Chaoyang City Japanese Army Regiment Headquarters.
The hurried figure of the radio operator appeared in front of the chief of staff again: "Sir..."
"Air Force urgent call..."
"The reinforcements they just received will be able to reach the north gate in half an hour at most. Please prepare the troops stationed in the city to respond immediately!"
The strength of a strengthened squadron would not have been taken seriously by the Chief of Staff, but there were too few Kwantung Army troops left in the city.
The commander of the regiment took away two infantry brigades, an artillery brigade, and a regiment of the Puppet Manchurian Army...
Reinforcements took away two reinforced squadrons…
There are only two reinforced squadrons left in the huge Chaoyang City, one gendarmerie and one regiment of the Puppet Manchuria Army...
The Puppet Manchuria Army had much more troops than the Kwantung Army.
Moreover, the Kwantung Army also needs to allocate some troops to defend the headquarters, arsenals... In some important positions, the troops that can actually be used to defend the city may be less than two infantry squadrons, less than one-third of the total strength of the Puppet Manchuria Army.
one.
This is very dangerous.
If there could be one more squadron to strengthen the defense of the city, the dangerous situation facing Chaoyang would definitely be much better.
Therefore, although the number of soldiers returned by the aviation force was small, they played a vital role in protecting Chaoyang City. The chief of staff decided to go to the North Gate in person to escort them into the city.
"The guard team is coming with me to pick up the reinforcements entering the city..."
As soon as the Chief of Staff arrived at the North Gate, the huge roar of airplanes was already heard overhead. Soon two planes appeared over the North Gate, and more than two hundred Kwantung Army figures appeared at the end of the road outside the North Gate at the same time.
"Sir..." the squadron leader standing next to the chief of staff reported excitedly.
"Reinforcements have arrived..."
The chief of staff looked up and saw a group of Kwantung Army figures appearing at the end of the road.
The formation was chaotic, the uniforms were in disarray, and the morale of the troops was low. They rushed towards the county seat with all their strength. No matter how you looked at it, they looked like a group of defeated troops, and there was no trace of the Kwantung Army...
The chief of staff's face was full of shock. He didn't expect that the elite Kwantung Army, which was so arrogant, could be reduced to such a state.
But no matter what, at least they are still alive...
As long as a person is alive, the lost military spirit and morale can be regained at any time.
With this idea in mind, the chief of staff's face suddenly became much better, and he ordered on the spot: "Open the city gate..."
"The city defense troops are ready to respond... If the Eighth Route Army wants to take the opportunity to advance into Chaoyang, immediately counterattack with light and heavy machine guns and stop them at all costs..."
"The artillery is also ready for battle and provides artillery support to the city defense forces at any time..."
The "broken troops" came very quickly. Under the cover of the aircraft, they quickly ran from the end of the road to a position more than 100 meters outside the city.
Looking at the embarrassed reinforcements in front of him, the chief of staff had no doubts about their identity.
After all, they were picked up by the aviation force from the Eighth Route Army's pocket formation and escorted all the way here.
Commander Huang, the second regiment of the northward detachment, was hiding among the "broken troops".
Wearing a little Japanese lieutenant uniform, he held a loaded box cannon in his hand, staring at the city gate directly in front of him with a vigilant face, ready to raise his gun at any time to deal with possible emergencies.
As a result, I rushed all the way to the city gate fifty meters away without finding any danger.
The city gates were wide open, and the Japanese and puppet troops were standing guard on the top of the city, ready to fire at any time.
Huang Tuan had been on the battlefield for a long time and could tell at a glance that the protruding gun barrels were not pointed at him.
This means that the little devil in the city has not realized his true identity until now, and has no defense against him.
At this moment, the chief of staff of the regiment, who was surrounded by his subordinates at the top of the city, was targeted by Captain Huang.
The commander of the main Japanese army regiment, with the rank of colonel, has been eliminated on the ambush battlefield.
The commander of the regiment left behind in the city has the rank of lieutenant colonel, and there can only be one lieutenant colonel.
The little Japanese officer on top of the city happened to be the Lieutenant Colonel, which meant that the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army was standing in front of him.
If he takes down the North Gate of Chaoyang and also takes down the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in Chaoyang City will be leaderless and fall into chaos...
This will definitely be beneficial to the northbound detachment in capturing Chaoyang City.
He immediately ordered to the guard company commander beside him: "Have you seen the little Japanese Lieutenant Colonel on the top of the city?"
"Keep an eye on me..."
"When we seize the city, bring a platoon to me and block them on the city and kill them..."
By the time the chief of staff gave the order, a group of people had already rushed to the city gate.
Troops have already entered Chaoyang City from the city gate cave.
The chief of staff of the Kwantung Army stood on the other side of the city, focusing entirely on the soldiers entering the city. He wanted to call their team leader to the city and ask how the reinforcements were ambushed by the Eighth Route Army.
As a result, dozens of soldiers entered Chaoyang but could not find the reinforcements captain.
What's more important is that these people are all wearing uniforms, and it is difficult for even the second lieutenant and team leader to see them.
Although the formation was messy, the uniforms were in tatters, and many uniforms were even stained red with blood...
They must have been seriously injured, but it turned out that these soldiers showed no signs of being injured at all, and all of them looked very strong.
The chaotic formation should correspond to panicked soldiers, but the chief of staff did not see any panic on their faces. This is definitely not what a broken army should look like.
"Bage Yalu, where is your captain?"
The more the coalition chief of staff thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he immediately asked the broken soldiers pouring out of the city gate.
He is the chief of staff of the regiment, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, he is definitely a person who looks up to him, and he must answer whatever he asks.
As a result, this group of soldiers ignored his questions, as if they didn't hear his orders. They held guns in their hands and continued to enter the city with their heads down.
The soldiers who entered the city did not rush into the city at once, but quickly divided their troops. Some rushed to the regiment headquarters, while others rushed to the entrance and exit of the city wall.
The weapons in their hands are also more sophisticated than those of the Kwantung Army.
Among the dozens of people were actually equipped with six or seven Type 96 light machine guns, and many of them held twenty-shot Mauser pistols that were particularly suitable for close combat.
These are the equipment of the Puppet Manchuria Army. They are almost invisible among the Kwantung Army, but the commander of the regiment saw several of them among this group of people.
These are the light machine guns and Mauser pistols specially strengthened by Li Yunlong for the commandos in order to increase the chance of winning.
The more the chief of staff looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Seeing the defeated soldiers entering the city, they suddenly raised their rifles and fired at the soldiers on the top of the city. They suddenly reacted, their faces turned pale, and they cried out: "Bageya Road, we have been fooled..."
"The soldiers entering the city are the Eighth Route Army in disguise, not reinforcements... da da da da..."
Before the chief of staff finished speaking, gunfire rang out not far away. Two puppet Manchurian soldiers guarding the stairs at the top of the city were shot in the chest and fell in a pool of blood...
