1230. Rush to the front line of Hongqiao
The third battalion, under the leadership of the liaison officer of the field supplement regiment, came to a position in the south of Hongqiao on the west side of Guanqiao, and everywhere he went, the soldiers of the third battalion and the three dogs felt solemn. r?anw enw?w?w?.? r?a?n?w?e?n?a`c?om?
Since yesterday, it has been under the fierce attack of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 214th Wing of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, and behind these three or four small hills and small hills, there are wounded everywhere.
Some of the seriously wounded who had not had time to be transported down slowly died while waiting, while some of the slightly lighter wounded did not want to wait for death here, and even picked up their guns again and climbed up the hills, preferring to die on the battlefield.
By the time the three dogs were about to accept three of the hills, the hill in the middle had been broken by the devils, and the few soldiers of the 58th Division Field Supplement Regiment were fighting with the devils on the top of the mountain, and the sound of glorious bullets exploded one after another.
"Rush!"
Sangou took out the shell gun and rushed towards the mountain bag in the middle, what are you waiting for at this time, the soldiers of the third battalion followed behind Sangou, and each rushed to the designated mountain bag.
Xiucai also ordered in time that the Seventh Company and the Ninth Company each sent a platoon of men to support the mountain bag in the middle, that is, the position where the three dogs rushed with the Eighth Company.
It is estimated that the Japanese army did not have many people left, and perhaps a lot of them were consumed, and the devils who rushed to the mountain bag are now left with a squad of about a dozen people.
However, these dozen or so people are facing only three or four brothers of the 58th Division, and these three or four brothers are also full of injuries, and the difference in strength is very large.
This hill is very important to the first battalion of the 58th Division's field replenishment regiment, once this hill is lost, the two hills on the left and right will also be greatly threatened by the breakthrough in the middle.
What's more dangerous is that the rear will be driven straight into by the Japanese army's conical tactics, and the entire defense line will be broken, and Hongqiao will easily lose because of this.
The 58th Division's field supplement regiment wanted to carry out a multi-level defense and increase the depth of the defense, but the front was too long, and the defense line assigned to them was five or six miles long.
In fact, there were only two infantry battalions of the field supplement regiment (the remaining two battalions were in the south), and there was no choice but to dilute the troops and put them in a long snake formation.
This kind of defense is most afraid of being broken through by the enemy, once it is broken through, the whole line will collapse, but everyone knows that as long as there are enough troops, He Lan, the commander of the 58th Division's Field Supplement Regiment, does not want to increase the depth of the defensive line.
From the regiment commander to the squad leader, everyone knows that they are shouldering heavy responsibilities, and no one wants their position to be broken through, which will affect the brothers of the whole regiment.
Therefore, on this small hill in the middle, there was originally a company of guards, and it was said that the strength was sufficient, but after two days of rapid attrition, by noon today, there was only one squad of men left.
By the time Sangou rushed up with the Eighth Company, there were only three or four wounded soldiers left who were ready to detonate the glorious bullets, and these soldiers had really paid too much to hold this position, and would rather die in battle than watch the position be lost.
Sangou didn't think about it so much, and after rushing up all the way, they were overwhelmed in an instant by facing a tired and short of ammunition Japanese combat squad.
The commander of the eighth company took Changhua and them, followed behind the three dogs, and as soon as they went up, they were strafed by the shell guns, and the dozen or so devils were immediately beaten into a sieve, and then stabbed by a bayonet, and the battle was quickly resolved.
Seeing Sangou and a large number of their men rushing up, the last few 58th brothers guarding the hill actually howled and cried.
They were not because they were lucky enough to escape a catastrophe and come back from hell, but because they were saddened that their company, which was almost completely annihilated, received timely support and held this position.
Those brothers who have died, who have already gone on the road, can no longer see this scene, they have held this position in three consecutive companies, they have not lost it, they have not disgraced the brothers who have died.
Sangou asked one of the deputy platoon commanders in time, and learned about the situation in this area for the past two days, and suddenly felt heavy, the current strength of the Japanese army is more than a brigade level.
While calling people to quickly dig a position to reinforce, Sangou called for bamboo poles, and the mortars of the machine gun company were also set up on the anticline of the mountain bag in the middle of this center, and the battalion headquarters was also here, which was equivalent to setting up a position on the front line.
In the face of such a precipitous military situation, there is no way back, and the Japanese army now has more than one infantry brigade, and it seems that even a third battalion plus a broken battalion of the 58th Division Field Supplement Regiment may not be able to resist.
One can only hope to hold out as much as possible for a while, until more follow-up troops come up, or if there is some new order from above to retreat or something.
Since Xiucai said that they came to Guanqiao on the order of the regiment commander Liu Guangyu, the main force of the 152nd regiment should also be halfway there.
Under normal circumstances, Regiment Commander Liu would not throw a main infantry battalion far away, lose contact with the large army, and fight on the fiercest front line.
Of course, it is hoped that it will hold on all the time, and then the brother troops on the periphery can repel the enemy, and then have a large-scale counteroffensive and pursuit.
In fact, this is what Sangou is looking forward to the most, since it took so much effort yesterday and last night, but it didn't get Oga Shige, and now that it's daytime, it can only be pinned on a large-scale pursuit battle to see if you can catch some big fish.
However, now in the positional battle, with the mortars of the machine gun company and the heavy machine guns assigned to various companies, Sangou has some confidence.
Because through the phone call with the deputy platoon commander who survived the original position, it seems that the Japanese artillery did not sound for a day, and even the infantry artillery had no shells, and only the planes would throw some shells down.
Why the position was lost today was completely a desperate battle between the sea of people, and the Japanese army spent a lot of talent to attack the front of the position, and both sides consumed a huge amount.
The last group of devils attacked, and it was already the end of the crossbow, so let the three dogs and them pick up a bargain. When the enemy saw that there were a large number of reinforcements, he had to withdraw the attacking force, which was already exhausted.
This also gave Sangou a chance to repair and strengthen their positions, and also reassured Sangou to let each company set up heavy machine guns in the position.
At present, each company places its heavy machine guns in the strongest bunkers of the position, supplemented by light machine guns and grenadier canisters around it, and uses heavy machine guns as a fire support point, and protects, cooperates, and matches firepower around this support point to form a simple defensive fire system.
As for the mortars, they were arranged on the anticline of the small hill pack, and the data were reported through the observers on the hill to hit the possible heavy fire points of the Japanese army.
In the face of the fatigue of the Japanese army's lack of artillery, with such a light defense system, Sangou is a little sure, and the biggest danger now comes from the lack of protection behind the defense line, and there is no reserve.
At the same time, it is not clear what the Japanese army has invested in troops, as well as their firepower and will to fight, etc., in case a large group of thousands of Japanese troops launches a charge, Sangou's current 300 or so people will really not be able to hold it.
Once it can't be defended, it will not be the consequence of the first line of defense being broken through, but the entire line of defense will be broken through, and hundreds of his own subordinates will be scattered and slaughtered.