Chapter 1167: Hand-to-hand combat
"Division commander, the devil's reinforcements are attacking us from behind!"
The commander of the Fifth Division, who was directing the battle, suddenly heard a report from one of his subordinates and immediately raised his binoculars to look into the distance. I saw a surge of people, and a large number of Japanese troops poured out from the rear of the 139th Division, joining the sequence of the 139th Division and rushing towards the troops of the 5th and 6th Divisions.
The addition of the 79 Mixed Brigade changed the tide of the battle at once. The balance that was originally in favor of the PLA side instantly tilted in the direction of the Japanese, after all, the Japanese had a numerical advantage, and the momentum alone was very scary.
"Order the troops in front, just fight a dozen, don't fight hard with the little devils, prepare to retreat!" The commander of the fifth division put down the binoculars and said in a deep voice.
"Retreat?" The officer who reported obviously did not understand, and hurriedly asked: "But the division commander, our troops are like a bamboo, and the fight is getting stronger." The little devil rushed out of the army and kept fighting with us, so he had to retreat? ”
The commander of the Fifth Division snorted coldly: "What do you know, this is an order issued from above." Let's retreat, let's retreat, why is there so much nonsense? Fighting, fighting, you know fighting, and sometimes you have to be flexible when you fight, you know? ”
"Yes!" The officer was somewhat reluctant, but turned around and ran forward to convey the order of the division commander.
At the same time, the same order was conveyed in the direction of the 6th Division. However, before coming, the two division commanders received orders from the army commander Huang Youde to retreat immediately if they encountered the enemy's stubborn counterattack, and to make the troops look embarrassed.
The two division commanders naturally understood that this must be a ploy set up by the top braschief. As senior commanders, they will only cooperate fully, and naturally they will not lag behind.
"Kill"
The crazy devils kept rushing forward, and the bloody white-knuckle battle seemed to arouse the deepest fierce flames in their chests. Everyone roared and rushed towards the PLA like a mad psycho.
The 79 Brigade did not order the shelling, because a large number of devils were mixing with the PLA. According to the old tradition of the Japanese army, the commander of the 79th Brigade never wanted to injure his own people by mistake, so he ordered his troops to join the 139th Division and start a white-knuckle battle with the PLA.
You know, fighting bayonets is one of the little devils' most proud military skills. The reason why they still use the old-fashioned 38 cap when the global rifle has become shorter is because the 38 cap has a long body, and with the bayonet, it is simply a long stick.
It can be both a stab and a stick. For devils who are very short in height, in white-knuckle combat will make up for their height shortcomings.
Almost every Devil Soldier is a good fighter in bayonet fighting, and their focus on training when recruits join the army is bayonet white-knuckle combat. It can be said that the marksmanship of the devils is as good as their bayonets, which is why the commander of the 79 brigade dared to let the troops and the PLA engage in hand-to-hand combat, because he was very confident.
But he probably forgot that nearly half of his soldiers had been equipped with new weapons. In other words, half of his men gave up the 38 big cover, which was conducive to hand-to-hand combat, and chose a new weapon with strong firepower but a short gun body.
In this way, the defect of height is once again revealed. The little devil stood in front of the PLA soldiers who were about the same height as their father, and used the new weapons that were shorter to fight the PLA soldiers with bayonets, and they had no advantage at all.
For a time, although there were many devils who came from the impact, the Fifth and Sixth Divisions were not retreated by the impact.
They still follow the old method and strangle the devils in the ranking unit. If you encounter some weak devils, then everyone will go together and stab these beasts to death.
What age is it, and they are still competing for bayonets. Now they are all comparing the superiority of weapons, and the officers and men of the 5th and 6th Divisions laugh at the stupidity of the devils and shoot bullets at them.
"Alright, it's almost time for everyone to retreat!" On the front line of the struggle, a regiment commander with a bloody face laughed: "Let's stop playing with devils, let's withdraw!" ”
One unit began to retreat, and the rest followed suit. After all, they all got orders from their superiors, and the purpose was not to fight the devils to the end, but to attract the devils to pursue them.
At this moment, there was already a scuffle, and a large number of devils kept pouring in from the rear. A hundred died at the front, and immediately five hundred people filled the vacancy.
Therefore, the sudden retreat of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) looked as if it could not withstand the onslaught of the Japanese army, which caused a misleading situation for the Japanese army.
"The people of China have retreated, the people of China have retreated, we will chase them and kill them all"
There was an excited roar in the devil's troops, and the devils who were aroused to be full of ferocious flames chased after the fifth and sixth divisions, their fierce eyes flashing with a thick murderous aura, and they were clearly hungry wolves that only ate people, vowing to eat all the evacuated PLA soldiers.
"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, the People's Liberation Army has fully retreated, and our troops are charging together with the 139th Division."
A devil came to the commander of the 79th Brigade and reported loudly, and at the same time said with a gloomy face: "But His Excellency the Commander of the 139th Division was hit by a stray bullet in the battle just now, and he has been martyred!" ”
"What? The commander of the 139th Division broke jade? The commander of the 79th Brigade shouted in disbelief.
Up to now, half of the time the Japanese army has been fighting hand-to-hand combat with the PLA. In such a situation, he can be hit by a stray bullet, which is really shocking and makes the commander of the 79th Brigade speechless. How many sins did the commander of the 139th Division do to be so unlucky.
Swallowing his saliva hard, the commander of the 79th Brigade shouted: "Order the troops not to chase so fiercely, and keep a distance from them." The great cunning of the people of China prevented them from falling into their trap. ”
"It's too late, the troops have all rushed up!" The reporting officer shouted.
The commander of the 79th Brigade immediately shouted anxiously: "Let as many troops stop as you can, and let the 139th Division temporarily be under my control." Also, mobilize all the artillery fire of our brigade and the 139th Division. The people of China shelled us, and we also shelled us, are you still afraid of them! ”
"Hay!" The devil officer bent down and yelled.
By this time, the 5th and 6th Divisions were already about to withdraw to the line where the main forces were located. They pretended to be very embarrassed, and threw away some things as they ran, creating a sense of panic for the devils.
When the devils saw the PLA like this, they were even more convinced that the Fifth and Sixth Divisions were beaten by them, and they only cared about fleeing for their lives. At this moment, where is there still half a bit of vigilance in their hearts, they only think that the People's Liberation Army in front of them is a group of lambs, and vow to catch up and kill them cleanly.
"Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, don't let these damn Shina people escape, let them see the power of the Imperial Japanese Army!" In the team of pursuing devils, there was a Nakasa who roared wildly, and his tone was extremely arrogant.
But at this moment, the People's Liberation Army, which seemed to be "fleeing", suddenly dispersed to both sides of the front. It was like a flood meeting a tributary, and it quickly rushed towards the tributary.
But if the flood swept into a tributary, it must be a mountain or a rock that separates them. But what the devils saw at this moment was a place that was even more terrifying than mountains and rocks, that is, the position that the remaining Fourth Division of the Second Army was waiting for.
"Fire!" Huang Youde stood on the trench and commanded mercilessly.
Suddenly, the fire on the position was fully opened, and all the heavy machine guns spewed flames, and quickly swept towards the pursuing devils.
It was as if a fire-colored death scythe suddenly appeared in the air, and in an instant, a large number of devils were harvested.
The devil who hit the front was swept off by the waist, and then the bullet rain that swept away directly knocked the devil who hit the back away.
It was like a heavy rain of flesh and blood in the sky, and the terrifying whistling of bullets and the desperate roar of the devils were combined, and they swept towards the rear of the Japanese army like a raging storm.
The devil, who was arrogant just now, crawled backwards and fled, and the slower ones were beaten by the barrage shot from the PLA position on the spot.
The pursuers just now were embarrassed like lost dogs at the moment, and they could only flee for their lives under the fierce fire of the People's Liberation Army.
And at this moment, in the rear of the Japanese army, the commander of the 79 brigade also saw this scene from the telescope.
His face turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "I know that the People's Liberation Army must have an ambush, these people are cunning by nature, even if they retreat, it is not so simple!" ”
"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the artillery is in place. With the addition of the 139th Division, we have a total of 230 artillery pieces of various types! A devil officer came up to him and shouted.
"Immediately opened fire on the positions of the China, intensively bombarded. How they blew us up just now, now we will return all of them! The commander of the 79th brigade shouted.
Boom, boom, boom
The artillery fire plummeted, and the positions of the 4th Division were blown up with dust. The soldiers, who were still sweeping at the fleeing devils, got into the trenches with their guns in their hands.
They had already dug trenches, and when the Fifth and Sixth Divisions rushed out, Huang Youde asked the Fourth Division to dig trenches with all their strength. Now, the trenches played the greatest role and became a sacred place for the soldiers to save their lives.
"Commander, the little devil's artillery seems to be much more powerful than before!" In a forest not far behind the trenches, Huang Youde and his staff officers stood together, all frowning at the moment and looking at the position of the bombed Fourth Division.
The mud of the position bombed by the devil's artillery fire was flying, and the position of the Fourth Division was temporarily dug after all, and it was not deep. If the bombardment continues like this, it will not be long before the soldiers hiding inside will be seriously damaged.
"Grandma, I forgot the chief of staff's reminder, the little devil's weapons have been replaced with new equipment. It's just that I didn't expect that even the artillery is much more fierce than before! Huang Youde miscalculated and sighed helplessly.
"When the devil's artillery fire stops, continue to stop them from attacking. When their next round of artillery fire came, they immediately ordered the 4th Division to retreat! Huang Youde said hatefully: "With such fierce artillery fire, you must be prepared for a positional battle with them." Grandpa doesn't play with them anymore, and there are people to play with them below! ”