Chapter Twenty-Four: Rush to the Rescue

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Tang Bing could see that if it weren't for the fact that the independent battalion was a group of battle-hardened veterans, well-equipped, tactically accommodating, and there were heavy machine guns and grenadiers next to it, I was afraid that the guerrillas would have come to grab the loot long ago.

"We can't be the master, we have to ask the battalion commander before we can decide!" Tang Bing said.

"Can you hurry up and ask?" The big man next to him asked eagerly.

At this time, three or four came up in a row, and they passed quickly without looking at the situation in front of them.

Dahan and Mei Ying looked at each other, thinking that this must be an elite force.

"Company Commander Tang, Company Commander Xiao, hurry up and clean up the battlefield, the battalion commander tells you not to stop, hurry up." The rat came running.

Tang Bing and Xiao Kai looked at each other, "Clean up the battlefield!" ”

"Can this company commander talk to your battalion commander?" Dahan said anxiously.

Xiao Kai didn't say anything, and as soon as he beckoned, the second company raised the gun again, "Click!" "Click!" The sound of the Bison's heavy machine gun pulling the bolt was especially noticeable in the open field.

At this time, Chen Fei came, Tang Bing and Xiao Kai saluted Chen Fei, and the Ding San sharpshooter platoon hiding in the grass also stood up and saluted Chen Fei, startling the guerrillas. The people hiding in the grass are really unaware, and if they really want to fight, these people alone can destroy the guerrillas.

"What's the situation?" When Chen Fei approached them, he startled the guerrillas again, and the battalion commander was too young.

"Report! These people were the Huiling guerrillas led by the Communist Party, and they were involved in the Japanese infiltration forces here. They want some loot! Tang Bing said.

Chen Fei looked at the guerrillas, this equipment was too shabby, the big sword and spear were used, and then looked at the two in front of him, a sloppy beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a torn cotton jacket, a shell gun pinned to his waist, very rough man. There is also a woman wearing a black trench coat, short hair, upright facial features, and a shell gun pinned to her waist, which is very feminine.

"Which of you is in charge?" Chen Fei said.

"I, I'm the commissar." Mei Yingdao.

"That's it, give you all these things, fight the devil well." Chen Fei said.

"Thank you! Thank you so much! Mei Ying said excitedly.

"Really? Really give it all to us? The big man next to him said excitedly, and couldn't wait to say to his teammates: "Quick! Clean up the battlefield! ”

Chen Fei ignored them and waved to the troops, and in an instant, all the troops immediately began to assemble.

Chen Fei was just about to leave, but Mei Ying caught up and said, "This chief, can you help us?" ”

Chen Fei said puzzledly: "Didn't I give you weapons?" ”

"No, we have a chief who has been shot and urgently needs medicine, and we can't buy penicillin・・・・・・" Mei Ying looked at Chen Fei like a life-saving straw.

Chen Fei thought for a while and said, "In this way, how long does it take you to carry people here?" ”

"About 25 minutes!" Mei Ying looked at her watch and said.

"Okay! Give you 30 minutes! You bring someone here, and I'll call the military doctor to help you see it. Chen Fei said.

"Ah~~~ Thank you so much!" Mei Ying said excitedly.

"Lao Zhang, quickly send someone to carry Secretary Xiang here, go quickly!" Mei Ying said to Dahan.

"Good!" Dahan quickly arranged for men to carry the wounded.

"Tell the troops to rest in place for 30 minutes!" Chen Fei said to the mouse.

Chen Fei took out a cigarette and lit one, and sat on the edge of the ridge on the side of the road, while the guard platoon stood around Chen Fei.

Mei Ying walked over and said, "The chief is very young~~~"

"Really?" Chen Fei smiled slightly.

"You're SH guys?" Chen Fei said.

"Yes, can the chief see that?" Mei Yingdao.

"It's strange that there are people in this place who wear trench coats and watches, and it's not SH people." Chen Fei said.

Mei Ying also smiled slightly: "The chief also came down from the Songhu battlefield?" ”

"yes!" Chen Fei said.

"Is there a fierce battle ahead?" Mei Ying asked.

"It's fierce, the casualties are also very large, the Japanese army is about to attack, you guerrillas must also be prepared." Chen Fei said.

"As long as there is fighting, there is hope for this country!" Mei Ying said firmly.

Chen Fei looked at Mei Ying, how strong this beautiful woman was in her heart. Chen Fei nodded and muttered, "As long as there is a fight, there is hope for this country!" ”

Hope is beautiful, reality is cruel, Chen Fei thought secretly.

About 20 minutes later, the guerrillas brought in a man who had been shot in the abdomen and was unconscious.

"Sun Qianliang, go and help take a look!" Chen Fei said.

Sun Qianliang is an excellent military doctor. Anesthesia, sterilization, incision of the wound, removal of shrapnel, suturing, after a while the kung fu operation was successfully completed, and the big man was given another injection of penicillin.

Sun Qianliang came over and said to Chen Fei: "It should be fine." He turned around and left.

Chen Fei stood up and said to Mei Ying: "I left you three penicillin, it should be fine." ”

Mei Ying stretched out her hand and said softly, "Shake hands!" We are friends forever! ”

Chen Fei looked at Mei Ying, stretched out his hand to shake it, nodded to Mei Ying, turned around and walked to the road, and waved to the troops. The separate battalion began to march at a rapid pace again. Mei Ying watched the independent battalion leave, and secretly said in her heart: "With such an army, China must have hope!" ”

The troops rushed to Changshu in the afternoon of the next day, and it was the 44th Division and some local troops that defended Changshu, while Fushan Town was next to the Yangtze River and was the end point of the Wufu line, and the position of the 76th Division was here, on the outskirts of Changshu. All divisions are rushing to Changshu to help. Some have already started on the periphery.

The battle began first in the direction of Zhoujingkou. Commander Xia Chuzhong of the 79th Army sent the 98th Division to support the 171st Division's positions Catholic Church and Sujia Town.

General Luo Zhuoying, the commander-in-chief of the campaign, also went to inspect various places overnight, and then sat at the headquarters of the garden at the southern foot of Yushan.

The independent battalion rushed to Changshu, and Chen Fei immediately went to the Yushan headquarters.

"Report!" Chen Fei came to the headquarters to see the commander-in-chief.

The chief of staff came over and said, "Which unit are you from?" ”

"The independent battalion of the 88th Division was ordered to come and report!" Chen Fei said.

"Oh! 88th Division Sun Yuanliang's soldiers, so you wait a minute, I'll ask Commander-in-Chief Luo. The chief of staff said.

After a while, the chief of staff of Kung Fu came out and said, "The commander-in-chief, please go!" ”

Chen Fei approached the command headquarters and saw the commander-in-chief and said, "Report to the commander-in-chief, the independent battalion of the 88th Division has come to report." ”

"Oh, Sun Yuanliang's independent battalion is here, the young man is very young! I heard that you played very well in Songhu! Commander-in-Chief Luo said with a smile.

Chen Fei also smiled and said, "Thank you, commander-in-chief, for the compliment!" ”

"The central army that came down from Songhu is good at street fighting, I will hand over the Xie Jia Bridge to you and guard the Xie Jia Bridge for me!" Luo commanded.

"Yes!" Chen Fei saluted and replied to the commander-in-chief.

Although it was the first time Luo Zhuoying, for Chen Fei, the officials were almost the same, anyway, if you give orders to me to carry them out, they are all desperate work.

"Is there anything you need?" Mr. Luo asked.

"Nope!" Chen Fei said, he didn't want to cause trouble to the commander, so many troops were in Changshu, and the Central Army should set an example.

"Good! Good! Go ahead! Mr. Luo looked at Chen Feidao.

When the independent battalion entered Changshu and came to Xiejiaqiao, he saw the narrow streets and rows of houses, and Chen Fei had the feeling that he had suddenly come to his hometown in Ningbo, and the towns in southern China were almost the same.

Xiejiaqiao is a small town separated by a large river, divided into north and south banks, connected by a bridge.

When the independent battalion arrived, it began to evacuate the civilians, but many still did not want to leave.

Chen Fei said to the mouse: "Try your best to evacuate!" I don't want to go! ”

Chen Fei came to the hillside behind Xiejiaqiao Town and saw three large bunkers, which were built of reinforced concrete, and the local people called it "cement tin", which means very strong.

Standing on the bunker, Chen Fei looked at Xie Jiaqiao with a telescope, and his face became worse and worse. How can this town withstand the blow of the heavy artillery of the Japanese aircraft, there is no danger to defend, and it can be seen at a glance.

Chen Fei summoned all the chief officials over and scattered a circle of smoke: "This place is easy to attack and difficult to defend, this time everyone must be in good spirits!" ”

"Xiao Kai's second company and Ding San guarded the south bank, Tang Bing and Zhao Liu guarded the north bank, arranged along the river, Bison's heavy machine gun squad guarded these pillboxes, Wang Dashan was the reserve, and the communication platoon pulled the telephone line to the north bank and the Bison's bunker. As for the artillery platoon, it also has to be pulled, and the artillery platoon is in the rear of the Tang soldiers. Chen Fei said.

"Where is the battalion headquarters?" Zhao Liu asked.

"There is no battalion headquarters, where I am, there is the battalion headquarters! The communication platoon and the cooking platoon were behind the pillboxes on the left. Chen Fei said.

"How long will that stay?" Wang Dashan asked.

"There's no time, wait for Chief Luo Zhuoying's order!" Chen Fei said.

"I'm afraid that the construction of fortifications will affect the people." Xiao Kaidao.

Chen Fei thought for a while and said, "There is no need to repair it, the Japanese heavy artillery planes will bomb the entire town before the attack." ”

The commanders were silent, yes! Everyone understands such a simple truth.

"Do you have any questions? Time is tight, so if it's okay, let's get started! Chen Fei said.

The Japanese troops attacking Changshu were the Sasaki detachment and the Chongteng detachment. They all boarded ships from Wusongkou and landed at Baimaokou in Changshu, while the 16th Division from North China also landed near Baimaokou.

The commander of the 16th Division, Nakajima, did not wait for the baggage, and the artillery and health team disembarked and ordered the two brigades to attack Fukuyama Town.

Xie Jia Bridge is located behind Fushan Town, and the guns in front are loud.

The independent battalion was in full position at the Xie Jia Bridge, and Japanese troops appeared in front of the Xie Jia Bridge in the evening of the same day.

It was the 103rd Brigade that attacked Xiejiaqiao, and the brigade commander, Major General Tian Meier, began to send the 65th Wing to attack Xiejiaqiao without waiting for the troops to assemble.

The 65th Wing attacked the town, and was blown up by the artillery platoon, and the Japanese army was also fierce, desperately rushing, Xiao Kai's second company had more than 200 people plus Ding San's sharpshooter platoon of more than 50 people, but it could not stop the attack of 3,000 people of an infantry wing of the Japanese army.

After blocking the entrance of the town for a while and retreating into the town, the Japanese infantry entered the town and were blown down by the open mines and explosives, and there were two companies of blocking soldiers in the windows of most of the houses, and the streets of the town were narrow and there were countless casualties from grenades.

Seeing this situation, Tian Meier knew that the Chinese army had been deployed at Xiejiaqiao and would resist desperately, and such an attack would cause heavy casualties among the troops.

"Retreat!" The Japanese began to retreat towards the town.

Chen Fei saw the retreat of the Japanese army and knew that the Japanese artillery was coming. The artillery with the 103 brigade arrived at about eight o'clock. 75-mm mountain guns, 100-mm cannons of the 14-year type, 89-mm cannons of the 150-mm type, 150-mm howitzers, various heavy medium guns began to shell as soon as they were in place.

Chen Fei had already ordered the 2nd Company and the 3rd Platoon to withdraw across the north bank.

The shelling began at 9 o'clock and continued for 12 hours at 9 o'clock the next day, and the town of Xiejiaqiao was basically destroyed by artillery fire, and the people were killed and wounded innumerably. At 9 o'clock, a dozen bombers began to bomb the entire CS city, and the various defensive units suffered heavy casualties.

Knowing the power of the Japanese artillery fire, the independent battalion moved ahead of schedule, but there were not many casualties. At ten o'clock sharp, the 103rd Wing of the 104th Brigade began to attack.

The 2nd Company and the 3rd Platoon could only fight the Japanese in the rubble.

Under the cover of Ding San, the 2nd Company fought with the Japanese infantry for an inch of land, but the casualties immediately rose sharply, and the Japanese grenadiers hit the 2nd Company so that it could not raise its head.

Ding Sanplatoon wanted to suppress the grenadiers, but they could not find the position of the Japanese grenadiers in this ruin, and they often had to move as soon as they fired, otherwise they would be immediately targeted by the Japanese light and heavy machine guns.

The second company could only slowly retreat and lay dangerous mines on the way to retreat.

The situation on the south bank is very critical, and Chen Fei can only see it in his eyes and be anxious in his heart. Suddenly, the Japanese army also pulled up the 65th Wing, and the second company attacked such a small town, and the second company would definitely not be able to hold it back.

"Order the second company and the third platoon to withdraw, and Zhao Liu will respond!" Chen Fei shouted.

The rat ran quickly towards the third company.

By 12 noon, the Japanese army occupied the south bank of the Xiejia Bridge.

"Do you want to blow up the bridge?" Zhao Liu ran over and asked.

"Don't wait for the Japanese army to attack!" Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Zhao Liu turned around and left.

The two forces began to confront each other across a river, shooting at each other incessantly.