While the residents of Gucheng were busy waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army, the replenished Matsuki and Kimura divisions jumped across the Huai River and advanced towards Gucheng.At this time, these two divisions were like lions that had been teased, and they came with great anger.Matsuki and Kimura were directly called out to the headquarters of the Japanese invasion army in Central China, and were scolded by the commander Shunroku Hata with his head and face.Matsuki and Kimura were holding their breath, like Shunroku Hata's military order.They vowed to capture Gucheng in the shortest possible time and open up the passage connecting with Xuzhou, so as to form a north-south flank with the Japanese army in the north.The two divisions marched in full force, and it took only one day to arrive from the Huai River.As soon as the Japanese army arrived, they surrounded the fortified city layer by layer, and the artillery fiercely bombarded the left and right fronts outside the fortified city, and with the support of the air force, they completely occupied the defensive line outside the city one day later, and the national army suffered heavy losses, and more than 4,000 soldiers fell forever in this battle.The left and right defensive lines outside the city were all breached, and the Japanese artillery began to bombard the fortified city.This small city, which has been established for hundreds of years, suddenly trembled under the rumbling fire of the Japanese army, and the city was in flames, and the residents ran to avoid the fire of the devils in the midst of crying.Dead bodies could be seen everywhere in the streets, but the next moment they might have been blown away by the bombardment, and only the fragments of some corpses could be seen.Every minute, countless people fall, most of them unarmed civilians.Matsuki and Kimura stood inside the headquarters, their eyes bloodshot.Although their troops had completely broken the Chinese defenders' outer defenses in a day's time, their infantry could now charge forward under the cover of tanks by bombarding the walls of Kaigucheng.But they are still too slow, and the humiliation of guarding the Huai River line, they have to escape back from Gucheng.Only by completely annihilating the defenders of Gucheng with lightning speed can they regain face in front of their colleagues."
Damn where did the air support go, why didn't the Air Force bomb it," Matsuki complained loudly as he looked at the cloudless sky.Immediately, an adjutant reported: "The Air Force has gone to support the 16th Division, and they said that they have helped us bombard the outer front of Gucheng, and let us attack the rest by ourselves."
They believe that we can. ”"It's Shibata Kazuo again, he's out of the limelight, and now even my air support has been snatched away" Matsuki roared loudly: "And those damn air forces, they actually let me do it myself, and I must be able to do it, I don't know the tenacity of the Shina, let them attack by themselves and see if it can be done" His roar was useless, although he was a division commander, but he was only a division commander.In the eyes of those military bigwigs, he is a front-line commander, and he has not yet had the right to transfer the Air Force, so he can only apply.Kimura touched his chin and looked at the fierce battle Gucheng and slowly spoke: "This city is all made of solid stones, surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack."
If we run into that elusive guy again, then "As soon as Kimura mentioned the mysterious elusive Takato, Matsuki's whole body shivered for no reason.He looked around nervously, as if the mysterious creature was going to rush out from somewhere with a knife and cut off his head.Songmu hated and feared Gao Dong, and gritted his teeth at the mention of it, but he couldn't stop trembling in his heart.He vowed to kill Gao Dong countless times, but if he really faced Gao Dong, Matsuki would definitely choose to turn around and run away, because Gao Dong's many attacks on his troops had faintly made Matsuki believe in his heart that the person named Gao Dong was invincible.Matsuki smiled awkwardly, but in the eyes of others, only his facial skin twitched slightly: "Then, then, do those people still dare to come now, we are strong and strong, and we are in an open area, if they still dare to come to sneak attack, don't want to leave alive." ”After Matsuki finished speaking, he and Kimura both looked at each other and smiled, and then fell silent.In fact, both of them were thinking in their hearts, that damn Gao Dong, don't appear again, it's better to be killed directly by artillery fire.They didn't even want to see Gao Dong, and they would never meet each other."
Keep bombarding me, bombarding their walls, blasting a gap, and taking the city before dark.The great Imperial Army of Japan is invincible, warriors, let me see how brave you really are. ”Matsuki suddenly ran into the front line and cheered loudly, but his voice was soon drowned out by the sound of artillery fire, and not a single devil heard his shouts.The fortified city was trembling violently, and every inch of the city wall seemed to be emitting a mournful roar.The defenders of the walls were firmly attached to the ground to avoid falling from the shaking walls.Cannonballs kept falling on the city walls, but this small city that carried history and glory stood strong in the fire of devils.It is like an old man who is already dying, and before the indiscriminate bombardment of the invaders, he proudly stands up with the last dignity that has not bent for hundreds of years.The fire in the city grew louder and louder, and countless civilians died in the bombardment.The artillery shells used by the devils to bombard Gucheng have exceeded the total number of fronts bombed outside the city, and there is a posture of bombing the entire Gucheng to the ground.In the city, Wu Qi and Wang Wei sat in the county magistrate's compound, and no matter how fierce the artillery fire was, they did not frown.The Japanese have not yet attacked, they must wait quietly.All this is just a prelude to a storm, and the real big war has not yet begun."
Two, two generals, let's, let's, should we evacuate first.The devil's cannon is too powerful, and this solid city can't be defended. ”The county magistrate, who had been standing beside the two of them, trembled all over, and his tunic was even more covered with dust.Wang Wei turned his head violently, and his eagle-like eyes stared at the county magistrate who turned pale with fright.There was already a murderous aura on his body, and he suddenly looked at the county magistrate, which immediately made his hair stand on end."
Tens of thousands of our soldiers are still defending this place, there are already 4,000 soldiers outside the city who have sacrificed their lives for the country, and even one of our division commanders and a brigade commander are sitting here, you, a small county magistrate who is not in the stream, actually want to disturb the morale of the army and let us go" Wang Wei's voice contained a thick evil spirit, and his sharp eyes directly made the county magistrate take three steps back."
No, no, Brigadier Wang, you misunderstood me.For the sake of the overall situation, we can't hold this small county town, and the Japanese army outside the city is so crowded that we can't hold this place at all.It's better to evacuate quickly and find a big city to hold on again, I'm also thinking about preserving my strength. ”The county magistrate's face was pale, but he was still trying his best to quibble.He was still thinking about his aunt and the money he had scavenged over the years, and as long as he left here, he could live happily wherever he went.As for what he just said, it's all nonsense, other people's lives and deaths don't matter to him, he just needs his family to get out of here safely."
Two generals, it's still too late to leave.I know that there is a road in the city that leads to the mountains, and as long as we enter the mountains, the devils will not be able to chase us if they want to. ”The county magistrate's face was full of anxiety, and from time to time he looked at the small town that was caught in artillery fire outside.With a bang, the county magistrate was shocked, and saw Wang Wei patting the table and standing up directly: "A thing like you is also worthy of being the county magistrate in a national disaster, you don't want to live and die with the city but only care about running for your life, something like you is an official and a dog official."
What I Wang Wei hate most in my life is that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, and you have no country and no home in your eyes. ”"Come on, arrest him for me, watch him closely.The city is there, and if the city falls, let him die with it.Since he is a parent official, he must share the glory and disgrace with the city. ”Wang Wei shouted violently, and immediately rushed in two wolf-like sergeants from outside, and tied up the county magistrate who was howling and walked out.One of the sergeants, presumably suspicious of his noise, slammed him in the stomach, immediately quieting the county magistrate and dragging him out with a dead face."
Hey, let's go to Great China, if it's all this kind of thing, we'll be done" Wu Qi stood up with a long sigh at this time, and looked at the artillery fire outside the courtyard in a daze."
If there are people like Brother Gao, China will not die.I am dignified Chinese, and there are countless bloody men, after all, such people are a minority.Brother Wu, don't worry, China will not die. ”Wang Wei is full of confidence."
Division commander, division commander, the city wall has been blown down."
At this moment, a soldier covered in blood ran into the courtyard, and as soon as he finished saying this, he fainted and fell unconscious.Wu Qi and Wang Wei glanced at each other, and without saying anything, they rushed out and threw themselves into the dense artillery fire.They know that the real big war has begun.A huge gap has finally been blasted open in the fortified city walls, which have stood for hundreds of years and have been erected since the Ming Dynasty.With deep regret and humiliation, he fell under the fire of the aggressor.There were about 200 soldiers stationed on the city wall at that time, and as the wall collapsed, those 200 people were buried together in a pile of stones.They also have deep regret that this body full of blood died in this merciless artillery fire before they could kill a devil.The Japanese artillery fire gradually thinned out, and a breach in the defenders' walls was observed in their positions, and the ground assault was about to begin.Rumbling tanks drove out of the Japanese positions, and these tanks, known as Peanding, dragged their heavy but extremely fragile bodies and covered the large number of infantry slowly towards the fortified city.The defenders lying on the city wall were all lying on the bunkers that had been designed long ago on the city wall while the artillery fire was sparse, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Japanese army.In this round of Japanese bombardment alone, the defenders of the city suffered more than 1,000 casualties.The breached gaps in the walls were quickly covered by improvised bunkers by the arriving defenders, who would use their bodies to block the attacks of the devils' tanks, and even if they died, they would be with the city.Wu Qi and Wang Wei also rushed to the city wall at this time, watching the ground troops slowly approaching by the devils in the distance.The two of them took out their pistols at the same time, and waited quietly for the arrival of the devil like all the soldiers
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