Chapter 5 The war started, and the military divisions became the army (forty-seven)
Different from the regular army of the 38th Division, the Self-Defense Forces are more difficult to mobilize because they are civilian armed forces. Therefore, the several Self-Defense Forces that received the order had just gathered their troops and distributed weapons. When the heavy rain came, the 38th Division was in Financially, it is not as good as the Cadet Army. Most of the weapons equipped by the Self-Defense Force are obsolete from the regular army of the 38th Division. Among them, there are many old-fashioned guns such as old sleeves, and there are even many shotguns. The use of these guns has certain influence on the weather. It is precisely with this in mind that Qiu Faming, the staff officer of the 38th Division who is responsible for unified command of the Self-Defense Forces' operations, had to order the Self-Defense Forces to temporarily wait until the weather improves.
When the heavy rain gradually stopped, the eager self-defense team members began to rush to the gathering place. Then, under Qiu Faming's dispatch, six self-defense brigades, each numbering about 600 people, began to move toward Zhangjiagang along different routes. , among them, the brigade to which Zhang Xiaochun belonged was under the personal leadership of brigade captain Huang Youyun, and a squadron of troops sneaked into the tunnel near Zhangjiagang, hoping to rescue as many villagers as possible.
It seems to be a coincidence that Huang Youyun and the others had just entered the tunnel network under Zhangjiagang Village. Jiuzheng received the order from the fourth floor of Hemidi and began to integrate the troops to evacuate.
Zhang Xiaochun was still injured at this time. However, compared with the urgent mood of worrying about the safety of his family, this small injury was nothing. He ran at a waist and was the first in the team, and soon found the familiar one. He found a tunnel in his kitchen and pressed the tunnel into the stove. He first pulled away the stone slab below, then gently held the pot with both hands, and slowly raised his head out. The kitchen was in a mess, and the floor was covered with On the grass, at the door, the back of a Japanese soldier was disappearing in a hurry. Thinking about it, this place has also become a resting place for the Japanese soldiers. Zhang Xiaochun heard the screams and footsteps of the little Japanese coming from the yard, and waited for a while. , hearing the noise fading away, he climbed out of the stove excitedly, making sure that there were no more Japanese in his yard. He first gave a hint to his comrades below to indicate safety, and then he couldn't wait to go out of the kitchen to go to the main house to have a look. parents,
There is a jujube tree in the yard. Because it is winter, the tree is bare. But an old man is tied to the rugged and intertwined trunk. A woman is crawling at the old man’s feet. They must have been soaked in the rain all night outside, and their bodies are covered with scars. Covered with ice, it looked like an ice sculpture, "Father, mother." Seeing the two old people who had obviously lost their vitality, Zhang Xiaochun was stunned for a moment, and then roared like a heartbroken, "Father, mother." After throwing himself on the two men and touching the cold and hard ice, Zhang Xiaochun roared again. Then, regardless of Huang Youyun's shouts from behind, he picked up his old muff and rushed out.
On the village road outside the yard, a small team of Japanese soldiers was walking towards the south entrance of the village. Zhang Xiaochun's shout attracted the attention of a group of Japanese soldiers passing by the door. At the signal of the team leader Gu Qiu Zhoutu, the two soldiers A Japanese soldier carrying a 38-meter cap came in aggressively.
"You little devil, give my father and mother their lives." Faced with the shining bayonet, Zhang Xiaochun faced it without fear. He first fired a shot to knock down one Japanese devil, then turned the muzzle of the gun, swung the butt of the gun and aimed at the head of the other Japanese devil. He smashed it up, but the Japanese soldier was a good assassin. Seeing Zhang Xiaochun's chest exposed, he thrust his gun without hesitation. The sharp bayonet immediately penetrated Zhang Xiaochun's left chest. Then, Zhang Xiaochun seemed to have lost his sense of pain. , regardless of it, he still smashed it down with all his strength. The Japanese soldier obviously didn't expect that he could complete such an action under such circumstances. It was too late to hide. Coincidentally, he was not wearing a helmet, so, "pop" With a crisp sound, flowers bloomed on the Japs head, and red and white ones flowed out together. His face completely lost its human shape. He killed the enemy with just one shot of the gun butt, but Zhang Xiaochun didn't seem to know that the enemy was ready to die. With the opponent's 38 cap hanging on his chest, he swung the butt of the gun again and again. It wasn't until a few bullets were fired from the opponent and pierced several holes in his body that he fell to the ground because all his blood was gone.
Once the two sides started fighting, it was impossible for Huang Youyun and the others to act according to the plan. The contact battle first started in the yard of Zhang Xiaochun's house. Then, the self-defense team members who sneaked into other people's houses thought that the fighting had begun and started shooting at the little devils. Come on, most of the little devils, including Jiu Zhengnan, thought at first that it was just a few Chinese people lurking in the village who were struggling to their death, so they started to attack the various yards where gunshots were heard without any scruples. On the outskirts of the village, Qiu Faming heard With the sound of gunfire, a full-scale attack was decisively given. As a result, the Self-Defense Forces who were rushing to various ambush or harassment locations began to move closer to the village. A contact battle finally developed into a large-scale confrontation.
Different from the ambush battle at Huangpo and the surprise battle at Lizhuang, the battle between the Self-Defense Brigade and the Japanese Jiuzheng Department, if it was considered an encounter at the beginning, ended up with no rules at all.
Zhang Zizhong, including Qiu Fanming, originally wanted to rely on the Self-Defense Forces' familiarity and large numbers to engage in harassment warfare. They did not seek to annihilate the enemy, but they must hold them back so as to reduce some resistance to Li Zhuang's annihilation battle. However, Tianjin Self-Defense Forces The formation time of the Tianjin Self-Defense Force is shorter than that of the Renqiu Self-Defense Force, and the understanding of officer training and combat concepts is also very different. Therefore, the discipline and war savvy of the Tianjin Self-Defense Force cannot be compared with that of the Renqiu Self-Defense Force. No, the battle hadn't lasted half an hour. Several self-defense brigades were already fighting on their own. Among them, except for Huang Youyun's troops, they broke into the village through tunnels and firmly controlled the area centered on Zhang Xiaochun's home. They started fighting with the Japs. In addition to defensive counterattacks, several other brigades were rushing towards the village desperately. In this way, the advantages of the little devils' well-equipped equipment were fully brought out. At the critical moment, if Qi Guangyuan had not led the 38th Division in time, If the pistol regiment arrives, the consequences will be disastrous.
The fighting spirit and determination of the Self-Defense Forces are worthy of praise. Of course, although their spirit is commendable, their actions fell into the category of recklessness. When Qi Guangyuan arrived with the pistol regiment, three thousand Self-Defense Forces Many people have already suffered nearly half of their casualties. On the other hand, because the Japs have become the defenders, their casualties are very small. This is a situation that veteran troops like Naturalist Qi Guangyuan don’t want to see. However, they have already shrunk in the face of it. As for Jiuzhengbu who is in a defensive position together, what good way does he have to break this deadlock?