Gaoyou City, which was burning through half the sky, became lively again, and dense gunshots rang out everywhere, accompanied by the bombardment of grenades and grenade launchers.
Groups of dazzling fireballs rose up. Under the pale light of the flares, groups of guerrilla officers and soldiers were squatting and leaping forward with the help of the cover of the ruins. The Japanese launched a new round of attacks.
"Ding-ding-ding-ring..." The rapid ringing of the phone rang in the Japanese war room.
As soon as a Japs operator picked up the phone, a urgent cry for help came from the other side: "The Chinese Army has launched a large-scale attack! Requesting support..."
The so-called house was leaking but it rained all night. Before the ammunition depot was blown into ruins, the guerrillas launched another massive offensive.
Under Yang Ling's instructions, the guerrilla officers and soldiers in charge of the attack opened up their posture, and all light and heavy weapons were deployed.
During the small-scale firefight with the Japanese during the day, we had already figured out all the defensive points. The machine gun battery fired hard at this moment, and some infantry brothers took the opportunity to attack forward. The Japanese suddenly couldn't stand it anymore.
The Japanese commander, Major Qingchuan, is extremely busy right now. The fire here hasn't been put out yet, but the guerrillas are attacking again over there. Wouldn't this cost his life?
"Send a telegram and ask the Fifth Brigade of the Public Security Army to quickly move closer to Gaoyou. They must break into the city to rescue the siege before dawn..."
Although the Yangzhou area had previously sent river defense troops to Gaoyou for reinforcements, many places along the river were controlled by guerrillas under different banners, so the advance was slow.
Now the Jiang Defense Forces cannot quench their thirst from far away. They can only count on the security forces outside the city who have been beaten to shame during the day to come over. Once the security forces break into the city, they can hold on for a while longer.
In a hurry, the Japs commander Qingchuan Major did not know that although Yang Ling and others launched an offensive, it was noisy but light. The main purpose was to mobilize the puppet troops.
The puppet soldiers were as slippery as loaches. They were knocked unconscious by a blow to the head during the day, and they quickly shrank back and became turtles.
It is not impossible to fight tough battles with the strength of the guerrilla corps, but the casualties will be huge. Moreover, they have to recharge their batteries to deal with the Japanese reinforcements. To deal with the puppet troops, they cannot suffer too many casualties. They can only leave them in the wild.
Beating it inside is most suitable.
Although Yang Ling and the others launched a large-scale offensive against the Japanese in the city, they kept their eyes on the outside of the city. His goal in this battle was to eat up the puppet troops outside the city.
Although several ambushes in various directions during the day eliminated many puppet troops, the number of puppet troops was still large, and they had to be dealt with before the Japanese reinforcements arrived, otherwise they would always be a hidden danger.
Telegrams from the Japanese city were quickly sent to the temporary brigade headquarters of the security forces in Guikesanduo area. The puppet brigade commander was sleeping with a woman in his arms when he was woken up by a knock on the door.
"Brigadier, Brigadier!"
"Damn it, who is impatient to live anymore? Why are ghosts howling in the middle of the night?" The puppet military commander who was woken up had a face full of anger and opened his mouth to curse.
"Brigadier, there's a fight in the city! The imperial army sent a telegram, asking us to rush into the city for reinforcements——"
After hearing the report from the puppet soldiers outside the door, the puppet brigade commander cursed and pulled his clothes over himself, opened the door, pulled the message over impatiently, and took a few glances at it.
Now that the Japs in the city have reached the end of their war effort, this wording is also harsh. If the security forces cannot break into the city after dawn to relieve the siege, he, the brigade commander, will not do it.
"Damn, these grandsons!" The puppet army brigade commander tore the message into pieces and threw it on the ground, and then ordered with great reluctance: "Brothers, let me get out of here and go into the city to save people!"
The cold air at night was so cold that the air shivered, and when they were exposed to the warm quilt in the middle of the night in the dark, both the puppet army officers and soldiers were cursing and full of resentment.
The Japanese usually boss them around, but now they are asked to take great risks to rescue them. In fact, they are not willing to do so.
"Brother, what if the guerrillas and monkeys set a trap for us? Why don't we wait until daybreak before going over? It's safer."
Thinking of being ambushed during the day and suffering heavy losses, these puppet army officers are now frightened. They were ambushed in broad daylight. This darkness is even more dangerous.
"I'm afraid we'll have to collect the corpses for the imperial army when dawn comes!"
The brigade commander of the puppet army cursed angrily, but he also thought in his heart, just collect the corpses. If he is afraid that they will settle the score in the future, he can't go back to the ** now. As a brigade commander of the security army, he still wants to work for a few more years.
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Seeing the sad faces of his officers, the puppet brigade commander cleared his throat and said: "Don't cry so damn hard. The guerrillas have all been mobilized to fight against the imperial army in the city. There may not be an ambush outside the city. There are so many of us."
Even if the crowd rushes in at once, they can't stop it."
"What if we can't rush through?" A puppet battalion commander asked weakly.
"The guerrillas are holding a robbery, but you are not holding a fire stick, so you are afraid of being attacked! Beat me to death. The guerrillas are also human beings. I don't believe they have three heads and six arms!"
After hearing what the puppet brigade commander said, the puppet army officers also knew that it seemed that Gaoyou would not be able to escape this overnight rescue, and a fight with the guerrillas seemed inevitable.
"Listen to me, whoever breaks into Gaoyou first and saves the imperial army will not only be promoted to the next level, but I will also award him five hundred yuan!"
The brigade commander of the puppet army also went all out. In order to keep his position as brigade commander, he did not hesitate to spend promotions and huge sums of money to improve morale.
"Brigadier, don't worry! We guarantee that the guerrillas will be defeated!"
"We will definitely reach Gaoyou before dawn!"
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When the officers of the puppet army heard about the rewards, their eyes lit up. Five hundred oceans was not a big deal. As long as they were upgraded to a higher level, it was no problem to make a hundred thousand oceans. They were all in high spirits.
"The Second Regiment sent a battalion to attack the city from the north to attract the firepower of the guerrillas, and the rest followed me from the south."
Soon, the brigade commander of the puppet army formulated a battle plan. Being a brigade commander is not a waste of money.
He was ambushed by the guerrillas during the day. That was because they were careless. Now he was advancing towards Gaoyou at night. He was preparing to attack east and west.
It is not impossible to use a battalion of troops to attract the attention of the guerrillas from the north, lead the main force to attack from the south, and then rescue the imperial army, then attack from both sides with the troops from the north, and defeat the guerrillas in one fell swoop.
"Brothers who are going to the north of the city, remember this for me. Light more torches and make the noise as loud as possible. If you encounter guerrillas blocking their way, fight them. Hit them hard enough to make them think they are the main force of our security forces."
The puppet brigade commander warned.
"Brigadier, you are so smart!" The officers quickly reacted and began to flatter him one after another.
"Mom, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get ready, we will set off in ten minutes!" the puppet brigade commander waved his hand and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
Soon, the shouts and shouts of the puppet army officers were heard outside, and groups of sleepy puppet soldiers braved the cold wind to gather and advance towards Gaoyou in two groups.
A battalion of puppet troops heading towards the north gate stretched the team thinly, holding torches like a long dragon, majestic and majestic.
The other two remaining camps led by the puppet brigade commander walked at night and took narrow paths, heading straight for the south gate of Gaoyou.