mesbooks Chapter 567: Bloody Battle at Nianzhuang (5)
Chapter 567: Bloody Battle at Nianzhuang (5)
After cleaning up the battlefield, our army actually wiped out more than 1300 enemies in Wuzhuang, including capturing more than 560 prisoners!
This made Liu Jin very happy. Although the whole battalion joined the attack later, their 1st Company was the spearhead company after all, and they were the first to rush into Wuzhuang! And they also captured the most prisoners!
Towards evening,
On the north side of Wuzhuang,
Tang Junping mobilized two Grizzly assault guns, four Type 10 assault guns, and a -tube rocket launcher vehicle, and launched another fierce artillery attack on Houlaozhuang in the northeast!
The officers and soldiers of the Huaye were busy setting up tents on the south side of Wuzhuang. After a fierce battle, there were only a few usable houses in the village!
Liu Jin and instructor Li Fengyuan received the notice and went to the battalion headquarters for a short meeting. At the meeting, Liu Jin learned that the attack of the Huaye columns on the outer positions of the enemy Huang Baitao Corps was not going well today. Only their 9th Column, with the cooperation of the 1st Battle Group, captured three villages.
The rest of the columns have all suffered heavy casualties. At present, the front command has issued an order that from tomorrow onwards, all columns will surround the periphery but not attack, and focus on attacking reinforcements. Tomorrow's attack will depend on the 9th Column!
During the meeting, the rumbling sound of explosions continued, and Liu Jin could even feel the shaking coming from the soles of his feet!
There are a few strangers attending the meeting today. According to the battalion commander, they are the liaison staff of the 1st Combat Group of the East China Field Army. Their surname is Luo. Staff Officer Luo also brought two communicators with him. They carried a walkie-talkie and kept in touch with the troops!
The battalion commander's voice was so loud that he almost made his throat hoarse. Liu Jin could obviously feel that the battalion commander was somewhat excited. Not only the battalion commander, but all the company commanders and instructors attending the meeting were also very excited!
Because according to Staff Officer Luo, the battle that will start tomorrow will be the same as today. The assault artillery vehicles of the East China Field Army will charge first, and after destroying the enemy's firepower points, the infantry of the Huaye Army will follow the armored vehicles and charge forward!
When the meeting was about to end, Staff Officer Luo also said that supplies would continue to be airdropped to the front line at night, which made everyone even happier!
Last night, two transport planes made two airdrops, dropping 4000 sets of cotton coats and trousers alone. Many soldiers in the 9th Column in the southeast and the 8th Column in the east changed into new cotton coats!
This does not include canned food, snacks, cigarettes and other supplies! Liu Jin hoped that more cigarettes could be thrown down tonight!
At this moment, in Dingshan's 1st Battle Group Headquarters,
Several people sat around the table.
Yang Daokun said,
"Today, the 2nd Armored Regiment joined forces with the 9th Regiment of the 26th Division of the 75th Column of the Huaye Army to attack and capture Henglou Village and Sunzhuang. The entire regiment suffered more than 150 casualties today, including the loss of two assault guns and three armored vehicles!"
Chief of Staff Wu Feng said,
"This Huang Baitao is such a die-hard. He still refuses to surrender. This is the first time I have seen such a tough opponent in the Kuomintang army!"
Sun Wei said,
"Since it's just a lump of iron, we don't need to be polite. Tomorrow we will pull all the self-propelled artillery up there and smash them all to pieces!"
At this time, a voice came from the walkie-talkie microphone on the table.
"Attention all troops, the supply convoy has finally arrived, a total of 46 trucks. If you need supplies, please send someone to Weizhuang, the headquarters, to pick them up!"
Immediately, voices came from the microphone.
"Got it, I'll be right over!"
"Our Sixth Company of the First Regiment is setting up a night visit position. Can you send us some flares and gasoline and diesel? We won't come over!"
"Hurry up, after unloading the goods here, we have to rush back to Yi County. There is a lot of supplies piled up at the train station over there!"
Su Minghui, the liaison staff officer of the Huaye Army, stared at the walkie-talkie with envy. The Huaye Army also seized this thing, but in very small quantities, with only two or three in each column. The 1st Battle Group was actually equipped with it at the company level!
Ding Shan looked at Su Minghui and said,
"Today, a total of 97 trucks brought supplies from Yi County, of which the Huaye side will be allocated 51 trucks of supplies, and air supply will continue tonight. Staff Officer Su, do you have any special needs? Please give me a list later and I will ask the Air Force to deliver it in time!"
Su Minghui said hurriedly,
"Local people are still using carts to deliver ammunition to the front line. With the help of the East China Field Army, supplies are now abundant. We are very grateful. We urgently need penicillin, bandages, saline, medical equipment, etc. I wonder if there will be a plane tonight?"
"Of course. You said so this morning. I sent a telegram to Jinzhou. The supplies are being allocated urgently! They will be delivered tonight!"
"That's great!" Su Minghui said gratefully.
Ding Shan emphasized,
"Before I came, the commander told me that this time we will implement a three-dimensional logistics supply model, that is, supply by sea, land and air at the same time, at all costs to ensure the needs of all kinds of materials on the front line in northern Jiangsu! So, Staff Officer Su, please don't be polite!"
Wuzhuang front line,
In the silent night sky, a buzzing sound was heard again. It was the transport planes starting a new round of airdropping supplies!
Zhang Wei sat on an armored vehicle, hugged the Type 38 rifle and hid under the tarpaulin. He was responsible for standing guard tonight! But he was not worried, because the company commander also said that the supplies would be uniformly distributed!
There were four people in total on this truck, carrying an NG42 machine gun, with two people each from the East China Field Army and the Huaye Field Army!
A mortar flare flew into the night sky and began to slowly descend from 500 meters in front of the truck. Under the bright light, the surrounding environment within a radius of 1 kilometer could be seen clearly.
The assistant machine gunner Shi Chunlin was an enthusiastic man. When he was in the car just now, he called Zhang Wei and two others nearby to get in the car as well, because it was windy outside!
In the car tent, Shi Chunlin began to smoke cigarettes one by one, watching the two men blowing on their palms, and said with a smile,
"You haven't been to the Northeast. It's much colder there than here. It's already snowing now. It's minus 20 degrees Celsius outside. Unlike here, there's not even a strand of snow to be seen."
Zhang Wei asked in surprise,
"So what do you do when you sleep in winter? You have to cover yourself with three quilts!"
Shi Chunlin laughed and said,
"It's okay, we all have a heated kang, and it's much warmer inside the house than here!"
Machine gunner Xia Yong suddenly shouted,
"Oh my god, there seems to be someone there!"
Several people immediately became nervous and ran to the front machine gun position and looked forward.
The front was like a thick ink, so dark that it made people feel creepy. Although the flare in my hand was extremely bright, it stayed in the air for a very short time, only 30 seconds. The mortar that fired the flare would inevitably have problems with firepower connection.
Just as everyone was on edge, another flare shot straight up into the sky like a burning meteor. Instantly, the strong light illuminated the dark corners around. With this brief and dazzling light, several people's eyes suddenly widened, and they finally saw the situation on the ground clearly - there were indeed some slowly moving figures there!
Xia Yong pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the weapon in his hand instantly spurted out flames, and bullets were fired rapidly, like a group of angry wasps rushing towards the target. Each bullet carried a deadly threat, cutting through the air and rushing straight towards those mysterious creeping figures.