The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression Begins in Songhu

Chapter 211 Street Fighting (I) [Additional Chapter 410 for the Color Shadow Master]

It was less than 7 o'clock in the morning in the th year of the Republic of China.

In the somewhat cool morning breeze in southern Shandong, Colonel Yaezo Akashiba, commander of the 33th Infantry Regiment, 10rd Brigade under the Japanese th Division.

He silently watched the dilapidated city wall of Teng County in front of him, which was motionless and looked like a ghost town.

He hurriedly arrived at the Japanese army camp outside the city at nightfall yesterday.

The reason why he rushed here in a hurry was that the defense force in Teng County was empty, so he dispatched two infantry battalions under his command, and attached them to an artillery battalion and a tank squadron.

There is even air force support.

After a day of hard fighting, his men failed to capture the small county town which was guarded by the Sichuan Army, which was equipped with outdated equipment and was like beggars. Instead, they suffered thousands of casualties.

After receiving such a result, Colonel Yaezo Akashiba felt extremely humiliated.

He immediately rushed to the outside of the city and severely beat up all the officers who participated in the attack.

Fortunately, the captains of the two infantry battalions under his command kept assuring themselves of one thing: the casualties of the defenders in the city were even more severe in yesterday's battle, and today they only needed to make a concerted effort to capture such a damn small county town.

After withdrawing his gaze from Teng County, Colonel Yaezō Akashiba looked towards the fields outside the city.

It was spring, with warm weather and blooming flowers. At first glance, all you could see was endless fertile land, with lush trees and flowers everywhere, and it was full of indescribable vitality.

"What a fertile land! These lowly Chinese people are not qualified to occupy it at all." This was the first thought that came to Colonel Yaezō Akashiba's mind.

"After the city is conquered, the warriors of the Empire must teach the people in the city a lesson, letting them know the consequences of supporting the army in resisting the Empire."

This was the second thought that came to Colonel Akashiba Yaezō's mind.

Then, the 46-year-old devil said: "Start the bombardment immediately, and then launch the attack!
Remember to tell the Empire's warriors that after they enter the city, they don't have to worry about military discipline for three days, except for not touching the foreign devils' church."

After hearing this, the Japanese officers standing upright behind him were all indescribably surprised when they heard the meaning of it.

When the content of the order was heard by more Japanese soldiers, huge cheers were heard on board.

In the following time, the artillery unit first launched a bombardment on the city wall of Teng County, causing bricks and stones to fly everywhere and creating gaps of various sizes.

However, during this process, there was no movement in the city, and there was no sight of the Sichuan Army running around on the city walls, frightened by the artillery fire.

It was as if all the Sichuan troops in the city had fled overnight last night.

Because of this, the artillery preparation that was originally planned for 20 minutes was stopped by Colonel Yaezo Akashiba after more than six minutes.

Then, twelve or thirteen hundred Japs, organized into companies and squads, rushed into the city through gaps in the city walls on the north and south sides.

Among them are two Type 97 medium tanks and one Type 95 light tank.

So after seeing this scene, Colonel Akashiba Yaezō felt indescribably proud: no matter what conspiracy the Sichuan Army in the city had, it was destined to be crushed by his brave men...

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When he heard the words "Second Battalion Commander, the Japs are coming", Xu Feng, the newly appointed Major of the Second Battalion of the Subei Independent Regiment.

And Captain Van Gogh, the deputy battalion commander, both felt tremendous pressure in an instant.

The source of their stress is not their military rank or position.

Because in the letter of appointment from the bald principal, it was stated that Hu Biao, an officer of the Subei Independent Regiment, could be appointed by himself and then reported to the First War Zone Command for filing.

It can be said that everyone in the time travel team has become an officer.

The more senior veterans have all become major officers such as deputy regimental commander, chief of staff, and battalion commander. The newbies who have just traveled through this time are all captain officers such as deputy battalion commander and company commander.

It’s just that these official positions are just empty titles and there are hardly any soldiers under them.

For example, the so-called three battalions under the command of the two of them only have 26 people in total.

What really put the two of them under great pressure was when they decided to let the Japanese into the city and start street fighting today.

This means that the numerous small forces scattered throughout the city will be forced to fight on their own.

After all, they had no timely communication tools such as radios and walkie-talkies; once they got involved with the Japanese, they would have no way to contact the command center in time.

At that time, how to fight the Japanese and how to cooperate with other friendly troops would depend on their own initiative. This meant that the lives of the 26 men in the third battalion were now in the hands of these two men.

When they followed that idiot Hu Biao in the past, he would yell at them to do this and beat that, but they didn't think that guy was anything special.

Now I know that this kind of command is really not an easy thing to do.

But when the time came, the two of them had no choice but to go ahead with it.

They hid in a shop and secretly looked at the street ahead. They immediately saw a group of about fifty Japanese devils, about the size of a squad.

They formed a loose formation and were carefully moving along the street. The first few scouts were about a hundred meters away from here.

"According to the original tactic, you take your men and prepare immediately, and I will lure the enemy."

Xufeng said this in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

After nodding to indicate that he had received the message, Van Gogh immediately stood up and trotted back; in the process, he kept patting the soldiers one by one, and the soldiers who were patted hurriedly followed.

In a blink of an eye, only Xufeng and three soldiers in black police uniforms were left there.

When the Japanese vanguard reached a place fifty meters away, Xufeng shouted "shoot" and stretched out the MG34 general-purpose machine gun in his hand and started firing frantically.

The three soldiers beside him, who were holding old Hanyang rifles or single rifles, also pulled the trigger at the Japanese.

Under Xufeng's crazy shooting, dense bullets were fired like water, knocking the two front-line Japanese scouts to the ground on the spot.

After being attacked, the remaining Japanese soldiers all looked for places to hide and had no time to fight back. For a while, they were beaten so badly that they could not even raise their heads.

During this process, another Japanese soldier was killed.

Unfortunately, with Xufeng's crazy firing, a round drum magazine loaded with 50 rounds of ammunition had completely used up all the bullets.

By the time he hurriedly replaced the magazine with a spare one, the Japanese Type 96 light machine gun had already been set up.

The "da da da" firepower suppressed this side, and after adding the rifle firepower of other devils, they were suppressed to the point that they could not raise their heads.

There were even a dozen or so Japanese soldiers approaching this side while firing.

After emptying half of the second magazine, thinking that he had bought enough time for Van Gogh and the others, Xufeng quickly threw out a wooden-handled grenade, and then fled along the street with the three of them.

There was no way the Japanese would let go of Xufeng and his men, as these were the hateful opponents who had just killed several of them.

After a squad leader shouted loudly, a group of Japanese soldiers chased after him.

This situation continued until they entered an alley with walls on both sides, no doors, windows or side roads, and Xufeng and his companions disappeared without a trace.

The Japanese squad leader was the one who felt something was wrong, but it was too late by then.

Because at Van Gogh's gesture, several soldiers suddenly pulled the ropes in their hands.

Suddenly, more than a dozen DIY anti-personnel mines placed on both sides of the alley, as well as earthen explosive packs wrapped with a lot of debris, exploded violently.

Dense iron nails, porcelain pieces, and stones rained down on the Japanese soldiers. Some of them even bounced back after hitting the wall. It can be said that each Japanese soldier was hit at least a dozen times.

Although each of these DIY fragments, such as small nails and stones, were not enough to kill these devils due to their limited power.

But the sudden severe pain made them unable to do anything except scream.

What was even more terrible was that Van Gogh and others emerged from the front of the alley and fired crazily at the Japs.

Xufeng and his companions, who had been hiding in a secret place, also appeared from the front of the alley and joined in the firing, but they were just lying down and firing bursts of fire.

Why were they lying down? Of course, they were afraid that the bullets from Van Gogh and the others would kill them.

A few minutes later, another team of Japanese soldiers came rushing over following the sound of gunfire. All that was left on the ground were the bodies of their colleagues. Many of them had lost their weapons, ammunition, and grenades.

The Japanese squad leader immediately felt something was wrong.

But they soon realized that this was just the beginning; the name of Teng County was destined to become a nightmare that would linger in the minds of the Japanese survivors who participated in this battle...

(End of this chapter)