Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Wedge
Shells fell on the positions, and each shelling of the Japanese left a dozen craters on the positions. Chen Yu lay behind the sandbag fortifications and fired bullets at the Japanese soldiers on the river beach from the firing point.
Although the domestic Zhongzheng rifle is not as fast as the Li Yingfeld rifle, it shoots accurately, and a bullet penetrates the body to ensure a burp, even if it is not dead, it is difficult to live.
The Japanese troops on the river beach were dumbfounded, and the sampan they crossed the river circled in the undercurrent of the river, as if it were providential at this moment. The two heavy machine guns continued to strafe the surface of the river, so that the Japanese soldiers also experienced that they were lying on the raft and paddling with steel helmets, and no one dared to stand up to support the bamboo raft, so the follow-up forced crossing personnel of the Japanese army could not assemble.
A squadron was desperately advancing towards the position of the Yu Division, and it could not break through the fire net no matter what. A squadron is divided into two parts, one is pressed by Chen Yu from the east side on the river beach, the other is in a circle in the Nu River, and the rest of the personnel are standing on the west bank dumbfounded, gathering together to rely on two or three bamboo rafts to transport troops, transporting an infantry group at one time, and a bunch of people standing on the west bank without a boat.
Takeuchi Lianshan has been calculating deeply, but he has not calculated the hydrological conditions of the Nu River. Just as the little bookworm said later, the place where the east bank position is located is the place where the goose feathers do not float, and the narrow water and turbulent cliff valley are the gentleest.
Chen Yu stopped shooting, picked up a telescope to observe the Japanese troops on the river beach, and when the camera turned, he found that the Japanese troops who were attacking the front were attacking the front in a small team and were attacking their positions. The Japanese commander found out that the paralysis was located, and we were blocking the landing Japanese troops on the flank of our positions on the east flank, and the follow-up forces could not be rushed and could not make effective adjustments.
The Japanese squadron attacking the main position was divided into a small squadron, intending to break through our position from the flank, so that the Japanese troops on the river beach could be assembled, and the Japanese troops fighting the Nu River could escape the whirlpool.
"Annoying! Annoying! Chen Yu shouted.
The annoyant with a rifle came running with a limp: "What's the ghost called?" โ
"Take people to the right position, there is a small group of Japanese troops coming towards us, when will the reinforcements arrive?"
"The devil knows when Ah Yi will come."
Annoying La climbed up to the position and picked up Chen Yu's binoculars to observe, four or five hundred meters away, there was a small group of Japanese troops rushing from the occupied first line of defense. Seeing the movement of this Japanese squad, I was annoyed and understood that the Japanese army wanted to pull out us who had them in their throats, so that follow-up reinforcements could arrive.
"Snake ass!" Annoying La shouted in the trenches: "Take your people and I with you, come with two machine guns, there are Japanese troops on the flanks!" โ
The reaction of the Japanese army was slow, and it was only at this time that they remembered to reinforce the eastern side, and the Japanese commander in charge of the forward was estimated to be in the mouth.
A second lieutenant of the Yu division stumbled with two junior soldiers, with shell guns in their hands, and frightened around the trench, and a few shells fell on the fortifications of the position, blowing up several bags of sandbags and smashing them on him. The two privates behind him hurriedly lifted the sandbag from the second lieutenant and dragged him to his feet.
Chen Yu saw them, but he hadn't seen them!
"What are you guys running around, looking for death?"
The second lieutenant patted the dirt on his shoulder, stood in the trench and saluted Chen Yu: "Report to the commander, the subordinates are the staff officers of the first regiment of the main force and the second lieutenant of the first battalion. Master Yu asked the commander to command the fortified defense, and our battalion commander wants to see you. โ
Chen Yu was holding a telescope to observe the reinforced Japanese team, and saw a company led by Nu La to find a blocking position and was blocking the reinforced Japanese team. Without the Japanese squad attacking the front, the remaining battalion of the Yu division on the main position was a little relaxed, and the defensive pressure dropped sharply, so he sent someone to inform him.
"Why bother Lao Tzu, let your battalion commander come to see me, where did your artillery die, did they all run away?"
The second lieutenant replied: "The group of guys who have no eggs have already run away, and there is not a single person on the position of the divisional artillery team. โ
Bowing his head to avoid the falling soil, Chen Yu said: "Let your battalion commander find artillery, the first one to return to the artillery position, the soldier will be promoted to platoon commander, platoon commander to company commander, and company commander to battalion commander." I am now the acting commander of the main force, and if your position is lost, from the battalion commander to the platoon commander, all of them will be shot! โ
"Yes!"
Dense bullets hit the position, stirring up debris of dirt flying everywhere. We had well-established fortified positions to cover, while the Japanese did not, they could only counterattack on the open river beach, the light machine gun angle was out of reach, the number of grenadiers carried was limited, and the fight was very aggrieved.
Chen Yu's approach was undoubtedly to stab the Japanese army in the waist, their head on the east bank was the main offensive position, the abdomen was choked by Chen Yu, and the tail was still on the west bank. It can be said that the head and tail cannot be echoed, and the Japanese army now intends to keep the abdomen, and then the tail.
Occupy favorable terrain, tactics are reasonable, and it is not difficult to hold on until reinforcements arrive. Chen Yu was fully sure that he would hold out for two hours, and if there was artillery support, he could hold out for a day, and if there were reinforcements, he could eat the Japanese troops who set foot on the east bank.
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Hunched over, a major ran from the trench under artillery fire, followed by the second lieutenant he had met earlier. This person is the battalion commander of the Yu Division who led his troops to hold their positions, and the battalion commander of the main regiment of the East Bank Solid Defense.
When he came to the front, Chen Yu saw his face clearly, twenty or thirty years old, with perseverance on his face, and his hands and feet were full of military demeanor.
"Chief Chen, the battalion commander of the main regiment, Hai Zhengchong, reports to you!" Hai Zheng saluted Chen Yu.
Chen Yu glanced back at him, pointed to the position held by Nu La and Snake Butt and said, "How many people do you still have there, can you divide a platoon to reinforce it, if it is broken there, the position on the east side will be in danger." โ
Climbing up to the position, Hai Zhengchong picked up his telescope to observe. He was leading a company to hold his position, and the Japanese artillery took special care of him, and the shells in the sky kept falling on that position.
Before, Chen Yu was like a wedge inserted in the abdomen of the Japanese army, but now it is a wedge inserted in the abdomen of the Japanese army. Only by knocking out the wedge inserted in their body little by little, can the Japanese army pull out the big wedge of Chen Yu. The battlefield is so rapidly changing, it all depends on the commander's tactical literacy ability, and the slightest accident will collapse at the slightest touch.
Hai Zhengchong put down the binoculars and gritted his teeth: "Report to Chief Chen, I will immediately send a platoon of guards to reinforce and swear to keep the position without losing!" โ
"Where's your artillery?" Chen Yu asked.
"The commander of the artillery battalion died, the deputy battalion commander tried to run and was killed by me, the three company commanders were all gone, and his subordinates were sending people to look for artillery."
"Tell your battalion, if you see the corpse of the commander of the artillery battalion and bring it to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will hang him on a tree and let the Japanese army practice targeting!"
Hai Zhengchong defended: "The commander of the artillery battalion was killed when he was operating the artillery alone, and his bones were gone, so he didn't run away and was shot, and it was not appropriate for the commander to tie his body to a tree for the Japanese army to practice targeting, right?" โ
"Huh?"
Chen Yu said: "I finally saw your kind of artillery, found the three artillery battalion company commanders, and I will press them in front of the corpses of my brothers who died in battle and shoot them." There is also immediately send someone to collect the rout, collect a platoon, promote the platoon commander, collect a regiment, Lao Tzu acting the regiment commander asked him to do it, you know? โ
"Yes!" Hai Zhengchong replied solemnly.