Chapter 555 Xuzhou 8
"Reviewing the fighting of the 80th Brigade of the 27th Division of the Chinese Central Committee since yesterday is worthy of the trust of the Central Committee of China. The Chinese army was stationed in the straggler trenches, and all the streets and alleys resisted stubbornly until the end. They were in the narrow trenches, their bodies resting on their backs and their blood pouring into the pulp. But there is still no one who retreats. Although it is an enemy, it looks like it is half dead. I also sighed for it. During the battle, he was persuaded by an interpreter to surrender, but no one responded. The spirit of fighting to the sea of corpses and blood, and treating death as home, is not unique to the imperial army. For the sake of the imperial army, we should be cautious about this. In today's battle, about 107 casualties were suffered among our army below the rank of colonel, and more than 360 enemy corpses were killed, and the wounded could not be counted! ”
As the direct commander of the Second Army, and one of the two main forces of the Japanese army in the Battle of Xuzhou, Nishio Shouzo had a lot of military affairs to deal with, and if this small battle report was unexpected, Nishio Shouzo didn't bother to take a few more looks.
At this time, Nishio Shouzo was distracted and just happened to see this insignificant battle report.
"Your Excellency is distracted." The staff officer next to him was stunned for a while when he saw Nishio Shouzo, and reminded him loudly.
"Most, the movement of the Northwest Army of China is too strange, it was announced with great fanfare that it was going to enter the Xuzhou theater of operations, and even the most elite mechanized troops were used, but until now, there has been no news that they have entered the theater. On the contrary, it was Kazuki Kiyoji's side, and the pressure increased a lot. Nishio Shouzao said the doubts in his heart, and now the Xuzhou Theater has been scorched, and if he doesn't figure out the movements of the Northwest Army for a day, not only Nishio Shouzao, but also the temple Shouichi is difficult to sleep.
"Could this be a suspicious tactic of the Northwest Army? With the previous speed of the Northwest Army, even the 20th Army Corps in China had already rushed to the combat area, and it was impossible for the Northwest Army to drag on so much. The staff officer guessed.
"Yes, now that we have almost all the troops we can use, the battle of Taierzhuang is still deadlocked, and it is difficult for the army in the south to make great progress for a while, if something happens at this time. Our battle has really become a big joke. ”
Nishio Shouzo sighed, since the beginning of the war, although he has repeatedly encountered fierce resistance from the Northwest Army, he has never suffered as much as he did in front of him.
"Headquarters emergency!"
"What new instructions does your Excellency have in the temple?" Nishio Shouzo frowned and said, from the orders that came from the temple in the past two days, Nishio Shouzo could even feel the hesitation in the temple.
"The special high class has passed on the latest information, and the Northwest Army of Zhizhi, with a large number of armored troops, went straight to Taierzhuang, which is now only thirty kilometers away from Taierzhuang!" The herald's voice was a little hurried.
"What?" Nishio Shouzo and the staff officer looked at each other in horror at the same time, they were really afraid of something, since the slogan of sending troops from the Northwest Army was transmitted, there was no movement for a few days, and once there was movement, it was a shock.
Rushing
The boat award stirred the sound of the water, and on some small fishing boats, some simple rafts made of door panels, were full of solemn soldiers of the national army. However, the equipment of these soldiers who have only recently put on military uniforms is a little strange, except for the grenades on their waists, most of them are carrying large knives and holding pike darts, which obviously look more powerful than ordinary soldiers. This advance team has only recently enlisted in the army, and its predecessor is the Red Gun Society in eastern Henan. Soon after enlisting in the army, due to his excellent fighting ability, he was organized into a martial arts team by the 110th Division. Even if it is a national * army, such equipment is extremely low, and it is even inferior to the Sichuan army, after all, even if it is the Sichuan army, it is almost an old sleeve that has been rifled by hand, and compared to these big knives, the pine darts are always a few points stronger.
It's just that at this time, the armies of both China and Japan in the Fifth Theater were in a group, and after some units had lost quite a certain number of troops with the Japanese army, they simply did not have time to wait for the reinforcements in the rear center, and even if there were supplementary troops, they were close to Chairman Chiang's Whampoa system. Even if it is the Whampoa department, it is not possible to replenish it after playing, not to mention some miscellaneous cards, basically where to play, all the way to where to make up, as long as it is a strong man who is not too outrageously old, he can be enlisted in the army. These swordsmen of the Red Gun Society in Eastern Henan are already a very good source of soldiers.
"Quick, get ashore!"
Small fishing boats, and some rafts built with dismantled door panels, jumped vigorously to the river bank one by one when the soldiers on them jumped vigorously to the riverbank.
"Yaga! The Chinese Army! Although Hanjang Station was a relatively safe area, the strict wartime military discipline of the Japanese army played a great role during the war. When the members of the Red Gun Club touched and were not far from Hanzhuang Station, the patrolling soldiers spotted each other.
"Kill the devil!"
"Kill the devil!"
When the enemy meets, he is very red-eyed. Now that it has been discovered, it can only be forcibly attacked.
"Kill!" At this time, the two sides were only 100 meters apart, and the other party rushed extremely fast, hoping to shoot the other party with bullets.
Ka, led by several Japanese soldiers, slaughtered one by one, quickly retracted the bullets, and stepped forward without hurrying, the steps were not too fast, and the white-edged battle relied on a breath, and the airway should be long. At first, he rushed too violently, and if he didn't catch it in one breath, he was likely to be slashed to the ground by the enemy. The Japanese maintained a classic triangular formation. This small formation has proven itself in countless white-knuckle battles.
"Whoosh" It's just that the members of the Red Gun Club who came this time are not ordinary soldiers, and the first few who are the leaders are the elites of the Red Gun Club. Without waiting for a few howling Japanese soldiers to rush out, a few darts were fired, three or four meters away, and they hit the Japanese soldiers' faces with great accuracy. One of the darts went straight into the eye sockets of the Japanese soldiers. The other two shots hit the front door, although it was not enough to kill them, after all, the scene in the movie where the hidden weapon hit the head at once can only be seen, this is the battlefield. It was only the wound on the front door, and the splash of blood and pain had greatly affected the Japanese soldiers in a short period of time.
"Die!" The members of the Red Rifle Society who rushed in front of them swung their broadswords sharply, and several heads rolled to the ground.
"Kill!"
"Sakazai!" More than a dozen Japanese soldiers fearlessly rushed up and strangled with the advance team that crossed the river and fought. As more and more soldiers crossed the Grand Canal and rushed to Hanzhuang Railway Station. Soldiers from the brigade poured out on the perimeter of the station. Under this absolute disadvantage, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers also fought out a considerable number of soldiers of the Nationalist Army, and they were in different places. Tragic death on the spot.
Da-da-da
"Lying" heard the sound of the airport, and before an officer who had been in battle for a long time could call out, a dense stream of bullets rushed in his face. The Red Rifle Society soldiers, who had just solved more than a dozen Japanese soldiers, did not know much about the brutal battlefield after all. At this time, the Japanese army in Hanzhuang also had very few troops, where would they pay attention to the spirit of bushido, and directly set up a crooked handle to beat them over, and gave these new soldiers who were immersed in a short victory a head start.
No one can despise the enemy, despise the war. Because war won't even give you a chance to start all over again.
This is the case with the downed members of the Red Gun Society in front of them.
"****, kill all these little devils!" Seeing that their brothers were swept down by this shuttle machine gun in good manner, the people behind them suddenly turned red-eyed, and some of them, blinded by hatred, roared and rushed to the opposite side.
"Lie down, lie down!" The officers who had fought in the back were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Some of the people heard his voice and fell to the ground, but some of the people who rushed ahead convulsed from the machine-gun fire and fell to the ground with strong inertia. Blood flowed everywhere.
"What a straw egg! What are you doing in a daze, fight back, fight back! The officer scolded the soldier next to him.
The sparse gunfire rang out again, and the Japanese army's strength in Hanzhuang at this time was weak, with less than two squads. Just now, they lost more than a dozen people in the white-knuckle battle, but there were as many as 400 people in the first part of the national * army that crossed the river, but because the weapons and equipment were extremely backward, less than 200 people with guns, although they had an absolute advantage in troops, but the weapons and equipment were too bad, but fortunately, the advantage of troops narrowed the gap between the two sides, and the Japanese army was also exhausted under the simultaneous harassment of several sides of the national * army.
The sound of clanging and clanging came from afar.
"Oh no, the Japanese train is coming!" The faces of those present all changed. With their current strength, it is enough to deal with the Japanese garrison in Hanzhuang, not to mention that there is a train coming. Another heavily armed Japanese squad can kill them and flee in disarray.
"Long live the Emperor!" The Japanese garrison in Hanzhuang couldn't help but cheer. Even if some gendarmes are coming off the train, or after logistics, it can greatly alleviate the problem of their lack of troops. If it is a regular army, it is enough to kill these enemy soldiers who do not know what tactics are.
Just as the officers were about to give the order to retreat, a dramatic scene ensued again. After the train appeared, there was another noise in the air.
"Oops, the devil's air force is coming, withdraw, withdraw!" The officer shouted and ordered, and if he stayed any longer, he would probably have to explain everything here.
However, the sharp-eyed soldiers soon discovered that these planes were different from the Japanese planes marked by the plaster flags that the Japanese had flown overhead. The blue sky and white sun logo on it is so kind and eye-catching.
"The plane, it's our plane." I don't know which soldier was the first to cheer.
Shout!
The plane swooped, and the Zephyr bomber screamed in East Asia's signature style. Although the soldiers of the Nationalist Army did not know much about it, these Japanese soldiers who had experienced several battles in North China were by no means unfamiliar.
"Damn, this is a plane of the Northwest Army!" The Japanese squad leader looked frightened and watched several bombers dive one after another. The hope that had risen in my heart suddenly burst like a bubble, exploded into countless pieces and disappeared, leaving only fear and that little bit of luck. Even without these soldiers of the national army, with more than a dozen planes overhead, the small station of Hanzhuang can be leveled. In normal times, this small place may not be able to attract the attention of the other plane. And now the arrival of this train is directly beckoning death to the doorstep. No matter how stupid the pilot is, he will not let the other party's train not bomb. The train was running from north to south, and it was either loaded with military supplies or carrying reinforcements.
Even if the Japanese planes had the upper hand, the train would try to avoid passing during the day and being bombed by enemy planes. But at present, the battle of Taierzhuang has reached the most critical period, coupled with the disturbance of the Northwest Army, the materials in the rear can wait, and the combat troops on the front line cannot wait. It's just that this train was unlucky and just hit the muzzle.
In the fear of countless Japanese soldiers. The screams are getting closer.
"No!" The train was still slowing down, and some Japanese soldiers, aware of the danger overhead, jumped off the train one after another.
Rumble! Accurately hit the locomotive, and the locomotive boiler of the locomotive was detonated directly in the explosion. The rails blew up in an instant. Fortunately, the train was already slowing down at this time, and it was just derailed and dragged on the ground.
Shout! After the first explosion. Another scream. Without a coincidence, the carriage in the middle of the train was hit again. The fire is burning. But the blow of the plane overhead did not stop.
After the third bomber dropped the bomb, the Chinese and Japanese soldiers who were fighting nearby couldn't help but cover their ears. The rising flames, the papier-mâché wagons, told everyone very clearly that the shells in the back carriage had been detonated. The Japanese soldiers who jumped off the train were a little closer, and the huge shock wave flew directly into the sky, and when it fell again, it was already bleeding from seven orifices, and the internal organs were damaged, and they couldn't die anymore.
Da-da-da
And that wasn't all, the planes overhead circled down and raged again over the heads of the defenders of the Japanese infantry in Hanzhuang. Leaving behind the messy Hanzhuang, except for a few Westwind bombers that had completed the bomb dropping, they returned to replenish ammunition, and the other planes adjusted their direction again and galloped away over Taierzhuang.
"Kill all the little devils!" The soldiers of the Nationalist Army, who originally wanted to withdraw, were on the road to charge with high morale at this time. Although the historical national * army once entered the railway station of Hanzhuang, it was soon expelled by the Japanese army, leaving corpses in one place, but at this time the situation has changed dramatically. The few Japanese troops stationed at the Hanzhuang Railway Station were swept away by the airtight machine gun bullets overhead, not to mention the casualties, the key is that the originally thin but relatively solid defense line suddenly became leaky due to the interference of the Northwest Air Force. At this time, hundreds of **** soldiers came back again. Most of the people rushed into Hanzhuang Station, but a few people felt their way to the wreckage of the train, which had turned over and twisted into shape, lest they would slip through the net. In short, this battle can be regarded as a big profit, but the division commander promised that if he could win Hanzhuang Station, the first meritorious person would be awarded 2,000 oceans. It's enough for these bitter halves to spend the rest of the life. Of course, the premise is to clean up the Japanese army in front of you. (To be continued.) )