Chapter 15 Blood Flag Dance in the Sky (Part 2)(1/2)
When Wen Songyuan's team drove up, it was the moment when the Japanese attacked Xing Yusheng's troops the most fierce.
Xing Yusheng's troops had retreated to two courtyards that were not used to each other under the pressure of the Japanese army, and were fighting for trapped beasts.
If the structure of the houses in Taierzhuang were not made of thick stone slabs, which would be very conducive to defense, Xing Yusheng's troops would have been eaten by the Japanese long ago.
After entering Zhuang, Wen Songyuan did not stay at the position of the 31st Division.
He just asked his subordinate adjutant to go to the 31st Division to inform the situation. Wen Songyuan and his team directly led the small messenger sent out to deliver the letter to kill Xing Yusheng's troops.
The Japanese were asking the Japanese to besiege Xing Yusheng's troops with all their might, and Wen Songyuan led his troops to quickly rush through the open space that caused Xing Yusheng's troops to die. When the Japanese artillery reacted, the troops of the 200th regiment had basically broken through the dead area. The belated Japanese artillery fire had only had time to chew the tail of Wen Songyuan's troops, but they just knocked down the squad behind the palace.
At this time, two Japanese squadrons were surrounding the position where Xing Yusheng was located.
The Japanese army had already rushed to a place less than 80 meters away from the mortar company's position.
When Xing Yusheng's mortar gunner fired the shell, the angle of the mortar gun was almost approaching ninety degrees. If you were not careful, the shell that was released would fly to his head. The situation was at a critical moment.
Seeing this, Wen Songyuan waved his flag and led a battalion troops behind him to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese.
The two Japanese squadrons had been fighting in the village for several days, and they had fought fiercely with Xing Yusheng's troops for a long time and suffered some casualties.
It would be fine if Xing Yusheng's other troops were in charge, but that mortar company actually caused many similar people to the Japanese.
It is precisely because of this reason that Colonel Nagano Yoshio, the commander of the Japanese wing, made up his mind and used two squadrons to attack the trapped troops of the 199th Regiment where Xing Yusheng was located, including the mortar company.
Two Japanese squadrons that had been fighting for several days had severely reduced their troops in a hurry, could not stop the attack of the 200th regiment troops like tigers under Wen Songyuan's leadership.
In less than ten minutes of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Japanese left fifty or sixty bodies and retreated in full swing.
It seems that the Japanese are not stupid, their IQ is still higher than 30, and they do not never retreat as their government says, and they still know when they will run away!
After Wen Songyuan stopped the officers who were confident in the first victory of the battle and tried to lead the team to pursue the battle, he led Ma Siyuan and his guards into the courtyard where Xing Yusheng was.
As soon as he entered the gate of the yard, Ma Siyuan saw his elder Xing Yusheng.
(When in the Seventh Regiment in the Third War Zone, Xing Yusheng was his boss.)
The current appearance of this dignified major deputy commander is really unsatisfactory.
I had no idea where the military cap on my head flew to, and I had one missing military boot on my feet. The most embarrassing thing was that I had a few blood marks on my face at some point. I looked like an officer there, and even the beggars on the streets of Xuzhou were more decent than him.
Wenma and the other two were a little dissatisfied with Xing Yusheng's troops not taking the initiative to help in the battle just now. When they saw Xing Yusheng's down-and-out look, they were full of anger and then they could get out of it.
The two had to hurry up and comfort them.
"Bingjun (Xing Yusheng's name is...) Brothers and brothers are late, so your brother has suffered." Wen Songyuan said apologetically.
He and Xing Yusheng usually get along well.
Xing Yusheng is an old man, and he has always flattered Wen Songyuan, a close brother in the voyage.
Wen Songyuan, who has always been a straight-tempered person, is still quite polite to Xing Yusheng, an old corpse.
"Wenfu (Wen Songyuan's name.) Chu San (Ma Siyuan's name) Thank you, I will repay you for saving my life in the future. However, the top priority for both of you is to ask the troops to attack again, and take out the trapped brothers in our regiment first."
What Xing Yusheng was most worried about at this time was the remnants of the two companies that were trapped not far away.
This time he brought two camps into the village, and in less than half a day, he had already lost more than half of it.
If he had not brought out the remaining troops of the two companies, he would have no face to meet his superiors and colleagues.
"Brother Bingjun, you two companies are afraid that they can only rely on themselves." Ma Siyuan's words made Xing Yusheng's face look extremely ugly.
"Brother Bingjun, what we mean is not to stop saving you from death, but our army is about to assault the north gate of Zhuangzi. Whether your two companies can take the opportunity to escape depends on their own."
Seeing Xing Yusheng's face change a lot, Ma Siyuan was embarrassed to explain.
"Ah!" Xing Yusheng was really shocked this time. You should know that the area north of Zhuangzi was the first place occupied by the Japanese. It has now become the base camp of the Japanese army in Zhuangzi. With just the 200 regiments of hundreds of people in Zhuangzi, Wen Songyuan dared to lead people to break into it?
Not to mention, Wen Songyuan's move really tastes like a sword going astray.
What Xing Yusheng did not expect, and the Japanese did not expect it.
In the view of Colonel Nagano Yoshio, the commander of the highest battlefield commander in Taierzhuang at this time.
After Wen Songyuan's troops received part of Xing Yusheng's troops, there were only three combat actions that could be taken in the next step of the newly emerging Chinese army.
First, regardless of the remaining part of the troops surrounded by the Japanese army.
Together with Xing Yusheng's troops, the rescued troops forced their way through the open space and retreated to the Guandi Temple area in the south of the city, which was still controlled by the Chinese army.
If so, the Japanese would be so happy.
They had prepared two artillery squadrons to stare at the open area, ready to gather fire and shoot at any time.
As long as the Chinese army passes from there, the Japanese artillery fire will definitely leave most of the Chinese army in the open area that was already bloody.
Second, attack westward to rescue the Chinese army in the encirclement.
If this happens, although the Japanese are more troublesome, as long as the Japanese troops surrounding the two companies can support the two companies for fifteen minutes, the other Japanese troops can also surround the newly launched Chinese army and finally eat it.
Even if this Chinese army can successfully rescue friendly troops and retreat, the Japanese army can still cause serious damage to the other party, and then follow the attack until it takes advantage of the situation to capture the other party's starting position.
Third, if you don’t leave or save the trapped Chinese army, you will defend the existing positions to the death. This is what the Japanese army is most worried about.
The units of the 10th Japanese Division had been fighting hard with the Chinese army on the Taierzhuang front for more than ten days. The loss of troops had not been greatly supplemented since Teng County. At this time, the troop vacancies were already very serious.
In addition, if the lonely army goes deeper and cannot fight quickly is a taboo for military strategists.
But the Chinese army is so tenacious in Taierzhuang.
The Japanese army did not want to fight quickly, but it was really impossible.
If you drag on it, it will be unfavorable to the Japanese army no matter how you look at it.
The Japanese had imagined everything.
The only thing that was not imagined was how the Japanese army would respond if the Chinese army attacked the rear of the Japanese front.
This is also because since the start of the July 7th War, the Chinese army has always been passive in defense and rarely launched active attacks.
At least the 10th Division had never encountered the Chinese army that took the initiative to attack, and the arrogant Japanese army had never thought about how they would respond if the Chinese army attacked.
Since the Japanese did not expect that the central military would leave on their own initiative and relied on their positions to launch a decisive charge against the Japanese army, then it is inevitable that they will suffer some losses in front of them when they met Wen Songyuan.
At 10:48, the troops of the 200th regiment in the village were forced to intersperse into the depth of the Japanese army under the leadership of Wen Songyuan, which caught the Japanese off guard.
First, a small team in front of him was defeated by Wen Songyuan's troops within a few minutes. This cannot be blamed for the incompetence of the Japanese. The 200th Regiment, which was the leader of Wen Songyuan's troops, had a guard platoon, and the firepower of this platoon was so powerful that it was a bit unbelievable. All of them were MP18 German submachine guns, and each squad also had a light machine gun, and the platoon was equipped with three captured daily grenade launchers.
This strength is the first in the entire Independent One Hundred Brigade, and even the guards of the brigade headquarters are not that big. In addition, this guard excludes Tu San and others from the thief gunmen, and they are all veterans who have been through the battlefield.
Their combat methods are also very novel and effective. The submachine guns and light machine guns in the hands of more than a dozen people in the front row kept sweeping wildly. The grenade launcher and grenade behind passed over the heads of the people in front and smashed towards the Japanese. With this simple and effective division of labor and cooperation, the Japanese suffered a huge loss!
This is another street fighting, which is about the number of individual firepower and automatic firearms of both sides. The Japanese have never encountered such a Chinese army in China with firepower, so they can stop it.
Wen Songyuan commanded the troops without any worries, and concentrated all his firepower into the depths of the Japanese like a sharp knife.
In just half an hour, he defeated the three Japanese troops in a row, and left the Japanese position for less than 400 meters, directly blocking the command of Colonel Nagano Yoshio, the highest commander of the Japanese army in the village.
Japanese officers below the Japanese corps commander were forced to take up weapons to resist.
Wen Songyuan was poking a hornet's nest now.
Since the July 7 Incident, the 10th Division, which claims to be the elite Japanese army, has never been beaten so ugly.
The troops of the 40th Japanese Army Regiment all drew heavy troops back to the defense corps headquarters.
For a moment, the Japanese army in Taierzhuang was in chaos.
The other Chinese troops in Zhuangzi also seized the opportunity and took the initiative to attack.
The two companies trapped in Xing Yusheng's troops took the opportunity to break through. After suffering major casualties, they met with the part of the troops they personally led by Xing Yusheng, and quickly retreated to the defense ground of the 31st Division.
The 31st Division also took advantage of the situation to defeat the enemy in front of them, restored several positions, and greatly improved the enemy-to-we-stance on the battlefield.
Just as the Japanese army returned to the defense gathered heavy troops and shouted that they wanted to tear Wen Songyuan's troops into pieces.
Wen Songyuan's troops had already drawn a beautiful arc on the map and turned back to the position of the 31st Division. On the way, they also destroyed a Japanese artillery squadron.
After learning that he had a loud slap in the face, the Chinese army fled without war without fighting, and before leaving, he even killed one of his artillery squadrons.
Colonel Nagano Yoshio, who was in a state of madness, was furious and ordered the captain in charge of the North District defense to have a caesarean section, and he had to strictly order the departments to consolidate the defense line before talking about it.
After all, at this time the Japanese defense line had already messed up the Chinese army. If they rashly attacked the Chinese army with strong positions at this time, if they were frustrated, the Japanese army would have a complete collapse and could drive the Chinese army out of Zhuangzi.
Although Colonel Nagano is arrogant, he still understands this kind of military knowledge.
Just as the Japanese army was rectifying its troops and vowed to eliminate the Chinese army that humiliated the might of the "Imperial" army of the Great Japanese Empire in the afternoon.
Wen Songyuan welcomed an old acquaintance in his temporary command post.
Yamada should not call him Tian Jiafu now.
His name, which has a very Chinese rural atmosphere, was created by Cheng Jiaji.
At this time, the former Japanese squadron leader was standing in front of Wen Songyuan and others who were surprised at his arrival in the uniform of a second lieutenant of the National Army.
As one of the few Japanese troops who led the team to surrender on the battlefield, Tian Jiafu understood that everything he had been under the control of China's victory in this war.
Unless he has the opportunity to escape from Asia, the Japanese military will never let him go.
He was unwilling to wait for the outcome of this war in the prisoner-of-war camp, so he took the initiative to ask Cheng Jiaji to join the Chinese army.
Cheng Jiaji naturally would not easily believe this Japanese who is greedy for life and fears death.
To be continued...