The establishment of the Seventh Division of the puppet army is somewhat different from that of other divisions, there is no brigade-level structure in the middle, and the regiment-level structure is directly below the division, with a total of six regiments.

After taking over the fortifications of the city wall, Pan Ren quickly made arrangements,

The 10th, 11th, 12th, and 22nd Regiments were ordered to hold the four sections of the city wall, and the 23rd and 24th Regiments were to serve as battle reserves, ready to support the direction in which danger arose.

In charge of the defense of the northern section of the city wall, it was Diao Desheng's 22nd Regiment.

Speaking of which, Diao Desheng is a cowardly soft-bastard who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

If this is changed to the field, as long as the Eighth Route Army fires, Diao Desheng will definitely order his puppet army to surrender on his knees as soon as possible, without the slightest hesitation.

But now it's not in the wild, it's in Taiyuan.

And now it is not as good as before, since Pan Ren became the commander of the Seventh Division of the puppet army, he led them into the base area to do a lot of evil things, and now the tacit understanding between their puppet army and the Eighth Route Army has long ceased to exist, and the two sides have long become an endless situation, so surrendering at this time can only be a dead end.

Since you can't surrender, you can only grit your teeth and resist to the end.

Although there were only a few dozen members of the Eighth Route Army rushing along Gongjimen Street, Diao Desheng was still so frightened that he shrank behind the battlements and did not dare to show his head. ”

The regiment commander Diao Desheng is like this, and the puppet army under his hand is naturally the same.

So hundreds of puppet soldiers hid behind the battlements, and they didn't dare to show their heads to aim, but just raised their pistols or rifles, and put their guns on the outside of the battlements, as for whether they could hit the target, only God knows.

The Eighth Route Army, which rushed along Gongjimen Street, soon discovered the puppet army's passive evasion, and when they returned to the center of the street from both sides of the street, they rushed forward at full speed with ladders.

Taiyuan City originally had a moat, and it was drawn from the Fen River.

But later, with the expansion of the city, the moat of Taiyuan was filled.

So now, the Eighth Route Army is soon approaching the base of the city wall, and will soon be able to set up a ladder.

Finally, a puppet army realized the danger and shouted: "Tuanzao, the Eighth Route Army has rushed to the root of the city wall!" The walls can't be defended, so let's evacuate quickly! ”

"What do you say?" Diao Desheng was a little confused.

Are the fortifications about to fall so soon?

The total length of the northern section of the city wall is only more than 3,000 meters, and there are more than 1,200 people in their 22nd regiment, with an average of one soldier every three meters.

If he hadn't been blind just now, he would have seen dozens of eight-way?

Just a few dozen eight roads, and they took down the fortifications guarded by one of their regiments?

It's fucking, it's embarrassing, isn't it? Diao Desheng instantly felt a crit of 10,000 points, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness of our puppet army is, it can't be like this, right? Grandma's!

At that moment, Diao Desheng roared loudly: "Pass my order, machine gun fire!" Hurry up! ”

As soon as Diao Desheng gave the order, more than a dozen machine-gun fire points hidden in the city wall opened fire at the same time, pouring dense machine-gun fire on the head of the Eighth Route Army.

The Eighth Route Army, which was carrying a ladder and rushing forward, fell several times in an instant.

The rest of the Eighth Route Army hurriedly threw away the ladder and hid on both sides of the street, and dragged the wounded comrades back.

In the blink of an eye, Gongjimen Street became empty again, leaving only the machine gun fire of the puppet army pulling streamers in the dim night sky.

……

Three hundred meters away, the forward command of the Independent Regiment.

Li Yunlong said: "The puppet army in Shanxi also has some combat effectiveness in Yang Cheng's third division and Zhao Rui's fifth division, these two divisions are seriously from the Jin Sui army, and their combat effectiveness is not first-class, but there are still second-rate." ”

After a pause, he said: "As for the Seventh Division, it is a combination of the fourth and eighth mixed brigades of the puppet army, and the predecessors of these two brigades are the Kuomintang security regiments, and they are not even second-rate in terms of combat effectiveness, at most they are at the level of third-rate!" With the combat effectiveness of our independent regiment, fighting such a third-rate puppet army is simply cutting melons and vegetables. ”

Shen Quan said: "That is, unless the devil comes to reinforce, even if there is no fire support from the artillery battalion, our third battalion is confident that we can take down the arch gate, regiment commander, why don't you just attack directly?" ”

Li Yunlong said: "No, you can't do it brutally, the battle is not like you." ”

After a pause, Li Yunlong said again: "To fight a war, you must have the courage to meet the brave on a narrow road, this is true, but you must not blindly act brutely, as a commander, you have to learn to use artillery firepower, Have you ever heard of the battle of Cangyunling?" ”

"I've heard of it." Shen Quan nodded and said, "Commander, you killed the headquarters of the Bantian Wing with one shot, and then led the new regiment to defeat the Bantian Wing from the front and break out of the encirclement. ”

"That's what artillery fire does!" Li Yunlong nodded.

"If you use artillery well, you can become a sharp knife to the heart of the enemy!"

While the two were talking, the artillery observer next to them had already reported the coordinates to the artillery position by telegram.

Immediately after that, there were four tom toms, and four streamers of light roared from a few kilometers away, and then hit the city wall headlong, and then exploded on the city wall with four dazzling fires.

Unfortunately, it didn't hit the target.

However, the artillery observers did not pay any attention to this, and reported the corrected coordinates to each gun position one by one.

Then a second row of shells roared, and this time all four shells hit the target, destroying the four machine-gun fire points hidden inside the walls.

Four machine-gun fires were destroyed, and the fire in the direction of the arch gate immediately became sparse.

Li Yunlong turned his head and said to Shen Quan: "Shen Quan, you can invest a company to launch a strong attack, if you are lucky, you can capture the fortifications of the Gongji Gate this time." ”

Shen Quan's spirits perked up and he yelled: "One company, on!" ”

The company commander immediately jumped up, waved the shell gun in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, follow me!" ”

"Rush! Kill! More than 200 warriors, who had been hiding on both sides of the street, rushed up the street with ladders, and then rushed along the street to the arch gate.

Above the city wall ahead, the puppet army was firing desperately.

The red glow of the muzzle flame filled almost the entire fortifications.

From time to time, streamers of bullets whizzed across the night sky.

However, the hit rate of the puppet army was very touching, and almost no soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were shot and fell.

On the contrary, the Eighth Route Army stopped to shoot during the charge, and it could always hit the puppet army on the city wall, and from time to time the puppet army screamed and fell from the city.

The tactical literacy of both sides is not at all on the same level.

Pan Ren's crooked brain is not enough to make up for the huge gap.

……

The puppet army on the wall of Gongji Gate has panicked.

"Regimental seats, cannons! Cannon! The Eighth Route Army has artillery! ”

A puppet soldier shouted in panic, "Our machine-gun fire points have all been knocked out, and the city walls can't be defended, so let's retreat quickly, hurry up and run!" ”

"Fart, where can you run?"

Diao Desheng actually wanted to run away, but there was really nowhere to run.

So he could only grit his teeth and roar: "Resist me, fucking resist me!" ”

"Tuanza, I can't stand it!" A puppet soldier raised his gun and shot indiscriminately outside, but at the moment he leaned in, a bullet suddenly whistled and hit his head accurately, and the next second, the puppet soldier fell straight down and fell in front of Diao Shengsheng's eyes.

Those empty eyes stared straight at Diao Desheng.

Diao Desheng was so frightened that he wanted to run.

But at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded on the road.

Immediately, I saw Pan Ren rushing up along the horse road with a large group of puppet troops.

Seeing Pan Ren, Diao Desheng dispelled the idea of escaping, because Pan Ren would kill him, this bastard could do anything with the support of the Japanese.

……

Taiyuan Inner City, Headquarters of the First Army.

Although they were separated by a few kilometers, in the war room of the First Army Headquarters, they could still clearly hear the sound of artillery coming from the direction of the Gongji Gate and the Zhenyuan Gate.

Hanaya said with a dark face, "This is ...... Meiji 38 style 75mm caliber field howitzer! Damn, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army also brought in the artillery they captured from the 2nd Guards Division! ”

After a pause, Hanaya said again: "What are those idiots of the Ninth Flying Team of the Air Force doing?" Can't even find such a big target? ”

"Hanaya-kun, calm down."

Yoshio Iwamatsu waved his hand and said, "Don't get excited. ”

Hua Guzheng frowned and said: "Your Excellency Commander, the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army has used artillery fire, so the machine gun fire point on the city wall of the North Gate will be easily destroyed, I think it is irresponsible to hand over the fortifications of the city wall to the Seventh Division of the Imperial Army, they are by no means the opponent of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"Huagu-kun, don't be impatient." Iwamatsu Yoshio Road.

"We have to trust Sakamoto-kun's judgment, and we also have to believe in Pansang's ability."

"Your Excellency Commander......" Hanaya was about to distinguish when he was forcibly interrupted by Yoshio Iwamatsu.

Iwamatsu Yoshio said: "Hanaya-kun, you might as well give the Seventh Division of the Imperial Alliance Army and Pan Sang a chance, what if they really hold the fortifications of the city wall?" What's more, even if the outer city walls were not held in the end, it would not be a big deal, because there were still four infantry squadrons of the imperial army guarding various blocks of the outer city, and the sky would not fall. ”

After a pause, he said, "So you might as well sit down and drink tea." ”

"Hello." Huagu was sitting helplessly, holding a cup of tea.

……

Three hundred meters outside the arch gate, the forward headquarters of the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army.

Li Yunlong and Shen Quan each held a telescope and were observing the battle situation at the Gongji City Gate.

The searchlight on the head of the arch gate has been extinguished by the snipers of the Wolf Warrior Squadron, but the fires burning above and below the city, as well as the red light from the explosion of cannonballs and grenades, still illuminate the entire fortifications faintly.

By the faint light of the fire and the red light from the explosion of the grenade, it was clear that the soldiers of the third battalion and one company had set up more than a dozen long ladders above the city wall.

Immediately afterwards, more than 200 soldiers of the company were divided into two parts.

Dozens of elite veterans quickly climbed the ladder to the top of the city, while the remaining soldiers remained at the base of the city walls, shooting at the head of the city with rifles, covering their comrades to climb up.

Several machine-gun teams of the first company also set up machine guns a few dozen meters away and were responsible for providing fire cover.

Under the cover of crossfire from their comrades-in-arms, more than fifty elite veterans quickly climbed to the top of the city, and the puppet army that was originally guarding the city immediately exploded and fled towards the surrounding wilderness.

Seeing this, Li Yunlong laughed out loud.

"Haha, the arch gate has been taken!"

Li Yunlong grinned and said, "I'll just say that this is a piece of cake for the independent regiment." ”

However, as soon as Li Yunlong's voice fell, Shen Quan suddenly shouted: "Commander, the situation is not right!" ”

"Huh? What's wrong? What's wrong? Li Yunlong's heart sank when he heard this, and he hurriedly raised the telescope again, and aimed his vision at the city gate building of the arch gate.

Then, Li Yunlong was surprised to see that the warriors who had just grabbed the city had actually retreated.

Although these dozens of fighters were all holding guns, they were still forced to retreat step by step, retreating again and again.

", what's going on?" Li Yunlong's face collapsed instantly, "Why don't you shoot?" ”

Shen Quan was also so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Damn, shoot, shoot quickly, why don't you shoot?" ”

As soon as the words fell, gunshots really rang out above the Gongji Gate City, but unfortunately, it was not the Eighth Route Army that fired the shots.

After the gunshots rang out, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who retreated step by step fell down in rows, and in the blink of an eye, more than 50 soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had all fallen in a pool of blood.

Then soon, the black-pressed puppet army appeared at the head of the city.

Li Yunlong and Shen Quan also finally understood why the soldiers didn't shoot just now.

Because those despicable and shameless puppet soldiers captured the common people in the city to serve as meat shields.

The puppet army hid behind the people, pushed the people forward, and in the face of the unarmed people, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who grabbed the head of the city suddenly became lambs to be slaughtered.

Because the Eighth Route Army is a soldier of the people.

The duty and mission of the Eighth Route Army is to protect the people.

Under no circumstances, the Eighth Route Army will not aim its guns at its own people, but will only leave their broad backs to the people, and then use their chests to meet the enemy's guns!

"Damn, these bullshit puppet soldiers!" Li Yunlong slammed his fist into the wall in front of him.

Shen Quan also almost crushed his steel teeth, Pan Ren of the dog day, you'd better not fall into the hands of Lao Tzu, otherwise Lao Tzu will have to let you survive, and you can't die!

……

On the head of the arch gate.

After seeing Pan Ren appear, he "annihilated" the Eighth Route Army that attacked the city without much effort, Diao Desheng couldn't help but feel relieved, and at the same time secretly surprised by the viciousness of Pan Ren's shot.

The surname Pan is not leaving a way back for himself at all.

Pan Ren personally pushed a young woman with a baby in her arms and walked at the front of the line.

The other puppet soldiers followed suit, and also pushed a common man to act as their own meat shield, and soon walked to the battlement.

Pan Ren shrank behind the young woman, and did not show his head, but shouted at the base of the city wall: "Listen to the Eighth Route Army below, you are limited to retreat a hundred meters within half a minute!" If we don't listen, we'll kill one person for every ten seconds of delay! ”

However, the Eighth Route Army below hated the puppet army very much and was unwilling to retreat, so the situation froze.

Half a minute passed quickly, and Pan Ren did what he said, and directly ordered the puppet army to shoot and kill a civilian.

Seeing the corpse of an innocent person falling from the top of the city, the Eighth Route Army below began to waver.

Soon another ten seconds passed, and Pan Ren did not hesitate to order the puppet army to shoot another civilian, and at this time, the Eighth Route Army under the city wall finally couldn't stand it, so it could only retreat in disgrace.

As soon as the eight roads were withdrawn, the arch gate tower returned to silence.

Pan Ren said with a cruel smile: "As long as I, Pan Ren, am here, the Eighth Route Army doesn't want to enter Taiyuan City!" ”

Diao Desheng and the puppet army officers hurriedly slapped their ass, and praised Pan Ren as the reincarnation of Han Xin.

……

Taiyuan Inner City, Headquarters of the First Army.

Hanaya said, "Your Excellency, the sound of gunfire outside seems to have become sparse?" ”

"Oh yes?" Iwamatsu Yoshio put down the teacup and listened for a moment, then smiled, "It seems that Pan Sang and the Seventh Division of the Imperial Alliance Army did not disappoint us, did they?" ”

"Your Excellency the Commander is so sure?"

Hanaya said: "Maybe the Eighth Route Army has captured the fortifications. ”

"No, no, no, it can't be." Iwamatsu Yoshio waved his hand and said, "If the Eighth Route Army captures the fortifications, it will definitely continue to attack the various neighborhoods in the outer city, how can it be so quiet?" ”

While he was talking, the head of the communications section, Yasushi Inoue, came in and reported: "Your Excellency, commander, good news, the Seventh Division of the Imperial Allied Army has repelled the attack of the Eighth Route Army and held the city wall!" ”

Hanaya was surprised: "Have the attacks from all directions been repulsed?" ”

"Yes, the attacks from all directions have been repulsed." Inoue Jing replied, "I have to say that the Seventh Division of the Imperial Alliance Army still has some combat effectiveness, or Pan Sang still has some ability. ”

"I'm a little curious." "How did Pansan do that?" ”

"What's so hard about that? Wouldn't you know if you called Pan Sang and asked? Iwamatsu Yoshio smiled slightly, then turned his head and instructed the adjutant Ichihara Yutadao, "Ichihara-kun, immediately send someone to invite Pan Sang to the headquarters." ”

"Hello!" Yuta Ichihara was so violent that he immediately sent someone to invite Pan Ren.

It didn't take long for Pan Ren to nod and walk into the war room of the headquarters.

"Taijun Yansong, Taijun Huagu, are you looking for me?" Pan Ren said with a flattering face.

Hua Gu Zheng hummed lightly and asked, "Pan Sang, I want to know how you repelled the Eighth Route Army?" ”

"It's actually quite simple." Pan Ren smiled slightly, and said, "It's just taking advantage of the weakness of the Eighth Route Army." ”

"What? The weakness of the Eighth Route Army? Hanaya glanced at Yoshio Iwamatsu and said with interest, "After fighting the Eighth Route Army for such a long time, I still don't know what weaknesses the Eighth Route Army has?" ”

Pan Ren said with a smile: "The Eighth Route Army is known as the people's army, and it has always been their duty and mission to protect the people, which is their strength, because it is precisely by virtue of this that they can gain the support of the people. ”

Hua Gu was puzzled: "How did this become the Achilles' heel of the Eighth Route Army?" ”