At the same time, Yanji County.
The fifth battalion led by Shi Changqing had quietly moved outside the west gate of Yanji County under the cover of night.
Since the fifth battalion completed the task of luring the enemy in Linjiang, they immediately took a small road and headed straight for Hunchun County. However, due to the rugged and difficult road, and the road went sideways again in the middle, they did not reach the Langya Brigade. The sneak attack on Wujiashan Fortress was successful, but the fifth battalion had not yet entered Hunchun County.
After Xu Rui learned about this, he immediately ordered the fifth battalion to capture Yanji County.
After Shi Changqing received the order, without any hesitation, he immediately led his troops northward to Yanji County. After a day and night of forced march, he finally arrived outside the west gate of Yanji before dawn.
Because of the long-distance forced march, Shi Changqing was so exhausted that he was out of breath and could hardly speak.
"Old Old Ding, the map of the ground." Shi Changqing panted heavily and said to Ding Wenbao, the commander of the 13th company who was following behind him. Ding Wenbao was also very tired, but he still dug out the map from his bag and spread it out on the ground. The security guard immediately brought a piece of canvas to cover it, and then turned on the flashlight.
Shi Changqing pointed at the map and said: "Old Ding, after the battle to attack Yanji County begins, the surrounding Japanese garrisons will definitely rush over to help. I am not worried about the Japanese from other directions, only the Japanese from the direction of Antu County and Lao Tougou." It’s very troublesome, because according to the information provided by the regiment commander, the 57th Division should be in Laotou Gou right now.”
Ding Wenbao said: "Didn't the 57th Division divide its forces into the old forest in order to intercept the main force of the regiment?"
"You are wrong, it is only the infantry that entered the old forest." Shi Changqing shook his head and continued, "But in addition to the infantry, the 57th Division also has field artillery, cavalry, engineers and transport troops, especially the Japanese field artillery. Our fifth battalion is the greatest threat, so we must not let the little Japanese field artillery come over at the critical moment of attacking the county town."
Ding Wenbao said without hesitation: "Then I will lead the Thirteenth Company to capture Chaoyangchuan Station first. If the Japs' field artillery wants to support the Japs in Yanji County, they must maneuver from the road. As long as our Thirteenth Company is stuck in Chaoyangchuan Sichuan Station, the Japs' field artillery regiment can't even think about getting there."
"Sure." Shi Changqing nodded, "Chaoyangchuan Station will be handed over to your Thirteenth Company."
"Yes!" Ding Wenbao stood at attention and said loudly, "Batalion Commander, don't worry."
After saying that, Ding Wenbao left with the 13th Company, and Shi Changqing asked the guards to call Qin Gang, the commander of the 14th Company.
Shi Changqing had no unnecessary nonsense and directly issued the combat order: "Old Qin, I have loaned all the rocket launchers and submachine guns of the 15th Company to your 14th Company, just one. We must capture Yanji County before ten o'clock!"
The reason why Shi Changqing proposed to capture Yanji County before ten o'clock was also after careful consideration.
Because after the battle to attack Yanji County begins, the Japs garrison in Yanji County will definitely report to the sub-command. After receiving the report, the Japs headquarters will urgently mobilize the surrounding Japs garrisons to come to rescue. In addition to mobilizing surrounding garrisons, they will also dispatch The aviation troops came to Yanji and bombed Yanji indiscriminately.
Shi Changqing is a veteran who has experienced many battles. He knows that the indiscriminate bombing by the Japanese Air Force is no joke. If the Japanese Air Force cannot capture Yanji County before the Japanese Air Force arrives, then this battle will be in doubt! Because it was too difficult to storm Yanji County despite the indiscriminate bombing of the Japanese air force!
Therefore, we must capture the county seat before ten o'clock.
Because the Japanese Air Force will not be able to reach Yanji County until after ten o'clock at the earliest.
"Yes!" Qin Gang stood at attention and said with a ferocious smile, "Battalion Commander, don't worry, it won't be until ten o'clock at all, and in less than an hour at most, our 14th Company will definitely capture Yanji County!"
"Okay!" Shi Changqing nodded, "Then I'll wait here for your good news."
Qin Gang chuckled, turned around, waved his hand, and shouted: "Brothers, let's go!"
At this time, it was still dark, and it was the darkest time before dawn.
Under the cover of darkness, more than two hundred officers and soldiers of the 14th Company silently reached the west gate of Yanji County.
However, after reaching a distance of one hundred meters, there is no way to go forward, and you will be discovered if you go further.
Because the main force of the New Regiment has arrived in the Xilin River Valley more than a hundred miles west of Yanji County, the Japanese garrison in Yanji County has also increased its vigilance. Not only has the security at the city gate been greatly strengthened, but patrols have even been arranged. Patrolled back and forth repeatedly along the four-gate city wall.
Seeing that the sneak attack failed, Qin Gang made a decisive decision to attack by force.
To be honest, Qin Gang didn't take the Japanese garrison in Yanji County seriously.
The Fifth Battalion is the veteran main force of the New Regiment, and the Fourteenth Company is the veteran main company of the New Regiment. Qin Gang is still very confident in the combat effectiveness of his company. In a word, the New Regiment's combat effectiveness is not just blown out, but in fact. In the series of bloody battles with the Japs, they even dealt with the Japs' most elite permanent divisions. Wasn't it easy to deal with a mere squadron of security forces in Yanji County
At that moment, Qin Gang called the platoon leader over and said, "I'll give you fifteen minutes to take down the city gate!"
The platoon leader took off his helmet and threw it on the ground. He grabbed the Bobosha submachine gun from the guard, then grabbed the submachine gun and rushed forward. It was not until he was more than ten meters away that his hoarse voice could be heard in the night sky. Roaring voice: "Brothers, charge at me and kill the little devil like a dog, charge at me and kill him!"
A hundred meters ahead, the Japanese sentry keeping vigil was immediately alerted.
However, before the Japanese sentries could react, a dense rain of bullets was fired at them violently. The two Japanese sentries were instantly beaten into pieces and fell to the ground bleeding from their mouths and noses.
However, the sound of gunshots alerted more Japanese soldiers, who rushed out of the guard box.
But there were only a dozen or so Japs in a group at the entire checkpoint. Although there was a crooked machine gun, it was impossible to stop them in the face of more than thirty submachine guns! In the blink of an eye, all the Japanese at the checkpoint were thrown to the ground. The Japanese in the city quickly closed the door, but it was of no use.
Just two booms were heard, and the seemingly solid city gate was blown into pieces by rockets.
The city gate burst into pieces, and more than 80 veterans from the 14th Company rushed into the city. In less than a moment, gunshots rang out in Yanji County.
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Liuhe County, headquarters of the Japanese Far Eastern Army.
Although Yamashita Fengwen said that it would be okay even if the main force of the New Regiment broke out from Yanji, in fact, in his heart, he did not think that the main force of the New Regiment could really break out from Yanji, because the main force of the New Regiment had already Breaking it into parts, it is bound to be possible to pass only through small roads or even deep mountains and old forests, which greatly extends the marching speed.
Therefore, the 38th Division and four other divisions that have got rid of the bandits will most likely run to the front, and then block the main force of the new regiment again in the mountainous areas between Yanji and Tumen County. At that time , even with the existence of the Wolf Fang Brigade, it is impossible to break through the blockade organized by the four divisions.
The Langya Brigade is indeed very powerful, but no matter how powerful it is, it is still just a special force with a hundred or ten meters of people. After all, it is impossible to penetrate the blockade of the four divisions and rescue the defeated soldiers of the new regiment.
What makes Yamashita Fengwen even more happy is that after the Langya Brigade left, it gave the 180th Infantry Regiment the opportunity to recapture the Wujiashan Fortress! In view of this, Yamashita Fengwen has even begun to look forward to the ending of Xu Rui's complete defeat. The final result of this battle is likely to be Xu Rui's defeat!
Thinking of this, Yamashita Fengfumi felt very good.
However, Yamashita Fengfumi's good mood only lasted a few minutes.
Just when Fengwen Yamashita sat down and was leisurely preparing to drink a cup of tea, Asaburo Kobayashi suddenly walked in in a hurry and reported with a solemn expression: "Your Excellency, Commander, we have just received an urgent call from the Yanji County Gendarmerie. It is said that it will be a quarter of an hour." Before, Yanji County was attacked by the main force of the New Regiment, and most of the county has been lost!"
"Nani?" Yamashita Fengwen's right hand holding the tea cup immediately paused in the air.
After a long while, Yamashita Fengwen finally came to his senses and yelled: "Xiao Lin, what did you just say? Yanji County was attacked by the main force of the new group?"
"Hai!" Asaburo Kobayashi paused heavily and said, "That's what the Yanji Military Police indeed said. Moreover, judging from the fact that the enemy was able to occupy most of the county in less than a quarter of an hour, it is the new one." The possibility of the main force of the group is extremely high, because the nearby bandits cannot have such strong fighting power!"
"Baga!" Yamashita Fengwen said angrily, "The main force of the new regiment has obviously been reduced to pieces and is trapped near the Xilin River Valley. How could it suddenly appear in Yanji County? It is even less likely to launch a strong attack on Yanji County! Unless the new regiment The main force of a regiment can turn into ground rats and burrow through the ground. Hey, that's not right... "
Speaking of this, Yamashita Fengwen's voice suddenly stopped.
Kobayashi Asaburo asked: "Commander, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Lin, we seem to have missed a troop!" Yamashita Fengwen patted his forehead and said with annoyance, "Back in Linjiang County, Xu Rui used a partial division to extend the march distance and light more torches. Pretending to be the main force, this move successfully deceived our aviation scouts. However, after being discovered later, the imperial army focused its attention on the rediscovered new main force. This partial division responsible for luring the enemy was ignored by us. .”
Kobayashi Asaburo said solemnly: "Commander, are you saying that it was this partial division of the New Regiment that attacked Yanji County?"
"Definitely!" Yamashita Fengwen said with some annoyance, "This partial division is neither burdened by baggage nor does it need to carry wounded soldiers. It has very high maneuverability. It is entirely possible for them to pass through hundreds of miles of forest in this period of time. , suddenly appeared outside Yanji County!"