Chapter 53: Songhu (6)

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Rush in, then be driven out, and after a short pause continue the attack. The Japanese did not expect that the first battle after the landing was much more difficult than expected, they did not hesitate to attack, the defenders did not hesitate to defend, the town has been piled up with corpses, but the progress is still slow. It took three hours of assault to break down the defenders' defenses, and they were able to enter the interior of the town, where they were now fighting the defenders for control house by house.

"Shh A few soldiers in dirty uniforms who couldn't see their original colors stopped against the wall, and the leader let the back be quiet and listened to the movement behind the wall.

"%¥*#@......" There was an incomprehensible bird whisper from behind the wall, and it was certain that it was not his own person.

Lightly put a bundle of explosives in the corner, everyone dodged it, and then detonated, "Boom! With a bang, the wall was blown through, and a doorway for people to pass appeared. The warrior who stepped forward quickly did not rush into the doorway, and after pulling the string of a few prepared wooden-handled grenades, he paused for two seconds in his hand before throwing them into the back of the hole.

"Boom!" The explosion blew out of the "doorway", and before the smoke cleared, a soldier armed with a short-barreled weapon stuck out his muzzle and fired a fan with six rounds at the "doorway".

The Winchester M1897, a weapon with insufficient range, was not taken a fancy to by the elite of the German mechanics, so it was officially distributed to them together with the middle school. They didn't like the powerful but short-barreled guns that lacked range, but after the trenches and street fighting, they were very happy with the short trolls. With a six-round bullet volume, the explosive effect is excellent, and the enemy in front of you can be beaten into a sieve in a few seconds, and it will lose its combat effectiveness if you don't die next to it.

Seeing that the short trolls had cleared the field, the teammates with twenty shell guns in their hands (not so many flower traps) quickly walked through the "door hole" and quickly fired at the moving target in front of them. The gunfire stopped, and this short but fierce battle ended.

"Squad leader, big fish!" The soldier didn't know the rank of devil, but he knew that the one carrying the saber must be an officer. There were seven or eight devils in the room, and the one with a saber was very conspicuous.

"Actually set up the headquarters here!" I don't know if he was surprised by the devil's boldness or the devil's eyes were empty, the squad leader changed the magazine for the shell gun in his hand, "Clean up and take away the map and the paper with words." ”

"Squad leader, this ......" The soldier clearly did not want to give up such a trophy as a saber.

"Death with this obstructive thing!" The squad leader scolded, this brainless goods, watches, necklaces, rings and other things, just take it, how can you bring such a big knife? If you have that effort, you might as well carry two more bundles of explosives!

"Squad leader, here! Here it comes! The soldiers who were scouting and guarding outside rushed in like a burning butt, "At least a squad!" ”

"Withdraw!" took advantage of it and did not love war, and several people ran away along the "doorway" with the loot.

The staggered defense line in the town has led to more and more actions on both sides to "steal home" from behind, and the positional defense is intermittent, and this kind of skirmish is non-stop. There are scattered troops, and there are also those who deliberately go to copy the back path of the devils, and the devils also have this kind of action.

I have to say that actual combat is the best teacher.,Before the war, I explained the booklet about street fighting.,It's said that it's a foreign thing that a certain big guy gets.。 At that time, these big-headed soldiers who didn't know half a basket of big characters knew a little bit about it, but not long after the street fighting began, these people gradually touched the doorway of street fighting, and the organic guys quickly applied what the book said, and soon the new combat experience spread throughout the army, and developed a different routine. The flexible use of semi-automatic and automatic weapons in his hands, with the tactics of grenade use, made the devil holding the long three-eight depressed, the long rifle really couldn't exert its power in this environment, and they actually suffered a loss in such a conflict!

"Withdraw everyone!" The sneak attack tactics didn't take long, the town was not big, and the devil's reinforcements were pouring in, and sooner or later they would be surrounded by devils if they stayed. Lei Hanchi looked at the dusty map, "Haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" ”

"I can't move, the devil's plane is watching from the sky, once there is a marching team, not only will the plane bomb and strafe, but the devil's shells will also come over." The staff officer slammed his fist on the table with resentment, and they were here to defend it, but the reinforcements behind were cut off by the devils, and they could only watch them fight hard. A battalion that had been sent for reinforcements had only two companies to reach the battlefield in the end, and the losses were too great. Reinforcements can only be dispersed in small units, but this amount will not do much except to add fuel to the battlefield.

"Shrink the defensive line, retreat to the south of the town, and let the troops on the north side of the town withdraw as soon as possible." If you can't fight it, you have to fight, and now we can only rejoice that there are not too many troops in the town, otherwise their defense pressure will be even greater.

"Shelling!"

"Watch for secrecy!"

The shouting outside made a helpless expression appear on everyone's faces, the devils fired artillery when they attacked, and they also fired artillery when they didn't attack, many brothers lost their lives like this, and now the ammunition is quite sufficient, but the wounded are a big problem.

A heavy machine gun fort at the intersection of "Tom ......" is firing frantically, and there is no need to consider the temperature of the barrel before the cooling water runs out. But a submachine gun and a couple of semi-automatic pistols on the opposite side are really annoying, and the closer you are, the denser the bullets become.

At this time, a herald ran over from behind, covering his hat with one hand, and dragging a comrade-in-arms who had shrunk back to look for bullets with the other: "Where is Platoon Commander Zheng?" ”

"Wounded and sent away."

"Who's in command now?"

"Squad Leader Qian, the one who operates the machine gun is. Eh, when I went back, I told them to send some more 20 bullets, and the box of bullets was at the bottom of the box at once. ”

"No need to send it, prepare to retreat." The herald went over and patted the back of squad leader Qian, "The higher authorities ordered you to retreat, your left and right flanks have been broken through, and this place has become a salient, and it will be dangerous if you don't retreat." ”

"What?"

The herald had to repeat the order again, mainly because the heavy machine gun here was very important, otherwise he would not have sent someone to make a special trip.

"Increase the firepower and beat the devil back!" You can't go right away, or the guy on the other side will stick to the back of your ass and chase after you. swept the last few devils who ran slowly, and squad leader Qian immediately ordered: "Go!" Remove the machine gun! ”

During the retreat, it was a rare respite for these dozens of people, carrying their weapons back to the newly established defensive line in the rear, and they still had a little time to rest before the devil appeared.

The battle line was leveled again, and the Japanese sensed that the defenders were shrinking the defensive line, but they did not attack immediately, and after fighting for so long, the first brigade was no longer suitable for further operations. Reinforcements from behind also came up, and now it's time to rotate the attacking troops.

The first brigade withdrew to rest, with a total of 341 dead and wounded, and the number of more than one squadron was gone, and they were bleeding in this battle, but part of the town was still controlled by the defenders.

The Japanese here are distressed about the loss, and Lei Hanchi is also distressed about the loss, the people under him are basically new faces, and the people in his battalion are basically left on the battlefield. Now the troops are still insufficient, the reinforcements are too few and too slow, and now they are huddled in this corner of the town, and it is only a matter of time before they are driven out.

"When are we leaving?" What the staff officer said was very vague, and it was impossible to hold it here.

"Retreating without an order is a capital offense!"

"If we don't leave, we won't be able to leave!" The staff officers' worries are not unreasonable, the situation of their current lone army is really not good, there is a strong enemy in front, there is no reinforcement in the rear, and there is a danger of being cut off at any time. The devil has been keeping an eye on their flanks.

"Battalion commander, call from the regiment headquarters!" The communications officer in front of the radio took off his headphones and handed over the telegram.

"Organize the people to retreat." Lei Hanchi had to leave even if he was unwilling, and it was also very clear on the telegram that the eight hours they fought for were not in vain, the rear had strengthened its defenses, and now that their mission was completed, they could leave the battlefield.

"Evacuation of the wounded! All ready for evacuation, extra grenades, bombs, mines are all laid! Aside from weapons, try to travel as light as possible. "The withdrawal of a few hundred troops is also very fast.

Communication equipment, maps and other items were delivered to the wagon, and there was a spare place for the wounded, and the rest of the people had to carry stretchers in addition to weapons, and after these people were gone, the troops planted the explosives that could not be taken away.

The movement of the national army naturally attracted the attention of the Japanese, and the second brigade, which took over the offensive mission, rushed in to pursue the enemy very uprightly, and then was hit by accident. Explosions of all kinds rang out as they crossed the line, bundles of grenades, and mines gave their last blow.

"Let's go!" The broken rear troops out of the town buried the last batch of mines at the intersection and ran back without looking back, and the devils might have to open artillery again.

At about 17 o'clock on August 22, 1937, Chuansha Town fell, and the 11th Division landed more than ten hours ahead of schedule.