Chapter 247: The Fall of Sanyili
Fierce battles, almost with madness. In the midst of the artillery fire, while life continued to die, the soldiers on both sides forgot about life and death, feeling that life was too fragile and disappeared in an instant.
The numbness of death makes the soldiers fearless, this is the madness that war brings to people, and life is so worthless in the smoke of gunfire.
"Brothers, kill me!"
"Kill!" "Kill!" “……”
It seems that everyone's blood is boiling. The gunshots continued, and the cries of killing continued. The devils were repelled again and again, and they came up again and again; The positions were captured again and again, and again and again recaptured.
Stretcher teams, medical teams, and transport teams rushed to the positions to treat the wounded and carry ammunition despite enemy artillery fire. In such battles, they also suffered heavy casualties.
This is a life-and-death battle, and the Chinese army defends every inch of land with its lives.
The battle lasted more than two hours, and both sides were constantly throwing in their forces, and if either side backed down out of fear, then that side lost.
"Are the devils really crazy, how can there be such a way of playing!?"
Not only the front, but even the officers at all levels of the division command felt breathless. Sun Yuanliang felt a lot of pressure, and the reserve team didn't know how many waves they had changed.
Chief of Staff Zhang Baiting said: "This is not a way to fight, why don't you retreat to the inner city and fight with the devils in the streets?" ”
Sun Yuanliang thought for a moment and said, "It's all the same." Our firepower is not inferior to that of devils, and it is difficult to give full play to the firepower of street fighting. It's nighttime, and it's more beneficial for us to fight positional warfare. ”
Indeed, the front is in ruins, and it is like a wilderness that can form an effective network of fire. And the equipment of the German armor division in this regard is even stronger than that of the Japanese army.
At the headquarters of the 524th Regiment, everyone present was equally uneasy.
Han Xianyuan said: "Such casualties are too great, and the devil doesn't give us time to breathe at all." ”
Xie Jinyuan sighed and said, "Fight slow with fast, this is the tactic of the other commander." If we were given time, Ye Lei would deploy better tactics against them. ”
Han Xianyuan said: "The commander of the other party knows Ye Lei very well, such casualties are equal, and they feel that it is worth it." ”
The Japanese began to attack the right flank, and then launched an attack on the left flank, and continued to shell the middle of the road. Once one direction is attacked, the devil in the middle will take advantage of the situation to attack. Ye Lei is also lacking in skills, so he can only command the battle with the second battalion commander at the battalion headquarters.
The forward position was still dominated by the second battalion, and the rear troops were constantly replenished.
Von Schmelin said: "I don't understand, why did the Japanese choose to launch a general attack at night? Isn't it more beneficial for them during the day? ”
This problem has also been bothering Ye Lei, and now that the main forces of the 88th Division are all moving to the right flank, then Sanyili ......
Ye Lei was still very worried about the direction of Sanyili, but there was no news ahead. And in the battle here, in addition to Ye Lei himself, even the special combat team also joined it. It's more of a showdown between the two sides.
The battle between the two sides was at a stalemate, and the Japanese barracks in front, Sato returned to the headquarters, picked up the phone and dialed the Marine Corps headquarters.
"Hey, General? Step 2 planning can be executed. ”
"I know, when I take the Sanyisato, Sato-kun, you will be the hero."
"General, don't be careless, my opponent is Ye Lei, he must have made some moves in Sanyi. In the process of the troops acting in secret, they must pay attention to their feet, Ye Lei is good at arranging tricks. Also, maybe keep an eye out for their outposts nearby. ”
"Sato-kun, you know your opponent too well, I know how to do it."
After hanging up the phone, Sato ordered the troops to intensify the offensive again. Indeed, as Ye Lei expected, Sato's target was locked on 3 Sanyi. And this is just the second step of his plan, his real goal is the whole Zhabei.
The night was dark, and the attention of the entire battlefield was focused on the right flank of Zhabei. A devil brigade used the night as a cover and sneaked up on Sanyili. The devil sacrificed so much, just to take Sanyili and cut off the defense line from Jiangwan to the North Station from the middle.
"Boom Boom" "......"
Suddenly there was a cannon sound from the northeast, and a brigade of devils launched a lightning raid on Sanyili.
Zhu Chi was on guard when he received the order from the division headquarters, and he took a battalion to start a fierce battle with the devils who suddenly appeared.
"Report, the 528th Regiment called, a large number of Japanese troops have been found in the direction of Sanyili, and they are now launching a fierce attack on the first battalion defense area."
Divisional command, the news was like thunder.
"What did you say!?" Sun Yuanliang still has to face the reality, the real target of the devil is Sanyili.
"It seems that Ye Yelei's judgment is correct."
Zhang Baiting realized it later, but it seems to be too late now.
Sun Yuanliang immediately ordered the 527th Regiment to reinforce Sanyili, hoping that it would not be too late to make amends.
The two places were fighting at the same time, and the whole Zhabei was in the midst of war.
When Ye Lei learned that Sanyili was attacked, he was immediately furious, and the thunder arranged by Li Hu did not play any role. But he didn't blame Li Hu, but his own negligence. He should be more convinced of his own judgment, as well as the intuition of a soldier.
But now Ye Lei and the special combat team are pinned down by Sato, and they have no time to divide troops to reinforce Sanyili, and now they can only hope that the 528 regiment will hold Sanyili.
"Boom Boom" "......"
"Brethren, hold on!"
"Da Da Da ......"
Although the battle in Sanyili was not as fierce as the right wing, it was more tragic than that of the right wing. The devils launched a lightning raid, using the night as a cover for multiple attacks, and even before the defenders reacted, they had already attacked in front of them. This attack devil did not follow the routine at all, but blindly rushed under the cover of artillery fire.
"Report! The devils attacked the left flank defense area of the first battalion, and the third company was engaged in street battles with the devils. ”
"Got it, order the guard platoon of the spy company to reinforce three companies."
"Yes!"
At the headquarters of the 528th Regiment, Zhu Chi commanded the troops to make the final resistance, and the 528th Regiment must hold out until reinforcements arrive. However, the devil didn't seem to want to give the 528 regiment a chance, and the speed of the attack was beyond Zhu Chi's imagination. The vanguard immediately deployed at each point it occupied, and then covered the follow-up troops to continue the charge.
The darkness became a good umbrella for the devils, and the defense line of the first battalion was broken through in several places, and after several rounds of fierce fighting, the defenders could not support it and began to retreat. When Liao Qiling arrived with the 527th Regiment, the 528th Regiment basically withdrew from Sanyili.
The 527th Regiment had been refurbishing and replenishing troops in the rear before, and all the recruits who came in were new recruits with little combat experience. In such a complex environment, letting these recruits go up is simply sending them to death.
At the regiment headquarters, Liao Qiling asked, "What now?" Sanyi must not be lost, is it to counterattack? ”
Zhu Chi sighed and said, "I have already reported the situation to the division headquarters and are waiting for the division headquarters' order." ”
It didn't take long for the division headquarters to call and order the 528th Regiment to withdraw to the rear for repairs, with the 527th Regiment stationed on the left flank, and to hold the existing left flank position.
Sun Yuanliang didn't want to give up Sanyili, the 527 regiment had just been replenished, and the recruits could be used to defend, not to attack for the time being. At present, the only slightly complete regiment of the 88th Division is Wu Qiujian's 523rd Regiment, and what this regiment is best at is fighting fortified battles and urban guerrilla warfare. Therefore, after dawn, the task of counterattacking Sanyili was handed over to the 523 regiment.
On October 6, Sanyili was captured by the Japanese army. At this time, Sato stopped the attack on Zhabei's right flank after learning about it, and his first plan had been completed, and then he was to carry out his second plan and fully capture Zhabei.