Chapter 255: Storming Jinxian
Some of the Northeast troops tried to escape into the city, only to find that the gates were closed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Some of the Northeast troops shouted and ordered the friendly troops in the city to open the door, but they were responded to by a dense rain of bullets.
It turned out that at this time, the Northeast New Army had already chased after him, and Zhang Zuoxiang ordered the city gate to be closed in order to prevent the Northeast New Army from taking advantage of the situation to break through his defensive line, holding the attitude of preferring to kill a thousand by mistake rather than letting go of one, and fired indiscriminately at anyone who approached the city gate.
These Northeast troops had no choice but to scold Zhang Zuoxiang while choosing to hand over their weapons and surrender to the pursuing Northeast New Army.
It's not that they are spineless, it's really that the friendly troops at the head of the city indiscriminately opened fire on the pig-pig island-novel that broke their hearts, and besides, they have been scared by the tank troops of the Northeast New Army because of their poor psychological quality.
In the face of such a torrent of steel that the Japanese were unable to resist, they were also helpless and helpless, and the only way out was surrender.
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In Jinzhou City, Zhang Shaoshuai had a rare good night's sleep, the rear of the Northeast Army was in an emergency, and he thought that his opportunity to take revenge had come.
So this time he was very down-to-earth and very happy.
However, just as he was communicating cordially with Zhou Gong, a rapid knock on the door woke him up.
The dream was disturbed, Zhang Shaoshuai's mood can be imagined, he turned over and got up, and asked sharply: "Who?" ”
"Young Marshal, it's me, Chen Dazhang, something is wrong, Deputy Marshal Zhang just called, they were attacked by the Northeast New Army in Jinxian County, the situation is critical, please send reinforcements as soon as possible, Young Marshal, please send reinforcements as soon as possible." Chen Dazhang's slightly anxious voice came from outside the door.
"What?" Zhang Xueliang was suddenly shocked, and his sleepiness disappeared without a trace in an instant, he didn't care about putting on his shoes, he got out of bed and opened the door and asked with a shocked face: "What did you say?" Northeast New Army Attacks Jinxian? ”
"Hmm." Chen Dazhang nodded.
"How is this possible? Didn't the intelligence say that the Northeast New Army had crossed the Liao River and rushed to Yingkou? How could they still appear in Jin County?
Didn't Zhang Zuoxiang report like this in the evening? Zhang Xueliang shook his head again and again in disbelief.
"Young Marshal, this is indeed the case, otherwise Deputy Marshal Zhang would not have lied about such a military situation." Chen Dazhang said.
Zhang Xueliang didn't express too much anger, and forcibly suppressed his anger. After taking a few deep breaths, he said to Chen Dazhang: "You immediately go and inform Yu Xuezhong and He Zhuguo, tell them, set off immediately, gallop at full speed to aid Jinxian, and you must arrive as soon as possible, join forces with Zhang Zuo, and defeat the enemy army." ”
"Yes!" Chen Dazhang saluted and turned to leave.
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In Jinxian, the fighting outside the city has basically ended. Nearly one-third of the more than 8,000 Northeast Army was annihilated, and more than two-thirds became prisoners of Zhang Xinghan.
There was no time to clean up the battlefield, Zhang Xinghan immediately personally commanded the troops to start the siege.
The tank regiment took the lead in firing and used tank guns to form powerful artillery fire and directly bombarded Jinxian County.
Immediately, four infantry regiments launched an all-out onslaught on the county seat of Jinxian from all directions.
At the same time, the two 105mm heavy artillery regiments that arrived later were seizing the time to build artillery positions and erect artillery.
"Rush! Kill! Tens of thousands of infantry of the Northeast New Army let out a deafening shout of killing, and poured into the Jinxian city wall like a tide.
The northeast army, which had just been bombarded by the tank artillery of the Northeast New Army at the head of the city, stood up and used all kinds of weapons to fire and block the attack.
From time to time, tongues of fire erupted from the top of the city. All kinds of bullets shuttle back and forth like meteors, which is quite dazzling.
The bombardment of almost two hundred tanks of two tank regiments did not stop, and they aimed their guns at the city walls and began to bombard them fiercely.
The county seat of Jinxian County was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty. It has been in disrepair for a long time, and the sea is close to the sea, and the soil is moist, and the city walls have long been weathered and corroded and very fragile.
One shot down. You can blow away large pieces of rubble, and the walls will soon become devastated and full of potholes.
Some infantry of the Northeast Army even rushed outside the city gate. Aim your bazooka at the gate and start bombarding.
Under the series of bombardments of the "Boom ......", the city gate that was temporarily half-blocked was blown out of countless holes of all sizes and crumbling.
Wood chips and shrapnel flying everywhere caused considerable casualties to the Northeast Army behind the city gate.
"Deputy marshal, the enemy's attack firepower is too fierce, and the city defense will not be able to hold it." In the temporary headquarters of Zhang Zuoxiang in the city.
A dusty school official reported to Zhang Zuoxiang.
"Damn it, pass my order, whoever dares to take a step back, Lao Tzu will fucking kill him." Zhang Zuoxiang was fierce, and then said to his adjutant: "Adjutant Li." ”
"Yes!" The adjutant surnamed Li came out in response.
"You take Lao Tzu's guard battalion and go to the city gate to supervise the battle, and those who dare to retreat without disobeying the military order will be shot on the spot, and they will be killed!" Zhang Zuoxiang said coldly.
"Yes!" Adjutant Li suddenly agreed, and immediately turned around and strode away.
"Signal soldier, send another telegram to the young marshal and urge reinforcements, quickly!" After the adjutant and the school officer left, Zhang Zuoxiang turned his head and ordered.
Outside the city, Zhang Xinghan was sitting on the roof of a military truck looking at the battlefield where the flames of war were raging and guns were ringing.
Suddenly, a guard ran over, snapped forward and saluted, and reported: "Commander, the artillery regiment is all in position and ready to fire at any time." ”
"Well, okay, let the attacking troops suspend the attack, change the artillery group, and use absolute strength to crush the ground resistance consciousness of the Northeast Army in the city and force them to surrender!" Zhang Xinghan nodded lightly and commanded.
"Yes!" The adjutant hurriedly folded his legs and stepped forward to answer, and ran away to lead the way.
Five minutes later, the attacking forces stopped their attacks and temporarily withdrew to a safe position.
Immediately, before the Northeast Army, which had suffered heavy casualties at the head of the city, breathed a sigh of relief, a deafening sound of artillery bombardment suddenly sounded in the dark night sky.
Immediately after, dazzling balls of fire rose up one after another, drawing graceful arcs in the night sky, smashing towards them.
Since Zhang Xinghan's offensive strategy was an all-out onslaught, regardless of the main attack and assist, nearly 100 105mm howitzers of the two artillery regiments were also evenly deployed in four directions outside the city.
Almost at the same time, hundreds of shells fell on the four directions of Jinxian, southeast and northwest, as well as inside and outside the city, and exploded one after another.
Clusters of scarlet fires rose from the ground, almost lighting up the night sky.
A violent explosion resounded throughout the city, and in the firelight, from time to time, officers and soldiers in the northeast were blown away and turned into stumps and broken arms.
The shelling lasted for nearly half an hour, and many of the houses near the city gate were damaged, igniting raging fires.
From the outside, the entire Jinxian County seemed to have turned into a sea of fire.
On the roof of the second floor of the Northeast Army Headquarters in the city, Zhang Zuoxiang stood on the roof of the building, looking at Jinxian where there were fires everywhere, and his face became extremely solemn.
There was a rush of footsteps, and an adjutant had climbed up.
"Lieutenant Marshal, the enemy's artillery fire is too fierce, and the brothers have suffered heavy casualties." The adjutant saluted and reported.
Zhang Zuoxiang didn't seem to hear it, and asked in a flat tone: "Where are the reinforcements?" ”
"Five minutes ago, the young marshal called that the reinforcements had left Jinzhou and were coming at full speed towards Jinxian." The adjutant replied.
"Pass the order, keep holding on, reinforcements will come soon." Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand and signaled.
"Yes!" The adjutant had to bow his head, turn around and walk downstairs.
After the shelling ended, Zhang Xinghan again ordered the troops to attack.
The four main infantry regiments, which had rested for a while, launched an attack on Jinxian again.
In the shelling just now, the defenders of the Northeast Army on the city walls suffered heavy casualties, and at this moment they were busy rescuing the wounded and dispatching troops to the city, and they were very busy and panicked.
The Northeast New Army, once again with tanks as the lead, launched an all-out onslaught with great momentum.
Fierce fighting resumed.
Two hours later, a wall in the west of the city collapsed because it could not withstand the continuous bombardment.
The Northeast Army on this section of the city wall was also killed and wounded, and dozens of new officers and soldiers from the Northeast immediately poured in from the gap.
Assault fire with machine guns and submachine guns is used to open the way and expand the breach.
Soon, more and more new troops from the Northeast poured in, and the west of the city was soon controlled by the New Army from the Northeast.
"Deputy marshal, the west of the city is lost!" In the headquarters, the unkempt Adjutant Li reported to Zhang Zuoxiang with a sad face.
"A group of rice buckets, it's only been a few hours, why did you lose the city defense?" Zhang Zuoxiang was born as a bandit, and his military literacy and tactical level are basically negligible, and if he loses the city defense in his cognition, it means that the city will be lost.
So he was furious at the moment.
For street fighting, not to mention him Zhang Zuoxiang, even Zhang Shaoshuai at this time did not have much experience.
Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, he was born as a bandit leader and deployed almost all his troops on the city defense, completely ignorant of avoiding the superior artillery attack of the Northeast New Army.
After fighting one batch, and then another, the precious troops were wasted on the city defense in vain.
Coupled with the extreme backwardness of the weapons and equipment of the Northeast Army, the firepower of the two sides is very different, so it is not surprising that the Northeast New Army broke through the city defense in a few hours.
"Lieutenant Marshal, the 704th Regiment in the west of the city was almost completely annihilated, and under the supervision of the humble position, none of them withdrew from the battle.
A warlord company I sent was almost wiped out, it's not that we don't work hard, it's just that the firepower of the Northeast New Army is too strong.
Almost all of them are machine guns and submachine guns, and their rapid-fire firepower is many times stronger than ours, and there are all kinds of individual artillery that we have never seen before, so this battle is impossible to fight at all! Adjutant Li cried out with a sad face.
"Okay, don't fucking talk nonsense, immediately organize troops for me to recapture the west of the city, and drive out the enemy troops who have invaded the city, if you can't complete the task, you don't want to fucking come to see Lao Tzu." Zhang Zuoxiang was also ruthless and ordered.
Adjutant Li had no choice but to stand up and respond: "Yes! Take care, old sir. ”
After saying that, he turned around and left with two subordinates carrying flower traps.
Half an hour later, a gray-faced soldier ran over with a panicked look.
"How's it going?" Zhang Zuoxiang hurriedly asked. (To be continued......)