At the same time, dozens of machine guns in the barracks of the Reading Regiment opened fire at the same time, forming a dense network of firepower, covering the heads of the officers and men of the 174th Brigade. The officers and men of the 174th Brigade fell in pieces like wheat that had been cut down. The officers and men of the 174th Brigade had seen such powerful firepower, and they suffered heavy losses under surprise, and their will to fight collapsed instantly, and they fled in embarrassment one by one.

Xie Jinyuan looked at the 174 Brigade that was defeated in an instant, and couldn't help but snort coldly, "It's just vulnerable, what is the use of this kind of garbage troops!" Order the whole regiment to attack, tell them to surrender their guns and not kill, and those who resist will not be killed! ”

"Yes!" The herald answered and ran down to give the order.

Although he didn't have a good impression of the scum of the 174 Brigade, after all, they were all Chinese, and it was impossible for Xie Jinyuan to kill them all like he did with the little devils.

The order was quickly conveyed, and in the loud horn of the charge, the officers and men of the Reading Regiment rushed out one by one like wolves, shouting loudly, "Surrender the gun and don't kill!" ”

The 174 Brigade, which was already in chaos, was powerless to organize resistance in the face of the ** of the Reading Regiment, and most of them obediently threw away the rifles in their hands, raised their hands and obediently surrendered to the Reading Regiment.

As for Wei Cheng, the commander of the 174th Brigade, he originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but he didn't run far before he was beaten into a sieve by the soldiers of the Reading Regiment who caught up. However, at this time, the soldiers of the Reading Force Regiment were busy catching prisoners, and no one noticed the existence of a major general and brigade commander here, so poor Wei Cheng was trampled into a mess of flesh in the chaotic army. It wasn't until after the battle the next day, when the Reading Regiment was cleaning up the battlefield, that Wei Cheng was recognized from his military uniform that he had been killed.

The battle lasted less than half an hour before it ended, and the 174 Brigade had more than 2,000 people, of whom more than 500 were killed, most of the rest were taken prisoner, and only a few took advantage of the chaos to escape.

Just when the gunshots rang out outside the city, gunshots also rang out inside the city of Zhangzhou. Xie Jinyuan knew that it must be Jin Zhao and the people of the 49th Division who had exchanged fire, so he decisively ordered, "The third battalion will stay to guard the prisoners and clean up the battlefield!" The other departments will attack Zhangzhou City with me and take over the regimental seat! ”

At the same time as the battle outside the city began, Zhang Zhen also sent his own guard battalion to attack Jin Zhao's residence. But he didn't expect Jin Zhao to be prepared, and the two sides immediately exchanged fire.

The division headquarters guard battalion is the most elite unit in Zhang Zhen's hands, with a total of more than 700 people, not only equipped with a large number of box guns, but also equipped with a small number of flower machines and machine guns, and its combat effectiveness is quite not weak. was relied on by Zhang Zhen as a trump card, Zhang Zhen thought that all the more than 200 people in his guard battalion were dispatched to deal with Jin Zhao, and they must have been captured. But what Zhang Zhen never expected was that Jin Zhao's spy company and guard platoon were more well-equipped and more combat-ready. The guard battalion attacked with all its strength for half an hour, and not only did not even touch the gate, but lost more than 200 people.

Zhang Zhenhuo, who learned the news, rushed to the scene in a hurry, and slapped the guard battalion commander in the face, "You are a fucking rice bucket, more than 700 people can't even deal with 200 people, what's the use of Lao Tzu raising you!" As he spoke, he pulled out his pistol and was about to kill the guard battalion commander. The guard battalion is Zhang Zhen's lifeblood, so how can Zhang Zhen not be angry with such heavy losses.

The commander of the guard battalion covered his face and knelt down with a grunt, "Division!" It's not that you don't do your best! It's that these turtle grandsons of the Nineteenth Route Army are really powerful! They were armed not only with box guns, flower machines, but also mortars. ”

"Mortars? When they entered the city today, why didn't Lao Tzu see that they had mortars! Zhang Zhen asked with a star.

At this moment, a scream sounded in the air, although a cloud of fire broke out on the position of the guard battalion in front, and in the violent explosion, two machine guns were directly blown into parts, and more than twenty soldiers were blown to the ground.

"Master! Look at their mortars again! The commander of the guard battalion pointed ahead as if he had grasped a life-saving straw and argued loudly.

"! I didn't expect them to have grenadiers! Zhang Zhen was naturally not as knowledgeable as the guard battalion commander, and recognized at a glance that it was a grenadier that fired a grenade. Looking at the soldiers of the guard battalion who kept falling to the ground, Zhang Zhen trembled in distress. Gritted his teeth and turned around and ordered, "Immediately pass Lao Tzu's order, transfer the artillery company to Lao Tzu, and kill these eight calves!" ”

The forty-ninth division had an artillery platoon, armed with several mortars. Originally, Zhang Zhen thought that he could easily solve the more than 200 people of Jin Zhao, so he didn't send it, but at this time, seeing the strength of the reading group, Zhang Zhen could only take out all his family resources.

But at this moment, a violent explosion suddenly came from the direction of the city gate, and Zhang Zhen was shocked, "What happened?" How can there be cannon sound in the direction of the city gate! ”

At this moment, a soldier of the 49th Division ran over in embarrassment, "The division seat is not good!" Brigade Commander Wei's troops were defeated by the 19th Route Army, and now the men of the 19th Route Army are attacking the city! ”

"What?" Zhang Zhen pulled the soldier over and asked in disbelief, "Wei Cheng has a brigade of more than 2,000 people, even if it is 2,000 pigs, it is impossible to defeat so quickly!" Let Wei Cheng's bastard come to see Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will shoot him with his own hands! ”

At this moment, a noisy shout faintly came from the direction of the city gate, "The city gate is broken, and the 19th Route Army has entered the city!" ”

Zhang Zhen heard the gunfire in the direction of the city gate getting closer and closer, and knew that the 19th Route Army had really entered the city, and seeing that the general trend had gone, Zhang Zhen sighed helplessly.

At this time, the guard battalion commander hurriedly persuaded, "Division! The Nineteenth Route Army has entered the city, let's retreat quickly! ”

"Retreat! Where else can we retreat? Zhang Zhen muttered to herself, at this time, Zhang Zhen suddenly had a sense of despair that although the world was big, there was no place for herself.

At the same time, Jin Zhao personally led the guard platoon of the spy company to rush out, and the guard battalion at this time was already in turmoil, and the guard battalion commander immediately ran in the direction of the south city gate with Zhang Zhen, hoping to break out of the encirclement before the reading force group called.

The battle lasted less than four hours before it ended, and most of Zhang Zhen's 49th Division, except for more than 1,100 people who were killed, surrendered. However, the casualties of the Reading Force Regiment were only more than 100 people, of which only more than 50 were killed in battle, which can be described as a complete victory. Before Zhang Zhen could escape from Zhangzhou City, he was captured alive by the soldiers of the Reading Regiment who caught up. The Reading Group successfully took over Zhangzhou City.

As soon as the battle ended, Jin Zhao ordered someone to send a telegram to the military headquarters of the 19th Route Army in Fuzhou, reporting the matter to Cai Tingkai in detail, and asking Cai Tingkai what to do next for the Reading Force. When Jin Zhao heard that Zhang Zhen had been captured alive, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Go!" Take me to meet him! (To be continued.) )