As the Tiger Regiment marched at night, the Tai An Devils did not notice them at all.
Tai 'an was less than 100 kilometers away from Jinan. After passing Tai' an, Sun Desheng took less than two hours to lead the cavalry reconnaissance battalion to the city of Jinan.
Han Tiansheng and Zhou Weiguo led the armored battalion that could move mechanically and arrived half an hour later.
After resting for half an hour, Sun Desheng and the cavalry battalion had already recovered their strength. When they saw Han Tiansheng and the others, they immediately came over to welcome them and asked,""Traveler, Jinan City is right in front of us. It seems like the enemy hasn't discovered us yet.
Should we wait for the main force to arrive before attacking, or should we attack now?”
Han Tiansheng turned to Zhou Weiguo, who was on the tank next door, and said,""Weiguo, what do you think?"
Zhou Weiguo said," Traveler, speed is important in war. I think we should attack immediately!”
"But we only have one armored battalion and one cavalry battalion!”Han Tiansheng said.
Zhou Weiguo analyzed," Although we don't have many troops, we have strong mobility and firepower. Especially our ability to attack. There will definitely be no problem.
Moreover, there shouldn't be many devils in Jinan City now.
If we suddenly attack, we can definitely catch them off guard!”
"Brigade Commander, what Battalion Commander Zhou said makes sense. This humble servant is willing to be the vanguard and lead the cavalry unit!”Sun Desheng looked at Zhou Weiguo with admiration. He immediately nodded in agreement and asked Han Tiansheng to take up the role.
Han Tiansheng nodded happily." Yes, Weiguo's analysis is very reasonable. Pass on my order, the tank armored battalion will provide cover fire and blast open the gates of Jinan. The cavalry battalion will immediately attack!
Inform Chief of Staff Long and ask him to lead the regiments and artillery battalions to help as soon as possible!”
"Yes, sir!" Zhou Weiguo and Sun Desheng responded with a loud bang. After saluting Han Tiansheng, they left respectively.
Under Zhou Weiguo's suggestion, Han Tiansheng chose the west gate as the direction of the ambush.
In order to maximize the effect of the cavalry unit's surprise attack, Han Tiansheng decided to join the cavalry unit and lead the cavalry unit into battle with Sun Desheng.
Although Zhou Weiguo and Sun Desheng strongly opposed it, Han Tiansheng flatly rejected it.
The reason was very simple. Whether they could take down Jinan depended on whether these five hundred strong cavalrymen were brave enough.
With the encouragement of a brigade commander like him, Sun Desheng and the 500 cavalrymen, who would not dare to fight to the death?
Outside the west gate, looking at the cavalry and armored battalions that were already ready, Han Tiansheng raised his hand to stop Zhou Weiguo, who wanted to persuade him again, and said to him,""Battalion Commander Zhou, I've made up my mind.”
Zhou Weiguo had no choice but to salute and accept the order.
Two minutes later, the 31 tanks that were aiming at the west gate of Jinan suddenly roared.
Dazzling flames burst out from the cannon barrel, turning into dazzling meteors that streaked across the night sky.
It smashed fiercely onto the west gate of Jinan and the city wall. Boom boom! A series of earth-shattering explosions suddenly sounded one after another.
Dazzling red lights rose from the ground and shot into the night sky, illuminating the entire west gate as if it was daytime.
With the help of the dazzling explosion, Han Tiansheng, Sun Desheng, and the others who were standing in front of the armored battalion on horseback and about 200 meters away from the city gate clearly saw that the originally closed city gate had been hit by at least five shells.
It was blown into pieces in the violent explosion and disappeared without a trace.
The gatehouse on the city wall had also collapsed from the fierce tank shells, turning into a pile of ruins.
As for the dozens of Japanese guards on duty at the city gate, they were either killed on the spot or buried alive by the collapsed city gate.
Just this round of cannon fire had cleared the obstacles for the cavalry unit to attack.
Therefore, before the armored battalion could fire a second round of volleys, the enemy had already arrived.
Han Tiansheng swung the military saber in his hand forward with all his might and shouted,""Brothers, Jinan City is right in front of us. Let's charge in and take back Jinan! Take back the dignity we lost! Attack!"
With that, Han Tiansheng rode his horse forward, brandishing the military saber that had been replaced by the Lieutenant General's saber. He took the lead and rushed toward the west gate of Jinan, which was filled with smoke and fire.
Apart from Sun Desheng, the rest of the 500 men in the cavalry unit were all veterans from the 81st Division. They were also veterans from Han Fuqu's Shandong Army.
Jinan was once lost from their hands, and all the humiliation was like yesterday. Tonight, under the leadership of Han Tiansheng, they came back again.
Therefore, the eyes of the five hundred cavalrymen turned red as they shouted in unison,""Charge! Kill!" The horse raised its blade and followed Han Tiansheng, charging forward fearlessly!
"Cavalry Battalion! Attack!" Sun Desheng also waved his saber and shouted hysterically.
For a moment, the horses moved, and the sound of hooves was like thunder. Under the leadership of Han Tiansheng, five hundred cavalrymen rushed into Jinan Urban area from the blasted west gate.
The Japanese soldiers on top of the city wall had already been killed or injured by the armored battalion. No one could stop the cavalry battalion's charge.
After the cavalry unit charged into the city, Zhou Weiguo quickly ordered the tanks to enter the city and follow closely behind the cavalry unit to attack together.
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