"All the positions in the north of the city have been broken through by the Chinese army, and its leading troops have entered the city!"
"Our troops leaving the city had an encounter with the Chinese Army, and we are asking for support!"
"The west direction of the city is covered by artillery fire, the third team is requesting support!"
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Bad news came one after another, and requests for support from all directions made the Japanese commander Captain Kawauchi Danki realize the seriousness of the problem.
"Squadron leader, this may be the main force of the China Army." A Japanese staff officer said after judgment.
"Their attack power is really too strong. We must take countermeasures immediately, otherwise we will not be able to defend Baoying."
"Isn't the main force of the Chinese army in Gaoyou? Why did they suddenly appear here? Did they fly here?"
There are also Japanese soldiers who hold different opinions. They firmly believe that the troops outside the city are just a bluff sneak attack force.
"Now we just need to hold on until dawn. These small guerrilla forces of the China Army will definitely withdraw. At that time, we only need to launch a pursuit and we will win."
"But the troops outside the city may not be able to hold out until dawn." Some Japanese soldiers said worriedly.
This is because Yang Ling and others made false claims in the east and attacked in the west, which led to Baoying's Japs misjudgment. Faced with two different opinions from his subordinates, the Japs commander Kawauchi Tanuki is as big as an ox.
If they abandon their positions outside the city now, they will be disgraced, and a lot of stored supplies will fall into the hands of the Chinese army.
However, if the positions outside the city are not abandoned, the scattered troops will be defeated one by one, leading to more serious consequences.
"I order all troops to withdraw to the city and build a defense line, and all materials that cannot be taken away will be destroyed on the spot."
Soon, the Japanese commander Kawauchi Duanshu still had to make a decision. It would be okay if the position outside the city was lost. If Baoying was lost in a sneak attack, he, the commander, would have a caesarean section to apologize, so now he decided to lose the car to save the commander.
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However, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly. Due to previous delays and misjudgment of the situation, many troops outside the city had actually been annihilated, and the situation was out of control.
"Immediately send a message to Gaoyou. Baoying County has been attacked by a large-scale guerrilla force. Its strength has never been stronger. It is likely to be the main force of the guerrilla force. Our department has decided to abandon the positions outside the city, shrink the defense across the board, and request Captain Watanabe to give tactical guidance.
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The Japanese commander Kawauchi Taruki finally decided to report the news to friendly forces and report the situation here.
The Japanese troops quickly received orders to retreat into the city and re-establish their defense lines, but the guerrilla troops didn't give them a chance at all, and just rushed and killed them with their tails in their backs.
Soon the guerrilla troops followed the defeated Japanese and puppet troops directly into the city, and immediately launched a fierce pursuit.
The Japanese relied on the barricades and sandbag machine gun positions in the city to stabilize their defense line, and the two sides began to fight in the streets.
"Da da da……"
The Japs' machine gunners occupied the commanding heights and faced the guerrilla officers and soldiers who rushed in and fired desperately. The bullets were dense like rain, forming an insurmountable fire network.
The brothers who rushed in front were constantly shot and fell to the ground. Bodies from both sides were lying on the street. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.
"Move the light machine guns over to suppress the Japanese!"
The officers of the first-line company were all gray-haired and black-faced. Facing the firepower blocking the way, they hurriedly had their machine guns brought up to suppress it.
The machine gunners of the guerrillas quickly raised their machine guns, and the machine guns spurted out tongues of flame as they trembled. They beat several Japanese soldiers and their bodies were trembling with blood.
The Japanese machine gun blocking the way soon went silent. A platoon leader waved his hand: "Brothers, charge with me!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
But when they had just rushed out a few steps, artillery shells roared down one after another. The roar of the artillery shells covered up the shouts of the brothers charging, and thick dust rose up.
The brothers behind were blocked by artillery fire and had to temporarily find cover. When the smoke cleared, all the brothers who rushed out had been blown into stumps and broken arms. The dying people were groaning in the blood, and only
Lost half his life.
"Teng Teng Teng..."
A group of Japanese soldiers took advantage of the cover of the shelling, quickly carried a Type 92 heavy machine gun, and reoccupied the position. The unique dull sound of the Type 92 heavy machine gun rang out.
The corn-stalk-thick bullets plowed two ravines in the corpses strewn all over the ground, and the wounded who survived were not spared from the violent bullets.
"You little bitch, I'll fuck your grandma!"
Seeing that none of the brothers who rushed out were spared, the brothers' eyes suddenly turned red and they fired back one after another.
However, the Japanese's heavy machine guns were blocked by one man and could not be opened by ten thousand others, and they tightly guarded the street. Several of the brothers' charges were beaten back.
The brothers had to send some troops to fight in roundabout ways, but they often encountered Japanese flanking troops in Xiangdaoli. Encounters occurred one after another in the city, and the battles became fierce.
Although the brothers of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps were brave and skilled in fighting, they conquered all the positions outside the city with overwhelming force. However, the narrow streets and alleys in the city restricted the deployment of the troops. Facing the ghosts with superior firepower, the troops' attack was hindered.
The Japanese's grenades, combat artillery, infantry artillery and light and heavy machine guns formed a tight fire network, and they stabilized the situation.
"Move all mortar grenades and infantry artillery into the city, even if they are chewed, they must be chewed down by me!"
Seeing that the attack was blocked, the battalion commanders of each battalion became anxious and ordered the machine gun batteries to enter the city.
"There are many residents in the city. If we start an artillery battle with the Japanese in the city, it will cause a lot of accidental injuries." Some staff members expressed their concerns.
"I can't control that much anymore. I can't take my brother's life to do it!"
Although the battalion commanders knew that using artillery and Japanese bombardment could lead to a quick victory, they did not ignore the opinions of the staff.
"Let all the brothers in the machine gun company aim at the Japanese. If anyone misses and injures civilians by mistake, I will deal with it according to military law."
"yes!"
When the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps and the Japs were fighting in the city, Watanabe Shouichi, the Japs detachment leader in Gaoyou, also received a telegram that Baoying was under a large-scale attack.
"Encountered a large-scale attack by the Chinese army?"
Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi held the telegram and fell into deep thought.
Now the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps is launching an attack in the direction of Gaoyou. How could a large-scale guerrilla force appear outside Baoying City?
He even suspected that it was a false alarm from Baoying, but when he learned that the entire area outside Baoying City had been lost, he knew that it was definitely not the combat effectiveness that a small guerrilla force could have, and Baoying's defenders would never be so weak and vulnerable.
"Immediately order the Baoying defenders to find out the numbers of the Chinese troops fighting with them as soon as possible!" Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi ordered.
"Hi Yi!" the Japanese staff officer hurried over.
The sudden outbreak of fighting on the northern front made Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi very confused. Due to the lack of intelligence support, it was really difficult for him to judge whether the opponent was feigning an attack or whether the target was Baoying.
"Immediately send a signal to the Army Aviation Force and request that reconnaissance aircraft be dispatched after dawn to detect the enemy's situation."
This was destined to be a sleepless night. The northern and southern fronts started fighting at the same time, and western Jiangsu became a mess. Even the Japanese Central China Dispatch Army Headquarters in Nanjing and the Sulu Theater Command in southern Shandong were alarmed.