The sudden sound of artillery alarmed everyone. Zhongteng Jiahe, who was knocked to the ground, pushed himself up hard and shook off the thick layer of floating soil on his body. Then he looked forward and saw that he found more than two hundred meters ahead. Suddenly, a large crater more than ten meters wide appeared. The two Japanese tanks that had been shooting wildly at their own side had disappeared without a trace.
Seeing the crater in front that was obviously much larger than the usual shells, Chongteng Jaga had a look of horror and surprise on his face, "Thatthat is at least a heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 200 millimeters. It¡¯s our reinforcements, our reinforcements are coming!¡±
Chongteng Jiahe struggled to turn his head and look back, only to see dozens of flares suddenly rising in the dark night sky at this moment. The hot lights illuminated the dark night sky as bright as day. Under the illumination of the flares, the south side of the bridge Suddenly appeared in front of everyone. In the distance, groups of soldiers wearing gray-green military uniforms rushed over from the north. They shouted loud killing sounds while swarming towards the bridge. The Japanese troops who were already running exhausted in front of them were chased by them. Gotta spread out. The riverside was full of Japanese soldiers fleeing in all directions.
Chongteng Jiahe immediately got up and shouted excitedly: "Rescuing warriors, our reinforcements have arrived. Everyone cheer up and counterattack immediately! Destroy all the lackeys of the chaebol! Give Tus. !¡±
"Half a year!"
The soldiers rescuing the Japanese who were originally overwhelmed by the Japanese tanks were so excited when they saw the reinforcements arriving, they all got up and kept pulling the triggers in their hands. Shoot forward. At this time, the sky was illuminated by flares as bright as day. Naturally, they could not let go of this opportunity. They used this light to pour out tongues of fire violently towards the Japanese troops in front who were being bombarded by artillery fire and their offensive formation was in disarray. Bullets chased them like raindrops. Looking at the Japanese troops who are retreating.
The Japanese army that was hit by the sudden attack was temporarily blinded. Although there were not many artillery shells falling from the sky at this time, these artillery shells were 200 mm caliber artillery shells. Each projectile weighs 1,780 kilograms. When it hit the ground, a large crater of more than ten meters was exploded. There were no humans or animals within a radius of tens of meters. In just four or five minutes, several Japanese tanks and hundreds of Japanese soldiers were blown up. Without a trace, even the craziest Japanese soldiers did not dare to attack lightly after being bombed like this.
Some are happy and some are sad! Chongteng Jiahe was happy, but Colonel Jun Jinshan, who was in charge of the attack, was worried. When he saw heavy artillery shells slowly but surely falling into the Japanese army one after another, he knew that this attack was destined to end in the end. It ended in failure. Listening to the faint shouts mixed with the sound of artillery in the distance, he knew that he had to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise the three regiments he had brought with him might not be able to leave at dawn.
Colonel Jin Sanjun can be regarded as a ruthless person with a temperament. He gritted his teeth and said to the messenger beside him: "You give the order immediately. Leave a large group to stop the Chinese, and all other troops stop attacking and immediately turn towards Nanping!" "
"ah¡¡"
The ordering soldier beside him couldn't turn his head for a moment, and was a little stunned. He looked at Colonel Jinshan Jun and was speechless.
Seeing the stunned look of the messenger, Colonel Jinshan Jun was also a little embarrassed, and said with a slightly red face: "Go down and deliver the order. The imperial army's transfer is only temporary, and we will come back before long."
"Hai!"
The ordering soldier finally came to his senses and hurried over to deliver the order
Just when Colonel Jinshan Jun led the troops to retreat in a hurry. Thousands of Japanese troops who retreated to the Jiangnan coast also suffered heavy losses under the fierce attack of the pursuing troops. Kashiwa Jingran, who was responsible for commanding the pursuit, also came to the river in a jeep.
As soon as Bai Jingran arrived at the north bank of the river, he heard a commotion around him. After a while, the guards around him came to report that the Japanese rescue commander Shota Ishida asked to see him. Bai Jing smiled dumbly and waved to the guards to let him over.
Soon there was a sound of footsteps, and Shota Ishida, whose face was covered with gunpowder smoke and whose yellow military uniform was also smoked black, walked over. I saw him coming to Bai Jingran, saluting and loudly saying: "Report to Your Excellency, General Bai. Ishida Shota, the commander of the Japanese Rescue Army, was ordered to seize the Minjiang Bridge. The task has been completed. Please give instructions to your Excellency, General!"
"Very good!" Kashiwa looked at Shota Ishida with satisfaction. I couldn't help but praise: "This time our army was able to seize the Minjiang Bridge intact, and you all contributed the most to saving the enemy. Don't worry, I will truthfully report your contribution to Commander Bai. I think your dream of becoming a general will definitely come true." It will happen soon.¡±
"Hai, thank you, General." Ishida was also in a surging mood at the moment. His long-cherished wish was about to come true. How could he not be excited? But after the excitement, he bowed to Kashiwa Jingran and said: "Your Excellency, General, I There is still oneA small request, please approve it. "
"Oh, tell me!" Bai Jingran was in a good mood at this time, and he decided in his heart that as long as Ishida's request was not too excessive, he would agree to what he could.
"Your Excellency, General, our army suffered heavy casualties in this battle to seize the bridge. We are in urgent need of additional troops. Therefore, I hope that Your Excellency, General, will not wipe out all the Japanese troops surrounded by the river. Please leave them all to us!"
"Oh! Is that so?" Kashiwa looked at Shota Ishida and then at the riverside, and couldn't help but ponder.
To be honest, Bai Jingran originally didn't care much about Su Rui's whim of setting up this Japanese rescue force. He has always insisted on the mentality that people who are not our own race must have different hearts, and he has no intention of rearming Japanese prisoners. There was still some resistance in my heart, but Suri was his supreme commander, and he couldn't say much after he gave the order.
However, in this battle, he discovered the usefulness of this rescue team. In fact, if the individual quality of these soldiers who have received strict training from the Japanese Army is no less than that of the most elite soldiers in the Seventh Army Soldiers, there are many reasons why they are retreating steadily.
And judging from this bridge-capture operation, it¡¯s hard to say whether it would have been successful if the Seventh Army had been allowed to do it on its own, and what¡¯s certain is that the casualties would have been frighteningly large. After all, in this kind of operation to infiltrate behind enemy lines, Xiangjiu**, a force composed entirely of Japanese prisoners, has a natural and absolute advantage. All they have to do is perform in their true colors. This is something that the Seventh Army cannot match in any case. .
After quickly weighing the ceremony in his mind, Kashiwa Jingran asked Ishida Shota, who was looking at him eagerly: "Ishida-kun, how many casualties did you save in this operation?"
When I mentioned this, Ishida's face drooped, and he said listlessly: "Your Majesty General, we have reached one-third of the rescue mission, so we are indeed continuing to replenish troops." In order to add to his persuasion, Shota Ishida He raised his voice and said: "Please rest assured, our rescuers are absolutely loyal to Commander-in-Chief Su. Please trust me on this!" After saying that, Ishida immediately bowed ninety to Kashiwa. Bow deeply.
Bai Jingran nodded secretly and smiled: "Okay, Mr. Ishida, I believe in your loyalty to Commander Su. Let's do this. On the shore, our troops are still surrounded by more than 3,000 Japanese troops. Now they are stubbornly If they resist, I will give you one hour to surrender them. You can also tell me any artillery support you need. As long as they can surrender to us within half an hour, I will allow him to hand over all the surrendered Japanese prisoners. How about you save me?"
"Hai, I'm so grateful for you (Thank you so much!)" The excited Ishida Shota spoke the most familiar Japanese in his excitement, and bowed several times to Kashiwa Jingran.
Bai Jingran waved his hand nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, go ahead. Remember, you only have half an hour to surrender them. If it takes more than half an hour, I will order the artillery to cover them with artillery fire!" "
"Hai, I'll go right away!"
Ishida also knew that time was precious, so he hurriedly ran towards his troops
"Boom"
A shell exploded near a crater where Nishizumi Kojiro was lying down. The violent explosion shook his eardrums, and the raised soil also splashed all over him. Then he looked at the people in front of him under the cover of artillery fire. Looking at the dark shadows advancing slowly but surely in his own position, and then at the surging river behind him, waves of despair flashed through his heart.
"Am I going to die here today?" Nishizumi Kojiro firmly grasped the command sword in his hand, then looked at the soldiers around him who also had a look of despair in their eyes, and his face twitched.
"I'm really not willing to give in, but as an imperial man, dying in battle is my fate."
Thinking of this, Nishizumi Kojiro took out the Southern-style pistol from his waist and roughly checked the magazine. Seeing that the magazine was full of bullets, he slowly pointed the muzzle of the gun at his temple.
"I am an imperial man, and I will never be a prisoner."
As he murmured, he habitually raised his eyes and looked at the opposite side. Suddenly he rubbed his eyes vigorously, with a look of disbelief on his face, because he was surprised to find that the Chinese troops wearing gray-green military uniforms on the opposite side actually withdrew and were replaced by a group of soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms. Nishizumi Kojiro's unique good eyesight as an armored soldier could clearly see that the soldiers were not only dressed the same as ordinary Japanese soldiers, but their offensive formations were also exactly the same as the Japanese army.
Anxious and angry, Nishizumi Kojiro suddenly cursed: "Baga, this army is a big Japanese army."The army of this empire, what is going on? "
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