Previously, Chen Peng had already assigned attack teams to several compounds, and if there was no accident, four to five attack groups would attack one compound, and thirty or forty soldiers would be able to easily take it down against a small squad of the Japanese army. It's just that now after an operational team is exposed, not only the gunfire alarmed the Japanese troops in the courtyard, but the exposed squad is also facing a siege by the Japanese army.

The sneak attack turned into a strong attack, but fortunately, the soldiers of the reconnaissance company were very strong in combat and their weapons and equipment were also very sophisticated, and in the case that Chen Peng personally led several combat teams to reinforce the combat group that was discovered, they only captured three compounds with relative ease, and two compounds fell into bitter battles due to insufficient troops.

Among the more than 100 prisoners of war in each compound, in addition to those who were wounded or sick and lost their combat effectiveness, dozens of those who were in better health were distributed with captured Japanese-style weapons and participated in the battle. These fighters are in poor physical and mental condition, their combat ability is still there, and it is no problem to just assist in defense.

With the support of these rescued comrades-in-arms, and the fact that the Japanese army had not fully reacted in such a short period of time, the reconnaissance companies that captured the compound all sent combat teams to support the comrades-in-arms who were still fighting fiercely, and Chen Peng also led several combat groups to try their best to get rid of the siege of the Japanese army and move closer to the compound they had captured.

Just as the gunshots rang out in the city, the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 54th Infantry Wing, the supreme commander of the Japanese army, was awakened in his sleep. Takai Shinzo Nakasa was not nervous about the small group of Shina troops lurking into the town, and it was almost impossible to rescue the prisoners of war in the hands of more than 2,000 troops of two infantry brigades in the town with a force of several dozen people.

Relieved, Takai Shinzo Nakasa ordered two infantry squadrons to be sent to eliminate the Shina forces in the town, and to strengthen the guards in several compounds where prisoners of war were kept. After giving the order, his subordinates retreated, but Takai Shinzo Nakasa always had a feeling of unease, listening to the gunshots and explosions coming from outside the house, Takai Shinzo Nakasa did not sleep anymore, put on his military uniform, walked quickly to the office, and asked his men to call Fujiwara Twist Shaosa, the captain of another infantry brigade.

With the help of the comrades who came to support, the other two prisoner-of-war compounds were also overcome, and the comrades-in-arms were also rescued, but at this time, the Japanese troops of the two squadrons surrounded several compounds, and it was impossible to break out of the town. However, Chen Peng didn't plan to attack the town now, he was waiting for the three regiments and one battalion outside the town to attack the town.

Chen Peng was not disappointed, and as soon as he conveyed the order to hold the compound everywhere, the sound of cannonballs exploding came from the direction of the south gate of the town. Listening to the familiar explosions, the soldiers guarding several compounds immediately became excited, and struggled to build fortifications with sandbags in the courtyard. Even the rescued prisoners of war saw hope and tried their best to help.

In Takai Shinzo's office, as soon as Fujiwara Twist Shaosa came in, Takai Shinzo's men hurriedly came to report that several compounds where prisoners of war were held were all lost, but fortunately, the two reinforced squadrons arrived in time and had besieged the Shina army in several courtyards. The report of his subordinates surprised Takai Shinzo Nakasa, each of these courtyards was guarded by a small team of troops, and in such a short period of time, the Chinese army was able to capture all the courtyards, and its combat effectiveness was really amazing.

Takai Shinzo Nakasa immediately sent this subordinate to give an order to strengthen the siege and make sure to wipe out the Shina army in several courtyards. At this time, Fujiwara Twist Shaosa said to Takai Shinzo Nakasa: "Your Excellency Commander, my subordinates have requested to personally lead a squadron to eliminate the Shina army in the town. Takai Shinzo Nakasa was about to promise him, when suddenly a dense explosion of shells came from the direction of the south gate of the town.

The sound of the explosion and the light of the fire made both Takai Shinzo and Fujiwara Twist stunned, and soon, Takai Shinzo Nakasa, who had reacted, rushed to the window in a few steps, looked at the fire after the explosion in the direction of the south gate, and scolded viciously: "Baga, hateful Shina! First, send a small force into the city to attack the place where the prisoners of war are held, and then the main force outside the city will attack the city gate again, wanting to take Rongtang Town with the inside and outside." ”

After scolding, Takai Shinzo Nakasa turned to Fujiwara and said: "Fujiwara-kun, your brigade will immediately send two infantry squadrons and a machine gun squadron to support the south gate, and you will personally lead an infantry squadron and an artillery squadron to eliminate the Shina troops in the prisoner of war area, and if necessary, you can eliminate them together with the prisoners of war!" Fujiwara replied: "Hey! Please rest assured, the commander, his subordinates will go immediately." With that, he turned and left.

At the south gate of Rongtang Town, a battalion and a company were fighting fiercely with the Japanese army under the personal command of He Yongsheng. The Japanese offensive was stronger and stronger, and the reinforcements were constantly increasing. The first company had already felt struggling, and if it weren't for the limited width of the road in front of them, the company would have been unable to stop the Japanese attack. After the arrival of a Japanese machine-gun squadron, the fire increased significantly.

After building a rudimentary fortification with sandbags in a short period of time, two heavy machine guns were added to the company, which barely held off the Japanese attack. He Yongsheng was also a little nervous, and ordered the guard platoon to prepare and go up to block the Japanese attack at a critical time. At this moment, Feng Yifeng, the company commander of the heavy firepower company, walked over.

Feng Yifeng said to He Yongsheng: "Battalion commander, we have even set up the rest of the mortars, do we want to give little Japan a meal of shells to taste?" He Yongsheng replied excitedly when he heard this: "Great! Old Feng, you are raining in time! You see the Zhenghuan of several heavy machine gun firepower points on the opposite side, how about letting them taste the taste of the shells first?"

Feng Yifeng looked at the several heavy machine gun fire points pointed out by He Yongsheng, nodded and said, "Don't worry, battalion commander, leave it to me." With that, he turned and left. After a while, the sound of continuous mortar fire sounded behind the first company, and the explosion of mortar shells on the Japanese side rang out.

With the help of heavy firepower and a few mortars, the company quickly stabilized the situation, and the two sides fell into a clash at both ends of the road. At this time, the second and third companies of the 1st Battalion were rapidly advancing towards the encircled reconnaissance company from several places. The three companies quickly moved towards the east gate and the west gate in two groups along the wall, and the attention of the Japanese army was focused on the town and the south gate, and the guards of the east and west gates were not strong.

With or without intention, the three companies defeated the Japanese troops at the east gate and the west gate respectively in one assault, and lowered the wall from the east gate and the west gate respectively. The reconnaissance company and the besieging Japanese troops were fighting fiercely, and the gunfire was the target, and the officers and men of the third company quickly rushed to the target from two directions. Along the way, the three companies took the reinforcement of the reconnaissance company as the primary goal as quickly as possible, and basically avoided the Japanese troops they encountered, even if they made a little detour.

Seeing that he was about to approach the compound where the reconnaissance company was besieged, Wang Fei, the commander of the third company, suddenly ordered the troops to stop advancing. It turned out that Wang Fei found that in the open space more than 100 meters in front of him, the Japanese army had just built an artillery position. Under the illumination of the lights, a dozen mortars and four Type 92 infantry guns reflected a metallic sheen. The attention of the Japanese army was on the compound ahead, and Wang Fei and them had not yet been found in the dark.

Wang Fei immediately realized that if the shells of these small cannons all fell into the compound in front of him, they would cause great casualties to the defenders in the compound. Now Wang Fei has only the second platoon and the guard squad around him, and the number of troops including himself is only 52 people, while the Japanese artillery position is outside the defense force of more than 100 people, but fortunately, there are two heavy machine guns and three mortars, and the firepower is not bad.

Before Wang Fei gave the order to attack, the Japanese artillery position opened fire, and in the firelight, one shell after another flew to the compound in front, and after the explosion sounded continuously, the wall of the compound collapsed a lot, and the firepower to block the Japanese attack was also weakened. Wang Fei saw that the situation was not good, and he couldn't care so much, so he immediately ordered three mortars to strike at the Japanese artillery position, and at the same time, light and heavy machine guns also opened fire, covering the second platoon to attack the Japanese army.

Outside the Japanese artillery position, Fujiwara Twist Shaozo was pressing the command knife with both hands, watching the effect of the artillery fire. Seeing that the compound in front of him not only collapsed under artillery fire, but also weakened the firepower, he shouted excitedly: "Yo Xi!" As soon as he said this, the sound of machine guns and artillery came from behind him. Before he could react, the guards around him threw him to the ground.

At this time, Fujiwara Twist reacted and was attacked by the Shina army. When he got up from the ground and hid behind a bunker, he angrily ordered to block the attack of the Shina army and keep the artillery position. Although Wang Fei only had three mortars in his hand, the shells that could be fired out in a row had already exploded on the Japanese artillery positions, and the two Type 92 infantry guns and four mortars were dumbfounded, and the remaining small guns could not take care of bombarding the compound.

After the third company and the second platoon charged forward for dozens of meters, the Japanese troops who reacted began to block the attack of the second platoon, and the Japanese still had a huge advantage in numbers, and the dense firepower blocked the road of the second platoon's charge, and the second platoon had to stop the charge after losing several soldiers, and used various bunkers around it to attack the Japanese position while firing.

Seeing that the attack of the second platoon was blocked, and the Japanese artillery also turned the muzzle of the gun, aiming at the mortars and heavy machine guns on their side, Wang Fei was also helpless, there was only one guard squad around him, plus the heavy machine gun team and the artillery team were only more than 20 people, and now the mortars and heavy machine guns could not be abandoned, otherwise the second platoon would have no supporting firepower, and it would be even more difficult to attack.

Just as the Japanese artillery was about to open fire, gunfire rang out on the left side of the Japanese artillery position, and at the same time a team rushed to the front of the Japanese position. The team that suddenly rushed out, the Japanese army was defenseless at all, so the Japanese troops on the position suddenly became confused. Wang Fei was overjoyed, how could he let go of such a good opportunity, and rushed forward with the guard squad.