readx; Seeing that the attack was frustrated by the enemy when it was about to succeed, Yu Jishi was anxious and angry, and ordered the whole army to attack again at 6:30 p.m., and annihilate the enemy at Sanyi Village at all sacrifices. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

All the officers and men of the 26th Division immediately plunged into intense preparations for the siege. The artillerymen pushed their positions forward, preparing to destroy the enemy fortifications before the attack.

At 6 p.m., the artillery began to fire, and the infantry carried the equipment needed to attack the fortress, such as springboards and bamboo ladders, as well as explosives to destroy the wall, to the vicinity of the position line. All the officers and men who were tasked with the attack entered the trenches and stood by to charge.

At 6:30, the position of the 51st Army fired three horns, and the frontal attack troops jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards the east gate of Sanyi Village. The main force of the division carried siege equipment and approached the southeast and northeast corners of Sanyi Village respectively.

After half an hour of shelling, the smoke filled the sky, the flames were everywhere, the fortifications of the enemy wall were also destroyed in several places, and the brick bunker also became a pile of broken bricks and tiles. The native soldiers running in position at the head of the wall, preparing for resistance, can be seen in the distance. The attacking units of the 26th Division are advancing smoothly. But at this moment, Yu Jishi suddenly received an urgent call from Xue Yue, ordering:

With the situation on all sides, our army's front urgently needs to be adjusted and the enemy forces in Sanyizhai and other areas should be on the defensive. At 6:30 p.m. on the 29th, the divisions were to attack in small units from their existing positions, and they were to stop at 8:30 p.m. Then alternate defenses, and the lights need to be banned, in order to secretly adjust the front of our army. After the divisions took up their new positions, they attacked with small units and acted as feints to cover the withdrawal of the main force into the rear.

Yu Jishi looked at the call order, couldn't help sighing, and said: "Now I can only let Yue Kou run away, how can I be worthy of the officers and soldiers who died in front of Sanyi Village!" Regrets, regrets! I really don't understand, this battle is about to be won, why did Mr. Xue order us to retreat at this time?! ”

The task of covering the retreat fell to the 32nd Regiment of the 141st Division of Song Kentang's 721st Army.

At 22 o'clock in the evening, the 721st Regiment arrived at Asaki.

At dawn, Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang led the battalion and company cadres to reconnoiter the terrain and deploy troops. At the same time, other regiments also arrived at their destinations, reconnoitered the terrain, occupied positions, and built fortifications.

Subsequently, enemy aircraft conducted reconnaissance and fired and bombed the defenders. On the water north of the shallow city, there were also many small boats of the Japanese army to reconnoiter around. In front of the formation of the [***] squadron, there were also some small reconnaissance units of the army to conduct searches, and from time to time they also launched attacks on the alert troops of the squadron [***], firing a few shots. Seeing that the situation was not good, the alert troops retreated to the main position one after another.

The military headquarters sent the 1st Company of the 142nd Artillery Battalion of the 1st Division to Asashi to fight with the 721st Regiment. Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang and Company Commander Pang Futing jointly selected three positions on the high ground south of Qiancheng to conduct mobile fire on enemy ships on the water in the Wanghu Pavilion area to block the enemy's landing.

On this day, the 101st Division of the Chinese Army began to attack the forward positions of the 139th Division of the 32nd Army to carry out provocations, but they were all repulsed. During the night, the defenders of the forward positions withdrew to the main positions.

Second, the troops of the 101st Division of the Chinese Army divided into two routes and launched an attack on the position of the 32nd Army. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Murai detachment of the Yue Army opened up a position in front of the position of the [***] squadron in the shallow city, and 15 landing craft lined up to approach the [***] squadron together, and the artillery immediately fired artillery to block it. At the same time, when the enemy shelled the forward positions, the defenders of the first line hid in bunkers in order to reduce casualties, and when the devils advanced to three or four hundred meters, they jumped into the firing position and fought. And so the battle officially began.

The fierce battle lasted until noon, and the army made no progress, and gradually retreated in the afternoon.

At night, the first line of defenders raced against time to strengthen the fortifications and prepare for the next battle.

At this time, the Tujiabu bridgehead position was also attacked, and the main force of the 101st Division of the Chinese Army sent troops to reconnoiter and attack twice, but they were repulsed by the defenders.

30In the morning, the battle was not quiet. At around 9 o'clock, the Wanghu Pavilion was destroyed by enemy artillery. When the army saw that the Wanghu Pavilion was destroyed by artillery fire, they concentrated their firepower to open the gap.

At about 11 o'clock, five landing craft of the Chinese army forcibly landed under the cover of artillery and light and heavy firearms on both wings.

Company Commander He of the 2nd Battalion of the 721st Regiment led his troops to fight back. At noon, the battle was deadlocked. Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang transferred a company from the reserve to the command of the commander of the 2nd Battalion, and strictly ordered the battalion to regain its position by 4 p.m. at all costs. Immediately, artillery and mortar companies fired to cut off the reinforcements of the army. The defenders at the front of the position fired fiercely, attracting the enemy in front of them and relieving the frontal pressure on the 5th Company. The fierce fighting lasted until 3 p.m., when the army occupied only a small beachhead and made no further progress. If they hold out until night, as soon as the [***] team counterattacks, they are in danger of being annihilated. The devils are cunning and soon begin to act before dark.

All three planes went into battle, the artillery opened "boom-boom-boom-boom," and all the ships on the water attacked violently, and the battle was fierce and unprecedented. But only an hour later, this madness was over, and the artillery that the devil smashed into the position of the [***] team turned to cover the landing team and fled towards Jiangxin in a hurry.

The battle calmed down, and Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang came to the position of the 5th Company. The officers and men were repairing the fortifications, and in the afterglow of the sun, the bloodstains left by the enemy soldiers could be faintly discerned, and he asked: "What about the company commander?" ”

"He was wounded in the left arm and could not get out of the line of fire, and the battalion commander arranged for him to rest at the battalion command post."

Zhang Zunguang rushed to visit Company Commander He and told him to recuperate in peace and report his deeds to the award.

Subsequently, the battalion commander and deputy battalion commander decided that Sun Shijun, the lieutenant platoon commander, would temporarily assume the position of company commander, and the deputy battalion commander would stay in the company to assist in command. The two adjusted their deployment overnight and changed the position of the heavy machine guns. A company attached to the regimental reserve also entered the second line.

The sound of cannon sent away the night and ushered in a new dawn.

As soon as the morning dawned, the army continued to follow the route of yesterday and began to attack again. They attacked the 5th Company, and all the direct-fire firearms were concentrated in the 5th Company's position; The other part of the force was facing the 4th Company head-on, so that the left and right of the [***] team could not look at each other. At 11 o'clock, the devil forcibly wedged into the position of the 5th company, who knew that the foothold was not stable, and the second lieutenant platoon commander of the 5th company, Wang Fucheng, took his platoon to carry out a strong counterattack. Seeing this, six or seven devils hid in a dead corner and prepared to "surprise attack" them, but before they could get up, they were discovered by Platoon Commander Wang, who turned around with light machine guns and swept towards them. This sweeping action was too fast, and it was unexpected, and the bullets that flew from the "da-da-da" frightened the enemy soldiers into a daze and panicked.

This Wang Fucheng is a native of Shandong, an authentic big man, and he usually doesn't train too much, but as soon as the cannon sounds, his strength comes. He often carried a Czech light machine gun, liked to shoot on his knees, and sometimes when he got up, he would stand and shoot it a few times, and when the enemy was still inexplicable, he had already moved. He himself said: "My characteristic is that I am 'quiet as a virgin, and out of a rabbit'. "In battle, he has two tricks, one is sudden, and the other is sudden. His specialty is to fight "hand-to-hand battles", "not lose strength in body", "one against three" does not care, after the grenade is thrown, he fights with bayonets, and often wrestles with the enemy in combat. In the scuffle, he grabbed a young military doctor and fought, and two devils rushed up and dragged the military doctor away. At this time, the soldiers who rushed up with Wang Platoon Commander shouted "kill" together, and it was a grenade and a big knife, and they simply hit the devil back from the front.

On the 31st, the army launched a fierce attack on all fronts.

At 3 p.m., the position of the 1st Battalion was broken through in the defensive area of the 3rd Company, and it was gradually developing in depth. At this critical juncture, Zhang Zunguang hurriedly transferred a company of the reserve to the command of the commander of the 1st Battalion, and first stabilized his position. At this time, a situation of dogs and teeth was staggered on the positions, and some officers and men engaged in positional warfare, and some of them turned into street fighting, but communication and liaison were not interrupted, and there were no difficulties in the command system. A bomb was dropped next to Li Houde, the commander of the artillery company, and the soil that blew up buried him in the ground, but fortunately, it was the safety of the funnel hole that saved his life.

That night, Zhang Zunguang discussed with the battalions, and the deputy regiment commander proposed several specific measures: (1) compress the enemy's occupied area, and advance house by house; (2) When visibility permits, light and heavy machine guns begin to block fire; (3) The throwing of grenades should pay attention to the actual effect, which is a powerful weapon in street fighting; (4) The task of the reserves is to keep our positions intact with all their might and to prevent the enemy from dividing; (5) Strengthen the fortifications of street warfare, a room, a wall, to defend with life; (6) The artillery company and mortar company are fully equipped with ammunition and are ready to attack the enemy in the early morning.

At midnight, Commander Song Kentang learned that the battle here was white-hot, and he was afraid that Zhang Zunguang would not be able to support it alone, so he called Zhang Zunguang and said: "I assigned the Wang regiment to come to Qiancheng to support the battle."

Before the words were finished, Zhang Zunguang refused, saying: "Army commander, the shallow town area is not big, and I have nearly 1,000 combat troops. We have invested too many troops, and we are too large and narrow, and we cannot spread out. ”

"Your Position"

Zhang Zunguang said: "Although part of our regiment's position has been broken through, I am confident that it will be recovered. At present, the morale is high, and we vow to fight with the army to the end, and do not want reinforcements! ”

Commander Song stopped talking, but told him: "The enemy in front of Tujiabu and Gouziling also tried to force the Xiuhe River, but was resolutely resisted by the defense troops of the 139th and 142nd Divisions. ”

"We will definitely retake our positions." Zhang Zunguang expressed his attitude.

On the 1st, the army continued to launch a fierce attack on the Gouziling in Qiancheng, and the troops of the [***] squadron resolutely resisted. However, the army crossed the Tu River from Qiang and was attacking the high ground to the south, and the left flank of the 142nd Division was seriously threatened. Commander Song Kentang ordered the two regiments of the army reserve to occupy a defensive position on the left side of the 142nd Division, Huang Pojing and Xiacun Liangjia, covering the left flank of the army, and ensuring that the frontal defense troops of the army Xiuhe continued to resist the enemy.

Therefore, the army in front of Asagi City also showed a decisive battle posture, and as soon as dawn broke, 36 landing craft began a full-scale assault. At 8 o'clock in the morning, the artillery fire of the army was directed at the regimental command post of the 721st Regiment, and a squad suddenly appeared on the left side of the regimental command post. ”

In the streets and houses of the city, the enemy and the enemy are staggered, hand-to-hand combat, white-knuckle fighting, sticking to each other, and no one can make progress, and it is difficult to defeat the other by half a point. At this time, a battalion of the 723rd Regiment of the Reserve sent by Commander Song arrived.

For two consecutive days, enemy planes reconnoitred Qiancheng and Yongxiu (Tujiabu), and shot and bombed the defenders. On the water north of the shallow city, there were also many small boats of the Japanese army to reconnoiter around. In front of the formation of the [***] squadron north of Yongxiu (Tujiabu), there were also some small reconnaissance units of the Chinese army to search, and from time to time they also launched attacks on the alert troops of the [***] squadron and fired a few shots. Seeing that the situation was not good, the alert troops retreated to the main position one after another.

The military headquarters sent the 1st Company of the 142nd Artillery Battalion of the 1st Division to Asashi to fight with the 721st Regiment. Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang and Company Commander Pang Futing jointly selected three positions on the high ground south of Qiancheng to conduct mobile fire on enemy ships on the water in the Wanghu Pavilion area to block the enemy's landing.

On this day, the 101st Division of the Chinese Army began to attack the forward positions of the 139th Division of the 32nd Army to carry out provocations, but they were all repulsed. During the night, the defenders of the forward positions withdrew to the main positions.

Second, the troops of the 101st Division of the Chinese Army divided into two routes and launched an attack on the position of the 32nd Army. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Murai detachment of the Yue Army opened up a position in front of the position of the [***] squadron in the shallow city, and 15 landing craft lined up to approach the [***] squadron together, and the artillery immediately fired artillery to block it. At the same time, when the enemy shelled the forward positions, the defenders of the first line hid in bunkers in order to reduce casualties, and when the devils advanced to three or four hundred meters, they jumped into the firing position and fought.

And so the battle officially began.

The fierce battle lasted until noon, and the army made no progress, and gradually retreated in the afternoon.

At night, the first line of defenders raced against time to strengthen the fortifications and prepare for the next battle.

At this time, the Tujiabu bridgehead position was also attacked, and the main force of the 101st Division of the Chinese Army sent troops to reconnoiter and attack twice, but they were repulsed by the defenders.

In the morning, the fighting was not calm. At around 9 o'clock, the Wanghu Pavilion was destroyed by enemy artillery. When the army saw that the Wanghu Pavilion was destroyed by artillery fire, they concentrated their firepower to open the gap. At about 11 o'clock, five landing craft of the Chinese army forcibly landed under the cover of artillery and light and heavy firearms on both wings. Company Commander He of the 2nd Battalion of the 721st Regiment led his troops to fight back. At noon, the battle was deadlocked. Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang transferred a company from the reserve to the command of the commander of the 2nd Battalion, and strictly ordered the battalion to regain its position by 4 p.m. at all costs.

Immediately, artillery and mortar companies fired to cut off the reinforcements of the army. The defenders at the front of the position fired fiercely, attracting the enemy in front of them and relieving the frontal pressure on the 5th Company. The fierce fighting lasted until 3 p.m., when the army occupied only a small beachhead and made no further progress. If they hold out until night, as soon as the [***] team counterattacks, they are in danger of being annihilated. The devils are cunning and soon begin to act before dark. All three planes went into battle, the artillery opened "boom-boom-boom-boom," and all the ships on the water attacked violently, and the battle was fierce and unprecedented.

But only an hour later, this madness was over, and the artillery that the devil smashed into the position of the [***] team turned to cover the landing team and fled towards Jiangxin in a hurry.

The battle calmed down, and Regiment Commander Zhang Zunguang came to the position of the 5th Company. The officers and men were repairing the fortifications, and in the afterglow of the sun, the bloodstains left by the enemy soldiers could be faintly discerned, and he asked: "What about the company commander?" ”

"He was wounded in the left arm and could not get out of the line of fire, and the battalion commander arranged for him to rest at the battalion command post."

Zhang Zunguang rushed to visit Company Commander He and told him to recuperate in peace and report his deeds to the award.

Subsequently, the battalion commander and deputy battalion commander decided that Sun Shijun, the lieutenant platoon commander, would temporarily assume the position of company commander, and the deputy battalion commander would stay in the company to assist in command. The two adjusted their deployment overnight and changed the position of the heavy machine guns. A company attached to the regimental reserve also entered the second line.

The sound of cannon sent away the night and ushered in a new dawn.

As soon as the morning dawned, the army continued to follow the route of yesterday and began to attack again. They attacked the 5th Company, and all the direct-fire firearms were concentrated in the 5th Company's position; The other part of the force was facing the 4th Company head-on, so that the left and right of the [***] team could not look at each other. At 11 o'clock, the devil forcibly wedged into the position of the 5th company, who knew that the foothold was not stable, and the second lieutenant platoon commander of the 5th company, Wang Fucheng, took his platoon to carry out a strong counterattack. Seeing this, six or seven devils hid in a dead corner and prepared to "surprise attack" them, but before they could get up, they were discovered by Platoon Commander Wang, who turned around with light machine guns and swept towards them. This sweeping action was too fast, and it was unexpected, and the bullets that flew from the "da-da-da" frightened the enemy soldiers into a daze and panicked.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the army began a fierce attack on the defensive position on the south bank of the shallow city, but most of the devils were blocked in front of the position, and a small number of devils broke into the position, but no progress was made in the slightest way to fight and attack. The enemy in front of Asaki, with the support of air artillery bombardment, attacked with 40 ships carrying the landing team, and launched a fierce battle with the defenders of Asaki, and the main direction of attack was the Song camp defensive position on the east and west lines of Wanghu Pavilion.

At this time, most of the fortifications were destroyed due to repeated bombardment and shelling by enemy aircraft, artillery. The artillery company was also suppressed by powerful artillery fire, and the company maneuvered to change positions. When the devils jumped off the ship and landed from the front, the artillery opened fire on them, and the forward infantry fought desperately.

However, after 4 hours of fierce fighting, the army still landed successfully, and the officers and men of the [***] squadron engaged in white-knuckle combat with the devils. Although the devils suffered heavy casualties, they still broke through into the settlements in the defenders' positions from several places, and the officers and men of the Song battalion desperately blocked and counterattacked, forming a tug-of-war fighting house by house. The battle lines were staggered, and the situation was extremely complicated and chaotic, but the offensive of the Japanese army had been blocked. Fierce fighting in the city continued until dusk. After nightfall, the various units of the Central [***] team strengthened their fortifications, replenished ammunition, and prepared for a night attack to recapture their original positions.

On the same day, the 139th Division and the 142nd Division also launched a fierce attack on the enemy in front of them, but they were repelled by the [***] team and failed to advance half a step!

(To be continued)