Seeing that the attacking Japanese infantry finally crossed the Sitang River and broke into the garrison position, Adachi Kantoshi and Aono Ryuta who were watching the battle in the observation post breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Although the cost was heavy, three armored vehicles were lost at one time, but no matter what, Si
The Tanghe Bridge defense line was finally breached.
Next, as long as engineers are mobilized to repair the Sitang River Bridge, the heavy equipment of the Seventh Division can cross the river smoothly. Next, the Seventh Division should divide its troops into two groups, one to continue to besiege Baoshan City, and the other to
Send troops south to attack the Wusong Fort. Once the Wusong Fort is captured, you can start clearing the sunken ship blockade at Wusongkou.
It can be said that the key to victory in the third Battle of Songhu has been obtained!
Adachi Kantoshi held a saber in his hand and said to Aono Ryuta: "Kashima-kun really lived up to expectations."
"Soga." Aono Ryuta nodded happily, and then said, "Your Excellency Colonel, I think we can send a telegram to the division headquarters, saying that our regiment has successfully broken through the Sitang River defense line of the Chinese Army and can send engineers to repair it.
Bridge."
"It's better not to worry about this yet." Adachi Kantoshi said, "After all, the Kashima Battalion's foothold is not yet stable. We should wait until they repel the counterattack of the Chinese Army and stabilize their position before reporting to the division headquarters."
Aono Ryota disapproved and said: "Your Majesty Colonel, it seems that this is not necessary, right? Since the imperial army has broken into the position on the east bank of the Sitang River, will the Chinese army be forced back?"
Adachi Kantoshi waved his hand and said: "Aono-kun, you don't need this little time, right?"
"Okay." Aono Takata said nonchalantly, "In that case, let's take it slow first."
Just as he was talking, a loud charge horn suddenly sounded from the garrison position on the other side of the Sitang River.
Hearing the loud charge horn, the two old Japanese soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then they raised their binoculars to look across the river. The Songhu Independent Regiment had indeed launched a counterattack! However, the warriors of the First Infantry Battalion
We have already broken into the defensive position, so what's the use of counterattack? The battle is already decided!
Although Adachi Kantoshi did not agree with reporting the victory to the division headquarters now, in his heart, he completely agreed with Aono Ryuta's judgment. With the intrusion of the First Infantry Battalion, the change of hands of the Sitang River Bridge position was a foregone conclusion! Now!
, what he needs to consider is the next stage of the attack on Wusong Fort.
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When Li Yingqing led the commando team to the ground, the Japanese army had already broken into the defensive position on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge.
However, there was a squadron of Japs who attacked. The Japs who finally broke into the east bank position were left with less than half a squadron, or more than seventy people, and the last remaining armored vehicle, which was also stuck in the river.
Although a section of the Sitang River is shallow and narrow, the soft river bed is still not enough to support an armored vehicle.
Although there were still 70 or 80 Japs and less than 30 commandos, Li Yingqing and the more than 20 commandos showed no fear at all. They rushed forward with carbines and struck down ten of them with a sudden wave of fire.
Several Japanese soldiers then came into contact with the young Japanese soldiers, and a fierce hand-to-hand combat broke out.
"Kill!" Li Yingqing stabbed a little devil and knocked him to the ground.
Another Japanese soldier rushed over from the side and stabbed Li Yingqing in the abdomen. Li Yingqing tightened his abdomen, and the Japanese soldier's bayonet thrust into his belly, piercing his uniform in one stroke. Then, Li Yingqing stabbed him in the abdomen.
With a sudden force, while pulling out the bayonet from the fallen Japs, the butt of the rifle also hit the face of the Japs who was sneak-attacking from the side. With a snap, the Japs screamed and fell to the ground.
On the ground.
Li Yingqing turned the bayonet around again and stabbed the fallen Japanese soldier hard in the heart.
There was just a soft pop, and the prisoner's chest and heart were pierced through. The prisoner whimpered, twitched twice, and then stopped moving.
In the blink of an eye, Li Yingqing had killed two Japanese in a row.
Is it a fluke that Li Yingqing survived ten years of civil war? On the other hand, this is the first time for the Japs of the Seventh Division to set foot on the Chinese battlefield. Many of them even participated in actual combat for the first time. Although these Japs have been trained well
However, no matter how good the training is, it is still just training, and it is completely different from actual combat.
Li Dan and other more than 20 commandos are mostly veterans who survived the first Battle of Songhu. Each one of them can be said to have crawled out of the dead. How can the experience of hand-to-hand combat be compared to that of the 7th Division?
Can these Japanese soldiers compare? Therefore, although the commando team is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, they firmly have the upper hand on the scene!
More than 20 commandos and more than 20 tigers broke into the sheep herd at once. The Japanese who broke into the position on the east bank of the Sitang River were immediately beaten to pieces and were completely defeated. After barely holding on for a few minutes, as the enemy
The first Japs fled, and the remaining twenty or so Japs also turned around and fled back.
Li Yingqing led the commando team and chased for a while until they drove the Japanese back to the Sitang River, and then withdrew.
Li Yingqing still wanted to chase, he wanted to kill all the Japs crossing the river, but there was no chance, because the Japs' reinforcements had already arrived, and the several fire support groups that the Japs had left on the west bank of the Sitang River also opened fire fiercely, with scorching heat.
Bullets rained down suddenly, and several commandos were knocked down in one fell swoop.
With no other choice, Li Yingqing could only withdraw with the commando team and hide in the trenches.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Japanese who retreated from their positions on the east bank of the Siqiao River finally escaped across the river. However, only ten young Japanese from a squadron during the attack finally escaped back to the other side alive! Although the commando team was not able to annihilate them all.
The Japanese, however, managed to hold on to the Siqiao River position, temporarily preserving this dangerous weak point.
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At the Japs' forward observation post.
Seeing this scene, Adachi Kantoshi and Aono Ryuta couldn't believe their eyes. How could it be possible? Seventy or eighty Imperial Army warriors actually lost to twenty or thirty Chinese soldiers in hand-to-hand combat? This is completely illogical. Hand-to-hand combat
, how could the Chinese soldiers be the opponents of the imperial army? This is too unreal!
"Bagagaru." Aono Ryuta said in a loud voice, "Your Excellency, Colonel, am I not being blinded?"
Adachi Kantoshi did not answer Aono Ryuta, but his mouth was wide open and his face looked dull.
Adachi Kantoshi was definitely not as surprised as Aono Ryuuta. This is not consistent with the statement circulated in the military.
A widely circulated saying in the army is that three Japanese soldiers standing in a T-shape can block the siege of at least nine Chinese soldiers. But now, the situation seems to be reversed. More than twenty Chinese soldiers were actually defeated.
Seventy or eighty Japanese soldiers? What do you mean? Are the Chinese soldiers so strong in hand-to-hand combat?
Adachi Kantoshi did not know that there is actually a saying among the Japanese invaders. This saying is that the T-shaped position of the soldiers of the three Daimeishan Independent Regiment is enough to block the siege of nine Japanese soldiers from all sides! It’s just that this
The statement was too ambitious and would destroy one's own prestige, so it was not spread back to China.
Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Division did not know.
After a long while, Aono Ryuta finally recovered from the huge shock and said: "Your Majesty Colonel, it seems that we need to re-evaluate the combat effectiveness of the China Army. The previous assessment was still too optimistic. If we want to win today
It will be quite difficult to attack the Sitang River Bridge defense line before dark."
"Baga!" Adachi Kantoshi also reacted and said angrily, "No matter how great the difficulty is, we must win it before dark!"
After a pause, Adachi Kantoshi suddenly turned around and shouted to the messenger standing beside him: "Order, the First Infantry Battalion immediately launches a second wave of offensive. You tell Kashima Shuji that we must take the enemy before dark today."
The position on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge! If he cannot take it down, he will commit hara-kiri to express his gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor."
"Hai!" The messenger nodded and turned around.
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In fact, without Adachi Kantoshi's warning, Kashima Shuji was already furious.
Kashima Shuji had high hopes for the second round of attack. However, the final result was far beyond Kashima Shuji's expectations. Not only did the attacking 4th Infantry Squadron fail, but a squadron also
Only ten of the more than 180 people escaped, and almost the entire army was wiped out!
Faced with such a result, Kashima Shuji immediately became red-eyed.
Kashima Hideji knew very well that if he could not break through the defense line on the east bank of the Sitang River today, Adachi Kantoshi would definitely not be able to give him a good harvest. Therefore, the old devil took off his military uniform directly, exposing his chest and abdomen, and then backhand
He drew out his saber and went into battle shirtless. This old devil was planning to fight tooth and nail.
Kashima Hideji gathered more than two hundred Japanese soldiers and formed a reinforced squadron. He personally led it and launched a third attack on the position on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge. However, Kashima Hideji, an old Japanese soldier, also
Instead of acting recklessly, they concentrated all the supporting firepower of the entire infantry brigade and provided fire support frantically.
Under the cover of four Type 92 infantry guns, eight Type 92 heavy machine guns and a dozen crooked guns, Kashima Hideji personally led more than 200 Japanese troops to launch a fierce attack on the positions on the east bank of the Sitang River Bridge. However, at this time
, the second platoon of the company also rushed to the east bank position, and the two sides immediately started fighting and strangulating around the Sitang River position.
The fierce attack lasted for more than half an hour. The Japanese squadron that attacked suffered heavy casualties, but could not cross the middle of the river. In the end, Kashima Shuji, an old Japanese soldier, was also killed in the chaos, and only five of the reinforced squadron that attacked were left.
The ten men finally lost their strength and retreated hastily. In the evening, the 25th Japanese Infantry Regiment suspended the offensive.
After a day of fierce fighting, both the enemy and ourselves suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, the Sitang River Bridge position remained unchanged, and the 25th Infantry Regiment was still suppressed on the west bank of the Sitang River, unable to advance even an inch!
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