Predator Reborn

Chapter 218 Counter-encirclement and Suppression: Havoc in Heaven (3)

Commander Shen Qinghua led his troops and the accompanying mountain artillery battalion all the way over mountains and ridges, traveling day and night, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Taigu County at ten o'clock that night as specified by Commander Liu Hua.

At this moment, Shen Qinghua was taking the political commissar and several battalion commanders lying on a hillside less than a kilometer away from the city wall of Taigu County, quietly observing the ancient city. The ancient city wall looked even more impressive in the dim light. Because Taikoo County has not been repaired for a long time and has experienced years of wars, the city walls at this time are dilapidated and there are big holes in many places.

"Captain Shen, give me five minutes, and I will definitely be able to blast a ten-meter-wide gap in the city wall for you, allowing the troops to rush in..." The commander of the artillery battalion next to him looked at the broken city wall, full of confidence. answer.

"Well, Commander Zhou, you are so confident. It seems that we are sure to win this siege. Commander Zhou, tell me your specific attack position." Shen Qinghua cast a questioning look.

"Commander Shen, political commissar, comrades, look at the northeast corner of the city wall. If you look carefully, you can see that the outer bricks of the city wall there have been completely damaged. Just use a cannon to point at one point and blast it a few times, and that area will be destroyed. The city wall will definitely collapse..." Everyone looked in the direction of the artillery battalion commander's finger, and sure enough, a lot of dead grass had grown on that city wall, and the outer bricks in many places had fallen off, exposing the soil inside.

"Well, it is a good place. When the time comes, we will use a battalion to launch a feint attack at the main gate, and the main force will rush in directly through this breach. Then, the Japanese army's advantage will be completely gone. As for close combat and night combat, that is our job. By then we will definitely be able to break through the county seat before dawn, and then retreat calmly." The political commissar looked at the city wall, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out a plan to attack the city.

"Okay, just do what the political commissar said. We will start preparations after we return. The first battalion suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, so it will not participate in the attack and will serve as the reserve team of the entire regiment. Later, the second battalion will serve as a feint attack The mission of the third battalion is to attack the county town at once... Battalion Commander Zhou, the mission of your artillery battalion is very arduous. You must arrange it well when the time comes so that the Japanese will not have a chance to breathe." Commander Shen Qinghua ordered. .

"Yes, leader..." several people replied in unison.

In this way, the entire regiment began to disperse and make preparations for the war. Wang Benqing of the third regiment was not as lucky as the first regiment. Because he was facing a city wall guarded by a serious illness, and this county had a relatively strong wall. fortifications.

Because the Shouyang County in front of us is located on a major transportation road, it is also a material transfer station for the Japanese army, which stores a large amount of materials that need to go south. Faced with such an important county, although at this time the Japanese army mobilized supplies from various counties in order to sweep them away. A large number of troops were mobilized, but no troops were transferred from Shouyang County. Therefore, Shouyang County is the only county that still maintains a large garrison.

Wang Benqing was lying on the ground, quietly observing the brightly lit county town in front of him for more than ten minutes, still lying there without saying a word.

"Political Commissar, this is a very difficult bone to crack!" the regiment leader finally spoke.

"Well, it seems that the city wall has just been renovated. There are no gaps, and the outside of the entire city wall is brightly illuminated by searchlights. As soon as the soldiers approach the city wall, they will become the target of the Japanese army. It seems that we will not be able to enter the county tonight.

Already." The political commissar also sighed.

"Hmph, I won't let the little Japs have an easy time if we can't capture the county town. Let's go back to the temporary headquarters and gather all the battalion and company commanders. We are going to hold a Zhuge Liang meeting." The regiment leader Wang Benqing snorted coldly.

By the time Wang Benqing returned to the temporary headquarters with the political commissar, dozens of company and battalion commanders had gathered at the temporary headquarters, waiting for the arrival of the regiment leader and political commissar.

"Comrades, I think the chief of staff should have told everyone the specific situation. The main topic of this Zhuge Liang meeting is how we should fight tonight to best deter the Japanese..."

"Commander Wang, when the time comes, let my artillery battalion bombard the devil's city wall to destroy their spirit." The artillery battalion commander was the first to stand up and said.

"Haha, this can indeed destroy their spirit, but it is still far from breaking their bones." Wang Benqing shook his head and said.

In this way, everyone put forward several suggestions, but Wang Benqing and the political commissar rejected them one by one. Until the investigation platoon leader expressed his idea.

"Regiment leader, political commissar, according to the investigation, Shouyang County is the central material transfer station of the Japanese army. Under normal circumstances, materials going south have to pass through here. I think there must be a large amount of materials urgently needed to go south here, otherwise the Japanese army would not send them

Such a powerful force is needed to defend this county. You think, if we blow up the Japanese supplies, will the Japanese army jump over the wall..." the reconnaissance platoon leader thought for a while and said.

"Yes, this is a good method. If the Japanese dare to jump over the wall, it will play into our hands. You know, the three battalions of our third regiment are not vegetarians... Political Commissar, what do you think of this method?" Wang Benqing asked

.

"Yes, I agree. This way we can avoid our weak point and force the Japanese to come out of the city and fight us decisively." The political commissar agreed with this plan from the bottom of his heart.

"Okay, since everyone agrees, I will now assign specific combat tasks. The artillery battalion will immediately build a position, target, and aim at the Japanese material warehouse. When the time comes, don't save artillery shells. Fight hard for me, and you must hoard the Japanese.

After all the ready-made materials are destroyed, the first and second battalions, you will set up a pocket formation between the city gate and the artillery battalion position. As long as the Japanese dare to go out of the city to retaliate, we will eat as much as they come... The third battalion, as the entire regiment,

The reserve team, the regimental artillery company and the first and second battalions will set up pocket formations and start taking action immediately." Wang Benqing ordered loudly.

"yes…"

"Okay, let's break up the meeting..." Wang Benqing waved his hand and watched everyone leave.

Time passed by, and both regiments were ready for battle. The artillery battalion had loaded the artillery shells and was just waiting for the order to fire. They were ready to fire. Wang Benqing and Shen Qinghua looked at the watches in their hands from time to time.

, waiting anxiously.

Finally, a smile appeared on Shen Qinghua's lips. "Start..." Shen Qinghua ordered the staff around him.

Immediately, Shen Qinghua remembered bursts of gunfire behind him. The 12 mountain cannons lined up in sequence and fired the shells in the barrel one after another. In an instant, the entire artillery position was enveloped in the smoke of gunfire when the shells were fired.

As shells were fired one after another, the entire city wall of Taigu County slowly fell into a sea of ​​flames. In order not to attract the attention of the Japanese, the 12 mountain cannons did not all aim at the breach, but six were divided specifically to attack.

The city gates and the remaining six gates are all concentrated at the breach.

After a round of shells was fired, the soldiers ignored the hot barrel, quickly cleared the barrel, loaded the shells... and fired again... When the entire shelling lasted for three minutes, suddenly, there was a loud "boom...", and the city wall at the breach finally broke through.

Unable to withstand the continuous explosions, it collapsed. The entire collapsed gap was ten meters long.

"Comrades, charge..." This was agreed before the war. As soon as the city wall was blown open, the Third Battalion ambushing not far from the city wall would immediately launch an attack without giving the Japanese a chance to breathe. The artillery battalion would

Immediately proceed with extended shooting.

"Come on...kill the Japanese..." the soldiers roared, throwing down their coverings, holding their guns, and rushed over. At this moment, the second battalion, which was responsible for the feint attack, also began to attack the Japanese army.

The four heavy machine guns of the battalion kept spitting out tongues of fire at the shooting holes on the city wall, suppressing the firepower of the Japanese army. Under the cover of intensive firepower, the soldiers, holding their guns and bending over, slowly approached the dilapidated state.

's city gate.

"Baga, hurry up, hold on, we must not let the Eighth Route Army get close to the city wall." The Japanese squadron leader who rushed to the city wall from the headquarters hurriedly ordered as he looked at the densely packed Chinese troops outside the city that were getting closer and closer.

Seeing the Chinese army getting closer and closer, the squadron leader, who was forced to go rogue, had no choice but to mobilize his last squad. A squad of Japanese troops immediately increased the density of firepower on the city wall, and the intensive firepower finally repelled the feint attack of the second battalion.

Faced with the sudden increase in vitality of the Japanese, the Second Battalion did not hesitate at all. It immediately carried the wounded and retreated under the cover of heavy machine guns. At this time, the Third Battalion, which attacked from the breach, had quietly approached the breach.

, some soldiers have even quietly climbed up the city wall from the breach to establish blocking positions.

"First company, destroy the Japanese troops on the city wall, second company and third company. Enter the city immediately and attack the Japanese headquarters directly..." The third battalion commander saw that his soldiers had quietly occupied the breach, but the Japanese were firmly held by the second battalion.

He was attracted at the gate of the city, so the idea of ​​​​wiping out all the Japanese on the city wall and blossoming in the center immediately appeared in his mind.

"Comrades, charge with me..." The company commander, holding a light machine gun, led a company that had already climbed onto the city wall and suddenly rushed towards the flank of the Japanese army on the city wall. The first three light machine guns were in the hands of the soldiers.

He kept spitting out tongues of fire, harvesting the lives of the Japanese soldiers he saw.

"Baga, hurry up, hold on, block the Japanese troops attacking from the side... Seeing the Eighth Route Army suddenly appearing on the right side of him, the squadron leader couldn't help being frightened and ordered in a panic. However, facing the city wall without any bunkers,

, what did the Japanese army do to resist the sharp charge of the First Company? Soon, half of the Japanese army fell under the machine guns of the First Company.

"Quickly, use the remains of the fallen soldiers to build a position and resist it. We must not let the Chinese army rush over..." The squadron leader had no other option. Seeing the remains of the fallen soldiers, he had to resort to this last inhumane method.

"Squadron leader, retreat quickly. The city wall has been occupied by the Eighth Route Army. Let's get back to the headquarters immediately. The headquarters has strong defenses and can definitely block the Chinese army's attack. As long as we defend until dawn, we will be saved...

"The squad leader next to him looked at the Chinese army's increasingly fierce offensive and quickly reminded him.