The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 256 Counterattack

"Commander, another group has come up, they are from the 142nd Brigade of the 48th Division."

"Sir, the 142nd Brigade of the 48th Division has also collapsed."

"The members of the 48th Division's Signal Company and Special Agent Company have retreated."

On the position of the 41st Division, Ding Zhipan, the commander of the 41st Division, looked at the more and more defeated troops of the 48th Division gathering in front of the position. He was very anxious. Although he had tried his best to suppress the defeated 48th Division, he blocked the defeated 48th Division. Officers and soldiers attacked the 41st Division's position, but they could not stop more and more defeated soldiers from approaching the 41st Division's position.

As the messengers continued to report, in a short time, nearly 2,000 defeated troops of the 48th Division were gathered in front of the 41st Division's position.

"This bastard named Xu!"

Ding Zhipan stood in front of the position, looking at the dark crowd in the distance crying for their fathers and mothers, kneeling and begging for mercy. His heart was full of anger, and he couldn't help but curse Xu Jiwu, the commander of the 48th Division. In his opinion, what he saw in front of him was The real culprit of the defeat and tragic situation was Xu Jiwu, the friendly division commander.

At the same time, looking at the extremely pitiful defeated soldiers who had no trace of their military spirit, Ding Zhipan also felt a little bit lucky in his heart.

There are already 2,000 defeated soldiers running in front of his position. Ding Zhipan, a battlefield veteran who graduated from the Jiangsu Military Academy of the former Qing Dynasty, knows very well that if these people are veterans, most of them will not kneel down and beg for mercy, but directly Fortunately, most of these people were new recruits. In their extreme timidity, they almost forgot that they were holding rifles and not fire sticks. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this moment, an adjutant ran over and reported to Ding Zhipan with a joyful face: "Division Commander, reinforcements are coming, reinforcements are coming."

Ding Zhipan was overjoyed when he heard this. He grabbed the adjutant's sleeve and asked, "How many people are here?"

"They are the troops from the Jinling City Defense Special Agent Battalion. They all came in trucks. They are getting off the truck now. I see there are at least two companies with good equipment. The team is led by the Major Battalion Commander of the Special Agent Battalion. This battalion is now returning The Gendarmerie Command has direct command and control and is considered a reserve force. They said they received an order from General Xiao from the Gendarmerie Command to come and reinforce our Second Army."

"Okay, okay, no matter how many reinforcements come, it's a good thing. Call the people leading the team over. I want to inform them of the situation here. I also want to read a copy of Xu Jiwu in front of General Xiao."

Ding Zhipan gritted his teeth and said angrily. The adjutant nodded and was about to leave. But before he took a few steps, an open-top Mercedes-Benz military off-road vehicle rushed towards him.

The driver with good driving skills ran wildly through the narrow road in the position. Finally, he suddenly braked and swerved dozens of meters away from Ding Zhipan. Then, before the car came to a stop, Ding Zhipan saw the co-pilot. A major officer jumped down with an anxious look on his face.

This person is none other than He Wei, who led the special agent battalion troops to reinforce the Second Army's position.

He Wei didn't have time to distinguish carefully. After getting out of the car, he saw people rushing away from the place where they were gathering. He Wei was so anxious on the road, for fear that the Second Army would lose its position here. The Second Army was guarding by relying on If the position along the river is penetrated by the Japanese, then the dozen or so divisions in the Xiaguan defense circle will be completely defeated.

Therefore, He Wei kept urging the driver to speed up on the road. The driver almost stepped into the fuel tank along the way, and then he arrived at the Second Army's position in such a short period of time.

He Wei and Tao Heiwa were walking through the crowd, and they bumped into a middle-aged officer in his forties. He glanced at his collar badge, good guy, he is a lieutenant general!

He Wei stood at attention and said: "Hello, sir, I am He Wei, the commander of the city defense special agent battalion under the command of the Military Police Headquarters. I have been specially ordered to support your department. What is the situation now?"

The lieutenant general in front of him nodded to He Wei and said, "I am Ding Zhipan, commander of the 41st Division. The positions of our division are still intact. Those in front are soldiers of the 48th Division. Their troops have collapsed." Most of it.”

Ding Zhipan pointed at the defeated soldiers in Wuyang Wuyang in front and said.

He Wei looked around and saw that the dark area ahead was full of defeated soldiers crying for their fathers and mothers. Even the begging and shouting of the defeated soldiers had overwhelmed the sound of gunfire and artillery nearby. Although the nearby gunfire and artillery shells were falling, Continuously, but not densely, otherwise, this group of broken soldiers huddled together would have been blown to pieces by the artillery shells, and their bones and flesh would fly everywhere.

He Wei could immediately deduce that the Japanese troops attacking the 48th Division's positions would not have much firepower. Otherwise, why would they not leave these nearly two thousand defeated soldiers who were careless about their heads and tail?
Suddenly, He Wei also felt strange, and asked Ding Zhipan: "Sir, the Japanese attack momentum seems to be good, why did it collapse all of a sudden?"

Ding Zhipan immediately yelled: "These are all soldiers of the 48th Division, not the bandit leader Xu Jijiwu, the commander of the 48th Division."

"Oh? What? Why are you involving the bandit leader?"

He Wei continued to inquire and soon learned the inside story. It turned out that the Japanese army had just launched an attack with a small force early this morning. The 48th Division had barely resisted for a long time before collapsing and losing its position. The problem was all caused by the 48th Division. On the body of division commander Xu Jiwu.

It turned out that this person had been playing mahjong with the guards around him in a small forest far away from the position since the troops landed at Xiaguan before the Jinling Defense War and was incorporated into the battle order of the Jinling garrison. The combat command was held by the chief of staff, and the 48th The division's chief of staff only called Xu Jiwu every hour to report on the battle situation.

With such a division commander, and the army being full of new recruits, when the double buffs of poor combat effectiveness and poor command are added up, this damn thing will collapse.

Ding Zhipan called Xu Jiwu a bandit leader because of his origin.

It turned out that the famous Lincheng robbery during the Beiyang Government period was related to him. At that time, a group of foreigners from several countries took a train from Shanghai to the north and were hijacked by the bandit leader Sun Meiyao in Lincheng. This incident shocked the world and frightened the Beiyang government. This was the famous Lincheng robbery.

In order to calm down the matter as soon as possible, the Beiyang government recruited this group of bandits. Xu Jiwu was the second-class leader under Sun Meiyao. Later, Xu became the battalion commander in Zhang Zongchang's army. He was very brave in fighting. During his tenure as regimental commander, he fought with Feng Yuxiang's troops at the south entrance and charged into the battle with no shirt on.

But after he became the brigade commander, he became as timid as a mouse, and he was completely different from when he was the regiment and battalion commander. As a result, He Wei saw nearly two thousand defeated troops.

After learning the whole story, He Wei immediately became extremely angry and resentful of Xu Jiwu. He even suddenly became murderous. However, the top priority was still to regain the lost positions of the 48th Division.

"Battal Commander, the brothers have all gotten out of the car and gathered!"

At this moment, Yang Biao, the leader of the special agent platoon, ran over with a machine gun. Behind him, the officers and soldiers of the special agent platoon and the first infantry company and the second infantry company were galloping towards here.

He Wei said to Ding Zhipan: "Commander Ding, the top priority is to regain the lost position. Your division has many new soldiers, so you should first defend your position and block these retreating defeated soldiers. Let's fight back!"

Ding Zhipan knew very well how many kilograms his troops could eat, and he didn't pay attention to the little major in front of him who was a bit presumptuous. He just nodded to He Wei and said, "Be careful!"

"Yang Biao, let the troops come over and open a passage in the center of this group of defeated soldiers!"

"Hei Wa, pass my order, the troops are ready to fight and prepare to counterattack!"

While giving orders, He Wei took out his own speed machine. Kaba opened the nose of the pistol and saw twenty yellow-orange bullets lying quietly in the magazine.

He Wei raised the speed machine with satisfaction, took the lead in leaving the position of the 41st Division, and walked towards the black and crushed troops of the 48th Division.

Although He Wei only walked towards nearly two thousand defeated soldiers alone, He Wei's dark eyes and the murderous aura on his body caused a commotion in the dense crowd of defeated soldiers.

As He Wei approached, the defeated soldiers who had lost their will to fight and were only thinking about survival automatically spread out. He Wei, who looked a little timid, gave way to a path.

As He Wei moved forward, he glanced disdainfully and coldly at the officers and soldiers of the 48th Division around him. He stared at a soldier of the 48th Division holding a Czech light machine gun, and then grabbed his collar and gave him a handful. Pulled over.

After seeing that the rank on the soldier's collar badge was sergeant, he sneered, grabbed the Czech light machine gun he was holding, glanced at the machine gun inscription in front of the butt, and then yelled: " Huh! The original machine gun made in the Czech Republic was only shipped last year. It’s a pity to give it to you bunch of eggless wastes.” The sergeant machine gunner blushed at what He Wei said and lowered his head, not even daring to raise his voice. out.

After that, He Wei untied the machine gun's magazine bag from the sergeant's machine gunner's waist, draped it over his body, then picked up the Czech gun in his hand, loaded the gun, and pulled the trigger toward the sky.

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"Get the fuck out of my way, touch your crotch. Do you still have that thing under your crotch? Ask yourself if you are still a man? If you don't fight back, don't let me block the road here. Get out of the way for me, you all. Let me open my eyes and see how I regained the position you lost!"

He Wei was like a glaring King Kong, firing and cursing at the same time, scaring the defeated soldiers into scattering, and the passage became wider and wider. At this time, the main force of the secret service camp also rushed over, Fu Chen, Fang Jing He and Yang Biao both led their troops and rushed up along the path opened by He Wei.

"Hurry up and get out of my way."

"Get out of here, you are a bunch of eggless trash."

"Grandpa You is going to fight the little devil, so don't get in the way."

The officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion, beating and scolding, opened a passage through the queue of nearly two thousand broken soldiers. Following He Wei, they strode towards the abandoned position of the 48th Division, and The defeated troops of the 48th Division, amidst the cynicism and supercilious looks of the secret service battalion, watched as this group of friendly troops suddenly arrived and rushed towards the position they were supposed to hold.

He Wei held the handle of the Czech light machine gun and said to Tao Heiwa who was following closely behind him: "Tell the troops that they don't have to deploy exactly according to the battle formation. They should spread out and charge directly. Blow the charge horn and rush in directly! "

"Yes!"

The spy battalion's rapid attack began soon. Under He Wei's order, the spy platoon, which launched the counterattack, the first infantry company and the second infantry company did not fully deploy according to the normal field combat formation, but only dispersed into the most basic scattered formation. The troops then launched a counterattack against the lost position of the 48th Division amidst the high-spirited charging horns and loud shouts of killing.

For different battle scenarios, different tactics should naturally be applied, but the advanced skirmishing tactics are not applicable at all at this time. For the 48th Division position that is so close and needs to be fought back every second, the secret agent battalion usually trains The skirmisher group tactics are not the first choice, but the backward skirmish line group charge tactics are the best choice.

As a result, hundreds of officers and soldiers from the special agent battalion opened multiple skirmish lines, shouting to kill, and charged towards the 48th Division's position with shining bayonets.

"Kill!"

He Wei, who was at the forefront, took the lead and ran wildly with a Czech machine gun. The thunderous shouts of killing behind him seemed to have an invisible force helping him rush forward. The battle-hardened officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion saw the battalion commander rushing in. At the front, everyone's morale was greatly boosted and their blood was agitated. They all rushed forward with red eyes and roared loudly.

Hundreds of people actually burst out with incomparable power. This power overwhelmed the Japanese army's not-so-intensive gunfire, and rushed towards the front positions like a torrent. This power can make the brave more brave. It can also give courage to the timid.

On the position of the 41st Division, Ding Zhipan stood solemnly. This veteran who had been fighting for more than ten years and had seen countless troops also sighed from the bottom of his heart: "The strong army is really a good army. "

The thunderous shouts and shocking momentum of the officers and soldiers of the Secret Service Battalion also affected the nearly two thousand defeated troops of the 48th Division. Gradually, the crowd of defeated troops of the 48th Division began to become restless. Some of the defeated soldiers looked solemnly at the special agent battalion troops charging in front, and buzzing discussions also sounded among the crowd of defeated soldiers.

Suddenly, a man walked out of the broken troops and shouted loudly with a cry: "Damn it, you've lost all your face. If you are a man, go back and fight with the Japanese to take back the position you lost!"

This man was the sergeant machine gunner who had been ridiculed by He Wei just now. After saying this, this man snatched a Hanyang-made weapon from the hands of a soldier behind him and rushed after the secret service battalion with his rifle.

After the machine gunner rushed forward, another officer raised his arms and shouted, leading dozens of his soldiers to rush forward. Finally, the crowd exploded with a roar, hundreds and even thousands of people. All the defeated soldiers turned around and rushed towards the abandoned position.

This time, the cry to kill was no longer just shouted by a few hundred brothers in the secret service battalion. Nearly two thousand soldiers of the 48th Division who had awakened their bloody nature and their duty as soldiers also roared and killed the general with red eyes. In the past, the defeated soldiers who were just sheep, were instantly transformed into tigers descending from the mountain, stimulated by the indomitable momentum of the secret service camp and the extremely unpleasant humiliation before.

"Kill!"

Feeling the changes behind him, He Wei continued to accelerate his attack, and soon, he rushed to less than 200 meters away from the 48th Division's position. It was only then that the Japanese army's gunfire rang out from the 48th Division's position. Gunshots.

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bang bang
bang bang
First, a sparse line of fire was fired at the spy camp. A few bullets flew past He Wei. Listening to the familiar gunfire, He Wei immediately determined that it was the Japanese Type 38 rifle and the Taisho Type 11 rifle. Light machine guns, and the sparse and slow resistance firepower of the Japanese army once again proved He Wei's judgment on the firepower of the Japanese army.

It seems that there are only two or three light machine guns, and the fire line of rifles is also very sparse. It is estimated that there are only one to two squads of troops.

Then, a fierce burst of machine gun fire came, and several grenades fired from 50mm grenade tubes also landed and exploded.

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Boom
The dense bullets swept towards the assault queue of the special agent battalion, knocking down several soldiers of the special agent battalion. The sound of gunfire was also familiar to He Wei. It was definitely not the sound of a Japanese machine gun. Instead, it sounded like the Jinling Type 24 heavyweight equipped by the Chinese army. Machine guns, when he thought that a small group of Japanese troops might be attacking his own troops with the discarded weapons of the 48th Division, He Wei became furious. In a rage, he bent forward and rushed forward, constantly accelerating the attack.

The Japanese army's firepower was insufficient. Although it caused certain casualties to the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion, it was unable to stop the charge of the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion. Therefore, He Wei quickly rushed into the position of the 48th Division.

"Fuck you, go to hell."

After jumping into the trench, He Wei saw several Japanese soldiers operating a Type 24 heavy machine gun. He picked up the Czech type in his hand and started beating them hard.

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A string of bullets were fired, and the dense bullets fired by He Wei knocked several Japanese soldiers to the ground. Several Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard were hit by the dense 7.92mm heavy-pointed bullets, and their bodies were covered with bloody holes like sieves.

The cooling water cylinder and cooling water tank of the heavy machine gun were also drilled with several holes by the dense bullets. The steaming cooling water mixed with the blood of the Japanese soldiers, and a burst of blood-red smoke rose.

After killing these Japanese soldiers, He Wei continued to rush forward along the trench. When he saw two Japanese soldiers carrying 38-shaped covers rushing towards him along the communication trench, He Wei without saying a word, aimed at the Japanese soldiers. He held the trigger in the direction he came from, and fired another dense series of bullets, knocking the earth covering the trench straight off, and setting off a burst of thick smoke.

The two Japanese soldiers were also very experienced. When they saw He Wei running rampant in the trenches like a murderous god, they both lay down and stopped confronting him head-on.

However, while He Wei was firing with the machine gun, he had already prepared a grenade. When all the bullets in the light machine gun were fired, He Wei immediately dropped the light machine gun and threw out the grenade.

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After the long-handled grenade exploded, there was a burst of dust in the trench. The two Japanese soldiers just stood up in the dust and were about to continue rushing forward. He Wei quickly stepped forward, got out of the smoke, and picked up the speed. Two shots from the machine knocked down the two Japs.

"Kill."

When He Wei was killing people here, the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion also rushed into the position of the 48th Division. The few Japanese troops in the position faced the officers and soldiers of the secret service battalion who rushed in like a storm. There is simply no way to stop it.

With an absolute advantage in strength, the officers and soldiers of the special agent battalion rushed into the trenches and began to quickly search and advance along the trenches. They cleared the Japanese troops in the positions one by one and fought with the Japanese troops in the positions with extremely skilled combat skills.

The officers and soldiers of the 48th Division who rushed in followed the spy battalion and rushed into their own positions. This group of officers and soldiers who were aroused to their bloody hearts also frantically used all available means and the people in the positions. The Japanese army fought hard, and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers from the special agent battalion and the 48th Division instantly overwhelmed the few Japanese troops in the position like a whirlwind.

(End of this chapter)