The roar of artillery and the sound of gunfire poured out like a torrential rain. There was no pause for even a minute. Such fierce and intensive firepower covered the Japs of the 25th Cavalry Regiment. After his leg was broken by a mortar and he fell to the ground and was chewing mud, he was surprised why no one came to help him. He glanced around and found to his horror that of the more than 3,000 soldiers under his command, only It’s more than a thousand,
More than 500 of the more than 1,000 people were injured and were supporting each other and retreating out of the range, shouting in fear. Some of them were frightened, or they were quick to see the opportunity and stopped in time to avoid the situation. rushed into the hail of bullets,
On the opposite side, seeing thousands of Japanese soldiers falling in front of the battlefield, and only a few unlucky ones on his side were hit by stray bullets, Fu Changjiang became uncontrollably excited. He murmured: "Throw away his mother, earn money Yes, I really made a profit this time. I made a lot of money. These devils are really stupid. I have seen people risk death, but I have never seen people risk death like this."
Lin Dahai, the guard next to him, laughed when he heard this. Amidst the gunshots like exploding beans, he shouted loudly: "Regiment leader, this time our regiment can be awarded the title of hero."
"I don't know, I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. This battle is not difficult at all."
Colonel Izumo is not here, otherwise he would have been so angry when he heard this, he would have lifted his legs.
The officers and soldiers of the 3rd Regiment were happy to fight, but the sequelae also came. However, in a mere quarter of an hour, the bullets carried by the officers and soldiers who were responsible for the first round of defense mission were almost exhausted. When many people had only half the bullets left in their guns, they habitually touched I realized this when I was wearing it, and then it caused a small-scale panic.
On the issue of how to scientifically manage and use ammunition, the Xuebing Army also has a special system, which stipulates that junior officers must report to their superiors when only one-third of the ammunition in the unit's prepared ammunition is left. However, the Japanese army charged too fiercely. Although many platoon leaders and squad leaders have this concept in mind, they cannot get away from it at all, which is why this situation is created.
The situation was reflected to Fu Changjiang. At this moment, he was glad that his original choice was correct. If he had not left a reserve team, then the entire regiment would now have to face the problem of insufficient ammunition. As for whether he could kill more people Devil, this is unknown,
After a quarter of an hour of continuous high-speed charging, the Japanese army finally retreated. On the battlefield, only a few ownerless horses were left wandering around their dead owners, and the sound of gunfire in the township office fortifications finally stopped.
This surprise battle came and went quickly, but the result was that Colonel Izumo seemed to be a different person after that, not to mention whether he could survive the next battle, even if he could If he survives, then what awaits him is a trial by a military court. Although this battle has not yet ended, his fate can be predicted, which naturally makes him think deeply. As for the instigators, Shozo Kawabe and Bu Qichun The former had not received the order yet and was leading a large force to move in. After the latter received the news, he did not speak for a long time and sighed for a long time: Amaterasu, don't you already care about your people?
"Brothers, cheer up. The battle has just begun. The Japanese troops haven't come up yet. This battle still has to be fought." After a temporary lull in the fighting, Fu Changjiang went around to cheer up the soldiers. , behind him, the officers and soldiers of the reserve team were holding bullets and distributing them to the soldiers who were running out of ammunition. They also carried the wounded down and put themselves in the position of the wounded.
"If the little devils all play this way, we can hold on for at least two hours. Of course, the premise is that everyone has to change from rapid fire to burst fire." Fu Changjiang was sitting on the ground with the three battalion commanders, discussing, when Zheng Dayu, the staff officer in charge of the lookout post, ran away He came over and shouted: "Tuanzuo, the little devil's reinforcements are coming. This time they are all infantry."
The 4th Cavalry Brigade has a total of three regiments, of which the 3rd Regiment is responsible for the rear. The 26th Regiment suffered a lot of losses when attacking Linggang, so it was the turn of the 25th Regiment to attack Yanrui. It was once the pride of the Japanese Army, but now it seems that cavalry tactics have become outdated. Following the 25th Cavalry Regiment is the 6th Infantry Regiment under the 5th Infantry Brigade, led by the brigade commander Katayama Riichiro. The major general personally led Katayama, who was riding a tall horse at the forefront of the team. About a kilometer away from the township office position, he met the surviving Japanese of the 25th Cavalry Regiment. He felt very strange and asked: "We have already fought." Are you down yet? Where is your commander?"
The motorcade stopped, and Izumo walked out of the crowd with the help of a soldier. He lowered his head and said, "Sir, I'm really sorry. We failed."
"What, doesn't Yanrui only have a small Chinese army?"
"There are indeed not many Chinese people, but their firepower is quite fierce. I wanted to attack them in one blow, but as a result, the troops suffered heavy losses and could no longer attack."
Katayama looked at the cavalry around him. Knowing the size of the 25th Cavalry Regiment, his expression immediately changed. He asked: "The losses are serious. What do you mean, there are only so many people left in the 25th Regiment."
"Hai."
"Ba Ge, why is this happening? Do the Chinese have artillery support?"
"No."
"There are chariots."
"No."
"Bastard." Katayama couldn't bear it any longer. He waved his right hand and whipped Izumo and the Japs who were supporting him with a bright red streak on their faces. After thinking about it, he asked, "Are you underestimating the enemy and rushing in and being ambushed?" .”
"No, we charged directly, but the Chinese firepower was too fierce. Your Excellency, if possible, I think if there is a tank troop to cooperate..."
"Stop talking about the chariot. We are coming from Hangzhou. There is no fuel supply along the way. Do you need people to push the chariot forward? Take me to the front to see it."
"Hai."
Izumo carefully led Katayama to the front of the position. Seeing the scene in front of him, Katayama was shocked. The scene was really tragic. More than a thousand imperial troops fell in a mess in a pool of blood, while some ownerless horses were being held by their owners. There were screams and scratches around him, and he couldn't help but ask again: "Are you sure there is a regiment of Chinese troops on the opposite side?"
"Hai, Your Excellency, this is absolutely true." Colonel Izumo finished speaking and lowered his head.
Katayama frowned and picked up the telescope and looked at the township office fortifications. He saw the black gun muzzles protruding from the recesses in the brick wall behind the sandbags. There were actually more than fifty machine gun muzzles among them. He looked at the fortifications again. In front of the position, I finally understood why the 25th Cavalry Regiment suffered such a massacre.
"It's so stupid. This Buqi Chunshu actually ordered the troops to charge under such circumstances. Well, what's the difference between that and risking death? If the 6th Regiment were to fight without artillery support, it would probably be very difficult. It's difficult to fight." He thought like this, and looked deeply to the left and right with his telescope. Since a frontal attack was not possible, he thought about whether he could open up the situation from both sides. Otherwise, even if Yanrui could be captured, the losses would exceed the allowable amount. , and if the damage in Yanrui is too great, even if it can rendezvous with the 13th Division, it will not be able to cope with the Chinese attack in the future.
Yanrui, Baiyun, and Lingang are located in a triangle. Among them, the road facing Lingang was blocked by three bunkers early. In addition, the road between Yanrui and Lingang was not wide, so the Japanese army He would choose to start from the middle position between Linggang and Baiyun. The road he took was actually a major road from Baiyun to Yanrui. Katayama checked for a while and shook his head helplessly. Attacking from the southwest is impossible, so from the southeast? , there is a swamp not far away from there. They are not very familiar with the terrain and are most afraid of this kind of terrain, because if it causes non-combat attrition, it will also affect morale. There is nothing to write in the battle report, only a storm. Then let's attack by force. Who do we, the Imperial Japanese Army, have to fear? Besides, I also brought twelve field guns. With these twelve field guns, I believe I will be able to destroy the strong fortifications of the Chinese troops in advance. ,
After Fu Changjiang received the report, he immediately leaned on the shooting hole and looked across the way with a telescope. What he was most worried about now was whether the Japanese had artillery troops to help. After watching for a few minutes, he found no movement from the Japanese, and his heart gradually became tense. Well, the Japanese have not launched an attack for a long time. There are only two possibilities. One is because they were frightened by the previous attack on the cavalry unit, and the other possibility is that they are waiting for the artillery to prepare firepower.
"Quickly, tell everyone to be vigilant. The Japs may have artillery."
"Yes." The correspondent picked up the microphone and started to contact each company headquarters. Soon, this tactical order was conveyed to every soldier.
"Hey..." What Fu Changjiang was most worried about finally happened. With the sound of artillery shells tearing the air in the sky, the Japanese army began to fire.
"Lie down." "Quickly enter the anti-gun pit."
The geological conditions in the Yanrui area are special. If you dig the anti-gun pit without using wood to fix it, you won't be able to dig it deep. Therefore, when making preparations, the 3rd Regiment can only dig the anti-gun pit as deep as possible.
The Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Third Army has a regiment of self-propelled artillery, including four 150 mm caliber heavy artillery. However, in order to rush to Yushan as quickly as possible and cut off the connection between the Japanese army in Yushan and Shangrao, their The artillery regiment was left to the military headquarters and was incorporated into the artillery directly under the army. Without the artillery to suppress the Japanese artillery fire, the 3rd regiment could only adopt passive defense to minimize casualties. After a five-minute round of artillery fire, Fu Changjiang Counting the number of casualties, it was found that although the casualties were not large, the damage to the fortifications was particularly serious. Among them, the section facing the main road that was cared for by the Japanese army was almost razed to the ground.
After the artillery fire stopped, the Japanese army immediately launched an attack. Seeing the dense crowd of Japanese soldiers approaching in an orderly manner with the 38-meter cover, Fu Changjiang became anxious. He picked up the walkie-talkie and called the brigade headquarters. No matter who answered the call, he was just a He shouted vigorously: "Where are the reinforcements? Where are our reinforcements?"
The person who answered the phone was Zhang Laishun. He could understand Fu Changjiang's mood at this moment, but all he could do was describe the truth: "Commander Li has already led his troops to rush over. Please hold on as long as possible."
"But we don't have much ammunition left. We want to persevere, but there is no ammunition and no artillery support. Do you want the brothers to use machetes to kill the Japanese who are several times my size?"
Zhang Laishun stopped talking. According to the information he had, the Second Xue Army had indeed set off, but whether they could arrive before Yan Rui was lost was not something he could decide.