At the critical moment, fortunately Qiu Dahai, commander of the second battalion, and Gu Tugen, commander of the third battalion, withstood the pressure and did not accept the soldiers' request to rush out to support the regiment commander. However, they watched helplessly as a whole battalion of brothers fell to the ground. In front of him, and the way of death was extremely tragic. This feeling is not much better than dying in battle.
The counterattack led by Fu Xiangduo failed to cause much damage to the Japanese army. The battle that caused the Japanese army to stumble took place on the second line of defense guarded by the second battalion. The initial battle went too smoothly. The Japanese commander Akiyama Yoshitsune had the illusion that the army on the opposite side was no more than that, at least with limited strength, so it was impossible to interfere with the headquarters' combat plan. During this period, Isho Nobuhiro once again sent Yoshizhu Ryosuke a message. He sent a telegram asking for help, saying that all the five groups sent to ask for help were wiped out by the Chinese army. The 18th Brigade was almost at the end of its rope. If the division headquarters could no longer provide effective support, the 18th Brigade would have no choice but to destroy the entire 18th Brigade. way to defend the dignity of the imperial army,
The Japanese soldiers of this era really didn't take life and death seriously. The telegram sent by Isho during the announcement undoubtedly showed his intention to die. Yoshihashi Ryosuke did not dare to take it lightly, and sent three groups of troops in succession to demand Akiyama Yoshi. Yun speeds up the attack efficiency and strives to rescue the 18th Brigade from the sea of suffering. At least Jing Shuxuan and the brigade headquarters must be fished out. In this case, after successfully defeating Fu Xiangduo's counterattack, The complacent Akiyama Yoshiyun suddenly got excited and issued an order for the entire army to attack.
Next to Qiu Dahai, commander of the Second Battalion, was a new recruit named Qiu Junqiang who had been in the army for less than three months. He was recruited by Er Zhang when he expanded his team in Jidong. Qiu Junqiang only watched the Battle of Wanping from a distance for a while. The battle was over without even seeing the figure of the Japanese under the fireworks released by the cannon. Therefore, strictly speaking, this was his first battle. With the generous logistical supplies of the cadet army (at least this was the case for many low-level officers and soldiers). (I think), the training of the special police column is much more extensive than before. Even new recruits like Qiu Junqiang have consumed nearly thirty rounds of bullets so far. This would have been impossible in the past. Although he had already fired a gun, Qiu Junqiang was still nervous. Seeing the figure of the little Japanese getting bigger and bigger, and the sound of gunfire starting to approach, he blushed and reminded Qiu Dahai, who was silent: "Battle base, the Japanese are coming." Already."
Qiu Dahai glanced at him, his originally stern expression softened, and asked in a low voice: "Why, are you scared? It's okay. When the fight starts, you won't feel this way anymore. Remember, the person opposite you is not a person, but a person." A bunch of beasts, there is no need to reason when dealing with beasts." As a former small company commander of the Northeast Army, the shame of September 18th was deeply imprinted in his heart, which made Qiu Dahai extremely short-lived. Not only him, but also anyone. He was from the former Northeastern Army, and his hatred for the Japanese invaders was much stronger than that of other national army units. This was the main reason why Ouyang Yun was particularly interested in these two special police columns.
Qiu Junqiang did not have as deep a hatred for the little Japanese as Qiu Dahai. However, he had heard about the atrocities committed by the Japanese army and felt that the metaphor of the camp was quite appropriate. He said in his mouth: "Beasts, come on." The butt of the gun was placed firmly on my shoulder, and I felt much more at ease.
Qiu Dahai has not been trained by the Military Academy and has no habit of measuring distances. However, as a veteran in the army for many years, he knows where the best blocking distance is. The Japanese gunfire is getting louder and denser. , from time to time, stray bullets would fly in front of the soldiers, and some would even hit the helmets directly, making a harsh sound of metal friction. Grenades also began to explode among the soldiers. Familiar groans and screams would occasionally be heard among the soldiers. There was a ringing in the ears, which meant that another brother was injured or even died. About ten meters away from Qiu Junqiang, a comrade lay down. His head was raised a little high, and a bullet penetrated directly from the middle of the bridge of his nose. Although Qiu Junqiang resisted not to look, he still felt the death of his comrades in the familiar pitiful screams. His heartstrings became tighter and tighter, and his heartstrings became tighter and tighter. The index finger of his right hand that was holding the trigger became a little stiff, and beads of sweat oozed out on his forehead. Qiu Dahai silently calculated the distance. Suddenly, he shouted: "Hit." He squatted down and used both hands to remove the gun. At the same time, he leaned down and began to shoot at the enemy within 20 meters in front of him.
A loud shout from the camp was exactly what the soldiers of the second battalion urgently needed at this moment. First, the bursts of gunfire sounded like four Maxims and more than twenty light machine guns. Then, the guns of Wei Qing assault rifles and submachine guns rang out. The sound kept coming and going, and the Japanese who were at the front suddenly fell down like a paddy field after a strong wind.
"Boom." "Boom."...The explosion of the grenade sounded. After the Japanese fell down again, under the command of several officers, they fell to the ground one after another and started shooting with the soldiers of the second battalion.
The camouflage combat uniforms introduced by the Xuebing R&D Institute helped the soldiers of the Second Battalion hide their whereabouts, and the previous sacrifices of Fu Xiangduo and the First Battalion also paralyzed Akiyama Yiyun to a certain extent. There must be interception troops ambushing the Xuebing Army, but such a scale and such intensive firepower were unexpected by Akiyama Yoshiyun. The bravery of the Japanese army helped the Second Battalion expand its results to a certain extent. Maxim's special " When the sound of "da da da" sounded, the Japanese army did not stop the attack. As a result, by the time the front-line commanders realized that something was wrong, the troops had already suffered huge casualties. Among them, the fastest rushing squadron was killed by a squadron before and one The battalion had already lost one-third of its combat power in the battle. At this time, almost the entire squadron was completely wiped out. Only squadron leader Arakawa Sasaki was spared. Such huge casualties occurred in an instant, which was a huge blow to morale. Fatal. After seeing the soldiers lying on the ground under the orders of the officers, they no longer had the courage to stand up and charge again. Akiyama Yoshiyun was so angry that his face turned red. Gritting his teeth, he ordered the artillery to conduct a saturation bombardment, hoping to use artillery fire to directly eliminate them. Block the enemy in order to get through as quickly as possible,
Since they had not yet received systematic training from the cadet army, they did not pay enough attention to the excavation of artillery defense fortifications. The continuous bombardment caused heavy casualties to the Second Battalion. After about a quarter of an hour, the number of officers and soldiers in the Second Battalion who could still hold a gun was not enough. A company, and Qiu Dahai was also blown off his left hand,
Looking at the entire position of the second battalion, in the smoke of smoke, there are stumps and flesh and blood of soldiers everywhere. The power of the cannon, the god of infantry, is so ferocious. Qiu Junqiang, a new recruit, has really gained a lot of experience this time. ,