"Boom... Bang...! Several loud bangs rang out not far from Lieutenant Devil, and a huge shock wave staggered him and his men.

Six or seven devil soldiers who were too close to the explosion point were blown up on the spot, and they fell to the ground and kicked their legs, killing them instantly.

The explosion also knocked down several of the devil's grenadiers, and when they got up in a panic and prepared for shelling again.

Across the street, there was a sudden shout of killing, gunfire erupted in the darkness, and dazzling tongues of fire erupted.

The dense bullets suddenly suppressed the devils on the street, unable to raise their heads, and dodged on both sides of the street.

On the roof, Zhou Pingyuan and several surviving soldiers looked back, and one soldier said in surprise: "Company commander, it's our people!" ”

As the soldiers spoke, the group of Northeast New Army, who numbered an unknown number of them, had already been killed, in addition to dense machine gun and submachine gun fire, there were also bazookas that fired from time to time.

A direct high-explosive bomb suppressed hundreds of devils to the death, and there was no power to fight back.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, the trembling devil lieutenant in Xinjing had no choice but to wave the Wang Ba box in his hand again and again: "Retreat, retreat!" ”

"Boom, boom...... Da ...... "In the midst of the explosions and the deafening sound of dense gunfire, this group of timely rain has already rushed to the roof of Zhou Pingyuan's house where they are hiding.

With the light of the fire generated by the explosion, Zhou Pingyuan was pleasantly surprised to see that it was his battalion commander Guo Zhong who took the lead in the charge.

"Camp!" Zhou Pingyuan, an iron-clad man, shed tears of excitement.

Guo Zhong stopped when he heard the sound, handed the machine gun to the soldiers next to him, motioned for them to continue the pursuit, and turned around and walked towards Zhou Pingyuan and them.

"Old Zhou, is there anything wrong?"

Zhou Pingyuan wiped away his tears and hurriedly said, "Yingzuo, I'm fine." ”

As he spoke, he and several of his subordinates had already come down from the roof one after another.

Guo Zhong looked at Zhou Pingyuan, smashed a fist on his chest, and scolded with a smile: "You calf, look at your little talent, just pick up the machine gun and fight back with Lao Tzu when you have nothing to do."

Just after the devil's shelling, the arrogance was arrogant, and the commander asked us to kill their spirit.

"Yes!" Zhou Pingyuan suddenly agreed, immediately took a general-purpose machine gun from a subordinate, and hung a metal bullet chain around his neck.

"Brothers, rush with Lao Tzu and avenge the dead brothers! Come on! ”

"Rush!" Several other soldiers roared angrily and rushed forward after Zhou Pingyuan.

Guo Zhong smiled, took out his shell gun, opened the insurance, and ran up This time to counterattack against the surname is a decision made by Zhang Xinghan after careful consideration, although it will cause a lot of casualties to the already somewhat stretched troops.

But once successful, the devil will be greatly weakened, and the situation between the two sides will return to before the outbreak of the battle.

In this way, the arrival of reinforcements who hold on will not be a problem.

The results proved that Zhang Xinghan's decision was extremely correct, and Guo Zhong and others commanded the troops to take the initiative to attack, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the Yue army, and gave the devil attacking troops a head-on blow with powerful automatic firepower.

Some urban districts even almost drove the devils out of the city, and the devils suffered heavy losses, and the offensive was suddenly frustrated.

By the time the counterattack was over, it was half past seven in the evening, less than three hours before the reinforcements arrived.

At this point, the defenders of Haicheng can be said to have victory in sight.

Big Stone Bridge, Headquarters of the 114th Division.

Chief of Staff Shao Tianbiao put down the phone with a solemn face, turned his head to Nakajima Village, who was sitting in front of the map, and said, "General, the first attack of the 127th Brigade failed. ”

"What? Failed? Nakajima Village was a little surprised and asked, "Didn't the artillery wing just finish shelling the city?" Even if you can't win it in one battle, you won't lose so quickly, right? ”

"General, the Chinese army in the city suddenly launched a decisive counterattack against the attacking troops of the imperial army, and the attacking troops were caught off guard and suffered a miserable defeat." Shao Tianbiao replied.

"Baga, it's all a group of rice buckets!" Nakajima was furious.

"General, the complex terrain in the city has made it impossible for the superior forces of the imperial army to be fully deployed, and even to a certain extent, the strength of our troops who can directly fight the people of China is equal.

The equipment of the people of China is superior to ours, and they are equipped with some new direct-fire guns, and it is difficult for the imperial army to win such a battle! Shao Tianbiao explained.

"Chief of Staff, what do you mean?" Nakajima Village looked sideways at Shao Tianyu.

"General, according to the scouts' report, the reinforcements of the Chinese are less than a hundred miles away from Haicheng, and with their marching speed, they can arrive in three hours at most.

Even if we take Haicheng before they arrive, we won't have enough time to rebuild our defenses, so we won't necessarily be able to hold it.

What's more, judging from the current situation, in three hours, it is impossible for the 127th Brigade to take Haicheng, rather than wasting the precious troops and ammunition of the imperial army in vain, it is better to withdraw the 127th Brigade to Dashiqiao as soon as possible, so as to wait for reinforcements from China.

Fight to the death at the Big Stone Bridge! Shao Tianfang seriously expounded his views.

Nakajima Village was a little moved when he heard this, and he hesitated a little: "However, it is General Okamura's suggestion to take Haicheng, after all, from a strategic point of view, the strategic location of Haicheng is indeed very important to us.

If we can take it, the depth of our defense will be greatly increased.

Otherwise, we will be compressed into a narrow strip of less than 20 kilometers in radius, lacking sufficient defensive depth that will greatly affect the rest of the battle. ”

"General, the current situation has changed, the enemy's tenacity in Haicheng has completely exceeded the expectations of the imperial army, and its reinforcements have moved quickly, and the fighter plane that captured Haicheng has disappeared, please be clear!" Shao Tianfang tirelessly persuaded.

Nakajima Village pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Shao Tianjun, you said that if we send an additional force to the north of Haicheng to fortify along the railway line and block the reinforcements of the Chinese army, can we succeed?" ”

When Shao Tianbiao heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Your Excellency, general, by all means, the reinforced Chinese army has been recuperating in the Shenyang area for a long time, and it is menacing, the morale is booming, and most of them are armored assault troops, so it is by no means easy to stop the weak brigade.

It is very likely that the rash fortification and blocking will cause us unimaginable losses, and the slightest carelessness may even endanger the defense line of the Dashiqiao.

Once the big stone bridge is lost, Yingkou will be in danger, and our counterattack on Yingkou will become meaningless.

Therefore, please also ask the general to focus on the overall situation and not to worry too much about the gains and losses of Haicheng, a small land. ”

Nakajima Village was silent for a while after hearing this, and finally nodded: "Since this is the case, then notify the 127th Brigade to stop the attack, the 114th Field Artillery Wing will withdraw immediately, and the 127th Brigade will withdraw one by one to consolidate the Dashiqiao defensive line." ”

"Hay!" Shao Tianyu bowed his head suddenly, turned around and carried the saber to pass the order.

…………………… Haicheng, Guo Zhong walked into the headquarters panting quickly, and reported to Zhang Xinghan before saluting: "Division, commander, the devil has withdrawn." ”

"Withdrawn?" Zhang Xinghan was a little surprised: "Before our reinforcements arrived, the devil withdrew, which is really a bit of a surprise." ”

"Maybe I felt that the siege was hopeless, but fortunately I gave up early evacuation." Guo Zhongdao.

Zhang Xinghan nodded when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "It makes sense, after the Battle of Shenyang, the Battle of Tongliao and the Battle of North Manchuria, the arrogance of the little devil has almost dissipated.

Now I know how to weigh the pros and cons, hehe. ”

Historically, due to the extremely poor performance of the Chinese [***] team, it is appropriate to describe it as vulnerable, and the arrogance of the Yue army was once extremely arrogant.

But now, after repeated defeats in the Northeast Battlefield and the loss of hundreds of thousands of horses, the original sense of arrogance and superiority has long been gone.

Guo Zhong was a little excited and asked, "Commander, what should we do next?" ”

"What should I do?" Zhang Xinghan paused and said: "The little devil's trick is over, it's time for us to attack next, let the brothers in the city stay vigilant first, in case the devil goes and returns, and then make plans after the reinforcements arrive." ”

"Yes!" Guo Zhong stood up and saluted, and immediately turned around and left.

…………………… On the sea, three ships quietly arrived at Yingkou along the coastline under the cover of night.

After arriving at the shore, Okamura Ninji, accompanied by several lieutenant guards, boarded a landing craft and quickly headed towards the coast.

In Yingkou City, the commander of the 106th Division of the Japanese Army, Kentaro Kuroto, and others had already arrived to greet them in person.

After the two sides met, Kentaro Kuroto and others hurriedly saluted and stepped forward to greet them.

"General Okamura, it's been a long journey, and it's been hard." Kentaro Kuroto was the first to shake hands.

Okamura Ninji saluted in return and shook hands with Kentaro Kuroto: "It's not hard, Kuroto-kun, you are fighting on the front line, it's the real hard work." ”

After a pleasant greeting, Okamura Ninji opened his mouth and asked, "Heitu-kun, how is the situation?" ”

Kuroto Kentaro put away his smile and replied seriously: "My division is responsible for the defense area, everything is normal, and after dark, the Jinzhou direction of the Chinese army stopped the attack after losing air force support. ”

After listening to this, Okamura Ninji said, "They stopped the offensive not simply because they lost air support, but should have waited for other reinforcements to arrive. ”

"General Okamura's analysis makes a lot of sense." Kentaro Kuroto nodded approvingly.

"Two generals, the sea is very windy here, please go back to the headquarters in the city first and then discuss the military situation." The chief of staff of the 106th Division suddenly opened his mouth to suggest.

Hearing this, Kentaro Kuroto looked at Okamura Ninji, and when he saw him nodding, he solemnly said, "Okamura-kun, please!" ”

Okamura Ninji was not polite, and stepped into the military vehicle parked not far away with Kentaro Kuroto and others, and drove towards Yingkou Castle.

Two and a half hours later, Gao Chu, commander of the 9th Division of Reading Force, led a tank regiment directly under the division headquarters and a motorized infantry regiment to the north railway station of Haicheng City.

Immediately stationed in Haicheng County, at about 11 o'clock in the evening, other troops also arrived one after another.

At the same time, Huang Xiansheng led the 1st Division of Reading Li to the area south of Yingkou from Gaizhou.

Zhang Xinghan telegraphed all troops to seize the time to rest and prepare to launch an attack on the Yue army at the same time.

(To be continued)