041 The Longest Night

At noon, the sun passed the clubhead, and in the distance, a wave of heat continued to hit, and it was clear that it was a hot and dry noon. At the entrance of the right gate of the Japanese army. A soldier who had just joined the army walked back and forth with Mosiner's dry rifle, and because of the heat, the Tony helmet on his head was already stained with sweat, and he wiped the sweat with his sleeve from time to time.

However, he did not forget his duty, and before and after the patrol, he observed the movements around him with vigilant eyes from time to time. This newly enlisted soldier was a native of Lunan Province, and when the Northern Expeditionary Army reached his hometown of Weishan Lake, land reform was implemented, and his family was given land to survive.

In order to consolidate the fruits of victory, under the propaganda and encouragement of the Northern Expeditionary Army, he and more than a dozen young people from the same village joined the army. Prior to this, although he had been incorporated into the combat unit, he had not participated in any major battles. For such an army that learns war in war, such fighters are rare.

It is also in view of this that this group of recruits was mobilized from the rear to the front, these recruits and veterans stood guard together, but the first time he faced the murderous Japanese, he seemed a little nervous, he looked at the Japanese military camp inside from time to time, and his hand couldn't help but put his hand on the trigger, for fear that the Japanese army would die because of his slow movements.

"The talisman of the imperial atmosphere, the samurai have been respected like a soul since ancient times, but it is a pity that since the Restoration, the Japanese sword has gradually withered, and the revival of the heroic style has been born again, how to divide the enemy and me today, and strive to be willing to be a ghost under the knife......" At this time, a few shirtless officers and soldiers came out of the Japanese military camp opposite, each of them wrapped a piece of cloth around their waists, they held light machine guns and sabers and other weapons in their hands, and sang the "March of the Knife Drawing Team" and walked outside.

The young warrior didn't know what these people were doing, and hurriedly prepared to raise his gun and prepare to ask. His hands trembled a little as he raised his gun, and his movements were a little slower, and before he could say the words "what are you doing", a fan of bullets came at him, and the young soldier was hit several meters away, and before he could pull the trigger, he spat blood and fell in a pool of blood.

A soldier with a Japanese flag wrapped around his head ran over quickly, he cut off the soldier's head with a knife and carried it in his hand, and then laughed loudly at the people behind him: "A warrior carries a war knife, and the merit is to kill the enemy!" Kill! ”

"Hooray!" The Japanese officers and soldiers behind had no scruples, they spread their arms and shouted in unison. After hearing the gunshots, a soldier on duty not far from him immediately rushed over to check the situation, and at this time, several Japanese continued to shoot, and several soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army fell one after another.

Not far from here, a group of officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition wearing steel helmets with loaded guns and live ammunition heard the gunshots and rushed over quickly, originally this was their station, but in order to avoid getting too close to the Japanese army, they withdrew to the rear encirclement line a day ago, leaving only a few soldiers here to serve as guards.

Facts proved that this decision gave the Japanese army a false signal that the Northern Expeditionary Army was afraid of. This group of officers and men and these Japanese officers and men who were about to rush out met each other head-on, and the two sides fought indiscriminately without saying anything.

As soon as the shots rang out, the upper and lower units began to ask for instructions on what was happening, but the troops on the front line did not wait for the orders from above and took the lead in attacking.

As the two sides began to move on a large scale, there was a sudden silence around the Japanese garrison, and there was little sound except for the fast-moving footsteps of the soldiers.

The situation of encirclement by the Northern Expeditionary Army was broken by several Japanese fanatical officers, and the battle between the officers and men of the 6th Division and the Northern Expedition began.

The Japanese troops' action was very accidental, and it can be said that it was not planned for a long time, but after the gunshots rang out, the Japanese officers and soldiers who were still singing war songs on the playground put on their military uniforms and steel helmets, and then rushed into the equipment room to receive the equipment.

After being bombarded, Huang Ke grabbed the phone on his desk and shouted: Quickly transfer the artillery, give the little devil's artillery to Lao Tzu, and all the troops will start attacking immediately, start attacking immediately!

After receiving the order, the artillery unit of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which had moved to Jinan City, quickly moved, and one artillery piece after another was erected on the position, and the artillery bolt was opened to start a counterattack.

"Attention class!" "Ruler 399, reload one!" "Reloaded!" "Put!" With the sound of the officers and soldiers one after another, the artillery units of the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly counterattacked.

Boom! Rumble! Prosperous! …… In the afternoon, the city of Jinan was filled with this heart-rending artillery sound, and the shells loaded with No. 1 ammunition fell like heavy fists on the Japanese station, and the shrapnel exploded the blue bricks and red tiles to expand the lethality, and the Japanese suffered heavy losses in the shelling.

The Japanese artillery also began to fight back, but because it was not possible to calculate the accurate position of the artillery of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the Japanese artillery moved the target to the infantry and civilian areas of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the roaring artillery fire caused great casualties to the infantry and civilians in Jinan City, and the people fled one after another.

Although these losses were large for the Northern Expeditionary Army, they bought valuable time for the suppressive counterattack of the artillery.

Relying on the readiness and concentration of artillery fire, shortly after the Japanese artillery bombardment, the artillery fire of the Northern Expeditionary Army completely suppressed the Japanese artillery, and the already small Japanese artillery position was beaten into a mess, and several large-caliber cannons were completely knocked down.

After the shelling, the sky had begun to darken, but Lin Zuoda did not leave any respite for the Japanese troops stationed in the city, and he immediately gave the order to "leave no one behind, break all the strongholds".

Most of the young officers in Lin Zuoda's ranks grew up under the influence of anti-imperialist propaganda, and they hated the Japanese the highest in their hearts. After receiving the order to attack, the group of officers and soldiers began to rush forward with a roar.

The 5th Infantry Battalion was the defensive point for attacking a bridge on the right side of the Japanese garrison, which was not large, but there was a small group of Japanese officers and soldiers plus a well-established fire net defense.

At the beginning of the attack, the first wave of shock troops of the fifth battalion lined up in a skirmish line to attack forward, and when there were still a few hundred meters left, the machine gun fire of the bridgehead suddenly rang out, and the heavy machine guns and several light machine guns formed a tight network of fire, and with the crisp sound of machine guns, hundreds of soldiers of this company fell in pieces......

Zhao Shuanggui, the commander of the fifth battalion, was originally in the rear to command the battle, and after seeing this situation, his teeth itched with hatred, he grabbed the * next to him, and opened fire on the fire point, and the deputy battalion commander next to him pulled him down.

"Fuck it! Dare to shoot at Lao Tzu? Fast! Knock that dog down to Lao Tzu! ”

After a while, several mortars were seconded from the regimental headquarters and were ready, and after they set up the mortars, they bombarded the Japanese fire points. With the sound of mortar "dong dong", several Japanese soldiers hidden in the sandbag fortifications were blown up beyond recognition, * The lethal steel balls inside exploded at once, and a devil's bones jumped into the steel nails, covering his legs and grinning in that bared teeth,

After the mortar knocked out this firing point, there was a hole in the Japanese army's firepower network, and Zhao Shuanggui happily slapped his thigh. He put on a steel helmet, grabbed a * and personally led the whole battalion of officers and soldiers to rush forward, the tracer bullets from the heavy machine guns behind made a few light marks in the night sky, the muzzles of the machine guns were spewing fire, with the rising flares, the officers and soldiers continued to advance, and soon, the Japanese defense line was torn open. Immediately after that, there was a tidal influx of troops.

The Japanese army was stationed in the city of Jinan, with only more than 3,000 men, and in the face of a full-scale attack by tens of thousands of Northern Expeditionary Army, they were able to organize some effective counterattacks at the beginning, but after an orderly night of resistance, all the defensive lines of the Sixth Division completely collapsed.

By the morning of the second day, the number of the 6th Division had already suffered many casualties, and the originally small garrison was occupied by the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, and in just one night, more than 1,000 casualties were inflicted on both sides, and on a road in front of the Japanese barracks, the corpses of officers and soldiers on both sides were paved with a layer, and after the bodies were handed over, the blood on the ground stained the cement slabs red. After seeing this scene, even Huang Ke, who had experienced countless battles, turned pale after seeing the scene, and more than 900 officers and soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army died at the four stubborn points that the Japanese army was stubbornly defending. Among these officers and soldiers who died were both battle-hardened officers and young soldiers who had just been recruited from all over the country.

These corpses were lined up together, several miles away, and seeing this kind of scene, Huang Ke couldn't help but be shaken, and he felt that something was about to gush out of his heart.

These people, these people whose names he can't even name, have given their precious lives for the progress of this country and nation, and they are worthy of the title of heroes.

"The courage and perseverance of our officers and men are no worse than those so-called Japanese officers and soldiers of Bushido, they dare to face the guns of the enemy, they are all good!"

Huang Ke's heart was beating violently, and when the sun rose as usual on this day, he would definitely make headlines in China, Asia, and even the world, because he was the first Chinese general in many years to dare to attack the Japanese army.

What will happen next, to be honest, Huang Ke really doesn't know, he doesn't bother to think about it, some things are like this, since they have done it, they have to be frank and open, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, if the Japanese want to fight a full-scale war, Huang Ke decided to accompany them to the end.

In a fierce battle overnight, although the Northern Expeditionary Army suffered more casualties than the Japanese army, they had a steady stream of reinforcements and supplies, and had an innate advantage over the Japanese army. Huang Ke decided to expand the results of the battle, and he ordered the 2nd echelon to immediately enter combat preparation and take the 6th Division in one go.