Through the vision of the telescope, Shi Changqing had a panoramic view of the scene where the jade and the stone were both destroyed.
Seeing this scene, Shi Changqing's eyes immediately turned red. Damn it, the little devil seemed to be addicted to the fighting style of sharing the same fate! However, this also shows from the side how powerful their new group is. It is precisely because of their new group.
Due to the strength of the regiment, the Japs had no good solution, so they resorted to the tactic of sharing the same fate with each other.
However, the new group is very passive with this kind of fighting method. Especially in field battles, the threat of the little devil's fighting method is even greater! In comparison, the threat in street fighting is much smaller.
More! In street fighting, because of the obstruction of buildings, the threat from Japanese artillery or aviation is much smaller.
Gritting his teeth, Shi Changqing shouted in a deep voice: "Send my order to have the Thirteenth Company come back!"
The correspondent agreed and rushed to Chaoyangchuan Station to deliver the order.
After receiving Shi Changqing's order, the platoon leader of the 13th Company immediately ordered each platoon to cover alternately and withdraw from the battle in an orderly manner.
After about half an hour, all members of the Thirteenth Company withdrew into the county. However, of the more than two hundred officers and soldiers, by the time they withdrew into the city, only a hundred or so were left! Even the commander of the Thirteenth Company
Ding Wenbao was also seriously injured and was lying on a stretcher with his life or death uncertain.
Shi Changqing glanced at the unconscious Ding Wenbao on the stretcher and immediately asked the officers and soldiers of the 13th Company to rest in the back.
Besides, the little Japs outside the city did not even pause for a moment. They followed the 13th Company to the outside of the city, and then launched a fierce attack on Yanji County.
The first step is definitely bombing.
This time not only the field artillery, but even the Japanese aviation force arrived.
About two squadrons and more than thirty Type 96 dive bombers flew over Yanji County, and then launched an indiscriminate bombing of Yanji County. After dropping all the bombs, repeated dive bombers followed.
The indiscriminate bombardment by Japanese artillery and Japanese aviation lasted for a full hour and a half.
By the time the Japanese bombing was over, most of Yanji County had been reduced to rubble.
Because there was no time to dig tunnels, the officers and soldiers of the 13th Company could only hide in relatively solid masonry buildings. Only a very small number of officers and soldiers were able to hide in ordinary people's cellars. Therefore, the casualties in this wave of bombings were very high. After the bombing ended,
At least 20 officers and soldiers were killed, and more than 50 officers and soldiers completely lost their combat effectiveness.
There were even more minor casualties who were burned, smashed or injured by explosions.
Even the Commander of the Fifth Battalion, Shi Changqing, was disgraced. A piece of rubble blown up by the bomb grazed his cheek, knocking off half of his earlobe. Now his head was wrapped diagonally with gauze, and his right ear was completely covered.
My hearing was greatly affected. When the correspondent came to report, he couldn't hear clearly even after talking for a long time.
"What are you talking about, Gouzi?" Shi Changqing's eyes widened and he asked sharply.
The correspondent quickly ran to Shi Changqing's left side and shouted into his left ear: "Batalion Commander, the Japanese have entered the city!"
"What, the Japs have entered the city? I understand!" Shi Changqing nodded and said, "Gouzi, tell Lao Qin to put the little Japs in, and then beat him again!" After a pause, Shi Changqing screamed again.
Said, "The Japanese artillery and aviation are too damn powerful, we can't just let our Thirteenth Company be bombed!"
Shi Changqing's idea was very simple, which was to put the Japanese into the city, and the two sides would wrap up together and fight in the streets. If the Japanese artillery and aviation troops continued to bomb at that time, it would not be their family that would be bombed, but both sides would be bombed together! Do this
Although it was inevitable that they would still be bombed, at least their Thirteenth Company was not the only one to lose.
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Chaoyangchuan Station outside the west gate.
Furukawa Shinnosuke has moved his temporary headquarters to Chaoyang River Station, and Miura Takayuki has naturally moved his division headquarters to Chaoyang River Station. At this moment, two old Japanese soldiers are holding telescopes and standing in front of the establishment
From the observation post on top of the station waiting hall, observe the battle situation from a distance.
However, due to the obstruction of the city wall, the fighting situation inside the city could not be clearly seen.
Miura Takayuki put down the telescope after watching it for a while, feeling a little bored.
However, Furukawa Shinnosuke did not put down the telescope in his hand. Instead, he kept adjusting the focus of the telescope, trying to judge the battle situation through the smoke and gunpowder smoke rising in the city. However, this was too difficult, and Furukawa Shinnosuke couldn't do it even after looking at it for a long time.
He could see the reason, but one thing he knew very well was that the fighting situation in the city was very fierce, which could be judged by the sound of gunfire.
Miura Takayuki smashed his mouth and said: "Furukawa-kun, if you believe me, don't hesitate. Take advantage of the fierce battle between the new regiment and the imperial army to unite with the 57th Field Artillery Regiment and the Field Artillery.
The strength of the 38th Regiment will cover the battlefield in the city with carpet fire. In this way, after several rounds of artillery fire, there will be very few enemy troops left in the city."
After a pause, Miura Takayuki continued: "If you do as I say, the 38th Division will definitely be able to capture Yanji County by noon tomorrow at the latest. By then, the 39th Division will arrive later.
After waiting for three divisions, we can pass directly through Yanji County without stopping and continue to pursue the main force of the new regiment."
"No! You are just messing around!" Furukawa Shinnosuke shook his head and said, "I admit that in positional warfare, the use of a stone-destroying strategy is indeed effective, and it can indeed inflict great damage to the new group, but in street fighting
, the effect of the Jade Stone Burning Together strategy will be greatly reduced, at least not as good as you described."
Miura Takano: "Even if the effect in street fighting will be greatly reduced, it is finally effective, isn't it? Since it is effective, it can definitely give the new group more damage, and the cost is just to kill more infantry
, only a few more artillery shells and aerial bombs were lost, but this is nothing compared to the elimination of Xu Rui, the empire’s mortal enemy.”
Furukawa Shinnosuke was a little moved, because what Miura Takashi said was completely reasonable. Compared with annihilating Xu Rui, it was nothing for their 38th Division to sacrifice more infantry. Besides, the order issued by Commander Yamashita also clearly stated that,
The Thirty-Eighth Division is required to capture Yanji in the shortest possible time at all costs.
"Yoshi!" Furukawa Shinnosuke gritted his teeth and whispered, "Kakuda-kun!"
Chief of Staff Kakuda Asahi of the 38th Division took a step forward, paused and said: "Division Commander?"
Furukawa Shinnosuke's facial muscles twitched twice, and it was obvious that he was still struggling a bit in his heart. However, after a moment, the old devil's expression turned cold and solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Order the 38th Regiment of the Field Artillery and the
The 57th Regiment, immediately launch artillery fire on Yanji County to completely cover it!"
After a pause, Shinnosuke Furukawa continued: "Call the headquarters of the Third Flying Regiment again and ask the pilots of the Third Flying Regiment not to worry about the safety of the Imperial Army warriors in the county and just drop brimstone bombs! Just let the Imperial Army in the county
Warriors, fulfill the oaths they once made in the fire!"
Tsunoda Asahi nodded heavily, "Hai."
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Outside Toudao Town, the Langya Brigade has set up a temporary reception station here.
Due to the lack of political cadres, although the Langya team members are good at fighting, they do not know how to mobilize the masses. Therefore, Langya can only do everything by themselves. Boiling water, cooking, and even collecting herbs can only be done by the Langya team members themselves.
, it is really difficult for these elites who go up the mountains to catch tigers and go into the water to catch dragons.
Fortunately, boiling water, cooking, and collecting herbs are not difficult tasks.
After being busy for nearly half a day, by noon, the preparations were finally completed, and the main force of the new regiment that had regrouped finally arrived in a mighty manner. However, by this time, there were only more than 3,000 main troops of the new regiment left.
The losses among officers and soldiers, including more than 500 cavalry troops, were considerable.
Xu Rui finally entered Toudao Town with the troops directly under the regiment headquarters. He saw that all the wounded had been placed. The wounded who could move on their own took medicinal baths by themselves. Those who could not move had their comrades dip their towels in herbal water.
After smearing it on his body, the uninjured officers and soldiers squatted in the woods outside the town and ate quietly.
After all, it is the Langya Brigade. The camouflage work is very good. All settlement points are covered with branches. From a high altitude, they look like ordinary bushes. During this period, several Japanese reconnaissance planes flew over Toutao Town.
It passed, and the flight altitude was not high, but no abnormalities were found.
In addition, I would like to praise that the Langya Brigade is, after all, a fighting force under the leadership of the Communist Party. Even under such difficult conditions, it did not disturb the people at all. All the food was bought with money, and the barrels were rented.
It is also a temporary shack built outside the town, and there is no forced renting of people's houses.
In this regard, the Kuomintang troops are far behind.
Of course, the Communist Party’s troops do not leave everything up to the common people.
For example, in order to keep confidentiality, the Langya Brigade set up a security point outside the town. Before the main force of the new regiment left, the people in the town were only allowed to enter but not to leave! But the local people can also understand this. In fact,
The people were satisfied that the Langya Brigade did not treat them like Fengjun did.
Xu Rui personally settled the two prisoners of war, Chiyoko Inoue and Mai Asahina. As soon as they sat down to eat, a group of veterans sitting on the edge of the forest in front suddenly started to make a noise. They all looked northward. Xu Rui followed the gaze of these veterans.
, and then saw a huge black smoke column rising from behind the mountain ridge to the north.
This plume of smoke rose up to a height of a hundred meters, and it was very eye-catching to see.
Leng Tiefeng, who was standing nearby, also saw this black smoke column and said solemnly: "It's in the direction of Yanji County!"
After a pause, Leng Tiefeng continued: "Looking at this posture, the Japs must have dropped brimstone bombs on Yanji County. The situation of the Fifth Battalion may not be good!"