Chapter 54 Chapter Fifty-Fourth Attack at Night

"The 3rd battalion? I'm Ge Xiancai, and I'm ordering your battalion to immediately retreat to the second-line position at Daxianping." "Yes! Immediately retreat to the Daxianping position." Jiang Hongxi stood at attention and replied. Before dawn on the 14th, the 3rd Battalion received an order to withdraw and retreat to the second-line reserve position in Daxianping at the same time as the main force of the 30th regiment in Zhangjiashan.When withdrawing to the second-line position, there were only 60 people left in the 3rd Battalion. The Zhangjiashan position in the southern suburbs of Hengyang and the tiger-shaped nest position stand shoulder to shoulder and become the two gates of the main position of the national army.

As the main attack direction of the Japanese army and the defense focus of the national army, the Zhangjiashan position was more fiercely attacked by the Japanese army, and the battle was even more tragic.Since the dusk of July 11, the Japanese army has formed an echelon of 100 people. Under the cover of fierce firepower from the artillery, like the waves of a typhoon, one wave after another, one wave higher than the other, rushed to the defenders 221 and 227 respectively. .7 Two small highland charges.The position fell four times, and was recaptured by the defenders four times.At midnight, the Zhangjiashan position fell for the first time. More than 130 people from two companies of the 30th regiment marched forward bravely, and entered the position overnight.The Japanese army's foothold was not stable, and the follow-up troops were cut off by the national army.The defenders recovered their positions before dawn.

To prepare for the 2nd Battalion of the 30th Regiment of the 10th Division, Lieutenant Colonel Xu Shengxian, the battalion commander, has led his troops to fight for a week, firmly holding the main position of Zhangjiashan, and fought countless times with the Japanese elite Hei Lai United. Killed and wounded more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers, and completely disabled the Heilai United.But the 2nd Battalion also lost all casualties, and the entire Zhangjiashan position was covered with mountains of corpses and seas of blood, which was unbearable to see. "Ding ding ding..." The phone rang quickly. "Hello, I'm the 2nd Battalion, who is it?" "Battle Commander Xu? I'm Lu Jincheng from the Military Staff Office! How is your situation? Are you okay?" Captain Lu Jincheng, the military staff officer, asked with concern road. "Oh, it's Staff Officer Lu! I'm alright here, this time I had a good kill! It's rare that you still remember me as an old friend!" Xu Shengxian laughed loudly. "Where are you talking! I have been paying attention to your brother all the time! No, I am preparing to apply for the list of several generals in your division to report to the general headquarters. Your brother is on the list! The rank is a first-class treasure Tripod Medal!" "Thank you then! But..." Xu Sheng pondered first. "What? You're still not satisfied! Okay, buddy, let's strive for a higher-level medal next time! How about a 'Blue Sky and White Sun' medal?" Lu Jincheng thought that Xu Sheng thought the medal was of a low level, and deliberately provoked him to kill him. The enemy is enthusiastic about making meritorious service. "Jincheng, to be honest, we are not fighting for medals. I want to 'measure' the setting sun of Little Japan in the midst of this hail of bullets!" Xu Shengxian said in a word.The words "heng" and "yang" inlaid in the words, although they are word games, are full of heroism and heroism. "Brother Xu, take care!" Lu Jincheng blessed affectionately, and hung up the phone reluctantly.However, in a counter assault battle in the morning, Xu Sheng took the lead and personally led the remaining officers and soldiers to repeatedly charge and kill the Japanese troops who broke into the position, unfortunately, he was martyred for his country. "Death before aspirations are rewarded", the "sound" and "body" in his name are homophonic, is it God's will?Truly breathtaking!

However, the Japanese army continued to attack and entered the position at noon on the 12th.None of the defenders retreated, and all died heroically.Commander Ge Xiancai of the 10th Reserve Division immediately ordered the anti-virus company of the division headquarters and the troops directly under the 30th regiment to form a commando to launch a counter-charge against the Japanese army. The Zhangjiashan position was restored after fierce fighting until the evening of the day.However, before the defenders had time to rectify the restored positions, the Japanese army fought back fiercely while they were still breathing.Wang Kaifan, the commander of the anti-virus company, was shot several times and died heroically; the rest of the officers and soldiers fought hard and died in battle.

The third battle to regain the Zhangjiashan position was at midnight on the 12th.Commander Lu Bogao of the Army Engineering Battalion commanded two engineering companies to compete repeatedly.In the previous two attacks on the ruins, both sides had no time to organize their positions. The corpses were piled up layer by layer.Short-distance rapid shooting, bombing and killing, only lying down and standing people; immobile and active people, grabbing knives, stirring and dragging, standing people are often tripped over by the dead, and often The wounded who were lying or kneeling were pulled down, or the wounded detonated the grenade and died together.The fierceness of the battle is enough to shake the world and weep ghosts and gods.Those who are usually nimble and good at fighting now also become staggering here, their minds are numb, their hands and feet are not sensitive, as if they are struggling in hell.The summer night accompanied by faint starlight is cold, gloomy and terrifying.In this unprecedented atmosphere and situation, the Japanese army felt timid and unable to support at first, and gradually retreated down the mountain.A part of the Japanese army fled down the mountain desperately, and the rest of the Japanese army was wiped out by the defenders.

After dawn, the officers and soldiers of the national army hurriedly rectified their positions.At this time the fortifications have been completely destroyed.The battle situation was urgent, so we had to use the accumulated corpses to build a bullet-proof wall again, but the flesh and blood were rotten and horrific.After several days of rushing and killing, the corpses on Zhangjiashan had three floors inside and three floors outside, and it was difficult to find clean soil to cover the corpses and build a position.The officers and soldiers of the defenders didn't care so much, so they had to sort it out hastily.Before it was over, a new round of Japanese attacks followed.

The Japanese army adopted wheel tactics, continuously pouring in fresh troops and attacking in turn without stopping.The soldiers of the first defending army fought fiercely for days without a moment's rest. They were physically exhausted and mentally exhausted, and immediately entered into a decisive battle. On the afternoon of the 13th, the fierce battle started again.Fighting until dusk, 221 and 227.7 Two small highland defenders—two companies of the military engineer battalion, all died in the battle.The Japanese army then attacked the Zhangjiashan position in the northeast, and the situation was precarious.

Fang Xianjue, the army commander, was afraid of making a mistake, so he quickly transferred the 1st Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 3rd Division to come for reinforcements. Major Li Hengzhang, the commander of the 1st Battalion, led the 2nd and 3rd companies to run to Zhangjiashan in a hurry, and returned to the command of Ge Xiancai, the 10th Division of the Reserve.Commander Ge Xiancai hurriedly ordered Battalion Commander Li to immediately go to Zhangjiashan for a quick counterattack.At this time, the Japanese army continued to send reinforcements.The fight started at midnight, until it reached the third pole on the moon, and the rooster crowed at five o'clock.

It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the battle on the left and right wings was fierce.Repeatedly rushing and killing each other, advancing and retreating each other. Before dawn on the 14th, the small highland in Zhangjiashan was lost and recovered three times. The casualties were lying on the pillows, the corpses were lying on the ground, and the whole ground seemed to be raised by a foot; General Ge Xiancai was furious, but he had no soldiers to send.This tough guy who charged with a machine gun many times in previous battles burst into tears and choked up with tears.The small highlands on both sides of Zhangjiashan fell, and the 3rd Battalion of the 30th Regiment on the left wing held the Xianggui Road Bureau Machine Repair Factory and the left-wing highlands were also in a difficult confrontation with the enemy.All of these pose a flank threat to Zhangjiashan's position, greatly restraining the power of Zhangjiashan's main position.If you apply for reinforcements from the military department, the fortifications in front of the position will be completely destroyed, and the enemy soldiers will easily break in, which will consume too much of our troops and is not conducive to later operations.In addition, corpses piled up in Zhangjiashan Highland and could not be removed. After two days of exposure to the sun, they rotted and produced maggots.

Reluctantly, General Ge Xiancai had no choice but to report to Commander Fang Xianjue for approval to abandon Zhangjiashan, the machine repair factory and the small highlands on both sides before dawn at the same time, and the troops withdrew to the second-line positions around Xiaojiashan and Daxianping. Just before midnight on the 15th, the 1st Company of the Military Search Battalion, under the leadership of the courageous and witty Company Commander Zang, used fire to attack and fought a beautiful battle. It turned out that on the afternoon of the 15th, more than 200 Japanese soldiers invaded a row of wooden houses on the south side of Shangxin Street.This row of wooden houses is just like the western suburban townhouses. They are all made of logs, which are so strong that machine gun fire cannot penetrate the wood; mortar shells can only damage the skin.The Japanese army used windows, door corners, peepholes, and dog holes to set up dozens of crooked machine guns, resisted stubbornly, and fired wildly at the national army.It was difficult for the national army to approach for a while.Moreover, the terrain in this section is narrow, which is not conducive to the full company's frontal attack.If this group of enemies is not cleared out in time, it will pose a great threat to the defenders' Maple Mountain position.

The national army's several organized charges were blocked by the intensive machine gun fire of the Japanese army, causing many casualties.what to do? "Company commander, did you see that the devil soldiers occupy all the wooden houses, why not attack with fire and burn him a bastard!" Wang Jiaxiang, the sergeant squad leader of the 1st Company of the 10th Army Search Battalion, said in one sentence Awaken the dreamer.That's right, it's midsummer, the sky is dry and things are dry, so it's appropriate to use fire attack. Company Commander Zang of Company 1 shouted: "Great idea! Just do it!" Company Commander Zang involuntarily slapped Wang Jiaxiang, and praised: "Good boy, you really have it! Smart!" "Company commander, let our class light the fire!" Squad leader Wang offered to serve as the commando. "Okay! You go, I don't worry! I will organize a frontal attack to cover you. You should use the dark night to touch up from the side quietly. Try to succeed!" Company Commander Zang trusted this Zhejiang soldier very much.Because Wang Jiaxiang is usually honest and prudent, very hardworking, and has strong organizational discipline.I often rush to urgent, difficult and dangerous tasks, and every time I overcome all difficulties and successfully complete the task. At 3:00 p.m., Squad Leader Wang selected five nimble, quick-witted and capable soldiers from the company, and everyone went separately to prepare gasoline bottles and firelighters such as cotton, rags, and sawdust to make torches.Each of them carried six grenades, pistols, broadswords and other melee weapons. After eating enough, they had a good rest and refreshed their energy so that they could fight at night. It was hard to stay until it was completely dark.The national army launched a detailed attack on the front, shouting and killing.Seeing this, the Japanese army fired machine guns in full force, and the sound of gunfire sounded like crackling beans.The national army also fired violently with machine guns and mortars, attracting the attention of the Japanese army. At this moment, Wang Jiaxiang set off quietly with five comrades in arms, and touched the side of the wooden house occupied by the Japanese army.When approaching the wooden house, quickly light the torch and throw it at the wooden house, causing a fire.For a moment, the flames rose into the air, and the smoke filled the air.The Japanese army was in chaos, pushing doors and jumping out of windows one after another.The national army took advantage of the situation to launch a charge, launching machine guns and grenades at a distance; bayonets and broadswords flying around when they were close, killing the Japanese soldiers howling ghosts and screaming, calling their fathers and mothers, most of them were wiped out, and the rest hurried down to Xinjie and other places. Flee in the direction of Jiangxi Guild Hall.The position was finally restored. However, it is a pity that national army warriors such as Wang Jiaxiang also died heroically in the melee, which is really regrettable!