Chapter 248: The tentative attack was defeated

Shuihe Village. The command post of the Eighth Route Army in the east of the village.

Yu Genshan looked at Han Dagang, who was sitting leisurely on the ammunition box, crying and laughing, how could he be so relaxed? Why don't you hurry up and think about what to do next? So he asked:

"Hey? Deputy Head Han, the fight outside is shaking, how can you sit so steadily? At this point in the battle, what's next? ”

Han Dagang opened his eyes and stood up, looked at Yu Genshan, and said seriously and resolutely:

"The regiment commander should order all companies to attack on all fronts at the same time, quickly and bravely pursue and annihilate the Japanese army, and respond to the sixth company. The battle requirement is to rush and fight quickly, but never fight with the devil with a bayonet. After the attacking troops joined up with the Sixth Company, they cleaned up the battlefield, collected weapons and ammunition, captured prisoners, and brought everything they could bring back, and immediately evacuated the battlefield and returned to Shuihe Village. ”

"Yes. That's what I thought, and I was about to ask the regiment commander for instructions. Said the chief of staff.

"What else do you want me to do? That's how it should be. Correspondents, you have all heard clearly, according to the tactical tactics mentioned by Deputy Regiment Commander Han to pursue and annihilate the Japanese army. The four of you immediately went to the positions of the four companies to convey the order, and in five minutes the whole line was attacked. Go for it! ”

"Yes!" The four communicators left the command post and ran wildly apart.

The chief of staff turned and walked back to the lookout window, holding up his binoculars to observe the battle.

Yu Genshan walked to Han Dagang's side, and whispered with a puzzled face:

"Dagang, this battle is not quite right. The strength of the six companies and one company were scattered, and they fought with the devils of the four squadrons in four directions at the same time, and the combat area could not have been so large. Their bullets and grenades must have been almost exhausted, but why did I hear that the battle was getting bigger and fiercer? ”

"Commander, you heard the battle in the distance, it was not the sixth company of our supplementary regiment, it was the troops brought by Fang Jiren who were beating the little devils. I listened carefully just now, judging from the intensity of the gunfire, there should be almost two battalions of troops, but I don't know if Francis still has reserves? Han Dagang whispered in Genshan's ear.

"Huh? Two battalions? And maybe there are reserves? How could Francis have so many troops? This? It's unlikely, right? Yu Genshan said in disbelief.

"Probably not, I'm also analytical. Commander, didn't you listen carefully just now? At the beginning of the battle, which was far away from Shuihe Village, mountain artillery, field artillery, mortars, and grenadiers were all used, and the intensity and duration of the shelling were larger and longer than when we were shelling, and there were many more automatic weapons than we did. Han Dagang analyzed.

"Well, that's what happened. My dear, I didn't expect Francis to have so many troops. This kid is really capable. Yu Genshan couldn't help but sigh.

"What's so strange about that. Commander, if we can recruit and expand the army, Fang Jiren will do the same, and he will definitely not do worse than us. Don't forget, Fang Jiren is a well-known and sonic North China young man, and the western Hebei region has had a martial spirit and martial arts tradition since ancient times, and there are disciples and disciples of the Fang Family Martial Arts Hall everywhere in the villages, towns and towns. If Francis or the Fang family issued an order to the rivers and lakes, it would be a call to ascend to the heights, and it would be possible for Francis's troops to expand to a regiment, a brigade, or even a division in a very short period of time. ”

"Huh? Will Fang Jiren and the Fang family be so powerful? Can it have such great influence and appeal in the western Hebei region? Wouldn't the number and strength of his Fang Jiren troops surpass our supplementary regiment? ”

"Commander, you don't know the rules of the rivers and lakes, let alone the special and strict rules of the rivers and lakes in the western Hebei region. Let me tell you, whether it is a man or a woman, once you become a disciple of the Fang family's martial arts hall, you will be a disciple of the Fang family for the rest of your life, as long as you receive the order issued by the Fang family, even if you still have a breath, even if you still have a breath, you must climb to the designated assembly place with the tiger head card and weapons that prove your identity and stand by to go on the expedition. This is because of the continuous military disasters and banditry over the past several decades, which has formed a form of fighting in which both soldiers and civilians defend themselves and protect their homes. The leader of this wartime armed organization that assembled and engaged in agriculture without war was the head of the Fang family, that is, my godfather and Fang Jiren's father, Fang Daxian. Let's put it this way, if I hadn't joined the Eighth Route Army, and now I'm at home, after receiving the order from the rivers and lakes, I would immediately rush to the designated place to assemble and stand by. So, regimental commander, it is a sure thing that in the future Francis's troops will exceed the supplementary regiments. ”

"Oh, I see. Da Gang, do you think that Fang Jiren's troops will pose a threat to our replenishment regiment in the future? ”

"How so? Absolutely not. Commander, I can assure you that not only will it not pose a threat, but it will be of great help to our replenishment of the regiment in the future. I always felt that sooner or later, Fang Jiren would take this unit to join the Eighth Route Army. If you don't believe me, you'll see. ”

"Will it? Da Gang, if it can really be like what you said, it would be great, and I would make a lot of money in Genshan. ”

The soldiers of the Sixth Company, which were scattered in the cornfields in four directions, relied on the dense corn plants that covered the sky and the sun, and worked in groups of three, moving flexibly and quickly, or scattering to fight separately, or gathering together to cooperate in annihilating the enemy. With the strength of a platoon, a squadron of Japanese troops launched a sparrow war and guerrilla warfare. The soldiers changed places with each shot, constantly changing their firing positions, gathering and scattering, and their whereabouts were secretive. The Japanese army, which suffered heavy casualties and survived, did not know how many Eighth Route Army there were in the cornfield, so they did not dare to enter blindly, so they could only lie down in the ditches on both sides of the road while organizing counterattacks and retreating in the direction of the county town under alternate cover. The soldiers of the Sixth Company resolutely carried out the operational orders and tactical tactics of the company commander Ma Fucai, resolutely did not go out of the cornfield or on the main road, moved quickly in the cornfields on both sides of the road, and pursued and stubbornly attacked the Japanese troops who were trying to retreat and flee for their lives. However, it was still a little difficult to deal with a squadron of Japanese troops with the strength of a platoon, although they were waiting for work at leisure, prepared in advance, and occupied a favorable position, after all, there were fewer people and fewer guns, and the ammunition was getting less and less, and gradually the half of the Japanese troops who were lucky enough not to die were temporarily tied. The Japanese army could not get rid of the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army who were hiding in the cornfields and attacked fiercely everywhere, and the Sixth Company could not completely annihilate the Japanese troops who desperately resisted and counterattacked. At the critical moment when the two sides were in a stalemate, regardless of high and low, and confronted each other, the soldiers of the four companies on the main position of the Eighth Route Army in Shuihe Village rushed to the Japanese army from four directions like fierce tigers. With the soldiers of the Sixth Company, the Japanese army completely lost the ability to resist, leaving behind the dead bodies that fell to the ground and the wounded soldiers who wailed for help, and desperately fled in the direction of the county seat.

At the same time, the soldiers of the special column in four directions, all fully equipped and fully armed, were engaged in fierce battles with the second-line troops of the Japanese army who rushed to reinforce them. A company of the special column dealt with a squadron of the Japanese army, and the number seemed to be balanced and equal, but in fact it was not. The machine guns, submachine guns, and eight-round American-made Garand semi-automatic rifles owned by the special column played an important role in the battle, and soon gained battlefield superiority and took the initiative. The soldiers are all strong, everyone is brave, and they are all handy. The dense and fierce attacks at close range made the Japanese soldiers fall in rows like cutting wheat before they could react; The non-stop strafing and fighting of the Japanese army was like an autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and there was almost no power to counterattack. The main road became a morgue for Japanese soldiers, and the ditch became a grave for Japanese soldiers. The Japanese artillerymen looked at the endless cornfields and could not find a target to open fire, and when they were still dazed and at a loss, they were suddenly hit by the dense bullets fired from the cornfields on both sides of the road, and they were injured and could not raise their heads on the ground. The Japanese commander who was lying on his head tightly in the ditch never imagined that he had not yet joined the front-line troops, how could he be attacked by a strong and fierce attack on the way that was full of fields and no one in sight? What kind of troops is this? Greatly powerful. Why didn't Captain Nakagawa reveal it before leaving? The Japanese commander knew in his heart that he had already suffered heavy losses after a burst of artillery bombardment, and that if he continued to fight like this, he might have to annihilate the entire army. He raised his head and shouted wildly, counterattacked, and covered the retreat. The Japanese officers and men who were not dead got up from the main roads and ditches, and while shooting blindly and indiscriminately at the cornfields, they desperately fled in the direction of the county seat. Desperately fleeing for two or three miles, the defeated and frightened Japanese troops did not have time to catch their breath, and were again met with a powerful and fierce resistance. This is more than 100 people from the Fang Family Martial Arts Hall led by Fang Jiren and more than 30 people led by Fang Lusheng to form a force of more than 150 people who have been hiding and waiting here. In an instant, machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, and shell guns opened fire together, and the Japanese troops were caught off guard, scattered and evaded, panicked, and blindly returned fire. However, the Japanese army, which had been hit hard, lost its fighting spirit, had no intention of fighting, and did not dare to entangle, tried to flee back to the county seat as soon as possible.

How could the special column allow the Japanese troops to escape and live. Meng Dakui led his troops to pursue the defeated and fleeing Japanese troops from four directions, and formed a front and rear attack with Fang Jiren's troops who blocked the Japanese army. After the remnants of the first and second lines of the Japanese army converged, they saw that the county town that was close at hand was desperately and tenaciously counterattacking at all costs, waiting for reinforcements from the city to come to the rescue. More and more Japanese troops escaped from the army, and although they were hit hard, in order to survive, the Japanese commander organized troops to launch a frantic counterattack against the special column hidden in the cornfield. Despite the increasing number of people, they were still at a disadvantage under the powerful dense and fierce fire of the special column, and they could only resist desperately regardless of life or death. The battle was fought in an unusually fierce manner.