"Comrades, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win... Come with me to the city to eat meat... Charge..." Zhang Dabiao imitated Li Yunlong's tone of voice and shouted, raised his Mauser pistol and rushed towards the gap in the city wall.
"Rush..."
The more than 800 soldiers who were still able to move in the east of the city were like chicken blood, screaming and rushing towards the gap in the city wall, fearing that if they ran a little slower, others would rob them of all the fat in the city.
"Old Li, Ping'an County has been captured by us, we will definitely win this battle!" Zhao Gang shouted, waving his fist and feeling very excited.
Li Yunlong was not as happy as he imagined. Looking at the gap in the city wall filled with gunpowder smoke, he said seriously: "We won't win until the last minute!"
"We attack Ping'an to avenge the tragic death of the folks in Zhaojiayu. If we don't kill that old devil Yamamoto and wipe out all the Yamamoto special forces, we won't have completed the mission!"
"The Yamamoto Special Agents are good at close combat and sneak attacks. They will definitely fight us in street fights in the city and fight to the death."
"Entering Ping'an County is only the first step. There are other tough battles waiting for us next!"
"Call me the guard company commander, hurry up!"
After a while, the guard company commander rushed to Li Yunlong with an excited expression: "Captain, do you have a mission for us?"
"Watch it!" Li Yunlong directly spread out the Ping'an County city defense map and said: "This is the east gate we just broke through. The Ping'an County arsenal is in this direction, but it is three to four hundred meters away from the city gate!"
"The Japanese will definitely fight tooth and nail to prevent us from attacking the arsenal."
"In order to prevent the Japanese and puppet troops from jumping over the wall in a hurry, they destroyed the arsenal at the last moment."
"I want you to take the guard company and enter the city immediately. Instead of walking through the streets, climb over the wall of this house and pass through the arsenal. Under the cover of Zhang Dabiao, you can sneak attack on the arsenal."
"After we capture it, the security company will set up defenses on the spot and switch to defense, leaving me to defend the arsenal."
"No one can come within thirty meters of the arsenal without orders from me and the political commissar!"
The guard company commander watched the other troops killing everyone on the battlefield and winning military exploits one after another. However, he could only stay at the enemy's headquarters and shoulder the security mission. His heart was already itching.
After finally encountering an opportunity to go to the battlefield, I couldn't let it go no matter what, so I quickly accepted the order: "Please rest assured, the political commissar of the regiment, the security company guarantees to complete the mission!"
At the Japanese garrison headquarters in the city, Colonel Yamamoto was too anxious to sit still.
He paced back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back, looking up at the door from time to time, hoping that the messenger would quickly send back the latest news from the front line.
"Sir, it's clear!" the ordering soldier rushed to the door of the war room and reported with a panic look on his face.
"The Eighth Route Army in the east of the city blew up the city gate and destroyed the city wall, creating a gap more than ten meters wide..."
"The Eighth Route Army took the opportunity to rush into the county... It was visually estimated that there were at least 500 people, equipped with a large number of machine guns, and the offensive was very fierce."
"The city defense troops and reinforcements are fighting with them in street battles, but the opponent has too many troops. The reinforcements and the east city defense troops combined are less than 200 people, so they will definitely not be able to hold on for long!"
"The reinforcements also reported that the Eighth Route Army is showing signs of launching an attack on the arsenal... Please ask the headquarters to send troops to intercept it immediately!"
Colonel Yamamoto immediately turned his attention to the guard captain.
The garrison captain understood the words in his heart: "Sir, there are only two teams left in the headquarters reserve team. We can't send more troops to the east of the city. Otherwise, if there is an accident in other directions in the county, we will have no troops available!"
Speaking of this, the garrison captain had an idea and said: "In addition to the reserve team, there is also a force in the city that can reinforce the east of the city!"
"They are very familiar with the terrain in the city and are very good at close combat. Let them reinforce the east of the city and fight street battles with the Eighth Route Army troops entering the city. It will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!"
Colonel Yamamoto was not familiar with the situation in the city and immediately showed a puzzled expression: "Why didn't I know there was such a force in Ping An County?"
"Gendarme!" the garrison captain replied.
"They are responsible for maintaining public security in the city and arresting rebels... No one in the Ping'an County Guard knows the topography of the city better than them!"
Colonel Yamamoto's eyes lit up and he said: "How many are there and where are they now?"
"More than ninety people... are performing security duties at the arsenal!" the guard captain replied.
Colonel Yamamoto immediately ordered: "It just so happens that the Eighth Route Army's attack target is the arsenal, so it would be perfect for them to reinforce the east of the city!"
"Let the gendarmerie leave twenty people to continue to defend the arsenal, while the others rush to reinforce the east of the city and block the Eighth Route Army's offensive at all costs!"
"Other city defense troops continue to defend the city..."
"The more they persist, the more hope we have of turning defeat into victory!"
"Send an urgent telegram to all the reinforcements that can be contacted: The east side of Ping'an City has been breached, and we cannot hold on for too long. Please speed up their march, reinforce Ping'an at all costs, and eliminate the New Second Regiment!"
"If Ping'an County is captured and the New Second Regiment escapes, all reinforcement commanders will be punished!"
"The same telegram was also sent to the Military Department. Please ask the Military Department to send us an urging telegram. The effect will be better!"
After Yamamoto finished speaking, he slumped down on the chair with a look of decadence on his face.
He is a very arrogant person and rarely asks for help even when facing his superiors.
As a result, today in order to maintain peace, annihilate the Second New Regiment, and save his own military career, he sent telegrams asking for reinforcements one after another to the reinforcements. It is really embarrassing.
"Da da da……"
The street fighting in the east of the city was still going on. Zhang Dabiao and his guard platoon had just taken down a machine gun position. Before they had rushed out ten meters, a series of submachine gun fire sounded from a corner in front.
Zhang Dabiao lay down on the ground and shouted: "The enemy is attacking...get down quickly..."
The two soldiers reacted a little slowly, and their chests were beaten into sieves.
"The Yamamoto Special Agents joined the war... Only the Yamamoto Special Agents in the city were equipped with submachine guns..." Zhang Dabiao analyzed with a calm face.
"They are good at close combat and cannot fight head-on!"
"Where's the grenade? Let me drop the grenade and blast him like a fool!"
"Machine gun cover, hold those little devils back for me, don't let them escape!"
"These devils are the main culprits who massacred the people of Zhaojiayu with poison gas bombs. They must be killed..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The explosion soon sounded behind the corner where the Japanese were hiding, and the sound of submachine gun fire suddenly stopped... Zhang Dabiao decisively got up from the ground, holding the Mauser pistol, and pulled the trigger while charging forward...
When Zhang Dabiao led his troops to fight the Japanese in the east of the city, the security company of the New Second Regiment had already entered Ping'an County through the gap in the city wall.
After checking more than a dozen yards in a row, the plaster flag on the roof of the arsenal was clearly visible.
"Company commander, there are Japs in the yard ahead..." A squad leader approached the guard company commander and reported.
"Can you kill them with bayonets?" The company commander didn't want to make too much noise here, and wanted to continue lurking towards the arsenal.
"It's difficult!" the monitor replied hesitantly.
"There are six or seven Japs hiding in the yard. They are very vigilant and equipped with a light machine gun..."
"Then kill them with grenades!" the company commander made a decisive decision.
"After seizing the yard, quickly advance forward, approach the arsenal as quickly as possible, seize the arsenal, and don't give the Japanese a chance to return to reinforce the arsenal!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Six grenades flew into the courtyard where the Japanese troops were hiding at the same time. Three grenades exploded after landing, and three grenades exploded in the air... The Japanese screamed and were blown over in the courtyard.
"No need to hide, just charge forward. When you see the little Japs, jump on me, and capture the arsenal as quickly as possible!"
"Captain Wang...good news..." As soon as he finished speaking, an exclamation sounded beside him.
The person who came was the correspondent of the First Battalion, and he reported anxiously: "Battle Commander Zhang asked me to come over and inform you..."
"The main force of the Japanese army defending the arsenal has been transferred to the frontal battlefield to stop the first battalion. There are only ten or twenty Japs left in the arsenal. Battalion Commander Zhang asks you to hurry up and get through!"
Company Commander Wang was so excited that he almost jumped up from the ground and immediately ordered to his subordinates: "Everyone has heard it..."
"There are only a dozen or so Japs left in the arsenal..."
"Don't miss this opportunity. If you lose it, you will never come back. Come against me..."
Li Yunlong was a commander who was unwilling to hide in the rear. The main force of the first battalion rushed into the east of the city, and the guard company made a sneak attack on the arsenal. He could not bear the loneliness and directly pushed the former enemy headquarters to the east of the city.
"Ask Zhang Dabiao not to attack too hard, but to take it easy and lure all the Japanese and puppet troops over, creating an opportunity for the guard company to raid the arsenal... I finally made a fortune, but I can't get nothing because the troops attack too hard!"
Li Yunlong ordered while observing the battle situation.
Zhao Gang suddenly said: "Zhang Dabiao just reported that the remnants of Yamamoto's special agent team have joined the battle, and three of them were killed..."
"It can be seen that Ping'an County has reached the point where there are no available troops..."
"As long as there are no problems with our offensive, we can completely win peace in three hours at most."
Li Yunlong shook his head and said: "It won't take that long!"
"As long as the guard company successfully captures the Ping An Arsenal, the troops can free their hands and feet to launch a fierce attack on the enemy. I estimate that the battle will be over in an hour!"
"By the way, where are the reinforcements that the Japs sent to Ping'an..."
"I, Li Yunlong, have almost defeated Ping'an, why can't I see even a single reinforcement?"
"I still want to set up one or two pocket formations around Ping An and wipe out one or two reinforcements? They are running too slow!"
Zhao Gang was stunned as soon as he heard this: "Old Li..."
"It's not that the Japanese and puppet reinforcements are running too slowly...it's that our reinforcements are too powerful..."
"The Japanese and puppet troops who passed through the defense zone of the New Regiment and the Independent Regiment should be trapped in their base by now..."
"The more than 3,000 Japanese puppet troops coming from the Tutu Temple were directly defeated by the independent regiment's assault company. Only one or two hundred Japanese escaped, and more Japanese and puppet troops were eliminated than when we attacked Ping'an County..."
"Other reinforcements are also blocked by our people. I heard that the 358th Regiment of the Jinsui Army has participated in the battle..."
