The first thousand one hundred and ninety-four chapters dragons without a head
The crisp sound of gunfire broke the pre-dawn darkness, and countless bright projectiles poured towards the outer positions of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps.
Soon, the Japanese 75mm mountain cannon deployed in the distance also roared. Balls of red light swept across the night sky and smashed into the guerrilla positions. The scorching flames swept along with the air waves, and the earth made a powerful trembling sound.
The huge movement woke up all the sleeping people in Huaiyin. Faced with the roar of the ground cracking that day, many people turned pale.
"What's going on? What's going on?!"
Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen was awakened from his sleep. He saw the brightly illuminated sky outside through the window. His expression changed, and he hurriedly opened the quilt and ran straight out the door without even having time to put on his shoes.
Several guards on duty at night also looked at the sky in the south direction of the city with panicked faces and were at a loss as the bullets were lit up and reflected in the red sky.
"Sir, it seems like artillery fire is going on at the southern position of the city." A guard saw Zhang Liechen running out of the house barefoot, reacted and reported.
"I know it's the south of the city position, so I ask who is fighting?!" Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen was also anxious.
The guards all looked panicked, and they couldn't answer for a while.
"What are you doing standing still? Hurry up and call the camp outside the city to find out what's going on and who is doing the cannon fire!" Seeing the guard standing there stunned, Zhang Liechen stamped his feet angrily.
"Yes, yes..." The guard rushed to the next room in a panic to make a phone call.
Deputy Captain Zhang Liechen looked up at the red sky in the south, his face solemn. Listening to the noise, it was probably not the artillery positions they arranged outside the city that were firing. The noise was too loud.
Huaiyin is at the rear of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps. All factories and institutions are here, so there is a small artillery position with three infantry guns outside the city.
There is also an anti-aircraft machine gun position set up outside the east gate of the city for air defense. In addition, there are several infantry positions. The defense can be said to be watertight.
And since the Japanese defeated Baoying, Huaiyin's defense has been greatly enhanced.
"Sir, you don't have any shoes on."
When deputy captain Zhang Liechen looked at the roaring explosions in the south of the city and waited for news of the phone call, a guard looked at Zhang Liechen's bare feet and reminded him.
After Zhang Liechen was reminded like this, he realized that he was standing on the ground with bare feet and felt the coldness soaking into the soles of his feet.
"Hurry up and call each battalion to prepare for battle. The battalion commanders of each battalion will gather at the headquarters."
Although the place where the artillery fire was fired was still several miles away from Huaiyin, which was in the direction of the outer positions, Zhang Liechen also knew that the situation was not good and gave instructions to the guards.
"Yes!" the guard responded and hurriedly called, and then Zhang Liechen hurried back to the house and dressed up.
"Sir, I answered the call from the first defense. They said that the outpost was suddenly attacked and it was the Japanese who called." Soon, the guards who made contact on the phone also figured out the situation outside the city.
"Do you know how many Japs have come?" Zhang Liechen's heart sank when he heard that the Japs were coming, and he asked.
The guard replied: "It's too dark to see how many Japanese there are. They have now broken through the outpost and are shelling the first defense."
"Mother, tell the first defense troops to hold their position for me. Reinforcements will arrive soon!" Zhang Liechen ordered the guards.
"Yes!" The guard hurriedly called again to inform.
Zhang Liechen, surrounded by several guards, strode out of the house and went straight to the headquarters on the street.
The headquarters in Huaiyin City is located in a rich man's yard. When deputy captain Zhang Liechen arrived here, some disheveled officers and staff members were hurriedly rushing here one after another.
"What's going on outside the city?"
Another deputy captain, Yuan Guangtao, was buckling the discipline buckle while asking a sleepy-eyed staff officer about the situation.
"I just woke up, so I don't know." The staff officer, who had not yet woken up, also looked confused.
"The devils are here."
At this time, deputy captain Zhang Liechen strode into the room and directly answered deputy captain Yuan Guangtao's question.
Since Deputy Commander-in-Chief Yuan Guangtao was transferred from the Theater Command to the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, the original Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Liechen has not been in charge of the military and is mainly responsible for logistics matters.
This is why deputy captain Yuan Guangtao has been fighting with the troops at Jieshou and Baoying on the front line, while another deputy captain Zhang Liechen stayed in Huaiyin.
During the period that Zhang Liechen stayed in Huaiyin, he was mainly responsible for the logistics support of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps, the manufacture of grenades, the purchase of grain, the clothing factory, the repair shop, etc., which can be regarded as the backing of the Northern Jiangsu Guerrilla Corps' operations.
"Aren't the Japanese in Baoying? How come they suddenly arrived in Huaiyin?"
After hearing Zhang Liechen's words, deputy captain Yuan Guangtao's expression suddenly changed wildly, and the surrounding officers and staff members all looked panicked.
Everyone knew how powerful the little Japs were, but now they were caught off guard and heard that the Japs had appeared in Huaiyin. No one was mentally prepared. For a moment, they were all confused and seemed a little panicked.
"Consultant Wu, what does your intelligence department do? The little devils are right under your nose. Why don't you get any information?" Soon, deputy captain Yuan Guangtao angrily shouted to an intelligence staff officer.
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"Sir Yuan, our people said last night that the Japanese had no movement. I don't know why they suddenly came..." The staff officer in charge of intelligence was also at a loss.
"What a bunch of rubbish! What's the use of you!" Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao mercilessly scolded the staff officer, which made the staff officers of the intelligence department blush and turn pale, unable to argue.
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"This group of Japs probably didn't come from Baoying. If they had come from Baoying, we would definitely get the news." Liu Sheng, another intelligence staff officer, stood up and explained with a stern face.
"I don't care where the devils come from. If you didn't detect the devil's movements in advance, you are derelict in your duty. You must be held responsible!"
"Okay, okay, the little devils have already reached our door. Let's not get into trouble first." Seeing staff officer Liu Sheng want to refute, deputy captain Zhang Liechen hurriedly pulled his sleeves and asked him to
Say less and don't argue with Yuan Guangtao.
The people in the intelligence department were indignant when they faced the scolding of deputy captain Yuan Guangtao, but they could only endure it at the moment. Who prevented them from discovering the Japanese's unusual movements.
"Now that the Japanese have broken through our outpost and are attacking the first defense, everyone should quickly come up with a charter and talk about what to do." Zhang Liechen pulled everyone back from their thoughts.
"What else can we do? Tell the first defense troops that they must defend their position and block the little Japs, otherwise they will show up!" Deputy Captain Yuan Guangtao said angrily.