However, the Japs overestimated themselves. Under the crossfire of machine guns, the dense firepower was so strong that the Japs soldiers were unable to organize an effective charge.

Artillery shells continued to explode around the armored vehicles. The three Japanese armored vehicles soon turned into veritable iron coffins, and the little Japanese became the stuffing in the iron coffin.

After the armored vehicle was blown up, the Japs tried to break out of the encirclement, but their retreat had long been blocked by Qin Dongsheng, Dianhou and their troops.

The little Japanese who had been arrogant just now wished he had two more legs, but no matter how fast he ran, he could not outrun the bullets. The Japanese army panicked and left dozens more corpses behind.

"Come on!"

There were only a few dozen Japanese soldiers left in a squadron. They were completely defeated and had no intention of fighting anymore. Zhao Zhiguo directly ordered the troops to charge.

The battlefield was devastated. Zhao Zhiguo did not ask the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, but directly ordered the troops to retreat backwards.

The troops at the rear of the Little Japanese never expected that the Chinese army would wipe out one of their squadrons in just twenty minutes.

When the Japanese army arrived on the battlefield, Zhao Zhiguo had already disappeared into the darkness with his troops.

The furious Japanese captain directly ordered a pursuit, but when they arrived at the county seat, they found that it was just an empty city.

Although Zhao Zhiguo and others evacuated safely, their movement speed was very slow, and heavy weapons became a burden to their march.

The Little Japanese troops did not rejoice because they broke through Zhao Zhiguo's defense line. Their goal was very clear, which was to capture Pingcheng.

The situation outside Pingcheng was tense. The five divisions sent by Commander Liu had already set up positions on both sides of Pingcheng. As long as the large Japanese army attacked Pingcheng, they would surround the Japanese army and eat up the invading Japanese army.

As long as the Japanese army is beaten painfully this time, the Japanese army will never dare to invade Pingcheng again within two years.

But at this time, the 2,000-man Japanese detachment sent by Masao Murano had also arrived at the outskirts of Pingcheng. The troops defending the city had no idea, and the troops on the two wings did not even know that there was such a Japanese army.

No one thought that the Japanese army would be so bold, let alone that in such a short period of time, Japanese troops could appear near Pingcheng.

Pingcheng has just recovered from the bombing half a year ago. At this time, there is still a peaceful atmosphere in the city. People are coming in and out at the city gate, and the soldiers guarding the city gate are still chatting.

Until the Japanese troops appeared in their field of vision, the soldiers guarding the city did not even believe that they were Japanese troops.

"Bang bang bang bang"

The sudden sound of gunfire broke the silence of Pingcheng. The defenders and civilians at the city gate were shot and fell one after another. The little devil rushed to the city gate in one breath and seized control of the city gate.

When the Japanese troops rushed into the city, many troops did not react.

Chaos, chaos everywhere, gunfire, gunfire everywhere.

The troops in the city only knew that the Japanese troops had entered the city, but there was no commander to tell them which direction the Japanese troops were in, where they wanted to defend, and how to counterattack.

The Japanese army would shoot anyone they saw in the city, whether they were soldiers or civilians, the elderly or children.

Killing, brutal killing! The civilians fell one by one, but the officers were thinking of how to escape.

Chief of Staff Qian heard the gunshots in the city. He was still playing with women, so he took a gun and ran to his home without even wearing pants. He hoped that he could still come home in time.

So in the chaos, you can see a scene like this, a chubby fat man running naked on the streets of Pingcheng, and running pretty fast.

Lu Ziming ran faster than Qian Kangbo. He was more prepared than Qian Kangbo. He directly picked up a box under his bed and started running out of the city. He had been planning to escape for a long time.

It took Zhao Zhiguo and the others twenty minutes to ambush a squadron of Japanese troops, and it only took twenty minutes for two thousand Japs to occupy Pingcheng.

The speed of the Japanese army was jaw-dropping, and the five divisions prepared on the outside were even more incredible. Pingcheng didn't even put up any decent resistance.

Originally, Commander Liu's plan was to use Pingcheng as a bait to eliminate the attacking Japanese troops outside the city, but Pingcheng was lost so quickly, almost in the blink of an eye.

Commander Liu was furious when he heard the news. Although he knew that Lu Ziming had usurped Zhao Zhiguo's military glory, at least he thought that Lu Ziming could hold on for a day in Pingcheng.

But the result was that Lu Ziming didn't even hold on for half an hour, and Pingcheng was lost like this. As a result, the five divisions they had prepared didn't know what to do.

"I'm giving the order. Anyone who catches Lu Ziming can be shot on the spot and come to me with his head to claim the reward."

Although Lu Ziming made a lot of money for him in the past six months, Commander Liu must not bear any responsibility for the loss of Pingcheng. Lu Ziming must bear all the blame.

"Reporting to the commander, there is news from the front line that the Japanese army attacking Pingcheng has about two thousand people. Should we take advantage of the Japanese army's unstable foothold in Pingcheng and capture Pingcheng?"

"Only two thousand people?"

Hearing the news, Commander Liu was even more angry. The Japs captured Pingcheng with only 2,000 men.

"Inform the troops at the front to launch an attack on Pingcheng immediately. We must capture Pingcheng before Japanese reinforcements arrive."

The Japanese army only has 2,000 people, which is obviously not their large force, and once the little devils know that Pingcheng is in their hands, they will definitely march towards Pingcheng with all their strength.

Thinking of this, Commander Liu regretted even more. Why did he order Zhao Zhiguo and his regiment to retreat? If Zhao Zhiguo could hold the road, the two thousand Japanese troops would be their meat.

Commander Liu did not know at this time that Cai Maoyun had lost the highway position.

After receiving the order, the five divisions originally prepared to besiege the Japanese army began to attack the Japanese army in Pingcheng.

Although the two thousand Japanese troops did not have artillery, they were supported by aircraft in the sky.

The Japanese bombers quickly arrived on the battlefield to make up for the lack of firepower for the Japanese troops defending the city.

The Japanese troops defending the city also knew that their large forces were already on their way and resisted tenaciously in the city. The charging Chinese troops suffered heavy losses.

The charging troops cursed Lu Ziming for handing Pingcheng to the Japanese army. But after they finished cursing, they still had to charge towards Pingcheng despite the bombing by Japanese aircraft.

Although the attacking troops fought very hard, the Japanese army had strong fortifications and aircraft support, and more and more soldiers were injured and killed. After more than two hours of fighting, nearly a thousand soldiers had been killed or injured.

The large Japanese troops were also rapidly approaching Pingcheng, and encountered no decent resistance along the way.

Commander Liu ordered two divisions to block the Japanese reinforcements and retake Pingcheng before dark.
Chapter completed!