Songzi did not take any effort to get it, but the Xinyi 70th Master who was responsible for attacking Zhijiang was an upset and his attack was completely frustrated!

At one o'clock in the morning of the 16th, a hidden part of Zhijiang City was found.

"What the hell is that you all? Are you so dazzled that you don't know how to fight in China? Are you just the two independent brigades? Are you just the city walls so high and the bunkers more? But look at how you fight this bear war! It's embarrassing! It's all the embarrassing to grandma's house!..." The generals and officers led by Ma Siyuan were scolded by Wen Songyuan from behind, but none of them dared to give it a sound, and they all blushed and held their knuckles white and held them to endure it.

No wonder these young officers who are more arrogant and arrogant in their daily lives will be so obedient. This battle is really awkward!

Seven times the enemy's strength, it also has a great advantage in firepower. But the result? After fighting in the middle of the night, more than 800 officers and soldiers were killed and injured, but they did not even break through the city defense. This kind of cowardly battle that lost was never seen in the three years since the establishment of the New 170th Division, which was a great shame for the New 20th Army, which was famous! Especially when Songzi succeeded quickly, it became increasingly embarrassing. Although the combat effectiveness of the puppet army was not comparable to that of the Japanese army, the officers here who regarded themselves as elites in the iron army brigade had never looked at the New 219th Division, which was known as the fishing bottom among the fishing bottoms!

Perhaps because he was tired of scolding, Wen Songyuan finally stopped and roared: "Finally, I will announce it as the acting commander of the New Twenty Army. Your division will quickly withdraw from the line of fire. The New Twenty Second Division will replace you and continue to attack Zhijiang!"

As soon as Wen Songyuan said this, in addition to the fact that several division-level officers could maintain a certain degree of restraint, the nest was blown up. For a moment, the noise in the hidden department was so loud that the sound of gunfire coming from outside was tightly covered!

The battalion commanders of these regiments were all very clear in their hearts. They were not scary to be frustrated on the battlefield. The most feared thing was that they had no chance to make a comeback. If they really wanted to let go now, they would not be too short in front of their peers in the New 212th Division in the future, how could they lead this unit!

According to common sense, Wen Songyuan should be angry at this kind of blatant offense to the superior. But the relief and appreciation on his face were so obvious.

Wen Songyuan's intentional indulgence undoubtedly greatly increased the confidence of the school officials who were eager to fight, and their voices became much louder!

Seeing that the quarrel was too distorted, Ma Siyuan, who was thinking in his heart, had to come forward.

"Bang!" After Ma Siyuan smashed a porcelain cup to the ground... the world immediately responded to the quietness and peace that might be called extreme depression and more appropriate.

This also shows that Ma Siyuan has adjusted the mental status of the local army and the local officers!

"Brother Chu San, so majestic. So evil!" Facing Wen Songyuan's teasing, Ma Siyuan smiled bitterly and leaned over and whispered in a low voice: "Brother Wenfu, can we talk alone?"

"Okay!" Wen Songyuan agreed carelessly.

So the two left a layer of officers who were full of doubts but did not dare to follow him and walked out.

"Brother Wenfu, what are the plans for Junzuo (the new honorary title given to Cheng Jiaji after he was promoted to Deputy General of the Group Army.) as soon as he left the hidden division, Ma Siyuan asked straight to the point.

"Chu San, Boss Cheng actually didn't explicitly say that he would replace you. Before I came, he not only told me that he had to conquer Zhijiang before dawn. He also said that when the war was at this stage, we still couldn't be a good man when we should fight, but if we fight like Zhijiang, we can win less Chinese good men, which is always good!"

Ma Siyuan deeply agreed with Cheng Jiaji's words that Wen Songyuan reposted. After all, the officers and soldiers under his command who were almost crazy by their previous defeat would definitely fight to the death as soon as they attack Zhijiang again. In that case, although they might not be able to win Songzi City within the designated time, it is inevitable that they would add many unnecessary sacrifices.

But the responsibilities of the commander of the first division prompted him to immediately ask: "But have you ever thought about it? Is it too much to hurt the morale of the troops if you just retreat in shame?"

"Who said you were going to rest? You have a new task and move northward." Wen Songyuan replied with a smile.

"Feel the attack on Yidu?" Ma Siyuan quickly concluded. After all, there was a Japanese in Yidu at the southern gate of Yichang at this time, and he could not take it down with the power of the New 170th Division.

"You can pretend not to attack Yidu. As long as you can make Yokoyama believe that our army will attack Yidu with heavy troops! Don't worry, the battle has been fought for a month, and the Japanese army has not been enough. There are many Japanese and puppet troops in the Liangyi area where you are active. You will have enough victories and military achievements to restore the morale of the troops and offset the unfavorable responsibility of this attack."

What else can Ma Siyuan say besides holding a grateful look when he is considerate and considerate to the thoughtful and thoughtful friend who is thick on the outside and fine on the inside?

Later, at the end of Zhijiang City.

After confirming that the Chinese soldiers who would rather suffer huge casualties than nailed to the base of the city wall were all retreating, a group of Japanese officers with menstruation tied to their heads cheered first, and then this kind of optimism with a strong light return dominated the mood of every Japanese in the city. You should know that in the battle just past, the Japanese army, as winners, lost more than 300 troops. Although the loss of the Japanese would never satisfy their opponents, it reduced the number of warable soldiers in Zhijiang City by one fifth.

"Everyone! Enough! This is just a temporary victory. Our enemy this time is the new 20th Army of China, which has taught countless painful lessons to the Imperial Army. The previous loss cannot scare them away. The real fierce battle has not begun yet!" A cold voice extinguished most of the hot and joyful atmosphere on the city like a basin of cold water.

"Hayi!" All the Japanese officers and soldiers immediately trained to make a slim middle-aged officer with a good look.

That's right? This person is Maeda Koo, deputy chief of staff of the 68th Division of the Japanese Army, and is also the highest commander of the Japanese army in Zhijiang City.

But being respectful on the surface does not mean inner surrender, especially for Japan, a country that is prevalent in the following areas.

Not soon! A Japanese lieutenant in his twenties jumped out.

"Colonel, if the Chinese army only changed the attacking force, they would not need to withdraw the troops that had already been forced under our noses. Do this, when they attack again, wouldn't they have to start over again?" The lieutenant's problem was exactly what Maeda was puzzled, but this did not make Maeda change his mind when he was transferred from the 18th Division two years ago. After all, the spirit of the New Twenty Army's bravery and tenacious fighting spirit left an impression on Maeda, which was unforgettable to describe it as unforgettable.

"I don't understand this problem either, but I firmly believe that the New Twenty Army will launch a new attack on Zhijiang soon. I think that we will know the answer at that time! So we must strengthen our defense capabilities. We must move quickly! We must be fast." I don't know whether it is because of Colonel Maeda's persistence in his tone, or because of the authority of military orders, or whether he is prepared for the precautions. In short, the Japanese army in the city took action. They took advantage of all the factors that can be used to strengthen the city defense with a hundred times madness.

This situation continues until the moment when the earth begins to tremble slightly!

I have to admit that Colonel Tian’s talent for guessing riddles in the past, if he had the honor of participating in the TV series in later generations, he would have been rewarded with a 100% reward. Unfortunately, this time the reward of fate was death!

In terms of the weapon technology level of this era, only a suicide squad with 30 or 50 people equipped with explosive packs can usually destroy two or three tanks. If there are more than a dozen tanks, there are a thousand soldiers, and a smart commander, it will be roughly enough to support it for a while. But the premise is that the strength of the cover infantry that escorts the tanks and tanks is weaker than the one who sent the suicide squad. Otherwise? Either avoid it, and fight to death with a desperate mood!

In terms of the current situation of Tian and his soldiers, they couldn't even avoid it.

The fool thought that outside the other three city gates, there must be heavy troops gathering outside the Japanese and waiting for the Japanese to fall into the trap. Facing the attack formation composed of six or seventy fierce tanks, tanks, and four or five thousand murderous Chinese soldiers who came from the west, Maeda, who knew that he could not escape the catastrophe, closed his eyes in pain. He didn't have time to call the air force! Besides, there are at least two hours before dawn. Even if he calls, the effect of night bombing will be great!

At this point, the answer Maeda wanted was naturally revealed, that is, the Chinese were preparing to complete it in one go with the cover of the chariots, and there was no need to have any forward position at all. Of course, this has no meaning to the Japanese army.

When he died to the point of death, Maeda still had the strength to struggle for a while, not to mention that he had nothing to do with it, at least he still had the city wall to rely on.

"Organize a stand-up team immediately!" Maeda, who opened his eyes, made a few howls of wolves, and while this strange scene made people wonder, where were hungry wolves coming from the edge of this city!

Soon, hundreds of Japanese troops tied with explosives packs were assembled at the West Gate.

"Every five people are in groups, with ropes on them. If the Chinese army's chariots approach, you will blow them up!" To be honest, the method Maeda came up with was learned from the Chinese army. What is more ironic is that using tanks and chariots to approach the defenders on the city walls was one of the magic weapons that the Japanese could conquer many strong cities and towns with heavy Chinese troops in the early stage of the Sino-Japanese War. Today, all this has just fallen.

Facts have proved that in front of the inventor of this move, Maeda's Dongshi Pin could only backfire. Under the blockade of the Chinese army's dense infantry intercepting firepower, none of the Japanese forwards could rush to the Chinese chariots that were always more than 200 meters away from the city wall, and instead consumed precious troops in vain.

The Japanese were also unlucky enough. Just as the forward team died one by one in the fire net, Colonel Maeda, who was commanding the battle on the Ximen Tower, was also hit by the direct aiming artillery fire of the tank, and turned into bloody pieces on the spot.

The commander's sudden disappearance and the severe failure of his self-esteem to defeat the enemy, the enemy must be aimed at the gunfire like a name.

In addition to being shocked by the Japanese army, they also fell into chaos in the generals.

The Japanese panic objectively helped the Chinese army to implement the first joint siege of the Indo-Tanzhou city, and they were able to implement their established steps step by step.

When one of the Chinese chariot troops completely suppressed the defenders on a certain section of the city wall, several heavy artillery were concentrated a little far away from the city wall.

"Boom, roar......Crash" The city wall finally collapsed under the repeated precise bombardment of the Chinese heavy artillery.

"Kill the Japanese!..." The chariots took the lead, and the infantry then poured them in as soon as there was a gap in the city wall.

Only by relying on the belief that the city cannot be broken can the Japanese army that will last for a while will collapse in an instant!

The battle then entered the street fighting stage. Usually, if you want to clear the remaining hundreds of Japanese troops in the city, the Chinese army had to pay the same or even more cost to achieve the goal.

But this time, with the help of flamethrowers, the Japanese soldiers who hid in the private houses and hid deep in the alleys were burned to pieces, stretching their fists and stretching their legs. Of course, the Zhijiang City, which was an empty city, was burned because of the residents' efforts, and many private houses were burned. Fortunately, with the efforts of Chinese officers and soldiers, the city did not cause a fire in the whole city.

When the first blemish of redness hung on the side of the sky, the gunshots in Zhijiang City finally stopped. In this battle, a total of 1,179 Japanese soldiers were killed, 211 prisoners were captured (most of them were wounded.) and another Japanese field hospital was captured. In the battle of Zhijiang, the New 20th Army had an unexpected harvest. When a regiment of the New 170th Division advanced towards Zhijiang, it happened to destroy a Japanese aircraft repair site and seized several Japanese aircraft parked there for overhaul.

On the afternoon of the same day, the new 100th division, which had been transformed into motorcycles, conquered Linli.

At this point, the main force of the 11th Japanese Army, deeply trapped in western Hubei, obtained supplies from the south, and the reinforcements road was completely cut off. More importantly, the Japanese army's hinterlands in the south, north and east directions were exposed to the bayonets of the 48th Army!

Merry Christmas for everyone!
Chapter completed!