Chapter 86: Air Combat Victory (Part 2)
Taro Amangishi and several communication soldiers all set their sights on Jiro Domon, waiting for him to make a decision.
Facing the eager eyes of his subordinates, Domon Jiro pretended to be sad and said in a deep voice: "Order, the 29th Infantry Regiment and the 4th Infantry Regiment are responsible for the rear cover, and the entire 15th Brigade and Division are directly under the 2nd Cavalry.
The regiment, the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, and the 2nd Engineer Squadron immediately retreated toward Benxi."
"Hai!" Taro Amangishi and others bowed their heads at the same time and responded. Immediately, several communication soldiers quickly took the order and left.
"Your Majesty General, please withdraw first." Taro Amangishi advised him at the right time.
Domenjiro didn't speak, and nodded silently.
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On the battlefield five kilometers east of Sujiatun, Zhang Xinghan led the assault force to defeat the 6th Division and then started a fierce battle with the 20th Division.
Zhang Xinghan handed over the task of chasing the collapsed 6th Division to Sabli's cavalry regiment, and personally commanded the armored troops. The main infantry force, with the cooperation of the air force, launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on the 20th Division's positions.
"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang... bang bang bang..." Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, thousands of garrison brigade officers and soldiers opened fire with Garand semi-automatic rifles and MP18 submachine guns.
The dense bullets hit the Japanese fortification bunker, causing dirt to fly.
Air Force fighter planes are also strafing as accurately as possible to provide fire support to our own attacking forces.
Compared with the 6th Division and the 2nd Division, the 20th Division suffered the lightest level of aerial bombing.
Therefore, part of its fortifications were preserved, which now became a stumbling block to the attack of the garrison brigade.
Some Japanese soldiers relied on the incomplete fortifications to resist tenaciously, firing desperately with Type 3 heavy machine guns (the predecessor of Type 92 heavy machine guns, the latter changed the bullet caliber).
"Thud, tug, tug..." The characteristic dull sound of the Taisho Type 3 heavy machine gun resounded.
The hot bullets hit the garrison brigade officers and soldiers who charged desperately one after another.
I have to say that at this time, the quality of the Japanese army's individual soldiers was still extremely high.
Although the Taisho 3-year-old heavy machine gun has an average rate of fire and power, using 6.5mm caliber machine gun ammunition, it is not even as powerful as the Garand rifle used by the infantry of the garrison brigade.
But the Japanese machine gunners' precise shooting made up for this shortcoming.
Many new recruits who were eager to charge and attack fell under their guns until the veterans set up their MG34 general machine guns and launched suppressive fire.
The Japanese heavy machine gun firepower was gradually suppressed, and was destroyed one after another with grenades by the garrison brigade infantry who rushed forward.
Although the Japanese machine gun shooters have undergone long and arduous training and have rich shooting experience, they cannot rely on the Taisho 3-year-old machine gun with a combat rate of fire of less than 300 rounds to compete with the MG34 general-purpose machine gun with a rate of fire of 100 rounds.
What's more, the number of MG34 general-purpose machine guns in the garrison brigade is much higher than the Japanese Taisho Type 3 heavy machine guns.
In addition, dozens of fighter jets from the garrison brigade's aviation fleet were still searching for Japanese firepower points on the ground like eagles, launching destructive fire strikes against them.
Under such extremely unfavorable circumstances, the 20th Division's stubborn resistance could not last long.
When Li Zhenyuan commanded more than 20 Renault tanks and armored vehicles to roll over, and used tank guns to call out the remaining Japanese firepower points one by one.
The 20th Division's defense line finally fell, and thousands of garrison brigade officers and soldiers swarmed in like a flood that burst a dike.
Automatic weapons with powerful firepower opened fire one after another, widening the gap bit by bit.
At this point in the battle, there was no suspense. It didn't take long for the Japanese 20th Division to turn from a defeat to a rout.
The garrison brigade took advantage of the situation and launched a full-frontal pursuit. The pursuit lasted until evening before it came to an end.
Among them, the cavalry regiment led by Sabli almost caught up to Liaoyang City with the cover and cooperation of the air force, and severely damaged the 6th Division and the 20th Division before withdrawing.
On the way back to Sujiatun along the Nanman-Manchuria Railway, Zhang Xinghan was riding his horse slowly, surrounded by a group of cavalry.
The sun was about to set at this time, and the soft sunset light seemed to cast a touch of red makeup on the entire land.
While riding his horse, Zhang Xinghan looked around at the battlefields where fierce battles had taken place on both sides of the railway.
Everywhere you look are the corpses of soldiers from both sides, of course more than 90% of them are Japanese soldiers.
Various weapons and equipment are scattered everywhere.
From time to time, officers and soldiers of the garrison brigade can be seen dragging their tired bodies to clean the battlefield again.
Although fundamentally speaking, Zhang Xinghan really despised the large number of Japanese weapons left on the battlefield, but he could not ignore them.
That would only make the Japanese and bandits cheaper.
Moreover, seizing a large amount of trophies can also provide cover for secretly producing a large number of weapons and equipment.
"Pass the order and give priority to gathering the remains of the fallen officers and soldiers as much as possible. As for the weapons and ammunition that can be taken away, take away the weapons and ammunition that cannot be taken away and destroy them on the spot. In short, not a single bullet can be left to the Japanese devils." Zhang Xinghan saw every bullet.
A soldier cleaning the battlefield, carrying an astonishing number of weapons and ammunition of all kinds, immediately gave the order.
A cavalryman took the order and rode away.
At this time, a deafening sound of horse hooves came from behind Zhang Xinghan and others.
Zhang Xinghan reined up his horse and turned around, only to see a large group of Northeast Army cavalry running towards him.
Only when they got closer did Zhang Xinghan see clearly that the people coming were none other than Sabli and his cavalry regiment soldiers.
Taking a closer look, I saw that Sabli and the soldiers of the cavalry regiment were all soaked in blood, and their bodies were covered in blood, just like devil warriors who had returned from the Asura Hell.
Sabli put away his blood-drenched saber and saluted Zhang Xinghan: "Commander Zhang, you have lived up to your humiliation. In this battle, our cavalry regiment annihilated more than 3,000 Japanese troops, including two colonels, and officers below the rank of lieutenant colonel were not counted. I
The casualties were less than a hundred."
"Okay, you are worthy of being our Northeastern Cavalry, and Commander Sa is worthy of being a descendant of Genghis Khan. This battle has greatly enhanced the prestige of our Chinese Cavalry. Please follow me back to Shen first. After entering the city, I will prepare a celebration banquet for you. I will greet you tomorrow."
Shuai and the Nanjing government please take credit for the big guy!" After Zhang Xinghan finished speaking, he had already taken the lead in turning the horse's head.
As soon as his legs pinched the horse's belly, the horse immediately spread its hooves and ran forward.
Sabli and a group of cavalry warriors mobilized their horses to follow closely, and more than a thousand cavalry roared towards Shenyang with a roar.
After Zhang Xinghan returned to the city, he ordered Zang Shiyi to go to the major restaurants in the city to arrange food and drinks, intending to reward all the soldiers in the city.
It was not until ten o'clock in the evening that the troops outside the city finished cleaning the battlefield and returned one after another. After entering the city, the officers and soldiers who had fought the Japanese invaders for a day were warmly welcomed by hundreds of thousands of people.
The entire city of Shenyang quickly fell into a carnival of victory, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless carnival night.
To the surprise of Zhang Xinghan, Zang Shiyi and others, hundreds of restaurants, large and small, in the city did not charge any fees and were all open to the soldiers defending the city for free.
What's more, some enthusiastic citizens directly invited some officers and soldiers to their homes and entertained them with good wine and meat.
In the largest restaurant in the city, the lobby on the first floor was overcrowded, packed with officers and soldiers from the garrison brigade.
They drank to their heart's content and enjoyed the happiness of fighting bloody battles for the rest of their lives.
Some people shed tears while drinking, and cursed: "Damn it, my blood is not in vain, my life is not in vain, just because the elders in the city treat us like this, I am worth dying in battle!"
The first to win the victory in Shenyang was the First Department of the 7th Brigade of the Communist Party of China stationed in Xinmin. They were always paying attention to the situation in Shenyang.
Chapter completed!