Section 116 Counterattack on Gao'an XII

As soon as the Japanese artillery offensive stopped, the Japanese troops who had already been ready to attack rushed in, this time, it was related to the safety of the entire southwest defense line of Nanchang, this battle, although Fukui Kotaro did not rush to the front line in person, but with the distance between Chazishan and Yaojiaxiang, in fact, the wing headquarters was already at the forefront, plus the chief of staff of the wing was on the front line, the heart of the imperative was unconcealed, and all the Japanese soldiers were also determined to fight to the death.

However, when they rushed into the layers of artillery smoke, they were shocked to find that the enemy had withdrawn, leaving only the corpses of both the enemy and the ruins that they could not bear to look at.

The Japanese chief of staff who came to the front line to command immediately ordered to continue the pursuit without hesitation, and they launched such a fierce counterattack, not only to capture a small Yaojiaxiang, but their goal was to take Neihuang, rebuild the barrier on the flank of the wing, and re-establish a defensive line sufficient to resist the enemy's advance based on Chazi Mountain.

Yu Chengwan commanded the remnants of the assault regiment to retreat continuously, although they suffered great losses, they did not panic when retreating, and even left a group of broken soldiers in dangerous places along the way. These thugs knew that staying was basically equivalent to death, but they did not have the slightest fear, and they rushed to stay one by one. At this point in the battle, what they were thinking about was no longer personal life and death, but how to kill a few more devils and avenge the dead Pao Ze brothers. Most of the soldiers of the 57th Division were veteran teams brought out by Shi Zhongcheng from Yantai, Shandong, and they were not only brave in battle and tenacious in style, but also had a very close relationship with each other. Now seeing these robed brothers dying beside them, their hearts are dripping blood, and they can't wait to stay on the spot and fight with the devil. However, Yu Chengwan has a strong reputation in the 57th Division, and he usually cares for the soldiers very much, and after hearing the order to retreat, they have no choice but to follow it.

The revenge of these soldiers gave a heavy blow to the pursuing Japanese soldiers, and the soldiers after the break were often only a squad or so, but they relied on the favorable terrain and used their rifles to accurately shoot the Japanese soldiers who came up, and their excellent marksmanship made the Japanese army suffer heavy losses, and when the Japanese army rushed to the front, the light machine guns fired, and the roaring bullets were like their angry shouts, frantically shooting the enemy soldiers who rushed closely.

The bullets of the machine gun were quickly finished, the Japanese army couldn't help but be overjoyed, one by one screamed and rushed up, this time, they were greeted by the bombardment of the *, the explosion sound that was close at hand accompanied by a group of dazzling flames will rush to the front of the dozen Japanese soldiers to completely swallow up, this kind of tragic blow, immediately let the Japanese army who was shocked couldn't help but suffocate and seemed a little hesitant, and then the machine gun that changed the magazine sounded again, and the Japanese army who stopped moving became a target, and was killed and injured a lot.

The Japanese army was angered by the repeated blows, and they did not wait for the commander to give the order of the squad leader to rush forward, this time, they had already prepared for a long time, and surrounded from all directions, although they still fell several times in the face of accurate marksmanship, but it was much stronger than the heavy losses just now. As a result, these Japanese soldiers were frightened, and when they pounced on the enemy in groups of three and twos to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, they saw those bloody enemies laughing and pounced on them. The other party's smile was really weird, especially in this case, it made them even more frightened, however, they woke up too late, at this time, a violent explosion exploded around them, and they didn't have any thoughts anymore.

The wing of the 157th Wing couldn't help but turn blue when he looked at the tragic battlefield, the enemy in front of him was too terrifying, although his face still remained calm, but his heart rolled for a while, and he couldn't help but be a little timid. Just a dozen or so people, not only killed and injured more than 30 of them, but also delayed them here for a long time, if this continues, I am afraid that when they kill Neihuang, it will be dark, and now time is extremely precious to them, if Gao'an City is lost at this time, they will be finished, and with the current situation of the 103 Wing, how long can the city be defended?

"Kill, don't waste time, rush all up." Thinking of this, the chief of staff couldn't help gritting his teeth and shouting, although he knew that such an attack would cause great casualties, but at this time, he couldn't manage so much.

After advancing two hundred meters, another dense burst of bullets came at them, and unsurprisingly, in a small forest on the side of the road, they encountered a broken group of blockers, although they were not many in number, but they had to slow down again and throw in heavy troops to pull them out. In this way, in just three or four miles, they spent half an hour, and after they finally cleared the obstacles along the way, they were counterattacked by the head-on, and this incredible situation immediately frightened them. The chief of staff was shocked, and he had no choice but to order the troops to suspend their advance and deal with the opponent's counterattack first.

As a result, the attack of the national army was only thunder and rain, and although the trumpet of the charge on the opposite side was particularly loud, the attacking team stopped halfway through the rush, and retreated in a blink of an eye. This situation immediately made the chief of staff of the 157th Wing half angry, isn't this a trick to play with them? Do you really think that getting some unwanted guys on the road to exchange their lives for their lives will really scare people? The chief of staff thought disdainfully, after "seeing" the reality of the other party, he snorted coldly, and directly let the soldiers enter the battle, after wasting so much time, he didn't want to let the enemy make some small tricks and delay it indefinitely.

However, this time they hit the iron plate, and after they rushed up, the main force of the 57th Division ambushed in the deep trench was revealed, this time, their powerful and dense firepower did not give the Japanese army the slightest chance, the ferocious attack directly let the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the front were shot and killed, even if the Japanese soldiers had been extra careful to pull away from the skirmish line at a sufficient distance because of the previous battle, but there were too many soldiers of the national army on the position, and the dense bullets blocked almost every inch of space, It seems that even a fly is not willing to let go.

At the same time, the fierce trumpet sounded, and one after another sturdy figures jumped up from the trench and rushed into the enemy with the roar of the trumpet, and the Japanese army that was caught off guard immediately collapsed. This made the Japanese chief of staff who supervised the battle angry, pulled out the command knife on his waist and slashed over the two Japanese soldiers who fled for their lives, just as he roared angrily and slashed at the third person, a crisp gunfire in the distance mixed with the sound of horns and shouts in the sky, directly put the chief of staff to the ground, and the Japanese army completely collapsed.

"Boom" a shell roared and exploded at the edge of the battlefield, and the huge smoke rising from the air made people tremble, and the dazzling fire at the moment of the explosion also made people feel terrified. When the experienced Yu Cheng saw it, he shouted anxiously: "Get down, all lie down, shelling, devils' shelling!" ”

"Boom...... Rumble...... "Boom" The previous shell seems to be just a test shot, the Japanese artillery position in Chazi Mountain is obviously quite particular, not only can cover Gao'an City, but also can be included in the scope of artillery firing, just after the situation here is very bad, Fukui Kotaro, who has been paying attention to the military situation here, gritted his teeth and gave the order for an artillery attack, the continuous bad news has obviously overwhelmed him, at this time he is not thinking about recapturing Gao'an and Neihuang, but to consume the number of enemy troops as much as possible. It's a pity that the number of shells in their artillery unit is not too much, otherwise, the sharpness of the artillery alone can consume a large number of enemy manpower on the Gao'an and Neihuang lines.

At this time, the 103rd Wing in Gao'an City finally couldn't support the hasty retreat, the 301st Regiment of the 51st Division after the previous defeat, Zhang Handuo was ashamed and brave, and personally led the guard platoon to the front line, although such a move was very dangerous, but the regiment commander personally led the charge to greatly stimulate the morale of the soldiers, and the 301st Regiment plucked up and down the courage to advance step by step, and its sharp attack finally lived up and down Zhou Zhidao's high hopes for them. Lu Xing and Tang Shenghai each led two regiments of the 153rd Brigade along the flank of the battlefield to continuously compress the scope of the Japanese army's activities and defensive line, and under their fierce offensive on three sides, the 103rd Wing, which suffered heavy losses, finally could not resist the retreat towards Chazi Mountain in great strides.

Although the commander of the 102nd Brigade, Yoshio Kudo, was greatly disappointed with the performance of the 103rd Wing, but thinking that the life and death of the captain of the 103rd Wing were uncertain now, and thinking that their losses were extremely heavy, he could only shake his head helplessly, blaming the strength of the enemy army is too strong, especially the sharp artillery coverage before the war, which is definitely not weaker than their division, this kind of terrible enemy, no wonder the 106th Division can be hit hard in Wanjialing.

Now that Gao'an has been lost, Neihuang still can't take it down, Chazishan has been attacked from two sides, whether it can hold depends on when the reinforcements arrive, thinking of this, Kudo Yoshio couldn't help but look at the northeast of Chazishan again, and I don't know if Jinkou Tatsusen has solved the harassment force that crossed the river, if these troops drag the pace of reinforcements, the other party's goal can be achieved, and this battle will be more auspicious.

"Telegraphed to His Excellency Sato, once again urging him to send reinforcements as soon as possible, if the 149th Wing can send a part of its troops to support the Chazishan line, our brigade will be able to block the enemy south of Xiangfuguan, and when the 106th Division moves south, it will have great confidence to regain Gao'an and rebuild the Gao'an defense line." After Kudo Yoshio finished speaking to the communications staff, he said to another person: "Tell Captain Fukui to withdraw the troops to Chazishan, we have no chance to get back Neihuang." ”

After saying that, Yoshio Kudo let out a long sigh, obviously dissatisfied with the current situation, which he would not have dared to imagine a day ago.