Outside the city of Jingcheng County, Yang Erhu, the commander of the newly formed Fourth Brigade, was lying behind a big stone, holding a telescope and looking at the county town in the distance.Yang Erhu frowned slightly, turned to a soldier of the Eighth Route Army next to him and asked, "How many Japanese puppet troops are in the city, have you found out?"
”"Report to the brigade commander, according to the information obtained so far, there are less than five hundred little devils and five or six hundred puppet troops in the city, with a total strength of more than 1,000 people, even if there is a mistake, it will not be too different."
The Eighth Route Army soldier hurriedly replied."
Hmm" Yang Erhu nodded with satisfaction and said, "The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to our army."
Ordered the infantry to prepare for an attack, ordered the artillery battalion to speed up, and once the artillery position was built, immediately launch an artillery bombardment to blast the city wall open to Lao Tzu. ”"Yes," the Eighth Route Army soldier replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.Yang Erhu raised the telescope again, and at this time, a soldier of the Eighth Route Army ran over and said loudly: "Report to the brigade commander, the commander orders our department to take Jingcheng County as soon as possible." ”"I know, call the commander back, our department will definitely be able to take Jingcheng County as soon as possible."
Yang Erhu nodded and said.About five minutes later, the artillery positions of the Eighth Route Army resounded with the rumbling sound of cannonballs, and the shells flew quickly towards the city wall with a piercing whistling sound."
Boom" A series of violent explosions sounded one after another, and soon the city wall was plunged into a smoke of artillery fire."
Boom" A cannonball accurately landed on the city wall, and it exploded with a bang, and several little devils hiding on the city wall were directly blown out.Under the heavy bombardment of our army, the dilapidated city wall finally could not withstand the huge blow and collapsed with a bang.Seeing that the city wall was finally blown open with a gap about five or six meters wide, Yang Erhu's excited eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly: "Well done, immediately order the infantry to charge, attack the city from the gap, and take the county seat of Jingcheng in one fell swoop." ”"Yes" A soldier of the Eighth Route Army next to him responded respectfully, turned around and ran to convey the order."
Kill" With Yang Erhu's order, more than a thousand soldiers of the Eighth Route Army roared loudly and rushed towards the city wall to kill.Although the Japanese troops in the city resisted desperately, they could not stop the fierce tide of the Eighth Route Army's offensive at all, and the two sides fought fiercely for less than half an hour.The heroic soldiers of the Eighth Route Army successfully rushed into the city through the gap that was blown up.Once the Eighth Route Army entered the city, the only city wall fortifications that the Japanese puppet army could rely on became an ornament, and a large number of Eighth Route Army poured into the city, and there was no suspense in this battle.Although the Japanese army in the city stubbornly resisted to the end and swore not to surrender, but in the end it did not last long, and the sporadic fighting lasted until noon that day and stopped, so far the county town of Jingcheng was successfully recovered by the Eighth Route Army, and the Japanese puppet army defending the city was all annihilated.At this time, Yang Erhu had already entered the city with the siege troops and successfully captured the county seat of Jingcheng, Yang Erhu was filled with a smile on his face, and said proudly: "Immediately telegraph to the commander, just say that my new Fourth Brigade has successfully captured Jingcheng County." ”"Yes," a correspondent next to him replied respectfully, turned and left.Yang Erhu took a few soldiers of the Eighth Route Army and walked along the street towards the city, and as he walked, he ordered: "Inform the soldiers, clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and appease the residents in the city." ”"Please rest assured that the brigade commander will do these things well."
A soldier of the Eighth Route Army next to him hurriedly replied.After a while, the correspondent who had left earlier hurriedly ran back and said respectfully: "Report to the brigade commander, the commander called back and ordered our department to stick to Jingcheng County and stand by in place."
In addition, the commander ordered us to organize local soldiers and civilians to sabotage the nearby Zhengtai Railway. ”Yang Erhu took the telegram and glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Pass the order, order all troops to rely on the county town to build fortifications along the Zhengtai Railway."
Prepare to meet the Japanese army, order the engineer battalion and the special service battalion to be responsible for organizing the nearby military and civilians to destroy the nearby railway line, remember that the damage must be thorough, and ensure that the little devil cannot repair it in a short time. ”"Yes," a soldier of the Eighth Route Army next to him responded respectfully, and turned around to convey the order.At this time, the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Japanese Army had arrived at Luquan, but this little devil was forced to stop."
How long will it take for the damaged railroad in Bagaya Road to be repaired," asked Yoshida Minetaro, the commander of the 8th Independent Mixed Brigade, with an angry expression."
Report to Your Excellency General, judging from the current situation, it will take at least about a day to repair the destroyed railway, and it will also be necessary to send engineering troops from Shimen and other places to help."
A devil officer next to him hurriedly replied."
Baga a bunch of trash."
Yoshida Minetaro couldn't help but shout and curse.At this moment, a little devil hurriedly ran over and said with a respectful face: "Your Excellency the General has just received news that the county seat of Jingcheng has been captured by the Eighth Route Army. ”"Nani" Yoshida Fengtaro's face changed greatly, and he asked with a look of disbelief: "How is this possible, how can those despicable Shina people capture the county seat of Jingcheng in such a short period of time" "Things are indeed somewhat unexpected, but this matter is true. ”The devil officer replied cautiously."
Yaga Yalu" Yoshida Fengtaro gritted his teeth and scolded angrily, frowned and said with a serious face: "Now Niangziguan is also under fierce attack by the Eighth Route Army, and the situation is extremely critical.We don't have time to waste here, so we immediately give orders to our troops, take the highway and immediately advance in the direction of Niangzi Pass. ”The devil officer replied respectfully, turned around and ran to deliver the order.The Japanese army was forced to abandon the railway and advance all the way west along the road, this little devil was not the Fourth Division, and they had been stationed near Shimen for a long time, and they were also extremely familiar with the terrain within a radius of several hundred miles.It only took two hours to walk more than 30 miles.It was already two o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day.The little devils were dizzy and sweating profusely, and some of the little devils with a weak system had even begun to suffer from heat stroke.But Yoshida Tontaro still kept urging the little devil to speed up, not knowing how to sympathize with his soldiers.And these little devils don't seem to have any complaints, even if they are already hot and stick their tongues out like dead dogs, they still grit their teeth and try to persevere.aa2705221: