At twelve o'clock in the morning, the long-awaited artillery of the Japanese army in Kaifeng finally sounded. The positions outside the city were blown up in an instant, and shells of various calibers fell outside the city in unison, destroying the defensive positions of Kaifeng City in the first time.

Thousands of devils turned into smoke along with their positions, and the artillery of the Independence Army came so suddenly that all the devils in the defensive positions died before they could escape.

The devils at the head of the city watched as the defensive positions outside the city were scorched to the ground, and the flames burned their allies to ashes. They were not shocked, but they all breathed a sigh of relief, and the hanging heart was finally put back in their stomachs.

They had been waiting for this result, and the knife hanging above their heads finally fell, and the restless heart calmed down.

If we continue to wait in silence like this, perhaps there will be no need for the Independence Army to attack, and there will be many devils in the city who will go crazy under the pressure of death.

At the moment when the guns of the independence army sounded, Wu Guangxiong, who was sitting in the city, ran out of the house as if he was crazy, and looked at the fire outside the city in a daze.

"Sir, the Independence Army is on the offensive!" A staff officer came panting, only to find that his commander's gaze was dull, like an empty shell, and it was not until he shouted three times in a row that Wu Guangxiongli gradually reacted.

"What's going on with the troops in the city right now?" Wu Guangxiongli asked for the first time.

"All the troops are under the city ready to resist the attack of the Independence Army, but ...... However, most of them have no fighting spirit, and perhaps they are about to evacuate as soon as the Independence Army artillery fire arrives! The staff officer said hesitantly.

Wu Guangxiong laughed miserably, this was the result he had long expected. It has been defeated by the independent army, and is now surrounded by regiments. There are only more than 30 artillery pieces in the city, and the caliber does not even exceed 70 mm, so can you use these to fight with the independent army with thousands of artillery pieces of different calibers? It's a fool's dream.

"Sir, should we surrender?" the staff officer on the side asked the question again.

Wu Guangxiong listened to the sound of cannons outside the city, and fell into confusion for a while. He really didn't know where to go, whether to be a traitor to the imperial soldiers, or to defend the emperor with all his loyalty. For a while, I was fascinated by the fire outside the city, as if I had left this world.

Just when Wu Guangxiong didn't know whether to surrender or not, the puppet army in the city had already made up his mind.

The puppet army stationed in the city has the strength of a division, which was originally the national army stationed in Henan. At this moment, the independent army was too eager to attack Kaifeng, and the division commander Liu Guoquan could no longer sit still, and hurriedly summoned all his cronies.

"Let's talk about it, let's do it or not!" Liu Guoquan looked at his cronies, and his eyes showed cruelty: "The Japanese don't treat us very well, and they always treat us as dogs." Now they're going to be finished, and the Independence Army isn't something to mess with. If we are still tied to the little devils, then we can only sink the ship with them! ”

"Big brother, let's turn it over! If it weren't for the little devils who drove us to a dead end, the brothers wouldn't have surrendered to the devils. I've been a traitor and lackey for so long, and when I go home, I don't even recognize my wife. The brothers have long been tired of this nest, so it's the other way around! ”

A big man rolled up his sleeves and said with a murderous look.

"Big brother, brothers listen to you. Even if we are traitors, we have never done anything bad, we have always stayed in Kaifeng honestly, and we have never harmed our compatriots. Now go and attack the Japanese, and you can atone for your sins when you get to the independence army! I heard that as long as it is not a heinous puppet army, the independent army will be reorganized, let's go to the independent army, this bird spirit, brothers can't stand it. ”

Another thin, small, but very capable man said in a deep voice, his fists already clenched together.

Liu Guoquan's eyes swept over everyone coldly, his cronies have followed him for many years, without these people fighting for him, he would not have Liu Guoquan's status today. So whatever you do, ask for the consent of these brothers.

"You have to think clearly, we used to be a country and an army. He is a traitor again! Even if we turn against the Japanese devils, the Independence Army may not be able to treat us. I'm just trying to save my brothers' lives, just like I did when I surrendered to the little devils. In the future, if the Independence Army surrenders, the brothers may never get together again. Liu Guoquan accentuated his tone: "You have to think about it, there is only one chance!" ”

"Fight!"

"If you fight, you can't die in the hands of your own compatriots!"

"Yes, kill the little devil, even if it is really disbanded by the Independent Army in the future, we don't have to bear the infamy of traitors forever, and even our children and grandchildren will be scolded with us!"

Liu Guoquan nodded heavily: "There's nothing more to say, brothers, bring your respective troops." Raid the guys, hit the city gates, and let the Independence Army into the city! ”

The puppet army division in the city made the decision to give the devil a blow in the back, but the artillery fire of the independent army outside the city has gradually washed away.

The artillery fire bombarded from the positions outside the city to the city wall, and after blowing up a large part of the city wall, Yang Jihong decisively ordered the bombing to stop.

If he bombarded forward again, even he was sure whether he would hurt the civilians in the city.

The city walls are a remnant of the old feudal society, and since the absence of an emperor in China, the management of the vicinity of the city walls has become less strict, and many commoners have built houses and shops nearby.

The reliability of the artillery is very poor, and if it is raised slightly by one centimeter, it may deviate by tens of meters when it falls, and every time the artillery is adjusted, it is an extremely test of artillery experience.

So when most of the city walls were destroyed, Yang Jihong no longer dared to let the artillery continue to bombard. Because the consequences of going on like that are likely to cause a large number of innocent civilian casualties, which is a result that no one wants to see, and you can't hurt your own compatriots just because you want to fight devils.

However, the previous bombardment has had a good effect, and the city fortifications of the devils have been completely blown up. Kaifeng City is equivalent to no barrier, open to the route of the independent army's attack.

"Tank troops, start the offensive!" Gao Dong gave the first combat order to He Sheng and Liu Ningtao by radio.

After receiving the order, the twenty tanks lined up in a neat line, rumbling loudly, and drove majestically towards Kaifeng City.

Fifty meters of distance was drawn between the tanks and the tanks so that the infantry that followed in large numbers did not have to huddle together. In fact, with the range of heavy firepower on the Wolf tank, even if they are 500 meters apart, they can ensure mutual fire support and create a fire vacuum.

But in order to lead a large number of infantry to advance at the same time, it is necessary to have an appropriate distance.

This is no longer just an ordinary charge operation, but a coordinated operation of infantry combat. The tank must cover the infantry attack with hard steel armor and strong firepower, otherwise no matter which side alone the attack, it will not achieve the best effect.

The devils guarding Kaifeng City have panicked to the extreme, the city wall has been blown down, and the fortifications have been blown up, which is enough to make them frightened.

When they saw the tanks of the Independent Army that looked like steel-armored monsters appeared, many devils suddenly lost the courage to fight, and some even put down their guns directly and were ready to surrender.

Dada At a distance of five hundred meters from Kaifeng City, the heavy machine guns on the tank opened fire first!

Tongues of fire erupted from the tanks, and large-caliber bullets flew the already shattered stone chips of the city wall.

Many devils think that they can avoid being strafed by bullets by hiding behind rocks, but they don't know that the Wolf tank is equipped with a large-caliber machine gun. The roaring bullets smashed the stones into minced pieces, and directly smashed the devils hidden behind the broken stones into minced meat.

"Don't panic, the mortars will blow up these tanks for me!"

After the broken walls, there began to be devil officers directing soldiers to attack with mortars.

Woohoo...... Mortar shells exploded around the tank, shrapnel grazed the hard steel armor of the Wolf tank, making a sharp sound like chalk rubbing against a blackboard, but it did not hurt the tank at all.

Occasionally, a few shells hit the tank head-on, leaving a relatively large crater in the heavy steel armor at best. Not even for a moment did not stop the speed of the tank's advance, but instead attracted a focused blow from the tank's heavy fire weapons.

In an instant, the tank had advanced to a hundred meters in front of the city wall. All the heavy fire on the tank was in full swing, and the shattered city walls were smashed into smoke and dust at close range, and a large number of devils hiding behind them did not even have a chance to escape, and all of them were swept into minced meat by bullets.

"Kill. Kill the devil! ”

At this moment, a shocking sound of killing suddenly erupted in the city. The devils, who were already terrified, turned around, and before they could see what was going on, they were greeted by a row of bullets fired in unison.

In an instant, a large number of devils fell under the rain of bullets. The puppet soldiers took off their disgraceful uniforms, wore white shirts and roared and launched a deadly attack on the devils.

This is the roar of a group of Chinese who feel the shame of resistance, this is the roar of a group of soldiers who are ready to regain their dignity from the bones.

"Brothers, it's not been a day or two since we were scolded as traitors. Let everyone see today, what flows in our bones is also the blood of the Chinese! Kill devils with me! Liu Guoquan even took off his shirt, revealing a strong muscle, and rushed to the front with a roar.

"What's going on?" He Sheng in the tank looked at the chaos that suddenly broke out in the city through the observation hole.

"It's like...... The puppet army has begun to attack the devils. Liu Ningtao looked at it for a while, and then said in a loud voice.

"He Sheng reports, He Sheng reports, the puppet army in the city has revolted, the puppet army in the city has revolted, please instruct the next move!" He Sheng picked up the radio and reported to Gao Dong, who was far behind.

"The puppet army has revolted?" Gao Dong turned his head to look at Hu Xinghan, and Hu Xinghan was also at a loss.

According to past experience, the puppet army was either defeated by them and fled in all directions, or surrendered when it was really unable to hold on. The puppet army that revolted like in Kaifeng City was the first time it had been encountered.

Gao Dong immediately ordered He Sheng: "Don't shoot the rebel puppet army, bypass them!" ”

At the same time, Gao Dong turned his head to the officers in front of him and said, "As long as the puppet army does not attack you, let them go." When the battle is over, it's time to deal with them. ”

"Yes!" All the officers replied in unison.

"Okay, Hu Xinghan, Li Haolin, launch the final attack!" Gao Dong stood up from the radio and said calmly: "It's time to regain the lost territory!" ”