As for the Japanese grenadier, there was no movement at all.
Soon, with a dull sound, many soldiers raised their heads and looked over.
The Japanese machine gun firepower point was completely silent. There was a flash of artillery fire, and black smoke came out from the Japanese machine gun firepower point.
"It exploded, the Japanese machine gun fire exploded!"
"Commander Xia is truly a god. He actually blew up the Japanese machine gun firepower!"
"That machine gun fire point couldn't even be blown up by our mortars. It was actually blown up by Commander Xia's grenade."
It was not only the soldiers led by Xu Yingyang who were shocked, but also the two battalions of the National Army who attacked the Japanese positions from the east. The Japanese machine gun firepower covered the river, causing huge casualties to them. The newly reinforced National Army
The mission is to attack the Japanese machine gun fire points, but they have just knocked down the Japanese forward fire points, and there are still Japanese positions in the rear that have not yet been knocked down. It may take until two or three in the morning to attack near the Japanese fire points.
If the Japanese army had sufficient firepower, they might not be able to defeat them even at two or three points, or even in one night.
The Japanese army fought extremely fiercely, but as the dull roar came from the strong machine gun fire point behind the Japanese army's position, the Japanese army was stunned, and the Chinese army was also stunned.
A national soldier lay on the bunker and looked up. The Japanese machine gun fire stopped. He heard a soldier saying happily in his ear: "The Japanese have been punished by God. The Japanese have been punished by God. Their fire has stopped."
They all exploded."
"So, our mission has been accomplished!"
Many Chinese soldiers cheered briefly, and then heard their battalion commander shout: "Charge!"
The Japanese machine gun fire point exploded, and the pressure above their heads suddenly decreased. The machine gun fire point had shooting holes on three sides. The light and heavy machine guns formed a tight fire blockade on the surrounding terrain. The Japanese army's firepower in the front was not strong, but the Japanese were stronger.
The firepower of their machine guns was too strong. Not to mention the solid cluster of light and heavy machine gun firepower at the back, just the firepower of the Japanese Japanese's crooked light machine gun would take them a long time.
They had been attacking the Japanese position directly ahead for a long time. There were not many remaining Japanese troops, and they relied entirely on the Japanese machine gun firepower to produce powerful fire suppression. Now that the Japanese machine gun firepower exploded, their opportunity had arrived.
The battalion commander saw the opportunity and ordered the soldiers around him to throw grenades. The soil rolled up and blocked the sight of the Japanese. The Chinese soldiers rushed out of the position. When the Japanese saw that something was wrong, the Japanese corps commander shouted: "Retreat! Retreat!"
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The position can obviously no longer be defended. The most important thing is to retreat now and preserve our strength.
As soon as the Japanese Japs escaped, the Chinese soldiers became even more energetic.
"The little Japs have escaped!
"Damn it, don't let them get away. They killed so many of us and they just want to run away. Damn it."
A group of soldiers had a lot of anger accumulated in their hearts, and they wanted to rip off the skin of the Japanese devils.
The position fell, and half of the Japanese defense line along the river became the National Army's position.
Soon, Captain Qiu received the news from the front line. He was shocked and said with great joy: "Okay! Okay! After fighting for so long, I finally won a battle. Taking down the Japanese positions does not count. I immediately
Send a telegram to the brigade commander and ask him to send troops to support me!"
After a while, the brigade commander's order was issued.
Commander Qiu frowned when he saw the telegram. The adjutant beside him asked: "Commander, what happened?"
"The combat troops on all fronts have suffered huge casualties, and we have reached a critical moment. Let us withstand the pressure, first hold on to the occupied positions, and hold on for a period of time. When the battle results on each line are achieved, a chain reaction can be formed with the positions we occupied.
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Captain Qiu felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
The adjutant said: "At present, the only troops that the 401st Regiment can gather are these two battalions, which have been sent to the Japanese positions, and the rest are wounded. If reinforcements are not sent, when the Japanese reinforcements arrive, our soldiers will
You will be in danger again.”
Commander Qiu naturally knew this. After thinking for a moment, he immediately ordered: "This is a last resort. We cannot just watch the Japanese army retake the position again."
The adjutant could only sigh helplessly.
Just as they were chatting, a gunshot was heard from outside, instantly alerting the people at the headquarters. The security squad at the regiment headquarters immediately protected Commander Qiu and the adjutant behind them, and then heard a gunshot from outside the division headquarters.
There was a burst of noisy footsteps, and a faint cry of 'enemy attack' was heard.
After a while, there was no movement.
A communications soldier ran very fast and rushed in: "Report to the regiment, Platoon Leader Qiu is dead!"
"What!"
The veteran took Xia Yuan to the headquarters of the 401st Regiment. From a distance, he could see Qiu Zhengfu directing the soldiers to patrol. He shot him dead with almost no effort.
Then he put away his gun, led the veteran into the boundless darkness, and disappeared without a trace.
The death of Qiu Zhengfu was undoubtedly a big event for the entire regiment. It was not only the confidants of Commander Qiu who died, but it also proved that there were huge loopholes in the regiment's defense. Fortunately, the attackers who attacked them
The man only shot Qiu Zhengfu and did not attack anyone else.
This made Commander Qiu feel very strange. Since the other party shot Qiu Zhengfu, they had the opportunity to shoot more people and even attack the regiment headquarters.
But the other party only killed Qiu Zhengfu and did not attack anyone else.
Captain Qiu immediately realized that the other party was only looking at Qiu Zhengfu and came to seek revenge.
Who is the other party and why does he do this?
Shooting a guard platoon leader was not worth the gain, and would lead to retaliation from him, but the other party just did it.
The adjutant came back soon and said: "The regiment did not find anyone suspicious. Even the soldiers in the guard platoon said that they saw the person falling first and then heard the gunfire. This shows that,
The man who killed Qiu Zhengfu was hiding far away and shot Qiu Zhengfu."
"The opponent's marksmanship is very powerful." Captain Qiu pondered and said, "Did Qiu Zhengfu offend anyone in Jiading?"
"I haven't offended anyone. Qiu Zhengfu is the platoon leader of your security platoon. He is almost always with you in Jiading." The adjutant thought, and suddenly thought of a person. He pondered for a long time and shook his head: "How is that possible?"
"What's wrong?" Captain Qiu thought about the person Qiu Zhengfu might offend. After thinking for a while, he couldn't think of anything, and then he heard the adjutant mutter to himself.
"Commander, do you think Xia Yuan is alive?" The adjutant pondered and said, "I thought about it carefully. If the Japanese army came for a sneak attack, they would definitely not shoot Qiu Zhengfu alone. Besides, Qiu Zhengfu would not be killed."
Zhengfu will only expose them. Their target should be our regiment headquarters. Therefore, the possibility of a sneak attack by the Japanese army is relatively small. Apart from the Japanese army, there are only our own people. I have never seen many people with such good marksmanship.
The only one who wants to have contact with Qiu Zhengfu is the soldier named Xia Yuan whom you met a few days ago."
"You mean, Qiu Zhengfu was killed by him?" Captain Qiu's eyes moved slightly and he said: "When Qiu Zhengfu came back, he said that Xia Yuan died on the front line and was killed by Japanese soldiers. But later, I accepted
Looking at the battle situation on the front line, the defense line of the 18th Brigade has not been broken through after a night of fighting. Only the battle in the direction of Qiaojiazhai on the western front has made progress. It is a pity that Qiaojiazhai is an insignificant position and cannot be defeated unless it is defeated.
It cannot change the situation of the war."
Captain Qiu's face turned ugly: "I didn't expect Qiu Zhengfu to lie to me and call Tian San over. I want to ask him face to face!"
"yes!"
Tian San is the deputy platoon leader of the security platoon. He followed Xia Yuan to Qiao's house before, and he also followed him. He must know something about what happened at that time.
"Tian San, I ask you, answer truthfully!"
"Yes, regimental seat!" Tian San trembled all over, clearly feeling that something was not right in the atmosphere of the regiment.
"Explain exactly what happened during the trip to Qiao's house!" Captain Qiu stepped forward with a cold gaze.
Facing Captain Qiu's gaze, Tian San trembled violently. He quickly lowered his head and hesitated for a long time without saying anything.
"explain!"
Commander Qiu snorted coldly.
Tian San's whole body trembled suddenly, and he said quickly: "Young Master, I'm unjust, it's all Qiu Zhengfu's fault."
"What did Qiu Zhengfu do!" The coldness on Captain Qiu's face became even stronger.
Tian San quickly told everything that happened in Qiao's house.
On that day, the Japanese army occupied the Lin family home in the national army position. In order not to cause more casualties, Xia Yuan took only one person to the front line. Qiu Zhengfu thought that what Xia Yuan did was inappropriate, so he secretly snatched the gift given by Commander Qiu.
Command authority, prepare to lead people to retreat.
Company Commander Xu stepped forward to stop him. He believed that it was possible to capture the Lin Family Residence. He also advised Qiu Zhengfu that taking down the Lin Family Residence was a great achievement, and he would also get credit for it. Unfortunately, Qiu Zhengfu was not thinking about getting credit.
But thinking about how to survive this battle.
He killed Captain Xu and told Captain Xu's soldiers that Captain Xu followed Xia Yuan and died on the battlefield. The Lin family residence could not be attacked for a long time. Japanese reinforcements had arrived and they should retreat in time.
Therefore, Qiu Zhengfu left the Lin family residence with his troops with peace of mind.
"In other words, Qiu Zhengfu lied to me and killed Xu Dongqing!!" Captain Qiu's eyes became sinister.
"Yes, yes." Tian San's voice was trembling, and he hurriedly defended himself: "Master, Qiu Zhengfu also warned me not to tell the truth. He told me, Master, you will not believe what I say, but will
Believe what he says."
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect that Qiu Zhengfu, who has been with me for so many years, would turn out like this. Death is not a pity, death is not a pity!"
Captain Qiu has basically confirmed that Xia Yuan is still alive, and Qiu Zhengfu's death is related to Xia Yuan.
The adjutant asked: "Master, how should we deal with this matter?"
"It is not a pity for Qiu Zhengfu to die. It would be better to have him buried here and watch how the Japanese invaded the land of China." Commander Qiu said with a cold voice: "If Xia Yuan had not died, this matter would be true.
It was Xia Yuan who attacked the regiment headquarters and assassinated the guards around me. Even if he threatened my safety, I will not let him go!"
"Report!"
The communications soldiers who came down from the front line rushed in with a dismayed face and said happily: "Tuanzuo, Tuanzuo, the Japanese positions have been knocked down! The Japanese machine gun firepower points have been blown up by us!"
"What!"
The originally solemn atmosphere in the regiment suddenly turned cloudy and sunny. Compared with Qiu Zhengfu's death, the battle on the front line was particularly important. He stepped forward and asked: "What happened on the front line, please tell me in detail.
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"This is thanks to the Fourth Company that attacked the Western Front position. They broke through the three lines of defense of the Japanese army and blew up the Japanese machine gun fire points. I heard from the surviving brothers of the Fourth Company that they encountered two unknown people on the position.
Soldiers appeared from nowhere and led them all the way to the Japanese positions. I heard those people say that the soldier was very powerful. He didn't even fire a shot, but just used a grenade to blow up the Japanese soldiers.
In the end, the Japanese machine gun fire point was blown up by that person with a grenade."
The communications troops were very excited. They had been delivering information on the battlefield for so long. In the past, the information delivered was either that there were heavy casualties somewhere, or that the position here was completely destroyed by the Japanese attack.
The Japanese army has been attacking for so long, and this is the first time they have heard of such a great victory.
"Without firing a single shot, the Japs' position was knocked down with a grenade!?"
The officers up and down the regiment all took a breath of air, feeling a little incredible.
"What's the name of the man who knocked down the position with a grenade?" Commander Qiu became interested. If it was really like this, and he could knock down the Japanese position with just a grenade, then this soldier would be considered a very rare talent.
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"Xia Yuan!"
Upon hearing this name, the regimental commander fell into a deathly silence.
There's that name again.
At this moment, Commander Qiu's expression was quite strange. The expressions of everyone in the regiment headquarters were no different from Commander Qiu's. In one day, they heard this name several times in a row. They all looked at Commander Qiu.
Not long after, Qiu Zhengfu had just died, and Commander Qiu said that he would definitely not spare Xia Yuan.
But this year, Xia Yuan has made such great contributions on the battlefield. If he is not spared, it will be unjustifiable.
Commander Qiu sat on the ground and said helplessly: "Qiu Zhengfu was in the wrong. Although Xia Yuan killed him as revenge, which is right, he should not commit murder at the regiment headquarters. This is a taboo, but I thought of him."
I have made great achievements on the battlefield and made great achievements in battle. Don’t mention what happened today again!”
If he insists on going his own way and wants to judge Xia Yuan, then he cannot distinguish right from wrong. The battle is not over yet. When it is over, the story of the Fourth Company encountering the help of gods and men on the battlefield will definitely spread. If he knows that he cannot bypass Xia Yuan, then
As a regiment leader, he lost his prestige in the army.
What's more, Qiu Zhengfu died unjustly.
He should never, absolutely should not, escape on the battlefield, seize command, and even kill Xu Dongqing. Not to mention whether Xia Yuan would spare him or not, he himself would not spare Qiu Zhengfu.