Teng Xinxing led the soldiers to quickly and covertly engage the enemy under the cover of firepower, 200 meters, 150 meters, 100 meters, and 50 meters, and soon arrived in front of the little devil's position.

Without waiting for Teng Xinxing to give an order, the machine guns of each platoon of fire support squads were set up fifty meters away from the devil's position, and began to suppress the surname shooting. The soldiers began to leap forward rapidly, quickly rushed into the devil's position, and began to take a close-range roll call of the devils in the trenches and on the platform.

By the time the fire support platoon of the company stopped firing, the soldiers had already rushed into the Sinchon station, and the remaining little devils were compressed into the devil's brigade headquarters, that is, the small waiting room of the Sinchon station.

The Devil Captain had never imagined that the Eighth Route Army's firepower was so powerful, and he completely destroyed his firepower point with just one round of attacks. Moreover, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army was a cascade configuration, and just after the artillery coverage, heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and mortars followed, and the soldiers had no chance to raise their heads to shoot, and whoever showed their heads would die. When the Eighth Route Army touched the front of the position, the squad began to suppress it with machine guns again, covering the Eighth Route Army's breakthrough into the position. At this time, it would have been possible for the soldiers to throw grenades or use machine gun fire to repel the attack of the infantry of the Eighth Route Army, but unfortunately the automatic firepower of these Eighth Route Army was very strong, and the 38 Dagai and Taisho 11-year machine guns of the Imperial Army were not opponents at all, and they did not even have a chance to fire.

The desperate captain of the devil brigade no longer had the idea of coming to China to enjoy women and plunder gold and silver treasures, and hurriedly commanded the remaining devil soldiers of the brigade headquarters to hide in the small waiting room of the station, relying on the windowsill to shoot outside, trying to delay time and wait for reinforcements.

The original equipment of the Fourth Regiment and the First Regiment was exactly the same, except that there were no tanks and armored vehicles, and others such as bazookas, Bayi automatic rifles, Bayi machine guns, etc., were the same.

Seeing that the little devil was stubbornly resisting with the small waiting room, Teng Xinxing did not hesitate at all, and ordered the bazookas of each platoon to fire, and a few rockets dragged their bright tails and crashed straight into the small waiting room, directly turning the waiting room with a brick wall and tile roof into a pile of rubble.

By this time, the little devils at Xincun Station had basically all gone back to their grandmother's house. Teng Xinxing ordered each platoon to quickly search for the remnants of the enemy, clean up the battlefield, and at the same time report to his superiors to completely occupy the Xincun station.

Almost at the same time that Teng Xinxing captured Xincun Station, the various units of the Second Brigade, with the cooperation of the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the Southwest Luxi Garrison Brigade, completely captured the positions of the devils around Lianyungang. Including the commanding heights of Lianyungang and the mast, the masthead was captured by the Eighth Route Army.

Of course, this is a positional battle, considering that the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade are both new troops, and there is a big gap between the equipment and the Second Brigade, Liu Jianli has adopted a mixed organization in the organization of troops, basically focusing on the battalions and companies of the Second Brigade, fighting with the battalions and company-level units of the Luxi Garrison Brigade and the Southwest Lu Garrison Brigade, and the troops of the Second Brigade of the Coach are the main attackers, and the troops of the two garrison brigades assist, quickly interspersing and breaking through point by point.

The battle lasted until two o'clock in the night, and the Eighth Route Army poured into Lianyun Port from Houyuntai Mountain and Longhai Road like a tsunami, and the little devils who stayed in Lianyun Port were completely overwhelmed by this powerful offensive. Liu Jianjian, commander of the Second Brigade of the Eighth Route Army, commander of the Luxi Military Region, and commander of the Luxi Group, sent a report to Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan in a joyful tone: "Division commander and political commissar: Our Luxi Group has captured Lianyungang at two o'clock on the night of July 2, and none of the devils have slipped through the net. Regrettably, according to the statistics of the results of the various units, the number of devils eliminated is limited, including the devils eliminated at Xincun Station and Xugou Station, a total of two infantry brigade headquarters, a baggage brigade headquarters, and a total of 10 squadrons of about 2,500 people have been eliminated. However, this is indeed the supply base of the devils, and there are many weapons, ammunition, rice, and white noodles, and from the perspective of seizing the logistics and supply of the devils, we have won a big victory. The little devil is going to be dumbfounded now! ”

Not only Liu Jianjian has the feeling of killing chickens with a knife, but also Gao Yuan, Li Qing, Lei Ming, Zhang Hongtao, Zhao Shan, Hu Laohu, Li Chang and others all have this feeling. The main force of the instructor of the Eighth Route Army has been hidden for so long, and the sword is unsheathed, but the target is only one of the 119th Brigade, which can be done, is it clear that there are more wolves and less meat! Of course, they all know that this is just a prelude to the battle, where can a 119th brigade fill the appetite of the division commander!

Such a large number of troops against a brigade of a third-rate army is naturally like drinking soup.

Major General Tsunetaro Ishihara, commander of the 119th Brigade, immediately received a report that the Shinchon Station had been attacked by the [***] team. At first, he thought that he had heard it wrong, the main force of the Eighth Route Army was fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the Imperial Army in Jiaodong, and although the Eighth Route Army in Lunan had blocked and harassed the Tatian Jun group, it had long since died down, and he didn't know where to hide to lick his wounds. If they were to the vicinity of the Longhai line, they should have attacked from north to south, but Xincun Station reported that the [***] team was attacking from south to north, which is strange, could it be that Chiang Kai-shek's political axe army came to reinforce the Shandong Eighth Route Army? Therefore, Tsunetaro Ishihara's first order was to resolutely hold on to the army and repel the attack of the [***] team.

Soon, all key points in Lianyungang reported that they had been attacked, and they reported in unison that the [***] team had strong firepower and was unable to fight back at all. Ishihara Tsunetaro felt that the situation was wrong, and the target of the [***] team's attack turned out to be Lianyungang, and it was going to the imperial army's supplies. These cunning Chinese actually want to learn from their ancestors and have another battle of the black nest! This is worth it, if they let them capture Lianyungang, will the 200,000 troops of His Excellency Tada Jun's Southern Front Group drink the northwest wind? So, Ishihara Tsunetaro issued a second order, while strictly ordering the defenders of Lianyungang to rely on their positions to hold on, he ordered the 1st 09th Wing to quickly assemble the troops west of Xincun Station and quickly reinforce Lianyungang; The 120th Wing was ordered to mobilize quickly and prepare to reinforce the 109th Wing. At the same time, Major General Ishihara Tsunetaro sent a 100,000-strong telegram to the division commander, Lieutenant General Kizuki Shimizu, saying that Lianyungang had been attacked by the squadron in multiple ways, and that the 119th Brigade was determined to immediately reinforce it, resolutely defeat the attack of the squadron, and ensure the safety of Lianyungang's supplies.

After the order was issued, Ishihara Tsunetaro urged Shima Genyoshi, the commander of the 120th Wing, to quickly prepare for reinforcements, and to dispatch as soon as the divisional artillery wing, tank squadron, and cavalry brigade arrived.

Shimizu Kishige is the division commander after all, and he is more thoughtful than Ishihara Tsunetaro. After receiving the telegram from the 119th Brigade asking for help, he was surprised and hurriedly ran to the map to check, but he couldn't see that he couldn't see a name, and he couldn't figure out which part of the [***] team came to attack Lianyungang. Although I can't figure out which part it is, one thing is certain, that is, Lianyungang must not lose!

The question is that it's night, and it's worth thinking about this night. Thinking about the fate of the 21st Brigade, the Chahar Dispatch Corps, the 21st Division, the 3rd Brigade, the 4th Brigade, the 6th Brigade, and the 10th, 8th, and 10th Divisions, Shimizu Kishige felt that this dark night was simply a paradise for the [***] team! Considering General Terauchi Shouichi's order to strictly prohibit the dispatch of reinforcements at night, and at the same time considering the heavy ammunition hoarded in Lianyungang, Shimizu Kishige, after making an urgent report to Tada Jun and the North China Front Headquarters, ordered Ishihara Tsunetaro to strictly order the defenders of Lianyungang to resolutely resist and fight to the last man without retreating. You can send the 109th Wing to help quickly, but the 120th Wing is not allowed to dispatch for the time being, and you will talk about it after figuring out the number and strength of the [***] team.

Shimizu Kishige's order made Ishihara Tsunetaro furious, because the position of the Japanese army in the direction of Lianyungang was already in danger, not only did the telegram for help fly like snowflakes, but even the rumbling cannon sound faintly reached his ears. Just by listening to the sound, you know that the Chinese [***] team has field artillery, mountain artillery, and infantry artillery, and this kind of artillery fire, not to mention that the infantry brigade left behind in Lianyungang does not have it, and even its own 119th Brigade does not have it. Qing Shui likes to be heavy this old guy, cowardly as a mouse, and he has to wait for a clear situation before large-scale reinforcements, according to his orders, then Lianyungang will not be lost soon?

Sure enough, the defenders of Xincun Station reported that the Eighth Route Army had broken through its position, and explained that this was the last telegram. Immediately afterwards, the defense fulcrum such as Xugou Station, Jinping Mountain Point, and Damajian Point successively sent farewell telegrams. Ishihara Tsunetaro knew that the city of Lianyungang was about to be broken, so he did not hesitate, and while reporting to Kishige Shimizu, he directly reported the situation to Tada Jun and the North China Front Headquarters, and at the same time ordered the 109th Wing to speed up reinforcements, and ordered the 120th Wing to immediately dispatch to reinforce the 109th Wing.

How did Ishihara Tsunetaro know that at this time, the five main infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, one artillery brigade, and one air defense brigade of the Eighth Route Army had already moved around his defensive line, and they were about to launch an earth-shattering blow. His order to reinforce the troops was regarded as completely sending the troops into the hands of the Eighth Route Army.

Liu Yimin originally had an idea, that is, let Liu Jianjian attack Lianyungang first, attract the main force of the 119th Brigade to the east for reinforcements, and quickly annihilate the enemy in the field. But considering that the army has been hit one after another, and they are as timid as rats, this is the night again, and I am afraid that there will be no reinforcements. Therefore, when making combat deployments, they are deployed in accordance with the operational method of interspersing and dividing and attacking fortified positions. Now that the troops have moved in place, the devils have begun to reinforce Lianyungang with all their might, and the Eighth Route Army has even been spared the siege. Overjoyed, Liu Yimin immediately ordered all units to start attacking, striving to completely kill the 119th Brigade in the shortest possible time.

Now it was lively, and the dark night suddenly brightened, and groups of cannonballs streaked across the night sky, like gorgeous flowers, blooming on the top of the devil's head. All units of the Eighth Route Army were dispatched on all fronts, divided and encircled, and tanks, armored vehicles, automobiles, cavalry, and infantry all went into battle, and pounced on the 119th Wing and the 120th Wing like tigers fighting rabbits.

There are shouts of killing everywhere!

Tsunetaro Ishihara hid behind the wreckage of an armored car, staring at the incredible scene in front of him with a pair of horrified eyes, and regretted that he wanted to send himself back to his mother's womb and be reborn again. If he could be reborn, he swore that he would never give such a hasty order again. Later, when I thought about it, I was relieved, such a huge army came to my side and I didn't know it, whether to go to reinforce Lianyungang or not was a dead word.

Seeing that the troops were divided into small cakes, and the small cakes were constantly melting, Ishihara Tsunetaro knew that his life had come to an end, he didn't want to look at it anymore, and if he looked at it again, he was afraid that his psychology would completely collapse, so he closed his eyes, drew out his command knife and prepared to kill himself. As a result, Tsunetaro Ishihara didn't even have a chance to commit suicide, and a bullet flew and hit him in the back of the head squarely, spraying Bai Huahua's brain on the hot iron plate of the wreckage of the armored car.

There was no suspense in this battle at all, and the main force of the instructor surrounded and annihilated the 119th Brigade, just like a few adults beating a child, and knocked the child unconscious with three punches and two kicks. All units are fighting bravely to be the first and quickly assault. This is mainly because there are too few devils, there are too many Eighth Route Army, and the action is slow, and there is no chance to kill a little devil. Can the warriors not attack fast?

Fortunately, Tsunetaro Ishihara and Shima Genyoshi both sent telegrams asking for help to Lieutenant General Kishige Shimizu before they were killed, saying that they were besieged by the heavy troops of the [***] team and asked for urgent reinforcements.

The development of the matter was beyond Liu Yimin's expectations, and after Shimizu Kishige received the last telegram from Ishihara Tsunetaro asking for help, he did not order reinforcements, but after careful examination in front of the map, he came to the conclusion that the [***] team wanted to capture Lianyungang and ambush the reinforcements. Otherwise, they would not have left such a strong force to deal with the reinforcements of the 119th Brigade. This shows that the strength of the [***] squadron is unprecedentedly strong, and the firepower is also unprecedentedly strong, otherwise, the 119th Brigade would not have asked for reinforcements so quickly.

Qing Shui, who had figured it out, didn't dare to send the troops directly under the 130th Brigade and the division to reinforce it at all, because if it was reinforced, it would probably repeat the mistakes of the past. But the responsibility for the loss of Lianyungang is too great, and if you don't send reinforcements like this, you will probably be sent to a military court.

After completely losing contact with Ishihara Tsunetaro and the defenders of Lianyungang, Shimizu Kishige already thought that it was the main force of the Eighth Route Army to launch an attack on Lianyungang again. He sent a direct report to Tada Jun and the North China Front Army Headquarters, demanding that the position of Liu Yimin's main force be immediately ascertained, and why the Chinese [***] squadron attacking Lianyungang had such strong combat effectiveness and so fierce firepower, so that the 119th Brigade disappeared in an instant. At the same time, Tada Jun and the North China Front Army were asked to quickly instruct the 116th Division on its next operational strategy, whether to continue to advance eastward to reinforce Lianyungang or to hold on to the spot, or to quickly move west and retreat to Xuzhou.

(To be continued)