At half past five in the morning, Yu Zhiqian suddenly woke up while still sleeping. He jumped out of bed without hesitation and squatted in the corner with a weapon.
"boom!"
Two seconds later, a series of explosions sounded, and the Japanese began a large-scale bombardment of Changde.
The first round was a test firing. The shells fell scatteredly in Changde City. After the bombardment, Yu Zhiqian quickly rushed into the headquarters. At this time, General Yu Chengwan and others had arrived and were constantly making phone calls. Answer the phone.
"General, the Japanese may be attacking!"
Taking advantage of the moment when Yu Chengwan put down the phone, Yu Zhiqian suddenly spoke.
General Yu nodded: "Well, Yokoyama Isamu has mobilized the 116th Division and two divisions of the Tenth Army to attack Changde from all sides. I have informed the frontline troops to firmly keep the Japanese out of the city gate. !”
Yu Chengwan was very polite to Yu Zhiqian, but his identity played a role. Yu Zhiqian was from the intelligence department of the headquarters, and Yu Chengwan was not sure of his specific identity.
The reputation of organizations like the Central Reunion in the Kuomintang army is still very high. If he is charged with something, Yu Chengwan may know that he will not be shot, but it will definitely leave a grudge in the principal's heart in the future.
The principal is a narrow-minded person. Anyone who knows Chiang Kai-shek knows this. As long as he does not trust someone, no matter how good he is, it will be useless. For his own future and for other reasons, Yu Chengwan chose to do a small favor to Yu Zhi. The captain was so polite.
After hearing General Yu Chengwan's words, Yu Zhiqian raised his eyebrows, and then frowned. Defending the city gate was not a better idea.
"Huh? Captain Yu, do you think it's not feasible?"
"General, let me tell you my personal opinion!" Yu Zhiqian knew that he was a captain, and the identity given to him by the system made Yu Chengwan so polite. He did not dare to overstep his authority. If Yu Chengwan was not happy, he would not even be able to go to the headquarters in the future. Can't get in.
"you say!"
Yu Chengwan lit a cigarette and looked at Yu Zhiqian quietly.
Yu Zhiqian pointed to Changde City on the map: "If we stick to the city gate, our casualties will be relatively large. The Japanese have the advantage of artillery fire. I think we can choose to carry out constant resistance in the city and use the buildings in the city to delay the pace of the Japanese attack. .
"Using street fighting, we constantly caused casualties to the Japanese army and dragged them down. Although Isamu Yokoyama is not alone in going deep now, his unit is almost a protruding part. The Tenth Army and the Eleventh Army behind us can attack them at any time. It is possible to break through the Japanese defense line to support us. At that time, Isamu Yokoyama will be the turtle in the urn!"
Yu Chengwan looked at the map of Changde: "You mean, we carry out constant resistance in the city and delay their attack?"
"Yes, constant harassment, attacks, and guerrilla warfare!"
Hearing the words guerrilla warfare, Yu Chengwan suddenly took out his weapon and pointed at Yu Zhiqian: "Are you a Communist Party member?"
"General, are you using guerrilla warfare to defeat the Communist Party? I am simply proposing tactics. Changde City is so big, even if Yong Hengshan and 30,000 people rush in, it will only be a drop in the ocean. We only need to occupy some favorable terrain and carry out battles during the day. Resistance, at night, is retaking some territory, so that we can hold on for a long time, just like the Battle of Stalingrad!"
Yu Chengwan looked at Yu Zhiqian and slowly put away his weapons. It can be said that the Kuomintang is now talking about the Communist Party. As long as it has anything to do with the Communist Party, it will be very cautious.
"Huh? Let me think about it!"
Yu Zhiqian shook his head helplessly: "General, then I'll go to the east city gate and take a look!"
"good!"
After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, he immediately left the headquarters, put on his backpack, and walked towards the east gate with his weapon. Before he had gone far, there was another dull sound from the horizon, and the Japanese began to shell again.
Not far in front of Yu Zhiqian, a group of soldiers were carrying the wounded. The previous test firing still caused some casualties among the combatants. At this time, not only the wounded were transported, but also some civilians who had not retreated were clearing the road.
"Disperse quickly, shelling, shelling!"
Yu Zhiqian immediately quickened his pace and shouted at the people in front of him. Some people were still stunned after hearing Yu Zhiqian's words. When Yu Zhiqian saw it, he immediately yelled: "What the hell are you doing standing still? Find a place to lie down, lie down!"
A few seconds after Yu Zhiqian's words fell, the sound of breaking through the air came from above the head. Both soldiers and civilians were very familiar with this sound and immediately began to look for bunkers.
"Hurry up, go here, go here!"
Yu Zhiqian was directing and shouting at the people who were stunned. Finally, he found a corner, held his head, and lay down.
No place in the city is safe now. The Japanese's three-step attack, shelling, and then a desperate charge still failed to outflank them. From a few years ago until now, everyone has been cleared.
"boom!"
"..."
In an instant, dozens of artillery shells fell in Changde City. A series of explosions sounded in Yu Zhiqian's ears. The nearest artillery shell was about a hundred meters away from Yu Zhiqian.
After the first round of shelling ended, the second round of shelling followed, the third and fourth rounds, and the entire shelling process lasted for about ten minutes before stopping.
Yu Zhiqian was lying on the ground, with huge roars ringing in his ears. Cannonballs continued to fall around him. Mud, gravel and other various things were flying around his head and sides of his body, like a piece of water in the vast ocean. The boat could be overturned at any time.
After the bombardment, Yu Zhiqian's head was buzzing and he kept shaking his head to wake himself up. Then he slowly stood up from the ground and looked around. Some of the complete buildings before had now turned into a A ruin.
Although the artillery caliber used by the Japanese army was not large, it could not withstand the Japanese bombing for ten consecutive minutes. A large area of Changde City was bombed by the Japanese, and houses collapsed in pieces.
Fortunately, a large-scale evacuation had been carried out before the war, and there were not many people in the city. This time the Japanese did not cause too many casualties, but only a large number of buildings were damaged.
After Yu Zhiqian stood up, he quickly ran towards a house not far away, regardless of the dirt on his body. Just now, two civilians carried a wounded soldier in to escape, but when Yu Zhiqian ran over, he realized that he could no longer find the house. Where is the house? The house has been blown down.
The surrounding ruins were completely indistinguishable. Yu Zhiqian stood there and looked around, but couldn't find it. However, there was movement in a corner not far away. He quickly walked over and dug away all the mud tiles covering it.
