Capture Wang Jingguo alive

The shells hit, and although all of them hit the target, the flying stones and shell fragments that were blown into the sky by the shells still caused almost one infantry platoon to be accidentally injured by the assault camp. However, compared with the result of breaking through the defense line of Shangqiu inner city, the casualties of more than 30 people seemed irrelevant...

The remaining 300 officers and soldiers of the entire assault battalion directly turned the pain caused by the continuous casualties of comrades into anger towards the enemy. Following the bombing of artillery shells, they quickly rushed through the six machine gun castles that had been blown into ruins. They rushed towards the inner city of Shangqiu, which was the direction of the Third Army of the Jinsui Army.

A few minutes ago, the artillery cluster's two consecutive rounds of precise artillery fire strikes on the inner wall of Shangqiu City made the assault battalion commander Wang Baoqing directly increase his trust in the entire artillery unit. In order to avoid another accident on the battlefield, it is also to speed up the attack speed of the troops and reduce the unnecessary casualties that the assault battalion may occur next.

The distance between the assault battalion from the artillery bomb point directly changed from fifty meters to the current forty meters. This change directly caused the time it took for the assault battalion to occupy the artillery point after the artillery firepower ended, from the original half minute to more than twenty seconds now. This made the enemy that the assault battalion might encounter next less reaction time.

When he was rushing towards the military headquarters where Wang Jingguo was located, he was rushing forward.

After learning that the underground command of the Third Army of Shangqiu Neicheng, after learning that the inner city defense line had fallen, all the officers in the command center could no longer see any confidence shown before the war.

The sound of artillery was getting closer and closer to the military headquarters. Headed by the commander Wang Jingguo, the gloomy expressions on the faces of the officers became more and more serious.

The Chief of Staff of the Military Headquarters first broke the suppressed atmosphere of the military head. To his direct superior, Chief Wang Jing**, he spoke in a deep voice and suggested: "Military post, I suggest you transfer the military command immediately. Otherwise, the guard forces of the remaining company around the military head would not be able to stop the attack of the Ninth Army that had already broken into the inner city..."

"For the sake of the overall situation, please transfer the military throne immediately..." The staff officers, whether they were sincere for the future of the Third Army or were very selfish for their own lives, answered in unison.

"That's what you all think?" Wang Jingguo asked back with a frown.

"Yes, the military command, as long as the military command is intact, the remaining troops of our Third Army will have the courage and morale to continue fighting under the command of the military headquarters. Once the military headquarters encounters something unexpected, coupled with the terrifying shelling of the Ninth Army, it is certain that the defensive troops scattered in various parts of the city will definitely collapse without fighting and lose the courage to continue to resist." The Chief of Staff replied in a serious tone.

"That's it. But, Chief of Staff. Have you ever thought about it. Since the Ninth Army broke through the inner city wall defense line, my Third Army headquarters has such a large operational target, and there is still a place to transfer? Don't forget that over Shangqiu City, three fighter jets patrol in the air, guiding their artillery to bomb your target. Once our army headquarters is exposed to the ground again, it is certain that it will be immediately attacked by the Ninth Army. unprecedented fierce artillery fire..."

"Do you think that with our flesh and blood, we can escape the artillery fire of the Ninth Army?" Commander Wang Jingguo sighed and spoke.

The news of the assault battalion breaking through the inner city spread. The first thing the officers in the command center thought of was their own life safety: immediately withdraw from the army that was about to be attacked to avoid falling into a dangerous situation surrounded by the enemy. They seemed a little panicked. They did not expect at all: at this moment, the dilemma they were facing.

The Ninth Army launched a three-day artillery bombardment on Shangqiu City, almost blowing up all the buildings in the city, including the former command of the Third Army of the Shanxi-Sui Army. In addition, three fighter jets in the air completely acted as the eyes of the artillery troops of the Ninth Army, leaving Shangqiu with no safe area at all. In order to avoid the attack of the military headquarters, the commander Wang Jingguo directly ordered the engineers to build an underground command center underground. They could avoid the ubiquitous artillery bombardment of the Ninth Army, and the eyes of the Ninth Army air fighter jets.

However, what Wang Jingguo didn't expect was that no matter how he thought, he didn't expect. As time went by, the intelligence agencies under the Ninth Army had extended their tentacles to the troops owned by all the surrounding local forces. The entire Third Army had at least ten officers and soldiers, as intelligence officers of the Intelligence Department under the Ninth Army, kept spreading news from the city.

The Third Army of the Jinsui Army was moved underground and could escape the eyes of ordinary officers and soldiers. However, the military headquarters had to install a large number of radio antennas on the ground, but it was impossible to escape the eyes of intelligence personnel after special training.

The reason why the assault battalion has such a clear target is the credit of these intelligence officers.

According to the suggestions of the Chief of Staff and others, when the military headquarters faces attacks, they will first be exposed to the artillery and the Air Force of the Ninth Army. It is certain that without the ground forces of the Ninth Army, the entire Third Army Command, including the Commander Wang, will be destroyed by the artillery fire of the Ninth Army without any accident.

After thinking through all the reasons, everyone's faces turned pale with the head of the Chief of Staff. No one suggested to the commander Wang Jingguo to withdraw from the command center immediately.

After quickly sweeping over his subordinates who were increasingly solemn in their faces, Wang Jing's heavy voice sounded again.

"Brothers, since everyone's opinions have been unified, there is only one way to go before us, and we swear to live and die with the command center. Now I order: the entire military headquarters, below myself, all officers and soldiers, are equipped with conventional combat weapons, and be prepared to fight against the enemy."

"Boom boom boom... da da da da" the sound of shell explosion, machine gun fire, and officers and soldiers shouting to kill...

Directly in Shangqiu City, a symphony that can only be heard on the battlefield was formed. More than 300 officers and soldiers of the assault battalion charged less than 100 meters away from the Jinsui Army headquarters in the blink of an eye.

Of course, as the assault battalion gets closer and closer to the enemy's headquarters, the resistance it encounters is getting stronger and stronger. Although the fierce artillery fire continues to kill and injure the officers and soldiers exposed around the enemy's headquarters. However, defending the outside army of the command center is like it will never be blown up. Just now, a group of enemies were killed, and another group of Jinsui army officers and soldiers came out from unknown places and entered the battlefield to fight, continuously...

"Battery Commander, no matter how hard the enemies here are, you can't kill them! Just after killing one batch, another batch came. After continuous assaults, the brothers didn't have much ammunition in their hands? Within ten minutes, if we can't break through the defense line in front of us, our troops will be in a dangerous situation of running out of ammunition and food..." On the battlefield where bullets were flying, the deputy battalion commander said anxiously.

The expression on the battalion commander Wang Baoqing's face was getting more and more embarrassing. Especially when he saw the veterans who had followed him and had been on the battlefield for a long time fell on the charge. Wang Baoqing's heart was even more painful than blood.

The increasingly heavy casualties made Wang Baoqing hold the telescope's hands tightly. When he couldn't help but start to tremble, the scene suddenly appeared in the telescope, which felt like "the willows and flowers are bright and bright again". Wang Baoqing's equally anxious heart suddenly relaxed. He spoke in relief to the deputy battalion commander beside him who was still anxious.

"Old Wang, don't worry too much... Tell my brothers, don't save ammunition for me in the next attack, and hit me hard. The Jinsui Army Command in front of me will not be able to hold on."

"I can't hold on, battalion commander, how is this possible? We have been here for ten minutes. I saw the enemy's counterattack firepower. In these ten minutes, it was not weakened, but it was strengthened. No matter how you look at it, it was not like the enemy could not hold on..." The deputy battalion commander asked without any change in his face.

Wang Baoqing nodded affirmatively, and a strong expression of confidence quickly appeared on his face. He spoke firmly: "Old Wang. If I say I can't hold on, I can't hold on, and I will pass the order immediately. The winner will be here..."

"Yes, battalion commander..."

As time went on, the guards could be used around Wang Jingguo. As a result, the commander Wang Jingguo had to start ordering a group of low-level officers in the command center to participate in the battle. The scene Wang Baoqing saw through the telescope: a large number of low-level officers in the command center wearing officer uniforms. Faced with Wang Jingguo's orders, he was quickly rushed to the battlefield, entered the position, and participated in the battle.

As for the firepower intensity that the deputy battalion commander was worried about, Wang Baoqing didn't care at all. As a military command center, a certain amount of weapons and ammunition reserves are certain. Therefore, with the weapons and ammunition reserves of his military headquarters, there is no problem in maintaining such a small-scale battle.

The firepower intensity exposed by Wang Jing’s troops is not a problem, and the low-level officers have been forced to participate in the war due to insufficient troops. So, is the answer to Wang Jingguo’s group of senior officers still far from participating in the war? The answer is yes.

Seeing the strong confident expression on Battalion Commander Wang Baoqing's face, although the deputy battalion commander was puzzled, he still chose to firmly execute the order without reservation.

The more dense gunfire sounds, the sound of shell explosions... began to sound on the battlefield.

The pressure under the only guard force in Wang Jingguo's hand became increasingly greater. After almost five minutes of battlefield consumption, there were only less than fifty combatants in Wang Jingguo's hand, including himself, who could fight.

In addition to the battle at the command department, the huge military headquarters was left with only himself, the Chief of Staff, the direct commanders of various departments under the Third Army... less than ten senior officers at the general level.

The battalion commander of the military headquarters rushed in with less than ten senior officers' uneasiness. He even forgot the minimum military salute to Wang Jingguo and said with horror: "Military, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Brothers, the remaining brothers are almost unable to withstand it."

As soon as the words fell, a dense and violent explosion followed closely, and it sounded at the command department's mouth. When the strong smoke rushed into the military command center, a bloody combat staff member rushed in unstable due to injuries on both legs. He spoke in horror to Wang Jingguo and others.

"Martial throne, it's over, all the brothers are finished... all are dead..."

Before a word could be finished, a chaotic and rapid footsteps were already heard at the command department.

The commander of the Third Army, Wang Jingguo, including all the officers of the military headquarters, stared at the gap at the command department. A group of officers and soldiers of the Ninth Group of Army holding submachine guns and light machine guns rushed in quickly like a flood breaking the dike.

The group of senior officers of the Shanxi Sui Army who were stunned before they could react from the sudden shock. With a loud shout, they yelled out of the mouths of the officers and soldiers:...

"Don't move, put down your weapons and surrender immediately?"

"Don't move, you will kill anyone who moves, and put down your weapons immediately?"

Before the deafening roar fell, the black barrels were aimed at the heads of more than a dozen officers headed by Wang Jingguo.

There are about a dozen senior officers of the Shanxi Sui Army, you look at me, I look at you. After a minute of silence, they put down their weapons with unwillingness amid another loud shout from the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Group Army.

"Battery Commander, there is a lieutenant general and a major general here, and all the rest are school officials. If nothing unexpected happens, these are all senior officers of the Third Army of the Shanxi Sui Army." Wang Baoqing, the battalion commander with a smoke on his face, just rushed to the command center to catch so many big fish and excited, and reported.

A smile flashed quickly on Wang Baoqing's face. Instead of answering the words of the deputy battalion commander, he walked to Wang Jingguo, who was depressed and asked, "Anyway, you should be Commander Wang of the Third Army of the Jinsui Army?"

"I am Wang Jingguo. Who are you? I want to see your supreme commander. I hope you can help me spread it!" Since I have been captured, Wang Jingguo was not pretentious. Facing Wang Baoqing's sharp eyes, he directly put down his lieutenant general's figure and spoke for his subordinates who were still resisting in the city.

"Please rest assured, Chief Wang, it will definitely be a matter of time to meet our Chief of Staff. However, before meeting us, I hope Chief Wang can help us do something?" Wang Baoqing said with a smile.

"Do something? Brother, you are joking. I, a defeated general, can I help your army do something? Your army respects me, Mr. Wang too much..." A sarcastic smile flashed across Wang Jingguo's face and he sneered.

The serious expression on the assault battalion commander Wang Baoqing did not change at all. He continued to speak unmovedly: "Captain Wang, you are too arrogant. Looking at the entire Third Army, you are the only one who can do this. In addition, I can be sure that once you finish this matter, there will definitely be thousands of soldiers of the Jinsui army in the near future, and they will be grateful to you. Because, on the Shangqiu battlefield in front of you, it was your words that saved their lives..."

Having said that, if Wang Jingguo still didn't understand what Wang Baoqing said, then his position as the commander in the past few years would be in vain. He asked bluntly: "For the tens of thousands of soldiers left in our army, I want to know what your army plans to deal with us once my subordinates surrender on the spot?"

"Treat it as a prisoner of war. Ordinary soldiers should mobilize them to join my Ninth Army as much as possible. All officers among the prisoners will be drawn out and negotiate with your Commander-in-Chief Yan Xishan: let him pay a certain price and redeem you. In addition, I can hereby guarantee you on behalf of the Ninth Army that there will be no killing and abuse of prisoners in the entire Shangqiu battlefield." Wang Baoqing, the battalion commander of the assault battalion, assured firmly.

Speaking of this, Wang Baoqing seemed to suddenly think of something. After a change of tone, he spoke to Wang Jingguo with murderous intent: "Of course, Commander Wang, you can choose not to cooperate with us. However, I believe that as the commander, you should be aware of your wrong situation."

"If you lose unified command, coupled with the fierce artillery fire of our Ninth Army, your troops that have completely lost their morale will not play any role in fighting, except to increase casualties. At that time, although my Ninth Army will suffer a certain amount of casualties, you, as the commander of the army, will also have a bad reputation of "taking the lives of your subordinates as a joke and not caring about your subordinates." Which is more important, Commander Wang will definitely make a wise choice."

Wang Jingguo's solemn expression was now slowly relaxing invisibly. After a deep look at Wang Baoqing, who was full of confidence in front of him, he spoke: "Since I have become a prisoner of your army, of course I believe in your army's policies. Don't worry, what I, Wang Jingguo, valued most since he joined the army is his reputation among his subordinates. Give me five minutes. Within five minutes, I will definitely give your army an explanation and persuade his subordinates to surrender to your army."

The news that Wang Jingguo, the commander of the Third Army of the Shanxi Sui Army, was captured, was like a gust of wind, and quickly came from the city. When the attacking troops of the Ninth Army heard this good news, everyone's face was covered with a deep layer of joy. They were also full of confidence in the battles they had to face in Shangqiu City.

On the other hand, the remaining officers and soldiers of the Jinsui Army in the city had just developed a little morale because of the long-lost attack by the infantry of the Ninth Army. Because of the domineering attack method of the infantry of the Ninth Army using artillery fire, the Ninth Army disappeared completely. Without morale, it means that the unit had lost the courage to continue to resist. In this case, the news that the military headquarters was attacked by the Ninth Army, the army fell, and the commander was captured was undoubtedly a worse injury for them.
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