Chapter 520: Rapid Change
"Steady, steadyββ, Baga! You deserving dead cowards! β
The officers of the 24th Wing of the Japanese Army, while striding northward, jumped and yelled one after another, trying to regroup the team fleeing north.
"The whole army turned eastward, eastward, and attacked the rear flank of the Japanese army on Monk Island!"
Under the shouts of the officers of the anti-Japanese army, the soldiers of the anti-Japanese army who had defeated the Japanese army immediately stopped their pursuit to the north and turned right and rushed east.
Because of the sudden turn of the anti-Japanese army, the Japanese soldiers who had been under pressure also stopped fleeing, and the scattered soldiers quickly regrouped with the nearest officers as the core.
"Bastard, that's Nakasa Yoshida, intercept them! Yaga! β
At this time, Captain Yokoyama Toshitsu, the leader of the 16th Squadron of the 3rd Brigade of the Japanese Army, was shocked to see that in the group of Qing troops wearing old-fashioned red training uniforms running at the rear, a tall man was carrying the bloody Wing Captain Yoshida Seiichi, and he couldn't help but shout in horror.
"Captain!"
The frightened Japanese soldiers, when they heard the roar of Yokoyama Chenjie, their eyes immediately turned bloody, and they shouted "Wow" and chased towards Zhou Dingchen regardless of everything.
- In the battle, his own wing captain actually let Qing Zhu take away, this kind of shame no one can stand it, and after the war, he didn't have the face to return to China to see his family!
"Paralyzed, brothers all stop me and give me a beating!"
Zhou Dingchen saw that a large number of Japanese troops were chasing after him, and he was immediately aroused, and ordered the infantry of the Jiesheng battalion to stop advancing eastward and block these Japanese troops on the spot in Erdaogou.
Zhou Dingchen, who was wounded in his right arm, stood behind a large rock, put his rifle on the stone, held the gun in one hand in his left hand, raised the gun and fired fiercely, shooting at the swarming Japanese soldiers.
"Bang, bang, bangβ"
The more than 500 soldiers who received the order also stopped their eastward advance, looked for cover on the spot, and fired at the Japanese troops who were attacking.
"Intercept the retreat of the pigs and encircle them!"
At this time, the reinforcements of the three squadrons of the 1st Wing, who rushed to the rescue from the east flank of Nanguanling and the Xiagou defense line, under the command of the captain Yasutaro Takenaka, quickly cut off the eastward advance of Zhou Dingchen's battalion.
"Attack!"
The remaining 1,600 soldiers of the second and third brigades of the Japanese army, which had just retreated, also surrounded the 500 Qing troops of Zhou Dingchen's department in three directions: west, north and south.
"Yo Xi, it's very good!"
On the top of Xujia Mountain, the generals and staff officers of the Japanese army were overjoyed when they saw this change, although the 24th Wing had suffered heavy losses just now, but as long as the Qing army could be wiped out at this time, it could be regarded as a small local victory.
"Order the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the 2nd Wing to turn to Monk Island and attack the rear flank of the Qing army that broke through this section; The 3rd Brigade was ordered to continue to advance to the 2nd blocking line in the north of the 1st and 2nd heights, and to recapture the high ground position with Yoshida Seiichi in a counteroffensive. β
At this time, Dashan Yan didn't know that the 'Yoshida Seiichi' in his mouth was being carried by a strong man from the Jiesheng Battalion, ready to carry it back to Lushun for the snowflake silver of the white flower.
It was precisely because of this 'ridge' that Zhou Dingchen's battalion slowed down and was chased by the angry Japanese army, thus falling into a predicament.
"Paralysis, it's a big deal that he will be a good man again after eighteen years!"
Zhou Dingchen yelled and shouted: "Brothers form a ring defense, and these grandsons will die with them!" β
"Paralyzed, fight with these dogs!"
Seeing the dense Japanese troops pouring over from all directions, the 500 Qing troops of the Jiesheng battalion were also ruthless, gritted their teeth, lay behind various bunkers, and raised their guns to shoot fiercely.
"This Zhou Dingchen, his legs are turtles!"
The troops crossed the frozen Quanshui River and climbed the slope of Dayantun, and Qi Youwei could already see the infantry of the three squadrons of Yuan Sikai and Marui Masaya, who were fighting fiercely on Monk Island in the southeast.
However, the red and bright military uniforms that fell two miles behind and were surrounded by a large number of black military uniforms showed that Zhou Dingchen was actually surrounded.
Qi Youwei couldn't help but scold angrily.
"Shall I bring a battalion back?"
Zhou Fan, the deputy head of the regiment, dragged the hat on his head into his hand, and he couldn't get angry.
"Leave them alone and keep attacking!"
At this time, Qi Youwei made his choice without hesitation.
Seeing death and not saving him, and even the crime of deliberately watching friendly soldiers die in the future, Qi Youwei is unwilling to bear.
But now there are two or three thousand Japanese troops surrounded by the Jiesheng camp, and as far as the eye can see, a large number of Japanese troops are rushing in the direction of Liushutun.
The troops in the area are entangled, and it is very likely that the plans of the staff will be completely disrupted, or even slide into a real chaotic battle.
This anti-Japanese army is obviously not a good thing.
Qi Youwei glanced at the No. 1 and No. 2 heights in the direction of Nanguanling, no surprise, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wu and Chief of Staff Shen should have arrived there, what would they do?
At this time, Shen Zhaoao led a group of staff officers, Wu Weiyang and the officers of the left wing command, all came to the No. 1 high ground to watch the battle from afar.
Seeing that Zhou Dingchen's troops suddenly stopped advancing eastward, they were immediately surrounded by a large number of Japanese troops, and the officers on the No. 1 high ground changed color.
"This Zhou Dingchen! I'll just say that military discipline infiltration is long overdue; Otherwise, in the future, they will fight jointly with the Jiesheng Battalion, the Gongwei Army, and the Lushun Army, and these things will be indispensable. β
Chen Shijie has always complained about Wu Weiyang and their efforts to prevent his military justice department from entering the Lushun army, and now he can't help but complain bitterly when he sees this scene.
"The presence of the Judge Advocate General will be the last link; Your propaganda team is doing a good job, now except for the three hundred banner soldiers, each battalion of soldiers has members of your 'Weiying Society', without you, Cheng Yun and Jiang Guidi can move the team. β
Shen Zhaoao had been frowning his brows just now, until he saw Qi Youweituan continuing to advance east without hesitation, and then he smiled and ordered:
"Major Zhu Shunping, your detachment will attack immediately along the route of Qi Youwei's army, and after breaking through the Japanese position outside Zhou Dingchen's defense line, don't entangle, and continue to advance eastward to return to the division from the front of Yuan Sikai's division on Monk Island."
"Yes!"
Zhu Shunping, who was standing on the side, strode back to his two battalion arrays, and shouted and ordered: "The third battalion and one platoon are responsible for clearing the hillside barricades, and the rest of the troops will attack immediately!" β
"Rush!"
With the order issued, the third and fourth battalions of the guard regiment, 1,200 infantrymen, ran and appeared on the ridgeline of the No. 1 and No. 2 heights, crossed Wu Weiyang and others, and rushed down the hillside with a shout.
"It's a pity!"
Wu Weiyang smashed his mouth regretfully, according to the original battle plan, Yoshida Qingyi's two brigades would be pecked through twice by the anti-Japanese army and flanked once.
But now the Japanese army actually put a large section of the broken through position and did not close it, but only caught Zhou Dingchen and beat him hard, forcing the anti-Japanese army to change the battle plan and rescue Zhou Dingchen.
Although only 500 people participated in the battle, the symbolism in it was far greater than the actual meaning.
If today's battle is to let the Japanese army wipe out the Jiesheng battalion, it is obviously not a good thing.
Then in the future, not to mention the cavalry of Huang Xingwu Sentinel of the Jiesheng Battalion, it is Xu Sijin's Gong Guard, if you don't say anything on the surface, you will also have mustard in your heart.
What's more, there are Jiang Guidi, Cheng Yunhe's 4,000 soldiers, Pan Jinshan, and Jiang Muchen's two battalions of Renzi Army.
Zoom in a little more, including the reinforcement of the Korean army, as well as the cooperation between the commander-in-chief and the rest of the army and forces.
Therefore, this reckless Zhou Dingchen and his Jiesheng battalion must be saved.