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Chapter 42 Breaking the Door (3)

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    On November 28, Wang Hui's Corps continued to besiege the enemy's 13th Division. The 58th Division, under the leadership of division commander Zhang Linfu, finally repelled the enemy's 13th Division and captured Huangshi City.  However, during the capture battle, Colonel Yang Jianqiu, deputy commander of the 58th Division, was unfortunately killed in action.  After recapturing Zoushi, the 19th Division of the 100th Army turned south. After fierce fighting, they finally defeated Taoyuan City. The Japanese army's western barrier had been lost.

    On the battlefield north of Changde, the 10th Army also reported frequent successes. The 185th Division of the 66th Army led by Fang Qing had recovered most of the Shimen positions and had launched a battle with the enemy's 39th Division in Shimen.  street fighting.  The Eighteenth Army is a surprise force in the Sixth War Zone. It is advancing step by step in the direction of the public security, preparing to cut off the enemy's Eleventh Army's retreat.

    Precisely because the war situation became increasingly clear, Yokoyama Isamu became increasingly crazy.

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    There was a deafening sound of shelling from the direction of the north gate, and Zhang Xian's heart sank to the bottom. It seemed that the enemy was targeting the north gate, but he hoped that the enemy would focus the attack on the east gate that he was guarding.

    Starting at dawn that day, Yokoyama Isamu mobilized more than a hundred cannons outside the north gate, and dispatched 26 aircraft. They continued to violently bombard the city wall of the north gate, and at the same time released poisonous gas for three times.  hours long.  The 171st Regiment guarding the North Gate, with more than 300 brothers on and off the city base, were all sacrificed in the roaring artillery fire, the poisonous gas, and the collapsed city wall. The entire North Gate and nearby city walls were reduced to rubble, with no trace of anything left at all.  Barriers can resist.

    The North Gate has been lost, and the remaining brothers of the 171st Regiment, led by the regiment leader Qin Qishan, have turned into brutal street fighting.

    Although the poison gas drove back the defenders of the 171st Regiment, it also caused trouble for the Japanese attack. The Japanese who ran into the city wearing gas masks naturally could not compare with the flexibility of the tiger soldiers who were not afraid of death.  , many Japanese soldiers had just entered the streets, and before they could react, they fell to the revengeful guns of the national army.

    When the artillery fire in Beicheng gradually subsided, fierce gunfire sounded. Zhang Xian and Chang Liqiang knew very well that the enemy had already entered the city.

    Almost at the same time as the gunfire rang out in the North City, the artillery fire in the East City also rang out, but compared with the previous day, it was much weaker. This was because the enemy had also transferred the artillery here to attack the North City.  Zhang Xian knew that the enemy's 234th Regiment on the opposite side had begun a new round of attacks.  Today's East City no longer has a solid city wall. Although it is much better than the North City Wall at this time, it is essentially unable to withstand the enemy's tidal offensive.

    In fact, for the enemy, after such repeated attacks, isn't it possible that he has already fallen into exhaustion?

    Fierce firefights were also heard from the west gate, and enemy planes were still dropping incendiary bombs on the already charred Changde City. The entire city was engulfed in a sea of ??fire and poisonous fog. The battle situation was horrific, like a prison training.

    The regimental adjutant sent by Zhang Xian to contact Beicheng ran back and told Zhang Xian that the enemy had occupied the north gate and part of them had rushed into the city. They were with Qin Qishan's 171st Regiment between Sanbanqiao, the court and the stadium.  During the street fighting, the 171st Regiment used the fortifications prepared in advance to deal with the enemy house by house, trapping the enemies who rushed in. This temporarily ensured that the flanks of the 169th Regiment would not be exposed. If the Japanese wanted to continue to penetrate deeper,  , is not an easy task.

    Hearing the report from the regimental adjutant, Zhang Xian felt relieved and could concentrate on dealing with the enemy opposite him.

    At this time, the enemy's 234th Regiment, which had suffered heavy losses on the previous day, had already learned well. Although they faced the broken east city gate and city wall, they did not dare to rush in rashly, but continued to attack  Smoke bombs and poisonous gas were set off, and the entire east city was filled with mist, making it feel like being in a fairyland.  At this time, although the Japanese offensive was showing signs of weakness, they had to step up their siege as the war situation worsened.  Not only Dongcheng and Beicheng, the Japanese army used poison gas to the point where the whole city was shrouded in a poisonous fog.

    Under this situation, Zhang Xian had no choice but to order the entire regiment to retreat to the back streets. He knew that the enemy was already making a desperate move. Although such a large-scale use of poison gas could attack the national army, it would also set the stage for their own attack.  obstacles.  Sure enough, in the smoke, the Japanese wearing gas masks appeared in everyone's sight, but the result was exactly the same as in Beicheng. These masked Japanese became the moving targets of the national army.

    The central bank where the division headquarters is located is located in the southwest of Changde, and the west gate is where the core position is guarded. The 120th Regiment of the enemy's 116th Division attacking here is at the big and small west gates. The battle situation has already begun.  Incandescent, the national army's positions were half destroyed, and the city walls had been breached.  The enemy intensified their artillery fire and launched a wave-like formation.In the array.

    Zhang Xian carried a Japanese Type 38 rifle with a bayonet on his back. He led Wei Lengzi and a soldier named Song Guozhu to sneak in front of a Type 92 infantry cannon. This mountain cannon did not have an elevation angle, and the barrel was not in contact with the ground.  Almost parallel, the cannon was fired towards the east gate of Changde.  A commander of the Japanese artillery saw Zhang Xian and walked towards Zhang Xian, shouting loudly in Japanese. Zhang Xian didn't know what he was talking about, so he had to smile at him and wink at the two brothers beside him.  , when the commander approached, he suddenly took action and pierced the Japanese's body with his bayonet. The artillerymen on the side had just reacted, but they had already been killed by Wei Lengzi and Song Guozhu. There was another guy who wanted to  He was about to escape, but Zhang Xian shot him to death on the ground.  In the drama of hundreds of artillery fire, a few gunshots were nothing at all, and they were quickly drowned in the explosion of artillery shells.

    This Type 92 infantry gun is not the most powerful weapon of the Japanese, but it is the most flexible, and Zhang Xian also knows a lot about this gun.  At that moment, the three men turned the muzzle of the cannon as quickly as possible and still fired flatly. With a bang, the cannonball hit the middle of the Japanese army, and a lot of flesh and blood flew into the sky.  These Japanese soldiers were inexplicably beaten by this sudden attack. Almost at the same time, the national soldiers who sneaked into the enemy's position also threw grenades into the enemy crowd. For a while, the Japanese soldiers were in chaos.

    Zhang Xian knew very well that this kind of surprise attack could not last long. Their purpose was to destroy the enemy's artillery array.  After firing a few shells into the Japanese crowd, Zhang Xian turned the muzzle again and still fired flatly at the enemy artillery array in a line.  More than a hundred Japanese cannons were densely arranged in a row, and the shells fell into them. While the dust was flying, they also blew up many enemy artillery and cannons into the sky.  Zhang Xian's cannon spurted out the fury of hatred, and he knocked out half of the hundreds of rounds of shells and cannons in the blink of an eye. Look at the enemy's cannons no longer roaring, and the chaotic devils would also react. He knew it was impossible  To completely destroy the enemy's cannon, you can only stop when it's good, otherwise you will be wiped out by the devils.

    He fired the last few shots, but they were smoke screens. In the thick rising smoke, he used grenades to blow up the infantry cannon that had helped him. Then he whistled and led the troops who rushed out of the enemy's formation.  Dozens of brothers escaped from the enemy who had not yet fully awakened, crossed the moat like the wind, and rushed back into the city.

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    Although Zhang Xian lost more than 30 brothers in this counterattack, half of the enemy's more than 100 cannons were damaged and could not be repaired for a while. The Japanese were planning to attack the west gate in the same way.  Now I can only give up.

    Just when Zhang Xian returned to the city, the enemy's charge began. They were killed by the 169th Regiment by surprise, and this happened under the eyes of Yokoyama Isamu. How could they not be angry?  The division commander of the 116th Division, the acting commander of the 109th Regiment, and the acting commander of the 234th Regiment were also extremely shameless. They personally supervised and rushed into the east gate bravely.

    Facing the surging Japanese attack, the 169th Regiment had to abandon its position at the east gate and retreat to the streets near the Catholic Church after fierce fighting.  At this time, Zhang Xian only had more than 300 men left.

    By the evening of the 29th, Changde's North Gate and East Gate positions were all lost, and the large and small West Gates in the west were also lost for a time. Each regiment and each unit was already in the predicament of fighting on its own.  The urban area of ??Changde has become a scorched earth. Japanese planes dropped incendiary bombs day and night, and the city was covered in fire.  Division Commander Roda personally led the remaining personnel of the division to occupy the southwest corner of Changde City and fight with the enemy.  At this time, Roda already understood that the reinforcements would not arrive as scheduled, and decided to fight to the death of Changde.

    After repelling another wave of enemies, Commander Luo sent a sad and tragic telegram to Commander Sun of the Commander's Department: "The ammunition is exhausted, the reinforcements are exhausted, there are no people, and the city has been destroyed. Deputy Division Commander, Commander,  Attached to the division, the Director of the Political Department, the Chief of Staff, etc. stayed at the Central Bank. Each regiment commander divided the area and guarded a room to make a final resistance until death and wished victory. Long live the 74th Army, Long Live Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, and Long Live the Republic of China.  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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