After three consecutive Japanese attacks were repelled at Shimono Hide Bridge, the main force of the 23rd Brigade led by Ushijima Sadao arrived at the battlefield. Seeing the densely packed corpses of Japanese dead officers and soldiers on Shimono Hide Bridge, the flesh on Ushijima's face jumped twice. Shunichi Shoderamachi called over and cursed: This is the shame of the imperial army. The Chinese defense force only has one regiment, why can't they attack with the force?
Teramachi Shunichi was scolded to the point where he had no temper at all, but he just responded with his usual respectful attitude.
Ushijima was cursing while observing the situation around the battlefield. Soon, he ordered the 1st Battalion and the 3rd Battalion under the 56th Regiment to cross the river from the upstream and downstream of Shimohide Bridge to attack the formation of the cadet army on the other side of the bridge. Then, in order to cover the actions of the two brigades, he ordered all the artillery of the brigade to be concentrated and continued to bombard the 604th regiment's position.
The sound of cannons was rumbling. Wang Changyun was leaning against the trench, holding a cigarette in his mouth. Next to him, Tu Dai and others were also sitting with their backs against the trench. Suddenly, he shouted to Wang Changyun: "Old man, give me a puff." "
"Where's your own?" Wang Changyun quickly covered his hands tightly.
"Hey, I sent it back to my hometown before the war. As you know, my old man is a long-time smoker. He has never smoked such high-end cigarettes. It's a pleasure for him."
"Okay, be a filial son, okay, but as agreed, it's just one puff. If you take too much, I will confiscate your bullets."
"Yes." Tu Dai took the cigarette, took a nice puff, and said, "It's easy." Suddenly, the lookout post reported: Two groups of Japanese soldiers were marching up and down, apparently looking for a place to cross the river.
"What should I do?" Tu Dai stopped smoking and looked at Wang Changyun,
Wang Changyun smiled: "It doesn't matter. You have forgotten those iron watermelons prepared by the commander for us. It's their turn to put them to use."
As written earlier, in order to strengthen the combat capabilities of the 604th Regiment, Ouyang Yun specifically asked the engineering troops to help them lay minefields. But Wang Changyun, the devil, did not lay mines on the front battlefield, but on both wings. His original intention The idea was to prevent the Japanese army from attacking from three sides. Before that, because the Japanese army had repeatedly launched attacks from the front, he was still a little puzzled, thinking that his painstaking design would not go to waste. Now that he saw the Japanese army finally starting to divide their forces to cross the river, to be honest Yes, it was too late for him to be happy.
Matsui Iwane's residence at Shanghai Expeditionary Force Headquarters. He was sitting on the tatami in a kimono. Opposite him, two middle-aged men in military uniforms were sitting.
Matsui Iwane: "The proposal you just made is very good, but I want to know how sure you are."
"Eighty percent." A man lowered his head and said,
"Eighty percent, then let's give it a try. The current battle situation in Nanjing is very difficult. I can't provide you with more fighters. Just twelve. If you divide them into three waves, you should be able to seize the opportunity."
Another person said: "Twelve should be enough. We have prepared enough poison gas bombs."
"Ouyang Yun's existence poses too great a threat to the empire, so let's decide this. You can contact Ushijima Sadao for the specific execution time."
"Hai."
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Under Xiuqiao, the battle has been in full swing for more than an hour. The first and third brigades of the 56th Regiment, led by captains Major Okabe Tun and Major Shimokawa Giichi, have successfully crossed the river respectively. Among them, the first The crossing point of the brigade was about ten kilometers away from Xiaxiu Bridge, while the crossing point of the third brigade was only three kilometers away from Xiaxiu Bridge. Therefore, the third brigade was the first to launch the attack.
When the two brigades of Japs were crossing the river, fearing that the 604th Regiment would send troops to snipe, Ushijima Sadao ordered the 55th Regiment to launch a continuous offensive after the shelling stopped.
Facing the tidal wave of Japanese attacks, the 604th Regiment soon fell into a situation of shortage of troops. Among them, the third battalion was almost exhausted. Now the mixed troops of the first and third battalions were holding on to the position, and the second battalion had also been
We were ready to take over. If Niu Yide and Zhang Changsheng hadn't kept up the pressure on the Tiangu and Guoqi detachments, preventing them from launching an attack on the 604th regiment, the 604th regiment's position must have been captured.
"Brothers, hold on."
"Kill one to earn one, kill two to earn one." In the third trench, amid the shouts, the soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 604th Regiment gritted their teeth and persisted. Under the leadership of Wang Changyun, they just relied on their strong will
Willingness repelled wave after wave of Japanese attacks,
There were only six people left in Xiao Min's reconnaissance company at this time, and three of them were seriously injured, including Xiao Min himself. A bullet took off a piece of scalp on his head. If he lifted his helmet and tore it off,
Gauze bandage, his current appearance is like the Khitan people in ancient times,
Miraculously, Wang Changyun was always fighting at the front line, but he didn't even get a scratch.
Tu Dai and Ding did not have such good luck in running the school. Among them, Tu Dai was the unlucky. Two shrapnels were embedded in his butt. Therefore, he could only lie down on the battlefield. It was impossible to sit down with his back to the trench. As for
Ding Banxue, on the other hand, was scratched by shrapnel in many places on his body. At this time, his body was covered with bandages, just like a mummy.
"Little Japs, come on, grandpa is not afraid of you." When the battle was at its most difficult and dangerous, a group of more than a dozen Japs rushed less than twenty meters in front of the trench. Wang Changyun saw that once they were rushed in, this line of defense would be broken.
There was a possibility of being breached. He screamed loudly, picked up a gun and jumped onto the ammunition box, shooting at the group of Japanese.
"Puff." Bullets flew past him from time to time, and one of them actually left a scratch on his helmet. However, none of them touched his body. On the other hand, the group of Japanese soldiers on the opposite side were...
They were not so lucky. Without exception, they were all knocked down by the bullets fired from the anti-pathology style. One of the captains, who was holding a pistol, had half of his head ripped off by a gunshot, and then he rushed forward two steps.
Then he fell down like a straw,
Wang Changyun laughed: "Haha, what a fool, let's do it again." He pulled the trigger harder, and then, on the bridge fifty meters away, several Japanese soldiers suddenly squatted down and aimed at him.
Ding Banxue was lying on the side and saw clearly. He saw Wang Changyun turning a blind eye and not knowing where he got the strength. He rushed over and hugged Wang Changyun's legs and dragged him down. He shouted in his ear: "Old Wang,
You don’t want your life.”
After falling to the ground, Wang Changyun finally came to his senses. When he saw Ding Banxue's grinning face, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is the land of us Chinese. The Lord of the Land will naturally bless us Chinese."
"Shit, if you die, we won't be able to fight this battle." Tu Dai rubbed his teeth on one side and said,
This wave of attacks was finally repelled, but bad news came one after another. First, Xiao Min ran over and said: "Regiment seat, there are Japanese troops coming down below, a whole brigade." Then, the telegram came.
The soldier ran over and whispered in his ear: "Regiment leader, there is a call from the general headquarters. Reinforcements will arrive in half an hour at the latest. Let us be prepared to retreat..."
"What, retreat? I've almost wiped out all my team, and this is what I got in exchange." Wang Changyun immediately became furious,
The telegraph operator had a pale face and thrust the telegram into his hand: "Read it yourself."
Wang Changyun glanced at it, and the body that had just sat up sat down again with a puff, causing Ding Banxue under him to let out a strange scream,
Tu Dai saw something was wrong, crawled over, grabbed the telegram and read it, and then he was stunned. The telegram read: The general headquarters was attacked by Japanese poison gas bombs. The commander and Commander Li were both poisoned and their lives were in danger... Go Your department will resolutely execute orders. If there is any violation, military law will be dealt with.
After a long while, Ding Banxue murmured: "Why is this happening?"
To the right of the 604th Regiment, the third brigade of the Japanese 56th Regiment, under the command of Major Shimokawa Yoshiichi, had already rushed forward aggressively, and they only rushed to a distance of about 500 meters from here. The front one The Japs stepped on a landmine, and there was a loud "boom". The Japs and the three people behind him were blown up into the sky. At the same time, the dozen Japs behind him were all shot by shrapnel, and two of them were punctured because of their aorta. , died on the spot, and others lost their ability to fight.
"What a sharp killing power." On the 604 regiment's position, a soldier witnessed this scene and couldn't help but exclaimed excitedly,
The offensive of the Japanese Third Battalion was immediately delayed due to the existence of minefields. At the temporary headquarters of the 18th Division across from Shimohide Bridge, Ushijima Sadao was in high spirits after receiving the feedback from the aviation force. , shouted the slogan to annihilate the Chinese army on the opposite side to the Japanese officer beside him,
At the same time, Niu Yide and Zhang Changsheng had also received the same telegram as the 604th regiment. The two of them were immediately dumbfounded. At this time, the Tiangu detachment and the Guoqi detachment had been suppressed into the last line of defense, and their troops were also There were heavy casualties. Among them, Zhang Changsheng's troops lost three of their organic companies. However, the casualties of the soldiers were rewarding. Now the Tiangu and Guozaki detachments only have more than 800 fighting soldiers left. Ammunition was also missing,
The appearance of this telegram forced Zhang Changsheng and Niu Yide to suspend their offensive and temporarily close their lines.
There was a temporary tranquility on the battlefield. The difference was that the Japanese army began to become ambitious, while the three regiments of the Xuebing Army seemed a little depressed.
Zhang Changsheng and Niu Yide got together immediately. The former asked the latter: "Old Niu, what should we do now? The Tiangu detachment and Guoqi detachment have very few troops left."
"You mean to disobey me."
"Yes, the general is out and military orders are not respected. I have a mature idea."
"Tell me about it."
"Temporarily put on a defensive posture, and then wait for the reinforcements from the other side to arrive. Together with Wang Changyun, we will use all our forces to launch an attack. We must completely wipe out the Tiangu detachment and the Guoqi detachment. This can be regarded as revenge for the commander and Commander Li."
"Let's ask Captain Wang for his opinion."
"Of course, but I'm sure he will support it. This kid is much more ruthless in fighting than you and me."
"I'm a little worried now. Once the main force of the Japanese army takes the opportunity to cross the bridge, we won't be able to leave by then."
"In the worst case, I will die here in battle, with a huge scar on my head. Twenty years later, we will be a good man again."
"Ha, why does this sound like it was said by Wang Changyun?"