"Assault." Fujimura Nobuyoshi directed his sword and raised it forward. More than two hundred Japanese cavalrymen clamped their legs on the horse's belly, roaring in their mouths, holding carbines in one hand, and rushed towards the north gate of the port terminal, which is also the main gate. On both sides of the north gate, The wall was also blown down in the previous shelling, just like the west gate. Behind the wall was a circle of sandbags about two meters wide and one meter high. Xiang Shaomin and several of his men were arranged here. , separated by a distance of about 300 meters, a squadron leader named Cheng Yuhai of the guerrillas issued a free fire order,
The fortification was about three hundred meters wide, and each of the fifty or so guerrillas plus Xiang Shaomin was responsible for a distance of five to six meters. The first person to shoot was a guerrilla on Xiang Shaomin's left hand side. The gunshot rang out. , a Japanese cavalryman on the opposite side wailed and fell down on his horse, and was then dragged by the horse for a distance of twenty or thirty meters. The gunfire rang out again, and a Japanese soldier lying on the horse with only his helmet exposed was shot, without even a groan. Xiang Shaomin rolled off the saddle with a sound. Xiang Shaomin did not return the spear that Xu Mengcai gave him. When the gunfire sounded one after another, he finally pulled the trigger and knocked down a Japanese cavalryman and horse together. He fired two consecutive shots. One shot hit the horse's head, and the other shot hit the devil's head behind the horse's head. He showed his hand, and the guerrillas on the left couldn't help but glance at him and feel something. He looked over and met those dark eyes. , the guerrillas quickly turned their heads, and soon, his gun fired again. Xiang Shaomin paid special attention to him, and saw clearly that the result of his victory this time was a Japanese cavalry second lieutenant, and another shot in the head, the evil man , so awesome, these two words flashed through his mind quickly, and he turned to look at the guerrilla again, with a hint of respect in his heart.
The advantage of the cavalry is speed. As long as they can get close quickly, they will be able to dominate the battle. Ximen could not be attacked for a long time. Matsui couldn't help but feel anxious. When he conveyed the attack order to Fujimura, he had many negative emotions. Nishio Juzo planned the battle. When planning, the steps were very clear. Attack from behind to defeat Taixing, the home base of the Santai guerrilla column, and then attack Taizhou and Taixian. As for Jingjiang and Xinghua, the West End Shouzao of the former will be easily captured, while the latter will remain. For Zhang Lanfeng to solve, everything is for speed. In order to rush to Hangzhou as soon as possible to participate in the war, Matsui Kutaro took the Western Front, and the port and wharf must be captured. The Santai guerrilla column implemented a strong wall and cleared the field. The Japanese army carried three days of dry food. If If Taixing cannot be captured for a long time, the port terminal will become their logistics supply point, allowing them to quickly obtain supplies from Yangzhou or Zhenjiang by water transportation.
A team of nearly 20,000 people attacked a small port. It only took seconds. However, the fact was that the Japanese led by Matsui gave a loud slap in the face. Fujimura Nobuyoshi also felt that his face was burning, so he did nothing. The temptation then launched a round of attacks,
The guerrillas probably did not expect that the Japanese cavalry would launch an attack from the north, so they did not prepare obstacles that could slow down the cavalry. The speed of the attacking troops quickly increased. Fujimura was so excited that he secretly clenched his fists and wanted to strengthen the attack. Strength, the gunshot rang out,
Soldiers fell off their horses one after another, and some even fell down with their horses and men, turning themselves into obstacles. Fujimura couldn't believe his eyes, his eyes widened, and he murmured: "Ba Ge, Is this a guerrilla army? The Central China Army in Chongqing is not as good as them..."
At the same time as the battle at the North Gate started, the artillery fire at the West Gate rang out again. Amidst the whistling of the shells, a group of Japanese soldiers got up from the ground, bent forward and rushed forward. The infantry and artillery were coordinated, and they were very risky short-range infantry. The artillery coordinated, and the shells rained down like a torrential rain. The guerrillas did not dare to lift the quilt, and could only open their mouths wide to avoid being shocked to the internal organs. They waited in agony.
The sound of artillery finally stopped, and at this time the Japanese forwards rushed to a distance of only thirty or forty meters away from them. Under the command of Sasaki, the Japanese army used five Type 92 heavy machine guns to shoot at the west bunker. This brute force method suppressed the firepower output of the bunker on the west side.
From a distance of thirty to forty meters, you can clearly see the freckles on the opponent's face when facing each other. The coordination of short-range infantry and artillery requires great courage. More than ten Japanese soldiers fell under the muzzle of their own artillery, which made the survivors even more Crazy, "Assault." A captain roared, his voice full of fanaticism. Thirty to forty meters away, with a team of more than a thousand people, it seemed to him that the breakthrough was destined, and his emotions were infected. The Japs and Japs soldiers around them charged forward with ferocious smiles,
Behind the sandbag fortifications, ten out of ten guerrillas held their breath, and at the south entrance of the long dragon-shaped fortifications to their right rear, Xu Mengcai narrowed his eyes and his heart tightened.
There were only 500 people in total, but they had to hold back nearly 20,000 enemies for a whole day and night. Xu Mengcai thought so hard that he almost lost his mind, and finally formulated such a set of attrition tactics. The port and pier must be attacked by the Japanese army, so this became the best place to implement attrition tactics. In a good place, there are five hundred guerrillas, two hundred of them serve as the final reserve team, and the rest are divided into five teams. These five teams take turns to advance. Unless there is an objective situation, the last person in the battle is not allowed to take a step back.
On the embankment, in front of the temporary Japanese command post, Matsui Tataro stood steady with a telescope. He also thought that this round of attack would finally be effective. However, his eyes suddenly shrank, his body jerked, and he couldn't help but be shocked. exhale,
Just when the Japanese follow-up troops began to attack and the forward troops were less than 20 meters away from the sandbag fortifications, the defenders finally took action. More than ten steel pipes stretched out. "Bah," followed by the explosion of the fuse. , with a muffled sound of "boom", more than ten steel pipes spit out flames several meters long. The flames spread out, and a black smoke enveloped all the Japanese soldiers rushing at the front. Suddenly, those who were screaming The screaming Japanese soldiers seemed to have been bitten by wasps. Many of them trembled, then fell to the ground and rolled and howled. The Japanese army was influenced by the Bushido spirit, and the officers and soldiers had a high tolerance for pain. In this case, Matsui couldn't help but feel A chill arose, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "What kind of weapon is that?"
None of the large group of Japanese officers standing behind him dared to answer the question, but they felt the same way. They all had goosebumps on their bodies. They didn't know what kind of vicious weapons the Xuebing Army used.
The Xuebing Army, yes, after being unable to attack for a long time, they have regarded the guerrillas as the regular troops of the Xuebing Army.
Dozens of Wei Qing-style and Qubing-style automatic weapons rang out immediately. The Japanese army was frightened by the previous round of bombardment. This round of volleys from the guerrillas immediately became the last straw that broke the camel's back. , just as they launched an attack, they scrambled to retreat,
The shelling started again, but the intensity dropped by a notch. The Japanese army came with the intention of a quick victory and carried limited artillery shells. After such repeated bombardments, there were only a few artillery shells. The artillery was owned by the Japanese army. Brave, the commander of the 5th Field Artillery Regiment, Nakahira Mineyoshi, did not dare to use it all at once, so he had to limit the scale of the bombardment. In this way, the lethality to the defenders would naturally be lower.
At Ximen Station, the sound of gunfire gradually became sparse.