Lin Rui, Zhou Weihan, Zhang Xinghan, Lin Feng and others were chasing and killing the devil with the commando, and the defenders in the city were ordered by the battalion commander Yao Ziqing to kill in time and launched an attack on the retreating Japanese army from the side.

The more than 200 devils who retreated from the east gate completely collapsed under the joint attack of Yao Ziqing's department and Lin Rui's department, and those who were killed lost their armor and rushed to the direction of the main force of the brigade at the south gate.

The defending troops of Yao Ziqing's division at the south gate of Baoshan also took the initiative to counterattack at this time, and restrained the Japanese attacking troops at the south gate with firepower, preventing them from having the opportunity to rescue the troops at the east gate.

In this way, the more than 200 devils who attacked the East Gate were defeated by Lin Rui and the defenders of the East Gate because they could not get timely reinforcements and responses.

In the end, less than a third of the devils, taking advantage of the cover of night, escaped back to their positions in the south of the city.

At this time, the main force of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army at the South Gate had already completed the assembly, and Lin Rui accepted it when he saw it, and withdrew back with the commando team and the defenders of the East Gate.

Retreated from the east gate of Baoshan into Baoshan City, of course, along the way, Lin Rui did not forget to command the soldiers to simply clean up the battlefield, and collected the weapons and ammunition left by the devils to supplement their combat needs.

As soon as he completely retreated into the city and closed the city gate, a company commander of the defenders ran over, looked at Lin Rui and the others, and after recognizing Lin Rui as the military commander, he immediately stood up and saluted him: "Sir, may I ask which part of you are?" ”

Lin Rui raised his hand and saluted back: "I am Lin Rui, the commander of the third battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Tax Police Corps, where is your commander?" ”

The captain and company commander were shocked when he heard this, and looked at Lin Rui and saluted again with respect on his face: "It turned out to be Chief Lin, a famous person, like thunder!" ”

"Brother has won the award, can you take me to see your chief?" Lin Rui asked with a slight smile.

"Convenient, convenient!" The captain and company commander immediately solemnized his hands and said, "Please come with me Commander Lin." ”

After speaking, he led the way in front of the head and led Lin Rui towards their battalion headquarters.

It didn't take long for Lin Rui and his entourage to follow the captain and company commander to the outside of the battalion headquarters, and the captain and company commander were at the entrance of the bunker of the battalion headquarters, and he stepped forward and said: "Battalion, Commander Lin Rui, the commander of the third battalion of the second regiment of the reinforcement tax police regiment, has arrived!" ”

Yao Ziqing couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the report of his subordinates, glanced at the subordinates around him, and immediately walked out with them.

When he saw Lin Rui, Yao Ziqing was obviously stunned, and after looking his eyes up and down on Lin Rui, he asked in disbelief: "Your Excellency is Lin Ruilin, the battalion commander?" ”

Yao Ziqing is the battalion commander of the lieutenant colonel, and Lin Rui himself is still a major, so out of politeness and respect for the national hero, Lin Rui took the initiative to stand up and salute him, and replied: "Chief Yao, it is Lin." ”

Yao Ziqing hurriedly stood upright, solemnly returned the salute to Lin Rui, and asked excitedly: "Camp Chief Lin, why did your ministry come to Baoshan?" Was it sent by the Upper Peak to reinforce us? ”

Lin Rui shook his head and said: "No, after our unit was ordered to attack the Japanese artillery position, due to the sudden change in the battle situation, the retreat was cut off. On the way to break through, he learned that Chief Yao was leading a lone army to hold on to Baoshan, and he couldn't bear Brother Yao to fight alone, so Lin took matters into his own hands and rushed over with his troops to fight side by side with his brother and others to resist the strong enemy! ”

Yao Ziqing stepped forward with emotion, grabbed Lin Rui's hand and said excitedly: "Thank you Brother Lin for not being afraid of the crisis and leading his troops to help, Yao Ziqing and all the officers and soldiers defending the city are grateful!" ”

Lin Rui said: "Brother Yao's words are outside, you and I both belong to the battle sequence of the National Revolutionary Army, and we are both Chinese soldiers, and we both have the mission and responsibility of resisting the enemy and defending the territory and resisting foreign humiliation."

Baoshan is not only the defense area of your 98th Division, but also the defense area of our tax police regiment, from now on, more than 200 people in our department will defend the city with you and fight to the death! ”

Yao Ziqing nodded excitedly: "Brother Lin said well, come, the advanced command will speak." ”

So, Lin Rui took Lin Feng and was welcomed into the headquarters by Yao Ziqing and other officers of the 583rd Regiment, while Zhang Xinghan and Zhou Weihan stayed outside to settle the soldiers of the death squad.

After entering the command headquarters, Yao Ziqing first asked the adjutant to bring a kettle to Lin Rui and the others, let them drink water and rest, and then asked them if they had eaten.

Lin Rui replied: "Brother Yao, you don't have to be polite, we have already eaten before the night attack mission, so we are not hungry, just get us some water to drink." ”

"Adjutant Li, bring the water immediately." Yao Ziqing immediately urged and ordered.

The adjutant surnamed Li answered, quickly took off two kettles from the wall of the command headquarters, and handed them to Lin Rui and the others.

After taking the kettle and drinking it, relieving the sore throat that was about to smoke, Lin Rui began to ask about Yao Ziqing's battle situation.

After some conversation, Lin Rui learned that the total number of defenders in Baoshan County was now more than 450 people, but fortunately, before the main force of the 98th Division withdrew, a lot of ammunition was left, and this garrison did not have to worry about the lack of ammunition in a short time.

There was enough food to eat, and there were wells in the city, so eating and drinking were not a problem.

And the death squad brought by Lin Rui, there are still more than 260 people left who retreated into Baoshan alive, plus Yao Ziqing's department, the total strength of the defenders of Baoshan City is about 700 people.

After discussing with Yao Ziqing, Lin Rui and the death squad were left in the city as a reserve in case of accidents.

Originally, Lin Rui wanted to lead the troops to the frontal battlefield of the Japanese army's main attacker, and it was also the South Gate where the battle was most fierce to take on the defense of the South Gate.

However, Yao Ziqing considered that they had been transferred from the battle overnight, and they were already sleepy and needed to rest, so he politely refused Lin Rui's invitation and arranged for them to serve as reserves.

Yao Ziqing not only has a higher military rank than himself, but he is also the commander of the Baoshan garrison appointed by Shangfeng, and he is only halfway here, so it is impossible for Lin Rui to make specific defensive deployments on his behalf.

In addition, the death squad really needed to rest, so they accepted Yao Ziqing's arrangement.

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Outside the south gate, the command post of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army.

Mitaro Yama, the captain of the 1st Brigade of the 22nd Infantry Wing, was furious, scolding the two devil officers standing in front of them, trembling as if walking on thin ice.

These two devil officers are the 1st Brigade, responsible for the more than 200 Japanese commanders who feinted to attack the east gate.

"Bastard, rubbish! You can even let a small group of enemy troops take the back road, and our 22nd Infantry Wing will lose its face to you! "Yama Mitaro is indeed very angry, and now Tsukiura, Lion Forest and other places have been conquered by the imperial army.

The area around Baoshan County has already been occupied by the imperial army, this place is already an isolated city, it is only a matter of time before it captures Baoshan, and now it can still be attacked by the Chinese army, or a small force to sneak attack and defeat, and the casualties are heavy and the army is defeated, if this is spread out, his Shanmei Brigade will become the laughing stock of the entire 22nd Wing and even the entire 11th Division.