It only took Hong Linfeng and his troops half an hour to reach the outside of Lingqiu City. Although the city wall was very quiet, except for the crackling burning torches, there was no movement!
But Hong Linfeng was sure that countless Japanese must have been hiding behind the crenellations of the city wall, aiming rifles and light and heavy machine guns through the shooting holes outside the city. As long as the troops rushed over, bullets would rain down from the top of the city, killing them.
The attacking troops were sieved!
So he did not order the troops to launch an attack directly, but made a decision after thinking about it!
"The first battalion immediately repaired the fortifications and put on a posture that we are going to besiege Lingqiu City for a long time and must take Lingqiu City!"
"The artillery battalion, the heavy machine gun platoon of the first battalion, and the mortar platoon, set up all the weapons for me, and fire in ten minutes. Let the little devils on the city have a taste of what it means to rain down bullets, and let them feel it.
The feeling of being bombed is enough to blind them as soon as they come up!"
"Woooooooo..."
The eight mountain cannons fired together, and the screams of cannonballs streaking across the sky soon enveloped the entire battlefield!
In less than five seconds, the sound of the explosion reached everyone's ears!
A few hundred meters away from the top of the city, four fireballs mixed with a large amount of black smoke rose into the sky, making the already bright city head even brighter!
Hong Linfeng held up his telescope and clearly saw several Japanese and puppet troops being blown out of the city by artillery shells!
One of the other four shells hit the outer wall of the city wall, successfully blowing off several wall bricks, one hit the open space outside the city, and two flew into the city, setting off a lot of black smoke!
"Keep firing, and aim carefully before firing. Each mountain cannon will fire ten rounds first, and each mortar will fire twenty rounds. Let the little devils on the wall warm up first!" Hong Linfeng was very satisfied with the performance of the mountain artillery battalion.
A round of artillery fire struck, and then he ordered with expectation!
"Battle Commander Chen, let the Second Company prepare for the attack!"
"The heavy machine gun platoon provides cover, and the troops will rush forward as soon as the bombardment stops, but we must pay attention to the rhythm of the attack!"
"You can't charge too hastily, and your troops must be dispersed to push all the Japanese and puppet troops hiding in the city to the top of the city!"
"When the artillery fires again, the attacking troops will stop attacking and stay put!"
"First give the Japanese two false attacks like this, and then launch a real attack to blind them so that they can't figure out our reality, and we can also kill a large number of their troops!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Artillery shells fell from the sky and exploded. Soldiers who had no time to retreat were blown away one after another and turned into corpses when they landed!
The Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff are very aggrieved!
In his impression, the imperial army has always used artillery fire to suppress the Chinese army on the Chinese battlefield, and the reverse is rarely the case!
And today this scene happened to appear, and it appeared directly in the battle under his command!
"Where is our artillery? Why don't we fight back? The artillery will fight back immediately and kill the Eighth Route Army artillery!" shouted the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff!
The staff officer hesitated and reminded: "Sir, the garrison only has three mortars. All the artillery we brought have been given to the front-line troops. The three cannons are definitely no match for the Eighth Route Army! The brigade commander has explained that these three mortars
Cannons can only be used at critical moments!"
"Baga!" The chief of staff could only vent his inner grievances through scolding!
Fortunately, the bombardment did not last long and was over in two minutes!
"Da da da……"
The sound of heavy machine gun fire followed by the sound of artillery reached the ears of the Chief of Staff. This time, the Chief of Staff was not nervous or aggrieved, but looked excited!
In addition to artillery, the light weapons and ammunition equipped by the troops are definitely better than those of the Eighth Route Army outside the city!
In addition, the city defenders had city walls for defense and were able to attack the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops from a high position! The chief of staff immediately realized that his opportunity for revenge had come!
"No, we will not only avenge the shelling just now, but also severely damage the Eighth Route Army's attacking troops, teach them a lesson, and show their prestige!" the chief of staff thought to himself!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has begun to attack. The attacking force of about one company is covered by fire from three heavy machine guns!" a sentry on the top of the city shouted in a loud voice!
The chief of staff no longer hesitated, and ordered with excitement and expectation on his face: "All troops must enter the position and follow my orders before firing again. I will severely damage the attacking troops of the Eighth Route Army outside and avenge the warriors who were killed just now!"
During the bombardment, the more than 300 puppet troops who had hid under the city wall immediately rushed up the city wall under the orders of their respective commanders!
Soon, a whole row of soldiers was stewed behind the nearly 300-meter battlement!
The rifle is held in the hand, the muzzle of the gun extends out of the city wall from the shooting hole, waiting for the shooting order!
The light and heavy machine guns are mounted on the sandbags of Duokou House, with the muzzles facing outward. The machine gunner holds the handle tightly and is ready to shoot!
More than twenty grenadier soldiers were hiding behind the rifle gunners, half-crouching on the ground, holding either grenades or grenade launchers in their hands, waiting for the order to fire!
Although every move of the Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall was blocked by the battlements, with the help of the telescope, Hong Linfeng could still see the figures of the Japanese running back and forth through the gaps between the battlements!
Without waiting for the Japanese chief of staff to give the order to fire, he decisively ordered: "The mountain cannons have five rounds each, and the mortars have ten rounds each. Fire now!"
"Woooooooo..."
As soon as the scream of the shells streaking across the sky reached the ears of the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff, the excitement on his face disappeared and suddenly turned white!
He shouted out loud: "Baga, we have been fooled. This is a feint attack by the Eighth Route Army. They lured us to the top of the city and then continued to use artillery shells!"
"Retreat, except for the guard post, everyone else leaves the city..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Before the order was finished, an explosion rang in my ears!
Before many soldiers could stand up, the exploding shells blew them away!
After just the first round of artillery fire, there were nearly twenty more corpses on the city!
As soon as the shelling stopped, the remaining Japanese took advantage of the short time between shelling to leave the city, but the rate of fire of the mortars and grenades was too fast! They had to retreat under the gunfire and leave the city wall quickly!
Otherwise, when the mountain cannon shells are smashed down, with the huge power of the mountain cannon, their casualties will definitely be even greater!
With great difficulty, all the troops evacuated the city. The number of more than 300 people had dropped sharply to less than 250, and several light and heavy machine guns were lost!
The face of the Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of Staff was full of anger. Just as he was about to curse, the sound of artillery on the city stopped and was replaced by the sound of heavy machine gun fire just like before!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army is attacking again. It's still a company. The attacking troops have already reached 150 meters outside the city!" the sentry who stayed at the top of the city shouted from a distance!
This time the chief of staff did not give the order immediately. He hesitated, worried that this time it was another Eighth Route Army conspiracy!
"Sir, the Eighth Route Army has reached 130 meters outside the city, and the attack speed is getting faster and faster!" Seeing that the chief of staff did not move, the guard post continued to report the situation outside the city!
"All the troops have entered the position. The distance of 130 meters is already very close. We can rush to the foot of the city wall with one assault. We cannot afford to gamble and we must not let the Eighth Route Army get close to the city wall!" the chief of staff finally made up his mind and ordered!
"And if the Eighth Route Army fires artillery at such a close distance, their own people will definitely be accidentally injured!"
"Everyone should go up to the city wall and shoot as soon as they enter the position. Resolutely block their attack without waiting for the shooting order!"
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