The preparation camp moved forward, and the outline of Xinyang City finally appeared in Zhang Wei's eyes.
The city walls and peripheral warning points, as well as guard troops, were all available.
The situation outside Xinyang City was not optimistic either.
Refugees fleeing continued to flow in.
There were still scattered soldiers inside, and it was almost impossible to get in or out.
Machine guns and jams were set up near the city gate and on the city wall, giving a look of tight security.
While the assault column was waiting outside, there was a large-scale commotion outside the city gate, and even shots were fired.
All units were retreating, and there were many deserters and scattered soldiers separated by the chaos.
Some of these people were walking alone, and some were in groups, fleeing together with the people.
These soldiers had guns in their hands.
There was a dense crowd outside the city gate.
The soldiers broke up and tried to rob property, but they opened fire.
People I was fleeing, but when I heard the gunshots, my nest exploded.
Fortunately, the city gate defenders suppressed the attack in time and did not cause greater harm.
"arrive" Zhang Wei looked at the city outline not far away and said, the last section of the march was not strenuous and relatively easy, Zhang Wei said in a deep voice while carrying the captured flower machine gun.
The firepower of the flower machine guns used by the Japanese army is fierce and very useful at close range.
The previous battle left a deep impression on Zhang Wei.
The five flower machine guns were comparable to two light machine guns at close range.
They could kill people.
Can't hold my head up.
These fancy machine guns were imitations of the 18i type.
A total of five were seized during the battle, and Zhang Wei simply picked one to use.
Zhang Wei used to use two guns frequently, a German original shell gun, and a Horse brand gun captured from the Japanese army.
Needless to say, the Horse brand gun was a first-class gun.
The shell gun is from a German factory and is well-made.
However, it is too large and has a large recoil, making it inconvenient to use.
Zhang Wei tried the gun on the road.
Zhang Wei felt that this fancy machine was very easy to use and he could get started quickly.
Unlike the rifle, which requires rigorous training to play well.
If Hua Ji learns how to load the gun and switch the safety on and off, he will be able to use the gun very well.
Even a person who has no basic knowledge of using firearms can definitely pull it up and shoot it after half a day of training.
When encountering people at close range, he hits anyone and throws bullets at them, which is quite useful.
So Zhang Wei added a gun to his personal weapon, and Hua Guan asked the messenger who was always with him to carry it.
"The whole battalion stopped advancing.
I'm going to see the column leader and let him negotiate.
Qiu Wei is in charge of the troops.
Be careful with the plainclothes."
"yes" Zhang Wei handed over the troops to Qiu Wei and turned back to the main force of the assault column behind the preparation camp.
Now that he had arrived at his destination, Crazy Qiu must be responsible for the next communication.
After arriving at the outskirts of Xinyang, the preparation battalion stopped marching and the main force of the column also stopped.
The column had a lot of heavy equipment.
These heavy equipment and personnel certainly could not enter the city and had to be stationed in the wild.
Crazy Qiu's column headquarters was set up on the car, with radio and communication equipment, and all personnel were stationed in the rear compartment of the car.
There was a tarpaulin as a cover, and temporary steel plates were set up on the railings on both sides of the carriage to protect the vehicles, tanks and The armored car unit was behind the column head.
When Zhang Wei rushed over, Crazy Qiu was communicating in the trunk.
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Zhang Wei waited for ten minutes before finishing.
"Report to the column leader, Xinyang is ahead, what should we do next?"
Crazy Qiu had just finished reading the telegram and called Zhang Wei into the carriage.
The carriage was covered by a green military tarpaulin, which was much cooler than the outside.
"Thank you for your hard work.
We have almost coordinated with the friendly forces.
The whole column is marching to the west of Xinyang and stationed on the spot."
"Are there any troops stationed at the garrison to support us?"
Zhang Wei asked.
Madman Qiu nodded and said: "Yes, the troops of the 17th Army and the First Army have withdrawn and are stationed and training outside Xinyang.
We are here to cooperate with them."
"Understood."
It seemed that Crazy Qiu had solved the problem.
"Captain of the column, our assault column has just withdrawn, and now we have to cooperate with them.
What is the situation of the battle?"
Zhang Wei has now clarified the new instructions.
The entire column will be assigned to the 17th Army, but the next combat trends are different from the current situation.
He didn't understand the battle situation.
"The Japanese army broke through from the Shangqiu line.
The besieged 14th Division received support and launched a counterattack against our Henan Army Corps.
Now all the armies began to retreat and a melee broke out with the Japanese army.
The Japanese army had already moved toward Lan Fenghe.
Henan will attack at the same time, and Xinyang will be attacked sooner or later.
We have a lot of heavy equipment.
Shangfeng asked us to withdraw to Xinyang, rest and then assign it to the 17th Army Corps for defense. " "The Japanese army is about to advance into Xinyang" Zhang Wei asked in shock.
"No, you don't have to worry about this.
Our rest time is quite long.
With the current speed of the Japanese army's advance and the amount of heavy equipment, it's still early.
Our blocking troops along the way are not going to be able to make a living, and the road is not good either.
Let’s go, I won’t be able to survive for a few months.”
The Japanese troops attacking from Shangqiu brought many automobiles, tanks and armored vehicles.
The assault column was close to Xinyang, so they arrived quickly and slowly.
It was impossible for the Japanese army.
They were far away, with large troops, a lot of artillery equipment, and the blocking of the Chinese army.
Moreover, the road conditions and terrain in Henan were also a problem for their large corps marching, so Crazy Qiu was very confident.
This gave Zhang Wei relief.
Hearing what Madman Qiu said, Zhang Wei felt relieved.
Since he had a few months, the troops could get a good rest before fighting again.
"By the way, Zhang Wei, you have encountered Japanese plainclothes soldiers before."
Zhang Wei had previously sent a messenger to report the incident of the Japanese plainclothes soldiers to Madman Qiu, but he did not go into details.
"Yes, the Japanese plainclothes soldiers were shooting people.
When I heard the gunshots, I immediately led the men up and killed them."
"Sir, these Japanese troops used our weapons and disguised themselves as ordinary people.
Their fighting qualities were extremely high and they could switch between offense and defense quickly.
Many of the weapons they used were machine guns with fierce firepower.
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"I think the Japanese army must have sent many such harassment troops to penetrate into our defense lines, or even sneak into the rear of our army to conduct sneak attacks and create chaos."
Madman Qiu said solemnly: "Well, this matter cannot be taken lightly.
Our army's organizational strength is not good to begin with.
Retreats are often chaotic, with various units competing for each other and disorderly organization.
If the Japanese army takes the opportunity to cause chaos, it will inevitably cause us harm."
The army became more chaotic and even collapsed."
"Zhang Wei, you go back immediately.
The First Army has sent people to meet us.
The whole column is advancing to the outskirts of Xinyang and rendezvousing with friendly forces.
It is estimated that their people should have arrived by now.
The situation of the Japanese plainclothes soldiers, I still want to know Go to report to Shangfeng again.
You should immediately guide the whole column to contact the people of the First Army and follow them to the designated location.
"Qiu Qingquan ordered with a serious look.
"yes" The Japanese plainclothes harassment alerted Madman Qiu.
In fact, the Japanese army had used this method many times.
During the retreat phase of the Songhu Battle, the Japanese army sent many plainclothes soldiers to follow and harass.
In the Battle of Nanjing, the first shot of the teaching corps was fought against Japanese troops disguised as national troops.
The Japanese army disguised themselves as national troops and mixed in with the retreating 87th Division skirmishers.
When passing through the defense area of the Teaching Corps, they started a fierce battle with an infantry battalion of the Teaching Corps.
The Teaching Corps had to pay a lot of losses before repelling it.
The Japanese army once again repeated its old tactics during the retreat phase of the National Army at the Battle of Lanfeng.
It used this tactic of infiltration and harassment by small groups to coordinate its grand strategic attack, thereby inflicting a greater blow to the Chinese army
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