Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

As the shells exploded, balls of flames rose up and many Japanese soldiers in the military camp were blown away on the spot. Some were killed, some had their arms and legs broken, and fell to the ground wailing, with blood constantly flowing out of the gaps.

However, the other devils had no time to take care of these wounded.

"Hayaku! Hurry up and get on the city wall to stop the enemy!" A Japanese officer urged. If the city gate was breached, that would be troublesome.

The leading Japanese lieutenant quickly ordered the nearby puppet troops to go up to the city wall for defense. These puppet troops were not recruited locally. They were really working for the Japanese, so they were sent to defend the city.

Boom boom boom......

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

The sound of gunfire was incessant, mixed with the screams of the devils.

Such a huge noise also woke up all the people in the city.

"what happen?!"

"The 358th Regiment has fought back?!"

"That's great! We finally don't have to be ruled by the devils anymore!"

Many people were very happy. When the 358th Regiment was there, their lives were pretty good, but since the 358th Regiment withdrew and the city was occupied by the Japanese, they have not had a good day.

Every day they lived in fear. Women did not dare to go out on the streets as they could be captured by the Japanese. If someone accidentally bumped into a Japanese, they could easily lose their life.

Previously, some Japanese soldiers took things without paying, and the stall owner just said a few words, but was beaten to death in the street by the Japanese soldiers. It was so brutal and inhumane.

At this moment, the people all hope that the 358th Regiment can annihilate the Japanese in the city and return to the city, so that they don't have to worry all day long.

.........

The Japanese military camp in the city center.

Fujiki Second Wolf was awakened by the huge explosion.

"Baga, the enemy is attacking us?!" Fujiki Erjilang cursed. Listening to the sound of gunfire coming from four directions, he knew without thinking that there must be enemies attacking the city.

He picked up the military jacket beside him and put it on, then stood up and walked to the table and was about to make a phone call to inquire about the details.

Ring ring ring......

The next second, the phone rang.

"I'm Fujiki Second Wolf. What's the situation over there? How many enemies are there? Who is attacking the city?!" He asked the first thing he asked after answering the phone.

"Major, the enemy attacking the city is the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army! There are at least a thousand Shanxi-Suiyuan Army troops on this side of the East Gate!" The voice of the Japanese commander at the East Gate came over the phone.

"What?! Just a few thousand people dare to attack the city?!" Fujiki Erjilang frowned when he heard that. Let alone thousands of people, he would not be afraid even if there were two or three thousand people attacking.

"Major, let's quickly ask other counties to send support. Maybe we can encircle the enemy." The Japanese commander suggested.

Now they can still withstand the enemy's attack, so they can call on soldiers from other counties to come to reinforce and destroy these enemies in turn.

"Well, I will call the captain. You guys guard the city gate and let the puppet army help defend the city. I don't want to see the city gate being breached before the reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, you'll commit suicide by disembowelment!" Fujiki Nijiro nodded first, then gave some instructions, and his tone became even more ferocious.

"Hi!"

As soon as Fujiki Nijiro hung up the phone, the commanders of other city gates also called to report the battle situation. The situation they encountered was exactly the same as that of the East Gate. The enemy attacking the city also had only a few thousand people.

After giving the order to hold on to the death, Fujiki Nijiro also felt something was wrong.

There were only thousands of Shanxi-Suiyuan troops attacking the four city gates. Although the enemy had artillery and the firepower seemed very strong, he was also clear about the combat effectiveness of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

There were only 4,000 people, but the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army dared to attack the city?! Are they really seeking death?!
"Something's wrong. The enemy may have sent people to set up an ambush on the support route in order to delay time!" Fujiki Second Wolf began to analyze with a frown on his face.

But he still felt that there was a problem. Even with the reserve troops, the enemy attacking the city was estimated to be only more than 5,000 people. Why were they so confident that they could break through the city gate?

Could it be that the siege was just an illusion, and the enemy's real purpose was to destroy the reinforcements, and then turn their guns around and surround and attack the county town?

If this is the case, it can be explained.

"Call the brigade commander first and ask him to ask the intelligence personnel if there are any signs of troop movements by the Shanxi Suiyuan Army recently!" Fujiki Nijilang made a decision. He picked up the phone and called the brigade commander.

Now as long as we can confirm that the large forces of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army have signs of mobilization, we can basically be sure that his guess is correct.

"Fujiki-kun, you'd better give me an explanation for calling me so late. Wait, why are there gunshots over there?!" After waiting for a while, the Japanese regiment commander's voice, which was originally a little angry, turned into surprise after hearing the gunshots.

"Captain, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army is attacking the city! The enemy launched a fierce attack on the four city gates at the same time! But the attacking enemy only has more than 5,000 people.
I now suspect that the Jinsui Army's goal is to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, then eliminate the reinforcements and turn their guns to attack Fucheng with all their strength.
I want you to ask the intelligence personnel whether there are any signs of large-scale troop movements by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army." Fujiki Nijilang quickly told his analysis.

With the combat effectiveness of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, if they want to capture Fucheng, they must mobilize at least seven or eight thousand people. At the same time, they must send people to block reinforcements from other counties. In this way, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, in general, must mobilize at least seventeen or eighteen thousand troops to achieve this. To be more secure, the total number would reach 20,000!

However, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army that attacked the city had only more than 5,000 people, and the remaining people must have aimed to eliminate the reinforcements. Once the reinforcements from nearby counties were gone, even if other counties had reinforcements, it would be like distant water to quench immediate thirst. It would not be difficult for the enemy to capture Fucheng.

Although there were more than 800 soldiers in Fucheng, plus more than 2,000 Imperial Army, they could not stop the attack of more than 10,000 or nearly 20,000 Shanxi Suiyuan Army!

"Okay, I'll send someone to send a telegram to inquire now. You should defend Fucheng first. This city is an important one. Don't lose it." The Japanese captain thought it made sense and agreed immediately. He hung up the phone.

"This group of Shanxi Suiyuan troops may just be making a symbolic attack on the city and have no intention of taking over the county town." Fujiki Second Wolf also had some hope.

Fucheng is an important transportation city. If it is lost, he will be held guilty.

.........

Outside the north city gate, Xu Qingfeng and Chu Yunfei were using binoculars to observe the situation on the battlefield.

The soldiers of the 358th Regiment were quite brave and kept pushing forward, and the troops behind them also cooperated in providing cover.

Of course, more importantly, the soldiers of the special operations regiment cooperated more tacitly and were always looking for opportunities to kill the Japanese machine gunners, thereby clearing the enemy's firepower and reducing casualties for the attacking Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

The gunfire was fierce. The Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall were almost crushed and beaten. They couldn't even raise their heads.

"These traitors are so damn mean. They didn't fight the Japanese when they attacked them, and after surrendering, they pointed their guns at their own people and fought so hard!" Chu Yunfei saw this through the telescope and couldn't help cursing. What he despised most were these traitors. If they were those who just wanted to make a living but didn't really work for the Japanese, he could understand a little.

However, these puppet troops in Fucheng were really pointing their guns at them. Many soldiers from the 358th Regiment were not killed by the Japanese, but died at the hands of those puppet troops instead.

"Some people are like this. They are timid in front of a strong enemy, but they strike hard when facing their own people. These traitors cannot be kept!" Xu Qingfeng said with a murderous look on his face.

Although the special operations regiment also recruited a lot of puppet soldiers, those puppet soldiers were all ordinary civilians. They had never harmed ordinary people, nor did they point their guns at their own people.

These puppet soldiers in Fucheng not only pointed their guns at their own people, but also killed them without mercy. Faced with such puppet soldiers, he really couldn't find a reason not to kill them.

"You are right. Ordinary traitors can be spared, but the traitors in this city should be killed! When the city is captured, they will be wiped out, leaving no one alive! Their surrender will not be accepted!" Chu Yunfei's tone was cold and full of murderous intent.

"I agree!" Xu Qingfeng also said.

.........

"Where are the machine gunners! Suppress the enemy quickly!" On the walkway on the city wall, a Japanese lieutenant hid in the corner and gave orders loudly.

The enemy's firepower was so strong, why didn't their machine gunners react at all?

"Lieutenant, it's not possible. The enemy has a lot of sharpshooters, and our machine gunners can't suppress their fire at all!" responded the Japanese second lieutenant on the side.

It’s not that their machine gunners don’t want to fire, but the enemy’s sharpshooters are quite powerful, and there are quite a lot of them. Their machine gunners are basically being targeted by the enemy. As long as the machine gun is fired, a bullet will fly in soon and kill the machine gunner.

Now the machine gunner dared not show up at all and could only stick out his gun and shoot randomly. This was completely meaningless.

"What?! How could this be?!" The Japanese lieutenant's face changed when he heard this. Why did he feel that there might be Northeast Army hidden among these Shanxi Suiyuan troops? !

"You take command for me, I will call the major to report the situation!" The Japanese lieutenant gave the order immediately.

"Hi!" Second Lieutenant Guizi nodded.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

Boom boom boom......

After the Japanese built their artillery positions, they immediately fired at the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, and explosions were heard one after another.

Some soldiers of the 358th Regiment who were unable to dodge were killed or injured on the spot.

"Captain Xu, please blow up the Japanese artillery positions!" Chu Yunfei became a little anxious when he saw this scene, and quickly said to Xu Qingfeng.

"Don't worry, the artillery positions are already calculating!" Xu Qingfeng said. Although he didn't see the situation at the artillery positions, there were many veterans there, so calculating the location of the Japanese artillery positions was not a problem.

"Okay, let them hurry up." Chu Yunfei could only put his heart at ease for the time being. After all, he had seen the power of Mu Jin's artillery. They were able to quickly calculate the enemy's artillery positions and then bomb and destroy them.

After waiting for two minutes, the artillery position in the rear finally took action.

Bang bang bang…

Boo hoo hoo...

Muffled sounds were heard, accompanied by the whistling sounds of shells flying out of the gun barrels, and one shell after another was fired at the Japanese artillery positions.

Boom boom boom......

Dozens of shells fell into the Japanese artillery positions, killing most of the Japanese soldiers there on the spot. Those who survived were seriously injured and unable to continue fighting.

"Captain Xu, your artillery is really powerful. They eliminated the Japanese artillery positions so quickly!" Chu Yunfei immediately praised them upon seeing this. Even though he had seen them before, he still felt they were amazing after seeing them again.

"It's okay." Xu Qingfeng replied calmly.

"It looks like we can let the reserve team go on the field, directly break through the city gate and capture the floating city!" Chu Yunfei had a smile on his face. All this was going much more smoothly than he had expected.

"Well, we can go ahead." Xu Qingfeng called a soldier to notify the reserve team and prepare to launch a general attack.

.........

After the Japanese lieutenant came down from the city wall, he hurriedly ran into the communications room of the military camp. He immediately called Fujiki Nijiro.

The call was answered quickly!
"What's the situation over there now? Are you still able to hold on?" came the voice of Fujiki Second Wolf.

"Major, something is wrong. This group of Shanxi-Suiyuan troops is too strong. They have many sharpshooters. We can't fire our machine guns at all. We can't form any fire suppression. The enemy is about to attack the city wall!" The Japanese lieutenant quickly reported the matter.

"What?! How is this possible!" Fujiki Erjilang was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't believe that the Shanxi Suiyuan Army had so many sharpshooters.

"Are you lying to me?!" Fujiki Erjilang began to suspect that his subordinates were lying to him.

"Major, it's true. Our soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the Imperial Army also suffered many casualties. These are all true!" The Japanese lieutenant was a little anxious. He really wanted to capture the major and put him on the city wall to let the other party feel the power of the enemy's sharpshooter.

"I suspect that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army has joined forces with the Northeast Army, so there are so many sharpshooters. If I'm not mistaken, the situation encountered by other city gates is probably the same as mine!" the Japanese lieutenant continued.

"You go and command the battle first..."

Boom boom boom......

Before Fujiki Nijilang could finish his words, he heard explosions coming from the Japanese lieutenant's direction.

"How are you doing over there? Are you okay?!" Fujiki Nijiro asked hurriedly.

"Major, I'm fine. The enemy didn't bomb my position. However, the explosion came from the direction of the artillery position. Now the artillery position may have been destroyed by the enemy." The Japanese lieutenant's panicked voice came. He was still frightened. Fortunately, the shells were not aimed at him, otherwise he would probably have been killed.

"Damn it! How could this happen? Could it really be that Northeastern Army?!" Fujiki Nijilang cursed. The artillery position probably hadn't even played its full role yet, but it was destroyed by the enemy so quickly. It was simply unbelievable.

"Major, if it is really the Northeast Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army fighting us, what should we do?" asked the Japanese lieutenant. He was really scared.

(End of this chapter)