dognovel Chapter 764: Night Attack to Recapture the City
Chapter 764: Night Attack to Recapture the City
Chapter 764: Night Attack to Recapture the City
764 Night Raid to Recapture the City
"Kill!"
In Shaoguan City, a regiment commander, holding a submachine gun, led the soldiers of the regiment behind him and rushed forward along the street.
At the street corner opposite them, two companies of the guard battalion sent by Ye Qingshan were also charging towards this direction at the same time.
Not long after, they wiped out a Japanese squad guarding the street entrance.
They finally met up.
"Captain Hao, I have been ordered to come and support you.
The commander said that no matter what, we must drive out the remaining Japanese in the city tonight."
Zheng Shu, the battalion commander of Ye Qingshan’s guard battalion, looked at Captain Hao and said.
“Okay, your brothers from the guard battalion are here to help.
Tonight, we will join forces to wipe out the Japs in the city.
That is, we don’t have much heavy firepower left.
It’s very difficult to attack.”
The regiment fought in the city for five days and consumed a huge amount of ammunition.
It is not so easy to deliver weapons and ammunition from outside the city.
Ye Qingshan sent troops to block the Japanese reinforcements from entering the city.
The Japanese did the same, constantly blocking the city with firepower, and they entered through the South Gate.
There were also Japanese invaders blocking their reinforcements.
It is precisely because of this that the two sides have been deadlocked here for five days.
After hearing what Captain Hao said, Captain Zheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Captain Hao, we brought in a lot of heavy firepower this time."
As he said this, he asked the soldiers behind him to carry out a number of rocket launchers and 60mm mortars.
In the street fighting in the city, these rocket launchers and 60mm mortars are very useful heavy firepower for attack.
"Very good.
We ran out of rockets yesterday."
Captain Hao was even happier when he saw the rocket launchers and 60mm mortars brought in by the Guard Battalion.
“Come, let’s study how to attack tonight.
There are several Japanese strongholds in the city.
They occupied several commanding heights in the north of the city and were very difficult to attack.
Tonight, as long as we capture these commanding heights, we can divide the Japanese in the city.
By then, they will undoubtedly be defeated."
Captain Hao quickly spread out a map of the city and marked on it the urban areas where the Japanese were currently mainly stationed.
The Japanese mainly occupied the north of the city, while the first regiment mainly occupied the south.
"Captain Zheng, this is my idea.
Tonight, our two groups will launch a night attack on the Japanese from the left and right directions respectively.
Go and attack this church in the west of the city.
After taking over the church, the new mortars you brought will be able to cover most of the Japanese-occupied areas in the north of the city.
At that time, your mortar unit will provide us with fire support in the church.
At the same time, a company was used to set up an ambush near the church.
The Japs will definitely take back the church at all costs.
At that time, you can rely on the church to severely deplete the Japanese's manpower.
I led my men and fought our way around the east of the city to the north gate.
If we try to seize this city gate, we can close the door and beat the dog."
Captain Hao said this, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Zheng Shu, the battalion commander of the guard battalion next to him, looked up at Captain Hao after hearing what he said.
"Captain Hao, you are... going to leave all the remaining devils in the city behind."
Of course Captain Zheng saw it.
Captain Hao made this tactical arrangement in order to completely wipe out the remaining Japanese invaders in the city.
Otherwise, there would be no need for him to lead his men to take a detour and take the risk to capture the north gate.
That's the closest route for the Japanese to escape from the city.
Captain Hao chuckled and did not hide his intentions.
“Captain Zheng also saw this, and that’s exactly what I thought.
Damn it, in the past few days, as many as seven or eight hundred of our brothers have died in the city.
If you don't have brothers from your guard battalion, come into the city and support us.
I don't dare to have such an idea yet.
But now, we have you as a fresh force to reinforce us, what if we let the remaining Japanese in the city go?
I feel so sorry for our dead brothers.
Captain Zheng, rest assured, I won't do anything that I'm not sure of.
Based on our battles with the Japanese in the past few days, we have suffered heavy losses.
The Japs in the city were not much better.
Now, the remaining Japanese devils in the city are definitely no more than a thousand.
This time, you will ambush at the church, and the main attack will be carried out by our regiment.
Just give our soldiers some rocket launchers and mortar shells."
Captain Hao quickly explained to Zheng Shu.
Even though Hao Zhan is the regiment commander, he is also the commander of the main regiment.
However, he still had no choice but to issue combat orders directly to Zheng Shu's guard battalion in an imperative tone.
After all, Zheng Shu’s guard battalion is only a battalion-level unit.
However, in Ye Qingshan’s 42nd Army Group, the guard battalion is on the same level as the regimental-level units.
After all, it is Ye Qingshan’s guard battalion, so Hao Zhan has to be polite to them.
Besides, they are here to support them.
"Captain Hao, what are you talking about? We are all one family, so we should not have different opinions.
We'll give you half of our rocket launchers and mortars.
I also agree with Captain Hao's night attack plan.
Let's set a time and then prepare separately.
When the time comes, we will act together.”
"Haha, Captain Zheng is also a straightforward person.
It’s settled then.
The attack was scheduled to begin at nine o'clock in the evening.
Now, we have more than an hour to go back and prepare.”
When Captain Hao heard the other party's plan, he agreed to his night attack plan without hesitation.
This made Captain Hao very happy. After looking at his watch, he said to Zheng Shu.
"Okay, then we'll start the attack at nine."
After the two military commanders finalized the general action plan for tonight's night attack.
The guard battalion allocated half of its rocket launchers and mortars to the soldiers of the first regiment.
Then, the two teams moved in two different directions, east and west of the city.
Their attack direction tonight is in these two directions.
After Regiment Commander Hao and Battalion Commander Zheng led their men back, they immediately summoned their officers and combat backbones to hold a brief meeting before the night attack.
Plan how to attack after the night raid begins.
Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was nine o'clock.
“The time has come, follow me to attack.
Bazooka operators, mortar operators, machine gunners, suppress me with firepower."
"Brothers, rush!"
On the east side of the city, Captain Hao still held his submachine gun and chose to lead the charge.
Behind him, a group of murderous soldiers roared and charged towards the street intersection defended by the Japanese.
Da da da!
Whoosh whoosh!
Boom boom boom!
Behind them, Browning heavy machine guns were roaring.
The rocket launcher fired one rocket after another, as well as the 60mm mortar fired shells.
All of them fell on the defensive position at the entrance of Guizi Street.
Immediately, the Japanese suffered a heavy blow.
The Japanese tonight did not expect that Captain Hao and his men would launch a night attack.
After all, they had been fighting fiercely all day.
The soldiers of both sides returned to their own territories to rest after dark.
As a result, as soon as nine o'clock arrived, fierce gunfire and huge explosions were heard all over the north of the city.
"Baga, the Chinese are coming for a night attack.
Everyone, fight me hard and drive the Chinese back."
A Japanese major was very angry because the night attack tonight made it impossible for him to rest.
Then he shouted loudly to the Japanese soldiers around him.
Boom!
As a result, the next second a mortar shell fell and exploded next to the Japanese major.
The Japanese major was blown away directly.
"Your Excellency Captain!"
After this Japanese lieutenant colonel was blown away, the surrounding Japanese soldiers were frightened.
This Japanese major is the highest commander of the Japanese in the city at this moment.
With his death, the Japanese had no one to command.
"Turn in, turn in."
A Japanese captain, seeing the bad situation, immediately shouted to the other Japanese soldiers.
Then he led these devils and retreated to the next street.
They can't hold on here.
“Follow these devils and don’t let them get away.
Take the opportunity to attack their territory."
Captain Hao kept his eyes fixed on the Japanese captain who was shouting.
When many Japanese soldiers on the opposite side turned around and fled, Captain Hao immediately led his men to follow them and intensified the attack.
Expand their victory.
Boom boom boom!
Two hours later, Captain Hao's attack was thwarted.
Suddenly, we saw mortar shells flying from the west and landing on the Japanese defensive positions.
The Japanese were immediately thrown into disarray and had to hide in civilian houses, not daring to show their heads.
Captain Hao looked to the west and saw that all these mortar shells were fired from the top of the church in the west of the city.
"Ha ha!"
Captain Hao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"It's the brothers from the Guard Battalion. They have already captured the church in the west of the city.
They are providing us with artillery support.
Everyone, follow me and kill those devils who are trying to escape."
Seeing this, Captain Hao decisively seized the opportunity and led the soldiers of the regiment behind him to catch up with the Japanese soldiers who had just escaped in front.
In a blink of an eye, they rushed to the north gate.
But it is also here that the largest number of Japanese devils in the city are entrenched.
Da da da!
The Japanese immediately launched a counterattack, with several Type 99 light machine guns firing crazily.
Once again blocking Captain Hao and his men's attack route.
"Bazooka operator, blow up the grenade launcher and machine gunner on the enemy's side."
Boom boom!
Not long after Captain Hao gave the order, the Japanese machine gun positions and grenade throwers who were defending them in front appeared.
It was immediately targeted and destroyed by the rocket launcher operator.
At the same time, in the church that the Guard Battalion in the west of the city had just captured.
The artillerymen of the Guard Battalion were firing mortar shells towards them from the top of the church.
This time, under double firepower attack.
The situation was on the verge of collapse before, and now it completely collapsed.
The panicked Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they decisively chose to turn around.
What a bullshit turn, it's actually just running away.
"Kill!"
A group of people took advantage of the situation and attacked.
Before long, they killed their way through the Japanese-occupied territory and arrived near the north gate.
After twelve o'clock, the North Gate also fell into the hands of Captain Hao and his men.
The Japanese soldiers who were able to escape from the city in time tonight have completely lost the chance to escape from the city.
“Haha, we’ve got it done here.
Quickly send a telegram to the battalion commander and his men, telling them that we have blocked the Japs' escape route.
It’s time for them to make some efforts as well.”
Captain Hao stood on the dilapidated city gate tower and shouted loudly to the people around him.
At this time, the guard battalion had just captured the church in the west of the city through a surprise attack.
The guard battalion followed the agreement made with Captain Hao and others before the war.
Start by setting up an ambush near the church.
In the second half of the night, around 2:30, the Japanese reinforcements that had rushed in from several other directions all arrived.
"Shoot, fire!"
The guard battalion was waiting to ambush the Japanese, and immediately all the people opened fire.
Dense bullets were fired, knocking down the Japanese soldiers who tried to approach one after another.
The Japanese fought a bloody battle in the west of the city for more than three hours, until it was almost dawn.
They also failed to recapture the church where the guard battalion was stationed, but instead paid the price of nearly a hundred Japanese soldiers' tragic deaths.
"Baga, we have no chance.
Turn in, turn in!"
The ghost lieutenant colonel who took over the command had already realized that they were going to lose this battle.
Start preparing ahead of time.
But the new Japanese commander, lieutenant colonel, did not expect that his people would be defeated so quickly in the city tonight.
"Damn you, Chinese people.
It must be their reinforcements, they entered the city before us.
This time, we may not be able to defend Shaoguan City.
Everyone, turn in!"
After pondering for a long time, the Japanese lieutenant colonel finally ordered all Japanese soldiers to retreat.
If they break out of the city now, perhaps some of these Japanese soldiers may survive.
But if they continue to stay in the city, there will probably be more casualties.
We might even be annihilated.
The Japanese lieutenant colonel led his men and fled towards the north gate.
"Don't let the devils get away. Stop them for me."
Captain Hao stood on the top of the city wall and saw a large number of Japanese soldiers appearing in the distance. He realized that the Japanese were trying to break through.
How can that work.
Captain Hao walked to the top of the city wall, stood beside the Browning heavy machine gunner, and pointed in the direction where the Japanese were rushing towards.
"Open fire, hit hard."
Boom boom boom!
Immediately, the Japanese soldiers who were preparing to escape were attacked from the front and back by the guard battalion and the first regiment near the north gate.
The dense sound of gunfire lasted for more than two hours.
It was not until the early hours of the morning that the cloud finally began to thin out.
"Captain, it's over. We have killed all the Japanese."
A second lieutenant came up to Captain Hao and reported to him the final outcome of the battle in the city.
"Haha, well done."
Although Captain Hao was delighted, he did not have time to rejoice. He pointed at several Nationalist officers and shouted:
“Immediately bring people to repair the damaged areas in the city.
Relying on the city walls and fortifications of Shaoguan, the defensive fortifications were rebuilt.
To prevent the Japs from attacking again when daytime comes.
This time, with us here, Shaoguan City will never be lost."
Captain Hao said in a resounding voice.
Soon, it was daybreak. Ye Qingshan and Division Commander Xia Yang in the command center also received good news from the city.
"Commander, Shaoguan has finally been taken."
The young martial artist behind him also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes."
Ye Qingshan nodded: "In this battle, the Japs fought more desperately than we expected.
Otherwise, at the beginning, the vanguard battalion of the New 1st Division seized the initiative and captured the South Gate.
It is still unknown who will win this battle."
As Ye Qingshan spoke at this moment, he felt a little scared.
Fortunately, in the end, they had the last laugh.