GBP Chapter 510 The city gate has been blown open, rush in immediately and disperse the Japanese troops
Chapter 510 The city gate has been blown open, rush in immediately and disperse the Japanese troops
Lin Zhenhua did not expect that Shen Quan had not yet entered Taiyuan City, which made him very anxious. The previous plan was to take advantage of the Japanese's unpreparedness and quickly enter Taiyuan City, but now they were blocked outside Taiyuan City. The Japanese on the city wall had already prepared well, and the battle between the two sides was in a stalemate.
If the gap cannot be opened quickly, once the nearby Japanese fighter planes arrive, the consequences will be disastrous. With the current air defense capabilities of the troops, they can't stop the Japanese air force's raid. Based on his understanding of the Japanese, the Japanese air force may have received the order to attack and is expected to arrive at the battlefield within an hour and a half.
"Shen Quan, immediately order the tank troops to retreat and use the artillery and machine guns on the tanks to suppress the enemy's firepower."
"The heavy mortar company immediately used heavy mortars to bombard the city wall, and the rocket launcher platoon quickly loaded rockets and launched a covering bombardment at the city gate."
"Old Zhao, get me an explosives truck. I'm going to use a ton of explosives to blow up the north gate. Move quickly. We must get to Taiyuan city within five minutes."
"The First Infantry Battalion is responsible for protecting the armored forces and helping to suppress the firepower of the Japanese on the city walls. The Second Infantry Battalion will immediately establish a defense line to protect our rear and block the Japanese who may arrive at any time."
Under Lin Zhenhua's orderly dispatch, the siege of the north gate of Taiyuan City started again, and the battle between the enemy and us fell into a stalemate again. Under the fierce firepower of Lin Zhenhua, the Fujikawa Battalion defending the north gate suffered heavy casualties. In less than ten minutes of fighting, a squadron of troops was directly lost, which made Lieutenant Colonel Fujikawa look very ugly. He was ready to call for help again. However, because the telephone line was blown off, it was impossible to get through, which made Lieutenant Colonel Fujikawa's face full of haze.
"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, our casualties have exceeded half. If we don't get reinforcements, the city gate will be lost in half an hour at most. I request to send a messenger to ask for help from the headquarters, otherwise, with our current strength, we really can't defend the city gate!" Major Noda persuaded excitedly.
The expression on Ichiro Fujikawa's face was very ugly. He had clearly called the headquarters twenty minutes ago, and Yoshio Shinozuka told him that reinforcements would arrive soon, but now he had not received any help from any soldiers, and even the ammunition in his hands was running out. This made him very anxious and uneasy, and he even had some bad doubts in his heart.
"Noda-kun, we only have one and a half squadrons of soldiers left, with a total of only 300 people. It is too difficult to defend the entire north gate. You must immediately pass on my order and mobilize all the warriors to the city gate. No matter what the cost, you must block the city gate for me."
"The headquarters' reinforcements will probably arrive soon, but we can't wait any longer. We must immediately start saving ourselves. We still have a 300-man detective team. Have them come up to me immediately. To prevent them from escaping, send me a squad to supervise the battle. This will greatly reduce our defensive pressure."
The staff in the Taiyuan City Command were very busy coming in and out. After receiving the news that the north gate was attacked, Yoshio Shinozuka reacted very quickly. He immediately asked for reinforcements to be dispatched. However, the Chief of Staff Ippei Mitsui, who rushed over in a hurry, told him that they had no troops to mobilize.
"Commander, there are only two regiments of garrison troops stationed in Taiyuan City. Previously, the commander mobilized a company to support Taiyuan Airport, which left only one regiment of garrison troops in the city. Taiyuan City has four gates that need to be defended, which requires three and a half battalions of troops to defend the gates. As for the two extra squadrons, they are responsible for guarding the city. Now the only thing we can mobilize is the Special High Section, which has three squadrons of strength, but these people are mainly used for counter-espionage operations on weekdays, and I am afraid they will not be able to play a big role in a defensive battle."
"What worries us the most right now is that we still cannot determine whether the enemy's attack on the north gate is a feint or a main attack. If we misjudge the enemy's main attack direction, it will bring even more terrible consequences. Commander, please be cautious!"
After listening to Mitsui Ippei's reasons, Shinozuka Yoshio's expression became very ugly. He didn't expect that this time he would shoot himself in the foot. In order to increase the intensity of the spring sweep, he had previously deployed a large number of troops stationed in Taiyuan City. Originally, a division of troops was stationed around Taiyuan City, but now only a little more than a brigade of troops was stationed. This made him suffer the consequences of his own actions. After Taiyuan City was suddenly attacked, he was faced with the embarrassing situation of having no troops to deploy.
"Mitsui-kun, don't worry about the safety of the headquarters. No matter what you come up with, you must allocate a force to support the north gate. As for the Special High Section, have them allocate two squadrons of troops and carry explosives to blow up the enemy's tanks. The detective team in the city will be responsible for the city's security to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to create chaos."
"Tell them to find a way to allocate two squads of troops to the other three gates to support the North Gate. No matter whether the enemy's main attack direction is the North Gate or not, we can't just stand by and watch them die. If the troops stationed at the North Gate can't even stop Fujikawa Ichiro, then it will be even more impossible to defend the other three gates."
"Taiyuan City is now at its most critical moment. Immediately send out a call to our overseas Chinese, distribute guns and ammunition to them, and order them to rush to the city gate for support. Our communication with the north city gate has been cut off. Immediately send a messenger to inform Fujikawa Ichiro of the news and tell him that reinforcements will arrive within 25 minutes."
The Japanese soldiers in Taiyuan City did not do morning exercises until 15 o'clock every day. When Shenquan launched the attack, the Japanese soldiers in the camp did not get up. It took ten minutes from getting up to gathering, and another 25 minutes from the station to the place where support was needed. It took a full minutes for the Japanese soldiers at the city gate to get reinforcements. If you count the five minutes it takes to convey the order, it took a full half an hour for the Japanese soldiers on the front line to get reinforcements.
In order to support Taiyuan Airport as quickly as possible, the Okada Regiment had withdrawn all the vehicles in the city, which meant that the Japanese could only provide support on foot. Otherwise, it would only take seventeen or eighteen minutes for the reinforcements to reach the city gate.
"Bagayalu! Run! We must reach the North City Gate within 15 minutes. If anyone tries to stop us on the way, we will kill them immediately."
There were three more Japanese squadrons marching at a rapid speed. Mitsui Ippei tried his best to mobilize the forces of four squadrons to support Fujikawa Ichiro. After receiving the call, the Japanese expatriates living in Taiyuan City quickly got up from their beds, collected guns and ammunition, and rushed to the city gate.
The battle for the north gate had lasted for nearly half an hour. Lin Zhenhua finally got his chance. Under the cover of fierce firepower, a truck loaded with explosives was driven to the city gate. After the driver in the truck detonated the explosives, he quickly jumped out of the cab and ran away from the city gate.
More than 30 seconds later, there was a loud bang, and a big hole was blown open in the tightly blocked north gate. The wall above was even more shaky, and a small part of the wall collapsed directly, blocking half of the gate. The Japanese soldiers near the wall were directly blown into the sky, and the shock wave generated by the explosion killed hundreds of Japanese soldiers alive, and nearly 200 Japanese soldiers were injured to varying degrees.
Ichiro Fujikawa was also knocked unconscious by the shock wave of the explosion. The Japanese soldiers wailed in pain and screamed. Major Noda was directly trapped under the collapsed city gate. He wailed in pain and wanted someone to rescue him, but his men had already been blown to death. If they hadn't protected him at the last moment, Major Noda would probably have had a hard time surviving. But for Major Noda, the current situation is better to die than to live, at least he doesn't have to suffer so much.
Lin Zhenhua observed the effects of the explosion through a telescope. When he saw that only half of the city gate had been blown down, a smile of triumph appeared on his face. He excitedly ordered, "Shen Quan, half of the city gate has collapsed. The remaining half is enough for our tanks to pass through. You must lead the tank troops into Taiyuan City immediately. If you encounter any enemy soldiers blocking your way, charge straight at them and seize their bank vault in the shortest possible time."
"Xiao Zhongyuan, don't just sit there and use explosives to blast another path for me. We have to leave ourselves a way out."
"Lao Zhao, bring the soldiers of the transport battalion here immediately. The previous battle consumed a lot of ammunition, and the soldiers of the first battalion need to replenish their ammunition. As for the first armored vehicle battalion, there is still plenty of ammunition. I have just supplied the ammunition of the first infantry battalion to the first armored vehicle battalion."
"Duan Peng, immediately take your brothers to eliminate the remaining enemy forces. If you encounter puppet soldiers who surrender voluntarily, confiscate their weapons. If you encounter traitors who are determined to work for the Japanese, kill them resolutely."
Under Lin Zhenhua's command, hundreds of tanks of the tank unit roared through the city gate, and the armored vehicles following closely behind did not stop outside the city, but rushed into the city gate. When all the armored units passed through the city gate, the elimination operation against the remaining Japanese soldiers also ended at this time. In this battle, a total of six Japanese soldiers and 226 detective team members were captured, completely clearing the hidden dangers of the north city gate.