Ishihara Wanji was once again awakened by the rumbling explosions outside. He got up and looked at his watch and found that it was already past two o'clock in the morning. He was too lazy to go back to sleep and immediately got up and went to the war room.
Yano Otonzaburo said in surprise: "Commander, why don't you go to bed? It's still early before dawn."
"I can't sleep anymore, it's so noisy." Ishihara smiled and said, "What happened to the explosion just now?"
Yano Otonzaburo smiled and said: "What else could it be? Of course it is still harassing shelling by Chinese artillery."
However, before he finished speaking, the explosions outside suddenly became more intensive, and there were also intensive gunshots. Yano Otonzaburo's expression changed at that time.
The two old devils came to the outside of the headquarters as quickly as possible. When they looked up, they saw dazzling lights blooming outside the three city gates in the north, west and east of Fengtian.
There were still bright projectiles passing by in the night sky. One look at this posture and knew that it was the Chahar Independent Regiment that was launching a counterattack.
"Baga!" Ishihara Wan'er's face instantly turned livid because the Chahar Independent Regiment slapped him in the face.
Last night, a staff officer from the headquarters actually made a suggestion to beware of night counterattacks by the Chahar Independent Regiment. However, Ishihara Wanji disagreed, believing that the other party would be unlikely to counterattack at night after discovering that they had hostages in their hands. As a result,
The Chahar Independent Regiment actually counterattacked at night.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with counterattack. The key is to prevent the hostages from escaping. After nightfall, they imprisoned the thousands of hostages they captured into the guard camp. However, the guard camp is a certain distance from the forward position. This means that this time
The Japanese troops stationed at the forward positions could not immediately receive shelter from these hostages.
At that moment, Yano Otonzaburo said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I am humble enough to send troops to take the people hostage to the forward position."
Ishihara smiled and said, "Yano-kun, please, please send the hostages up as soon as possible."
"Hai!" Yano Otonzaburo paused heavily, then turned around.
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Along the road leading from Santaizitun to the north gate of Fengtian, the officers and soldiers of the 10th Infantry Battalion led by Pan Yong lay quietly in the endless field of corn. At this time, the corn in the field had grown to be as tall as a person.
More than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion are hiding among them, and they are completely invisible. You can't find them even if you walk by the fields.
Pan Yong, and Leng Tiefeng were lying in the drainage ditch next to the road.
It was already May, and there was already a hint of heat in the air.
While Pan Yong was fanning himself with the corner of his clothes, he turned to Leng Tiefeng and said, "Captain Leng, why haven't the hostages come over yet?"
"That's what I'm asking." Leng Tiefeng said angrily: "I'm not the father of a little devil. How do I know why they haven't brought any hostages yet?"
Pan Yong smiled in surprise and asked again: "Are the Japanese not planning to bring hostages?"
"That's definitely not the case, unless they don't want the positions outside Fengtian City." Leng Tiefeng shook his head and said firmly.
Through yesterday's confrontation, Leng Tiefeng has made a relatively objective assessment of the true combat effectiveness of the Japanese Seventh Army. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese Seventh Army is indeed stronger than any Japanese army they have encountered before.
The Guards Divisions in the Third Battle of Songhu were all powerful, but they were not so powerful that they were despairing.
Therefore, facing the counterattacks of the Third, Fourth and Fifth Battalions, if the Japanese want to hold the position outside Fengtian City, they will definitely use hostages again, otherwise they will suffer heavy losses!
Sure enough, as soon as Leng Tiefeng finished speaking, he heard the faint sound of a car engine.
At this time, this place can only be used by little devils' cars.
At that moment Leng Tiefeng said: "The devils are coming!"
When Pan Yong heard this, he immediately became energetic. He turned around and shouted to the guard: "Give me my order and prepare to fight!"
"Wait!" before Pan Yong's guards left, Leng Tiefeng shouted and said, "What are you doing?"
"Get ready to fight." Pan Yong said matter-of-factly, "The little Japs are coming soon, let's ambush them!"
"What's the point of an ambush?" Leng Tiefeng said angrily, "What should I do if I accidentally injure a civilian? So I can't shoot, I can only rush forward and fight hand-to-hand with a bayonet, do you understand?"
"Understood!" Pan Yong nodded, and then growled at the guard, "Give me the order, everyone bayonets!"
"Yes!" the guard agreed. He immediately rushed into the corn field and ran quickly along the ridge while shouting in a low voice, "The battalion commander ordered, everyone to fix their bayonets! The battalion commander ordered, everyone to fix their bayonets!"
Upon hearing the guard's order, the officers and soldiers lying in ambush in the corn field fixed their bayonets one after another.
Seeing this scene, Xiang Ying felt a little regretful. Because the light in the corn field was too dark, he couldn't take pictures, so he had to wait until the battle started and then use the strong light of the flares to take pictures.
After a few minutes, several three-wheeled motorcycles entered the ambush circle. Behind these three-wheeled motorcycles, there was also a large truck. Behind the truck, groups of people tied their arms with ropes.
The hostages were flanked by Japanese infantrymen holding bayonets to maintain order. Behind the team were trucks and three-wheeled motorcycles.
Soon, the entire team completely entered the ambush circle.
Pan Yong gave the order to attack without hesitation. As a bomb was launched into the air, the officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed out of the corn field with bayonets in hand and howling.
The edge of Baomi Field is about fifty meters away from the highway. This fifty-meter open space was specially set aside by the Japanese to avoid being unable to react in time after being ambushed. This preventive measure really worked. It was discovered that both sides of the highway
Chinese soldiers rushed out of the rice fields on the side. About a squadron of Japanese infantrymen who were guarding the hostages responded quickly. The crooked-handle light machine guns mounted on the side trucks of several three-wheeled motorcycles opened fire first, and then,
The only Type 92 heavy machine gun on the roof of the truck cab also opened fire violently.
Intense machine gun fire poured out, and the officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion fell down one by one.
Xiang Yingxin and the photographers accompanying the army pressed the shutter continuously, recording this bloody and tragic scene forever on film.
It must be admitted that after being tempered by the Chita Battle, the Japanese Seventh Army has greatly improved in terms of fighting will, combat experience and tactical literacy. For example, the Japanese infantry squadron that was guarding the hostages found that it was ambushed.
, unexpectedly did not panic at all, first the machine guns opened fire, and then the Japanese infantrymen sitting on the three-wheeled motorcycles and trucks also got off the car one after another, or half-crouched on the road, or lay down on the ground, and began to shoot with their guns.
More than a hundred Japanese infantrymen opened fire one after another, and the intensity of firepower immediately increased.
The enemy's firepower was brutal enough, but that wasn't the hardest part. The hardest part was that the officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion couldn't fire back!
Under the brutal firepower of the Japanese, the casualties of the Tenth Battalion began to increase sharply. The distance from the edge of Baomi Field to the highway, which was less than fifty meters, almost became an insurmountable chasm for the officers and soldiers of the Tenth Battalion!
Xiang Yingxin and the photographer followed behind with cameras in hand. They watched the officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion fall in a pool of blood one by one, but they did not fire a gun until they died. They couldn't help but burst into tears! The same people who were also shocked were those who were detained by the Japanese on the road.
The hostages in the center saw that the officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion did not fire from the beginning to the end, but just charged desperately. Almost all the hostages looked ashamed, because they knew very well that the Eighth Route Army did not shoot because they were worried about accidentally hurting them.
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The Eighth Route Army was afraid of accidentally injuring them, so they would rather face the Japanese's brutal firepower and charge!
But what about them? They are still helping the Japanese and abusing their own people!
They have parents, wives and children. Don’t these Eighth Route officers and soldiers have parents, wives and children? If they die, who will their parents rely on to support them until they die? Who will they rely on to raise their wives and children? Thinking of this, Fan Fan still has some conscience.
All the hostages showed pain on their faces, and began to struggle violently in their hearts.
Finally, a young man couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and tore off the hemp rope tied to his arm. He waved his fist and roared at the top of his lungs: "Fight, fight with these dogs!"
Before he finished speaking, the man had already jumped towards the Japanese in front of him.
Someone took the lead, and others immediately followed suit. In the blink of an eye, more than 300 hostages who were escorted from the guard camp by the Japanese all participated in the resistance and started fighting with the Japanese on the road. Now the Japanese shot themselves in the foot.
, because in order to speed up, the little Japs brought out all strong men this time, and all the old, young, women, and children stayed in the guard camp. More than 300 strong men rose up to resist because of shame, and the little Japs were close at hand, and the destructive power
Still very big.
In an instant, the Japs on the highway fell into chaos. The officers and soldiers of the 10th Battalion who rushed out from the cornfields on both sides were in high spirits. They took the opportunity to speed up and rushed to Gongzhong, holding bayonets and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Japs.
However, the Japs in the Seventh Army were indeed ferocious to the core. There were less than 200 Japs, facing the siege of more than a thousand Chinese soldiers, and they did not panic at all. They formed T-shaped formations one after another, back to back with several times the number
The Chinese soldiers engaged in brutal hand-to-hand combat.
Leng Tiefeng came out of the corn field with the Mauser 98K sniper rifle with the bayonet fixed, and was about to join the battle group. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a Japanese soldier sneaking into the drainage ditch next to the highway.
The man in the ditch tried to escape, and immediately chased after him without thinking. Then, while the Japanese soldier was crawling forward with his butt stuck out, he stabbed him with a bayonet. The Japanese man immediately whimpered and collapsed in the ditch.
At this time, a black thing was thrown out from the Japanese soldier's chest.
Leng Tiefeng stepped forward and picked it up with his bayonet, only to find it was a camera.
