Tao Yongsheng seemed to have made up a great decision, looked at Chen Zhengyu and asked for battle with a serious look: "Chief of Staff, I will organize my troops to attack the Japanese army!"

"While they have not yet established a stable foothold and the ring fortifications have not been fully built, launch an attack immediately. We must end the battle before the subsequent reinforcements of the Japanese come!"

"Wait a minute, what are you thinking?" Chen Zhengyu interrupted unhappily.

"Although there are only 1,5600 Japanese soldiers in front, they are well-equipped and well-prepared. They have more than 100 light and heavy machine guns, and a large number of artillery cannons are available to provide artillery support to infantry at any time. After continuous combat, our cavalry troops have reduced their total strength to less than 800 people. All of them may not be able to break through the Japanese intercepting firepower and break into their circular positions. What are you fighting with them?"

Tao Yongsheng was stunned after hearing this. His eyes looked at Chen Zhengyu with a clear discomfort. He frowned and replied: "Then how can we fight quickly and eliminate the Japanese in front of us!"

"Their ring fortifications have not been built yet, and if they attack for a strong force, they may have a chance to kill them. When the Japanese repair the fortifications and all the light and heavy machine guns and artillery are arranged in place, it will definitely be very difficult to kill them?"

"I can't think of any other way besides a strong attack!"

Chen Zhengyu replied confidently: "Cavals are good at long-distance raids and fast assaults, and are not good at attacking tough problems. When we fight the Japanese, we must not use our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths, that is no different from dying!"

"When we set out from Jinzhong, the battle in Jinzhong City was coming to an end. Now more than two hours have passed, and the troops entering the city must have begun to attack the Japanese and puppet troops defending the city."

"In this way, the artillery battalion that supports the siege troops will have no mission!"

"I will send a telegram to the regiment commander now, asking him to draw some artillery troops to marche and reinforce us. If we can use the horses of the mobile camp, they will be able to get here in half an hour."

"With artillery support, we can destroy the light and heavy machine guns and artillery that the Japanese army has built in fortifications as soon as possible, and eliminate the greatest threat of the cavalry. Then you will launch an assault and will surely be able to fight quickly and eliminate the remaining Japanese infantry at the minimum cost."

"As for the subsequent reinforcements sent by Taiyuan City, we will make plans after we understand the real strength and equipment of this Japanese and puppet army."

"At that time, Jinzhong County had been taken down by the regiment commander. All the siege troops could come to reinforce us. I wouldn't be afraid of any more troops from the Japanese!

On the battlefield of Jinzhong, the sound of firefighting in the city has been transferred to the vicinity of the city wall.

The fortifications built by the Japanese army on the city were all external, and the shooting holes were also facing outside the city. Facing the national rescue army that suddenly rushed to the city, the Japanese and puppet troops could only distribute some troops, using sandbags and battlements as bunkers, and intercepting them desperately to prevent them from getting close to the city wall.

Because the guard battalion and the mobile battalion entered the city through the tunnel, it was not convenient to carry heavy weapons. Facing the Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements, they had no way to defeat the enemy for a moment, and they were unable to advance and retreat in the yard near the city wall.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese hiding behind the battlements and attacking us from a high place. There is no cover near the city wall to hide, so we can't rush to the foot of the city wall!" Seeing the bodies of subordinates who were killed by the Japanese and puppet troops in front of him, the company commander of the first company of the mobile battalion was both heartbroken and anxious. Looking at the battalion commander Shen Liwen, he hoped that he could break through the Japanese fire interception.

"Architecture, only artillery can destroy battlements from a distance and kill the Japanese behind!" Chen Liwen's expression was also very heavy.

His original idea was to lead the troops to the Japanese in the back and stab them, and then they would fall into chaos. He didn't expect that there were too many Japanese and puppet troops defending the city.

Although hundreds of people have been killed by the siege troops, there are still more than a thousand remaining troops on the city wall.

Seeing that the mobile camp wanted to attack the city from the city, he immediately assigned three or four hundred people to block the attack, blocking the attacking troops in the yard under his feet.

Under the blocking of the powerful firepower of the Japanese and puppet troops, the troops were repelled for two consecutive attacks, and nearly two squads of soldiers were also lost.

Faced with this sudden accident, Chen Liwen immediately thought of the Japanese artillery position he had just captured. Not only were there a large number of mortars installed there, but there were also several mountain cannons and infantry cannons parked there.

Retracting his head from behind the broken wall began to give orders: "A row of people followed me and went to the Japanese artillery positions to get a few artillery pieces. The light and heavy machine guns cannot do anything to the Japanese and puppet troops on the city. Let's use artillery shells to blow it up!"

"We have already won this battle, so there is no need to fight the Japanese through a strong attack."

In less than ten minutes, two infantry cannons and two mountain cannons were pushed over, placed behind a broken wall, and slowly raised the black muzzle.

Because the shooting distance is very close, Chen Liwen aimed the muzzle directly at the battlements and bunkers through direct aiming.

"Let's fire now and kill the Japanese and puppet troops behind me!" Chen Liwen ordered with murderous intent.

"Boom boom boom..." The four cannons made dull sounds one after another. Except for one shell passing over the battlements and crossing the city wall, the remaining three shells all hit the battlements.

In the splashing flames, the battlements built with bricks were instantly blown to pieces.

The Japanese hiding behind were blown away together, and they didn't even have the chance to lie down and hide.

Chen Liwen looked at it and almost jumped up from the ground with excitement. He held the box cannon and ordered loudly: "Just aim at the cannon and blow up all the battlements that had avoided the Japanese. I see how they can stop us!"

The explosion of "Boom..." kept ringing on the battlefield, and the four cannons were like naming, and could destroy a battlement every ten seconds.

All the Japanese and puppet troops hiding behind the battlements were spared and were all bombed.

In less than two minutes, the remaining Japanese and puppet troops on the city were scared.

They fled from battlements and sandbag bunkers, and the mobile camp took the opportunity to launch an assault and finally reached the foot of the city wall.

"Take a grenade and machine gun cover, let's continue to assault the city!" The company commander quickly threw a grenade at the city. Before the explosion could sound, he rushed towards the stairs with a submachine gun.

At the front command of the National Salvation Army outside the city, correspondents kept rushing in to report the latest battle situation on the battlefield.

"The regiment commander, the first battalion of the main force successfully exploded the city gate with the cooperation of the guard battalion, rushed to the top of the city, and was destroying the remaining Japanese and puppet troops on the top of the city!"

"Report to the regiment commander, the Shouyang garrison has taken down the East Gate of Jinzhong and is in the cooperation of the mobile camp to eliminate the remaining enemies of the East Gate..."

"Captain of the regiment, Chief of Staff urgently!" Deng Jinghua suddenly ran over to report.

"The cavalry battalion has eliminated the first wave of Japanese reinforcements and killed nearly 2,000 Japanese devils. Then it fought continuously, severely damaged the second wave of Japanese reinforcements and killed more than 500 Japanese devils!"

"Good fight!" Zhou Cheng suddenly patted the table made of ammunition boxes and shouted with a happy look on his face.

"This is really an unexpected surprise. I thought it would be good if the Chief of Staff led the cavalry troops to block the Japanese reinforcements, but they actually killed more than 2,000 Japanese devils. In this way, there were not many reinforcements sent to Jinzhong in Taiyuan City!"

"There are four infantry brigades in total, two of them are lightly advanced, and two are fully armed, which is only more than 4,000. If more than 2,000 people have been killed by the Chief of Staff, there are only 1,500 or 600 people left."

"From my understanding of the Chief of Staff, he must have wanted to continue his efforts and eliminate the remaining Japanese devils in one go!"

Deng Jinghua immediately responded: "The Chief of Staff really wants to fight and eliminate the remaining Japanese and puppet troops quickly. He also believes that in order to protect Jinzhong, Taiyuan City will definitely send more troops to reinforce the battlefield."

"Only by killing the second wave of Japanese reinforcements first, we can concentrate all our troops and firepower to deal with the third wave of Japanese reinforcements!"

Zhou Cheng nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and agreed without hesitation: "I completely agree with the Chief of Staff's proposal."

"The scattered Japanese are definitely easier to fight than the Japanese who join forces!"

"You send a telegram to the Chief of Staff immediately: I agree with his idea, first kill the second wave of Japanese reinforcements, and then attack their third wave of reinforcements."

"The siege of Jinzhong is almost over. As long as he needs it, both infantry and artillery can go over to reinforce the city as soon as possible!"

Zhou Cheng's vision and judgment scared Deng Jinghua, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Captain, you are so amazing. Before I could report it, you guessed the Chief of Staff's next plan!"

"The Chief of Staff's telegram said that the second wave of Japanese reinforcements was very cunning. In order to fight against the cavalry, they were building a circular defense line on site and guarding the support."

"In order to reduce the losses of the cavalry troops in combat, I hope the front-line command can draw some artillery to reinforce them, the faster the better!"

Zhou Cheng ordered without hesitation: "No problem!"

"The siege battle has entered the final stage of close-range fighting, and many artillery soldiers have withdrawn from the battle."

"I inform all mortar troops and large-caliber mortar troops in the west and south of the city to assemble immediately, and then draw 500 horses from the mobile battalion to help with transportation."

"As soon as the war horses arrived, they set out and marched to reinforce the Chief of Staff."

On the road where the Japanese reinforcements were trapped, looking at the slowly forming ring positions around, the corps leader finally let out a long sigh and sat on the ammunition box beside him to rest.

Light and heavy machine guns and positions are the two killer weapons against cavalry, and now I have them all.

As long as the cavalry nearby besieged them without the help of artillery and infantry, they will no longer be their opponents if they double their strength. They can definitely easily defend the third wave of reinforcements to come and meet with them.

At this moment, the captain of the Fourth Brigade who had been busy on the position suddenly ran over to report.

"Wing Captain, our remaining heavy machine guns have been arranged in place to ensure that the firepower of the heavy machine gun can cover the entire battlefield."

"Plus with the light machine guns and rifles we were looking for, there will be no four corners of fire around the position."

"The artillery is also ready for combat. No matter which direction the position is attacked, they can provide them with artillery fire support within one minute."

"As long as the cavalry of the National Rescue Army dares to cross three hundred meters in front of our formation, I promise that they will never return!"

The confident report from his subordinates made the wing captain more relieved.

The commander knife was placed aside and was very satisfied with the order: "Since you are so confident, I will hand over the task of blocking the cavalry assault of the National Saving Army!"

At this moment, Tao Yongsheng's mood was exactly the opposite of that of the Japanese Captain.

Facing the formed ring fortifications, he was very anxious as he watched the light and heavy machine guns be arranged in place one after another, and kept looking back at the road behind him, praying that the reinforcements sent by the regiment commander would be in place soon.

"Boom..." After a while, the familiar sound of horse hooves finally reached Tao Yongsheng's ears.

The cavalry troops are on standby and rest, and it is impossible to make the sound of horse hoofs.

The sudden sound of horse hooves in his ears must have come from the reinforcements.

The Japanese corps captain also heard the sound of horse hooves. He rubbed his hands and stood up from the ammunition box, walked quickly to the back of the bunker, raised his telescope and looked in the direction where the sound of horse hooves, and analyzed while looking.

"The cavalry troops around us are moving, and they are likely to attack us! Notify the troops to be prepared for combat and hold the position at all costs!"

"Hayi!" The captain standing beside him replied confidently: "I promise to kill as many cavalry as the National Salvation Army comes, and we will never let them rush to a hundred meters in front of the formation!"

A few minutes later, the roaring horse hooves suddenly began to weaken and finally disappeared on the battlefield.

The attack judged by the corps captain did not appear, and no cavalry entered their sight, which was completely false alarm.

The offensive positions where Chen Zhengyu and Tao Yongsheng were located became lively.

Five hundred war horses not only brought more than 200 gunners, but also brought eighteen 81mm caliber mortars, six 120mm large caliber mortars, six rapid-fire cannons, and six anti-aircraft machine guns!

The addition of these artillery units gave the two men confidence in the subsequent attack.

In less than ten minutes, Chen Zhengyu issued an order to fire.

"Boom..." The ring fortifications built by the Japanese army suddenly rose nine orange-red fireballs, two of which were right next to two heavy machine gun positions. The moment the fireballs soared into the air, the two heavy machine guns and eight or nine machine gunners were blown away together.

The captain of the regiment saw this scene and panicked instantly. Cold sweat kept coming out of his forehead, and his face became paler and paler.

Although light and heavy machine guns are the killer weapon of the cavalry, there is a prerequisite: this cavalry is not equipped with artillery.

If they had their own artillery, no matter how many light and heavy machine guns were, they would be blown into scrap iron and they would not be able to intercept the cavalry.

As soon as the explosion sounded on the ring position, the captain realized that he had miscalculated.

But I quickly forced myself to calm down, and my pale face was slowly replaced by seriousness. I looked at the captain who was also panicked and shouted: "Don't panic, stay calm, we still have a chance!"

"Although the National Salvation Army that besieged us was equipped with artillery, they were all ordinary mortars, and the number was limited, with only one artillery company!"

"The number of artillery in our hands is more than twice theirs. As long as we are fast, we will definitely be able to kill the other party in a short period of time, then our light and heavy machine guns will be no threat."

"When the cavalry troops of the National Salvation Army start to attack, they can fire whatever they want, without any impact!"

"You go to the artillery position yourself and urge the artillery troops to counterattack immediately and kill the artillery position exposed by the National Salvation Army. You must not let them escape!"

The captain knew that the task he received determined whether everyone could survive the next battle. It was very important and there should be no mistakes.

He directly took the order with a serious look on his face: "I will go to the artillery position to supervise the battle now!"
Chapter completed!