The impact point was too close to the command post, less than 20 meters!
The sound of the explosion rang in our ears like thunder, making everyone dizzy and tinnitus!
The artillery staff officer's face turned even paler. He was the first to react and shouted: "It's mountain artillery. There is a group of mountain artillery shelling us. There are at least twenty of them!"
"The commander of the protection brigade will move immediately. It's too dangerous here. The second round of shells may come at any time. If we don't move, all of us will be killed here. Let's go!"
The guard captain got up from the ground, and after confirming that the brigade commander was safe and sound, he immediately shouted: "What are you still doing? Didn't you hear what you just said? We can die, but the brigade commander cannot die. Protect the brigade commander immediately and move away.
here!"
After being helped up from the ground by two guards, Major General Sakai finally recovered from the shock. Then he looked up and saw the impact point more than ten meters away!
A one-meter-deep crater appeared on the ground. Six or seven soldiers were lying around the crater!
Someone is lying motionless on the ground. He must have died!
There were three seriously injured people squirming on the ground, and the screams were heard, which sounded very piercing!
Just after walking ten meters under the protection of the guards, the scream of artillery shells streaking across the sky sounded again!
"Woooooooo..."
The artillery staff member subconsciously threw himself on the ground and shouted!
"Get down, take cover, protect the brigade commander, the shells are coming again!"
"Boom boom boom..."
Major General Sakai was lucky. The impact point of this round of artillery shells was so far away from him that he didn't even feel the hot air waves caused by the explosion!
After walking and stopping, I finally broke out of the range of the mountain cannon, and the assembly area behind me had exploded into a sea of flames!
The blasted soil was blown away like a goddess scattering flowers, the thick smoke rose into the sky, and the gunpowder smoke filled the air... the assembly area was soon completely covered!
Soldiers were constantly rushing out from the artillery fire in front of them, many of them were still injured, but more soldiers were left in the assembly area by the artillery fire, dead or injured, and never had the chance to come out!
"Sir, it's not safe here yet, we have to move!" the artillery staff officer hesitated for a moment, then reminded with a look of fear on his face!
"Baga, what are you moving away from? The troops have all been blown up. What's the use of us being safe!" Major General Sakai had already reacted from the shock, and then forced himself to calm down!
After glancing at the subordinates who were still a little confused around him, he continued to shout: "What are you still doing in a daze!"
"Everyone take action, disperse immediately, gather all the warriors who rushed out from around the assembly area here, and prepare to fight!"
"The enemy has mountain artillery, and so do we! Order all artillery units to counterattack immediately and destroy the Eighth Route Army artillery positions for me!"
"This must be the Eighth Route Army that attacked us halfway last night. Although there are not many of them, they have cavalry troops. We must be prepared in advance just in case!!"
"Contact the cavalry squadrons in the east and north directions of the city and come over immediately to reinforce us. Find these Eighth Route Army troops hiding behind us and kill them!"
After a series of orders were issued, the chaotic morale of the troops slowly stabilized!
"Da da da……"
Amidst the sound of artillery, a series of very inconspicuous gunshots disrupted his newly stabilized military morale again!
Under the cover of night, Major General Sakai could only see the flames coming from the muzzle of the gun, but no one could be seen!
At least twenty tongues of flames lined up in a fan shape, one every few meters, constantly approaching the assembly area!
The bullets wrapped in tongues of flames flew around the battlefield like meteors, intertwining with each other to form an airtight bullet network!
Dozens of soldiers who had just rushed out of the assembly area had not yet recovered from their dizziness. They were already enveloped in a net of fire that suddenly appeared in the night!
The opponent's firepower was too fierce and the bullets were dense. In just a few seconds, these dozens of imperial troops were beaten into sieves!
Only then did Sakai vaguely see the figure of the other party!
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops rushed towards the assembly area at very fast speed!
Most of the more than twenty tongues of fire were fired by submachine guns, and a few were fired by light machine guns!
Seeing this scene, a picture quickly appeared in Sakai's mind, and it was a scene he had personally experienced last night!
Artillery fire rushed at the resting troops in the wilderness, then the cavalry made a surprise attack, and finally the infantry covered them up. In the blink of an eye, they killed both of their squadrons!
If I hadn't reacted quickly, divided my troops and assembled them at the same time! Quickly withdraw from the bombardment area, avoid the bombardment, and quickly establish a defense line in squadron units to block the cavalry, the casualties of the troops last night would never have been so small!
Although he didn't understand why the Eighth Route Army that attacked him tonight had no cavalry, he knew very well: even if there was only an infantry attack, after five minutes of rapid artillery fire from more than 20 artillery pieces, the assembly area would still be unable to withstand it!
If you are not prepared in advance, a big defeat will definitely be inevitable!
Thinking of this, Sakai threw away the guard who was guarding him and ordered anxiously: "The Eighth Route Army must be planning to repeat its old trick and attack us. The troops will be deployed on the spot!"
"All light and heavy machine guns are set up. If the Eighth Route Army comes to attack us, we will resolutely fight back!"
"Order the imperial troops who have rushed out of the assembly area nearby to assemble here immediately, move closer to me, and then enter the position to prepare for battle to prevent the Eighth Route Army from attacking us!"
As soon as the artillery battalion's bombardment of the Japs' assembly area stopped, Li Hao, who was rushing in the middle of the team, shouted: "Assault with all the troops, quickly kill the Japs' assembly area, and enter Lingqiu City!"
"Da da da……"
The submachine gun held in Li Hao's arms opened fire, and the bullets flew out of the barrel and flew towards the Japs gathering place!
"Comrades, kill me..."
Guard company commander Sun Jiawu held up the box cannon and yelled, taking the lead and rushing to the front!
The others were organized into infantry squads, scattered around the machine gunners, and rushed towards the assembly area screaming!
The commando team closely guarded Li Hao, each armed with a submachine gun and watching the surroundings very vigilantly!
As soon as you find any abnormal movement nearby, you will immediately shoot a shuttle of bullets to minimize the danger!
Although the artillery battalion at the enemy assembly area only fought for five minutes, there were too many artillery pieces!
Each gun fires five shells in one minute, which adds up to a full 600 rounds in five minutes!
With so many artillery shells hitting the palm-sized assembly area, one can imagine the result!
There were craters half a meter to one meter deep everywhere on the ground, and Japanese corpses lay beside them in various postures!
There were also many corpses that were directly blown to pieces!
Internal organs, minced meat, stumps and severed limbs were scattered everywhere, it was too horrible to see!
"Rush over and kill all the little devils who can still move! Kill..."
Li Hao was also shocked by the tragic scene in front of him. After seeing many veterans' expressions changed when facing this scene, he was deeply afraid that someone in the army would be frightened, so he gave the decisive order and was the first to rush into the assembly area!
"Protect the captain, kill..."
Commando captain Xiao Yuan followed closely and followed Li Hao closely to prevent accidents!
"Comrades, all fight with me! These are all devils and beasts, and do not deserve sympathy! Think of the fellow villagers who were killed by the devils, think of our comrades who sacrificed their lives, there is nothing to be afraid of! Follow me and fight in
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More than a hundred people formed a line of skirmishers and stormed into the assembly area!
Major General Sakai has not yet seen Li Hao's ultimate goal of entering the city, and is rushing to organize his troops to defend on the spot, fearing that what happened last night will happen again today!
It wasn't until Li Hao led his troops to kill the assembly area, and then continued to attack towards the city head without turning around or turning around, that Sakai finally understood!
"Baga, we were fooled!"
"These Eighth Route Army troops are not here to raid our assembly area, they want to enter the city!"
"Cover with artillery fire, break through our assembly area!"
"Now that the city is under shelling again, the next step must be to attack the city! As long as they cross the city wall, they will enter the city and join the defenders!"
"What a cunning Eighth Route Army, we must not let their conspiracy succeed! The troops immediately gathered and formed a fighting formation to kill them and stop them!"
Sakai's reaction was quick, but Li Hao had already solved this problem!
Before the Japanese troops could complete their assembly, the three-minute artillery fire attack on the city stopped!
More than a hundred Eighth Route Army troops quickly divided their forces and charged towards the three nearest gaps in the city wall!
In Lingqiu City, under the command of the squadron leader, more than 80 Japanese soldiers passed through the pass and finally reached the foot of the city wall!
Seeing the pursuers behind him getting closer and closer, soldiers were constantly being killed by bullets flying inexplicably. The squadron leader saw this and was anxious in his heart!
Holding the command knife in his hand, he pointed towards the gap in the city wall closest to him and shouted anxiously: "Quick, everyone rush to the gap, let's rush out from the gap!"
"There must be a main force outside to support us. As long as we rush out, we will be safe!"
"Pa bang bang..."
The sudden sound of gunfire from the gap instantly broke the dream of the Japanese squadron leader.
Under the darkness of night, at least ten tongues of fire suddenly appeared from the gap!
"Baga, why are there enemies in the gap? Why don't the main troops come to meet us!" The Japanese squadron leader was confused and asked in shock, with a puzzled look on his face!
The only thing that answered him at the gap was bullets!
In the blink of an eye, more than twenty of his subordinates lost their lives!
Before the squadron leader could recover, the tongue of fire at the gap actually moved!
Keep approaching your location!
"It's the Eighth Route Army!" The Japanese squadron leader finally saw the opponent's figure clearly and shouted, his face full of fear!
"How is it possible? When did the equipment of the Eighth Route Army get so good? A dozen of them are all equipped with submachine guns! It's over. They are coming towards us. The firepower is too fierce. We are no match at all. Everyone, please spread out and take cover!"
"Bang bang...ta da da..."
Just as the squadron leader turned around, shots were fired from in front!
Three crooked gun handles were set up in the ruins, and the guns were pointed at everyone and they started shooting!
"Get down!"
The squadron leader subconsciously lay down on the ground to avoid a string of bullets flying towards him! Follow and shout!
"The Eighth Route Army soldiers are chasing us. We are blocked here and cannot move!"
"Everyone fights on his own, and we must block the coming Eighth Route Army!"
"We are right next to the city wall. When the main force outside the city hears the gunshots, they will definitely come over to reinforce us! As long as we continue to persevere, we can survive!"
After saying that, the squadron leader rolled onto his side to avoid a bomb crater!
Several Japanese soldiers rolled in together, half-crouching around, holding rifles in their hands, staring at the surroundings to protect the safety of the captain!
Night fighting is the hometown skill of the Eighth Route Army!
In the eyes of the commandos, night fighting is their specialty!
There is no way that dozens of Japs are opponents, not to mention that there are own people behind the Japs to share the pressure and distract the Japs' limited firepower!
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