Although the number of Japanese troops was less than half of that of Ge Sanmin and Gao Xiangfa, due to the relatively powerful technology and tactics, Ge Sanmin, who had the upper hand in numbers, could not take much advantage.
This was so anxious that Gao Xiangfa scolded while fighting with the devil: "Damn, this dead fat man, he hasn't arrived yet." ” Just when Gao Xiangfa was scolding the fat man on the position, they hadn't arrived at this time, and the fat man was lying behind the position and resting comfortably.
Zhou Wu meant that Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin were the best if they could capture the left flank position of the devil, and the fat man and the troops composed of non-combatants in the brigade headquarters he led should try not to enter the battlefield too early.
In case the little devil leaves one hand, and when all the troops of the independent brigade are thrown into the left flank position of Niushou Mountain, he suddenly gives you a moment from the frontal position of Niushou Mountain, wouldn't it be a tragic end of being made dumplings by the devil and ending up with the annihilation of the whole army Therefore, even after Zhou Wu led the team of the brigade headquarters to join the fat man, he did not immediately launch a general attack on the left flank position, but came to the main position of Niushou Mountain, which had just been recovered by the national army, with Yu Shiming, the commander of the 11th Division.
Zhou Wu always felt that the main direction of attack of this devil was definitely not the positions on the left and right flanks of Niushou Mountain, and the purpose of sending so many troops was probably to rescue the Sato Wing who had been lured into the ambush circle by them, so as to maintain the combat strength of the entire division.
Gao Xiangfa, who attacked the left flank position of the devils in front, fell into a situation of hard fighting with the devils, although they had an advantage in numbers, but this hand-to-hand combat was different from field warfare, of course it was good to have more people in the open area, but they were all crowded in the narrow trenches to fight bayonets, then the situation was very different, plus the little devils in the trenches resisted quite tenaciously, and the national army that rushed into the trenches not only did not take much advantage, but suffered a lot of casualties.
Ge Sanmin also felt that it was not a way to entangle with the devils in the trenches like this, after all, the number of people they rushed into the trenches was small, and they could not form an absolute numerical advantage over the devils, so they would not be able to eliminate or drive these stubborn little devils out of the position.
Ge Sanmin felt that he could not fight like this anymore, and he had to change his tactics, otherwise he would not only fail to capture the position, but also have unpredictable casualties.
Ge Sanmin hurriedly took the time to run to Gao Xiangfa's side, and with a strafing shot, he killed all the devils around Gao Xiangfa, grabbed Gao Xiangfa's shoulder, and yelled at him: "Old Gao, don't be entangled with the little devils, quickly retreat outside the position, the place here is too small, and we can't use it with too many people." ” Gao Xiangfa was also upset at this time, as soon as he heard Ge Sanmin say this, he immediately sent a signal to retreat, and the four regiments jumped out of the trench and ran more than 100 meters outside the position.
The little devil thought that these Chinese could not defeat them and escape, but because it was dark, the devil did not know how many people and horses there were in the national army attacking on the opposite side.
However, the bayonet K in the trench just now greatly boosted the little devil's confidence in fighting bayonets, and as soon as they saw Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin they turned around and left, they didn't think about it carefully and calmly, so they immediately chased them out.
Gao Xiangfa and they waited for you little devils to come out, seeing that the devils came out of the trenches a lot, Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin quickly flashed to both sides with the brothers who had just fought hand-to-hand, and the little devils who rushed over on the opposite side wondered, why don't these Chinese play bayonets with us Just when the little devils were wondering, a large line of national soldiers with machine guns and rapid-fire weapons suddenly appeared on the opposite side, and they didn't say a word, and fired desperately at these little devils who were still confused.
Immediately, a row of little devils who rushed to the front were shot and fell to the ground, while the rest of the devils immediately fell to the ground, set up machine guns and small steel cannons and fired at the brothers of the national army.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin rushed up again with their brothers, caught those little devils and cut them, killing the devils on their backs, with heavy casualties, and those little devils in the back saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly rolled back into the trenches, and desperately blocked the brothers of the national army who rushed over with the firepower points in the trenches.
Just when Gao Xiangfa and the others were about to rush to the devil's trench, suddenly an earth-shattering explosion came from the direction of the main position of Niushou Mountain.
Gao Xiangfa saw that the little devils in the trenches were all retreating in the direction of the main position of Niushou Mountain, and now they were desperately blocking them with firepower, and it was already the broken back covering force left by the devils on the left flank position, and their main force was already on the way to the main position.
Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin couldn't understand the movements of the devils: why did the devils suddenly abandon the left-wing positions they had desperately held and turn around?
Could it be that something happened in front of them, maybe this was the little devil's trick to lure them into the trenches, and then there was an overwhelming burst of artillery fire that killed them all For the sake of safety, Gao Xiangfa and Ge Sanmin decided to suspend the attack, and everyone fell to the ground outside the trenches, paying attention to the enemy situation in all directions, and they had to report this strange situation to Zhou Wu before making a decision.
"Brigade seat, the little devils on the left flank position of our attack suddenly all retreated, the little devils were quite tenacious at the beginning, and they fought desperately with us, but now they suddenly evacuated, we were afraid that there was fraud in it, and we didn't enter the trenches, I don't know what the situation is like there in the brigade" Gao Xiangfa asked Zhou Wu hurriedly on the radio, he wanted to hear what new devil enemy situation Zhou Wu had on his side.
"Lao Gao, the devils have retreated from Niushou Mountain on all fronts, I guess the little devils who entered the ambush circle have escaped, and the devils' purpose has been achieved, so they have all evacuated, just now they went to the direction of the main position of Niushou Mountain, probably deliberately confusing you."
"According to the report of the brothers who held the main position, they did not find any devils rushing over except for a burst of artillery shelling by the devils just now, it is estimated that the devils deliberately diverted their attention in this way, you can now enter the trenches with confidence, consolidate the position, and be careful of the sneak attack of the devils at night."
Zhou Wu replied on the radio.
It turned out that the devil ran back, haha, the Niushou Mountain position lost during the day was finally recaptured, and the Independent Brigade and the 11th Division fought side by side, and finally kept the southeast gate of Nanjing City.
At this time, Zhou Wu and the fat man came to the main position of Niushou Mountain together, looking at the messy corpses on the position, Zhou Wu hurriedly ordered the fat man to take people to clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses on the spot, and instructed the fat man to find out the remains of his own people, tidy them up, send someone to the health company behind, and take time to hold a memorial service the day after tomorrow.
As for the corpses of the little devils, they gathered together, dug a pit and buried them, so as not to affect the holding of positions in the future.
The fat man immediately took the people to do it, and Zhou Wu and Ding Ning chatted with Yu Shiming on the battlefield.
Yu Shiming was quite happy at this time, since the Shanghai battlefield came all the way, he had never been so relieved as today, and finally for the first time he saw the scene of the little devil who showed off his might and took the initiative to retreat, he couldn't help but cry and sigh.
Zhou Wu said: "Division commander, I think this time the little devils are not really going to capture the position, they want to rescue the troops who fell into the ambush circle, and now their goal has been achieved, so it is normal for the whole line to retreat, it is estimated that these little devils will not give up, if the weather is fine tomorrow, they will definitely retaliate, we have to be prepared." ” "Brother, although your independent brigade failed to kill those little devils who entered the ambush circle this time, it is really a pity, but the little devils are also scared a lot, and it is estimated that they will have to weigh carefully when they fight against you in the future."
After this battle, Yu Shiming admired Zhou Wu more and more, and felt that he was a good material for natural war, and he would definitely be able to become a great weapon and get ahead in the future. t1706231537: