Li Yunlong stood in the woods three or four hundred meters outside the North Gate, climbed a hillside, held a telescope in his hand, and looked at the fire caused by his own artillery bombardment at the north gate of Zhangbei County, not far away.

In the early hours of the night, the quiet county town of Zhangbei was suddenly blown up by the shells fired by the artillery battalion of the new regiment, and the devil soldiers patrolling the city were screaming again and again.

"Rush me!" Li Yunlong waved his hand, and the various departments that had already prepared for the siege began to attack the gates of Zhangbei according to the predetermined plan.

At this time, the soldiers of the artillery battalion under Wang Chengzhu's command post operated the captured Devil's 92 infantry guns and concentrated artillery fire on the north gate of Zhangbei County to cover the attack of the main attack battalion.

"Boom, boom!!"

Shells streaked across the dark night sky, whistling and smashing down under the terrified gaze of the Japanese soldiers, and in an instant explosions continued to explode at the gates of the city.

The Japanese soldiers who patrolled and defended the city themselves were not very vigilant and had few troops. In a hurry, it encountered a large-scale new artillery attack, and all of a sudden the devils patrolling the city were killed and wounded by the artillery fire, and the corpses on the city were suddenly strewn all over the field.

Captain Qingye, the leader of the third squadron of the Japanese army who was in charge of the defense of the north gate of Zhangbei County, was woken up by the sudden shelling.

"Yaga, what's the situation?" After the sleepy Qingye Battle woke up, he wiped his eyes and yawned and shouted outside.

"Bang!"

The wooden door of the city gate building was rudely pushed open, and I saw a ghost soldier with a hurried expression: "Sir, it's not good, there is an enemy night attack!" ”。

"Nani?" Hearing this, the battle of Qingye immediately came to his senses, and at this time, the leader of the devil squadron heard the explosions one after another in the city.

Qingye Battle hurriedly walked out of the door, only to see that all parts of the city were completely submerged by the artillery fire from outside the city, and everywhere there were ghost soldiers who were bombed crying and shouting for their mothers, wailing and hiding in all directions.

"Bage Yalu, what are you doing stunned! Fight back, fight back! Hurry up, call, contact the brigade headquarters, and request reinforcements! Request reinforcements! Hurry up and drop! “

Qingye Battle saw that the city was under a shelling of artillery, and suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva secretly in his throat, and then roared angrily at the devil soldiers who reported.

The devil soldier paused and said, "Hai, sir. Then he ran away.

And the Battle of Kiyono tried to command the Japanese troops defending the city to come out of the hidden soldiers in the back and go to the head of the city to prepare for a counterattack.

It's just that the artillery fire is like a cloud, and even if the Japanese defenders who suppressed the north gate go to the city, they will be blown up cleanly. For a while, Qingye fought without tears, which enemy army attacked Zhangbei, and he didn't get any information at all!

Suddenly, there were sudden bursts of violent explosions at the north city gate, and in less than half a minute, it seemed that the devil soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly recruited the Qingye battle hidden on the edge of the battlements at the head of the city, and said urgently: "Sir, the city gate has been blown open!" The enemy has rushed in! It seems to be the troops of the Eighth Route Army! ”。

"Yaga! The Eighth Route Army actually dared to fight Zhangbei? Ordered the first team to recapture the blocked city gate, and drip quickly. Qingye Battle risked death to poke out his head and look at the city gate, only to see that the north city gate was already covered by bursts of artillery fire and blown upside down, even the iron gate was blown to pieces.

"Hai, sir!" The devil soldier turned around and ran away!

There was no way to fight in Qingye, so he could only return to the city gate building and call the Japanese army headquarters in the city, asking for reinforcements. Otherwise, the loss of the north gate is inevitable. China Library

At this time, the earth-shattering shelling and explosion in all directions had already awakened Kenichiro Yamaguchi, the captain of the devil brigade, who was resting in the backyard of the Japanese army headquarters in the city.

Without waiting for Kenichiro Yamaguchi to scold, the door of his room was hurriedly pushed open by Cheng Entaiyi, a staff officer of the devil on duty, and after seeing Kenichiro Yamaguchi, he paused and said: "Report to the captain, there are enemy troops attacking Zhangbei at night, and the defenders everywhere in the four gates are urgently reporting that a large number of enemy troops are storming the city under the cover of artillery fire!" Request support! ”。

"Nani?"

Kenichiro Yamaguchi only looked out of the door at this time, only to see the firelight of the explosion in the sky illuminating the entire sky above Zhangbei, and the explosions one after another were endless!

"Go to Command!" Kenichiro Yamaguchi was in a hurry and hurried to the brigade headquarters.

At this time, the chief of staff of the devil, Captain Keita Transcription, who had rushed to the brigade headquarters one step earlier, was already inside.

Seeing Yamaguchi Shotaro who came in a hurry, Keita Transcription said in a condensed voice: "Captain, the person who came is not good. This group of enemy troops has a lot of troops, and the defenders of each gate are in a hurry, and their direction has encountered at least one regiment of enemy troops storming the city, and there are large groups of cavalry galloping around the city, which is extremely arrogant! ”。

"How many enemy troops are there?" Kenichiro Yamaguchi said in a condensed voice when he heard this.

"It is estimated that there are at least five or six thousand or so! Moreover, the defenders of the north gate reported urgently that the north gate had been blown open by enemy artillery fire, and the enemy infantry and cavalry had mixed and rushed into the city. The defenders of the north gate were defeated and retreated with heavy casualties, and had retreated into the city. ”

Transcription Keita said in a condensed voice, his eyes worried! The incoming enemy forces and firepower were very strong, and the four gates attacked together, so that the hurried transcription Keita had no way to send troops to reinforce.

You must know that the devils in the city have only one infantry brigade, and a day or two ago, they also divided more than 100 troops out of the city to strengthen the garrison of the stronghold of Yangshanzhuang.

At this time, the defenders in the city actually had only more than 1,000 people left, and there were only three artillery pieces, although there were eight mortars, but there were few shells.

In particular, the four gates were attacked by the enemy at night, and the north gate, which was mainly attacked by the enemy, could not get too many reinforcements. Because once the defenders of the other gates are drawn to reinforce the north gate, the loss of the other gates will be faster.

The heavy shelling turned the world upside down, and the violent explosion made Kenichiro Yamaguchi not doubt the words of Keita Transcription in the slightest.

"The enemy's firepower and strength are very strong, and suddenly the army is coming down the city, and we are not aware of it. This is a rush to Zhangbei, deliberately! Kenichiro Yamaguchi slammed his fist on the table and said loudly!

Transcription Keita said urgently: "Captain, the north gate is lost, and the third squadron that fights and retreats to the city may not last long, and the other party will hit the brigade headquarters." What to do? ”。

"Call immediately, contact the defenders of Zhangjiakou in the Guannei, and ask for reinforcements to be sent north."

Transcription Keita smiled bitterly: "Captain, we have called, but we can't get through. It is estimated that the enemy troops who attacked at night had already prepared for a long time and cut the telephone line. In addition, captain, our radio station could not contact the headquarters of the 52 Infantry Brigade in Zhangjiakou! ”。

"Nani? How can it be? Kenichiro Yamaguchi was taken aback when he heard this, if it was true, then wouldn't it be hopeless to ask for help?

Seeing that Keita Yamaguchi nodded heavily, Kenichiro Yamaguchi frowned, and his palms were already sweating, which was nervous.

"Damn! Gather all the horses, let's break through and go south to enter the customs! Kenichiro Yamaguchi synthesized all the situations and said immediately!