The first thousand one hundred and seventy chapters fish take the bait
"boom!"
"boom!"
While the Japanese commander Shouichi Watanabe and a group of staff were still discussing the map, dull gunshots suddenly came from outside the city.
Watanabe Shouichi and the staff all raised their heads and looked in the direction where the gunshots came from. They did not expect the guerrillas to arrive so quickly, and their expressions changed slightly.
"Jingle Bell......"
Soon, the sound of gunshots was followed by the ringing of the phone in the headquarters.
A Japanese staff officer reacted, immediately strode to the phone, grabbed the phone and shouted: "Moxi Moxi——"
"Report, a large group of Chinese guerrillas have been found in the east of the city, and our sentries have exchanged fire with them..." Soon, a hurried shout came from the other side of the phone.
"Hold your position and wait for orders."
"Hiyi!"
Soon, the Japanese staff officer put down the phone and turned to the Japanese detachment leader Shouichi Watanabe: "Your Excellency, detachment leader, the Chinese guerrilla troops have arrived outside the east gate."
"Should we immediately send a signal to order the forward troops to return for reinforcements?"
While he was talking, the gunshots outside the city had become intensive. It was obvious that the other party had begun to attack.
There are not many Japanese garrison troops in the city. Not only is the headquarters here, but also a large amount of supplies are stored. The Japanese staff officers are now a little panicked.
"Be patient, maybe this is just a bluff by the Chinese people."
Now gunfire rang out outside the city, but the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi calmed down.
"Come with me and take a look." Watanabe Shouichi said and started to walk out.
"Your Excellency, detachment leader, it is dangerous outside now."
Some Japanese staff members hurriedly tried to persuade him. After all, if something happened to the detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi, they couldn't afford it.
"As a soldier of the Japanese Empire, how can you be cowardly?" After Watanabe Shou finished speaking, he strode towards the door.
Although the Japanese staff didn't want to take risks now, when they saw that the detachment leaders had gone out, they still gritted their teeth and followed them.
It was not dark yet, and Yang Ling had already led the fifth battalion and some militia troops to arrive outside Baoying City.
Compared to the last time he really attacked Baoying, this time Yang Ling was just bluffing, so he took up his stance as soon as he came up.
Although they have put on a good posture, the ones at the front are really responsible for the output of firepower, while the militiamen and young men at the back are responsible for waving the flag and shouting.
But even so, it still looked huge, making the Japanese defenders with few troops extremely nervous.
"Brothers, beat, beat the Japanese hard!"
The company commander in front was gifted with a loud voice, and he continued to press forward with his brothers in a well-equipped company.
Because the guerrillas were bluffing, they did not launch a group charge, but opened up a skirmish line, and each tactical group took turns to cover the forward attack.
"Da da da... da da da..."
Several machine gunners in the company fired suppressively at the enemy's fire points, covering the tactical assault team as they pressed forward.
Although the Japanese troops were small, they had strong firepower, with light and heavy machine guns, combat artillery, and grenade launchers, blocking the guerrillas' attack.
"Teng Teng Teng——"
"Boom! Boom!"
For a moment, the sound of gunfire rumbled, and the smoke filled the air. The loud shouts of killing were mixed with the sound of gunfire, making the battle seem particularly fierce.
"Pull up our cannon and make a loud noise for the little devil."
Although it was not really about capturing Baoying, it was impossible to attract the Japanese to come back without exerting pressure. Seeing his brothers being pushed back by the Japanese, Yang Ling ordered the machine gun battery to strike.
The fifth battalion's machine gun company had two Type 92 infantry guns, which were quickly pushed up and aimed at a Japanese heavy machine gun position.
"emission!"
Following the order from the platoon leader of the artillery platoon, the two Type 92 infantry cannons fired two balls of red light. Amid the tremors of the hoe, two high-explosive bombs flew towards the Japanese heavy machine gun position.
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"Be careful!" The Japanese soldier heard the ear-piercing whistling sound and had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
But they were still a step too late. With a booming sound and a deafening roar, a large amount of hot sediment sprayed out in all directions in the smoke of the explosion.
The Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi was preparing to go to the city with a group of staff to observe the enemy's situation. At this moment, the hot mud flew up, and the Japanese soldiers who were covered in smoke also rolled down from the city and landed on the city.
They are not far away.
Seeing that the troops outside the city actually had Type 92 infantry artillery, Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi was also shocked. Could it really be the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps?
You must know that ordinary guerrillas, let alone artillery, even have very few rifles. It is good for more than ten people to have two or three rifles. Some even have cold weapons.
The leader of the Japanese detachment was also a man who had been on the battlefield for many years. Although the bullets on the city top were flying with bricks and stones, he still took the risk and went up to the city head.
He hid behind a sandbag and raised his binoculars to look outside the city. It didn't matter whether he looked at it or not. He would be shocked when he saw it.
The flags were fluttering in the field of view. Behind the grassy field ridges, countless people were crowded. There were also a large number of flags waving in the woods in the distance. People came in and out from time to time. It was unknown how many people were hidden.
Although the troops attacking them now only have about one battalion, they have extremely powerful firepower, including light and heavy machine guns, infantry cannons, and some people are playing with some unknown weapons.
This doesn't look like a guerrilla army, it's clearly a powerful regular army.
"Puff puff!"
At this moment, the guerrilla officers and soldiers in charge of the attack had already reached the front, firing bullets at the top of the city, causing several Japanese soldiers to fall down with blood splattering all over their bodies.
"Detachment leader, it's too dangerous here, let's go down." Facing the bullets flying randomly, the Japanese staff officers were terrified.
The Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi observed for a while and hurriedly withdrew from the city. He was now almost certain that this was the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.
"The Chinese are so cunning!"
What appears here now is the main force of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, so what appears near Shanyang Town and Luduo Town must be fake, in order to attract their main force. Their combat target turns out to be the headquarters and headquarters in Baoying City.
Materials and ammunition.
When the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shou thought of this, he couldn't help but cursed secretly. He was actually tricked by the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps again.
"Detachment leader, we have very few troops and I'm afraid we won't be able to hold them back for long." The Japanese staff officer also saw the firepower of the guerrillas outside the city and was worried.
"The Tanichuan Brigade and Gaoqiao Brigade were ordered to carry out clearing operations in the countryside and immediately returned to Baoying to assist Baoying and told them that the main force of the Chinese people was in Baoying."
A Japanese staff officer paused and asked, "What about the besieged Chinese people in the countryside?"
"Those are just some decoys. Just leave a small group of troops to clean them up. Our target is now the main force of the Chinese Army outside the city, so that they can quickly return to support and encircle and annihilate them."
A look of sternness flashed across the face of the Japanese detachment leader Watanabe Shouichi: "It takes no effort to break through iron shoes and find nowhere. Now that they are here, let's save our lives!"
"Hiyi!"
The Japanese immediately sent someone to send a telegram to ask the main force of the raids in the countryside to return reinforcements.