Episode 112 Night Street Fighting
On the afternoon of the 5th, Hou Hekun transferred the 32nd Division to the vicinity of Taierzhuang and changed guards with the seriously damaged 3O Division. [!!!! At dusk, the two regiments of the 3O Division participating in the attack were all withdrawn and went to the rear to rest. The fresh force of the three infantry regiments of the 32nd Division continued to move into Taierzhuang to consolidate the position.
It was getting dark. As visibility decreased, the sound of gunfire in the village gradually became quieter. The battle for Taierzhuang has been thirty hours now, and it has entered the second night. However, in Zhuangzi, even in the places where the fighting was fiercest, the buildings were not very dilapidated. At most, there were a lot of bullet marks on the wall, and the grenade explosion was charred black, and there was no major damage. There are very few collapsed houses, and there is no such thing as the usual ruins after street fighting.
Wherever the Ming army hit, the houses were empty - and the common people ran to the side of the Ming army at once. That's what people risk staying for. In the areas controlled by the Qing army, ordinary people are still staying in their homes. Although he was also scared and trembling, he was basically unharmed. Their houses were covered with dust and broken glass, and the Qing soldiers crouched at the windows and fired guns and grenades without incurring artillery bombardment, at most a shuttle of bullets in and returning fire. The common people were so frightened that their faces turned white, and they only looked at this gang of masters to withdraw quickly, and the Ming army came in. The baggage is all put away, and it is hidden under the bed, and when the time comes, pull the whole family and leave.
Night fell. The rain also slowly stopped, and only a little bit was still ticking. The damp cold wind "whirred" through Zhuangzi, and the soldiers on both sides hid in the buildings, each lighting a fire to keep warm and heat food to eat. There has been a war since the autumn this year, and the coal from Shanxi cannot be shipped out, so most of the people in the Northern Qing Dynasty have not yet bought coal. The families only have a little coal left over from last year, and they are not enough to cook, not enough to make a fire to keep warm. But the Qing army didn't care, and directly split the people's tables and stools as firewood. The common people can only watch dryly, thinking that the Ming army will come over in a day or two anyway, and when the time comes, the family will flee south, and these tables, chairs and benches will not be taken away, so they should simply burn paper for these ***.
On the side of the Ming army, although they also hid in the houses of the common people, the logistics of the Ming army were sufficient, especially in the right theater, the battle line was short, and the whole railway transportation was carried out, and the material support was more sufficient. Each team has coal for heating, which is put in place every night. Now the soldiers of the Ming army threw a large bag of coal on the ground, directly smashed it with a sapper shovel, and filled it into the furnace in large quantities. The fire was blazing, and the whole house was burning.
The people in the cooking class carried the lunch box, the cat ran around the waist, and delivered dinner one by one. The military lunch box was placed on the stove, and after a while, the already cold meal was boiling hot again. In an instant, the aroma of rice and potatoes filled the room. After the fierce battle, the soldiers sat against the wall, eating a fragrant and hot dinner, as if the exhaustion and tension of their bodies were instantly relieved.
And the Qing army on the opposite side could only eat pancake porridge. Although there are shops, butcher shops, and restaurants in Taierzhuang, there are a lot of delicious food, but it is not enough to be an official, and it can't reach the mouth of a soldier. At this time, of course, the Ming army repeated the old tricks, and several cooking classes directly put the cauldron at the intersection and stewed meat inside. At this time, the north wind was blowing, the Ming army was in the north, and the Qing army was in the south. The strange aroma of braised pork drifted down the wind and went straight into the noses of those Qing soldiers who were nibbling on pancakes and drinking porridge.
At the same time, the Ming army also set up a loudspeaker and kept shouting to the Qing army on the opposite side, saying that the brothers are still eating pancakes over there, come and eat braised pork!
But as the night before, there was no effect. Except that this is the Eight Banner Division, all of them are relatively loyal to the Qing court, and this is not the same as before. There was no need to shout before, the Qing soldiers would have already run over. But now, except for a few Qing soldiers who have no parents, no children, and no wives in the middle, most of the Qing soldiers don't think that they will eat a meal of braised pork and put the whole family in. Although they listened to it in their ears, they continued to nibble on pancakes and drink porridge, and slaughtered the guy who instigated the emperor to carry out the "Zhulian Order" a thousand times in their hearts.
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But just behind the actions of stewing meat and shouting, the Ming army is quietly brewing a new round of offensive. This attack will be a night attack. The Ming army knew that it was no longer realistic to use food to lure the Qing soldiers to surrender. But it's still doing it in a serious way. This can paralyze the nerves of the Qing army, making the other party think that tonight can be like last night, and the two sides will spend the night without a drum.
After several night battles, the Ming army is now present, and if it fights at night with the Qing army, its own weapons are very superior. Visibility at night is poor, the effective range of small arms is greatly shortened, the medium and long-range superiority of rifles cannot be wielded, and most of the gun battles are within a few tens of meters. In this case, the high proportion of submachine guns of the Ming army is very advantageous.
In the night, the light rain stopped from time to time, and the loudspeakers on both sides kept broadcasting, but they were all broadcast to the Qing soldiers. The content of the Qing army's broadcasts was the news that all the officers and men of a certain unit had been promoted and rewarded, and that they were on the battlefield to boost their morale. The content of the Ming army is to persuade surrender. Explain the benefits of being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty to the soldiers, and repeatedly broadcast the "Surrender Bonus" to the officers, tempting them.
At about eleven o'clock, the Ming army's broadcast stopped first.
At about half past twelve, the Qing army's radio also stopped.
As a result, only the sound of the rain and the howling cold wind remained in the dark Taierzhuang. In the areas controlled by both sides, many of the windows of the houses flashed with a red light - the fires of soldiers on both sides warming themselves on cold and rainy nights.
At one o'clock in the night, the Qing army, except for the soldiers on duty at the guard post and the machine gun group, were already sleeping. Even if the Qing soldiers had undergone a change of guard and recuperation, they had fought for half a day and a night, and they were all exhausted and asleep.
There was no movement on the Ming army's side, and it seemed that they were all sleeping.
However, behind this quiet illusion, there is an undercurrent. In the northern suburbs of Taierzhuang, trucks shuttled back and forth to replenish ammunition for the troops in the village and transport the wounded. At the same time, some units with heavy casualties were withdrawn and a large number of fresh troops were replenished.
At half past one o'clock in the night, a flare rises, arcs beautifully in the night sky, and disappears.
On the ground, thousands of Ming troops, armed with submachine guns and machine guns, jumped out of their hiding places, bent their waists, and silently touched the Qing army's position.
More than ten seconds later, the first Qing army appeared, and the machine guns rang out "da-da-da", and then machine guns rang out everywhere. The Ming army also shouted, lay down on the spot, threw grenades like raindrops, and then took advantage of the dense explosion to get up and sprint.
It stands to reason that the night vigilance of the Qing army is still relatively in place. In addition to the vigilant soldiers, each machine gun team arranged for members to take turns to be on duty at night, so that the machine guns could fire at the first time. But despite the preparations, because of the example of last night, coupled with the persuasion to surrender in the first half of the night, the Qing army still did not think that the Ming army would suddenly attack at night, and now it is obviously still unprepared.
When a machine gun rang out, the Qing army immediately blew up the camp, and the machine guns in other places, whether they saw the Ming army or not, swept up wildly, and they couldn't see anything in the darkness except for the dazzling tongue of fire. The Qing soldiers, who were suddenly awakened, shouted, pulled the bolt of the gun and shot blindly in the dark, venting the tension and fear in their hearts.
A few minutes later, the flares of the Qing army also soared into the sky one after another, and half of Taierzhuang was illuminated, only countless silver-gray raindrops were seen floating in the strong light.
The Ming army's night attack was carefully prepared, and it was still the usual "blitzkrieg" mode, concentrating superior forces to rush over at once, coupled with the strong advantage of automatic weapons, the submachine gunners rushed to the front, and each person seemed to have a small machine gun in his hand, and countless tongues of fire were sprayed, and they rushed over.
The Qing army was caught off guard, and the flares did not hit the sky in time, so that the Ming army rushed to it, and it was still dark. At this time, the night was really dark, the dark clouds were thick, no matter the starlight and moonlight, there was no trace of it, that is, a little furnace light came out of the window, and basically I couldn't see my fingers. The tongue of fire of the machine gun flickered and pierced, blocking the eyes of the Qing machine gunners, and when they fired, they could not see anything, and only in the interval of the ceasefire could they barely look at the target in front of them, and they all relied on the observer next to them to guide the direction of the shot. The effect of the line is completely incomparable to that of daytime.
The first surprise attack of the Ming army achieved very good results, breaking through the fire barrier of the Qing army in more than a dozen places at once. Once the Ming soldiers rushed through the Qing machine guns and jumped into the Qing soldiers' pile, it was a one-sided massacre. The Qing soldiers also wanted to fight bayonets, but they all fell under the submachine guns at the first time.
By the time the flares of the Qing army were raised, the Ming army had already rushed through several streets in the dark, and at this time, the Qing army in front also reacted and began to organize a counter-charge, rushing up with bayonets shouting. At this time, the machine gun team of the Ming army that followed up immediately lay down on the spot, lying in the cold muddy water, and the woodpecker machine gun began to spit out tongues of fire. Due to the illumination of the Qing army's flares, the Qing soldiers on the opposite side were like wheat, sweeping a large area and lying on the ground. The rest ran back.
Now it's time to clean up the zone of control. In the various buildings behind him, there were still a large number of Qing troops. The soldiers of the Ming army, armed with submachine guns, shouted from house to house and ordered to surrender. Some of the Qing soldiers threw down their guns and came out with their hands raised. There are still some Qing soldiers who do not want to surrender, and want to wait and see if their own troops can rush over and reoccupy this street. Many Qing soldiers took advantage of the chaos in the darkness and fled directly over the wall.
The indoor battle began. The Qing army fought bravely during the day, mainly by relying on the concealment of buildings, using the house as a pillbox, and shooting at the attacking Ming army from the second floor. But once the Ming army invaded the interior and entered the indoor battle, the battle would soon be over. There is no better submachine gun than in indoor combat. The Qing army's single rifle was almost impossible to resist in such an indoor environment. Seeing the Ming army kicking open the gate and rushing in, he threw his gun and surrendered.
In the night battle, the submachine guns of the Ming army formed a great psychological deterrent to the Qing army. This kind of mentality is not found during the day. Even if there are buildings to cover it during the day, you can always see the Ming army dozens of meters away, and you can shoot calmly. Now, the Ming army always rushed to a distance of more than ten meters before being seen, and his rifle could only fire one shot at most, and he had to face the fierce tongue of fire of the Ming army. Even if there were flares in the sky, they would illuminate half of them at most. The other half is always a dead black shadow area. It's just as scary.
This was how the battle continued throughout the second half of the night. At seven o'clock in the morning, the Ming army had already taken two-thirds of Taierzhuang, almost approaching the canal.
More importantly, wherever the Ming army went, all the people withdrew to the side of the Ming army. This is equivalent to two-thirds of Taierzhuang has been consolidated in the hands of the Ming army. Both sides can throw off their arms and participate in street battles with heavy weapons.
At eight o'clock in the morning, two special tank battalions of the 4th and 5th armored divisions of the People's Guard Corps were transferred to Taierzhuang. Thirty-six 12omm self-propelled heavy mortars turned their tracks and roared into the building complex of Taierzhuang.
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