Chapter 63: Return to the Horse Pistol (2)

After a night of fright, the people in Jiading City came out boldly when there was no movement outside. The whole city of Jiading is very quiet, the devils are gone, the traitors and pseudo-police, and the special teams that are scurrying around are nowhere to be seen.

Chu Yixiong and the others were very worried, the Snow Fox Brigade simply came and went without a trace, without any mud and water, and withdrew from Jiading in a short time and disappeared into the distance of the morning light.

Chu Yixiong was very angry, these Kuomintang troops are like this, the War of Resistance is indeed a War of Resistance, but it doesn't matter whether the people in the city live or die. Jiading had already let the Japanese army baptize blood, killing hundreds of people. Now a wing, more than 3,000 people have died here, and they will inevitably retaliate against Jiading. But Xue Ru didn't even let the people retreat, but he withdrew from Jiading first.

However, Chu Yixiong was also very strange, the Japanese army left one or two thousand guns and countless bullets, and the Snow Fox Brigade really gave it to himself. He couldn't just leave like this, and brought Lu Huan, Guo Ping, and Zhang Jinliang to them: "Lao Lu, Lao Zhang, hurry up and inform the people in the city to move to the surrounding countryside to avoid the revenge of the devil." ”

Several people under Chu Yixiong were also resentful, but Xue Ru and the others had already retreated, and it was useless to be resentful, so they could only try their best to inform them. Several people knew that a wing of the devils was wiped out, and they must come to retaliate, and told the people in the city to flee for their lives.

The news spread rapidly, and the people of Jiading, who already knew the murder of the devils, fled from the city with their families.

The city of Jiading was in chaos, the adults cried and the children screamed, dragged the family with the mouth, carried a small amount of family property, and fled for their lives along the exploded city gate in embarrassment. There were also many people who participated in Chu Yixiong's guerrillas. Quickly clean up the battlefield, bring guns and ammunition, and protect the people from leaving Jiading and moving to the surrounding countryside.

Xue Ru: They left Jiading and marched in the direction of Kunshan. Soon, not long after the sun appeared, Japanese planes appeared in the sky, undoubtedly rushing in the direction of Jiading.

On the bank of the Anting River, a tributary of Yunzaobang, in a vast reed, more than 2,000 troops spread out and lurked here. Every soldier endured hunger, his head was covered with reeds, and he lurked in the icy muddy water, unable to move during the day.

Xue Ru said to Wei Ming beside him: "Send someone back to Kunshan and contact Qiao Han's third squadron." Let's see if the 6th Division of the Japanese Army has entered Kunshan. ”

"Yes" Wei Ming agreed, sent three investigators, changed into the clothes of the people, left here and rushed to Kunshan, and at the same time sent three people to Xujiaqiao to understand the situation.

Xue Ru's plan was to turn Kunshan into an empty city, leaving the third squadron to lure the enemy. But she didn't know if Gu Shoufu would be fooled. If he can enter Kunshan, then it is just time to clean him up.

On the Xujiaqiao position, Qiao Han and the others had been waiting for a day to defeat a Japanese brigade and save Commander Xue Yue. The meeting decided that the other squadrons would gather to attack Jiading, and the third squadron would bring the attacking devils into Kunshan.

Qiao Han hurriedly returned to Xujiaqiao from Kunshan, worried that the devils would attack. But after returning, most of the day has passed, and there is still no movement of the devil, is the devil not planning to attack Kunshan, is he afraid?

It's impossible for Qiao Han to think about it, the Japanese army didn't have a reason to be afraid of the Snow Fox Brigade, but why didn't they attack Kunshan? He couldn't figure it out and began to worry about the captain. Although it is more than two regiments, there is not a single division around Jiading, and once it is surrounded, the Snow Fox Brigade will face a catastrophe.

"Report, there are devils found ahead, and there can be a brigade heading towards Xujiaqiao." The soldier in charge of the reconnaissance ran back to report.

Qiao Han's spirit shook and said to the squad leader beside him: "Prepare for battle, after the first wave of killing, immediately retreat and retreat to the second line of defense." ”

The three squad leaders around him all nodded in agreement, such a blocking battle has not been fought yet, and I don't know how effective it is. But according to the calculations, it should be fine. The devil can't imagine that the captain is so cunning, right? This is a position arranged along the bank of the river.

Xujiaqiao is just a small village, not a town, named because of a bridge that passes through the Anting River. A squadron is the strength of a company. It's just called the squadron.

Three squads of one hundred and fifty people were lurking in foxholes without positions at this time. Such a defensive position, at first glance, is not a long-term position, with neither strategic depth nor crossfirepower. If a knowledgeable person sees it, he will have to scold the commander for being an idiot.

Qiao Han said to Chen Dong, Guo Jingchuan and Ding Fenglun: "Go back and tell the soldiers that they are aiming and shooting, and they are not allowed to empty their guns." The devil attack is generally a squadron. When they try to get them to Kunshan, there are not a few left. ”

"Understood, see," the three assured, and ran back to their squad. Just when Qiao Han and the others were ready, the figure of the devil brigade appeared in the distance.

A brigade, more than 800 people, because it is a forward force, and there is a wing not far behind him, so the captain is very relieved to advance. In front of it was a search party, a car with a machine gun mounted on it, and it was moving forward with some swagger.

Gu Shoufu also knew that the Snow Fox Brigade was in Kunshan, and he also knew that part of their troops were blocking the 13th Division in the direction of Taicang. Yesterday during the day, his vanguard was held back and lost nearly a squadron of troops, which annoyed him. The commander of the 36th Brigade, Major General Miaki Takada, reprimanded him. Of course, Miaki Takada scolded the 23rd Wing Captain Shido Baoliang Daisa.

Unfortunately, the Japanese did not learn their lesson, they were troops transferred from the North China Front, and fought against the Chinese miscellaneous army, which made the 6th Division despise the Chinese army very much. They didn't know that the Shanghai battlefield was almost entirely composed of elite troops of the Nationalist Army, and the battle was also very tenacious.

The failure to attack on the same day was due to the order of the dispatched army, and according to the order of the base camp, the attacking troops were not allowed to attack forward because the line of action had already come to an end. The advance of the troops was temporarily halted.

Several division commanders were discussing with the commander, intending to attack north and west and directly occupy Nanjing. However, it did not pass, so the troops temporarily stopped attacking.

In the evening of the same day, after receiving an order from the dispatch army headquarters, the troops of the 101st Division were attacked by the Snow Fox Brigade in Jiading, suffered heavy casualties, and had lost Jiading, and ordered the 6th Division to immediately move forward to occupy Kunshan and cut off the retreat of the Snow Fox Brigade. At the same time, the 13th Division was ordered to occupy Taicang, surround the Snow Fox Brigade in the Jiading area, and eliminate the Snow Fox Brigade that had repeatedly brought shame to the Imperial Japanese Army.

Early the next morning, the 23rd Wing sent a brigade as the vanguard, and the other wings followed up and captured Kunshan through Xujiaqiao.

Gu Shoufu didn't want to follow the rules, he wanted to establish meritorious deeds, occupy Nanjing first, and believed that the base camp would agree to attack. So he ordered the 11th Brigade to attack directly at Suzhou in the water network area from Chenghu, Dashi to Dushu Lake. It was the command center of the Chinese army's operation in Shanghai, and as long as it occupied Suzhou, it could go straight to the city of Nanjing. I am worried that this Snow Fox Brigade is too capable of fighting, after all, many of the retreating troops were contained and withdrawn to the rear by them.

According to the secret service report, the Snow Fox Brigade is directly subordinate to the 3rd War Zone, which is a mysterious unit. Gu Shoufu was very careful, if Suzhou was occupied, the Snow Fox Brigade would not be able to hold Kunshan. Then they will be alone. With the tactic of killing two birds with one stone, Gu Shoufu ordered the 23rd Wing to attack at dawn to prevent the Snow Fox Brigade from returning to Kunshan.

But before dawn, a report was received that the 101st Wing was almost completely wiped out, and only less than one brigade fled back to Liu Xing. This battle report surprised Gu Shoufu, since Xue Ru had this combat effectiveness, it must be difficult to capture Kunshan, and ordered the 36th Brigade to act carefully.

It was these changes that did not appear at Xujiaqiao until the afternoon when the 3rd Brigade of the 23rd Wing of the Japanese Army appeared. Despite the caution demanded by the division headquarters, Masao Yoshino, the commander of the 3rd Brigade of the offensive forward unit, was not afraid, and a brigade led by a woman was not a cause for concern.

A very casual formation moved forward, and when he was still a mile away from Xujiaqiao, there was no reaction on the quiet road. As long as you cross the Xujia Bridge, there is no danger, and you can directly attack Kunshan.

In the low-lying ground in the distance, in a thatched soil pit, the soldiers of the third squadron looked at the devils advancing in the two columns, and pulled the pull line in their hands fiercely.

"Boom, boom, boom" The cluster * explosion on the highway caused many devils to be blown away, and the devils who did not hit the bomb immediately lay down, holding guns to search the surroundings, fearing that they would be ambushed. The search party at the front did not give a signal, what is going on? For more than ten minutes, there was not a single shot around, it was not an ambush, what was this for, of course the devil judged that it was *.

Masao Yoshino ordered the troops to get out of the way of the road and take the paddy fields on both sides. Although it was difficult to walk, and the troops were no longer in formation, they finally stopped worrying*. Qiao Han, who was holding the binoculars, smiled proudly: "Lao Tzu's trick definitely works." ”

Ma Fu, the guard next to him, said: "The squadron leader is resourceful. ”

"Don't pat yourself on the back" Qiao Han said, his face was full of pride, or the captain understood himself, Xiao Yong was of course a brave man. This time, lure the enemy deep into the team, and the captain will hand it over to himself. If you don't perform well, aren't you sorry for the captain's trust?

Seeing that his trick worked, he waved his hand and made a gesture, passing one by one, and the left and right sides were ready, looking at the devils who were in a straggler state, there could be a squadron, and approached the bridgehead cautiously, Qiao Han raised his rifle and began to aim.

At this time, all the soldiers of the first squadron were assigning targets, and many soldiers were vying to fight the main man, the Anting River was not wide, only fifty or sixty meters, and the riverbed was only one hundred and ten meters. The Japanese army wanted to cross the river, in fact, they could also come by wading, but it was winter, and of course they still had to take the bridge.

Yoshino Masao is very strange, the Chinese army basically will not keep the bridge, they will blow up all the bridges, but the Xujia Bridge is intact, there must be some conspiracy, cautiously send a team to board the bridge.

A Japanese squad pulled away because they didn't want to be bombed, but they were already close to the other side of the bridge, and there was still no movement. Guo Jingchuan, who was hidden in the grass at the head of the bridge, whispered, 13579, bomb.

Boom, it's another * explosion, this time it's even more infuriating, it turned out to be a plank explosion. Or explode at intervals. More than a dozen devils were blown away. There was still no other sound, Yoshino Masao was a little scared, what kind of battle was this, like fighting a ghost.

These days, the third squadron is sticking to Xujia Bridge, and Qiao Han's entire squadron is using his brains, on this temporary bridge that is only 100 meters long, I don't know how many tricks have been studied.

The Snow Fox Brigade has been implementing Xue Ru's tactical thinking, that is, mainly to kill and injure the Japanese army, and there are no rules for the rest, and it is not there to hold the position, the Japanese devil is dead, see what he uses to occupy the position.

Xue Ru's tactic is aimed at the lack of devils' troops, and with the expansion of the occupied area, they have fewer troops. The Chinese pay attention to "soldiers, tricks", tactical strangeness, to make up for the lack of weapons.

The rest of the devils didn't know whether to move forward or retreat, and there was no movement for a few minutes, when the sound of attack came from behind, and the team leader began to move forward, and this time he didn't dare to concentrate together.

Guo Jingchuan also smiled proudly: "Two-four-six bombing." ”

A few more devils were blown away, and the rest of the devils turned around and ran back. Who knows what's going on, *not either, could it be that a thick plank will explode? Masao Yoshino is about to be mad, how can he go on like this? When the captain arrived, he was reprimanded. Anyway, this section of the river is not deep, and he immediately shouted: "All cross the river on the water, a team crosses the bridge, and no retreat." ”

The devil finally became anxious, and immediately dispersed and began to wade across the river from the water. Seeing the devil who rushed to the bridge quickly, Guo Jingchuan said: "Bomb." ”

The sound of the explosion, a series of explosions sounded on the entire Xujiaqiao bridge deck, and this time Yoshino Masao Nakasa judged that it was all * explosions. It is basically certain that the Chinese army did not want to blow up the bridge, but wanted to blow up its own soldiers.

A squad of soldiers was reimbursed on the bridge. Before crossing the river, a branch of the army did not see it, and it suffered dozens of casualties. In a fit of rage, he drew his command knife, and the entire brigade waded across the river.