Chapter 22: Street Fighting

In the early morning, countless troops came down from the front line, and countless troops drove to the front line, and the cannon roared in the distance, and they knew at a glance that they had come from far away to join the battle day and night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Mouse, where is the Fourth Company?" Chen Fei said.

"In the dog run." Mouse Road.

Chen Fei started to check the situation of each company from Xiao Kai's second company, but he didn't expect that there would be a lot of people in each company one night. Lao Mantou even coaxed and deceived 6 machine gunners, all with machine guns, Zhao Liu picked up more than 20 boxes of grenades in one night, and more than 10 boxes of rifle bullets. It's a real fucking escape, and I don't even need a weapon.

Due to the miscellaneous troops from all over the country rushing to participate in the war, the independent battalion was renovated on Huainan Road for three days, and the condolence group of SH citizens also allowed the independent battalion to eat and drink without worry.

In these three days, the independent battalion became stronger again, the artillery platoon of the old guns had seven Type 82 mortars, 15 grenadiers, and although the heavy machine gun platoon of the Bison only had two Makqin, the strength of the light machine guns plus six could be equal.

The personnel of each company has also been enriched a lot, and it is still increasing, but except for the third company, which has a heavy machine gun, the other three companies do not have it, and there are quite a few light machine guns.

But there were a lot fewer submachine guns, which made Chen Fei very heartbroken.

Chen Fei smoked a cigarette at the battalion headquarters and thought that the retreat should be delayed for a few days, and so many troops went up, even the cannon fodder was enough for the Japanese army to bomb for a few days.

His own independent battalion should be one of the last retreating troops of the whole army, Chen Fei thought about what to pay attention to and the route of retreat.

"Report!" Fang Min said.

Chen Fei raised his head and said, "Is there a platoon leader?" ”

"Battalion commander, in order to commend the last espionage case and the blocking battle in Gucun, the Military Commission specially appoints you as a lieutenant colonel and battalion commander." Fang Min said happily.

"Oh, got it!" Chen Fei said.

Fang Min looked at Chen Fei and said, "Is the battalion commander so unhappy?" ”

"No, I must be happy in normal times, but I can't be happy even if I give you a general." Chen Fei said.

Fang Min smiled and said, "There are very few people like the battalion commander these days. ”

"It's all the same, for the country, I can do as much as I can, just do my best, I don't expect to be promoted and get rich, I just want to live a peaceful life, and my wife and children are hot on the kang, that's my goal. Go ahead, keep the radio, the radio is the most important at the critical moment. Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Fang Min turned around and returned to the communications platoon.

Chen Fei said secretly, "This damn battle, the promotion is really fast, the lieutenant and the lieutenant colonel are just a few days, as long as you don't die, you can really be promoted and make a fortune" Chen Fei shook his head and smiled bitterly.

In the evening, four company commanders came to the battalion headquarters.

Zhao Liu came in and saw Chen Fei and said, "Battalion commander, how many brothers come over to ask for a glass of wine." Chen Fei saw the four company commanders coming in together and said, "Okay, drink some and ask Lao Zhangtou to make something delicious." ”

Tang Bing found a round table and said, "I'll go get some wine." ”

Chen Fei said: "No, I'll ask someone to buy it." ”

Zhao Liu said with a smile: "It's still the battalion commander who is refreshing, and he has wine to drink with the battalion commander." ”

"Damn, you know how to eat and drink, Niu Tian, Niu Tian, you go buy some good wine, and buy some two roast chickens, beef or something." Chen Fei said to Niu Tian at the door while giving him the money. Niu Tian has been in SH for so many years, where there is good wine, where there is good food, and the door is clear.

After a while, the food and drinks will be served.

"To the brothers who died!" Chen Fei said solemnly.

"To the brothers who died!" The four company commanders also picked up their wine glasses and said.

"Tang Bing, what is the army like like this?" Chen Fei said while eating.

"The personnel are overstaffed, and the weapons and equipment are complete, but they have not been run-in, and only after a battle can they really form combat effectiveness." Tang Bing said.

"Fortunately, they are all veterans, so it should be easier to run in." Xiao Kaidao.

"Battalion commander, let's take it in like this, let the boss know, will it be done?" Zhang Dashan was a little worried.

", if you don't give it a supplement, you can find a way, and you can talk about it everywhere." Zhao Liudao.

"Don't stretch out, if other troops come to ask for people, return to them, don't have disputes, why are they not absorbed, they are taken in, the soldiers on the battlefield can't find the original troops, we are temporarily taken in as a brother army, so let's talk about the past." Chen Fei said.

"That's a good idea." Zhang Dashan Road.

"You guys send me a few soldiers with good marksmanship, and I want to form a platoon of sharpshooters." Chen Fei said.

"Then who will be the platoon leader?" Tang Bing said.

"Ding San, I want to form a platoon of about 30 sharpshooters to specialize in fighting Japanese grenadiers and heavy machine guns." Chen Fei said.

"That's fine." Tang Bing said.

The five people ate and chatted until about 10 o'clock, and the company commanders left, and Chen Fei also drank a little too much, and fell asleep on the sofa.

Early the next morning, Chen Fei just got up. "Report!" The rat hurriedly ran in and said, "Battalion commander, Commander Zhu has withdrawn." “

"Really? Hurry up and greet you!" Chen Fei said.

As soon as Chen Fei left the battalion headquarters, he saw the soldiers of the 528th Regiment of the old army retreating quickly. At this time, Head Zhu also came over.

"Captain!" Chen Fei ran over to salute Commander Zhu.

"Oh! Chen Fei! Head Zhu said.

"Commander, how's the situation going?" Chen Fei said.

"The battle in front is still very fierce, our regiment is almost fighting, I received an order to retreat to Nanjing, the front can't be held for a few days, Chen Fei, you have to be careful." Head Zhu said.

"Got it, head of the regiment, hurry up and leave, see you in Nanjing." Chen Fei said.

"Okay, see you in Nanjing!" Commander Zhu led the remaining 528 regiments to retreat quickly.

"Mouse, inform the whole battalion to be on high alert, the enemy is coming soon!" Chen Fei said.

"Old dog, you go and talk to Fang Min, contact the Sixing Warehouse, and tell that there is a speed up of the arming, the enemy is coming soon." Chen Fei said.

Chen Fei came to the third company to see Zhao Liudao: "The enemy is coming soon, you must guard the street now to prevent the small Japanese army from infiltrating with makeup." ”

"Yes, battalion commander rest assured!" Zhao Liudao.

"Niu Tian, spread all our conical stone piers on the street to stop the Japanese tanks from advancing." Chen Fei said.

"Yes!" Niu Tian quickly went to do it after he returned.

At noon, gunshots rang out from the Fortune Building.

As soon as Chen Fei heard the secret words, the Japanese army would attack so soon, he picked up the phone and connected to the second company: "Xiao Kai, what is the situation?" ”

"Battalion commander, the Japanese army is coming, but it is only a small force to test the exercise, and it is estimated that the large force will arrive soon." Xiao Kaidao.

"Good! Be vigilant! Chen Fei put down the phone and pondered for a moment.

On this day, the Japanese army did not attack, and bought a lot of time for the deployment of the Sixing warehouse.

At 8 o'clock the next morning, the Japanese shelled the Zhaocai Building, a new building made of reinforced concrete, 75mm field guns, and the mortars did little damage to it.

Xiao Kai only needs to hold the front, on the left and right sides are Tang Bing's first company and the fourth company of the dog run, and the back door of the building leads directly to Huainan Road of the third company.

In the Japanese army's 3322 attack, Xiao Kai installed sandbags in each window, and each window was a shooting hole, and Chen Fei's newly formed sharpshooter platoon was also in the building. The sharpshooter platoon under the leadership of Ding San swam and fired, and the Japanese grenadiers set up the grenadiers and they would be hit by rifles, and the Japanese troops could not use the grenadiers, so they could only use mortars and heavy machine guns to attack the building from a distance to cover the infantry attack, and the long-range was not accurate.

Without the cover of grenadiers, the infantry attack was **** naked exposed to the guns of the second company, and basically a group of people died.

The Zhaocai Building was like a large bunker across the road leading to the listing area by the Japanese army.

The battle lasted until 2 p.m., when the Japanese retreated. After 30 minutes of adjustment, the Japanese Type 89 tank appeared, but due to the narrow road, only two tanks could pass, so the Japanese army used two tanks as the vanguard and attacked the Zhaocai Building again.

"Throw the stone pier out!" Xiao Kai shouted.

In order to keep his vision clear and prevent the Japanese army from having concealment, Xiao Kai originally did not plan to use stone piers, but now that the tanks are up, there is no way.

Four fighters braved Japanese artillery fire and placed three stone piers in the middle of the road.

When the tank drove to the front of the stone pier, it stopped, and the Japanese infantry behind was immediately attacked by the soldiers on the third and fourth floors and retreated. But the tank still fired, and one shot went straight into the window, and the fighters in the room immediately lost three.

At this time, five or six fighters rushed out of the window on the first floor of the gate, holding explosives bags and rushing towards the Japanese tanks, the tank's machine guns desperately strafed the soldiers, but because the angle of vision could not be seen clearly, all the two tanks were blown up by the explosives bags stuffed into the chassis in an instant.

Chen Fei stood on the roof of the office on the third floor of the dog run, holding a telescope and saw the dense Japanese troops gathering in the distance.

"Inform Xiao Kai to retreat, the building was blown up after the Japanese captured, and the heavy artillery of the Japanese army is about to come." Chen Fei said to the mouse.

After returning to the battalion headquarters after a while, Chen Fei picked up the phone and said, "Tang Bing?" The Japanese army attacked, I told Xiao Kai to retreat, you have to fight street battles with the Japanese army one by one, don't retreat easily. ”

"Yes! Rest assured, battalion commander! Tang Bing said.

Chen Fei picked up the phone again: "Fourth Company Commander?" You put all the mines that the old steamed buns brought from the warehouse, and the fourth company is guarding the office, and you can't retreat without an order. ”

"Yes! Battalion commander! Wang Dashan said.

At four o'clock in the morning, under the cover of no artillery fire, the Japanese army suddenly attacked the Zhaocai Building, which was already empty, and the Japanese thought that the Chinese army had fully retreated.

A large number of Japanese troops were stationed in the building, Chen Fei saw that it was almost over, and waved to the observation post, "Boom!" Rumble! Rumble! "The continuous violent explosions blew up the entire building. All the Japanese soldiers who entered the building were buried in the building, and the explosion actually killed a Japanese major general, which greatly annoyed the Japanese military leadership.

As soon as it was dawn in the early morning, before the fog and dust of the building were over, the Japanese army began to attack, and about a wing of Japanese troops attacked Huainan Road.

The Tang soldiers' company of blocking was very difficult, and as soon as the Japanese soldiers were shot in the shops, they didn't care about the shelling, and they used heavy mortars.

Chen Fei watched at the end of the street as one shop after another was blown up.

The Japanese army will not fight with you at all, but will completely destroy the shops and leave the Chinese army with nowhere to hide.

"Withdraw! Tell Tang Bing to withdraw, and Zhao Liu's third and second companies will cover! Chen Fei said to the mouse.

Zhao Liu, receiving the order to cover the retreat of the Tang soldiers, began to suddenly attack the Japanese troops on the street together with Xiao Kai's second company, and the Japanese army did not expect the Chinese army to attack head-on.

The street of Huainan Road is considered SH Road, but it is crowded with nearly 1,000 people on both sides at once. The Japanese could not even mount light and heavy machine guns.

When the Japanese army retreated its bullets and prepared for hand-to-hand combat, a row of submachine guns rushing in front suddenly opened fire, instantly sweeping down a row of Japanese soldiers, and the Japanese troops behind also rushed forward, but the second and third machine guns followed up again, and the formation of the Japanese army was immediately chaotic, and there was no light and heavy machine gun and grenadier to cover, so they could only withdraw.

The second and third companies immediately found a stone pier on the street and shot in concealment. A large number of Japanese troops were hit, and by the time the Japanese commanders reacted behind, they had already suffered heavy casualties.

"Withdraw!" Chen Fei saw that the second and third companies took advantage and covered the retreat of the first company, and immediately said.

In the process of charging, the Japanese troops attacking the dog running yard were also blown up by Wang Dashan's mines and suffered many casualties, and they retreated in a hurry.

A hurried battle soon formed a confrontation between China and Japan in the streets and alleys.

At noon, the Japanese army began to bombard the end of the street without stopping, because the French Concession was on the left rear, and the Japanese did not dare to use heavy artillery for fear of firing by mistake. Medium guns were a threat to the separate battalion, but they were able to resist for a while.

At half past one o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army attacked on a large scale, and a Type 89 tank, assisted by a large number of infantry, advanced to the end of the street.

Ding San's sharpshooters also began to shoot continuously, and once hit the Japanese soldiers who were planting explosive packets, causing the Japanese soldiers to blur their flesh and blood. But the strength of the Japanese army also showed itself and moved forward resolutely.

"Call the mortar of the old gun to fight a round, and then withdraw when the fight is over." Chen Fei said to the mouse.

When the tank pushes into the middle of the street, "Tom! Tong! Tong! "Seven 82 mortars, 15 grenadiers, 22 shells, grenades, and the Type 89 tank exploded directly and stopped in the middle of the street.

The Japanese army was also dumbfounded when they saw this situation, planes and heavy artillery could not be used, and it was not impossible to go back with infantry impact alone.

For a time, the two sides formed a confrontation again.