This time the Japanese made a desperate move, and the independent regiment also suffered a large number of casualties.
The Japanese cannonballs landed in the Fairy Temple one after another. It was an indiscriminate attack.
Maybe the Japs and the Independent Group have learned this no-cost strategy, or maybe the Japs are really going all out this time, just to break into the Fairy Temple and start a hand-to-hand fight with the Independent Group, even if they use up all the artillery shells and machine gun bullets.
Chug tug tug, tug tug tug!
The Japanese machine guns kept spitting bullets. Although most of them hit the bunker, they also played a certain role in suppressing the firepower of the independent regiment.
In addition, the Japanese launched a group charge from the south, southeast, and east sides, and the machine guns of the independent regiment were somewhat unable to suppress it.
Although the little devil suffered heavy casualties, he had already reached a distance of less than 80 meters from the Fairy Temple.
At this time, the Japanese shouted long live the Emperor and rushed over, howling like crazy.
The battle became intense in an instant. In the close-range shooting, machine gun fire, and artillery bombardment, soldiers on both sides were rapidly consumed.
Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo ordered his guards to bring up the reserve battalion, and then ordered all soldiers wearing Japanese uniforms to take off their shirts. Because an extremely bloody hand-to-hand battle is about to begin.
Although Zhou Weiguo didn't know how brutal this hand-to-hand combat would be, how many recruits would be so frightened that they peed their pants.
But at this time, they had no way to retreat, and in order to avoid accidental injuries during the battle, they took off the Japanese's shirts.
"rush!"
Zhou Weiguo gave an order and led all his soldiers to charge.
The first to break out of the bunker was the main battalion led by Zhou Weiguo. The main battalion suffered more than a hundred casualties due to the battle just now.
But the casualties suffered by the Japs were even greater. Although they were covered by artillery fire, when they charged on the plains and were shot down by machine guns, at least dozens of Japs fell on the charge.
There were only more than 300 people in the Honda Brigade still alive at this time, even including the injured Japanese.
There are only more than 300 people left in one of Zhou Weiguo's main battalions, but on the south side of the Fairy Temple, there are dozens of Japanese and puppet troops rushing over. Zhou Weiguo divides his troops to intercept them, at least until the reserve battalion comes up. .
Their total strength would be twice that of the Japanese at this time, but with such a disparity in numbers, Zhou Weiguo didn't know whether he could win in a hand-to-hand battle.
Because the little Japanese soldiers were famous for their prowess in stabbing, in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, two or three Chinese soldiers could not defeat a single Japanese soldier.
Therefore, Zhou Weiguo could not guarantee how many people would survive this battle.
But this is war, and it is a Patriotic War. Neither Zhou Weiguo nor the soldiers behind him have a way to retreat.
A fierce battle between the two sides was about to break out. Honda, the old Japanese, and Taro Aso, who stood in the distance as if admiring the scenery, were already smiling in victory, because the Japanese Empire had never lost to the Chinese soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
However, just at this moment, boom, boom, the ground suddenly began to shake, and everyone felt their feet shaking.
The charging Japs looked around in panic, but at this moment, a group of cavalry in imperial uniforms rushed over from the direction of Yangzhou.
Honda was overjoyed and cheered: "Our reinforcements have arrived, warriors of the empire, our reinforcements have arrived."
"The reinforcements are our reinforcements! Victory will soon belong to our Empire of Japan!"
When the other Japanese soldiers heard Honda Yiji's cheers, they also started shouting.
But at this time, Taro Aso was not as happy as Honda Kazuo. He stood on the Japanese position south of the Fairy Temple, using a telescope to look at the young officer who was rushing to the front with a sword in his hand, and silently ordered: "Prepare to retreat."
A Japanese squadron leader said in confusion: "Sir, we are obviously going to win, why do we need to retreat?"
Taro Aso refused to explain because he didn't want to make his escape look ugly.
In other words, although he saw Duanwu this time, he had no intention of fighting with him. Because originally this was a losing battle.
His Imperial Japanese Army was mobilized by the stupid pigs above, resulting in a shortage of troops in Yangzhou. This directly resulted in them being unable to intercept the Chinese army at this time. What's more, the person commanding the battle is that Chinese god-like young officer?
So when he saw the strength and firepower of the independent regiment, Aso Taro had already determined that they would definitely lose today's battle. As for the imperial army's reinforcements that were waiting for two hours, that was just a hope.
If his current guess is correct, their reinforcements should still be twenty kilometers away at this time, and when they arrive at the Fairy Temple, they will probably have to collect the bodies of the imperial soldiers who died in the battle.
And sure enough, at the moment Aso Taro turned around, Honda Kazuo's head had already fallen to the ground. He thought that the reinforcements coming were from the imperial army, but little did he know that these people were soldiers of the independent regiment, and the leader was Danwu. .
The same goes for other Japanese soldiers. They were cheering to celebrate the arrival of their cavalry, but in the next second, their heads were chopped off with sabers.
In an instant, blood flowed into rivers, and Japanese corpses littered the fields.
Even if the Japanese's thrusts were really effective, they would still be no match for the cavalry's charge.
And this is why in history, powerful empires will form cavalry.
Because no infantry can withstand the charge of the surprise soldiers.
More than 300 little Japanese were strangled by the combined efforts of Dragon Boat Festival and Zhou Weiguo, and they all died in the wilderness in less than five minutes.
But at this time, when Duanwu turned his horse's head and tried to kill the Japanese on the south side, Taro Aso had already run away with all his people.
Together with the Japanese who rushed to fight with the independent group halfway, the second Japanese also ran away.
Although they did not receive the order to retreat, a Japanese squad leader saw the imperial army withdrawing from the position.
This is obvious, they withdrew and became cannon fodder. The squad leader was about to curse. Then he did nothing and ran away with his men. Not only did he run away, but he also accused the commander Taro Aso of being afraid of death. He actually left his own soldiers and ran away alone when the imperial soldiers were charging.
Moreover, he can't do this, because if he doesn't accuse Taro Aso, he will be charged with running away from the battlefield.
So he ran away with his people, but not in the direction of Changzhou. Instead, he wanted to take a detour to Yangzhou and find connections there to explain the whole matter to the headquarters to exonerate himself.
And Captain Wang was not a fool, but when he saw the Japanese running away, he took his men and ran with him. It's just that he felt something was wrong as he ran. He failed miserably today. Why shouldn't the Japanese put all the blame on him when he goes back?
Thinking about it, Captain Wang gradually stopped, and then said to the brothers around him: "The little devils don't regard us as human beings at all. So many brothers are dead, and we will die when we go back. Listen to me and take off your clothes." With these clothes on, go back and pick up everyone in your family, and we can go up to the mountains and become bandits, and then we will still enjoy the food and drink spicy food!"
(End of chapter)
