"Target, 15 degrees to the left in front of you, 4,300 meters away! Put! Xu Jun, deputy commander of the artillery regiment, held a walkie-talkie, unified dispatch and command, "Duh, Duh, ......Duh" cannon sound sounded, dozens of shells dragged the flames out of the muzzle, viciously smashed towards the little devil artillery position.

The little devil artillery was scrambling to move their positions at this time - suddenly a flare flew over their heads, and everyone realized that it was the enemy who was guiding their artillery, so they dared to stay where they were. It's just that the retaliation came so quickly, and the density of the shelling was so great that they did not expect. The gripping howling of cannonballs tearing through the air sounded, and many devils screamed, or ran in all directions to find a place to hide, or just lay on the ground and became ostriches.

Aoki watched dozens of shells mark beautiful marks in the night sky, and then smashed down on his own artillery position, his face blue and white for a while under the illumination of the flares, his expression hideous and weird. Suddenly, he laughed loudly, gritted his teeth and said: "If there are 50,000 people for us to be buried, even if the whole army dies in battle, we are worth it!" ”

The "boom" explosion sounded loudly, and the smoke and flames in the sky immediately submerged the artillery positions of the devils. Then, before all the devils could recover from the shock, the second and third rounds of shelling came again. If the artillery regiment of the mountain division does not sound, it will be enough, and once it sounds, it will bring a devastating blow to the little devil, and there will be ......

With the destruction of the Japanese artillery unit, the devils in Linyi City could not stay anymore. The devil officer commanding the reserve force reacted quickly, and immediately sent several squads to outflank Xiao Liang where they began to live, and the footsteps of "clicking" sounded everywhere on the streets of Linyi, mixed with one or two wolf dog howls from time to time, the residents in Linyi City were frightened, many families and children huddled together, and children hid in their parents' arms and sobbed quietly. Everyone stared in horror at the red light coming through the window, wondering when the gunfire would stop.

Outside the West Gate, the temporary division of the Mountain Division, Guo Muyi looked at Linyi City, which was half the sky, and suddenly shouted: "Not good!" ”

Huang Haifu slapped himself vigorously, and then picked up the walkie-talkie and gave Jiang Banjun and Qi Mingshan an order: "Start the attack, and you will be limited to take the West Gate within half an hour." ”

In the original plan, Ximen was just a feint, as long as the devil's military warehouse could be destroyed, the battle would be considered to be completed. Now that Huang Haifu suddenly changed his order, Jiang Banjun looked at the growing fire in Linyi City and immediately understood the reason. Without saying a word, he immediately asked his troops to increase the frequency of firing, and at the same time began to arrange siege tasks.

Qi Mingshan is the commander of the Renqiu Chariot Brigade, and he was still a little ignorant when he received the new order, and asked: "Boss, why did you change your mind......

Huang Haifu didn't wait for him to finish, and shouted as a messenger: "Didn't you see the fire in the city? We must lay down Linyi, and at that time, we can save as many people as we can! ”

"Yes, understood!"

The five-minute rapid fire turned the Japanese artillery position into a sea of fire, and after the shelling stopped, the sound of martyrdom was incessant, and the fire dyed the nearby night sky a faint red. Then, to the surprise of the warring parties, something happened - as several houses near the Devil's artillery position were hit by shells, ignited by the fireballs that flew from the martyrdom, the fire ignited, the fire borrowed the wind, and in just a few minutes, the fire was out of control. Some people rushed out of the burning houses with their children and daughters, and in the face of the raging flames, they were powerless to save and cry without tears, so they could only choose to flee in panic.

Xiao Liang and the others were running quickly along an alley towards the devil's military warehouse, feeling that they were getting brighter and hotter behind them, they stopped and looked back, and the hearts of several people sank.

There are still our people in Linyi City! Linyi City is densely populated, and once this fire burns, it is almost impossible to extinguish it. Turning the entire city of Linyi into ruins is contrary to Zhang Zizhong's original intention of ordering an attack on Linyi, and it is not what Huang Haifu and Guo Da are willing to see. If the entire Linyi City really turns into a sea of fire, then how many ordinary people will die, and Huang Haifu and the mountain division will turn from heroes to sinners who slaughter their compatriots.

Xiao Liang stomped his feet and said, "It's broken, it's broken!" ”

One of the warriors asked him, "What should we do now?" ”

Xiao Liang gritted his teeth: "The devil's warehouse must be destroyed, otherwise we will have no success in this battle." Brothers, go! ”

A large number of people began to emerge in the alleys, and many old people watched their homes being engulfed in flames, and let out a shocking cry, cursing the Japanese devils who had lost their conscience, and did not know that it was caused by the shelling of their own troops.

Xiao Liang and the others hurriedly ran over with red faces and gritted teeth, not daring to stay here for even a minute.

At the West Gate, the offensive and defensive battles between the attacking and defending sides, regardless of casualties, began. Aoki also didn't care about the military warehouse, and under his order, the Japanese reserves all rushed to the west gate, and at the same time, the devils of the other three gates left the city one after another and turned to the west gate.

Aoki thought he had figured out the forces of the attacker, and he was ready to take a desperate gamble. Not only did he want to defend Linyi, a city destined to be in ruins, but he also wanted to encircle and annihilate the enemy army and teach Ouyang Yun a painful lesson to the student army.

The sky-high fire that ignited in Linyi City made Guo Da and the other cadres and teachers stunned. There are at least 4,000 devils in Linyi City, and they have already been prepared, it is impossible for the mountain division to capture it in such a short time, and the devil soldiers will naturally not be mad and set fire to their own baggage materials. It wasn't ignited by the little devils, then there was only one possibility, and the shelling of the mountain division ignited the fire. In the war, accidental injuries are inevitable, and the artillery of the student army is sharp, will Linyi City be burned because of this, this result, whether Li Zongren or Zhang Zizhong, they must have thought of it, but they all chose to avoid this problem, and Guo Da and Huang Haifu pretended not to know.

Huang Haifu really didn't know what to do, there were very few people in the mountain division who had experience in this kind of large-scale siege warfare, and they didn't know what kind of devastating blow a city would be brought by dozens of heavy artillery guns in unison. Guo Muyi should be clear, but as an orthodox soldier, he will not care about these at all. On this point, he, Li Zongren and Zhang Zizhong have the same ideas. As long as the Japanese army can be severely damaged, as long as the Japanese attack on Xuzhou can be delayed, then no matter how big the sacrifice is, it is worth it.

Guo Da also wanted to have this "enlightenment", but he couldn't do it: "Fifty thousand people! When he thought about it, his heart ached. He pushed open the roof of the armored car and shouted: "Pass my order, speed up the march, and head to the north gate of Linyi." ”

With a "boom" explosion, the West City Gate was finally blasted. Fragments of the iron-clad gate flew in all directions, and in the midst of the smoke and fire, two blunt-tipped armor-piercing bullets flew out. The Japanese had built fortifications and placed two anti-aircraft guns inside the city gate early, and now they finally seized the opportunity to severely damage the tanks of the Cadet Army. The distance was so close that one of the Jiguang tanks at the head was hit before it had time to react. The bomb pierced the frontal armor and exploded, and seconds later, the ammunition in the tank was detonated and the explosion became even more violent.

"Bastard!" Qi Mingshan's painful punch slammed on the top cover of the tank, smashing his left hand unconsciously, and pressing his right hand to send the word Jian, he shouted loudly: "Quick, withdraw to both sides, suppress the devil fire on the city wall, and cover the charge of the infantry brothers!" ”

This is a tactic that was formulated before the war. The Jiguang tank was too large to barely pass through the city gate, and the streets in Linyi City were not spacious, so even if they participated in street fighting, they would have little effect. According to Guo Muyi's instructions, the tank regiment will be used as a battery after breaking through the city gate.

"Tick tock!" The trumpet sounded, and the infantry of the Eagle Cliff Brigade got up from the individual pit and rushed to the west gate with a shout under the leadership of the front-line officers.

In the hole of the West Gate, the little devil's Type 92 heavy machine gun immediately roared, and the most fierce squad of students was caught off guard and all of them were knocked down by bullets. The sacrifice of their comrades-in-arms made the cadets who followed closely behind angry, and the officers and soldiers of the Eagle Cliff Brigade shouted the slogan of avenging their brothers and rushed forward one after another. Guns swept and grenades were thrown, and the two sides fought to the death around the Ximen Gate.

"Big brother, it's not okay to fight like this! Isn't it that you don't attack the city? Xiao Liang, this guy, hasn't the news from the devil warehouse come back yet? "Pressed up in a row, but the result was only an increase in casualties, Huang Hailu couldn't hold his breath anymore, and ran to Huang Haifu to question him.

Huang Haifu ignored him, but called out to Zuo An'an, the commander of the Overlord Brigade, and asked him to take his headquarters to attack the south gate.

Huang Hailu was angry, they were all brothers from Overlord Mountain, and many people had been together for several years, which made him feel distressed when he died. He roared angrily, "Big brother! ”

Huang Haifu looked at him quietly and said, "Ah Lu, remember, we are now soldiers, soldiers who defend the country, understand?" ”

Huang Hailu looked at him, his arrogance gradually subsided, and finally turned around and left without saying a word. Back at the front, he said to Jiang Banjun: "Next, I'll take people up." ”

Jiang Banjun immediately denied: "No! ”

Huang Hailu glared at him, and then shouted left and right: "Brothers, there is a kind of Lao Tzu." TNND, Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, this Linyi and our Overlord Mountain are difficult to fight! ”

"I'll go!" "Deputy Brigade Commander, and me!" "The second master, I'll follow you!" …… The reserve came out with nearly a hundred people at once. The others were about to rush forward, but Huang Hailu waved his hand to stop them, he said: "Only one platoon is enough!" ”

Jiang Banjun was in a hurry, grabbed him and shouted, "Second brother! If you want to go up, I will go first, and you stay and command the troops. ”

Huang Hailu looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Third brother, I admit that I am not as good as you in the battle arrangement, but you are definitely not as good as me when you charge into battle." Don't fight, Lao Tzu won't necessarily die! ”

"Second brother!"

Huang Hailu patted him the shoulder, and then walked up to the group of officers and soldiers who took the initiative to ask for help and shouted: "Stand upright, look at the right of Lu!" Take a break, report the number! ”

With a "bang", the soldiers quickly lined up in formation, and then began to count: "One, two...... Thirty—"

"Stop, it's you!" Huang Hailu shouted loudly and cut off the people behind him, and shouted: "Those who report the number, go out of the queue - who is it, you go back, thirty people are enough." ”

Jiang Banjun stepped forward and wanted to stop him, but he glared back, and he could only reluctantly accept this reality.

Another flare rose into the sky, and under the bright light of this flare, Huang Hailu looked at the brothers who came out of the ranks, and grinned: "Our men in Bawang Mountain are not afraid of death!" Well, it's all kind! Brothers, bring me a grenade in your hand and go! ”

Outside the north gate, the devils of the two squadrons that came to the aid of the West Gate and the reconnaissance battalion of the 1st Division met unexpectedly. Zhou Tai took the lead and ran the happiest, he was the first to find the running devil brigade, and his voice changed with excitement: "Devil, devil rushed out!" ”

Ge Zengfu followed closely behind him with a group of people. Zhou Tai made a great contribution today, and actually killed a devil general, which made the other brothers in the reconnaissance battalion envious. Everyone was ordered by Guo Da to break away from Wu Keshi's tank unit to reconnoiter the enemy's situation first, and everyone felt that this was an opportunity to make meritorious contributions. When there were still two miles to Linyi, everyone abandoned the car and ran wildly, and now they are all sweating and panting.

In the sky above the west gate of Linyi, one after another raised flares illuminated it as bright as day, and as far as the afterglow could see, the devils who had just gushed out had nothing to hide.

Everyone was excited, and some anxious warriors asked, "Camp, let's fight!" It's only a few hundred devils! ”

"Wait! See what they want to do! Ge Zengfu suppressed his impulses and said calmly.

The devils finally drove out, and ran in the direction of the north gate.

Cui Yongqiang slapped his thigh and shouted: "They want to outflank the back road of the mountain division, camp, let's fight!" ”

"Hit! But don't rush, follow a little bit first. Lao Cui, you take the second company to guard here, in case there are still devils at the north gate, you must intercept me. Wang Feng, hurry up and report the situation to the division seat, and let the large army come over quickly. ”

When Guo Da received the information, the north gate was already fighting.

With a deliberate calculation and an unintentional account, and taking advantage of the light of the weapon, the reconnaissance battalion knocked down more than 100 devils with a single salvo. The rest of the devils couldn't figure out the size of the enemy's army, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately retreated. Well, the reconnaissance battalion was outflanked in front and back, and the remaining devils were surrounded near several houses more than 300 meters away from the north gate, and they couldn't get out again.

Ge Zengfu was calm-headed, blocked this part of the devils and did not launch a strong attack, but waited for the large army to arrive, and directly gave this credit to the tank regiment.

Wu Kezhi was naturally happy to take advantage of this, and only called a company of tanks to come with a few rounds of shelling, and then blew up this part of the devils to death and fled. It was useless to escape, Ge Zengfu's reconnaissance battalion was waiting outside, and with just a single shot, the devil was completely annihilated.

The battle at the North Gate ended with a complete victory for the First Division.