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Chapter 126: Ambush and Annihilation of the Terauchi Detachment
In the middle of the night, the Japanese army bombed the town.
Mortar shells and infantry artillery shells streaked across the night sky and landed in the town. A flash of dazzling light pierced the night sky, followed by a roar of thunder.
The town was like a stupid monkey on an electric pole, constantly getting shocked and sparking.
Ten minutes later, the Japanese army launched an attack.
The Japanese army was lurking quietly 300 meters away. When they attacked, they threw a signal flare and charged forward like a tide in the darkness.
They started shouting only when they reached the edge of the town wall.
The shouting was so fierce that it made people's adrenaline surge, and they were filled with fear and excitement, and trembled all over.
In the town, there were screams of men and cries of women and children.
The Japanese army was certain of victory and rushed in without hesitation.
Of course there were people in the town, but they had dug air-raid shelters and were hiding themselves, deliberately making cries and shouts according to the orders of some officers who were lurking and controlling the situation.
When the Japanese army rushed in, the ambushed national army soldiers immediately rushed out, fought at designated positions on some houses, courtyard walls, and trenches, and shot at the Japanese army.
Some houses in the town were on fire, with red flames and black smoke. Both sides could see the opponent's shadows and shoot at each other.
However, the defenders threw a large number of grenades to blow up the Japanese army, and when the dense crowd of Japanese soldiers approached, they used blasting tubes. One blasting tube could kill or injure several or even dozens of Japanese soldiers!
Su Fei asked Commander Zu's subordinates to make the blasting tube.
The Japanese army initially charged fiercely, thinking that they were remnants of the Nationalist Army and that there were only a few left, so they were very bold and charged forward in groups of fools.
The national army was very happy, throwing grenades and grenade launchers and firing machine guns.
Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded in large numbers.
The Japanese soldiers were not afraid of death and continued to charge forward. "Kill all the Chinese soldiers! Recover our position."
In a few minutes, a large number of Japanese vanguards fell in the flames.
The Japanese also threw grenades, flexibly sneaked into the darkness to launch sneak attacks, or accurately sniped from behind and bombed with grenade launchers.
After ten minutes of fierce fighting, only a few Japanese infantry companies were left, and the rest were still fighting hard.
The air was filled with the strong smell of blood and feces.
The wounded soldiers were howling in suppressed voices.
The Japanese detachment commander, Major Terauchi, was furious, his face tense. This was beyond his expectations: "Retreat! Artillery bombardment again!"
The Japanese army was unable to retreat in the fierce battle, the shouting was chaotic, and no one heard his voice.
Even the staff officers around him objected, saying viciously, "Major, if we don't attack, the first infantry company will be destroyed for nothing."
In desperation, he made the decision to continue gambling: "Attack, continue to attack."
The second infantry company also rushed forward.
He personally led the charge.
The puppet troops also rushed forward.
"Charge, kill! The imperial army said that after we capture the city, we can rob and kill as we please." The puppet army battalion commander incited the troops.
More than 800 Japanese and puppet infantrymen swarmed into the city.
Behind them, there was a Japanese infantry squadron covering the artillery squadron and observing the situation.
The artillery squadron leader was questioning his life: "Our artillery attack is very fierce. We have already fired 300 shells! How can the Chinese army still be so fierce?"
"Oh no, enemy, enemy sneak attack!"
Private First Class Yamamoto, a sentry of the Japanese infantry escort squad, sounded the alarm.
Bang, several bullets flew over and pierced his mouth.
The alarm sound suddenly stopped.
The Japanese infantry squad leader was horrified and immediately issued a defensive order with a signal flare. The Japanese army fired fiercely into the darkness.
The artillery also turned on the searchlight scan.
As soon as I opened it, I saw a large number of Chinese troops sweeping in in a skirmish line. In front of them, there were machine gun fire points firing crazily, and laser bullets were flying in the sky like fireflies.
Mortar shells also flew over and hit the Japanese artillery positions.
There are high-explosive warheads and white phosphorus bombs. Just a few of them can cause smoke to rise on the Japanese positions, making visibility very low.
The Japanese army could hardly see the Nationalist troops and could only shoot indiscriminately.
The Japanese searchlight was also blown to pieces.
The National Army's mortars bombarded the Japanese artillery positions endlessly, almost covering them completely. The Japanese artillerymen risked their lives to turn their guns and fire at this side with infantry guns, mountain guns, etc.
The mortar troops also turned their guns around.
During the battle, the Nationalist Army's artillery shells continued to explode, and the Japanese artillerymen were blown away again and again. Shrapnel flew and penetrated the bodies of Japanese soldiers at a distance.
The smoke and flames from the white phosphorus bombs completely enveloped the Japanese army. The flames were everywhere, burning the Japanese army and making them scream.
Major Terauchi had already rushed into the town to join the battle and was soon hit by shrapnel from a blasting tube.
After tumbling several times, the major finally stopped, his body covered in blood. Three shrapnel penetrated his abdomen, his spleen ruptured, and blood gushed out.
"It's over, it's over. Why are the Chinese army suddenly so powerful now? Despicable."
A minute later, he fainted.
Su Fei was commanding outside the town, ordering the mortar company to suppress the enemy and the infantry to rush forward as quickly as possible to destroy the Japanese artillery and gain absolute control.
The Japanese infantry squad consisted of only more than 50 people. After being attacked, only more than ten people were left. They were still resisting stubbornly. In the darkness, they killed 30 national army soldiers one after another.
They were finally rushed by the Nationalist army and killed with grenades and bayonets.
The national army rushed from all directions, regardless of life and death, and occupied the Japanese artillery position in ten minutes.
The battle in the town also ended with the Japanese army suffering a crushing defeat.
In the town, Su Fei ambushed a battalion of troops. He was familiar with the terrain and built many trenches and fortifications. Each group had a fixed combat area. In addition, more than 500 people in the town participated in the battle, giving him absolute advantages in terms of terrain and manpower.
The Japanese soldiers who continued to fight found that there were only a few people around them and had to turn around and flee.
When the artillery in the rear was attacked, one-third of the puppet soldiers knew something was wrong and fled.
However, as they were escaping, they suddenly heard gunshots in front of them. Just as they realized the danger, bullets whistled around them and someone screamed.
That was another battalion commanded by Su Fei. They were on the outer blockade line and moved to the interception position only after the Japanese army passed.
Shooting and intimidating at the same time.
"Don't run, you are surrounded!"
"Brothers of the Imperial Army, don't be foolish. Surrender. Treat prisoners well. Chinese people don't fight Chinese people."
The puppet soldiers rolled to the ground and hid.
Who is not afraid of death?
"Stop fighting! We surrender. Brothers from the Imperial Army and the National Army, we're one family!"
There were also Japanese soldiers pretending to be the Imperial Army, curled up on the ground, waiting for some Nationalist troops to come over. They suddenly attacked, stabbed the Nationalist soldiers to death, and turned around and ran away.
The national army arrived temporarily, cursed and called the police.
The Japanese soldiers ran a few steps before being shot to death.
After more than half an hour, the battle was over.
Su Fei used a regiment of more than 1,500 men to wipe out three Japanese squadrons and one platoon. The infantry squadron had 180 men, the two platoons had over 370 men, and the artillery squadron was a reinforcement, with two infantry guns, three mortars, and over 150 men. Together with the infantry escort squad of 55 men, the total was over 570 men. He killed the Japanese detachment commander.
An entire battalion of puppet troops was completely wiped out.