"Fire!"

At this time, a large number of central armies gathered in southern Lunan and northern Jiangsu. When the Yizhou detachment of the Japanese army marched eastward and stayed in Zaozhuang at night, the advance team of about a squadron took the lead in killing the big watchtower in the northeast of Guoliji Village.

Under the chaos of war, the people fled in all directions.

"Quick, bastard, don't bother with these despicable Chinans, and immediately occupy the fortress of the China Army!" The squadron leader slapped the soldier in the face who wanted to intercept the village woman.

"Hello!" The Japanese soldier who was dizzy by the fan had a burning pain on his face, and rushed towards the three-story tower, nearly eight or nine meters high, with a rifle on the opposite side.

Bang. bang

At this time, the sporadic gunfire in the watchtower counterattacked the Japanese army in a timely manner.

"Machine gun fire cover. Ling Sanjun, you lead a team of people to get closer! A sinister look flashed across the squadron leader's face. Based on their rich combat experience, they can roughly judge the number of enemy troops based on the sound of gunfire. Leaning on the dozen or twenty people in the fort tower, it was not enough for them to stuff their teeth.

Da-da-da

There was no need to even give specific commands, skilled Japanese veterans had already put the machine guns in the right place. The bullets hit the adobe wall of the watchtower, splashing a handful of broken earth.

Bullets are fired from time to time in several firing openings in the watchtower, after all, it has a condescending advantage, and those who shoot from below will suffer a lot. However, the less than 20 defenders in the watchtower also neglected to train in peacetime, mainly because the number of live-fire training was too small, even in combat, the ammunition allocated was not much, and as for the live-fire practice in peacetime, it could only be regarded as a joke. At a distance of 100 or so meters, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult for the defenders of the watchtower to shoot accurately, especially the Japanese troops in rapid motion.

In the piercing gunfire, from time to time, one or two Japanese soldiers were shot and fell. When rushing downstairs, due to the proximity of the firing distance, the Japanese soldiers fell eight or nine people one after another. One or two were lying on the ground, clutching their injured limbs and wailing in pain. After all, most of the bullets of the defenders are old sleeves, and the bullets fired by this rifle are not very penetrating, but once they are shot, they are not as penetrating as the Japanese army's 38 big cover, and the destructive power caused is much greater.

At this time, the Japanese machine guns roared even more frantically.

rumble

Several explosions exploded in succession, some of which exploded downstairs, and some of which were thrown into the fort building and exploded. Inside the watchtower, outside the building is a pungent smoke of gunpowder.

Sakazai! Before the smoke cleared, several Japanese soldiers lying on the ground jumped up and rushed into the watchtower.

After the messy gunshots, the terrible screams in the watchtower came one after another. The messy shootout was followed by an even bloodier white-knuckle fight. As a blood-stained corpse was thrown out of the watchtower. More Japanese troops entered it, and this short battle came to an end.

"Hurry up, lift the machine gun inside, the Chinese army may be coming soon." After occupying the watchtower, the squadron leader had no joy on his face, in the final analysis, there were still too many enemy troops, and now the watchtower was laid, and he didn't know when, another enemy army would be killed. There is only one squadron on hand, which is still too small for hundreds or thousands of enemy troops, and the heavy firepower of the Japanese army is basically deployed at the brigade level, and the squadron is still equipped with light guns and grenadiers. Compared with the enemy army, in addition to the superiority in the quality of individual soldiers, the superiority in firepower can not be reflected at all. Once they encounter a large group of enemy troops, with one squadron of them, there is only one way to die.

"Medium, Your Excellency Squadron Leader, no, the Zhina Army Brigade is here!"

I was really afraid of something, and not long after the report of the soldiers below, the squadron leader was like ashes. Not for anything else, but for the roaring cannons. At least a few artillery pieces, and the enemy army that can have firepower of this scale is at least at the brigade level, and even the main force of the division may not be able to say. And he now has only one squadron of understaffed in his hands

"Quick, you take a few people, go to Zaozhuang immediately, and ask the detachment for emergency guidance!" The squadron leader said a little frantically tugging at the soldier's clothes. Thinking of his newly married wife still waiting for him to go back at home, and thinking of his parents at home, the squadron leader's heart sank. After all, not everyone is not afraid of death. It's the squadron leader who would be so out of shape.

It's just that at this time, although there were more than 200,000 Japanese troops in the Fifth Theater, they were divided into the north and the south. Dividing it into sections, it seems that there is a bit of a shortage of manpower. Although the Yizhou detachment received the squadron leader's request for help in time, the pressure on the Yizhou detachment at this time was not small, Guan Linzheng's 52nd Army had already sent a division to attack Zaozhuang at this time, although Tang Enbo's 85th Army was still in the Baoqinggu Mountains, but it was indisputable that the Yizhou detachment was surrounded by at least two armies of enemy troops at this time, and the main force of the detachment had no time to divide troops to rescue a squadron that was besieged. In the face of the squadron leader's request for help, the Yizhou detachment knew that it could not ignore it. So a symbolic multi-squadron was sent for reinforcements. But hundreds of people, facing the **** 25th Division, naturally threw down some corpses without suspense, and then retreated directly.

The remaining squadron of the Japanese army fell into the encirclement of the main force of the 25th Division.

rumble

Although the artillery of the 25th Division was insufficient, it could not withstand the distance of the artillery bombardment. The Japanese army was in the watchtower, as well as in the periphery, with less than a squadron of troops. There was even more lack of light and heavy machine-gun fire against the 25th Division. Even if the gap between the Nationalist Army and the Japanese Army is large, it cannot be so big that a squadron of the Japanese Army can fight with a division of the Nationalist Army.

One after another shelling destroyed the psychological defense of the Japanese troops inside the watchtower, just as they had attacked the defenders inside the watchtower before. More than 20 defenders were powerless to fight back against the Japanese troops in the brigade. At this time, the Japanese army, which had lost its heavy firepower, was also unable to parry in the face of the attack of the main force of the 25th Division. The watchtowers blew out a gap in the artillery fire, and the watchtowers of the adobe bricks were not much better than the paper paste in the artillery fire at this time, after all, the structure was worse than the red bricks. The Japanese troops stationed inside also seemed to have suffered one violent earthquake after another.

No! The squadron leader looked at the rickety watchtower with a burst of despair in his eyes.

The mud of the majestic watchtowers fell one after another. The entire watchtower shook violently.

"Run, get out!"

The Japanese soldiers inside the watchtower rushed out in terror.

Rumble! The tall watchtowers collapsed with a bang. More than a dozen Japanese soldiers looked in horror at the collapse behind them, and dozens of Japanese soldiers inside who had not had time to escape were buried alive inside. The squadron leader looked around in horror, at this time there were only a team of more than a hundred people, but the enemy troops were everywhere.

"Kill!" I don't know which soldier roared first, but since the battle with the Japanese army, there have not been many opportunities to beat the water dogs. The accumulated blood feud between the two sides can only be understood by the knives and guns in their hands.

Nearly a thousand soldiers frantically poured over from all directions, and at a glance, they were full of surging heads.

The bayonet shone in the sun, and the splashes of blood stained the sun. The corpses of the Japanese soldiers lay on the ground one after another.

"Surrender, I surrender!" I don't know which Japanese soldier shouted in terror in jerky Chinese.

"Kill!" The sharp bayonet still stabbed the soldier in the chest without hesitation. Just as the Japanese soldiers tortured and killed a large number of soldiers of the National * Army on the battlefield, most of the time, the National * Army was also reluctant to take prisoners, especially in this tense expectation of war, no one wanted to fight the Japanese army with trouble. I don't even know how long I can live, so I don't have the time to care about that.

After a while, the ground was covered with blood, and the corpses of the Japanese soldiers were lying in disarray

At this time, the Japanese army sent a team to attack Taierzhuang several times, and had to send telegrams to the Seya detachment several times. It's just that at this time, several Japanese troops on the forward front line were surrounded by enemy troops, and the Seya detachment only transferred the strength of two infantry squadrons, with two heavy guns to the south, and the main force fought a decisive battle with the enemy army in Guo Liji. In fact, it was a wait-and-see attitude near Zaozhuang, after all, there were too many enemy troops around at this time. The Japanese army is also a human being, and it is not once or twice that it has suffered heavy losses during the period of fighting against the national army, and at present, the slightest carelessness may be wiped out. The Japanese army is not selfless, and he is loyal to the emperor, and at this time Seya Kai has his own plan in his heart.

The Taierzhuang dispatch team was reinforced by two infantry squadrons, which was a bit of a feeling of calling Hanako. Such a small number of troops naturally did not help much in its attack on Taierzhuang. After being resolutely counterattacked by the 31st Division of the Taierzhuang garrison, the Taierzhuang dispatch team was invalidated too much, and once again inspired a second telegram to Seya asking for help. Seya Kai was originally a little hesitant, but the order from the 10th Division forced him to follow the order, and immediately decided to send the main force of the 63rd Wing south to reinforce Taierzhuang.

After learning that Seya Kai had sent a wing to the south, Taierzhuang's dispatch army was also full of confidence. Launched a fierce attack on Taierzhuang again. With the assistance of aircraft and artillery, after several hard battles, they occupied the northeast corner of the Taierzhuang city wall, and a part of the Japanese army successfully broke into the city. The 1st Regiment of the 31st Division immediately organized a counterattack.

The two armies had fierce refreshments in the narrow alleys, and the sound of gunfire, the clash of bayonets rang out. The corpses almost filled the alley, and the soldiers on both sides rushed forward to kill, almost one step at a time. If you are not careful, you will step on the corpse under your feet and fall to the ground. Although the defenders succeeded in suppressing the Japanese near the temple in the city, they lacked the strength to drive all the Japanese out for a while. It was also difficult for the Japanese army to break the defenders of Taierzhuang in a short period of time. So with Taierzhuang as the center, it became a small flesh mill.

For a day or two, although the Japanese army did not make great progress, the defenders also suffered heavy casualties, reaching more than 1,500 people. In order to facilitate the battle, the commander of the 31st Division, Chi Fengcheng, reduced the division to 3 regiments and 7 battalions. It is convenient for the conductor in Taierzhuang. At this time, the 27th Division of Sun Lianzhong's Group Army came one after another, which suddenly stabilized Taierzhuang, which was originally a little endangered. Chi Fengcheng, with the assistance of the 27th Division, counterattacked at Liujiahu, Sanlizhuang and other places. However, as the main force of the 63rd Wing of the Japanese Army arrived near Liujiahu one after another, the situation in Taierzhuang became severe again.

At this time, Terauchi Shouichi racked his brains in order to do his best to gain the initiative on the battlefield, and under the extremely serious threat to the main force of the army, a series of decisive attacks did make considerable progress.

In view of the urgency of the situation in Taierzhuang, and the main force of Tang Enbo's 20th Army Corps was still in the northeast mountainous area of Zaozhuang, and did not carry out an offensive corresponding to the strength of the two armies of Zaozhuang and Yixian. Li Zongren gave orders to Sun Lianzhong's group army. On the other hand, he conveyed Chairman Chiang's order to Tang Enbo. With the main force to the south, the Japanese army was attacked in front of Taierzhuang.

"Brother Guan has promised that there will be a change in Taierzhuang, and he can rush to reinforcements in one day. The foolish brother is looking forward to it, and the current situation in Taierzhuang is as dangerous as an egg, but it is also a good opportunity for our army to finally gather and annihilate the Japanese army. He and the first part of our army have been holding out in Taierzhuang for several days, exceeding the three-day limit mentioned by Brother Guan. Now the 31st Division suffered heavy losses, and it did not retreat half a step. I hope that Brother Guan can persuade Commander Tang to lead the army to attack the flank of the Japanese army with all his strength and support the battle of Taierzhuang, then a big victory can be expected. ”

"What the hell is the Commander doing here, if you don't start fighting yet, when will you have to wait?" When Guan Linzheng received this telegram from Sun Lianzhong's headquarters, he suddenly rushed to his throat with a breath of anger.

Previously, in order to support the 20th Army Corps, the Air Force dispatched more than a dozen bombers, but the main force of the 20th Army Corps failed to make an appointment, except for Guan Linzheng who arrived at the intended offensive position with the main force of the 52nd Army, Tang Enbo was still stationed in the Baoqi Mountain with the main force. Seeing that the encirclement has been completed, and the situation in Taierzhuang is becoming more and more backbone, Tang Enbo can still sit still, and Guan Linzheng, who is bent on fighting, is not in a hurry. But now he is still a general under Tang Enbo, Tang Enbo does not give orders, the military orders are like a mountain, and he cannot act without authorization. After all, it is the descendant of Chairman Chiang, and if he acts without authorization, he will be beaten into another category, and even if he wins this battle, it is estimated that he will be cleaned up afterwards.

"Call the Commander immediately and ask when he will be able to attack south!" Guan Linzheng said impatiently to the adjutant next to him.

"Military seat, the headquarters sent an urgent telegram, ordering our army to set off immediately, rush to Fushan, and the Qingshan area should go south to flank the Japanese army and open up the connection with Sun Lianzhong's group army."

Without waiting for Guan Linzheng's telegram to be sent, this belated combat order finally came. Although Tang Enbo was reluctant to be assigned to the 5th War Zone under the command of Li Zongren, at the moment Tang Enbo knew that he had nothing to put in front of Li Zongren. But if it was really because of the factional dispute, which led to the fiasco of the Battle of Xuzhou, no matter how much Chairman Jiang's side paid attention to him before, it is estimated that it would not end well. Of course, if Jiang Li, the commander of the Northwest Army, is replaced, it is estimated that he will only be shot. Compared with Jiang Li, Chairman Jiang can be regarded as more benevolent. Jiang Li was shot all the way from the division commander to the army commander and the commander of the group army.

"Good, good, it's finally here. What are you doing in a daze, don't go quickly, pass the order, Zheng Dongguo immediately rushed to Fu Mountain, Zhang Yueming led his troops to Qingshan, if anyone ran slowly, Lao Tzu broke his legs! Guan Linzheng slapped his palm excitedly, holding it for so long, he finally waited for the order. (To be continued.) )