A hoarse roar came from the ruins, and some fighting soldiers quickly withdrew from their positions and looked for bunkers to hide themselves.
The rising sun in the early morning does not bring infinite hope and vitality, but death, cold death. The Battle of Changde has been fought for ten days now. Within ten days, the Japanese have fought at least twenty times? Three Ten large-scale shellings and bombings.
The entire Changde City is now in ruins. Now there is no complete building in the city. The headquarters has been moved three times, and finally moved to a basement of the Central Bank.
In the eastern sky, small black spots appeared. These were Japanese fighter planes. During this period, no one had counted how many ammunition the Japanese dropped in Changde City. In Yu Zhiqian's mind, the sound of explosions It never stopped.
No one knows how many of the 8,000 Kuomintang defenders are still alive. There is only one guard company around Yu Chengwan's headquarters, with a total of less than 200 people. The others may be sleeping in the ruins, or maybe in some The place continues for those who fight.
Hengshan Yong was very anxious. Ever since he intercepted the telegram from the Kuomintang army, because he had bitten him too hard and the Kuomintang army was ready to fight to the death, he immediately slowed down the pace of the attack. However, in two days, Hengshan Yong deliberately let his army It leaked some loopholes to the Chinese army and slowed down the pace of the attack, but the Chinese army still did not retreat.
It was only at this time that Isamu Yokoyama realized that he might have been deceived. After a regiment of the 116th Division was killed by the Chinese army in a surprise attack, the Chinese army might have known about his deciphering of Chinese army telegrams.
After thinking about it, Yokoyama Isamu immediately issued the order for a general attack without hesitation. Artillery fire fell like rain on the city of Changde, and the Japanese army once again launched a large-scale attack on Changde.
At least 30,000 Japanese soldiers poured into the city of Changde. However, under the command of Yu Chengwan, the Changde garrison was reduced to pieces. They no longer argued with the Japanese about the gains and losses of a piece of land, but carried out various harassments. tactics.
When the Japanese are attacking a crossroads, a small Kuomintang force can suddenly appear from behind, attack them in the rear, and then escape.
If the Japanese sent a large force to pursue them, this group of people would lead them in circles among the ruins of Changde. If the Japanese sent a relatively small number of troops, they would easily be taken advantage of.
This kind of impossible-to-catch and impossible-to-fight tactics made the Japanese army tired of dealing with it. Later, Yokoyama Isamu ordered to advance one brigade at a time, while the Chinese army only had two or three people hiding in some corners and shooting with black guns. The tactic of replacing one person with another also made the Japanese unable to afford losses.
In the end, Isamu Yokoyama called for air support, and the Japanese air force joined in the bombing of Changde. The caliber of Japanese mountain artillery was very small, so it did not pose a great threat to buildings. Unless it hit the bullseye, it would be difficult to hit a building. Exploded.
However, Japanese aerial bombs were much more powerful. After the shells fell one after another, the buildings collapsed, and the Kuomintang defenders were buried underneath.
In this way, Japan gradually encroached on the territory held by the Chinese army and compressed the living space step by step. However, the Chinese army also began to change and began to move at night. During the day, it mainly avoided fighting, and at night it went to sneak attack Japanese camps.
Even if it cannot kill a few Japanese, it can still make the Japanese have poor rest and lack of energy during the day.
Eight thousand people relied on this tactic of exhausting the enemy, and after paying countless blood, they still did not allow the Japanese to completely occupy Changde City.
In the underground headquarters, Yu Chengwan looked at the telegram in his hand with red eyes, and finally tore it up with all his strength: "Stand and wait for help, stand and wait for help, hold on for how long, ten days, even pigs can come here,
These bastards, they are just across the river, there are more than 40 divisions, and not one of them is willing to save our 57th Division!"
After he finished speaking, he hammered the table hard, and the veins on his fists were faintly visible.
"General, call the Chairman!"
"read!"
"The battle of Changde is related to the entire Hubei and Hunan war situation. Only success is allowed, failure is not allowed..."
After reading the chairman's telegram, Yu Chengwan put the telegram aside, lit a cigarette for himself, and took a long drag: "Call back to the chairman!"
"The ammunition is exhausted, the reinforcements are exhausted, there are no people, and the city has been destroyed. The deputy division commander, attached to the division, the master of the political department, and the master of the staff department are guarding the central bank in the city. Each regiment leader divides the area and guards a house to make the final resistance and fight to the death.
Until then, and wish you victory. Long live the 74th Army!"
"Commander, you can't. You can keep the green hills here. Don't worry about running out of firewood. Next door to us is the Tenth Army. They just don't come to save us. They just want us to be eaten by the Japanese. Commander, you lead the people to break out. I'll stay here."
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"Commander, please retreat first!"
A group of staff members in the room strongly advised Yu Chengwan. Yu Chengwan smiled and did not speak. Instead, he leaned on his chair and continued to smoke. Why did he send this telegram? Yu Chengwan did not know.
I know, maybe the Chairman can order a retreat, maybe the Chairman can ask nearby friendly forces to desperately support him!
After finishing his cigarette, Yu Chengwan stood up: "Don't say anything, everyone. I have made up my mind. That's it. Bring me your weapon!"
"General!"
"General!"
Yu Zhiqian didn't know what happened at Yu Chengwan's headquarters. At this time, Yu Zhiqian was lying in a ruins, his eyes fixed on the Wengcheng not far away. There, the Japanese held a welcome ceremony into the city.
Not far from Yu Zhiqian, there was a group of Japanese soldiers lined up.
The Japanese felt that they had captured Changde City. Although there were still people in Changde City who continued to resist, in order to stabilize the morale of the military, Hengshan Isamu announced that Changde City had been controlled and invited some reporters to take photos.
In the barbican, there were some captured wounded soldiers standing on both sides, who were forced to participate in this welcome ceremony.
Several Japanese soldiers held the Japanese aunt flag and began to send it one by one. When the army entered the city later, these people were asked to wave the flag to welcome them into the city.
"Sir, what are the Japanese doing?"
Wang Youcai asked Yu Zhiqian in a low voice.
"Don't make any noise. The Japanese are just practicing formalism. Please wait and see my instructions before taking action!"
"good!"
After Wang Youcai heard Yu Zhiqian's words, he retracted his head and remained motionless, waiting for Yu Zhiqian's instructions.
