PFC Chapter 130
Chapter 130
At the same time, he asked the second battalion commander Shen Quan to accompany the special operations team. After the special operations team soldiers quietly climbed over the cliff on the east wing of Niangzi Pass and arranged the explosives for blasting, they immediately attacked Niangzi Pass. For this purpose, Li Yunlong also handed over the artillery company's two 120mm mortars to the second battalion.
He took other troops and ambushed in the mountains northwest of Yangquan, waiting for orders from the brigade headquarters. After other special forces soldiers created chaos in Yangquan City, they immediately launched a strong attack on Yangquan from the mountainous area north of Yangquan.
At 12 o'clock, Zeng Jiwen and others received the news that the two regiments of the Japanese 16th Division were surrounded, and immediately conveyed the order to capture Yangquan to the New 1st Regiment.
After receiving the order, Li Yunlong immediately issued orders to the special forces lurking in Yangquan City, preparing to create chaos.
Since it was daytime, the risk of the soldiers being exposed was extremely high, so Li Yunlong began to send out small units, carrying 82mm mortars captured by the regiment, to start shelling the outer gates of Yangquan, attracting the attention of the Japanese troops in the city.
Meanwhile, the special forces in the city began to assemble weapons, equipment, and explosives that had been secretly brought in at night in the basement of their organization's stronghold. They also began to prepare to attack important Japanese military facilities in the city along pre-planned routes after the Japanese army gathered at the city gate.
Sure enough, as the outer city towers of Yangquan were attacked, the Japanese troops stationed at the city gate began to call for support in a hurry, closed the gates and began to guard the city walls.
After the main force of the security force began to gather on the city wall, special forces from various locations began to use the oil drums that had been prepared in advance to throw explosives at Japanese military facilities throughout the city from the designated houses.
For a moment, explosions were heard throughout Yangquan City. At the same time, some people began to ambush and attack the patrolling Japanese troops in various places, and the entire Yangquan City was in chaos.
At this time, the command center located in Yangquan City was already in ruins, because the majority of the 4th Independent Mixed Brigade was engaged in fierce fighting with the Eighth Route Army in the Zhanshang area.
At this time, the independent security battalion from Shijiazhuang was guarding Yangquan. The battalion commander, Koji Ono, was directing the troops to defend the city gate in the command center, and at the same time reporting the news of the attack on Yangquan to Brigadier General Shimizu.
However, not long after the troops were dispatched, huge explosions were heard in various places in the city. At the same time, a huge explosion suddenly sounded at the door, directly blowing the door to pieces.
Koji Ono immediately went out to check the situation, and saw several black objects suddenly flying towards him in the sky, and then the entire command center began to explode violently.
With the captain and a number of command staff officers killed in the bombing, and the command center in the city being blown to pieces by the special forces, the Japanese army became confused and began to fight on their own.
Li Yunlong, who was outside the city, saw that the Japanese troops on the city wall began to become panicked and sparse, and immediately realized that the special forces soldiers in the city had successfully carried out their operation.
He immediately ordered the troops to concentrate their artillery fire, bombard the city walls, and attack the county town.
As the soldiers of the New 1st Regiment attacked the city wall under the cover of artillery fire, they immediately blew up the city with explosives and began to rush into Yangquan County.
At this time, the Japanese troops in the city were in a panic because all the officers commanding the battalion headquarters were successfully beheaded by the special forces. When they saw that the Eighth Route Army outside the city had already attacked the city, they began to look pale.
When the captain of the second squadron, Kazuo Nagano, saw this situation, he knew that Yangquan was inevitably captured by the Chinese army. He immediately took his men to the telegraph station in the city and sent the message to the brigade commander Shimizu and the First Army Headquarters on the front line.