Traveling through 1937, starting from the Battle of Songhu

Chapter 261: Laiyuan Battle 2

Boom boom boom......

The artillery battalion began to bombard Laiyuan City. Two 150-caliber heavy artillery fired at the city gate. The Japanese in Laiyuan City had never seen such fierce artillery fire.

For a moment, Wu Xinchun in Laiyuan City was also a little confused, because the intelligence did not say that the enemy had heavy artillery.

In fact, it is easy for the Japanese intelligence personnel to enter Gaojia Town, but it is undoubtedly a dream to want to find out the situation in Xianyaling.

When Gu Changfeng came out, he was wearing various disguises, and there were scouts along the way, so it was difficult for the Japanese intelligence personnel to get close.

"Mexi, mexi, I'm from the Laiyuan Garrison Battalion..."

"Bakayaro, you said the Chinese have heavy artillery?"

Wu Xinchun made several phone calls one by one, and even woke up Shibuya Ryuji who was sleeping.

Shibuya Takashi was also a little confused when he heard the news, because he had indeed not received any news in this regard.

"Wu Xinjun, you must hold on to Laiyuan City now. I will contact the division commander right away. You must hold on."

He hadn't expected the heavy artillery to be lost.

According to his understanding, this army has a mortar battalion, plus the six infantry guns captured last time, which does not pose much threat to Laiyuan.

But where did this heavy artillery come from?

Without thinking, Shibuya Takashi called the division headquarters and asked the flying squadron to set off immediately in the morning.

If we really lose Laiyuan, it will be a lot of fun.

"Duanmu, where is the 21st Brigade?"

After Shibuya Takashi finished the call, he turned to look at Duanmu Chengzi.

"Telegram at five in the morning, dividing the troops at Yansuling, thirty kilometers from Laiyuan."

Shibuya Ryuji was well aware of the 21st Brigade's mission. He nodded and said with satisfaction:

"Yoshi, I want to see if Gu Changfeng still wants to keep this old nest."

The Japanese 21st Brigade, plus the artillery regiment and logistics, nearly people made a long-distance attack and were not coming from the direction of Lingqiu City at all, so it was normal that Gu Changfeng did not receive the news.

Their plan was that one regiment would support Laiyuan, while the other regiment would be responsible for a surprise attack on Gaojia Town.

Shibuya Takaharu knew very well that if such a scourge remained in Laiyuan, something big would happen sooner or later.

It was just right to destroy Gu Changfeng's lair in one fell swoop and get rid of this army at the same time.

Otherwise, with the speed at which this army is developing, they will soon have to mobilize more heavy troops to station and encircle the enemy, which will not be worth the cost.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I'm afraid Laiyuan City won't be able to hold on."

Duanmu Chengzi was very familiar with the strength of this army. In her opinion, the other side had heavy artillery, and Laiyuan City might not be able to be defended.

Think about the previous prisoner-of-war camps. Even though they were located in places that were easy to defend and difficult to attack, they were breached in just two hours. So we must be cautious about this matter.

Shibuya Ryuji frowned and thought, what Duanmu said did make sense.

There is still an hour until dawn, and the 21st Brigade's support will also take time, in case the city gate is blown open.

If Laiyuan’s defenses can’t hold up, that would be really troublesome.

Thinking of this, Shibuya Takashi ordered: "Let the military police battalion take the Imperial Army to support, and the speed must be quick. Laiyuan cannot fall into the hands of the Chinese."

The two places are dozens of kilometers apart and it takes more than two hours to get there, but he must provide support because Laiyuan is too important.

.........

Gu Changfeng, who was outside the north gate of Laiyuan, had no idea that the Japanese had dispatched so many troops to deal with him.

The siege had already begun at this time. As shells landed on the city wall, a gap in the north city was slowly opened.

The situation outside the west gate was the same. 16 mortars and 6 infantry guns fired at the same time, and a large number of shells were unleashed, causing serious casualties to the Japanese who had never been severely beaten.

The situation in the south and east of the city is worse, but they are only responsible for containment, so it is not too difficult.

"I didn't expect Brother Gu to deploy heavy artillery to attack Laiyuan, but I didn't see any when I went there half a month ago. Where did this guy get the heavy artillery?"

Ji Guangshun had a smile on his face, but he was very confused in his heart.

He often went to Xianyaling, but Gu Changfeng didn't care about him. He let him think whatever he wanted and taught him directly whatever he wanted to learn.

This made him more interested in Xianyaling, so he often walked around when he had nothing to do and learned a lot of new things.

For example, special operations...

"You don't know?" asked Chen Zhengrong, the commander of the First Regiment, puzzled.

Ji Guangshun shook his head and said, "I really don't know about this. This guy even hid it from me. I'm going to eat him for two days when I get back."

Chen Zhengrong glanced at Ji Guangshun and said unhappily, "You're taking advantage of me, Old Ji. You've been taking advantage of me quite a bit lately."

"After we capture Laiyuan this time, you must give our First Regiment more rewards."

Ji Guangshun's smile froze, and he rubbed his hands and said, "Old Chen, let's take Laiyuan first. The division commander still has the final say on the allocation."

"Hey, you bastard, your Third Regiment is almost becoming a landlord, you..."

Before Chen Zhengrong finished speaking, a signalman ran up and reported:

"Commander, the division headquarters sent a telegram saying that a Japanese regiment is heading towards us and will arrive in an hour."

"What?" Two exclamations rang out at the same time.

Chen Zhengrong was the first to come to his senses. He took the map, looked at it, and asked the signalman, "Are the Japanese coming from behind us?"

The signalman said, "Division headquarters said it was in the south."

The two men stared at the map and frowned. There were more Japanese soldiers in the south, and they didn't know which unit they were.

"Could he be from Taiyuan or Shijiazhuang?" Ji Guangshun said.

Chen Zhengrong handed the map to the soldier next to him and said to Ji Guangshun:

"Let's contact Gu Changfeng first. This information is very important. If the Lingqiu devils also have support, it will be really troublesome."

The Japanese's big move frightened both of their regiment commanders.

However, they did not know that the Japanese troops had more than just these, and there was another Japanese regiment that took a detour and headed straight for Gaojia Town!

"The heavy machine guns suppress the enemy's firepower. Prepare to charge and take the city wall in one fell swoop."

On Gu Changfeng's side, seeing that the gap had been opened, he immediately decided to attack with all his men.

Since the Japanese gave him the opportunity but did not provide timely support, he would not be polite and would take Laiyuan first.

As the charge sounded, Deng Wu's Fifth Battalion led the charge, followed by the Sixth Battalion.

The Sixth Battalion is composed of new recruits. Although they have experience in suppressing bandits, facing the Japanese is definitely different.

Gu Changfeng brought them out this time for the purpose of training. To face the fierce Japanese devils, it is not enough to just kill the bandits.

Boom boom!

Two more grenades hit the city wall, causing violent explosions.

As the 600th Battalion arrived meters outside the city wall, heavy machine guns were set up and opened fire.

Da da da………

Then the snipers from each company began to call out the names of the Japanese soldiers on the city wall.

Bang bang bang…

The Japanese and puppet troops on the city wall suffered heavy losses at the first moment. Faced with such dense firepower, they did not dare to raise their heads at all.

Coupled with the threat of heavy artillery overhead, the battle became even more difficult for them, who had already suffered many casualties.

"Bakayalu, go and request artillery support," shouted the Japanese battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel An Teng.

They were hiding on the city wall, waiting for the Chinese to charge before they could fight back.

Unexpectedly, what they received was heavy artillery shells, which wiped out two teams in the first round.

Although they evacuated later, the city wall was breached, forcing them to climb up the wall and fight back.

Although they have mortars, they cannot withstand the enemy's strong firepower and are now unable to hold on.