Chapter 743 Li Yunlong: Haha, we got in (first update)
Author: 574981
This is the masterpiece of the engineer platoon of the only regiment.
They dug a total of three tunnels directly to the foot of the city wall, and the end of one of the tunnels was exactly at the gap in the city wall.
One hundred kilograms of explosives were placed at the end of each tunnel and detonated simultaneously.
The powerful force tore three holes in the city wall in an instant.
The Japanese captain was fooled by Li Yunlong's three consecutive attacks.
First, use flying thunder cannons to kill a large number of troops stationed at the city head and blast a hole in the defense.
After dispatching mortars to intercept the reinforcements, other troops are not allowed to plug the gap.
Finally, the city wall was destroyed by blasting, creating a hole in the defense loophole.
The heavily defended Baoding City suddenly opened its door to the Duyi Regiment.
More than fifty meters outside the city, hundreds of Eighth Route Army troops were like a pack of wolves that smelled blood, swarming towards the gap and killing the little Japanese at the top of the city.
Especially the captain, who was so anxious that he almost jumped up from the ground.
He ordered urgently: "Open all light and heavy machine guns."
"Intensify firepower output, resolutely block the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, and never let them get close to the city."
"The Third Squadron will immediately reinforce the gap and block the Eighth Route Army from attacking there."
"Hurry up..."
"Block the gap at all costs..."
"Otherwise, Chengdong will be doomed..."
"Boom, boom, boom..." The explosion of mortar shells kept ringing on both sides of the gap.
The flying shell fragments intertwined into a steel storm at the top of the city, killing all the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to rush to the gap.
"Dong dong dong..."
Heavy machine guns mounted outside the city also began to join the battle, and bullets hit the gaps in the city wall like rain, filling the air with gunpowder smoke and splashing gravel.
The Japanese and puppet soldiers who were lucky enough to reach the gap just poked their heads out from behind the ruins, and the hail of bullets smashed them into pieces.
"Throw a grenade..." a shout suddenly sounded outside the city.
Dozens of grenades roared over, and the gap in the smoke-filled city wall once again burst into flames.
Countless bricks and blocks of earth were blown away in the explosion.
There are only a few living Japanese and puppet troops here, and after being baptized by dozens of grenades, even fewer Japanese and puppet troops are still able to move.
"Comrades, rush with me and seize the gap in the city wall..."
The company commander waved the box cannon to give the command, and his movements were not affected at all, and he climbed up the gap first.
"Pa bang bang..."
The box cannon in his hand fired continuously, and the three little Japs who wanted to raise their guns to fight back fell to the ground.
"The first platoon assaulted to the left, and the second platoon assaulted to the right to expand the breach."
"Others follow me and fight in to expand the occupied area in the city 6"
"rush……"
At the forward position of the only regiment, Li Yun was hiding in the trench like a dragon, holding a telescope and observing the latest situation of the attacking troops.
"Well played..."
He closed his mouth and suddenly shouted.
"The first battalion and the second company entered Baoding..."
"Let the 1st and 3rd companies follow immediately, cover the 2nd company to expand the occupied area, and stabilize the gap in the city wall."
"The 2nd and 3rd Battalions will join the battle immediately, and first clear out the remaining Japs on the city wall."
"Bring me the light and heavy machine guns, mortars, grenades, and flying cannons."
"If you can use artillery shells to defeat the enemy, you must use artillery shells."
"Captain Kong said that if everyone fired one cannonball on the battlefield, he would give us two more cannonballs after the battle."
"The more ammunition is fired, the more ammunition will be replenished."
"Don't save ammunition for me, I can fight hard."
"Destroy more Japanese and puppet troops at the minimum cost."
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At the east end of the city, the Japanese captain fell to the ground and shouted with despair: "It's over..."
"The Eighth Route Army has entered Baoding, but the mission of holding on assigned by the commander has not been completed."
"What does the Third Squadron do for food? Why didn't it block the gap in the city wall?"
"team leader……"
A messenger came over dragging his bleeding arm to report.
"The humble messenger of the Third Squadron..."
"On the way to the reinforcement gap, we were attacked by a combination of mortars and heavy machine guns from the Eighth Route Army."
"The troops suffered heavy losses. The squadron leader died in battle and have lost their combat effectiveness."
"Nani..."
The captain's already desperate face suddenly turned pale, without any bloodshot eyes, and he looked puzzled.
"How could this happen? When did the Eighth Route Army have such a strong ability to attack fortresses?"
"The Fourth Squadron, the Second Company of the Imperial Association Army, all give me reinforcement gaps."
"While there are not many Eighth Route Army troops entering the city, quickly retake the gap for me and keep the enemy out of the city."
"faster……"
Before the orderly soldier guarding the side could move, a violent exchange of fire suddenly sounded on his right side.
"Captain, the Eighth Route Army is coming towards us." Exclaims reached his ears at the same time.
When he turned around, he saw dozens of Eighth Route Army troops, headed by machine guns, charging toward him quickly.
The three light machine guns kept firing forward, and the long tongues of flame were like three death scythes, harvesting his men.
In the blink of an eye, a dozen soldiers were beaten into sieves and fell on the top of the city.
"Turn around the heavy machine gun, start looting immediately, and stop them." The captain was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and ordered quickly.
The heavy machine gun team around me reacted very quickly.
The four Japanese soldiers quickly raised their heavy machine guns and mounted one on top of the city. Without building a bunker, the machine gunner squatted behind the machine gun and started to pull the trigger.
The heavy machine gun immediately emitted rhythmic firing sound.
The bullet shells ejected from the barrel of the gun and fell to the ground with a crisp metallic impact sound.
The black barrel of the gun spurted out a tongue of flame at the same time.
A large number of the dozens of Eighth Route Army troops they faced fell instantly, and the remaining soldiers had to lie down on the ground and suspend the attack.
The captain of the brigade breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered behind him: "Everyone nearby should come closer to me."
"With light and heavy machine gun cover, the others immediately launched a counterattack against the Eighth Route Army, driving them back into the gap and driving them out of Baoding City.
"Dong dong dong..."
Before the order was given, the sound of heavy machine gun fire in my ears became noticeably louder.
What surprised him was that the heavy machine gun he had just participated in did not belong to him, but belonged to the Eighth Route Army.
The sudden heavy machine gun bullets caught his heavy machine gun team off guard. The three machine gunners fell to the ground, and the reserve machine gunners quickly made up for it.
As a result, before his hands even touched the handle of the heavy machine gun, the hail of flying bullets beat him into pieces again.
After four machine gunners were killed in a row, although the heavy machine gun that the captain had high hopes for did not completely misfire, the blocking firepower had become intermittent, and it was impossible to continue to suppress the Eighth Route Army commandos as before.
"Comrades, continue to rush with me..."
The Eighth Route Army lying on the top of the city immediately jumped up from the ground, holding their guns and shooting while charging forward.
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At this moment, the troops of the only regiment entering the city have exceeded one company, and they are rapidly expanding their occupation area towards the surrounding area with the gap as the center.
This is their advance base deep into Baoding City. The bigger it is, the safer it is.
In the event of an attack, the troops would have some room for maneuver so that they would not be trapped and die in the city.
"Captain..." The correspondent ran over to report with excitement.
"The remaining two companies of the first battalion all entered Baoding..."
"As of now, the number of troops entering the city has exceeded 300."
"Have the artillery and thunder artillery troops followed?" Li Yunlong immediately asked the question he was most worried about.
The signal soldier quickly replied: "The mortar unit has entered the city through the gap."
"The flying thunder artillery troops are still on the way. They can enter Baoding in five minutes at most."
Li Yunlong nodded and ordered: "Let the troops entering the city move steadily. They must not advance alone."
"Artillery and thunder artillery units, hurry up."
"Follow closely behind the siege troops and provide artillery support at any time."
After saying that, he put down the telescope, pulled out the box cannon hanging from his waist, and waved his hand to order: "The guard company is following me."
There is a city wall separating this place from the city. The distance is too far and it would be too slow to rely on correspondents to deliver the news."
"Only by climbing the city wall can you be condescending, overlook the entire battlefield, and adjust your battle plan at any time."
Without waiting for the chief of staff to retort, he raised his legs and rushed towards the gap in the city wall.
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At the Baoding Garrison Headquarters, Major General Kawasaki's face was already beaming with joy, and he was in a very excited mood.
I was pacing back and forth in the war room with my hands behind my back, very anxious.
Of course, this anxiety was not caused by him worrying about the front line, but because he was eager for the city defense troops to quickly send back the good news that the troops had won the battle.
As a result, the good news did not arrive, but the chief of staff with a solemn look on his face did.
Quickly asked: "Cun Shangjun..."
"Is there something wrong with our battle plan?"
Lieutenant Colonel Cun Shang shook his head: "There is no problem with our plan."
"It's because the Eighth Route Army attacking us outside the city is too strong."
"The city defense troops were caught off guard."
"Already suffering heavy casualties, the Eighth Route Army used blasting to blast several gaps in the city wall."
"The city defense troops are insufficient in strength, and the city defense fortifications are full of defense loopholes."
"The Eighth Route Army launched attacks in several directions at once, and we were unable to defend against them."
"The east side of the city has been broken through by the Eighth Route Army, and at least 300 people have entered the city."
"The city defense troops were also attacked by the Eighth Route Army on their flanks, suffering heavy casualties and unable to divide their forces to block the gap."
"Commander, please send an ambush immediately."
"Stop the Eighth Route Army that has entered the city, gather them together and annihilate them."
"Otherwise, the Eighth Route Army will definitely use the east side of the city as a breakthrough point and gather its main force to advance into Baoding."
"It will be difficult to stop them again."
"So fast?" Major General Kawasaki cried out.
His original plan was to have the city defense troops defend the city for half an hour, use the defensive battle to kill and injure a large number of the siege troops, and then release the remaining Eighth Route Army troops into the capital to control the number of these Eighth Route Army troops to less than 500.
Finally, let the ambush troops and city defense troops move out, attack from the front and back, and destroy all the Eighth Route Army entering the city, thus achieving the goal of severely damaging the Eighth Route Army in the center of the city.
As a result, the plan was foiled by the Eighth Route Army's siege troops before it even started.
The city defense troops failed to consume a large amount of the siege troops, causing them to advance into Baoding more than 20 minutes ahead of schedule.
If the gap cannot be blocked immediately, the Rucheng Eighth Route Army's retreat route will be cut off, and other Eighth Route Army troops will be prevented from continuing to advance into Baoding.
The Eighth Route Army entering the city will probably exceed a thousand men.
Without the help of the city defense troops in the flanking attack, the 500 ambush troops in the east of the city were no match for the 1,000 Eighth Route Army.
By then, the five hundred ambushes would not only be unable to severely injure the Yizhong Eighth Route Army, but they would also lose themselves. Maybe the entire city of Baoding would be lost because of this accident.
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