Han Xianchu's eyes were bloodshot as he shouted,""Good job finding the artillery! Good fight! Start the attack at the scheduled time!" The artillery fire was spreading. The troops took the opportunity to quickly launch an attack on the city. The 3rd Company of the 22nd Regiment of the 8th Division, Invincible, fired wildly without caring about the enemy's firepower. They bravely jumped over the blockade line, waded through the waist-deep moat, and reached the breakthrough point. The follow-up troops quickly seized the favorable terrain on both sides of the breakthrough point, consolidated and expanded the breakthrough point, and used fire to cover the main force as they entered the city. At this time, the enemy's aircraft screeched and flew at a low altitude, firing wildly at the attacking forces. A group of enemy infantry, under the cover of two armored vehicles, launched a counter-attack from the depth. The siege troops moved along the two sides of the street, using the houses as cover to carry out detours and divisions, continuously repelling the enemy's counterattack.
The follow-up troops braved the blazing net of fire and bravely developed in depth. They walked along the Jade Emperor Temple's side and cut into the North Street. The other road developed southwest, along the east street directly into the bell and drum tower. In the street fighting, they dug holes in walls, jumped out of windows in houses, and encountered lightning marks. They bravely weaved in and out, boldly splitting up, and were unstoppable. The soldiers of the 5th Division were fighting tenaciously. One of the soldiers had one arm broken and was dripping with blood. He was still holding a grenade in his other hand as he rushed forward! The entire division was like a tiger hunting its prey, quickly taking care of the enemy in the west of the city.
The battle progressed smoothly.
But Han Xianchu still felt that it was too slow. He observed carefully with the binoculars for a while, and after informing the other officers, he picked up the phone and asked the regiment commander Xiao Jinguang,"
"Chief, I want to go to the front and take a look!”
" No," Commander Xiao said." You can't go! Isn't there a combat advisor? Let him go!"
At this time, Commander Zhu Rui put down his binoculars and said to Commander Han Xianchu and Political Commissar Luo Shunchu,""I'll go ahead and take a look!"
"No!" Han Xianchu and Luo Shunchu said in unison," The fight is intense now. You can't go!”
Zhu Rui said earnestly,"I'll go and see how thick the city walls are." How many cannonballs would be needed to penetrate this wall? How could they fight against this wall? What's the problem with the point of impact…"
Zhu Rui's reason could not be rejected.
Han and Luo then repeatedly reminded him,"Be careful!”The other people in the Artillery Command saw that Commander Zhu wanted to go to the front and followed him. The security officer, the communicator, and the telephone operator followed behind. Commander Zhu kept reminding his comrades behind him,""Pay attention, follow my feet and don't step on the mines!”
An enemy machine gun suddenly fired at them from the side of the city gate. People hurriedly squatted down and lay down on the ground.
Zhu Ruiyuan remembered the comrade behind him and turned around to greet him. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he stepped on a landmine.
"Commander Zhu, Commander Zhu!" The entourage shouted, but Zhu Rui fell to the ground and did not respond.
The combat staff officer reported the bad news to Commander Han and Political Commissar Luo with tears in his eyes. "Who are you? What happened?" Commander Han asked in a trembling voice three times.”He almost cried as he told Political Commissar Luo. Political Commissar Luo picked up the phone and asked him to repeat it.”The people in the command center were experiencing great grief. They sent a stretcher from the headquarters and carried Commander Zhu back to his side, directing the battle while crying.
The firepower of the attack became even more intense.
Zhu Rui was the highest-ranking officer who died in the Northeast Liberation War.
Those who knew Zhu Rui felt sorry for him.
The city wall of Yi County had been breached. The 5th Division had cleared the enemy in the west of the city. The 9th Division entered from the south gate. The remaining enemy retreated to the Great Buddha Temple in the northeast of the city.
Han Xianchu ordered," All divisions, hurry up and give chase. Don't let any of the enemies escape!"”
The garrison commander Wang Shigao, the regiment commander, and the officers above the rank of major were all captured. More than 7,000 officers and soldiers of the 20th division of the temporarily organized Guomindang army were wiped out in just a few hours after the general attack of the People's Liberation Army began.
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