Chapter 16: Retaking the Airport
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Zhang Chi did not directly participate in this battle, because the first company suffered too heavy casualties during the assault mission, so the first company was again arranged as a fire cover unit when launching a fire attack on the airfield.
Although it is a cover of fire, in fact, most people can only lie on their stomachs and wait for orders...... The firing range of Hanyang-made is only more than 200 meters, and it is impossible to hit the Japanese devils in the distance, and the front is full of expeditionary soldiers rushing to the airport with bayonets.
Zhang Chi silently watched all this, at the firelight in the airport, at the tearing under the firelight, and at the lives that were taken away by bullets and bayonets...... These hellish scenes, which could only be seen in movies and television, are now alive in front of you.
The sky gradually brightened, and the battle in the airfield was coming to an end due to the timely addition of the main three battalions.
When the sun rose, it illuminated the mess of the airport: corpses everywhere in the smoke of gunpowder, blood all over the ground was as red as fire in the sunlight, scattered guns mixed with human organs, and it was impossible to distinguish who was the owner, and occasionally a few wounded Japanese soldiers struggled to get up, and were soon caught up by the soldiers of the expeditionary force who rushed to make up for it or nailed it to the ground with a bayonet...... The 200th Division participated in a series of battles such as the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Kunlun Mountain, and had fought with the Japanese a lot, and had experienced the brutality of the Japanese army, so it naturally would not be soft on the Japanese army.
Although Zhang Chi knew that those Japanese soldiers were innocent, he still felt uncomfortable when he saw this scene, because he saw that when the soldiers of the expeditionary force aimed their guns at the heads of those Japanese soldiers, pulled the trigger and stabbed their bayonets into the chests of the Japanese soldiers, there was no slightest reluctance on their faces, and there was no hesitation in their movements, they were as ordinary as slaughtering animals.
Is this war?!
It makes life so despise, it makes people so cruel.
At this time, there was a burst of cheers from the soldiers, and then Xiao Zhejiang shouted excitedly: "Look, the devil has been caught!" ”
The one who was captured was the captain of the second brigade of the 144th Wing of the Japanese Army, Tanaka Mashi, who originally thought that the main force of the 55th Division was cooperating in the front, coupled with the continuous supply of transport planes for the 144th Wing, it should be a sure thing for them to hold the airport with one brigade.
But who would have thought that the situation would take a turn for the worse, just as Tanaka Mashi looked at the rising sun in the east, and was full of ambition to think that he would be supported by the imperial army fighters and bombers as soon as it was dark, so it was a pipe dream for the Chinese people to take the airport...... Countless fireballs suddenly rolled down around the airport, and the airport was in chaos in an instant.
All this came too quickly, Tanaka Mashi originally wanted to reorganize the defense, but before he could gather his troops, he found that the ** people had rushed in front of him.
Seeing the red-eyed ** people rushing towards him everywhere in the firelight, Tanaka Mashi realized that the general trend had gone. Just as he pulled out his command knife with a long sigh and wanted to kill himself, a stray bullet hit his arm and left him with a stray bullet that left him to watch his subordinates fall one by one under the guns of the Chinese, followed by a group of barefoot soldiers with guns around him.
(Note: The reason why he was barefoot was because the straw sandals he was wearing were ignited by fire.) Although the 200th Division is a well-equipped ace unit in the **, due to the shortage of domestic materials, most of the soldiers wear straw sandals. )
Seeing that it was the Japanese officer who was escorted down, Wang Mazi took a few guards to greet him.
Tanaka Mashi stepped forward in front of Wang Mazi, then bowed and said in stiff Chinese: "Your Excellency played very well, I hope Your Excellency can tell you the number of your troops, so that I know which army I am losing, please!" ”
Wang Mazi was not surprised that this Japanese soldier could speak a few words of Chinese, and the Japanese were always accustomed to studying their opponents, so many Japanese officers were China experts.
"You still don't know!" Wang Mazi smiled.
"Your Excellency wants me to leave me with regrets?" Tanaka Mashi was quite surprised by Wang Mazi's words, after all, informing the number was just a gesture.
Wang Mazi shook his head: "It doesn't hurt to tell you, we are the troops of the Engineer Regiment!" ”
"It turned out to be a unit of the Engineer Corps." Tanaka Masashi's Chinese was obviously not good enough, and he didn't realize what kind of unit the engineer regiment was at first, and after a while, when he reacted, he stared at Wang Mazi with wide eyes in surprise: "Impossible, how can it be an engineer regiment?!" ”
"Engineer Corps, of course!" Wang Mazi puffed up his chest proudly: "The engineer regiment that was defeated by you not long ago is now looking for you to collect debts!" ”
Tanaka Mashi still couldn't believe it, but when he saw that the ** people around him were all holding Hanyang-made ...... As a Japanese officer who has been fighting with the squadron for many years, of course he knows all kinds of equipment of the ** people, and he didn't find out before just because it was not bright. At this time, when he saw that this army was made in Hanyang, he knew that what Wang Mazi said was true, so he couldn't help but close his eyes and sigh at the sky with a pale face.
At this time, Tanaka Masashi understood why this central ** official would say, "It's good that you still don't know."
Indeed, the famous 144th Wing was defeated in the hands of the engineering regiment of the Chinese ** people, and it was all wiped out...... If this news reaches the division commander or even in China, the reputation that Tanaka Masashi has built over the years will be completely ruined.
Suddenly, Masashi Tanaka regretted it, why did he hesitate when he regretted that he committed suicide by caesarean section?!
The news of the loss of the airfield soon reached the headquarters of the 55th Division, and Takeuchi couldn't help frowning.
Although this can be said to be an accident, it cannot be said to be an accident.
The reason is that the squadron in front of him has given him too many accidents, which even makes him wonder if the information provided by the intelligence department is wrong...... How could an infantry division, and a Chinese infantry division lacking ammunition and supplies, hold back the attack of an entire division of the Imperial Army, and the 55th Division also had the assistance of air power.
This has made the 55th Division a laughing stock of the imperial army, but it is still a joke, and Takeuchi is very clear about what it will mean if he does not quickly take Tonggu and let the squadron have time to assemble in the Tonggu area.
The corners of Takeuchi's wide mouth twitched unnaturally, and then he ordered the signal soldier beside him with a dark face: "Send a telegram to the headquarters of the 56th Division, and let them enter the battle as soon as possible!" ”
"Yes!" A hint of surprise flashed in the communications soldier's eyes.
The communications corps knew that if it were not for the last resort, the arrogant division commander would not have asked the 56th Division for help.