On the south bank of the Duliu River, the 347th Regiment is the head of the pipe. The Duliu River of this era is far less wide than the Duliu River of later generations, the widest place is about one or two hundred meters, and the narrow place is only a few tens of meters. Reeds and weeds grew on both sides of the river, and there were silt and pools everywhere, and there was some seepage in the gloomy. After crossing the Duliu River, on the opposite side is Xiaobian Zhuang, where the second brigade of the third wing of the enemy garrison is entrenched. The enemy and the enemy fought around the bridge and ferry between Xiaobian Zhuang and Guanputou.

Several blown up wooden bridges floated alone on the river, dozens of Japanese corpses were scattered on the bridge deck and around it, and there were also many on the tidal flats on both sides, all of which were left by the Japanese army during the attack just now. Due to the complex terrain and the difficulty of movement, although the Japanese army took advantage of the 347th Regiment's unpreparedness to grab some tidal flat positions on the south bank, they could not hold on at all, and the soldiers could only stumble and run in the mud, and as a result, the soldiers of the 347th Regiment hit a live target, and finally had to retreat to the north bank.

Boom, two more Japanese soldiers fell to the ground as shots rang out. Although the main force of the 2nd Brigade of the Japanese Army had retreated to Xiaobian Village, many guard posts were set up in the reeds and tidal flats on the north bank of the Duliu River. It not only plays the role of a vigilance and surveillance, but also snoops on the south bank and waits for an opportunity to counterattack. In order to blind the "eyes" of the enemy, Regiment Commander Zhang Shaoxian organized the professional shooters of the whole regiment to carry out "targeted killing" of these scattered Japanese troops!

After the Japanese commander discovered this intention, he also dispatched many soldiers with good marksmanship to lurk on the shore to confront the shooters of the 347th Regiment. So the two sides took the Duliu River as the boundary and fought a "quasi-sniper battle". The reason why we need to add a quasi-word. Because the Japanese army did not have the concept of a sniper, at best it was a sharpshooter. And the professional shooters of the 347 regiment have only learned basic sniper tactics and belong to the rookie level.

"All hits, two results!" One of the machine gun team leaders lowered the binoculars and gestured slightly.

The junior shooter of the class next to him blinked, indicating receipt, and then made another retreat gesture. The two quietly crawled out of the reeds and switched to a new sniper position. Since the professional shooter at the class level was not equipped with an observer, he was partnered with by the machine gun leader of the squad. The machine gun team leader is also responsible for observing the enemy situation and indicating the target to the machine gun shooter. It's a true performance.

Bang! Another Japanese soldier was exposed. In sniper battles. Exposure is the equivalent of death. The Japanese soldiers had good marksmanship, but they didn't know how to hide themselves, and as a result, they were beaten as wild ducks by the professional shooters of the 347th Regiment when they had good marksmanship.

Da Da Da ...... Annoyed and angry, the Japanese soldiers set up light and heavy machine guns and swept towards the south bank, sending reeds and weeds flying everywhere. But no one was hit.

A shuttle is not finished yet. Bang! Another gunshot rang out. The machine gunner also fell in a pool of blood. The sub-shooter next to him was splashed with blood and looked a little dazed, probably wondering if he should continue shooting. Bang! Another bullet flew in. The sub-shooter only felt that it was dark in front of him, and finally there was no need to worry about it. The remaining two ammunition men were so frightened that they didn't even dare to pick up the machine guns - the Japanese were finally scared!

"Little devil! If you can rush over today, grandpa will have your surname! Seeing that the Japanese troops in the reeds on the opposite side had retreated one after another, the commander of the first battalion in charge of commanding the sniper operation smiled proudly.

The deputy battalion commander was talking to the regiment headquarters with a field phone, and the first battalion commander turned around and asked with a smile: "Old Hu, why are you calling from the regimental headquarters?" ”

Deputy Battalion Commander Hu replied with a strange face: "Yingzuo, I'm afraid you really have the surname of the devil this time." The regiment ordered us to find a way to lure the devils to the south bank and annihilate them. ”

The soldiers next to him laughed when they heard this, and they all paid attention to the first battalion commander to see what foreign name he had. The battalion commander waved his hand impatiently and said, "Go, go, fuck your eggs, what a calf, pee!" ”

He was a little embarrassed and said: "We beat the devil so hard just now, how can we lure the enemy deeper?" Even if we give up the river defense, I'm afraid they won't cross the river! ”

The deputy battalion commander explained: "It is indeed difficult to induce alone, and the division has ordered the 348th Regiment to continue to attack the Jinghai County and Railway Station, putting on a posture of wanting to eat the enemy's third brigade, and the enemy can't help but be fooled." ”

The battalion commander nodded and said, "Well, that's a good idea. It's just that Qingxian and Cangzhou, south of Jinghai, are still stationed with the enemy's independent mixed 7th brigade. Isn't the master afraid to attract this devil too? ”

The deputy battalion commander said: "Since Shangfeng dares to formulate such an operational plan, he must be ready to send reinforcements." We just need to do our part. ”

The battalion commander snorted and said, "Okay, wait for the battle in Jinghai City, and the enemy's second brigade will definitely attack the south bank." When the time came, the brothers were asked not to work too hard, and the whole battalion turned to the lower reaches of the Duliu River. He also advised: "When retreating, you must pretend to be a little bit, don't let the little devil see the flaws!" ”

Boom Boom! With the sound of a huge explosion, the gate building of Jinghai County flew into the sky. In order to make the Japanese army feel the urgency of attacking the city, Commander Zhao Shaozong concentrated the mountain artillery, heavy mortars and flat-fire artillery of the whole division. Just now that was a masterpiece of 150-mm heavy mortars.

Da Da Da ...... In addition to maintaining pressure on the four gates of Jinghai County, the 348th Regiment also launched another offensive against the railway station where the enemy was stationed. The total strength of the enemy's 3rd Brigade stationed in Jinghai was less than 1,000 men, and it was not enough to defend the county seat, and the railway station had only one infantry squadron plus two heavy machine guns to support it.

Boom, boom! On the one hand, the 348th Regiment organized anti-aircraft artillery and mortars to bombard the Japanese army, and on the other hand, it organized various companies to intersperse in a roundabout way to divide and encircle. With this force, the Japanese army soon couldn't hold on, so they had to abandon the railway station and try to flee to the county seat. But it was too late, and the two companies of the 348th Regiment had already joined forces at the west gate of the county seat, completely cutting off the enemy's retreat at the railway station.

"Inform the companies that none of the devils at the train station are allowed to enter the city!" The commander of the 348th regiment, Xia Shi, ordered: "It must be eliminated on the spot!" ”

The deputy head of the regiment said: "Tuanzao, I don't think this train station should be kept, it is better to completely destroy it." Even if the devil wants to rebuild it in the future, it will take a lot of effort! ”

Head Xia nodded and said, "Okay, you can arrange this matter personally." ”

The deputy regiment commander hurriedly led the engineer company to blast. After learning about it, Commander Zhao Shaozong transferred engineer troops from the division headquarters to reinforce him. Bombed or burned, finally leveling the area. However, as much as possible the materials that were useful for the base area were removed, including two huge train steam engines. To this end, Zheng Weiguo also licensed the use of trucks for transportation and sent air defense units to escort them.

At the same time as the railway station was leveled, the fighting in Jinghai County also tended to be white-hot. Although the 348th Regiment was a feint, it played a strong attack with the support of artillery. Although the Japanese army relied on the city wall to resist stubbornly, it was in an emergency on all sides, and the defense line was already crumbling.

In the face of such a critical situation, the commander of the 3rd Wing of the enemy's garrison, Miyazaki Tomio Osa, finally could not sit still, and urgently ordered the 1st and 2nd Brigades to attack the Duliuhe defense line again. Attempt to link up with the 3rd Brigade. At the same time, he desperately asked for tactical guidance from his superiors. Not only reinforcements, but also planes. Unfortunately, the planes were not in any trouble, and because the air defense units of the 116th Division were in full position, several bombers of the North China Air Force had to drop a few bombs indiscriminately and returned home. Not only failed to rescue the third brigade. On the contrary, the morale of the ministry was seriously damaged.

Since aviation is unreliable. You can only rely on the infantry to play for your life. Under the strict orders of the captain of the Tomizaki wing. The captain of the second brigade, Mizumura Hamahara Shaosa, had red eyes, and was determined to launch the last fight. The Japanese soldiers in charge of the charge all tied bowls and scrolls on their heads, with white cloth and red letters. The words "Victory" are written on it, and a small sun is drawn in the middle. Needless to say, it's time to engage in the rhythm of a meat bullet charge again.

The commander of the first battalion observed with a telescope for a while, and sneered: "The little devil has this little ability, how can we be embarrassed to let out the river defense?" It's a fart to be surrounded and killed, and it's just a machine gun to death on the river beach. ”

The deputy battalion commander smiled and was about to speak, when a look of surprise and anger suddenly appeared on his face, and he said in a panic: "Camp, look! Look at the other side! ”

The commander of the first battalion hurriedly picked up the binoculars again, only to see a large group of civilians driven by the Japanese army with bayonets. They carried planks in their hands, long pieces of wood, firewood, cotton cloth and other supplies, and they cried all the way but had to go. Even if you walk a little slower, you will be stabbed to death on the spot by the escorted Japanese soldiers.

"The little devils are forcing the villagers to build bridges, these dogs!"

"There is a kind of rushing at us, what kind of ability is it to bully the common people!"

"Dog's day wants the fellows to block the guns for them!"

"These brutes, when they cross the river, they won't leave a single living mouth!"

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When the soldiers saw it, they were so angry that their chests were about to explode, but they could only watch the Japanese army build a bridge across the river.

The commander of the first battalion snorted angrily with a dark face, waved his hand and said, "When the battle comes, you know what to do, retreat!" ”

As soon as the river defense troops of the 347th Regiment withdrew, the enemy's second brigade became even more unscrupulous, not only quickly erecting bridges in the narrow part of the river, but also forcing the common people to lay sandbags and forage on the tidal flats on both sides to facilitate the passage of large troops.

"Yo Xi!" Mizumura Shaozo looked around, nodded with satisfaction, slowly pulled out the command knife, suddenly slashed forward, and shouted: "Kill it!" ”

"Onboard!" The Japanese soldiers shouted, jumped out of their positions and rushed towards the south bank. Although the soldiers of the 348th Regiment hated it, they still restrained the anger in their chests and made way for the Japanese army. Because now it is only the vanguard, and it is necessary to wait for the main force of the enemy to cross the river before it can be moved.

"Immediately report to His Excellency the Wing Commander, and say that our unit has successfully crossed the Duliu River and is advancing towards Jinghai County. The people of China are vulnerable, please rest assured that Your Excellency the Wing Commander! Mizumura Shaozao boasted, and ordered the troops to continue to advance, but they didn't know that there was a dead end ahead.

The commander of the 346th Regiment, Cong Zhaolin, left only one battalion to defend Duliu Town, and personally led the large army to advance eastward; Needless to say, the 347th Regiment was full of strength, just waiting for the enemy to cross the river; The 348th Regiment, which feinted to attack the county seat, also secretly withdrew its troops from the front line, and the main force of one of the battalions could move north to flank the enemy at any time.

"Report! Most of the enemy's second brigade has crossed the Duliu River and is searching and advancing in the direction of Jinghai County. "At the headquarters of the 347th Regiment, a scout reported to the regiment commander Zhang Shaoxian.

Commander Zhang asked: "How many Japanese troops are left on the front line of Xiaobian Zhuang?" ”

The scout replied: "Only one squad, two heavy machine guns!" ”

Head Zhang frowned slightly, and wondered: "How can it be so little?" Isn't the enemy afraid that we will follow his back? ”

The chief of staff guessed: "The Japanese army is used to arrogance, and it is not surprising that it is doing so." ”

Zhang Rubin, the deputy head of the regiment, shook his head and said, "No. The Japanese army is still very cautious about tactics, and no matter how arrogant it is, it will not be so. I suspect that the enemy is suspicious and makes us uncertain, but in fact, another enemy army is rushing towards the Xiaobian Zhuang ferry. ”

As he was talking, the telegraph man suddenly brought a telegram and reported: "The remaining troops of the 346th Regiment in Duliu Town found that the Japanese firepower on the opposite side was weakened, and suspected that its main force had moved elsewhere, so let the regiments be on guard to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack." ”

"That's right!" Regiment Commander Zhang slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "It must be this enemy army that goes to the ferry for reinforcements." The 1st and 2nd Battalions were ordered to move immediately. Tie your pockets, and don't let go of a single devil's hair across the river. ”

Boom Boom Boom ...... With Commander Zhang's order, the soldiers of the first battalion full of anger quickly returned to the position of the pipe. The Japanese troops left behind hurriedly blocked the attack, but the mortar and grenadiers were so bombed that they could not find the north. Heavy machine-gun positions were also destroyed at the first time.

"Kill! Avenge the folks of Xiaobian Village! The commander of the first battalion personally led the charge of his troops. In a rush to recapture the positions on the south bank. The captain of the enemy wing, Tomio Miyazaki, finally rushed to Xiaobian Zhuang. The pontoon bridges have been blown up, and I have to look at the river and sigh. Miyazaki Daisa, who never gave up, wanted to fight again to the south bank, but he was beaten by a battalion for a while.

The artillery of its wing was also beaten by the mountain artillery battalion of the 116th Division and fled from the desert. The army was defeated. After all, both sides are 41-type mountain artillery, and the 116th Division is eight, which is twice as many as the opponent.

As soon as the captain Mizumura Shaozo heard the sound of gunfire from the north, he felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered: "The troops will stop advancing, and the rear team will become the front team, and the ferry port will be recaptured, so as to suppress the ancient!" ”

Da Da Da ...... The 2nd Brigade did not go far back when it encountered a strong blockade. It was the 3rd Battalion of the 347th Regiment that engaged in a fierce exchange of fire. In order to completely surround this Japanese army, the regiment commander Zhang Shaoxian personally took command and transferred the troops directly under the regiment.

The third battalion wanted to make meritorious contributions, wanted revenge, and wanted to eat this enemy army; The second brigade wanted to run for its life, wanted to break out of the encirclement. Both sides used their strength to feed, and the battle was extremely fierce from the start.

Ignoring the danger of being sniped, Mizumura Shaoza kept flying his command knife and ordered his subordinates to launch a decisive attack. The squadron leaders and squad leaders personally led the charge in person. The 3rd Battalion had never engaged such a stubborn enemy since its reorganization, and the defensive line nearly collapsed several times.

The third battalion commander said in a panic: "Tuanzao, the little devil is fighting too hard, you can lead the regimental headquarters to withdraw first!" I'll just have to do it here! ”

Head Zhang Shaoxian took out a pistol and slapped it on the table, and scolded angrily: "If you dare to say anything about withdrawing, Lao Tzu will kill you!" ”

The commander of the third battalion had no choice but to drop his hat and shout: "The guard platoon assembles!" It's the gentleman's who fights with the devil today! ”

The soldiers of the guard platoon roared together: "Fight! ”

The commander of the third battalion personally led the guard platoon to launch a counter-charge against the Japanese army, and this unit was equipped with submachine guns and had very strong melee firepower. Wherever the Japanese attacked, they rushed to wherever they went, and each time they defeated the Japanese troops of the "pig rush". Snipers of various companies were also desperately shooting Japanese commanders and machine gunners, and although each officer was shot and killed, a junior officer was promptly replaced, but his morale was still seriously damaged.

At this time, the second battalion also came in with reinforcements from the flank. Under the double force and firepower, the Japanese army finally could not bear it, and was defeated one after another, and the embarrassed did not even have time to contain the wounded.

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid it's unrealistic to continue attacking north! The only way to break into Jinghai County and join the third brigade is to find a way! A staff officer suggested.

Mizumura Shaozo nodded and said, "Yo Xi, that's the only way!" As he spoke, he glanced wistfully to the north, and then led his troops to the south. I have to admit that the Japanese army's ability to continue fighting is really strong, but this time no matter how strong it is, it is useless, and the second brigade is doomed.

The south side is also not easy to rush, and the first battalion of the 348th Regiment has already withdrawn from the siege front line, waiting for the Japanese army to come to the door. After the battle in the direction of the ferry began, Commander Zhao Shaozong transferred a large number of troops directly under the division to reinforce it, and its strength was far above that of the Shuicun Brigade. In particular, heavy firepower, a large number of mortars and flat-fire artillery, which the Japanese army did not have.

"Gentlemen!" Mizumura Shaozo bowed deeply to his subordinates, and said sternly: "Today's battle, life or death, I hope that all the monarchs will fight hard to report the emperor, and the holy war will be loaded!" ”

The Japanese soldiers followed suit and raised their guns and shouted, "The Emperor is on board!" Jihad onboard! Immediately, he launched a "pig rush" decisive charge to the position of the 348th regiment.

"Hit! If you give the order, you will beat me hard, and you don't have to leave a mouth alive! Seeing that the Japanese army had finally been killed, the commander of the first battalion of the 348th Regiment immediately gave the order to attack.

While the infantry companies were attacking, the commander of the regiment also gathered the 82 mortars of each battalion, and the second platoon commander with the best mortar skills temporarily served as the company commander.

"All-company firing, target enemy infantry, grenade instantaneous fuse, charge No. 4, ruler ×××, × second intervals; No. 3 charge, ××× ruler, × second intervals; No. 2 charge, ××× ruler, 3 rounds at the same time, put! ”

With the loud and accurate command of the second platoon commander, the officers and men of the whole company quickly and accurately and methodically completed a series of firing maneuvers, such as fixing the elements, aiming, loading, and firing, and the 18 shells fired by the six mortars were like eyes and roared towards the enemy position.

This is the legendary "single artillery multiple simultaneous projectile impact method" tactic, using the principle of different ballistics pointing at the same target to let several shells fall on the enemy at the same time, so as to deal the heaviest blow to the enemy at the first time.

Boom Boom Boom ...... The 18 grenades exploded together, and the Japanese soldiers who were charging were blown up before they even had time to lie down and dodge. Mizumura Shaosa's morale that he had managed to muster was also blown away.

"Kill!" The commander of the first battalion saw that the enemy's charge was frustrated and immediately ordered his troops to carry out a counter-charge.

"Kill!" The soldiers rushed over with a loud shout, but the Japanese army had not recovered from the bombardment just now, and they could not resist it for a while, and they were killed and retreated, and corpses were thrown everywhere.

Woowoo...... Several Japanese planes suddenly emerged from the clouds and, ignoring the threat of anti-aircraft artillery fire and heavy machine guns, fiercely rushed towards the positions of the 347th and 348th regiments. The main force had undergone strict air defense training, and calmly responded to the ravages of enemy planes, shooting down one enemy plane at the cost of dozens of casualties, and the rest had to flee with wounds.

The escape of the Japanese planes dealt a fatal blow to the morale of the enemy's second brigade. Some soldiers and officers committed suicide in terror with guns or knives drawn. Mizumura still wanted to persevere, but his good luck finally ran out, and he was targeted by a professional shooter as soon as he flew the command knife. Bang! The guns rang out, and Shao Zuo was only worth one bullet on the battlefield!

The death of the commander brought even more confusion to the Japanese army, and by this time all the officers of the Japanese brigade headquarters had been killed. None of the three squadron leaders were spared, and the highest rank among the remnants of the entire brigade was actually a lieutenant. Moreover, there is not even a second lieutenant squad leader under his command, and the remaining squads can only be commanded by Jun Cao or Wu Commander.

Boom Boom Boom ...... Another round of shelling, this time two heavy mortar batteries of the 347th and 348th regiments fired at the same time. It didn't take long for two battalions reinforced by the 346th Regiment to arrive. The morale of the Japanese army finally collapsed, and they fled in all directions. But the stragglers are brave, and they are destined not to escape the net of the 116th Division.

"Quick! Brethren, you won't be able to make it any later! At this time, the 130th Regiment sent by the 390th Division for reinforcements was still on the way, and the regiment commander Zhang Yuting was so anxious that he urged loudly.

"Tuan, Tuanza!" A signal soldier rushed up panting, panting and saying, "No need to go, the battle on the side of the 116th Division is over, and the military headquarters will let us return to help immediately!" (To be continued......)

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I recommend this work. The only work that does not talk nonsense in the works of the Anti-Japanese War, although the author is a little stubborn, but the spirit of serious verification is still worth encouraging!