Major General Yamada still chose to send a brigade of the Cavalry Regiment to the North Gate. He repeatedly told Colonel Uchiyama - work quietly, no shooting...
"Yo Xi! Luo Ying, you'd better not let me look down on you, otherwise the saber of the cavalry brigade will be waiting for you."
After finishing his pretense, Major General Yamada could finally sleep peacefully. That night he had a beautiful dream. He dreamed that Luo Ying used the cover of night to break out from the north gate quietly, but ended up bumping into the pocket formation of the cavalry brigade. middle;
The sharp saber chopped off the heads of the Chinese people like melons and vegetables. Luo Ying burst into tears of remorse and knelt in front of him to beg for mercy. And there was an extra star on the collar badge of Major General Yamada - everything in his dream!
It was also on this dark night that Luo Ying gave the order to the main force in the periphery to counterattack. After receiving the order, Xie Zhongyuan, who was hiding more than ten miles away, led the main force of the 881st and 882nd regiments and the direct artillery battalion (short of a mortar company) of nearly 4,000 people. Xingye rushed to Kunshan City and surrounded the main Japanese force outside Kunshan City from the east, south and west;
Li Zhao led the main force of the supplementary regiment, about 2,000 people, to surround them from the north and completed the siege of the Japanese. Wu Tielin, a recruit from the first battalion of the supplementary regiment, held the steel gun tightly with both hands, and his palms were sweating nervously.
After leaving his warm home in the concession, he rushed to the vicinity of Kunshan in two days, just in time to catch up with the Gujun Brigade's recruitment. He excitedly signed up and successfully became a pink recruit under his idol Luo Ying. , received a 90% new 38-inch cap, along with 60 rounds of ammunition and 2 grenades.
His squad leader was a veteran who broke out from Sihang Warehouse. When Wu Tielin learned about it, he hugged the squad leader excitedly and was scolded by the squad leader on the spot, but he was not angry. It felt so good to see his idol. If it were replaced by Luo Ying is even more beautiful.
The only thing that makes him dissatisfied is that he has not yet received a handsome Type 24 military uniform. In the past few days, the squad leader has only taught him how to use a rifle;
Since he had to hide his target, he had never fired a live round. He looked forward to fighting the Japanese every day, but when it was his turn to go to the battlefield, he was so nervous that he couldn't even hold the gun. He heard that the Japanese were very vicious...
"Tielin, don't be nervous. The Japanese are just like you. They carry a big head on two shoulders. If a bullet hits it, it will still die!"
"Squad leader, I heard that you have killed - killed - more than a dozen - Japs?"
Wu Tielin asked stammering, and monitor Mao Jindou said disdainfully:
"Twenty-one! Can a dozen of you be Wu Tielin's squad leader?"
Wu Tielin was amused by Squad Leader Mao's words and said sheepishly:
"Monitor, don't say that, it makes me seem like a great person."
"Tielin, you are a man of culture and a foreign accountant. After this battle is over, you have to write a letter home for me and tell our parents that I have killed twenty-one Japanese!"
After hearing this, Wu Tielin immediately patted his chest in a low voice and said:
"No problem, leave this matter to me."
Mao Jindou saw that Wu Tielin was not as nervous as before, so he patted Wu Tielin's shoulder a few times with his big palm-like hand and said:
"Follow me when we charge. The Japs are nothing to be afraid of. The company commander said that we only have a few hundred Japs cavalry here."
Wu Tielin nodded heavily, and then said:
"Squad leader, don't worry. I'm not afraid of the Japs. I walked over a hundred miles from Shencheng to follow Brigadier Luo to fight the Japs."
Outside the south city, at four o'clock in the morning, the Japanese camp was quiet. Except for the cavalry regiment responsible for peripheral security and the necessary security personnel on the inside, everyone else was asleep. The dawn here was quiet;
The main force of the Lone Army Brigade has been moved into place. Chief of Staff Xie Zhongyuan is observing the deployment of the Japanese positions with binoculars. Next to him are Li Shuo and Zhou Shuzhuang.
Since half of the Japanese cavalry regiment was divided to set up an ambush outside the north city, the strength of the south city was slightly insufficient, and the outward warning distance was also greatly shortened;
Four o'clock in the morning is the time when the body's biological clock is the most tired. Many of the soldiers in charge of security are already drowsy. The mobile sentries placed by the cavalry regiment on the periphery have been wiped out by the reconnaissance company. Now only the core defense circle is left. Devil.
Due to the presence of the Japanese cavalry, the large troops could not reach the Japanese position silently. More than 500 meters was the limit. They first eliminated the Japanese cavalry, and then besieged them on three sides, striving to resolve the battle at six in the morning to avoid attracting Japanese planes. .
Thinking of this, Xie Zhongyuan made a decision in his mind. After a brief communication with Li Shuo and others, he decided to start taking action. They now had an absolute advantage, and they had no intention of calculating, so they could just fire directly.
"Signal soldier, send the flare, start!"
Following Xie Zhongyuan's order, three signal flares pierced the sky. More than a dozen artillery pieces from the artillery battalion (which lacked a mortar battery) that had been waiting for the order opened fire almost simultaneously;
The flying thunder artillery battery and the infantry artillery battery were used separately. More than a dozen artillery shells (explosive packets) smashed into the camp of the Japanese cavalry. The enemy's nest was instantly blown up, causing heavy casualties...
"Bagaya Road, enemy attack!"
Captain Uchiyama, the captain of the cavalry regiment, was awakened by the explosion and rushed out of the tent cursing. When he saw the fire all over the place, his face changed with fear;
This was not a harassment by a small force, but a siege by a large force, including more than a dozen artillery pieces.
Before the Japanese could react, another round of shells fell, knocking down the panicked Japanese in groups;
Immediately afterwards came a large number of light and heavy machine guns, raining bullets on the Japanese, who were unable to fight back. Most of the hundreds of cavalry were killed or injured in less than a while, and the rest were like headless flies. He was beaten and was running around.
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"
The remaining Japanese cavalry began to go crazy, screaming and charging into the hail of bullets of the lone brigade, and then were knocked to the ground one by one...
At the 103rd Brigade Headquarters, Major General Yamada had been awakened by the sound of gunfire, but he had not yet figured out what was going on. Fortunately, Chief of Staff Kamui rushed in and reported to him:
"General, the outer cavalry regiment was attacked by unknown armed forces. They were equipped with a large number of artillery. It is initially judged that they are lone travelers!"
When Yamada heard that he was a lone brigade, he felt as if someone had stepped on his tail. He went crazy instantly. He could not accept this result and cursed angrily:
"Baga Yalu, people from the Lone Army Brigade? Are you sure? Could it be that Luo Ying knows how to spread beans into soldiers? How many are there? Where do they come from?"
Regarding the series of questions raised by Major General Yamada, Lieutenant Colonel Kamei also wanted to know the answers. Unfortunately, there were gunshots everywhere now. He didn't know where Luo Ying had summoned so many troops. But one thing was certain, this was definitely Luo Ying. troops!
"General, some of the artillery they used were mortars that had appeared before, and their lethality was astonishing. The cavalry regiment suffered heavy casualties, and it seemed that it could no longer withstand it. We had to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible;
I suggest mobilizing all personnel to hold the position, and also requesting tactical guidance from the division commander. As long as we can hold on until dawn and the imperial planes arrive, the imperial army can hold the position until reinforcements arrive. "
Major General Yamada thought that this was all he could do, so he ordered Lieutenant Commander Kamei to arrange many matters. The rest was to wait for help, hoping it would come in time.
Whistles sounded one after another on the Japs' position. When the cannons sounded, the Japs were already in chaos. All the field troops were in the city, and those left behind were non-combatants, allowing them to withstand the wolves and tigers. The lone brigade was a little too forced on them.
Seeing that the Japanese cavalry had been almost wiped out, Xie Zhongyuan immediately ordered the bugler to blow the charge horn, and the lone brigade began to launch a general attack.
After hearing the charge, thousands of soldiers of the 881st and 882nd regiments screamed excitedly, picked up the steel guns in their hands, and rushed towards the Japanese position with murderous intent.
The Japanese troops were also on full firepower, trying to block the lone brigade's attack with a hail of bullets. A large number of soldiers rushing in front fell down, and the rest lay down on the spot, waiting for the artillery brothers to come and deal with them.
It didn't take long for infantry artillery and heartless artillery to be dragged over and bombarded the Japanese firepower points indiscriminately, knocking each firepower point away.
The Japanese's defensive firepower suddenly dropped, and they were no longer able to stop the Chinese's offensive...
Seeing that the situation was over, Major General Yamada immediately ordered the destruction of the 104th Regiment flag, and the Cavalry Regiment flag was also destroyed. This time they did not give the lone brigade a chance;
"Kamii-kun, send a farewell message to the division headquarters! I, the 103rd Brigade, will fight to the last person..."
