Bright Sword's Bloody War of Resistance

Chapter 622 Farewell Telegram

In Heze County, inside the Japanese garrison, the usually domineering Japanese patrols disappeared.

In the headquarters, several little devils were burning important documents in a panic. The radio set up beside him was beeping. The little devil who was receiving the telegram suddenly got up and walked to Tengyuan Ichiro's office.

In the office, Tengyuan Ichiro, as the supreme commander of the Japanese army, did not go to command the battle, but knelt down in front of a small square table with a slumped face, holding a handful of ribs in his hand, and spit the wine in his mouth on the ribs. Then wipe it carefully.

Perhaps the light in the room shone on the ribs, and Tengyuan Ichiro's eyes flickered, and blood dripped down the blade onto the white cotton cloth.

Tengyuan Ichiro didn't seem to feel the pain, but continued to wipe the blade, kneeling opposite him and couldn't help but said: "Sir, although the Eighth Route Army's offensive is fierce, as long as our troops stick to it until dawn, the imperial army's planes will definitely come to support , there is still a glimmer of life at that time!"

"Sir, the troops in the city now need you to come forward to cheer up the army, please cheer up!" The adjutant put his hands on the ground and knocked one hard.

With a pious expression on his face, Tengyuan Ichiro put the rib in his hand on the white cloth of the table, and said, "Mr. Village, there is no need to do this!"

"Heze County cannot be defended. Just as General Harada said, the Eighth Route Army's attack on Heze County this time is most likely a strategy of encircling and attacking Heze County. Now that our department has lost contact with the brigade and regiment headquarters, the brigade and regiment commander may be in trouble. Little ah, this battle is already powerless!"

During the day, the siege troops of the Eighth Route Army relied on their superiority of artillery fire, and progressed smoothly in the initial stage, and successively pulled out the strongholds outside the city in the east and south directions of Heze.

But the good times didn't last long. Not long after the battle started, the Japanese planes at Xinxiang Airport rushed to the battlefield. Fortunately, the siege troops got an early warning, and Brigadier Han ordered all troops to hide.

Although the progress of the siege was slowed down, after dark, the artillery unit shelled Heze County again, and it only took half an hour to break through the outer city of Heze.

Xin Tiebing thought that the Japanese commander would organize troops to resist according to the complex terrain of the houses in the city, but what was surprising was that after breaking through the city, no matter whether it was the little devils or the puppet guards, they actually swarmed towards the inner city .

Compared with the outer city, the inner city occupies a much smaller area. The siege troops of the Eighth Route Army simply surrounded the inner city.

While the two were talking, the little devil's telegraph operator pushed open the door and reported: "Sir, the Divisional Headquarters has sent a telegram!"

"Read!"

"Hey, I have heard about the situation in Heze. If you are unable to fight any more, you should break out of the siege as soon as possible. You must not leave a bullet or a grain of food for the Eighth Route Army!"

"Call back to the Divisional Headquarters. Our department is determined to coexist with Heze County in order to serve His Majesty the Emperor! Well, you can go down!" Tengyuan Ichiro said the content of the farewell telegram succinctly.

"Munaka-kun, do you understand now?"

"Sir, even if our troops can't defend Heze County, according to reports from the reconnaissance troops sent out, there are no traces of the Eighth Route Army troops in the west and north directions. Our troops can retreat to Dongming in the west, or head north to Heze. Zhencheng, which is closer, breaks through, as long as it retains its vitality, it won't take long, and when the main force of the imperial army returns to the division, they can come and avenge today's revenge!" The adjutant persuaded unwillingly.

Tengyuan Ichiro seemed to have a way to go to the end, then stretched out his finger, pointed around, and said: "Mr. Village, you listen to the gunshots outside, the Eighth Route Army has surrounded the inner city, how can we talk about breaking through?" Said, as a soldier of the Great Japanese Empire, there should be an honorable death, and then I will need Mr. Murakami to be my intermediary!"

"Now go and arrange according to the instructions of the division troops!"

"Hi!" Seeing that Tengyuan Ichiro couldn't be persuaded, the adjutant could only respond helplessly.

Outside the city, the siege battle is still going on in full swing, and the shells are constantly bombarding the inner city wall of Heze County. Compared with the residential buildings in the outer city, the inner city is full of Japanese and puppet military offices, or it is the munitions. Depots, grain depots and other important places.

Therefore, when the siege troops launched an attack, they had no scruples at all.

Under the east wall of the inner city, more than a hundred puppet soldiers squatted under the wall in order to avoid the shelling, and several officers of the puppet army gathered together.It seems to be discussing something.

"Let me tell you guys, have you figured it out? The Japanese are overwhelmed, and now they are too busy to take care of themselves. If this matter is delayed, it will be too late when the Eighth Route Army enters the city!" A puppet soldier the officer urged.

"But can the Eighth Route Army bypass us?" Another person said worriedly.

"What you are talking about is nonsense, why did I only call you guys together? Although our brothers have become traitors, we have no blood debts on our hands. Besides, as long as we take the initiative to open the city gate, it is considered a crime in the Eighth Route Army." Great meritorious performance!"

"If it doesn't work well, I can still clean up the gold and silver, and maybe go back to my hometown and become a rich man!"

"It's done, as long as you can survive!" Several people responded one after another.

"However, we need to get rid of the dozen or so little devils in front of us first!",

In a residential building in the outer city, Brigadier Han and Xin Tiebing watched the battle ahead from the roof.

"It's a bit strange. The enemies in the city don't seem to have much fighting spirit? Why don't they even show their heads? This is not like the previous arrogant style!" Brigadier Han muttered.

"Haha, Brigadier Han, the little devil is not made of iron, and the puppet army is not a fool. Whether it is the fortification of the city wall or the strength of the defenders in the city, Heze County is far behind Changzhi and Handan. It is estimated that the enemy in the city should be in a panic, I think the troops can rush in!" Xin Tiebing said.

Brigadier Han nodded when he heard the words, and was about to order the troops to attack, but unexpectedly a white flag suddenly appeared on the city wall.

The puppet troops in the city who were about to surrender even hung an oil lamp on the flagpole for safety, just for the Eighth Route Army to see clearly.

A puppet soldier hid by the crenel tremblingly, fearing that he would be killed by a shell, and then tried his best to shout: "The commander of the Eighth Route Army opposite, we surrender, please stop the bombardment!"

"We surrender, can you hear me?"

"The enemy has surrendered?" Brigadier Han couldn't hear the puppet army's shouts, but he understood their intentions, and said, "Guards, tell the artillery to stop shelling immediately! The attacking troops send someone to contact the enemy!"

Sure enough, shortly after the shelling stopped, the puppet army in Dongcheng quickly opened the city gate, and a unit of the Eighth Route Army outside the city rushed to the city gate. With the cooperation of the puppet army, they successfully took over the fortifications of the city wall.

(End of this chapter)