Although they were ready to prepare for an attack, the Japanese commander stationed in Monte still looked surprised when he heard the sudden sound of gunfire outside the city. A few hours earlier, he had just received the news that Vortex City had fallen.

Even if Mengcheng is not too far away from Vortex City, under normal circumstances, shouldn't the anti-Japanese troops who have just recovered Vortex City take a break? In this case, even if the city of Mongolia is likely to be attacked, it should only happen the next day.

No one expected that in the middle of the night, when everyone was sleeping peacefully, there were troops outside the city to launch a strong attack on Mengcheng. Even judging from the density of guns, the strength of the troops attacking Mongcheng at this moment is not weak.

The Mengcheng garrison, who was awakened by the sound of gunfire, looked at his subordinates who quickly came to ask for instructions, and said very seriously: "What is the current situation?" Damn, these guys are really desperate, just after the battle in Vortex City, they rushed to attack Mongcheng? ”

Facing the curse of the garrison officer of Mengcheng, an officer soon said: "Your Excellency the garrison officer, did the troops attacking us sneak attack the main force of the Zhina in Vortex City?" It's unlikely, right? Vortex City is not far from us! ”

If the anti-Japanese army had a large number of cars to travel on their behalf, it might have been possible to carry out such a blitzkrieg-like raid tactic. The problem is that during the day, the Japanese army has already sent reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the city and the vicinity of the city.

Even if the troops attacking Vortex City rushed to Mengcheng after nightfall, it would not be possible to attack as soon as they arrived. A long-distance march will consume a lot of physical and mental strength on the troops, and if one is not good, the gains will outweigh the losses.

From the officer's point of view, many officers of the little devil suspected that the anti-war troops attacking Mengcheng at this moment should not be the anti-war troops attacking Vortex City during the day. In fact, the suspicions of these officers were quickly confirmed.

Receiving a call from the commander of the city wall defenders, the Mengcheng garrison said with a surprised face: "What about it? Eight-way workhorse? How is this possible? When did the main force of the Eight Roads come to our side? ”

Many commanders of the Japanese army had heard of the Eighth Route Army, which was operating in North China. However, the activities of the Eighth Route Army are currently limited to the area of Luxi, and I have never heard of the Eighth Route Army operating around Mengcheng.

According to the information provided by the Special High School, guerrillas of the New Fourth Army had been discovered in the vicinity of Vortex City earlier, but they had never heard of the main force of the Eighth Route Army. As a result, most of the Japanese commanders stationed in Mongolia found it incredulous to hear the news.

"Your Excellency the garrison, the garrison troops should be right! Judging from the firepower and strength, the Eighth Route Army, which is attacking us at this moment, has at least one regiment-level combat unit. On both sides of the main city, the Eighth Route Army was found approaching! ”

"Yaga! The situation was immediately reported, and all the troops in the city made every effort to block the Eighth Road. With a regiment of troops, we want to capture the county town where we are stationed, and these eight roads are too arrogant. Hold out until dawn, and then we may be able to fight back! ”

"Hey! The artillery fire on the eight roads is relatively heavy, do we need to provide artillery support? ”

"Yo Breath! Order the artillery squadron to launch a counterattack at once! ”

The Japanese army, which had some understanding of the strength of the Eighth Route Army, did not take the artillery of the Eighth Route Army into account at all. If the besieging force was the national army, perhaps the Japanese army would have been worried that the besieging national army still had artillery with a longer range.

The Eighth Route Army is notoriously poor, and these mortars that are now carrying out shelling are already the home of the main force of the Eighth Route Army. If it is destroyed, the remaining defensive battles will be easier to fight.

I have to say that it is only a matter of time before you look at people with old eyes, and you will suffer. With a half-understanding of the Eighth Route Army, these Japanese troops easily used artillery squadrons to participate in the defense of the city. Seeing the shells fired in the city, the artillerymen outside the city laughed.

Seeing that the Japanese army fired a test shell, the commander of the artillery detachment immediately said: "The mortar detachment will be transferred to the reserve position immediately and wait for the order." The mountain artillery team is ready to calculate the position of the little devil's artillery position, and once there is a result, immediately counterattack! ”

"Yes, squad leader!"

The 1st Battalion of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, which was in charge of the feint, also quickly received an order from the regiment commander Sun Weimin, and had advanced to a company less than 100 meters away from the city wall, ready to guard against Japanese artillery bombardment at any time.

The rest of the troops that remained on standby were also as concealed as possible, not too close to the previous artillery detachment. When the artillery detachment destroys the artillery positions of the little devils in the city, the battalions and companies of the independent regiment besieging the city can really breathe a sigh of relief.

As the Japanese artillery squadron launched a counterattack, the defenders of the city, who had been suppressed by the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army, also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing the obvious halt of the shelling, many Japanese soldiers excitedly said: "Yo! These damn artillery fire has finally stopped! ”

Without the threat of shells outside the city, the Japanese puppet army responsible for defending the city was also under pressure. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Japanese puppet army at the head of the city also began to strengthen the fortifications, and at the same time sent all the soldiers who were wounded and killed in battle to the rear for resettlement.

The soldiers of the Special Second Company, who were already on standby on the streets, saw these Japanese puppet soldiers escorting the wounded, and soon had a humane: "Squadron leader, do you want to do it?" I thought, maybe this is an opportunity? Can successfully infiltrate the barracks of the Japanese puppet army! ”

"You mean, posing as a troop escorting the wounded?"

"Not bad! Squadron leader, you see, there are not many Japanese puppet soldiers who escort the wounded. Wait a minute, let the patrol team cooperate with the crossbow team, and you should be able to kill these Japanese puppet troops who have withdrawn from the city wall without using their guns, what do you think? ”

Listening to the advice of his subordinates, Qin Tianyou, who was waiting for the order, felt that this was indeed a good opportunity. The most important thing is that even if there is some movement at that time. Under the cover of the sound of guns and cannons in the city, the head of the city and the Japanese puppet army in the city should not be aware of it.

Now that the decision had been made, the crossbowmen of the Second Company quickly sneaked to both sides of the street. The patrol team that had been replaced earlier, also quietly waited for the opportunity to attack under Qin Tianyou's instructions, preparing to meet the Japanese puppet army escorting the wounded.

At least at this moment, for the Japanese puppet army stationed in Mengcheng, they would not have thought that a force had been mixed in the city at this moment. The deadliest thing is that this force lurks in the shadows, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

"Remember! After the bow team makes a move, rush over as soon as possible and use the dagger to solve the little devil who is not dead! ”

"Understood!"

When the Japanese puppet army escorting the wounded was about to enter the area where the bow and crossbow team was ambushed, more than ten combat members of the patrol team pretended to be more than ten combat members, and quickly walked out of the hiding place. The two teams looked directly opposite each other, but they couldn't see it very clearly because of the light.

"Who?"

The combat team members who walked in the front quickly shouted these words to the Japanese puppet soldiers who were escorting the wounded. The little devil in charge of the escort, hearing the inquiry from earlier, quickly said: "We are the city gate guards, escorting the wounded back to the camp for treatment!" ”

Just as the escort team stopped talking, the bow and crossbow captain, who was lurking in the shadows, said softly: "Do it!" ”

These stopped targets are undoubtedly easier to aim at than to shoot at moving targets. The result was obvious, a wave of arrows and crossbows shot out, and the sound of the Japanese puppet army falling to the ground and screaming was soon heard on the street.

At the same time, disguised as a member of the patrol, he sped out. Seeing the little devils in the escort team who were not yet dead, they killed them without saying a word. On the contrary, it was a puppet army, but the combat team members left a few alive.

was originally shocked by the sudden attack, but now I saw the little devils in patrol clothes, and they wantonly wiped out the little devils who were guarding the city with them. Such a strange situation really scared the puppet army a little speechless.

Fortunately, soon these puppet soldiers heard that the little devil who put the knife on their necks said very coldly: "Do you want to die or want to live?" ”

Such authentic official words undoubtedly clearly tell these puppet soldiers that these patrolmen wearing little devil uniforms in front of them should be impersonated by the enemy. Thinking of this, these puppet soldiers were scared out of a cold sweat again.

In addition to admitting his cowardice, he was very cooperative in the face of the patrol members' inquiries without saying a word. At this time, the mountain artillery squad, which had already calculated the Japanese artillery position, immediately launched an artillery counterattack after the detachment commander's order.

Seeing the cannonballs that flew over the city wall and fell into the city, the Japanese puppet army that was still sticking to the city wall said with some dumbfounded: "Baga! Not good! It's mountain artillery! Damn, these Chinese soldiers actually have mountain artillery in their hands! ”

From the sound or the distance of the cannonball, many little devil officers guessed at once that this should be a cannonball fired by the mountain artillery. Thinking that the Eighth Route Army outside the city actually had mountain artillery in its hands, the Japanese puppet army on the city wall began to be unable to calm down again.

Like them, there was also the Mengcheng garrison who heard a strong explosion. Looking at the artillery position that had fallen in the flames of the explosion, the garrison officer couldn't help but scold: "Baga! Damn, we're fooled! ”

Since the Eighth Route Army used mortars to attack the city, but hid more powerful mountain artillery, the Japanese army guessed that the Eighth Route Army did this to lure the Japanese artillery in the city to attack. Without artillery, it would have been extremely difficult for the Japanese army to hold the city.

At the same time, after receiving the news from Qin Tianyou, Hu Biao thought for a while and said: "Assign a platoon to control the puppet army that is still in the puppet army camp in the name of escorting the wounded." Little devil, don't come here! ”

"Yes, detachment leader!"

It is clear that the Japanese army is not so easy to fool, and if they really want to enter the barracks, it will be very dangerous to disguise the Japanese fighters. On the contrary, it is a puppet army with a weak will to fight, as long as its officers are controlled, the rest of the soldiers will obediently surrender.

Without the puppet army, it is equivalent to breaking a hand of the Japanese army in the city. As for the little devil in the barracks at this moment, he has become a caged bird. As long as Hu Biao gave an order, he was able to clean it up with Hu Biao.

After listening to Hu Biao's suggestion, Qin Tianyou also felt that Hu Biao was more thoughtful than him. really wants to send someone to pretend to be a little devil to enter the little devil's military camp, but Hu Biao can't let go of his hands and feet to attack, isn't this a self-defeating martial arts?

As the little devil's artillery squadron was destroyed, the artillery fire outside the city, which had already stopped, roared again. Looking at the countless cannonballs and flames rising into the air, the defenders at the head of the city knew that another round of nightmares was about to start playing out again!