Chapter 507: Running Away Takes Over
After giving the order to prepare for the defense, Zhang Wei ordered the third squadron to move immediately in order to prevent the Japanese army from taking advantage of the loophole when handing over the position, and first drove the men and horses to the highway to guard. Shushu.com is the fastest updated
Zhang Wei told Zheng Yiqun that as soon as the friendly troops retreated, the people of the third squadron should immediately fill in to avoid possible attacks by the Japanese army, and the soldiers of the third squadron had high morale and witnessed the bloody battle between the first squadron and the second squadron.
A squadron, with a platoon of heavy machine guns, two ZB37 heavy machine guns, and a batch of ammunition, drove up in less than five minutes, and more than 100 people were scattered and hidden on the road.
Zhang Wei also asked Zheng Yiqun to send people to contact the first battalion of the 65 th Regiment of the friendly army, and the defense work was being carried out closely.
While the Teaching Brigade and the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment were planning to retreat, the leader of the Furugen Squadron, who had failed in the attack, was in the position of the Takeda Brigade.
Facing Takeda Masayuki, he looked apologetic, and seemed to be a little embarrassed and ashamed.
"The failure of the attack is my dereliction of duty, I didn't expect that the enemy's firepower is far beyond the past, and the combat quality is also stronger than the average squadron, I am willing to bear the responsibility." Gu Yuan Zhenggang said.
Takeda Masayuki waved his hand, as if everything was under his control: "Gu Yuanjun, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, my emperor ** people should play bravery, there must be no defeat, the warriors of your squadron have not fought with this batch of squadrons, this enemy army belongs to the enemy Chiang Central Fifth Army, firepower and equipment, combat quality are superior, our brigade is also the first time to find out the difference, they are equipped with a considerable number of grenadiers, even no less than the number of equipment in the imperial army, and its basic weapons, heavy machine guns, There are also a lot of light machine guns and rifles, and it is normal to lose once in the face of a new adversary. ”
Takeda said kindly, first encouraging Guyuan Zhenggang, and then telling Gu Yuan an overview of the weaponry, and teaching Guyuan Zhenggang, a squadron leader who had never fought a serious battle since landing in Guangxi.
Takeda is very serious on the surface, but he actually has a little secret joy in his heart, because the momentum of the Guyuan squadron before the attack set off, it looks like he doesn't take the Takeda brigade in his eyes, of course Takeda doesn't like his subordinates to be looked down upon, and now that Guyuan has hit the south wall and suffered a loss, Takeda has some "pleasure." ”
On the other hand, Takeda believes that the defeat of the Guyuan Squadron in this battle is not necessarily a bad thing for him, and it is good for the Guyuan Squadron to suffer losses and kill their prestige to carry out the battle order.
Of course, there is a little ninety-nine in my heart, but in my heart, in the general direction, the two can be consistent, and when different formed units are mixed together, the coordination of the Japanese army is much stronger than that of the squadron.
Gu Yuan finished a defeated battle, but he really calmed down, after all, he was really killed by someone, how could he still think of the arrogance before the attack?
"The commander is right, the enemy's firepower is indeed refreshing to us, and the strength is also sufficient, the warriors of my squadron will not be defeated by a single defeat, and the blood of the enemy must be used to pay tribute to the fallen warriors!" Masayuki Takeda patted the Guyuan squadron on the shoulder.
"What does Gu Yuanjun think about the next battle?"
Gu Yuan Zhenggang: "Everything is under your command!" ”
Takeda naturally had his plan in mind, and he already had an idea when he was entangled in the Guyuan Squadron and the Teaching Brigade, and when he was beaten.
Takeda didn't intend to use Gu Yuan's opinion to influence his plan, and after a few words of encouragement to Gu Yuan, he let him return to his squadron.
The Guyuan squadron needs to lick its wounds.
The two infantry squadrons belonging to the Takeda Brigade were sharpening their knives in the trenches and preparing for battle, and the chariots of the Takeda Brigade could no longer bear it.
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On the position of the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment on the right side of the road, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment stationed there were carrying all kinds of supplies, and officers at all levels urged the soldiers to prepare for battle and retreat.
The soldiers, supporting the lightly wounded soldiers and carrying complete dark green ammunition boxes on their shoulders, marched along the communication trenches towards the rear of the position.
The heavy machine-gun company of the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment was the first to go, and the soldiers of the heavy machine-gun company were pumping vigorously behind the position, driving the mules and horses, and the mules and horses wailed, carrying the guns, ammunition, and formatted tools of the Type 24 heavy machine gun company, and drove on the retreating march.
In the trenches of the first battalion of the 65th Regiment, various ammunition boxes were messily placed, and in order to retreat quickly, Zhou Pu ordered that they could not be taken away, and the scattered bullets and grenades were left in the original position.
Retreat is the first priority, ammunition can be brought with it, and the trouble can only be taken into account of the overall situation.
The scattered 79 bullets and grenades scattered after unpacking were too difficult to pick up, some of the ammunition boxes were blown up by the shelling, and Huang Chengcheng's 79 pointed bullets were blown up everywhere, and the soldiers of Zhou Pu's battalion could not take all these bullets away, so they had to be cleaned up until the Year of the Monkey.
For these ammunition that really couldn't be taken away, Zhou Pu threw it in the trench and left it for the third squadron of the teaching brigade that was ready to take over, and the number was not very large anyway.
Zhou Pu, commander of the first battalion of the 65th Regiment, stood in front of the command post that was about to leave, and there was also a squadron of the 3rd Squadron of the Teaching Brigade and two soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, that is, the officers and accompanying soldiers who came to communicate with him.
Zhou Pu inspected his position, and a group of men and horses were retreating.
A soldier from Zhou Pu's battalion ran to Zhou Pu's side: "Report to the commander, the first and second companies have withdrawn from their positions, and the heavy machine gun company is moving to the rear. ”
Zhou Pu returned a military salute and turned his head to look at the squadron attached to the third squadron.
"You can let your ministry take over the defense, and the front-line positions are now about to be vacated."
In line with the principle of leaving no gaps as much as possible, as soon as the front-line positions were vacant, Zhou Pu asked the third squadron to come to take over the defense.
The squadron of the third squadron returned the salute and said to the accompanying soldiers: "Go and inform the squadron leader, come over to take over the defense, don't let Battalion Commander Zhou's people wait too long!"
The soldiers of the third squadron attached to the squadron immediately rushed to the third squadron on the road.
Seeing that his subordinates were almost gone, Zhou Pu was also ready to set off: "The position will be handed over to you, our battalion will retreat first, and your troops will also leave as soon as possible, otherwise the night will be long and dreamy." ”
The 3rd Squadron Squadron, which was on a liaison mission, immediately replied: "Sir, rest assured, the positions of friendly forces will never be lost in our hands!"
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On the right side of the road, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment gradually withdrew from their positions, and the officers and men of the 3rd Squadron, who were scattered and waiting on the road, hurriedly ran into the positions left by the friendly troops.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
"Heavy machine guns pull in!"
The shouts of the sergeants and veterans echoed through the first line of trenches.
All three squadrons rushed from the road
One squadron, two heavy machine guns, took over the positions of a battalion.
In terms of troops, it was impossible to fill the entire position, and Zhang Wei did not ask the third squadron to fight to the death with the Japanese army, so all the soldiers of the third squadron were arranged in the first trench.
Zheng Yiqun, the squadron leader of the third squadron, commanded: "All of them are given to me in the first line of trenches, and heavy machine guns are also placed in the first line of trenches." ”
In a trench, a whole squadron of soldiers and two heavy machine guns were assembled, and before they knew it, the teaching brigade had completed the transfer with the first battalion of the 65th Regiment, and the strength of the second-line position was suddenly reduced by half.
The 1st Battalion of the 65th Regiment faithfully carried out the order to run away and withdrew to the rear in a hurry......