Chapter 467: Evacuation from the battle
readx; The army has suffered heavy losses under the fierce attack of the Nanyang Legion, and the other party ignores the surname of the meat shield, which is even more terrifying!
Unexpectedly, when the defense line was about to collapse, the offensive of the Nanyang Army suddenly stopped, and the army mistakenly thought that the tanks retreated to facilitate heavy artillery bombardment, so they drilled out of the streets and alleys one after another, gathered around the strong fortifications and fire points, and looked for cover. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
At this time, the motorized infantry brigade of the 78th Division, under the leadership of Yu Wenzheng, killed with the strength of mourning soldiers, and behind them, Xiao Hanliang commanded the armored troops to follow at full speed to clear the fish that had slipped through the net.
Hundreds of motorcycles drove at high speed on the crater-riddled ground, and soldiers fired at the violently bumpy hulls, tearing any Japanese troops who tried to intercept them to shreds. Suddenly, the roar of motorcycles echoed in the streets and alleys, and the sound of "sudden" was everywhere, so that the army could not even judge where [***] would appear from, so they could only hold their weapons and spin in place.
Yu Wenzheng's motorcycle team rushed straight towards the barricade 200 meters away, and mortar shells exploded on the side of the road one after another, and the two motorcycles were directly hit and blown to pieces in the high-speed movement. At the same time, the machine guns of both sides roared at the same time, dense bullets passed over the street, making a piercing "chirping" sound, sparks kept coming out of the steel plate of the motorcycle, and the [***] soldier who was shot moaned in pain on the motorcycle; The barricades made of sandbags were beaten into mud and sand, and the soldiers behind were shot and fell to the ground.
The distance of two hundred meters passed in an instant, looking at the speeding motorcycles, the soldiers behind the barricades showed desperate expressions, the accuracy and intensity of the shooting dropped sharply, and finally, some of the soldiers turned around and ran, while others rushed up with grenades raised.
With a loud bang, the speeding motorcycle crashed straight into the body of a soldier, and with the sound of broken bones, his chest suddenly sunken in, and then his whole body flew high and smashed on the wall more than ten meters away, and the grenade rolled out with a grunt, and finally exploded in the ditch next to the road, causing no damage.
Immediately afterwards, the motorcycles circled the barricades and pursued the enemy at full speed, while more and more soldiers were expelled from the alleys and alleys and joined the rout on the streets.
Submachine guns, rifles, and light machine guns honked happily, and a storm of bullets carried a storm of revenge in the ranks of the army, bringing a rain of blood in the sky, and the soldiers who had been shot suddenly stopped, waved their arms wildly a few times, and then threw themselves on the hard road, twitching weakly under the trampling of their accomplices, and their bodies slowly stiffened.
The swing of the weapon of the Grim Reaper's scythe behind the Yue Jun took away dozens of lives each time, and the Yue Jun, who had completely lost the will to resist, did not even have the courage to turn around, so he just lowered his head and ran forward wildly.
Suddenly, a volley of artillery hit, and more than a dozen shells fell straight down the middle of the street, blowing up several motorcycles that rushed to the front, and a dozen motorcycles behind were caught off guard and crashed together, and before the motorcyclists could react, the dense shells fell like hailstones.
Ahead was the second line of defense of the Japanese army, where the enemy was equipped with dozens of heavy artillery pieces to suppress the armored forces of the Nanyang Corps.
The tires screamed, leaving black rubber marks on the ground, the motorcycle stopped abruptly, Yu Wenzheng didn't react, two guards set him up on the left and right, and rushed to the back, suddenly, there was a sound of cannonballs breaking through the air in the sky, and the battle-hardened guards quickly deduced that the landing point of the cannonballs was nearby, and hurriedly pushed Yu Wenzheng to the ground, and then pounced on him, and the street was immediately covered by the artillery fire of the army.
Xiao Hanliang saw that the forward of the 78th Division had fallen into the trap of the Yue army, and was very worried about Yu Wenzheng's safety, so he hurriedly commanded the tanks to occupy a favorable position, carry out a fierce artillery bombardment of the front line of the Yue army, and at the same time call his own heavy artillery to suppress the fire.
Dozens of large-caliber shells flew over the tank group and landed far behind the Japanese army's position, and a few seconds later, earth-shattering explosions rang out one after another, and the artillery units of the two sides engaged in a fierce artillery battle in the city of Guangzhou.
The thick smoke of gunpowder choked Yu Wenzheng and coughed violently, his whole body was bent into an arch like this, his throat was thirsty as if it had been roasted by fire, and even the air in his lungs was hot. The bodies of the guards lay on either side of him, and the northern part of the explosives, which had been blown up by explosives, was still emitting faint smoke outside, and ruptured entrails and blood splattered several meters away.
Yu Wenzheng silently looked at the life-saving benefactor who had just returned from the ghost gate, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he didn't say anything. After the smoke of gunfire faded a little, Yu Wenzheng picked up a submachine gun and two grenades from his side, and then asked in a low voice: "I am Yu Wenzheng, are there any brothers who are still alive?" ”
There were sparse sounds of promise all around, and more than a dozen figures slowly got up from the ground and gathered around Yu Wenzheng.
Yu Wenzheng looked at his gray-faced subordinates, and said in a calm tone: "The artillery of the army is extending and firing at the rear of our army, and the passage has been cut off, even if the artillery regiment can press the enemy down, it will take a long time, so we can't wait here for the follow-up troops to come up, and we have to take the initiative to attack to be able to kill a way out!" ”
"Division Commander, you can just fight how you want, we will listen to you!" Said a major with a swarthy face.
Yu Wenzheng said: "The only thing the army can rely on now is these heavy artillery in front, as long as they are knocked out, our troops will be able to drive straight in, as if entering a no-man's land, so I decided to insert behind the enemy to attack the artillery position!" ”
Seeing that no one raised objections, Yu Wenzheng ordered: "Everyone collect some weapons and ammunition nearby, and try to pick up as many grenades as possible!" ”
Two minutes later, the group of fourteen men left the street and walked down an alley in the direction of the Japanese position.
The black-faced major walked at the front of the line with the semi-automatic rifle in his hand in his hand, his eyes scorched from the smoke staring at the exit of the alley, the soldier who followed him held two grenades in his right hand, the pull ring was already buckled on his finger, and he could throw it at any time, holding the submachine gun hanging from his neck in his left hand, and his index finger was gently placed on the trigger, and behind him was Yu Wenzheng, who was also in a state of battle.
When approaching the entrance of the alley, there was a sudden murmur in front of them, and everyone hurriedly stood against the wall and looked nervously ahead. The sound of talking was getting closer and closer, and it seemed that it was about to reach the entrance of the alley, but it suddenly disappeared, and a few seconds later, with the sound of a 'creaking' door, the sound of conversation came from behind the wall beside everyone.
The major looked back at Yu Wenzheng, and after getting his approval, he immediately ran quickly to the entrance of the alley, and quietly looked outside: at the end of the street, more than a dozen soldiers of the Chinese army hurriedly ran forward carrying sandbags, while on the other side, several soldiers sat in the open space behind the barricade eating canned food.
The major waved his hand behind him, and the soldiers behind him lowered their heads, bent over, and quietly ran into an alley opposite, and then quickly passed the group through the street, and when the last one had just entered the alley, the soldiers behind the barricade seemed to hear the movement, and stood up with rifles, but there was not even a single figure in the empty street!
In this way, the detachment kept weaving through the streets and alleys of the area controlled by the Japanese army, approaching the artillery position, and behind them, the follow-up troops of the Nanyang Army and the 78th Division began to attack again, and the dull sound of explosions echoed again over the city, and gray-black columns of smoke rose from the positions of both sides from time to time and drifted in all directions in the firelight.
The black-faced major had just run quickly through a street and entered an alley, next to the backyard of a family, and he was turning around to signal the people behind him to follow, but unexpectedly, the courtyard door suddenly opened, and a short and stout commander looked at the [***] person who suddenly appeared in front of him in shock.
"Eight grids!" After a few seconds, Yue Jun finally reacted and reached for his pistol.
The black-faced major hurriedly flew up and kicked the officer into the courtyard gate, and then jumped up the steps with a brisk step and blocked the door with his broad shoulders, but he was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen military officers gathered in the courtyard, and they had just caught the stout officer who had fallen in, and looked at the courtyard gate dumbfounded.
This time, without the slightest hesitation, the major raised his rifle and fired a shot, and an officer fell on his back, a stream of blood spurted out of his chest, and the pistol in the holster had just been drawn halfway. The muzzle of the rifle moved slightly, and the bullet entered the chest of an officer less than five meters away from the courtyard gate, and at this time, his combat knife had just been drawn from its scabbard!
The black-faced major kept moving the muzzle of his gun, giving priority to the enemy who posed the greatest threat to him, and the sound of semi-automatic rifle fire echoed dullly in the courtyard, and the officers of the army slowly fell down in various strange postures, and the blood gushing out of the wound soaked the ground.
After emptying the magazine, the black-faced major threw his rifle at a soldier who had just rushed out of the room, quickly took out his pistol, and fired several shots in succession, killing all the soldiers in the courtyard.
Several soldiers rushed out of the room and fired several shots at the major with their pistols; The major hurriedly rolled to the ground and moved horizontally behind several huge water tanks next to the courtyard wall, where he fired at the army.
At this time, Yu Wenzheng had already led the team to arrive, and the two officers both broke in from the courtyard gate, raised their hands and saw two shuttle bullets, killing the stubborn Yue army. At the same time, the screams of the soldiers and the shouts of the officers were heard in the streets, and then the chaotic footsteps were getting closer and closer, and it was clear that the enemy troops were approaching at full speed.
"Block the door!" Yu Wenzheng ordered loudly, and then raised his hand and shot a shuttle, leaving a row of bullet holes in the wall facing the courtyard gate, which frightened several soldiers who rushed over recklessly and hurriedly fell to the ground.
The squad members quickly used the corpses of the soldiers to build a simple breastwork in front of the courtyard gate, and then used grenades and dense bullets to shoot at the soldiers outside, pressing the enemy to the outside of the door.
Yu Wenzheng and Major Blackface walked into the room and were pleasantly surprised to find that this was actually a headquarters of the Japanese army: there were several huge military maps hanging on the wall, which were densely packed with arrows, a stack of telegram scripts was placed on the square table in the middle of the room, and there was a radio station and code book in the wing.
Yu Wenzheng patted the major on the shoulder vigorously, with a smile on his face that could not be concealed, and said excitedly: "Brother, you have made a great contribution." By mistake, he actually took out the enemy's command headquarters! ”
The black-faced major scratched his head and said, "I also find it strange: the lowest rank of the Yue Army who was killed was also a lieutenant. ”
Yu Wenzheng looked at the important materials in the room, thought for a while, and then decided to send the materials here back to the headquarters and abandon the plan to attack the artillery positions of the Yue Army.
The major and the two soldiers quickly packed the contents of the room and prepared to take them away, while the offensive of the Japanese army outside became more and more fierce.
Suddenly, a hole the size of a bowl appeared in the wall, and a round grenade was thrown in with green smoke and rolled towards the center of the courtyard.
An officer ran over with a brisk stride, leaned down to pick up the grenade, raised his hand and threw it back through the hole in the wall, and a violent explosion rang out outside the wall, and the screams of the soldiers flew out of the air along with the debris of dirt and bricks on the wall. The soldiers at the gate had already seen the corpses of the officers stacked together, and they no longer had any scruples, and began to throw grenades into it continuously, while at the same time, five or six soldiers were speeding towards them pushing a light infantry gun.
Yu Wenzheng hurriedly withdrew his subordinates into the room, and then used a grenade to blast a one-meter-wide gap in the back wall, and the team members rushed out and came to another alley, and after a little discerning the direction, more than a dozen people ran quickly again, and disappeared into the labyrinthine alley after a while.
What Yu Wenzheng did not expect was that what they had just attacked was the headquarters of the 18th Division of the Chinese Army, except for the division commander himself who escaped because he was summoned by Ando Toshiyoshi to the military headquarters of the 21st Army for a meeting, and all the senior officers who remained in the headquarters were killed. At the same time, the fifth column, led by soldiers familiar with the terrain of Guangzhou, quickly broke through the direction of Panyu and advanced in the direction of Xiaogang. The 157th Division, which had advanced southward from Zengcheng, divided its troops into separate routes after joining up with the troops that had conquered the Humen fortress, and stormed the city along the 'Guangzeng' highway, relying on superior troops and firepower, defeating the Yue army and rapidly advancing to the line from Luogang to Jiufo.
According to the situation on the front line, Gao Fei decided to put in reserves and launch a general attack at midnight to crush the resistance of the Japanese army in one fell swoop.
At the most critical moment in the Battle of Guangzhou, an urgent piece of information was sent to Gao Fei, and after reading it, his face immediately changed greatly, and he stood in front of the map for a long time and was speechless!
It turned out that after Yu Wenzheng brought the draft of the telegram in the headquarters of the 18th Division of the Chinese Army, he immediately asked officers who were proficient in the Chinese language to check them one by one, but unexpectedly discovered the top secret plan of the Japanese army: After receiving an urgent telegram from Toshiyoshi Ando, the Tokyo base camp immediately held a high-level military meeting to discuss the situation in South China. The base camp urgently dispatched the Guards Mixed Brigade and the 15th Brigade of Reading and two heavy artillery wings to reinforce Guangzhou, and at the same time transferred the 2nd Flying Division to the 21st Army to restore air power; The Admiralty sent aircraft carriers Kaga, Soryu, Chiyoda, Ryuchamp, and Kamitsu to cruise in the coastal waters of Guangdong, using more than 300 carrier-based fighters to support the army's operations and completely blockade the waters of Guangdong!
When Yu Wenzheng sent the news to Gao Fei, the transport ships of the reinforcements of the Yue Army were already approaching the Humen fortress under the escort of a large number of cruisers and battleships, and an unprecedented fierce battle was about to start in Guangzhou!
"What should I do?" After receiving Yu Wenzheng's information, Gao Fei began to think about this problem, due to the urgency of time, it was impossible to convene the commanders to discuss countermeasures, so the fate of more than 100,000 troops was in his hands alone!
If your guess is correct, the aircraft carrier formation of the Japanese army is already cruising in the open sea, and the hundreds of bombers on the deck are ready to go, and the reason why they did not immediately enter the battle is because the enemy wants to wait for a better opportunity!
After Gao Fei put all the reserves into the battlefield, he will use unprecedented fierce bombardment to wipe out the main force of the [***] team in the city of Guangzhou! It is said that the army is fighting outside the country, and there is no need to worry about hurting the innocent, if they can completely annihilate the opponent, they will not mind taking the surname of hundreds of thousands of citizens of Guangzhou!
Sulfur incendiary bombs rained down from the sky, the whole city of Guangzhou was burning, everywhere there were flames rising into the sky, screams came and went, panicked people hid in all directions, and finally fell down in pieces under the strafing of aircraft machine guns!
Gao Fei imagined the hellish picture of Guangzhou after the bombing, closed his eyes in agony, and after a long time, he turned back to his staff officer and said: "Order the troops to withdraw from the battle after dark!" ”
After nightfall, the troops of the Fourth Theater began to retreat in an orderly manner, and the three divisions of the 21st Army had already suffered more than half of the casualties after a week of fighting, and they had no strength to even pursue the [***] team, and could only watch the other side cover the retreat of a large number of citizens outside the city.
At this time, Ando Toshiyoshi had already received the news of the attack on the headquarters of the 18th Division, and immediately ordered the whole army to change the telegraph code, and at the same time reported to the Tokyo Command, requesting that the plan for the encirclement and annihilation of the [***] team in China be started immediately.
In the early morning of the following day, the Fourth Flying Division flew from Taiwan to the Shougouling airfield and began to provide strong air support to the 21 st Army; at the same time, more than 300 bombers from the aircraft carrier squadron were urgently dispatched to violently bomb Zengcheng, Sanshui, Nanhai, Foshan, Humen, and other places, and all units of the Fourth Theater abandoned the above-mentioned areas in accordance with the established plan.
However, before retreating, the troops dismantled all the walls of these places to facilitate future attacks. Soon after the withdrawal of the Chinese [***] team, the Chinese army entered these areas, and in this way, the Chinese and Chinese sides returned to the dividing line at the beginning of the Battle of Guangzhou!
(To be continued)