For the Japanese troops in charge of attacking Jinling, they had received top-secret information a day earlier that the defending troops holding Jinling had decided to retreat on all fronts. The retreat was in the direction of Jinling Xiaguan, and the Japanese army immediately sent heavy troops to surround and pursue.

Knowing that the garrison commander of Jinling and the generals of the army had abandoned their troops and fled for their lives, the Japanese army also realized that this was an excellent opportunity. How could the leaderless defenders of the city escape the pursuit of the ferocious Japanese army?

In order to fulfill the latest operational instructions issued by the Japanese front-line commander, the main force of the Japanese army besieging Jinling began to outflank both sides of Xiaguan. Its purpose was only one, to encircle and annihilate as many of the troops who had withdrawn from Jinling as possible.

But no one expected that in less than a day, the defending troops that should have fallen into chaos were taken over by Gui Shuzhen in the name of the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the retreat, and launched a frontal forced breakthrough that night.

The Japanese defense troops deployed on the periphery first received a telegram asking for help from the troops attacking the Purple Mountain position, and when they rushed to the direction of the Purple Mountain, Gui led the main force of the first brigade under the command of Gui Zhen, but brazenly launched a surprise attack on the enemy forces outside the city to break through.

By the time the Japanese army reacted, the 1st Brigade had already established a blocking position outside the city, and the troops that broke through the city in the follow-up also successively sent reinforcements to teach the 1st Brigade to expand the breakthrough passage and let the follow-up defenders break through.

Even if the Japanese army reacted quickly, the forces deployed in the direction of Purple Mountain were limited after all, and they were simply unable to contain the forced breakthrough of tens of thousands of defenders. In addition, it was night again, and as a result, I could only watch the large army defending the city break through successfully.

Matsui Ishine and others, who were preparing for a grand ceremony to enter the city, were furious when they heard the news. In their opinion, it is only difficult to let these tens of thousands of defenders of the city break out of the encirclement, and then try to encircle and annihilate them.

After immediately dispatching the main force to surround and intercept it, the headquarters of the dispatch army finally made the decision to enter the city. Taking Jinling City one day earlier can also prove to the outside world how strong they are and how incompetent the anti-Japanese forces of the national army are.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, the 33rd Infantry Wing, which had been attacked by Hu Biao at night earlier, was ordered to attack the direction of Zhongshan Gate not long after resting. Strive to plant their plaster flags in the gatehouse of the presidential palace in the shortest possible time.

The 33rd Infantry Wing, which had just finished cleaning the battlefield, went straight to Zhongshan Gate without resting. For the 18th Division, if its troops can take the lead in attacking the presidential palace, it will also be the honor of the 18th Division.

Last night, the front-line positions were attacked by people, and the division commander of the 18th Division was naturally extremely angry. This time he ordered the 33rd Infantry Wing to be the vanguard, and naturally hoped that the unit would make meritorious contributions and wash away the shame by capturing the presidential palace.

Looking at the closed city gate and listening to the roaring sound from inside, the infantry wing commander who was in charge of commanding the battle said with a somewhat serious expression: "What about it?" Are there any troops in the city holding out? They didn't even break through last night? ”

In the opinion of the infantry wing commander, the defending troops broke through from the southeast of Zijin Mountain last night, and the large force must have been evacuated from Zhongshan Gate. It stands to reason that this gate is no longer fortified. But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

The troops were immediately ordered to rest on the spot, and the commander of the infantry wing quickly said: "Send a squadron over to test the firepower of the defenders." Organize the Demoman to prepare to blow the gates open so that the follow-up troops can attack. ”

"Hey!"

Hu Biao, who had been waiting on the battlement wall of the city tower for a long time, looked at the Japanese troops who had left early in the morning, and knew that the battle was about to start. The Zhongshan Gate Tower was the first battle with the Japanese army, and this battle was also crucial.

With the help of the telescope observation, Hu Biao also sneered: "These little devils are arrogant enough, they are all infantry." Relying on the infantry alone to capture the Zhongshan Gate, I am afraid that the little devil will still lack a good tooth. Order the sniper team to enter positions and prepare for battle! ”

From the first company of guards and his own platoon of guards, Hu Biao selected fifteen soldiers with superb marksmanship to act as snipers. In Hu Biao's view, if this sniper team is used well, it is believed that it will also inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army, causing a large number of casualties among grassroots officers.

Looking at the Japanese army preparing to enter the city, facing the city gate that had been completely blocked, a squadron was finally sent over to test it. Hu Biao, who was staying on the side of the city tower, immediately said: "Machine gunner, wait for the fire cover!" Listen to me! ”

In order to prevent the little devils from targeting the sniper team, Hu Biao decided to use a machine gun to cover up the gunfire of the snipers. In that case, I believe that the little devils who are attacking will not find out in a short time that so many snipers have gathered on the castle tower.

The Japanese squadron in charge of testing the firepower still felt a little nervous when they looked at the obviously weird castle tower in front of them. Even if it was just a feint, once the defenders on the tower opened fire, there would inevitably be casualties among them.

Whoever is likely to be hit may depend on each other's luck. But even if they were given the task, they couldn't retreat. Only by testing out the defenders' firepower points on the city tower can the feint mission be completed.

Facing the little devils who were scattered in battle formation and began to approach the city tower, Hu Biao, who was lying on the city tower, never gave the order to shoot. In Hu Biao's opinion, since it is the first wave of temptation of the little devil, give the devil two machine gun firepower to make the devil happy.

What's more, the city tower at this moment seems to have significantly increased its height. But in fact, only the castle tower on the outside side has all the door panels. These door panels were removed from empty houses on the street.

Sandbags were piled up on the door panels, and the side of the city became a walking passage, and the castle towers piled up by the door panels and sandbags became a diagonal trench. Even if the little devil uses artillery strikes, it will be difficult to hurt the soldiers hiding in the door panel.

With heavy artillery, this kind of improvised fortification will definitely not last long. But ordinary mountain artillery, unless it directly hits the sandbag fortifications, will hit the passage of the city tower, and it is still difficult for shrapnel to penetrate the double protection of the sandbag and the door panel.

The real defense against this kind of fortification is still the grenadier of the little devils. The machine gun positions placed on the city towers, with this kind of inclined protective fortifications, can also ensure the safety of the machine gunners in the fortifications, and ordinary gun grenades cannot be exploded at all.

The little devils who scattered in an offensive formation seemed to know that deadly gunmen lurked on the castle tower, and most of them hunched forward as they marched. With the help of the scope, Hu Biao soon found the Japanese squadron leader carrying a pistol.

In order to ensure that the first shot hit, Hu Biao took the sound of the gun as the signal and took the lead in firing the first shot. When the gunshots rang out, the Japanese squadron leader, who was observing the situation in the castle tower, did not realize that the crisis was coming, and fell down immediately when the bullet penetrated his head.

And the machine gunner on standby next to him fired as soon as he heard the gunshot. The roar of the machine gun quickly made the little devil on the move quickly lie down, and took advantage of this opportunity to freely choose the target to shoot.

In Hu Biao's words, this is the first battle of the sniper team, regardless of what the target is, as long as the little devils who are sure to shoot will be shot and killed. As for the machine gunners on the left and right, they don't need to fire at all hands and shoot slowly.

On the other hand, the Japanese squadron responsible for the feint, the squad leader who stayed next to the squadron leader, looked at the squadron leader who was lying on the ground with a bleeding head, and said with a stunned face: "What about it? Squadron Leader Jade shattered? Baga, fight back in full force! Offensive! ”

No one expected that it was just a simple feint, and the commander of the first engagement was killed. It can be seen from this that there should be a sharpshooter on the castle tower, and when they launch a feint, the sharpshooter must have targeted their squadron leader in advance.

The problem is that at this moment, where they are, is at least more than three hundred meters away from the city tower. Coupled with the squadron leader following the team, how did the other party find out and how did they kill their squadron leader with one shot?

Unexpectedly, in order to avenge the squadron leader, the little devil immediately launched an even more crazy attack. On the other hand, Hu Biao, who was hiding in the position of the door panel, said loudly: "Sniper, fire three shots to change places!" Machine gunner, point fire attracts fire. ”

"Yes!"

Compared with other snipers who hunt targets freely, Hu Biao, who is also armed with a sniper rifle, focuses on searching for officers of the Japanese squadron. It's actually easy to find an officer, and the devil who talks a lot and moves a lot in his hands, sees that it's right to shoot him.

The commander of the Japanese infantry wing, who was staying behind to watch the battle, looked at the gunfire and the roar of machine guns on the city tower, and then said: "Let the artillery squad go over and destroy the machine gun position on the city tower." Listening to this gunshot, it seems that there are not many defenders! ”

"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, their main force has broken through, and if they want to come to the city tower, these defenders should just want to delay our entry into the city. According to the telegram sent by the division earlier, there should still be some garrison troops in Jinling City. ”

"Then wipe them all out! His Excellency the Division Commander said that he wants to stay at the Presidential Palace tonight, and we must complete this task! ”

"Hey! Hurry up, maybe you can invite the division commander into the city for lunch! ”

The two adjutants, who were talking and laughing in the back, had no idea that the infantry squadron they had sent out to feint had already been killed in just a few minutes of engagement, and the machine guns were even louder and stopped for a while.

The soldiers in the other sections of the road stomped on the mouth, looking at the little devils who kept falling under the guns of the sniper team, and said in shock: "It is worthy of being a sharpshooter, this marksmanship is too powerful." This little devil, I guess it's really not enough to see! ”

Seeing the large army of little devils staying thousands of kilometers away, and sending a group of little devils carrying mortars, Hu Biao quickly said: "The little devils are ready to shell!" Machine gunners, immediately shift positions, and the rest of the men enter the door panel fortifications! ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers who had been in the aisles of the castle tower soon dispersed into the door panel fortifications on the outer side of the castle tower. Even if the little devils hit the cannonballs on the city tower and wanted to destroy their anti-artillery fortifications, I am afraid that it is not very likely.

Taking this opportunity, Hu Biao adjusted the muzzle of his gun a little and said: "Set up an artillery position five hundred meters away, the little devil is arrogant enough!" Give it a try! Anyway, the effective range of this gun can reach 600 meters! ”

Although the sniper rifle in his hand is only a primary version of the sniper rifle, the magnification of the scope is not too high. But Hu Biao believes that as long as it can hit, the bullet can still kill the little devil within 600 meters.

No matter what, the power of the Mauser rifle bullet is still greater than that of the infantry gun with the 38 big cover!