As the outer positions in the south of the city were breached, Shanxie Masataka, who realized that the outside of the city was undefendable, began to order the troops in the west and east of the city to begin to shrink into the city.
Susong County is an agricultural county, its main product is rice. It has a population of about 300,000, but most of them are distributed in the villages below. The permanent population of the county is less than 40,000. The small population means that the county is large.
Not going anywhere, so when the tanks of the armored division drove into the county town, Masataka Shanxie, who was located in the center of the county town, immediately heard the sound of the tank tracks and the increasingly harsh sound of gunfire.
Although the Thirty-ninth Division was a reorganized packhorse division after the outbreak of the war of aggression against China, its combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. Although the First Armored Division tried hard to attack the city several times, it was driven away by the Japanese army.
come out.
At this time, the sky had not yet turned bright. The Japanese army relied on streets, ruins and other favorable terrain to use human bombs and a small number of anti-tank guns and other weapons to launch a desperate counterattack against the armored forces. After losing more than ten tanks, the commander of the 1st Armored Division
Li Chenzhe finally gave the order to suspend the attack.
"Sir, we are less than a thousand meters away from the center of the county. Why should we stop the attack? If we wait until dawn, there will be too many variables."
In an open space in a small forest outside Litigation County, a large tent was set up. In this tent, Li Chenzhe was looking out the window at the night sky that was red with gunfire, with his hands behind his back. In his eyes,
Behind him was a colonel staff member who was looking at him nervously.
After thinking for a long time, Li Chenzhe turned to the colonel and said, "Do you think we can annihilate all the 39th Division before dawn?"
"I guess not." The staff officer shook his head: "After all, the Thirty-ninth Division is an integrated division with a strength of more than 20,000 people. Even if they are in trouble, they can abandon the city and escape. Although we are an armored force, we can only rely on a few
It is impossible for a hundred tanks to block all the fleeing Japanese troops. In my opinion, this must rely on infantry. After all, tanks cannot take prisoners."
Li Chenzhe said with some regret: "But the main force of the 400th Division will not be able to arrive until dawn. He can't quench his thirst with this distant water!"
"There's nothing we can do about it." The staff officer was also very helpless. As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes. They were originally planned well, but when they were put into action, there were always errors of one kind or another. This can only be attributed to the execution ability and actions of the troops.
Ability has improved.
Finally, Li Chenzhe gritted his teeth and said: "It seems that there is no hope for the 400th Division before dawn. You should immediately give an order to the troops and order the 3rd Tank Regiment to take a rest and move to 30 kilometers north of the city to stand by. The 1st and 2nd Tank Regiments will continue to fight with
The 597th Regiment of the 400th Division, which arrived early, is advancing towards the center of the county. Although we may not be able to capture the county, we must keep the pressure on them and never let them have an easy time!"
"yes!"
As Li Chenzhe's order was issued, the sound of gunfire and gunfire in Litigation County, which had become sparse, began to intensify again...
Fierce gunfire rang out all night long, and the residents in the county were also frightened all night. Susong County is a large agricultural county, but its population is not very large, and there are even fewer people living in the county. When last night
When the gunfire rang out, many people were so frightened that they hid in the house and pressed against the door, not daring to go out. But as the gunfire continued for nearly a night, some people gradually became bolder, and some climbed to the roof.
Some were hiding in corners and secretly observing the battle.
In a corner of a remote street, there is a small courtyard built with loess. In the small courtyard is an earth house. At the moment, the male owner of the house is standing on the top of a ladder, lifting the roof.
Straw exposed his head and observed the situation outside.
The mistress of the house stood below and urged anxiously: "I said to the child's father, you'd better come down quickly. There are guns and cannons outside, and these bullets don't have eyes. If it happens, it will hit you."
It would be terrible if we touch each other."
The man on the roof obviously disagreed with his wife's statement, "What are you afraid of? What can happen if I watch well from above. There is a lively fight outside now, and I see the little devils running southward. No.
I know what they are doing. By the way, I saw a lot of iron bastards coming from the south, and there were many people behind them and a flag. I saw it was the blue sky and white sun flag. They are all national troops!"
There was excitement in the words of the male host, but the woman below was not as curious as the man. Instead, she shouted angrily: "I said the child's father, I say it again, you come down here quickly, if you have anything
How are you going to let me and the children at home live if we have three longs and two shorts!"
Listening to the mother of the child below who was almost crying, the male host had no choice but to crawl down the stairs angrily. When he reached the ground, he said with some reluctance: "What are you shouting about, bitch? I was watching it."
Well, this scene is rare even in eight hundred years. If I can watch it carefully, I and Lao Liu and Lao Li will have bragging rights in the future."
"What a waste of money!" A woman who had always been honest and responsible used a rare expletive and cursed at her man: "You know, just take a look, is this something that we ordinary people can see? The national army is at war with the Japanese.
That's their business, we just need to hide in the house, no matter who wins we will still live our lives, why are you joining in the fun?"
The man who was scolded by his wife was not happy, "You old lady, what do you know? The people coming from outside are the national army, do you understand the national army? That is our team, they come to fight the little devils, I can't help you, so why not?"
No, can I encourage them?"
"What's wrong with the national army? Can you guarantee that the national army will win?" The woman was nagging as she went over to pick up the ladder and put it horizontally in the corner. Then she said to her man: "You will be honest tonight.
You really need to stay here with me and the child, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, do you hear me! Get me on the bed quickly and put the child to sleep!"
After saying that, the woman forcibly pulled her man onto the kang in the corner. Two small heads were exposed from a cup in a corner of the kang. They were looking outside nervously, with a nervous look on their little faces.
Seeing the timid little faces of his two children, the man sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to walk to the bed and sit down, preparing to take off his shoes and go to bed.
"Dong dong dong..."
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door. The man and the woman looked at each other, and the family suddenly panicked.
The woman's face turned miserable. She held her man's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice: "The child's father, don't be a devil outside. What should we do if we break in?"
The man took a deep breath, and Qiangzi said calmly: "Don't panic, kid, it's not necessarily the devils outside, maybe it's the national army."
The woman was even more frightened and almost cried: "What happened to the national army? Don't the national army harm people? If the national army harms the people, it is no worse than the devils! I... let's run away!"
The man laughed bitterly and said, "Run? There's still a war outside. Besides, where can we run in the dark? I'd better open the door."
After saying that, the man stood up and went out to open the door.
When the woman saw this, she quickly grabbed her man and said, "You don't want your father to die. What are you going to do? They have guns!"
The man became impatient: "You old woman has long hair and short knowledge. You also know that they have guns. Do you think it's okay if we don't open the door? Our broken door can stop them?"
After saying that, the man pushed the woman away, opened the door and pushed out. Looking at the figure of her man going out, the woman thought for a moment, picked up the two children on the kang and stuffed them under the kang, then gritted her teeth
He followed in the footsteps of his man and ran out.
"Bump, bump, bump..."
The knocking on the door became more urgent, and the man trotted over. Although he was usually very courageous, at this time, his heart was also beating drums.
When he came to the door, the man gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to turn the door latch, and then opened the door.
"Squeak..." The courtyard door opened.
Before the courtyard door was fully opened, the man felt a strong force coming from outside the courtyard door, and then more than a dozen soldiers rushed in.
In the dark night, it was difficult to see the clothes and eyes of the people coming, but the weapons held by these people could still be seen clearly. The man looked at these fully armed soldiers in horror, and boldly said: "You... who are you, I am here
But this is a good people's home, you...you can't mess around!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, the woman who had just arrived also hid behind her man and said tremblingly: "Yes, our family is a good citizen, there are no bad people."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, a voice with a Cantonese accent rang out: "Don't be afraid of this sister-in-law. We are the national army and we are here to fight the Japanese. We are here to find a guide. This is your man, right?"
?Do you know where the Japs’ headquarters is? Can you take us there?”
"What, the Japanese headquarters?" The woman was immediately frightened when she heard this. She didn't know where the courage came from. She rushed to her man in one step and protected her man like a hen guarding her young. She shouted loudly
Said: "Sir, we don't know the headquarters and we don't know the road. You'd better find someone else."
The surrounding soldiers were silent. The leader was silent for a while and then sighed softly: "Well, since you don't want to, we won't force you."
After saying that, the man who looked like an officer waved his hands and said, "Brothers, let's go, let's find the next house." After saying that, he took the lead and turned around to leave.
The officer was about to leave. When the man behind him saw this, he finally couldn't help shouting: "Sir, I know where the Japanese headquarters is, and I will take you there!"