The shell of the M-1 155mm howitzer weighed 45 kilograms. One shot would cause a section of Suicheng's city wall to collapse, and a few shots would cause a gap in the wall.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the heavy artillery regiment launched the attack on Suicheng. With the help of flares, the tank regiment and special forces regiment outside the city watched the southern wall of Suicheng slowly turn into ruins.
"Comrades, all units directly under the brigade will join the battle tonight. Our targets are the enemy's barracks, arsenal, and power plant. Do you have confidence?"
The head of the special forces regiment, Wang Xiaoben, stood in front of the troops and shouted at the top of his lungs,
As the earliest member of the children's group who came out with Wang Ye, he could no longer hold back when he saw those who were older than him becoming leaders of combat units and making great achievements one after another.
More importantly, as the number of troops of the independent brigade continues to increase, the opportunities for the troops directly under the brigade to participate in the battle are becoming fewer and fewer. The special forces regiment must seize this opportunity.
"Yes!" The shouts of several thousand troops shook the sky.
Wang Xiaoben nodded. The soldiers of the special forces regiment were all elites trained by him personally, and they were definitely no worse than the combat troops.
"All units will act separately according to the plan!"
"Boom..." The heavy artillery regiment's attack was still continuing. The tank regiment and armored vehicles had arrived at the designated positions. They would pounce on Suicheng like a pack of wolves as soon as the shelling ended.
Inside the city, the Japanese command center was in chaos. Kuroda Shigenori sat behind his desk, and the lights in the room flickered due to the bombing.
"Bang!" The guards violently broke open the office door and rushed in. The captain of the guards, Nakagawa, also shouted anxiously,
"Commander, the Eighth Route Army outside the city is attacking the city with all their might. We should leave immediately!"
"Leave?" Kuroda Shigenori slowly raised his head, staring at Nakagawa with cold eyes.
"Where can we go? The Tubalu have been besieging the city for half a month. How could they let us leave?"
Nakagawa is able to become the captain of the guard, and it's not a false title. How could he not know the situation outside?
"Commander, no matter what the situation is, we must take action. Besides, we still have more than 5000 Chinese people.
With these people in hand, we will definitely have no problem leaving the city. Once we leave the city, the situation may be much better.
The Empire has already lost 20 divisions, and cannot lose another 26 divisions! "
Kuroda Shigenori was awakened. Yes, even if he was ready to be loyal to the empire, the empire could not accept the loss of another division.
"Assemble the troops immediately and lead the Chinese civilians out of the city through the north gate.
Remember, if you encounter Tubalu, take the civilians out."
Kuroda Shigenori and Shirogane Shigenori began to move towards the north gate under the protection of the guard troops.
The attacks from the other three directions were still going on and had already entered the city.
The fighters of the independent brigade advanced rapidly with the help of tanks and armored vehicles.
Although it was their first time to fight in a street battle, with the help of the system, all the soldiers had experience in street fighting, and this time they were just putting that experience into actual combat.
Each unit advanced separately according to the predetermined attack targets. Wang Xiaoben was the first to rush into the Japanese arsenal.
Unfortunately, the Independent Brigade laid siege to the city for too long, and only a few dying rats were left in the 26th Division's arsenal.
"Reporting to the regiment commander, the granary and the power plant have been taken. There is nothing in the granary, and the power plant has not been damaged."
The Japs knew that the Tubalu outside the city were very powerful, but they did not expect that they would be so powerful in street fighting, especially the speed of their advance which could only be described as terrifying.
Those devils who were preparing to cause sabotage were killed by the soldiers of the independent brigade before they could even start their action.
"Commander, the brigade commander sent an urgent telegram. The Japanese divisional headquarters took the captured civilians to the north gate. The brigade commander ordered the special forces regiment to catch them at all costs.
Assist the cavalry regiment outside the north gate to rescue the people safely."
Wang Xiaoben's face was solemn. This was the scene they least wanted to see. All they could say was that the Japs were beasts and it was a taboo for war to affect civilians.
While the troops of the independent brigade were working at full speed to clear out the remaining Japanese troops in the city, Kuroda Shigenori left the north gate under the protection of the guard troops and the remaining forces of the 11th Regiment.
Before they had gone two miles, they were caught up by the special forces led by Wang Xiaoben. The two sides started fighting without saying a word.
In just ten minutes, a large battalion of the Japanese troops that was lagging behind was defeated.
The Japanese troops held up white flags and shouted, "Listen, the Tubalu on the opposite side, we have more than 5000 civilians in our hands. If you insist on attacking, we will let them die with you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground began to shake, and the cavalry regiment ambushed outside the north gate rushed over.
Before the Japanese could figure out what was going on, their way forward was blocked.
Wang Xiaoben did not reply. He divided two battalions and, led by armored vehicles and tanks, quickly surrounded the Japanese.
Half an hour later, the Eighth Route Army's encirclement had been formed, and Wang Xiaoben finally spoke.
"Kuroda Shigenori, Shirogane Shigenori, you two old devils listen, as long as you surrender, I guarantee the safety of all of you devils on behalf of the Eighth Route Army Independent Brigade.
If you resist stubbornly, after the battle, all the Japanese corpses will be fed to the dogs!"
"Bagayalo!" Kuroda Shigenori and Shirogane Shigeji, who were hiding in the Japanese guard unit, cursed at the same time.
Now that they have hostages, they should be the ones to make the demands. But the Eighth Route Army actually asked them to surrender. This is simply outrageous!
And they even said they would feed their bodies to dogs. Is this something a human could do?
Although Kuroda Shigenori and the others cursed, they had to consider this result, because this kind of thing happened when the 20th Division was destroyed.
The independent brigade on the opposite side did this.
"Commander, what should we do?"
Baiyin Chonger looked at the pitch-black night and felt that the darkness around him was filled with Tubalu soldiers.
At this time, Baiyin Chonger knew very well that they had no way out.
Even if they could delay for some time, support from the Empire would not be able to arrive.
Kuroda Shigenori was silent for a long time before he said in a hoarse voice, "Send a farewell telegram to Commander Okamura. Our 26th Division will never surrender.
I just hope Commander Okamura can do his best to bring the bodies of the Imperial soldiers back to the country, considering that we are both Imperial soldiers!"
Baiyin Chonger looked extremely unhappy. "Commander, we still have 5000 civilians. If we kill them,
If the Tubalu on the other side follow their example, our bodies will be in the stomachs of wild dogs before tomorrow morning."
Kuroda Shigenori felt very upset when he heard the gunfire in Suicheng becoming weaker and weaker. This was the place where his 26th Division had been operating for more than two years.
Who could have thought that it would only take the Eighth Route Army more than half a month to capture them all.
"Let's send a telegram first! We can't bring shame to the Empire!"