Kong Congzhou's 46th Independent Brigade sent a battalion of the 738th Regiment to rescue the 47th Independent Brigade in Cilingou, but his remaining troops were besieged by the Japanese in Baishu Ridge!
At this time, artillery fire was raging on Baishu Ridge, and the sound of machine guns was like the sound of firecrackers, which resounded throughout the countryside. The Japanese army attacked desperately, one after another, with almost no interruption!
Seeing the heavy casualties of the troops, Brigadier Kong felt anxious and worried about the Baishu Ridge position!
From Baishu Ridge to Qian Brick Kiln, it is his defensive position and the first line of defense to protect Pinglu County!
But as soon as day broke, the Japanese army frantically attacked the front brick kiln. The troops in the front brick kiln were out of support and had to retreat to Daling behind. But the Japanese army followed closely and launched another crazy attack. The troops in Daling finally retreated to Cypress Ridge!
The 46th Independent Brigade is the sharp knife in the hands of Commander Zhao! It has always fought tough battles! But since the war began, his brigade has been like a fire brigade, dispatched wherever the situation is critical!
On June 2, when Zheng Peiyuan's 738th Regiment was reinforcing Yungai Temple, it suffered heavy losses in Hejialing.
Just now, Li Muyu, deputy commander of the 738th Regiment, led Zhang Zifu's First Battalion to rescue the 47th Independent Brigade.
From June 3rd to 5th, the 736th Regiment suffered heavy casualties when they intercepted the Japanese troops in Xia County at Wenjiazhuang, north of Zhangdian!
Now, the troops defending the former brick kiln and Daling have withdrawn. Except for Li Muyu's battalion, which is currently rescuing the 47th Brigade, his troops have basically withdrawn. But more than half of the troops have been injured!
He didn't know what the final result would be if the battle continued! But he knew without thinking that he had no choice but to continue fighting!
The Japanese artillery bombardment suddenly became violent. The artillery shells exploded one after another in the position, and the smoke and dust covered the sky, as if it was evening. The machine gun bullets passed through the air, making a sharp whistling sound!
He knew that the Japanese attack was about to begin again!
29-3
Munan Town. 177th Division.
The core of this battle is Munan Town!
Once Moonan Town is lost, the west wing of the Fourth Group will be completely disintegrated!
Chen Shuoru, the commander of the 177th Division, knows this very well! But he has no choice at the moment! He can only abandon Yungai Temple and retreat to Munan Town for the final resistance!
But the Japanese soldiers who attacked him followed closely behind him, and gunshots rang out continuously behind him!
Commander Chen and the remnants of the 1059th Regiment had just retreated to the outside of Munan Town when the Japanese troops behind them launched an attack!
He ordered the troops to lie down on the spot to resist the Japanese attack!
The 1060th Regiment guarding the town also began to fight back!
But there was no danger to defend Monan Town! The Japanese army only attacked once, and Commander Chen had to order the 1059th Regiment to withdraw into the town!
The ensuing battle was even more cruel and bloody! Commander Chen's troops used almost every house to resist!
The Japanese army also went crazy and fought for each room! Hand grenades were thrown in and out of these houses! Explosions occurred one after another! The national soldiers guarding the houses fought with bayonets against the Japanese soldiers who rushed in! Hand-to-hand fighting! Hug and throw! Trying desperately to fight. Drive them out!
But the Japanese troops from behind continued to pour into the town, and the attacks became even more crazy!
The Chinese soldiers didn't even have time to pull the bolt and load the gun, so they had to pick up their bayonets and fight the Japanese soldiers desperately!
Soldiers from both sides yelled, one side fought tooth and nail to attack, and the other side fought tooth and nail to defend! However, subsequent Japanese soldiers continued to pour into the town, and the Chinese soldiers had to retreat step by step!
By the evening of that day, Commander Chen's troops had to withdraw from the town! He commanded the troops to launch counterattacks one after another in an attempt to retake the town! But none of them worked! Commander Chen had to lead the remnants of the two regiments to retreat!
The 102nd Regiment of the 51st Brigade, which came for reinforcements, finally broke through all the obstacles and reached Munan Town, but the town had already been lost! The 102nd Regiment was counterattacked by the Japanese army and had to retreat eastward!
29-4
It was getting dark. The sound of gunfire continued. There was a fire in Munan Town in the distance!
However, the Japanese troops who invaded Munan Town did not stop and continued to violently attack the retreating Division Commander Chen's troops!
Although the sky has darkened, there is a large field of farmland outside the town, and there is no place to defend!
The Japanese army is still attacking fiercely! The Japanese army's goal is very clear, which is to destroy the 177th Division! Destroying the 177th Division is equivalent to wiping out the 96th Army!
The entire army was in complete chaos! Under the attack of the Japanese army, they could only retreat southward! It was chaos!
Commander Chen was held hostage by two guards and had to follow the entire army to retreat south!
As far as the south reaches the end, there is the Yellow River!
He couldn't help but think of what Mr. Zhongjian said: "Once you lose Munan Town, you can only retreat to the Yellow River to gather your troops!" Mr. Zhongjian also said: "There is an idiom in the country of Zhongyi, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road!"
Mr. Chen did not expect that Mr. Zhongjian had foreseen his current situation!
It is true that the troops were defeated like a collapse! It was even more so under the fierce attack of the pursuing troops!
The troops retreated to the Yellow River like a tide! The Yellow River was their final destination!
Some desperate soldiers jumped into the Yellow River and tried to swim to the other side!
But on the other side of the Yellow River, the machine guns of Yan Xishan's war team immediately rang out. Many soldiers were shot and fell into the Yellow River! The soldiers of the 177th Division, who were attacked by both the enemy and ourselves, jumped to the south bank and cursed,
But there is nothing we can do!
29-5
At this time, on the south bank of the Yellow River, Li San and Squad Leader Yang of the special agent company escorted the Japanese agents to Xi'an and returned quickly. They had just arrived here and were preparing to cross the river by boat at Maojin Ferry.
As soon as Squad Leader Yang saw the machine guns on the bank shooting towards the other bank, he immediately became furious! They are all his brothers on the other bank! Even if they retreat to the Yellow River, they are still their brothers!
He immediately rushed over, kicked the machine gunner over, and cursed loudly: "You bastard! You are blind! They are all our own people over there! They are Chinese people! You are fucking attacking Zhongyi
Why are the Chinese shooting?"
Unexpectedly, a captain officer rushed over, pulled out a pistol and put it on Squad Leader Yang's forehead, roaring: "Where did you come from, bastard! Get away! Believe it or not, I will shoot you to death!"
As soon as Squad Leader Yang saw the other party's military rank, he didn't dare to speak! But he was so angry that he could only grit his teeth and stare at him!
The officer knocked down Squad Leader Yang with one punch and put his gun on his forehead again! He looked like that and was about to shoot!
At this time, Li San stepped over, grabbed the officer's wrist and raised it! The gun in the officer's hand rang out, but Li San also snatched it from his hand! He put it on his forehead with his backhand!
Li San said viciously: "Sir, is he wrong? The other side of the bank are all Chinese people! Chinese soldiers! They are fighting the Japanese army! Why the hell did you shoot at the Chinese soldiers!"
The officer shouted: "This is the commander's order! Anyone who wants to escape into the river will be shot to death!"
Although Li San was angry, he was still somewhat rational, and said: "Sir, why don't you take a look, can they swim in such a fast river? I tell you, we just want to go to the other side! Go the hell with you.
What! Are you going or not!"
The captain officer finally saw Li San clearly! Although this lean guy is inconspicuous, he wears a steel helmet and a khaki military uniform. Although he only has the rank of sergeant, he wears three-jointed officer leather shoes!
He carries a rifle on his shoulder, but there is also a pistol hanging on his waist! The most terrible thing is that he wears a "gendarme" armband with black letters on a white background!
He knew in his heart that although I was a member of the Central Army, I couldn't provoke these bastard military police! If I were shot to death by him, I'm afraid no one would make the decision for me! I wouldn't even be able to find a place to cry!
Li San understood the officer's eyes and finally put the pistol into his waistband and said: "Sir, we have to cross the river! Go to the other side! I won't accompany you to enjoy the scenery here!"
He turned around and pulled up Squad Leader Yang and said, "Brother, let's go!"
However, in the middle of the night, when Li San and Squad Leader Yang finally took the Maojin ferry to the south bank, they realized that the ferry on the north bank had been occupied by the Japanese! The ferries on both sides of the strait had stopped long ago!
Li San asked: "Squad Leader Yang, what do you think we should do?"
Squad Leader Yang was so angry that he still hasn't gotten over it yet. He jumped on his feet and said, "Brother! Brother! The situation over there is not good! I must go there! I can fight some Japanese!"
Li San patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, let's see if we can find a small boat to ferry a few of us across!"
29-6
North Bank of the Yellow River. 177th Division.
The sound of gunfire turned into a pot of porridge! The fire in Munan Town turned half the sky red!
Commander Chen's roar, coupled with the shouts of the officers around him, finally stabilized the defeated troops.
He shouted: "Come to me, officer!"
A few minutes later, all the officers gathered in front of Commander Chen.
Commander Chen looked at them and felt very uncomfortable! Although the two regiment commanders Ren Yunzhang, Zhang Jiesheng, and Gao Zhenchu were all present, they were all injured! The battalion and company commanders below were not all there! Those who were not there,
I'm afraid they all died!
He gritted his teeth and said: "First, I will give you ten minutes to go back and gather the troops! Second, move all the machine guns to the front! Third, order all the soldiers to follow! If you don't follow, you will die!"
Brigadier Ren said: "Commander, what do you want?"
Mr. Chen shouted: "I want to fight back! If we don't fight back, we will all die here! No one will be left!"
Brigadier Ren asked again: "Commander, I mean, where should we fight?"
Mr. Chen roared again: "I'm going to fight back to Munan Town! Now! Go! Get ready!"
29-7
Ten minutes later, all the soldiers returned to their formation! Eighteen machine guns were moved to the front of the army!
Commander Chen counted, and there were indeed eighteen! The 530th Brigade had two regiments, six battalions, and eighteen companies! Each company had one light machine gun! This was their most precious heavy weapon! There was actually one.
A lot of them! Good! Really good!
Commander Chen also carried a machine gun and stood among all the machine gunners. He turned around and shouted: "Everyone, follow me! Let's fight back! Let's go!"?