The first two attacks by the Japanese and puppet troops were clearly divided. The Japanese army came from the inside of the river embankment, and the Peace Army came from the top and outside of the river embankment. Now, except for Zhang Lanfeng's guard regiment, everyone in the Peace Army has been driven to the front line, nearly 3,000 people. The troops surged towards the pier. When the puppet troops at the front were still more than a hundred meters away from the defenders' fortifications, they began to charge under the command of several company and battalion commanders.
There were too many enemies, and Geng Waliang did not dare to get closer and fight again. Under his command with gestures, the two Type 92 heavy machine guns in the bunker on the west side roared "aggressively", and there were also river embankments outside the pier. The puppet troops immediately fell to pieces. The power of the heavy machine gun fire at the dense crowd was too great. Blood and flesh flew everywhere where the bullets rained, and the limbs were broken. The dense formation of the Peace Army instantly opened a big gap, and the legs of the puppet troops were immediately shot. The soft instinct was to lie on the ground, but this time the Peace Army became cold-blooded. First they punched, kicked, spitted and shouted insults, then they drew their guns and finally actually shot and killed two of them. "Do you want to cause all the brothers to be shot by the imperial army's machine guns?" they shouted with a cry, feeling precarious for the first time. The profession of these two devils is really not made by humans.
After the two Type 92 heavy machine guns, more than twenty Wei Qing-type automatic weapons began to scream. There were so many people that Geng Waliang and the others could fire without missing a beat as long as they leveled their guns. The Peace Army rushed in at the end. Half of the two companies in front fell instantly, and the two company commanders were also killed and injured. At this time, the fighting spirit of the puppet soldiers suddenly collapsed. No one knew who shouted: "Run for your lives." They threw away their guns. He turned around and ran, colliding with the puppet troops pressing up from behind. The formation was immediately in chaos.
Geng Waliang made a bold decision at this time. He lifted the quilt on his head, stood up and shouted: "Brothers in one group, rush with me." Then he jumped onto the sandbag in front and slid to the front. , began a counterattack,
Even though more than a hundred people died in the Peace Army, the remaining troops were still more than a hundred times larger than Geng Waliang's. In terms of military strength alone, Geng Waliang's counterattack at this time was simply a lunatic act, but the actual situation was that he was extremely good. Seizing the opportunity, they charged back, and the Peace Army collapsed completely. The troops in the middle could not hold their position and began to flee. The officers were trapped, and then shook the puppet troops behind, and the Peace Army was completely defeated. occur,
Hundreds of puppet troops retreated in defeat. Sasaki Gosan's face turned red. He was hesitating when Matsui Tataro sent an order. The military police standing behind him came forward with crooked machine guns. Two to three hundred of the Peace Army fell. The puppet soldiers who were escaping realized something was wrong and stopped quickly. As a result, they were bumped into by those who were escaping from the front, and even greater chaos arose.
Geng Waliang and his brothers fought for a while and then withdrew. Xiang Shaomin couldn't help being stunned when he saw this scene. He spat on the ground and cursed: "NND, this is a dog slaughter. None of these idiots are bloody. .”
The effect of dozens of crooked weapons and more than two hundred Type 15 semi-automatic weapons firing together was much more spectacular than the volley fired by Geng Waliang and his more than twenty Wei Qing-style automatic weapons. At this time, the puppet troops' retreat was completely blocked. dead,
"Brothers, retreat will lead to death. Charge with me." A puppet army officer began to burst out, carrying a box of cannons and shouting in a crying voice, and rushed forward. The Japanese army decisively shot at the deserters, leaving the last in the hearts of the puppet soldiers. Any trace of luck was wiped out. After being a Japanese Japs for a long time, they were already full of fear of the Japs from the inside out. Now that they saw the thunderous methods of the Japs, the puppet soldiers instinctively chose to continue to be cannon fodder and followed them one after another. went up,
Zhang Lanfeng stood behind the Japanese military police and saw his brothers being slaughtered like sheep. He burst into tears and finally despaired of the traitor profession. Unexpectedly, Matsui Tataro could actually do this. What's terrible is that in this way, the loyalty of the troops will be destroyed. It will definitely be greatly compromised. Old Japanese Matsui left after this battle, but he still wants to wipe this butt. He can't imagine what changes will happen to the Peace Army when he returns to Nanjing.
Some people around Matsui also expressed concerns about this. He advised Matsui: Because of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Policy, the status of the Peace Army has just been improved, and it is full of identification with the imperial army and Wang Puppet Government. Your Excellency, come and do this. All previous efforts were in vain,
Matsui didn't take it seriously. His reason was very crude. He believed that the Chinese who joined the Peace Army were all mangy dogs that had lost their backbones. If you want mangy dogs to be obedient, you must use both bones and whips.
The policy of co-prosperity in Greater East Asia proposed by Okamura Neiji has always been criticized within the Japanese army. At a time when the war was losing, it is not surprising that Matsui acted in a passionate way. Of course, the biggest reason why he dared to do so was Because the traitors had no dignity at all in his mind, he had no psychological burden at all when he made this order.
The Peace Army's attack is destined to be in vain. The Eight Immortals tables covered with soaked quilts and the sandbags in front are like bunkers. There are as many as twenty bunkers and a bunker, and the attack surface is only so small. The Peace Army After more than two hours of violent attack, thousands of people died, but in the end they could only maintain a confrontation with the defenders at a distance of about 100 meters. Finally, Matsui had to admit Sasaki's speculation that the defenders should be regular troops of the Xuebing Army. , the puppet army alone cannot break through,
On the garrison position, Geng Waliang's men had been replaced. After an hour and a half of fierce fighting, they only killed two people and suffered three minor injuries. They were supposed to still be capable of fighting, but the continuous shooting made their fingers swollen. In addition, other guerrilla teams were jealous, so Xu Mengcai withdrew them.
Under the command of captain Fujimura Nobuyoshi, the Japanese army's 2,000-strong search 5th Regiment finally opened up another attack channel. This process was not easy for the little Japs. In the face of many crises, Xu Mengcai and others brought the essence of mine warfare and sparrow warfare to the extreme. In the eyes of the Japanese, the fields and paths were clearly flat, but they did not know how many mines were hidden in them. Dozens of people were killed one after another. Fujimura learned the lesson , ordered the pathfinding troops in front to keep a distance, but at this time the guerrilla combat team began to become active. In groups of two or three, they fired cold shots, laid mines, and just relied on the 11th route to drive the Japanese cavalry around. It also slowed down their advance towards the port terminal.
Finally, after using heavy troops to surround and kill three guerrillas, Fujimura found the Languan River and headed south along the west bank of the Languan River. Only then belatedly arrived at the port battlefield.
Fujimurabu was still about five kilometers away from the port pier when he was detected by Xu Mengcai's scouts. At this time, more than 400 guerrillas had gathered in the port pier, and Xiang Shaomin finally discovered the 38-style among their weapons. Hezhong's formal figure,
Surrounded to the northwest, the Yangtze River to the south, and the Languan River to the east, the ports and docks seemed to be in ruins. Xiang Shaomin didn't show anything on his face, but he felt a little depressed and irritable in his heart. However, looking at Xu Mengcai and his guerrillas With a calm expression, he relaxed again and said to himself that they were not afraid. What should I be afraid of? It would only be death at worst. This strengthened his determination to join the Santai Guerrilla Column.