As several torches were dropped from the city, and the gasoline barrels were thrown from both sides of the city, there was a violent burning and explosion. The second group of Japanese troops who were entering the city were blocked in the hole of the city gate. The violent explosions and burns on both sides made the Japanese squad in the doorway almost lifeless.

Even the Japanese squadron that had already stormed the city suffered heavy losses in the explosion. The key is that the squadron of the Japanese army that entered the city was also hit by a lot of bags of wine bottles, iron nails, and even broken glass and ceramic pieces with projectiles on the city wall.

When the Japanese troops who rushed into the city reacted and quickly followed the passages on both sides of the city gate, ready to clear the city wall first. But it was smashed down by a slashing of the head and face, and the intensive fire of several light and heavy machine guns made these Japanese soldiers who tried to clean up the city wall have to leave the corpses on the ground in vain.

In desperation, this Japanese squadron, which only carried five Type 96 light machine guns and four grenadiers, could only immediately disperse and penetrate the two wings. It's not that they didn't carry heavy machine guns, the problem is that one of the heavy machine guns they carried, along with a broken squad, was thrown directly on the passage through the city walls.

Without supporting firepower, these light machine guns in their hands are obviously no opponents. The leader of the Japanese squadron who led the team had a clear idea, and he would first gain a foothold in the city. Anyway, there will be a time when the fire at the city gate will be extinguished. As long as you stand your ground, you will always wait for the follow-up troops to respond.

It's just that this Japanese army doesn't know that what they are experiencing now is just an appetizer, and the follow-up almost endless torture is still waiting for them. The Japanese army dispersed quickly, preparing to occupy a territory in small formations, waiting for subsequent reinforcements to arrive.

It's not that they don't move forward bravely, for the Japanese army who advocates attacking, from the day they became soldiers, what they were indoctrinated was to attack and attack. Especially against the Chinese army, I always don't know what to retreat. But the previous encounter made the commander of the Japanese squadron a little timid.

The methods of confronting this strange opponent can be described as varied. Before he could officially meet the Eighth Route in the city, he had lost nearly a third of his troops. If the casualties continue at this rate, how long will the remaining forces in his hands last?

He was well aware that at least for the short term, he was unlikely to receive follow-up support. And in the forward attack, he became a lonely, and the cunning opponent in the city knows what kind of tricks he will play. According to the custom of the general Chinese army, as long as they do not intend to abandon a certain city.

As long as the Japanese army entered the city and planted nails in the city, they were bound to launch a continuous counterattack. As long as you can control a piece of territory first, you can use the defense to attract part of the eight roads in the city, create fighters for the follow-up troops to attack the city, not to mention, you can also consume a large number of eight roads' troops.

His current forces may be a little weak in attack, but there is absolutely no problem in defense. The squadron leader of this Japanese squadron is still quite confident in this point. It's just that he doesn't know that this idea of his will become a nightmare that will end him and his squadron once and for all.

Compared with the Japanese troops who had already entered the city, the Japanese troops who were preparing to rush through the city gate also followed the big mold. A squad of the vanguard team was cremated collectively, and many of the follow-up troops were also burned and injured. Before entering the city, this Japanese squadron lost almost half of its strength.

And the Japanese soldiers in the city gate cave, who were cremated collectively, almost all of them who were smoked by the smell of roasted flesh had a strong desire to vomit. It is estimated that after this battle, almost all the survivors present will at least be absolutely immune to barbecue.

The terrible screams of those Japanese soldiers as they struggled in the sea of fire could be heard clearly even in the dense gunfire of the fire. The fire severed the connection between the two Japanese forces inside and outside the city, at least until the fire was extinguished. Of course, if the Japanese army climbs the city, it is not necessarily impossible.

If only they could brave the pieces* that flew down from the top of the city and force their way up the walls. Obviously, this is not an easy goal to achieve. At least until the fire at the city gate is extinguished, the connection between the two Japanese squadrons inside and outside the city is not to be thought of for the time being.

At this time, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly rang out in the city, as well as a succession of violent explosions. The intensity of its gunfire and the number of light and heavy machine guns are huge. The Japanese soldier outside the city, Shaozuo, instantly turned quite pale. He knew that he had fallen for the other party's tricks again.

The eight roads in the city, this city gate is not only a retreat channel left for themselves, but also a fishing bait specially left for themselves. This cunning Eighth Route Commander, this cunning army, how could they use such despicable means to deal with the dignified Imperial Japanese Army.

The young man, who was so angry that he almost vomited blood, ordered the signal soldiers to send a report immediately. Two of the three squadrons that remained in the direction of the West Gate and were ready to be used to intercept the flow of the Eighth Route towards Changzhi were all transferred. Except for one squadron left to monitor the West Gate, the rest of the troops were all transferred to Beicheng to prepare for the attack.

At the same time, the artillery was ordered not to skimp on shells and to open fire on the entire line of the city. In particular, the 105* cannon received an order to blast a passage on the city wall that could be used by the Japanese infantry to attack the city without hesitating shells. This is a dead order, and the artillery must complete it.

Just as this young man had just given the order, his signal corpsman had just sent the order. The sudden influx of * from inside the city exploded directly in the direction of his command post. Four rapid fires from two mortars, a total of eight shots* made the command post of this young man a mess.

Before the war, this young man was a little too big, and set up his command post on a small high ground outside the West Gate. He stood there again in a standard military posture with a saber, and the surrounding Japanese soldiers did not disrespect him when they saw him. With such an obvious target, who else can he bomb if he doesn't bomb it?

The artillery company reinforced to a mortar platoon at the north gate had been eyeing him for a long time. It's just that Li Ziyuan, who had rushed to the north gate to command at this time, never gave the order to open fire. Not only the mortar platoon was transferred, but also the anti-aircraft machine guns of the small artillery platoon, as well as an anti-aircraft gun.

This can be regarded as a Japanese military junior who has been in actual combat for a long time and has a very sensitive response. Although with an agile side spectrum, he dodged the first shell. But he was hit by a shot that exploded in his side*, and a small shrapnel from the explosion went into his temple.

Despite this shrapnel, it was only the size of a peanut. But the shrapnel made by the unknown arsenal and made of pig iron was directly circled in his head after it got into his head. Although his wound was not large, the inside of his head was a mess.

He was brain-dead, and almost everyone who saw this Shao Zuo, who was still convulsing, and in the bullet hole with a small temple, a mixture of * and blood was flowing outward, this thought appeared in their hearts. Of course, this brain wreck is not just a consequence. Also, this young man is a precious life that he considers precious

This Shaozuo, whose head was stirred into a tofu brain, was still pumping and pumping at this time. But in fact, those who are already dead cannot die anymore. This young man used his life to prove his courage as a pioneer and his loyalty to the Japanese Empire.

In fact, Li Ziyuan had already reformulated the tactics of his artillery according to the firepower of both the enemy and us. He knew that it would not work hard to fight firepower, and the Japanese artillery would be covered by firepower, and his limited artillery would have to be exhausted. Li Ziyuan's order to Zhou Tong was that during the entire Hubei offensive and defensive campaign, his artillery was mainly cold artillery.

The targets of the casualties were the Japanese commander, the Japanese puppet army's heavy fire position, and finally the Japanese infantry. That is to say, when the commander of the Japanese puppet army can be hit, the Japanese artillery will not be hit. In order to be able to quickly transfer the artillery position, Li Ziyuan also allocated a hundred people to Zhou Tong from among the recruits.

This young man obviously didn't know about Li Ziyuan's order, and in order to show his courage in front of Major General Nakajima Tokutaro, his command position was quite high. As a result, as soon as he arrived at the west gate, he was targeted by the mortars in the city. His Excellency Shaozo proved his courage with his life.

Of course, this price is too big for this young minister. However, he himself did not express an opinion, let alone say anything. And the eight shots fell at the same time*, which directly knocked down several officers around this Shaozuo, as well as the guards and communication soldiers around him.

His side has been persuading this Shao Zuo to move the command post back a little, but Liu Kaishan, who Shao Zuo didn't dare to move if he didn't leave, was also hit this time. This has escaped Li Ziyuan's sniping many times, but this time he was not so lucky. This old man is a good detective and sabotage, but if he goes to the battlefield to listen to ballistic sounds and dodge shells and bullets, it is purely difficult for him.

When * suddenly called, this military literacy was much worse than the Japanese soldiers around him. Even the Japanese troops around them, who had received complete military training, were not able to dodge the situation. Even the ballistics of mortars and mountain artillery bursting through the air, where can Liu Kaishan hide from it?

Li Ziyuan tried his best to get rid of this guy, and he was hit directly by a shot. This guy with the blood of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians in the north of the pot on his hands, along with the Japanese translator next to him and his two escorts, was blown apart, and the corpse could not even be put together.

And at the same time that the command post of the Japanese puppet army in Beicheng was attacked by cold artillery, and more than half of the entire command post was killed or wounded. The small artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns that had already been moved to the head of the city were also flattened and fired at the Japanese artillery positions. Li Ziyuan equipped all the commanders above the squad leader of the artillery company with captured Japanese non-commissioned officer-level binoculars.

Coupled with the scope of the gun's own equipment, all the gun bullets almost accurately fell on the Japanese artillery positions. The Japanese artillery position two thousand meters away was in a mess in an instant. The mountain shell, which was hit and killed by a small 20-mm shell, overturned almost the entire artillery position of the Japanese army.

The anti-aircraft machine gun bullets that swept past were mixed with the casualties of the Japanese artillery. Although the 13 mm anti-aircraft machine gun is a bit heavier, its power is incomparable to that of ordinary light and heavy machine guns. The Japanese mortars, who were desperately firing, were beaten with severed limbs and fell to the ground.