But in fact, Zhou Weiguo's troops had already broken into pieces on March 15 and arrived at Shahu Mountain near Wucheng. As early as about the 14th, Zhou Weiguo received intelligence that the Japanese would take the lead in attacking.
Wucheng.
After careful consideration, Zhou Weiguo decided to give the Japanese a head-on blow first. After all, after hiding for so many days, Zhou Weiguo and the soldiers felt a little aggrieved.
"Teacher, let's face it." Suning ran back and said, "The Japs are a regiment of the 101st Division, and the National Army here is the 32nd Army."
"32nd Army? Shang Zhen? Jin Army?" Zhou Weiguo frowned, "If that's the case, rush to support. Where did the Japs land on the beach?"
"It should be from Xihe Village to Dongwan Village." Suning answered immediately.
"We will immediately go to the vicinity of Jiniushan to launch an attack on the Japanese's northern front." Zhou Weiguo said, "Long Zhi, the 1st, 23rd and 3rd Battalions also have a machine gun company, and will go directly to the front line of Xihe Village to support the friendly forces."
"Yes!" Long Zhi said immediately.
"The rest of the 4th, 5th and 6th battalions, follow me!"
"yes!"
Subsequently, the 5th Regiment began a rapid march.
Wucheng is a water town. There are many waterways and it is close to Panyang Lake. Without a guide, it is easy to get lost.
At 12 o'clock on March 17, 1939, Zhou Weiguo had already led the 456th Battalion to the vicinity of Jiniu Mountain. What he didn't expect was that he also encountered Japanese soldiers here. In other words, there were at least 2 regiments.
The Japanese are fighting with the 32nd Army.
The one defending Mount Jiniu is a regiment of the 139th Division of the 32nd Army. The equipment of the Jin Army is partly inherited from Beiyang. The Taiyuan Arsenal's steelmaking is poor, and the light weapons produced have poor performance. Therefore, the combat effectiveness is not outstanding.
To use a regiment against a Japanese regiment is to risk death.
So when Zhou Weiguo led his troops to arrive, there were already heavy casualties. The sound of counterattacks on the position became increasingly sparse.
"Everyone, enter the position! Prepare mortars!" Zhou Weiguo shouted loudly, taking the lead in entering the position. As a regiment of the Jin Army, it was already very good to fight against the Japanese for several hours, not to mention that this regiment was almost disabled.
Already.
With the establishment of an independent division, there are basically 6 infantry battalions under a regiment. In terms of number, it exceeds the number of people in a Japanese regiment. With half a regiment, defending on the position, facing a Japanese regiment,
The pressure is not great.
"Brother, which part are you in?" Zhou Weiguo asked a Chinese soldier in the trench.
"Sir, I'm from the 1st Regiment of the 139th Division!"
"Where is your group leader?"
"Captain, he died!" When he said this, the soldier lowered his head.
Zhou Weiguo patted him on the shoulder, said nothing, and instead began to fight back against the Japanese.
The Japanese were already very close to their position. In other words, if Zhou Weiguo did not provide support, this place would be captured soon.
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"Firearms Company, hurry up! Second Pillar! What about you?" A captain and battalion commander said to a Firearms Company soldier.
"Barracks! Don't be anxious! These are artillery shells!" the soldier known as Erzhu said helplessly, and then he carefully placed boxes of artillery shells on the ground from a cart.
"Hey, there's an emergency on the front line! Second Pillar, keep an eye on the firearms company and beat the Japs hard for me. I'm going to advance into the trenches!" the captain said to Second Pillar.
"Don't worry, Camp Leader, I will definitely not ruin the reputation of our Fourth Battalion!"
"Okay!" The second lieutenant immediately rushed into the trench, found a suitable position, and began to raise his gun to fight back. Then, he heard the shouts of the second pillar, "Ah Shui, put the heavy machine gun first! First, attack
The Japs use fire suppression!"
"Yes! Company commander!"
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Zhou Weiguo felt a little helpless when he saw the Japanese at such a close range. Wasn't this a suicide? When the machine guns were set up here, it would be a complete harvest.
Soon, Zhou Weiguo heard the sound of machine guns.
And the Japanese soldiers about 200 meters in front of him also fell down in pieces.
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"Nani?" Saburo Ito, the captain of the 120th Regiment of the Japanese 116th Division, put down his telescope in disbelief, "How come the Chinese have so many machine guns? Which Chinese troop is that that just entered the position?"
"Smithson! Your Excellency, Captain! It's not clear yet!"
"Baga, go check it out quickly!"
"Hi!"
"Order the warriors to retreat temporarily and bombard them with artillery first!" Ito Saburo said loudly. Just now his soldiers were shot by Zhou Weiguo's machine guns, and at least more than 300 soldiers were lost, which made him feel very distressed.
"Hi!"
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On the National Army side, the remaining soldiers of the 139th Division Regiment were stunned when they saw the Japanese in front of them, being shot down in large pieces. Machine guns? Heavy machine guns? Their regiment didn't have any!
At this time, a captain crouched and ran to Zhou Weiguo, saying, "Brother, which part do you belong to? Where do you get so many machine guns?"
"From the Independent Division." Zhou Weiguo smiled, but saw the captain's bandaged left hand and said, "Brother, how many people are there in your regiment?"
The captain turned around and took a look. The joy of repelling the Japanese was gone. Then he said in a low voice, "Probably, there are only two or three hundred people left."
Zhou Weiguo was silent, and he also saw it, but he still hoped that there were other parts in the rear that had not yet been put into battle. Then, Zhou Weiguo sighed and said, "Brother, the position here is left to us. Don't worry.
"
"Okay. Thank you very much! My name is Liu Yuntian, what is your name?"
"Zhou Weiguo." Zhou Weiguo replied, "Go down and have a rest."
"Zhou Weiguo? Independent Division? Are you Zhou Weiguo, the independent division from Shandong?" Liu Yuntian then said in surprise.
"Um."
"Are you coming from Shandong?"
"That's right, I came here specially to fight the Japanese." Zhou Weiguo said.
"Thank you for your kindness! If you need it in the future, please call me anytime!" Liu Yuntian immediately asked all the brothers in his regiment to go to the trenches to recuperate. There were at least 1,500 people in a regiment, and only two to three hundred were beaten.
On the premise that the weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Japanese, holding the position for so long is already very respectable.
"Lixie! Lixie!" Zhou Weiguo said loudly.
"Yes! Master!" A captain ran over and faced Zhou Weiguo.
"Arrange the brothers in the service company to give some medicine to the brothers in the 32nd Army to help them treat their injuries." Zhou Weiguo said immediately, "and then send them safely back to Wucheng in the 32nd Army."
"Yes!" Li Xie saluted and immediately arranged for people to go down. Li Xie, commander of the fourth battalion, was a reconnaissance sniper.
Zhou Weiguo sighed and looked at the retreating Japs. The Japs did not pay attention to the 32nd Army in this beach landing attack. They had known the strength of the 32nd Army for a long time and thought they could easily win the position. However,
I didn't expect that the 32nd Army would resist so tenaciously.