After two heavy machine guns fired continuously, the condescending firepower instantly suppressed the Japanese and puppet counterattack troops.
The remaining soldiers of the commando team quickly rushed to the top of the city, using their rifles, pistols, and grenades to call out the Japanese and puppet troops who wanted to approach the gap.
"Comrades, follow me and fight: rush through the gap and enter Hunyuan City..." Second Battalion Commander Liu Yutian led his troops to fight over and rushed to the front.
Holding a box cannon in hand, he was like a cheetah, charging into the gap.
The guard platoon directly under the battalion followed behind, climbed up the gap, and poured fire into the city wall...
After more and more Eighth Route Army troops rushed to the city, the Japanese and puppet troops who were still alive seemed to understand that they could not recapture the city fortifications, blocked the gap, and decisively ordered the troops to withdraw into the city.
"The fourth company will stay and cooperate with the commando team to kill the remaining Japanese and puppet troops in the bunker on the city wall. The others will follow me into Hunyuan City and chase the Japanese and puppet troops and beat me in the back."
"If you kill one more Japanese now, the pressure in the next street fight will be much less."
At the Japanese Army Command, Major never received another call from Dongmen.
No one responded to the calls made by the headquarters. Several telephone soldiers rushed out of the headquarters to check the lines, trying to re-establish telephone contact between the headquarters and the east gate. A lieutenant rushed in with blood on his face.
"Sir, the east gate is missing. The Eighth Route Army has entered through the gap in the city wall and is attacking us."
"How could it be so fast?" the major shouted in disbelief.
Then he stared at the lieutenant and asked: "What do the garrison at the east gate do for food? Why don't they fight back?"
"There are more than 200 of them. Even if they don't have the cover of a bunker, they can still hold on until the reinforcements arrive."
The lieutenant reported: "Too many Eighth Route Army troops rushed into the gap.
"They were divided into two. Some counterattacked our reinforcements, while others attacked our troops hiding in the bunker from the top of the city and inside the city."
"All the shooting holes in the bunker faced the outside of the city. Facing the Eighth Route Army attacking from inside the city, they didn't even have a chance to counterattack."
"Also, the Eighth Route Army assembled more than twenty ordinary mortars to attack our reinforcements at close range."
"The artillery fire was so intense that the troops had no chance to approach the gap, counterattack the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, and block the gap."
"When Beizhong retreated with the reinforcements, there were still troops fighting on the city wall, and the gunfire was very intensive, but Beizhong could not rush through the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops to intercept and reinforce them."
"No, as long as we strengthen the strength and firepower of the reinforcements, it's not too late!" the major shouted with a sullen face.
"All the reserve teams were dispatched, bringing all the artillery in the city to reinforce the east gate. They cooperated with the east gate city defense troops to attack from the front and back, and wiped out all the Eighth Route Army that entered Hunyuan City, and then blocked the gap in the city wall."
"The rapid-fire artillery unit found the garrison tank unit and destroyed all tanks."
"Without the cover of tanks, I wonder how the Eighth Route Army could approach the city wall when intercepted by dozens of our machine gun bunkers."
"In addition, we reported to the Datong Division Headquarters that we were heavily attacked by the garrison. They deployed heavy artillery and tanks. The garrison troops suffered heavy casualties and are in urgent need of reinforcements."
The Major did not want to abandon the strong city defenses, nor did he want to engage in street fighting with the Eighth Route Army.
As a commander, he has a clear understanding of his own strength.
It looks like there are 1,500 to 600 people, but not many are actually available.
Relying on solid city fortifications to defend the city, the Imperial Army under his command can still fight under the supervision of the Imperial Army and have the ability to fight.
If we engage in street fighting with the Eighth Route Army and each fights independently, then the Imperial Alliance Army will be useless. They will definitely be rushing to find the Eighth Route Army to surrender, and they will not be willing to fight to the death with the Imperial Army in Hunyuan City.
So as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would drive out the Eighth Route Army entering the city.
"Da da da... boom boom boom..."
The gunfire from the direction of the east gate became more and more intensive, and there were also many explosions in it. The Major knew that this was a renewed battle between the counterattack troops and the troops entering the city from the garrison.
Whether Hunyuan City can be defended, whether it can hold on until dawn, and whether it can hold on until reinforcements arrive, depends on the battle in front of us.
Outside Hunyuan City, Li Hao's expression returned to seriousness.
He ordered with a stern face: "Chief of Staff, the Japanese must want to drive out our troops entering the city."
"Hearing the gunfire, they killed at least 300 people to block our troops entering the city, and they were also equipped with many heavy weapons."
"Let a few mortar squads and heavy machine gun squads go up, put their weapons on the top of the city, and shoot down the Japanese and puppet counterattack troops."
"Such a good terrain advantage is useless if you don't use it."
"Let's see whether the Japs have more counterattack troops or we have more bullets and artillery shells."
Hong Linfeng replied with excitement in his eyes: "Don't worry, captain, I will personally lead the men to kill you."
"According to intelligence, there are only three hundred people in reserve in the city."
"If we can take the opportunity to wipe out all the Japanese and puppet reserve forces, the next battle will definitely be much easier."
In the Japanese military headquarters, the Major's face became increasingly serious.
The intensive exchange of fire coming from the east gate has been going on for almost twenty minutes. It has become more and more intense and has no intention of stopping.
All the reserve troops in hand have been sent over, and the fighting will definitely get smaller and smaller. However, the Eighth Route Army continues to attack the city with all its energy, and the fighting will be more and more.
Therefore, the longer the firefight lasts, the more detrimental it will be to you.
But he had no other choice but to persist.
When two armies are fighting fiercely, if one of the armies suddenly retreats, it will definitely be defeated. The retreat will turn into a rout, and the enemy will chase and fight.
Not only will it fail to protect the retreating troops, it will also speed up their destruction by the Eighth Route Army, which is counterproductive.
So at this time, he could only persist, hoping that the reserve team could turn defeat into victory, and ordered with a stern face: "The military police and special agents must gather immediately to reinforce the battlefield."
"The headquarters guards also killed them."
"If we are defeated and the garrison marches into Hunyuan City, they will not be able to change the situation of our defeat even if they are here."
"Only by driving the garrison out of Hunyuan City will we have a chance."
On top of the city, Hong Linfeng looked excited.
The condescending terrain advantage allowed him to clearly see the battlefield situation.
Seeing that the Japanese and puppet troops were continuously entering the battlefield in the center of the city, I felt like I was on fire. I personally controlled a heavy machine gun and fired at the military police who had just arrived on the battlefield.
"The artillery fires and stares at the Japanese and puppet troops behind to explode!"
"Haven't the Secret Service Company and the Independent Company arrived yet? Let them bypass the battlefield, climb over the wall, touch the back of the little Japs, and launch an attack from there. I will kill all the little Japs on the battlefield."
"Report to the Chief of Staff that they have just entered Hunyuan City and have already begun to outflank them."
"Great, as long as the two companies are in place, the Japanese and puppet troops below will not be able to escape death even if they have wings. We will definitely win this battle."