When Jiang Ying, commander of the 17th Division, came to inspect just now, he told Zhang Dong some very bad news. According to his discussion with the chief of staff, and combined with the current situation on the front line, the Japanese are likely to repair the railway overnight, transport supplies, and then launch a general attack on Hsinchu after dawn tomorrow. They even made the worst plan, that is, late tonight, the Japanese would be fully prepared in advance to launch a sneak attack on them. Therefore, the troops must be prepared to guard against the Japanese night attack.
The teacher personally gave the instructions, and Zhang Dong had already taken them into his heart. After venting some of his inner frustration and self-blame, he patrolled the area and finally returned to his regiment headquarters.
"Password!"
Zhang Dong walked back to a place not far from the regiment headquarters, and the sentry's low voice interrogated him in the darkness.
"Destroy the sun!"
Zhang Dong answered the command, and a soldier flashed out of the darkness. When he got closer, he was stunned when he saw it was him, "Tuanzong, why is it you!"
Zhang Dong recognized the soldier as one of his guards and nodded in response, "The top four, who are there in the regiment now?"
"Tuanzu, they are all here except you"
When Zhang Dong told him what he said, he stared blankly. He was about to reprimand him a few words, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and no longer meant to scold him. The regiment headquarters he entered was built at the foot of a hidden highland nearby. It was built with wooden boards and some canvases. In fact, there was nothing inside except a table, a few benches, and a hanging map.
Taiwan is already very hot in April, and mosquitoes are infested at night, making everyone unbearably hot. When Zhang Dong came in, there were several officers lying in the regimental headquarters. Perhaps they were too tired during the day and were sleeping soundly. The weather was hot, but after all, we were on the battlefield and everyone was wearing sweaty military uniforms. The buzzing of mosquitoes in the regiment headquarters was endless, but it could not wake them up. Zhang Dong sighed, walked over carefully, took out a bottle of tiger balm from his pocket, applied some on himself, and then sprinkled a few drops on each of the sleeping officers.
This kind of tiger balm was specially prepared for them by the country. I heard that it is very effective in repelling mosquitoes, etc., but the pungent smell is too easy to detect, so the troops on the night watch tacitly agreed not to use it, so as to prevent the enemy from making a sneak attack at night and taking advantage of the smell. Pinpointed their location.
The night passed very long, and Zhang Dong was not sleepy at all. After accidentally finding a pack of cigarettes on the table, he lit a cigarette for himself and sat there quietly thinking about the war.
When the commander came to inspect just now, he mentioned that later in the evening, close to three or four o'clock in the morning, the second batch of landing troops might arrive. By then, not only will they be able to obtain a batch of heavy weapons supplies, but they will also be able to receive more manpower support, which may change the current unfavorable situation.
The commander also vaguely mentioned that the submarine force that had been resupplied at night was likely to launch a second wave of attacks on the surviving Japanese warships swimming nearby. I heard that in order to avoid the Japanese domestic support arriving, it was broken. Big event, there are even a group of transoceanic submarine units capable of long voyages that are already swimming in the deep sea, trying to intercept and delay the southward movement of the main force of the Japanese navy as much as possible, buying them time.
The Hsinchu Field Airport located at the rear is still under construction. Jiang Ying not only recruited hundreds of Han migrant workers locally, but also mobilized a battalion of soldiers to coordinate the construction. I heard that after they completed the construction of the field airport, they A group of fighter planes will be dispatched to support the two military aviation bases in Xiamen and Quanzhou. In other words, as long as they persist for three or four days, the battle situation will change outside. Once the mainland aviation arrives and they gain control of the air, the war situation in Taiwan will definitely change.
Zhang Dong thought a lot, and the cigarettes turned into cigarette butts in his hands. Just as he finished smoking the last cigarette and sighed secretly while holding the shriveled cigarette pack, he heard an explosion outside the regiment command post, followed by waves of uncontrollable screams. A hidden mine placed on the periphery was triggered.
The mines were all placed within one mile of the position. Because the first batch of supplies they brought ashore was not much, the mines they deployed were not dense. However, the soldiers of their regiment had noted that it was impossible to pass the mine-laying points at night. If those hidden mines were stepped on, then either some animal had touched the place where the hidden mines were coming from, or the Japanese sneak attack troops had stepped on the hidden mines.
"There is a situation!"
Without him giving orders, most soldiers woke up immediately from their sleep when the explosion sounded. Some soldiers were so nervous that they even picked up rifles and submachine guns and opened fire as soon as they woke up. At the same time, the machine gun platoon's value The sentry soldiers also immediately fired several illumination bombs into the sky with mortars, and the pale illumination bombs covered the entire area. The front of the position was illuminated brightly, so the Japanese soldiers who had just touched near their position through the darkness were exposed.
This time, more soldiers of the National Defense Forces fired, and the machine guns also "click, click, click".The sound rang out, and during the hurried battle, the soldiers on the 331st regiment's position could even hear the slogans of Japanese soldiers in the darkness!
"Onboard!"
"Onboard!"
Sure enough, as Jiang Ying feared most, the Japanese repaired the railway before dawn. After completing supplies and troop deployment, the Japanese army launched a night attack, and the chosen main attack direction was the position defended by Zhang Dong's 331st Regiment. , a low hilltop located in the northwest of Hsinchu.
It seems that they were attacked by the Chinese who they despised and caused heavy losses. This seriously stimulated the proud Japanese. At least judging from the performance of these sneak attacks, the Japanese army was furious, and the momentum of the charge could only be described as indomitable bravery. Zhang Dong quickly led several guards to the front-line position. In the light of the explosion, hundreds of Japanese soldiers in khaki military uniforms appeared faintly. They held rifles with bayonets and shouted to them. They launched an intensive charge on the high ground, completely ignoring the fierce rain of bullets coming from their side. There were not even engineers walking cautiously in front to be wary of the hidden mines they had laid.
And behind them, the densely packed figures in the night all told them that there were more Japanese death squads.
"No! Hit! Hit me hard!"
This is the situation that Zhang Dong is most afraid of encountering. The Japanese obviously figured out their shortage of heavy weapons in the afternoon battle. Therefore, we would rather sacrifice some to capture their position in the shortest possible time and drive them into the sea.
Time, everyone knows that time is the most important now, and we don¡¯t want to lose the opportunity even if we sleep!
Zhang Dong hurriedly picked up his rifle, and several battalion commanders who were still resting rushed out of the regiment command post. After discovering the situation, the troops immediately returned to their own troops. Officers' hoarse voices could be heard everywhere on the position. The shouts, gunshots and explosions also became more intense with their shouts.
¡°Da da da da!¡±
The machine gun sprayed flames and roared, like a harvester of life, harvesting the lives of the Japanese sneak attacks in the dark. The scorching bullet penetrated the flesh and blood body, violently demonstrating the high efficiency of the modern killing machine in the industrial era. In front of this kind of killing machine, any flesh and blood body is vulnerable.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
The clear gunshots of the Type 16 rifle kept ringing!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
From time to time a mortar shell exploded in the darkness!
¡°Bang!¡±
¡°Bang!¡±
Boxes of grenades turn into the Grim Reaper, and each explosion takes away several living lives.
"Quick, quick, the left wing is in danger! Company one, immediately send a platoon to support and bring these two boxes of grenades!"
"yes!"
"The machine gun is out of bullets!"
"The machine gunners immediately bring their machine guns and retreat!"
"yes!"
"Boom!"
"what sound?"
"Commander, the mortar exploded, three brothers were killed!"
"What?"
With more and more Japanese, the battle is tilting in a direction that is not conducive to the 331st Regiment. After fighting for more than forty minutes, the Japanese had captured several first-line trenches on the left wing, forcing the left wing's defense forces to withdraw to the second-line defense position. But as soon as they withdrew, a loophole appeared in the already loose direction of the 331st Regiment.
"Fight! We must not lose our position, the security squad"
"have!"
¡°Go and support the left wing!¡±
"Group seats"
"Go quickly!"
"yes!"
The firing of rifles became more and more frequent, and the battle had completely heated up.
Zhang Dong was as anxious as a rat on a hot pot. He vaguely estimated that their position was where the Japanese would attack. The Japanese army that attacked their position head-on was probably no less than two brigades, and it was absolutely impossible for the 331st Regiment alone to hold it.
Zhang Dong immediately called Niu Dashun and several other battalion commanders. After thinking about it, everyone agreed to contact us for support!
Zhang Dong immediately ordered to send people to the rear and called for support from other nearby regiments. Seeing that the Japanese troops on the other side of the woods were still attacking the position continuously, he not only needed more support now, but the 331st Regiment also lacked enough support. heavy weapons. Under such circumstances, if they were to block the approaching superior Japanese forces, it would be a matter of time before their position fell.
¡°Da da da da da da!¡±
The battle actually aroused the vigilance of the troops stationed nearby. After receiving the request for help from their 331st regiment, the two nearby regiments quickly transferred a company each to support them. Also brought were two machine guns and some supplies of bullets. After receiving supplies, the last machine gun of the 331st Regiment that was preparing to evacuate began to roar.
In the dark night, several long tongues of fire were pulled out, constantly harvesting Japanese lives.
Soon after, the division headquarters also received information from the front line. Jiang Ying specially transferred a battalion of soldiers from various places to supply the 331st Regiment, along with four machine guns and several mountain cannons.
After receiving supplies, the 331st Regiment, which suffered heavy casualties, finally got a chance to breathe. Under the gradually increasing firepower, the momentum of the Japanese charge was gradually curbed.
The stalemate battle lasted for more than two hours. After the losses of the Japanese sneak attack troops gradually increased, and the position of the 331st Regiment failed to be taken, the Japanese who attacked had already noticed it and tried to defeat the Chinese in one fell swoop by relying on sneak attacks in the dark. It's no longer possible. Then, as the time approached three o'clock in the morning, as more and more reinforcements from the 331st Regiment arrived, the counterattack firepower became more and more fierce, and the sneak attack troops began to gradually withdraw.
"Is this how the Japanese evacuated?"
After the reconnaissance tracked in the dark for a while, it was discovered that the Japanese had indeed withdrawn. Zhang Dong, who was arranging the treatment of the wounded and counting the injuries, was very surprised. Just now, he was prepared to die with the position, but throughout the battle, the attack The Japanese army did not set up any artillery cover. What on earth were the Japanese planning? Where were their cannons?
Jiang Ying quickly arrived at the front line to inspect the damage.
"Master, you are humble and incompetent. According to preliminary statistics, during the battle, we wiped out 271 enemies and captured 37 wounded. We suffered 492 casualties I just don't know. Fortunately, in the battle just now, the Japanese artillery It never sounded, otherwise our position might not be able to be defended."
He was full of worries and doubts, but he heard Jiang Ying snort coldly, "It's not your fault. You don't have enough supplies of heavy weapons. It's not easy to hold the position. The Japanese hmph, you think they are having a good time. How many more days can we have? There are nearly three million of our compatriots on this island. The president is so foresighted. A few years ago, he sent people to sneak into Taiwan to secretly contact the rebels and provide them with arms. I just took over According to the confidential telegram, the resistance forces in China have been contacted, and they have now received the news of our counterattack on Taiwan, and they have risen up everywhere to attack Japanese strongholds and destroy railways."
In the dark night, he looked at the dark sky with bright eyes, "We are not fighting alone, there are millions of our compatriots here!"
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