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For four or five days in a row, the offensive was not fierce, but the sound of artillery fire weighed on the Japanese.

Under the city walls, large areas of bunkers were destroyed.

On the city wall, the Japanese were ready for battle.

The First Army had dozens of mountain and field artillery, of which only 105 were large-caliber 12mm, and the rest were captured Jin-made mountain artillery.

These firepower deployed on the last line of city defense can be regarded as the Japanese's trump card.

But Ding Wei did not attack the city. After blocking the route, he continued to erode.

All the strongholds, watchtowers and bunkers outside the city were eliminated bit by bit.

The Japanese watched their own kind being destroyed by artillery fire.

That scene is enough to meet in a dream.

The morale of the defenders dropped. It would be strange if they could maintain any morale as they watched the bunkers being destroyed one after another.

The puppet soldiers began to have some tricks and stayed on the city wall with their guns, not knowing when the Eighth Route Army would launch a general attack. When the day of the general attack really came, what would they do when the shells hit them?

The people in the city were also recruited to help repair and reinforce the city walls.

A large number of heavy weapons are used to build defenses based on the city walls.

An impregnable city is difficult to break through from the front as long as the defense is resolute.

If it's difficult to break through from the front, then attack from the inside.

Yoshimoto Sadaichi was injured, and the temporary command was handed over to the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, whose commander was also an old friend of Ding Wei.

They once hunted and killed each other on the Xinding Plain.

Chi Shangxianji had suffered losses at the hands of Ding Wei and was well aware of the power of the Sui-Re-Cha Military Region.

With good equipment, the soldiers have strong combat effectiveness, and now with the bonus of artillery, they are incomparable.

On the contrary, his 9th Mixed Brigade withdrew half of the veterans and added half of the new recruits, which seriously reduced its combat effectiveness.

All he could do was to continuously strengthen the city's defenses, strengthen them, and strengthen them again.

"General, the anti-artillery fortifications in front of me can withstand hundreds of artillery shells."

"Yoshi, Mr. Shinoda, we should all build fortifications according to your standards. When the war is over, invite Mrs. Shinoda here and let her see for herself how outstanding our Mr. Shinoda is."

He heard that Shinoda-kun's wife was very beautiful, with a single name of "You", especially her waist, which was like a deadly knife.

I patted Shinoda-kun on the shoulder and told him to hold on.

The 358th Regiment and the Jinzhong Column had cleared out the debris on the edge and were approaching the city defenses.

The large-caliber mortars in the hands of the Japanese were firing outward to hinder the comrades' attack.

Based on the intelligence reported by various units, it is possible to estimate how much heavy firepower the defenders have and where they are deployed.

It would be best to destroy the artillery positions in the city first and undermine their strongest means of defense.

"Weiguo, send a telegram to the hidden personnel in the city and find a way to find out the enemy's heavy firepower deployment."

"Wucheng Flying Squadron, Howitzer Regiment, and Field Artillery Regiment are on standby. Once intelligence is received, immediately cover with firepower."

"We must destroy the city defense artillery in the first wave."

"We plan to launch the first round of offensive at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning."

The staff officers checked the time and then passed it on to the various regiments they represented.

The Eighth Route Army's encirclement momentum was fully demonstrated, and they had already firmly surrounded the First Army Headquarters.

The main force of the defenders in the city was the 9th Independent Mixed Brigade, as well as the gendarmerie and security forces. The rest were traitors, puppet troops, security police, etc.

Anyone who could hold a gun was forced to the front line.

The traitors were first-rate, the business gentry were first-rate, and all of them sent people to help defend the city.

Especially those businessmen who maintain the association, they eat the food of those who betrayed their country and drink the blood of the masses.

They don't want Taijun to fail. If Taijun fails, they will have nothing to eat and drink.

More than 30 members of the special forces and more than 120 Japanese prisoners of war camp had gathered in the city.

The soldiers in the POW camps were mainly active in hospitals, persuading new recruits to join the anti-war alliance.

Use your own personal experience to tell them that surrender is not scary.

The Eighth Route Army is good and treats soldiers well.

It's not them who are wrong, it's the fanatics of the Empire.

It’s no wonder that the persuasion was very effective. The new recruits were already scared to death by the battlefield.

If given a choice, who would want to go to war?

Think about the cherry blossoms in my hometown, my warm wife, and my kind mother.

The hurt are the most vulnerable.

This is exactly what he needed. With a little care and guidance, the young Japanese soldier figured it out.

Fuck the empire, the emperor doesn’t care about their life or death.

The pain in my body is gradually depriving me of my worship for the Emperor.

It was that bastard who forced them to leave their homes and suffer the pain of war.

Anti-war sentiment permeated the military camp.

By the time the Japanese officers realized this, the situation was already out of control. Hundreds or even thousands of people were unwilling to fight with guns anymore.

To stir up trouble from within, this is the real essence of infiltration.

The special forces team started to take action and assigned tasks to each team.

They continued to assassinate the Japanese officers and the traitor leaders. Another group carefully investigated the heavy weapons division, recorded it, and tried to pass on the information.

In addition to the undercover personnel, there are also many people working behind enemy lines.

These people also joined in spontaneously and demonstrated their value in the leaky city of Taiyuan.

Before the general attack, intelligence came from the city.

The flying brigade was the first to join the battle, with signal guns guiding the way, and fired aerial bombs towards the enemy's heavy defense weapons.

The bombing had just ended when two artillery regiments took up their positions and fired fiercely at the city defenses.

The air was filled with gunfire and the sound was like thunder.

At 5 a.m., the Fourth Column launched a general attack.

The soldiers jumped out of the trenches one after another and approached the top of the city.

Especially the blasting personnel, who carried explosives and followed the assault team.

The city began to become chaotic, with anti-war demons and fanatics huddled together.

The soldiers stood upright with their necks held high, allowing themselves to be shot to death by the officers rather than fight with guns.

The Japanese have a very straightforward way of thinking. Once they join the anti-war alliance, they will use their actions to swear an oath.

Gunshots rang out in the streets as the undercover agents, armed with weapons, opened fire.

The Japs fought each other, bullets flew everywhere and corpses were everywhere.

The puppet army was dumbfounded. Which group were they supposed to support? Why did the general start fighting against each other?

The fire spread, the artillery fire destroyed the city defenses, and the blast waves blew away the rubble.

The scene before me was indescribable, with shells, bullets, and flames crowded together.

The Japanese had to face attacks from three directions: the 358th Regiment in the northwest, the Fourth Column in the north and east, and the Jinzhong Column in the south.

The artillery regiment pressed forward, and the firepower was extremely fierce.

But the artillery could not see the situation at the front line and could only hear the muffled sound of the shells being fired.

The howitzer landed and the ground shook.

Every sound represented the destruction of the fanatical Japanese soldiers.

The fighting broke out, and the soldiers of both sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat. Under the cover of artillery fire, the comrades had already reached the front line of the city's defense.

Start digging corners and preparing gunpowder.

Heavy machine guns and light machine guns fired at the top of the city wall to cover the demolition workers.

There were artillery bombardments in the distance, and mortars and grenade launchers were fired at the Japanese nearby. Dense firepower fell on the top of the city in turn.

The Japanese were blown up one after another.

Below the city wall, countless broken limbs and pieces of flesh were seen, and their origins could only be determined by the tattered military uniforms.

It can't be stopped. How can it be stopped?

There were fires on all sides, making it difficult for the Japanese to resist.

The attacking firepower was fierce and the city walls were showing signs of being lost.

There was also a group of people in the city causing trouble to attract the attention of the defenders.

With a deafening roar, a hole was blown open on the top of the city wall.