Looking at the panting troops rushing over not far away, Lieutenant General Kimura let out a long breath and shouted!
"Let them enter the position immediately, the Eighth Route Army may break out at any time!"
"Our remaining troops guard the rear to guard against the Eighth Route Army cavalry! The reinforcements guard the front to block the breakout troops of the garrison!"
After issuing a series of orders, Kimura raised his telescope and stared motionlessly at the city gate a few hundred meters away!
But there was no Eighth Route Army coming out from the city gate!
Until the shelling stopped, there was no movement at the city gate!
The familiar sound of shelling reached Kimura's ears again!
But this time the screams were heard outside the city, and the shells did not hit him on the head!
"It's the west of the city. The Eighth Route Army's artillery, which has been hidden outside the city, is shelling our west defense line! The adjutant shouted anxiously!
The squadron leader who had just rushed all the way from the west of the city was anxious: "Sir, the direction of the Eighth Route Army's breakout is likely to be the west of the city!"
"We only have one squadron left there, and the Eighth Route Army's supporting artillery fire is fierce. Their meager strength will definitely not be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops!"
"I will take the troops back immediately to reinforce them!"
Kimura Nakasa's expression was very complicated, and he was thinking about all kinds of pros and cons!
He frowned and replied: "Wait a minute!"
"No one can guarantee whether this is a trick of the Eighth Route Army. If you just step forward and the Eighth Route Army breaks out from here, then we will definitely not be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops!"
"But you are right, this may also be the Eighth Route Army's plan to attack the east and attack the west!"
The adjutant immediately said: "Sir, whether this is a plan to deceive soldiers or to attack the east and attack the west, you must make a decision quickly!"
"The Eighth Route Army may break out of the encirclement at any time, and the artillery fire is fierce. The artillery bombardment is over, and the infantry makes a surprise attack. It only takes a few minutes. If it is later, it will be too late!"
Kimura looked hesitant, unable to make up his mind!
Once I make a wrong judgment and the Eighth Route Army breaks through from other directions, then I, as the temporary commander-in-chief, will bear the main responsibility and follow in the footsteps of Major General Sakai!
At the critical moment, the second lieutenant who was on guard at the back rushed over!
"Sir, there are more and more Eighth Route Army cavalry moving behind us, and we seem to see a lot of infantry vaguely!"
Kimura stared at the second lieutenant closely and asked: "I have indeed seen everything clearly!"
"Hey, I saw it all with my own eyes, and I dare to vouch for it with my head!" the second lieutenant replied firmly!
A touch of determination finally flashed across Kimura's hesitant face: "The troops are standing still, just stay here!"
"I judge that the Eighth Route Army's shelling of the west of the city is their dubious strategy!"
"The south of the city is right opposite their base area. If you rush out, you can return to the base area!"
"And there are cavalry and infantry here to support you, so the possibility of a successful breakout from here is greatly increased!"
"If you break out from the west of the city and want to return to the base area, you will have to detour more than ten kilometers while being pursued and intercepted by us!"
"We have cavalry. If the Eighth Route Army chooses this route, even if it successfully breaks out of Lingqiu City, it will be completely destroyed by the joint pursuit of our cavalry and infantry!"
Kimura's analysis was well-founded, and several subordinates could not find any reason to refute it, so they had no choice but to execute the order!
At the west gate of Lingqiu City, less than 200 people from the three main battalions are all concentrated here!
The riflemen held their rifles in their hands, and everyone carried a large bag on their backs, which contained the shells, bullets, and grenades specified by Li Hao. The load exceeded 45 kilograms!
Li Hao and Hong Linfeng stood at the top of the city, staring closely at the Japanese defense line outside the city that was covered by artillery fire!
From time to time, he glanced at the watch on his wrist and glanced at the night-shrouded street behind him, showing an anxious expression!
"Captain, the artillery battalion's bombardment will be over in three minutes! Why haven't the guard company and artillery arrived yet? Do you want to send someone to urge them!" Hong Linfeng reminded anxiously!
Li Hao shook his head and calmly denied: "If they can't come on time, even if they send someone to rush them, they still won't be able to come!
"Captain, the security company is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an exclamation in the streets of the city!
There were seventy or eighty soldiers from the guard company and artillery, some carrying mortars and some carrying artillery shells, and rushed over panting!
"Come on, let's go down and rush out as soon as the shelling outside the city stops!" Li Hao ordered with a relaxed expression!
The city gate hole at the west gate of Lingqiu has been cleared!
When there was only one minute left before the bombardment ended, Li Hao began to give orders!
"Open the city gate, the troops rush out, the guard company makes a frontal assault, the three main battalions are close behind, the reconnaissance company covers on both sides, and the commando team takes the rear!"
"Comrades, follow me and rush out of Lingqiu City and kill all the little Japs on the defensive line!" Sun Jiawu, the guard company commander, took the lead and rushed out of the city gate!
Hold the box gun in your hand, open the nose of the machine, and be ready to fire at any time!
"Rush..."
The guard company with more than 40 people left followed closely and rushed out of Lingqiu City!
The machine gunner held the rifle in his arms, loaded the bullets, and was ready to fire on the Japanese at any time!
More than 500 artillery shells hit the Japs group in just five minutes, and the Japs with only 200 people suffered a devastating blow!
The Japanese who were lucky enough not to be killed in the explosion were also blown away!
By the time they recovered from the shock, the security company had already killed them!
"Pa bang bang..."
Sun Jiawu fired first, and the bullets sprayed out from the muzzle and flew in a fan shape toward the two little Japanese who were still moving around the crater!
The two Japanese soldiers were stunned by the explosion. Before they could wake up, the bullets flew over and they fell to the ground with a muffled groan!
"Da da da……"
The five crooked sticks were held in the arms of the machine gunner, and they started to fire at the Japanese defense line!
Bullets flew towards the battlefield like a rain of bullets, and the seven or eight little devils who were still alive went to see the King of Hell in the blink of an eye!
"Comrades, follow me and kill all the little Japs on the defense line!" Sun Jiawu was the first to rush into the Japs defense line and shouted while changing the magazine for the box cannon!
Li Hao and Hong Linfeng acted together with the three main battalions!
Each of them carries at least forty-five kilograms of weight, so fighting is definitely impossible!
Li Hao had no intention of letting them fight on the way to breakout.
Walking among them, there is only one command in his mouth: "Follow everyone, don't fall behind!"
"If you go one kilometer ahead, there will be troops to meet you. Then everyone can throw away their burdens and move forward lightly, and you won't be afraid of the Japanese any more!"
Hong Linfeng was walking beside him, carrying two mountain artillery shells on his back, and added: "The artillery battalion has brought mules and horses to wait for us in front. Please support me and just hold on for ten more minutes!"
At the south gate of Lingqiu City, the determined expression on Kimura's face lasted less than five minutes before disappearing!
At this moment, his face had turned pale!
I miscalculated again!
After waiting for five minutes, the Eighth Route Army did not come out from the south gate. Instead, gunshots rang out at the west gate!
"Sir, shots were fired at the west gate. The Eighth Route Army seems to be breaking out from there!" The adjutant's face became even uglier. He seemed to have seen the Eighth Route Army successfully breakout from Lingqiu, and a look of despair appeared on his face!
"I saw it!" Kimura Zhongsa replied with a stern face!
"The Eighth Route Army is using a strategy of making false claims in the east and attacking in the west, not suspicious soldiers! The Eighth Route Army that keeps appearing behind us is the real suspicious soldiers, misleading us and making us think that they are going to break out from the south gate!"
"Bageya Road, the troops will gather immediately to reinforce Ximen!"
"There is only one infantry squadron at the west gate, and it was bombarded by artillery fire for five minutes. It will definitely not be able to stop the Eighth Route Army's breakout troops!"
"Reinforce Ximen immediately. Even if the Eighth Route Army successfully breaks through, we will catch up with them and annihilate them all on the way to breakout!"
"The cavalry squadron attacks, they are fast, kill them first!"
"As long as we can hold back their breakout troops, we won't hesitate even if the two cavalry squadrons are completely destroyed!"
All the Japs know that this battle is related to everyone's honor and future, especially the officers!
Everyone was working hard and rushed to Ximen after receiving the order!
The cavalry squadron was the fastest, with nearly two hundred cavalry, rushing towards the west gate like the wind. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared, leaving only the sound of horse hooves getting weaker and weaker!
"Captain, we have crossed the Japanese defense line!" During the retreat, a member of the commando team caught up with Li Hao and reported!
"Don't relax yet!" Li Hao replied with a serious look!
"The little devil will definitely not let us go so easily. He will definitely send people to hunt us down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faint sound of horse hoofbeats reached Li Hao's ears!
His face suddenly changed, and he shouted seriously: "Cao Cao is really here. Cao Cao is coming. There are little Japanese cavalry coming to kill him, almost two hundred of them!"
"Commando team, reconnaissance company stay behind with me, be sure to hold them back!"
"All the remaining machine gunners from each battalion and company are also left behind. Machine guns are the nemesis of the cavalry. They must be allowed to attack in order to stop the cavalry!"
The soldiers who have survived to this day in the garrison are all elites without exception!
The battlefield reaction ability, combat determination, and fighting will are all the strongest in the garrison!
After Li Hao's order was issued, although there were only more than 200 people left in the garrison, it was still like a war machine, operating at high speed and effectively!
The guard company, three main battalions, reconnaissance company, and commando team totaled nearly twenty crooks!
Seeing all the machine gunners looking at him seriously, Li Hao decisively ordered: "Everyone spread out on the spot!"
"One crooked handle is placed every five meters!"
"The reconnaissance company and the commando team guard the two wings to prevent the cavalry from attacking us from the flanks!"
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