At this time, Yixing also attracted a large-scale invasion of the Japanese army. Two regiments with nearly 7,000 people came from Wuxi to completely wipe out the troops in Yixing, opening a gap in the defense of the national army.
The same as Xishan Island, the Japanese army did not encounter resistance in the early days. It simply entered the boundary of Yixing in a rampage, and did not encounter any attacks or ambushes from the secret service battalion outside Yixing City, as if the secret service battalion had already abandoned Yixing. , But the Japanese army knew that it was all superficial.
But to the surprise of the two captains, when they arrived outside Yixing City, the two captains, who had already planned to storm Yixing, unexpectedly discovered that the four gates of Yixing City were wide open, and there was no one there. , as if it were an empty city, where is the Chinese army?
"Nani?" Nikaido Yamaguchi looked at Yixing City, but he didn't dare to order an attack easily for a while. The Chinese people must have a conspiracy.
Seeing Yixing with its gates wide open, Ishihara Haochuan also frowned, thinking that there must be a conspiracy, the whole of Yixing was quiet, no one could be seen through the city gates, and there was no defense on the top of the city walls. soldiers.
"Mr. Yamaguchi, there is a Chinese Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and there is a section called "Empty City Strategies", which tells the story of Zhuge Liang opening the city gates and frightening Sima Yi away with the "Empty City Strategies-" Ishihara Haochuan breathed out, and immediately thought of this famous story. The empty city plan, many Chinese operas will sing this section.
Nikaido Yamaguchi obviously doesn't know Romance of the Three Kingdoms very well. Although this book is read by many people in the Japanese army, especially those officers, it can be said that everyone has a copy, but after all, many people still can't read it. Maybe they don't know it. I like to read books, and Yamaguchi Nikaido is such a person.
Frowning, Nikaido Yamaguchi hesitated for a moment: "You mean that the secret service battalion is playing empty tricks and trying to scare us off?"
However, Ishihara Haochuan shook his head, but gave a wry smile: "Not necessarily, but there is definitely a conspiracy. In my opinion, it is better to be careful. It is better to bombard with artillery first, and don't rush in."
"Yaoxi, let's do what Ishihara-kun wants." Yamaguchi Nikaido did not object, this is indeed the safest way, even if there is any conspiracy, it will be false under the powerful firepower.
With an order, the artillerymen of the two regiments began to establish artillery positions, and there was a burst of ruthless artillery fire facing the city. , Yixing City is still so quiet.
"Nani? Did the Chinese people really abandon Yixing City?" Nikaido Yamaguchi watched through the binoculars in disbelief, wondering what kind of conspiracy the Chinese people were up to.
But no matter how you think about it, Yixing is here. Their task is to occupy Yixing County and eliminate the troops belonging to the spy battalion. If there is any change, Ishihara Haochuan is supporting.
But the strange thing is that until the Japanese army entered Yixing City, they still did not encounter any attack. It should have been easy, but for Yamaguchi Nikaido and Ishihara Haochuan, they were worried.
After Yamaguchi Nikaido entered Yixing, he immediately ordered two brigades to occupy the city wall, and the other two brigades began to search Yixing City in a carpet style, looking for traces of the Chinese people. Yamaguchi Nikaido did not believe that the spy camp would abandon Yixing, even Liu Yang dared to do this, and the third theater would not agree.
But soon they found the shadow of the Tiger Camp, the gunfire stopped, Tang Xuezhi gave an order, the Tiger Camp and the Second Battalion got out of the tunnel, and began to ambush in Yixing County, guarding the entrance of the tunnel, ready to retreat at any time.
Ruins and ruins can be seen everywhere. The Japanese army was divided into several teams and searched cautiously. Suddenly, the sound of machine guns rang out, and several Japanese soldiers fell down at once. But when the Japanese army reacted, the gunshots had stopped, and they rushed over under cover. , a tunnel entrance is placed there, not even hidden.
There was another cannon, and someone bombarded the little devils who were searching with a mortar, and several of them were killed by one shell, but when they rushed over, no one was seen, and the tunnel entrance was left there. Army trap.
There were too many situations like this in the city. They fired shots suddenly, and then quickly fled from the tunnels. The Japanese army dared not go down to search easily, and some threw grenades inside, which seemed to have little effect.
How many tunnels there are in Yixing City, in fact, even the people in the Tiger Camp don't know, anyway, they are all connected together, and the whole Yixing City is like a big spider web.
The Japanese army was attacked from time to time, and any shot was shot and ran away. It was difficult to lock the target. In the end, Yamaguchi Nikaido was annoyed and ordered a squadron to disperse into the tunnel to search, but the group of Japanese soldiers went in. ???, I heard a gunshot, and no one came out again.
"Baga, use smoke¡ª" Yamaguchi Nikaido gave up the idea of ??confronting the enemy head-on, these Chinese troops are too cunning.
Soon the Japanese soldiers piled up bundles of firewood at the entrance of the tunnel, and after lighting them, they desperately watched the tunnel blowing smoke. It was really embarrassing for these little devils. People can't stand it anymore.
It's just that the Japanese army didn't know how many vents these tunnels had. After the little devil smoked them, almost a hundred of the tunnel entrances were filled with smoke, but most of the thick smoke was drawn out from the exhaust vents.
The Tiger Battalion and the Second Battalion were not idle, and they also started a fire from the ground, creating thick smoke, mixed with the smoke from the Japanese army, and gradually spread in Yixing City.
The thick smoke lingers in the air for a long time, because the wind is not strong today, the smoke is getting thicker and thicker, not only choking the nose, making people unable to breathe, and some people are still groggy, obviously don't know what material is filled in the thick smoke , Many little devils coughed non-stop.
"Nani, why is the smoke so heavy?" Yamaguchi Nikaido coughed a few times, the smell was a bit spicy
If Yamaguchi Nikaido could stand on a high place and overlook Yixing City, you would see that the whole of Yixing was covered in thick smoke, and people could not even be seen clearly in some places.
But these exposed tunnel entrances were not the only ones. When the Japanese army was choked by the thick smoke and coughed non-stop, soldiers from the Tiger Battalion and the Second Battalion covered their faces and came out from the dark place of the tunnel. In a short period of time, hundreds of people were attacked and killed.
The Japanese soldiers were circling around in clangs, like headless chickens, unable to tell where the gunshots came from. Sometimes it was even a grenade or a machine gun shooting over, and the whole Yixing was in chaos.
"Blow up all the tunnels for me¡ª" Yamaguchi Nikaido yelled, but he didn't dare to send anyone down the tunnels.
For a while, grenades were continuously thrown into all the exposed tunnel entrances, and there were rumbling sounds one after another.
It's just that since the Tiger Camp dug tunnels, why didn't they prevent the little devils from blowing up the tunnels? Most of the blow-ups were unimportant exits, and there were still too many exits hidden under the broken walls.
Tang Xuezhi is waiting, waiting for Li Biao's troops to launch an attack, and the two sides are cooperating. Once Li Biao's troops launch an attack, then Tang Xuezhi's Tiger Battalion and Second Battalion will entangle the Yamaguchi United, and create an opportunity for Li Biao to destroy Shiyuan. United chances.
At this time, the scouts had already figured out where the Japanese artillery positions were. Tanks and armored vehicles came ashore from the floating fields, and then marched towards the Japanese army at full speed. , sneaked into position, opened the already dug trench, and fired the first shot of the Yixing battle.
There are quite a few recruited by Li Biao, such as bandits, security regiments, remnants of the national army, and guards from villages and towns. There are more than a thousand people in all. Although the training is not very good, they are fighting with the little devils. More than a thousand troops were scattered on the front line of more than three miles, and they were not timid in the face of the Japanese army several times their own.
"Call me¡ª" Knowing that the tank has landed, only the sound of gunfire and cannons can cover the sound of the tank. In any case, as long as the tank rushes over, they will be considered a winner, provided that they are not discovered by the little devils.
Fierce gunshots rang out. Regardless of these mixed troops, they were all elites from the war. What's more, the equipment under Li Biao's troops was pretty good, with all his wealth, including cannons and machine guns. It immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese army.
The firepower is very strong, and Ishihara Haochuan could easily think that it was the main force of the secret service battalion. Naturally, he would not let them go. He immediately adjusted his formation and surrounded Li Biao's troops.
Li Biao didn't dare to be stingy. He kept bombarding the Japanese army and making noises to confuse the Japanese army, but it also attracted crazy shelling. Even if there were foxholes, there were still heavy casualties.
"Company commander, we are surrounded by little devils, and more than 300 brothers have been killed or injured¡ª" The subordinates came to report that this battle was too miserable.
But Li Biao was unmoved. He stared at the Japanese defense line with his binoculars and felt the amount of Japanese artillery fire. It seemed that the Japanese army had indeed put all their energy on themselves. You can rush up and directly destroy the Japanese artillery positions. As long as you lose the support of the artillery, under the cover of tanks and artillery, you will not dare to say whoever eats it.
As the battle outside the city started, the sound of fierce artillery fire immediately spread to Yixing City, causing the soldiers of the Tiger Battalion and the Second Battalion who had been playing hide-and-seek to appear in key places one after another, and then built simple positions. They are all protected by iron plates.
The sudden change of the Tiger Battalion made the Japanese army unable to adapt to it all at once. The first to bear the brunt was the Japanese army on the city wall. They were originally condescending to monitor the whole city. the best target.
The Tiger Battalion and the Second Battalion divided the Japanese army into an unknown number of squads. It was difficult for the Japanese army to gather forces. The entire county was in a mess. Any Japanese army would be attacked from many directions, but the Tiger Battalion was not much better. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com)?? It was the Japanese army on the city wall, who originally watched the whole city condescendingly, but when the Tiger Battalion changed its strategy at this time, they stood on the city wall naked and became the best target.
The Tiger Battalion and the Second Battalion divided the Japanese army into an unknown number of squads. It was difficult for the Japanese army to gather forces. The entire county was in a mess. Any Japanese army would be attacked from many directions, but the Tiger Battalion was not much better. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com