Olive green military uniforms, olive green military coats, and olive green steel helmets. The wooden stock of the rifle was the color of wood, but the connecting belt on the rifle was also olive green canvas. The ammunition pouch in front of the chest, the military belt on the waist, and the military boots were all yellowish-brown cowhide. The military backpacks of the attacking troops were only filled with battle supplies, and compared to the bulging backpacks of ordinary troops, they were at least 70% smaller.
The troops advanced towards the target on foot in the afterglow of dusk. Behind the motorcycles in the middle of the attacking troops was a small artillery carriage with heavy machine guns and 37 mm field cannons mounted on it. When such a troop passed through the city center, there was no one on the streets. There were no United States Army troops, no National Guard troops, and no civilians shooting at the Chinese troops.
Company Commander Wei Jianjun felt his heart beating rapidly. Although the possibility of such a quiet situation was very high, when faced with such a situation, the pressure on him was even greater. Passing through the enemy's territory at any time made one's nerves tense at all times. In a real battle, one knew where the enemy was and where the danger was coming from. In fact, it was much easier than not knowing where the danger was coming from.
In front of them was the council hall. It was a two-story building, and there were no other buildings nearby. Wei Jianjun immediately connected the scene with the aerial photos. Then Wei Jianjun's eyes lit up. With the council hall as the center, they occupied more than ten buildings around it, forming a very good defensive position. This was a defensive position that could accommodate two battalions. With such a judgment, Wei Jianjun immediately ordered, "Quickly take over the council hall, and then occupy the surrounding buildings."
The first platoon's squad was divided into three three-man squads under the leadership of the squad leader and approached the main entrance of the council hall. During this process, there was no stopping force. The soldiers' pace was vigorous, and the first three soldiers carried their rifles and quickly walked to the two sides of the main entrance and leaned against the wall. When the two combat squads behind reached a position where they could take over, the leading soldier took a deep breath and pushed the main entrance. To everyone's surprise, the main entrance was actually pushed open a small gap.
Seeing this situation, everyone felt that something was wrong. This place was after all one of the centers of reactionary rule in Minnesota. How could the main entrance be unlocked? Could it be an ambush?
The troops did not stop because of this suspicion. A platoon of troops advanced quickly along the path that had already been traversed by people. They did not stop at the door, but crouched down and surrounded the walls of the council hall.
The second and third platoons followed suit and surrounded the hall from all sides. The instructor came over and asked, "Captain, are we going in?"
Hearing the hesitation in the instructor's voice, Wei Jianjun also felt that there was probably a huge ambush inside. But when he thought about it carefully, it would be too childish if there really was an ambush. The 37mm cannon's destructive power might be limited against stone buildings, but it was extremely destructive against wooden buildings. Furthermore, the Chinese army had surrounded the parliament hall. Throwing a bunch of grenades in would be more than enough to overwhelm the enemies in the room.
After making a decision, Wei Jianjun ordered, "Send someone in to take a look."
After receiving the order, the squad leader guarding the front door put his rifle on his back and took out a flashlight from his backpack. In the darkness, the bright circle of light from the flashlight flickered twice. She pulled out her pistol, crossed her hands, and pressed the flashlight button. The class leader kicked open the front door, and the flashlight immediately lit up.
First was the platoon leader, then three soldiers entered. As the light gradually disappeared, Wei Jianjun felt that time was passing like a year. Compared to such a huge room, four soldiers were not a large number. As long as there were ten people in the room, the four soldiers would probably not be able to survive. For Wei Jianjun, it was just an order, but for these soldiers, it was a risk to their lives. Wei Jianjun waited anxiously, hoping that the Americans would really give up on their reactionary center.
After an unknown amount of time, a flashlight shone through the gap of the other door. After a while, the door opened, and the four soldiers walked out unscathed. Wei Jianjun let out a long sigh of relief. As long as they were fine!
With someone clearing the way, the army immediately sent more troops. Some occupied the areas that had already been searched, and some continued to search the remaining rooms. The result of the search made Wei Jianjun happy and confused. The parliament hall was empty. The Americans in power somehow completely gave up on this reactionary center.
Although he was confused, the army quickly occupied the place and began to occupy the surrounding buildings. The state parliament was on the side of a street in the city center. It had a front yard and a back yard. There were also some trees on the side. It was a great place to set up camp. Most of the surrounding buildings were commercial and public buildings. This included banks, shops, taverns, and schools.
In addition to the shops, the army quickly occupied the other buildings. The best thing was that there was also a telegraph office here. On the way to attack, the Liberation Army had already occupied some telegraph offices, and the army immediately carried out tests. It didn't take long for them to confirm that the telegraph line here was not cut off. The Liberation Army occupied the nearby telegraph office, and now even the communication of intelligence was smooth.
On the other side, Captain Shi Qian's target was the governor's home. The governor's place was in the city center and occupied a considerable piece of land. On the way, the army encountered enemies from the direction of the train station. These people used cars to transport things, but they didn't know where they wanted to transport them. Seeing the panicked Americans, Captain Shi Qian immediately ordered them to start shooting.
It was already late, and the flames of the Americans' rifles were as conspicuous as fireworks in the dark night. The Liberation Army didn't even need to aim at the enemy. They only needed to fire at the position where the flames came from. The fierce bullets overwhelmed the enemy in an instant.
The Americans saw that resistance was not a solution, so they abandoned the car and ran for their lives. The Liberation Army chased after them and saw more than a dozen Americans lying behind seven or eight cars on the ground. Captain Shi Qian said coldly, "Send them on their way."
After killing for a whole morning, the army was completely used to the situation. Regardless of life or death, the muzzle of the gun was pointed at the left chest and fired at close range. In the blink of an eye, the Americans on the ground were released. Captain Shi Qian shone the flashlight on the things in the car. He saw a dazzling array of things. From flour to cloth, from sugar to butter, there were a lot of supplies piled up on the cart. It was said that they were fleeing, but it didn't look like it from the actions of these Americans. If he had to describe it, it was quite similar to bandits transporting stolen goods to their own homes.
"Instructor, who do you think these things belong to?" Shi Qian was a little puzzled.
The instructor took off his helmet and scratched his head. "Looking at the size of this bag, it doesn't look like it's used at home. Looking at the type and packaging, it doesn't look like it's from the same shop. Have the Americans already begun to loot their own shops? "
Shi Qian originally wanted to get some advice from the instructor, but he didn't expect the instructor's words to make him even more puzzled. Just as Shi Qian was puzzled by the many possibilities, he heard the instructor ask, "Company Commander, do you want to hand these things over to the troops behind to receive?"
"What if the Americans cheat and poison it?" Shi Qian immediately asked a question.
The instructor was immediately stumped by this question. Indeed, it was too careless of the Americans to ship things over so casually. "Why don't we tell the troops behind about the situation here and our concerns?" The instructor suggested.
"Okay." Shi Qian was no longer prepared to care about these things. His mission was to go straight to the governor's mansion in Mississippi. Taking down this enemy's lair could at least confuse the enemy's command system. The night was not a good time to fight, and it was even more difficult to command the troops after the command system was messed up. Even if he rested for a few hours, Shi Qian didn't want to be entangled with the enemy all night.
Shi Qian continued to move forward with the troops and finally saw the building in the distance. Shi Qian was a genuine Nanjing native. He had lived in Nanjing with his parents for as long as he could remember. At this time, the sun had already sunk behind the clouds in the west, and the streets under the last bit of light in the sky were already very dim. If it were Nanjing at this time, the street lamps should be lit. Not only the street lamps, but the houses on both sides of the street would also be lit up with electric lights. Even if the city went to sleep, the street lamps on the main roads would not be extinguished until the sky was slightly bright. Nanjing was called the City of Light by Europeans because of this.
However, there were no street lamps at night in St. Paul. There was some candlelight coming from the window of the governor's mansion in the distance. In Shi Qian's eyes, it was like a haunted house.
"Go!" Shi Qian ordered the platoon leader of the Second Platoon, who he thought highly of. During the day, the Second Platoon performed very well in attacking a middle-class residential area in the United States. The platoon leader of the Second Platoon nodded and led the troops straight to the undefended target.
Ten minutes later, the troops that completed the encirclement rushed into the governor's mansion. When Shi Qian arrived in the big garden, he saw the platoon leader of the Second Platoon and his men drag out two young women in maid clothes. Ignoring their screams, the platoon leader said, "Captain, there is no one in the house, only these two women."
"Ask them where the people in the house went," Shi Qian said to the interpreter.
The interpreter tried to ask the two young women in maid clothes, but he didn't expect the two women to struggle and scream. The platoon leader was annoyed. He took out his pistol and inserted the barrel directly into the mouth of one of the women. It seemed that the woman knew what the pistol was for, and she immediately stopped speaking.
Taking out his pistol, the platoon leader did the same to the other woman. The other woman also obediently stopped barking.
The interpreter took the opportunity to continue asking and finally got the result. The governor's family left at noon. An hour ago, the governor was called away. As for where they went and where they were now, the maid had no idea.
"Lock them up first." Shi Qian gave the first order. When the maid was dragged back into the house, he gave the same order as Wei Jianjun. "Occupy the surrounding buildings except for the residential houses and build a defense system."
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