PFC Chapter 221
Chapter 221
During this hour, the Japanese army attacked the front-line positions several times.
At the same time, Gao Shujiayi, who was anxious, dragged the remaining eight Type 92 infantry guns directly to the front line, and when the Japanese began to attack, he bombarded the defensive positions of the first battalion.
After seeing this scene, the regiment commander Zhang Jing immediately ordered the second battalion to start fighting in the position to support the first battalion.
At the same time, the third battalion began to detour to the side of the Japanese regiment, ready to launch a surprise attack at any time if the Japanese attack failed.
At one point, the Japanese soldiers on the front line appeared. When the vanguard troops were wounded by the shells fired by the rocket launcher and wailed, they hurriedly began to retreat and flee.
The captains of the two angry brigades personally led their men to block the rear, and when they encountered the first to retreat, they had the military police capture and shoot them on the spot.
After seeing this scene, the rest of the Japanese soldiers turned around and continued their desperate attack on the position at the north gate.
For a whole hour, if it were not for the continuous support of the soldiers of the rocket launcher platoon, who immediately fired shells to stop the Japanese offensive after rushing not far from the position, the Japanese army would probably have rushed into the fortifications by now.
The other Eighth Route Army soldiers on the battlefield were also very tired at this time.
The barrels of two machine guns in the entire company were broken.
At the same time, Japanese artillery shells exploded on the positions, and soldiers were constantly injured and sacrificed.
The first and second battalions were also exhausted at this time.
Having just repelled the Japanese army's last attack, the Japanese army withdrew directly from the offensive battle.
No matter how hard the two captains gave orders, they remained indifferent.
When the two were about to shoot the Japanese soldier who led the retreat, the retreating Japanese soldiers looked at the two men, clenched their guns, and looked at them with red eyes.
When Nagano Ippei and the other man saw this scene, they immediately had bad thoughts in their minds. They knew that if they forced them, the camp would probably explode. So they immediately ordered the military police to release the people and calm the emotions of the group of people who were just living a simple life.
Finally, Ippei Nagano personally rushed to the rear to report the current situation to the regiment commander Yoshikazu Takagi.
It means that they cannot attack so forcefully anymore, otherwise the soldiers below might rebel.
After listening to Nagano Ippei's report, Gao Shujiayi broke out in a cold sweat.
The 108th Division at this time was no different from other locust troops.
At this time and space, with nearly 500,000 locust troops gathered in the south and attacking the three towns of Wuhan and Guangdong, there are more than 300,000 troops in North China, plus the Kwantung Army and the Korean Garrison.
The quality of their current division's soldiers is not as good as those of the previous divisions. If they continue to force the attack, I am afraid that he, the regiment commander, will be shot in the back. After all, he is too familiar with the venting of anger from the lower levels.
At the same time, the attack just now was also seen from the rear.
At present, the first battalion has basically lost its organization, and more than half of the second battalion has suffered casualties.
The two battalions he brought with various arms had nearly 3,000 people. Now, out of the more than 2,000 combat troops, only less than 1,000 people were still able to continue fighting.
I'm afraid it's impossible to capture the opposite position, and we also have to prevent being suddenly surrounded by the Chinese army on the opposite side.
Afterwards, Gao Shujiayi prepared to defend on the spot, reported the situation to the division commander, and waited for reinforcements.
However, the situation will not give Gao Shujia time.
Zhang Jing, who was in charge of the north gate, realized immediately after seeing the final withdrawal of the Japanese troops that the morale of the reinforcements had been completely crushed by his own regiment.
The Second and Third Battalions had suffered minimal losses, while the First Battalion had suffered over half its casualties. Furthermore, the local regiment that had previously protected the civilians during their evacuation had also returned to Pingding. Now was the perfect time to crush this wave of Japanese forces.
Afterwards, Zhang Jing issued an order for a counterattack, ordering the artillery company to reinforce the third battalion, and the guard company and reconnaissance company to reinforce the first and second battalions.