You were tasked with guarding the Sihang Warehouse, and you ended up with a German-equipped division

Chapter 131 Defeating the Japanese forces on the front and capturing the flag

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction.

Just when these Japanese soldiers thought they would be the victors in tonight's battle, a loud roar suddenly broke out.

Ahead, amidst raging flames and billowing smoke, armored vehicles roared as they broke through the darkness, crushed through the ruins, and charged toward the Japanese army.

Behind the tanks were Nationalist soldiers, their bodies blackened by smoke, holding rifles and submachine guns, roaring angrily.

They were like demons charging out of hell, like hungry wolves, pouncing on the Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese soldiers who witnessed this scene stood there stunned, never expecting that these enemies could actually cross the streets covered by artillery fire and charge towards them.

"Onboard!!!!"

After a brief hesitation, the remaining Japanese soldiers also roared in anger.

All the Japanese soldiers rushed forward at that moment, because behind them was the city wall, and they had nowhere to retreat.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

On the armored personnel carriers, soldiers wielding submachine guns and machine guns fired simultaneously, roaring at the Japanese troops.

"Da da da!!!! Boom boom boom!!!!"

The Japanese soldiers were thrown to the ground before they could even get close to the tank.

Meanwhile, Japanese soldiers threw grenades, which landed in the cargo bed of the armored vehicle.

"Boom!!!"

The soldiers of the Northwest Army, armed with broadswords, bayonets, and other weapons, were already engaged in fierce fighting with the Japanese army.

"Pfft!!! Swish swish!!!"

As the broadsword was swung, the sound of it cutting through the air whistled through the air, and the next moment, the head of a Japanese soldier fell to the ground and rolled to the side.

The Northwest Army soldiers, gripping their rifles tightly with bayonets at the tips, fought fiercely against the Japanese troops, their eyes bloodshot with rage.

The two sides instantly clashed, and the Japanese army was far inferior to the Nationalist soldiers who charged forward in bloodshed, both in terms of manpower and morale.

The battle was essentially decided the moment those armored vehicles charged out.

Outside the city wall, a battalion of Japanese infantry was rapidly rushing towards this side to provide reinforcements.

They ran wildly through the darkness, glancing every now and then at the Rising Sun Flag still fluttering on the city walls under the firelight.

As long as the Rising Sun Flag is still there, it means that the eastern city wall has not been lost and the Japanese troops inside are still resisting.

Therefore, these Japanese troops did not stop advancing, but continued to rush towards the ruined eastern city wall.

The bombing has gradually stopped, and even the gunfire can no longer be heard. Only in the distant western district can faint gunfire be heard.

Looking at the now quiet East District, Rensuke Isogai put down his binoculars and said:

"It seems that the enemy's offensive has been temporarily thwarted by our artillery fire. Hopefully, once the reinforcements arrive, we can seize the opportunity to launch a counter-offensive."

Sei Takehira held a telescope, looking at the Rising Sun Flag that was still fluttering amidst the raging flames.

As long as that flag is still there, it means the enemy has not yet attacked.

"Yes, the density of the artillery fire this time is extremely high. Even if the enemy were made of steel, they would suffer heavy losses."

As Sei Takehira was speaking, the soldiers of the Northwest Army and the Third Detachment had already occupied the area on the east city wall ahead.

However, they did not cut down the fluttering Rising Sun Flag, mainly to confuse the Japanese troops who were about to arrive as reinforcements.

If the Japanese army were to discover that the flags here had fallen, it would reveal the fact that the Japanese troops here had already been annihilated.

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It cannot be ruled out that the Japanese army might be on alert, especially after losing contact with the Japanese troops in the city. However, the east city wall had already been recaptured by the National Revolutionary Army, so the current situation was just a matter of seeing if they could kill more Japanese soldiers.

Sure enough, the Japanese battalion that came to reinforce them soon approached the city wall, where there were blazing fires and the shadowy figures on the wall could be vaguely seen.

The Japanese sergeant in front shouted:

"What's the situation now?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, flares suddenly took off.

"Whoosh whoosh!!!"

The flares soared into the sky, illuminating the Japanese troops outside the east city wall in an instant.

Although the Japanese soldiers were in a long line, many of them were still exposed to the light of the flares.

Almost the instant the flares illuminated the sky, the dark muzzles of guns were already pointed at the Japanese and puppet troops below.

"Fire!!!"

With a roar, the soldiers of the Third Detachment and the Northwest Army opened fire on the Japanese troops below.

"Da da da!!!!"

In the next instant, countless bullets pierced through the bodies of the Japanese soldiers.

"Enemy troops!!! Scatter!!! Attack!!!"

The commanders of this Japanese battalion did not choose to retreat, but instead launched an attack decisively at this moment.

However, the MG34 and MG42 machine guns of the Third Detachment had already been deployed in advance, forming an extremely dense crossfire network on both sides and the front of the city wall.

The Japanese troops below the city wall were caught off guard by the attack and suffered heavy losses.

Even if the troops were to spread out, it would be difficult to withstand this incredibly dense barrage of fire.

In less than ten minutes, these Japanese troops fled in disarray, retreating to their rear positions.

Seeing this, Long Wenzhang waved his hand and said:

"Brothers, give chase! Tanks, move out!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, tanks were deployed and charged towards the Japanese army.

These armored tracked vehicles charged directly through the broken and collapsed city walls and through the open city gates, followed by a large number of infantrymen who fired as they charged at the Japanese troops.

Japanese soldiers were killed in the process of fleeing, and many were even knocked away by armored tracked vehicles and crushed by the tracks.

What began as a relatively orderly retreat quickly devolved into a rout, and even a massacre.

When they were still more than a kilometer away from the Japanese positions, the pursuing armored units turned back.

After all, if they continued to pursue, they would be bombarded by Japanese anti-tank guns, which would be counterproductive.

With only the troops at hand, it would not be easy to break through the frontal lines of the Japanese 8th Brigade.

At Chi Fengcheng's headquarters, he saw gunfire erupting again from the east city wall, and his heart leaped into his throat.

After all, the Japanese army had launched a fierce offensive before, so who knew if the eastern city wall could be defended again this time?

Before long, Chief of Staff Wang Huayu came running over, panting, to report to the commander:

"Commander, we've retreated. The Japanese reinforcements have also been driven back by us. Now, Captain Long is leading the tank units in pursuit of these Japanese soldiers."

This finally allowed Chi Fengcheng to breathe a sigh of relief. He picked up his binoculars and saw that the Japanese Rising Sun Flag had been cut down on the broken city wall.

A brand new blue sky with a white sun flag was raised high, proclaiming the Nationalist army's control over the area.

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