Heroes of the War of Resistance

What shocked the garrison officer the most was that the Eighth Route Army, which had bombarded the city wall before, even hid some artillery on purpose.After destroying the artillery in the city, the Eighth Route Army finally had no worries and began to bombard the three walls of the city.

With artillery cover and the Eighth Route Army having significantly more troops than them, the garrison officer felt that it would be difficult to hold out until dawn.But things have come to this point, even if he is worried in his heart, he must go all out.

Wanting to understand this, the garrison officer quickly said: "Assemble the rest of the combat troops in the battalion and prepare to reinforce the main city gate. Be sure to block the eight routes from the city gate. As long as you hold on until dawn, these eight routes will definitely retreat!"

"Hi! Your Excellency the garrison officer, the Imperial Association Army still has a lot of troops. Do you want them to help defend the city?"

"Yes! Tell the officers of the Imperial Association Army that as long as they fight bravely, they will be rewarded for their meritorious service after victory!"

"Hi!"

Even if they don't believe in the combat effectiveness of the puppet army, but at such a critical juncture, the garrison officer also knows that the more troops the better.Among other things, having these puppet troops guarding the city wall should also relieve the pressure on the Japanese army.

Knowing that many of the puppet troops were unprofitable people, the garrison officer also proposed at the right time that as long as these puppet troops fought well in this battle, they would be rewarded.The garrison officer felt that with this meaty bone thrown out, those puppet soldiers should be tempted.

Although the idea was good, the Japanese soldiers staying in the barracks didn't know that when they sent a herald to go to the puppet barracks to give orders.A combat platoon under Qin Tianyou's command has successfully dealt with those stubborn puppet army backbones.

The rest of the puppet soldiers crouched obediently on the ground with their heads in their hands, looking at the detainees with submachine guns and machine guns in the barracks with horror on their faces.The little devil is counting on the help of the puppet army, and I'm afraid it will be impossible.

On the contrary, Hu Biao and others, who had been staying outside the barracks, saw the little devils in the barracks gathering in the playground. Hu Biao, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately said: "Assault team is ready! Artillery squad, start shelling! Attack!"

In order to surprise the little devils in the barracks, and to inflict as much damage as possible on the little devils in the barracks, Hu Biao has been waiting for an opportunity.This opportunity is for the little devils on standby in the barracks to go out of the barracks and gather on the playground.

The several mortars set up in advance all set the explosion point in the center of the little devil's playground.If the barracks of the little devils were bombarded, Hu Biao felt that the number of little devils that could be killed was limited.On the other hand, on the playground, it can catch the little devil by surprise.

Sure enough, the Japanese soldiers who heard the whistle rushed from the barracks to the playground to assemble, just when they saw their commander was about to come to give a lecture.Soon someone heard the sound of shells being fired from outside the barracks.

When these little devils looked at the place where the sound came from, looking at the flames of the shells flying in the night sky, these little devils shouted in horror as if they were shocked by an electric shock: "Bombardment! Hurry up, spread out! There are shells!"

Even though these little devils saw the scene of the shells flying in the sky, they had no time to react or dodge.Just when more little devils were looking up into the sky, several cannonballs fell from the sky and exploded instantly when they hit the ground.

The explosion sound of 'Boom Boom Boom' sounded, and the little devil's barracks, which was originally relatively quiet, fell into chaos in an instant.At the same time, attracted by the sound of the explosion, the little devil who was guarding in front of the barracks soon heard gunshots from around him.

In addition to the gunshots, there were also the corpses of comrades who kept falling under the guns.One or two little devils who survived by chance were about to fight back when they saw a group of mysterious people rushing towards their camp front from the dark.

There was the sound of rattling shots, and the little devil who was in charge of guarding the gate of the barracks was quickly knocked to the ground.The little devil in the battalion, who was avoiding the artillery fire, also knew that someone was attacking the barracks when he saw this scene.

The Japanese garrison officer, who was lucky enough to save his life, saw the enemy who had already entered the barracks, and said loudly: "Quick, send a report to the garrison headquarters immediately, we need support! Damn it, we may not last till dawn!"

The garrison officer has already sent out the telegram of the attack, and he must stick to it until dawn.What made the garrison officer angry was that not long after the telegram was sent, Mengcheng, which he was guarding, was already in a state of being about to fall.

Just for the Eighth Route Army that appeared outside the city, the garrison officer felt that he could persist until dawn by relying on the fortifications of the city, or finally fighting street battles in the city.Now that the enemy has come to the barracks, how will he defend and resist?

What the Mengcheng garrison officer didn't expect was that shortly after he sent this telegram for help, the task force that had been lurking for a long time stormed into their barracks.After a burst of gunfire, he also fell under the sniper's gun.

The Japanese telegraph operator who originally planned to destroy the code burned only a little of many documents, and was shot to death by the combat team members who rushed into the telegraph room.The previous bombardment completely defeated the little devils in the barracks.

Even if there were a few little devils who resisted desperately, they were still no match for the commandos.When the gunfire subsided, many little devils who planned to come back for help also asked inexplicably: "The battle over the barracks is over?"

"I don't know yet! But the phone has never been answered!"

"What about it? Impossible! We still have a squadron of troops in the barracks. Those attackers are impossible to succeed! Damn it, follow me back to the barracks immediately, and make sure to find out the situation. Before I come back, I will do my best to resist China Army attack!"

"Hi!"

The idea of ​​returning to the reinforcement barracks is good, but the Japanese army underestimated the will of the puppet army to resist.Facing these little devils who retreated from the city wall, a puppet soldier soon asked: "How did these little devils leave? Damn, they don't want to leave us and run away?"

"Damn! If they go, let's go too. We will continue to stay on the city wall, and we will be killed by shells sooner or later. I'm afraid this city cannot be defended!"

Without the supervision of the little devils, these puppet troops, who were so soy sauce themselves, also began to desert in twos and threes.The puppet army, who knew the Eighth Route Army's captive policy, did not worry at all that after the Eighth Route Army regained Mengcheng, their lives would be lost.

After all, they have more or less heard of the Eighth Route Army's policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.Compared with continuing to stay on the city wall, which may be killed by falling shells, it is undoubtedly the wisest choice to retreat from the city wall and find a place to hide.

The puppet army with a strong herd mentality, as long as someone dares to take the lead in escaping, the rest of the puppet army will follow suit.As a result, it was obvious that the few remaining little devils were powerless to stop these puppet soldiers who had sneaked away and deserted from running down the city wall.

The Eighth Route Army, which was in charge of a feint attack outside the city, noticed that the firepower on the city wall had suddenly decreased a lot. Soon, a company commander said: "Keep moving forward! All the little devils on the city wall seem to have run away! Demoman, get ready!"

Originally, according to the agreement, the Eighth Route Army, which was responsible for the feint attack outside the city, had to wait for the task force inside the city to open the city gate before entering the city.Seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall had escaped, the Eighth Route Army, who was pretending to attack, quickly felt that this was the best chance to break through the city.

They couldn't blow down the city walls, but as long as they could blow open the city gates, they could rush into Mengcheng and hunt down those Japanese and puppet troops who were trying to escape.With this discovery, the battalion and company commanders quickly made adjustments and organized blasters to blast open the city gate.

Sure enough, watching the blaster successfully rush to the gate of the city, he successfully ignited the explosive package he was carrying.The rest of the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army on standby soon heard the battalion commander say: "Comrades, prepare to enter the city!"

Accompanied by several loud noises, the originally closed city gate collapsed in an instant.Seeing this scene, the battalion commander immediately shouted: "Trumpeter, blow the charge. Come with me, rush into Mengcheng, and kill the little devils! Comrades, go!"

For the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, they are more willing to rely on their own strength to solve the battle than to sit back and enjoy the benefits.On the other hand, Hu Biao and others who were staying in the city seemed a little surprised when they heard the charge horn coming from outside the city.

Then he said: "Listening to the sound of the trumpet, it should be coming from the south of the city. Zhuzi, take a platoon to meet the Eighth Route Army entering the city. Order the Special Second Company to start outflanking the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall, and meet the Eighth Route Army outside the city to enter the city. !"

"Yes, Captain!"

Although I don't know what happened in the south of the city, hearing the charge signal means that the Eighth Route Army has invaded the city.In order to avoid too many casualties from the Eighth Route Army entering the city, Hu Biao felt that more manpower should be sent to respond.

Fortunately, the barracks have been taken down now, and the puppet army is also under control. The only remaining troops in the city are the Japanese and puppet troops who are still standing on the city wall.Now that the Eighth Route Army has entered the city from the south of the city, the remaining defenders are nothing to worry about.

Sun Weimin, who was commanding the troops to contain the Japanese army at the top of the city, was also extremely surprised and shocked to learn that the third battalion, which pretended to attack the south of the city, had successfully blasted open the city gate and entered Mengcheng.Fortunately, he knew that if a battalion entered the city, it would also relieve the pressure on his side.

At this moment, the Japanese and puppet troops who were still holding on to the city wall knew that the attacking Eighth Route Army had entered the city, and immediately realized that something was wrong.The puppet army, who had been coerced before, finally couldn't hold on, and began to think of ways to escape and stop cooperating in the resistance.

Waiting for Qin Tianyou to lead the Special Second Company to launch a pincer attack on the defenders on the city wall from inside the city.The little devils on the city wall finally realized that their doom was over.I am afraid that no one can change the result of the fall of Mengcheng!

Chapter List Chapter [-] Strategic Significance

For the officers and soldiers of the Independence Regiment, they seemed a little at a loss when they received the order to go to Anhui Province.Even Sun Weimin, who is the head of the regiment, doesn't know whether the next cooperation with the task force will meet the expectations and goals of the superior leader.

From the time he knew Hu Biao's battle plan, Sun Weimin always felt that Hu Biao's battle plan was too bold or even crazy.Even though the reasons given by Hu Biao are very attractive, Sun Weimin thinks it is almost impossible to really achieve this.

But at the end of the day, Sun Weimin finally knew that Hu Biao and the task force under his command could not use common sense to measure their strength at all.During the day, he just encircled and wiped out the Japanese and puppet army brigade from Suzhou, and changed hands to lure the puppet army to successfully recover Wocheng.

Without any hesitation or rest, the task force rushed to Mengcheng, which was in charge of the independent group, without stopping.Originally planned to set up an ambush outside the city, but the plan failed. Sun Weimin and many officers and soldiers felt that Hu Biao's judgment seemed not to be completely accurate.

But no one expected that although the little devils in Mengcheng did not reinforce Wocheng as expected, Hu Biao still brazenly launched a night attack on the defenders of Mengcheng.The battle lasted less than two hours, and the seemingly invincible Mengcheng has opened its arms to the independent regiment.

Sun Weimin, who led the troops into the city, heard the battalion commander beside him happily say: "Regimental Commander, have we really recovered Mengcheng?"

"Okay! What are you happy about? If there is no help from Mr. Hu's subordinates, do you think we can regain Mengcheng in such a short period of time with our own strength? Send someone to take over the city defense, and others will follow me into the city to see Mr. Hu !"

"Yes, Captain!"

"Also remember to clean up the battlefield. I will clean up all the weapons, ammunition and useful things on the little devil. Our independent regiment wants to gain a firm foothold here. Supplies and weapons are essential, and don't leave anything useful!"

"understand!"

Sun Weimin is also looking forward to how much spoils of war can be seized after regaining a county.With the capture in this battle, the independent regiment should not have to worry about the shortage of supplies and weapons in a short period of time, and it also has the capital to base itself on it.

But for Sun Weimin, thinking of Hu Biao's promise earlier, he began to worry again whether the Japanese artillery that had been counterattacked by the mountain artillery team was wiped out.It doesn't matter if the little devil's artillery is killed, whether those artillery can still be used is the key.

Through tonight's siege operations, Sun Weimin has a clearer understanding of the importance of artillery.If the independent regiment can form an artillery company, then the situation of the independent regiment here in the future should become safer.