At three o'clock in the morning, the command post of the Northern Line received a radio from the western suburbs of Huishan and learned that the Second Air Cavalry Brigade had captured some of the Japanese positions in the western suburbs of Japan and was currently in a firefighting confrontation with the Japanese army. This was very different from the original plan. The Second Air Cavalry Brigade only planned to destroy some of the Japanese positions and establish a temporary defensive base, and then wait until dawn to cooperate with the army to launch a general attack.

However, after two hours of landing and gathering, the paratroopers found that the landing position was slightly deviated and had to start a strong attack on the Japanese positions. Fortunately, most of the firepower of the Japanese positions was attracted by the feint attack troops of the 36th and 38th Divisions, and at the same time, there was a lack of heavy firepower. Therefore, the strong attack went very smoothly and many strongholds on the Japanese outer defense line were quickly captured.[]

But at this time, the Japanese army mobilized the main force, as if they were determined to take back the lost ground, so they launched several consecutive attacks in the next few hours, and the charge attack of the Japanese infantry was extremely fierce, just like a group of hungry beasts found the flesh beside their mouths.

Although the Second Air Cavalry Brigade stubbornly repelled the Japanese attacks many times, the airborne troops also lacked enough heavy firepower and even insufficient supply of ordinary ammunition. Faced with the new round of attacks that the Japanese army was about to launch, the Second Air Cavalry Brigade was very doubtful whether they could support until dawn, so he immediately sent a radio, asking the army troops to launch a general attack in advance.

After receiving the telegram, Wu Peifu realized that the battle in Huishan City was in trouble. At the same time, he also speculated that the Japanese army launched such a large-scale continuous attack, which would inevitably lead to insufficient troops in the surrounding positions and weak defense lines. It is most appropriate to launch a general attack at this time. The only thing worth worrying about is the sky. Night combat is a taboo for military strategists. Whether it is a sneak attack or a surprise attack, without enough sight, it is easy to cause too much accidental injury and lead to deviations in tactical execution.

However, at this point, there are no so many concerns. If the general attack is launched, the Second Air Cavalry Brigade will not be able to hold on. Immediately, he immediately issued a combat order, requiring all combat troops of the 36th and 38th Division to be implemented in advance according to the previously formulated general attack plan, and notified the airship troops to provide large-scale flare support.

After only less than eight hours of rest, the combat units of the 36th Division and the 38th Division were equipped and attacked again.

Three small airships hovered in different directions above Huishan, continuously firing flares, making the entire Huishan Mountain clear. Under the illumination of this artificial light, the artillery began to shoot limited coverage into Huishan City, creating and destroying the Japanese strongholds in the city and providing momentum support.

According to the original plan of "Operation Yugong", the 36th Division and the 38th Division invested six regiments at one time and spread directly from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain. At the same time, several ** battalions were sent to monitor the positions of loopholes in the corps line to prevent the Japanese army from slipping out of the gaps in the corps line. Wu Peifu was ruthless and determined to completely eradicate the 17th Division without giving a slight chance to break through.

If the Battle of Huishan was like Xinyizhou, the 33rd and 37th Divisions conquered Xinyizhou, but spent more than a month to chase and suppress the remnants of the 7th Division, Wu Peifu's face would not be able to be saved at all.

In just half an hour, the battle situation in Huishan City instantly heated up. Chinese soldiers quickly broke out in the Japanese outside positions, and fierce exchanges of fire broke out between the two sides. Even though the entire Huishan area lacked enough obstacles to cover, under the suppression of superior firepower, the Chinese soldiers still launched a charge without hesitation.

Although this was a general siege launched from Huishan in all directions, Wu Peifu still instructed the main offensive troops to give priority to opening the gap from the western suburbs and complete the rendezvous with the Second Air Cavalry Brigade, and immediately broke into the city. Forces in other directions tried to control the progress of the attack and waited for the main force to break into the city before launching a strong attack.

The 77th Regiment of the 36th Division first arrived in the western suburbs, where they attacked the paratroopers, destroyed the last two Japanese strongholds outside the western suburbs, and successfully completed the meeting.

When the 77th Regiment arrived at the paratrooper position, they found that many soldiers of the paratrooper units were using captured Japanese rifles. Their bullets had already been exhausted, and they could only do so. The 77th Regiment quickly organized a logistics team to transport ammunition from the mountain to the western suburbs. The two groups of men were not in a hurry to attack for the time being, and decided to defend the western suburbs positions for a while, and wait for the weapons and ammunition to be re-equipped before launching an attack.

"Quick, I have no bullets anymore. There are many enemies here. Come on the light machine gun."

"Here's here, the grenade is here, don't let the Japanese get close."

"The Third Company Commander, lead all of you to support the left side quickly, and the other side is almost fighting with each other."

"Mortar, ruler, fire at mid-range distance. Prepare and set!"

The war in the western suburbs quickly became fierce. With the increasing number of follow-up troops of the 77th Regiment, the defensive momentum of the Chinese team became stronger and stronger, and even soon developed a counterattack atmosphere. As for the Japanese army's four months of food and supplies, many soldiers did not even have winter clothes, and their morale was already in chaos. They supported their morale entirely by relying on a decisive will to support their morale. Because of this, the Japanese troops as the attacking side fought in disarray. The soldiers simply rushed forward desperately. Apart from causing more casualties, they could not regain an inch of lost ground.

Soon, the logistics troops of the 77th Regiment sent a large amount of ammunition to the western suburbs. The soldiers of the Second Air Cavalry Brigade took the ammunition and began to replenish weapons one after another. The brigade commander of the 2nd Brigade and the 77th Regiment commander took advantage of this gap and took out the Huishan map surveyed a few months ago, briefly discussed a set of offensive plans, and then immediately began to implement them.

The 77th Regiment and the Second Air Cavalry Brigade gathered all the mortars and bombarded the Japanese army's continuous offensive route. Taking advantage of the time when the Japanese army's subsequent forces were cut off, Chinese soldiers began to rush out of the stronghold to launch a defensive counterattack. Soldiers holding shotguns and automatic rifles rushed to the front to open the way, tearing a gap from the Japanese army line first, and subsequent forces quickly advanced into Huishan City along the gap.

They didn't care about the Japanese army on both sides, but wanted to enter the city in the shortest time, and then open a strategic stronghold in the city. This strategic stronghold restrained the enemy positions outside Huishan, covered the army troops attacking from other directions to rush up, and fought a complete internal and external combat.

When the 9th Company of the Second Air Cavalry Brigade rushed to the gate of Huishan Ancient City first, he suddenly found that the gate of the ancient city had been blocked by sandbags. A Japanese heavy machine gun occupied the door hole of the ancient city gate, and two other heavy machine guns occupied the city wall respectively. These were three excellent firepower points, covering the front with a clear view under the firepower network.

The Ninth Company tried to delay a round of attack with grenades, but the twenty commandos had just rushed to the distance of thirty meters from the door opening and were all knocked to the ground by a round of machine guns.

"Sniper, crush the heavy machine gun on the city wall to death. The second platoon is ready to rescue the wounded." The company commander of the Ninth Company shouted.

"Company Commander, it's too dark to see the target." A sniper shouted loudly.

"I don't care. You stare at the heavy machine gun to death."

"Company Commander, there are not enough grenades, so we can't rush through it. Let's wait for reinforcements."

"Yes, the mortars are coming soon, and they can be killed in two guns."

"Damn it, I asked you to rescue the wounded, but I didn't let you continue to rush. Everyone else is ready to cover, hurry up."

The Ninth Company immediately organized firepower to suppress the heavy machine guns and took the opportunity to send a team of soldiers to rescue the commandos. However, at this moment, the Japanese heavy machine guns spewed out flames and pushed the soldiers of the Ninth Company back.

"The Japanese are so firepower!"

"Damn his grandma, don't be fucked. The injured brothers are waiting for us." The company commander of the Ninth Company reprimanded loudly.

At this moment, a messenger wearing the military uniform of the 38th Division hurriedly ran over. He came to the company commander and asked, "Sir, what part do you belong to?"

The company commander of the Ninth Company turned around and looked at the messenger, and asked in surprise: "Thirty-eighth Division? Why are you here? Shouldn't the 38th Division be in the south?"

The messenger touched the sweat stains on his face and said gasping: "I am from the Third Battalion of the 91st Regiment of the 38th Division. The offensive route of our battalion was suppressed by the Japanese artillery. The battalion commander took us to take a detour to attack, but he got lost in all directions. Sir, which part of you are from?"

The company commander of the Ninth Company said angrily: "We are from the airborne troops, and this is the western suburbs." After pausing, he immediately asked, "You said your camp is lost, where are the people now?"

The messenger pointed to the southwest and said, "Just behind the hills there, there is a team of Japanese devils in the small village to the west. Our battalion is attacking the village. The battalion commander sent me to the nearby area to find friendly troops."

The company commander of the Ninth Company said loudly: "What else is the village? Huishan City is ahead. Go back quickly and ask your battalion commander to transfer all the troops, especially heavy weapons. As long as these three heavy machine guns are removed, we will attack Huishan City!"

Of course, the commander knew what it meant to attack Huishan City. This was the wish of the 36th Division and the 38th Division for half a year. What's more, the attack on Huishan City first means to obtain the first merit, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He quickly responded, and then hurriedly ran back along the original path without delay.

Half an hour later, the battalion of the 38th Division rushed over and carried a mortar. After several shells bombarded, the Japanese stronghold at the ancient city gate was immediately blown up. The Chinese team began to attack the city gate, and several soldiers stepped forward to drag all the sandbags blocked at the city gate. Then the soldiers holding shotguns jumped into the door hole and sprayed wildly at the injured Japanese soldiers.
Chapter completed!