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The city gate, which was already in danger, could no longer hold up after resisting for less than half an hour.
And the Japanese troops on the city wall were unable to continue fighting. Their casualties have exceeded 2/3.
Even the elite Japanese army cannot withstand such a high casualty rate.
At this time, the soldiers of the Fourth Army had already begun to rush to the top of the city and fight with the Japanese troops along the stairs.
The remaining Japanese troops were also guarding the stairs leading to the city wall. Fight them with bayonets in your hands to prevent them from occupying the city wall.
This kind of fighting was extremely bloody. Although the Japanese army was tenacious, they were still outnumbered.
With such heavy casualties, they could no longer support themselves and could only run towards the city wall.
"As for the Japanese defense line on the city wall, once there was a loophole, it would fall apart, just like a flood control embankment breached by a flood.
The members of the commando team, led by Zhou Shanming, quickly rushed to the city wall and had a final fight with the remaining Japanese troops above.
They quickly occupied the city gate and gate tower, where they quickly built light and heavy machine guns and other weapons to form a simple defense line.
The Japanese troops on the outer positions of Mancheng had long discovered the anomaly on the top of the city. At first, they were waiting for Qianye Caoji's order.
But when the order was conveyed, they organized their troops to rush towards the city gate, only to find that it was too late.
Because the city gate hole has been occupied by the enemy.
They were unable to enter the city and could only attack the city gate from outside. However, Zhou Shanming's commando team built up machine gun fire at the city gate to block them from the outside.
After the commando troops occupied the city wall, the Japanese army was unable to conduct an effective attack on the periphery.
Because generally speaking, attacking such a city wall requires artillery support.
Not only that, it also requires the coordination and cooperation of various units.
They only supported a few squadrons and were unable to launch a large-scale attack.
Zhou Shanming only needs to set up a few heavy machine guns at the city gate to keep them out.
The Japanese garrison on the periphery would never have thought of it.
They are fighting well here, but the city behind them has actually fallen.
And their major general brigade commander and chief of staff had no news and could not be contacted.
The Japanese troops stationed on the periphery began to fall into a leaderless situation.
At this time, they can only stick to their positions and fight independently, but cannot conduct coordinated operations.
Because they lack unified command, they are just a mess.
??????????????????????????????????????????This time the Fourth Army and even the Japanese Army's General Headquarters were taken away, which completely destroyed the Japanese Army's defense system in the city.
At this time, several wing commanders of the Japanese troops defending the perimeter were in contact through telephone lines connecting various positions.
After a brief discussion, they decided to report directly to the general headquarters in Baoding City and report to the general headquarters the situation they encountered at this time.
At this time, in the Japanese military headquarters in Baoding City, Japanese Lieutenant General Ogawa Linping was responsible for commanding the defense near Baoding City.
After receiving telegrams from several Japanese army captains, we realized that the city might have fallen.
That telegram sounded a little strange, because almost none of their outer defensive positions had fallen.
But on top of the city, the enemy was already standing there.
Their troops on the periphery could no longer even enter the city for support and could only be blocked by enemy machine gun fire.
As for the headquarters of the 31st Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army, contact was completely lost. Even if a telegram was sent, no one responded.
This situation was something the Japanese army did not expect at first.
They would never have imagined how the enemy could enter Mancheng and launch an attack from within.
And judging from the enemy's firepower, it is obvious that there are many enemies sneaking into Mancheng, at least more than one combat group.
At 12:00 in the evening, all the Japanese firepower points on the city walls were basically wiped out, leaving only some Japanese remnants in the city who occupied some blocks and carried out a final stubborn resistance.
The Japanese army¡¯s general headquarters has long been occupied by soldiers from the guard regiment led by Chang Huaiyuan and Song Yumo.
inside??The Japanese soldiers were all annihilated, including the Japanese Major General Chiba Kusakuchi and the Japanese Chief of Staff Motojugo.
With a green signal bomb taking off, Zhou Shanming announced that the city was now under the control of their troops.
When Hao Shiwen and other commanders of the Fourth Army saw the rising green signal bomb outside the city, they knew that the city had been completely breached.
He was very satisfied and said to the commanders next to him: "It seems that this stabbing combat plan from the back is still very effective.
If nothing goes wrong, all the Japanese troops outside Mancheng will be withdrawn tonight. "
Chen Shiliang, who was standing next to him, said: "Is it too easy for them to just let these Japanese troops withdraw? I think I should pursue the victory and launch a fierce attack on this group of Japanese troops."
But Hao Shiwen shook his head and said: "Our army lacks heavy firepower. If we pursue the Japanese army under such circumstances, it may increase unnecessary casualties."
After saying this, he looked at Chen Shiliang and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Chen's hands are itchy and he can't wait to fight with the little devil."
Chen Shiliang said: "Of course. The fight tonight was not pleasant. My troops basically didn't catch fire with the Japs. They just fired a few shots from a distance."
Hao Shiwen smiled and said: "Don't worry, there will be many big battles for you to fight in the future."
After saying this, he turned to the soldier in charge of communications and said: "Immediately send a telegram to the heavy equipment troops and artillery troops stationed in Laiyuan City, asking them to rush to Mancheng immediately, and at the same time notify the air force transport troops. Let them immediately Airdrop the supplies stored in the airport to the open spaces outside the city through transport planes.
The field airport should be completed before tomorrow night, and they can choose to land on the newly built field airport. "
"It's the chief of staff." The soldier shouted loudly, and immediately began to send telegrams to notify the armored troops and howitzer regiments in Laiyuan County, as well as various mountain artillery field artillery regiments.
After receiving the order, these troops who had been waiting in Laiyuan County for a long time immediately began to march towards Mancheng along the highway without saying a word.
The fall of Mancheng threatened the Japanese troops who originally blocked the road between Mancheng and Laiyuan County.
There is no point in continuing to hold on. On the contrary, they are increasing their casualties in vain.
Therefore, the Japanese commander-in-chief Ogawa Linping in Baoding City ordered them all to retreat to Baoding City and re-build a stronger defense line outside Baoding City. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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