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Zheng Yi and Li Lianshan held binoculars in their hands, silently observing the battlefield ahead filled with gunsmoke.

The five mortars had stopped firing, the three flaming red battle flags moved under the city wall in the earth-shattering roar, and a regiment of soldiers who attacked in three ways had already charged in place under the cover of more than ten light and heavy machine guns, and dozens of bamboo ladders were erected under the city walls on both sides of the city gate, and the soldiers with high morale began to climb the city wall along the bamboo ladders.

The 400 officers and men of the 1st Battalion, who were responsible for attacking the fortified positions in the center, rushed forward one after another to storm the city gate that had not yet been closed, and the devastated defenders of the city gate disappeared under the powerful fire of dozens of light machine guns and flower machine guns, and the two firing points above the city gate and the battlements had disappeared completely, but the towering enemy tower was spared by ten rounds of artillery bombardment, and still stood in the swirling smoke.

"I didn't expect it to go so well."

Zheng Yi looked at the flaming red battle flag flying high above the city wall, and put away the binoculars with satisfaction.

"Destroying the withering and decaying, the momentum is like a bamboo, haha!"

Li Lianshan, the head of the regiment with a happy face, laughed, and then pointed to the herald who was speeding to the south: "It is estimated that Lao Zhao also took the south gate and sent someone over to report the good news, haha!" ”

Li Lianshan saluted Zheng Yi, turned around and ran to the rear to assemble the police communication company on standby, took the reins handed by the guard battalion, turned over his horse, and led the police communication company and regimental headquarters personnel to rush into the city to command the operation, and rushed to complete the remnants of the enemy before dark, and then led two battalions to the north of the city, fighting side by side with Zhao Jingting's regiment and two battalions, and launched a final attack on the enemy who returned to help.

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As night fell, the sporadic gunfire continued.

Under the elite cover of a platoon, Zheng Yi led the personnel of the communications company and the division headquarters to ride into the city, and more than 100 people marched along the wide stone street, all the way, past the corpses of enemy soldiers and pools of cold blood, and soon entered the yamen of the county government filled with a strong smell of blood.

Tian Antai, who arrived one step earlier, strode forward to greet him: "Report to the division commander, the special service company has completed its task, the east wharf and the east city gate have been taken over by the second regiment and the third battalion, and the results have not yet had time to be counted, and each detachment of the special service company has lost four people, seven wounded, and eleven war horses." ”

Zheng Yi was very satisfied, and took Tian Antai's arm through the cloister on the east side of the courtyard: "You fought very well, and successfully mobilized the defenders in the city, which greatly reduced the offensive resistance of the west gate and the south gate, and the first and second regiments attacked the city wall and rushed into the city in only fifteen minutes, and the casualties of the two regiments were less than three hundred, far less than estimated before the war. ”

Tian Antai was very happy: "The brothers are very excited, after crossing the river, they have asked to continue the battle, I suppressed the brothers according to your instructions, and rushed here immediately after handing over with the second regiment and the third battalion, but I didn't expect that Lao Zhao had led the second regiment police company to take down the entire county government compound, and escorted more than 200 prisoners and the families of enemy officers to the military camp south of the city. ”

"Our five detachments are still searching the back warehouse and the east and west cross courtyards, and the remaining seven detachments are resting in the west cross courtyard."

Zheng Yi bypassed a pool of blood stains, came to the front of the majestic and solemn county hall and stopped: "I don't know what the situation is on Huchen's side......"

"I estimate that a regiment of enemy troops who went out of the city in the afternoon has already understood our plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, if the officer leading the team does not lead his troops to escape, and wants to come back to the rescue, at this time almost three kilometers north of the city!"

"You send two sniper detachments to the two main regiments as soon as possible to report, and hand them over to Lian Shan and Lao Zhao to command, if the enemy who comes back to the reinforcement puts up a position and resists stubbornly, their machine gun fire points will be very conspicuous in the night battle, and it is most appropriate to use snipers to kill them."

"Understood! I'll arrange it. Tian Antai immediately bypassed the corridor on the west side of the lobby and rushed to the west courtyard where the two sniper teams were located.

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Twelve kilometers north of the city, the southern foot of the Lion Rock blocking position.

At the foot of the mountain, which was more than 200 meters long, there were branches and overturned weeds that had been broken by bullets everywhere, and as the attacking enemy quickly retreated, Wang Huchen and his brothers immediately began to treat the wounded and replenish ammunition.

Wang Huchen and Chen Minxian, commander of the Fourth Regiment, led 98 officers and men to participate in this blocking battle, and after an hour and a half of fierce fighting, only 46 of them could still stand up.

"The inventory is complete, the seriously wounded are being treated, the two company commanders are gone, thirty-two people are sacrificed, and almost everyone is injured in the rest, alas!"

Chen Min, who had his head wrapped, came to Wang Huchen's side first, and whispered with a painful face.

Wang Huchen nodded silently, put away the binoculars and put them in the leather box on his waist, took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes, and handed Chen Minxian one:

"It's worth it! With less than 100 of us, we dragged down thousands of enemies for an hour and a half, and eliminated more than 200 of the enemy, thus gaining precious time for the main force to attack Ningdu and creating excellent conditions. ”

Chen Min nodded slowly: "Xiao Ying led four rows of more than 20 people to guard the ferry on the west bank, judging from the current situation, we are no longer capable of attacking Shangshi Town on the east bank." ”

Wang Huchen was just about to speak, and there was a dense sound of gunfire ten miles to the south, Chen Min first threw away the struck match, stood up and listened at the same time as Wang Huchen, and soon showed a happy smile.

Chen Minxian was excited: "It's the sound of the Czech light machine gun and the Makqin heavy machine gun, the division commander and the main force have taken Ningdu City!" ”

"That's right! Ning Du took it down, I don't know if it was Lianshan's first regiment or Lao Zhao's second regiment that came to take advantage of the victory...... Min Xian, you immediately send someone to inform Xiao Ying, don't care about the way to Shizhen, call them all over, I am responsible for the preparation of the battle, and I must not let an enemy escape from under our noses! ”

Wang Huchen decisively gave the order.

Chen Min turned around and ran first, Wang Huchen took out his binoculars again, and then the last light before nightfall, carefully observed the movement of the enemy troops in the south.

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The fierce fighting five kilometers north of Ningdu City was basically consistent with Wang Huchen's quick judgment.

A regiment of the Yunnan Army, which was anxious to return for reinforcements, collided head-on with two battalions of Li Lianshan's regiment, which was marching at high speed, and the officers and men of the two battalions of Li Lianshan's regiment relied on their superiority in firepower to launch fierce fire suppression against the chaotic enemy troops.

Due to the rapid firing of the machine gunners, the hit rate of the machine gunners was not high, and the range of the shell guns and flower machine guns equipped to the squad and platoon level was limited, and it was difficult to carry out a devastating blow against the rapidly retreating enemy, but they had firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

After more than ten minutes of panic, the enemy quickly organized firepower and returned fire on the spot, and several regiment and battalion commanders coincidentally realized that Ningdu City in the south had been lost, and hurriedly gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

However, it was already dark, and to the west of the battlefield was the reckless mountains with black rumbling sounds, and to the east was the wide, icy Meijiang River, and there was not a single ferry port on the shore five kilometers before and after.

The battalion commanders of the enemy regiment debated for more than ten minutes amid the increasingly dense gunfire, but they still could not decide whether to fight or flee, and where to flee if they wanted to escape, who knew that in this short period of ten minutes, the two battalions led by Zhao Jingting had bypassed the west side of the battlefield and set up 10 heavy machine guns and more than 20 light machine guns behind their flanks. (To be continued.) )