Amid the roar of the commander of the heavy fire company, the gunners were busy adjusting the angle of the muzzles, and the eight heavy machine guns lined up in a row were the first to spit out tongues of fire. In the dark, on the hill not far away, the fire from the muzzles of the four Japanese heavy machine guns became the most conspicuous target, and the eight heavy machine guns meowed at the target, suppressing the Japanese heavy machine guns with dense firepower. The effect was still obvious, under the suppression of eight heavy machine guns, the fire of the Japanese heavy machine guns began to be intermittent, and the power of blocking was greatly reduced.

The officers and men of the company who were blocked in the trench saw that the heavy machine-gun fire on the opposite side was suppressed, and immediately leaned out again, preparing to climb over the trench and attack forward. But before they could climb the edge of the ditch, the Japanese soldiers in ambush on the opposite side began to shoot. In the darkness, the accuracy of the Japanese shooting was greatly reduced, but several soldiers were still hit by bullets and planted back in the trenches.

Yu Liang was really anxious at this time, snatched the light machine gun from the hands of a soldier, set it up on the edge of the trench and fired at the opposite side. Seeing that the battalion commander was personally strafing with a machine gun, the soldiers of the first company also set up their weapons on the edge of the ditch and fired at the opposite side. At this time, the twelve mortars of the heavy fire company finally adjusted their muzzles and fired a single shell at the four heavy machine guns of the Japanese army.

This bombardment not only completely destroyed the four Japanese heavy machine guns, but also caused the Japanese troops lying in ambush next to them to suffer a catastrophe. Although the captain of the Japanese army in charge of commanding the battle already knew that it would be difficult to stop the attack of the Chinese army with his own infantry brigade composed of one auxiliary, he was still extremely shocked by the strong firepower of the Chinese army.

After destroying the four heavy machine guns of the Japanese army, the mortars did not stop bombing, but under the orders of the commander of the heavy fire company, they carried out a covering bombardment of the two small hills and their surroundings. The Japanese did not have time to build any fortifications, and this kind of covering bombing left the Japanese with nowhere to hide, and as a result, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties, and even the captain was wounded.

When the chariot bypassed the trench from the side and pressed up to the opposite side, the Japanese army on the opposite side completely collapsed, and the people who could still move the tank fled desperately behind, and there was no one to stop the rout of these soldiers without the captain pressing the formation. The chariot fired at the back of the fleeing Japanese soldiers in the light, and the Japanese troops fled faster and more scattered.

Yu Yong left a squad to care for the wounded and clean up the battlefield, and reported the situation to the regiment commander who followed behind, and then led the rest of the soldiers to follow the advancing chariot and continue to pursue the Japanese army. When the first battalion encountered an attack, the pursuing team stopped, and someone had already reported the situation. Chen Dian and Qi Xuan, the two regiment leaders, got out of the jeep they were riding, and after listening to the reports of their subordinates, they spread out the map on the front of the car and looked at it.

The sound of gunfire in front came, Chen Dian listened to it for a while, and then said to Qi Xuan: "Commander Qi, listening to the gunshots, the Japanese army does not have many troops to block us, so I wonder if the battalion in front can quickly break through the Japanese army's blockade?" Qi Xuan replied while looking at the map: "There are chariots to help, and the Japanese army has not used field artillery, there should be no problem." It is only less than 20 kilometers away from the tugboat port town, and I am worried that once the Japanese army rushes to the tugboat port town first, the Jurong Independent Brigade will be able to hold out under the front and rear attacks of the Japanese army. ”

Chen Dian nodded and said: "I heard that there are four regiments of the Jurong Independent Brigade in Tugboat Port Town, thousands of troops, it shouldn't be a problem to block the Japanese army for a few hours, but we still have to speed up the pursuit, and we must not let go of these little Japanese easily." After speaking, Chen Dian immediately turned to his subordinates and said, "Pass my order, the second battalion will immediately reinforce the first battalion, and we must quickly defeat the blocking Japanese troops and speed up the pursuit." ”

The 872nd Regiment and the 878th Regiment were speeding up to pursue the 32nd Division, which was running wildly, and the 138th Wing of the 32nd Division had already approached the tugboat port town lightly armed at this time. What they didn't expect was waiting for them was the stern presence of the Second Regiment of the Independent Brigade. As early as when the main force of the Japanese army withdrew from its position, Li Changwu forwarded the report he had received to Wang Haitao.

The report sent by Li Changwu made all the people in Wang Haitao's office breathe a sigh of relief. Tang Longzai said with some excitement: "Commander, it can be regarded as defeating these little Japan, and the siege of Zhangshu City can be regarded as a successful solution, it is really not easy!" Wang Haitao was happy, and still said calmly: "It's not completely successful, there are still nearly 30,000 Japanese troops in Tugboat Port Town, and the 32nd Division has not been wiped out." ”

Tang Longzai said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry, these 50,000 or 60,000 small Japanese outside Zhangshu City have almost been wiped out by us, and we are afraid that we will not be able to destroy the 30,000 Japanese troops in Tugboat Port Town? Besides, aren't the 460th Brigade and the 462nd Brigade the remnants of the 32nd Division defeated? With the main forces of these two regiments present, the 32nd Division will be very difficult to escape. ”

Wang Haitao replied: "We still can't underestimate the enemy, although the Japanese army outside Zhangshu City was defeated, but the price we paid was not small, and the ammunition supply was also at the limit. By the way, he immediately sent a telegram to Huang Guizhong, informing him that the rest of the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army had retreated to the tugboat port town and asked him to make preparations as soon as possible. ”

When Huang Guizhong received Wang Haitao's telegram, the fighting outside the north gate of Tugboat Port Town was fierce. The Japanese army has not stopped attacking since the afternoon, and not only has the artillery fire blown up the positions outside the city beyond recognition, but even the tanks of the tank brigade have been used. The Jurong Independent Brigade was not equipped with a rocket launcher to deal with armored troops, but the armor of the Japanese tanks was indeed too thin, and the heavy machine guns were enough to penetrate their steel plates after using armor piercing and bullets.

After several hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese captured two lines of positions at a heavy cost, and now nearly half of the casualties of the three regiments were also lost, and the remaining officers and men of the whole regiment were gathered on the last line of positions under the wall. This last line of position was backed by a wall, and there were more than a dozen heavy machine guns on the wall that could be used for fire support, so the Japanese attacked several times in vain.

After receiving the telegram from Wang Haitao, Huang Guizhong did not dare to slack off, and immediately called Zheng Daxi, the head of the Second Regiment, over. Zheng Daxi was originally in the south of the city to check the situation of the emergency repair of the position, and as soon as he heard the brigade commander calling him to go over immediately, he immediately realized that he was afraid that something was wrong, so he told several battalion commanders under him a few words, and then hurried to Huang Guizhong. As soon as Zheng Daxi entered the door, he shouted at Huang Guizhong: "Brigade, what's the situation? Is it that the little Japan in the south has withdrawn?"

Huang Guizhong glared at him and then said, "You are a regiment commander, can you be more steady!" Zheng Daxi grinned and scratched his head and said: "Luzao, aren't I anxious? You listen to how lively the fight is in the north of the city, but our regiment is endlessly rushing to repair fortifications, if there is no small Japan in the south, our regiment will lose a lot!" Huang Guizhong heard his words and glared at him angrily.

Huang Guizhong said to Zheng Daxi angrily: "You kid knows how to fight, and you are still afraid that there will be no fight with the commander?" Tell you kid, the commander has sent a telegram, the 32nd Division of the Japanese Army has suffered a defeat outside Zhangshu City, and is now retreating to us.

Zheng Daxi said excitedly: "Damn, this little Japan can be regarded as coming! You should put your heart in your stomach, the fortifications have already been repaired, this time our regimental duel will give little Japan a little bit of a good look!" Huang Guizhong said solemnly: "Zheng Daxi, don't underestimate the enemy, the commander said in the telegram, the Japanese army withdrew together with a field artillery wing, if your regiment can't withstand it, let the Japanese army run away, see how I clean you up!"

Zheng Daxi also put away his grinning expression at this time, and said seriously: "Brigade seat, I am willing to make a military order, if little Japan escapes from my position, I Zheng Daxi will come to see you!" Seeing Zheng Daxi say these words solemnly, Huang Guizhong finally nodded with satisfaction. After Zheng Daxi left, Huang Guizhong asked the commander of the regiment who was standing beside him and never said anything: "Your first regiment must also be ready to reinforce the second regiment at any time." ”

The commander of the first regiment replied: "Brigade seat, the second battalion of our regiment has been arranged at the south gate, and if there is a problem with the second regiment, the second battalion can go out of the city for reinforcements at any time." Huang Guizhong has always been very optimistic about the calm personality of the head of the regiment, and he knows that as long as he clicks on it, the head of the regiment can do things to his satisfaction. Therefore, he nodded at the head of the regiment with reassurance.

At this time, there was another explosion of cannonballs outside the north gate, Huang Guizhong looked at the sky outside the window that was reflected red by the explosion, and was a little worried about the position of the three regiments, so he stood up and grabbed the armed belt on the table, and said to the commander of the first regiment: "Let's go, go to the north gate city wall to see the situation." After saying that, he took the lead and walked outside the house. The commander of the regiment hurriedly followed out and asked the guard company to assemble and go to the north gate with Huang Guizhong.

When they were about to arrive at the north gate city wall, the commander of the third battalion of the first regiment and two guards greeted him, and after standing up and saluting, the commander of the third battalion said: "Brigade seat, regimental seat, the city wall is too dangerous, and the shells of the little Japanese will fall from time to time. ”

Huang Guizhong glared at the two of them and said, "Why am I here for fear of danger? Isn't it safer to stay at the brigade headquarters?" After speaking, he ignored the two of them, and strode directly towards the steps of the city. The commander of the first regiment and the commander of the third battalion glanced at each other, and helplessly Jian followed Huang Guizhong and walked towards the steps of the city. Along the way, the officers and men of the third battalion saw that the brigade commander and regiment commander had come in person, and they hurriedly stood up and saluted excitedly.

As soon as Huang Guizhong climbed the city wall, a cannonball exploded on the city wall like a demonstration, although there was still some distance from Huang Guizhong, but it still frightened the commander of the first regiment and the third battalion, and the soldiers of the guard company rushed up at the first time and surrounded Huang Guizhong and the commander of the first regiment. After the explosion passed, Huang Guizhong forcefully pulled away the soldiers of the guard company who were blocking in front of him, and ran directly towards the soldiers who had just been injured by the explosion.