In just two or three minutes, Yang Tianfeng and others resisted the Japanese counterattack with their melee weapons. The vanguard battalion of the assault regiment rushed into the city, and the battle to break the city and grab the gate ended in victory.

A large number of people rushed into the city without stopping at all, rushing deeper along the street. While the enemy guarding the gate was wiped out and the subsequent brigade of enemies had not arrived, our army advanced rapidly.

"At around 4:00 am on April 1st, the battle began. Because the Japanese army was unsuspecting, they responded in a hurry and fell into chaos. Although their weapons and equipment were far behind the Japanese army, they had no combat vehicles, armored vehicles, and no air supremacy. They also went deep into the enemy-occupied areas to fight, without logistics support or reinforcements, but the officers and soldiers were full of enthusiasm for fighting against Japan and saving the country, and they were determined to kill the enemy to death. They used their flesh and blood to fight with the well-equipped Japanese army..."

"At 6:00 p.m., the command headquarters issued a retreat order. After a day of bloody battle, our army killed and injured nearly 800 enemy troops, shot down one enemy plane, destroyed, and injured six combat vehicles, more than ten armored vehicles, and returned to the division in triumph..."

This is the description of the Third Army's attack on Kaifeng in historical books. In Yang Tianfeng's view, the casualties are definitely exaggerated, but overall it is in line with the actual situation.

Now, the Japanese army was unsuspecting and responded to the battle in a panic. What changed was the course of the battle and the weapons and equipment of the mixed division, and the results would be very different.

The continuous explosion echoed over the ancient city Kaifeng. The bright white light illuminated the dark night sky. The huge waves of air swept across the streets and alleys. The dust in the house burst, the doors and windows shaking, and the earth was shaking.

The assault regiment that rushed into the city at the fastest speed immediately attacked northward along the street after entering the city. With the strength of the troops, the weapons-strengthening assault regiment had nearly 2,000 troops. The troops were divided into four routes, and they went straight to Longting (Kaifeng commanding heights) to attack the enemy's artillery positions; the other three routes formed three assault arrows, advancing northward along Caoshi Street, Beitu Street, and Nanshudian Street, and then they were divided into small combat groups in squads and platoons, interspersed in alleys and alleys.

Yang Tianfeng led the middle commando, because there were friendly guards on both sides, and the progress was very fast. The friendly troops on the left and right wings had to resist the enemy who could come to support the west and east directions, and they had to break through the interception and blockade of the enemy in front of them, and at a slow speed.

The reserve regiment that entered the city then controlled the Song Gate with part of its forces and the Song Gate that extended hundreds of meters westward to ensure that the assault regiment's rear route was safe. The rest of the troops were scattered into more than ten squads and platooned units to attack south. They interspered and detoured the streets and alleys in the city, and fought when they encountered the enemy, which caused the Japanese army in the city to fall into a chaotic situation and restrained their large groups from gathering.

Relying on their superiority of troops, they attacked everywhere and dragged the Japanese army into chaos. This tactic did fool the enemy. Guns and explosions were heard everywhere, and they didn't know how many soldiers entered the city.

In particular, small combat groups based on platoons and squads are equipped with flower mechanisms, box cannons or shotguns, and carry more grenades with them. The length of weapons is matched, and the firepower of melee combat is not weak. In particular, the tactical regulations for chaos wars, you can choose the route at will, and you can get close to wherever there is an enemy and wherever there is a battle.

These small combat groups were either equipped with guides or guided by local soldiers in Kaifeng, climbing over the walls, crossing alleys, and firing everywhere, causing great chaos to the enemy.

The combat unit is small, but it is mobile and flexible. Small waves of officers and soldiers are hiking like fish, letting go of their hands and feet to deal with the enemy. The walls spit out flames, the streets and alleys are shining with the light of explosions, and the yards are echoing the shouts of fighting.

The small troops that were interspersed were responsible for harassing and restraining them, while the other troops of the main attack regiment bravely advanced forward. The battle between one street and one alley gradually compressed the enemy's space.

The battle in the south of the city became more and more intense. The 60th Regiment attacked the railway station under the cover of artillery fire and launched a cruel battle with the Japanese. The enemy in the Nanguan sent reinforcements, and the enemy and us were in a stalemate.

Fighting everywhere makes the enemy lose sight of one thing and the limited force cannot be mobilized, which reduces a lot of pressure on the attack and advance of the assault regiments in the city.

After the Japanese occupied Kaifeng, the overall deployment was based on the city wall defense. There were no strong bunkers in the city, and the fortifications built with sandbags at the main street entrance played a limited role. Therefore, once the hard shell of the fortress was quickly broken, the sudden change made the enemy's thoughts unable to turn around, and the temporary deployment could not keep up, and all the layout was in chaos.

The commander of the 35th Division, Maeda Yeon, was called the "Flower of Artillery", was not a praising word. Because he was born in artillery, he served as the artillery captain, artillery collar, the corps commander of the Third Field Artillery Regiment, and also served as the instructor of the Heavy Artillery School, the Artillery Supervision Department, the head of the Heavy Artillery Section of the Weapon Bureau, and the officer of the Heavy Artillery School. Until he was promoted to major general and lieutenant general, and as the commander of the 35th Division, he was almost always doing artillery-related work.

Therefore, it may be a bit one-sided to say that Maeda Yen is professional and has poor ability, but his lack of experience is true. Moreover, Maeda Yen and his chief of staff never thought that Kaifeng City would be abandoned. This arrogant and persistent persistence will eventually ruin their only hope.

To put it bluntly, they are sitting here waiting for death, leaving the noose of the National Army tightening tighter. But their inner pride makes them unaware of this.

Neither shrinking defense nor asking for help from the outside world. Just one or two hours at the beginning of the war, the cavalry of the Mixed Division had cut off all the telephone lines outside the city, so that when the enemy in Kaifeng was aware of the danger, they could only request reinforcements from the garrisons in the farther towns through telegrams.

The situation was unclear and it was another sudden attack. Maeda Yeon made a mistake in his initial command. This mistake was somewhat similar to the reaction of the Soviet Union after a sudden attack by Germany.

The Soviet command made a wrong estimate of the characteristics of the beginning of the war. At that time, it was proposed to rely on field fortifications to defend stubbornly on national borders, prevent the enemy from invading Russian territory, ensure mobilization time, and then use powerful counterattacks to repel the enemy's attack and transfer the war to the enemy's territory.
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