August 1, 1927, 0:30. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The three main regiments of the Independent Second Division led by Zheng Yi all sneaked into place.

Li Feng's 2nd Regiment crawled among the lush weeds on the riverbank, closely observing the movements of the enemy's water police brigade's barracks; The 750 elites of Li Lianshan's 1st Regiment were already hidden outside the walls of the enemy garrison; Zhao Jingting's machine gun battalion had placed twelve mortars in the open field one kilometer away from Desheng Gate, and was adjusting the muzzles according to the firing elements, and his two infantry and machine gun companies were ready to charge.

The Church of England Hospital, less than a kilometer from Desheng Gate, has been controlled by Zheng Yi's guard platoon.

Zheng Yi had just calmed down the angry British dean and more than a dozen doctors and nurses, and Li Zhao and Wang Huchen led the division personnel to arrive, and without saying a word, immediately set up a front-line command in the courtyard.

The British, who were still complaining to Zheng Yi, were frightened when they saw all this, and instead demanded that Zheng Yi must ensure the safety of them and the hospital, Zheng Yi readily agreed, but asked the director and doctors to help treat the wounded, and pay as much as they wanted.

At this moment, Tian Antai, the deputy company commander of the spy company, who was drenched in sweat, rushed to report: "Report to the division commander, the gun\ medicine factory has been successfully taken down, all the guards have been disarmed and imprisoned, and the two staff members and thirty-nine workers who stayed behind are willing to obey the command. ”

"Excellent! I'll give you a credit. ”

Zheng Yi took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, and asked casually, "What about Old Han?" ”

Li Zhao hurriedly replied: "Deputy Division Commander Han rushed directly to the mortar position of the Third Regiment. ”

Tian Antai anxiously turned to Zheng Yi: "Division commander, we request the next combat order!" All the 155 brothers in the company were wasted in the fire and medicine factory! ”

Zheng Yi refused without thinking about it: "Go back!" If you have time, you should take an inventory of the fire \ medicine factory for Lao Tzu, and you must not take it lightly...... That's a huge explosive bag, if there is a problem, Lao Tzu will clean you up immediately! ”

"Bang bang bang-"

Before Zheng Yi's words could be heard, three dull gunshots and the whistling sound of signal flares rising into the air were heard, and the gunfire of the uprising began on time at one o'clock in the evening on August 1.

Zheng Yi ran out of the hospital hall, jumped on the high platform on the west side of the courtyard, and took out his binoculars and pointed them in the direction of Desheng Gate.

In less than three seconds, a large number of cannonballs dragging the blazing tail flame fell on both sides of the gatehouse above the Desheng Gate, and the violent explosion drowned out the dense gunfire coming from the city.

"Boom-"

The flames from the continuous explosion of the cannonballs instantly illuminated the 100-meter city wall, and the rising gunsmoke, flying masonry and flesh and blood stumps covered the towering gatehouse.

In front of the mortar positions of the three regiments, more than 400 officers and men of the machine gun company and the infantry company rushed out of the alleys and along both sides of the wide mound road to the Desheng Gate, which was filled with gunpowder.

On the west side, the 1st Regiment and the 3rd Regiment launched an attack at the same time when the red signal flare rose into the air, and Li Lianshan commanded the officers and men of the 1st Regiment to rush into the enemy garrison camp and immediately open fire.

The 700 soldiers who entered the camp from three directions grabbed their bayonet rifles tightly and quickly encircled the three platoons of barracks, and in less than half an hour the battle was resolved, and the result was that more than 150 enemies were killed and wounded and more than 240 were captured, and there was not a single officer or soldier of the regiment who suffered any casualties.

Li Feng's 2nd Regiment also moved quickly.

The whole battle ended almost at the same time as the first regiment, and the 500 enemy troops of the lax and poorly trained Marine Police Brigade were taken prisoner before they could resist.

Most of the prisoners were escorted to the playground wearing only a pair of trousers, several sentry posts placed in the front and back of the camp had long since been killed, four diesel patrol boats and two transport boats of more than 100 tons were still tied to the wharf, and less than 10 people escaped by jumping into the river.

The fiercest battle is still the battlefield of Deshengmen.

Two groups of reinforced enemy troops set up machine guns and rifles, and carried out strafing from a high position, blocking the three charges of the two infantry companies of the third regiment......

The two infantry companies of the 3rd Regiment retreated one after another, and finally threw down more than 130 corpses and wounded, and retreated into an alley 500 meters away with hatred.

The machine-gun company covering the charge, despite its tenacity, was at a disadvantage in the back-attack and could not give full play to its superiority in firepower, and finally had to retreat.

Zheng Yi heard from the sound of gunfire and shelling that the battle situation was not good, and immediately rode his horse to the mortar position, and after asking for details, he immediately ordered to continue the shelling, even if all the shells were used!

After speaking, Zheng Yi ignored the hard persuasion of Han Shouren and Zhao Jingting, got on the horse and rushed to the front line outside the Desheng Gate, found He Yiliang, the deputy head of the regiment who commanded the attack, and went to the corner of the house in front of him to observe carefully.

He Yiliang complained in a low voice: "The intelligence is wrong, where is a company of defenders on the head of the city, at least two battalions!" Moreover, the enemy was armed with no less than thirty light and heavy machine guns...... It's weird! Why is the enemy deploying so many troops here, don't they want a nest in the city? ”

Zheng Yi didn't answer He Yiliang's question, and after observing for a while, he pulled him over: "Yiliang, you see, when every round of shells falls, the enemy defending the city head stops shooting for about half a minute, go to the back and get a few explosives packs, blow up the city gate, and then launch a dense charge, and the battle can basically be over." ”

He Yiliang's eyes lit up: "I will immediately organize a death squad, and I will personally lead the team!" ”

"You are the commander and must abide by battlefield discipline!"

Zheng Yi glared at him fiercely, and saw He Yiliang nodding in agreement, so he slowly climbed back with confidence and returned to the rear to mobilize troops.

The gunfire in the direction of the city and the west of the city became more and more intense, the sound of grenade explosions came and went, and the fire broke out in the direction of the big pier and the cattle store outside the Guangrun Gate.

At this point, the fighting of the various parts of the uprising has entered a white-hot stage.

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Ten minutes later, a death squad composed of six communists from the third regiment rushed out of the alley with explosives bags, and all 16 light and heavy machine guns of the machine gun company were set up on the wall to open fire for cover.

The six mortars that had just cooled down the machine gun company once again began to fire uninterruptedly, and the top and bottom of Desheng Gate were instantly shrouded in thick gunpowder smoke and bullet rain, and the figures of the twelve daredevils who bravely charged were instantly submerged in the tumbling smoke.

"Boom, boom—"

A series of violent explosions shook the earth!

"Tick Tick Tick—"

The broken bricks flying in the sky have not yet fallen, and the trumpet of the charge has sounded.

The officers and men of the five companies of the reinforced regiment and the two companies of the third regiment shouted in unison to launch a decisive charge, and in less than five minutes, the fire red flag of the second independent division fluttered high on the city tower.

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