Chapter 9: The Battle of the Tumen River (3)
The morning sun illuminated the whole war, the first rays of sunlight showed a miserable picture in front of everyone, there were broken corpses everywhere, the whole Tumen River was filled with a smell of blood, the war was fought from night to early morning, and the rumbling sound of artillery fire shrouded the banks of the Tumen River.
"Look at that! The little devil has withdrawn! Withdrawn! ”
Under the powerful artillery offensive of the defenders of Yanji, the gendarmerie led by Saito began to retreat. The gunfire on the battlefield gradually disappeared, and with the defeat of the Yue army, the hanging hearts of the Yanji defenders who had held out all night finally relaxed.
But the town of Cool Water is still shrouded in the haze of war.
Liangshui Town is located in the northeast of the Tumen River, and further east is the direct Hunchun River of the Tumen River. After entering the Hunchun River, the terrain is open and flat, the slope is slow, the river surface is wide, and the water flow is stable. Compared with the turbulent water in the upper reaches, this is the best place for the army to attack, Liangshui Town can be attacked, retreated can be defended, once the army occupies this place, it can launch an attack on Yanji at any time. That's why Saito still launched an attack on Liangshui Town when he retreated.
The Hatch Kaisi machine gun of the army continued to strafe at the Jilin Patrol Battalion in Liangshui Town, and a soldier of the Jilin Patrol Battalion who was not paying attention to the opposite side was reached by a live sieve and let out a burst of roars.
The equipment of the Jilin patrol battalion is old, and the old sleeve in its hand can only be regarded as a burning stick in the face of the golden hook rifle of the Japanese army, and there is no way to face the powerful firepower of the Japanese army.
Bullets kept shuttling on the positions of both sides, and the patrol battalion of more than 500 people after a night of hard fighting, at this time there were less than 300 people left, which still relied on the fortifications built by Zhang Xiaozhun Engineer Battalion in Liangshui Town, otherwise it would have been broken by the army long ago.
"The little devil is too strong! If it doesn't work, let's withdraw! ”
"it! If you disturb the morale of the army again, Lao Tzu will kill you! Didn't you see how those troops fought in Mukden last night? Don't let him look down on our brothers in the Jilin Patrol Battalion, we are also fleshy! Lift the spirit of Lao Tzu! ”
This patrol battalion pipe band Chen Zizheng is also a strong person, thirty years old, originally stationed in the Jilin provincial city of the patrol battalion pipe band, and later because he was not used to the Jilin general Changshun's nest bag, he took the initiative to apply to go to Yanji Wubian, it can be regarded as full of blood to serve the country without a way, others are a little afraid of war, but this Chen Zizheng is looking forward to that day to be able to fight with the little devil, after the outbreak of the Tumen River defense war, Chen Zizheng led his patrol battalion of 500 brothers stationed in Liangshui Town, the front line of the Tumen River.
And at that time, Chen Zizheng also took the initiative to apply to He Tianci to be stationed on the front line, because they were the Yanji Wubian Army, familiar with the terrain of Liangshui Town, and willing to take the lead.
In the smoke and dust of the "boom", the shells fell directly in the center of the patrol battalion position in Liangshui Town, and the soldiers of the patrol battalion, who had no time to dodge, were suddenly swept away by the heat wave of the shell explosion.
Chen Zizheng wiped a handful of blood from his face, after the explosion of the artillery shell just now, the blown stones cut his face out of a long line, his eyes that had not slept all night were bloodshot, and his whole face was covered with blood, and he suddenly looked hideous.
"Brothers, they all hold on to me, the little devil doesn't want to step into our Liangshui for half a step, and the patrol battalion and Liangshui Town will live and die together! Call me! Chen Zi showed a fierce light on his face, and picked up the old sleeve next to him and shot it at the soldiers.
"Onboard! Onboard! The captain of the army brandished his sword and yelled at the soldiers.
After receiving the order from the brigade commander, the artillery of the army greeted the patrol battalion position on the opposite side to provide maximum fire support for the charging soldiers.
A sound of dry thunder sounded over the position of the soldiers of the patrol battalion, and shells weighing more than 10 catties fell on the positions of the soldiers of the patrol battalion, quickly raising several clouds of black and red gunsmoke, and large pieces of gravel and dust flew up under the explosion.
Liangshui Town suddenly fell into a thick black smoke, fearing that the soldiers of the Jilin Patrol Battalion in Liangshui Town were scattered, and the entire Liangshui Town was shrouded in darkness.
"Report" The scout with a dusty face, clasped his feet, and saluted Su Houde: "Battalion commander, in front is the troops led by Chen Guan of the Yanji Patrol Battalion...... I'm afraid it's ......"
Su Houde, who was wearing the uniform of the black security brigade, listened to the report of the scout, and observed the battle situation in front through the telescope, without the slightest fear, but the corners of his mouth rose and nodded slightly.
"All of them, go full speed towards Liangshui Town, and assist the soldiers of the patrol battalion stationed in Liangshui." Su Houde ordered to the soldiers: "The first company and the second company are advancing at full speed, and within five minutes, they will knock out the machine gun fire points on both flanks of the army, and the third company must give me the artillery position of the little devil, and I can't take it down for military justice." ”
In order to facilitate management, He Tianci did not adopt the usual town, association, and standard organization in the Beiyang Army at this time, and the 3,000 members of the security brigade imitated the establishment of later generations, with regiments, battalions, companies, and platoons as combat units.
Steel guns are like a forest, and the steps are rolling!
"Call me!"
The first company took the lead in encountering the offensive position on the left flank of the Yue army, and Su Houde's first battalion pursued the retreating Saito military police wing from Yanji Longyu all the way to Liangshui Town, and the morale was high.
"Da Da Da"
The soldiers of the machine gun squad quickly set up the Maxin machine gun, and fired at the position of the army, and the long tongue of fire hit the position of the army, and the soldiers of the company took advantage of the suppression of the machine gun to suppress the firepower of the army, and quickly advanced towards the position of the army.
Unlike the soldiers of the first company, Saito's gendarmerie could not help but get no rest all night, and the most important thing was that they had just suffered a defeat in Yanji Longyu, and their morale was low, and they could still fight in the face of the dilapidated patrol battalion, but they were at a loss in the face of the well-equipped security brigade.
The commander of the army brandished his saber and looked at the company of soldiers rushing towards the position of the army, and suddenly his face showed a fierce light, and he looked hideous in the sunlight, and shouted: "Warriors of the empire, the time has come to serve the emperor and defeat this group of damned Chinese pigs." ”
At the call of the officers of the Yue Army, the obedience of the soldiers of the Yue Army was only once manifested, and they relied on the fortifications they built to quickly block the charging company of soldiers. (To be continued.) )