Chapter 628: Three battles in one night

Between Shexian and Xiangtangpu, a place not suitable for ambushes, all the troops in Sun Zhenbang's hands are ambushed here, after fighting Licheng, Sun Zhenbang is not happy, and he stared at the two squadrons of Japanese troops who came to reinforce Licheng, and he set a typical pocket array.

After the positions on both sides started, the troops died on the road before and after, the Japanese army could not escape, as soon as the layout was ready, just waiting for the Japanese army to come to die, after a period of chaos, the night was quiet again, the dark clouds suddenly rose, covering the already dim starlight, and it was impossible to see that there were thousands of soldiers ambushed on the bare hills on both sides.

There were hurried and chaotic footsteps on the avenue, as well as the whispered scolding of Japanese, the muscles of the soldiers tightened, the little devil came, Sun Zhenbang this time, you can have a good time, it is an ambush war, he personally operated a heavy machine gun, his hand is on a very metallic grip, a long-lost familiar feeling, suddenly hit the heart, the heart beat violently a few times, secretly scolded himself for being unproductive, the official is big, and there are fewer opportunities to touch the gun, for him who is eager to fight face-to-face with the Japanese army, it can't be a pity.

The Japanese army all entered the ambush circle, Sun Zhenbang pulled the trigger fiercely, and a tongue of fire rushed towards the Japanese army's marching column, which was the signal to start the attack, and the calm hillside suddenly opened like a pot, and a mortar shell was fired, dragging the dark red ballistics, and the head was smashed towards the Japanese army, the fire flashed, and shrapnel flew sideways.

Under the command of the chief of staff of the Japanese wing who led the team, the Japanese soldiers were divided into two teams and howled to attack the slopes of the two wings, and the greatest threat to their own side was the artillery fire on both sides, taking the hillside and eliminating the artillery of China.

The Japanese soldiers attacking the slopes on both sides were hit by a dense rain of bullets like flying locusts, and the Japanese light and heavy machine guns responsible for fire support and suppression only had time to finish a magazine, and they were blown up by extremely accurate mortar shells and machine guns.

The fire of the mortar shell explosion flashed from time to time the figure of the Japanese soldiers running wolf-run, and provided convenience for the light and heavy machine gun shooters to find the target, so that the Japanese soldiers could not raise their heads, blocked the troops at the intersection at the two ends, and the bullets splashed past, compressing the Japanese army to the middle of the encirclement, the space of the Japanese army gradually shrunk, the encirclement was closed, the iron barrel was like an iron barrel, surrounded by dense artillery fire and machine gun bullets, there was no terrain around them that could be used, and they were in the point of being completely beaten, and the Japanese army had no way to survive.

The chief of staff of the wing only had time to report to the headquarters: "Our army has been ambushed" A Type 92 infantry artillery shell whistled and flew in, the fire flashed, a cloud of smoke rose with tongues of fire, the chief of staff and the radio station, together with the telegraph operator, became flying fragments all over the sky, the difference in firepower and strength was too great, the resistance of the Japanese soldiers was only a futile effort, and in less than an hour, two squadrons of Japanese troops were annihilated around the Xiangtangpu.

This ambush battle was more appropriate, only a dozen soldiers were wounded, looking at the craters everywhere, the corpses of Japanese soldiers in one place, Sun Zhenbang's eyes were shining, licking his lips, he was still unfinished, he said to the chief of staff Wang Jun: "Chief of staff, it's not even one o'clock in the morning, it's still early before dawn, just do another guy, hit Shexian County"

Wang Jun was taken aback, the commander is addicted to fighting, Xiangtangpu is lively, the Japanese army in the county must be prepared, and the method of sneak attack is not used, where can there be a little devil with more than a brigade, just our little people to fight the county? The adventurous head shook like a rattle, and he didn't agree with anything.

However, Bai Lishan was thoughtful, Sun Zhenbang had his own reasons, the attack on Shexian County was judged according to the shape of the county, we have so many artillery, and it is not necessary to take down Shexian County, set up all the artillery, and bombard the county seat of Shexian County, if the Japanese army goes out of the city to attack, we will eat him in the field, if the Japanese army is stubborn, we will not suffer, and we will withdraw when the time comes, there are no troops of little devils in front and behind, and Shexian is in a state of isolation and helplessness, and it is not up to us to fight

Wang Jun was persuaded, the soldiers who had not yet dissipated the smoke of gunpowder, with the joy of victory, attacked towards Shexian, the captain of the Japanese army in Shexian County, like ants on the hot pot in a hurry, Licheng lost contact, and the reinforcements were ambushed. While ordering the guards to strengthen their alert, he reported the situation to the division headquarters, but he was not embarrassed to ask for reinforcements.

Li Cheng can not help but rescue, the ambushed troops, can not be without reinforcements, but the strength in the hand is limited, there are so many materials and ammunition, hesitate whether to send reinforcements, suddenly there is a fierce cannon sound outside, he was just about to grab the phone, the phone rang urgently, it was the defenders of the west gate of Shexian County, the city gate was suddenly attacked by the Chinese army, judging by the intensity of the attack, it is the main force of the Chinese army, with a large number of artillery.

The Japanese wing commander almost fainted, and the one who could attack Licheng at the same time, ambush reinforcements and then attack Shexian was not the main force of the Chinese army, it would be that, this wing, in the Japanese army sequence in North China, belonged to the second-rate troops, and was responsible for garrisoning tasks in peacetime, and the firepower was much worse than that of the pure field wing, and there was only one mortar squadron in the establishment, not even a single heavy artillery, no wonder the commander of the devil wing was in a hurry.

Sun Zhenbang commanded the mortar company, aimed at the city wall to concentrate a little bombardment, can open the gap, the troops will attack in, on the strong city wall of Shexian County, the smoke pillar rises, the masonry flies wildly, the city wall is cut down layer by layer, no matter how strong the city wall, can not help but concentrate artillery bombardment, although the power of the mortar shell is not large, but the advantage of quantity, sufficient shells, make up for this defect, the city wall was blasted open a section of more than ten meters wide opening.

The Japanese army wing commander transferred all the troops that could be mobilized to the West Gate to participate in the battle, plugging the gap, and the mortar squadron was also sent to the direction of the West Gate, responsible for suppressing the artillery fire of the Chinese army, the Japanese mortars fired rapidly, a group of shells flew over like black eagles, Sun Zhenbang's artillery position was shining, more than a dozen gunners were killed and wounded, five mortars were damaged, and the eight Type 92 infantry guns that had not shown up immediately captured the target, and a burst of shells flew over, blowing up the Japanese mortar position into smoke and dust.

Mortars against Type 92 infantry guns, this is a loss, first of all, the range is not enough, and secondly, the power of the shells is not comparable, after several rounds of artillery battles, the Japanese mortar squadron was almost tossed out, and the shells that came to talk about a few rounds were just a few rounds, and they could not constitute a threat at all, just like that, Sun Zhenbang did not intend to let him go, and ordered the artillery to knock out all the mortars of the little devils.

The Japanese mortars finally lost their right to speak, Sun Zhenbang saw that the opportunity came, and ordered the troops to attack, occupy the breakthrough, extend the artillery fire, suppress the firepower of the Japanese defenders, the soldiers of the three companies, jumped up violently, and attacked the east gate of Shexian along the collapsed city wall, the Japanese soldiers were also tenacious enough, although they could not raise their heads by the artillery fire, and did not retreat in a desperate battle, they still organized several counter-charges, and the troops who broke through, repeatedly fought for the breakthrough.

The troops slipped away more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns at the breakthrough to form a dense fire network, without the threat of Japanese artillery, in the dark night, tracer bullets dragged dark red tails, intertwined back and forth, at this time, the benefits of firepower superiority were shown, the artillery position moved forward, eight Type 92 infantry guns, specifically blocked the follow-up troops of the Japanese army, and the mortars hit the charging Japanese troops.

Thanks to Bai Lishan's so many shells in Licheng, enough artillery to fight vigorously, dense shells, on the road of the Japanese army's counter-charge, blasted out a wall of fire, the corpses of the Japanese soldiers, as the shells fell and flew into the air, another company of troops rushed up, and finally firmly occupied the breakthrough, the troops along the street, to the center of Shexian County, the follow-up troops along the opened up channel, the tide poured into Shexian County, Sun Zhenbang put all the troops in his hands, all into the battle.

Sun Zhenbang Le, tonight is really a lucky star, three battles in a row, all fought extremely smoothly, hitting Shexian is just a trick to carry, I didn't expect it, but also into the city, he ordered the troops, don't rush to advance, steady and steady, it doesn't matter whether you occupy Shexian or not, annihilating the living force of the little devil is the main task.

The attacking troops were divided into three routes, along several main streets, from west to east, and when they encountered places of fierce resistance, they immediately called for artillery support, and blew up the Japanese soldiers with their strongholds, and the soldiers were behind them, and the ruins were everywhere, and when they attacked the middle street, the troops could not attack, and the Japanese changed their tactics, divided into several groups, and fought street battles with the troops, the attack points of both sides were staggered, the artillery fire also lost its effect, and the casualties of the soldiers increased suddenly.

Sun Zhenbang immediately ordered the troops, stick to the existing positions, give up the positions with isolated and prominent positions, do not entangle with the Japanese army, and do not want to take the county seat, there is no need to fight to the death with the little devils, besides, the time is almost up, the purpose of the battle has been achieved, it is time to evacuate, take advantage of enough, and accept it when you see it.

Bai Lishan muttered a few words in his ear, Sun Zhenbang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, I didn't expect that this guy was more greedy than himself, and he was worried about the materials and ammunition of the Japanese army, and it was good to get rid of it, an unexpected gain, but he only gave Bai Lishan an hour and a half, and it was already early in the morning... Left and right, before dawn, Shexian must be evacuated.

A burst of fierce artillery fire, bombarding the Japanese position filled with smoke and dust, Bai Lishan with fifty soldiers, under the cover of artillery fire, quickly rushed into the night, looking at the figure of Bai Lishan hidden in the night, Sun Zhenbang's heart swelled with inexplicable nervousness, tonight, this young man gave himself too many surprises, he believed, this time, he would not let himself down.

(To be continued)