Fengcheng is located across the river from Tongbian District.
This is the county closest to the border area controlled by the Japs. However, since the city is not large and the population is not too large, there are not many people stationed here by the Japs. They have released a squadron of Japs and a reinforced battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army.
However, for the border guards who did not have many heavy weapons, it was not easy to capture even such a small county town even by dispatching a regiment.
Because there are no mountain artillery and field artillery to attack the city wall, it will take a long time to rely on soil work, and reinforcements will soon be provided by the nearby imps.
In fact, there is a large Japs stronghold more than 40 miles away from Fengcheng, with a large group of Japs and an Imperial Army Corps stationed there.
But today, the Third Battalion of the 1st Border Guard Regiment received a combat mission. It was said that someone would cooperate with them to capture Fengcheng tonight.
The third battalion commander, Fang Fang, led his team across the river early, and when it got dark, he secretly lurked near Yili of Fengcheng.
"Battal Commander, will someone really knock down the city gate today? Why can't I believe it?" Zhao Hu, the first company commander next to Fang Fang, asked secretly.
"You talk a lot, just wait. What Captain Zhong and the others say won't be groundless."
This thing sounds like a fantasy. Not only Zhao Hu, but also Fang Fang dare not think about it.
You must know that no one in Fengcheng paid attention to it. Once, a regiment from the Central Army came over with two mortars. They worked bang bang bang on the tower for more than an hour, but nothing happened.
Then they retreated before the little Japanese reinforcements arrived.
There are two gates in the east and west of Fengcheng. Usually there is a Japanese squad and two squads of the Imperial Army on each side for defense.
Then there were two Ban Huang Alliance troops patrolling other city walls, and it didn't look like they were many in number.
But there were two crooked machine guns on the tower and a Czech machine gun at the gate.
If there are fewer people, charging into the city will basically cost you a life. If there are more people, the city gates will be closed, and reinforcements from the Japs and the Imperial Alliance Army will arrive in a few minutes.
For the main border battalion like the Third Battalion, which only had seven or eight light machine guns in total, it was impossible to crack this hard nut.
Of course, when we came to attack the city this time, the regiment temporarily strengthened the third battalion with 6 light machine guns. At the same time, each soldier was given 30 rounds of ammunition and 500 rounds of machine guns.
But Captain Zhong Weiguo of the Fengcheng County Brigade personally contacted the regiment headquarters about this matter, saying that a Laoba Road commando from Taihang came with very powerful equipment and force, and that they would be responsible for breaking through the city gate.
The main force of the border area opened the city gate and went in to deal with the remaining Japs and Imperial Army. The county brigade also cooperated in the attack.
Zhong Weiguo is an old revolutionary from the border area. He was sent by the border area to carry out guerrilla warfare. Under his leadership, the county brigade has now grown to more than 100 people and has firmly established itself in Fengcheng.
What he said will never go unnoticed. Therefore, after research, the regiment headquarters decided to report the battle and send the third battalion to perform combat missions.
But the regiment leader Chen Changsheng gave many instructions and instructions to the third battalion commander Fang Fang. If the city gate is not opened, then the third battalion would rather give up this opportunity. Don't take the risk of throwing a battalion of soldiers into a siege and waste precious energy on a meaningless siege.
But if the city gate is really breached, there is no need for the Third Battalion to miss the opportunity and resolutely attack the city!
As the main camp in the border area, Fang Fang would not waste a squadron of little Japanese soldiers if the city gate was really opened.
You must know that they have more than 400 people, and each company is equipped with 4 machine guns. After surrounding the Japs in the city and fighting closely with a squadron, the Japs can't take advantage of the firepower advantage of artillery grenades, so they can reduce their weapons. aspects of the impact.
As long as the county brigade can contain the reinforced battalion of the Imperial Association Army, there is a great chance of winning this battle.
In Equation's plan, the most difficult thing to deal with was the little Japanese squadron. He planned to send two main companies to attack, leaving one company as a reserve.
The reinforced battalion of the Imperial Association Army was handed over to the county brigade to contain it. Under such unclear conditions at night, the Imperial Association Army, which was accustomed to fighting with the wind, would generally not fight to the death.
As long as Zhong Weiguo and his county brigade send some more hidden stakes to create some chaos in the city, then this Imperial Alliance Army reinforced battalion will not be able to exert even 50% of its strength.
Under such circumstances, it was not a big problem for the county brigade to tightly control the Imperial Association Army in a short period of time.
Fang Fang calculated it and found out that the key to this battle was whether he could take down the city gate. If he can win it, his equation will have a chance to fight a beautiful battle of annihilation.
Fang Fang doesn't know whether the old Eighth Route Army commando can do this, but he is really looking forward to it. Time passed by, and it became darker and darker, but there was still no movement at the city gate.
The person who mobilized this battalion to come here was none other than Gao Jianwu.
This matter started three days ago.
Three days ago, when Gao Jianwu led his commando team to Fengcheng for more than ten days by day and night, he suddenly discovered that after passing here, it was the border area.
However, the gift he wanted to bring to the border area was not yet available at all, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Although revolutionary comrades do not like to treat guests and give gifts.
But Gao Jianwu came to the Holy Land with a difficult task.
If you don't bring a high-end and classy gift, how can you impress the high-level officials and talents in the border area and make them remember Gao Jianwu instantly?
If you want money, Gao Jianwu and the others are extremely poor now, and they don't have a lot of money in their pockets. So don’t think about it.
We need weapons and equipment. Although Dagushan is relatively wealthy, they have a long way to go and they can't bring many. You need thirty or fifty guns. Although it is a generous gift, it is just like that. At the regiment level It may be a big deal in the eyes, but the news may not be able to spread to the higher-ups, let alone let the talents in the border area remember Gao Jianwu.
But when they arrived in Fengcheng, Gao Jianwu discovered that there was only one squadron of Japs and one reinforced battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army, and his mind suddenly became more active.
How about just placing a satellite in front of the border area's senior officials and breaking through a little devil's county for fun?
At this time, what could be more eye-catching than breaking the county occupied by a little devil?
How successful is this vote? Not to mention the border area, the Jinsui Army Headquarters will probably pay attention!
Moreover, through this battle, Gao Jianwu could also provide the border area with a large number of weapons.
When someone else captures a county town, they may only seize a battalion of weapons and equipment, which is considered a bumper harvest.
But with him, Gao Jianwu, the gains are not just that.
If captured normally, this Japanese squadron and a reinforced battalion of the Imperial Association Army would probably have enough equipment for two battalions in the border area.
But as long as Gao Jianwu gives him double the amount, it will be the weapons and equipment for 4 battalions. This gift is enough for the elders in the border area to have a meal of braised pork to celebrate.
What is the concept of giving weapons and equipment to four battalions in the border area at once? The main force in the border area is currently less than 10,000 people. Now a main force group of 2,000 people will be expanded!
Definitely a big event for the Borderlands.
There is no gift that is more high-end and classy than this!
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