Wang Chengzhu and others lay down on the hillside and looked around, but they saw shells flying from the city one after another, falling on the attack position of the Second Independent Regiment and exploding one after another.

Fortunately, although the discipline of the soldiers of the Second Independent Regiment seems to be very loose, the positions they choose are very particular.

Their formations were widely separated, and they were all on the edge of rocks, trees, or slopes.

Almost as soon as the Japanese launched their shelling, they immediately hid behind the bunker.

In addition, the artillery squadron of the 33rd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army only had a few Type 92 infantry cannons and a few mortars, and its firepower was limited, so it did not cause any casualties to the Second Independent Regiment.

A stern smile appeared on Li Yunlong's face: "It seems that these little devils can't sit still anymore and are really going to take the initiative.

It's just that these guys actually targeted the Second Independent Regiment of Zhuzhu. It's really a long-lived person who hangs himself because he doesn't want to live long."

"I just don't know how many troops they will dispatch."

Ding Weidao: "I estimate that the Japanese will dispatch at most one brigade of troops."

After a pause, Ding Wei changed the subject and added: "Of course, if their attack is effective, they may send more troops to try to eliminate us in one fell swoop."

About 5 minutes later.

The east city gate of Shouyang opened, and then a large number of Japanese soldiers swarmed out and rushed towards the attack position of the Second Independent Regiment under the cover of artillery fire.

Because of the extended artillery cover, the Japanese infantry seemed confident and quickly rushed to a position less than 500 meters away from the attack position of the Second Independent Regiment.

At this time, the Japanese machine gunner immediately looked for a suitable position, set up the machine gun and fired fiercely.

"Thud, tug, tug! Thug, tug, tug!——"

In an instant, dense bullets poured out like a gust of wind and rain.

The Japanese grenadiers also set up grenade launchers, looking for suitable targets and firing one after another.

Taking this opportunity, the Japanese infantry immediately changed from walking to running and rushed forward quickly.

The soldiers of the Second Independent Regiment behind the bunker resisted symbolically for a while, and then fled back in panic as if they had lost their souls, and soon disappeared behind the mountain.

The Japanese captain had no doubt that he was there, and he immediately waved his sword in excitement and said, "Warriors of the empire, continue to charge and wipe out these damn Chinese Tubal gangs in one fell swoop!"

"Kill the chicken for me! Kill the chicken for me!——"

On the east city gate wall, Yoshida Yan had been paying attention to the attack of the 4th Infantry Brigade. When he saw the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side suddenly retreating and disappearing behind the soil bag 2 kilometers away, he immediately became aware of the troops.

"No! Kawashima-kun fell into the trap!" Yoshida Hiroshi's face sank, and he instructed Yoshida Hiroshi on the side: "This must be Tubalu's plan to lure the enemy deeper. Send me an order to have Kawashima-kun lead the troops immediately.

Brigade 4 retreats into the city!"

"Hey Yi!"

Yoshida Hiroshi paused for a moment, then turned around and conveyed Yoshida Hiroshi's order.

Soon, several Japanese messengers rode out of the city on fast horses.

About 3 minutes later, the Japanese messenger found Yoshida Hiroshi, immediately dismounted, ran quickly to him, and after a respectful meal reported: "Major Kawashima, the commander of the regiment has ordered you to withdraw immediately into the city!"

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"Withdraw troops? Why?" Kazuo Kawashima looked confused.

Messenger: "The commander said you fell into a trap!"

Kazuo Kawashima: "Fell into a trap? Impossible. This group of Tubal soldiers have been killed by our 4th Infantry Battalion of the Imperial Army. They abandoned their armor and armor and were completely defeated!"

Soon we will catch up and eliminate them in one fell swoop!"

At this time, the vanguard of the 4th Battalion had already rushed under the earthbags under the cover of machine gunners and grenadiers.

At this moment, a burst of intense machine gunfire suddenly sounded on the hilltop.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese soldiers who charged over fell in large pieces, screaming like leeks being cut with a knife.

The grenadiers in the rear were preparing to provide firepower guidance to the infantry. Unexpectedly, each artillery shell suddenly burst out with a terrifying scream that ripped through the air.

And arrived.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom, boom! -"

The cannonballs fell to the ground and exploded one after another, and suddenly there were clouds of scarlet fireworks.

In the light of the fire, all the Japanese grenadiers could be seen were blown away, including their men and their grenades.

In addition to the grenadier positions, the Japanese machine gun positions were also key targets for the artillery battalion of the Second Independent Regiment.

After these Japanese grenadiers and machine gunners set up their grenades and heavy machine guns, they never moved. They had already been targeted by the artillery of the Second Independent Regiment, and they were now living targets.

As the artillery battalion's firepower extended, the Japanese machine gun positions were suddenly blown into a sea of ​​flames.

Many Japanese machine gunners were blown to pieces on the spot, and their bloody limbs and broken arms were scattered everywhere.

At the east city gate, Yoshida Yan's old face was so gloomy that it almost dripped with tears: "Baga! Sure enough, this is indeed a conspiracy of Tubal Road!"

Outside the city, until now, Kazuo Kawashima still didn't know that he had fallen into a trap. His expression suddenly changed and he decisively gave the order to withdraw his troops.

However, the wilderness outside the city was unobstructed. Under the machine gun fire of the Second Independent Regiment, the Japanese infantry were like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with nowhere to hide.

Speaking of which, this is the little devil's own fault.

After pacification, Yangquan and Jinzhong were successively captured by the Eighth Route Army, Yoshida Yan realized that the Eighth Route Army would attack Shouyang sooner or later.

Therefore, he ordered people in advance to cut down the grass and trees outside the city. Even some stones were blasted and smashed, and the pits were filled.

If the amount of the project hadn't been too large, he would have even wanted to flatten all the dirt bags two or three kilometers outside the city.

This was originally done to resist the Eighth Route Army's attack, but this time it ended up harming itself.

After destroying the Japanese grenade positions and machine gun positions, the artillery battalion immediately launched an extended bombardment against the Japanese infantry.

Although the artillery battalion of the Second Independent Regiment is nominally one artillery battalion, with the artillery of the other regiments and the newly captured heavy artillery, its firepower has already exceeded that of the two artillery regiments.

Under the powerful firepower offensive of the Second Independent Regiment, the 4th Japanese Infantry Brigade that fought out of the city soon suffered more than 80% casualties, and only a small number of Japanese soldiers fled back into the city in panic.

From the time they left the city to the time they escaped back into the city, the whole process took less than half an hour.

How arrogant he was when he left the city, and how embarrassed he was when he ran away.

Yoshida Yan soon smelled the danger. He knew that now that the Eighth Route Army's artillery had taken action, it was very likely that they would launch an extended bombing on the East Gate.

The East City Gate is no longer safe!

Therefore, when the remnants of the 4th Infantry Brigade retreated, the Japanese decisively left the tower.

Almost as soon as he stepped onto the three-wheeled carriage and had not run 200 meters, there was a violent explosion behind him.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom, boom! -"

Yoshida Yan suddenly turned around, only to see that the entire east city gate was enveloped in a sea of ​​scarlet fire.
Chapter completed!