Li Shiqun sighed. After these days of twists and turns, his mind has become extremely tough. Although he knew that the situation in Wuxi was uncontrollable, he subconsciously wanted to try again.

The Japanese army had already breached the east gate. Tang Shengming's troops were still fighting hard against the defenders at the south gate. The other two city gates were also harassed by small groups of troops, so they should not be in danger. The opponent's main attack direction should be to the east. Thinking of this, Li Shiqun immediately ordered Xie Yunchao mobilized part of the troops from the remaining two city gates and rushed to the east gate battlefield, striving to drive the Japanese troops out of the city again.

Xie Yunchao was a little hesitant. Unlike Li Shiqun, he knew much more about his army than Li Shiqun. A large part of the 20,000 Qingxiang troops were transformed from the original National Army troops. , which included troops from various factions. Through unified reorganization, it was transformed into the current organization. It should be said that the ability of soldiers to fight individually is good, but it cannot be denied that the time to form an army was too short, and there was no After some experience, he only participated in some small-scale Qingxiang battles. Apart from excellent equipment, he really had nothing to show for it. It was only an outsider who exaggerated the capabilities of this unit that made Li Shiqun conclude that he was still capable. The conclusion of the First World War.

"Big Brother", Xie Yunchao approached Li Shiqun and did not call him by his official title as Li Shiqun usually requested, but also to remind Li Shiqun as much as possible, "I know the foundation of the army. After today's bloody battle, the soldiers are all We were frightened by the Japanese artillery fire. The Japanese Army's Type A Division was on the opposite side. We can't leave all our troops behind in Wuxi City. Without Jiangsu, we still have Zhejiang, but without the troops, we can just..." .

Xie Yunchao didn't say it clearly, but Li Shiqun also knew what he meant. He looked around and waved to Huang Jingzhai and Xia Haoming. The four of them walked to a secluded place, and Li Shiqun said quietly: "Yunchao's I understand what you mean, but we can't do it without fighting now. Although Wuxi is not an important military location, it is the first battlefield for us to compete with Nanjing and the Japanese. I might as well tell you that Chen Gongbo is already on his way to Hangzhou. As soon as he arrives, I will call the whole country and set up a new government in Hangzhou. Mr. Wang left Nanjing and went to Japan to mediate this matter. Zhou Fohai and others are flirting with Chongqing and want to get rid of Mr. Wang. For those of us, we have no retreat, even if there is a cliff ahead of us, we will go to the end."

Seeing the sad expressions on the faces of the three subordinates, Li Shiqun quickly explained: "The reason why I insisted on fighting another battle is because before coming to Wuxi, I had already sent people to contact the Americans to report back the news. Not bad, the Americans have promised to support us, and all they can do now is funds and equipment. Therefore, for the assistance of the Americans, we have to fight a justifiable battle, which not only shows our strength, but also proves our The value of it, do you understand?"

Li Shiqun's words allowed everyone to regain some energy. Xie Yunchao cursed and took off his shirt, "Damn it, try your best, let's do it vigorously. Little Japan is not three-headed and six-armed. We can mobilize it." With more than 10,000 troops, I don’t believe we can stop these thousands of Japanese.”

"Artillery Battalion, pull out all our equipment. I can't do anything better. Listen to my order. All artillery shells will be concentrated to bombard the Japanese position at the city gate. Regiment 1, when the bombardment is over, immediately retake the position. Is there any progress in this battle? Retreat, those who retreat will be killed without mercy."

Xie Yunchao's roar echoed across the entire battlefield.

After conquering the east gate, Yamada Kaiji was busy counting the troops. When the results came out, he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. The five thousand troops lost more than 600 soldiers in the battle for the city gate, and two others were seriously injured. More than a hundred people, which was equivalent to losing nearly one-fifth of their combat power, were all veterans who had participated in many large-scale battles and survived, but now they were all lost in Wuxi City. Yamada Kakiji hated them till his teeth.

The original plan was to let Tang Shengming's Imperial Army lead the charge and act as cannon fodder, but unexpectedly, by some strange combination of circumstances, his own troops became the main force in the siege. Such a sacrifice was truly unacceptable.

But the matter is not over yet, the opposite side is still waiting, and the remaining gates are still under fire, but there is no progress at all.

A "whoosh" sound suddenly came from the sky that had been calm for less than half an hour. Yamada Kakiji's face suddenly changed and he loudly ordered: "Artillery attack, quickly take cover."

However, there was no time to dig foxholes and other facilities on the position. The soldiers had to get into the trenches and temporary positions of the Qingxiang troops. But how could such proposed fortifications withstand the full bombardment of the opposite artillery troops? The artillery shells were Flowers bloomed everywhere on the position, and the Japanese soldiers who had nowhere to hide could only watch the artillery shells falling above their heads. Even Yamada Takuji was blown away by the air waves of the artillery shells. He Oh and several officers desperately dragged him into a hole beside the city gate. In the underground bunker.

The continuous bombardment lasted for twenty minutes, and Yamada Yuji finally woke up from his coma. Looking at the officers around him, he knew without asking him what kind of attack his troops had been under, and the casualties were definitely rising sharply.

Yamada Kanji couldn't help but his eyes were splitting. At this time, Yazawa Shinichi, Yuan Jianfeng and others also got in in a panic. As for Huoyan and Lao Quan's troops, they had already left the battlefield and rushed to the south gate and Tang Shengming. Lin Xiaotang went to the meeting.

"Yazawa-kun, what's going on? Why haven't your subordinates taken action yet?" Yamada Keiji asked loudly.

Yazawa Shinichi and Yuan Jianfeng looked at each other. Urakami's special forces had been gone for nearly an hour. At this time, they didn't know how far they had progressed.

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Urakami's troops put on the uniforms of the Qingxiang troops and have entered the depths of Wuxi city in batches. The soldiers of the special forces are proficient in Chinese. The Qingxiang troops are also in chaos at this time due to the previous fierce battle, so they are also in chaos. No one noticed that the enemy sneaked in at the right time.

But it is not easy to find the command center of the Qingxiang troops. The special forces' original mission was to intercept and kill Li Shiqun halfway, but they inexplicably participated in the siege battle and lost more than 20 soldiers. Even this This infiltration mission was also carried out without preparation. There was no map of Wuxi city, no precise location of the opponent's command center, and no internal response. Therefore, this operation was in a blind state from the beginning.

After searching the entire city for an hour, the battle ahead became more and more intense. The earth-shattering shouts of killing could be heard from far away. Urakami was so anxious that he finally risked being exposed and captured two people. With a "tongue", I found out the exact location of the headquarters.

The group quietly approached the original Wuxi city hall in the center of the city. Not far from here was the former headquarters of the 21st Division, which now serves as the headquarters of the Qingxiang Army.

After Li Shiqun arrived, the black-shirted army took a short rest and then participated in the defense of the headquarters. Fighting all the way, the black-shirted army lost nearly half of its troops. Now there are only more than a hundred people left, plus the original Some of Xie Yunchao's security companies and headquarters have about 500 security personnel.

Urakami carefully observed the panoramic view of the entire command headquarters. It was undeniable that the security was extremely tight. If he attacked directly, not only would his small force of 80 people suffer heavy casualties, but the main officers of the command headquarters might also escape. After some consideration, Urakami decided to wait before taking action, because the sky was getting brighter and it was estimated that the guard troops in front of the command department would change their guard soon. This might be a good opportunity.

Urakami observed quietly, silently remembering the passwords for the security forces coming and going. It was not until the sky turned white that he led a small team and secretly followed a patrol force of more than ten people.

In a secluded corner, Urakami led his men to eliminate this small team, and all lurked in front of the headquarters' side gate. The troops here were relatively weak, and they were all members of the Qingxiang troops, so their combat effectiveness was relatively weak.

As expected, within a short time, a detachment from the headquarters came out to change guard with the soldiers guarding the gate. Urakami's pre-arranged troops decisively began to attack. The offensive was particularly fierce, causing chaos inside the headquarters. The black-shirted troops came from all sides to support them, and the two sides fell into a fierce battle.

Seeing that the time had come, Urakami rushed out with his subordinates in a swaggering manner, shouting commands, and ran towards the headquarters. The soldiers at the side subconsciously wanted to stop him, but they saw soldiers wearing the same military uniform as himself. , there was a moment of hesitation, and at this moment, Urakami and his men took out the dagger they carried with them and neatly eliminated the sentry at the side door.

So, Urakami led the people and drove straight into the headquarters.

The headquarters was in chaos. Xie Yunchao was talking to the officers of the units on the front line to direct the attack, but the sudden sound of gunfire made him stunned, and then someone reported that he was not under attack.

Xie Yunchao did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered the entire security company to go to the main entrance to resist. He himself went to the room next to the command room, trying to persuade Li Shiqun, Huang Jingzhai and others to take shelter in the backyard for a while.

Xia Zhiping had just fallen asleep in the guest room. After running around all night, she could no longer hold on. Li Shiqun was always by her side to take care of her, which made Xia Zhiping feel more at ease.

Hearing the gunfire, Xia Zhiping sat up from the bed with a start. Li Shiqun gave a few words of comfort. Before she could go out, Xie Yunchao and others broke in, "Director, an enemy has infiltrated in and attacked the headquarters. , please go to the back and hide for a while."

Li Shiqun looked at his subordinates and said, "Why are you panicking? These are the Japanese special forces. The brothers in the black shirts are all here. They can't take any advantage."
Chapter completed!