The battle situation in Tongling is still in a stalemate.

"Hurry up, hurry up, drag the cannons over to me." After fighting fiercely until around 8 o'clock in the evening, Duzi finally led the artillery company to the frontier position. At this time, He Changzhu's L battalion had been fighting for a long time in front of the fortifications of the city walls in Tongling County. He heard that the artillery was coming, He Changzhu quickly asked Duzi to pull the cannons to the fortifications of the city walls in Little Japan.

"Did you see the small Japanese fortifications on the city wall in front?" He Changzhu pointed to a heavy machine gun on the city wall in front that was firing violently, and said with a grim voice, "Dropping it to me."

"Okay, no problem." Duzi rubbed his hands and asked his artillerymen to pull a 92 infantry cannon over.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the Japanese soldiers on the city wall did not notice it at all. Under the night sky, six 92 infantry cannons were approaching the fortifications of the city wall, and one of the 92 infantry cannons was closer to within 500 meters.

Duzi opened the artillery door, aimed at the heavy Japanese machine gun that was firing violently in front of him through the cannon bore, and then turned around to signal the artillery platoon leader behind him to load the shells. The artillery platoon leader took out a shell, wiped it with his sleeve, and then reluctantly loaded it into the cannon bore. Duzi was impatient and kicked the artillery platoon leader away with one kick, then pulled down the fire door.

Under the night sky, a dazzling red light gushed out violently from the muzzle, followed by a loud bang.

He Changzhu, Sun Laobao and several officers turned their heads and looked at the city wall, and saw a huge ball of fire that had risen from the city wall. The Japanese heavy machine gun, which was still spitting out firepower, was completely swallowed by the red light generated by the explosion. The heavy machine gun was immediately reimbursed, and the Japanese defensive firepower on the city wall immediately became weak.

Immediately afterwards, there were two loud bangs in the night, and the South City Gate was blown into debris.

Before He Changzhu could give orders, Sun Laobao jumped up from behind the cover, waved the box cannon and shouted: "Brothers, he quarreled with me, little Japanese who was dead, and little Japanese who was dead."

By the time Li Zihan entered Tongling County, Camp L had already controlled most of the county.

However, the Japanese did not react slowly. After the city wall fortifications were lost, the captain of the Tongling military police, Takeshita Kojiro, immediately made a decision and decisively gave up the outer defense line, concentrated all his troops on the military police team, and relied on the high-walled courtyard of the military police team to resist stubbornly. Moreover, as the defense line contracted, the Japanese firepower was strengthened.

Battalion L rushed several times, but was pushed back by the Japanese, and dozens of veterans were also injured and killed.

Chang He was so angry that he pulled Duzi's artillery company up again. When he was about to set up the 1992 infantry artillery and forced the gate of the military police, Li Zihan, who had arrived after hearing the news, stopped him.

He Changzhu couldn't figure it out and was still shouting: "Why don't you let the group be beaten?"

"If you tell me not to fight, don't fight. You will be surrounded by the military police first." Li Zihan did not explain too much.

At present, with Haneda leading the main force of the Chizhou military police and the 56th Independent Infantry Team, Chizhou has become the number one target of the southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army. The attack on Chizhou has changed from empty to real move. In this way, the attack on Tongling will go from real to virtual. If the courtyard of the military police team is broken at this time and the Japanese in Tongling County will be wiped out, then it will be meaningless for Haneda and the main force of the Japanese army in Chizhou to come to Tongling again. At that time, Haneda's old Japanese army will definitely return to Chizhou with the main force of Chizhou, and then the attack of the anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui will be shattered.

Therefore, before Chizhou makes a decisive breakthrough, the situation in Tongling has to continue to stalemate.

However, Tongling Wharf must be taken. Calculate the time. The merchant ship of the American-British Tobacco Company should have arrived in Tongling. At that moment, Li Zihan ordered He Changzhu: "Old He, don't worry about the military police. Hurry up and take the troops to the wharf. I will give you two hours. Tongling Wharf must be taken before 10 o'clock in the evening.

"Water?" He Changzhu smiled grimly and turned around and left.

(Split Line)

Yanke, the temporary command of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui.

Gao Shenxing hurried into the war room and said to Xu Shijiu: "Old Xu, the situation in Tongling has been controlled."

"The situation is controlled?" Xu Shijiu nodded. The situation is controlled, which means that the Japanese army in Tongling has been completely suppressed at the military police headquarters. In this case, the L regiment will have a great chance to take the dock. As long as the Tongling dock is taken, it will not only make it smooth in Chizhou, but at least it will ensure that the military supplies consigned by the US-British Tobacco Company will arrive ashore.

Xu Shijiu said again: "Let Zihan divide his troops to seize the dock immediately."

"Zihan has already transferred He Changzhu's Battalion to the dock." After Gao Shenxing said that, he handed over the telegram that Li Zihan had just sent.

In the last battle of Hulu Valley, the southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army seized several radio stations. Xu Shijiu equipped all four main groups of the 19th Detachment. At this stage, looking at all the national army, it is probably only Wang Yaowu's 74th Army can compare with the southern Anhui Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in terms of communication level.

Xu Shijiu reached out to take the telegram, but there was not much expression on his face.

Li Zihan's performance in the 1st group was actually at normal levels and was not very outstanding.

After all, the little Japanese in Tongling County only had an infantry squadron, and it was not a combat unit, but a garrison force that recruited ronin and temporarily organized by the soldiers in the village. Li Zihan attacked with a main regiment of more than 2,500 people and two artillery companies. If the fierce battle still could not take over Tongling County, it would be considered abnormal performance.

But if the reinforcements from Japan were taken into account, the situation would be completely different.

As the Sino-Japanese War entered its fourth year, the territory occupied by the Japanese army was already extremely vast, with more than a thousand county towns alone. Of course, it was impossible for the Japanese to station heavy troops in every county town. In this way, the troops could not be defeated. Therefore, in most county towns, Japanese only stationed one squadron or even one squadron.

However, in each area containing several counties, a mobile force will be left. When a county town in the area is attacked, a mobile force will be dispatched to provide reinforcements. Then a mixed brigade or even a field division will be stationed in a larger area. These forces will be dispatched to provide reinforcements when necessary.

For example, in southern Anhui, Japan originally occupied the six counties of Chizhou, Guichi, Fanchang, Longkou, Qingyang and Tongling. In addition to having a squadron of military police stationed in each county, a brigade of military police stationed in Chizhou. Later, the rise of the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui rose, and the garrisons in southern Anhui were continuously strengthened. The garrisons in Longkou were even strengthened from the initial squadron to two brigades, and Chizhou became the garrison of the 14th Brigade. But in the end, these garrison forces still crushed the Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Army in southern Anhui.

But even so, the Japanese army in southern Anhui still has considerable military strength and combat effectiveness, especially in Chizhou, Guichi, Qingyang and Tongling, which are close to the Yangtze River, which can receive firepower support from the Japanese navy. Therefore, if there is not enough military strength and sufficient firepower intensity, it is impossible to capture these counties.

If it weren't for this, even if Gu Zhutong was incompetent, he would never be indifferent to the great achievements of restoring the land of several counties and rescuing millions of the Anhui Township Party.

Therefore, if you only need to face the Japanese army in Tongling County, with the combat effectiveness of Li Zihan's 1st Regiment and the two artillery companies, it would be easy to take it down. But if you face the Japanese army in Chizhou who were rushing to help, Li Zihan's 1st Regiment would not be enough. If Huang Baitao had not ordered Chen Shizhang's 40th Division to make a fuss, the 3rd Regiment of the Southern Anhui Detachment of the New Fourth Army alone would not be able to stop the Japanese army in Chizhou at all. Maybe at this time the Japanese army in Chizhou had already arrived in Tongling County, so Li Zihan's regiment would have to retreat.

Gao Shenxing said again: "Old Xu, once Tongling Wharf is taken, we have already won half of this battle. Regardless of whether Chizhou can take it in the end, at least the batch of military supplies bought from Shanghai can be successfully received."
Chapter completed!