Chapter 0187 The counterattack starts from the 40th division!
Two days later, on November 13, the Japanese army launched an attack on the Kunming branch line from the north and south.
Attacking from the south was a brigade of the 13th Regiment of the 6th Division. They arrived at the front line of Qingyang Port in the evening. The 88th Division of the Chinese Army had already entered the bunker. The Japanese army tried to cross the river, but was violently counterattacked by the 88th Division. Being pinned on the other side and unable to move forward.
Seeing that the battle situation was stalemate, Hisao Tani, commander of the 6th Division, ordered the main force of the 23rd Regiment and part of the 45th Regiment to attack from the left wing, trying to defeat the defenders from the left, but the ones defending in this direction were the tax police. The Japanese troops in the main regiment were still unable to advance. They fought fiercely until early morning, but still could not achieve a breakthrough.
To the north, the Japanese army first invested in the Yongjin Detachment, composed mainly of the 22nd Infantry Regiment of the 11th Division. Defending here was Liu Peixu's 40th Division.
At 3:30 in the morning, the exchange of fire began in Xuliujing, west of Baimaokou. This is an area along the river, with many bunkers and firepower points on the defense line. The Japanese warships could have provided artillery support, but they had to give up because it was still dark. .
After the Japanese troops landed, since the landing point was still more than 150 meters away from the river bank, there was no bunker on the bare river bank. The Japanese infantry had no choice but to sacrifice their lives to fill this distance. Under cross fire, the Yongjin detachment Captain Kato of the 10th Squadron and Captain Toshiyuki Ikuta of the 12th Squadron were killed on the shore, and Captain Kurimoto of the 3rd Battalion was also seriously injured. Almost all of the more than 1,000 people who landed in the first batch were killed. The landing had to be temporarily stopped.
It was not until daybreak that the Japanese warships fired artillery fire to suppress the firepower of the bunker. The Chongteng detachment sent the 2nd Battalion for reinforcements and had a fierce exchange of fire with the 40th Division's 2nd Battalion on the river embankment.
At this time, the defenders on the front of the river were ready to retreat because their sides and backs were threatened. But at this moment, a troop wearing the uniforms of the Northeast Army suddenly appeared on the position.
"Who are you? The Northeastern Army? Isn't the Northeastern Army at the Huangshan Fort?"
Battalion Commander-Fang Shuping, questioned the visitor.
The visitor was slightly amused: "According to the order of the Chairman, the Independent Regiment of the Eighty-Eighth Division came to the 40th Division to supervise the battle. I ordered all the soldiers of the Second Reserve Battalion of the 40th Division to return to their respective posts immediately and regain the position. There must be no error."
"Eighty-eighth Division Independent Regiment? I've never heard of it. The kid's naval guns are too powerful, and our division has already allowed us to retreat. And not just us, the entire 40th Division has to retreat."
Fang Shupeng ignored him at all and left with the others.
But not wanting to do so at this time, Duan Wu directly put his gun on Fang Shuping's head and said: "I hope you can hold your position and hold off the Japanese army for six hours, I will give you another chance."
Fang Shuping frowned, thought for a while and then said: "Even if I don't leave, the other troops will still withdraw. Because this is the division commander's order."
"Your teacher is Liu Peixu, right? Give him a call."
Duan Wu signaled Fang Shu Ping, but Fang Shu Ping was held up by Duan Wu's gun and could only call Liu Peixu.
At this time, Liu Peixu was already preparing to withdraw.
This Liu Peixu was greedy for life and afraid of death. He had just discovered that the Japanese had landed and his flank was threatened, so he was ready to escape.
And when he escaped, a big hole was opened on the entire left wing of the Wu-Fu Line, forcing all the troops to retreat. He was unable to gain a foothold on the Xicheng Line, and finally had to retreat to Nanjing, where he was destined to fight. The failed defense of Nanjing.
Therefore, Duanwu and his men went directly to the defense area of the Second Reserve Battalion, which was the first to retreat. As long as the position is regained here, the 40th Division will not retreat.
"Lao Xie, you escort them to take back the position. No matter how high the price is, this position cannot be lost. Those who disobey orders will be punished on the spot."
Duanwu gave the order directly, Xie Jinyuan responded, took out his gun and said: "The Second Battalion of the Preparatory Battalion will listen to my order and take back the position. Those who disobey orders and those who escape from the battle will be punished on the spot!"
The soldiers of the Second Preparatory Battalion all looked at Fang Shuping. Fang Shuping was also helpless, because his life was also in the opponent's hands!
He could only say: "Obey the order and wait for news from the Master."
The soldiers of the second reserve battalion had no choice but to return to the battlefield to fight with the Japanese.
The independent regiment had six grenades, thirty rounds of artillery shells, and more than forty Type 91 grenades. They were all blasted in an instant.
Ono Squadron and Takahashi Squadron of the 2nd Battalion of Chongteng Detachment were celebrating their victory. But they didn't want to be hit by artillery fire and caught them off guard.
Squadron Leader Ono was killed, Squadron Leader Takahashi was seriously injured, and more than fifty Japanese soldiers were killed.
There were more than 200 Japanese soldiers left. When they were ready to shoot, soldiers from the Second Reserve Battalion and the Independent Regiment had already rushed back under the leadership of Xie Jinyuan.
But when faced with an enemy that was nearly twice their size, the Japs had no fear, and even carried forward their samurai spirit and rushed forward to fight with the independent regiment and the second battalion in preparation for a bayonet fight.
These little Japs were like wild beasts amidst the roars of the seriously wounded Japs Takahashi.
They jumped out of the trenches meant to save their lives and charged at the risk of their lives.
But little did they know that waiting for them would be more than 60 MP28 submachine guns, more than 40 shell guns, and more than 30 various machine guns.
From the beginning, Xie Jinyuan never thought about bayoneting with the little Japanese.
Duanwu told him that the Japs are really good at fighting with bayonets. When we cannot engage in close combat with the Japs in large proportions, or when the Japs do not flee in large numbers, we should try to avoid bayoneting with the Japs.
Because, the gain outweighs the loss. If we kill all the people in one battle, what will we do to deal with the next battle?
Moreover, Dragon Boat Festival also mentioned the MP28 submachine gun and the correct usage of the shell gun.
Submachine guns are not good at long-distance shooting. These guns can be used for charging. But the most important thing is that they can prevent the enemy from engaging in close combat with us.
If the Japanese are eager to engage in close combat with us, this is the best time to eliminate the Japanese. Put the Japanese within a hundred meters and kill them as many as they come.
Chuchu! Chuchuchu!...
More than a hundred automatic and semi-automatic weapons opened fire almost simultaneously when the Japanese charged.
The Japanese who rushed at the front were beaten into a sieve in just the blink of an eye.
The little devil noticed something was wrong. The opponent's firepower was too strong and he couldn't rush forward.
They turned around and tried to escape, but by this time it was too late.
More than a hundred automatic weapons were fired at the Japanese. Even if the Japanese were made of iron, they would not be able to withstand such fire.
More than 150 Japanese soldiers were killed in front of the battle, while the Independent Regiment and the Second Reserve Battalion only paid the price of a dozen people.
The soldiers of the Second Reserve Battalion were all stunned. What the hell, they fought for six hours and only killed more than 200 Japanese. But in the Independent Regiment, more than 150 Japanese were killed in just a few minutes.
Destroyed. Just like a harvester on the battlefield.
One of the company commanders praised: "The elite are the elite, and the guns they use are different from us. No wonder they have such confidence!..."