Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 420: The Destroyed Japanese Engineer Regiment

420 Japanese Engineer Regiment Destroyed

Da da da!

Outside the city, more than a dozen M1919A4 heavy machine guns were crazily firing at the puppet troops on the west city wall.

The dense firepower suppressed Zhao Tongming's puppet soldiers, and they dared not show their heads at all.

To show up is to die.

The bearded bandit leader who was so arrogant just now stopped shouting at this time.

Hiding obediently behind the parapet.

puff!

From time to time, puppet soldiers would pop out and shoot, and would be hit by bullets and fall to the ground.

"Captain, we can't fight like this.

If this continues, the national army outside the city will break in sooner or later.

It’s impossible to defend it.”

After a moment, the bearded bandit leader finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted to Zhao Tongming.

"Then what should I do?"

Zhao Tongming also felt bitter at this time.

He thought that the security team he trained was excellent enough.

In particular, after obtaining weapons and ammunition supported by the Japanese, he became more confident.

He believed that his security team was not as powerful as the Japanese, but was definitely stronger than the National Army.

But now, facing the attack of Ye Qingshan's entire regiment, they were completely powerless to fight back.

"Captain, let's retreat.

If you don't leave now, you really won't be able to leave.

Let the attacking Nationalist troops and the Japanese in the city fight, and we will take the opportunity to escape."

The bearded bandit cherishes his life after all.

He would not throw his life away here. The situation was not good, so he had to run away quickly.

But Zhao Tongming was still hesitating.

Boom!

As a result, the next second, with a loud bang, the entire west city wall was shaking.

"Kill!"

At the west gate, the shouts of the national army soldiers could be heard.

"Oh no! The Nationalist army blew open the city gate."

Zhao Tongming's face changed drastically.

Then, he immediately shouted to the bearded bandit leader and several trusted soldiers beside him: "Let's go."

Zhao Tongming was scared away.

As soon as he ran away, the other puppet soldiers immediately lost their will to fight.

They also ran away.

The main force of the Fourth Regiment rushed into the county town.

"Captain, the puppet army that blocked our entry into the city fled toward the South Gate."

“Don’t worry, they can’t escape.

The monk can run away but the temple cannot. We will find them sooner or later.

Now, first clear out the Japanese in the city and destroy all the ammunition and supplies they have stored in the city."

The fourth commander gave the order.

Finding and settling accounts with this group of traitors is not the most urgent matter at the moment.

First, annihilate the Japanese in the city, seize the county town, and destroy their supplies.

Then, the most important thing is to march north with the main force of the joint division to annihilate the remaining Japanese soldiers in the north.

"We surrender, please don't kill us."

However, the Kuomintang soldiers who entered the city still captured dozens of puppet soldiers who did not have time to escape.

At this time, all the puppet soldiers knelt together and begged the soldiers of the four surrounding regiments.

"Sorry, we do not accept your surrender."

"Get ready, let go!"

But unfortunately, the soldiers from the four surrounding regiments had nothing but murderous intent in their eyes, without any mercy at all.

It’s time to beg for mercy.

When you were shooting at us on the city wall before, you showed no mercy.

Some of these puppet soldiers might have their hands stained with the blood of their comrades.

Before entering the city, the fourth regiment commander gave the order.

These puppet soldiers were all treated like the Japanese, so naturally they were all killed.

Bang bang bang!

A series of gunshots rang out, and all the puppet troops were killed.

At the same time, several commando teams were heading towards other important targets of the Japanese inside the city.

Among them was the headquarters of the Japanese engineering regiment.

"Captain, hurry up.

The Chinese have entered the city.”

A Japanese major ran back and shouted in horror to the Japanese engineering regiment commander, Miyano Tengjin.

"Nani, it's only been less than two hours.

The West Gate was lost?

Where is Zhao Sang?"

Miyano asked.

"Captain, Zhao Tongming has already escaped."

"Baga, Zhao Tongming is a loser, he is strong inside but weak outside, he is useless."

Miyano Tengjin really thought that Zhao Tongming's security team could hold out until dawn.

"Turn in! Turn in!"

Immediately, Miyano Tengjin did not dare to stay in the city any longer.

He immediately took the Japanese guard team with him and fled to the north of the city.

He planned to go to Mawei Mountain in the north to meet up with his third battalion.

As a result, Miyano Tengjin led his troops and approached the north gate.

They discovered that this place had been captured by four regiments.

Miyano Tengjin had no choice but to lead his men to the East Gate, but the East Gate was also lost.

Now, the Japanese colonel and dozens of Japanese soldiers were trapped in the city, like a turtle in a jar.

"Hide it."

The Japanese colonel was also panicked at this time.

He didn't want to become Ye Qingshan's prisoner.

Immediately, they rushed into several houses, killed the people inside, and hid themselves.

“Strange, where are the devils in the city?

Could it be possible that he escaped?"

It was almost dawn, and Lianjiang County was completely occupied by the Fourth Regiment.

They also occupied the Japanese warehouses in the city and seized a lot of food, medicine and ammunition.

Lianjiang is the logistics supply station for the Japanese on the front line.

Naturally, a lot of supplies for the Japanese are stored here.

Now, all of them are cheaper than four groups.

"Quick, send a telegram to the division commander and tell him that we have completely occupied Lianjiang City.

After daybreak, we will attack Mawei Mountain to the north.

Respond to them."

The Fourth Regiment Commander had no time to search for the Japanese regiment commander who was hiding in the city.

Whether it is dealing with escaped traitors like Zhao Tongming, or searching for the Japanese army commander in the city.

Let’s put these aside for now.

First go north, join forces with the main force of their division, and break through the other two blocking lines of the Japanese.

The most important thing is to open up the road for the main force of their division to go south.

"OK!

The Fourth Regiment has taken Lianjiang." Zhou Pingkou was overjoyed when he received the news.

"Notify the First Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Regiment to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese defenders at Niuqian Mountain after daybreak.

The heavy artillery regiment no longer has to worry about the Japanese bombing.

The fighter groups of our air force are ready to provide support at any time to intercept the Japanese bombers.

Tomorrow, we must advance to Lianjiang.

In two days, I will march to the gates of Fuzhou."

Zhou Pingkou said ambitiously.

After dawn, Zheng Quezi's regiment officially joined the battle.

After hiding for two days, the heavy artillery regiment reappeared on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the main force of Zhou Pingkou's division was blocked for so long by the Japanese's three lines of defense.

Otherwise, the heavy artillery regiment behind may not be able to catch up.

Boom boom boom!

Heavy artillery shells hit Niuqian Mountain, causing the earth to shake.

The Japanese defenders above were very terrified, and they were also afraid of this heavy artillery bombardment.

"Baga, those idiots from the aviation team, why don't they fly over here?

Hurry up and destroy those Chinese heavy artillery."

On Niuqian Mountain, a Japanese lieutenant colonel captain, who was dazed by the heavy artillery of the National Army, began to pray.

Perhaps the prayers of this Japanese captain really worked.

Two waves of aircraft flew over from the southeast sky.

Naturally, it was the Japanese bombers flying over from the Formosa Airport.

"Oh, our aviation team is here."

The Japanese ground forces also cheered with joy after seeing this scene.

The appearance of this air force on the other side boosted the morale of the Japanese devils.

But unfortunately, the Japanese didn't have long to be happy before they discovered a group of black spots appeared in the northern sky.

That is definitely not their empire's fighter plane.

It was the thirty P40 fighter planes led by Meng Jifei that also came to join the battle.

Originally, the Japanese bomber group wanted to dive down and drop bombs on the National Army soldiers.

But unfortunately, he was just about to take action.

The fighter squadron led by Meng Jifei flew to the battlefield and launched a fierce pursuit of the Japanese bombers.

"Brothers, the feast has begun.

Give me a good beating.

Let’s see who will be named the new ace pilot first.”

Meng Jifei encouraged these fighter pilots in the communication channel.

Immediately, the P40 fighter jets piloted by Meng Jifei and his team formed groups of two and began to select suitable targets for attack.

"Baga, a fleet of Chinese aircraft."

The Japanese pilot leading the flight also discovered Meng Jifei and his fighter planes.

Immediately, more than a dozen Type 97 fighter jets on the Japanese side rushed to the front and tried to intercept Meng Jifei's fighter jets.

Da da da!

When the fighter jets of both sides met, they started firing at each other.

The fighter jets piloted by both sides were constantly tumbling, chasing, and shooting in the sky, each trying to kill the opponent first.

So, the fighter jets of both sides started an air combat.

A fighter jet bit the tail of an enemy fighter jet and strafed it crazily. The fighter jet being chased was also looking for an opportunity to adjust its position in an attempt to kill the enemy fighter jet.

That's what air combat is like.

It is not a sneak attack, the pilots on both sides are prepared, and the performance of the fighter jets and the abilities of the pilots are similar.

Air combat is the most challenging test of the psychological qualities of fighter pilots on both sides.

Moreover, an enemy fighter was quickly shot down.

Often, several fighter jets have to chase each other in the air for ten to twenty minutes before the outcome is determined.

Fortunately, with the appearance of Meng Jifei and his air force, the Japanese air force was no longer invincible and they completely gained control of the air.

This will be of great help to Ye Qingshan in taking over Fuzhou.

On the contrary, the Type 40 bombers flown by the Japanese bomber pilots were not as flexible as the P in terms of performance.

Before the Japanese bombers could drop their bombs, they were targeted by a squadron of fighter planes from the Nationalist Army.

Several P4P0 fighter planes rushed into the enemy bomber group frantically, making it difficult for them to resist.

Da da da!

Dense machine gun bullets were fired out in mid-air, chasing the fleeing Japanese fighter planes in front.

Whoosh! Boom!

Half a day later, two Japanese bombers were shot down by the fighter pilots on Ye Qingshan's side.

It is much easier for fighter planes to fight air battles against Japanese bombers.

In the sky, various fighter jets of both sides were still engaged in air battles.

On the ground, Zheng Quezi's regiment received orders from Zhou Pingkou.

He also immediately led his men to launch a more fierce attack on the Japanese's new blocking line.

Finally, before noon, they broke through the blocking positions set up by the Japanese on Niuqian Mountain.

Then, head straight to Mawei Mountain.

In Lianjiang County, two battalions of the Fourth Regiment set out after daybreak.

They were already approaching the Japanese's last line of defense from the rear.

In this case, the main force of their division must rush over as soon as possible to join the 4th Regiment.

A battalion of Japanese troops defending Mawei Mountain were attacked from both sides.

This battle must be won.

In this way, all the Japanese outer blocking positions outside Fuzhou city were destroyed.

Fuzhou City is very close to Lianjiang County.

Half a day later, Zhou Pingkou's 208th Division arrived at the city of Fuzhou.