Many blocks in Gaoyou City were blown into ruins, and the collapsed and poured masonry and rubble blocked the streets, leaving a mess as far as the eye could see.
Bamboo baskets and other debris discarded by the people were scattered all over the streets. Bullet holes still remained on the blackened broken walls, and pools of blood remained in many places.
The company of the guerrilla army stranded in the city did not sit still and wait for death. They launched attacks against the Japanese throughout the day, attracting the Japanese's attention and making the Japanese mistakenly think that the main force of the guerrillas was still in the city.
The Japanese resisted from house to house. They seized commanding heights everywhere, drilled through many walls, and arranged shooting holes.
The Japanese laid large undulating blocks into traps. The infantry mines they planted and the infantry shooters hidden in the ruins formed a line of defense to block the guerrilla attack.
On this temporarily constructed defense line, small-scale fighting continued between the two sides, but no one could do anything to the other.
Although the Japanese are well-equipped and have many combat artillery, infantry artillery and grenade launchers left in the city, the narrow streets limit their firepower.
Often when the guerrilla officers and soldiers launch an attack on the defense line they are guarding somewhere, by the time the artillery deployed behind them hits the artillery shells, the guerrilla officers and soldiers have long since disappeared.
The angry Japanese artillery squadron could only vent their anger by bombing the neighborhoods in the north of the city occupied by the guerrilla army. Houses were blown down one after another. The incendiary bombs set off raging fires in many places, and columns of dark smoke penetrated straight into the city.
Yunxiao.
However, the people in the northern neighborhoods of the city moved away overnight. Although the Japanese bombed many places into ruins, it was just a waste of artillery shells.
On the other hand, the guerrilla officers and soldiers, organized into powerful combat groups, continued to encroach on the Japanese defense line. In one day, they actually captured two blocks.
In narrow street fighting, the power of grenades is brought to its extreme, even more powerful than rifles. Many places were even captured with grenades.
Many Japs were hiding in the ruins and in the rooms, pointing their guns outside, preparing to attack the guerrillas with their black guns.
But many times, before the enemy had time to shoot, the grenade suddenly rolled down to his feet from nowhere, knocking the enemy over and killing him...
The guerrilla corps had already taught flexible guerrilla tactics to the troops, and with the help of veterans who had fought with the Japanese in the wilderness, the new recruits quickly got on the road.
There are no more hiding places for guerrilla officers and soldiers in the city than in the desolate wilderness, and they have fully demonstrated their lone wolf style.
Each combat group is a combat unit. The grassroots commanders at all levels do not have high requirements for them, which is to maintain an offensive posture and make the Japanese mistakenly think that their main force is still in the city.
Because these scattered combat groups lost the restraint of their commanders, their operations became more flexible, and some liked to go around and stab the enemy in the back.
Some also like to use grenades to explode mincemeat, especially those brothers who have learned a few Japanese words from the veterans. They will pretend to be wounded Japanese soldiers lying down and call for help, and then shoot at close range when the Japanese soldiers come to rescue them.
There are also some brothers who don't like to use guns. They always clutch a fifty-centimeter-long sharp bayonet in their hands. They don't wear shoes in this cold winter and sneak up to cut the Japanese's throats...
Faced with endless attack methods, the Japanese who had built a defense line in the city were overwhelmed, and they could not even find an effective way to fight back.
Because the Japs were also distributed in various blocks and rooms, preparing for street fighting from house to house, the Japs in each place fought independently.
When a place is attacked, other Japanese soldiers cannot quickly reinforce them, so these guerrilla officers and soldiers will never face more than ten Japanese soldiers in small-scale battles, which gives them room to play.
In the morning, these guerrilla fighting groups that dispersed were still very immature, and many of the fighting groups that pounced on suffered heavy losses.
But after concentrating on summarizing during lunch, I became more comfortable in the afternoon.
The Japs' attention has been attracted by these guerrilla officers and soldiers who are always in an offensive posture, so that they have been passively defending, expecting reinforcements from the outside to encircle them.
Unfortunately, they had been waiting all day, and none of the security forces distributed outside Gaoyou even came close to Gaoyou.
At this time, the Japanese commander Major Qingchuan mistakenly thought that these puppet soldiers had rebelled again, and he was so angry that he cursed, but what they didn't know was.
In fact, these puppet troops gathered and rushed back as soon as they received the return telegram. However, they were unlucky and encountered a strong opponent, the guerrilla corps.
Many puppet troops who hurried back to rescue the Japanese were ambushed halfway, and many puppet army companies were wiped out without even reacting. There were piles of corpses outside the city.
In the Japs headquarters in the east of the city, the haggard-looking staff officers were all frowning. They were going in and out, summarizing the situation and sending it to Major Qingchuan.
"The Chinese Army has been spotted in the south of the city, and they are building field fortifications..."
"We lost another street in the city. The Chinese army's attack was very sharp. We have already mobilized the police squadron."
"All Army Aviation units have been deployed to the Jiujiang frontier and will not be able to fly to Gaoyou again for support in a short period of time."
"The Jiang Defense Forces have set out from Yangzhou, but a large number of Chinese guerrillas attacked along the way. Many river sections are not safe, so they will not be able to reach Gaoyou until at least tomorrow night."
"Standing in Taizhou..."
Before the Japanese liaison officer could finish speaking, the Japanese commander Major Qingchuan waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him.
Not to mention the Jiangsu region, everything from North China to Central China has been reduced to a mess. The number of Chinese troops launching a counterattack is unprecedented. This is not a battle, but a large-scale offensive.
He originally didn't expect support from troops too far away, because everywhere was in emergency and asking for support. He just wanted to ask where the people from the fifth security brigade were.
"Have you contacted the Fifth Security Brigade?"
The Japanese commander Major Qingchuan was very helpless. Their majestic Imperial Japanese Army could only rely on the security forces for rescue. It must be said that it was very embarrassing for them.
"I received a report from the Fifth Security Brigade a few minutes ago. They were ambushed by the Chinese Army and suffered heavy losses. At this moment, the brigade headquarters has retreated to Sanduo and is gathering troops..."
"Asshole! Trash!"
Hearing that a dignified security brigade was ambushed and suffered heavy losses, Major Aoki was in a bad mood and couldn't help overturning the table, and water glasses and other items clattered all over the floor.
The staff officers and telegraph operators in the room were all silent. Now that the war has reached this point, how can it be that the security forces are responsible?
But now that they saw the angry Major Qingchuan, they didn't dare to get into trouble. They were used to being arrogant and domineering, and now they felt uncomfortable being blocked in the city and beaten.
"How many soldiers do we have left who can fight?"
Soon, the angry Major Qingchuan had to accept this terrible reality and asked breathlessly.
"Each squadron has more than 200 soldiers who can still fight, more than 150 lightly and seriously wounded, and a squadron of security police."
In just one day and one night, they lost three to four hundred people. Such a huge loss was worth a medium-sized battle in the early stages of the war.
But now, they were actually beaten by the guerrillas who had always been looked down upon by them. Major Qingchuan took several deep breaths to calm down his ups and downs.
Now the only way to wash away the shame is to completely eliminate these guerrillas. Otherwise, there are only two options waiting for him, either to go to a military court or to commit suicide.
"Order all ministries to hold the line of defense and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, let the security brigade gather its forces and wait for the Jiang Defense Forces to arrive before launching an attack on the Chinese guerrillas."
"Send power to the Jiang Defense Forces again and ask for mercy. They quickly move closer to Gaoyou."
Now Major Qingchuan no longer expects the Security Brigade to defeat the guerrillas alone. They are so incompetent that they were ambushed in broad daylight and suffered heavy losses!