General Pang Bingxun was inspired by our army's victory and continuously dispatched troops to charge into the town. The soldiers' morale was high and they braved the bullets of the Japanese army to advance bravely, gradually compressing the Japanese army to the center of the town. There was a turret owned by a local rich man. The rich man's family had already run away. The Japanese army used this gun tower as a base and set up defense lines in the surrounding houses. There were about 500 Japanese soldiers gathered here. Captain Hidetoshi Yao served as the top commander. He was on the third floor of the gun tower. A headquarters was established. As the Japanese troops retreated, the defense line was shortened, the personnel were denser, and the firepower was increased. However, the roads in the town were narrow and it was not convenient for charging. When the 3rd Army compressed them to the vicinity of the gun tower, they stopped the attack and waited for the rear artillery to be mobilized. They launched an attack, and Lieutenant Colonel Xiumin also knew that the situation was very critical, and kept calling for help through the only radio station. However, the Japanese army currently did not have enough troops to rescue them. Shan Qi ordered them to persist until the night to break out, and promised to send planes to Come support.
The Japanese troops fought hard despite being trapped and fired wildly at our soldiers. The roads around the gun towers and the rich man's compound occupied by the Japanese troops were very narrow. The officers and soldiers of the Army organized small-scale infiltrations many times, but they were all beaten back, and some brothers were injured or killed. The soldiers used rifles to Machine gun firepower could not suppress the firepower of the Japanese army. Firstly, because the Japanese army was condescending, and secondly, the Japanese machine gun shooters had better shooting skills and higher accuracy. Although our soldiers are not afraid of sacrifice, every casualty will be supplemented by one, but after all, the lives of soldiers are precious. Commander Luo Gang, who commanded the front line, ordered the troops to block the streets and surround the Japanese army.
Pang Bingxun strode to Commander Luo of the 59th Army and used binoculars to observe the Japanese troops in the gun tower in front. Commander Luo stood up straight and reported the battle situation to Commander Pang. Pang Bingxun turned around and asked the chief of staff: "Where is the artillery battalion, and why haven't we moved it up yet?" The chief of staff frowned and replied: "I have given the order a long time ago, but this battalion commander has not moved the troops up yet. "A guard hurried in and whispered a few words in the ear of the chief of staff. The chief of staff's face became as emotional and dark as the incense ashes in the temple. He quickly came to Pang Bingxun: "Military. Commander, Battalion Commander Ma and his artillery battalion were bombed by Japanese aircraft, and the whole battalion was martyred." "What?" Pang Bingxun's hands trembled. This artillery battalion was the only remaining artillery battalion in his 3rd Army, and now it was This happened when artillery support was needed. Commander Luo's face also became very ugly. If he could not knock down the Japanese defense stronghold in time, once the Japanese army broke through after dark, it would be difficult to guarantee that the Japanese army could be completely annihilated. If the Japanese army could not be completely annihilated, Linyi would be punished. The battle left an imperfect ending.
"Special Forces Brigade?" Commander Luo thought of the special forces brigade that appeared at the Japanese artillery position like a magical force. This force was transferred from Changsha to Xuzhou before the war and was affiliated with the Xuzhou Theater Command. This time, Linyi was temporarily strengthened to reinforce They defeated the 59th Army, and they were extraordinary as soon as they took action. They single-handedly knocked out a mountain artillery brigade of the Japanese army, creating an opportunity for the counterattack. Moreover, this time they were the first to open a gap in the Japanese defense line in Jiuqu Town, leaving the 3rd Army and the 59th Army with only The Japanese troops were compressed to the center of the town at a relatively small cost.
"Okay, let the special forces team come in." Pang Bingxun made the final decision.
As soon as Song Xiaopeng entered the headquarters, he saw a lot of generals looking at maps, studying tactics, and deploying troops. He was accustomed to this. He came to Commander Luo of the 59th Army openly, touched his heels with his feet, and saluted: "Captain Song Xiaopeng of the Special Forces Brigade has been ordered to report." Immediately, all eyes in the command post were directed at him, and Song Xiaopeng stood up straighter. Luo Gang looked at Song Xiaopeng carefully and secretly admired what a man he was. "Captain Song, I think you also know the purpose of calling you here." Song Xiaopeng smiled and pointed at the Japanese artillery tower, "Is it for that?" Luo Gang also smiled: "Can you complete the mission?" Song Xiaopeng said firmly: "I promise to complete the mission." Pang Bingxun also came over, "If you capture this turret before dark, I will reward you 10,000 yuan." Song Xiaopeng After thinking for a while: "Commander Pang, please keep Dayang. We will kill the enemy for the country. We don't need these things. When the time comes, you can just give us a few good coffins." Pang Bingxun's eyes suddenly became moist: "Bring the wine. "The orderly brought 2 large bowls of good wine and delivered them to Pang Bingxun and Song Xiaopeng. Song Xiaopeng smelled the wine and said: "It's really good wine." Pang Bingxun laughed: "Boy, this is the best Maotai wine. I'm going to save it for today. Come on, I'll go out for you." Song Xiaopeng and Pang Bingxun drank the wine in one gulp and fell to the ground. Pang Bingxun pulled out his pistol. This was a German weapon. A Mauser pistol produced by the original factory. "Here, I give you this pistol as a souvenir." Song Xiaopeng took the pistol, saluted with a military salute, and strode out of the headquarters. Pang Bingxun and Luo Gang looked at his back and nodded secretly.
Song Xiaopeng and Shi Quan and Wu Zixun, the special forces with the best marksmanship and tactical skills, came to the position closest to the Japanese army to observe the Japanese defense situation. In the fortification built in the middle of the street, platoon leader Mao Zeyi introduced in detail how many Japanese soldiers they discovered. At this firepower point, Song Xiaopeng used an original German telescope to carefully observe the situation in the Japanese artillery tower and the courtyard below. The Japanese army deployed 4 machine guns on this side, and the cross fire blocked the way forward. The bodies of some of our soldiers were not yet After being rescued, they still fell to the place where they were fighting. There was also a lot of Japanese infantry machine gun fire blocking the road in the private houses on both sides. The Japanese even arranged two grenade launchers on the top of the turret and fired shells at surrounding targets from time to time. , the beating made our soldiers unable to lift their heads.
Song Xiaopeng first rejected the plan of advancing house by house because it was already noon and advancing house by house would take too much time. He could only fight quickly and resolve the battle as soon as possible. Shi Quan thought that he could try to send a few special forces with the best marksmanship to block the machine gun nozzles of the Japanese gun towers with rifles. As long as the machine guns of the gun towers could not fire outwards, the battle would be easier. The problem was how to advance to a position where the rifles could shoot directly at the Japanese artillery towers. Song Xiaopeng decided to adopt the tactic of attacking from the east and attacking in the west. The 59th Regiment and Pang Bingxun's 222nd Regiment, 349th Regiment, and 1021st Regiment launched feint attacks from the east, west, and north, while their special forces brigade was at 1st of the 59th Regiment. With the assistance of the 3rd Battalion Company, they quietly advanced to a position where they could shoot directly at the turret with rifles, quickly repaired the fortifications, and carried out operations. Another problem that needed to be solved was how to deal with the two grenade canisters, which posed too great a threat to the fortifications. Wu Zixun remembered that there was an ancient pagoda in the east of the town. The ancient pagoda had a history of more than 200 years. It was much higher than the gun tower, but it was a little farther away. It was more than 300 meters away from the gun tower. Rifle shooting at this distance might not be accurate. . Ordinarily, for snipers from other countries, this distance would be a piece of cake, but at that time, the Chinese special forces brigade did not even have a sniper rifle with a scope, and could only rely on the human eye and the ordinary Karl 98k rifle to carry out sniper operations. , the difficulty is considerable.
Song Xiaopeng decided to take the risk and give it a try. Together with the other three best shooters in the team, he fired at the grenadier soldiers in the Japanese artillery tower from the top of the ancient tower to suppress the Japanese army. The officers and soldiers of the 3rd company quickly moved forward to repair the fortifications, and the special forces were in charge. Suppress the machine gun fire of the Japanese artillery tower and the Japanese fire of the houses on both sides. This is a standard coordinated operation. Each unit must act on time to attract the attention of the Japanese army and ensure that the 3rd company and the special forces brigade can successfully build fortifications.
The officers and soldiers of the 3rd company transported a large pile of sandbags to the starting point, waiting for other friendly forces to launch an attack so that they could transport the sandbags forward to repair the fortifications. Everyone was very nervous and excited, and they were looking forward to the moment of attack.
