Aso Nakasa was taken aback: It has only been five or six minutes since the squad leader from the south gate called to report the emergency, how could the army attacking the south gate arrive at the county government so quickly?!

The explosion in the courtyard roared incessantly, but he couldn't tell what weapon was coming from it, and when the deputy commander of the Japanese army finally recognized that it was actually a lit firework, he was even more inexplicably surprised. There were only about 20 officers and soldiers left in the county government, and there were no machine guns or grenadiers, all of them were rifles; The fireworks that were constantly being thrown in from outside the courtyard, although not very lethal, created a thick smoke, and the defenders who were huddled in all corners of the county government could not see where the attackers were coming.

In the telecommunications room, Aso had already ordered the radio station to send a direct telegram to the brigade headquarters in Wencheng for help, and a detachment leader beside him led several soldiers to shoot blindly outwards desperately. Fortunately, the phone in the city can still get through, Aso hurriedly called the various city gates, because the south gate and the east gate are currently being attacked, although it is not yet possible to determine whether the other two city gates will also be attacked in the same way, Aso is in a hurry, and the team that still wants to guard the west city only leaves one detachment, and the rest are all rushing to the county government to help.

The one who threw fireworks and firecrackers into the courtyard from the outside of the county government was the spy company led by Zhao Mutou himself, who received an order from the spies sent into the city by Qin Zhongxiao this morning and prepared to cooperate with the outside world. At this moment, in addition to the * that was lit and thrown into the courtyard, the only five shell guns they had were also fired at the courtyard gate.

However, most of the Japanese troops guarding the county government are experienced veterans, and they can still hold on tenaciously in the crisis, and Zhao Mutou's people are nothing more than taking advantage of the other party's unknown details, otherwise, the number of people on both sides is almost equal, but the Japanese soldiers in the courtyard are almost all armed with a three-eight big cover, and in the face of a few short guns, there is no reason to be trapped in it and beaten.

Zhao Mutou's guns are on their way to be delivered.

The first company of the 1st Battalion of the 391st Regiment, which was the first to rush into the city, was sandwiched between more than 20 members of the spy company—including the four who had just been hiding in the carriage shed—and each of them carried a branch of Bergman* in his hand, and each of them carried a branch for his companion lurking in the city, and went straight to the county government.

Qin Zhongxiao was well aware of Zhao Mutou's hardships, and also knew the significance of seizing the county government as soon as possible, that is, garrisoning the Japanese army headquarters, so he ordered that after the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion broke through the city, the 2nd Company that followed the city and the more than 20 people of the special service company would go all out to assault in the direction of the county government and join the commander of the special service company as soon as possible. But they ran into trouble halfway, and fifty or sixty infantry led by the Japanese captain Fukudaoka were also rushing along the north-south avenue in the county to the south gate.

The 391st Regiment was stationed in Fengdian for nearly three months, and all the officers and men of the regiment were familiar with the geographical environment of this county town. At the same time, the other retreated into the alleys on either side of the avenue, and followed the cramped path in a roundabout way to outflank the enemy troops in front of them.

The men of the special service company broke away from the battlefield and, under the leadership of the deputy company commander, chose an alley in the east of the road and continued to march in the direction of the county government.

The cavalry company of the puppet Mongolian army, whose headquarters was located in the Guandi Temple, also rushed out after receiving a call from the deputy wing captain of Aso, and broke through the city like a headless fly; The order given to them by Aso Nakasa was hastily vague, that is, to intercept the Shina army that broke into the city. However, the cavalry of this puppet Mongolian army did not even know where the Chinese army had hit, and it was not until the 3rd company of the 1st battalion of the 391st regiment entered the city and attacked the west gate that they sparsely exchanged fire with it.

At this time, the battle at the south gate had ended, and the remnants of the Japanese squad stationed at the south gate and the puppet Mongolian infantry who assisted in the defense fled along the city wall to the east and west cities, and the 1st company of the 1st battalion of the 391st regiment occupied the south gate and the south city wall. After Qin Zhongxiao entered the city, he ordered the 2nd Battalion 4 to connect to the South Gate, and he personally led the 1st Battalion and 1st Company to advance to the East City Gate; At the same time, the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion was ordered to draw a platoon, set out from the city wall of the southern city, and attack and advance in the direction of the east city gate. The 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion was making a feint outside the East City Gate at the moment, and Qin Zhongxiao wanted to flank the attack in place as soon as possible and take the 5th Company into the city.

The three companies of the first battalion, like three sharp arrows, shot in the center, west, and east respectively, and the spy company strengthened the center. Qin Zhongxiao's battle plan, the first goal was to occupy at least the south, west, and east gates, and to oppress the Japanese puppet army in the city to the north of the city; Then, depending on the situation of the battle, it is decided whether the second goal is to launch a general attack to annihilate the defenders, or to confront them until they are expelled from the north gate. After all, he had brought only eight hundred men with him, and there were no heavy weapons, while intelligence showed that the Japanese puppet army in the city was about four or five hundred men - the colonel of the Central Army felt that he was absolutely sure that he would be surrounded and annihilated.

Up to now, the battle in the city is still progressing step by step according to the plan of the 391st Regiment, but what Qin Zhongxiao did not expect was that outside the south gate, which was originally calm, the situation changed abruptly, and in the direction of the mountain pass of Little Elm Mountain, a Japanese army suddenly killed a Japanese army, and received artillery support, and the situation suddenly became critical.

This Japanese army is actually a squadron of the Fukuda Brigade, and they were originally stationed in Toyodian Castle, but before the brigade commander Hagiwara Akira and the wing commander Kosuke Otsuka were escorting the comfort women to the lineup, considering that the Iwata cavalry squadron in Little Elm Mountain and the main force of the military police of Hirai Teraichi would be on the road, this squadron of the Fukuda Brigade was temporarily transferred to the area of the mountain pass near the direction of Toyoden on Little Elm Mountain (at the same time, a team was also transferred from Bunjo to the mountain pass near Bunjo to garrison on Little Elm Hill. In case the Songjiagou secret camp is lost during this period).

And after the distress telegram of the deputy wing commander Aso Nakasa was sent to the Hagiwara Brigade Headquarters in Bunjo, the chief of staff of the brigade had no way to deal with it except being dumbfounded-the chief of staff now also knew that the Songjiagou secret camp they deliberately guarded was related to the military prostitutes accompanying the army-but at present, there was a huge city of literature, and only the Aikawa Brigade of the Otsuka Wing was on duty alone, and the Nara Brigade, cavalry, and gendarmes all escorted the comfort women to the column, but at this moment, there was an attack on Fengdian County!

The chief of staff urgently telegraphed the brigade commander on the army column and the Sena Division headquarters fighting in Nantongpulu, but this was far from quenching the thirst of the near! In desperation, he gritted his teeth and ordered the infantry squadron that had just been transferred to the mountain pass near Fengdian in Little Elm Mountain, and sent the main force to tentatively go out in front of the south gate where Fengdian was attacked, but he must leave a force to defend the mountain pass, and if the attack was unfavorable, he would return immediately, and he must first ensure the safety of Little Elm Mountain and the Songjiagou secret camp - this is what the brigade commander Major General instructed before he left!

The squadron then left more than 20 men to defend the Little Elm Mountain Pass, and the rest immediately rushed out of the pass and attacked the south gate of Fengdian, which was only a few miles away. As a result, they engaged in a hand-to-hand encounter with the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 391st Regiment that remained outside the south gate of Fengdian.

The 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion was personally led by the regimental chief of staff to stay outside the south gate, mainly to arrange for two platoons to monitor the movement of the Japanese troops in the direction of Little Elm Mountain to the west, and prepare for reinforcements; At the same time, a platoon was sent to the east to guard the line, preparing to withdraw to the camp on the Great Elm Hill in this direction if the main force of the regiment in the city was unfavorable and withdrew.

Therefore, the Japanese army that came out of the Little Elm Mountain Pass was discovered by the 6th Company as soon as it appeared. However, what they didn't expect was that the more than 100 Japanese soldiers who came to attack were so powerful in firepower, not only did they attack with grenadiers* as soon as they exchanged fire, but they also carried heavy machine guns and mortars, and several crooked light machine guns rushed forward to open the way!

In fact, these firepower are the standard configuration of an infantry squadron of a horse-pulling division like the Sena Division, but at this moment, the squadron is running quickly after exiting the mountain pass, and the south gate leading to Fengdian is a flat river and the terrain is open, which makes their battle formation unfold extremely quickly, thus quickly forming a firepower configuration with light machine guns in front, grenadiers in the center, and mortars in the rear.

And the 6th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 391st Regiment was hit by this kind of concentrated attack with perfect firepower. Qin Zhongxiao left only one Czech light machine gun for the 6th Company, and the two platoons of the 6th Company did not have any terrain cover at all, so as soon as the battle began, they were already exhausted and in danger. The chief of staff of the 391st Regiment under his command realized that there was no danger to defend in this unobstructed suburb, so he had to retreat to Fengdian and fight to the death behind closed doors, so he immediately issued relevant orders. He also sent someone to inform the platoon that was on guard on the east side outside the south gate, gathered its forces and tried to contact the 5th company that was feint at the east gate, and the camera came to flank this large force of Japanese troops.

Soon, after dropping more than 20 corpses, the chief of staff was embarrassed and led his men to retreat to the south gate and close the city gate tightly. However, the leader of the Japanese squadron in the lead immediately ordered the use of the Type 97 infantry curved artillery, that is, an 81-millimeter mortar, to bombard the city gate and the city gate tower, and the grenadiers were also fired intensively at the southern city wall.

At this time, the sound of guns and artillery in Fengdian City is becoming more and more intense, and the chief of staff of the 391st Regiment wants his subordinates to quickly contact the regiment commander with walkie-talkies-obviously it is the side that is attacking the city and breaking it, but now the Japanese reinforcements are actually blocking the back road of the attack, and the two armies are currently forming a strange battle situation of attacking and defending, defending and attacking - the chief of staff of the 391st Regiment is most worried about whether the Japanese army who comes to help still has a rear team, if it still has heavy troops and seals the way out of the south gate, then the 391st Regiment must completely annihilate the enemy troops in the city in a short time, Then decide whether to defend the city or choose a gate to evacuate. Otherwise, it is possible to repeat the tragic scene of being forced to fight in the streets after being breached by the Otsuka United!