When the first gunshot rang out in the city, the originally quiet city of Maozhou became lively. Many people living in the city began to worry about whether they would be involved in the next battle, but they did not dare to go out of their homes easily.

Even those traitors who took refuge in the little devils, most of them stayed at home with a serious and panicked face at the moment, commanding the armed guards at home, and began to strengthen the defense of the house, for fear that the troops attacking at night would trouble them.

From the day they took refuge in the little devils, many traitors knew that once they fell into the hands of those anti-Japanese forces, most of them would not have any good fruit to eat. But in the face of the guns that rang out in the city, they didn't dare to act rashly.

The only thing that can be done may be to stay at home and wait for this sudden battle to end. If the defenders in the city are more skilled, then everything they have now will be retained. If the Japanese army is defeated, they will inevitably end badly.

Unfortunately, it was dark at the moment, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't escape. What they could do might be to pray that the Japanese would be victorious, so that they would escape. If they really fall into the hands of the anti-Japanese forces, they will be in big trouble.

On the other hand, the officers and men of the guerrilla detachment of the New Fourth Army, who were waiting outside the city at the moment, also said with some anxiety: "Detachment leader, when will we launch an attack?" I really can't stay like this anymore! ”

"If you can't wait, you have to wait! Earlier, Mr. Hu said, let's wait for the signal. The battle is not over yet, and if we venture into the city, there will inevitably be casualties among the troops. Without their help, how can we attack the city with the weapons in our hands? ”

As the commander of the detachment, Peng Yufeng was in the same mood as his officers and soldiers. But he still knew in his heart that compared with the combat troops under Hu Biao, the troops he brought with him were afraid that if they really wanted to forcibly attack the city, they would suffer heavy casualties.

And the main battalion that brought in the state this time is itself the backbone of the detachment. If these backbones are wiped out, even if they take down the city, the gains will still outweigh the losses. In the long run, waiting for Hu Biao's signal is the wisest choice.

It took less than half an hour, and the little devils who stayed in the barracks were all annihilated without exception. Hu Biao, who walked into the barracks, also said directly: "Notify the troops, take over the barracks warehouse of the little devils, and start cleaning the battlefield." ”

"Yes, detachment leader! And what about the troops outside the city? ”

"Wait and see! Don't worry, send a combat platoon over to support Lao Qin and them. Wait for the city defense troops to eliminate the little devils, and then let the troops outside the city enter the city. When they entered the city, they invited Peng's detachment here. ”

"Yes!"

After some instructions, Hu Biao asked all the seized weapons and ammunition to be moved to the playground that had just been leveled. After the previous shelling, the military camp of the little devils was also blown out of many pits, and there were many incomplete corpses of the little devils.

The corpse was temporarily thrown aside, and the combat team members who used to like to pick up corpses were not interested in picking up corpses now. After carefully searching the bodies, the bodies of these little devils were thrown aside, and they would be handed over to the guerrilla detachment of the New Fourth Army for disposal in the future.

At least Hu Biao believes that those little devil uniforms that are still intact believe that the guerrilla detachment will also be interested. These military uniforms were moved back to the base area, reprinted and dyed, and could still be worn as clothes or even new military uniforms.

No matter how bad it is, change these military uniforms and clothes a little and distribute them to the people in the base areas, and I believe the people will not mind. Most of the poor people in these years wore old clothes that had been sewn and mended. They won't dislike this kind of clothes!

What is really worthy of Hu Biao's collection, Hu Biao will also make people move to other places. As for the captured weapons and ammunition, they will also be handed over to the guerrilla detachment at a later stage. With this batch of weapons and ammunition, the guerrilla detachment was also able to expand rapidly.

At least Hu Biao hoped that when the Battle of Wuhan was over and the little devils made a comeback again, the guerrilla detachment commanded by Peng Yufeng would be stronger in scale and combat effectiveness than it is now. In order to do this, it is essential to have sufficient weapons and ammunition.

Qin Tianyou and his entourage, who were previously responsible for blocking the Japanese garrison on the street, saw the retreating Japanese puppet army, and quickly ordered: "All of them!" Get ready to fight back and beat these little devils back! ”

"Yes, Squadron Leader!"

Hearing that the gunfire behind him had subsided, Qin Tianyou knew that the battle on the side of the barracks should be over. Without the danger of the rear, Qin Tianyou naturally doesn't like to be beaten, but prefers to take the initiative to attack and face the little devils who come back to help.

The little devils who are not many in number, looking at the puppet army who are constantly deserting and even fleeing, can only scold: "Baga! These incompetent guys know how to be deserters. Damn, how the hell did these guys get into town? ”

For this kind of swearing, I have realized that there are some unusual puppet soldiers who sneaked up on tonight, and when I saw the military uniforms that were almost killed, I didn't pay attention to the little devils, and while the little devils were not paying attention, most of them quickly ran away and prepared to hide.

For them, it's not that they don't want to listen to the orders of the little devils. Instead, the reality is cruel to tell them that the siege force guarding in front of the street to block them should also be an elite, and they can't beat it at their level.

Knowing that resistance will lead to death, why do you take the initiative to seek death? The guy who is really willing to work for the little devil is almost dead after a few rounds of attacks. The other puppet soldiers didn't feel ashamed of being deserters.

Without the cooperation and coordination of the puppet army, the task force that switched from defense to attack also began to counterattack. With a little devil killed, the surviving puppet army is even more eager to grow two more legs and escape from this terrifying nightmare.

Peng Yufeng, who was watching outside the city, heard the gunshots coming from the city, kept coming to the city gate, and immediately ordered: "All of them, ready to fight!" Listening to the sound of gunshots, someone came to the city gate. ”

Hearing Peng Yufeng's words, the officers and men of the New Fourth Officer, who had been lurking for nearly half the night, also began to become happy. For them, it is undoubtedly an extremely proud thing to be able to recover a big city like Maozhou.

The Japanese puppet army, which was originally stationed at the head of the city, heard the report of the Japanese puppet army that fled back, and immediately organized forces to aim their guns at the task force that counterattacked. At this time, a sentry soon saw movement outside the city, and a large number of troops were rushing to the city gate.

Seeing this, the sentry immediately exclaimed, "There is a large army outside the city ready to attack the city!" Defense! Get ready to defend! ”

Hearing this news, the little devil officer who stayed behind also looked a little angry and said, "Baga! This is a conspiracy of the Chinese army, they want to cooperate with the outside and destroy us all. Quick, organize fire, prepare to block! ”

"What about these people in the city?"

"Yaga! Don't worry so much, it's important to defend the city gate first! ”

From slowly advancing forward to ordering a halt to advance, Peng Yufeng has been observing the movements of the Japanese puppet army in the city. Seeing the Japanese army that had turned around again, Peng Yufeng was not in a hurry and ordered the troops to attack.

Exposing the troops is more to attract the attention of the defenders, and to draw the strength and attention of the Japanese army for the attacking task force. In that case, the attack of the task force may be easier.

There were hundreds of officers and soldiers brought by Peng Yufeng under the city, and there were task forces in the city that were constantly assaulting. Before the task force could kill them, many puppet soldiers began to smear oil on the soles of their feet, and most of the remaining ones who stayed on the city wall were little devils.

As a result, it was obvious that the little devil officer who saw this scene could only scold: "Baga! These incompetent guys! ”

At times like this, no amount of cursing will help. For these puppet soldiers, saving their lives is their principle of survival. When their lives are threatened, their first thought is to flee from this potentially deadly threat.

Moreover, many of the people living in the city at the moment are family members of the puppet army. The existence of the families of these puppet soldiers also smells of hostages. In the past, the little devils were powerful, and these puppet soldiers didn't dare to have any second thoughts at all.

Now seeing that the little devil is going to suffer, how can these puppet soldiers be willing to be buried with the little devil? It is the wisest decision to quickly take off the military uniform and run home to change into the clothes worn by the people. The troops who want to sneak attack should not hurt the people.

With this kind of thought, who cares about working hard for the little devil?

After Qin Tianyou led the combat team members to successfully annihilate the stubborn little devils on the city wall and confirmed the elimination of the remnants of the enemy, Qin Tianyou said: "Open the city gate!" Shoot a flare to notify the troops outside the city to enter the city! ”

"Yes, Squadron Leader!"

Peng Yufeng, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, saw the city gate that was suddenly opened, and immediately said with joy: "It's amazing! In such a short period of time, Mr. Hu and his subordinates really knocked down the city of Mizhou! ”

As a flare rose into the air, Peng Yufeng also laughed and said, "Comrades, enter the city!" ”

The reason for the attack was not mentioned, but it was also known that the task force should have taken control of the situation in the city. Although there were still sporadic gunshots, it was not difficult to tell from the direction from which the gunshots came from that it was the remnants of the task force in the city.

As soon as the guerrilla detachment entered the city, it was estimated that it would not be much possible to catch a fight. Letting them enter the city is more to maintain the security and stability of the city, and prevent some ruffians from taking advantage of the chaos to rob the good people in the city.

When Qin Tianyou and Peng Yufeng converged, Qin Tianyou also said directly: "Peng detachment, please send a company to take over the city gate and city defense." There are quite a few weapons on it, so I'll leave them to you to deal with. No one is allowed to enter or leave the city until we leave the city! ”

"Good! I'll arrange it right away! ”

According to the agreement reached by Hu Biao and Peng Yufeng, the guerrilla detachment would temporarily take over the city of Maozhou. When the Nationalist Government received the news, it sent troops to defend the city and the ruling officials from the rear, and the guerrilla detachment handed over the city to the other side.

Of course, according to Hu Biao's meaning, that is, the guerrilla detachment left early, and it was better for the two sides not to fight each other. Even if they had to meet with the nationalist army that had taken over in the end, they would be left to the guerrillas. The guerrilla detachment, for the time being, it is inconvenient to show up.

In any case, the guerrilla detachment is also a main force under the command of the New Fourth Army, and it is meeting with the national army that has taken over the city of Maozhou, so it is inevitable that there will be some trouble. If you leave early, it can also effectively prevent possible friction between the two armies in the later stage.

When Peng Yufeng came to the barracks with the rest of the troops, and saw the corpses of the Japanese soldiers gathered together, many new fighters of the guerrilla detachment also felt a little disgusted. Hundreds of corpses were piled on top of each other, and the smell of blood was indeed strong.

On the other hand, Hu Biao said very calmly: "Peng detachment, the military uniform on the little devil is good, wait for someone to pick it up." Take it back and wash it, even if you don't want to wear it, let it be given to the poor people in the base area, I believe the people will not refuse! ”

"No problem! I'll arrange this right away! ”

"On the south side of the city, please also send a company to take over. Next, my men will raid the homes of those traitors and purge the city of enemies who dare to resist. Over there of the puppet army, I wonder if you are interested in coming with me? ”

"The puppet army has also been beaten down?"

"Some officers have been killed, and other ordinary soldiers have been disarmed and surrendered. I know that your army is very good at converting puppet army prisoners. Those puppet armies, I'll hand them over to you when the time comes, no problem, right? ”

"No problem!"

Knowing that most of the puppet soldiers in the city were taken prisoner, Peng Yufeng also seemed very happy. For the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, they are indeed more keen on converting prisoners from the puppet army, which can also save the time of recruit tryouts.

No matter how poor these puppet soldiers were, they had received a period of military training. As long as we do a good job in their ideological and political work and let them sincerely repent and change their minds, they will be able to quickly integrate into the troops and quickly form combat effectiveness.

At this point, Hu Biao would rather accept the prisoners of war who were captured by the little devils than these puppet soldiers. In Hu Biao's view, it is indeed too time-consuming to do the ideological work of these puppet soldiers. Moreover, most of the puppet armies have a weak will to fight.

In contrast, most of the prisoners of war who have been captured by the little devils have experienced actual battles or even bloody battles. During their detention, most of them had hatred for the little devils. With a little training and education, you can become a more elite warrior than the puppet army.

took Peng Yufeng and others to the controlled puppet army camp, looked at the thousands of puppet army soldiers squatting in the playground, and the guerrilla detachment officers who accompanied them, and also felt very surprised. In their opinion, this is simply a miracle.

Some officers even muttered in private: "How did this battle go?" These puppet armies are so useless? ”

"It seems that the detachment leader is really right, these guys are not simple!"

Judging from the speed at which Hu Biao and his entourage recovered the city of Maozhou, these military backbones selected from the Eighth Route Army can clearly understand that the strength of the army commanded by Hu Biao is immeasurable. It would certainly not be so easy for them.

The puppet army, who had been squatting in the playground for a long time, looked at Hu Biao and his party who suddenly appeared, and knew that the person who decided their fate was coming. And Hu Biao also said directly: "Detachment Peng, I'll leave it to you here, no problem, right?" ”

"No problem! Mr. Hu, where are you going? ”

"Raid the house! Hoe rape! By the way, don't mention my existence with my subordinates, just treat us as your subordinates. Let these puppet soldiers and the people in the city be convinced that it is you who will capture the city of Haozhou tonight. The whereabouts of me and my subordinates should not be divulged! ”

"Understood! I've already emphasized the discipline of secrecy, and I know it! ”

With Peng Yufeng's words, Hu Biao didn't say anything more, and took Xu Sandao and the reconnaissance team to start raiding the homes of those traitors and puppet government officials. This year, the raid on the homes of these traitors has yielded a very considerable harvest!