Qi Zhibiao heard Guo Zhixin's words. [.Com text] smiled bitterly and said: "What else can I do now. Look at this position, it is now in ruins, and almost all the fortifications have been reduced to a piece of floating soil. What's behind is
The sacks cannot be delivered because of the artillery fire blockade by the Japs, so even if we want to repair the fortifications, there is no way."
"To be honest, Lao Guo, I'm somewhat surprised that he can be like this. The proportion of new recruits in the army is too large, and there are only one or two veterans per class on average. Although these recruits have completed full training, you and I are not real people.
A recruit who does not tell lies in front of others and has not truly experienced the test of war will always remain a recruit."
"No matter how many bullets he fired on the training ground, how many days he walked in the queue, or how many days he practiced tactics. But as long as they have never been on the battlefield, they are still new recruits. Today's battle can achieve this
For my sake, I am still persisting and the position has not collapsed, which also shows that I am quite competent as a battalion commander."
"However, I am grateful to you as a scholar today. If you hadn't reacted quickly, killed two deserters on the spot and stabilized the position, we might not have been able to withstand it for two hours. If we cross here, we will lose
Without flank cover, the main position without a barrier would be difficult.”
"Originally, I was unwilling to be transferred to the Production Corps as the Minister of Armed Forces. I thought it was over now and I had become the leader of new recruits. I thought I was really saying goodbye to the battlefield completely this time. But I didn't expect that the headquarters would
We were in a hurry to transfer all of us who had just completed mobilization to Qixinghe."
Having said this, Qi Zhibiao threw away the cigarette butts in his hand, quickly changed the magazine of the submachine gun in his hand, opened the last grenade box, unscrewed the safety cover of the grenades inside, and placed them one by one in the shell crater where he was.
Either edge or distribute to the warriors around you.
After finishing everything, he clapped his hands and said: "Lao Guo, don't think too much. If you die, you will die for thousands of years. There is just a scar as big as a bowl on your head. Who told us to catch up with this war-torn era? Anyway,
Didn't the commander say it well? In order for future generations to no longer be slaves, our generation must pay a certain price. Even if the price is our own lives, we have no choice."
Having said this, Qi Zhibiao raised his telescope and looked at the Japanese military position not far away. After putting down the telescope, he continued: "Lao Guo, don't blame me for speaking vulgarly. Let's prepare to hand over these 180 kilograms here today.
You, Lao Guo, also know the background of the several regiments heading south this time."
"This time, the Japanese army concentrated such a powerful artillery cover and such a dense offensive, and it can last for such a long time. As the backbone of veterans who have not fought several wars, they simply cannot withstand it. If we rely solely on new recruits,
In this blocking battle, it doesn’t take more than three hours to not lose Jinsha Gang, even if it is picked up.”
"Our regiment has gathered almost all the old bones of the army that went south this time. The number of veterans is the largest, only accounting for one-fifth. Except for the remaining regiments of our regiment, recruits with no combat experience account for almost 90%. This kind of
If the troops can hold on for a while in the mountains, they will probably collapse in a few hours on this bare and undefendable plain."
"Commander Liu knows this situation very well, and given his character, he won't take this risk, so don't even think about switching defenses. Now the little devil has formed another blockade with artillery fire 500 meters behind us.
Line, this blockade, not to mention new recruits, even veterans will have to pay a considerable price if they want to break through the blockade."
"Captain, the situation at the political commissar's side is not much better than ours. They are facing two Japanese brigades over there, and the pressure is even greater than ours. If they want to mobilize effective forces to reinforce us, I'm afraid they can be mobilized.
It’s also a drop in the bucket.”
"Now we are unable to get reinforcements. If we want to keep Jinsha Gang, there is no other way except fighting hard here. To be honest, I don't want the corpses of new soldiers to be strewn here. So Lao Guo
, today we have to prepare for the worst."
"Lao Guo, we will divide the army into two companies later. You and I will each lead a company. I will lead a company and carry the lightly wounded people in front. You will lead a company and lead all the wounded. There are still no soldiers along the left side.
For the communication trenches that were flattened by the Japs' artillery fire, first retreat 300 meters to the second line of defense. I can't stand it anymore, you guys are on top. We can't all be here and let the Japs use artillery bit by bit.
Consume it completely."
Guo Zhixin shook his head slightly and said: "Lao Qi, I am not afraid of death. The main reason is that I am worried that I will not be able to complete the task assigned by my superiors to hold on for at least twelve hours. You are right, the follow-up troops are blocked by Japanese artillery fire and cannot come up.
We are basically fighting alone here. That’s why I’m worried about whether we can complete the tasks assigned by the division.”
"But you're right about one thing. We can't all gather here and let the Japanese artillery shells kill them all. In this way, Lao Qi, you are a military commander and your ability to grasp the battlefield is better than mine. It's better for me to stand up from the front.
, you take one company and retreat one after another. When my side is lighted, you can go up again."
"Lao Qi, the Japanese will not back down with such heavy casualties. I think the next attack will probably involve the entire army. You and I both know that judging from the situation on the battlefield and the intensity of the Japanese attack before,
The Japanese are eager to break through here in order to attack the interior of our base area."
"After a few hours, despite the heavy casualties, not much progress has been made. I'm afraid the Japanese have lost their patience. I think when they attack again, the intensity can only be strengthened, not weakened. As for us,
He said that if you want to persist as long as possible, the time of the second echelon's attack is very important. You are the military commander, and your ability to grasp the battlefield is far better than mine. The second echelon is left to your command, which is more suitable than me."
Having said this, Guo Zhixin stopped Qi Zhibiao's attempt to speak, took off his satchel and stuffed it into his hands, then said: "Old Qi, don't argue about this matter anymore. I'll stay, and you can take the rest of the staff first."
Withdraw to the second line. I am the secretary of the general branch of the battalion instructor party. According to the principles within the party, I have the decision-making power on this matter. This matter has been decided, you withdraw first."
"Inside this satchel is the roster and home addresses of all the battalion cadres and soldiers. You must keep it. There is also a code book for the battalion and company walkie-talkies. You should also take it with you. If it doesn't work, burn the code book. As for the flowers,
You must find a way to send someone to send the roster to the regiment headquarters."
Guo Zhixin's insistence made Qi Zhibiao reluctantly agree. Taking advantage of the gap between Japanese artillery fire, Qi Zhibiao led a company to carry the seriously injured who could not move, leaving most of the few ammunition on hand. Along the entire
The last communication trench on the position that was not destroyed by Japanese artillery shells was withdrawn to the second line of defense 300 meters behind.
It is said to be the second line of defense, but in fact it is just a natural small ditch. As for the other bunkers and fortifications, just like the first line of defense, they had long been completely razed to the ground by Japanese artillery fire. I found one that was under Japanese artillery fire.
After placing the severely wounded in the surviving half of the shell-proof hole, Qi Zhibiao, who was thinking about the front-line position, took a few steps to the edge of the ditch.
Ignoring the shells that fell around him from time to time after the Japanese army started another artillery bombardment, he raised his binoculars and carefully observed the front-line positions. Seeing the Japanese army launching another group charge, Qi Zhibiao, who was ready to fight, could not help but feel a wave of excitement in his heart.
Trapped for his instructor.
At this time, all he could do, apart from preparing for a counterattack, was to focus on six hours of fierce fighting. Under the firepower of the Japanese infantry artillery fire at close range, the only two remaining heavy machine guns and the last 3,000 rounds of 77-caliber
Heavy machine gun bullets and three light machine guns tried their best to block the Japanese attack route with firepower.
At this moment, Major Shibayama, who was also furious opposite him and led the suicide squad in the charge, did not care about the casualties caused by the opponent's machine gun fire. As for the subordinates who fell down after being continuously hit by the opponent's bullets,
He didn't even glance at it. He held his saber high and charged at the forefront of the death squads.
After six hours of fierce fighting, under the dense Japanese artillery blockade, the wounded in the front could not be evacuated, and the ammunition from behind could not be sent up. Even if Qi Zhibiao left most of the ammunition on hand, the front-line ammunition was already scarce at this time.
Extremely. The rifles have less than ten rounds per person.
In addition to the three crooked-handled machine guns left by Qi Zhibiao, each of which still has an average of more than 30 rounds of ammunition. The original submachine gunners had already exhausted their ammunition, so they had not replaced the Italian rifles they received from the martyrs.
It was a Type 38 rifle picked up from the corpses of Japanese soldiers. This small amount of ammunition could be used up in just a few bursts.
After throwing out the last grenade, Guo Zhixin smashed the speed machine with the last magazine in his hand on a stone, then picked up an Italian rifle with a bayonet.
He said to the soldiers beside him who had also fixed their bayonets: "Comrades, smash the weapons that no one is using. Not a single part of our weapons can be left for the little devils."
"We will fight the little devils today to the end. Even if we bleed dry, we will make these little devils peel off their skins. Go ahead and kill the devils." After that, the first one took the lead and rushed out.
At this time, the actions of the cadres set an example. After smashing the extra weapons that were out of ammunition, all the soldiers on the front line did not retreat. They all rushed up behind Guo Zhixin with rifles with bayonets in hand.
, and violently collided with the Japanese army.
The light machine gunner who had exhausted the last magazine in the bucket, dismantled the machine gun into a pile of parts and threw them away, picked up the martyr's rifle and rushed out. He smashed the radio operator and even
The lightly wounded who were able to move also supported each other, limping out with only the remaining grenades in their hands. The one company left on the front line was already in full force.
After using up the last bit of ammunition, less than one company of defenders and the last complete squadron of the 12th Regiment's First Battalion, as well as the number of troops led by Shibayama Hanaji himself, rushed forward to face the charging Japanese army.
A fierce hand-to-hand battle broke out between the death squads, which numbered less than fifty people.
If the bayonet is broken, use the butt of the gun. If the butt of the gun is smashed, use the teeth, fists, and marching shovel. If you are stabbed down, use the grenade on the opponent or yourself, and die together with the opponent in the struggle.
Whenever there is an explosion, a group of people from the two armies in the melee will fall.
Guo Zhixin didn't mind this kind of death-defying style, but the Japanese army couldn't stand it. The Japanese army, which was originally good at hand-to-hand combat, was disrupted by Guo Zhixin's desperate style of fighting in this hand-to-hand battle. Including
Colonel Tabota, who was ordered by Lieutenant General Ushijima Mitsuru to personally supervise the battle from behind, shook his head and was speechless for three minutes after watching the retreating troops being beaten by the opponent in hand-to-hand combat, which he was best at, and ordered covering fire to the artillery.
command.
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