Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 385 Siege

385 Siege

"Sir, Commander Ye also said in the telegram.

I hope that we can contain the 40th Division of the Japanese here in Jinhua and delay their withdrawal to Hangzhou."

The adjutant next to him continued.

"Ah."

Gu Zhutong nodded: "Ye Qingshan and his men launched a night attack this time and destroyed the enemy's airport.

The Japanese 40th Division is likely to fight back and encircle Ye Qingshan’s 208th Division.

Ye Qingshan also indirectly helped us.

Send an order for the front-line troops to immediately launch artillery bombardment on the Japanese positions.

Then make a tentative attack.”

Not long after, the Kuomintang troops attacking on the front line sent news.

There is no one left on the Japanese position.

The Japanese 40th Division indeed withdrew its troops overnight.

"Hey, I really went back.

No, we can’t let the Japanese 40th Division escape so easily.

In the past half month, I've suffered a lot from the Japanese 40th Division.

Send a message to the 70th Army, asking them to launch a pursuit and tie down the Japanese.

Don’t let the Japs retreat too smoothly.”

"Of course, we also told the 70th Army to be careful and not to chase too closely, or they might get ambushed by the Japanese."

Gu Zhutong finally got the chance to take revenge on the Japanese 40th Division, and he was happy to take advantage of the situation.

*

It was five o'clock in the morning and the sky in the east was slightly bright.

Outside Fengshan Gate, the southernmost gate of Hangzhou City, Ye Qingshan and Wang Dadan's Second Regiment had already deployed their offensive posture outside the city.

"General, do you want to fight?"

Wang Dachuan looked at Ye Qingshan with an eager-to-try look.

At this time, Ye Qingshan was still struggling.

Do you want to fight for real? If you really want to, just scare the Japanese.

"Commander, Commander Zhou has an urgent message.

They were caught up by the Japanese reinforcements at Xiaoshan Airport.

It’s difficult to retreat.”

Just at this moment, an officer ran over and reported the news.

The thing Ye Qingshan least wanted to see happened.

In this way, the 8,000 people led by Zhou Pingkou wanted to escape from the entanglement of the Japanese reinforcements.

Things became troublesome when they crossed the Fuchun River to the west and joined up with Xiao Shanling's reinforcements.

If Zhou Ping's troops did not cross the river to the west and stayed on the east bank, they would be in greater danger.

Because after the Japanese 40th Division withdraws, it can directly attack Zhou Pingkou's troops on the east coast.

By then, the seven or eight thousand troops under Zhou Pingkou's command would be in real danger of being wiped out.

This is the second difficulty Ye Qingshan faces in this night attack.

The question of how to retreat.

At this time, Ye Qingshan was surrounded by enemies, and there were only a few routes for him to retreat.

If they are not careful, they might be blocked and surrounded by the Japanese.

Therefore, the most difficult part of this night attack on the Japanese airport was not the battle of the night attack on the airport.

The question is how to sneak in without being noticed and how to withdraw when surrounded by enemies.

Now, the first problem has been solved.

The task is also completed.

All that remains is to solve the last problem.

Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Zhou Pingkou's troops were entangled on the east bank by the reinforcements sent by the Japanese from Hangzhou.

This unexpected situation was not what Ye Qingshan and Xiao Shan had expected before the war.

Therefore, now all they can do is test their ability to respond to emergencies.

"No, we must call back the Japanese reinforcements.

Otherwise, Lao Zhou and the others wouldn’t be able to escape.”

But how could they transfer away the Japanese troops who were already in conflict with Zhou Pingkou's troops?

The commander of the Japanese reinforcements is definitely not a fool.

Of course, we know the importance of tying up Zhou Pingkou's troops at this time.

As long as we can tie up Zhou Pingkou and delay him for one day, the thousands of people in his hands will be finished.

Therefore, we want to call back the Japanese reinforcements at this time.

Unless you attack where they must be rescued.

They would rather give up and annihilate Zhou Ping's troops than withdraw.

So, those who can do this.

There is only Hangzhou city in front of us.

“It looks like I’m really going to fight in Hangzhou.

I hope there aren't too many Japanese troops stationed in the city."

Ye Qingshan finally made up his mind.

Even if it was a siege, it was a risky decision.

For the sake of Zhou Pingkou's 8,000 soldiers, he had to take the risk.

"Second Battalion Commander, where's your damn Italian gun?"

Ye Qingshan just shouted it out for the moment.

"Commander, where did the Italian cannon come from?

Our artillery battalion's mountain artillery and howitzers are ready.

You can fire at any time."

Second Battalion Commander Cao Yuanliang ran over and reported.

"very good.

Aim at the Japanese city gate and bombard it as hard as you can.

Fire all your shells."

"Yes!"

Then, Ye Qingshan looked at Wang Dachuan again, pointed at the vaguely visible city gate in front, and said, "Wang is so bold.

You, the second regiment, attack with all your might.

Attack the city as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

Now that you have decided to do it, then give it your all.

Ye Qingshan didn't believe it, as the Military Intelligence Bureau agents in the city had reported it before.

The Japanese in the city sent thousands of reinforcements to Xiaoshan.

How many Japanese devils are left in the city at this time?

Definitely not many.

Ye Qingshan believes in his own judgment.

As for what to do if we cannot defend Hangzhou after attacking it.

That was not a problem at all. Ye Qingshan had no intention of defending it at all.

The original purpose of attacking Hangzhou City was to rescue the soldiers under Zhou Pingkou's command.

Ye Qingshan had no intention of taking back Hangzhou for a long time.

Now is not the time for a major counterattack.

But as soon as daybreak came, the news that Ye Qingshan would attack Hangzhou and even recover Hangzhou would spread.

Even if it's only for half a day.

The impact that brought was huge.

In fact, its significance is no less than the night attack that destroyed the Japanese Lin'an Airport last night.

“Black Bear, take your special operations battalion and search downstream along the river.

There must be a Japanese floating bridge.

After finding it, blow it up for me.

Then, attack Hangzhou from the east."

Ye Qingshan looked at the black bear again and gave the order.

"Yes, military seat."

Boom boom boom!

A moment later, fifteen 75mm mountain cannons and two 120mm howitzers outside the city began bombarding Fengshan Gate.

"Come on!"

Under the cover of artillery fire, Wang Dachuan led the soldiers of the Second Regiment to launch an attack.

"Baga! What's going on?"

Inside the city, a Japanese lieutenant colonel was still scolding the Japanese soldiers who had escaped from outside the city.

And those defeated puppet soldiers.

Wan Lin and Wei Liangcai were inside.

At this time, the two of them turned their heads and looked towards the Fengshan Gate not far away which was covered by artillery fire, and they were also full of confusion.

"what happened?

General Ye led his troops to attack Hangzhou?

This... this is too impulsive."

Wan Lin was still unaware of the fact that the Japanese troops in Hangzhou were short of manpower.

"General Ye is indeed worthy of his reputation, so fierce!"

Wei Liangcai next to him was also convinced.

Last night, he witnessed with his own eyes the bravery of the special operations battalion under Black Bear.

He suddenly felt that being a fake soldier would not have a good future.

So he decisively accepted the recruitment of Military Intelligence Bureau agent Wan Lin.

He promised to work for the Military Control Commission in the city in the future.

So, the two of them came back.

Anyway, all the Japs who knew that they cooperated with the National Army in the night attack last night have died.

As a result, not long after they fled back to the city, Ye Qingshan also led his troops to attack.

Boom boom boom!

Da da da!

The battle near Fengshan Gate has already begun and is very fierce.

The Second Regiment attacking outside the city took advantage of firepower and quickly advanced to the outside of Fengshan Gate.

But the Japanese who were in a dominant position and relied on the city walls for defense were only two teams plus three hundred puppet soldiers.

However, it was still difficult for the Second Regiment to capture the city easily.

That’s right, there were only less than two hundred Japanese soldiers defending Fengshan Gate at this time.

On the contrary, there are more puppet troops.

There was no way. There were only a thousand Japanese soldiers in the city at that time, and the rest had been sent out by the Japanese commander.

I guess the Japanese commander himself didn't think that Ye Qingshan would dare to attack Hangzhou.

The city of Hangzhou has ten city gates, as well as important places such as the Japanese headquarters and ammunition depots in the city.

It also needs to be guarded by the devils.

With this division, it was normal that Fengshanmen only got about a hundred devils.

After the battle started, Wang Dachuan organized two exploratory attacks.

He also discovered that there didn't seem to be many Japanese soldiers guarding the city.

Decisively deploy large forces and launch a general offensive.

But, the only trouble is.

They were the hundreds of Japanese defeated soldiers who had fled back to Hangzhou from outside the city.

These defeated Japanese soldiers soon joined the battle to defend Fengshan Gate.

Make the second regiment's attack more difficult.

At the same time, Wan Lin in the city was also conspiring with Wei Liangcai.

"Captain Wei, we need to change our previous plan.

We don't need you to help our Military Control Commission in the city anymore.

Now, I need you to bring your brothers in the security team to act together with me.

A surprise attack was launched against the Japanese guards at the city gate to open it.

Help General Ye's troops to break into the city.

After the war, you will be recruited, given the rank of major, and made the head of a regiment."

The Military Control Commission painted a rosy picture for Wei Liangcai.

Wan Lin knew that although Wei Liangcai came from a bandit family, he was quite capable.

Moreover, he was followed by more than a hundred former bandits who were loyal to him and had certain fighting capabilities.

Most of them, together with Wei Liangcai and the defeated puppet soldiers, fled back to Hangzhou.

"Okay, I'll do it!"

After a moment, Wei Liangcai also showed a fierce look on his face and finally nodded.

Wan Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Baga, you guys are a bunch of idiots.

Quickly pick up your gun and go up to the city wall to defend.

hurry up! "

At this time, a Japanese sergeant also hurried over and scolded the three or four hundred defeated puppet soldiers around Wan Lin.

The fighting ahead was too fierce and they were short of defensive forces.

The only option was to re-arm these puppet troops and place them in dangerous positions to serve as cannon fodder.

“Yes, yes, Madam.

We'll go over there. "

Wei Liangcai smiled and nodded in response.

Then, the Japanese sergeant took them to get their weapons and ammunition again.

As a result, after Wei Liangcai received the weapons and ammunition, his face changed drastically and he turned hostile.

boom!

A bullet shot the Japanese sergeant in the head from behind.

“Fuck it, I’ve been tolerating you little devils for a long time.

He orders me around every day.

I've had enough.

Brothers, rebel, join the national army and fight the devils."

Wei Liangcai raised his arms and shouted, many of the other defeated puppet soldiers around him were his subordinates.

At this time, they also responded.

"Those of you who don't want to participate, leave now."

Wei Liangcai said to the other puppet soldiers who were not his subordinates.

Most of the other puppet troops then fled, choosing not to participate.

A dozen people stayed behind.

"Everyone take up your weapons and follow me."

Immediately, under the leadership of Wei Liangcai and Wan Lin, more than one hundred puppet soldiers rushed towards Fengshan Gate from the city.