.I don’t know if it’s a sympathy or a coincidence. In short, Chi Luli and Qian Shen not only fell in love with the moonless night on April 2 (28th of the lunar calendar), but even the combat methods they used were the same, which were all surprise attacks.

That night, it was Chiluri's secret move that first took.

At around 9:00 that night, from dozens of ships secretly crossing the Shahu Lake surface with the cover of night, nearly a thousand Japanese troops jumped ashore with oars, rushed to the former site of Wushengmen, and quickly defeated the Chinese army stationed in a company of guarding the place, and attacked the city. Then, the Japanese gunboats waiting on the nearby river also leaned forward and suppressed the defenders in this area with groups of artillery shells.

After being shocked by the new 188th Division, the new commander of the New 188th Division, who was responsible for the defense in the north of Wuchang, was shocked and quickly mobilized all the mobile troops he had to launch a fierce counterattack against the Japanese army, wanting to drive them down the lake. Unfortunately, the main force of the division had already been put into battle against Shi Qingzui, which was standing in Jiasha Lake and Xujiapeng. There was less than one regiment able to counterattack, and he was hastily responded. The Japanese army's follow-up troops, regardless of the firepower of the Chinese army on both sides of the Shahu Lake, risked their lives to cross the lake. As one went up and down, the Chinese army's counterattack not only failed, but instead allowed more and more Japanese troops to take advantage of their attacks to be frustrated.

If it weren't for the timely reinforcement of the group army's secret service regiment, even Fenghuang Mountain, the only commanding height in the northern half of Wuchang, would have been lost. Although the Japanese army that broke into the city was blocked by the secret service regiment, they were unable to make any progress. However, the nail that Chilu Li wedge in had already posed a great threat to the Chinese army's defensive situation in the north of the city. What's more serious is that once the Japanese army's remaining forces divided their troops to raid Qingshizui, Xu Jiapeng's retreat, it would be a matter of threat or not. By then, the front north of the snake mountain will collapse completely!

Faced with such a crisis, Cheng Jiaji no longer cared about hiding his strength. The guard regiment was ordered to pounce on it, and the main artillery position on the Snake Mountain also launched a full-scale shelling of the Wushengmen area. Cheng Jiaji also ordered two regiments of the New 212th Division, a general reserve team equipped with 60 tanks and chariots, to attack from the west of the city to strike the Japanese army that was launching a supportive attack to the east. For a moment, the sound of artillery inside and outside Wuchang was rumbling, and the sound of killing shocked the sky. The battle of Wuchang's defense ushered in the first climax.

After all the arrangements were unfolded, Cheng Jiaji was still worried about the north and rushed to Phoenix Mountain immediately.

Phoenix Mountain.

"June!" Seeing Cheng Jiaji personally rushing to the mountain, the officers saluted them together.

After scanning everyone, Cheng Jiaji asked the deputy commander of the New 188th Division: "Where is your Commander Hong?"

By the way, Cheng Jiaji had no intention of killing monkeys and warning chickens. Of course, he suddenly suffered such a big loss in Cheng Jiaji. He also had regrets, hatreds and resentment in his heart. But after a misunderstanding, he pushed the commission and his subordinates to go to the ground, but he still disdained to do it.

"Junzu. Commander Hong was rubbed by the Japanese mortar shells while leading his troops to counterattack. He was slightly injured and just carried down." Zhao Desheng rushed to answer, obviously misunderstood Cheng Jiaji's intention.

"Desheng. What is the situation on the battlefield?" The military situation was like a fire. After Cheng Jiaji confirmed that Hong Sheng would not be disabled, he turned his attention to the battle situation in front of him.

"Junzu, the surrounding area of ​​Phoenix Mountain is saved. Our regiment is pressing north, Ma Sanbao is squeezing east, and the Japanese army will not retreat, and both sides have opened street fighting. Originally, our troops are much stronger than the Japanese army, but they can be affected by the terrain of war. If they cannot be used, they can only eat them bit by bit, which is very laborious." Zhao Desheng continued with a serious expression: "There are many Japanese killed on the lake, which almost dyed the lake water red, but so far the Japanese army is still there.

Crossing the lake! I think it is necessary to send an army to retake the small wharf facing the old site of Wushengmen, and seal the road for the Japanese to get ashore. In addition, the Japanese army on the front of Qingshizui also attacked very fiercely. The Qingshizui has newly strengthened the Third Battalion of the Secret Service Regiment and has artillery fire support from the Sheshan area. The problem is not very big. But Xujiapeng is already in danger. I sent two companies to reinforce and were blocked again. This is the second time!"

I knew that the reason why reinforcements could not reach Xujiapeng was that the Japanese gunboats blocked the river and Cheng Jiaji was silent. No matter how strong his howitzer regiment fired, it only deterred the Japanese gunboats floating on the river, and it was difficult to deal with severe damage to them.

He also understood what the fate of a lonely army who was already attacked from three sides and had poor support. In his original intention, Cheng Jiaji really wanted to order Xu Jiapeng's troops to retreat immediately while it was not enough. However, the objective facts did not allow him to act emotionally. In terms of his eyes, he abandoned Xu Jiapeng's front stronghold, and the impact of the battle situation in the north of the city was too great, so great that it exceeded the deaths of thousands of people.

"Desheng, how many reserve teams do you have in your hands?" Cheng Jiaji asked in a muffled voice.

"In addition to the two who returned this time, there are a total of five companies!" Zhao Desheng replied arrogantly.

"Before I came, I had already transferred two battalions from the 200th Regiment to come here, and I was here to speak, and I would be under your command when I arrived. From now on, the guard regiment will be under your unified dispatch. I don't care about how you hit me. I will just ask for it and re-block the south bank of Shahu within three hours." Cheng Jiaji added another seemingly carelessly: "In addition, you will immediately draw three companies in your reserve team to run to Paoyingkou to build fortifications, and then I will ask the supplementary regiment of the New 212th Division to take over the defense."

The people present were filled with joy, and the officials and officials of the New 188th Division even burst into tears and almost burst into tears. Everyone is an expert in military use. How could he not know what Cheng Jiaji was rushing to establish a second-line position in Paoyingkou, which is almost parallel to the former site of Wushengmen. What does it mean to Xujiapeng? The remnants of a regiment guarding Xujiapeng have been abandoned!

When he walked down Fenghuang Mountain, Cheng Jiaji, who had been suffering from a vague pain, took a very slow step. Since he joined the army, although there have been minor setbacks, he has been throwing out the troops and subordinates who have been abandoned as abandoned sons like this time guarding Wuchang. It is the first time in his life that he said it would not hurt. But everyone can be depressed and cry. But his face cannot change. Who said that he is now the commander of the army and the soul of the whole world.

Just when Cheng Jiaji was sad, Qian Shen also attacked Puqi.

Compared with Wuchang, the battle to conquer Puqi City is not only unremarkable, but even has some jokes.

At midnight, several Dragon-Tao heroes who sneaked into the city before Kanda avoided the Japanese military patrol and used American plastic explosives to blow up a section of the city wall near the North Gate.

The first reaction of the Japanese army guarding the north gate was naturally to go to block the ground. But they never expected that there were no Chinese soldiers rushing to the gap. Their whistle was welcome to run over the cover artillery fire. Then, more than a dozen other Dragon Teeth personnel opened the North Gate where only one team of guards remained.

Facing the Chinese army pouring into the city like a tide, Kuroda was not afraid. From beginning to end, he did not regard it as a short and thin city wall as a barrier. In his opinion, he could complete the task of delaying time with the more than 2,000 people in his hands and many strongholds in the city. Even in street fighting, he could only wait. As soon as the warning time required by Lieutenant General Samama arrived, Kuroda could escape from the south gate with his troops and his personal property. Kuroda's calmness was to establish Kuroda's firm belief that the Chinese army would not dare, and would not delay the time to attack the main defense line of the 68th Division because of the entire Puqi defender.

Of course, the Chinese army not only attacked a north gate, but later the east and south gates of Puqi were also attacked, leaving only the west gate in peace.

"The Chinese commander is really naive. With one move, the old siege Bique scared me out, and there was no door." Kuroda, who thought he was smart, fell into a state of brain damage the next moment.

Many soldiers from the Fourth Division were fleeing from Ximen! Moreover, more and more soldiers were joining their ranks! What was too much was that even some low-level officers were fleeing!

"Baya! This is a defection!" It took him a long time to react to what happened. When Kuroda was about to run over to stop his soldiers, a sound from his side stopped him!

"Kuroda, it's useless. It's the tradition of Osaka soldiers to control themselves (the most important thing to save their lives) and it's the tradition of Osaka soldiers. Besides, you, the chief who colludes with the enemy, can bear the responsibility for losing Puqi for them, and no one will listen to you!" At some point, wearing a Japanese lieutenant uniform, Kanda was standing not far behind Kuroda. The words just now were what he said in Chinese.

"You are the one who caused this mutiny!" Kuroda, who was furious, responded in Chinese instinctively, turned around and put the saber on Kanda's neck.

"I was so dear to you, there was no time. But it was my current colleagues who recounted the old with their old subordinates! In fact, the whole plan was not complicated at all. I attracted your attention and facilitated my colleagues' activities. Then I would like to create a reasonable and legal environment for these officers and soldiers who had long believed that they had been abandoned by senior officials. Kuroda, you failed. In this situation, Lieutenant General Samama would not admit that he knew you had contacted us. Besides, everyone who escaped would try their best to prove that you were a traitor. Instead of dying inexplicably, let's do it with us. You are a smart person, and the most proud navy in Japan was defeated by the Americans. Japan was not in this war.

There will be a chance! After the victory of the Allies, according to the tradition of Akihi Japan, today's traitors will be true heroes. You will not misunderstand this. Also, General Qian, the chief of staff of the 48th Army of China, asked me to tell you that as long as you can draw a clear line with Japanese militarists, you can get a reward of 20,000 US dollars. In addition, the commander-in-chief of Hojo of our Japanese Peace Army also said that you can be the commander of the 4th Brigade and be awarded the rank of major general." Kanda can still be calm at this time, not because he knows Kuroda too much. With Kuroda's greed for life and fear of death and cleverness, he will never easily block his last way of life. Otherwise, why would Kuroda communicate with him in Chinese that the guards could not understand.

Sure enough, every time Kanda said something, Kuroda's murderous aura decreased a little, and after hearing the 20,000 US dollars, Kuroda's eyes lit up.

"What do you want me to do? How can I guarantee that I can get those things from you?" Kuroda, who knew that every word and sentence of Kanda was true, finally let go after thinking twice. After all, he was reluctant to die, especially when he heard that he would get 20,000 US dollars, he was even more reluctant to leave this beautiful world.

The rest of the matter became extremely simple. The remaining part of the Japanese army was already worried. After receiving the formal retreat order issued by Colonel Kuroda, most of them retreated from Yeximen with the flow. As for the small amount of desperate thoughts that they had to survive and die with Puqi, they were quickly solved by the Chinese army that Feng had entered the city.

So, the main force of the Sama Division had time to carry the iron shell on his back and exposed it under Qian Shen's bayonet.
Chapter completed!