Chapter 447: Defending Taierzhuang Together (3)
The 13th Division fought fiercely with the devils on the frontal battlefield, and they blocked the combined offensive attack of the devils in the open and ground.
If it weren't for the 13th Division guarding outside the southern city to take the lead, then the officers and soldiers of the security regiment would have suffered the most casualties.
The defense of Taierzhuang relied on the concerted efforts of the 2nd Group Army and the Security Regiment, and if anyone only thought about preserving their strength, this battle would not be able to win after all.
So, in order to win a greater victory, there must be some troops to make great sacrifices.
The position outside the southern city was the main breakthrough point of the Japanese army, and the officers and men of the 13th Division and the devil troops launched a fierce exchange of fire in the forward position.
"Tutu Tu Tu Tu—"
"Da Da Da-"
"Boom, boom—"
Devil tank guns and artillery of various calibers all bombarded the forward positions of the 13th Division.
Although the 13th Division did not have the threat of devil bombers, the ground firepower of devils was also very fierce.
A dense rain of shells, without a single gap, continued to pour down on the forward positions.
In the blink of an eye, the shells plowed all over the position, and there was scorched earth and gunsmoke everywhere.
"Imperial warriors, take the front position, duck chicken to !!"
Under the cover of artillery fire, the devil infantry rushed to the forward positions of the 13th Division in groups.
The officers and men of the 13th Division, who were guarding the position, launched a counterattack, and all firing points opened fire at the same time.
The two sides fired back and forth, and stray bullets flew in all directions.
Just when the 13th Division was fighting with the devils, the signal corps ran out of the headquarters.
"Tuanzao, 13th Division Commander Zhang Baohua phone!"
As soon as Li Hong heard Zhang Baohua's call, he hurriedly returned to the headquarters with the communications troops.
"Hey, I'm Li Hong, Master Zhang?!"
Li Hong asked loudly, and the telephone receiver was full of noisy gunshots.
Because of the fierce battle, the communication signal was not very good, and Zhang Baohua's rough voice came intermittently on the other end of the phone.
"Consultant Li, I'm Zhang Baohua!" Zhang Baohua responded loudly on the phone, and he continued: "Advisor Li, on behalf of all the officers and men of the 13th Division, I thank you for your assistance, and when this battle is over, I will definitely invite you to drink!" ”
Li Hong said with a hearty smile: "Division Commander Zhang, no need to thank you, your 13th Division is fighting bloody battles with devils on the front line, and the security regiment is just a little bit of help, what help do you need from the 13th Division, just ask!" ”
"Advisor Li, the whole war zone knows that your security regiment is rich and oily, if you need help, I, Zhang Baohua, will definitely be polite!" Zhang Baohua is a typical Northwest man, and he speaks very straightforwardly.
Li Hong seemed to hear something from the violent ringing of the other party's phone, and Zhang Baohua seemed to be calling from the front-line headquarters.
"Master Zhang, are you on the front line now? What about the casualties of your front-line troops? Li Hong asked the other party.
"Yes, I'm commanding operations on the front line!" Zhang Baohua shook off the dirt on his body, and then said: "The little devil's attack is very fierce, and the forward troops have already suffered a battalion of casualties......
As soon as the two sides said this, the phone suddenly "boomed", and the communication was cut off.
The artillery fire on the front line was so heavy that it was normal for communications to be interrupted.
Li Hong is a person who wants to do it when he sees a devil, and when he sees the fierce fight between the officers and soldiers of the 13th Division and the little devil, he naturally can't sit on the cold bench.
Moreover, the 13th Division did fight very fiercely, and the security regiment had to be reinforced to retreat from the enemy together.
He put down the phone in his hand, shook the phone again, and called the third battalion.
"I'm Li Hong, let Meng Dazhu answer the phone!" Li Hong's communication soldier who answered the phone shouted.
A few minutes later, the communications soldiers of the third battalion called Meng Dazhu, the commander of the third battalion.
"Report to the group, I'm Meng Dazhu!" The third battalion commander, Meng Dazhu, responded.
"Dazhu, damn it, it took so long to answer the phone, hurry up and gather reserves to reinforce the 13th Division!"
"Yes, Tuanza!"
Meng Dazhu hung up the phone and hurriedly gathered reserves to prepare for battle.
There are more than 500 soldiers in the reserve, and these soldiers are all transferred from the war zone, and at this time, it is just right for the troops to go to the front line to train in actual combat and fight a tough battle!
Subsequently, Li Hong led more than 500 reserve soldiers of the third battalion to quickly rush towards the position of the 13th Division.
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"Da !!"
"Boom, boom, boom!!"
In the forward position of the 13th Division, the sound of guns and artillery came and went, and all kinds of shouts and killings were mixed together.
From time to time, shells fell on the positions and exploded, and there were explosive flames everywhere.
The attack on the forward positions of the 13th Division was launched by the Itagaki Division, the 21st Wing under the 42nd Brigade.
The 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army, the original brigade commander Toshiji Miura has been removed from his post because of the loss of troops and the defeat of the security regiment, and now the commander of the 21st Brigade has been taken over by Major General Tsuyota Nakamura.
Born in a military family, Nakamura Gangta was brave and fierce in battle, good at training, and was one of the more outstanding generals of the Japanese army.
Under the tempering of Nakamura Tsuyota, the combat effectiveness of the reorganized 21st Brigade has been greatly improved, and it is basically the same as the previous combat effectiveness.
The 13th Division encountered such an elite unit as the 21st Brigade and the 42nd Wing, and naturally it could not resist.
The Devil Artillery Heavy Artillery in the rear bombarded hard, and the Devil 42 Wing tore several breakthroughs in the forward defensive positions of the 13th Division.
The hundreds of little devils who rushed to the front rushed to the position, and the enemy and the officers and soldiers of the 13th Division fought together in close combat, and the two sides started a white-knuckle battle.
"Brothers, kill, let the little devil see the power of the Northwest Army's broadsword!!"
A tall lieutenant general, holding a large knife weighing more than 20 pounds in his hand, led hundreds of soldiers to rush towards the devil crowd.
This lieutenant general may not look at him as sturdy, almost fat, but he is extremely agile, very brave, and fierce and deadly.
The lieutenant general skillfully uses the knife skills of the Northwest Broadsword Team, his slashing movements are simple and rough, and every knife is a fatal move.
In the blink of an eye, five or six devils had already died under the knife of the lieutenant general.
This lieutenant general who charged into battle and fought hand-to-hand with the devil was none other than Zhang Baohua, the commander of the 13th Division.
Zhang Baohua boosted morale, and he rushed to the forward position with a big sword and fought with the devil soldiers with bayonets in front of him.
"Sonorous, sonorous, sonorous......"
The cold weapons of the two sides collided heavily, and sporadic sparks flew everywhere.
The little devil does have a hand in fighting bayonets in close combat, but the enemy does not know how powerful the 13th Division of the Northwest Army is fighting bayonets.
In the troops of the Northwest Army, many soldiers have some kung fu foundation, and every soldier in this brave combat unit has refined knife skills, and is even better at fighting bayonets.
The soldiers of the 13th Division were skillful and exquisite, and they gave full play to their knife skills on the battlefield, and the devils who slashed and killed suffered heavy casualties.
"Uh, uh, uh......"
The shouts of killing and screaming on the battlefield were mixed.
The heads of more than 100 devils were cut off alive, and many devil soldiers had their arms cut off, and blood splattered out of the severed limbs.