Section 175 The Japanese army crosses the river

The soldiers of the independent regiment continued to advance step by step, constantly resisting the onslaught of the Japanese army with their usual small battle formations. The Japanese troops attacked in a three-three system, with every three soldiers forming a small battle formation to cover each other, and every three small formations forming a mutually reinforcing whole, constantly pressing on the enemy. Under such a well-trained offensive, the national army's troops, which were very backward in weaponry, could only rely on their bloody courage and single martial arts to fight the enemy, how could they block the attacks of three people in turn? Often, they are either stabbed to death or shot to death. As more and more soldiers died, as the Japanese formation continued to press forward, it eventually led to the collapse of the whole line, and the defeat and flight.

Except for the broadsword team and pistol team organized by a limited number of troops such as the Northwest Army, which specialized in combating Japanese troops in close combat, there were really not many troops that could defeat enemy troops in such close and bloody battles. But among these troops, the Independent Regiment is undoubtedly one of the last units that the Japanese army wants to encounter.

Since Luodian, in order to deal with the strong melee combat ability of the Japanese infantry, the stone troops have come up with a way to crack and train, until now, with the word of mouth and command of many veterans of the independent regiment, this method of battle has become the soul of the whole regiment, deeply rooted in the hearts of every soldier. They are in groups of five, covering each other, in which the machine gunner and shooter are constantly firing, which is their most important force to kill the enemy, of course, the frontal attacking soldiers and the two wings covering the fierce soldiers should not be underestimated, without the left and right wings and behind the worry, only one side of the fierce can play the most powerful attack power.

Compared with the Japanese army's three-three organization, the group of five people is more abundant in the means of attack, and in terms of firepower, it is a few streets away from the Japanese army's group, and the groups are also closely connected with each other like the Japanese army, and the Japanese army's invincible attack in the past immediately suffered heavy setbacks, and under the attack of the national army, it suffered heavy casualties in a short period of time.

The Japanese army collapsed in vain, every time when the bayonet was fighting, a bullet flew from the flank to shoot them, as long as they just pulled out a little distance, the opponent's machine gun sounded without hesitation, one and two, they not only did not break through the enemy blockade, but were killed step by step retreat, when the most brave, rushed to the front of the soldiers killed, the remaining Japanese army was not the courage to fight bloodily, suddenly collapsed, the original morale of the front army troops immediately withdrew from the battlefield.

"Dudu ......" on the battlefield sounded a passionate charge horn, this sound in the ears of the Japanese army even more let them collapse, you can imagine how powerful the enemy's charge in this situation will be, and even whether they can retreat safely at this time, they have to see whether there are enough troops in the river, although they were originally a little away from the enemy, but at the moment after all, they are facing the enemy, if there is no fire suppression and let the enemy close the distance in the next charge, That would be a disaster.

"Woo ......"

......The sound of intensive fire from rifles and machine guns was heard, and the soldiers who fled to the pontoon bridge in a rout of the Japanese army suddenly fell a lot, although they were fleeing, although they were moving, the distance between them and the soldiers of the independent regiment was too close, such a close distance, not to mention these veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, even those who had just mastered the skills of shooting, could also hit the target.

"Go" At this moment, Shi looked at the few Japanese soldiers who had retreated, and ordered resolutely and decisively. The soldiers of the Independent Regiment understood that although to others, their charging horns were no different from ordinary times, but they had undergone special training and knew in their hearts that this was not the sound of a charging horn at all, but the sound of an order to retreat, in order to confuse the enemy at a critical time. At this moment, it was clear that their usual preparations had played a very good role, and the Japanese panicked and thought that they were going to continue the pursuit.

Although they were not afraid of a bloody battle with the enemy, they were very worried that in the chaotic situation of the rout and withdrawal of the front-line assault troops, the enemy would take the opportunity to take the pontoon bridge, once they did not gain a firm foothold on the south bank, it would not be a big problem to relaunch the attack, but in this way, I am afraid that it will be impossible to complete the set operational objectives before sunset today. And according to the practice of the Imperial Army, there has never been a major military operation at night, and this battle will drag on until tomorrow, and the variables will be great.

Who knows what will happen at that time of the night? Will enemy reinforcements arrive? Will the enemy build an impregnable position on the south bank overnight? The civil fortifications of enemy units have always been a strong point, and once they are given time and space to do so, then the problem can be great.

"Fight to the death on the spot and block the people of China." Several officers shouted in agreement, and while beckoning the soldiers around them to set up their positions and prepare to meet the enemy's charge, they arranged for personnel to guide the withdrawn soldiers, allowing them to bypass the front of the pontoon bridge from both sides in case they made a way for the enemy charge. In the face of the imminent onslaught of the enemy, everyone in the Japanese army was facing the enemy, but they also knew that as long as they could block this wave of enemy attacks, and then take the position on the south bank of the river, it would not be a big problem.

Under the guidance of the soldiers, the withdrawn Japanese troops rushed to both sides, and did not impact the frontal defense line, and also allowed the Japanese soldiers who were deployed in place to maintain an open shooting horizon. However, while they were secretly relieved in their hearts, questions could not help but rise in their hearts. At this moment, the charging horn not far ahead did not know when it had disappeared, because just now only caring about the soldiers who had withdrawn, worried about the enemy's charge, so no one noticed this change at all, and now the battlefield seemed to be quiet in vain, which also surprised the Japanese army, and for a while did not know what the enemy was doing and tricks.

After waiting for a while, seeing that the enemy's attack never came, the Japanese officers couldn't help it, and he waved his finger and sent a soldier and two soldiers to inquire about the situation, for fear of falling into the enemy's trap. Since the enemy army was able to defeat the leading troops, it was obvious that the strength was very strong, and they could no longer withstand another setback, and the next attack must take down the enemy's position.

Soon, Jun Cao, who had been sent to investigate the news, rushed back, but the news reported made the Japanese commander both shocked and angry, the enemy actually fled, and the enemy position in front of him, except for the lost tank, there was no enemy figure for a long time.

The Japanese officer no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the troops to advance, and after waiting for so long without waiting for the enemy's attack, it was obvious that these Chinese had really retreated, otherwise, they would never have given up such a good opportunity to attack before. It's just that the enemy's unscrupulous battle really highlights their incompetence, so many troops, with such sharp artillery reinforcements, actually fought so far, not to mention the heavy losses, and let the enemy run away, at this time, taking this position on the south bank of the river is already not the slightest excitement for them, in his heart, this is a complete shame!

When did they have such a bad time facing the Chinese army? When did they have no way to conquer the enemy's position, but the enemy gave it up?

Thinking about these things with anger, the Japanese commander, escorted by the soldiers, walked into the enemy position, which had been completely destroyed. Under the fire of large-caliber * artillery, the fortifications hastily erected by the enemy troops were simply vulnerable, and the previous artillery cover clearly dealt a heavy blow to the enemy troops. However, the deeper he went into the enemy position, the more the anger of the Japanese commander became, and the corpses of the previous assault troops were everywhere in front of him. Although there were a lot of dead soldiers outside the previous position, those soldiers who were shot were far less bloody than the scene in front of them where they were stabbed to death with bayonets and their heads cut off by large knives.

Especially when they thought that the enemy had calmly withdrawn after killing so many of their companions, it was difficult for them to accept. Suddenly, the Japanese officer stopped and shouted at the officer beside him: "Leave a small team in place to meet the follow-up troops, and the others will immediately follow me." ”

Hearing this, the Zhongzuo officer on the side couldn't help but change his face and persuaded on the side: "Your Excellency, the enemy position on the south bank of the Chishi River has been taken, and we have completed the operational objectives set for us by the division and regiment headquarters, as long as we wait for a while, and wait until the main army completely crosses the river, our task will be completed, the next step may be to attack Changsha, or to continue to attack the enemy troops in front of us, but these require the main army to cross the river, and the engineering troops need to erect a few more pontoon bridges on the river, what we need is to win time for the army." , and not a blind pursuit operation. ”

The commander of the Japanese army immediately snorted coldly and said: "There is a squad left behind, there is a steady stream of troops crossing the river, there will be nothing more here, now that the Chinese army has lost its position and is fleeing in panic, if you don't take this opportunity to annihilate them, there will be no good chance." Don't forget, the army command transferred our division to the Chishi River, not just to break through this line of defense, if we don't seize this opportunity to destroy this army, maybe there will be another Shanggao fiasco! ”