While the comrades were being buried in the Dragon Boat Festival, the battle situation on the front lines between Baijia Town and Changzhou was also very tragic.
The little devils were bastards who were determined to take down the Baijia Town and Changzhou defense lines in one fell swoop. They attacked continuously for a day and did not stop the attack until around nine o'clock in the night.
Aoki gave up. Originally, he thought he could win without using the imperial bombs. But unexpectedly, he misjudged the Chinese people's ability to resist and their determination to defend the country.
Although he relied on superior artillery fire and air support to blow up Changzhou City into ruins, the east gate of Changshu City was still in the hands of the Chinese until about nine o'clock at night.
Aoki retreated and rested, waiting for the next day's yellow bullets to bring victory to the empire.
But little did he know that all the Japanese bombs had been blown up. If they wanted to capture Changzhou City, they still needed people to fill it.
But in comparison, the defenders of Changzhou City suffered greater casualties. Although Commander Huo of the 112th Division was fully prepared, he suffered a loss during the battle with the Japanese Air Force, resulting in a lack of heavy firepower in Changshu City.
And Aoki's men controlled two artillery brigades, with various types of howitzers, cannons, and mortars, taking turns to greet Changzhou City.
The east wall of Changzhou City was nearly ten meters thick, but a piece of it was blown down.
Although the soldiers used sandbags to seal the collapsed city wall, it had little effect. The Japs' 100mm cannon could blast more than a dozen sandbags directly into the sky with one shot.
As for the casualties, even a fool can imagine how many tough-minded Chinese soldiers would be blown away once the shells fell.
After a day of fighting, the Changzhou garrison was reduced by more than one-third. The commander of the 103rd Division, He Zhizhong, was almost crying. With such little wealth, he was still waiting to join the direct line troops of the Central Army, but this
Wait, I'm afraid his 103rd Division will be completely wiped out after the battle in Changzhou.
Therefore, He Zhizhong proposed to Commander Huo several times to abandon Changzhou and continue to evacuate to Nanjing.
In fact, Commander Huo also had this consideration. Holding on to Changzhou would only lead to the annihilation of the entire army. It would be better to retreat to Nanjing and fight the Japanese invaders.
However, the headquarters had no intention of ordering a retreat, and sent three telegrams asking them to resist.
Can you live here?
The Japanese have planes in the sky, artillery and armored vehicles on the ground. What can they do to withstand it?
If the Battle of Songhu had not been defeated and there were 700,000 troops guarding Nanjing, the little devil would probably have broken teeth and not be able to chew this hard bone.
But it's too late to say anything now. Three hundred thousand Chinese soldiers have become cannon fodder for the Japanese. In the end, even the advantage in military strength is lost.
Commander Huo felt that this battle was a useless one, but he had to carry out the orders of the headquarters.
But can Donald Duck command? He knows how to use a hammer. He practices Tai Chi in the villa every day, giving people the appearance of being calm and sure of victory.
If the Japanese were Sima Yi, they might be scared away by Zhuge Liang's empty city plan, but it is a pity that he is not Zhuge Liang and does not have Zhuge Liang's ability.
Therefore, the Japanese did not take him seriously at all. The attack continued, and the soldiers at the front were only fighting according to the Japanese command.
This sounds like a joke, but it is true. When Master Huo sent three telegrams reporting that the secret code was leaked, Donald Duck was still using the original secret code, which was equivalent to every order he issued, Japan
Everyone knows clearly that there is no difference at all from the Japanese army commanding operations.
Therefore, if you want to reverse the situation of the war, you can only win in the chaos. This strange army in the Dragon Boat Festival is the key bargaining chip that disrupts the entire war situation.
It's a pity that Dragon Boat Festival's whereabouts were exposed, otherwise the Japanese would have suffered huge losses this time.
But even so, Dragon Boat Festival also created brilliant achievements in annihilating the 21st Brigade Headquarters in Womachuan, destroying the Japanese field hospital in Wuming Village, and blowing up the Japanese chemical weapons depot in Huishan Town. And his independent regiment cooperated with Zhou Weiguo
The 522nd Regiment almost wiped out the Japanese 23rd Regiment.
Therefore, if Matsui Iwane had not transferred the Namada detachment to Changzhou for front-line support after learning about the Dragon Boat Festival, I am afraid that the Japanese Fifth Division at this time would have suffered the most painful defeat in history.
But even so, the Japanese frontal troops were hindered, especially the Botian detachment.
Captain Bo Tian was extra careful in every battle, but he still suffered heavy casualties and made no progress at all.
Zhou Weiguo did not engage in a head-on confrontation with the Botian detachment after the Japanese planes evacuated, because after losing the advantage of artillery fire, they faced the Japanese head-on. With only Zhou Weiguo and the Independent Regiment, they were able to wipe out all the people in a few hours.
He put the Japs into the city and then fought. In close combat, the Japs' artillery advantage would be greatly weakened. On the contrary, the 522nd Regiment and the Independent Regiment were able to maximize the advantages of automatic weapons.
Although the Botian Japs were cautious, they still made self-righteous mistakes.
He believed that after he used his troops cautiously several times, the Baijia garrison had almost exhausted both ammunition and heavy weapons. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to organize effective resistance.
So he sent a large group of Japanese soldiers to attack Baijia Town under the cover of artillery fire. And just as he expected, the Chinese artillery fire was very sparse, and they were immediately defeated after being bombarded by him for a while.
His first brigade rushed into Baijia Town at a very small cost.
The old devil Botian looked happy, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.
The Japs who rushed into the city also sent a message saying that the Chinese soldiers had retreated across the board. They were fleeing towards the west gate.
Namada became more and more proud and sneered at Fujimura, captain of the 23rd Regiment of the Japanese Fifth Division, who was standing next to him.
Because the Fifth Division is an elite group, but Baijia Town, which cannot be captured by the elites, has become his prize.
Japanese Japanese Fujimura also sneered, and his laughter was a rebuttal. It was our 23rd Regiment that inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese defenders first, so it was so easy for you to win. And don't you think that your Namita detachment is better than mine?
Did the 23rd Wing have twice as many people?
Because of an illusory victory, the two Japanese soldiers actually started fighting in front of the battle.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, gunfire suddenly erupted in Baijia Town. Not long after, a distress signal came from the Japanese communications troops ahead.
They said that there were many enemies in the city and they needed support. Then they heard a bang and there was no sound from the other side of the earphones.
Bo Tian roared angrily, but no one answered. He realized the seriousness of the matter and ordered his Second Infantry Group to go to support.
The Botian Japs cannot give up the gains they have made.
The city gates of Baijia Town have all been breached by him. If he withdraws at this time, he will probably be laughed at by Tengcun, right?
So Bo Tian had his teeth broken and his blood swallowed, and he could only swallow this bitter pill himself.
But little did he know that this was falling into Zhou Weiguo's plan.
When Zhou Weiguo was short of artillery shells, he used a small number of troops to attract the Japanese into the city, and then used superior troops and firepower to quickly encircle and annihilate the Japanese.
When the Japanese were not fooled, the troops quickly dispersed and started fighting in the streets with the Japanese again.
Zhou Weiguo had volunteers from Baijia Town as guides, but the Japanese did not. They were not familiar with all the street intersections and could only be beaten passively everywhere.
So this battle lasted for a day, but the Japs only occupied the east city, while the west city was still in the hands of the Chinese soldiers! . . .