Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Outside the city of Changzhi, there was a loud bang, and the North City Wall of Changzhi, which Fan Hanjie described as a strong city, collapsed on a large scale.

In the early days of the siege, the Japanese army was blocked by trenches, and the siege troops suffered heavy casualties. After being unable to capture strong men from the vicinity of the battlefield, Imada Yukio became ruthless. The Japanese army captured at least [-] soldiers from the two counties of Lucheng and Licheng and the suburbs of Changzhi. The young and strong, forced the young and strong to fill up the huge trench around the city wall.

After a few days, more than 30 young and strong workers were divided into several work sections. They worked day and night. The entire 20-meter-wide and [-]-meter-deep outer trench started construction at the same time. The nearby city wall was the key target of the Japanese heavy artillery bombardment.

During the period, the national army guarding the city had no choice but to shoot at the little devil who was acting as a supervisor.

The sound of the city wall colliding with the ground made everyone's ears ring. The national army soldiers guarding the city wall were buried under the ruins, and the flying gravel caused heavy losses to the young men who were filling the soil.

The headquarters of the [-]th Army in the city.

In order to prevent the military headquarters from being bombed under the guidance of Japanese spies in the city, Fan Hanjie moved the general headquarters to an ordinary residence in the city.

"What sound?" Fan Hanjie asked immediately, even though the explosion of Japanese artillery shells still could not cover the sound of the city wall collapsing.

"Army, it's not good. The 23rd Regiment of the North City and the 24th Regiment of the West City both called and said that the city wall was blown up by the little devil's heavy artillery. Several gaps were made, and the city will be broken immediately!" The chief of staff of the [-]th Army reported. guide.

Fan Hanjie didn't show any panic when he heard it. The city wall was blown down by the Japanese army as he expected. In fact, whenever the Japanese army bombarded the city, the Eighth Division in charge of defending the city did not deploy too many personnel on the city wall.

I saw Fan Hanjie ask: "How many days is today the city defense?"

"The Japanese army launched an attack on Changzhi City, which our army was defending, on the morning of the 16th. Today is the 20th, which is already the fifth day!" The chief of staff replied.

Fan Hanjie nodded after hearing this, his face was full of determination: "Well, the casualties of the soldiers these days are not small, but I guess Lingchuan and the other side are almost finished, pass my order to prepare the Eighth Division According to the collapsed city wall, stop the Japanese army once, and then retreat to the fortifications arranged by the 45th and 46th divisions in the city!"

"The little devil's thinking is pretty good, the real battle will only begin now!"

"Yes, I'll convey it right away!" The Chief of Staff stood at attention and replied.

The general has the heart of death, and the soldiers have no greed for life. All the soldiers of the [-]th Army have interpreted this sentence very well in the city of Changzhi.

The strategic position of Changzhi cannot allow the national army to give up. After learning that the Japanese army was going to attack Changzhi, facing the menacing main force of the Japanese army, Fan Hanjie knew that with the strength of the [-]th Army, if he sticks to Changzhi, he may be able to survive. , Abandoning the city and fleeing, the Japanese army seized the opportunity, and then the national army in the entire Changzhi area was defeated.

Therefore, from the beginning, Fan Hanjie held the heart of sticking to Changzhi.

On the other side, the collapse of the Changzhi city wall finally made Imada Yukio, who had been suffering for many days, see the dawn of victory.

At this time, Yukio stood on a small high ground outside the city today, put down the binoculars in his hand, and said proudly: "Yoxi, that's great! Facts have proved that any strong city can't stop the bombardment of heavy artillery. Immediately order the troops to attack!" , today we must completely annihilate the [-]th Army and occupy Changzhi City!"

"Hi!" The adjutant at the side responded.

Afterwards, today Yukio continued to stand on the spot with great interest, watching the siege troops who received the order unfold their formation one by one, and rushed towards several gaps in the city wall.

Each gap is 23 to 24 meters narrow and hundreds of meters wide. The ruins are pressed on top of the soil-filled trenches, making the terrain at the gap higher than other places. Among them, using the ruins as a shelter is an excellent blocking position.

When the Japanese army approached step by step, the soldiers of the Eighth Division who were hiding in it opened fire. Even if the little devil had been prepared, he was still knocked down.

The two sides were in a stalemate for a while, and before the Japanese artillery counterattacked, the soldiers of the Eighth Division immediately withdrew to the city.

Seeing this, Imada Yukio nodded in satisfaction, and then strode towards the headquarters.

When he entered the headquarters, the adjutant who came back first immediately reported: "Your Excellency, Xinxiang Airport called. When the flight team was providing air support in Lingchuan, it was attacked by the national army's anti-aircraft machine guns. Two of the bombers were destroyed. , but before that, the aircraft team has already tore open the national army's position!"

"Xincun-kun, can you call back from the two departments of Kawamoto-kun?"

"Not yet. The imperial army's ground troops should still be fighting the national army. I believe there will be news of victory soon!" the adjutant said excitedly.

Imada Yukio felt that today was really happy and happy, and the two-step strategic plan had to be realized, and then he shouted at the telegraph operator: "Send a report to General Gangmura immediately, saying that Changzhi has been breached by our troops, and it is expected to occupy Changzhi today." City, fully occupy the Changzhi area within three days!"

The words are divided into two parts.

Outside the city of Lingchuan, the situation of the two Japanese troops, Ichiro Kawamoto and Yoji Nimura, was not as good as Yukio Imada had expected.

Although the positions set up by the 89th Division faced the two sides of the Japanese army and lost multiple positions, they still intercepted the two Japanese troops and could not meet for a long time. The resilience of the 89th Division greatly exceeded the expectations of the Japanese army.

"Sir, the 110th Division on the northeast side of the battlefield is rushing towards the battlefield, and it is less than five miles away from the battlefield!" A little devil officer rushed over to report.

"Baga, how could the 110th Division move so fast!" Hemoto Ichiro was shocked when he heard this. Now that all the troops have been pressed up, it is difficult to withdraw all of them.

"Mr. Heben, withdraw. Although our troops are not afraid of the National Army, there is still the Eighth Route Army watching over us. If we don't withdraw, we will be surrounded by the National Army and the Eighth Route Army!"

"After several days of fighting, my officers and men are exhausted, so we really shouldn't fight again!" Zhang Lanfeng persuaded.

"Where can we retreat to? Is it possible to retreat to Lingchuan County again? In this way, not only the troops who came for reinforcements will fall into the hands of the national army, but our department may be really trapped in the isolated city!" Ichiro Hemoto looked complex Cold and serious, he changed his previous idea of ​​preserving his strength.

Suddenly, there was a burst of gunshots from Lingchuan County, seven or eight miles behind the battlefield, and then the west gate of the county was shattered in the sound of an explosion.

Hearing the movement, Ichiro Hemoto quickly took a look through the binoculars, and saw crowds of soldiers in gray uniforms rushing out, marching rapidly towards the battlefield.

It turned out that after learning that the Japanese army was attacking the 89th Division to the west, Xu Dali immediately concluded that Lingchuan County must be empty.