It was already freezing cold in Jiangyin at the end of November. Although the Japanese soldiers were equipped with cotton-padded clothes, the cold and humid climate in the Jiangnan area still made them extremely uncomfortable.
The brigade commander, Major General Tomamichi, was sitting next to the crackling fire, holding the battle report from the front line in his hand, with a gloomy face and a very bad mood.
The attack of the 65th Regiment under his command on the Jiangyin Fortress failed again. Facing the counterattack of artillery fire from the defenders, more than 20 medium tanks covering the infantry attack were all destroyed, and a squadron of soldiers was also killed.
"General, the Chinese artillery fire is too powerful, we can't rush through at all." The disgraced captain defended his failure in frustration.
Whether in North China or Shanghai, their army has always had an absolute advantage in firepower. Every attack will be covered by aircraft, artillery and tanks. Even China's elite Central Army cannot stop their offensive.
But at Jiangyin Fortress, they were hit by a brick wall, because Jiangyin Fortress guards the gateway to the Yangtze River and is the support point of the national defense line. The Nationalist Government attaches great importance to the construction of defense facilities here.
In the past few years, Jiangyin Fortress has built a large number of reinforced concrete ring fortifications based on several forts. Among them, the trench barbed wire is densely packed and extremely strong. In addition, countless fortress guns have become the main weapon of the defenders.
Sharp weapon.
The Japanese arrogantly launched an attack on Jiangyin Fortress, but faced with the overwhelming artillery fire, they tasted pain for the first time and had to retreat in embarrassment.
Major General Tomidi was in a irritable mood at the moment. Faced with the strong fortifications of the Chinese defenders and the artillery fire that was stronger than theirs, he finally compromised and could only do the next best thing, attack other areas first and clear out the Chinese defenders' positions on the periphery.
"Your unit will suspend its attack on the fortress and forts, and attack Nanzha Town and the Dayangqiao area. Clear out the Chinese troops in this area before noon tomorrow."
"Hai!" The captain was in a much better mood at the moment. They couldn't attack the fortress, but these peripheral positions couldn't stop their progress, so he said goodbye and left soon.
The unsatisfactory battle made the brigade commander, Major General Tomi Midi, depressed. They defeated hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops all the way, but they did not expect to be blocked in the small Jiangyin Fortress.
Just as Major General Tomimi was worrying about how to quickly break through the Jiangyin Fortress, a communications staff officer hurried over.
"General, the division headquarters sent a message to inquire whether the Chinese troops led by Yang Ling have been wiped out. How should I reply?"
Major General Tommidi raised his head and asked: "Is there any progress in the Changcun Regiment?"
The communications staff officer shook his head: "The defeated Chinese troops have gone into hiding. Captain Chang Cun is conducting a search. There should be news soon."
Major General Tomomidi pondered for a moment and then ordered: "We will not reply to the division headquarters for the time being. We urge the Changcun Regiment to find the Chinese army before dark and then eliminate it!"
"Hai!" The communications staff officer hurried away, and Major General Tamamidi's frown deepened.
In the outskirts of Jiangyin, the encirclement and suppression troops led by the Changcun Regiment are searching for Yang Ling and the others. Whether in the mountains, forests or fields, there are groups of Japanese soldiers wearing yellow dog skins everywhere, but so far there are no
discovery.
In fact, the intensive search by the Japanese soldiers has made it difficult for Yang Ling and others, and their living space has been further compressed.
In order to disrupt the encirclement of the Japanese soldiers, Yang Ling led more than 700 defeated soldiers and decided to take the initiative to attack and disrupt the deployment of the Japanese soldiers, so as to survive in the chaos and find a way out of the encirclement.
In the desolate fields, a detachment of Japanese soldiers was searching and advancing with a line of skirmishers. Their mission was to find the hidden Chinese army.
The Japanese squad leader stepped foot deep into the muddy rice field, cursing in his heart the damned China's defeated troops.
If the Chinese army had not been defeated, he would still be enjoying himself in the village. He was very excited when he thought of those beautiful Chinese women.
boom!
The sudden sound of gunfire broke the silence of the field. A Japanese soldier who was looking around paused, looked down at the bleeding hole in his chest, and fell down in the rice field unwillingly.
"Damn it!" the Japanese squad leader cursed in his heart, and hurriedly lay down regardless of the muddy rice fields.
The gunshots rang out like exploding beans, and countless bullets whizzed past his head, and there were also popping sounds in the soil around him, making the Japanese squad leader unable to raise his head.
Ah!
Although the Japanese soldiers reacted quickly and hurriedly fell down, the firepower of Yang Ling and others was fast and fierce. Four Japanese soldiers were immediately beaten into a sieve because they could not dodge, and their blood spattered.
Click, click, clickâthe Japanese machine gunner fell behind the team. Faced with the surprise attack, he did not panic. Instead, he quickly put his bipod on the field ridge, pulled the trigger, and began to fight back.
Yang Ling was lying in the rice field wearing a weed disguise, his gun pointed at the Japanese machine gunner in the distance, and he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
boom!
The bullet whizzed into the Japs machine gunner's head, and then flew out from the back of the head with a large ball of sticky stuff. The Japs machine gunner tilted his head and fell into the muddy water, and the machine gun misfired.
"Retreat! Retreat!" After just one encounter, most of the Japanese squadron was wiped out. The leader of the Japanese squadron made a decisive decision and retreated with a roar.
The three remaining Japanese soldiers no longer dared to fight. They jumped up from the ground like frightened rabbits and ran back, regardless of the wounded Japanese soldiers lying on the ground wailing.
"Come on!" Seeing the Japanese trying to run away, company commander Liu Yidao yelled, taking the lead and rushing out.
At this moment, the defeated soldiers who were ambushing in the wilderness of the rice fields got up one after another, roared and rushed out. Bullets were flying in the air. The Japanese soldiers who were escaping only regretted that their parents had lost two legs.
Puff puff puff - several Japanese soldiers did not escape after all, they were shot and fell to the ground one after another.
The leader of the Japanese squad was hit in the thigh and fell to the ground with a cry, sweating from the pain.
Although he was injured and fell to the ground, the leader of the Japanese squad was considered an old devil and was still fierce. He grabbed his gun and shot back. Two young soldiers who didn't know the meaning of the situation rushed over and were immediately knocked to the ground.
Liu Yidao's eyes suddenly turned red: "You little devil! Fuck your grandma!"
He roared angrily and strode forward, angrily chopped off the head of the Japanese squad leader with a single blow, and the flying blood arrows sprinkled him all over him, like a devil all over his body.
Within a few minutes, Yang Ling and the others from a Japanese search unit with more than ten Japanese soldiers eliminated all of them, leaving no one alive.
"Get out quickly!"
Yang Ling knew that when gunshots were fired here, the nearby Japs would definitely swarm in. Once bitten, they would never be able to run away, so without any hesitation, he immediately led his men to the east.
"Damn, I was scared to death." Qin Shou muttered with lingering fear while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He was responsible for protecting the wounded hidden in the woods, but a group of Japs had just been searching for the woods. He was ready to fight with the Japs to cover the evacuation of the wounded, but at this critical moment, Yang Ling's guns rang out.
The Japanese soldiers who were about to enter the forest heard fierce gunshots in the distance. After hesitating for a minute, they immediately turned and left, making all the wounded in the forest heave a sigh of relief.