Chapter 117 Jiujiang Offensive and Defensive Battle (VI)

Now, let's go back to the Jiujiang battlefield. On August 28, the 101st Japanese Division occupied the beachhead position in Gutang, so it immediately established a landing ground. With the support of naval warships, the Japanese army transported a large number of artillery and heavy equipment to the shore, and established a consolidated landing ground at Gutang Beach. Lieutenant General Ito Masashi ordered the 103rd infantry Regiment as a vanguard to take the opportunity to attack Gutang Town, attempting to break through the ** defense line and expand the results of the battle. The 103rd Regiment led the order to attack. The 101st Division successfully landed, and then launched the entire division's forces to attack Gutang head-on.

When the 11th Preparatory Division learned of the Japanese attack, the entire division counterattacked at the beach in Gutang, attempting to repel the Japanese army. At this time, dozens of Japanese fighter jets bombed and fired in the sky. The arrogant Japanese pilot almost flew past the scalp of the brothers, shaking the wings in the dense crowd for a while, dropping a few bombs, and a large area of ​​Chinese soldiers were hit by splashed shrapnel. Then, the pilot used machine guns and machine guns to strait the crowd. The dense 20mm machine cannon shells and 13.2mm machine gun bullets were too much to kill the soldiers. This kind of bullet (cannon shell) hit the human body, and it could cut the human body in half or penetrate a big hole, and there was no chance of survival at all.

The Japanese artillery positions in the Shanshan and Japanese naval guns on Poyang Lake shot thousands of artillery shells at the Chinese reinforcements. The 11th Preparatory Division was a real second-line unit, lacking heavy equipment and poor personnel tactical qualities. Under the three-dimensional attacks of the Japanese naval and air force and artillery, there were huge casualties. More than 1,000 soldiers were lost from the division's defense area to the Gutangtan Position. The division commander Zhao Baochang ordered the entire division to continue to fight back. Commander Zhao forced the soldiers to fight back. Although the soldiers fought bravely, their strength was too disparity. Five counterattacks were defeated by the 103rd Infantry Regiment.

Luo Zhuoying, considering that Jiujiang was in the south, arranged the main defense line based on the Lushan Mountains. There was almost no defense force on the front of Jiujiang, but he did not expect that the combat effectiveness of the 11th Division was so low. In an emergency, Luo Zhuoying ordered the 15th and 118th Divisions to reinforce Gutang. The reinforced 15th and 118th Divisions were pressed on the bumpy road leading to Gutangkeng under the fierce firepower of the Japanese army, and they were unable to rely on the front.

The 11th Division was ready to fight until the night of that day, and the entire division was almost completely wiped out. Commander Zhao Baochang could only withdraw and repair it with regret. The 103rd Japanese Regiment finally raised the general flag in Gutang Town. Lieutenant General Ito immediately moved forward and built the division command headquarters in Gutang Town to command the division to fight nearby.

Jiujiang, the headquarters of the Second Corps, Luo Zhuoying was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent his feelings. He had a lot of ideas about defending Jiujiang. According to his opinion, he should focus his defense on the southwest of Jiujiang. Relying on the dangerous terrain of the Lushan Mountains, even if the Japanese army occupied Jiujiang, as long as the main force was still there, the Japanese army, who were always afraid that the rear route would be cut off, would not fall asleep peacefully. As long as the Japanese army dispersed its forces, they could seize the fighter plane and concentrate their superior forces to eat up a small group of Japanese troops in one fell swoop.

But according to the deployment of the Military Commission, he defended Jiujiang and fought like this on the first day. How could he fight later? Luo Zhuoying became more and more frightened. Fortunately, he kept a move and received the approval of Chief Chen Cheng of the War Zone. He arranged heavy troops in the southwest of Jiujiang.

Luo Zhuoying couldn't sleep at night, but the Japanese army fought hard for a day. In Gutang Town, these Japanese soldiers slept particularly sweetly.

At midnight, there were more than a dozen figures flashing outside Gutang Town. They were wearing black night clothes that people often wore when they were walking at night, and gradually approached Gutang Town with the cover of the night. The leader used gestures to signal that the rest of them were hidden. He lay on the side of the road and counted the time silently, and finally found out the time of the Japanese patrol. Taking advantage of the gap between the patrols, he waved his hand and more than a dozen quickly crossed the Japanese cordon. There was no village wall in the Jiangnan town, and even if he had entered the town.

As soon as these people entered the town, they were familiar with the road and headed straight to the location of the Japanese division command.

The sentry outside the Japanese division headquarters stood in high spirits in front of the door, and patrol soldiers passed by from time to time. It seemed that the Japanese military was in strict condition. The person in charge made a gesture to one of them, and saw that the man took out a crossbow from behind. The crossbow was not big, and the crossbow arrow was only as long as chopsticks. He pulled the strings of the crossbow, aimed at one of the sentry, and pulled the trigger. The crossbow arrow shot out silently, and the sharp arrow flashed with a faint luster and headed straight to the sentry's throat. The crossbow man shot the first arrow, but he didn't even look at it. He immediately installed the second crossbow arrow, aimed at the other sentry, and pulled the trigger.

The first arrow shot into the throat of the Japanese sentry, and it penetrated deep into the throat. The sentry fell softly to the ground without even snorting. Somehow the other sentry thought it was the guy who was sleepy, so he went over and kicked it lightly, without any movement. He was about to look down and see what was going on, but he felt his throat tightening, as if something had been shot in. In his consciousness, he habitually pulled the trigger of the rifle in his hand, but he had no strength in his hand and his brain was blank.

These people were the special forces sent by Yue Hanping. Today, the leader was a soldier from the former military police unit named Huang Xuanxia. After suffering hardships in Nanjing, he retreated to southern Anhui. There were too many wounded soldiers and could not be treated. It was Yue Hanping's hospital who took him in and cured his wounds. At that time, the military police were actually special forces trained by Germany. In order to preserve this treasure, Chiang Kai-shek only awarded the military police number. Yue Hanping formed a special forces unit in Hankou, and Huang Xuanxia's experience naturally made him a member of the special forces unit. Because he was familiar with special tactics, he also became one of the backbones of the Yue Hanping's special forces unit.

Their mission was to snipe the Japanese commander as much as possible and destroy the Japanese command system. The crossbow archers easily solved the two sentries, and the two soldiers changed into Japanese uniforms and pretended to be sentries. The others seized the opportunity to sneak into the command center of the 101st Division. In the barracks, they stole the Japanese uniforms of the sleeping Japanese army, and of course they sent the sleeping pigs back to their hometown in Dongyang. They changed into Japanese uniforms. In order to show the difference, they wrapped a white towel on their left sleeve.

Putting on the Japanese military uniforms, they boldly entered and exited the barracks. With their skills, they quickly cut a deep hole in the sleeping Japanese military neck and easily released their blood. Huang Xuanxia led his brothers to deal with the guards of the Japanese division headquarters and broke in directly.

The division commander's personal guard was conscientiously guarding the division commander's bedroom. He saw more than a dozen soldiers walking in. Four guards raised their guns and pointed them at them, "Baga, who told you to come in? Don't you know that you are not allowed to enter or exit here? Which part are you from? Didn't the commander tell you?"

Huang Xuanxia was shocked, and seemed to have to attack forcibly. He replied in Japanese, "I can go wherever I think. Do you care?" After saying that, the mullet gun in his hand shot out bullets "bang bang bang". Only then did the four guards realize that the Chinese soldiers rushed in. But they had no chance to shoot again.

The gunshot alarmed Lieutenant General Ito. As soon as the lieutenant general stood up, Huang Xuanxia and the others rushed into the division commander's bedroom and aimed at the sleepy Lieutenant General Ito's "bang bang bang" three times in a row, and the guns hit the division commander's chest. Lieutenant General Ito covered his chest in shock and fell slowly. The gunshot alarmed the Japanese army, and a large number of Japanese troops rushed over. Huang Xuanxia and the others shot and killed the division commander Ito Masaki today. Many officers and soldiers of the division headquarters assassinated another squadron leader, and the mission was completed.

The two sentries took advantage of the chaos to kill a few Japanese rushing in front. The Japanese couldn't figure out what was going on, and shouted at their own people, making a misunderstanding. But the two sentries still frequently fired bullets with hidden objects, "Baga! It's a Chinese, charge quickly!" A Japanese officer ordered loudly. A sentry found the right opportunity and aimed at the officer, and broke the Japanese officer's head with a "bang".

The two of them fought back. Huang Xuanxia happened to lead people to rush out, carrying several light machine guns. These people were sharpshooters, and they attacked with machine guns. The Japanese army was so dazzled. Huang Xuanxia led his brothers to a alley, and the Japanese army chased them from behind, but these people were very familiar with the terrain and there were no people in sight.
Chapter completed!