On November 5, the 7th Regiment of the 3rd Division Wei Lihuang Brigade was concentrated outside the South Gate, the 10th Regiment of the Xu Tingyao Brigade was concentrated at the West Gate, and the Qian Dajun Brigade of the 1st Division was concentrated at the North Gate, with Liu Yaochen of the 2nd Regiment as the vanguard, Hu Zongnan's 3rd Regiment Headquarters followed up, and the 1st Regiment as the reserve; Field artillery concentrated on the north gate, and mountain artillery concentrated on the south gate.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the opening of artillery at Fei'e Ling, and the artillery battalion commander Chen Cheng immediately fired the first shell with his own hands, and the artillery group composed of more than a dozen field guns began to bombard the north gate violently. "These cannons were all transported from Soviet Russia after Shaji, and the equipment troops were not long ago, and most of the soldiers in the artillery battalion were newly recruited soldiers, and Chiang Kai-shek was already very satisfied with this result.

Rubble flew on the city wall, and from time to time Chen soldiers were swept into the air by strong shock waves, and several fragmentary gaps appeared at the top of the continuous city wall; After a while, there were also sporadic artillery shells in Huizhou City, and the artillery bombardment of the Eastern Expeditionary Army began to extend into the city, shelling Yang Kunru's headquarters and suspected artillery positions.

It was clear that the enemy had made a mistake, they had exposed their weak firepower prematurely, and the shells flying out of the city gradually disappeared under the powerful artillery fire of the Crusade Army.

Huizhou had never experienced such a fierce shelling, Yang Kunru listened to the explosions in the city, his face was pale, he felt that he had underestimated the strength of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, a shell exploded very close to the temporary headquarters, and the doors and windows of the conductor rattled, as if the entire room was about to collapse, and dust kept falling from the roof, making the room look gray.

"Where do you think their main attack is going?" Yang Kunru suddenly asked Mo Xiong.

"North Gate." Mo Xiong did not hesitate to say that he escaped by chance in Chiang Kai-shek's detention of Xu Chongzhi and the encirclement of the Cantonese army, and then led a small part of the troops to flee into Huizhou.

Yang Kunru nodded, and his judgment was also like this: "Hmph, just like this, I want to open Huizhou, that anti-bone boy is wishful thinking." After finishing speaking, Yang Kunru walked out, and Mo Xiong hurriedly called out to him: "Commander-in-chief, where are you going?" ”

"You are watching here, and I will go to the north gate to supervise the battle."

"Commander-in-chief, don't be busy, we will attack the city after the shelling, and we will go back later." Mo Xiong grabbed Yang Kunru. Although the two were previously on different camps, they were firmly bound together by the reality of their circumstances, and both knew that they had to give up all their preconceptions in order to get through the difficulties.

After destroying the enemy's artillery, the artillery fire of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was concentrated on the north gate, "boom", "boom", an explosion sounded near the north gate, and then a burst of smoke rose and shrouded the sky over the north gate.

Chen Cheng's voice was already a little hoarse, and the artillerymen around him were sweating profusely and carrying the shells bare-chested, and soon more of the shells piled up like a hill were consumed, so more shells were brought in from the rear. The barrel of the gun was red, and Chen Cheng had to report to Chiang Kai-shek, but Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to stop firing and wait for the temperature of the barrel to cool down before resuming the shelling.

When the shelling was suspended, the Kuomintang Air Force flew to Huizhou, and the Kuomintang Air Force had a total of 14 planes, of which only seven or eight were usable planes and only three bombers, and the director of the Air Force Bureau of the Kuomintang was an adviser to Soviet Russia, and Zhang Jingyu, a former secretary of Chiang Kai-shek, was the director of the Political Department of the Air Force Bureau, and the pilots were all Soviet and Russian advisers.

The planes circled, dived, and dropped bombs in the sky, and the soldiers of the Chen army rarely saw the planes, and immediately panicked, and they fled from their positions, or to the city or into the houses, and the officers shouted angrily to stop them, but the sound of the explosion drowned out their voices, and it happened that a bomb fell into a house near the north gate, and the house collapsed in an instant, and then several bombs fell on the fleeing crowd, which added to the confusion of the defenders.

At this moment, Yang Kunru arrived in time, he pulled out his pistol and fired a few shots into the sky, and ordered loudly: "Don't run around, lie down on the spot." His guards shouted loudly with him, but the soldiers didn't pay any attention. Yang Kunru angrily grabbed a soldier who was in a panic and roared, "Go back." The soldier's face was as pale as earth, and he pointed to the sky and stammered, "Sir, God... Bird... Lay eggs.......... Yang Kunru was furious, shot him in the chest, and then Yang Kunru killed two soldiers who ran in front of him, and his guards put a platoon above the heads of the deserters together, and the soldiers who were awakened by the sound of blood and gunfire stood stupidly on the road, staring blankly at the murderous Yang Kunru, Yang Kunru brandished a pistol, and shouted murderously: "Go back, those who retreat will be killed." Machine gun preparation. The Heavy immediately picked up his machine gun and aimed it at the soldier who was still in a daze.

An officer in the crowd took the opportunity to shout: "Go back, brothers, it's just a few broken planes, brothers don't be afraid, go back with me." With that, he turned around and walked back.

Yang Kunru also took the opportunity to offer a reward: "If you kill an enemy, you will be rewarded with two pieces of the ocean, and the officer will be rewarded with ten pieces of the ocean. ”

Blood and the ocean once again summoned up the courage of the soldiers, and they hurriedly turned and ran back.

After Yang Kun drove the soldiers back to the position like a duck, he rushed into the headquarters in charge of the north gate, and at the north gate he put a reinforced battalion of troops, and the commander in charge was Zhang Xiaoming, the commander of the regiment.

"How's it going?" Yang Kunru asked when he saw Captain Zhang's head.

"The walls were partially damaged, and the casualties were not large." Zhang Xiaoming replied: "It's the first time I've seen such a fierce artillery fire. ”

"What, scared?" Yang Kunru asked coldly.

"I'm so scared that I'm not afraid, I'm afraid that the soldiers won't be able to stand it." Zhang Xiaoming looked indifferent, and then asked suspiciously: "Why didn't they take the opportunity to attack just now?" ”

"What do you care about so much. Organize a team of supervisors, and those who retreat without permission will be killed. Yang Kunru said coldly, and then changed his tone and said: "Xiaoming, we can't afford to lose this battle, if we lose, there will be no place for us to stand in the future." ”

"I understand, commander-in-chief, I'll organize the Overseer team." Zhang Xiaoming turned around and was about to go out, but Yang Kunru stopped him again: "Remember, the machine gun position is good for me to hide, don't let people take it." ”

"Don't worry, it's a shelling dead end."

In the afternoon, the shelling began again, Chiang Kai-shek was determined to open a gap with artillery, and the heavy shelling finally broke down a section of the wall, and Chiang Kai-shek was overjoyed and immediately ordered an attack.

The first brigade is the main force of the first army, the three full regiments are lined up, and the second regiment responsible for the first wave of attacks is also ready early, the brigade commander Qian Dajun, the regiment commander Liu Yaochen, and the party representative Jiang Xianyun are all at the forward observation post, while observing Huizhou on the opposite side, while waiting for the order to attack.

Liu Yaochen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the collapse of the Huizhou city wall: "Okay, it's open, it's open." Qian Dajun didn't have the slightest expression, just stared at the other side.

Liu Yaochen was so anxious that he rubbed his hands, and kept muttering: "Why hasn't the principal given the order, why hasn't he given the order, and when will it be." ”

"Commander Liu, don't worry, when the time comes, the order will naturally come." Qian Dajun didn't look back, still looking at the other side through the binoculars.

Before Qian Dajun's words fell, Chiang Kai-shek's order arrived, Liu Yaochen shouted hello and walked out, and Qian Dajun shouted to stop him.

"Where are you going?"

"I'll take the stormtroopers up, brigade commander, you and Wushan stay here."

"Presumptuous," Qian Dajun was angry, and he said to Liu Yaochen sternly: "You are the regiment commander, not the leader of the stormtrooper, and your command position is here." ”

"Brigadier Commander!" Liu Yaochen exclaimed pleadingly.

"Give the order." Qian Dajun ignored Liu Yaochen's request.

Twelve trumpeters lined up on the edge of the trench, and in the deafening trumpet, 200 members of the siege vanguard of the Second Regiment carried broadswords and rifles, and pounced on Huizhou City under the leadership of Du Congrong, the captain of the general regiment; A battalion followed; the second battalion of the shock on the left flank, the third battalion on the right; The battalions hit in waves, forming several gray lines and rolling towards Huizhou from a distance.

Du Congrong rushed to the front, beside him was the flag bearer holding high the storm trooper battle flag, they quickly rushed into the distance of five hundred meters from the city wall, at this time the city gunfire was loud, the gray wave of people stagnated slightly, and then stubbornly rushed forward 2-300 meters, set up in the hidden place of the city tower The side fire was extremely strong, and in an instant, the storm trooper fell again.

Du Congrong quickly lay on the ground, and the flag-bearer who followed him was killed, he crawled over and grabbed the flag, and took advantage of the enemy's machine gun to slow down, jumped up violently, raised the flag and rushed forward.

"Take Huizhou City, capture Yang Kunru alive, rush!" Tan Luming, the deputy captain of the stormtrooper and the party representative, waved his arms and shouted, and the two captains took the lead, and the gray line rushed forward again.

"Take Huizhou City and capture Yang Kunru alive." Shock Huizhou.

The machine guns in the city were still firing wildly, and rows of soldiers fell, and the soldiers behind stepped on the corpses of their comrades, and rushed up in a frenzy. Du Congrong stumbled and fell on the way to charge, Tan Luming hurriedly rushed to his side and called his name loudly, Du Congrong opened his blood-red eyes, and shouted indistinctly while bleeding from his mouth: "Rush, rush up." Lao Tzu can't die. Tan Luming nodded, grabbed the flag beside him, stood up and shouted: "Take Huizhou City and capture Yang Kunru alive." ”

The banner continued to move forward, Tan Luming quickly rushed to the city wall, he leaned against the city wall and gasped, and then more soldiers rushed to the city wall, they hid under the city wall, and threw a few grenades from time to time in the city, and a grenade fell at Tan Luming's feet, he was quick and kicked it into the moat with one corner.

"Ladder! Fast! Ladder! He shouted anxiously, and the soldiers around him did the same, kicking the falling grenade into the moat.

Several team members carried a ladder across the moat and rushed to the corner, Tan Luming led people to run over, quickly set up the ladder, and then jumped on the ladder and climbed up. When he reached the top, he found that the ladder was still about half a meter shorter, he gritted his teeth and inserted the gun into his waist, reached out and grabbed the edge of the city wall, jumped in, and before he could land, two bright bayonets, he dodged the first knife, and then used the flagpole to open the second knife. Just as he was about to draw the pistol on his waist, an enemy officer shot him twice, two blood flowers came out of his chest, and then a snowy bayonet pierced his body fiercely, Tan Luming turned around with the last strength, pressed the lower end of the flagpole with his body, and let it flutter diagonally on the wall of the north gate of Huizhou.

The officer cursed: "Decrepit boy! "Stepped forward, picked up the flag, and threw down the head of Huizhou City. Tan Luming, the deputy captain of the SA and a graduate of the first phase of Huangpu [***], was killed in Huizhou, and Du Congrong, a member of the KMT of the first phase of the stormtrooper, was seriously injured.

(To be continued)