Another enemy soldier who had half of his head stretched out was knocked off his Tianling Cap by a precise bullet. The half of his head that spurted out a cloud of blood mist fell heavily on the hard wall under the two-story stone building. The enemy company commander who was lying behind the stone pillar was frightened.
He quickly crawled back a few meters, turned around and climbed over the threshold of the hall, but his right knee was shattered by another flying bullet and he had no time to close it up.
The famous "Tiger Company" commander of the three armies no longer had the courage and composure of the past. He let out heart-rending wails of pain that made the remaining enemies in the camp tremble with fear and lose all morale.
The battle has been going on for nearly an hour now, and more than half of the enemy's troops have been killed or wounded. They are helpless against the opponents occupying the commanding heights around them. The distance of more than 300 meters has made the enemy's powerful machine guns and shell guns lose their accuracy and power.
As soon as three light machine guns appeared, the machine gunner was killed by accurate bullets, and then a barrage of mortar shells flew in, blasting the surrounding stone building and the top floor where the machine guns were mounted beyond recognition.
On the east slope, An Yi pulled the bolt of his gun amidst the screams of the enemy company commander and took aim again. Dou Fang, who was lying next to him, smiled in admiration:
"Boss, what a gunshot damage! One shot knocked down the enemy's morale... Behind the window at two o'clock, the man wanted to raise a white flag to surrender..."
"Pah——"
The white flag that was about to be raised in the window was smashed to the flagpole. An Yi pulled the bolt of the gun and ordered in a low voice: "Xiaodouzi, it's time. Order the brothers to set up the machine guns and fire a volley to cover the assault team as they rush into the enemy camp. No one will be killed."
Leave!"
"yes!"
Dou Fang slid down the slope excitedly and loudly ordered the machine gunners to enter the position and suppress the enemy with all their strength.
"Da da, da da da, da da..."
The four Czech light machine guns in the east fired in unison. After receiving the signal, the brothers on the other three sides also set up their machine guns and fired fiercely. The stone buildings in the enemy camp sparkled in the rain of bullets, and pieces of dust erupted.
Ding Zhicheng, holding two guns in hand, personally led an eight-man assault team to jump over the enemy corpses at the gate of the camp, quickly rushed into the camp and then dispersed. Three light machine guns and five flower machine guns fired beautiful bursts of fire one after another.
The remnants of the enemy showed their heads slightly
He was shot dead. The two freed team members accurately threw grenades into every barracks in the way. The second team that followed immediately rushed into the room after the explosion and attacked the enemies who were still struggling and wailing.
Merciless slaughter.
At the same time, Dou Fang's detachment, which climbed over the wall from the northeast corner, followed the same example. With the tacit cooperation of the surrounding machine gunners, it successfully approached the front and rear of the stone building. Seven or eight grenades accurately flew into each window of the stone building. It ended with a loud explosion.
The entire encirclement and annihilation operation has also come to an end.
Dou Fang walked through the lobby and came to the bloody steps in front, took out a cigarette and handed one to Ding Zhicheng.
"What a pleasure! There were no casualties in the whole battle. It was a comfortable battle."
Ding Zhicheng took the cigarette and lit it, ignoring the frequent sounds of refilling the gun from inside the building:
"This time, the group of shooting students led by Lao Li were quite satisfied. In the first twenty minutes, they accurately shot at least 60 enemies, especially Lao Li's four apprentices, who were lying on the roof of the brothel.
The distance was very close and almost a headshot. The beating made the souls of this pustule company go to pieces. All the arrogant shouts were gone. By the end of the fight, no one dared to show half of their head. I guess the so-called Tiger Elites were left inside.
They all peed their pants.
This battle inspired me a lot. Both the process and the result were as expected by the boss. The role of the sniper was fully demonstrated. After we go back, we have to start a discussion and summarize the sniper, mortar and assault.
There will be many street fights or ambushes, sieges and annihilations in the future." Dou Fang nodded: "I agree! Brother Ding, do you think you can pick out ten eight-year-olds from today's teaching team?
Are there any top talents to add in? I found that there are many good ideas in it!"
"Don't worry, our department has priority. According to the boss's promise, even the company commander of any battalion we like can be transferred at will, not to mention the training team that specially provides reserve talents for our departments."
Having said this, Ding Zhicheng saw Li Fuqiang walking over with a sniper rifle, grinned, waved his hand and greeted loudly: "Old Li, are you addicted to guns?"
The short and stocky Li Fuqiang still has the same gloomy face that he was born with. When he laughs, he looks just as ugly as when he cries:
"What kind of fun have you had? I only beat two officers, and the rest were taken care of by these guys below... The boss has gone into the city, and asked me to tell you to camp on the spot, and asked you to clean up the whole place and bury the bodies immediately, and keep a close watch.
And try our best to guard the west direction of the road. The artillery company will soon be stationed here. It is estimated that it will be stationed for a long time this time. The company I led was also ordered to station here. The backyard and the Puppet Lake area to the east are suitable for sniping.
Hand training.”
Ding Zhicheng looked at the pools of blood at his feet and the unrecognizable camp, shook his head and walked into the house.
Dou Fang laughed loudly, put his hand on Li Fuqiang's shoulder and suggested that he order a hundred or so apprentices to do the hard work of burying people, so that they could not only make seizures but also exercise their mental endurance.
Li Fuqiang was very generous. Without saying a word, he turned to the yard, opened his broken gong and shouted loudly. Hearing the sound, more than a hundred disciples and disciples moved and immediately started doing it with a smile on their face.
At this time, Kunshan City was still in panic. Sixty patrol teams from Xia Jian's First Battalion were distributed on every street. The Third Battalion led by Chen Zhibiao continued to do familiar work, confiscating and sealing three opium dens in the city.
According to An Yi's instructions, Shen Fengdao led a group of guards to the prison in the north of the city, released all the prisoners, and after vacating the place, he immediately ordered more than 30 opium den shopkeepers, accountants and
All the hawkers were locked up, waiting for the brothers from the newly established political work unit of the regiment to come and take over; in the prestigious county government office, the county magistrate's family of more than 30 people were politely invited out by Gu Laoer, and they moved into Xie Xie in panic.
At the Hongfa Inn opposite, all the handymen inside were driven away. The brothers from the two companies immediately conducted an all-round search and cleanup, discussed the layout of the guard posts and security work, and prepared in advance for the regiment's arrival.
Early the next morning, Xia Jian's 1st Battalion stationed at Tongfeng Camp and carried out large-scale cleaning and maintenance together with the model battalion. Chen Zhibiao led the 3rd Battalion to garrison at Bingxi Town, 6.5 kilometers to the east. Gu Changfeng's four
The battalion went to garrison in Zhoushi Town on the south bank of the Yanglin River, seven kilometers due north, and responded to the Yecheng Second Battalion to the west to prepare for possible attacks in the direction of Changshu.
In the county government hall, the chief officers of each battalion gathered together, laughing loudly.
A long table made up of eight beautiful and expensive square tables was covered with a soft and thick green military blanket. Two large battle flags and party flags were arranged crosswise on the north wall of the main hall.
The battle summary meeting chaired by Yin Jinan was in progress, and the commanders of each battalion reviewed the pros and cons of the battle one by one. Finally, when Yang Bin asked how to deal with the more than a hundred boxes of opium and tobacco that had been seized, An Yi's answer exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Burn! And burn it in public!"
An Yi made a decisive decision and explained the reasons in detail to the brothers: "It will be impossible not to do this this time. Kunshan has convenient transportation and developed information, and any slight disturbance will spread throughout Shanghai, Nanjing and even the whole country. From now on, all departments of our regiment will
Including every officer and soldier, under the watchful eyes of many people and newspaper reporters, they must not be careless in the slightest. Otherwise, it will not only ruin the brand of our "Model Camp", but also affect the image of the entire revolutionary army.
This point must arouse your great attention. After returning home, you must strictly discipline yourself and discipline your subordinates. During training, you must actively solve problems for the people in the station and help the elderly to repair dilapidated houses. The engineering companies of the Model Battalion, the Second Battalion, and the Third Battalion must all mobilize.
Repair bridges and pave roads and clean up the sanitary dead spots in the towns where they are stationed. Each engineering company must build small bridges as part of their training, and the funds are allocated uniformly by the regiment headquarters.
Don't worry about money. The cash we obtained from several enemy camps in Kunshan City this time is as high as more than 800,000 yuan. If we count more than 2,400 long and short guns, 47 light and heavy machine guns, and six Han Yangye
Artillery, more than 130 war horses, more than 220 pack horses, more than 400,000 rounds of ammunition of all kinds, 1,600 rounds of artillery shells and a
A large amount of military supplies, the total amount has reached as much as 2.5 million; the confiscated money from opium dens has also reached 370,000. Even if the 370,000 is used to repay the people and society, it is very appropriate. This point, everyone
We must have a clear understanding and take a longer view, it will only be beneficial to us in the future!"
The brothers expressed their support for An Yi's decision. Yin Jinan emphasized to the new political work section chief, Captain Li Zhengming:
"Old Li, after the meeting is over, you will be responsible for going to the street to make the red armbands of the pickets for your eighty officers and soldiers, and customizing new battle flags for each battalion and company. Except for the model battalion, all the flags must be displayed on the flag.
The words "Independent Regiment of the First Army and Second Division of the National Revolutionary Army" are marked on it. This type of writing is still arranged up and down near the flagpole. Others are as follows: each battalion.
The company number is sewn under the blue sky and white sun badge, and it must be delivered to each battalion tonight. The image of our independent regiment is too important. If the estimate is good, domestic and foreign reporters will arrive one after another in a few days, and the chief officers of each battalion will
, the instructor must vigorously rectify military discipline after returning, and must not do anything that damages the image of the revolutionary army!"
"yes!"
Li Zhengming, who graduated from the Political Science Department of Huangpu Phase III, answered loudly, with no expression on his square, black face with sharp edges.
An Yi added: "Laoqu, how is the identification of those people pulled from the train going?"
"It has been completed. Sixty-seven enemy soldiers and thirty-one enemy and puppet officials among the passengers have been detained for review. According to the instructions of the regiment leader, we released the train in the early morning and let the train go to Suzhou. Most of the passengers on the car said
Understanding the actions of our army, the railway workers even put up slogans celebrating the victory of the revolutionary army." Qu Muchen replied.
An Yi nodded with satisfaction and told the chief officers of each battalion to vigorously assist the communication company officers and soldiers in setting up telephone lines and strive to complete the installation of telephone lines before noon.
Finally, after asking Hu Zi if Yang Bin had anything to add, An Yi announced the adjournment of the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, An Yi and Yin Jinan began a tour of the city. At this moment, An Yi and his brothers did not know that the Battle of Kunshan had a major impact on Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou by cutting off the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway and Suzhou-Hangzhou Highway in one fell swoop. The impact has gradually triggered a strong shock across the country. Hundreds of Chinese and foreign leaders from major chambers of commerce in Suzhou, Shanghai and Ningbo, as well as leaders from civil society organizations, are rushing to Kunshan in an endless stream.
The "Central Daily News" immediately issued an announcement that day, praising and speaking highly of the Battle of Kunshan. It was the first to call this division-level battle the "Battle of Kuntai" as a response to the soldiers of the Second Division Independent Regiment and the Sixth Regiment. As a spiritual reward, the names of General An Yi, General Xu Tingyao, and the Model Battalion were recited again, especially the achievement of annihilating Sun Jun's "Hu Ben Company", which aroused great attention from major military forces in the north and south. The An Yi regiment became famous overnight. spread throughout the country.
In the afternoon of that day, Shanghai's "Shenbao" and Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao", which have a large sales volume across the country, simultaneously published the news of the Kunshan War in a prominent position on the first page. They unanimously fully affirmed the great significance and effect of the Kunshan War. Exclaiming that major cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing would soon be controlled by the Northern Expeditionary Army.
The profound impact of the Battle of Kunshan was even greater on the night of the next day. Sun Chuanfang's three brigades and one army stationed around Shanghai retreated under the cover of darkness and fled northward in panic by sea. General Bai Chongxi led Xue Yue's division with a shocking attack. With dazzling speed, they captured Longhua in one fell swoop; General Chen Chengi led the 22nd Division to defeat the Nanhui defenders and took advantage of the victory to pursue the coast of the sea; General Liu Zhi and the 21st Division led by General Liu Zhihe conquered Songjiang, and Qingpu approached Jiading. Shanghai has since been surrounded on three sides by officers and soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army.