freenovelworld Chapter 444: The Japanese Attack the County Town
Chapter 444: The Japanese Attack the County Town
Before the Japs could react, they were stabbed to death by the brothers of the New Sixth Army with bayonets and then pinned to the ground and strangled to death.
The two squads of Japanese scouts were quickly killed by the brothers of the New Sixth Army.
And because there were several hillsides between them, even if the Japanese made a little noise, the Japanese far behind them would not be able to hear it.
After killing the Japanese, the brothers of the New Sixth Army quickly packed up the spoils and retreated up a hillside.
The captain of the valley waited for a long time but did not receive any news. He felt something was wrong and quickly arranged for people to go to the front to check the situation.
Several Japanese soldiers advanced quickly. On the hill next to the scene of the incident, they stopped immediately when they smelled the blood in the wind.
Through the telescope and the dense woods, they could vaguely see the blood on the tree trunks on the opposite hillside and the corpses in the woods. The Japanese soldiers were so scared that their faces turned pale and cold sweats broke out. They hurried back to report the situation.
When the Valley Brigade learned about the situation, they were so angry that their lungs almost exploded.
But he had no other choice, and he did not dare to send people forward to scout. He could only stay where he was and wait for another battalion and puppet troops to successfully launch a sneak attack on the county town.
Pingpan Castle in the distance.
The brothers from the New Third Regiment of the New First Brigade of the New Sixth Army have returned to the county town with weapons, ammunition and supplies.
The brothers in the county were extremely excited when they saw the various light and heavy machine guns, rifles, grenade launchers, mortars, infantry guns.
Although there were still more than 4,000 miscellaneous troops in their county town and they had robbed some of the Japanese weapons and ammunition, they still lacked heavy weapons.
These ragtag troops were composed of local people in the county, including ordinary people, students, businessmen, and even some children in their teens, old men in their sixties, and many women.
But it was because of the addition of these ragtag troops that they were able to resist the Japanese attacks time and time again and defend their county town and their homes.
The militia captain quickly called the police chief and some captains of miscellaneous armies to come over to distribute weapons and ammunition, and deployed defensive forces on the dilapidated city walls of the county town.
"That's good. With so many heavy weapons, we can definitely defend the county!"
"Your New Sixth Army is amazing. You actually brought back so many weapons and ammunition!"
"I heard that the Yamazaki Brigade was wiped out by you. You, the New Sixth Army, are really good at fighting!"
Many captains gave thumbs up to the leader of the new third regiment.
The third commander Liu Zheng smiled awkwardly.
"Of course our New Sixth Regiment is powerful, but this time we have a team that is even more capable! If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the Yamazaki Brigade so quickly!"
"Who is it? Which captain is so good at fighting? Better than you guys!"
All the doubtful eyes looked at Liu Zheng.
"The Black Wolf Army, and the Black Wolf Army's leader, Yuan Shuai, is here too!"
"What! Black Wolf Army!"
Everyone opened their eyes and mouths wide.
"Yes, is it the legendary Black Wolf Army that originated from bandits?"
Someone in the crowd raised a question.
"Yes, that's them. They are awesome!"
"Oh my god, this is great, the Black Wolf Army is here!"
"The Black Wolf Army is famous for its fighting ability!"
"I heard that they all came from the Battle of Songhu. They are all veterans and are very skilled!"
"I heard they can even fly over rooftops and walls!"
"God bless me as I pacify Pancheng, God bless me as I pacify Pancheng!"
"Then why haven't they come yet?"
Amid the excitement, someone once again raised questions.
"Nonsense, didn't you hear the gunshots over there? They stayed in front to intercept the Japanese and asked me to bring back the munitions first. These munitions were all snatched by them. In addition, General Yuan also told us to defend the county town and he would send us anti-aircraft guns later!"
When they heard that anti-aircraft guns would be sent as gifts, many people were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.
Liu Zheng didn't waste any time and quickly arranged for people to prepare for defense!
Afterwards, when they saw the plane in the distance being shot down by Yuan Shuai and others, all the soldiers in the county cheered excitedly.
"They shot the plane down! They shot the plane down!"
"Twelve planes! Twelve planes! The Black Wolf Army is so powerful! They shot down twelve planes!"
"That's good. The Black Wolf Army is so powerful. We will definitely be able to save Pingpan City!"
"Brothers, work harder and defend the county well!"
Seeing all the planes being shot down, the morale of all the troops in the entire county was boosted again.
Liu Zheng did not dare to neglect it.
Because General Yuan said that the Japanese would most likely come from a roundabout direction to attack their county town, and they might also disguise themselves as National Army troops.
Therefore, he arranged sentries on various city walls to observe the situation outside the city, and they were rotated every hour to prevent the soldiers from getting tired and negligent.
Finally, around four o'clock in the afternoon.
A soldier on the south city wall looked through a telescope and saw a dark crowd in the distance. He quickly pointed in that direction and shouted loudly.
"Someone is coming, someone is coming! Go and inform the leader, quickly!"
The soldier shouted anxiously.
A soldier quickly ran towards the east city wall.
"Don't run away, there's a radio station, there's a radio station!"
A signalman quickly used the radio to contact the east in Miao language.
They had killed a lot of Japanese devils.
While collecting spoils, some students found several Japanese radio stations and immediately collected them together.
Together with a radio left behind by the National Army Brigade and the radio given to them by Marshal Yuan, they now have two radios on the city walls in the four directions for easy communication.
Some students who were good at communications immediately took charge of these radio stations and became the current communications soldiers, responsible for communication.
When Liu Zheng on the east city wall heard the news, he quickly led a battalion towards this side.
In order to prevent a surprise attack by the Japanese, they stockpiled heavy troops in the east and south, with more than 1,500 troops in each direction, and only about 500 people in the other two directions.
Because Liu Zheng predicted that the Japanese could not detour to the west and north, as the distance was too far.
If the Japanese want to launch a surprise attack, they can only come from the east or south.
But he still had a trick up his sleeve, leaving more than a thousand people in the east and only taking one battalion of the New Sixth Army to the southern city wall.
The team is moving very fast.
Even though everyone was exhausted, when they heard that the Japanese were coming, they gritted their teeth and ran with their weapons and ammunition.
Liu Zheng ran to the south city wall and saw people outside the city getting closer and closer, and his brows suddenly frowned.
Because the people outside the city were all wearing the uniforms of the National Army, and they were all the uniforms of the 74th Army.
"Captain, they shouldn't be the devils, look at their clothes, they are all from the 74th Army! The brothers who were with Yuan Shuai before were also from the 74th Army!"
The battalion commander looked at the situation ahead through a telescope with a worried look on his face.
Liu Zheng gritted his teeth and shook his head.
"No, if it was the 74th Army, Marshal Yuan would have contacted me in advance! And look at their uniforms, they are covered in mud, as if they had rolled around in the mud! If they had walked along the main road, how could so many people have fallen to the ground! In my opinion, they must have taken a roundabout route through the woods. It rained heavily for so many days before, and the woods are very slippery. They must have slipped while walking in the woods!"