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Looking away from the hurried cavalry, Ma Biao took out his pocket watch and looked at it, it was already more than two o'clock in the morning, less than an hour away from the estimated total attack time.

"Where is Ma Bingzhong?" Without looking back, Ma Biao asked the combat staff officer behind him in a deep voice.

"Forty minutes ago, Regiment Commander Ma led his troops to Changqing, and now they should have arrived near Ding Qing." The combat staff officer replied with a fumbled understanding.

Ding Qing was only more than ten miles away from Yanji, and it was the expected starting point for the attack. And Changqing to Ding Qing is only a dozen miles, according to the speed of the cavalry, forty minutes should be enough. Of course, there is still plenty of time, and Ma Biao estimates that Ma Bingzhong will not hesitate to gallop too fast.

Ma Biao nodded and said, "As soon as there is a call back, I will report it immediately." ”

"Yes! As soon as there is a callback, let it know immediately. The staff officer saluted, turned his horse's head, and ran down the mound.

More than a thousand devils! Ma Biao only counted the strength of the devil, and didn't take the puppet army seriously at all. This group of death-fearing ghosts, many of them are also a group of waste, and a single charge of the cavalry can defeat them.

Together, the two large regiments are already nearly 6,000 people, and the Japanese puppet army will not be defeated if they fight alone, not to mention the tiger and wolf division of the New Seventh Army.

To be able to fight side by side with friendly forces like the New Seventh Army is really a blessing for the Eighth Cavalry Division! Ma Biao sighed, turned the horse's head, and under the protection of the personal guards, entered the marching queue.

At this time, the regiment led by Ma Bingzhong had already arrived at the periphery of Ding Qing and completed the task of arming and intercepting it. And a company of puppet troops stationed in the army is still at a loss.

"The first and second battalions dismounted and fought on foot, and the third battalion stood by to charge." Ma Bingzhong commanded loudly, white mist erupted from his mouth, but hot steam was bubbling from his head.

After several coordinated operations with the New Seventh Army, the fighting style and tactics of the Eighth Cavalry Division have also undergone great changes, and dismounting and foot combat are one of them. Thanks to the exchange and Yang Tianfeng's supply, the 60 mortars, grenade launchers, Czech-made, shotguns, and the newly obtained flower machine, the 8th Cavalry Division has made great progress in weaponry and equipment, and can engage in face-to-face combat with the enemy.

And dismounting foot combat can not only reduce the target, but also reduce the loss of the warhorse. Of course, the superiority of the cavalry's maneuver and shock was still maintained, but the timing of its use was more particular.

"Call Shizuo and Chief Yang, we have arrived at the predetermined position and can launch an attack at any time." Ma Bingzhong habitually whipped his leather boots lightly with a horsewhip, looking at the dark night in the distance, his eyes flashed eagerly.

No one can deny that Ma Bingzhong is a tiger general, and the general's temperament and combat style will undoubtedly affect and infect the troops he leads. The first regiment attacked bravely, the second regiment was calm and ruthless, and the third regiment was already completely infantry, and it was trained with the help of the New Seventh Army, so it naturally had the operational characteristics of the New Seventh Army.

It is certainly a pleasure to ride a horse to kill, but after seeing the tragic sacrifices of Pao Ze and his fellow villagers, Ma Bingzhong's temperament has also changed a lot. is no longer the Northwest hero who only cares about pleasure and charges shirtless at every turn. But this is just the time has not come, it is just a manifestation of Ma Bingzhong's maturity in command, not that he has become greedy for life and afraid of death. If the situation requires him to fight hard, he will not hesitate.

Yang Tianfeng received Ma Bingzhong's telegram at about the same time as Ma Biao, looked at his watch, and was still half an hour away from the general attack time at three o'clock in the morning.

"Generate electricity, ask the position of the fleet, order them to reach their destination, and then start a rapid artillery fire, and at the same time give the signal for a general attack." Yang Tianfeng paused for a moment and continued to order: "Send a telegram to Regiment Commander Ma and the Independent Brigade Assault Regiment, you don't have to stick to the original time of the general attack, and start the operation after discovering the signal." ”

With convenient telegraph contact, Yang Tianfeng's command was smoother. Moreover, he knows that he does not have to strive for perfection when fighting, which is easy to overkill.

Now that the troops are in place, it is more realistic to start the general offensive with the start of the artillery bombardment of the fleet. Do you have to let the fleet reach its destination in seconds, or arrive early, risking being discovered by the enemy and waiting a little longer? Even if it's late, as long as it arrives, it will not affect all departments to see the signal and start at the same time.

The early hours of winter are the time when people are most sleepy and sleep the most soundly. And for the enemy, this is probably the last dream they can enjoy!

The flotilla sailing on the vortex river spread out in formation, and the boats of the fire team and the assault group moved to the left, ready to suppress the enemy's fire on the shore and wait for the opportunity to land; The boats of the artillery crew were sailing in the middle of the river, and the artillerymen had already set up their guns, and they were waiting for the boats to come to a stop before they could smash the shells at the enemy in Yanji.

The direction of the fleet's voyage changed, which was with the direction of the vortex river, first to the southeast, then to the south, and the bend was almost directly opposite Yanji.

A faint red light lit up, and kept rowing in a circle, which was the signal from the head boat, slowing down, and approaching the target area.

The speed of the flotilla slowed down, and the ranks were slowly adjusted, from the gunboats in the center of the river as the first row, and gradually arranged into three columns, and the mortars on the ships were pointing to the east.

The red light lit up two more points, the speed of the fleet became slower, the firepower ships and assault ships were more docked, and the machine guns of the black hole hole were pointed at the shore.

At three o'clock the red light came, the flotilla stopped, the gunboat dropped anchor, the artilleryman adjusted the muzzle again, and the loader had already picked up the shell. There was not much time, and the gunboats that were ready lit up their little red lanterns one after another, signaling the command ship.

......The enemy on the shore finally discovered the anomaly on the river, but only fired a few shots before being suppressed by a dense barrage of bullets.

In the not fierce firefight, three red flares flew up in the air over the river, and flew north with bright tails, and the red light illuminated the black sky.

Tong, Tong, Tong...... The muffled sound continued one after another, and one after another the shells fell into the chamber of the cannon, and flew up with a whistle, flying in an arc into the distance. A moment later, a roaring explosion sounded in the distance, like thunder in the distant sky.

Attack, attack, attack!

The assault regiment of the Independent Brigade launched an attack on Li Yingzi, and a round of artillery bombardment was followed by the infantry, and the sound of explosions, gunfire, and shouts of killing resounded.

Ma Bingzhong's regiment attacked Ding Qing fiercely, and the puppet army of a battalion stationed in the garrison got up from the bed, panicked, and even the Japanese advisers could not stabilize the morale of the army.

Boom, boom, boom...... The sound of explosions came and went, Yanji raised a ball of firelight, the house collapsed, the smoke and dust were filled, people shouted and neighed, and there was chaos.

If it was all Japanese soldiers, there might be some humility and care in the camp. But the Japanese puppet army peers will not be polite in the slightest if they regard the puppet army as soft bones and dogs.

It's cold in winter, and who doesn't want to sleep in the house and burn warm? Except for a small number of devils who supervised the puppet army and guarded the periphery, most of the devils lived in Yanji, and only the two puppet army division commanders received some preferential treatment and were assigned two rooms. The rest of the puppet army had to sleep outside in tents and make fires.

It is precisely this enjoyment that makes the artillery attack cause a lot of casualties to the devils. Either they were killed or injured by the explosion, or they were stoned and injured by the collapsed houses, and there were very few lucky people who were unscathed.

Shells came one after another, as if endlessly. After more than 200 shells were fired, there were almost no intact houses left in Yanji.

The general attack was swift and sudden, completely unexpected by the enemy. From a fierce attack to a temporary retreat to being besieged from all sides, the change of mind and role is too drastic to adapt quickly.

At 3:40 a.m., Li Yingzi and Ding Qing were conquered one after another, and the puppet army of two battalions and the devils of two squadrons were basically wiped out, and only a few were able to escape.

The two outlying strongholds were lost, and the enemy in Yanji faced the fierce attack of the New Seventh Army and the Eighth Cavalry Division. The Independent Brigade deployed its forces, forming three attack groups, and advanced towards Yanji oppression; In addition to the main attack of Ma Bingzhong's regiment, the Eighth Cavalry Division invested more than 1,000 cavalry to attack, and the rest of the troops were holding Ding Qing and waiting for an opportunity to pursue and kill the fleeing enemy.

In less than an hour, in the face of multiple blows from incendiary shells and flying thunder cannons, the puppet troops in many places on the periphery first lost the courage to fight, and an irrepressible rout occurred. A few Japanese advisers desperately shouted and blocked to no avail, and more puppet soldiers began to flee in all directions, raising their hands in surrender.

The battle was fierce, but the enemy's weaknesses were exposed under the onslaught. The firepower of the Separate Brigade was strong, especially artillery. A few incendiary bombs smashed down, more than a dozen air-bombed shells fell, and under the burning flames and the swept by the **** shrapnel, the puppet army's will to fight was almost destroyed. They screamed in fear, panicked, and fled with their heads in their hands, which inevitably affected the morale of the devils and the stability of the entire defensive front.

The puppet army is unreliable! Masao Yamashima, bandaged and hanging one arm, came to a conclusion, but it was too late. On the wide attack surface, due to the vacillation and collapse of the puppet army, the defense line was broken through in many places, so that many devil troops who relied on their positions to fight hard fell into a state of division and encirclement.

Blazing flames erupted, followed by contaminated, scorched locust soldiers jumping and tumbling, letting out heart-rending screams; The cannonballs that bounced into the air exploded, and under the dazzling light, the figures of the locusts were knocked down one by one; The deafening explosion was so black that it raised more than a dozen meters of smoke and dirt, and you could see that the stumps and broken arms and broken guns were thrown into the air......

Masao Yamashima did not dare to send reinforcements to the outer positions anymore, although he really wanted to support a relatively large battlefield and increase the combat space and flexibility of using troops. But under the ferocity and variety of blows of the enemy, this kind of reinforcement could only be constantly weakened, but did not serve the effect he had hoped.

The nasty sound of chainsaws was ringing, and Masao Yamashima had seen this kind of enemy machine gun, and the rate of fire and range could completely suppress the 92 heavy machine gun and the 96 light machine gun. He could imagine that the locusts were either overwhelmed by the dense rain of bullets, or they continued to pay the price of dead and wounded.

In the northwest, the enemy can already be seen charging and killing, and under the bombardment of various artillery fires, a little light rises from the position of the locust army, and then it explodes; The sound of gunfire in the southeast direction was also fierce and unusual, and the dense sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard; To the east and northeast, multiple forces of the enemy have penetrated and penetrated, fighting everywhere, fighting everywhere, and getting closer and closer.

"Your Excellency, please move to the rear." A staff officer ran over with a soot face and made a proposal.

Rear? Where is there still the rear. Returning to Yanji, which was almost in ruins, wouldn't it be bombarded by the enemy again? Moreover, there is also an attack, the enemy has already landed under the cover of artillery fire, and listening to the sound of gunfire, they still have a considerable number of repeating weapons.

Masao Yamashima glanced at the staff officer, and surprisingly did not reprimand him, but waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Send a message to Bengbu again: the post department has neglected, and it has fallen into the siege of the superior enemy army, forming a chaotic battle situation. The Imperial Allied Army was the first to collapse due to the fierce offensive of the enemy, making it difficult for our army to support a large defensive circle. The enemy's artillery fire was very fierce, and if it was compressed in a small area, it would inevitably suffer heavy casualties and be dying. Therefore, the general led the rest of the army to break through to the southeast. Fight to the death, serve the country with seven lives, and we will use our flesh and blood to serve His Majesty the Emperor. ”

After the telegram was sent, Masao Yamashima seemed to have completed his last mission, let out a long breath, straightened his back, drew his command knife, pointed to the southeast, and shouted: "The time has come to gather all the troops and serve His Majesty the Emperor, shake up the spirit of bushido, and fight your way with me." ”

At about 6 o'clock in the morning, the Independent Brigade and the 8th Cavalry Division had already opened up contact and began to attack together, trying to press the enemy to the vortex river and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

The collapse of the puppet army is like an avalanche, and the terrible infectious disease -- "fleeing and surrendering" -- is spreading and spreading at a rapid pace, and even a platoon or company of our army with a small number of troops can chase a battalion or a regiment to fight, but few of the puppet army dare to turn back to face the battle.

In addition to the ferocious and fierce attacks that frightened the puppet army, the reputation of the New Seventh Army also had a great deterrent effect. The New Seventh Army was ruthless to devils and intolerant of the puppet army, and this characteristic was unmistakably displayed in all previous operations. Even, Yang Tianfeng did not block this information to the outside world, and did not shy away from showing this ferocity to the puppet army.

Most of the officers of the puppet army were put to death, and so were the soldiers who committed crimes, except for those who took the initiative to do so; The soldiers of the puppet army are only carefully selected, and only those who are innocent, have no crimes, and have been in the army for a short time are eligible to be added to the New Seventh Army; Those who are injured or sick are not treated, they are expelled from the base areas and left to fend for themselves; The rest were sent to the mines, factories to work as coolies, paying for their actions.

In fact, contrary to the outcome of many people's imagination, this kind of policy did not provoke many puppet soldiers to resist to the death, but rather made them fearful. When taking the initiative to attack, there were devils to supervise the formation, and the puppet army dared to be the enemy of the New Seventh Army; When the defeat is assured, the puppet army will be frightened and scattered, and the devil advisers will also become their votes to avoid execution and punishment. (To be continued.) )