Chapter 61: Night Attack on Jiading (2)

Chu Yixiong's judgment was right, in terms of strength alone, Xue Ru and they were indeed not a large army, but with two regiment numbers, plus the Snow Fox Brigade, they were definitely not ordinary small stragglers.

Dai Zong and the others thought they were fast, but in fact, the squadrons in the other three directions were not slow. In order to avoid the devil's discovery, the personnel dived forward one by one, forming a long snake, passing forward one by one*, sending dozens of * bags under the city gate.

For the Snow Fox Brigade, such an offensive operation to blow up the city gate is also the first time. How many* can blow open the city gates, no one counts in their hearts. In order to ensure a success, there are more than a dozen * bags placed under the city gate.

Not to mention a wooden gate wrapped in iron, even a metal gate, will be blown open. The soldiers hiding on the side of the city gate were directly stunned by the huge explosion. Not only were the gates blown away, but even the walls were cracked.

Accompanied by gunpowder smoke and flying mud bricks, the special operations squadron rushed into the city gate and quickly climbed the city wall along the road.

Since the beginning of the war, it has always been the Japanese army attacking and the national army defending, but the two sides have fought over strategic points. Once the national army retreats, there is rarely a counteroffensive, especially where there are fortified cities. What's more, the Chinese army has begun to break and flee, and Shanghai has been occupied.

Ghana Zhixiong Dazuo never thought that he would be attacked, it was not easy for the Snow Fox Brigade in front of him to hold Taicang, and he still wanted to attack, it was a dream. Even Lan Xun Zhou and Xie Chengrui couldn't figure out the point of Xue Ru doing this, not to mention that the devil could be said to be defenseless when he was careless and reckless.

Gana only left sentinels on the four walls, and did not even have some of the holding troops. The sentinels hid under the battlements to avoid the cold wind, and in the dark night, they could not see the people lurking at the city gate dozens of meters away. Jiading had just been occupied, and there was no such thing as a searchlight, and the small generators of the Japanese army could only be supplied to the command organs.

When the sound of the explosion was heard and the walls shook, the sentries had not yet understood what was going on. When he saw the soldiers rushing towards the city gate, he tried to raise the alarm, but to no avail. At this time, there were already people on the city wall, not to mention that there were snipers outside the city staring at the city.

The military discipline and military quality made Ghana still work according to the principles of wartime, and arranged heavy troops in important directions, and the strength of the middle wing headquarters was not much.

The explosion woke him up, it wasn't shelling, it wasn't plane bombing, it wasn't *explosions, it was *the sound of violent explosions. So the devil who woke up didn't react for a short time, and even Gana Jio Dazuo didn't understand, and urgently called the soldiers to find out what was going on.

After the personnel were dispatched, there was a slow sound of gunfire, which made Gana Zhixiong Dazuo understand. As he was circling from the room, the report surprised him that he was attacking from all sides, that is, the attack was definitely not a small number of troops.

But there are no large Chinese armies around, and there are no reports from the aviation forces, could it be that it fell from the sky? In a hurry, Ghana Zhixiong Dazuo ordered three infantry brigades to resolutely block the city gates on all sides and block the Chinese troops attacking the city.

In fact, the strength of the two sides is about the same, the Japanese army has less than 3,000 people in an integrated wing, and the Snow Fox brigade is less than 4,000 people. Both sides are divided into four sides, and each direction is about the same. But Xue Ru's brigade attacked the city, and the Japanese army responded in a hurry, and the two sides launched not a positional offensive and defensive battle, but a city street battle, and the tactics were completely different.

The Japanese troops relied on aircraft artillery and light and heavy machine guns to carry out a tough battle, which was quite advantageous, but this kind of urban street fighting was obviously not good, especially the two-meter-long 38 rifle, which had no power at all in close combat and street fighting. ‘

In this kind of battle, the Japanese relied on stabbing stabs, but unfortunately they encountered the Snow Fox Brigade, which almost reached the point of having a short gun in each person's hand. At a distance of more than ten meters or twenty meters, the Japanese bayonets were killed without even touching a shadow.

I wanted to organize machine guns and grenadiers to return fire, but the Snow Fox Brigade was also equipped with light machine guns, and its firepower was no worse than that of the Japanese army.

The Japanese forces in all four directions were almost all defeated one-sidedly. Xue Ru said that Lan Xun Zhou and Xie Chengrui would command such a battle, and sure enough, several people understood that this was a close combat, a mid-distance battle, not a melee. Therefore, the troops were divided into several squads, attacked in groups, interspersed and divided, and advanced rapidly. The Japanese forces were forced to retreat from all four directions, while inflicting heavy casualties on them.

"Report, report" The soldier hurriedly rushed into the wing headquarters: "The imperial army has failed, and the Chinese army has been killed." ”

Ghana Zhixiong Dazuo was a little flustered, how could this be possible, how many Chinese troops were there? This is the strength of a wing, and he is so unresistant.

The four city gates attacked, and if there were many troops, they would not be able to enter at once. But whether he understands it or not, anyway, the reality has made him understand that there are two ways, one is to withdraw from Jiading, and the other is to concentrate in the middle and wait for help.

In his eagerness to make the most wrong decision, he shouted: "Summons the order to concentrate on the wing headquarters." ”

The remnants of the Japanese army, who had received the order, retreated backwards and tried to concentrate and hold on to the middle of the city. The retreating Japanese troops were still falling, and it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe at night. The Snow Fox Brigade attacked in an orderly manner, and the troops were basically concentrated. However, the Japanese army was stationed in various places, and the battle was hastily responded, which seemed very chaotic, and orders could not be conveyed even if they were delivered. The brave spirit of bushido, which made many officers not afraid of death, become victims of pistol melee combat.

When all the troops retreated to the perimeter of the wing headquarters and fortified with houses and buildings. Gana finally realized his mistake and should order his troops to break out.

Looking at the remaining troops of less than two thousand, the casualties in a short period of battle have reached nearly half, what kind of army is this? The combat power is so strong. Miyazaki Shosa, the captain of the 2nd brigade, asked, "What kind of unit is attacking?" ”

Miyazaki didn't actually know, but he only determined who it was based on the red silk scarf: "Your Excellency Osa, it's the Snow Fox Brigade." ”

"Yaga" Gana Zhixiong is simply gritting his teeth, but what can be done. Miyazaki Village said: "Your Excellency, the snow fox is attacking Jiading, and Kunshan Taicang must be empty of troops. ”

Hearing Miyazaki Village's words, Gana Zhixiong couldn't wait to slash this waste captain, and now he is studying to keep his own team, not Kunshan and Taicang, there is no one there, so what?

Seeing Dasa's murderous eyes, Miyazaki Village despised this wing captain very much, and such a straw bag could also be a wing captain. But the duties of a soldier made him say: "Your Excellency, the Chinese army is accustomed to sneak attacks, and the snow fox is even more cunning like a fox, but it is not possible to attack fortified positions. We stubbornly waited for reinforcements, reported to the division commander, and contained the Snow Fox Brigade, so that the other wings could capture Kunshan Taicang. ”

"Yo Sai" Osashi Kana finally understood, it seems that this Miyazaki Village is still very smart. At this time, more than half of the casualties of the wing were already in the city, and they were surrounded by people. Even if you break through, you will lose a lot of money, but if you stick to it, you can still hold it with the accurate shooting of the imperial army. As long as you hold out until dawn and have planes to help you fight, you may also turn defeat into victory. Besides, the surrounding imperial army will also be reinforced, as long as the Snow Fox Brigade is eliminated, no matter how big the loss is, it will be a war achievement. nodded happily: "You are very smart, immediately report to the division commander to request tactical guidance, and order the troops to hold on and wait for reinforcements." ”

At this time, Xue Ru entered the city and joined Lan Xun Zhou Xie Chengrui. The entire Snow Fox Brigade was full of joy, such an easy battle, eliminating so many devils, it was a great victory.

The casualties of the Snow Fox Brigade were very limited, because they were all pistol melee combat, and there was basically no bayonet, so the Japanese machine guns and grenadiers basically did not work.

For Xie Chengrui and Ji Min, there is only admiration left. Seeing Xue Ru, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. Lan Xun Zhou said: "Report, the devil still has less than half of his troops left, retreated to the Wang family ancestral hall, and has already built a position. ”

Xue Ru was also very happy, this kind of battle was what he was most willing to fight, it was not interesting to fight for the place, and it was right to destroy the devil's living force. How many people are there in the devil, and how many are there even if all the people are soldiers? Thousands of people were wiped out in one battle, and after dozens of battles, a division was gone. Raise your hand and salute in return, "You have worked hard. What's going on in the city? ”

Lan Xun Zhou said embarrassedly: "It's not clear, I just advanced here, I attacked once, the Japanese army shot accurately, the firepower was very strong, occupied a favorable terrain, and the attack was blocked." ”

Wu Youyuan said: "Captain, I will lead the soldiers to attack, and I will definitely be able to attack it." ”

Xue Ru shook his head: "Commander Xie, Commander Ji, lead the soldiers to clean up the city and seize the Japanese puppet economy." Punish the traitors, pacify the people, and evacuate them from the city. ”

Xie Chengrui was a little stunned, so he wouldn't fight? Xue Ru said: "I'll solve these devils, we must quickly withdraw from Jiading, otherwise we will be surrounded by devils here." We also need money, and without money the troops can't fight. It is all Japanese fake property, and it can be confiscated. Let's do it. ”

Xie Chengrui has already ignored that Xue Ru is just a major, in fact, he is only a captain based on the rank on his uniform. Standing slightly: "Yes." ”

Xue Ru looked at the devil's position that was still hidden in the darkness in front of him. said to Lan Xun Zhou: "Chief of Staff of Hewu immediately sorted out the troops, and the four squadrons of Snow Fox are feints on all sides, remember that it is a feint, just suppress the Japanese army and dare not charge, don't attack." ”

The two of them knew that Xue Ru must have a good way, so they immediately agreed, commanded the four squadrons of Snow Fox and the logistics squadron, and sniped at the devils on all sides. It was too dark, and Gana didn't know what the situation was, so he didn't dare to counterattack easily. Telegraph to the division commander to report the situation.

Sure enough, after Lieutenant General Ito Masaki woke up, he heard the report of the chief of staff, Nishiyama Fukutaro Osa, and it was also a little strange, the Snow Fox Brigade had a bad brain, what was the attack on Jiading that was meaningless?

I just wanted to order the 101st Wing to withdraw from Jiading, even if the Snow Fox occupied it, it would be useless. But Nishiyama Fukutaro said: "Your Excellency the division commander, it's not too good to lose Jiading after all, I think we should report to the commander, we contain the Snow Fox Brigade, the 6th Division can attack and occupy Kunshan, and the 13th Division can occupy Taicang." Isn't the 102nd Brigade we sent in Liu Xinghe Dachang both to recapture Jiading and to eliminate the Snow Fox Brigade? ”

"Yes, that's it, order Gana Zhixiong to hold on to help, not to lose Jiading" Lieutenant General Masaki Ito agreed to the chief of staff's suggestion.

In Jiading City, Zhao Wufu shouted happily: "Captain, here, here." ”

With his words, many soldiers came over pushing cannons, which were the artillery of the Japanese artillery wing and the infantry artillery of the brigade. The devils retreated and held back, and an artillery brigade and three artillery squadrons of three brigades with a total of ten ninety-two infantry guns were all captured, and they were pushed over at this time.

Xue Ru smiled: "Captain Zhao, this time you can have a good time with artillery, shoot up all the shells and blow up the cannon." Order all squadrons, drain all captured grenadiers, and blast these devils for me. ”

Zhao Wufu was an artilleryman, but unfortunately there was no artillery, and as soon as the artillery of the national army was fired, it was immediately bombed by Japanese aircraft. Listening to the captain's order, he was a little reluctant: "Captain, it's a pity to blow it up, this is a good gun!" ”

Xue Ru also knew that artillery was known as the god of war in war, but it was a pity that the Snow Fox Brigade had to fight in a mobile manner, and it couldn't even have a heavy machine gun, let alone this kind of artillery. comforted: "Don't feel distressed, there will be opportunities in the future, I will form an artillery regiment for you, and we can't move with artillery for the time being." ”

Zhao Wufu sighed, he understood all this, so his artillery squadron was Snow Fox's logistics squadron. Angry and resentful, he ordered the soldiers of the squadron to swing out the ten guns in a row and aim them at the Japanese position. At the same time, the four squadrons also set up all the captured 40 mortars and many grenadiers and aimed them at the Japanese positions.

The stubborn Ghana Osashi is still very proud, and it seems that the offensive battle of the Snow Fox Brigade is nothing more than that. If you continue like this, and persist until dawn, it is a victory. There is not much time left until dawn.

But he didn't wait long to be proud, he heard the sound of cannons, and his face changed greatly, he didn't expect the Snow Fox Brigade to be so ruthless, and he began to use cannons regardless of the Chinese people around.

Ten infantry cannons are not dense, but Zhao Wufu threw off their arms and fired one cannon after another. Shells rained down on the Japanese positions. The devil finally tasted the taste of being bombarded by artillery.