mesbooks Chapter 129 Battle of Pearl River (5)
Chapter 129 Battle of Pearl River (5)
After Ding Shan woke up, he reported the results of the night's battle to Yin Xinjun. They destroyed four railways in total! The total length was probably more than 1 kilometer!
In the cave, Li Zengxin set up a big pot and started stewing meat.
Yin Xinjun looked at the map and came up with an idea! He called Wang Hao and gave him an important task!
"You are going to Zhuhe County now. Lao Kang and his men should have taken over the county today. When you meet with Captain Kang, tell him to build fortifications in Zhuhe County. If he encounters an attack by the Japanese army, he must hold out for at least one day. We will support him from the outside!"
"Understood, Hades!"
The Binsui Railway was suddenly cut off, and the Kwantung Army could not bear it no matter what. They would inevitably launch a crazy counterattack in Zhuhe!
Yin Xinjun’s goal is to attract the enemy’s troops and then jump out!
After dinner, the special forces set out again.
This time everyone changed into Japanese military uniforms and set off towards Zhuhe County!
They first came to a forest at the foot of Maoer Mountain, where there were horses and carriages!
Yin Xinjun took the northern route, detouring around Liangmaozi Mountain and Jijiadian area, so as to avoid a collision with the large Japanese army coming out of Maoershan Town!
Along the way, we saw planes flying low in the sky from time to time, but when we saw the team holding the high-raised sun flag, they flew away directly!
Along the way, with the convenience of camouflage, they easily defeated two groups of tribes and obtained a batch of supplies and ammunition!
Until the next night,
The special forces team infiltrated Shizuishan, northeast of Zhuhe County!
This place is only 5 kilometers away from Zhuhe County. Yin Xinjun held up a telescope and observed in the direction of the county. There was no fire, which meant that the Japanese army was still preparing and had not started a large-scale attack!
At night, after dinner, everyone started to rest and sleep!
Yin Xinjun went out alone to scout the enemy as usual.
As soon as he came down the mountain, he heard some noise.
In a small village on the south side of the mountain,
A large number of enemy troops have been assembled.
He heard the following conversation:
"Major, we haven't contacted Lieutenant Colonel Ito's troops yet!"
"Baga, why are they so slow?"
"It is said that the railway was damaged and they got off the train and walked here!"
"Whether they arrive or not, we will launch the attack tomorrow morning!"
"Hayi!"
Yin Xinjun was happy. The enemy from the east had indeed arrived. They should be coming from Mudanjiang. This would relieve the pressure on the Second Route Army there!
As there were still voices from the villagers, Yin Xinjun did not take any action but continued to scout around the county town.
Hundreds of puppet soldiers came to a village south of the county town, and from what I heard, they were transferred from Mudanjiang!
Finally we got to the west, and it was already past 10 o'clock in the evening.
No enemy was found in the west. It was estimated that Ito's unit was the Japanese unit that had been attacked many times by him. It was now seriously injured and had not arrived in time!
He ran all the way to a place called Ujimi.
As we approached the Harbin-Zhuhai Highway, we heard a buzzing sound.
There was a string of cars on the road! About 40 or 50 of them!
Excited Yin Xinjun immediately aimed the infantry gun at the road!
This batch of cars was loaded with Ito Battalion. They waited slowly until the garrison headquarters arranged for the cars and supplies to arrive before rushing towards Zhuhe County!
Saburo Ito's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it. Countless emotions surged in his heart, making him feel extremely entangled and confused.
The mysterious and elusive enemy he faced, the King of Hell, actually made him, a veteran of many battles, feel fear for the first time in his life.
Before the battle officially started, the brigade he led had already suffered heavy losses, with more than 400 people lost! With such a terrifying opponent, why didn't the higher-ups send the more powerful Takahashi Brigade of the Second Division to deal with it?
Thinking of this, Saburo Ito couldn't help but feel resentment and dissatisfaction, but more of it was a deep fear of the unknown enemy.
He was secretly complaining in his heart, but in fact he didn't know that two battalions of the Second Division had arrived, one of which had been crippled and even the battalion commander had died. They were currently waiting for a new battalion commander to arrive!
Just as he was daydreaming, suddenly, he heard a loud "bang", as if the whole world was about to explode.
Immediately afterwards, a huge ball of flame rose into the air, roaring like a fire dragon rushing towards the sky.
In this thrilling scene, a car in the convoy was instantly hit by a shell, and the shock wave generated by the explosion distorted the surrounding air.
The dozen or so Japanese soldiers who were originally sitting in the car were in an even more horrible state. They were blown to pieces and lay in a pool of blood. Some of them were even in pieces and could not be recognized.
Ito Saburo was terrified, his face turned pale as paper. He stared with his eyes wide open, his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't make a sound. After a long while, he came to his senses as if waking up from a dream, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack! Stop the car, stop the car!"
However, at this moment, chaos had spread to the entire convoy. The soldiers panicked and fled in all directions, unable to follow orders at all.
He quickly opened the door of the cab and jumped down!
The convoy was paralyzed on the road.
In just a few minutes, six cars were hit.
The Type 92 infantry gun has a short barrel, a short gun body, and a very small flame at the muzzle. The only flaw is that it produces a lot of smoke when fired!
but,
In the dark night,
Who can see the smoke?
Moreover, Yin Xinjun's position was more than 1 kilometer away. After he fired twenty artillery shells, he immediately began to move!
He did not run, but went around the flank to the front of the convoy and switched the infantry gun to mortar mode.
Twenty more shots fired!
Saburo Ito was extremely nervous. The artillery fire from two directions meant that the enemy had ambushed two artillery units!
This is more than his entire brigade can handle!
After losing more than a hundred people,
He finally gave the order for a full retreat!
Zhuhe County,
Anti-Japanese League Headquarters,
A military meeting is being held.
Kang Huaifu also heard the rumbling explosions in the west.
He said in surprise,
"It must be Yan Wang's troops. They are exchanging fire with the Japs!"
First Company Commander Ma Shun said,
"Captain, there are so few people at Yanwang's place, should we go and provide support?"
Kang Huaifu's troops have expanded to 400 people! In addition to the three infantry companies, he also set up a guard company, with San'er as the company commander!
Wang Hao said hurriedly,
"Our special forces' combat mode is different from others. You won't be able to help even if you go! Yan Wang said that we are responsible for harassing and restraining the enemy from the outside!"
Ma Shun joked,
"Captain Wang, you've only been married for a few months, and now it's divided between you and me!"
Wang Hao was originally the fifth squad leader of Ma Shun’s first company!
Kang Huaifu said,
"Wang Hao is right. It seems that the Japanese troops are already pressing in from all sides of Zhuhe River. Let's figure out how to fight tomorrow."
Kang Huaifu looked at the map and issued a combat order.
"The first company will guard the north gate, the second company will guard the west gate, the guard company will guard the south gate, the third company will guard the east gate, and the comrades of the Tenth Army will serve as the reserve!
I emphasize that tomorrow, no matter what the cost, we must stay until dark! Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Several company commanders answered in unison!