Eleven o'clock in the evening, the west gate of Taierzhuang,
Platoon leader Zhao Deming was leaning against a collapsed section of wall, panting heavily. To his left, Wu Yushu was holding a pole and looking nervously ahead, "Platoon leader, what are you talking about? Will the Japanese continue to attack?" He asked Zhao Deming,
"I don't know, whatever, Xiao Wuzi, are you afraid of death?"
"I was a little scared at first, but now I'm not scared anymore." Wu Yushu said, his eyes glowing green like wild animals under the light of a pile of war flames not far away. He roared in a deep voice: "I want to avenge Lao Mu and the others. I have only killed two Japs, and I have to kill at least five to make up for it. I am the only one left among the nine people in our third squad, but we have only killed four Japs in total. The nine people in our third squad have killed nine Japs. , worth it.”
Zhao Deming laughed, then he coughed violently, and said: "If you say this, kid, then I..." He quickly calculated, "If you don't have to kill seventeen more Japanese, then I can do it." No, the Japs' artillery is too powerful, he, he NND, if only, if the artillery of the Xuebing Army could support us."
The 57th Army originally had its own artillery unit, and it was still very strong because of Ouyang Yun's support. However, unfortunately, in several subsequent battles, it was blown up one by one by Japanese aviation.
Zhao Dengyu's 132nd Division is responsible for the defense of the west gate. The Setani detachment relies on its large number of people and is followed by the main force of the Isotani Division. It has sophisticated weapons and launches a fierce attack. The detachment leader, Major General Setani Kei, intends to tear apart the west gate of Taierzhuang in one go. The defense line will then penetrate directly to the south gate, striving to contain Li Pinxian's 31st Army and the 132nd Division. By then, as long as the well-established independent third mixed infantry brigade cuts off the connection between Taierzhuang and Pi County, the 132nd Division will still have The 31st Army became the turtle in the urn.
Kei Setani had the capital to dare to launch a strong attack as soon as he came up. During the Japanese invasion of China, the detachment was a special organization with different sizes. The large ones were at the brigade level, the small ones were only at the squadron level, and Setani Setani Detachment is one of the more famous ones, and the reason why it is famous is that it is a freak. Why do you say that? Setani Detachment only has five infantry brigades under its jurisdiction, but its artillery has reached seven squadrons, among which Including two squadrons of 150mm caliber howitzers,
The Setani detachment launched a fierce bombardment as soon as it came up. The artillery of seven squadrons bombarded at the same time. In just a quarter of an hour, the first and second peripheral fortifications built under the personal command of Zhao Dengyu were completely destroyed. The two lines of defense were The troops also suffered heavy losses. In the end, only one and a half platoons of the three companies were withdrawn, including the half of the platoon of which Zhao Deming was the platoon leader.
There is a reason why Kei Setani brought heavy artillery into action as soon as the battle began. He planned to use the tanks of the two squadrons in his hands in the next battle, tearing apart the defenders' defense line and rushing in. Considering that the tanks of the Xuebing Army had already When he joined the Xuzhou battlefield, he was worried that there was an ambush of the Xuebing Army's tank troops at Ximen, so he plowed it with artillery fire first to understand the specific defense situation of the Chinese.
The two tank squadrons under the Setani detachment, including eight Chilo and 16 Douzhan, were defeated by Jiguang tanks in the Second Great Wall Anti-Japanese War and the Battle of Nanjing. It's tragic, so in the battlefield south of the Yangtze River, these two tanks have basically disappeared from the Japanese army. As for the battlefield north of the Yangtze River, the little devils bullied other Chinese factions' armies with few tanks and no corresponding anti-tank weapons. Also consider Due to the domestic production capacity and the new type 99 tank, which are relatively strong but relatively weak, these two tanks are still equipped in the backbone of the army.
After the fierce bombardment, Setani Kei ordered Colonel Akashiba Yaezo to lead the 10th Regiment, with a squadron of tanks as the forerunner, to launch an attack on the last peripheral defense line of the West Gate.
Akashiba Yaezo resolutely implemented the detachment leader's combat intention and invested the strength of two brigades at once.
The bloody battle begins,
Zhao Dengyu deployed a regiment responsible for the outer defense line. It only lasted for an hour before half of it was destroyed and unable to fight anymore. The regiment leader Geng Jingbiao had no choice but to ask for help. At the same time, he organized the regiment personnel to form a death squad with cluster grenades and explosive packs. Rushed towards the Japanese chariot,
The 132nd Division has been expanded and now has two brigades and six regiments under its jurisdiction. In addition to the officer corps directly under the division headquarters, which is equipped with Wei Qing firearms, there are a total of seven regiments. The strength of the seven regiments seems to be quite large, but in the face of The Japanese's intensive artillery bombardment was exhausted too quickly. However, he received an order that the headquarters must hold on to Taierzhuang for two days. Zhao Dengyu could only grit his teeth and order. Each regiment was listed according to its serial number. The first regiment was lost, and the lower one was defeated. The regiment is allowed to go up. If one brigade is defeated, then the other brigade is defeated. If both brigade headquarters are defeated, then the division headquarters will be defeated. Anyway, even if the battle is fought to the last man, it must be driven into the west gate like a nail. two days,
The officers and soldiers of the 132nd Division faithfully carried out this order from the division commander. As a result, the Geng Police Biao Regiment only persisted for an hour, and the troops lost one and a half battalions. One battalion of soldiers died from violent artillery fire. The number of men and horses in the three battalions was suddenly reduced by half. It is no wonder that Geng Jingzhong sent a signal for help.
"Military seat, let them withdraw. I'll let Huang Xiang and his regiment come up." Li Jintian, commander of the third brigade, couldn't stand it any longer. Under the fierce Japanese artillery fire, the Geng Police and Biao regiment had no power to fight back. How to fight this, we can only withdraw first, he thought, and asked Zhao Dengyu,
Zhao Dengyu's division headquarters is located less than 300 meters behind the first-line fortifications of the West Gate. In the previous shelling, the outer hidden fortifications were damaged and are now no longer enough to withstand the next round of shelling. The staff of the division headquarters have requested Zhao Dengyu retreated, but Zhao Dengyu waved his hand and said: "If I don't retreat, this is the last line of defense for our 132nd Division. If the Segu detachment wants to attack Taierzhuang, they have to step over me."
The third outer line of defense was only more than 400 meters away. Zhao Dengyu could clearly see that Police Geng Biao was mobilizing regiment personnel to form a death squad. He saw a familiar staff officer holding an explosive pack heading towards the front. A Qiluo rushed over, and a dozen Japanese soldiers around Qiluo suddenly opened fire at the same time. The explosive pack on the staff's waist was blown up, and the whole person was instantly blown up by the violent explosion. Zhao Dengyu only knew that the young staff member's surname was Jia. , He didn’t even know his name, but he still remembered that this young man was always smiling, like a child who hadn’t grown up. Suddenly, two lines of tears rolled down his face, and he stared blankly at another young man. The soldier suddenly rushed out of the fortification, threw out the cluster grenade with both hands, and then the whole person was beaten into a sieve. The cluster grenade finally hit the Chilo, and after the violent "bang" explosion, the tank It immediately turned into a pile of burning scrap metal. Zhao Dengyu could no longer hold on. He waved his hand and said, "Let Geng Jingbiao and others withdraw to the west gate."
Li Jintian's eyes were filled with tears, and he choked with sobs: "It's too late."
Zhao Dengyu opened his eyes suddenly, and then he saw Officer Geng Biao rushing out of the fortification brandishing a broadsword. He waved the broadsword forward and shouted something with all his strength. The next moment, all the surviving officers and soldiers of the regiment jumped out of the hidden fortification. , launched a counterattack against the Japanese army. Only then did he understand why Geng Jingbiao ignored his strict orders and sent back a signal for help. It turned out that he was already prepared to sacrifice all the troops of the regiment to counterattack. The Japanese advance tank unit was destroyed in order to clear this scourge for the coming battle.
"Good man." He couldn't help shouting, and then ordered: "Li Jintian, hurry up and let Huang Xiang and the others go up." His voice lowered, and he said in a deep voice: "Tell Huang Xiang to give me Geng Jing Biao as much as possible. They responded and came back."
After a quarter of an hour of covering artillery bombardment, Setani Kei was full of confidence in quickly capturing the west gate. There were no Chinese tanks near the west gate. The scene he was most worried about did not happen. Well, it is time for the Imperial Army's chariot unit to perform. On the opposite side It's Zhao Dengyu's 132nd Division, an old rival. As a pure soldier, Zhao Dengyu is undoubtedly a respectable opponent. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the weapons to suppress the Chilo tanks, nor the artillery, so he is doomed to be passively beaten. ,
However, the battle lasted for an hour. Although the Japanese army broke through two lines of defense in one go, they encountered an unprecedented strong blockade in front of the third peripheral line of defense.
Setani Kai rode on a tall horse and looked towards the battlefield with a telescope. He saw hundreds of Chinese soldiers rushing out of the hidden fortifications without hesitation, holding cluster grenades and explosive packs and rushing towards the strange enemy he relied on to attack the enemy. Luo Tank, he was dumbfounded. He gave up the strong fortifications and actually launched a confrontation with the imperial army. He first thought that the commanding officer of the Chinese was crazy. Five minutes later, after losing two Chilo, the Chinese successfully broke in. After the military formation, his ecstatic heart instantly fell into an ice hole. The Chinese commanding officer was not crazy, but seized the best opportunity to counterattack. They broke out of the solid fortifications they relied on to survive, although it was dangerous. The coefficient increased greatly, but at the same time, they also completely engulfed the advancing chariot troops and the two squadrons of the imperial army. "This is a completely desperate fighting style of the Chinese people." He realized this and suddenly felt that he It was so stupid. The advantage of the Setani detachment was the intensive artillery fire. He launched an offensive in a hurry without using artillery fire to completely destroy the will of the defenders. This gave the 132nd Division a chance to counterattack.
In this way, although the Geng Police Biao Regiment cannot escape the fate of the entire regiment being destroyed, the Setani Detachment will definitely not be able to get away with it. Calculated solely from the ratio of combat power loss, the Setani Detachment suffered a huge loss, and Setani Kei's loss was The most elite chariot unit, and there are only eight Quirrells.
The powerful combat power of the entire Geng Police Biao Regiment caught the Japanese army off guard. Not only did they curb the Japanese offensive momentum at once, but they also gained a local advantage. Eight Chilo tanks and four After Geng Biao used the human wave tactics to blow up four Qiluo tanks one after another, the bean tank changed its shameful and arrogant attitude and began to reverse frantically. However, they wanted to run away at this time, but it was already too late. ,
Geng Jingbiao was shot in the left arm, which affected his running speed. He waved a big knife in his right hand and shouted: "Brothers, fight to the death, fight to the death, don't let the turtle shell of the little devil escape."
"Come on." "Boom." Another Quirrell turned into a pile of scrap metal because a soldier jumped on it desperately.
Kei Setani saw this scene clearly through the telescope, and his hands couldn't help but tremble. He couldn't figure out why the situation in the battle, which he clearly had the upper hand, suddenly changed suddenly.
Captain Yukio Utesegawa, the divisional staff officer of the Isotani Division, looked anxiously at the frontline battlefield and said through gritted teeth: "Special attack tactics, Your Excellency, detachment leader, the Chinese are using special attack tactics. In order to avoid greater losses to the troops, please order the retreat." Bar."
"That's all. Let them withdraw first."
The bugle sounded and the Japanese troops began to retreat.
Seeing that the little Japs actually wanted to run away, Police Officer Geng Biao became even more motivated. He shouted: "Catch up, catch up, brothers, we are all going to die today anyway. We need to pull in a few more Japs to support us before we die. We won't lose money." As long as the enemy keeps you at a distance, the enemy will definitely bombard you with artillery. Brothers, fight to the death and protect the brothers who died in the battle."
The Japs began to retreat, and many soldiers instinctively wanted to stop the pursuit. Just kidding, although the Japs were repelled, they still had 1,780 people, five or six times their number. As long as they were able to recover, they , To catch up is a dead end. A considerable part of the casualties of the Geng Police Biao Regiment came from the previous shelling. When Geng Police Biao shouted these words, it immediately ignited the will to die in the hearts of the soldiers. The little devils' artillery fire was sharp. Anyway, if you are going to die, it is better to drag a few more devils to the bottom. When you get to the underworld, you will have more bragging rights. So, a strange scene appeared. The party with more people was chased and beaten by the party with less people. They were showing off their power just now. The devil is now like a lost dog, being driven on his butt and running wildly,
This scene was something Kei Setani and Yukio Segawa didn't want to see. Seeing the infantry formation blocking the retreat of the chariots, and three more tanks being destroyed one after another, Kei Setani couldn't stand it any longer. He was the Chilo tank. It will be of great use. If it is completely destroyed on the outer front, what will happen in the subsequent street fighting? Will it be filled with people? He quickly ordered again to stop the retreat of the infantry. Even if two were replaced by one, the remaining soldiers must be replaced. The four Chiloes under the banner were saved,
Kei Setani made a mistake here. He repeatedly changed the order, leaving Akashiba Yaezo at a loss as to what to do. As soon as he delayed in conveying the order, the team that had been distanced due to the retreat immediately fell into chaos. , the Japs in the forefront wanted to turn back and attack, but those in the back continued to retreat. Those in the middle were rushed by both sides, and the Japs in the two groups were at a loss what to do.
The telescope at night could not reach far, but the flames of war burning everywhere and the afterglow of the illumination bombs allowed Zhao Dengyu to still see hazily with the telescope. Seeing this scene, he exclaimed: "I don't have artillery. What if there is an artillery bombardment now?" ,How many Japanese will be killed by this explosion."
Li Jintian was very angry when he saw Police Geng Biao clinging to the Japanese: "Why don't you just accept it when it's better? Pull it back."
Zhao Dengyu glared at him: "Withdraw, you will die if you withdraw. The Japs' artillery has already taken aim. Police Geng Biao is right to do this. They will all die anyway. Kill more Japs, it will be worth it."
The chaos in the Japanese army's column hindered the retreat of the chariot troops. The soldiers of the Geng Police Biao Regiment fought hard to blow up the remaining Chilo and Douzhan vehicles. Kei Setani was so anxious that he almost fell off his horse. But at this moment, the flare over the battlefield went out. He said angrily: "Flare bomb, launch the flare, there are not many people in China, this idiot Akachai, what did he do? The strength of the soldiers was six times that of the Chinese. Why were they passive? Even with their mouths, they killed all the Chinese."
Segawa Yukio rolled his eyes when he heard this, thinking that the reason for this situation was not because you tampered with the order, but he forgot that the order for Akashiba Yaezo to retreat was his suggestion.
Compared with the chaos of the Japanese army, the risk-taking soldiers of the Geng Police Biao Regiment were full of fighting spirit. In the chaos, Geng Police Biao was shot again in the left leg. At this time, he was sitting on the ground, just waving a big sword and calling for a fight loudly: "Brothers, kill Ah, chop him, son of a bitch, and let the little devil know how powerful grandpas’ swords are.
The soldiers were excited to fight. Except for those who had grenades and explosive packs, they were still chasing the Japs and looking for opportunities to rush towards the areas where the Japs were densely populated. The others abandoned their guns and drew their knives and started a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Japs.
A flare went up, and finally a Japanese soldier discovered Geng Jingbiao, a Chinese Army officer. A dozen Japanese soldiers surrounded him with guns drawn, and two or three of them dealt with one of Geng Jingbiao's guards. The two sides fought together.
Police Geng Biao watched helplessly as a guard soldier named Zhang Xiaolan chopped down a Japanese soldier with one blow and was stabbed into the left and right ribs by two bayonets. He yelled: "Xiaolan!" and threw out his big knife. , the big knife stabbed a Japs, and the Japs wailed, pulled the knife out of his abdomen and threw it away, and then stabbed him straight.
Geng Policeman Biao shouted: "Come on." He threw out his pistol. There were no bullets in his gun. When he threw out his pistol, there was really no weapon left.
The Japanese man dodged the pistol, screamed in pain again, took a lunge, and pierced his heart with the spear.
Geng Biao was not afraid. He grabbed the spear with his right hand. The Japanese used his hands hard. The spear immediately cut off three of his fingers and pulled it out. Then, with the help of the stab,
At the critical moment, a guard next to Geng Jingzhong shouted: "Tuanzuo." He rushed forward and stabbed him in the chest with his own body.
The Japanese howled and flipped the spear, the guard shook out the sword in his hand, and stabbed the sword directly into the Japanese's heart.
"Little horse, little horse." Geng policeman Biao hugged his guard and watched blood foam coming out of his mouth and nose. His eyes were shattered and his eyes were about to burst. He shouted in a hissing voice. Suddenly he felt a pain in his back. A cold air penetrated his heart and lungs, and his body froze. He suddenly stood up, turned around, and punched him with his bloody right fist.
The Japanese who stabbed him in a sneak attack was about to turn his gun when he suddenly turned around and couldn't hold the gun. He hurried forward to grab it, but was restrained by the ferocious expression on Geng Biao's face. His movements were delayed and he had already been hit in the face. Fist, the whole person flew out immediately,
"Puff, puff." There were two sounds of guns piercing into the body, and the pain in his back made Geng Jingbiao's body completely stiff. Then, he just stood there, letting the two Japs draw out their spears and stab them, with his eyes wide open. fall,
A flare rose into the sky. Zhao Dengyu happened to see this scene, and tears suddenly appeared in his eyes again.