The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

The heavy artillery brigade's violent shelling has continued. A large number of shells focused on the two 3000-meter city walls in the north of Tengxian County, and the shelling density was very high.

On this section of the city wall, an infantry brigade of the little devils was stationed. Now, under such a fierce shelling, the little devils suffered heavy casualties. The air waves flew far away, and many scattered on both sides of the city wall.

The same is true for the little devil's weapons. Many of the machine guns mounted on the city wall were seriously deformed by the blast. Following the air waves, they flew down the city wall and scattered on the ground.

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In the city, the headquarters of the 52nd Division of the Little Devils. [

The dense sound of cannons outside has been continuously reaching the ears of the senior officers of the little devils. Hearing such a dense and huge sound of cannons, the faces of the little devils are miserable.

Many of these little devil officers are relatively rich in experience. Hearing such a loud explosion, he knew in his heart that it must be a 155mm caliber heavy artillery, and the number of these heavy artillery was at least sixty or seventy, obviously a group of heavy artillery .

"Your Excellency, Division Commander! The heavy artillery of the No.30 Sixth Army outside is too powerful. It is not an option for us to defend the city like this."

The little devil's chief of staff obviously felt sorry for these little devils defending the city.

Takahashi Taro, head of the Little Devil Division, shook his head, "Chief of Staff, listen to the sound of the cannons. Although they are violent, they are all coming from one direction. Obviously, the No. 30 Sixth Army is concentrating artillery fire and bombarding a certain section in the north of the city. The city wall, our casualties, are not as great as imagined."

The head of the little devil's division, as an old devil with the rank of lieutenant general.In the end, I still have a lot of experience, and I roughly inferred the situation and direction of the shelling outside through the sound of the guns.

Hearing this, the little devil's chief of staff felt a little better, thinking in his heart, if the No. 30 Sixth Army really concentrated its artillery fire and bombarded a certain section of the city wall in the north of the city, the casualties should be only a few hundred.The casualties of thousands of people at most are much smaller than previously imagined.

Thinking of this, the little devil's chief of staff suddenly thought of something.Immediately said eagerly: "Your Excellency, Division Commander! No.30 Sixth Army concentrated artillery fire on the city, then their purpose is obvious, that is to blow down this section of the city wall so that their large troops can enter the city."

The head of the little devil's division also thought about this, and immediately said: "The rest of the troops outside the city will all enter the city. The 2nd Infantry Regiment will immediately move to the north of the city to prevent the No. 30 Sixth Army from entering the city."

At this point in the battle, the strategic intention of the 6th column was already obvious. The 6th column wanted to concentrate its forces to break into Teng County from the north of the city and wipe out all the little devils.

Therefore, if the little devil still sends troops to stand firm outside the city of Teng County.The positions in the other directions are completely unnecessary and will disperse the forces of the little devils.

Taro Takahashi, the head of the little devil division, is not a fool, so he naturally knows the strategic intentions of the sixth column, right away.The little devils changed their defensive strategy, retreating all the troops outside the city into the city, and concentrated their forces to defend the north of the city.

Although the sixth column did not encircle Teng County on all sides, the commander Chu Tianming was not at all worried that the little devil would escape from other directions. The sixth column had two mechanized infantry regiments and two tank regiments.Can the little devils run off-road vehicles, armored vehicles and tanks?

In addition, the cavalry regiment of the 6th column has been wandering around the southern area of ​​Teng County on alert. If the little devil wants to abandon the city and flee south, he will definitely be intercepted by the cavalry regiment.

The order of Takahashi Taro, the head of the Little Devils Division, was immediately conveyed to the various infantrymen of the Little Devils outside the city. Thousands of Little Devils outside the city will immediately enter the city, and the Second Infantry Regiment of the Little Devils will immediately go to the north of Fuji County. move.

However, the shelling outside has been going on for nearly 10 minutes, and the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Little Devils knows whether they can reach the north of the city in time to prevent the 6th column from entering the city.

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As time went by, the shelling had been going on for twenty minutes.

Under such fierce artillery bombardment, this section of the city wall has become dilapidated. In many places, there are huge holes and huge cracks, which appear to be crumbling and may collapse at any time. [

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A large number of shells kept hitting the city wall, blowing up bricks, dirt, and even cement blocks all over the sky. There were no living little devils on the two to three kilometers of the city wall for a long time.

An infantry brigade on this section of the city wall was wiped out long ago. In just ten minutes, all the little devils were blown to death. The other little devils on the city wall also saw the situation here.

Seeing the situation here, the little devils stationed on the other city walls seemed terrified, worried that the fierce artillery fire would extend to their side.

On the ground outside the city.

Many soldiers are ready to enter the city, and many tanks and armored vehicles have also driven to a position only a few hundred meters outside the city. As long as the city wall collapses and the sound of artillery stops, they can enter the city.

"Look! It's about to collapse!"

Several soldiers pointed to a section of the city wall and shouted happily. The shouts of the soldiers immediately attracted the attention of a large number of soldiers nearby, and everyone looked there one after another.

A section of the city wall that was at least 300 meters long could no longer hold on under such fierce shelling, and collapsed, raising dust all over the sky. The flying dust flew to 300 meters away, which looked very spectacular.

"Good! Great!"

Quite a few soldiers saw such a long section of the city wall collapse with their own eyes, and immediately applauded happily.

The bombardment of this section of the city wall did not stop. Now there are at least a few minutes before the bombardment time of half an hour, and the bombardment is still covering that section of the city wall.

Not long after, another section of the city wall more than 100 meters long collapsed, and two huge gaps suddenly appeared in the city wall to the north of the city, enough for the soldiers to enter the city.

However, the trend of the city walls collapsing did not stop. Sections of the city walls collapsed one after another, and the collapsed city walls formed sections of ruins.

A large number of shells hit these ruins, and further blasted these messy cement blocks, bricks and even stones. The collapsed city walls and piled up ruins were also four or five meters high. Under the repeated bombing of the Japanese army, these ruins were almost flattened. Even off-road vehicles can cross these ruins, not to mention tanks and armored vehicles with strong off-road capabilities.

6th Column Headquarters.

"Chief! The frontier observation post sent a message that the city wall in the north of Teng County has collapsed in a large area."

A correspondent soldier from the headquarters reported exciting news.

"Okay! Great, now, the troops can enter the city smoothly."

Although the collapse of the city wall was within the plan, Chu Tianming was still consoled when he heard such good news and applauded with joy.

After being happy for a while, Chu Tianming looked at his watch, and in two to three minutes it would be 3:02. The sound of the guns would stop soon, and the troops would soon enter the city. Chu Tianming also looked forward to it.

02:30 p.m. [

The bombardment all over the sky came to an abrupt end.

As soon as the cannons stopped, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. The world had never been so quiet. Many of the little devils on the city walls were terrified and unaccustomed to it.

However, this kind of silence didn't last long. Immediately, the little devils heard shouts all over the sky.

"Comrades! Go!!!!"

Thousands of soldiers uttered loud shouts, holding weapons, followed a large number of chariots, and rushed towards the city wall.

The charging troops were led by a large number of tanks, armored vehicles and off-road vehicles. Everyone rushed towards the gaps. As the city walls collapsed in large numbers, the solid city walls of Tengxian County were no longer defenseless for the soldiers.

In the city, the little devil's headquarters.

The thundering cannons outside suddenly stopped, and the head of the little devil's division felt tense. Takahashi Taro knew that the No. 30 Sixth Army was about to enter the city next.

The head of the little devil's division looked at his watch. The No. 30 Sixth Army's shelling time was exactly half an hour. The city wall he reinforced with a lot of cement did not hold on for half an hour under the bombardment of the No. 30 Sixth Army's heavy artillery group. .

Thinking of this, Takahashi Taro felt miserable, and his confidence in the next battle was seriously lacking.

"Chief of Staff! Hurry up and send a report to His Excellency Commander Nishio Hiszo. A large number of troops from the No. 30 Sixth Army have begun to enter the city. Request tactical guidance again."

"Hi! Your Excellency, Commander."

The little devil's chief of staff also had a bad face, straddled his command knife, hurried away, and sent a message to the commander of the North China Front Army, Nishio Hisao, requesting tactical guidance.

This time, the little devil was very lucky. Not long after the telegram was sent, Nishio Toshizo called back. The efficiency was so high that the little devil was very surprised.

The content of the telegram made the little devils ecstatic.

"Master Commander, good news. His Excellency Commander Nishio Shouzo called back and ordered us to abandon Teng County, retreat to Zaozhuang, and join the 31st Division stationed in Zaozhuang."

The little devil's chief of staff, holding a telegram, ran in briskly, and started yelling loudly as soon as he entered the door.

Hearing this, the head of the little devil's division felt relieved, and his face became a little better. The fierce battle with the No.30 Sixth Army just now was simply a nightmare. The No.30 Sixth Army is too powerful, it is not at all A Type B division of my own can compete.

The two sides have been fighting fiercely since the morning, and now at 02:30 in the afternoon, their own troops have lost a field force regiment plus an infantry brigade, a total of 5000 to [-] people, which is too terrible.

Thinking of this, Takahashi Taro, the head of the Little Devils Division, immediately began to convey the retreat order: "Order! The 2nd Wing will block from the rear, and the rest of the troops will immediately retreat to Zaozhuang."

After finishing speaking, Takahashi Taro hurried out, climbed into an armored vehicle, and shouted anxiously: "Open the way! Open the way! Hurry up!"

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