On the road north from Shengfang Town, the soldiers of the first battalion of the 348th Regiment rushed over in high spirits. Like the 346th Regiment and the 347th Regiment, their gains just now were quite rich. The 2nd Brigade of the 63rd Wing of the enemy and its artillery officers were attacked while they were assembled in a formation, and the fate can be imagined.

Four wing guns, six Type 94 anti-aircraft guns, and two infantry guns, which were unthinkable before. But now it has really become a trophy of the 348th regiment, which makes the soldiers close their mouths with joy. However, these guns are dwarfed by the eight Type 347 howitzers captured by the Type 96 150 regiment. Knowing that the third battalion of the 347th Regiment was escorting those baby bumps south, the soldiers were so excited that they wanted to have a sneak peek. After a lot of verbal battles, the first battalion was robbed of this task.

", the 347th Regiment really picked up a big bargain, and such a good thing was also bumped into by them."

"The 346th regiment is not bad, I heard that the little devil at the mouth of the vegetable garden has twelve chariots!"

"Hey, damn it, it's really better to die than people, and to throw more goods than goods."

"Brother Dog, what does this 150mm howitzer look like?"

"What can it look like, it's not two wheels, one cannon barrel!"

When the warriors heard this, they all laughed obscenely. A veteran soldier who usually likes to joke also reached out and took a handful under the dog's crotch, and shouted strangely: "Ha, Lao Tzu has captured another cannon, the wheel is quite big, the cannon barrel is not good, it is curved and short, halu ha......"

The dog was furious, flew up and kicked over, and scolded in his mouth: "Fuck your mother!" ”

The squad leader couldn't stand it anymore. shouted and scolded: "Why are you two so good, it's amazing to win the battle?" I don't want to take a military stick! ”

The rest of the dogs were startled and retreated back to the group.

The commander of the first battalion was leading the battalion headquarters to command the platoon to rest on the side of the road, and he happened to see this scene in his eyes, and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "These muddy boys just fought a cheap battle, and their tails are standing up to the sky." ”

The guard asked curiously: "Battalion, have you ever seen a 150-mm cannon?" ”

The commander of the first battalion raised his head and smiled: "I've seen it!" It was still the eighteenth year of the Republic of China, and I was the captain of the Northeast Army Public Security Corps at that time. At one point, the 7th Artillery Regiment was stationed next to our squadron, hey, a whole sixteen heavy guns. A piece of Western paint on the cannon body. can shine the face of the girl.,Look at the rare person who fucks! ”

The guard's eyes lit up and he asked, "Where is the Seventh Artillery Regiment now?" ”

The commander of the first battalion sighed and said, "Alas, after 918, he withdrew to the pass. Later, it seems to have been organized into the Sixth Artillery Brigade. Later, the young marshal detained Lao Jiang in Xi'an. Brigade Commander Huang Yongan is greedy for life and afraid of death to join the Central Army, and now he may not know where to go! ”

918 is a scar that the Northeast people can't touch in that era, as soon as I talk about this. Everyone's heart is as uncomfortable as a knife. Seeing that his morale was a little low, the deputy battalion commander hurriedly persuaded: "Camp, let's not mention the past." Let's win more battles in the future, don't worry about no heavy artillery, and when our strength grows, we will fight back to our hometown and recapture the Northeast! ”

"Yes, go back to your hometown and take back the Northeast!"

……

The commander of the first battalion was also a little excited when he heard this, and said happily: "Well done, brothers! Let's go and pick up the 3rd Battalion and rebuild our heavy artillery regiment! ”

Bah, Bah...... Rumble...... Just as he was talking, there was a sudden burst of gunfire in the distance. There were only a few gunshots at first, but they soon intensified. It is not surprising that there are a few shots sporadically, and sometimes the militia will shoot a few shots to strengthen their courage. But the gunfire is so dense, something must have happened.

The first battalion commander's face changed, and he said hurriedly: "It's not good! The 347th Regiment must be entangled by devils, the whole battalion pay attention and speed up! ”

"Brethren, hurry!"

"Arrive one minute early, save a few more lives!"

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The soldiers also held back a fire in their hearts, and the little devil who finally grabbed the cannon still wanted to snatch it back? There are no doors! So he ran forward desperately, but not long after running, the sky suddenly darkened. The warriors hurriedly looked up to the sky, and it turned out that the moon had burrowed into the clouds at some point. What's even more worrying is that the battlefield is getting closer and closer, but the sound of gunfire on the opposite side is gradually getting quieter.

The commander of the first battalion was shocked and angry, and said anxiously: "I heard that the 347th Regiment only sent one battalion, but I am afraid that it will not be able to hold on." ”

The deputy battalion commander suggested: "The battalion can defeat a battalion of our army in a short time, and I think the enemy's strength is at least more than one brigade. Let's just rush away like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to take advantage of it. ”

The commander of the first battalion said angrily: "What do you mean? Just watching the brothers of the 347th regiment being killed by the devils? Watching the cannon that was finally won was taken away by the devil again? ”

The deputy battalion commander hurriedly explained: "Of course not, battalion seat! I mean that the enemy is strong, so we can't fight with them, otherwise we won't be able to save the 347th regiment, and we will have to get in by ourselves. ”

The first battalion commander's face softened slightly, and he asked, "Then what do you say?" ”

The deputy battalion commander replied: "I suggest that the whole battalion of shell guns be concentrated and formed into a reinforced platoon, and immediately reinforce them." The rest of the large forces were divided into three routes to meet in the rear. Also, now that the situation has changed abruptly, we have to notify the regimental headquarters immediately. ”

The battalion commander slapped his thigh and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes!" You see I'm in a daze! Telecommunications team, immediately contact the regimental headquarters, tell the regimental seat about the situation here, and ask them to reinforce immediately! ”

The deputy battalion commander reminded: "Battalion, I have to ask the regimental headquarters to send some troops to guard in the direction of Wangqingtuo Town, I am worried that the enemy will have follow-up reinforcements." ”

"Well, there will definitely be!" The first battalion commander had a heavy face, nodded and said, "But the 347th regiment is too tight, I'm afraid they won't last long." In this way, I will personally bring the reinforcement platoon to the reinforcements, and you will answer later! ”

The deputy battalion commander knew that it was not the time to fight for merit, so he said happily: "Okay, then you must be careful!" ”

The commander of the first battalion ran wildly with this reinforced platoon all the way and soon rushed to the periphery of the battlefield. The strange thing is that the gunfire on the battlefield has completely stopped. Only when the first battalion commander arrived, someone hid in the shadows and fired a few shots sporadically. Fortunately, the fighters were alert and quickly dispersed and hidden. And nothing was done.

The platoon commander whispered: "Battalion, what's going on?" Could it be that the battalion of the 347th Regiment has been completely spelled out? ”

The commander of the first battalion lowered his voice and said, "I don't see it! The little devil is going to win, didn't he drag the cannon away a long time ago? You see the gun truck is still parked in the middle of the road, isn't it? ”

The platoon commander rubbed his eyes, took a closer look through the starlight, and sure enough, he saw a few behemoth-like black shadows. From time to time, a strong smell of blood wafted from the battlefield, which made people sick. Fortunately, most of this small army are veterans of several years or even ten years, and they have long been accustomed to it.

The commander of the first battalion asked in a low voice, "Did you bring flares?" ”

The platoon commander replied: "No, pistol flares are only available in the division headquarters, we only have mortar flares, and the speed of the machine gun company is not known how many miles away!" ”

"!" The commander of the first battalion scolded hatefully. He also figured out the scene. Very simple. Whoever is exposed dies! Now it's pitch black everywhere. It is an exaggeration to say that you can't see your fingers, but it is extremely difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. In the sparse starlight, only the road was still more visible. Because the road surface is much drier than the farmland, it looks like a grayish-white band.

In this case. As long as they dare to move forward. It will definitely be beaten with honeycomb coals by the enemy hiding in the dark. The commander of the first battalion thought about it for a while, but he didn't know how to break the situation. I had no choice but to reluctantly order the platoon commander: "Xiaohu, you have flexible legs and feet, go back immediately and tell the deputy battalion commander about the situation here." He has a flexible brain and knows what to do! ”

The platoon commander hurriedly replied, "Hey." Then be careful. Xiao Zhang, Xiao Li, protect the camp well! As he spoke, he disappeared into the night.

The deputy battalion commander was also taken aback when he got the news, he didn't expect the war to be so complicated, so he said: "Alas, what can I do about this?" ”

The platoon commander hurriedly said: "Passenger seat, don't we have flares?" Three companies surrounded it, and then fired flares, and killed this group of devils in one go! ”

The deputy battalion commander shook his head and said, "What if you can't kill it?" Besides, we only have four flares, how long can we manage? ”

The commander of the machine gun company next to him interjected faintly: "Report to the sub-seat, there are only two flares left, and two more rounds were used when cleaning the battlefield in Shengfang Town just now!" ”

The deputy battalion commander almost died of anger when he heard this. However, it is useless to regenerate gas, and now you must go to the battlefield for reinforcements. So he hurriedly commanded the troops to advance covertly from the farmland on both sides of the road. In this case, it was too dangerous to take the road again, so the third company was simply sent to the direction of Wangqingtuo Town to guard.

The soldiers on both sides of the enemy and us lay quietly on the battlefield, one by one nervously not daring to even come out. The most painful are those wounded, who can only endure the pain, because there is a difference between the screams of the Chinese and the Japanese. You may not be able to hear it if you call it once or twice, but if you call it twice, it will be over.

"Ah, it hurts!" A wounded member of the 347th Regiment was woken up alive after falling unconscious. The Japanese soldiers, who were hiding in the dark, soon discovered the target. Bang! A bullet hit the wounded man's thigh accurately, causing the wounded to scream again. Yes, the Japanese soldiers deliberately avoided the vital point. In order to attract the soldiers of the 347th Regiment to open fire on him, thus exposing more targets.

Bang! Another shot. The wounded convulsed and scolded: "Little devil, I'll stab your mother!" There is a kind of joy for Lao Tzu! ”

"It's Li Wenwen!" One of the fighters exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly fired a shot in the direction of the Japanese fire. But the Japanese soldier was very cunning, and his hiding place was very hidden. Not only did the fighters fail to hit a single shot, but they exposed the target. Bang! The other devil turned around and fired a shot, right in the head of the warrior.

Bah, Bah, Bah, Bah...... The soldiers were all watching, they couldn't bear it anymore, and they fired at the target that seemed to be a Japanese army. The two sides soon fell into another scuffle. It's just that at the end of the day, no one can figure out who is who, so they can only fire indiscriminately until everyone dares not move. Soon the battlefield fell silent again, except for the groans of the wounded covering their mouths.

The commander of the first battalion with the soldiers of the reinforced platoon was on the periphery of the battlefield, but he could not help anything. The fighters broke out in a cold sweat with nervousness. At this moment, everyone suddenly felt that their eyes were slowly brightening. The commander of the first battalion looked up to the sky, and it turned out that the moon was drilling out of the clouds, and the clouds at the edge were getting thinner and thinner, so the moonlight was getting brighter and brighter.

The warriors were nervously looking around, their eyes wide and their weapons clenched in their hands. It's okay if you're surrounded by your own people, but if you're an enemy, you'll have to fight to the death.

Boom, boom, boom! In this case, there is a high probability that an enemy will be found nearby, or even in close proximity. The extremely nervous fighters attacked their opponents almost simultaneously. Bayonets, bullets, grenades. Even fists, teeth, and all the weapons that can be used come in handy.

"Kill!" The commander of the first battalion saw that the soldiers of the third battalion of the 347th regiment had suffered heavy casualties, and gradually lost the wind, so he rushed forward with his reinforced platoon. Most of them have fast and slow machines in their hands, and they can shoot or strafe. When they see a pile of devils, they use random guns to disperse, and the lone devils are eliminated at fixed points.

In fact, the Japanese army only had one brigade, and its strength, especially the combat soldiers, was even inferior to the three battalions of the 347th Regiment. Therefore, although the fierce battle just now caused heavy losses to Sancheng, its own casualties were not small. The reinforced platoon reinforced by the 348th Regiment had fierce firepower and complete formation, and as soon as it rushed into the battlefield, it was like Tang Woxue, and soon the Japanese army was slaughtered and collapsed.

The three battalions of the 347th Regiment were almost unable to hold out. If it weren't for the weird scene just now. I'm afraid that half of them will be deserters. After all, that kind of fighting in the dark is too much psychological pressure on people, and not everyone can bear it.

Fortunately, the reinforcements of the 348th Regiment were quite timely. In particular, the commander of the first battalion led his troops to rush like this, and the remnants of the third battalion seized the opportunity to clear out many Japanese troops and took the opportunity to stabilize their positions.

The 1st Brigade of the 10th Wing of the Japanese Army was unlucky. I thought it was a sure thing. I didn't expect the opponent to be so difficult. The chief of staff of the brigade, Funichiro Riki, was a little flustered. He suggested: "Your Excellency, why don't you blow up these cannons and evacuate this place first?" Keep fighting like this. We are in danger of total annihilation. ”

Captain Izumada Tagi said coldly, "Do you want to give up now?" Those people just now could have chosen to do that, but they didn't. When did the Imperial Army's will to fight even worse! ”

Riki Bunichiro's face turned red and he defended: "But ......"

Tagi Shaosa waved his hand and shouted: "It's nothing, the large army under the command of His Excellency the Wing Commander and His Excellency the Brigade Commander is speeding up, and dragging the people of China is victory!" ”

"Hello!"

Izumi Tagi quickly paid the price for his persistence, as a large force of the first battalion led by the deputy commander of the first battalion of the 348th regiment also arrived. Because I walked from the fields, I was much slower, otherwise I would have come a long time ago. War is like that, and what you try to do is not necessarily good for you.

Nevertheless, the situation soon changed dramatically with the addition of fresh troops from one battalion and two companies. Although Tagi Shaosa commanded the troops to resist stubbornly, the troops were really insufficient. And they had previously broken up their troops in order to annihilate the three battalions. Now, in the face of the two-way attack of the first battalion, there is not even a solid position.

Seeing that his subordinates had been wiped out in batches, Chief of Staff Riki Funichiro couldn't help but suggest again: "Your Excellency, do you want to blow up the cannon?" If we don't listen to it anymore, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to blow up the artillery. ”

The green tendons on Tagi Shaosa's forehead jumped straight, his hands were clenched, and a few words popped out from between his teeth: "Wait a little longer!" ”

At this moment, there was a new situation on the battlefield, and the enemy shadow that was originally vaguely visible suddenly became blurred. The warriors panicked and quickly lay down on the spot and hid - the moon went into the clouds again.

Izumita Tagi came out of nowhere, and laughed proudly. Unbeknownst to them, the mortar crews of the 1st battalion had already discovered this concealment department. Boom Boom Boom ...... Due to the close proximity, two 82 mortars fired three rapid fire at a large elevation angle of more than 70 degrees, and six shells suddenly covered the area. Izumita's rampant laughter was drowned out by the sound of artillery fire before it stopped.

The first battalion was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the mortar squad to fire flares, preparing to destroy this enemy force in one go. Boom! Two flares were launched into the air one after another, and the soldiers were prepared for a long time and quickly pounced on the enemy troops who were caught off guard. But what is the use of two flares, it adds up to less than a minute. Although many remnants of the enemy were destroyed, it is certain that there were still a large number of Japanese troops hidden in the darkness.

The deputy battalion commander hurriedly suggested: "Let's tow the cannon away first!" ”

The commander of the first battalion nodded and said, "Okay! So he hurriedly found some soldiers who could drive cars and prepared to tow the cannon away. However, as soon as the soldiers climbed into the tractor, they were killed by bullets fired in the darkness before they could study how to start it. In the ensuing return fire, the warriors eliminated the exposed enemies, but who knows how many are left in the darkness? Anyway, one fights one, and the first and third battalions add up to not so many who can drive.

"Alas!" The battalion commander sighed in annoyance and slammed his fist on the ground. Unexpectedly, when I was pounding a Japanese soldier's lunch box, there was a crisp sound. The guards were taken aback. Hurriedly knocked him down, and sure enough, a few more bullets came from the darkness. This kind of ubiquitous attack is simply devastating.

The deputy battalion commander said anxiously: "What can I do about this? Japanese reinforcements must not be far from here, and it will be dawn in three hours! ”

The commander of the first battalion thought for a moment and said helplessly: "Let the telecommunications squad pay attention to concealment and get in touch with the regiment headquarters immediately." It depends on what the group can do. ”

Da Da Da ...... Boom! As he spoke, there was a sudden sound of fierce gunfire in the east. The commander of the first battalion glanced over there and exclaimed, "Oh no, the devil's reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Indeed, after confirming the presence of Chinese troops on the opposite side, Tada Izumida immediately reported to Wing Commander Mori Sue Kosa of the 10th Wing. Hiroichi Mori Suehiroi briefed the brigade commander, Major General Kei Seya. At the same time, he brought all the troops at hand. Fortunately, militia along the route attacked from time to time. Otherwise, I'm afraid it will come faster.

Under the fierce onslaught of the Japanese army, a company arranged by the 348th Regiment was soon unable to parry. Seeing that the situation was not good, the commander of the first battalion hurriedly sent another company over. What is infuriating is that the Japanese soldiers hiding in the dark actually followed some of the past. Take advantage of the chaos to shoot black guns. If it weren't for the company commander's carefulness. I'm afraid I'm going to suffer a big loss.

"Camp. The regimental headquarters asked us to report the coordinates of the enemy. The confidential telegraph operator suddenly arrived and asked for instructions.

The commander of the first battalion was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. The regimental headquarters has four mountain cannons in their hands, and it is enough to fight here from Shengfang Town! Fortunately, there were no casualties among the artillery observation squads assigned to the 1st Battalion. A group of data was quickly transmitted to the town of Shengfang. The four wing guns quickly aimed at the Japanese position, and a burst of rapid fire was fired, and more than 160 shells were fired out in just three minutes (note: the maximum rate of fire of the 41 Mountain Gun was 20 rounds per minute). This is still because the artillerymen are not very familiar, if it is enough to let the guys from the Shishan Artillery Battalion come for only two minutes.

Under such a frantic bombardment, the reinforcements commanded by Maori Suehiro were also blown up, and they had to retreat. Reinforcements from the 348th Regiment also arrived and flanked the enemy, and after a fierce battle, the battle line was finally stabilized. However, the cost was also huge, not only more than a hundred shells were consumed, but even the four wing guns were damaged to varying degrees. One cannon chamber was ablated and almost missed, and another large frame suddenly broke and almost missed its own position. Although the remaining two are still usable, the accuracy has decreased significantly.

The head of the summer regiment looked to the north and asked anxiously, "Did the flares have been delivered?" Why hasn't there been any news yet! ”

Mao Zhiquan, the deputy head of the regiment, hurriedly replied: "Yes, Tuanzao." Not only flares, but I also sent all the soldiers in the regiment who could drive cars, and the division headquarters also urgently transferred the mechanical support company of the mountain artillery regiment to reinforce it. Hopefully we can get those heavy guns back soon. ”

Boom Boom Boom ...... Before the commander of the regiment could speak, a loud artillery bombardment suddenly sounded from the northeast. Deputy Regiment Commander Mao's face suddenly became very ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Listening to the sound, it is a Type 38 field artillery, it must be another batch of reinforcements from the Japanese army!" ”

The regiment commander of Xia Shi snorted, and said with a solemn face: "The enemy's 10th Division is a permanent horse-pulling division, and I am afraid that there are not only 38 field artillery, but most of them have better Type 91 105 field artillery. I don't think this battle can be fought anymore! ”

Deputy Regiment Commander Mao was stunned for a moment, and asked unwillingly: "Tuanzao, do you mean to give up those heavy artillery?" ”

The head of the summer regiment said angrily: "What can you do if you don't give up?" The Japanese reinforcements are desperate to send reinforcements here, and if we fight again, we and the 347th Regiment will be finished! ”

"Report!" The telegraph man trotted over with the report and said nervously: "The regimental seat, the deputy seat, the military headquarters transferred from the division headquarters urgently telegraphed!" ”

The head of the summer regiment hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and after looking at a few lines, he suddenly shook his body and almost fainted. Deputy Head Mao hurriedly held the head of the regiment with one hand, but his eyes stayed on the telegram draft, and his face suddenly turned pale. I saw that it was written: Yongqing, Gu'an, Xincheng, and Rongcheng suddenly dispatched Japanese troops and pounced on Xiongxian and Baxian together. The 130th Division, which was scheduled to come for reinforcements, had to be transferred elsewhere, and the fighting in the east had to be undertaken by the 116th Division independently.

In other words, the 53rd Army is no longer able to provide them with more support. The 116th Division could only rely on its own strength to fight. Grandmaster Zhao Shao specially called to ask for the opinions of the two regiment commanders on the front line.

"It's over!" Deputy Head Mao was in a trance for a while, could it be that tonight's efforts and sacrifices will be in vain? Just now he had a trace of fantasy in his heart, but now he was shattered. With only the strength of the three regiments of the 116th Division, what can you do even if you grab artillery? The Japanese army pounced on them one by one, and you didn't even have a chance to set up a gun position.

Commander Xia sat down weakly, and was about to send a telegram to order the front-line troops to blow up the artillery, and then evacuate. But Zhang Shaoxian, the head of the 347th Regiment, sent an urgent telegram. Commander Zhang begged Commander Xia Shi to hold on for a while longer, because his troops were hurrying to retreat south. If the 348th Regiment withdrew, the 347th Regiment was in danger of being blocked by the Japanese army.

Deputy Head Mao hurriedly asked, "Tuanzao, what should I do?" ”

The head of the regiment sighed and said: "Lao Zhang is our old brother for many years, and most of the soldiers of the 347th Regiment are familiar to me, how can I not save them when I see death?" That's it, that's it! I'll fight again tonight, it's a big deal to lose this old life! (To be continued......)