The three battalions of the 391st Regiment, each battalion was originally a four-company system, but it was defeated and retreated all the way from Xinkou and Taiyuan, and the number of personnel was seriously reduced, and it was reduced to three companies per battalion after arriving in Fengdian. At this moment, three companies of their first battalion and two companies of the second battalion (one company of the second battalion was transferred to the south gate last night) were dispatching from the east and west gates in accordance with the urgent order that Qin Zhongxiao had just issued, and were attacking in the direction of the regimental headquarters.

The combat effectiveness of the first and second battalions is very strong, especially the first battalion that fought a bloody battle with the Japanese siege troops yesterday, and the battalion commander who hung up the color has not diminished his fierce style, and when he learned that the northern city was lost, he even wanted to take his subordinates to fight back, but the regiment commander strictly ordered him to carry out the task of deploying defense along the line on the phone, and the commander of the first battalion had to give up.

Qin Zhongxiao's deployment intention was to start from the west gate and end at the east gate, pass through the regimental headquarters in the middle, and set up such a defensive line in the city to block the Japanese army from continuing to advance to the whole city after breaking the city, so as to create time for the people in the city to flee from the south gate.

As the attacker, Otsuka Kosuke obviously did not expect the defenders to organize such a secondary defense in the city, he thought that the Shina army after losing the northern city would quickly abandon the city and flee, which is also the reason why he did not actively besiege the city: the task assigned to him by the brigade headquarters was only to occupy the county seat of Fengdian, and if the defenders were defeated and fled, he would have to spend too much troops. Of course, the women of the city were not allowed to flee, they had already been classified as spoils of war in advance.

Captain Aikawa almost agreed with the Wing Commander, and he also thought that the Shina Army at this time should have no intention of fighting, so after the first squadron he sent was blocked on the main road in the city, Shaosa immediately ordered to attack the bunkers and firing points of the Shina Army with grenadiers, and then continued to charge. The Sena Division belonged to the Japanese Army's A Division, and each squadron of the Aikawa Brigade had one 92 infantry gun and nine grenadiers in terms of artillery configuration; Since the assault was accelerated, the infantry artillery was not brought, but the grenadier detachments moved with the squads. Aikawa transferred all the grenadier detachments of the two squadrons and fired a fierce shot, thinking that the temporary defense line of the Shina Army should be completely destroyed, but when his infantry attacked the avenue bunker again, the opponent was still able to return fire on a considerable scale.

Aikawa Shaozo moved forward to command, and from the binoculars, he saw that the defense of the soldiers was very reasonable, and the bunkers on the front avenue were divided into two rows, one high and one low, it was really difficult for them to set up in such a hurry; And on the roofs of the houses on both sides of the avenue, there are also firepower from time to time to strike at the enemy below. It seems that the effect of the grenadier bombing just now was not ideal.

The one-sided assault with an overly simplistic idea had been thwarted, and Aikawa decided to outflank this fortification of the Shina Army. He told the squadron that was attacking along the avenue to retreat, and then ordered several grenadier detachments to continue bombing, while calling the captains of the other two squadrons to give him a lecture. Soon, the two squadrons dispersed into the alleys on either side of the avenue.

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In accordance with the instructions of the regiment commander, the chief of staff recruited a soldier from the third battalion and asked him to protect the female dependents of the regimental headquarters and evacuate to Nancheng; After this soldier received the order, he kept lying at the gate of the courtyard of the regiment headquarters, and when he saw that the infantry charged by the devil retreated again, he immediately went to the hall and called out Xia Lily's mother and son and Sun Nier.

Previously, Xia Lily, who was determined to leave, had already returned to the bedroom in the backyard to hurriedly pack some things; Since the man was in the cloth business, and the family's money was either used for turnover or stored in the city's bank, Xia Lily, who was in a state of confusion, only took some fine soft things such as jewelry and wrapped them into a small package—the man has not returned yet, and the old servant has never returned, and the gunfire outside the courtyard is like a burst, and it really can't be delayed here any longer!

Buddha blesses, I hope that our mother and son can find their relatives in Nancheng, as long as the family is not separated, they can also escape to their mother's house in Pingquan County, which is only 100 miles away from Fengdian.

Holding the crying child back to the hall in the front yard, Xia Lily had the heart to say goodbye to the regiment commander and the chief of staff, but they were talking fiercely in front of the sand table, Xia Lily hesitated for a moment, and finally turned around and followed the soldier who was going to escort them.

The bold maid Sun Nier, as soon as she heard the gunshot, weakened, stood on a stone table in the courtyard and looked at the roof across the avenue outside the courtyard. Xia Lily knew that she was looking at her big wooden brother, but from the maid's tiptoe anxiously searching, Xia Lily also knew that she didn't see anything.

They bent down and ran out of the courtyard with the soldier, but before they could run a few feet away, the devil's grenadier began to bombard again. A shot* hit the front yard again, and Xia Lily looked back in a panic.

It was the last time she looked at her home in this life.

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Zhao Mutou commanded the battle on the roof of a tea shop, the tallest building in the vicinity, and had a low chimney behind which Zhao Mutou hid. Therefore, Sun Nier could not see him from the yard.

Zhao Mutou didn't see Sun Nier and Xia Baihe's mother and son fleeing, his attention was attracted by the Japanese army in the distance, standing in such a high position, he clearly saw that the Japanese army that had originally gathered on the avenue had just split two forces, left the avenue, and went into the alley.

At first, the commander of the spy company thought that these two groups of devils were going to enter the houses on both sides to loot and do evil, but suddenly he realized that this should not be to rob the people's homes, but to outflank his defensive position along the alley.

Zhao Mutou hurriedly shouted to the people in the bunker below: "Quickly inform the group seat, the devil may have outflanked him from both wings!" ”

His judgment was quickly confirmed: the fierce gunfire rang out like fried beans from the cramped streets and alleys on both sides, which was fired by a company of the 2nd Battalion that the chief of staff had just brought from the south gate, and as soon as they arrived at the regimental headquarters, they were sent by Qin Zhongxiao to stretch out to the two wings of the bunker in the middle of the street, not only to defend the bunker position, but also to meet the main force of the 1st and 2nd Battalions. Fortunately, Qin Zhongxiao's step was ahead, because it was not until this company of the second battalion fought with the Japanese troops who rushed into the streets and alleys for more than ten minutes that the troops of the first and second battalions approaching the regimental headquarters gradually arrived.

The real street fighting broke out in full swing in the center of the county.

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The Fukuda Brigade, which entered the city behind the Aikawa Brigade, was also divided into two units by the co-captain Kosuke Otsuka, and went to attack and occupy the east gate and the west gate respectively. Judging from the combat situation, these two forces of the Futian Brigade were precisely encircled in the periphery of the Xiangchuan Brigade, with Xiangchuan advancing on the main road in the city, and Futian outflanking the two city edges of the county seat.

The progress of the Futian brigade was much smoother, they encountered almost no defenders along the way, and both sides of the road reached the gates of the inner city in a very short time. At this time, the 391st Regiment only had one platoon of troops left at the East Gate and the West Gate: this was a mistake by the regiment commander Qin Zhongxiao! Under the critical situation of the war, he mainly considered the rapid concentration of troops and the establishment of a central position with the regimental headquarters as the core, but ignored the Japanese army's attack and occupation of the two wings of the city gate - the devil did not steal the city from the outside this time, but digged it down the inner city to the two city gates.

The strength of each platoon was too weak, and the two men and horses of the Futian Brigade captured the east gate and the west gate one after another without spending too many guns and bullets. They immediately reported their success to the wing headquarters outside the city.

Kosuke Otsuka had just received a report from the Aikawa Brigade that the Shina Army had built temporary fortifications in the center of the castle and relied on private houses and shops to block the attack, and the entire brigade was forced to get involved in street fighting. Otsuka couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this 391 regiment of the Central Army is indeed very good in terms of tactical literacy. He was planning how to deal with the sudden street fighting, when he received reports that the Futian brigade had occupied the east and west city gates.

Dazuo smiled: The Chinese army, after all, is a defeated army, and it is inevitable to lose the other! He ordered the two men and horses of the Futian brigade, except for the corresponding number of people left to guard the city gate on the spot, the rest of the troops continued to advance along the edge of the city, quickly went around the back of the fortifications of the Chinese army, and launched an attack!

At the same time, Osa urgently sent an order to the squadron of the Nara Brigade that was moving towards the south gate of Fengdian from outside the city: do not attack after arriving at the south gate, but monitor the nearest one, and if the Chinese army escapes from the south gate, do not intercept it too violently: the actual combat has proved that the Chinese army in the city is quite strong, and such an army should not be forced to a corner, otherwise the wing will pay more battle losses.

However, Osa continued to order: Be sure not to let the Shina women in the city escape!