After all the guns were fired, the remaining Japanese soldiers could only install bayonets on their rifles and charge to the Chinese soldiers risking their lives.
In the initial charge, due to distance restrictions, people were shot to the ground before they could reach them. Later, as the firepower of the Chinese soldiers was cut off, the two sides immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
"Where are the people in the third company? Commander of the third company, you are so stupid, take your people to the back quickly, intercept those little Japs who are trying to escape, and let one go. I only ask you." He led the follow-up troops.
Cheng Wenlie, who caught up, organized the soldiers from the east to engage in a short-range confrontation with the Japanese troops, and at the same time ordered another unit to quickly move further forward to intercept the fleeing Japanese troops.
"Battal Commander, there are many wounded soldiers of the Japs over there, and they are still resisting." A platoon leader covered in blood stumbled over and found Cheng Wenlie among the rebels to report.
"What the hell are you doing? What's wrong with you? How are your injuries?" Cheng Wenlie looked at the platoon leader up and down and asked with concern.[
"It doesn't matter, the blood belongs to the little devil. I chopped one to death when I came over. Damn it, that little devil was lying on the ground and still holding my leg. My leg was cut by his knife. It was a small injury.
That’s all, it doesn’t matter at all.” The platoon leader said with a grin.
"What wounded people did you just say? Are there many wounded people over there?" Cheng Wenlie saw that the platoon leader was fine, so he turned to ask about business.
"Yes, there are probably fifty or sixty people over there in the woods. Battalion Commander, what should we do?"
"What to do? Shoot those who can run with guns, and blow up those who can't with grenades. In short, leave no one behind." Cheng Wenlie decisively gave instructions. This was not only because of his hatred for the Japanese, but more importantly because of his consideration.
If anyone is left alive and the Chinese people set fire to the city, it may not be a good thing. Therefore, before taking action, the brigade headquarters has repeatedly issued orders. It is best to annihilate all the people without leaving a trace.
Share the Japanese army.
"Yes, I'll go right away." The platoon leader received the instruction and limped away again at a trot.
Not long after, the commander of the third company was brought to Cheng Wenlie by the orderly soldiers. After meeting, Cheng Wenlie immediately scolded him and issued a death order for the third company to quickly lead people to intercept the fleeing enemy.
"Battal Commander, a platoon of people from the second company are still behind to grab the loot. I just sent people to contain them, so I was a step slower. Now the people from the second company are afraid of returning over there. Don't say anything, little devil.
There are more than 400 people, so our battalion alone is a bit overwhelming." The commander of the third company explained hurriedly.
"His grandma is a bunch of bastards. Don't worry about that for now. Take your people there quickly and don't let any little Japs go. I will send people to check behind. If I know that the Second Company is in chaos,
I was the first to kill the commander of the second company. Go quickly." Cheng Wenlie said loudly.
The ambush lasted for two hours, completely exceeding the previously expected time limit.
Even though the guard battalion is a relatively elite force, most of it is still deployed from new recruits, and there are still many areas that need to be improved in terms of orders and prohibitions. Throughout the entire combat process, there were also some bad apples, such as those who only focused on looting.
The corpses of Japanese soldiers delayed the pursuit. Another example was the ineffective fighting and fear of the enemy when fighting with bayonets.
Most of the casualties caused by the entire battle were concentrated in close combat with the Japanese army. Most of the Chinese soldiers had just completed basic ordnance training and had no time to conduct systematic stabbing training, so they were completely behind in technology. Fortunately, the Japanese army
After a day of fierce fighting, most of them had not eaten, and their morale was very low because they had to flee. Therefore, the Chinese soldiers could barely control the situation.
In the end, most of the Japanese troops were killed on the spot. After an hour of pursuit, dozens of fleeing soldiers were eliminated one after another. During the entire battle, no prisoners or survivors were left behind, whether they were wounded or civilian sergeants.
They were all killed. After cleaning the battlefield and collecting all the trophies, the guard battalion took the wounded back to the southern suburbs of Danda.
At two o'clock in the morning, Cheng Wenlie rested for a while and then made a combat report to the brigade commander Ji Fuyi. In this ambush, more than 90 people from his headquarters were killed, and a total of more than 300 people were slightly or seriously injured. The number of annihilated enemies was estimated to be 460.
Of the four people, it's unclear as to the ones that were not counted. There were always a few who died in the grass without being discovered, or they actually escaped.
After Ji Fuyi listened to Cheng Wenlie's report, he originally wanted to blame Cheng Wenlie. There were 450 people in the battalion, and the total casualties were nearly 400. What kind of ambush could this be? But in the end, he didn't blame him more. He just remembered it silently in his heart.
His subordinates' hand-to-hand combat skills are really poor, and this must be improved as soon as possible.
At five o'clock in the morning, the first part of the battle situation in Dandong was finally sent to the Yingkou headquarters.
Not long after Yuan Su lay down to rest, Yingkou was no longer considered the rear area. The Japanese landing troops directly launched a beach landing and occupied the eastern suburbs and part of the eastern city.
Yesterday at noon, China and Japan had several rounds of exchanges of fire in Yingkou. At first, they were just tentative attacks and defenses. Later in the evening, the Japanese army launched a sudden attack. Fortunately, the defense of Yingkou City was completed after the commander-in-chief moved in.
The preparations were started, and it was not just because of the sudden change of the Second Fleet that suspicions arose, as Yuan Sufa described when he went to the Presidential Palace in Beijing.
Since it was expected early on that the Japanese army would launch a landing operation at Yingkou, the defense deployment was naturally very thorough.[
A Guards Regiment and a Reserve Artillery Regiment of the First Corps were responsible for fortifying the urban area away from the coverage of Japanese naval artillery fire. The guard battalion of the Second Division's headquarters was ordered to ambush early in various deep alleys in Dongcheng District. At the same time, the Second Division's
The first brigade mobilized troops to fill the gaps in the frontal defense line.
When the Japanese army launched a frontal attack, the Second Division's guard battalion carried out attacks and harassment in the rear, using new sniper rifles that had just been released and equipped specifically to shoot enemy messengers and officers. Because the Japanese army had just seized the beachhead,
The rear is concentrated near the coast, and there is not much defense force in the city. Once the Japanese troops responsible for attacking the front withdraw to deal with the guard battalion, the Guards Regiment, Reserve Artillery Regiment and the First Brigade will take the initiative to attack the rear of the Japanese army.
It is precisely because of this combat method of harassing the enemy as it advances, and advancing as the enemy retreats, that the Japanese army was unable to take care of both the head and tail.
For the Japanese army, they never expected that this sneak attack would turn into a dilemma. They thought that the Chinese army would not expect the landing operation, but in the end they laid out their strategies early and were ready.
Based on the whole day of operations yesterday, the General Headquarters has estimated that the strength of this Japanese "surprise attack force" is only two regiments with no more than 3,000 men at most. However, although Yuan Su's side has mobilized many
A small number of troops rushed to reinforce the Gaizhou defense line, but the reserve troops of the First Corps and the Second Division remaining on the Yingkou side totaled seven to eight thousand people.
Far away from the artillery fire coverage of the Japanese navy, this Japanese landing force had no use at all.
Even if the Japanese landing force is allowed to occupy a large area near the coast, all the materials that should be evacuated will be evacuated, and the people who should be moved will also be moved. Even if some ordinary people are unwilling to move, they can still serve as the Chinese army.
The "undercover" can communicate the movements of the Japanese army to the headquarters at any time.