Unlike places such as Qianshan and Hengfeng, Jiangshan has been occupied by the Japanese for some time and is on the border with the Xuebing Army, a formidable enemy, so the defenses are well-equipped. For example, at the south intersection of Shimen Town, in addition to the newly reinforced sandbag There are two small bunkers in the circular fortifications. These two bunkers are quite sinister and sinister. The bunkers are built into the walls of two residential houses facing each other on the roadside. This makes Agent Hu Tong's previous They were ignored in intelligence gathering,
"Brothers, attack." The 702 regiment was responsible for the first round of attack. In the shouts of regiment leader Xue Yongtai, more than a thousand soldiers swarmed up. When they were still more than 200 meters away from the ring fortifications, a sudden explosion appeared on the fortifications. Two machine gun muzzles came out, "Click, click, click." As two half-meter-long tongues of fire spit out, more than ten soldiers from the first battalion fell to the ground with a groan.
"Lie down." Xue Yongtai became anxious and shouted loudly: "Mortars, aim more accurately for me, second battalion, third battalion, fire cover, first battalion, assault."
The mortars that had originally extended their bombardment began to reduce the firing angle. The men of the second and third battalions lay down on both sides of the first battalion in tacit understanding. The general machine gun squads of the two battalions each used powerful firepower to firmly suppress the inside of the ring fortifications. the devil,
Seven or eight consecutive grenades hit the perimeter of the ring fortifications. One of them happened to fall into the left fortification. With a loud bang, the three Japs were lifted up by the air wave, and the raging machine gun was also blown to pieces. ,
"Bang, bang." The Japanese mortars began to fight back. When they heard the sound of grenades tearing the air, the mortar crews quickly grabbed the support legs of the mortars and ran away. At the same time, the first battalion commander Lin Yifei got up and rushed forward while shouting,
The battle was extremely fierce from the beginning. Although there were only two squadrons of Japs stationed in Shimen Town, with the support of solid fortifications and the news that large troops were coming to support, the Japs had high morale and fought to the death. Without retreating, after the ring fortifications on the left were destroyed, many Japanese soldiers climbed onto the roofs of residential buildings and started sniping. In this way, the range and accuracy of the three major towers were maximized. A regiment of three battalions The officers and soldiers were suddenly exposed to the Japanese guns, and the battle became difficult.
After a short while, more than thirty of his men were killed. Xue Yongtai was so angry that he ran to the mortar platoon leader Liu Zhengguo and shouted: "Liu Zhengguo, give me the right one." The ring fortifications have also been blasted, can we do it?"
Liu Zhengguo gritted his teeth and nodded, then stood up and raised his right thumb and began to make precise calculations.
The remaining machine gun in the ring fortification on the right caused particularly heavy damage to the 702nd Regiment. The soldiers of the 1st and 3rd Battalions were pressed to the ground, unable to even lift their heads.
"Xingxi, Xiaodao, good job." In the ring fortification on the right, squad leader Ohta Shaoqin leaned on the sandbags, holding several magazines in his hands, and praised Xiaodao loudly. Suddenly, there was a crackling sound in the air. When there was a sound, his expression changed drastically, he threw away the magazine, grabbed Xiao Dao and rushed towards the corner of the house behind.
Too late, there was a "boom", and a grenade almost hit Kojima's position. Hundreds of shrapnel flew randomly with the power of the explosion, turning the backs of Ota and Kojima into a hornet's nest.
Liu Zhengguo issued the "launch" order, and the general was about to squat down. Suddenly he felt a pain in his forehead, and then he lost consciousness.
"Zhengguo, Zhengguo." Xue Yongtai hugged him and shouted loudly. Suddenly he wiped away the hot blood splashing on his face with his hand, put down his body that had not yet become cold and stood up. He waved his pistol and shouted: "Charge ,Brothers, rush." Take the lead and rush forward,
The officers and soldiers of the 702nd Regiment had been waiting for this moment for a long time. When they heard the call of the regiment leader, they got up and moved forward bravely. As they ran, they fired fiercely. Bullets hit the buildings in the south of the town like a hailstorm, and several Japanese were shot. , screaming and falling from the roof,
And just inside the bombed ring fortification, a hole as big as a bowl was suddenly poked out of the wall of two residential buildings facing the street, and two black gun barrels stretched out, and with "ta da da" The sound breathes out evil fire,
The first battalion of the 702 Regiment, which was only about thirty meters away from the street entrance, suddenly encountered machine gun fire. The two dozen soldiers in front were immediately knocked down, and the battalion commander Lin Yifei was also shot. Two bullets hit his left leg, and he fell to the ground. The injured part of his left leg was bleeding like a fountain.
"Battalion seat." Seeing that the battalion commander was seriously injured, his guard Liu Qiang became anxious. He pulled out the first aid kit and rushed over. "Click, click, click." Amidst the crisp sound of the machine gun, he was hit by more than a dozen bullets. , the whole person trembled violently twice, and he slowly knelt down unwillingly,
Lin Yifei was Xue Yongtai's number one general. Seeing him lying on the ground with no idea of his life or death, Xue Yongtai was so anxious that he yelled: "Fuck you." Then he shouted to his correspondent Wang Pingping, who had been following him closely: " Bring over the walkie-talkie, I want to ask which bastard gave this order, damn, if you have tanks and artillery, don’t use them, you have to use people to fill them, aren’t the lives of brothers worth anything?”
"Group seat."
"come over."
In the street behind the south of Shimen Town, simple fortifications were built again about fifty meters away from the street entrance. A squadron of Japs, under the command of squadron leader Kameda Nobuyuki, took advantage of the opportunity of the small bunker to show off their power. come out,
They quickly entered the two houses, smashed them randomly, and made several holes in the outer walls, forming a solid line of defense.
Wang Pingping squatted down and was about to run to Xue Yongtai. A bullet flew towards him. He screamed, covered his chest with his right hand, and then fell to the ground and died.
Xue Yongtai shouted loudly: "Xiao Wang." Then he punched the ground hard. Wang Pingping died in battle because of his persistence. This made him feel like being pricked by needles and painful.
On a hill one kilometer away, Gui Mingxun calmed himself down and put down the telescope with trembling hands. His face was pale. The tenacity of the Japanese army exceeded his expectations. The Japanese support troops had not yet entered the town. The 2nd regiment's The casualties were so huge that he suddenly realized a question: would the student army not be able to fight without tanks and artillery? This made him wonder whether Mohide's previous design for the Japanese support troops would be reversed. calculated against myself,
"Mingxun, we can't wait any longer, order the Second Regiment to withdraw from the battle and carry out cover fire." Chief of Staff Lu Youfu said worriedly. Seeing his hesitation, he added: "Don't worry about accidentally injuring civilians, Hu Tong's people Didn’t residents be asked to evacuate in advance?”
The role played by Agent Fox Tong in this large-scale attack is unmatched by other forces. Although they did not directly participate in the battle, they obtained detailed intelligence in advance, and as early as three days ago, they encouraged residents of towns where war might break out to move out. Evacuate. Now, there are not many residents left in Shimen Town.
Gui Mingxun was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, and he asked: "If the commander-in-chief was here, what do you think he would do."
Lu Youfu frowned, not knowing why he raised such a question at this time.
Gui Mingxun then asked: "Does it mean that our army of soldiers will not be able to fight without tanks and artillery? Lao Lu, have you ever thought about it. Once the Japanese army implements a complete blockade on us, our tanks and artillery will become less and less, and eventually there will be Then one day, we will definitely have to rely entirely on men to fight. Then, should we simply put down our guns and admit defeat?" He pointed at the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment who were completely unable to lift their heads under the pressure of Japanese firepower, and said: "Do you still remember that General Did the commander say what he said when he came to our division at the beginning of this year?" He imitated Ouyang Yun's tone and said: "Yes, I admit that you used to be members of the Iron Fourth Army and were very good at fighting. This is true. You are something to be proud of, but what I want to say now is that the title of the Iron Fourth Army was earned by you in the civil war, and its shelf life has passed. If you still want to keep this title, you must fight against it. Show your prestige during the Japanese War, and make the Japanese say, ah, the Seventh Iron Division of the Xuebing Army when they mention you in the future." He gritted his teeth and said: "Since we joined the Xuebing Army, brothers We are all used to living a peaceful life, and because of the advanced weapons, everyone is arrogant as if I am invincible. I think this is an opportunity to test whether we can regain the title of 'Iron Army'."
Lu Youfu looked at him and sighed softly and said: "Then give them another quarter of an hour. We can't delay it any longer. Otherwise, if the Japanese support troops come up and are defeated by them, even if we can If we win, the second group will also be ruined."
Just at this moment, Xue Yongtai's call came: "I'm Xue Yongtai. I'm requesting artillery support. I'm requesting artillery support."
The communications staff officer ran over with a walkie-talkie on his back. Seeing the unkind expressions on the two officers' faces, he said cautiously: "Master, Commander Xue is requesting artillery support."
"Give it to me." Gui Mingxun took the microphone, adjusted his mood, and said coldly: "Xue Yongtai."
"Master, I'm Xue Yongtai. I'm requesting artillery support. Damn it, the Japs have a bunker at the entrance of the town. We can't break in and the troops will suffer heavy losses."
"There is no artillery support, but I will give you a choice." Gui Mingxun looked at his watch, "Either we take the Zhennan position within fourteen minutes, or you withdraw and I go up with another regiment."
Xue Yongtai was anxious: "Master, what are you talking about? Our regiment has already killed more than a hundred people."
"There are only thirteen minutes left. If you are an old Cantonese man, please be more relaxed."
"I lost it." Xue Yongtai dropped this sentence bitterly and hung up the phone.
Tan Langxing, the commander of the 19th Xue Brigade, came over. As an old Cantonese general, Tan Langxing was deliberately demoted by Ouyang Yun because of his close relationship with the "Central". He was very depressed for a time. Later, it was Li Hanhun who came forward to help. He found his current position. Like other Cantonese generals close to the "Centre", Tan Langxing had mixed feelings about the Xuebing Army, and subconsciously felt rejection. However, as time went by, he gradually got to know the Xuebing Army. Strong and unique, now he is willing to stay in his current position as commander of the 19th Brigade, and is even proud of it.
Officers who have learned systematically are different from generals who rely on guns. Not only do they accept new things faster, but they can also use them quickly. Now, what Tan Langxing talks about the most is the height of the machine gun. We fought together,
Today's battle was a waste. He didn't understand why the superior mechanized troops were not used, but they had to be filled with men. He felt really sorry for the casualties among his subordinates. He asked Gui Mingxun for instructions: "Master, let me bring a Let the tank platoon go and provide support."