Chapter 410: An all-out general offensive begins
From the formation of the Snow Shame Camp to the selection of elite team members, Hu Biao's style of action is to follow the usual path. Hu Biao's contingency strategy against the enemy on the battlefield is also different from that of many military commanders in this era. Perhaps this is also the reason why Hu Biao did not dare to command the large corps.
The arrangement of troops involved in the operation of the large corps was an unfamiliar field with great challenges for Hu Biao. On the other hand, this kind of surprise attack or night attack is what Hu Biao is really good at. And his offensive steps make it difficult for the enemy to figure out.
Changing to other combat commanders, seeing the gaps in the walls that had been blown open, they would inevitably order the infantry to attack. If you don't attack, why blow up the walls? But in Hu Biao's view, the collapse of the city wall was to facilitate the attack, but there was no need to rush to attack.
Think about it differently, if Hu Biao is the commander of the garrison tonight. Seeing the collapsed city wall and the gaps that were blown out, he must have mobilized troops to contain the gaps. In the vicinity of the gap, a large number of interdiction forces are deployed or the gap is repaired.
Since Hu Biao thought that the enemy would do this, how could he order the troops to attack? Each member of the task force was carefully selected, and Hu Biao didn't want to use them as ordinary soldiers, preferring to spend more shells.
Give the little devils in the city a little time to react, and continue to expand the gap of the explosion with the help of mortars. When the little devil reinforcements were almost deployed, the mountain artillery unit, which had been prepared for a long time, began to extend the artillery fire along the gap.
In a short period of time, the little devil will definitely not be able to build a complete fortification. In this case, in the face of the extended artillery fire of the mountain artillery team, they had no other choice but to dodge and escape.
With another round of shelling, Hu Biao believed that he would be able to eliminate many little devils. Using cannonballs to harvest the lives of the little devils in the city is also very cost-effective in Hu Biao's opinion. This kind of unreasonable style of play can also continue to destroy the military spirit and fighting spirit of the little devils.
Let the mountain artillery team shell back and forth along the gap, Hu Biao ordered the blasting team to move to the east and west of the city, and began to prepare for a new round of blasting operations. Also transferred was the mortar detachment commanded by Qin Tianyou.
The guerrillas who gathered on standby, looked at Luzhou City, where the artillery was rumbling, and said with some surprise: "Captain, are we really going to attack Luzhou City?" In this city, there should be a lot of little devils and puppet soldiers, right? ”
"What? I'm scared! Don't worry, wait for Chief Hu's troops to attack the main attack, you just need to follow the attack. In the past, you always complained that the weapons and equipment were not good, and you couldn't win against the little devils. Is it possible that you are still afraid now? ”
"Afraid of a ball! It's all a shoulder and a head, there are a lot of little devils, and there are a lot of us! ”
As the guerrillas of all stripes were assembled one after another, the guerrillas, who had been fighting separately earlier, suddenly realized that there were not many friendly troops around them. Even if they are all guerrillas, but if there are many people, the combat effectiveness is not weak!
While the guerrillas were discussing, Tian Tiezhu, who was in charge of acting as a liaison officer, found several guerrillas again and said, "Captains, your team, follow our troops into the city later. When we get a foothold, you'll follow the attack! ”
"Understood!"
"What about the rest of the troops?"
"They have other tasks! The south side of the city is the main attack, and the east of the city and the west of the city are assists. In order to contain the strength of the Japanese puppet army in the city, we must attack in the other two directions at the same time. It's going to be easier to fight like that! ”
"Good! We got it! ”
After conveying the combat mission, Hu Biao left the elite of the special first company on the south side of the city to standby. The remaining special second companies split into two and began to go to the east and west of the city. The guerrillas who cooperated with them in the fight also began to divide and move.
When the mortar detachment came to the east of the city, they began to shell the defenders on the eastern walls of the city. The Japanese puppet army, who was moving to the south of the city, was a little puzzled: "Damn it! How did they get to the east of the city? Could it be that they plan to start the attack from the east of the city? ”
"What to do? Are we going to the east side of the city? ”
Under the cover of the mortar detachment and the sniper team, the demolition team members attacked again. Facing the resistance of the defenders at the head of the city, they began to rush under the city wall located in the east of the city. Install the explosives pack, then detonate it, knocking down another section of the wall.
Looking at the city wall that had collapsed again, the little devil commander in charge of the east of the city said with a little panic: "Quick! We need support! The Chinese army is attacking from us! They really started to siege the city! Fast! ”
Compared to the south side of the city, where there was only the sound of cannons, and the gap that was blown up on the east side of the city, many little devils had already seen the attacking troops preparing to rush towards the gap. What frightened the defenders the most was the large number of combat troops that appeared in the open space outside the city.
Knowing that a large number of siege troops had been found in the east of the city, some Japanese puppet troops who were ready to rush to the south of the city for reinforcements could only rush to the east of the city for reinforcements. The combat platoon, which was responsible for the lead, quickly rushed to the gap and began to advance along the gap.
Under the cover of the mortar detachment, the combat platoon quite smoothly entered the gap. To the bewilderment of the guerrillas who followed the attack, the combat platoon commander who entered the gap quickly said: "Quick, deploy fortifications along both sides of the street and prepare for the attack of the little devils!" ”
"Aren't we going to move forward?"
"No, you don't! We were only in charge of the feint, and the main direction of attack was on the south side of the city. Our task at the moment is very simple, that is, to use this position to contain the Japanese puppet army that is constantly coming to reinforce it. Heavy, all go to the city wall to build machine gun positions! ”
The defenders on this side of the city wall were cleared, and the combat platoon that attacked the city did not pursue the defenders who fled into the city. Taking advantage of the fact that the little devil had not yet launched a counterattack, he quickly established a temporary defensive position on this side of the city wall.
The guerrilla captains who cooperated with the operation seemed a little puzzled. But they still knew that the guerrillas under their command were more familiar with fighting defensive counterattacks than fighting offensive warfare. Having walls and fortifications as cover can also reduce combat casualties.
Thinking about this, the partisan leaders who cooperated with the operation were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, command their respective team members and set up corresponding fortifications and positions on this side of the wall. When Japanese reinforcements arrived, the two sides began to attack each other on the inside of the city gate.
With the cooperation of the combat platoon of the task force, the guerrillas who acted as defensive blockades suddenly felt a lot less pressure. Some of the new fighters who were originally nervous, as the bullets fired continued to increase, also began to adapt to this brutal actual combat.
The battlefield on the east side of the city was handed over to Lei Xiong and several guerrilla leaders, and Hu Biao took Qin Tianyou and the rest of the combat troops to continue to move to the west side of the city. When the defenders in the west of the city saw the cannonballs falling from the sky, many of the defenders were also stunned.
There was even a little devil officer who said in disbelief: "Baga! How many troops do they have? Why did you come here again? ”
With no one to explain the reason, the demolition team, which was once again in action, blew a huge gap in the already weak wall on the western side of the city. Looking at the troops who began to attack under the cover of artillery fire, the defenders in the west of the city also panicked.
"We need support! Quick, get reinforcements now! The people of China are attacking from our side! ”
Because the senior commanders were killed en masse, most of the remaining lieutenants were only responsible for the troops under their own command. Faced with the defenders in the east and west of the city asking for support, these lieutenants were a little dumbfounded, not knowing who to save.
On the other hand, looking at the surviving puppet army in the city, seeing that there were attacking troops in the east, west and south of the city, many puppet troops immediately decided to smear oil on the soles of their feet. Taking advantage of the fact that the little devils in the city were not paying attention, many puppet soldiers took off their military uniforms and began to run to the north of the city.
When the first batch of puppet soldiers fled the battlefield, after the news spread, more and more puppet troops quietly left the battlefield. Faced with this situation, the Japanese army, who was still holding on to the city, said angrily: "Baga! These Imperial Allies dare to be deserters! ”
If people run away, what dare they do?
In the eyes of these fleeing puppet soldiers, the surviving little devils in the city will be more and less auspicious in the future. If these little devils were killed, who would know that they had been puppet soldiers in Luzhou City? Change your clothes and throw away the guns, they are ordinary people!
The escape of the puppet army in the city was naturally seen clearly by Xu Sandao and the scouts who were lurking in the city. In fact, the security in the north of the city was also deliberately revealed by the scout team, just to make the puppet army feel that there was still a glimmer of life.
For these puppet soldiers, what they cherish most is always their own lives. usually tells the little devils to be loyal, but in fact, they follow the little devils, more to eat. Desperate, they run faster than anyone else!
The puppet army began to flee the battlefield in large numbers, which was undoubtedly a very demoralizing thing for the Japanese troops who still insisted on staying. On the other hand, Hu Biao, who was in charge of the overall command, saw that both the east and west of the city were firmly established, and immediately ordered the general attack to start.
Looking at Tian Tiezhu beside him, Hu Biao said in a calm tone: "Play signal flares!" Start the all-out assault! ”
"Yes, detachment leader!"
Tian Tiezhu, who took out the signal gun, loaded a signal flare into the chamber of the gun, pulled the trigger into the sky and fired the gun, and a dazzling signal flare rose into the air. Looking at the flares rising into the air, the remaining Japanese troops in the city knew that the most dangerous moment was coming.
The reinforcements who originally rushed to the south of the city to assemble saw the mountain artillery shells ploughing back and forth, as well as the heavy artillery shells that were added from time to time in the later period, and the Japanese army, who was worried about accidents in the east and west of the city, finally divided some troops to the east and west of the city.
Waiting for the signal flare to appear, Xu Sandao, who was assembled at the entrance of the street in the south of the city, immediately ordered: "Block this street!" Before the main force invades, no devils are allowed to pass through this road. Hold on, the rest of the brothers will be here soon! ”
"Yes, Squadron Leader!"
If Hu Biao placed the special company in the south of the city, the purpose was to break the defensive position established by the Japanese army. Then Xu Sandao, who led the team into the city in advance, was responsible for cutting off the contact between the defenders in the south of the city and the rest of the reinforcements.
As long as the special company and the guerrillas who cooperated with the operation, they could solve the Japanese army in the south of the city in the shortest possible time. With the confidence of the initial victory, the task force with the main force can sweep the whole city with the offensive edge. When the time comes, the Japanese army will not be able to stop it if they want to.
In the face of the threat of flanking from both sides, there are more and more attacking troops fighting more and more, unless the surviving little devils plan to annihilate the whole army. Otherwise, those little devils who have survived so far will also consider the opportunity to withdraw from Luzhou City first and then try to counterattack!