Chapter 439 Tonight is a tough battle!
Although many wooden houses in the city were burning, it seemed safer than being beaten outside the city. As a result, the Japanese who had just run out of Shucheng to avoid the explosion ran back to the city not long after.
The Japanese who were in charge of guarding the city gate looked at the mysterious armed forces who were shooting the wounded soldiers at the city gate, and naturally they were so angry that they hated them. But even so, no one dared to lead the team out to rescue the wounded, unless they were really not afraid of death.
The killing effect of the previous four anti-aircraft machine guns made the Japanese who returned to the city still feel scared. Don’t say that they would go out of the city to rescue the wounded, the Japanese who would survive would be even more worried about when the troops outside the city would launch an attack.
On the way to Shucheng during the day, they had already been frightened for a day. Unexpectedly, they were awakened by the sudden explosion before they could get a good night's sleep. Many soldiers were buried directly in the explosion.
In addition to the large number of soldiers who were killed and injured by bombing, what really worried the Japanese army was that most of the supplies they carried were destroyed in the explosion. Without daily necessities, weapons and ammunition, how long can they hold on to the city?
In order to ensure safety, the infantry brigade commander deployed a large number of blocking troops on the front line of the city gate. In the eyes of the infantry brigade commander, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to them. If you want to turn the situation around, you can only wait until dawn.
Once the division discovers that they lose contact with the infantry brigade, they believe they will send reinforcements to come. If the night is the world of the Anti-Japanese War troops, then for these Japanese devils during the day, they feel more secure.
The Japanese commanders who were urgently deployed to the city walls everywhere, watched as the mysterious armed forces gradually calmed down and even began to clean up the battlefield, and said in surprise: "Damn it, they are too arrogant! Do you want to take people out of the city to fight back?"
"Baga! Do you still think the army is not injured or killed enough? In just a short while, we will discount the strength of a brigade!"
For the surviving Japanese officers, they were afraid they were very annoyed. But reason told them that only by relying on the strong city defense fortifications could they persist until dawn. If the outside teams outside the city did not attack, they would be grateful.
At this time, it is indeed a bit like seeking death!
The problem is that Hu Biao, who has seen the virtual and real Japanese troops in the city, will not miss this excellent opportunity to take advantage of the situation. He will hand over the troops outside the city to Lin Jian, and wait until the subsequent reinforcements arrive, and then listen to the signal to launch a siege.
Hu Biao himself, with the remaining troops of the task force left behind outside the city, began to detour to the north of the city. Before leaving, Hu Biao specially sent a report to Qin Tianyou, asking him to postpone the attack and wait for him to come over to command the battle in detail.
Qin Tianyou, who was about to launch an attack, received an urgent call from Hu Biao and said with a surprise: "The captain of the detachment is coming to command himself? It seems that the fate of these Japanese devils who entered the city today is probably not too good!"
"If we can kill these Japanese devils who have entered the city today, I believe it will be another great victory that shocked everyone!"
"Our team leader won't want such good news. For him, it is the most important thing to get some real benefits!"
He smiled at the combat platoon leaders around him. Qin Tianyou also knew that Hu Biao didn't like to be famous. People were afraid of being famous and pigs were afraid of being strong. Under Hu Biao's indoctrination, the commanders of the task force had already understood it.
The commander of the infantry brigade who was checking the losses, heard the report from the city gate commander and said with a surprise: "The Chinese army did not attack the city? Are you sure that the Chinese army outside the city has retreated again?"
"Yes, General! These Chinese troops were so cruel. After killing our wounded, they hid again after cleaning the battlefield."
"Bageya Road! If I know what unit was the one who attacked us tonight, we must avenge the warriors who died in the brigade. Remember, the shame we suffered tonight must be washed away by the blood of our enemies!"
"Hi!"
After suffering such a big loss, the brigade felt a bit ashamed and humiliated as a brigade. But after calming down, the commander of the infantry brigade said quickly: "Enhance the vigilance, the Chinese army outside the city should not let go easily!"
There are still a lot of infantry brigades that have suffered heavy casualties and will inevitably be attacked again by mysterious armed forces outside the city. What worries the brigade commander the most is that this unit is said to have heavy artillery.
The commander of the infantry brigade who thought of this continued: "The city defense force builds simple artillery defense fortifications, and the troops entering the city will be dispersed, so don't gather together. According to the information provided by the division, this force is likely to have heavy artillery in his hands."
"General, do you think this army outside the city is the murderer who captured Luzhou City?"
"It's very likely! If it weren't for this army, would you think we would suffer one after another?"
For the Japanese, even if they felt ashamed, they still felt that it was not too embarrassing to fall into the hands of the strong. If this army outside the city was really the army that captured Luzhou City, they would feel more comfortable.
When the Japanese army began to build temporary defense fortifications, the reinforcements received the orders of Hu Biao and arrived outside the city one after another. Hu Biao also felt relieved when he learned that the reinforcements had arrived.
Looking at the combat platoon leader beside him, Hu Biao also said directly: "The first company is in charge of command, mainly attacking the Japanese army in the south of the city. Remember to lure the Japanese troops first, and then bring them into the explosion area.
In order to restrain more Japanese soldiers from entering the explosion area, they adopt the method of blocking and seducing them step by step. The more Japanese soldiers they attract, the better. The main forces are placed outside the explosion area, so that Japanese soldiers can continuously replenish their troops.
Once the detonation time is ripe, then blow it up for me. After the blow, we will join forces outside the city to attack the remaining Japanese in the city. After this battle, even if we cannot wipe out the Japanese in the city, we will destroy them!"
"Yes, captain!"
Facing these military backbones under his command, Hu Biao also said solemnly before leaving: "Brothers, please pay attention to your own safety. I would rather kill less Japanese devils than hope that you can live more people. Tonight is a tough battle!"
"Please rest assured, we will live well!"
Even if everyone knows that there is no reason to not kill people in war. But they still know that the commander in front of them cares about their life and death. This concept does not mean that they are afraid of death, but that Hu Biao feels it is a bit unworthy.
But this is the world today. If everyone cherishes their lives, who will defend their country and fight against the Japanese?
With Hu Biao waved his hand, two spy companies gathered in the north of the city, heading straight to the core area where the Japanese army is located in the city. At this moment, the troops gathered outside the city also began to harass the Japanese army on the top of the city.
The mortar team that Tian Tiezhu was in charge of was also handed over to the soldiers of the guard regiment. Looking at the city wall not far away, Lin Jian also said directly: "Start the shelling! First battalion, prepare for a feint attack!"
"Yes, the group!"
Under Lin Jian's order, several mortars began to shoot at the city gates defended by the Japanese. Looking at the shells flying to the city wall, the Japanese army, who were on guard, immediately said: "Bombardment! Hidden! The Chinese army is ready to attack the city!"
With the orders of the officers leading the team, the Japanese who were staying on the city wall were also busy. Looking at the shells flying to the city wall and beginning to explode, many Japanese could only hide their heads and hide.
At the same time, the already assembled guard regiment began to harass the two sides of the city gate. Faced with the attacking troops that finally appeared, the Japanese soldiers who were staying on the city wall also began to shoot wildly and block.
Although it was a feint attack, the first battalion of guards responsible for feint attacks was still hit by Japanese bullets. Lin Jian knew that such casualties could not be avoided. This was also to achieve the greatest victory.
Fortunately, after fighting several battles with the task force, the weapons and equipment of the guard regiment were much better than before. In order to suppress the firepower of the Japanese on the city wall, the machine gunners of the first battalion of guards also began to fire wildly on the city wall.
In Hu Biao's words, they had enough bullets. In contrast, the Japanese in the city nowadays will only shoot fewer ammunition. If there are not enough bullets for the guard group, Hu Biao will send them to them to ensure that their bullets are enough.
On the other hand, the Japanese in the city fired one more bullet with a magazine, and they would lose one less bullet with a magazine. Once the bullets were completely exhausted, how would they defend against the subsequent attack of the guard regiment? The Japanese in the city didn't know about this.
What appeared in the eyes of the Japanese defending the city at this moment was the guard regiment that was constantly appearing outside the city. Looking at the hundreds of attacking troops suddenly appeared on the left and right sides, the Japanese who were staying on the city walls felt the pressure again.
What made the Japanese most uncomfortable and frustrated was the artillery they brought into the city during the day, which was useless at this moment. The house where the shells were stored had been blown to the sky during the explosion, and the shells inside were also blown away.
After some inventory, the artillery they carried could pick out many good ones. But the shells could not be found. Without the shells, these cannons could only be replaced by decorations. Faced with the shells fired outside the city, the Japanese had no countermeasures.
This kind of suppression on weapons finally made the Japanese realize the feelings of the anti-Japanese troops who were bombarded by them before and had no power to fight back. The so-called heaven’s way of reincarnation is a retribution for these Japanese tonight!
In addition to the guard regiment responsible for the feint attack, two prisoners of war companies not far from Shucheng also arrived outside Shucheng one after another. According to Hu Biao's order, they temporarily accepted Lin Jian's command and were responsible for restraining the Japanese's attention outside the city.
With the emergence of two prisoners of war companies, the Japanese who retreated into the city and stood firm had to draw more troops to participate in the battle sequence of defending the city. At this moment, the task force had quietly arrived behind the Japanese.
Looking at the Japanese patrolling not far ahead, Hu Biao waved his hand and said, "Boundist, attack!"
When encountering the first Japanese patrol team, it also means that they are not far from where the Japanese are. In order to avoid premature exposure, Hu Biao chose to use a crossbow to solve these Japanese patrol teams.
As the crossbow team sneaked forward, they shot out the crossbow arrows in their hands at the same time. In a rain of arrows, the Japanese who were patrolling were shot and killed on the spot. Except for a few Japanese who screamed, most Japanese were killed by one blow.
After dealing with the first patrol team that encountered, Hu Biao quickly said: "Start establish a blocking position! Remember what I said before, alternate cover, blocking layer by layer until the Japanese were led to the explosion area. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
At this moment, Hu Biao, who led the task force into the city, sneaked directly into the explosion area that had not yet been detonated. These explosives buried in the north of the city were originally prepared to prevent the Japanese from retreating from now on, but the Japanese did not retreat to the north of the city and chose to leave the city.
Since the buried explosives were carefully prepared for the Japanese, Hu Biao felt that it was necessary to bring the Japanese to come over and let the explosives work. Moreover, most of the north of the city are private houses, and there are still many wooden houses.
Once the buried explosives are detonated, Hu Biao believes that few Japanese soldiers who enter the explosion area will survive. Most of the soldiers in the task force are already very skilled in this tactic.
Just as Hu Biao began to keep leaving troops to alternate cover and block, Qin Tianyou on the other side also officially encountered the Japanese patrol troops. Facing the sudden appearance of the task force, the Japanese in charge of patrol quickly fired a warning.
Fortunately, at this time, the Second Special Company had already crossed the explosion area. Seeing this situation, Qin Tianyou also said decisively: "The artillery force team will build an artillery position on the spot, and the commando will start assaulting and lure the Japanese over!"
"Yes, squadron leader!"
With Qin Tianyou's order, the commando team with well-equipped combat experience directly fired and shot at close range. As soon as the gunshot sounded, the Japanese who were rescuing the wounded and counting supplies were also shocked by the sudden gunshot.
When the commander of the infantry brigade, who was having a headache, heard the gunshots coming from behind, he was shocked: "No! Damn, they came from behind us!"
"General! What should I do now?"
"Quick! Immediately draw an infantry brigade and rush to the north of the city to reinforce. The rest of the troops began to build blocking fortifications in the city. In any case, we must stick to it until dawn. Only in this way can we have a glimmer of life."
"Hi!"
Realizing that they were really likely to be surrounded by that mysterious unit, the infantry brigade commander no longer wanted to fight back, but wanted to hold on to the aid. As long as the division knew that the infantry brigade was still holding on, he would definitely send troops to reinforce again.
Even the commander of the infantry brigade suspected that the remaining troops of the division would all retreat to Shucheng. The battle was at this point and the idea of fighting Lu'an was not very likely. The current battlefield situation was extremely unfavorable for them!
In addition to sending troops to defend the city, the Japanese army now needs to draw troops to block the attack. In this way, the only ammunition left by the Japanese army is also constantly being consumed. Thinking of this, no one of the Japanese officers trapped in Shucheng was happy again!
Once they have all the remaining ammunition, they will become lambs to be slaughtered. But if they don’t stop them now, the task force and guard regiment that are attacking them on both sides will not let them go. It is afraid it will be difficult to hold on until dawn!
Chapter completed!