Chapter five hundred and eighty sixth attack forward
The vast battlefield that could not be seen to the edge was turned into a pot of porridge, and gunshots like popping beans rang out densely.
The flames of the explosion soared into the sky, and the orange-red flames seemed to burn through the night, and half of the sky was red.
Combat groups composed of countless brave Chinese officers and soldiers took advantage of every opportunity to attack the enemy's depths, and figures holding guns kept leaping forward.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The remaining Japanese artillery began to fire randomly, and the shells exploded when they landed. Amidst the roar, many Chinese officers and soldiers who were leaping forward to attack were blown into the darkness.
But more Chinese officers and soldiers swept forward like a tide, and the assault combat groups and vanguard companies were like howling little tigers, swooping at every fire point where the Japanese were still resisting.
"Da da da--"
The Japanese's crooked light machine gun was mounted on the sandbags and fired wildly, with long tongues of flame spitting out from the muzzle.
Many officers and soldiers who were charging forward were hit by the fire chain, and they immediately fell into the darkness with blood gushing out.
"Grenade! Kill him!"
Following an order from the officer leading the charge, a grenade squad quickly moved forward, and with two tom sounds, the smoking grenades flew high.
"Boom..."
The enemy's machine gun misfired, and the brothers lying on the ground shouted and rushed forward.
The surviving Japanese who were blown up were still twitching and rolling on the ground, screaming. A cold light flashed, and the screams of the Japanese suddenly stopped.
The offensive of the Chinese officers and soldiers was ferocious and fierce. First, they were bombarded by artillery fire, and then they were attacked by countless assault troops. Wherever the Japanese security troops on the periphery could stop them, they were quickly wiped out.
The main force participating in the attack this time was the 74th Army, which had a strong fighting capacity. As soon as they took action, the Japanese were stunned and confused.
The Japanese troops in the Mahuiling area this time included both Junroku Matsuura's 106th Division and troops from the 9th Division. They never expected that the Chinese Army would launch such a large-scale counterattack.
"The 111th Brigade has lost contact!"
"General, the 147th Regiment is requesting reinforcements!"
"General, the 113th Regiment's defense line was attacked by a large number of Chinese troops, and the two sides are fighting fiercely."
"The 123rd Regiment is surrounded by the Chinese Army!"
"General, the 52nd Regiment is in a tough fight..."
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In the division headquarters of the 106th Division, emergency calls came one after another, and the sleepy-eyed staff officers were as busy as ants on a hot pot.
It would have been okay if the Chinese ** team attacked them from one direction, but every line of defense encountered a strong attack, which made the division commander Matsuura Junrokuro realize that something was wrong.
According to their intelligence, the Chinese ** team only has more than 30 divisions in the De'an area. Could it be that they came up secretly and wanted to eat them?
Thinking of this, division commander Matsuura Junrokuro was also shocked. If that was really the case, then the situation would be a little bad.
"Have you contacted the Ninth Division?" Junrokuro Matsuura asked while forcing himself to remain calm.
The communications staff officer replied while wiping his sweat: "General, the phone line has been blown down and we haven't been contacted yet. We are calling on the radio and there is no response yet."
After hearing this result, Matsuura Junrokuro looked through the tent in the direction of the 9th Division. There was also a rumbling cannon fire over there, and there was a huge fight. I'm afraid it wouldn't be much better there.
It seemed that he could only rely on himself now. He immediately gave an order in a cold voice: "Order the 145th Infantry Regiment and the 106th Engineer Regiment to provide cover and allow the forward troops to retreat quickly! Get out of contact with the China Army."
Division commander Matsuura Junrokuro thought clearly that if the enemy's situation was unknown and he fought a bad battle with the squadron on such a night, it would be his own side that would suffer.
Now, as long as the brigades and regiments are quickly separated from the battle, and the two regiments that have not been affected can withdraw and regroup, as long as they persist until dawn, with the air support of the aviation unit, the Chinese ** team wants to eat them
, I'm afraid he will break his big teeth.
"Quickly find out the numbers of the Chinese troops participating in the attack, and at the same time report the attack to nearby friendly forces and report to General Okamura Neiji."
"The division headquarters quickly retreated to a safe area."
Although there was a mess outside and emergency calls came in like a snowflake, Junrokuro Matsuura remained calm in the face of danger and issued a series of orders to stabilize the situation.
Matsuura Junrokuro's calmness affected the originally panicked staff members. They contacted friendly forces, conveyed orders, analyzed the enemy's situation, and started working in an orderly manner.
The Japs' order to break away from the battle and retreat quickly was quickly conveyed to the troops on the front line who were under attack. Without any hesitation, these Japs took turns to cover and retreat.
Deputy battalion commander Qin Shou and his brothers from the machine gun squad had just set up their machine guns and were about to launch an attack on a trench where the Japanese were stationed. However, before the attack started, in the light of the fire, the Japanese turned around and ran away.
"Damn it, the kid is running away!" Seeing the kid trying to run, Qin Shou immediately jumped up and shouted: "Hurry up and chase! Don't let the kid run away!"
After the initial panic, the Japanese troops retreated across the board under the orders of division commander Jun Matsuura, while the Chinese officers and soldiers followed closely and fought fiercely, wiping out many Japanese soldiers.
The various units that launched the attack had already recruited a lot of new recruits. They were still a little nervous when the battle started. However, seeing the enemy's firepower points being hit one by one, the new recruits also became excited.
The new recruits were not afraid of tigers. After killing a few Japanese soldiers and seeing blood, the murderous nature in their bones aroused, and three or five of them dared to chase and beat the Japanese soldiers.
The key is that they were under fierce attacks everywhere on the vast battlefield. The Japanese who received the order to retreat were no longer interested in fighting. Faced with the pursuit of the new recruit Danzi, they only put up a cursory resistance and immediately retreated.
The Japanese soldiers were well-educated and had good physical strength. They ran away carrying light and heavy weapons, but the pursuing Chinese officers and soldiers couldn't catch up. They were so angry that they cursed their mothers.
The Japanese's 145th Infantry Regiment and the 106th Engineer Regiment were stationed far back and were not affected by the attack. At this moment, they became cover forces supporting the battlefield.
Groups of Japanese soldiers armed to the teeth began to set up guns at various intersections and on the second and third defenses to cover the friendly troops retreating from the battlefield in front.
There were many brothers who didn't know the depth and were chasing after the Japanese, but accidentally bumped into the hands of the Japanese covering troops.
"Da da da……"
"Teng Teng Teng——"
In addition to the 106th Engineer Regiment, the Japanese's covering troops were the 145th Regiment, which was a serious fighting force. As soon as they took action, they gave the pursuing Chinese officers and soldiers a powerful blow.
Countless scarlet heavy machine gun bullets formed an airtight fire net. Many of the brothers who crashed into it did not know the depth and suffered heavy losses.
"Tuanzuo, something is wrong. Why are these devils so fierce!"
Captain Wang Dongming, the company commander, was chased by bullets and ran back in a mess. Half of the more than ten brothers who followed him were gone in an instant, and his eyes were a little red.