After listening to the report, the brigade leader's last concerns were dispelled.
He fought against the Eighth Route Army, which had poor equipment and insufficient ammunition, forcing them to use their limited ammunition wisely.
If you can hit the Imperial Army, you will never shoot at the Imperial Alliance Army. If you can hit an officer, you will never shoot at an officer. Moreover, this kind of attack will also weaken the morale and combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army and the Imperial Alliance Army as much as possible. The brigade commander has long been surprised.
Strange.
Since the other party has no problem, we must let them enter the city immediately.
It was getting dark, and the Eighth Route Army who had withdrawn from their positions before dawn would definitely come back immediately.
If the reinforcements do not enter the city in time, they will probably be blocked outside the city, and your losses will be great.
Immediately ordered: "What are you still doing? Open the city gate and let the reinforcements enter the city."
"We took out all the meals we had prepared in advance. Regardless of their status, the Imperial Army and Imperial Alliance Army who were reinforcing Baoding all had a hearty meal and took the time to rest."
"There will definitely be a fierce battle waiting for everyone tonight."
The heavy north gate slowly opened, and the reinforcements, which the brigade commander had high hopes for, slowly entered Baoding City, which was as solid as a fortress.
What the brigade leader didn't know was that this door was more like a door to hell. From this moment on, his life had entered a countdown stage.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the plane that had been flying over Baoding all day finally disappeared.
The reconnaissance force of the garrison regiment was the first to appear. After it became completely dark, the main force of the garrison regiment began to return to the battlefield. The offensive positions that had been blown up by the Japanese during the day were once again filled with soldiers, wielding engineering shovels, and repairing the positions.
The enemy headquarters in front of the garrison also moved outside the city and took up an offensive position almost next to the north gate.
When Li Hao walked in, he saw Zhou Liang standing up from his chair: "Captain, Captain Xiao of the commando team just sent a secret message. They have successfully entered the city."
"Two regiments of the Imperial Alliance Army have already controlled five battalions, and there is another battalion in progress. They will definitely be able to capture it within an hour."
"Captain, we will definitely win this battle!" Hong Linfeng laughed on the spot and answered with a sure-win expression.
"Including the reinforcements that entered the city during the day, the total number of Japanese and puppet troops in the city is just over 5,000."
"We have nearly 7,000 siege troops, a heavy artillery battalion of artillery, an armored assault company, and nearly 2,000 internal troops in the city. We can win this battle with our eyes closed."
Li Hao was noncommittal and thought about the order: "Call Xiao Yuan back."
"The Japanese will definitely use them as cannon fodder and go up to the city wall to replace some of the Japanese troops and go down to serve as reserves."
"We must never let the Japanese conspiracy come to fruition."
"The main force of the regiment launched an attack half an hour later. The internal response troops tried their best to block the Japanese troops at the top of the city, and cooperated with the main force of the regiment to attack them from both front and rear to completely annihilate them and avoid street fighting with them in Baoding City."
At the Japanese brigade headquarters, the oppressive atmosphere last night became noticeably more relaxed.
The brigade commander is sitting in his own position, and he is becoming more and more confident in defending Baoding.
These were brought to us by the reinforcements.
Although more than 2,000 people are not many, they can greatly relieve Baoding's defensive pressure, and also allow ourselves to have a mobile force despite insufficient military strength.
The deputy chief of staff suddenly suggested: "General, there are nearly 2,000 Imperial Army reinforcements in the reinforcements. Their combat effectiveness is limited. They should be able to rely on city fortifications for defense. However, if they are used as mobile troops, they can reinforce the battlefield at any time and make up for our defense loopholes.
, that’s a bit forced.”
"My humble suggestion is to send them to the city wall immediately and replace some of the imperial troops as reserves."
The role of the reserve force in a battle is no less than that of the frontline combat troops.
Of course, the brigade commander would not place such a heavy task on a group of Imperial Army soldiers, and immediately ordered: "It's exactly what I want."
"Immediately give orders to the reinforcements. First draw out four battalions of the Imperial Alliance Army and divide the troops to reinforce the four walls."
"Give the commanders on the four walls an order to withdraw two squadrons of the Imperial Army from the battle as soon as the reinforcements of the Imperial Army are in place, and march quickly to the brigade headquarters to report that I have a more important task for them."
"Rumble..."
The long-lost sound of artillery resounded on the battlefield again.
On the northern wall of the city, the expressions of all the Japanese and puppet troops changed.
The explosion was too violent, far beyond the comparison of mortars and mountain artillery.
A few hundred meters away from the impact point, a ball of orange-red fireball rose into the sky, and the black smoke wrapped in the fireball shot straight into the sky. Just watching this battle was particularly scary.
"It's heavy artillery, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack!" A subordinate shouted with his mouth open and his face full of shock.
A look of heaviness flashed across the captain's face. He didn't expect the Eighth Route Army to be so ruthless. They came up and bombarded them with heavy artillery, leaving no chance for the defenders to breathe.
He quickly ordered: "Stay the guard post, and the other troops will immediately retreat to the top of the city. We will come back when the shelling ends and the Eighth Route Army begins to attack the city."
"Rumble..."
The sound of the cannons became thicker and louder, and soon they became loud.
Especially in the north of the city near the city gate, the heavy artillery shells seemed to have eyes, and they all hit this section of the city wall.
"Sir, that section of the city wall must be the main attack position of the Eighth Route Army. They want to use heavy artillery to blast a gap and then cover the infantry to rush in." Another subordinate analyzed with fear.
"Didn't the general send us a battalion of the Imperial Alliance Army?" the captain ordered with a frown.
""Directly arrange for them to go there to plug the gap and prepare sandbags. If the city wall is blown open, use sandbags to fill it. The Eighth Route Army must not be allowed to enter the city."
"Order the 3rd and 4th squadrons to be ready to return to the brigade headquarters to support the brigade headquarters. As soon as the Imperial Alliance Army arrives, they will withdraw from the battle immediately."
The "rumbling..." explosion lasted for nearly ten minutes before it stopped.
Although a section of the city wall that was under special care was not destroyed by the bombing, the battlements above it were blown to pieces, and the wall bricks in several places were blown away, exposing the loess inside.
The captain breathed a sigh of relief.
But before I could be happy, the explosion went off again.
The sound was not as violent as before, but it was particularly dense.
The captain knew: Mortars and field artillery were joining the battle.
They have a faster rate of fire and higher accuracy than heavy artillery. They are excellent artillery for covering infantry attacks. Order immediately.
"Get ready to fight, the Eighth Route Army is about to attack."
Before he finished speaking, a guard sentry ran over from the top of the city: "Sir, the Eighth Route Army is coming towards us."
"Why haven't the Imperial Army arrived yet!" the captain cursed in dissatisfaction.
The returning troops are ready to retreat, but if the Imperial Alliance Army is not in place, they cannot withdraw, otherwise there will definitely be holes in the defense of the North Gate.
The deputy captain explained: "Sir, after all, the reinforcements have just entered the city. They have been traveling all day during the day and they must need a rest. Otherwise, they will be used as cannon fodder on the battlefield and have no combat effectiveness. Let's let our own people go first!"
The captain nodded and gave a decisive order: "All troops go to the city wall and resolutely repel the Eighth Route Army's attack..."
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