"Company commander, the remaining little Japs are hiding in the yard next to them." On the assault company position, the machine gun squad leader reported while firing.
"The Japanese reacted very quickly!" the company commander said with emotion.
Then a sneer flashed from the corner of his mouth and he continued: "But don't worry too much. There are only more than a hundred of them. No matter how they get into the yard, they are still struggling. Sooner or later they will be eliminated and they will not affect the overall situation."
"We surrounded them, blocked them in those yards, and slowly ate them. Don't let them escape."
On the battlefield in the west of the city, Commander Wang received the news that the east of the city had been breached before the Japanese.
Also received together were the latest orders given to them by Li Hao.
"Captain Zhou, the headquarters asked us to be prepared to go into the city to chase down the Japs. It should be that the Japs on top of the city are about to retreat." Commander Wang analyzed after reading the order.
Captain Zhou affirmed: "The east side of the city has been breached. There is no point in continuing to defend the city. We will make dumplings for us. As long as the Japanese commander is not stupid, he will definitely let them abandon the city wall and retreat to the city to fight with us in the streets."
"In this way, our firepower advantage will be gone, and we will have many more worries."
"I still have a full main force battalion in hand, so let them prepare for an assault now."
Captain Wang said: "There is also a battalion of the 12th Regiment that has not moved. As long as there is any movement of the Japanese and puppet troops on top of the city, our two battalions will fight out together."
On top of the city, the Japanese army captain was considering how to retreat from under the nose of the Eighth Route Army.
The problems he faced were the same as those of the garrison in the east of the city.
The Eighth Route Army was outside the city, staring at the city head eagerly, and retreated rashly. They would definitely pounce on them like hungry wolves, rush into Datong City, and defeat themselves.
"Sir, I humbly lead all the wounded soldiers to stay in the rear, but you have to keep most of the light and heavy machine guns, otherwise the Eighth Route Army will find clues as soon as the main force withdraws." An injured squadron leader came over and asked for a fight.
In his opinion, he was injured, and even if he retreated to the city to fight in the streets, he would not be able to escape death. It was better for him to take the initiative to ask Zhan to stay here and die happily, and in the end, he could gain a good reputation.
The brigade captain had what he wanted, and looked at the squadron leader who was very pleased and ordered: "I'll leave it to you to build the city defenses."
"The role of heavy weapons in street fighting is almost zero, and they will become a burden to the troops. I will leave all the heavy weapons to you, and leave two-thirds of the light machine guns."
"Nakata-kun, immediately send the wounded to the machine gun positions. They will take over all the heavy machine guns and two-thirds of the light machine guns. The others will retreat with me. We will enter the city and fight in the streets with the Eighth Route Army, trying to drag the battle until dawn."
"Hi!" Another squadron leader immediately responded.
Seriously wounded soldiers who can walk move on their own and serve as machine gunners after taking over the position.
The wounded who could not walk but could move their hands were carried by their comrades to the machine gun position to serve as ammunition carriers.
The seriously wounded who could not move their hands or feet but were still conscious were carried to the back of the battlements. Each person fired a few grenades. They waited for the Eighth Route Army to rush to the foot of the city wall and then threw the grenades out. At worst, they could wait until the Eighth Route Army rushed to their side.
Detonate the grenade and kill them together.
After doing all this, the captain decisively began to retreat with more than 300 subordinates.
After attacking the position outside the city and confirming that the Japanese army might retreat at any time, the two regiment commanders kept a close eye on the city head, trying to judge whether the enemy had withdrawn from the gunshots coming from the city head.
As he watched, Commander Wang suddenly frowned.
"There's a situation on the city wall!"
Captain Zhou also frowned, and while continuing to observe the city, he replied: "There is something wrong."
"Although the firepower of light and heavy machine guns has not decreased, the firepower produced is obviously much messier."
"There are also some heavy machine guns that fire intermittently. A professional machine gunner will definitely not be able to fire like this. It should be that the machine gunner has been replaced."
Captain Wang did not speak, his mind was running rapidly, thinking about the mystery behind this matter.
Not long after, a scene he often encountered on the battlefield appeared in his mind.
Every time the Japanese retreated, almost all those left behind were wounded.
Now that they are eager to retreat to the city to fight in the streets, will their old tricks repeat themselves?
Captain Wang quickly expressed this idea, and Captain Zhou agreed upon hearing it: "It must be so."
"What's important in street fighting is excitement and flexibility."
"It is difficult for the wounded to maneuver. Retreating to the city and engaging in street fighting will lead to death. It is better to stay at the top of the city to confuse us, make the best use of everything, and buy time for the main force to retreat."
"If I were a Japanese commander, I would definitely do this."
"Commander Wang, I suggest that the troops rush out immediately and enter Datong City as quickly as possible."
"If it's too late, the Japanese will definitely be gone."
Commander Zhou's words further strengthened Commander Wang's judgment and he made an immediate decision.
"Then we attack."
The combat effectiveness of wounded soldiers is far inferior to that of intact soldiers, and their reaction speed in the face of attacks is much slower.
In order to operate all the light and heavy machine guns left behind by the captain, almost all the wounded who could move at the top of the city were used, and there was no backup machine gunner.
If a wounded person is killed, the light and heavy machine gun he operates can only withdraw from the battle.
The mortars equipped by the two regiments only fired ten rounds of shells at the city head, and the firepower of the light and heavy machine guns was reduced by nearly half.
"Old Zhou, our judgment is correct. There are only a few rear troops left on the city wall. If we kill each one, we will lose one." Commander Wang shouted excitedly.
Without waiting for Commander Zhou to speak, he directly ordered: "The trumpeter blew the charge horn, and the artillery and heavy machine guns provided cover. The entire army attacked, blew open the city gate, and entered Datong City..."
"Tick-tick...tick-tock..."
The sound of charging horns soon resounded across the battlefield.
The artillerymen fired harder than before, using their fastest rate of fire to hit the few remaining shells onto the city walls.
On the offensive position, there were more than 800 soldiers, some holding rifles with bayonets, some holding submachine guns, and others holding explosive bags, running out like a pack of wolves...
There were fewer and fewer light and heavy machine guns still firing at the top of the city. The soldiers seemed to be in a no-man's land. Within a few minutes, troops rushed to the foot of the city wall.
The fastest was the demolition team, rushing into the city gate...
Two minutes later, he ran out of the city gate hole and just hid on both sides of the city gate hole when an explosion of "rumbling..." sounded in the city gate hole.
Thick black smoke poured out from the city gate along with the flames. The city gate that was closed just now has been blown to pieces...
"Kill me..."
The battalion commander closest to the city gate shouted, holding a box cannon and rushing towards the smoke-filled city gate.
On the other side of the city wall, the captain and more than 300 remaining soldiers had just left the city wall less than 400 meters away.
As soon as the roaring explosion sounded, everyone knew that the city gate was broken.
The captain was very anxious and immediately shouted: "The Eighth Route Army has entered the city. We must speed up. We must not let them catch up, otherwise someone will definitely be killed by them."
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