The Japanese from the two brigades who were ordered to attack did not know that they had actually been abandoned by Nishio. Encouraged by the two brigades, they thought they were here to finally reap the fruits of victory. They shouted "annihilate all the Chinese people". The slogans rushed to the river beach, and the next moment, when the sound of artillery shells piercing the air suddenly sounded overhead, many Japanese soldiers were dumbfounded, "Ba Ge, the Chinese have big guns, get down quickly." Some Japanese soldiers thought they were smart and shouted. , fell down on the river beach,
On the contrary, when there were artillery shells flying overhead and watching those fleeting fireballs exploding into huge fireballs thousands of meters away, the nervous mood of the North Shore cadets instantly became much more relaxed. The soldier proudly said: "Our artillery." He grinned and showed his white teeth. We are all veterans and know what it means to have artillery support and not have artillery support during the battle. Several company platoon leaders originally He still wanted to organize his brothers to launch a counterattack, but at this time he changed his mind: "Hold your heads, if you are killed by one of your own people, it will be an unjust death."
"Boom." A cannonball exploded about ten meters away from the west end. The air wave hit. Several military policemen around him were hit by shrapnel and fell down with a wailing sound. One military policeman was directly blown away by the air wave. There was a howl in the air, and then it turned into a dead man with broken limbs.
The sound of cannons sounded, and the staff officers and guards around Nishio were extremely nervous. They didn't know what went wrong, but one thing was certain, that is, they had been exposed, and huge fireballs roared one after another. Come over, you can tell from the sound of the shell breaking through the air that its impact point should be nearby. If something happens to Xiwei, then people like them will not be able to survive.
Nishio was thrown to the ground by a staff officer, and when he shook his head to shake off the dust on his face and raised his head, the first thing that caught his eye was a severed hand. Even though he had seen a lot of life and death, he was not comfortable at this moment. Ji was startled, and then cursed angrily: "Ba Ge." The staff officer was already dead, and his blood was smeared all over Nishio. When others saw this, they thought Nishio was also injured. Under the command, several military policemen came over carrying a stretcher, put it on the west end without saying a word, and then ran away carrying it.
"Retreat, retreat quickly." Some middle- and low-level Japanese officers had no idea what was going on. They realized that staying here would only result in being bombed or even burned to death. They shouted loudly and instinctively directed the troops to withdraw toward the north.
After the shelling, there must be an ambush. Many Japanese officers took it for granted that they would assign the follow-up content after this round of shelling. They did not realize that in this area at this time, the so-called enemy force size was only about a regiment. ,
The orderly retreat turned into a rout. This was something Nishio Hisao and Jotsuka Yoshio did not expect. However, under the continuous bombardment, even if they had the intention to better organize the troops, how many people were there? If you can hear it, the explosion of the 150mm artillery shell was earth-shattering. In this poplar forest alone, more than a hundred Japs were knocked unconscious on the spot, and there were many Japs who were temporarily deafened by the shock. Under this situation, even if those middle and low-level officers can carry out orders well, they cannot put the wrong things together in a short period of time.
The retreat of the large troops caused panic among the attacking troops. After the sound of cannons sounded on the river beach, the students' counterattack became more sharp. Qian Shuanglin and other ruthless men seized the opportunity and stood up to shoot with rifles. The Japanese at the front were helpless and fell in pieces amid the hail of bullets.
In a single soldier pit on the first line of defense dug by Qian Shuanglin, a cadet named Ma Yishan was awakened by a violent explosion. In a recent battle, he was hit by a bullet in the helmet and was directly injured. He fainted from the shock, so he didn't know about Ye Zhao leading the team to support him. He opened his eyes in a daze, and then instinctively grasped the rifle in front of him. His current position was only three meters away from the Japanese who were rushing at the front. At a distance of less than ten meters, at his position, at this moment, the gunshots behind him were more intensive. The familiar gunshots unique to Wei Qing series firearms shocked him who had just woken up. He looked back, He happened to see Qian Shuanglin and others standing up to shoot. He looked up at Qian again and saw that while a group of Japanese soldiers were falling, the Japanese soldiers behind him had begun to rout, and further away, explosions were heard one after another. , and in the fire caused by the explosion, the Japanese soldiers retreated like a tide. In Ma Yishan's combat career, this scene was not the first time, and in his impression, this scene often only appeared once. There is a possibility that our reinforcements have arrived and the Japs have begun to rout.
When the battle was most difficult, Ma Yishan called for reinforcements more than once in his heart. It was probably for this reason that when the word "reinforcements" suddenly flashed through his mind, he stood up in excitement and faced the Japanese soldiers. Shooting fiercely while shouting: "Brothers, reinforcements are here, charge."
After shouting this, he had already knocked down two Japanese soldiers. He jumped out of the individual soldier's pit and continued to shout: "Kill." He ran forward without hesitation.
The sudden artillery support from the north bank doubled the confidence of many students. They were already in a very excited state. At this moment, when they heard Ma Yishan's shouts, the students closest to him got excited and immediately jumped out of the individual pits. Then they followed him and rushed toward the Japanese army. As they rushed, they shouted: "Our reinforcements have arrived." "Brothers, rush."
Ma Yishan was at the forefront. The sound of gunfire on the battlefield was so loud that only those who were relatively close to him could hear his words clearly. However, word spread to ten, and soon everyone knew that the "reinforcements" had arrived. ,
"Did you hear that? Our reinforcements have arrived."
"Reinforcements are here, brothers, rush."
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When the reinforcements arrived, it was natural to launch a counterattack immediately afterwards. More and more students joined the counterattack. In the end, even Ye Zhao was affected. "The reinforcements have arrived. Which part "Yes." He asked a little confused, but the next moment, he was driven by two guards to join the counterattack.
Affected by the war situation at the rear, the Japanese in the two attacking brigades were already panicked. Now, they heard the soldiers on the opposite side shouting "Reinforcements have arrived." They looked around in panic, and suddenly found that there seemed to be no hiding place in the deep night on three sides. Just like how many enemies they had killed, their morale was immediately shattered and they no longer had the courage to fight decisively.
When the Japanese army was completely defeated and Ye Zhao ordered "Don't chase the poor enemy" and began to gather the troops, the trainees remembered the so-called trainees. They asked each other: "Where are the reinforcements? Which part are they?"
There were no reinforcements. They were the only ones who participated in the counterattack from beginning to end. This situation was finally reflected to Ye Zhao. Only then did he realize that the so-called reinforcements were just created out of thin air. He broke out in a cold sweat and then laughed. He got up and said: "Which kid called for reinforcements first? Find it for me. I want to promote him. This kid is better than Zhuge Liang. This trick of suspecting soldiers is really good."