Chapter 544: Recovering the Stone Gate (7)
The soldiers of the guard battalion who won the first battle suddenly broke out into thunderous cheers, although the dragon tooth soldiers in other directions did not know what was happening, but seeing that the devil's plane had returned and left, listening to the victory cheers from the south of the city, the morale of the soldiers was still boosted.
In particular, the three regiments, which had suffered considerable losses in the devil's air raid just now, immediately launched a more fierce charge against the Japanese army, pouring out all their anger on the Japanese troops of the 21st Division at the north gate and the west gate.
Most of the officers and men of the 2nd Regiment who were fighting with the main force of the 21st Division of the Japanese Army in the South Gate City had witnessed the air defense battle just now, and knew that the devil's plane had been beaten away by their own troops, and they couldn't help but boost their morale and intensify their attacks.
Guarded by a small group of guards, Yuyuki Chiba, chief of staff of the 21st Division, originally planned to come to the relatively calm south gate to inspect and make a show, but unexpectedly, he had just left the headquarters compound and was on his way to the south gate, when a violent shelling explosion suddenly came from the direction of the south gate.
Immediately after that, the south gate was covered by the ferocious artillery fire of the people outside the city, and Chiba Yuyuki had to suspend his inspection plan and hide in a private house on the side of the street with his guards.
After the earth-shaking artillery bombardment, they were about to move on, but soon news came that the south gate had been lost and that the Chinese army had entered the city.
Chiba Yuyuki immediately stopped, sent someone to inform the headquarters, and asked the division commander to send reinforcements to rush to reinforcements, until his own air force group appeared, Chiba Yuyuki showed a long-lost smile, thinking that the time had come for the imperial army to counterattack.
However, the peaks and loops turned around, and there was no fart effort, and one after another their planes were shot down, exploded, crashed, and finally fled directly from the battlefield.
The morale of the Japanese army was greatly damaged, but the morale of the enemy was greatly improved, and the troops attacking the city were attacking, and the imperial army was defeated and retreated.
Seeing that danger was looming, Chiba Yuno had to retreat directly to the headquarters and report this qiē to Sakai Chihei.
After hearing this, Sakai Chihei's face became extremely solemn, and the sound of gunfire and shouts that were getting closer and closer outside was like the sound of a demon, disturbing his mind and making him feel angry and impulsive.
Seeing that he was silent, Chiba Yuyuki cautiously opened his mouth and persuaded: "Division commander, why don't we break through while the troops still have the strength to fight!" ”
Sakai Chihei's gaze suddenly turned to Chiba Yuyuki's face, his face changed for a while, and he said for a long time: "Chiba-kun, do you mean to let me seppuku?" ”
Yuyuki Chiba said: "Uh, general, you misunderstood, the humble position definitely doesn't mean that." ”
Sakai Qianping suddenly said in a fierce voice: "You let me break through, that's what you mean, not to mention how important Shimen's strategic position is, the imperial army is about to launch a new round of siege against Qiao Youhua's dragon tooth anti-Japanese forces." And the front command has strictly ordered us to hold this place, and if at this time, we abandon Shimen, and the Imperial Army will lose one of the best bases for its advance.
Then what face do I have to go back to Beiping to see Commander Sugiyama Yuan? Only seppuku is self-cutting! ”
Chiba Yuyuki hurriedly bowed his head and said, "I'm sorry General, it's a humble and inconsiderate position, please forgive me." ”
Sakai Chihei looked at his partner and snorted coldly: "I'm not so narrow-minded, tell the wings, this battle is very important, my 21st Division can only hold on, there is no possibility of retreat!" So ask them to fight to the death! Even if all the jade is broken, it will not hesitate!
Moreover, now that the people of China have surrounded Shimen, even if we want to break through, we may not be able to succeed, maybe Qiao Youhua is waiting for us to break through and drill into his trap, stay, at least there is still a county town to hold! ”
Chiba Yuyuki didn't dare to say a word, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Hai, I'll do it." ”
After receiving the strict order of Sakai Chihei, the remnants of the 21st Division were also ruthless, and the devil's will to fight can be said to be second to none throughout World War II, even in the face of the rain of steel bullets of the US army, he also showed extremely tenacious combat effectiveness and will.
When they learned that there was no hope of retreating, they began to fight to the death, and fought to the death with the attacking forces of the Dragon's Tooth Column.
For Shimen County, it is not the first time that some veterans of the Dragon Tooth Column have entered the battle, and when they defended Feiyunling, they followed Qiao Youhua to fight behind enemy lines, and they successfully attacked Shimen.
Therefore, some veterans are not only familiar with the terrain, but also have psychological advantages.
As the battle progressed, except for the 2nd Regiment and 1st Battalion at the East Gate, due to insufficient troops, the fire support was not as good as the other two directions, which had not yet broken through the Japanese city defense.
The 3rd Regiment also broke through the Japanese defense line in the north and west of the city, attacked the city, and engaged in more fierce street battles with the remnants of the 83rd Infantry Wing of the 21st Division.
On the city wall, in the face of the dense and powerful firepower of the dragon's tooth column, the devils with backward equipment could not resist it, so after paying heavy casualties, the devils took the initiative to abandon the city wall and retreat to the buildings in the city, intending to use the buildings to offset the firepower advantage of the dragon's tooth column.
After entering the city, the soldiers of the three regiments of Longya were indeed forced to divide their troops and advance into the city from house to house.
Ma Dazhi, a squad leader of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment, and more than a dozen of his soldiers attacked several buildings near the city wall on the border north and west of the city, where they were intercepted by the fire of the devil soldiers.
Da Da Da ...... The sound of the crooked light machine gun sounded in vain, and the two soldiers holding Ying Qiqi in the front couldn't dodge, and were hit on the spot by the roaring rain of bullets.
Ma Dazhi and the other soldiers quickly dispersed, hiding in the alleys on both sides, leaning against the cold wall with their backs, Ma Dazhi exhaled obvious white heat in his mouth, clenched the Ying Qiqi rifle in his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Machine gunner, find the commanding heights and prepare to cover!" ”
"Yes!" The three fighters of the machine gun team immediately carried an MG34 general-purpose machine gun, supporting brackets, and bullet chains to find a suitable commanding height.
Soon, they climbed onto the roof of a civilian house, where the bracket of the general-purpose machine gun was erected, the main shooter was responsible for operating the general-purpose machine gun, and the two assistant shooters, one of whom held up the metal supply chain, and the other held a telescope and began to search for the exact location of the Japanese fire.
It didn't take long for them to inform Ma Dazhi and the other soldiers, who were still waiting at the entrance of the alley, that they were ready.
Ma Dazhi himself is the sharpshooter of their squad, he took a few deep breaths, grabbed the bolt of the gun in his hand, and said to the other fighters: "Three people follow me, grenadiers, and the others cover our actions with the machine gun team!" ”
The other soldiers nodded their heads in understanding, and Ma Dazhi suddenly rushed out of the alley, and the devil's gunfire quickly followed.