Chapter 957: Defeating the Enemy Army (Part I)
"Bagaya Road, order the troops, be sure to block the gap for me, and don't let the enemy approach. Then the speed-adjusted chariot brigade came to the rescue. Chuan An was shocked when he heard this, and immediately shouted.
Since Qiao Youhua led the guard regiment to break through directly in the direction of its headquarters, it belonged to the rear of the devil's position, there were only a small number of alert troops, and the real main force was at the front, so Chuan An Wensan was making this arrangement.
However, Takeshita Nakasa's answer made Chuan Anwen San furious: "Sir, no, it's too late, the head of the Chinese army is the cavalry, the charge speed is very fast, and the firepower is strong, the combat power is strong, and the alert troops of our army who are responsible for blocking them have been defeated."
We no longer have time to calmly mobilize troops to intercept and block it, and for now, we can only break through the encirclement as soon as possible, because the headquarters is too big and dangerous here. ”
Chuan An gritted his teeth when he heard this, and slammed his fist on the ammunition box in front of him, and said, "Baga Yalu, damn it!" ”
"Your Excellency General, without further ado, we must make a decision, it is not too late to retreat now, if we hesitate, the command may be terminated by the enemy, as long as we are here, we can also command the various departments to alternately cover and retreat, and after dawn, we will regroup and kill, at that time, it is still unknown who will kill the deer." Takeshita Nakasa said a little anxiously.
Chuan An Wensan thought for a while, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and shouted in a deep voice: "No, we can't retreat, once our headquarters retreats, the other wings will definitely fall into a panic, and then they will be attacked by the front and rear of the Zhina Army, and they will inevitably collapse."
Even if our main force can retreat with all its might, but the strategic purpose of our trip will not be achieved, Takeshita-kun, please don't forget that we have not much of food and ammunition, oil and other combat materials left.
In other words, we are left with only the option of attacking, and if we do not win this battle, we will only be defeated! ”
After listening to Kawayasu's words, Chief of Staff Takeshita suddenly felt a little tragic and desolate, a few hours ago, they still had an absolute advantage, and the battle situation was very good, but now the situation is taking a sharp turn for the worse, and people have to sigh that the war is really changing rapidly.
Embarrassed, Chief of Staff Takeshita asked, "What the general said is extremely true, but how should we deal with it?" ”
At this moment, the gunfire outside began to become clearer and more urgent, and it was clear that the enemy forces had attacked very close to them.
Chuan Anwensan frowned and pondered for a while, and said to Takeshita Nakasa: "Chief of Staff Takeshita, immediately notify the guard squadron, and immediately rush to the position of the 2nd Infantry Wing with me, and at the same time telegraph the chariot brigade to quickly return to help meet the cavalry night attack of the Shina Army."
In addition, he ordered the artillery unit to immediately carry out artillery strikes on the positions of the Chinese army on the north bank of the Hutuo River, so as to curb the enemy's initiative to attack and flank the imperial army from the front! ”
Hearing this, Takeshita Nakasa immediately bowed his head and said, "Hai! He turned around, took his saber and strode away.
When Zhao Tiezhu led the cavalry reconnaissance battalion to break through the layers of resistance of the remnants of the Japanese garrison and kill near the Japanese headquarters, Chuan Yasu Wensan had already led his guards out to the former enemy command post of his 2nd Infantry Wing.
Through the radio station, Chuan Yasu Wensan quickly commanded the devils of the three infantry wings to make a contingency, showing good military qualities.
Ma Liuhou and Lin Mancang had just led hundreds of remnants to launch a surprise attack from the front, but they were bombarded by Japanese artillery, and the assembled death squad suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.
Qiao Youhua arrived at this time with a part of the main infantry of the guard regiment, and Zhao Tiezhu reported to him: "Commander, there is no one in the command of the little devil, only kill some small fish and shrimp." ”
"Escaped?" Qiao Youhua asked.
Zhao Tiezhu shook his head and said: "No, our cavalry has been outflanked from the east and north, and if there are formed devils breaking through, it is impossible for us not to find out." ”
"To the south is a tributary of Erlong Mountain and the Hutuo River, and it is impossible for the little devil to retreat anywhere, that is to say, there is only one possibility for the devil's headquarters, and that is to escape to the position in front of it." Qiao Youhua's analytical voice just fell.
Dense gunfire and explosions sounded on the side of the Japanese position in the northwest and due north directions, and Qiao Youhua and others followed the sound and looked back, only to see that the Japanese position was full of flames, and the artillery fire was endless.
"It should be your regiment commander who led people and part of the devil's forward troops to fight." Qiao Youhua immediately said: "Since the devils have not escaped, then let's have a head-on attack with them, pass on my order, and the whole regiment will immediately launch an attack on the enemy's forward position."
Judging from the information we have in advance, this devil is a mechanized unit, and all units should concentrate their firepower to carry out assaults, give full play to our firepower superiority, and open the way with mortars, grenadiers, and general-purpose machine guns.
The infantry in front and the cavalry in the rear, attacking in coordination. ”
Zhao Tiezhu and several other officers immediately stepped forward and responded: "Yes!" Immediately, he led the team, set up a formation, and launched a full-scale attack on the Japanese position.
At this time, the main forces of the Japanese tank brigade and the 1st and 3rd infantry wings, also under the command of Kawayasu Wensan, turned around and faced the guard regiment head-on.
In the dark night, the north bank of the Hutuo River was soon covered by dense gunfire, rumbling cannons and monstrous flames, and both sides used all their strength to fight to the death.
During the battle, the Japanese troops, who were supposed to be on the defensive side, even took the initiative to carry out several counter-assaults against the Dragon's Tooth Guard Regiment with their tank and combat vehicle brigades as the lead.
However, the devil's counter-charge was met with stubborn resistance from the guard regiment, and the soldiers used grenades, mortars, general-purpose machine guns, and submachine guns to form a powerful counter-assault fire, destroying seven or eight Japanese tanks and armored vehicles, killing and wounding hundreds of infantrymen, and thwarting the devil's counter-charge.
However, during this period, the 2nd Infantry Wing, which commanded him, took the opportunity to launch another attack on the position of the Dragon's Tooth Column in the north of the bridge, giving full play to the advantage of their forces.
Ma Liuhou and Lin Mancang's troops suffered very heavy losses at this time, and their troops were seriously insufficient, although all the officers and soldiers were determined to die for the country, they were still unable to stop the enemy's fierce attack.
After all, the situation is also a critical moment for the devils who have no way out, if they can't attack the position of the Dragon's Tooth Column and can't take Pingshan County, there will be only a dead end.
Therefore, the devil soldiers are also fierce and fearless of death, and they attack desperately.
Just when the Ma Liuhou Department was about to pay the price of casualties and the position was about to be lost. A support army arrived in time from the south bank, which was the reconnaissance company directly under the regiment of the left-behind regiment and an artillery battalion.
Guo Meng, who turned out to be deputy political commissar and director of the logistics department, learned through a telegram that the front line of the Hutuo River was in an emergency, and she was worried that the defense line would be lost, so she left Ma Liuhou with her reconnaissance company, a group of officers and students from the Longya Military Academy, and a group of lightly wounded people who were injured in the base area, formed a support force and rushed over.
Just arrived in time, and unexpectedly, Guo Meng also equipped the support army with four 88mm anti-aircraft guns, and dragged them with the reinforcements by car.
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