I am God of War in Snow Leopard
Chapter 111 The Army and the People Work Together to Kill the Enemy (10000 words)
Chapter 111 The Army and the People Work Together to Kill the Enemy (10000 words)
Following Sun Kui's order, Zhang Tianfu and other officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company opened fire one after another.
In an instant, gunshots erupted above the smoky Ximen City.
The intersecting fire net formed by the flames turned into countless bullets, and instantly rushed towards the devil attacking crowd outside the city.
Puff puff... ah ah ah, some of the Japanese who rushed to the front were shot one after another in an instant, and fell down in large pieces.
Seeing this, the devils behind fired back one after another.
The two sides started a fierce exchange of fire!
After Sun Kui finished firing a pistol magazine, while changing the magazine, he said to Zhang Tianfu, the deputy company commander who was not far away from him: "Old Zhang, you come to command, and I will call to report the situation to the battalion headquarters, so that The battalion commander knows the situation."
Zhang Tianfu has a bold personality and has quickly become involved with Sun Kui.
"Okay!" I saw him personally holding a light machine gun with a crooked handle, and kept shooting at the devils under the city while responding.
Sun Kui glanced outside the city, turned around and ran towards the city.
In order to prevent being destroyed by the devil's artillery fire, the telephones of each company were set up in the urn city at the foot of the wall in the city.
This can effectively prevent devil shell attacks.
In the battalion headquarters more than 200 meters away, Xu Qingfeng, Liang Shan and others listened to the sound of gunfire from all directions outside.
His face couldn't help but become serious.
Liang Shan couldn't help himself and said: "Batalion Commander, do you want to call and inquire about the situation?"
Xu Qingfeng raised his hand to stop him and said, "Don't worry, each company will take the initiative to report."
Before the words fell, a burst of rapid phone ringing suddenly rang.
Liang Shan, who had already walked to the phone, picked up the phone without any hassle: "Hello, this is the battalion department, and I'm Liang Shan."
"Commander Liang, this is Sun Kui, commander of the ninth company. The enemy has begun to attack. The strength is no less than two squadrons. Please report to the battalion commander immediately." Sun Kui said urgently on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I understand. You must stick to it and report the battle situation in time. I will report to the battalion commander right away." Liang Shan responded and hung up the phone.
While turning to Xu Qingfeng, he said: "Batalion Commander, the Japs from Ximen have begun to attack, and Lao Sun and the others are blocking them!"
Before Liang Shan finished speaking, the phone rang again.
He immediately picked up the microphone again, said a few words and hung up to report to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battalion Commander, the south gate and east gate have also been attacked."
As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang again.
This time it was Liu Yong, the commander of the Seventh Company who was in charge of guarding the North Gate. After Liang Shan answered the call, he reported to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battle Commander, the Seventh Company Commander reported that the devils at the North Gate have also started to attack.
It seems that we are going to be attacked on all sides. "
Xu Qingfeng said in a stern voice: "Don't panic. You have been mentally prepared for this. Send me my order and ask each company to resist firmly.
Without my order, not even a devil's hair is allowed to come in.
In addition, order the artillery company and the machine gun company to be on standby at any time and keep in touch with each company. Once there is an emergency in any direction, fire support will be given in time.
Also, let Wang Tiezhu dispatch an artillery platoon to rush to the east gate.
The Seventh Company and the Eighth Company are defending that side, and the firepower needs to be strengthened. "
"Yes!" Liang Shan responded, and began to call several main company commanders to convey Xu Qingfeng's deployment.
Suddenly, a soldier from the guard platoon hurried in from outside.
As soon as he saw Xu Qingfeng, he quickly saluted and said: "Report to the battalion commander, the enemy's shelling and air strikes just now destroyed a large number of buildings in the city.
Many civilians suffered heavy casualties and needed emergency rescue. Our third guard squad was short of manpower. "
After Xu Qingfeng heard the panic, the violent bombing was no less powerful than a major earthquake.
It is conceivable what kind of crisis the people in the city are facing now.
At this time, it is impossible for him to sit idly by.
So, he said to Liang Shan: "Deputy Battalion Commander Liang, stay here and guard the battalion headquarters. I will lead half of the guards to go out and rescue the people."
Liang Shan said worriedly: "Battalion Commander, our strength is not enough, and we have to divide the troops out at this time, what should we do if the city defense is in an emergency?
Moreover, you only lead half a platoon, and just these dozens of people cannot save the entire city. "
Xu Qingfeng said: "Aren't the more than 200 captive soldiers of the puppet army still there? Chen Qifeng brought them with me, and asked them to join us in organizing the people and saving themselves."
"Without further ado, it's settled!"
Seeing Xu Qingfeng's final decision, the security platoon leader Chen Qifeng immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"
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The home of boatman Zhao Laobo and others was the place most severely bombed by Japanese air raids.
However, before Chen Qifeng left, he left a guard squad with him to protect him.
When the Japanese air raid came, the soldiers promptly organized the transfer of them and nearby people, and only then did Mr. Zhao and others survive.
It also made the civilian casualties on the north side of the city much lower than those in other directions in the city.
However, although the people survived, almost all the houses of each family were destroyed.
When Old Man Zhao and the others crawled out of the cellar and ruins where they were hiding, and looked at the ruined home, they all couldn't help sobbing.
At this time, Xu Qingfeng led some guards and a group of puppet prisoners to search and rescue them along the way.
"Batalion Commander, our battalion commander is here."
A left-behind guard shouted a little excitedly.
After hearing the words, old man Zhao and the people present all turned their heads to look, and saw that it was really Xu Qingfeng who had come.
Everyone became excited in an instant: "It's really Battalion Commander Xu!"
Therefore, Uncle Zhao and several other boatman representatives who had met Xu Qingfeng quickly and spontaneously gathered around Xu Qingfeng.
"Captain Xu, you have to make the decision for us."
"Yeah, Battalion Commander Xu, the little devil is too bad, he blew up our house."
"I ask Battalion Commander Xu to uphold justice for you!"
Everyone was talking and complaining to Xu Qingfeng.
Soon, many people gathered around after hearing the news.
Xu Qingfeng looked at the people on the inner third and outer third floors, and said in a serious voice: "Folks, Xu and I, the soldiers of the Huben Camp, will definitely kill more Japanese invaders and avenge the dead fathers and villagers!
This is our duty as soldiers, please rest assured.
However, I also have one thing that I would like to ask my fellow villagers and elders for help. "
Old Uncle Zhao immediately said: "If Battalion Commander Xu needs us to do anything, just tell us, our folks in Wujiang will never say anything."
"Yes, what we need to do, just say it, nothing else."
The people present echoed in unison.
Xu Qingfeng said: "The enemy is attacking in an all-round way right now. We are short of troops and urgently need logistical support. Therefore, I hope that the villagers can mobilize and join our Huben Camp to defend the city and kill the enemy together!"
"If we kill them all and the devils enter the city, I'm afraid they won't let everyone go.
After all, there are no eggs under an overturned nest! "
Facts have proved that troops who are not good at mobilizing the masses and mobilizing the people will often have their combat effectiveness greatly reduced.
And a party that is good at mobilizing the masses can unleash a combat power that far exceeds its own military strength.
This point has been proven in both the Jiangyin Defense Battle in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and the Xu Bang Battle in modern times.
In 1645, the Nanming Jiangyin Defense War faced the Qing army of more than 20 troops heading south.
The Jiangyin defenders relied on the support of the people in the city and vowed to refuse to surrender.
He fought alone and resisted the Qing army for 81 days. In the end, he killed more than 7 Qing troops at the cost of the entire city's death.
He left behind 10 days of loyalty, representing the people of the seventeen dynasties of the Taizu, [-] people united in one heart and one heart, leaving behind the famous words of the three hundred miles of the Ming Dynasty.
At the Battle of Xu Beng, the 80 elite national army was defeated by 60 troops from Zhongye and Huaye.
After the First World War, all the people north of the Yangtze River were lost, and they have been completely in decline since then.
In addition to the factors of intelligence spies and the stupid command of the high-level national army.
The biggest reason is that the logistics and transportation of the national army are almost entirely resolved by the troops themselves.
Even if there are ordinary people participating, most of them are strong men who have been forcibly captured, and they have no effort and no effort.
On the other hand, Nakano and Huaye have only 60 troops.
But behind it, there is the full support of millions of people in Shandong, Henan and other countries!
The last piece of cloth is sent to make military shoes, the last grain of rice is sent to be used as military rations, and the last flesh and blood is sent to the battlefield.
Under such a contrast, how can the national army be invincible?
The current Wujiang County is besieged on all sides, regardless of whether the Huben Camp can successfully break through in the end.
It is foreseeable that once the city is broken, the devils who have suffered repeatedly will not easily let the people in the city go.
Instead of letting them sit and wait, it is better to mobilize them all now to help the Huben camp defend the city.
Although Wujiang is only a small town, it has thousands of people.
With their support, the combat effectiveness of the Huben Battalion will increase geometrically.
But now the devil's indiscriminate bombardment and air strikes have caused heavy casualties and shattered homes to the people in the city.
This is a great opportunity to mobilize them to share the same hatred and help defend the city.
Sure enough, as soon as Xu Qingfeng said this.
Old Uncle Zhao and others were silent for a while, and then expressed their opinions one after another: "Battle Commander Xu is right, let's just sit back and wait for death.
Why not defend the city with the soldiers of Huben Camp and fight against that little son of a bitch Japan! "
"Yes, I fought with them!"
"I want to avenge my son!"
"I want to avenge my wife!"
"I want to avenge my parents!"
Among the crowd, the people whose families had been killed by the devils' air strikes and bombings all expressed their stance with righteous indignation.
Xu Qingfeng immediately decided to assign Chen Qifeng and two security squads of nearly 30 people to Mr. Zhao.
Let him lead nearly [-] guards and take the lead in mobilizing all the living people in the city, especially the young and middle-aged.
In addition, there are more than 200 puppet army prisoners, and Xu Qingfeng also plans to mix them with the common people.
Serve as a logistics team and a stretcher team for Huben Battalion.
After the arrangements were made, Xu Qingfeng returned to the battalion headquarters with two guards.
The task of mobilizing the people was handed over to Chen Qifeng and Old Man Zhao.
As soon as Xu Qingfeng returned to the battalion headquarters, Liang Shan came up to him and reported to him: "Battal Commander, the east gate and south gate are in emergency one after another.
I have transferred the main force of the artillery company and the machine gun company to support them. "
"How is the situation now?" Xu Qingfeng asked.
Before Liang Shan had time to answer, the phone in the battalion headquarters rang rapidly again.
He had no choice but to turn around and walk over quickly, picked up the phone and listened for a while, then reported to Xu Qingfeng: "Battal Commander, Company Commander Zhang and Company Commander Lei reported that the defenses of the West Gate and South Gate have been stabilized.
However, the Japanese attack continues! "
"Well." Xu Qingfeng said: "Tell them, there is no need to save ammunition, let them concentrate their firepower, and hit me hard!"
"The more ferocious the devils are attacking this time, the more resolutely we must beat them back.
Only in this way can we repel them and create conditions for a breakout at night. "
"Yes!" Liang Shan responded, and immediately conveyed Xu Qingfeng's order over the phone.
After he hung up the phone, Xu Qingfeng asked again: "How is the call between Beimen and Ximen?"
Liang Shandao: "Before you came back, I just called to ask. The seventh company and the ninth company fought well, and they kept the enemy out of the city."
"I have sent Chen Qifeng and Uncle Zhao to mobilize the people. It won't be long before we can get support from the people." Xu Qingfeng lit a pipe.
"Great. With the help of the villagers, our problem of insufficient troops can be greatly alleviated." Liang Shan was overjoyed when he heard this.
"I'll go to the west gate to see the battle situation, you stay at the battalion headquarters." Xu Qingfeng smoked twice.
"Yes!" Liang Shan accepted the order happily.
On the west gate wall, hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company were under the command of Sun Kui, Zhang Tianfu and others.
They are fighting fiercely with the devil's siege troops tenaciously!
Relying on a powerful fire net composed of dozens of submachine guns and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns.
Coupled with the bonus of sufficient ammunition and grenades and other throwing weapons, the Japanese siege troops were left with corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.
When Xu Qingfeng led people up to the top of the city, the corpses of the devil's siege troops were already lying around outside the city gate.
"The battalion commander is here!"
Some soldiers accidentally saw Xu Qingfeng while changing magazines, and immediately yelled at the top of their lungs.
The officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company, who were fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, couldn't help but boost their morale when they heard Xu Qingfeng's arrival.
One after another burst out with stronger fighting power, shooting at the Japanese and throwing grenades at the risk of their lives.
Outside the city, there is an unknown mountain of earth.
Jun Takeshita, who was observing, suddenly heard the defenders at the top of the city cheering in unison.
Immediately afterwards, a stronger combat power burst out, and a denser rain of bullets was fired.
He couldn't help but frown, and he understood that something must have stimulated the defenders on the city wall, causing their morale to suddenly rise.
And this is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable to the Japanese army outside the city, which has been unable to attack for a long time.
Sure enough, the Japanese siege troops, which had been beaten with heavy casualties and low morale, suddenly increased their firepower again after discovering the morale of the defenders on the top of the city.
Unable to hold on any longer, they all fell back.
Even if the Japanese are brainwashed by the Bushido spirit, they will not be afraid of death no matter how brave they are.
However, when the two squadrons engaged in the attack suffered more than half the casualties, and soon even more than two-thirds.
In addition, many grassroots officers were also killed one after another, and after various unfavorable factors occurred.
They can no longer hold on, so it is not surprising to retreat.
Seeing his own attacking troops retreat, Takeshita Shun said nothing, turned around and walked down the hill.
This was within his expectation, he never expected to break through the defense of Huben Camp with a single attack.
However, after walking down the mountain bag, he still ordered an accompanying adjutant: "Order the artillery unit to immediately carry out artillery bombardment in the area around the West City Gate."
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At the west city gate, seeing the Japanese retreating, Xu Qingfeng did not bother to greet the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company.
Then he ordered Sun Kui and Zhang Tianfu: "Withdraw all the main troops immediately to prevent the Japanese bombardment."
After saying that, he took the lead to get off the city with the accompanying guards.
Sun Kui and Zhang Tianfu acted on orders and quickly withdrew the main force of the Ninth Company.
At the same time, some wounded soldiers were also withdrawn. Only less than one squad of soldiers remained on the top of the city, serving as guard posts.
Sure enough, as soon as they withdrew, the devil's retaliatory artillery fire came as promised.
"Battalion Commander, I, Zhang Tianfu, have never obeyed anyone in war in my life, but since I met you, I am really submissive."
As soon as the devil's shelling arrived, at the base of the city wall, Zhang Tianfu spoke to Xu Qingfeng in his thick northeast accent.
"You know this little devil's tactics like the back of your hand!"
The Ninth Company Commander Sun Kui smiled and said, "Otherwise, our Battalion Commander can lead the brothers all the way from the Songhu battlefield to this place?
Can kill so many devils? "
"I didn't say anything, our battalion commander is amazing!" Zhang Tianfu flattered Xu Qingfeng from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Qingfeng smiled and said: "The devil's tactics are actually not that complicated, it's nothing more than the infantry and artillery coordination is better than ours.
In the words of ordinary generals, infantry rush and artillery bombard.
After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged.
After the infantry charges, the artillery blasts!
As long as you master this basic rule and take precautions, the enemy's tactics will not have much effect. "
"Well, good advice!" Zhang Tianfu nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up.
"Okay, you guys should pay attention to the artillery here and take care of the wounded. I'll go back to the battalion headquarters first."
After Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, he led two guards into an alley not far away and ran towards the battalion headquarters.
About half an hour later, the Japanese attacks from the other three directions were all repelled one after another.
Xu Qingfeng immediately told Liang Shan to order each company to quickly move their positions to avoid Japanese artillery fire.
As soon as the arrangements were made, Chen Qifeng and Mr. Zhao walked into the battalion headquarters from the outside hand in hand.
Seeing Xu Qingfeng, Chen Qifeng immediately saluted and said: "Report to the battalion commander, after statistics, there are still more than 4000 people in the city, including more than 1000 young and middle-aged people, and we have all mobilized them.
Battalion Commander, how do we arrange them next? "
"These young adults and the more than 200 prisoners of the puppet army were mixed into four logistics brigades, which were respectively assigned to the three main infantry companies and the machine gun company.
Responsible for helping these companies defend the city and transport ammunition and wounded. "Xu Qingfeng made a decisive decision and made arrangements.
"Yes!" Chen Qifeng agreed loudly, turned around and walked out with Mr. Zhao.
After watching them leave, Liang Shan said to Xu Qingfeng worriedly: "Battle Commander, let's mobilize all the people.
Although it can improve our ability to defend the city, once we withdraw, the Japanese will definitely not let them go.
what should we do? "
Xu Qingfeng muttered: "I have already thought about this issue. I will lead all the people to break out tonight!"
"Ah? Leading the people to break through the encirclement together?" Liang Shan said in shock: "Then our marching speed will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to break through smoothly!"
"We can't leave thousands of old, weak, women and children alone." Xu Qingfeng said: "With many people and big goals, our actions are slow. If we break through the encirclement by land, it will be difficult to succeed.
Therefore, if you want to lead the people to break out of the encirclement together, you can only take a boat and take the waterway. "
"Then do we have to change our breakout plan?" Liang Shan asked.
Xu Qingfeng muttered: "Yes, soldiers are unpredictable, and the battlefield situation changes rapidly.
We will not disperse to break through, but take a boat from the north gate to break through by water! "
"In this case, you call all the company commanders over immediately, and I will re-formulate a breakout plan."
"Okay!" Liang Shan responded, and immediately went to make a call.
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In the south of the city, the Japanese joint command headquarters.
The first attack failed as expected.
Katayama Riichiro also ordered that several major commanders such as Shun Takeshita, Takamori Takamori, and Hoyuki Okamoto be transferred back from their respective sects.
"Everyone, how do you feel that the first all-out attack failed?" After everyone arrived, Katayama Riichiro, an old devil, asked straight to the point.
Jun Takeshita was the first to speak: "Report to the general, the Ximen defenders have strong firepower and a strong will to resist.
In particular, the imperial army's artillery fire and air strikes did not seem to have caused them much damage.
Therefore, our attack failed unexpectedly. "
"Okamoto-kun, what about you? If I remember correctly, you were very ambitious before the attack started!"
Katayama Riichiro asked Colonel Okamoto Yasuyuki again: "How do you feel now?"
Okamoto Yasuyuki said with a gloomy face: "The defenders are waiting for work, but our army's siege troops are far away from the labor division.
However, their equipment and firepower are indeed impressive.
Especially the ratio of light to heavy machine guns, with the same strength, is even more than that of the imperial army.
Therefore, this army is indeed a relatively strong combat force, which is different from the difficult opponents of other Chinese armies. "
Takamori Takamori was the last to speak, and said with gloomy eyes: "General, since the conventional attack is difficult to work.
Why don't we attack with gas bombs? "
"Use poison gas bombs now?" Riichiro Katayama hesitated: "This is a county town. If poison gas bombs are used rashly, if the news is leaked, it will have a negative impact on the imperial army."
"General, we have only one goal in this battle, and that is to completely wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops!"
"We will not hesitate to pay any price for this!" Takashi Takamori said fiercely, "As for how the Chinese civilians in the city died.
That's not something we should be thinking about, and history is written by the victors, as long as we keep the news under wraps.
If no one in the city is allowed to leave alive, no one will know what happened here. "
Although Takeshita Jun couldn't bear to use poison gas bombs indiscriminately on civilians, he thought of so many of his colleagues in the Imperial Army who died on the way to the charge.
He dismissed the idea of dissuading, but frowned slightly.
Seeing that no one objected, Katayama Satoichiro immediately ordered: "In this case, then immediately deploy poison gas bombs to the attacking troops.
Launch poison gas bombs into the city at the same time, and then attack at the same time again. We must take down the county seat and wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops before dark. "
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Inside the city, the headquarters of the Huben Battalion.
Several main company commanders had not yet arrived, but Yu Tianzhao, deputy platoon leader of the guard platoon, came in from outside with Wang Changgui from the Wujiang Office of the Secret Service.
"Report to the battalion commander. Director Wang said that I have something to see." After seeing Xu Qingfeng, Yu Tianzhao immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Director Wang? What's the matter?" Xu Qingfeng immediately looked at Wang Changgui and asked.
"Mr. Xu, I think you have mobilized the whole city?" Wang Changgui asked respectfully.
"Yes, the enemy has a large number of troops and is besieged from all sides. Our troops are not enough, so we mobilized the people to help us defend the city.
After all, there are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned. Rather than letting the people sit and wait for death, it is better to mobilize them and defend the city with us. "
After Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, he asked, "Does Director Wang have any ideas?"
"Sir, since this is the case, then our Secret Service cannot be idle.
On behalf of the Wujiang Office, I request to join your department and assist you in defending the city. "Wang Changgui said clearly.
Xu Qingfeng nodded and praised: "Very good. After the city is defeated, we will all be destroyed. We should unite and fight the enemy together!"
"Director Wang, how many people are there in your office?"
"Including me, there are a total of 12 people, with fifteen short guns and two American-made submachine guns." Wang Changgui replied immediately.
"How about this, there are more than 3000 people in the city, most of them are old and weak women and children, I am afraid that no one will maintain law and order, and someone will take advantage of the chaos to harm the people.
Director Wang, please bring people to maintain order, if there are not enough manpower.
You can select some of these people to form a security team.
Specially responsible for protecting the people in the city and maintaining order.
Let's work together to fight the enemy together! "
When Wang Changgui heard it, he didn't ask himself to lead people to the front line of the city to fight the devils.
It was inevitable that he was a little disappointed, and Xu Qingfeng could see the changes in his expression.
So he enlightened: "Director Wang, your office has been in Wujiang for a long time, and it knows more about the topography and humanities here than we do.
Therefore, you are responsible for maintaining order and public security and the role you can play.
It's much bigger than bringing a dozen soldiers to the city wall to engage in a close-range firefight with the Japanese. "
"The revolutionary division of labor is different, and it is the same today in Wujiang County. The enemy is strong and we are weak. We must give full play to our respective advantages to be able to defend this place."
Wang Changgui suddenly realized what he heard, and immediately stated his position: "The officer is right, the humble post takes orders!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Wang Changgui left on the front foot, and the four main company commanders, Sun Kui, Zhang Zhijian, Liu Yong, and Lei Xiong, walked in from the outside.
They were all unkempt, and looked like they had just come off the battlefield.
However, when they saw Xu Qingfeng, they immediately stood up to attention and saluted: "Battle Commander!
battalion commander! "
Xu Qingfeng raised his hand in return and said, "You're welcome. The military situation is urgent. I'll keep my story short. Everyone can sit down and take a rest."
After finishing speaking, Xu Qingfeng instructed Yu Tianzhao again: "Deputy Platoon Leader Yu, hurry up and get them some food and water, and let them listen while eating."
"Yes!" Yu Tian responded, then turned and left.
Sun Kui and others stopped being polite and dispersed spontaneously, finding stools to sit down on their own.
Xu Qingfeng said: "I have already mobilized the people of the whole city, together with the more than 200 puppet troops who were captured by us before, they have been mixed into four large supply teams.
One of these four brigades will be assigned to each of your companies to assist you in defending the city. "
When Sun Kui, Zhang Zhijian and others heard this, they couldn't help being overjoyed.
"Great, with the help of these supply personnel, then we can let go of our hands and feet and fight the devils without any worries!"
"Who says it's not the case? At least someone helped transport the ammunition, and someone also helped carry the injured brother."
"Besides, there is another important thing to call you back, and that is our plan to break out at night, and we have to change it."
Xu Qingfeng interrupted them with a wave of his hand: "From the indiscriminate bombardment of the devils before, we can conclude that it doesn't matter whether we can break through or not.
The devils will definitely not let the people in Wujiang County let go, let alone they have been mobilized now.
Become a part of us, the devil will not let them go.
So, I decided to bring the whole city to break out together tonight! "
"With the people, it is obviously impossible to break through by land, so our only choice is to take the water."
"In this case, the breakout plan we made before will not work." Zhang Zhijian heard the words.
"So, I called you back and told you my new breakout plan."
Xu Qingfeng paused and said: "First of all, we must secretly move all the ships we can collect in the city to the north of the city to hide.
Pay special attention to air defense so as not to be destroyed by enemy shells and air attacks.
Furthermore, the original breakout plan was changed to concentrate all our heavy firepower and two-thirds of our troops to attack the south gate first and then the west gate, creating the illusion that we were going to break out from the west gate.
Attract the devils from the north gate to rush to help, and then we will take advantage of the situation to cover the people to break through from the north gate and retreat into Taihu Lake by water. "
"Battalion Commander, what should we do if we can't mobilize the Japs at the North Gate?" Lei Xiong, commander of the machine gun company, expressed concern.
Xu Qingfeng said: "It depends on how much pressure our attacking troops can put on the devils.
In a word, the more ferocious the feint attacking troops fought, the greater the certainty that the people would be able to break through and evacuate from the North Gate. "
Everyone nodded slightly, but their expressions were a little dignified.
They all understood what Xu Qingfeng's words meant.
It is not difficult to imagine that if you want to mobilize the Japs in other directions, especially the North Gate, the feint attack troops must pay a huge price to achieve this.
However, things have come to this point, they have no choice.
You can't leave the common people behind and break through on your own, right?
After all, without the help of the common people, it is still unknown whether they can hold on until dark and whether they have enough energy to counterattack and break through.
Immediately, Zhang Zhijian said again: "Battle Commander, since we have already made the North Gate the main direction to break through.
Why didn't they open the east gate again, instead they opened the west gate? "
Sun Kui, Lei Xiong, Liu Yong and others all looked at Xu Qingfeng.
Obviously they didn't understand either. Facing everyone's gaze, Xu Qingfeng said: "The reason is very simple. To the east is Suzhou, which has fallen.
There are also heavy troops of the devils on the front line. From the perspective of the situation, our breakout to the east is tantamount to throwing ourselves into a trap.
Therefore, it is difficult to convince the devils that we want to break through the east gate by attacking the south gate first and then the east gate.
Because, even if we successfully break out from the East Gate, they can still contact the Japanese troops in Suzhou and other places to intercept and encircle us.
But Ximen is different. It is not far to the west after leaving Ximen, which is the mountainous area of western Zhejiang and southern Anhui.
Once the devils in Hu County can't stop us, then we can rush into the mountains to fight guerrillas.
Therefore, as long as our offensive at Ximen is strong enough, it is possible to mobilize the Japanese.
If, just in case, I said just in case, the devil remains unmoved, then we will stay and join the people of the whole city in a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders to the end, and we will die together!
In a word, we cannot abandon the people in the city and break through alone! "
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.
They are not the same as Tang Paopao who was in Nanjing, they were under the influence of Xu Qingfeng.
The national justice and military honor in their hearts are more important than their own lives.
It is absolutely impossible for them to abandon and help their people break out.
Xu Qingfeng couldn't do this even more.
As a man of two generations, even if these common people did not help them defend the city, he could not bear to sit back and watch them fall into the hands of the Japanese army.
Otherwise, there is no need for him to go to Nanjing.
Directly leading the troops into the mountains to fight guerrillas is to rely on his command ability and the combat effectiveness of his group of veterans.
How could we gain a foothold in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui and carve out a world behind enemy lines?
"The breakout plan has been finalized. I will tell you the specific feint attack troops after I decide on them tonight."
Just as Xu Qingfeng was talking, Yu Tianzhao brought several cooks to bring food and hot water to everyone.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng greeted them and said, "Hurry up and eat, and go back when you're full."
"Yes!" The people who were already hungry were not polite, and they gathered around and began to gorge themselves on the food.
Liang Shan asked at this time: "Battle Commander, there are still two or three hours before dark, do you think the devils will launch another attack?"
Xu Qingfeng pondered: "It's very possible, for the devils, they won't give us any respite.
Therefore, as long as the situation permits, they will spare no effort to attack again and again. "
"Will the devil play any tricks next?" Sun Kui, the commander of the Ninth Company who was pulling rice into his mouth, said casually, "The devil's attack just now can be regarded as a head-on blow by us, and the loss was heavy."
With the help of all the people in the city, the soldiers can not only eat canned food, but also white rice.
He does not mean that.
Xu Qingfeng suddenly thought of something, and immediately said to everyone: "The Ninth Company Commander is right, the devils can't attack by force for the first time.
If we attack again, we are likely to use some unconventional weapons, such as poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs, etc.
Judging from the devil's vicious behavior, the former is more likely. "
"Then we have to make some preparations in advance!" Lei Xiong said with a sudden change of expression when he heard the gas bomb.
Xu Qingfeng pondered and said: "Well, immediately inform all companies and the baggage personnel in the city that those who have gas masks should use gas masks.
No, prepare wet towels and clean water in case the devils use gas bombs! "
"You guys also quickly return to the command position."
"Yes!" Everyone ate up all the food in the bowl, without paying respects to Xu Qingfeng, they took orders and left one after another.
About half an hour later, various units of the Japanese army outside the city suddenly opened fire.
Batch after batch of poison gas bombs were launched into the city from all directions.
The soldiers and civilians in the city had taken precautions in advance.
Therefore, this round of poison gas attack by the Japanese did not work.
When the poisonous gas began to permeate the whole city, there was a sudden sleet in the sky, which greatly reduced the poisonous gas of the Japanese army.
In the command post in the south of the city, we watched the sudden arrival of sleet and snow.
Katayama Riichiro's face turned ashen for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Baga, why is it raining at this time?"
The devil's mustard seed poisonous gas melts in water.
At this time, it is raining and snowing, and the power of the gas bomb will be weakened to an insignificant level.
Takeshita Toshi, who had not yet returned to the west of the city, persuaded: "General, the weather is unpredictable, and now it is cold winter. It is normal for the Jiangnan area to rain."
"Baga, order the attacking troops to launch an attack immediately according to the original plan!" Riichiro Katayama ordered in a deep voice with a pale face.
The order was quickly issued, and the Japanese attacking troops outside the gates were in the hands.
About 2000 devils were divided into four groups, of which there were more people at the south gate and east gate.
Once again launched a full-line attack on Wujiang County at the same time!
The officers and soldiers of each company in the Huben Battalion have received the support of more than 1000 supply personnel, and there is no logistical pressure.
Without any worries anymore, he let go and launched an all-out attack on the Japanese.
Xu Qingfeng also personally commanded the artillery and machine gun companies to directly support the south and east of the city where the Japanese attacks were most intense.
Especially the artillery company, under the command of Xu Qingfeng, played its role to the extreme.
It caused great trouble and casualties to the devil's siege troops.
During the fierce battle, Xu Qingfeng himself even controlled a mortar and once again destroyed three Type [-] tanks used by the Japanese for cover.
When the last Type [-] tank was destroyed, Xu Qingfeng finally heard the system prompt in his ears: "Ding, congratulations to the host for getting a Sherman tank!"
"Huh?" Xu Qingfeng was very surprised when he heard it: "So lucky this time? It seems that I haven't exploded the equipment recently, and all the luck has accumulated here, and an American tank exploded all of a sudden."
"It's a pity that I don't have any tank soldiers around me who can operate tanks, and I don't have a suitable excuse to release this tank.
I can only wait until Nanjing to find a chance to use it. "
Xu Qingfeng sighed, continued to operate the mortar, and led Wang Tiezhu and other officers and soldiers of the artillery company to continue firing.
Provide accurate and timely fire support for the defenders at the East Gate and South Gate.
Under the heroic resistance of Xu Qingfeng and the officers and soldiers of each company, more than an hour later, the Japanese's second round of attack was finally repelled.
This time, each company killed no fewer than 500 Japanese troops.
Including the previous one, the Japanese lost nearly a thousand people after two rounds of attacks.
And the casualties on the Huben Battalion were not small, with the average casualties of the four main companies exceeding one-third.
On the contrary, the machine gun company, the artillery company, the guard platoon, and the communication platoon suffered few casualties.
After repelling the second round of Japanese attacks, it soon became dark.
Xu Qingfeng ordered the companies and platoons to count the personnel and equipment losses, and at the same time began to consider letting those troops take on the task of feint attack at night.
Because, Xu Qingfeng knew very well that this feint attack mission was definitely a dangerous narrow escape.
Allowing that company to participate is almost equivalent to sacrificing that company.
This made him have to fall into a dilemma.
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Following Sun Kui's order, Zhang Tianfu and other officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company opened fire one after another.
In an instant, gunshots erupted above the smoky Ximen City.
The intersecting fire net formed by the flames turned into countless bullets, and instantly rushed towards the devil attacking crowd outside the city.
Puff puff... ah ah ah, some of the Japanese who rushed to the front were shot one after another in an instant, and fell down in large pieces.
Seeing this, the devils behind fired back one after another.
The two sides started a fierce exchange of fire!
After Sun Kui finished firing a pistol magazine, while changing the magazine, he said to Zhang Tianfu, the deputy company commander who was not far away from him: "Old Zhang, you come to command, and I will call to report the situation to the battalion headquarters, so that The battalion commander knows the situation."
Zhang Tianfu has a bold personality and has quickly become involved with Sun Kui.
"Okay!" I saw him personally holding a light machine gun with a crooked handle, and kept shooting at the devils under the city while responding.
Sun Kui glanced outside the city, turned around and ran towards the city.
In order to prevent being destroyed by the devil's artillery fire, the telephones of each company were set up in the urn city at the foot of the wall in the city.
This can effectively prevent devil shell attacks.
In the battalion headquarters more than 200 meters away, Xu Qingfeng, Liang Shan and others listened to the sound of gunfire from all directions outside.
His face couldn't help but become serious.
Liang Shan couldn't help himself and said: "Batalion Commander, do you want to call and inquire about the situation?"
Xu Qingfeng raised his hand to stop him and said, "Don't worry, each company will take the initiative to report."
Before the words fell, a burst of rapid phone ringing suddenly rang.
Liang Shan, who had already walked to the phone, picked up the phone without any hassle: "Hello, this is the battalion department, and I'm Liang Shan."
"Commander Liang, this is Sun Kui, commander of the ninth company. The enemy has begun to attack. The strength is no less than two squadrons. Please report to the battalion commander immediately." Sun Kui said urgently on the other end of the phone.
"Okay, I understand. You must stick to it and report the battle situation in time. I will report to the battalion commander right away." Liang Shan responded and hung up the phone.
While turning to Xu Qingfeng, he said: "Batalion Commander, the Japs from Ximen have begun to attack, and Lao Sun and the others are blocking them!"
Before Liang Shan finished speaking, the phone rang again.
He immediately picked up the microphone again, said a few words and hung up to report to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battalion Commander, the south gate and east gate have also been attacked."
As soon as the voice fell, the phone rang again.
This time it was Liu Yong, the commander of the Seventh Company who was in charge of guarding the North Gate. After Liang Shan answered the call, he reported to Xu Qingfenghui: "Battle Commander, the Seventh Company Commander reported that the devils at the North Gate have also started to attack.
It seems that we are going to be attacked on all sides. "
Xu Qingfeng said in a stern voice: "Don't panic. You have been mentally prepared for this. Send me my order and ask each company to resist firmly.
Without my order, not even a devil's hair is allowed to come in.
In addition, order the artillery company and the machine gun company to be on standby at any time and keep in touch with each company. Once there is an emergency in any direction, fire support will be given in time.
Also, let Wang Tiezhu dispatch an artillery platoon to rush to the east gate.
The Seventh Company and the Eighth Company are defending that side, and the firepower needs to be strengthened. "
"Yes!" Liang Shan responded, and began to call several main company commanders to convey Xu Qingfeng's deployment.
Suddenly, a soldier from the guard platoon hurried in from outside.
As soon as he saw Xu Qingfeng, he quickly saluted and said: "Report to the battalion commander, the enemy's shelling and air strikes just now destroyed a large number of buildings in the city.
Many civilians suffered heavy casualties and needed emergency rescue. Our third guard squad was short of manpower. "
After Xu Qingfeng heard the panic, the violent bombing was no less powerful than a major earthquake.
It is conceivable what kind of crisis the people in the city are facing now.
At this time, it is impossible for him to sit idly by.
So, he said to Liang Shan: "Deputy Battalion Commander Liang, stay here and guard the battalion headquarters. I will lead half of the guards to go out and rescue the people."
Liang Shan said worriedly: "Battalion Commander, our strength is not enough, and we have to divide the troops out at this time, what should we do if the city defense is in an emergency?
Moreover, you only lead half a platoon, and just these dozens of people cannot save the entire city. "
Xu Qingfeng said: "Aren't the more than 200 captive soldiers of the puppet army still there? Chen Qifeng brought them with me, and asked them to join us in organizing the people and saving themselves."
"Without further ado, it's settled!"
Seeing Xu Qingfeng's final decision, the security platoon leader Chen Qifeng immediately accepted the order: "Yes!"
……
The home of boatman Zhao Laobo and others was the place most severely bombed by Japanese air raids.
However, before Chen Qifeng left, he left a guard squad with him to protect him.
When the Japanese air raid came, the soldiers promptly organized the transfer of them and nearby people, and only then did Mr. Zhao and others survive.
It also made the civilian casualties on the north side of the city much lower than those in other directions in the city.
However, although the people survived, almost all the houses of each family were destroyed.
When Old Man Zhao and the others crawled out of the cellar and ruins where they were hiding, and looked at the ruined home, they all couldn't help sobbing.
At this time, Xu Qingfeng led some guards and a group of puppet prisoners to search and rescue them along the way.
"Batalion Commander, our battalion commander is here."
A left-behind guard shouted a little excitedly.
After hearing the words, old man Zhao and the people present all turned their heads to look, and saw that it was really Xu Qingfeng who had come.
Everyone became excited in an instant: "It's really Battalion Commander Xu!"
Therefore, Uncle Zhao and several other boatman representatives who had met Xu Qingfeng quickly and spontaneously gathered around Xu Qingfeng.
"Captain Xu, you have to make the decision for us."
"Yeah, Battalion Commander Xu, the little devil is too bad, he blew up our house."
"I ask Battalion Commander Xu to uphold justice for you!"
Everyone was talking and complaining to Xu Qingfeng.
Soon, many people gathered around after hearing the news.
Xu Qingfeng looked at the people on the inner third and outer third floors, and said in a serious voice: "Folks, Xu and I, the soldiers of the Huben Camp, will definitely kill more Japanese invaders and avenge the dead fathers and villagers!
This is our duty as soldiers, please rest assured.
However, I also have one thing that I would like to ask my fellow villagers and elders for help. "
Old Uncle Zhao immediately said: "If Battalion Commander Xu needs us to do anything, just tell us, our folks in Wujiang will never say anything."
"Yes, what we need to do, just say it, nothing else."
The people present echoed in unison.
Xu Qingfeng said: "The enemy is attacking in an all-round way right now. We are short of troops and urgently need logistical support. Therefore, I hope that the villagers can mobilize and join our Huben Camp to defend the city and kill the enemy together!"
"If we kill them all and the devils enter the city, I'm afraid they won't let everyone go.
After all, there are no eggs under an overturned nest! "
Facts have proved that troops who are not good at mobilizing the masses and mobilizing the people will often have their combat effectiveness greatly reduced.
And a party that is good at mobilizing the masses can unleash a combat power that far exceeds its own military strength.
This point has been proven in both the Jiangyin Defense Battle in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and the Xu Bang Battle in modern times.
In 1645, the Nanming Jiangyin Defense War faced the Qing army of more than 20 troops heading south.
The Jiangyin defenders relied on the support of the people in the city and vowed to refuse to surrender.
He fought alone and resisted the Qing army for 81 days. In the end, he killed more than 7 Qing troops at the cost of the entire city's death.
He left behind 10 days of loyalty, representing the people of the seventeen dynasties of the Taizu, [-] people united in one heart and one heart, leaving behind the famous words of the three hundred miles of the Ming Dynasty.
At the Battle of Xu Beng, the 80 elite national army was defeated by 60 troops from Zhongye and Huaye.
After the First World War, all the people north of the Yangtze River were lost, and they have been completely in decline since then.
In addition to the factors of intelligence spies and the stupid command of the high-level national army.
The biggest reason is that the logistics and transportation of the national army are almost entirely resolved by the troops themselves.
Even if there are ordinary people participating, most of them are strong men who have been forcibly captured, and they have no effort and no effort.
On the other hand, Nakano and Huaye have only 60 troops.
But behind it, there is the full support of millions of people in Shandong, Henan and other countries!
The last piece of cloth is sent to make military shoes, the last grain of rice is sent to be used as military rations, and the last flesh and blood is sent to the battlefield.
Under such a contrast, how can the national army be invincible?
The current Wujiang County is besieged on all sides, regardless of whether the Huben Camp can successfully break through in the end.
It is foreseeable that once the city is broken, the devils who have suffered repeatedly will not easily let the people in the city go.
Instead of letting them sit and wait, it is better to mobilize them all now to help the Huben camp defend the city.
Although Wujiang is only a small town, it has thousands of people.
With their support, the combat effectiveness of the Huben Battalion will increase geometrically.
But now the devil's indiscriminate bombardment and air strikes have caused heavy casualties and shattered homes to the people in the city.
This is a great opportunity to mobilize them to share the same hatred and help defend the city.
Sure enough, as soon as Xu Qingfeng said this.
Old Uncle Zhao and others were silent for a while, and then expressed their opinions one after another: "Battle Commander Xu is right, let's just sit back and wait for death.
Why not defend the city with the soldiers of Huben Camp and fight against that little son of a bitch Japan! "
"Yes, I fought with them!"
"I want to avenge my son!"
"I want to avenge my wife!"
"I want to avenge my parents!"
Among the crowd, the people whose families had been killed by the devils' air strikes and bombings all expressed their stance with righteous indignation.
Xu Qingfeng immediately decided to assign Chen Qifeng and two security squads of nearly 30 people to Mr. Zhao.
Let him lead nearly [-] guards and take the lead in mobilizing all the living people in the city, especially the young and middle-aged.
In addition, there are more than 200 puppet army prisoners, and Xu Qingfeng also plans to mix them with the common people.
Serve as a logistics team and a stretcher team for Huben Battalion.
After the arrangements were made, Xu Qingfeng returned to the battalion headquarters with two guards.
The task of mobilizing the people was handed over to Chen Qifeng and Old Man Zhao.
As soon as Xu Qingfeng returned to the battalion headquarters, Liang Shan came up to him and reported to him: "Battal Commander, the east gate and south gate are in emergency one after another.
I have transferred the main force of the artillery company and the machine gun company to support them. "
"How is the situation now?" Xu Qingfeng asked.
Before Liang Shan had time to answer, the phone in the battalion headquarters rang rapidly again.
He had no choice but to turn around and walk over quickly, picked up the phone and listened for a while, then reported to Xu Qingfeng: "Battal Commander, Company Commander Zhang and Company Commander Lei reported that the defenses of the West Gate and South Gate have been stabilized.
However, the Japanese attack continues! "
"Well." Xu Qingfeng said: "Tell them, there is no need to save ammunition, let them concentrate their firepower, and hit me hard!"
"The more ferocious the devils are attacking this time, the more resolutely we must beat them back.
Only in this way can we repel them and create conditions for a breakout at night. "
"Yes!" Liang Shan responded, and immediately conveyed Xu Qingfeng's order over the phone.
After he hung up the phone, Xu Qingfeng asked again: "How is the call between Beimen and Ximen?"
Liang Shandao: "Before you came back, I just called to ask. The seventh company and the ninth company fought well, and they kept the enemy out of the city."
"I have sent Chen Qifeng and Uncle Zhao to mobilize the people. It won't be long before we can get support from the people." Xu Qingfeng lit a pipe.
"Great. With the help of the villagers, our problem of insufficient troops can be greatly alleviated." Liang Shan was overjoyed when he heard this.
"I'll go to the west gate to see the battle situation, you stay at the battalion headquarters." Xu Qingfeng smoked twice.
"Yes!" Liang Shan accepted the order happily.
On the west gate wall, hundreds of officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company were under the command of Sun Kui, Zhang Tianfu and others.
They are fighting fiercely with the devil's siege troops tenaciously!
Relying on a powerful fire net composed of dozens of submachine guns and more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns.
Coupled with the bonus of sufficient ammunition and grenades and other throwing weapons, the Japanese siege troops were left with corpses everywhere and rivers of blood.
When Xu Qingfeng led people up to the top of the city, the corpses of the devil's siege troops were already lying around outside the city gate.
"The battalion commander is here!"
Some soldiers accidentally saw Xu Qingfeng while changing magazines, and immediately yelled at the top of their lungs.
The officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company, who were fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, couldn't help but boost their morale when they heard Xu Qingfeng's arrival.
One after another burst out with stronger fighting power, shooting at the Japanese and throwing grenades at the risk of their lives.
Outside the city, there is an unknown mountain of earth.
Jun Takeshita, who was observing, suddenly heard the defenders at the top of the city cheering in unison.
Immediately afterwards, a stronger combat power burst out, and a denser rain of bullets was fired.
He couldn't help but frown, and he understood that something must have stimulated the defenders on the city wall, causing their morale to suddenly rise.
And this is undoubtedly extremely unfavorable to the Japanese army outside the city, which has been unable to attack for a long time.
Sure enough, the Japanese siege troops, which had been beaten with heavy casualties and low morale, suddenly increased their firepower again after discovering the morale of the defenders on the top of the city.
Unable to hold on any longer, they all fell back.
Even if the Japanese are brainwashed by the Bushido spirit, they will not be afraid of death no matter how brave they are.
However, when the two squadrons engaged in the attack suffered more than half the casualties, and soon even more than two-thirds.
In addition, many grassroots officers were also killed one after another, and after various unfavorable factors occurred.
They can no longer hold on, so it is not surprising to retreat.
Seeing his own attacking troops retreat, Takeshita Shun said nothing, turned around and walked down the hill.
This was within his expectation, he never expected to break through the defense of Huben Camp with a single attack.
However, after walking down the mountain bag, he still ordered an accompanying adjutant: "Order the artillery unit to immediately carry out artillery bombardment in the area around the West City Gate."
……
At the west city gate, seeing the Japanese retreating, Xu Qingfeng did not bother to greet the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company.
Then he ordered Sun Kui and Zhang Tianfu: "Withdraw all the main troops immediately to prevent the Japanese bombardment."
After saying that, he took the lead to get off the city with the accompanying guards.
Sun Kui and Zhang Tianfu acted on orders and quickly withdrew the main force of the Ninth Company.
At the same time, some wounded soldiers were also withdrawn. Only less than one squad of soldiers remained on the top of the city, serving as guard posts.
Sure enough, as soon as they withdrew, the devil's retaliatory artillery fire came as promised.
"Battalion Commander, I, Zhang Tianfu, have never obeyed anyone in war in my life, but since I met you, I am really submissive."
As soon as the devil's shelling arrived, at the base of the city wall, Zhang Tianfu spoke to Xu Qingfeng in his thick northeast accent.
"You know this little devil's tactics like the back of your hand!"
The Ninth Company Commander Sun Kui smiled and said, "Otherwise, our Battalion Commander can lead the brothers all the way from the Songhu battlefield to this place?
Can kill so many devils? "
"I didn't say anything, our battalion commander is amazing!" Zhang Tianfu flattered Xu Qingfeng from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Qingfeng smiled and said: "The devil's tactics are actually not that complicated, it's nothing more than the infantry and artillery coordination is better than ours.
In the words of ordinary generals, infantry rush and artillery bombard.
After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged.
After the infantry charges, the artillery blasts!
As long as you master this basic rule and take precautions, the enemy's tactics will not have much effect. "
"Well, good advice!" Zhang Tianfu nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up.
"Okay, you guys should pay attention to the artillery here and take care of the wounded. I'll go back to the battalion headquarters first."
After Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, he led two guards into an alley not far away and ran towards the battalion headquarters.
About half an hour later, the Japanese attacks from the other three directions were all repelled one after another.
Xu Qingfeng immediately told Liang Shan to order each company to quickly move their positions to avoid Japanese artillery fire.
As soon as the arrangements were made, Chen Qifeng and Mr. Zhao walked into the battalion headquarters from the outside hand in hand.
Seeing Xu Qingfeng, Chen Qifeng immediately saluted and said: "Report to the battalion commander, after statistics, there are still more than 4000 people in the city, including more than 1000 young and middle-aged people, and we have all mobilized them.
Battalion Commander, how do we arrange them next? "
"These young adults and the more than 200 prisoners of the puppet army were mixed into four logistics brigades, which were respectively assigned to the three main infantry companies and the machine gun company.
Responsible for helping these companies defend the city and transport ammunition and wounded. "Xu Qingfeng made a decisive decision and made arrangements.
"Yes!" Chen Qifeng agreed loudly, turned around and walked out with Mr. Zhao.
After watching them leave, Liang Shan said to Xu Qingfeng worriedly: "Battle Commander, let's mobilize all the people.
Although it can improve our ability to defend the city, once we withdraw, the Japanese will definitely not let them go.
what should we do? "
Xu Qingfeng muttered: "I have already thought about this issue. I will lead all the people to break out tonight!"
"Ah? Leading the people to break through the encirclement together?" Liang Shan said in shock: "Then our marching speed will be greatly reduced, and it will be difficult to break through smoothly!"
"We can't leave thousands of old, weak, women and children alone." Xu Qingfeng said: "With many people and big goals, our actions are slow. If we break through the encirclement by land, it will be difficult to succeed.
Therefore, if you want to lead the people to break out of the encirclement together, you can only take a boat and take the waterway. "
"Then do we have to change our breakout plan?" Liang Shan asked.
Xu Qingfeng muttered: "Yes, soldiers are unpredictable, and the battlefield situation changes rapidly.
We will not disperse to break through, but take a boat from the north gate to break through by water! "
"In this case, you call all the company commanders over immediately, and I will re-formulate a breakout plan."
"Okay!" Liang Shan responded, and immediately went to make a call.
……
In the south of the city, the Japanese joint command headquarters.
The first attack failed as expected.
Katayama Riichiro also ordered that several major commanders such as Shun Takeshita, Takamori Takamori, and Hoyuki Okamoto be transferred back from their respective sects.
"Everyone, how do you feel that the first all-out attack failed?" After everyone arrived, Katayama Riichiro, an old devil, asked straight to the point.
Jun Takeshita was the first to speak: "Report to the general, the Ximen defenders have strong firepower and a strong will to resist.
In particular, the imperial army's artillery fire and air strikes did not seem to have caused them much damage.
Therefore, our attack failed unexpectedly. "
"Okamoto-kun, what about you? If I remember correctly, you were very ambitious before the attack started!"
Katayama Riichiro asked Colonel Okamoto Yasuyuki again: "How do you feel now?"
Okamoto Yasuyuki said with a gloomy face: "The defenders are waiting for work, but our army's siege troops are far away from the labor division.
However, their equipment and firepower are indeed impressive.
Especially the ratio of light to heavy machine guns, with the same strength, is even more than that of the imperial army.
Therefore, this army is indeed a relatively strong combat force, which is different from the difficult opponents of other Chinese armies. "
Takamori Takamori was the last to speak, and said with gloomy eyes: "General, since the conventional attack is difficult to work.
Why don't we attack with gas bombs? "
"Use poison gas bombs now?" Riichiro Katayama hesitated: "This is a county town. If poison gas bombs are used rashly, if the news is leaked, it will have a negative impact on the imperial army."
"General, we have only one goal in this battle, and that is to completely wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops!"
"We will not hesitate to pay any price for this!" Takashi Takamori said fiercely, "As for how the Chinese civilians in the city died.
That's not something we should be thinking about, and history is written by the victors, as long as we keep the news under wraps.
If no one in the city is allowed to leave alive, no one will know what happened here. "
Although Takeshita Jun couldn't bear to use poison gas bombs indiscriminately on civilians, he thought of so many of his colleagues in the Imperial Army who died on the way to the charge.
He dismissed the idea of dissuading, but frowned slightly.
Seeing that no one objected, Katayama Satoichiro immediately ordered: "In this case, then immediately deploy poison gas bombs to the attacking troops.
Launch poison gas bombs into the city at the same time, and then attack at the same time again. We must take down the county seat and wipe out Xu Qingfeng's troops before dark. "
……
Inside the city, the headquarters of the Huben Battalion.
Several main company commanders had not yet arrived, but Yu Tianzhao, deputy platoon leader of the guard platoon, came in from outside with Wang Changgui from the Wujiang Office of the Secret Service.
"Report to the battalion commander. Director Wang said that I have something to see." After seeing Xu Qingfeng, Yu Tianzhao immediately stood at attention and saluted.
"Director Wang? What's the matter?" Xu Qingfeng immediately looked at Wang Changgui and asked.
"Mr. Xu, I think you have mobilized the whole city?" Wang Changgui asked respectfully.
"Yes, the enemy has a large number of troops and is besieged from all sides. Our troops are not enough, so we mobilized the people to help us defend the city.
After all, there are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned. Rather than letting the people sit and wait for death, it is better to mobilize them and defend the city with us. "
After Xu Qingfeng finished speaking, he asked, "Does Director Wang have any ideas?"
"Sir, since this is the case, then our Secret Service cannot be idle.
On behalf of the Wujiang Office, I request to join your department and assist you in defending the city. "Wang Changgui said clearly.
Xu Qingfeng nodded and praised: "Very good. After the city is defeated, we will all be destroyed. We should unite and fight the enemy together!"
"Director Wang, how many people are there in your office?"
"Including me, there are a total of 12 people, with fifteen short guns and two American-made submachine guns." Wang Changgui replied immediately.
"How about this, there are more than 3000 people in the city, most of them are old and weak women and children, I am afraid that no one will maintain law and order, and someone will take advantage of the chaos to harm the people.
Director Wang, please bring people to maintain order, if there are not enough manpower.
You can select some of these people to form a security team.
Specially responsible for protecting the people in the city and maintaining order.
Let's work together to fight the enemy together! "
When Wang Changgui heard it, he didn't ask himself to lead people to the front line of the city to fight the devils.
It was inevitable that he was a little disappointed, and Xu Qingfeng could see the changes in his expression.
So he enlightened: "Director Wang, your office has been in Wujiang for a long time, and it knows more about the topography and humanities here than we do.
Therefore, you are responsible for maintaining order and public security and the role you can play.
It's much bigger than bringing a dozen soldiers to the city wall to engage in a close-range firefight with the Japanese. "
"The revolutionary division of labor is different, and it is the same today in Wujiang County. The enemy is strong and we are weak. We must give full play to our respective advantages to be able to defend this place."
Wang Changgui suddenly realized what he heard, and immediately stated his position: "The officer is right, the humble post takes orders!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Wang Changgui left on the front foot, and the four main company commanders, Sun Kui, Zhang Zhijian, Liu Yong, and Lei Xiong, walked in from the outside.
They were all unkempt, and looked like they had just come off the battlefield.
However, when they saw Xu Qingfeng, they immediately stood up to attention and saluted: "Battle Commander!
battalion commander! "
Xu Qingfeng raised his hand in return and said, "You're welcome. The military situation is urgent. I'll keep my story short. Everyone can sit down and take a rest."
After finishing speaking, Xu Qingfeng instructed Yu Tianzhao again: "Deputy Platoon Leader Yu, hurry up and get them some food and water, and let them listen while eating."
"Yes!" Yu Tian responded, then turned and left.
Sun Kui and others stopped being polite and dispersed spontaneously, finding stools to sit down on their own.
Xu Qingfeng said: "I have already mobilized the people of the whole city, together with the more than 200 puppet troops who were captured by us before, they have been mixed into four large supply teams.
One of these four brigades will be assigned to each of your companies to assist you in defending the city. "
When Sun Kui, Zhang Zhijian and others heard this, they couldn't help being overjoyed.
"Great, with the help of these supply personnel, then we can let go of our hands and feet and fight the devils without any worries!"
"Who says it's not the case? At least someone helped transport the ammunition, and someone also helped carry the injured brother."
"Besides, there is another important thing to call you back, and that is our plan to break out at night, and we have to change it."
Xu Qingfeng interrupted them with a wave of his hand: "From the indiscriminate bombardment of the devils before, we can conclude that it doesn't matter whether we can break through or not.
The devils will definitely not let the people in Wujiang County let go, let alone they have been mobilized now.
Become a part of us, the devil will not let them go.
So, I decided to bring the whole city to break out together tonight! "
"With the people, it is obviously impossible to break through by land, so our only choice is to take the water."
"In this case, the breakout plan we made before will not work." Zhang Zhijian heard the words.
"So, I called you back and told you my new breakout plan."
Xu Qingfeng paused and said: "First of all, we must secretly move all the ships we can collect in the city to the north of the city to hide.
Pay special attention to air defense so as not to be destroyed by enemy shells and air attacks.
Furthermore, the original breakout plan was changed to concentrate all our heavy firepower and two-thirds of our troops to attack the south gate first and then the west gate, creating the illusion that we were going to break out from the west gate.
Attract the devils from the north gate to rush to help, and then we will take advantage of the situation to cover the people to break through from the north gate and retreat into Taihu Lake by water. "
"Battalion Commander, what should we do if we can't mobilize the Japs at the North Gate?" Lei Xiong, commander of the machine gun company, expressed concern.
Xu Qingfeng said: "It depends on how much pressure our attacking troops can put on the devils.
In a word, the more ferocious the feint attacking troops fought, the greater the certainty that the people would be able to break through and evacuate from the North Gate. "
Everyone nodded slightly, but their expressions were a little dignified.
They all understood what Xu Qingfeng's words meant.
It is not difficult to imagine that if you want to mobilize the Japs in other directions, especially the North Gate, the feint attack troops must pay a huge price to achieve this.
However, things have come to this point, they have no choice.
You can't leave the common people behind and break through on your own, right?
After all, without the help of the common people, it is still unknown whether they can hold on until dark and whether they have enough energy to counterattack and break through.
Immediately, Zhang Zhijian said again: "Battle Commander, since we have already made the North Gate the main direction to break through.
Why didn't they open the east gate again, instead they opened the west gate? "
Sun Kui, Lei Xiong, Liu Yong and others all looked at Xu Qingfeng.
Obviously they didn't understand either. Facing everyone's gaze, Xu Qingfeng said: "The reason is very simple. To the east is Suzhou, which has fallen.
There are also heavy troops of the devils on the front line. From the perspective of the situation, our breakout to the east is tantamount to throwing ourselves into a trap.
Therefore, it is difficult to convince the devils that we want to break through the east gate by attacking the south gate first and then the east gate.
Because, even if we successfully break out from the East Gate, they can still contact the Japanese troops in Suzhou and other places to intercept and encircle us.
But Ximen is different. It is not far to the west after leaving Ximen, which is the mountainous area of western Zhejiang and southern Anhui.
Once the devils in Hu County can't stop us, then we can rush into the mountains to fight guerrillas.
Therefore, as long as our offensive at Ximen is strong enough, it is possible to mobilize the Japanese.
If, just in case, I said just in case, the devil remains unmoved, then we will stay and join the people of the whole city in a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders to the end, and we will die together!
In a word, we cannot abandon the people in the city and break through alone! "
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison.
They are not the same as Tang Paopao who was in Nanjing, they were under the influence of Xu Qingfeng.
The national justice and military honor in their hearts are more important than their own lives.
It is absolutely impossible for them to abandon and help their people break out.
Xu Qingfeng couldn't do this even more.
As a man of two generations, even if these common people did not help them defend the city, he could not bear to sit back and watch them fall into the hands of the Japanese army.
Otherwise, there is no need for him to go to Nanjing.
Directly leading the troops into the mountains to fight guerrillas is to rely on his command ability and the combat effectiveness of his group of veterans.
How could we gain a foothold in the mountainous areas of southern Anhui and carve out a world behind enemy lines?
"The breakout plan has been finalized. I will tell you the specific feint attack troops after I decide on them tonight."
Just as Xu Qingfeng was talking, Yu Tianzhao brought several cooks to bring food and hot water to everyone.
Seeing this, Xu Qingfeng greeted them and said, "Hurry up and eat, and go back when you're full."
"Yes!" The people who were already hungry were not polite, and they gathered around and began to gorge themselves on the food.
Liang Shan asked at this time: "Battle Commander, there are still two or three hours before dark, do you think the devils will launch another attack?"
Xu Qingfeng pondered: "It's very possible, for the devils, they won't give us any respite.
Therefore, as long as the situation permits, they will spare no effort to attack again and again. "
"Will the devil play any tricks next?" Sun Kui, the commander of the Ninth Company who was pulling rice into his mouth, said casually, "The devil's attack just now can be regarded as a head-on blow by us, and the loss was heavy."
With the help of all the people in the city, the soldiers can not only eat canned food, but also white rice.
He does not mean that.
Xu Qingfeng suddenly thought of something, and immediately said to everyone: "The Ninth Company Commander is right, the devils can't attack by force for the first time.
If we attack again, we are likely to use some unconventional weapons, such as poison gas bombs, incendiary bombs, etc.
Judging from the devil's vicious behavior, the former is more likely. "
"Then we have to make some preparations in advance!" Lei Xiong said with a sudden change of expression when he heard the gas bomb.
Xu Qingfeng pondered and said: "Well, immediately inform all companies and the baggage personnel in the city that those who have gas masks should use gas masks.
No, prepare wet towels and clean water in case the devils use gas bombs! "
"You guys also quickly return to the command position."
"Yes!" Everyone ate up all the food in the bowl, without paying respects to Xu Qingfeng, they took orders and left one after another.
About half an hour later, various units of the Japanese army outside the city suddenly opened fire.
Batch after batch of poison gas bombs were launched into the city from all directions.
The soldiers and civilians in the city had taken precautions in advance.
Therefore, this round of poison gas attack by the Japanese did not work.
When the poisonous gas began to permeate the whole city, there was a sudden sleet in the sky, which greatly reduced the poisonous gas of the Japanese army.
In the command post in the south of the city, we watched the sudden arrival of sleet and snow.
Katayama Riichiro's face turned ashen for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Baga, why is it raining at this time?"
The devil's mustard seed poisonous gas melts in water.
At this time, it is raining and snowing, and the power of the gas bomb will be weakened to an insignificant level.
Takeshita Toshi, who had not yet returned to the west of the city, persuaded: "General, the weather is unpredictable, and now it is cold winter. It is normal for the Jiangnan area to rain."
"Baga, order the attacking troops to launch an attack immediately according to the original plan!" Riichiro Katayama ordered in a deep voice with a pale face.
The order was quickly issued, and the Japanese attacking troops outside the gates were in the hands.
About 2000 devils were divided into four groups, of which there were more people at the south gate and east gate.
Once again launched a full-line attack on Wujiang County at the same time!
The officers and soldiers of each company in the Huben Battalion have received the support of more than 1000 supply personnel, and there is no logistical pressure.
Without any worries anymore, he let go and launched an all-out attack on the Japanese.
Xu Qingfeng also personally commanded the artillery and machine gun companies to directly support the south and east of the city where the Japanese attacks were most intense.
Especially the artillery company, under the command of Xu Qingfeng, played its role to the extreme.
It caused great trouble and casualties to the devil's siege troops.
During the fierce battle, Xu Qingfeng himself even controlled a mortar and once again destroyed three Type [-] tanks used by the Japanese for cover.
When the last Type [-] tank was destroyed, Xu Qingfeng finally heard the system prompt in his ears: "Ding, congratulations to the host for getting a Sherman tank!"
"Huh?" Xu Qingfeng was very surprised when he heard it: "So lucky this time? It seems that I haven't exploded the equipment recently, and all the luck has accumulated here, and an American tank exploded all of a sudden."
"It's a pity that I don't have any tank soldiers around me who can operate tanks, and I don't have a suitable excuse to release this tank.
I can only wait until Nanjing to find a chance to use it. "
Xu Qingfeng sighed, continued to operate the mortar, and led Wang Tiezhu and other officers and soldiers of the artillery company to continue firing.
Provide accurate and timely fire support for the defenders at the East Gate and South Gate.
Under the heroic resistance of Xu Qingfeng and the officers and soldiers of each company, more than an hour later, the Japanese's second round of attack was finally repelled.
This time, each company killed no fewer than 500 Japanese troops.
Including the previous one, the Japanese lost nearly a thousand people after two rounds of attacks.
And the casualties on the Huben Battalion were not small, with the average casualties of the four main companies exceeding one-third.
On the contrary, the machine gun company, the artillery company, the guard platoon, and the communication platoon suffered few casualties.
After repelling the second round of Japanese attacks, it soon became dark.
Xu Qingfeng ordered the companies and platoons to count the personnel and equipment losses, and at the same time began to consider letting those troops take on the task of feint attack at night.
Because, Xu Qingfeng knew very well that this feint attack mission was definitely a dangerous narrow escape.
Allowing that company to participate is almost equivalent to sacrificing that company.
This made him have to fall into a dilemma.
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