Chapter 45: Fierce battle at the North Gate of Taierzhuang (4)

On the 26th, the 10th Japanese Regiment, under the command of Colonel Achichae Yaezang, replenished heavy artillery, tanks, and ammunition, and launched another attack on Taierzhuang. A brigade of Japanese troops, led by the brigade of the brigade Shunrong Aohara, launched a fierce attack on Taierzhuang West Gate. Yue Hanping of Zhangzhuang seized the opportunity and dispatched a battalion to attack the back of Grandmaster Aohara, forming an internal and external attack with the Taierzhuang defenders. The Taierzhuang defenders relied on the cover of the village wall to shoot frequently at the Japanese army. The 36th Brigade behind them, with the power of the automatic weapons in their hands, opened the way with submachine guns and light machine guns. The "guaguagua" screamed wildly. Grandmaster Achichaezang had no protection in the field, and the soldiers suffered too much casualties, so he had to order to retreat. Colonel Achichaezang had to concentrate his troops at the North Gate and concentrate on seeking a breakthrough at the North Gate.

On the 27th, under the cover of nine tanks, the Japanese army attacked the north gate of Taierzhuang. Under the guidance of the tank, they broke through the north gate and occupied a position in the northeast corner. Chifeng City ordered the troops to counterattack, and a regiment counterattacked at the north gate. At the same time, they ordered the heavy artillery group to open fire and cover the counterattack. The heavy artillery of the Chinese team rumbled over to the Japanese positions in the north gate. The Chinese team, which had been passively beaten, finally proud today and vented their anger with steel and **. The artillery fire of the Chinese team violently covered the Japanese positions, and the firepower intensity and density suddenly stunned the Japanese army. The Japanese positions defended by the Chinese team were attacked by the artillery fire of the Chinese team.

The shattered bunker was easily torn apart, the Japanese soldiers inside were killed, and some were shattered and bleeding from their mouths and noses. The war defense artillery company also came forward to the offensive position, and the 37 war defense artillery aimed at the Japanese tanks with great power. Six Japanese tanks were hit one after another. The armor-piercing bombs fired by the war defense artillery easily penetrated the Japanese tank armor. The tracks of the tanks were easily blown off like paper. The bombs fired then destroyed the inactive tanks one by one. The six tanks were burned like wild dogs that were knocked down, and then detonated the ammunition warehouse. The larger explosion blew the tanks to twist and overturn.

The remaining tanks opened out of the north gate in panic and left the infantry alone. After a arduous hand-to-hand combat, the regiment that counterattacked finally drove the Japanese out of Taierzhuang after arduous hand-to-hand combat. However, more than 4,000 Japanese troops of Colonel Furong's corps came over, and the Japanese troops who received reinforcements seemed to have taken stimulants and attacked the north gate of Taierzhuang again. Soon, they defeated the Chinese defenders of the north gate. Chi Fengcheng was ruthless and ordered a counterattack again. The brave Northwest Army officers and soldiers repeatedly launched a tug-of-war with the Japanese troops in the village with bayonets and big blades. The enemy rushed into the city again and again, and were repelled by the Chinese defenders again and again. In order to compete for a village and place, the 31st Division had to fight with the enemy for 10 or 20 times. The battle in Taierzhuang was extremely fierce.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and could not concentrate all its strength to attack the city. However, the enemy had increased troops and relied on its superior firepower to attack the positions around Taierzhuang City with artillery again. Six or seven thousand shells fell in one day. Aircraft bombings were also carried out in turn, forcing the defenders to gradually retreat. However, the defenders fought with the enemy's artillery fire and tanks with flesh and blood, and never retreated until death, and bravely defended their positions. After the Japanese army received reinforcements, they launched a third fierce attack on Taierzhuang, breaking through the northeast corner of the city, but were stubbornly resisted by the defenders. The two sides launched fierce street fighting, and nearly 3,000 people were killed and injured by the defenders. The city walls to the north were destroyed by the Japanese army's heavy artillery, and the fronts in the city were intertwined.

The remnants of the 185th Regiment, led by Xu Zijie, launched a counterattack against the Japanese army. The Japanese army entering the village huddled in the bunker and opened fire on the attacking Zhongzhang team with its strong fortifications. The soldiers of the 185th Regiment were knocked down by bullets. Deputy Commander Xu Zijie loudly encouraged the soldiers to rush forward. As long as they rushed up, they could fight with the Japanese. The road ahead was stained with blood from the Zhongzhang people. With his tenacious will, the soldiers of the 185th Regiment rushed to the Japanese position. Some soldiers took out grenades, pulled the strings, and went into the bunker. "Boom", and the machine guns in the bunker stopped. The Japanese army rushed out one after another, holding rifles and fighting with the Zhongzhang team.

The Chinese team charged continuously, and their physical energy was consumed too much. The soldiers were panting and fighting bayonets with the Japanese devils. Many soldiers were exhausted and were stabbed through the chest by the Japanese army. Xu Zijie was excited and shouted: "Brothers, work harder! The Japanese can't hold on!" At this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of charge behind him. The soldiers of the 185th Regiment were overjoyed. Reinforcements came up, so he mustered up the courage and rushed forward. The Japanese army suddenly heard the Chinese team's

The charge horn, thinking that the reinforcements of the Chinese team were coming up, and the exhausted Japanese soldiers could no longer hold on, so they retreated one after another. The 185th Regiment drove the Japanese out of the northern gate with a bayonet. When the brothers stabilized their positions, Xu Zijie realized that there were no reinforcements at all, but a trumpet soldier behind them. Because of their nervousness, they blew the charge horn by mistake. When everyone learned about it, they all said, "Our trumpet soldiers are so powerful. If you blow a trumpet, you will scare away the Japanese devils!"

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese took up the dusk attack. Dozens of Japanese artillery bombarded the north gate. Among the fireworks, stones and bullets flew everywhere. Next to the fortifications blown by the shells, the brothers Cheng Ren were lying everywhere. Their faces were full of anger and nervous expressions. The bodies were not too late to be transported to the rear to be buried. Xu Zijie stood on the position made of sandbags, commanding soldiers to carry the soil filled with baskets of soil, and the village.

The stones brought in were to block a hole that was about one meter wide in the base of the village wall. Originally, such blocking of the hole had to be done at the moment when the Japanese artillery fire stopped, but the Japanese artillery fire stopped the start of a new attack. Therefore, Deputy Commander Xu Zijie had to encourage the soldiers to strengthen the fortifications in the Japanese artillery fire. Sure enough, in about forty minutes, the Japanese artillery fire stopped. Xu Zijie shouted loudly: "Brothers, get ready, the Japanese are coming!"

As soon as the soldiers rushed to the gap in the foundation of the wall, a large group of Japanese soldiers rushed up. "Battle!" Xu Zijie shouted. The light machine guns on both sides of the gap fired "did" at the wave-like attacking troops of Japanese soldiers who were rushing up. The other brothers, when they heard the order of the deputy regiment commander, also grabbed grenades and threw them one by one at the end of the wall. "Boom boom boom" black smoke rose into the sky, and the Japanese attack formation was dispersed, and the fierce firepower suppressed the Japanese attacking troops.

The Japanese, regardless of the casualties, rushed to the gap excitedly as if they had taken Dali Pills. The barrels of the two machine guns were red, and the bullets flew a little randomly, but the continuous and fierce firepower tightly suppressed the Japanese army. As soon as several Japanese soldiers who were not afraid of death stood up, they were hit by the fierce firepower of brothers at the gap in the village wall. Each Japanese were hit by at least five bullets. Seeing that the firepower was still fierce, the Japanese had to give up the attack again.

After passing the North Gate where bloody battles, the road was covered with red blood, and the village walls were also stained with the blood of martyrs. Under the setting sun, the North Gate where bloody battles seemed even more vigorous and majestic. The Japanese army, who had fought hard for a day, were exhausted and had no ability to launch an attack again. Both sides rested and prepared to welcome the next battle.
Chapter completed!