Chapter 842 We were tricked by the devil (two chapters in one!)
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The dull heavy machine gun strafing sound suddenly sounded on the battlefield. Just now, a seemingly ordinary train suddenly stretched out at least twenty heavy machine gun barrels.
The bullets like bean-burning beans were fired out by them and flew towards the raid troops like it was raining.
The windows on both sides of the train carriage were also opened at this moment. The Japanese exposed their heads from behind the window. Some people held rifles and shot at the assault troops. Some people put machine guns on the window frame and shot out with their shoulders with butts...
The raid troops had already rushed to less than two hundred meters away from the train. The Japanese suddenly fired out fiercely. In the blink of an eye, the row of soldiers in the front of the raid troops were killed completely.
Zhou Cheng's eyes turned red when he saw it, he clenched his fists, and his nails were almost pinching into his flesh.
He stared at his red eyes and ordered anxiously: "We have fallen into the trap. This is a game set up by the Japanese! "
"Security of light and heavy machine guns, the raid troops will retreat immediately!"
"The artillery immediately aimed at the train and fired the guns. All the mountain guns and mortars participated in the battle. Blast the train into scrap iron for me and kill the Japanese inside."
Chen Zhengyu still didn't want to accept the cruel fact that the national rescue army was trapped, and hesitated to remind him: "Captain, now let the artillery fire at the train. Didn't the weapons and ammunition on the train be destroyed, please think twice?"
Zhou Cheng shook his head and ordered firmly: "Execute the order, the artillery troops immediately fired fire and killed the Japanese hiding in the carriage!"
"From the firepower, there was at least one Japanese in the fortification brigade hidden in the train. They also piled up a large number of bunkers and fortifications with sandbags, where was there a place to pile weapons and ammunition!"
"We must have been fooled by the Japanese. The so-called weapons and ammunition were also fake news they deliberately released. They wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the raid troops and severely damage our national rescue army!"
An ordinary train was transformed by the Japanese and turned into an indestructible fire hedgehog.
The dense bullets flew out of the carriage just like they didn't have money, slaughtering soldiers of the National Savior Army who wanted to get close to the train.
When the retreat order was passed to the battlefield, the raid troops had lost more than one company of troops.
But retreating does not mean that the raid troops can turn danger into safety and avoid greater losses.
In order to ensure the safety of the Zhengtai railway line, the Japanese army racked their brains.
In addition to building a large number of artillery towers and strongholds along the railway, they also led all the people along the railway, and even the woods that could be used to hide were cut down, making it impossible for those opponents who wanted to sneak attack the railway line to secretly get close to the railway line.
The National Salvation Army chose this raid point very well, but the situation on both sides of the railway was the same as in other places, and there was not even a place for Tibetans within a range of three or four hundred meters.
In addition, the railway is far higher than the slopes on both sides, and the Japanese hide in the train compartment and shoot outward, so their height advantage is even more obvious.
Even if the raid troops retreated instantly to a distance of 300 meters from the railway line, the Japanese army's condescending firepower net could still chase them behind them.
Therefore, Zhou Cheng's retreat order did not change the fate of the raid troops being massacred by the Japanese army, but only made the raid troops being shot from front chest to back.
At this time, the only way to break the deadlock is to quickly withdraw the effective range of Japanese heavy machine gun fire.
As for suppressing and destroying the firepower points of the Japanese heavy machine guns on the train, the artillery troops cannot do it in a short time no matter how fast the reaction speed is.
Chen Zhengyu was also anxious, and he was worried that artillery fire would destroy the weapons and ammunition in the carriage.
Now seeing the Japanese counterattack firepower is getting stronger and stronger, the raid troops are like being massacred, with more and more casualties. They have to accept the cruel fact that the National Salvation Army is deceived, and then they urge the artillery to speed up with the regiment commander.
"Boom boom boom boom..." The mortar unit on standby joined the battle first. More than ten shells fell from the sky and hit the railway, three of which hit the carriage. The moment black smoke rose from the roof of the carriage, the two heavy machine guns placed in the carriage instantly silenced, and the rain of bullets fired from this carriage became obviously sparse.
Seeing this scene, Chen Zhengyu was so happy that he almost jumped up from the ground, and shouted with excitement: "Blasting is useful! Mountain cannons immediately enter the battle and destroy the Japanese hiding train for me!"
Half a minute later, the mountain artillery troops, which everyone had high hopes, finally entered the battle.
Compared with mortars, they are more powerful and cause more damage to trains.
After the shell exploded, a huge gap of more than two meters in diameter was directly blown out of the carriage. All soldiers within a range of more than ten meters on both sides of the gap were killed and injured. Many Japanese were blown out of the carriage, and their bodies were hung upside down on the carriage, which was bloody and very tragic.
After two consecutive carriages were destroyed, the Japanese in other carriages suddenly realized the danger.
Continue to hide in the carriage and fight. Although the iron carriage can block most of the bullets for them and protect them from safety, it will also become the iron coffin that traps them.
Just two or three shells hit the carriage, and all soldiers in a whole carriage will be reimbursed.
The Japanese are not stupid and will definitely not continue to stay in the carriage and be taken over by the National Rescue Army.
Except for the heavy machine guns, the other Japanese rushed out of the carriage. Some lay on the ground and shot at the retreating troops of the National Rescue Army. Some shot while counterattacking, as if they were shooting dogs in the water and chasing the National Rescue Army's raid.
This change in the Japanese army instantly broke Chen Zhengyu's dream of using artillery to quickly end his unexpected ending.
After a while, all the Japanese in the carriage ran out and lay scattered beside the railway. The artillery effect of the National Rescue Army was significantly reduced.
After many shells exploded, apart from the sound of a lot of soil, no Japanese was injured.
More importantly, two squadrons of Japanese soldiers along the railway began to launch counterattacks on the raiding troops, closely behind the raiding troops. This means that after the raiding troops rushed out of the effective range of the Japanese heavy machine gun, they would still be chased and beaten by their counterattack troops.
Zhou Cheng's eyes were always on the battlefield. Seeing the Japanese taking the opportunity to launch a counterattack on the raiding troops, as if they wanted to leave all the raiding troops on the battlefield, their faces sank and they began to give orders.
"The Second Battalion established a defense line on the spot, and the First Battalion evacuated from the battlefield!"
"The other troops are ready to retreat. As soon as the raid troops retreat, we will return to the defense zone. We can't stay here anymore!"
"Da da da da...Da da da dong dong..."
At this moment, dense gunfire came from both wings of the battlefield. Zhou Cheng guessed that the Japanese patrol on the railway was coming!
My face became heavier and heavier, and my bad premonition became stronger and stronger.
If the accident in front of them were a bureau set up by the Japanese for the National Salvation Army, they would have known that they were ambushed here and then secretly dispatched troops here to surround themselves after the battle began.
In this way, there must be more Japanese reinforcements from both wings of the battlefield than planned.
Just as we were about to issue an order to let the two wings blocking troops retreat while fighting and retreating, and never be dragged by the Japanese reinforcements on the battlefield. The communications soldiers they sent were already rushing towards them: "Report to the regiment commander, two Japanese soldiers with reinforcement squadrons suddenly emerged from the stronghold one kilometer away from the Shimen direction, and are desperately launching an attack on our blocking positions!"
"The regiment commander, the blocking position in the Taiyuan direction was attacked by more than 100 Japanese. The cavalry investigators also reported that a small stronghold three kilometers away from the blocking position actually sent two reinforcement squadrons to reinforce the battlefield, and the blocking position will be reached in ten minutes!"
As soon as the two correspondents finished reporting, a cavalry investigator appeared in front of Zhou Cheng and gasped and reported: "Captain, the other side of the railway, that is, in the forest four kilometers ahead of us, suddenly emerged from the forest, and were marching quickly toward the battlefield!"
Deng Jinghua, deputy platoon leader of the communication platoon, also came over to join in the fun, with a serious report on his face: "Captain, the reconnaissance company has just sent a telegram. The reconnaissance team found two Japanese intensified brigades on the road six kilometers away from the battlefield in Taiyuan. They are marching urgently to fight towards us. Please be prepared in advance!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the correspondents sent by the cavalry battalion also arrived. He jumped off his horse and reported anxiously before he stood firm: "Captain, we found two Japanese intensified brigades on the road eight kilometers away from the battlefield in the direction of Shimen. We are marching urgently towards us. Please be prepared in advance!"
"A Japanese cavalry brigade was found on the road in the direction of Shimen, and rushed toward him. Our battalion commander has led his troops to kill the Japanese cavalry brigade, ensuring that they will not affect the actions of the regiment's main force!"
Zhou Cheng's face was extremely gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and replied angrily: "We miscalculated. I didn't expect the Japanese to have such a big appetite. I want to swallow so many of our troops in one bite!"
"I'm sending my order: the blocking troops on both wings of the battlefield must fight and retreat while fighting. Never be stuck by the Japanese reinforcements, otherwise we can't even retreat when their follow-up troops arrive!"
"The entire army is ready to retreat, and we will leave as soon as the raid troops retreat!"
"The cavalry battalion must eat the Japanese cavalry brigade for me. It's daytime now. If the Japanese cavalry brigade chases us behind us, the infantry will definitely suffer heavy casualties!"
"After completing the mission, the cavalry battalion will immediately divide its troops and withdraw back to the defense zone!"
"Da da da da...Da da da dong dong..."
The Second Battalion joined the battle in time, blocking the Japanese pursuers biting behind the raid troops, and successfully responding to the raid troops with less than one company left.
Zhou Cheng's eyes turned red when he gritted his teeth and ordered: "The Second Battalion continued to block the Japanese pursuers, and alternately covered the evacuation battle in ten minutes. Other troops retreated immediately, with the speed of fast, and must not be blocked by Japanese reinforcements here!"
The guard battalion would never allow Zhou Cheng to take risks. As soon as the retreat order was issued, dozens of guards took Zhou Cheng back, and the speed was very fast.
Chen Zhengyu also let out a long sigh at this moment.
The regiment commander's response was very fast in the battle. The Japanese army's large reinforcements were still a few kilometers away and could not reach the battlefield within at least half an hour.
With this half hour buffer, the main force should be able to evacuate the battlefield safely, so the purpose of the Japanese who wanted to take the opportunity to severely damage the National Rescue Army would not be able to achieve it.
At this moment, a roar of "Wen buzzing..." suddenly sounded over the battlefield. Zhou Cheng and Chen Zhengyu's faces instantly solidified, and the nerves that had just soothed also became tense.
"It's an airplane. The Japanese must have wanted to slow down our retreat speed through the plane, buy time for them to encircle the troops, and then block us here!"
"Order the Air Defense Battalion to stop retreating immediately, re-establish air defense positions, and shoot at the air at all costs to prevent the Japanese aircraft from bombing us at low altitude!"
"The retreating troops were immediately dispersed and evacuated from the battlefield in companies, without giving the Japanese planes a large number of chances to kill us!"
"Contact the Palace Front Blocking Force, they are definitely the primary target of attack for Japanese aircraft. When blocking the Japanese pursuers, you must make air defense preparations in advance to reduce casualties in the army."
"Weng buzz..."
The roar above the battlefield became louder and louder, and three black dots slowly appeared at the end of everyone's vision, and then turned into three bombers.
After arriving above the battlefield, the three bombers immediately dispersed. One bomber rushed to the second battalion behind the hall, one bomber rushed to the third battalion on the left and right wings to attack the third battalion. The last bomber rushed to the retreating troops where Zhou Cheng was located...
"Dongdongdongdong..."
At the last moment when the ground troops were at risk of life and death, the air defense battalion participated in the war.
Nearly twenty air defense firepower was divided into three parts, covering three bombers.
But the battlefield is too big. Although the anti-aircraft machine guns of the Air Defense Battalion are all placed on the commanding heights, the limited firepower network still cannot cover the entire battlefield.
"Wengbu..." A bomber found an air defense loophole and rushed to the ground, just like an eagle that discovered prey. It was very fast and rushed to less than three hundred meters from the ground in the blink of an eye!
"Woooooooo..." The harsh whistle sound of the air breaking through the air quickly rang above everyone's heads. It was the sound of the flight of the aviation bomb after it broke away from its fuselage.
The bomber that had dropped the bomb quickly climbed up, almost whizzing past everyone's heads, and climbed up to the sky again.
The black aviation bomb flew quickly to the ground along the bomber's dive trajectory just now.
"Boom..." The rolling black smoke rose into the air in the middle of a retreating team. A few seconds later, a thunderous explosion spread on the battlefield, and the earth shook.
Zhou Cheng looked back at the explosion point, and the pain in his heart was simply undescribable in words.
But he had no choice.
The Japanese Airplane was in the sky, with limited air defense machine guns in their hands, and they were in a hurry to fight, so they could hardly pose a threat to them, so they could only harass them.
And no one knows where their next bomb will be thrown, and there is no way to be prepared in advance.
The only chance to break through is to leave here quickly and disperse the troops, and it is best to separate troops and retreat in squads.
Even if the aviation bomb dropped by the Japanese happened to hit the target, they could only kill one infantry squad.
Unlike the bombing just now, a bomb reimburses the National Rescue Army's multiple platoons of troops.
While retreating, he issued an order: "The retreat speed must be accelerated. No one can stop. Be sure to evacuate the battle at the fastest speed, otherwise everyone will be left here by the Japanese!"
"Weng Wang... Boom Boom..." The Japanese bombing continued, and they did not stop until Zhou Cheng retreated five kilometers away.
In order to avoid air strikes, the troops had completely ran away, and the National Rescue Army was everywhere within a radius of five kilometers.
Zhou Cheng did not stop and rest, and even had time to count the damage to the war, so he led his troops to retreat to the defense zone: "All the communication soldiers scattered out, contact all the troops we can contact, so that they could march and continue to retreat. When to return to the defense zone and when to rest, they must not stay in the enemy-occupied area!"
"The Japanese sent five or six thousand people to chase us. There will definitely be planes coming to bomb us later. The longer everyone stays in the enemy-occupied area, the greater the loss!"
Chapter completed!