Guo Zheng commanded the Third Regiment of the Taixi Guard Brigade to bury the remains of the martyrs and then carry the wounded to retreat from the southern front position of Anjiazhuang.
According to the orders of the Taixi Group, Guo Zheng's third regiment should retreat from the west, cross the road, and go north into the mountains.
When they first started to retreat, the Japanese army didn't seem to notice, and the retreat went smoothly. When they were approaching the road, the little Japanese came to their senses, and the field artillery began to carry out blocking shelling on the road. The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles also drove out of An.
The cannons on the tanks and the machine guns on the armored vehicles were firing loudly. Although the distance was still far and they could not hit the soldiers, Guo Zheng knew that the Japanese army would catch up soon.
Guo Zheng was a veteran of the Red Army. He knew that at this time, he had to continue heading west and bypass the Japanese artillery fire before he could rush across the highway and retreat north. Otherwise, the troops would be exposed on this unobstructed plain, and when the Japanese army caught up, they might retreat again.
It can't be withdrawn either.
There is an unknown small river to the west of Anjiazhuang, which flows to the Dawen River. The river is small, but there are ditches to cover it. Guo Zheng is determined to stop the Japanese here.
Due to the concentrated firepower of the Taixi Group, all the infantry artillery of Guo Zheng's regiment were transferred away, leaving only heavy machine guns and grenade launchers in the fire support battalion. Guo Zheng ordered all the grenades and light and heavy machine guns to be set up to deal with the little Japanese infantry, and ordered the engineers to immediately
Make Molotov cocktails and prepare to cooperate with the demolition teams of each battalion to blow up Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.
Before the Molotov cocktails were ready, the tanks and armored vehicles of the Japs were catching up.
He probably discovered that there was a river ditch in front of him, and there were some sparse trees for cover. He judged that the Eighth Route Army was probably hiding in the ditch and was preparing to block the attack. The machine guns and artillery fire from the tanks and armored vehicles became more intense, overwhelming the Eighth Route Army.
The soldiers were hiding in the ditch and could not raise their heads at all. The Japanese infantry also took advantage of the situation and lay down, set up machine guns, grenade launchers, and infantry artillery, and began to suppress fire.
This situation was beyond Guo Zheng's expectation. When he was in the Red Army, he fought against the Kuomintang Baigouzi. The enemy's firepower was also very fierce, but it was definitely not as fierce as the Japanese army. After following the main force of the instructors on the anti-Japanese battlefield, he has always been
The instructors concentrated their firepower and beat the little Japs into confusion. Those Japanese tanks and armored vehicles were like paper in front of the rocket launchers and artillery groups of the main force of the instructors.
Guerrilla warfare, ambushes, and taking advantage of the terrain would lead to a situation like today. The soldiers could not hold their heads up under the enemy's firepower. How could they still fight this battle?
Guo Zheng called to the political commissar Gao Xi and whispered: "Political commissar, the situation today is very bad. The tanks and armored vehicles of the little devil are too powerful and have strong firepower. If we fight hard, the whole regiment will collapse. After a while, the fighting started,
As soon as the Japs retreat, retreat immediately. You lead the second battalion, the third battalion and the regiment-affiliated troops to go first and go north along the river ditch. I will lead the first battalion to cover and retreat while fighting. After reuniting with the main force, we will settle accounts with the Japs."
Gao Xi shook his head: "You are the regiment leader, you retreat first. I will lead a battalion to cover."
Guo Zheng roared in a low voice: "When did you push me to give in? You retreat first, I will cover you!"
Gao Xi then turned around and conveyed the order to the troops.
The Japanese tanks and armored vehicles fought for a while, but saw no movement in the ditch. They thought the Eighth Route Army had fled along the ditch, so they stopped shooting, turned around, and prepared to pursue other Eighth Route Army troops northward.
Guo Zheng was waiting for this opportunity. As soon as the Japanese tanks stopped shelling, he immediately ordered to prepare for battle. The soldiers quickly climbed to the edge of the ditch. All the light and heavy machine guns and rifles were set up on the edge of the ditch, aiming at the little Japanese.
If he hadn't given the order to fire at this time, Guo Zheng would no longer be an old Red Army soldier who joined the army at the age of fifteen. As soon as he heard his shout to fight, the whole regiment immediately opened fire, both light and heavy, and opened fire on the Japanese infantry.
After a good beating, the little Japanese infantryman was beaten to death and wounded.
As soon as the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles saw the Eighth Route Army opening fire, they immediately began to turn around and provide cover fire.
Seeing the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, the infantry around them were beaten to death, injured, and the surviving ones crawled on the ground and did not dare to move. Guo Zheng Mashan ordered grenades to be thrown and used the smoke from the grenade explosion to cover the demolition teams of each battalion.
Japanese tanks and armored vehicles launched an attack.
The demolition teams of the three battalions all climbed up the edge of the ditch, crawled forward in a low posture, and touched the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles.
It would be great if they were replaced by the troops of the Southwest Shandong Guard Brigade. They followed Liu Jianji's Second Brigade to capture Lianyungang and received a large amount of supplies. Each regiment was equipped with smoke grenades. Although the time was short, if they continued to be fired, they could cover the blasting.
The team safely approached the tanks and armored vehicles. The Taisi Guard Brigade has been active in the West since its establishment. It is not equipped with smoke grenades. In an emergency, it can only throw grenades to create smoke. After the demolition team is dispatched, the Eighth Route Army in the river ditch can no longer throw grenades, which is very dangerous.
Those who are easily injured by accident can only rely on the soldiers of the demolition team to rely on the craters to cover their bodies.
A demolition team of three people, armed with an explosive pack and several Molotov cocktails, a total of nine warriors approached the Japs' tanks and armored vehicles.
After the smoke from the grenade explosion dissipated, the Japs also woke up from the initial blow. The infantry artillery, heavy machine guns and grenades behind them began to fire into the ditch again. The Japs' tanks and armored vehicles also turned around.
Joined the attack.
This time, the Japanese infantry artillery and tank artillery fire were extremely accurate. The shells fell on the edge of the ditch and in the river beach, quickly suppressing the Eighth Route Army's firepower.
Seeing that the main firepower was suppressed, the soldiers of the three demolition groups no longer cared about covering their bodies, and began to take risks to attack the Little Devil tanks and armored vehicles. As a result, two tanks were hit by the Eighth Route Army's incendiary bottles and immediately caught fire.
All nine soldiers also died.
If the fight continued, the casualties would be even greater. Guo Zheng decisively ordered a retreat. The second and third battalions and the troops directly under the regiment withdrew first. He led the first battalion behind to block the attack, and retreated while fighting.
The battle continued. Later, Japanese planes arrived and began dropping bombs and strafing along the river ditch. The casualties of the troops increased sharply, and Guo Zheng had to order the first battalion to organize anti-aircraft shooting.
While the troops were retreating, they had no time to extinguish the smoke, let alone make the kites and sky lanterns. Even if they were there, they wouldn't be able to fly them at this moment. In a war, the most terrifying thing is this kind of battle without adequate preparation!
Not bad, the Japs' planes were too arrogant, and now the target was clear, the Japs' pilots forgot about it, and started swooping and shooting again, and were beaten down two by the Eighth Route Army. The Japs' planes were frightened and they hurriedly pulled up and continued.
bomb.
By the time Guo Zheng ordered the first battalion to stop blocking the attack and retreat north, it was already too late. The Japs had already surrounded the first battalion from all directions, completely surrounding the first battalion.
Machine guns were roaring, grenades were exploding, and there were soldiers holding explosive bags, carrying Molotov cocktails and bundles of grenades, braving the enemy's artillery fire and rushing forward, throwing them at the Japanese tanks and armored vehicles like moths to the flames, rumbling in the air.
He died together with the Japanese in the explosion.
At the end of the battle, the heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire, and all the bullets and grenades were used. In front of the small river ditch where the first battalion was holding firm, the corpses of the Japanese and puppet soldiers were covered.
Perhaps because they could no longer hear the gunshots of the Eighth Route Army, or perhaps because they admired the bravery of these Eighth Route Army soldiers, the Japanese commanders had a sudden idea and wanted to capture these heroic Eighth Route Army soldiers. Those translators and puppet soldiers wearing Japanese military uniforms came forward.
, held up a tin trumpet and shouted loudly, urging the Eighth Route Army to surrender.
The small river behind me didn't know the tragedy in the world, and kept flowing to the east, whimpering, and I couldn't tell whether it was crying or singing songs of praise.
At this point in the battle, there were only fifty-four soldiers left in the battalion of more than 500 people.
Guo Zheng looked at the swarming Japs and said to the soldiers surrounding him: "Comrades, are you afraid?"
Most of the soldiers said they were not afraid. One soldier said: "I am not afraid, to tell you. My whole family was killed by the Japs, and I want to avenge them. Since I joined the Eighth Route Army, I have killed twelve Japs."
, I have long been good enough. If I die, I will die. If I die, I can still see my parents!"
Another soldier said: "To report to the regiment commander, I am not afraid of death, but I feel a little regretful."
Guo Zheng asked what he regretted?
The soldier replied that if he had known this, he should not have taken a wife. Wasn't this a trap for his daughter?
Guo Zheng patted the soldier on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. Many young ladies were killed by the Japanese before they even got married. Your wife is already lucky. She will marry a hero like you.
You are proud. I can guarantee that she will live a good life in the future."
The soldier nodded.
Guo Zheng shouted loudly: "We are the Eighth Route Army, and we will fight to the death with great vigor. Let the little devils know that all the Eighth Route Army are heroes! The bullets are gone, but we still have bayonets. Everyone has them. Listen to my order: mount the bayonet and fight with
Kill the little devil with a bare blade!"
All the soldiers took out their bayonets and put them on their rifles. They all stood behind Guo Zheng.
Guo Zheng roared: "Sing the military song. The iron flow is twenty-five thousand miles, get ready, rise!"
Fifty-five people sang in unison, their voices drowning out the whimpering water and the noise from the traitors' tin trumpets. They held up fifty-five loyal heroic souls, reflecting the bright cold light on their bayonets, and greeted them.
Little devil.
Until Guo Zheng was stabbed several times and fell to the ground, the minds of the little devils were still echoing the mighty Eighth Route Army song sung by these fifty-five warriors.
When the Japanese planes started bombing indiscriminately, the Eighth Route Army units had already begun to retreat.
Huang Su, Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang all knew that this was the most terrifying time to encounter a large-scale cluster bombing by the Japs. The casualties of the troops would probably be much greater than if they had to hold on to the position for several days. The situation on the position was a little better.
There were trenches crisscrossing the area and there was smoke cover. If we left the position and were bombed by a group of Japanese planes on the way to the mountainous area, it would be tragic. Therefore, Huang Su and Chen Shiqu made a decisive decision to establish the existing position north of Anjiazhuang.
The troops on top of the mountain stopped retreating and started shooting from the air. The troops of the southwest Shandong garrison brigade took out all the smoke bombs and fired smoke bombs to cover the transfer of the troops. At the same time, they ordered the retreating troops to speed up their actions and rush into the mountainous area quickly. On one side they were engaged in air defense and on the other side
Set up positions and prepare for the retreat of other troops.
As long as our troops have the final say once you enter the mountain, whether you are walking or defending, you will be safe.
The little Japanese pilots also learned a lot, and they began to drop bombs into the smoke. Although the bombs had a large impact point and might not be able to bomb the Eighth Route Army, they could definitely prevent the Eighth Route Army from retreating.
Bombs were exploding, the Japanese aircraft's aerial cannons and machine guns were firing wildly, and Eighth Route Army soldiers were constantly being hit. Blood splattered everywhere, decorating the Wenbei Plain in an extremely enchanting way.
This time, the little devil was determined to defeat the Eighth Route Army in Taipei and the deadly enemy. Kinoshita Toshiro dispatched all the planes he could, tracking the retreating Eighth Route Army in batches, bombing them indiscriminately, and also creating a barrier for the Japanese ground troops who were chasing north.
Direct the direction of attack.
It was not until all troops south and west of Anjiazhuang were evacuated that Huang Su and Chen Shiqu ordered the troops in positions north of Anjiazhuang to retreat quickly with the help of smoke and village cover.
It was not until they withdrew to the foot of the mountain south of Lufang that Huang Su and Wang Jian'an received a report from Gao Xi, political commissar of the Third Regiment of the Taixi Guard Brigade, and learned that Guo Zheng was leading a battalion to stop the Japanese in the ditch south of Anjiazhuang.
At this time, Guo Zheng and the First Battalion did not follow up, and the result was very dangerous.
Huang Suhu's eyes widened and he immediately ordered the 1st Battalion of the Taixi Guard Brigade and the Cavalry Battalion to assemble so that he could return to meet Guo Zheng.
They were all old men from fighting. Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang all knew in their hearts that Guo Zheng and the first battalion were probably sacrificed. They advised Huang Su to calm down and quickly command the troops to hide and build positions to prepare to repel the little Japs.
pursuit.
Huang Su was furious and said loudly: "The instructor of the Eighth Route Army has never had an organic unit that was wiped out by the Japanese. If we can't save a battalion, we can't explain it to the soldiers."
At this time, the Little Japanese plane once again aimed at the Eighth Route Army and began to circle and drop bombs.
Huang Su no longer cared about returning to support the first battalion. He stood on a stone on the side of the road, shouted loudly, and ordered the troops to quickly hide and organize anti-aircraft shooting.
It may be that the Japs pilot discovered Huang Su, but the most important thing was that he discovered the Eighth Route Army troops who were retreating and hiding at the mountain pass. Four Japanese planes roared towards them.
Huang Su was waving his hands and shouting to take cover and shoot. A string of bullets came and hit Huang Su.
The two guards rushed forward in a hurry and caught Huang Su's falling body.
As soon as Huang Su was hit, Wang Jian'an grabbed a machine gun and opened it in the air. The retreating troops immediately stopped advancing and all engaged in anti-aircraft shooting.
The little Japanese pilots didn't know who they hit, but they knew that countless lines of ground fire suddenly erupted from the foot of the mountain, and they hurriedly pulled up. However, they definitely couldn't escape at this time: two were hit
, two crashed into the mountain.
Wang Jian'an dropped the machine gun and ran to Huang Su's side. He saw that the bullet entered Huang Su's back and penetrated his heart. He had stopped breathing.
Wang Jian'an, extremely sad and angry, immediately ordered all troops to seize the commanding heights, build fortifications, resolutely repel the pursuing Japanese, and avenge the political commissar.
After Liu Yimin and Luo Ronghuan returned to Hu Di Church, they read the telegram jointly sent by Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang, and learned that the Little Devils had dispatched a large fleet of aircraft to intercept our army's retreat, and the troops suffered heavy losses. Huang Su was killed in the Little Devils
under the airborne machine gun.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin remained silent and paced back and forth in the church alone, muttering to himself: "If you are careless, you will lose Jingzhou, if you are careless, you will lose Jingzhou!"
Luo Ronghuan ordered Cai Zhong to immediately send a report to Chen Shiqu, Wang Jian'an, and Tang Liang, ordering the three of them to form the Taixi Group Headquarters, with Chen Shiqu taking overall responsibility. Relying on the mountains, he resolutely repelled the pursuit of the Japs and avenged Comrade Huang Su.
After sending the telegram, he saw Liu Yimin still pacing and mumbling to himself. Knowing that he was already in deep self-blame, he walked over and walked side by side with him, saying as he walked: "Now is not the time to blame yourself.
This is not the time to think about revenge. You need to have a clear mind now, otherwise, we will still suffer!"
Liu Yimin was shocked and stopped pacing. He glanced at Luo Ronghuan and said, "Political Commissar, I don't understand why the little devil dared to attack our Taixi Group with a guard division and an independent mixed brigade?
How dare they attack Lunan with a 114th Division and a part of the puppet army? Why did the Japanese attack in Lunan start with a multi-pronged attack, and then suddenly change to a single attack? This does not seem to be the case in the temple.
With Shouyi's style of play, the old Japanese suffered too much from our losses and were very cautious. Could it be that the Japanese Twelfth Army in Jinan has a new commander?"
Luo Ronghuan also had a solemn look on his face: "It should look like this according to the situation. Moreover, this new commander is an extremely cruel, extremely bold, and adventurous guy. Think about it, which general in the Japanese army has this style?"
Liu Yimin thought for a while and said: "Most of the Japanese generals are offensive generals. Among them, there are three units that are best at offensive operations, namely the Second Division, the Fifth Division, and the Sixth Division. The Second Division
Nagaokamura Neiji is thoughtful and pragmatic, but he is now the commander of the Eleventh Army and should not come to Jinan now. The commander of the Fifth Division, Seishiro Itagaki, was a bold guy, but he is dead
The successor Toshiro Ando is far behind Seishiro Itagaki. Besides, he is currently on the front line in Guangzhou and cannot come to Jinan. Hisao Tani, the former commander of the Sixth Division, is now sitting on the bench in Tokyo, and his successor Shiro Inaba is on the bench.
Commanding troops to fight in Wuhan, it is impossible to be promoted to the commander of the Twelfth Army so quickly. The most likely person to serve as the commander of the Twelfth Army should be Yamashita Fengfumi. This guy is good at sneak attacks and has a sharp style. However, two people like these
A surprise attack by surprise troops on the road at the same time cannot be the style of Yamashita Tombumi. That guy likes to concentrate his forces to break through at one stroke, so it is impossible to fight on two fronts like this. Could it be that the Japanese base camp has used the devil Hisao Tani?"
Luo Ronghuan interrupted Liu Yimin: "No matter who he is, as long as he is in Jinan City, he is dead. After we capture Jinan, we will dig three feet into the ground to find him and avenge Comrade Huang Su!"