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Text Chapter 513 Two Cities of Flesh and Blood (7)

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    Just when Ma Fengqi made up his mind to forcibly evacuate the people who refused to evacuate, Gou Zaiquan in the Kong family shack had entered the final moment.  [.At this time, Gou Zaiquan and his remaining twenty-one comrades retreated to the last blocking position and after more than ten minutes of hard fighting, except for a few grenades, they had used up the last bullets.

    The last few people left were surrounded by the Japanese troops who rushed in and were in the last courtyard of the entire courtyard.  At this time, only the last six soldiers were left around Gou Zaiquan, and he was the only cadre left.  Sun Pinghua, the instructor of the Second Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 13th Regiment, who led the reinforcements in, fired the last grenade on his body during a hand-to-hand fight with the Japanese army, and died together with the Japanese army.

    For the last few people trapped in this isolated compound, the Japanese army, which was held back in this inconspicuous village on the map for a full three hours by a reinforced company, did not take it lightly.  Although almost all of these people were injured, the Japanese army, which suffered heavy casualties when facing these tenacious defenders, still did not dare to be careless.

    In previous battles, despite the massive artillery cover, the Japanese 40th Regiment still suffered extremely heavy casualties during the attack compared to the scale of this battle.  Two entire squadrons of the attacking Third Battalion were disabled.  Especially in the repeated street fighting, although the troops led by Gou Zaiquan suffered casualties, an entire squadron of the Japanese army was also disabled.

    Faced with a casualty ratio of almost one to two compared to the defenders, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi's face turned blue with anger as he looked at the corpses of the wounded and dead carried down.  If the subsequent battles continue at this casualty rate, I am afraid that the 25th Division will be wiped out before the Twin Cities can wait.

    Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi, who was greatly angered by the unusually heavy casualty ratio, looked at the commander of the 40th Regiment, Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, and said coldly: "Now you should know what kind of opponent we are facing.  Right? The fighting power of a group of Chinese people who are united without internal strife and have firm beliefs is amazing. This is the difference between the Chinese government forces and the communist forces."

    "There are many factions in the Chinese government army, and it is common for them to refuse to save themselves during battles. In particular, there are many conflicts between the so-called direct central army and the local army, which they call miscellaneous. It is difficult to break out if they are suspicious of each other during the battle.  But you also saw just now that when the Kong family's shack was in danger, their troops from other directions fought hard to rescue them."

    "For the empire, a well-equipped opponent is not scary. What is scary is a group of opponents who are not afraid of death, but are well-trained and well-equipped. If the Chinese people are like this army, they will no longer be in disarray.  , fearless of death, the empire will never have the chance to conquer this rich and beautiful land."

    Hearing Suzuki Teiichi¡¯s words, Shoji Tatsumi fell silent.  It was originally scheduled to take one hour to take down the Kong family shack, but now three hours have passed, but the battle has still not been resolved, which really makes Shoji Xun extremely embarrassed.

    What embarrassed him even more was that an infantry brigade, under the cover of four squadrons of artillery, attacked a village with only one reinforced company of defenders, but it paid the price of two squadrons being disabled.  This result was like a slap in the face, hitting Zhuang Si Xun hard in the face.

    After a long silence, Shoji Tatsumi said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the most fortunate thing for the empire now is that most Chinese people are not like them. Just like those Chinese people who serve the empire, they will do anything for glory and wealth.  Abandon, including their human dignity.¡±

    After Gou Zaiquan withdrew into the only courtyard in the north of the village that could still be seen as a house, Zhuang Si Xun mobilized an entire squadron to surround the courtyard with watertight in order to deal with his remaining more than 20 remnants.  The attack did not give the defenders any time to breathe.

    Facing the last six remaining defenders, an infantry squad was thrown into the final attack.  Looking at the Japanese troops rushing in, Gou Zaiquan smiled slightly.  He knew that he had completed the minimum task of blocking the Japanese army for four hours as assigned by the brigade headquarters.  It should have been almost four hours since the battle started.

    Knowing that at this point in the battle, he was already helpless and that there was no possibility of recovery, Gou Zai faced a small group of Japanese troops who were rushing towards him.  But without the slightest hesitation or retreat, he led the remaining six soldiers forward without fear.  According to Gou Zaiquan's idea, even if he died, he would bite another piece of Japanese flesh.

    When three Japanese bayonets were inserted into his body almost at the same time, Gou Zaiquan seemed as if the three bayonets inserted into his body did not exist. He smiled and looked at the sky to the north. He clicked with his fingers and unscrewed the last one inserted on his belt.  Grenade with safety cover removed.  The last soldier beside him was holding a Japanese soldier and also fired the grenade on the Japanese soldier.

    When there are two explosionsAfter the noise subsided, a different kind of tranquility appeared on the entire battlefield.  Leading the division headquarters into the Kong family shack where the gunfire had completely subsided, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi was speechless for a long time when he saw the dead bodies and smashed weapons lying on the ground.  When he walked into the courtyard that was the final battlefield and saw dead and injured Japanese soldiers everywhere, Suzuki Teiichi was speechless.

    It was the last twenty-one defenders who not only held back the 40th Regiment for another half an hour, but also caused the casualties of half a squadron of the 40th Regiment.  In particular, a team that participated in the final blow suffered almost all casualties due to the continuous explosion of two grenades in a small space.

    After a long time, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi said to Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, the captain of the 40th Regiment who accompanied him to inspect the battlefield: "Bury the bodies of these Chinese people. They are all opponents worthy of admiration. They are real warriors.  They are admirable people. Although we are opponents, they deserve our respect. The warriors who died on the battlefield should not be killed in the wilderness."

    Hearing Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi¡¯s explanation, Shoji Tatsumi remained silent.  Before the war, he never thought that he would be so embarrassed in this small village in front of a garrison with no more than one company of troops.  Not counting brigade artillery and mortars, there were four squadrons of mountain field artillery alone, and it took nearly four hours for a regiment of troops under the cover of two to three thousand rounds of artillery shells to be crippled before it was taken.  Come down.

    For him, in addition to putting away his contempt for the Alliance, this ending was an extreme shame.  What kind of army is this?  In four hours, with four to five hundred casualties, only one outpost was captured, and not even a single prisoner was captured.  Not even one seriously injured person.

    Looking at the wounded and wounded soldiers everywhere, Colonel Shoji Atsushi suddenly had a bad feeling about the upcoming war.  It turned out that I had always thought that the division commander was too cautious and was frightened by these Chinese people.  But now he feels that it may be a good choice for the division commander to stop the offensive termination line in the Twin Cities.

    Just when Lieutenant General Suzuki Teichi and Colonel Shoji Tatsumi were speechless facing the ruins of the battlefield of the Kong family shack, a communications staff officer ran over and reported good news and bad news to these two.  The good news is that the special train carrying the 7th Regiment of the Ninth Division's leading force and the two mountain artillery squadrons of the artillery regiment has arrived at Taolaizhao Station and will arrive at the battlefield in about two hours.

    The news that the leading unit of the Ninth Division is about to arrive is good news for the two people, but it is not all good news.  The arrival of the Ninth Division certainly meant that the Twenty-fifth Division was no longer alone.  But for Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi and the 25th Division, it is tantamount to a shame.

    A division with full strength and strong fire support needs helpers when facing an opponent with fewer troops than itself. This is difficult for any Japanese general to accept.  Especially for the Japanese generals who have a strong sense of honor, it is almost difficult to accept.  Not only Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi found it difficult to accept, but also Colonel Shoji Tatsumi, whose madness was no longer there.

    As for the bad news, the two of them were stunned.  The 70th Infantry Regiment, which mechanized its advance, encountered large-scale and repeated air attacks by hundreds of enemy planes as it crossed the Lalin River.  In the air strikes, the opponent not only used a large number of conventional high-explosive bombs, but also used a new type of incendiary bombs and airborne machine guns.

    Because of the lack of air defense means, the 70th Regiment suffered heavy casualties in the air raid.  Except for one brigade and half of the search brigade that crossed the river early and are still intact, the remaining two brigade lost two-thirds in the air attack.  Moreover, almost all the baggage and hundreds of trucks carried by the Kwantung Army were lost.

    Holding two telegrams with different contents, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi was dumbfounded.  The 70th Regiment, which he planned to use as a surprise force and prepare to be deployed on the flank battlefield of the Twin Cities, lost its combat effectiveness before it even started.  The importance of the two infantry brigades to the current war situation is self-evident.

    Furthermore, the Seventy Regiment lost most of its troops in the Fourteenth Regiment, and was the only intact one after the Forty Regiment was crippled by one brigade. It was also the main force of the Twenty-fifth Division's next battle.  Now, not a single shot was fired, and it was blown away before it even reached the battlefield.  How will we fight the war in the future?

    Looking at the dumbfounded Lieutenant General Suzuki Sadichi, Colonel Shoji Tatsumi asked carefully: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the 70th Regiment has suffered huge losses and has lost its combat effectiveness. What should we do next? We should organize defense on the spot and wait for the next one.  The Ninth Division has arrived, or should we continue to attack the Twin Cities? "

    The battle situation in the Kong family shack made Colonel Shoji Xun lose his previous madness and become much more honest.  If before, he dared to attack Harbin with a regiment of troops, but now he learned that the 70th Regiment was conducting an air raidAfter suffering heavy losses, it was rare for them to propose on-site defense and wait for the Ninth Division.

    Regarding Colonel Shoji Tatsumi's question, Lieutenant General Suzuki Teiichi shook his head and said: "Transfer the remaining brigade of the 70th Regiment and incorporate it into your 40th Regiment. Don't stop, gather the troops to  Let¡¯s continue heading north together. We must capture Shuangcheng and open the way to attack Harbin before the Ninth Division arrives.¡±

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