237. Qingyang Mountain Testifies (II)

When Regiment Commander Liu was secretly thinking that the company could catch up, a cannon shot came from the 13th Wing of the Japanese Army in the east. Bayi Chinese Network ?(δΈ€)?. This cannon sounded, and everyone in the entire Jin Shengtai position was surprised. For a moment, the cold wind stopped for it; The stars closed their eyes for it; The gunfire stopped howling...... It's about to dawn. Taking advantage of the stunned moments of the two sides, Regiment Commander Liu and Regiment Commander Yang commanded the remaining officers and soldiers to retreat quickly from the West Gate to the city. The devils also quickly relieved themselves and swarmed forward to chase after them, intending not to stop until they clamped down on the defenders. However, the city wall was already full of door panels, and the defenders behind the door panels poured all their firepower into the city to cover the defenders' entry into the city. The officers and soldiers who withdrew brought back a lot of guns and bullets from the devils by the way, and most of them were big covers.

The brothers who were able to withdraw finally entered the city, but the sound of the cannon still echoed in the air. Why are the two sides stunned? There was a reason for this, first of all, the defenders were taken aback. Everyone knows that the devil's cannons were all burned on the eastern slope of Cangcang Dam Liang? At the same time, this cannon rang out out of thin air, could it be that the devil reinforcements have arrived? Secondly, the devil is too incomprehensible, the 13th Wing still has artillery, but it was not taken out early and used it greatly. If you take it out early, maybe you won't spend so much effort to attack the city?

The emotions of the devils converged on the Motegi-mae Tsuki Headquarters, and the topic raised by the cannon sound had become quite serious. Motegi grabbed the phone and called Ono Taro Osa, and he said, "Ono Osa, you are a soldier of the Empire, and you should know the consequences of concealing military information. I command you to quickly explain the origin of the cannon. In the battle of Kim Shengtai, our Fourth Brigade has lost more than half of its troops, and if your artillery is taken out early, the earthen city wall will definitely be able to blast out a gap...... Bagayalu, are you doing China a favor......"

Ono Tataro listened to the phone, it was inconvenient to explain too much, only the only voice, and finally stood up "Hai", put down the phone, explained to the chief of staff, Nishiwa Gofu Nakasa, brought a few guards and heralds, as well as the head of the cannon who repaired the cannon, and rushed to the brigade headquarters in the dark. He could only take Er Yin to explain in person. Because Er Yincao is a veteran, he usually studies firearms and often repairs damaged guns. When he went down to Cangcang Dam Beam during the day, he saw this discarded 6o cannon on the side of the road, so he asked his men to bring it. During the interval of the battle, I took the time to repair the empty space, and it was only then that it was repaired. It's repaired, but it's a pity that there are only three shells, and I'm glad that there are two more than that cannon, and the other two are duds. It just so happened that the 235th regiment came to attack, and as soon as they were in a hurry, they put the cannon down. Therefore, the troops of the 234th and 236th regiments of the defending army who participated in the night attack were successfully withdrawn, although they were all taken aback.

But this cannon had the greatest deterrent effect on the 235th Regiment, when the 12th and 13th Battalions of the 235th Regiment, under the leadership of the regiment commander Xu Xiazhi, went out of the east gate first and quietly entered the devil's position. The Shimafu Maru Brigade was the first to be attacked, and Sasaki's squadron lost more than half of its numbers for a while and retreated northward. The machine guns of Yamamoto's squadron in the east were all captured by the night attack troops of the 235th Regiment of the defenders, and the troops also fought and retreated. The son of the Maozha squad of the Xiafu Squadron had just repaired the damaged mechanism of the waste cannon little by little, and he told Captain Songgu with a whin. Their conversation was overheard underwater by the soldiers of Maochuan's squad sleeping in tents near the position, and underwater and Ikawa remembered the three shells. They fired the only shot at the defenders who were attacking in the dark.

Captain Songgu saw that this cannon was really in charge, and the defenders' attack immediately weakened a lot. He immediately organized the Maozha team to counterattack, and scolded regretfully: "Whoosh, another cannonball......"

The 3rd Company of the 12th Battalion of the 235th Regiment, under the leadership of company commander Ma Zhiyun and company deputy Chu Julin, has emerged in a new position and has begun to cut off the devil's head with a knife. At this time, an artillery bombardment hit, Ma Zhiyun and Chu Julin and many soldiers were killed by the artillery. The remaining soldiers, led by their respective platoon commanders, joined the forward slashing of the 13th Battalion.

Brigade Commander Ding in the brigade headquarters in the city saw that the night had turned bright, and it was not as dark as before, so he was even more worried about the night attack troops of the 235th Regiment, which were still fighting outside. He summoned Deputy Brigade Commander Ji and Chief of Staff Zhang and others to discuss, and he said: "The 235th Regiment has not yet withdrawn, and the reason why our operation is called a night attack is to use the barrier of night and the characteristics of devils who are not good at night battles to kill and injure devils. You see, the night is about to pass, as soon as the day dawns, our advantage no longer exists, and the devil's firepower is fierce, can we let this regiment be consumed outside in vain? ”

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and Wang Guangdong, the acting head of the reconnaissance group, strode in and said: "Brigade Commander Ding, the owners of the National University are really in time, and they threw the last horse manure bag above the devil's position, and the devil's troops are hiding, much more convergent than just now, what should we do?" At this time, another scout ran in and said, "Report, the 235th Regiment has withdrawn, and Regiment Commander Lin has withdrawn to the East Gate with the vanguard...... Brigade Commander Ding heard this, and a smile appeared on his tired face. He grabbed the phone and said: "I am Ding Boting, I order, increase the strength on the city wall, look down on the devils who are pursuing forward, and cover the withdrawal of the 235th Regiment into the city at any cost......"

Maeyuki Motegi was in his tent at the brigade headquarters, striding back and forth. He looked indignantly at Ono Yataro and Ergincao, who were standing on the side, and scolded, "...... Ding Boting, 117 Brigade, they will not fight regular battles with the imperial army, they will only take advantage of the late night to cut off their heads. Baga Yalu, conscience is greatly broken...... "Enough scolding, and said: "Ono Dasa, don't return to your troops quickly, you have to organize forces with Nishiiwa Gofu Nakasa, and prepare for the siege before dawn......"

It was about to dawn, and the smell of food wafted through the city. At this time, the gunfire stopped for a while, and only the cold wind kept blowing. Except for Miao Ziping, the other regiment commanders ordered their subordinates to clean up the remaining troops in their headquarters, and at the same time rushed to the brigade headquarters to report the situation to the commander. While receiving the regimental commanders, Brigade Commander Ding ordered all officers and men of all units to take turns to replenish ammunition and guns, and to take advantage of the time before dawn to take a rest.

Speaking of Motegi, he and Umei took away Ono Yataro, and arranged for each wing to gather troops to avoid the lighted horse manure thrown from the city. I don't know how to do those things, although they don't have lethality, but they squint and smoke their noses, which is very troublesome. All the officers and men seized the time to rest in order to attack the city as soon as it was dawn, and the staff officers rushed to make the siege plan overnight. He was glad that Ding Berting did not withdraw at night, but chose to attack at night. In vain, there were people to spy on them, and the few ronins. He felt that although the defenders in the city had not rested for half a night, the tossed imperial army was extremely tired, and the number of dead and wounded imperial warriors had not been completely cleared, but no matter how quickly the defenders fought, they seemed to lack something. He felt a little happy again, and his heart was relaxed and a little sleepy.

He hadn't taken a nap for a few moments when gunshots rang out from the east. It turned out that the horses of the 13th Wing, which were stored in the woods on the east bank of the Wenzhugou River, were attacked by several Taoists. The horses scattered and ran everywhere. Then gunshots rang out in the direction of the Shiquan River. After tossing for a long time, this nap can't be done, and it's already past five o'clock when I look at the watch. I had to order all wings to cook early and attack the city at dawn.

The food in the city had been delivered to all the ministries, and Brigade Commander Ding and all the commanders were more grateful to the proprietor of the National Congress and the people of the city from the bottom of their hearts. The departments began to hurry up to eat, or pork stewed vermicelli and small rice, and everyone ate it so fragrantly, and they were all full of oil. Brigade Commander Ding gave another order, saying that all the officers and soldiers should hurry up and eat well, and the fierce battle after dawn will definitely be more tragic, because the forward troops of the devils have already advanced under the city wall, and most of them are less than 200 meters at this time......

At 6 o'clock in the morning of the 15th, the sky was just dawning, and the devil's siege began as scheduled. Due to the fierce firepower of the devils and the proximity of the distance, the casualties of the defenders on the city wall began to increase, and they were constantly carried to the fields between Dongyaoguo and Kim Shengtai. The personnel of the field hospital were constantly increasing, and the number of troops was constantly being used to treat them. The dry horse manure in the city has been used up, and the owners of the National University are so anxious that their brows are tightened.

After the meal was finished at 5 o'clock, the devils began to prepare the troops, adjust the equipment and ammunition, and then under the strict supervision of the captains of the wings, most of them did not use the trenches as a cover to advance, and small groups of troops also slowly groped for the roots of the city walls against the wood, and some fell on the ground to shoot at the city.

The tongues of fire that erupted from the guns of the city walls were like bloodthirsty flames, licking devil soldiers, sticking to death and dying, and frost-beaten seedlings fell down in pieces. Under the supervision of the commander behind, the devil soldiers killed the red eyes, fell here, jumped up that side, and killed the city wall like moths to the fire.

Yamaoka Takeshi and Ono Setaro, who commanded in the position, waved their troops forward to attack while looking back at the same time. Finally, I saw the engineer brigade, under the leadership of Chief of Staff Mitsuta, carrying more than a dozen high ladders, and rushing out of the woods from afar. Mitsuda Shaoza waved his sword and drove the sappers who carried the ladder away. Countless officers on this side turned out of their positions and shouted for the emperor. When they see the ladder, they see hope. Those high ladders are all caused by cutting the hundred-year-old mother elm at the tip of the double mountain in Wenzhu Ditch. Shan Gang Jie laughed and said, "Hey, Jin Shengtai, the city is broken today, kill the chicken and give it to ......."

The news that the devil was cutting down tall trees in Wenzhu Ditch in the west of Songshu Liang has been reported to the brigade headquarters by the Baiji team. Brigade Commander Ding and Deputy Brigade Commander Ji ordered Mao Suinian, the head of the special service regiment, to lead the whole regiment to focus on the ladder of the devil, and no matter what, the ladder could not be transported to the city, otherwise he would be charged for violating the order. The regiments on the city wall shot the devils behind the door panels, and the soldiers of the special service regiment had to say yes before they would give up a place. Sure enough, they all saw the ladder, and Commander Mao immediately ordered each battalion to select sharpshooters and shoot at the devils who carried the ladder. For a moment, the devil's sappers fell to the ground with a puff, and more than a dozen ladders were thrown on the ground.

I could see the soldiers of the other regiments on the wall cheering loudly. Over there, Mitsuda Shaozuo was dumbfounded, picked up his war knife and opened the bow left and right and split the two soldiers. There was a platoon commander on the wall of the 233rd regiment, named Huang Guangxiu, although he was also hiding behind the door panel, but he shouted the loudest, and he saw it clearly, raised his hand and shot it, and hit Guangtian who was still wielding a knife.