This was perhaps the most brutal battle fought by the First Division of the Little Japanese Army and the Ito Regiment after entering China.
Although the number of enemies was only a few dozen, the Japs from two squadrons were repulsed after killing and wounding more than 60 people.
The Japanese commander cursed the Japanese soldiers for being a bunch of losers, but there was nothing the Japanese soldiers could do. Although the enemy had fewer people, they all had machine guns. If they rushed forward, they would only die.
However, the little devils cannot sit still and wait for death. The enemy has occupied the south gate. If they cannot repel them, Bengbu City will be considered to have been breached.
And when that time comes, they will fight in the streets in the city, and it will be a hell on earth.
Because once a street fight breaks out, it's not just as simple as killing a few people, but more and more people are losing their lives.
These lives may belong to their enemies, but they may also belong to themselves. I am afraid that by that time, not many members of the Ito Alliance will be able to return to Japan alive.
In other words, these little devils have always thought about returning to China after victory and honoring their ancestors. They don't want to all die in China.
But at this time, they had to face an enemy even more fierce than them.
The little devil's pre-war commander immediately ordered the deployment of grenades to blow up the enemy's positions.
But on such a chaotic battlefield, it would take a certain amount of time to collect all the grenade launchers. What's more, frontal bombardment is simply not possible. At least a dozen machine guns fired at the city gates and walls, and
Especially the machine guns on the city walls have a very wide range of fire. If the Japs' artillery positions are exposed in the open space, they will definitely be hit first.
Therefore, if the little Japanese officer wants to conduct an artillery attack, he must first choose a place where the artillery can be used safely. Otherwise, even if the artillery shells are not fired, his own artillery will be destroyed first.
The Japs under the south city were trying every means to attack, but at this moment, the Japs patrols on the city wall began to panic, and they also suffered heavy casualties.
The enemy's firepower was very fierce, and the machine guns fired almost non-stop, as if the bullets were free. This was the first time they had seen such a prodigal Chinese army. And the opponent's marksmanship was not bad at all compared to them.
The machine guns have three-shot strafe, and there are also single-shot, single-shot ones. I think the Chinese have gone crazy with their machine guns.
But complaints are complaints. If their enemies are not driven out, even fools will know the consequences.
At this time, the Japanese troops in the east and west of the city also began to climb up the city wall from the stairs of the other two city gates. They were running quickly to the south gate for reinforcements.
But at this moment, the ground began to tremble, and every prisoner's ears buzzed, like thunder from the sky.
The Japanese were all stunned and didn't understand what was happening.
A Japanese soldier looked out of the city and saw a black torrent rushing towards the south gate in the wilderness under the moonlight.
The Japanese soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs: "Cavalry, it's cavalry!"
boom!
ah!
The Japanese soldier yelled and forgot to turn off the flashlight in his hand. He was discovered by a soldier from the Independent Regiment and shot in the head.
The little devil did not die on the spot, but his body was out of control and he screamed and fell from the city wall more than 20 meters away.
At this time, the expressions of the other Japs were one of fear. It took less than three seconds from the time the Japs gave the warning to when he was hit in the head. Even veterans among them could not do such shooting.
What's even more terrifying is that just when this torrent poured into the south gate of Bengbu like a rushing flood, countless flames suddenly lit up in the woods outside the south city.
That light gathered into an ocean, like a fire-colored tide, seeming to submerge the entire city of Bengbu.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! There are many enemies coming towards Bengbu City."
The Japanese screamed in terror again. They were frightened by the sea of fire outside the city. There were torches all over the mountains and plains. It was unimaginable how many people there must be.
And this is exactly the effect of the Dragon Boat Festival. It weakens the enemy's morale before starting a battle and puts the enemy into fear. Otherwise, if so many torches are lit at night, wouldn't it mean that one's enemies will be used as targets?
But it's different if a person holds two torches. If it were you, where would you aim when you see the torch? Would you aim at that torch, or would you aim at the bottom of the torch?
Therefore, even if the torches are lit and the soldiers' positions are exposed, they are still safe. Because from five hundred to three hundred meters away, even if the torches are lit, the little devils can't see anything. What's more, the little devils
There is no chance to shoot.
The Dragon Boat Festival occupies the middle section of the city wall. If the Japanese want to shoot at the south wall, they can only shoot within a few dozen meters on the east and west sides of the city wall at most, and they also risk being shot by enemies in the middle section of the south wall.
So the fear was conveyed to the little devils, but the soldiers were safe.
Although the little devils can shoot, they are of little use. The soldiers of the independent regiment are all fed with bullets.
There were so many bullets in the Dragon Boat Festival that everyone gave them away, so if you do the math, the soldiers of the independent regiment are no worse than the Japs in marksmanship.
What's more, there are more cavalry in the independent regiment than there are Japs on the city wall. As long as the Japs dare to show their heads and shoot, they will either be hit by bullets and fall off the city wall like dead dogs in the next second, or they will be hit back by several rounds of bullets.
The cavalry traveled all the way. When Chen Shusheng and others heard the sound of the earth shaking behind them getting closer and closer, they quickly moved their bodies out of the way, and then a series of unscrupulous figures flew through the air like blue dragons.
Chug tug tug, tug tug tug!
Above the flying dragon, soldiers with machine guns opened the way ahead, easily tearing apart the already dilapidated Japanese defense line.
The Japanese artillerymen were still setting up artillery positions, but at this moment, horses neighed, and then a dozen Japanese artillerymen were trampled to pieces by the surging cavalry.
"Shoot, stop them! Stop them!"
A Japanese officer held a sword and shouted orders, but in the next second, with a pop, his head flew high into the sky.
Because all along, the power of cavalry does not come from the guns in their hands, but from the sharp sabers.
Wherever the cavalry passed, the heads of the little devils flew high.
The assassination techniques they usually trained had no effect at all at this time. When the cavalry charged, the formation was disrupted. The Japanese were frightened and fled in all directions, and were then ruthlessly harvested by the cavalry.
Of course, if the entire Bengbu is shrouded in darkness, it may be difficult for the cavalry to pursue them. After all, people's vision will be limited at night.
But the little devil was wrong. He set fire to the houses everywhere, and the whole city of Bengbu was illuminated like daylight!