Chapter five hundred and thirteenth two cities of flesh and blood (seven)
Just when Ma Fengqi made up his mind to forcibly evacuate the people who refused to evacuate, Gou Zaiquan in the Kong family shack had entered the final moment. [At this time, Gou Zaiquan and his remaining twenty-one comrades, after retreating to the last blocking position,
After more than ten minutes of hard fighting, except for a few grenades, the last bullets had been fired.
The last few remaining people were surrounded by the Japanese troops who rushed in in the last courtyard of the entire courtyard. At this time, only the last six soldiers were left around Gou Zaiquan, and he was the only cadre left. The leader
Sun Pinghua, the instructor of the Second Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 13th Regiment, who was rushing in from the reinforcements, fired the last grenade on his body during a hand-to-hand fight with the Japanese army, and died together with the Japanese army.
For the last few people trapped in this isolated compound, the Japanese army, which was held back in this inconspicuous village on the map for three full hours by a reinforced company, did not take it lightly. Although almost all of these people were injured.
, but in the face of these tenacious defenders, the Japanese army, which suffered heavy casualties, still did not dare to be careless.
In previous battles, despite the massive artillery cover, the Japanese 40th Regiment still suffered extremely heavy casualties compared to the scale of the battle during the attack. Two squadrons of the Third Battalion were responsible for the attack.
Especially in the repeated street battles, although the troops led by Gou Zaiquan suffered casualties, an entire squadron of the Japanese army was also disabled.
Facing a casualty ratio of almost one to two with the defenders, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi's face turned blue with anger as he looked at the bodies of the wounded and dead carried down. If the subsequent battles continued at this casualty rate,
, I am afraid that the 25th Division will be wiped out before the Twin Cities can wait.
Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi, who was very angry at the unusually heavy casualty ratio, looked at the captain of the 40th Regiment, Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, and said coldly: "Now you should know what kind of opponent we are facing.
Right? A group of Chinese people who unite without internal strife and have firm beliefs, their fighting power is amazing. This is the difference between the Chinese government army and the communist army."
"There are many factions in the Chinese government army, and it is common for them to refuse to save themselves during battles. In particular, there are many conflicts between the so-called direct central army and the local army, which they call miscellaneous. They are suspicious of each other during the battle, and it is difficult to break out.
They used the strongest combat effectiveness. But you also saw just now that when the Kong family’s shack was in danger, their troops from other directions tried their best to rescue them.”
"For the empire, a well-equipped opponent is not scary. What is scary is a group of opponents who are not afraid of death, but are well-trained and well-equipped. If the Chinese people are like this army, they will no longer be in disarray.
, fearless of death, the empire will never have the chance to conquer this rich and beautiful land."
After hearing Suzuki Teiichi's words, Shoji Tatsumi fell silent. It was originally planned to take down the Kong family shack in one hour, but now three hours have passed, but the battle has still not been resolved, which really makes Shoji Tatsumi extremely embarrassed.
What made him even more embarrassed was that an infantry brigade, under the cover of four squadrons of artillery, attacked a village with only one reinforced company of defenders, but it paid the price of two squadrons being maimed. This result was like a slap in the face.
He slapped Zhuang Si Xun in the face.
After a long silence, Zhuang Sisun said: "Your Excellency, division commander, the most fortunate thing for the empire now is that most Chinese people are not like them. Just like those Chinese people who serve the empire, they will do anything for the sake of glory and wealth.
Abandon, including their human dignity."
After Gou Zaiquan withdrew into the only courtyard in the north of the village that could still be seen as a house, Zhuang Si Xun mobilized a whole squadron to surround the courtyard with watertight in order to deal with his remaining more than 20 remnants.
Attack without giving the defenders any time to breathe.
Facing the last six remaining defenders, he threw an infantry squad into the final attack. Looking at the Japanese troops rushing in, Gou Zaiquan smiled slightly. He knew that he had completed the explanation given by the brigade headquarters.
The minimum task of blocking the Japanese army was four hours. From the beginning of the battle to the present, it should have been almost four hours.
Knowing that at this point in the battle, he was already helpless and that there was no possibility of recovery, Gou Zai faced a small group of Japanese troops that rushed forward. However, he did not hesitate or retreat at all, and led the remaining six soldiers without fear.
He went forward fearlessly. According to Gou Zaiquan's idea, even if he died, he would bite another piece of Japanese flesh.
When three Japanese bayonets were inserted into his body almost at the same time, Gou Zaiquan seemed as if the three bayonets inserted into his body did not exist. He looked at the sky to the north with a smile, and pulled the last one on his belt with his fingers.
The grenade with the safety cover removed. The last soldier beside him was holding a Japanese soldier and also fired the grenade on the Japanese soldier.
After the two explosions subsided, a different kind of tranquility appeared on the entire battlefield. He led the division headquarters into the Kong family shack where the gunfire had completely subsided, and saw the bodies of those killed in battle and the smashed
Weapons, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi was speechless for a long time. When he walked into the courtyard that was the final battlefield and saw the dead and injured Japanese soldiers everywhere, Suzuki Teiichi was even more speechless.
It was the last twenty-one defenders who not only held back the 40th Regiment for another half an hour, but also caused casualties of half a squadron to the 40th Regiment. Especially a squad that participated in the final blow.
, in a small space, almost all casualties were caused by the continuous explosion of two grenades.
After a long time, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi said to Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, the captain of the 40th Regiment who accompanied him to inspect the battlefield: "Bury the bodies of these Chinese people. They are all opponents worthy of admiration. They are real warriors.
They are people worthy of admiration. Although we are opponents, they deserve our respect. Warriors who died on the battlefield should not be violently buried in the wilderness."
After hearing Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi's explanation, Shoji Tatsumi remained silent. Before the war, he never thought that he would be so embarrassed in this small village in front of a garrison with no more than one company of troops. Not counting the brigade.
There were four squadrons of artillery and mortars. There were four squadrons of mountain artillery alone. It took nearly four hours to capture the strength of a regiment under the cover of two to three thousand rounds of artillery shells, and it took a brigade to be crippled before it was captured.
For him, in addition to putting away his contempt for the Anti-Union, this ending was an extreme shame. What kind of army was this? In four hours, four to five hundred casualties were taken, and only one victory was achieved.
They reached an outpost and didn't even capture a single prisoner. Not even a seriously injured person.
Looking at the wounded and wounded soldiers everywhere, Colonel Shoji Tatsumi suddenly had a bad feeling about the upcoming war. He had always thought that the division commander was too cautious and was frightened by these Chinese people. But now he felt that the division commander was too cautious.
It may be a good choice for the regiment leader to stop the offensive termination line in the Twin Cities.
Just when Lieutenant General Suzuki Teichi and Colonel Shoji Tatsumi were speechless facing the ruins of the battlefield of the Kong family shack, a communications staff officer ran over and reported good news and bad news to these two. The good news is that
The special train carrying the 7th Regiment, the leading force of the 9th Division, and the two mountain artillery squadrons of the Artillery Regiment has arrived at Taolaizhao Station and will arrive at the battlefield in about two hours.
The news that the vanguard of the Ninth Division is about to arrive is good news for the two of them, but it is not all good news. Because the arrival of the Ninth Division certainly means that the Twenty-fifth Division is no longer here.
Going deep alone. But for Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi and the 25th Division, it is nothing less than a shame.
A fully manned division with strong fire support needs helpers when facing an opponent with fewer troops than itself. This is difficult for any Japanese general to accept. Especially one who has a strong sense of honor.
For the Japanese generals, it was almost difficult to accept it. Not only Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi found it difficult to accept, but also Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, whose madness was no longer there.
As for the bad news, the two of them were stunned. The 70th Infantry Regiment, which was advancing mechanized, encountered large-scale and repeated air attacks by hundreds of enemy planes while crossing the Lalin River. The opponent was in the air attack.
, not only used a large number of conventional high-explosive bombs, but also used a new type of incendiary bombs and airborne machine guns.
Due to the lack of air defense means, the 70th Regiment suffered heavy casualties in the air attack. Except for one group and half of the search group that crossed the river earlier and are still intact, the remaining two groups lost two-thirds in the air attack.
Moreover, almost all the baggage and hundreds of trucks carried by the Kwantung Army were lost.
Holding two telegrams with different contents, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teichi was dumbfounded. The 70th Regiment, which he had expected to use as a surprise force to be deployed on the flank battlefield of the Twin Cities, lost its combat effectiveness before it even started. The two infantry brigades, for
What the current war situation means, its importance is self-evident.
Moreover, the Seventy Regiment lost most of its troops in the Fourteenth Regiment. It was the only complete regiment after the Forty Regiment was crippled by a brigade. It is also the main force of the Twenty-fifth Division's next battle. Not a single shot has been fired yet.
, was bombed and lost its combat effectiveness before it even reached the battlefield. How can we fight in the future?
Looking at the dumbfounded Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadichi, Colonel Shoji Tatsumi asked carefully: "Your Excellency, division commander, the 70th Regiment has suffered huge losses and has lost its combat effectiveness. What should we do next? We should organize defense on the spot and wait for the next attack.
Is the Ninth Division coming, or should we continue to attack the Twin Cities?"
The battle situation in the Kong family shack made Colonel Shoji Xun calm down a lot. Before, he dared to attack Harbin with only one regiment of troops, but now he learned that the 70th Regiment was under attack in an air raid.
After suffering heavy losses, it was rare to propose on-site defense and wait for the Ninth Division.
Regarding Colonel Shoji Tatsumi's question, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi shook his head and said: "Transfer the remaining brigade of the 70th Regiment and incorporate it into your 40th Regiment. Don't stop, gather the troops to
Let’s continue heading north together. We must seize the twin cities before the Ninth Division arrives and open the way to attack Harbin.”
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