"Sir, the city gate has been blown open!" the deputy captain of the forward brigade shouted excitedly!
The captain glanced at his watch and ordered decisively: "After one minute, the artillery fire will be extended, and the infantry will begin to attack and charge into Laiyuan City."
The vice-captain immediately called for battle and said: "As a humble servant, I would like to personally lead the team into Laiyuan City."
The captain did not refuse: "Okay."
After saying that, he raised the telescope again and looked at the battlefield.
As soon as the explosions on the city stopped, more than five hundred infantrymen rushed to the battlefield.
Layers upon layers, they approach the city wall like waves.
The remaining nine heavy machine guns of the heavy machine gun squadron provided fire cover, and they started firing as soon as the artillery fire stopped.
The bullets spurted out from the muzzle along with tongues of flame, passed over the heads of the attacking troops like meteors, and hit the city top, causing sparks to fly and gravel to fly everywhere.
"Sir, there seems to be no Eighth Route Army at the top of the city." the adjutant reminded with excitement.
"Don't be careless." The captain replied seriously.
"The Eighth Route Army is too cunning. Just because they don't fire now doesn't mean they won't fire for a while. No one knows if they are brewing any new conspiracy, so the heavy machine gun fire cannot stop."
"After the troops enter the city, the heavy machine gun squadron rushes in together to provide fire cover for the attacking troops at any time."
"Come in, troops are rushing into the city." A staff officer shouted.
The adjutant then added: "Some troops have already rushed to the top of the city. There are no shots fired from above, so there must be no Eighth Route Army."
A flash of excitement flashed across the captain's face, and he quickly ordered: "Then why are you still standing there?"
"The heavy machine gun squadron will follow immediately and enter the city together to prevent an Eighth Route Army ambush in the city."
The roaring heavy machine guns finally stopped, and a group of four Japanese soldiers rushed towards the city gate tower with their machine guns in hand.
Ammunition men followed closely behind, each carrying an ammunition box on his shoulders...
Colonel Takahashi stood one kilometer away from the city gate, holding a telescope and watching every move of the city gate tower.
After the troops successfully entered Laiyuan City, a smile flashed across their tense faces.
The chief of staff stood nearby and said flatteringly: "Sir, your judgment is correct. Laiyuan City is indeed an empty city."
Colonel Takahashi quickly put away the smile on his face and became serious again: "It's not too early to be happy. Now it can only prove that there is no Eighth Route Army on top of the city. It is still unknown whether there is any in the city."
In Laiyuan City, most of the more than 500 Japs have poured in, including the deputy captain.
Under the cover of night, everything in the city was dark, without a trace of light.
Not only did the vice-captain not realize the danger, but he looked excited, as if Laiyuan City had been completely trampled under his feet, not just a city gate.
Decisively ordered: "First Squadron, Third Squadron, attack frontally, fight all the way to the south of the city along the main official road of the county, and confirm that there is no Eighth Route Army in the city."
"If there is, we will eliminate it resolutely."
"The second squadron went to the east of the city, and the fourth squadron went to the west of the city and started to attack."
The deputy captain and the 13th Squadron moved forward. Nearly 300 people attacked along the nearly five-meter-wide official road.
I rushed forward for four to five hundred meters without encountering a single Eighth Route Army soldier.
"Yo Xi, Laiyuan City is indeed an empty city. The captain's judgment is correct. Even if a small group of Eighth Route Army troops were hidden, they were frightened and ran away by our powerful offensive." The deputy captain became more and more excited as he rushed.
"Sir, if we go five or six hundred meters further, we will reach the south gate. The Eighth Route Army hiding in the city must have been scared away by us." The captain of the first squadron was also very excited.
Although they didn't win a battle, as the first unit to enter Laiyuan City, a first attack was definitely indispensable.
More importantly, if we capture Laiyuan City, we will definitely be able to sleep peacefully tonight.
Unlike the previous two nights, the sound of gunshots and explosions kept ringing in my ears, and I had to sleep with one eye open to prevent shells from hitting me.
In the end, he fell asleep alive and never woke up.
"Speed up and try to reach the south gate within ten minutes to confirm that there is no Eighth Route Army left in Laiyuan City." the deputy captain ordered with a proud look on his face.
"Dong dong dong..."
The dull and harsh sound of anti-aircraft machine gun fire suddenly sounded, interrupting the deputy captain's order on the spot.
On the dark street, three tongues of flames instantly appeared, which were particularly dazzling and thick.
The bullets intertwined with each other, forming an airtight bullet net, whizzing towards them.
"Baga, enemy attack, concealment..."
A team leader in front shouted in horror. Before he could lie down, two bullets had passed through his chest, leaving two bloody holes in his chest and back.
The Japanese were so excited that they were a little carried away and had no sense of danger at all.
After entering the city, the further they advanced, the denser their formation became.
This creates an excellent opportunity for the anti-aircraft machine gun to kill a large number of enemies.
The bullet flew over with huge kinetic energy and penetrated at least two Japs' bodies before it could stop.
In the blink of an eye, three anti-aircraft machine guns killed an infantry squad. Most of the Japanese were killed by bullets that penetrated their chests.
The deputy captain was confused. This voice was too familiar to him.
Two nights ago, it was this terrifying anti-aircraft machine gun that defeated an infantry brigade of the Imperial Army and took away the lives of at least 600 Imperial troops.
There are less than 300 people around him now, completely exposed on the street. Facing such a terrifying weapon is no different from committing suicide.
The expression of calmness and confidence disappeared instantly, and then was covered by fear.
He shouted loudly: "Retreat. What's blocking our front is an anti-aircraft machine gun. It's too powerful and we can't rush past it."
After saying that, the deputy captain turned around and ran back without even looking back.
"Da da da……"
This time it was the sound of heavy machine gun fire.
As soon as the vice-captain turned around, a voice sounded a few hundred meters ahead, blocking his retreat.
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of explosion suddenly rang in the ears, several balls of fire flashed in front of the deputy captain's eyes, and several soldiers fell to the ground in the explosion.
"It's a grenade. There are enemies hiding in the yard next to us..." a second lieutenant shouted.
"Boom boom boom..."
More and more grenades crossed the courtyard wall and exploded around them.
The black smoke rising into the sky, the firelight splashing, and the flying fragments were all killing the little devils.
Outside Laiyuan City, Colonel Takahashi was also confused.
He calculated that the garrison had an ambush in the city, but he failed to calculate that the ambush was an air defense force, a force that left an unforgettable memory for him on the first battlefield.
Thinking of an infantry group that was almost completely destroyed after being attacked by the anti-aircraft battalion of the garrison two days ago, I immediately became worried about the troops that had just entered the city.
"Retreat, send a retreat signal immediately and order the troops entering the city to retreat immediately!" Colonel Takahashi made a prompt decision.
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