Liang Jian: Commander, save some for me

If it was just the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, there would be nothing to be afraid of. But the problem is, judging from the current battle situation, there is also the powerful Northeast Army participating in the battle, which is definitely not something they can resist.

"How can we repair this! This Northeastern Army, not satisfied with bombing the airport, actually teamed up with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army to attack the city!" Fujiki gritted his teeth in anger.

"Perhaps, it's not necessarily them. The battle situation at other city gates has not been reported yet. Maybe what you encountered were just sharpshooters trained by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army!" Fujiki Second Wolf still had some hope.

He thought that things might not be as bad as he thought. As long as they were sure that it was not the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, they could concentrate their forces and break out directly from the west.

Because you might encounter the enemy in the other three directions, only the west is different. There is no nearest county town in the west and it has not been occupied by them. So even if the enemy intercepts you, they will only intercept the other three directions.

As long as they can break out from the west, there will still be a glimmer of hope. As for the floating city, they can only give it up. After all, as it stands now, it is indeed impossible to defend it.

"Major, what you said is possible. You should quickly ask the soldiers at other city gates to see what's going on over there." The Japanese lieutenant said this and hung up the phone.

He immediately ran to the artillery position. The artillerymen were lying on the ground in all directions. Some were motionless, while others were still wailing softly. In the previous round of shelling, these artillerymen were either dead or wounded and had no combat capability.

Many broken limbs could be seen on the ground, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood and gunpowder.

"Lieutenant, save, save me..." A Japanese soldier whose legs were blown off shouted weakly after seeing the Japanese lieutenant. He was covered in blood and looked extremely miserable.

"Hold on for now, I'll find someone to take you to treatment!" After saying this, the Japanese lieutenant turned around and left.

Most of these wounded soldiers were seriously injured. Even with treatment, the chances of them being saved were low. What was more important now was to guard the city gates first and prevent the enemy from breaking in.

"Sorry." The Japanese lieutenant murmured to himself and turned to run towards the stairs leading to the city wall.

Bang bang bang…

Da da da………

"Shoot, shoot!" On the walkway on the city wall, the Japanese second lieutenant kept urging the puppet army to attack.

The gunfire was intense, with tiny flashes of fire coming out of the muzzles of the guns as they fired.

Puff puff………

From time to time, puppet soldiers were shot and killed, and the corridors were filled with wounded and corpses.

Most of the Japanese soldiers in a squadron had been killed or wounded, and more than half of the four or five hundred Imperial Army soldiers had also been killed or wounded. The wounded fell to the ground wailing and begging for help from those around them.

However, when the fight has come to this point, who would care about the wounded?

At this time, the captain of the puppet army also felt scared. Apart from the Japanese devils, he had never encountered such a powerful enemy.

"Captain, we can't hold on any longer. Why don't we turn our guns around and kill the Japanese before they surrender?" The young captain beside him suggested. There was blood on his face and a look of fear in his eyes. The blood was not his, but that of his soldiers.

"Surrender?!" The captain of the puppet army was stunned.

"Captain, if we don't surrender, I feel we will all die here!" urged the puppet army captain.

"I'm afraid we will die if we surrender!" said the puppet army squadron leader after a moment of hesitation. He felt that things were not that simple.

The enemy attacking the city was too powerful. It was very likely that it was the Northeast Army cooperating with the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

If he had known beforehand that the attackers included the Northeastern Army, he would never have let his soldiers fight back.

"That shouldn't happen. As long as we turn our guns around and kill the Japs, and then open the city gates to make up for our mistake, those Shanxi-Suiyuan troops will spare our lives! After all, we are Chinese!" The puppet army squad leader continued to persuade.

Upon hearing this, the puppet army squadron leader turned his head and glanced at the Japanese fighting in the distance.

"If we had not pointed our guns at the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, we might have had a chance to surrender. But it's probably too late to surrender now. We killed a lot of their people.
Even if we turn our guns around and shoot the Japanese now, I'm afraid we won't be spared." The puppet army captain sighed as he said this.

At first, they thought that they could gain many benefits by surrendering to the Japanese, so they helped them do many bad things and even fought against their own troops together with the Japanese. Now it seems that they made the wrong choice at that time.

"Damn it! If only we had shot at the Japs from the beginning!" The puppet army squad leader cursed angrily. Now everything was irreversible.

The key point is that they will be infamous for all eternity after their death, and they will die as traitors. If they had known this, they should not have surrendered to the Japanese. They should have fought the Japanese to the death. Even if they did not fight the Japanese and chose to retreat, they would not have ended up like today.

"There's nothing we can do. Now we can only hope to hold on a little longer until the Japanese from other counties come to support us." The puppet army squadron leader sighed.

As long as the Japanese from other counties can come to support them, they will still have a chance to survive. Otherwise, they will really die.

.........

Outside the north gate, with the arrival of the reserve troops, the soldiers of the 358th Regiment advanced smoothly and were less than a few dozen meters away from the gate.

"The battle went more smoothly than I expected, thanks to your help." Chu Yunfei saw this scene through the telescope and said happily to Xu Qingfeng.

The battle has only been going on for more than ten minutes, but very good results have been achieved. Although the soldiers brought by Xu Qingfeng are just recruits, their combat effectiveness is indeed very strong.

In comparison, the new recruits of the 358th Regiment performed rather poorly.

"You're welcome. After all, we are partners and it's my duty to help." Xu Qingfeng responded calmly.

At this time, on the walkway on the city wall, the Japanese lieutenant realized that the other side had already sent out its reserve troops after discovering that the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army's attack had become so fierce.

"Damn! This attack is really wave after wave!" The Japanese lieutenant's face changed drastically. If this continues, they will not be able to defend the city gate at all.

"Lieutenant, what should we do now? The enemy will soon attack the city gate!" The Japanese second lieutenant also came to the Japanese lieutenant.

"Don't guard on the city wall. Let's guard the city gate. As long as the enemy dares to come in from the city gate, we will attack! This may delay them for a while!" The Japanese lieutenant made the best decision at this time.

"I understand!" The Japanese second lieutenant nodded.

"Let the Imperial Army throw all the grenades down to delay time. After throwing the grenades, retreat to the bunkers at the city gate to guard it. Now everyone else retreat from the city wall." The Japanese lieutenant gave another order.

Fortunately, they had already built a position at the city gate, otherwise it would take a lot of time to build it now.

Soon, the Japanese soldiers on the city wall went down the stairs and ran quickly towards the bunker about seventy or eighty meters away from the city gate.

At the same time, the surviving puppet soldiers also threw grenades outside the city wall. They started to go down the city wall without waiting for the grenades to explode.

During the retreat, some wounded puppet soldiers wanted to leave together, but no one cared about them!
Boom boom boom......

At this moment, explosions were heard from outside. Many soldiers of the 358th Regiment who rushed too fast were hit by grenades, and were either killed or injured.

This also successfully slowed down the offensive of the 358th Regiment slightly.

"Suppress the enemy with firepower! Don't give the enemy a chance to attack!" A deputy battalion commander of the 358th Regiment gave the order.

Da da da... Suddenly, more than 20 light and heavy machine guns launched a fierce attack on the top of the city wall. Bullets were fired like they were free, and tongues of fire spewed out of the muzzles of the guns.

The soldiers in front also took this opportunity and quickly came to the city gate.

"Pile all the explosive packs on the city gate!" The company commander gave the order, and the nearby soldiers piled the explosive packs they were carrying on the city gate.

"Get out of the way, everyone, stay away!" The company commander shouted loudly, asking the soldiers not to get too close, and then ordered someone to detonate the explosive pack.

boom! ! !
Multiple powerful explosive packs were detonated at the same time. For a moment, a huge explosion was heard, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust. The city gate was blown up and fell to the ground.

Although the soldiers outside were already far away, they were still deafened and their ears were buzzing due to the huge explosion.

Many soldiers wanted to attack the city, but were stopped by the officers around them.

"Don't rush in, the devil must be waiting for me!"

"What should we do? How can we take down the city gate if we don't charge?" the soldier asked puzzledly!

"Are you in a hurry to die? Wait for the artillery bombardment and then we charge!" The officer said unhappily. If they attacked the passage which was only a dozen meters wide, they would be no different from living targets.

If the Japanese point their guns this way, it will be useless no matter how many people go in.

This was what their regiment commander had discussed with Commander Xu. After blowing up the city gate, they would launch the attack while the artillery was bombarding the Japanese.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

Just as he finished speaking, fierce gunfire was heard from inside, and bullets flew out, making the faces of some soldiers who wanted to rush in turn pale.

If they had rushed in just now, they would have been shot to pieces.

"See? The Japs are not fools. They understand this simple truth just as well as we do!" The officer took the opportunity to teach them a lesson.

On the other hand, after seeing the city gate being blown down and hearing the sound of the Japanese firing, Xu Qingfeng roughly determined the location of the Japanese position. He then decisively ordered the artillery positions to turn their guns and begin shelling in the direction of the Japanese bunkers.

Bang bang bang…

Boo hoo hoo...

Boom boom boom......

Muffled sounds came from the artillery positions, followed by explosions.

While the artillery shells were bombarding the Japanese bunkers, the soldiers outside the city gate seized the opportunity and rushed into the city gate.

Sure enough, under the artillery bombardment, the Japanese did not dare to shoot at them, but instead dodged!
.........

After arriving at the bunker, the Japanese lieutenant immediately ordered his soldiers to set up their machine guns and aim them at the city gate.

If the enemy wants to enter the city, they will definitely blow up the city gates. Then, as soon as the enemy comes in, they will open fire, which will definitely cause heavy casualties to the enemy.

After waiting for a while, the puppet troops also arrived at the bunker and they entered combat status as soon as possible.

Compared with ordinary puppet troops, these puppet troops are all trained and have certain combat effectiveness.

boom!
As a huge explosion sounded, thick smoke poured in from the direction of the city gate.

"Don't rush to shoot, wait a moment first!" The Japanese lieutenant gave the order. Now the enemy hasn't come in yet, and the attack can only hit the air, so, wait a moment before shooting. If you shoot when the enemy is halfway in, you can inflict maximum casualties on the enemy.

"Attack!" Ten seconds later, the Japanese lieutenant gave a decisive order.

Da da da………

Bang bang bang…

Dozens of machine guns fired at the city gate at the same time, and hundreds of rifles were also firing. Many bullets shot into the smoke and dust, unable to cause any waves.

"Stop shooting!" the Japanese lieutenant ordered. He looked over with a telescope and saw smoke and dust everywhere, but he did not see a single enemy coming in.

"Damn it, it looks like the enemy has guessed that we will be guarding here!" the Japanese lieutenant cursed.

The enemy must have anticipated this situation a long time ago. We thought we could inflict considerable losses on them, but we didn't expect that the enemy wasn't that confident at all.

"It's okay, we just need to guard here and don't let the enemy set foot into the city gate." The Japanese lieutenant gave the order. What they had to do now was to delay the enemy's time.

I don’t know what the use is, but it’s better than surrendering and doing nothing.

However, the next second.

Shells fell towards the bunker like raindrops.

Boom boom boom......

Huge explosions were heard one after another. Many Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers were blown away by artillery shells and killed on the spot. Other Japanese soldiers and puppet soldiers also fled. For a while, the Japanese soldiers did not care whether there were any enemies coming in from the city gate.

boom!
A shell landed near the Japanese lieutenant, and he was blown away. His calf was broken, and he fell heavily to the ground with a bang. Blood was gushing out of his mouth and nose. It was caused by the concussion, and many shrapnel shot into his body like bullets.

The Japanese lieutenant was about to die on the spot. He lost all feeling in his body, his eyes were red and he could not see clearly, his ears were buzzing, and finally, his head drooped and he was completely dead.

It wasn't just him who was killed in the explosion. Other Japanese soldiers and puppet troops also suffered heavy casualties.

There were also a few smart puppet soldiers who chose to flee here at this moment. They planned to hide in the homes of ordinary people to avoid this life-threatening crisis.

At the same time as the shells fell into the bunkers, the soldiers outside the city also launched an attack. They ran very fast to seize this opportunity.

When the bombardment ended, the soldiers had rushed to a distance of less than thirty meters from the Japanese bunker.

It took them less than a few seconds to reach this distance.

Puff puff………

The soldiers took advantage of the fact that the devils had not recovered yet and directly engaged them in close combat. One devil and puppet soldier after another was stabbed in the chest by a bayonet before they could even stand firm.

The sound of fighting also rang out at this time. The soldiers of the 358th Regiment had only one thought in their minds at this moment, and that was to kill the enemy in front of them!

(End of this chapter)