lin is leaving?"
"Brother Lin, why are you in such a hurry to leave before the battle is over?"
Lin Zhong said softly: "Since the army has reached the point where I am of little use here, my new brigade will not be able to have any hand in the remaining battles."
"Farewell Brother Chu!"
After seeing this, Chu Yunfei replied, "Goodbye."
Watching Lin Zhong leave, Chu Yunfei had a complicated expression. Without Lin Zhong, Yangquan would have been breached by the Japs long ago. Without Lin Zhong, it would have been impossible to delay the arrival of reinforcements.
If it weren't for Lin Zhong...
Lin Zhong then evacuated the battlefield with all the troops and left here with the 386 Brigade.
According to the agreement with Yan Laoxi, Lin Zhong had fulfilled the agreement as long as the reinforcements arrived.
Tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops rushed out from a forest path. Zhang Dabiao led the commando team in the front to clear the way, escorting the wounded in the center, and the monk's guard group in the rear.
On the way, Duan Peng, who was following Lin Zhong, couldn't help but speak.
"Brigade Commander, we finally gained an advantage in that battle just now. Why are we leaving in such a hurry?"
"Maybe we can get a lot of benefits if we leave later."
"It's a pity just thinking about it." Duan Peng sighed lightly.
Lin Zhong said nothing, and Zhou Weiguo on the side opened his mouth to explain.
"Duan Peng, do you know that there is a saying called a big tree that attracts the wind?"
Duan Peng was stunned, "I know, I know, but what does it have to do with our retreat?"
Zhou Weiguo continued: "If it weren't for our New First Brigade, Yangquan City would have been defeated long ago. In this battle, our New First Brigade's performance was too amazing."
"But because it is so stunning, it will definitely arouse the fear of the Jinsui Army. We can leave now, but when the reinforcements join the Yangquan side, we may not be able to leave even if we want to. There is a high probability that they will covertly eliminate our new brigade. A force!"
Duan Peng was shocked, "Political Commissar, are you saying they will use us as gunmen?"
Lin Zhong smiled and said, "There is progress, you are enlightened."
"Hehe! It's all taught by the brigade commander." Duan Peng scratched his head and said with a smile, but when he thought about it again, a look of anger appeared on his face.
"Brigadier, are these bastards really capable of repaying kindness with vengeance?"
"If it weren't for us, Yangquan City would have been gone long ago!"
"If this was really the case, we shouldn't have gone in the first place."
Lin Zhong shook his head, "I can't bear to part with those dozens of tons of steel."
Now that the production of the military factory is on track, the most lacking thing is steel. Once the steel arrives in Linzhong, the scale of the military factory will continue to be expanded. Within half a year, the Heiyunzhai Military Factory will become the largest military factory in the entire northwest of Shanxi!
...
Behind Yangquan, Ma Jiu climbed up a slope and took out a telescope to observe with a bit of disbelief in his eyes.
"this..."
"It shouldn't be."
Staff Officer Li stepped forward, "What's wrong, Commander?"
Ma Jiu frowned and said, "The order we received is to move slowly on the road and don't act too hastily."
"The intention of going up to the peak is very obvious, that is to wait until Yangquan City can no longer hold it any longer before we can hit it hard here. But now it seems that although Yangquan City is surrounded by heavy troops, the situation does not seem to be that dangerous."
"Especially looking at the position on the west side, the Yangquan defenders advanced the position by seven to eight hundred meters."
"This, judging from Yangquan's troop deployment, shouldn't be..."
