After a night of melee, the Xinzhuang defenders were the first to retreat.
The two battalions in Zhuangzi failed to defend Zhuangzi.
The casualties of the troops were not particularly large.
The main reason for the loss of Zhuangzi was the Japanese raid, and the impact of the air raid was not fully recovered.
Although the defenders of Xinzhuang lost their position, the defenders of the open areas on both sides of Xinzhuang were extremely tenacious.
They still held on after the loss of Xinzhuang, and attacked each other with the Japanese troops on the flanks.
They still maintained their positions until early morning.
The preparation battalion and the Japanese army also fought for half a night.
After the Xinzhuang defenders retreated, Zhang Wei ordered heavy machine gun fire to attack them, and then the Japanese army also began a fire counterattack.
The two armies shot at each other in the dark night, because the preparation camp and the Xinzhuang defenders The village is too far away, no one can see each other, they just fight each other randomly.
All the rifle machine guns on the front line of the preparation battalion joined the battle, and the Japanese army did not dare to show weakness.
They even fired a few rounds of grenades in front of the preparation battalion.
The melee lasted most of the night, but the casualties were not large.
At dawn the next day, Xinzhuang in front of Zhang Wei had fallen into the hands of the Japanese army.
On the road between the preparation camp and Xinzhuang, there were scattered corpses of the national army.
The corpses on the left and right sides of Xinzhuang were the most.
Xinzhuang was raided last night.
The defenders in the open areas on the left and right wings responded very quickly and counterattacked quickly.
However, due to too few troops and insufficient firepower, they were ultimately unable to attack.
In the middle of the night, the battalion deployed on the left and right wings of Xinzhuang also withdrew.
Xinzhuang had been lost, and there was little point in persisting.
The casualties suffered by the Xinzhuang defenders who withdrew were not particularly heavy.
The two battalions were counted and a total of 200 casualties were found.
When divided evenly, this loss was still acceptable.
Xinzhuang was lost.
It was originally a second-line preparation camp position, but now it has become a direct confrontation with the Japanese army.
From the mouths of the retreating friendly troops, Zhang Wei roughly knew the situation of Xinzhuang's raid last night.
Last night, the Japanese army lurked in the village.
By the time they were discovered by the Shonai defenders, they had already penetrated most of the village.
The national army lost the opportunity at the beginning.
According to the descriptions of friendly forces, Zhang Wei learned that the raiding Japanese army had very strong firepower, equipped with a large number of grenade launchers, and the close combat firepower was also extremely fierce.
The Japanese army was divided into small groups and penetrated into the village from different directions.
In addition, the national army's defense was not tight, so the progress was extremely smooth.
By the time the battle came, the national army had lost its advantage and had no choice but to withdraw from the village.
What should we do now to prepare the battalion?
Zhang Wei asked Qiu Wei to be optimistic about the troops.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to see off the friendly troops, he managed to borrow a phone number from a regiment headquarters of the 78th Division.
He hung up directly on Crazy Qiu and asked Crazy Qiu for his next step. what to do.
He was part of the assault column, and the friendly forces that were supposed to be front-line troops fell back.
Instead, his preparation battalion, which was originally deployed on the second line, became a first-line force.
After a night's attack, the two friendly battalions will not launch a counterattack against Xinzhuang in a short time.
Zhang Wei's preparation camp cannot just wait in front of the Japanese army.
You must ask Crazy Qiu for instructions on what to do next.
After talking to Madman Qiu, it turned out that not only the Xinzhuang defense line was attacked last night, but also the commanding heights of Longshan on the left side of Xinzhuang were attacked by the Japanese army.
The Longshan defenders resisted desperately and fought repeatedly with the Japanese army.
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Longshan changed hands many times.
Madman Qiu was commanding the tank troops to cooperate with friendly forces in counterattack.
While talking on the phone, he could still hear the sound of gunfire around him.
Madman Qiu's order to Zhang Wei: Allow Zhang Wei to launch a counterattack and counterattack with friendly forces.
Zhang Wei saw that the Japanese army had already occupied Xinzhuang and the preparation camp itself lacked the firepower to attack the enemy.
Zhang Wei asked Crazy Qiu to strengthen his firepower.
Crazy Qiu learned about the situation near Xinzhuang and transferred two T26 tank platoons from the assault column's tank battalion and a platoon from the battle defense artillery battalion.
Combat defense artillery was strengthened and given to the preparation battalion.
Zhang Wei clarified the mission and situation, and immediately returned to the preparation camp's position.
After giving the order and allowing himself to attack, there was nothing more to say, just capture Zhuangzi.
The reinforcements of six T26 tanks and two 37 combat guns were in place within half an hour after Zhang Wei asked for instructions.
The tanks and combat defense guns were stationed behind the preparation battalion position.
Zhang Wei returned to the position.
Seeing Zhang Wei's furious look, the three company commanders knew that work was coming.
The three of them realized that the attack was coming.
Zhang Wei immediately discussed the battle plan with the company commanders.
"Commander Qiu's order has come down.
Cooperate with the friendly forces to repel the Japanese in front of you and retake Xinzhuang."
"Batalion Commander, just give the order."
Zhang Wei and the three of them walked to the front line and observed Xinzhuang in front of them.
On the surface, there was no movement and no Japanese troops could be seen.
"Now Zhuangzi is in the hands of the Japanese army.
They must have occupied it overnight and built fortifications.
If they want to defeat it, they have to come from different directions."
Zhang Wei pointed at Xinzhuang in front of him and said.
"Fight separately" Qiu Wei asked.
Zhang Wei nodded: "Three companies attacked from different directions and entered Zhuangzi."
"But we can't figure out the firepower of the Japanese army, and the casualties may be high."
Seeing Mu Chao's sad face, Zhang Wei glanced back.
"Chief Qiu has given us reinforcement chariots and put them under my command.
Before the attack, I will let the chariots fire first.
In this place, the chariots cannot be used as sharp knives to break through, but they are very useful as firepower points and forts."
"We will use tanks to suppress Xinzhuang in a while.
We don't know the Japanese army's firepower deployment now, so we will bombard him with artillery, destroy his fortifications, and bomb them as much as possible."
Crazy Qiu transferred two platoons to Zhang Wei, with a total of six tanks.
This time it was a village attack, and the tanks could not drive inside.
The Japanese army defended the village, and the tanks couldn't get in at all, so Zhang Wei meant that in the preparation stage of the attack, these tanks should be used as mobile forts, advance a certain distance, and bombard Xinzhuang within a safe range.
The T26 is equipped with a 45mm tank gun.
This gun can effectively attack the buildings in Xinzhuang Village, and can shoot directly at the outermost houses of Xinzhuang Village.
He could also raise the elevation angle, shoot the shells diagonally into the village, and bombard the village to a certain extent.
Of course, he would not know where the shells landed.
If the preparation battalion takes Zhuangzi and the Japanese army retreats, these tanks can also carry out strafing and pursuit missions.
Zhang Wei's positioning for them was this: a mobile fort in the preparation stage of the attack.
If they captured Zhuangzi, they would transform into mobile operations, strafing and pursuing the defeated Japanese troops.
"I'll contact you about the tanks.
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Now plan the attack direction of your three companies.
My plan is to arrange one company on the front, one company on the left and one on the right."
Zhang Wei said to the three company commanders that he was encircling three and one.
"Leave the front to our company and give us the hard bones to chew on."
"No, battalion commander, let our company come.
The second company will definitely be fine."
Everyone knows that the firepower facing the preparation camp must be the strongest.
Now the first company commander Qiu Wei takes the initiative to take over the job, and the second company commander Mu Chao immediately grabs it.
Fighting for the main attack direction, Zhang Wei was still happy to see his men like this.
Fighting for the main attack represented vigor and enterprising spirit, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was not much different.
The third company commander Zheng Yiqun said nothing.
If he interrupted at this time, it would be a bit confusing, not to mention that he has always been the one with the worse record and qualifications among the three company commanders
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