Chapter 67—The Battle of Madang (14)
Ma Changchun had an awareness when he learned that the Japanese army had attacked Yanlie Mountain, and this time he was afraid that he would die with the position. Before Meng Kailan left, he didn't give them a death order, how they had to be. However, everyone is a veteran, and they know what to do when and when. There are only thirteen of them in total, and although they can be regarded as an elite squad, it is impossible to block the attack of devils dozens of times their size. "Who has not died of a husband? Wearing this clothes, Lao Tzu never thought that he would be able to leave alive, brothers, killing one is enough, killing two to earn one, and dying Dora two cushions, it's worth it! Ma Changchun said so, Wei Qing's assault step was under his control, the muzzle of the gun kept spitting, and the devils who were crawling forward on the opposite side fell from time to time.
The Japanese charge was actually very careful, and many devils tried to lower their heads as much as possible according to experience, so that the helmet could play its role to the maximum. They held their guns in both hands, the front one pointed forward, and the one behind pressed the muzzle down, fingers against the trigger, ready to return fire. In their hearts, they are ready to shoot bullets as soon as they hear a strange noise.
However, the blow was still too fast and sudden, and the bullets that were spilled were so dense - the optimal range of the Weiqing submachine gun was between 150 and 10 meters, and within this distance, as long as a certain number of men and horses were concentrated, it could form a dense rain of bullets. At that time, no matter how prepared the enemy was, no matter how scientific the enemy's formation was, under the blows of the rain and wind, everything was a floating cloud.
Many devils still had a chance to pull the trigger, but because they had been shot, the severe pain made them unable to maintain a correct posture, so although they shot bullets, this accuracy was really unflattering. Of course, the Japanese army occupies an absolute numerical advantage, and most of the students spent half of their bodies in order to maximize the power of the submachine guns, so in the close-range shooting, some people were still shot, among them, there was a soldier who was hit by several bullets in the chest and abdomen in a row, and fell down with a slight snort.
Ma Changchun suddenly finished a box of bullets, and without looking at the results, he quickly threw a grenade, and then looked around. In just a few minutes, one person had fallen beside him and injured several people. He shouted, "Withdraw!" Then he retracted his head and ran quickly towards the second line of defense.
Most of the soldiers in the guard company have a lot of experience with the enemy, and they have a clear understanding of the orders of their commanders. They carried the soldier who had already died, and helped the wounded and incapacitated, and quickly withdrew from this line of defense.
At least one squad of soldiers was killed by this round of blows, and the strength of the Shina people was completely exposed. Haneda was very angry when he saw that there were only a dozen soldiers on the other side, but they had caused so much damage to himself. He shouted, "Get down, grenadiers!" Shoot! ”
"Tongtong-" The sound of grenadier fire sounded, and several grenades flew out of a high parabola and smashed accurately into the fortifications where Ma Changchun and they were stationed just now. "Boom!" After the explosion sounded, the Japanese again charged.
Ma Changchun ran in front, he glanced back and said, "Leave them alone, run!" ”
The second line of defense he chose was about one hundred and twenty meters away from the first. The reason why this place was chosen as the second line of defense is because there is also an open field in front of this rocky fortification. The warriors were leading the way along both sides of the road as fast as they entered the fortifications, when a flare rose into the air, and the pursuing bullets crackled against the rocks behind them, causing the stones to fly and sparks to the ground.
"Conceal, conceal well, beware of the grenade of the little devil again!" Just now a trot, Rao is Ma Changchun has good physical strength and is also out of breath, he sat behind the fortifications, his back was tightly attached to the rocks, panting and said.
Zhang Haonai also sat next to him in a rolling way, gasped for two breaths, and said, "Squad leader, is there any smoke, it's scattered." ”
The soldiers of the second class, originally only Ma Changchun and Zhang Haonai smoked, but now almost everyone has started to smoke. Of course, because of different family situations, some people have the drag of their families, and their military salaries have to subsidize their families or something, so not everyone can afford to buy cigarettes for a long time like Ma Changchun.
Ma Changchun scolded with a smile: "If you lose your mother, I will have half a bag left." With his right hand, he took out a cigarette from his shirt pocket, took one in his own mouth, and then handed it to Zhang Haonai: "It is estimated that there will be one per person, but unfortunately, the horse's mouth can't be smoked." ”
Ma Zuizi is the soldier who died just now. Zhang Haonai was a little gloomy when he heard this, he took the cigarette, took one in his mouth, and then passed it on, shouting: "The squad leader has smoked, brothers, this is the only stock on the squad leader." Two people have a cigarette for the first time, and only those who are qualified will smoke! ”
"Two heads? Lao Tzu killed at least four! Can I smoke two? ”
"I owe one first, lose his mother, today Lao Tzu is unlucky!"
…… The soldiers teased each other, and a pack of cigarettes was quickly distributed, and coincidentally, each person could get one.
"Phew—" The sound of the grenade breaking through the air sounded at this moment, and everyone lay down almost at the same time, facing the fortifications, and pressed tightly to the bottom of the fortifications.
"Boom!" After a few explosions, Ma Changchun asked, "Lose his mother, has anyone hung up?" ”
Zhang Haonai smiled: "Can you still respond if you hang up?" Ah, Xiao Du, it's okay, right? ”
"It's okay, it's just a little bit of color!"
The first line of defense was finally overcome, but Haneda had no joy on his face. The first line of defense of the defenders is actually a simple fortification made of some stones, and the most important thing on the Yanlie Mountain is stones, it is conceivable that as long as the defenders have enough time, such lines will abound. Nakajima sent him to lead a raid on Yanlie Mountain, hoping that he would take it as soon as possible so that he could threaten Shi Zhongshan from the flank. Because only in this way can the imperial army trapped on the river beach of Shizhong Mountain escape from life. If they launch an offensive during this time, if Shi Zhongshan's friendly forces are wiped out because of this, then even if he captures Yanlie Mountain, its value will be much weaker. Can't give the people of China a chance to breathe, they must be taken down as soon as possible, Haneda thought of this, his tone became a little hurried, and he shouted loudly: "Hurry, hurry, attack!" Offensive! ”
When the sound of gunfire rang out near Yanlie Mountain, Shi Zhongshan, under the command of Meng Kailan, Wu Ganggang personally launched a tentative attack with a company of soldiers. The attack was not very smooth, the Japanese were well defended, and they took advantage of the fact that the beach was easy to shape, and dug a ring fortification. Wu Gang and his men had just approached when they fired flares. Under the light of the flares, the attacking troops had nowhere to hide, and after firing at the little devils for a while, they sacrificed a dozen soldiers and reluctantly retreated.
Yan Lieshan had a change at this time, Wu Gang, who had withdrawn, was talking with Meng Kailan, seeing the fireworks coming from there, listening to the explosion from there, and the two of them became nervous.
"The Japanese army attacked Yanlie Mountain?" Wu Gang said, with an unbelievable look in his eyes.
Counting up, the 106th Division has invested nearly half of its troops in Shizhong Mountain before and after, and at this time, Nakajima actually dared to divide his troops to sneak attack Yanlie Mountain, which means that the little devil is ready to fight hard. Even, they may not want Jiujiang anymore. Division commander Ye Zhao led the 36th Brigade to attack Jiujiang. If Nakajima led a team to attack Yanlie Mountain at the same time, it would be a joke. The final result will be that the 12th Division will recover Jiujiang, but lose the mouth of the lake. The reason why the 34th Brigade was able to hold Shizhong Mountain was because it occupied an absolute terrain, and if Yanlie Mountain was captured, then their biggest reliance on the terrain would no longer exist. At that time, even if the 34th Brigade had the determination to die in battle, it would not be able to stop the 106th Division from entering Hukou. And once the mouth of the lake is broken, Wu Gang doesn't even dare to think about this assumption.
"Traveler, what should I do?" Yu Liang asked, his eyes also full of worry.
Meng Kailan looked at several of his subordinates in the dim flashlight light, and after a few minutes he said, "Retreat, retreat to the mouth of the lake as fast as possible." ”
"What?"
"Brigade, Shi Zhongshan will give it to the little devil?"
"No, I'll call the artillery regiment later and ask them to prepare for the shelling!"
Wu Gang and the others' eyes lit up, and Yu Liang patted his thigh and said, "What a move!" Brigade, you're a great deal. ”
The artillery regiment of the 12th Division has not been seen since the beginning of the war. This time the Beishang Corps went out of Guangdong, Ouyang Yun took into account the terrain and reduced the size of the artillery, and each division was only equipped with one regiment of self-propelled artillery. However, because they are equipped with 150-mm heavy guns, the combat effectiveness of the artillery regiment is not a problem. Ye Zhao delayed the artillery regiment to participate in the battle, mainly because he did not have this urgent need, and also wanted to seize the opportunity to give the artillery unit of the 106th Division a ruthless blow and completely destroy it. Before Ye Zhao led the 36th Brigade to leave Hukou, he handed over the command of the artillery regiment to Meng Kailan, who originally wanted to hide and wait to beat the artillery unit of the 106th Division, but now, he couldn't take care of it.
Wu just led the team to launch a tentative attack that paralyzed Asai Kuraka, and all he was thinking about now was how to strengthen the defense, so as to reduce the losses as much as possible before the arrival of the support troops from Yanlie Mountain, so he never expected that the Cadet Army two hundred meters away on the opposite side actually began to evacuate.
The hard work of the Cadet Army before paid off, because the trenches and communication trenches were dug enough and deep enough, so the retreat was very hidden. After about twenty minutes, the retreat was complete. When Meng Kailan walked out of the traffic trench with a few staff officers and guards, he glanced back at the Japanese position, and then pressed the microphone in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Thunderbolt, action!" ”