On the afternoon of the 5th, Hou Hekun transferred the 32nd Division to the vicinity of Taierzhuang and exchanged defenses with the severely damaged 30th Division. At dusk, all the two regiments of the 30th Division that participated in the attack withdrew and rested in the rear. The three infantry regiments of the 32nd Division continued to attack.
Invest in Taierzhuang and consolidate the position.
It is getting dark. As the visibility decreases, the sound of gunfire in the village gradually becomes sparse. The battle for Taierzhuang has been thirty hours now and has entered the second night. However, even in the fiercest battle in Zhuangzi,
In this place, the buildings are not very dilapidated. At most, there are many bullet marks on the walls, and there are no big damages from the charred grenade explosion. There are even very few collapsed houses, and there are no broken walls and ruins everywhere after a street battle.
scene.
Wherever the Ming army hit, the houses were all empty - the people immediately ran to the Ming army. This is why people took the risk to stay. In the areas controlled by the Qing army, the people still stayed in their homes. Although they were also scared
They were shivering, but basically fine. Their house was filled with dust and broken glass, and the Qing soldiers
Squatting out of the window, shooting and throwing grenades, without incurring artillery bombardment. At most, a bunch of bullets would come in to fight back. The common people were pale with fright, and they only watched these gangsters hurriedly retreat, and the Ming army came in. Burden.
The bedding has been put away and hidden under the bed. When the time comes, I will grab the whole family and carry them away.
Night fell. The rain slowly stopped, with only a little bit still dripping. The moist cold wind blew through Zhuangzi. Soldiers from both sides hid in the buildings, making fires to keep warm and heating food to eat. This year, from
The war started in the autumn, and coal from Shanxi could not be transported out, so most people in Beiqing had not yet bought coal. Each family only had
There was only a little coal left over from last year, which was not enough for cooking or making a fire for warmth. But the Qing army didn't care and just split open the people's tables and stools to use as firewood. The people could only watch, thinking that the Ming army would only last a day or two.
They called us, and when the time came, our whole family fled south, and they couldn't take these tables, chairs, and benches with them, so they were simply going to be burned by these idiots.
Although the Ming army is also hiding in ordinary people's houses, the Ming army has sufficient logistics, especially in the right battlefield. The front is short and the whole journey is transported by railway, so the material support is more adequate. Each team has coal for heating.
The distribution was completed every night. Now the soldiers of the Ming Army threw a large bag of coal on the ground, smashed it directly with an engineer shovel, and stuffed a large amount into the stove. The fire was strong, and the whole house was warm.
The people in the cooking class carried the lunch box and ran around, delivering dinner to each position. The military lunch box was put on the stove. After a while, the cold meal was heated again. In an instant, the aroma of rice, potatoes and braised pork rose.
The room was full. After the fierce battle, the soldiers sat against the wall, eating a delicious and hot dinner, as if their fatigue and tension were instantly relieved.
The Qing army on the opposite side could only eat pancakes and porridge. Although there were shops, butcher shops, restaurants, and a lot of delicious food in Taierzhuang, it was not enough to be an official, and it was not enough to be a soldier. At this time,
, of course the Ming army repeated its old tricks,
Several cooking teams directly set up large pots at the intersection and stewed meat in them. It happened that the north wind was blowing at this time, the Ming army was in the north, and the Qing army was in the south. The strange aroma of braised pork drifted down the wind and went straight into the people who were cooking.
In the nose of Qing Bing who was eating pancakes and drinking porridge.
At the same time, the Ming army also set up loudspeakers and kept shouting at the Qing army on the opposite side, saying that brothers are still eating fried biscuits over there, so come over and eat braised pork!
But just like the night before, it had no effect. Except that this was the Eight Banners Division, which was relatively loyal to the Qing court, and this was different from before. In the past, there was no need to shout, the Qing soldiers had already come over. But now except for a few
No parents above, no heirs below, no wife in the middle
A group of bachelor Qing soldiers sneaked over. Most of the Qing soldiers did not expect to eat a meal of braised pork and bring the whole family in. Although they were greedy after hearing this, they continued to eat pancakes and drink porridge. They were already worried.
The guy who encouraged the emperor to make the "implicate order" was killed a thousand times.
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But behind the actions of stewing meat and shouting, the Ming army was quietly preparing for a new round of attack. This attack would be a night attack. The Ming army knew that it was no longer realistic to use food to lure the Qing soldiers into surrender. But
Still acting solemnly. This can numb the Qing army's nerves and make the other side think that tonight will be like last night, and both sides spend the night in silence.
After several night battles, the Ming army now found that its weapons had an advantage in night battles with the Qing army. Visibility at night was poor, and the effective firefighting range of light weapons was greatly shortened. The mid- and long-range advantages of rifles could not be used. Most gun battles were within a few dozen meters.
Within the range. In this case, the Ming army's high proportion of submachine guns would be very advantageous.
In the night, the light rain fell and stopped, and the loudspeakers on both sides kept broadcasting, but they were all broadcasting to the soldiers of the Qing army. The contents of the broadcasts of the Qing army were all the news that all the officers and soldiers of a certain unit were promoted and rewarded, and they were meant to boost morale before the battle.
The content of the army is to persuade them to surrender. The benefits of being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty are explained to the soldiers, and the "surrender bonus" and the like are repeatedly played to seduce the officers.
At around eleven o'clock, the Ming Army's broadcast stopped first.
At around 12:30, the Qing army's broadcast also stopped.
As a result, the only sounds left in the dark Taierzhuang were the patter of rain and the howling cold wind. In the control areas of both sides, the windows of many houses flashed with red light - these were where soldiers from both sides kept warm on the cold rainy night.
fire.
It was past one o'clock at night, and all the Qing troops, except for the night watch soldiers on the guard posts and machine gun teams, were already sleeping. Even if the Qing soldiers had gone through a change of defense and rest, they had fought for half a day and a whole night, and they were all exhausted and whirring.
Big sleep.
There was no movement from the Ming army, and they all seemed to be sleeping.
However, behind this calm illusion, there is an undercurrent. In the northern suburbs of Taierzhuang, trucks shuttle back and forth to replenish ammunition for the troops in the village and transport the wounded. At the same time, some units with greater casualties were withdrawn and a large number of units were transported out.
New troops were added.
At half past one in the night, a signal flare rose up, drew a beautiful arc in the night sky, and disappeared.
On the ground, several thousand Ming troops jumped out of their hiding places, carrying submachine guns and machine guns, and silently marched towards the Qing army's positions with their backs bent.
Ten seconds later, the first Qing army was discovered. Machine guns rang out, and then machine guns everywhere rang out. The Ming army also shouted, lay down on the spot, and threw grenades like raindrops, and then took advantage of the situation.
Facing the intensive explosion, he stood up and sprinted.
It stands to reason that the Qing army's night vigilance is quite in place. In addition to guarding the soldiers, each machine gun team arranges members to take turns on duty in order to detect the Ming army and the machine guns can fire at the first time. But despite preparations, because of the
Last night's example, coupled with the persuasion to surrender in the middle of the night, the Qing army still didn't think that the Ming army would suddenly attack at night, and it was obvious that they were still unprepared.
A machine gun rang out, and the Qing army immediately blew up the camp. The machine guns in other places fired wildly, regardless of whether they saw the Ming army. In the darkness, nothing could be seen except the dazzling tongues of flames. The Qing soldiers were suddenly awakened.
Shouting, pulling the bolt of the gun and shooting blindly in the darkness, venting the tension and fear in his heart.
A few minutes later, the Qing army's flares also soared into the sky one after another. Half of Taierzhuang was illuminated brightly, and only countless silver-gray raindrops could be seen floating in the strong light.
The Ming army's night attack was carefully prepared. It still adopted the usual "blitz" mode, concentrating its superior forces and swarming over them all at once. Coupled with the powerful advantage of automatic weapons, the submachine gunners rushed at the front, each with a gun in their hand.
It seemed like a small machine gun was set up, and countless tongues of flame were spraying out, and it rushed over.
The Qing army was caught off guard, and the flares were not fired in time. As a result, when the Ming army rushed forward, it was still dark. The night at this time was really dark, with thick dark clouds, and there was not a trace of starlight or moonlight, which was what shined through the windows.
A little light from the stove, basically just reach out
No fingers were visible. The flames of the machine gun were flashing and dazzling, blocking the eyes of the Qing machine gunners. When firing, they could not see anything. Only during the pauses in the ceasefire could they barely look at the target in front. They relied on the observation hand next to them to guide the direction of shooting. Line of defense
The effect is completely incomparable to that during the day.
The Ming army's first raid achieved very good results, breaking through the Qing army's fire barrier in more than a dozen places at once. Once the Ming army soldiers rushed past the Qing army's machine guns and jumped into the pile of Qing soldiers, it would be a one-sided massacre. The Qing army
The soldiers still wanted to fight with their bayonets, but they all fell to the submachine guns at the first opportunity.
By the time the Qing army's flares were raised, the Ming army had already rushed through several streets in the dark. At this time, the Qing army in front also reacted and began to organize a counterattack, charging forward with bayonets in hand and shouting. At this time, those who followed up
The Ming army's machine gun crew immediately fell down on the spot, lying in the cold muddy water. The Woodpecker machine gun began to spit out tongues of fire wildly. Due to the illumination of the Qing army's flares, the Qing army soldiers on the opposite side were like wheat, sweeping away a large area and lying on the ground. The rest
They all ran back.
The control area is now being cleared. There are still a large number of Qing troops in the buildings behind them. The Ming soldiers, holding submachine guns, shouted from house to house, ordering surrender. Some Qing soldiers dropped their guns and came out with their hands raised.
.There were still some Qing soldiers who did not want to surrender and wanted to wait and see if their own troops could rush over and reoccupy the street. Many Qing soldiers took advantage of the chaos in the darkness and climbed over the wall to escape.
The indoor battle began. The Qing army fought bravely during the day, mainly relying on the concealment of the building, using the house as a bunker, and shooting down the attacking Ming army from the second floor. But once the Ming army entered the room and entered the indoor battle,
The battle will be over soon. There is no better way to take advantage of submachine guns than in indoor battles. The Qing army's single-shot rifles are almost impossible to resist in an indoor environment. Seeing the Ming army kick open the door and rush in,
He threw down his gun and surrendered.
During the night battle, the submachine guns of the Ming army formed a great psychological deterrent to the Qing army. This kind of mentality was not available during the day. Even if there were buildings blocking it during the day, the Ming army could always be seen dozens of meters away and could shoot calmly.
Now, the Ming army always rushes to a distance of more than ten meters before being seen. Your rifle can only fire one shot at most, and you have to face the fierce flames of the Ming army. Even if there are flares in the sky, they can only illuminate half at most. The other half will always be illuminated.
It's a completely dark shadow area. It's equally terrifying.
The battle continued like this throughout the second half of the night. At dawn at seven o'clock, the Ming army had captured two-thirds of Taierzhuang and was almost approaching the canal.
More importantly, wherever the Ming army went, all the people evacuated to the side of the Ming army. This means that two-thirds of Taierzhuang has been consolidated in the hands of the Ming army. Both sides can throw off their arms and use heavy weapons to participate.
There was a street fight.
At eight o'clock in the morning, two special tank battalions of the Fourth Armored Division and the Fifth Armored Division of the People's Guard were transferred to Taierzhuang. Thirty-six 120mm self-propelled heavy mortars turned on their tracks and rumbled into the buildings of Taierzhuang.