The first company stopped, and the other troops of the second battalion and the first battalion behind also stopped.
The six heavy machine guns equipped by the two battalions were immediately set up and aimed at the city head.
Six mortars also raised their muzzles and pointed them at the city wall. As for the two infantry cannons, they were set up directly on the road less than two hundred meters behind everyone. With the help of the weak light of the city head lanterns, the long barrels were
Aim at the dark gate hole of the west gate of Laiyuan City.
Wang Ping followed the two infantry cannons. After confirming that the two infantry cannons were ready, Wang Ping did not hesitate and directly ordered: "Fire!"
"Boom boom..." Two dull gunshots were instantly emitted from the long barrels of the two infantry guns, and then a ball of flame was ejected from the muzzles.
Immediately afterwards, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky reached Wang Ping's ears.
After another two seconds, two dazzling fireballs burst out from the city gate hole that was still dark just now, and then two violent explosions were heard in the city gate hole.
"Keep bombarding, the city gate has been damaged!" Wang Ping, who was crying through the telescope, ordered loudly.
At the same time, six mortars not far ahead also opened fire.
Because the shooting distance was less than two hundred meters, five of the six screaming shells hit the city and exploded, and one hit the city.
In the violent explosion, Wang Ping clearly saw that four or five Imperial Army soldiers were blown away in the rising fireball.
The sudden attack directly frightened the Imperial Alliance troops on the city wall. Several Japanese instructors were stunned for a moment, then shouted about enemy attack and ordered the surrounding Imperial Alliance troops to prepare for battle.
Just when they rushed behind the city stamps and stuck their heads out, they wanted to confirm how many enemies were attacking them.
"Da da da..." Six heavy machine guns and a dozen crooked guns fired.
The dense bullets whizzing over directly hit the masonry walls and caused sparks to fly. Many bullets passed through the shooting holes and successfully penetrated into the bodies of the Imperial Army.
"Ahhh!" A burst of screams sounded at the top of the city along with the sound of machine gun fire. On the spot, seven or eight people fell to the top of the city, including a Japanese instructor.
"Boom, boom, boom..." At this moment, the second round of artillery shells fell from the sky and exploded next to them.
The scorching air waves and the flying shell fragments were like the god of death, constantly harvesting the lives of the survivors on the city wall.
At the same time, a cry of surprise also reached the ears of the defenders at the top of the city.
"The city gate was blown open!"
"Nani!" the Japanese instructor who served as the deputy company commander shouted in disbelief.
Then he ordered to the panicked company commander beside him: "Wang Sang, order a platoon to go down and block the city gate. We will not let the enemy break through the city gate until we die!"
Before Captain Wang of the Imperial Association Army could speak, another cry reached their ears.
"The Eighth Route Army, it is the Eighth Route Army that is attacking us. They have begun to attack the city!"
This time, the Japanese deputy company commander reacted quickly and ordered on the spot: "Go down one row and block the city gate. The others will fight back immediately to block the Eighth Route Army's attack. Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Under the threat of the Japanese, more than 20 Imperial Army troops were just about to descend the city wall when a row of bullets from inside the city instantly ended the lives of five people.
Others subconsciously lay on the ground, holding rifles in hand to fight back, not daring to show their heads.
"There are enemies in the city, we can't charge down!" the platoon leader shouted loudly to the company commander behind him.
Before the company commander and the Japanese deputy company commander spoke, the voice of a platoon leader in front came over: "The Eighth Route Army's offensive firepower is too fierce, and the brothers have no way to fight back!"
"No, more than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops have already rushed over!"
"Use grenades, use grenades to blow back the Eighth Route Army outside the city!" the company commander of the Imperial Association Army ordered loudly.
But at this moment, the third round of shells fired by six mortars crashed down, and the violent explosion drowned out his orders.
As luck would have it, a cannonball hit directly next to them and exploded.
He, who was loyal to the Japanese, and the Japanese deputy company commander were instantly blown away, and then fell to the top of the city, dying.
"The company commander is dead, the deputy company commander is also dead..." Various frightened cries quickly spread on the city wall.
"The Eighth Route Army has already rushed into the city gate. Brothers, if you don't want to die, surrender to the Eighth Route Army!" The remaining puppet soldiers all fell into panic and didn't know what to do. This sentence was like a life-saving straw, and all of a sudden, people were stunned.
They found hope.
Then, regardless of whether the Eighth Route Army entered Laiyuan City, he simply threw away his weapons, sat on the city wall, and waited for the Eighth Route Army to come up and accept his surrender.
"Comrades, rush into Laiyuan City and follow me!" Yang Xiong took the lead and was the first to rush into the already wide-open city gate.
At this time, in the Royal Association Army barracks not far away, two companies of the Imperial Association Army did not know that the Eighth Route Army had entered Laiyuan City.
Suddenly awakened by the sound of gunfire, they still looked sleepy. Then they were urged by officers and Japanese instructors to put on their equipment and charge towards the city wall.
The guard company commander Zhong Yusheng, who was ambushing not far from the entrance of the military camp, saw that the puppet troops had rushed out and gave a decisive order.
"Shoot and stop them even to the death!"
"Bah, bang, bang!" A burst of gunfire rang out, and before seven or eight Imperial Army soldiers could react, they fell down at the entrance of the military camp and died with their eyes open.
"There are enemies at the gate of the military camp, battalion commander, the military camp is blocked by enemies!" A platoon leader in the Royal Association Army camp shouted in horror as soon as he rushed to the battalion commander's side.
"Then fight out. The company will definitely not be able to hold on for too long. If the Eighth Route Army is allowed to enter Laiyuan City, we will all be killed!" the battalion commander of the Imperial Association Army ordered with a murderous look on his face.
Soon, more than 20 Imperial Army soldiers rushed to the door with the officers shouting and cursing, with expressions of reluctance on their faces.
The guard platoon showed no mercy and killed seven or eight people with a single volley of fire. The remaining Imperial Army soldiers lay on the ground and refused to move forward no matter how threatened the officers were.
The commander of the Royal Association Army Battalion also knew that charging hard was not an option. After all, the entrance to the military camp was only so large.
"Move over the heavy machine guns and mortars, destroy the enemies blocking us, and hurry up!" the battalion commander ordered with a gloomy face.
"Click, click, click..." A Type 92 heavy machine gun fired first. The intense machine gun fire killed and wounded five guards and a platoon of soldiers.
Later, a mortar was also carried over by the Imperial Alliance Army.
"Boom!" An explosion sounded in the yard where the guard platoon was hiding. Five more soldiers were killed and injured.
"Comrades, take cover and block them. The main force of the regiment has already entered Laiyuan City and is on its way to reinforce us!" Zhong Yusheng lowered his head and hid behind the courtyard wall and ordered loudly.
Perhaps because of time constraints, the Imperial Army only fired three shells before stopping.
Then a platoon of Imperial Army troops rushed out under the cover of heavy machine guns.
"Shoot!" Looking at the remaining half of the soldiers around him, Zhong Yusheng ordered with red eyes.
A dozen people fought against a heavy machine gun, and the result was predictable.
Although puppet soldiers continued to be killed at the gate of the military camp, people in the guard company also continued to be shot.
If it weren't for the many veterans in the guard company, it would probably have collapsed by now.
Just when the Imperial Alliance Army was about to break out of the barracks, with less than ten of Zhong Yusheng's men around him, a burst of machine gun fire suddenly sounded not far away.
