freenovelworld Chapter 440 Blocking the Floating Bridge
Chapter 440 Blocking the Floating Bridge
After receiving the order, Hao Jian led the 300 officers and soldiers of the suicide squad, discarded all equipment except weapons and ammunition, and started running from the flank desperately.
Hao Jian also knew that what was needed at this time was speed. The military appearance and formation were not important. As long as they could reach the Miluo River before the Japanese army crossed the river and delay the Japanese army there for a period of time, that would be the greatest victory.
Therefore, Hao Jian also ordered the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad that as long as they could get to the designated location as quickly as possible, they could do whatever they wanted. Those who ran faster would arrive first, and those who ran slower would catch up.
As a result, the officers and soldiers of the suicide squad also began to run quickly in a way that was comfortable for them. Some of them threw their equipment while running, some threw away their military uniforms, some threw away their shoes, and some even threw their military caps on the ground. Of course, some soldiers even threw away their leggings and military pants, and ran wearing only a pair of large shorts while carrying guns and ammunition bags, just to reduce some weight.
Finally, Hao Jian and more than 30 suicide squad officers and soldiers who were running in the front arrived at the riverside when the Japanese army was about to cross the pontoon bridge.
Seeing that the Japanese army was boarding the pontoon bridge and preparing to cross the river, Hao Jian hurriedly ordered the more than 30 suicide squad officers and soldiers around him to open fire. At this time, the purpose was to buy time. His shooting would definitely make the Japanese army panic and hesitate.
Although there are only more than 30 officers and soldiers who have arrived here now, there is no problem in scaring the Japanese army. As time goes by, the other officers and soldiers of the suicide squad will slowly come here to strengthen the combat effectiveness.
When the regiment commander Colonel Fumio Tsubojima decided to launch an attack on the Chinese army on the right wing, Hao Jian had already gathered more than 130 officers and soldiers. When these officers and soldiers arrived here later, Hao Jian was also cautious. He did not let these officers and soldiers who arrived later join the battle immediately.
Hao Jian felt that he had frightened the Japanese army's crossing of the river. If the Japanese army had just rushed across the pontoon bridge, it would have been difficult for him to deal with it. However, seeing that the Japanese army had not made any move to cross the bridge for a long time, it meant that the Japanese army wanted to get rid of him first and then safely cross the pontoon bridge.
This would give the Japanese a misjudgment that our forces are very small. When the Japanese launch an attack, we could have everyone shoot together and suddenly give them a surprise. This would also allow the officers and soldiers to catch their breath and rest, killing two birds with one stone.
Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, commander of the 13th Regiment of the Japanese Army, also ordered the First Battalion, which was preparing to cross the river, to send two squadrons of troops to attack the Chinese army on the right, in order to defeat or drive away the Chinese army on the right as soon as possible. At the same time, he ordered the Second Battalion, which had complete troops, to send two squadrons to stop the pursuing Chinese army from behind, and to carry out the crossing operation after the Chinese army on the right was resolved.
When Hao Jian discovered that the Japanese army was beginning to attack him, he quickly ordered all the suicide squad officers and soldiers who had arrived to join the battle. When the two Japanese attacking teams approached, Hao Jian shouted, and immediately gunfire rang out, which was several times more dense than before.
The attacking Japanese troops were also stunned by the intensive firepower that suddenly increased several times. More than 40 Japanese officers and soldiers fell on the spot. The remaining Japanese officers and soldiers quickly lay down and fought back. The first reaction of these Japanese officers and soldiers was that they had fallen into an ambush by the Chinese army.
The same idea was shared by the regiment commander, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, who was anxiously watching the battle from the back. Previously, he judged from the sound of gunfire that the Chinese troops blocking them on the right should not exceed fifty people. But just now, from the dense gunfire from the right, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima felt that the Chinese troops on the right should be around two hundred people.
Was there something wrong with my judgment? Impossible, that means the Chinese army had hidden their strength before? There was no need for that. They were trying to stop my troops from passing through the pontoon bridge. It was actually in their favor to show their absolute strength right from the start.
Oh no! The reinforcements of the Chinese Army have arrived. The troops on the flank of the Chinese Army are gradually coming over. Our 13th Regiment is in danger now.
The commander of the regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, is now even more anxious. It seems that it is impossible to pass the pontoon bridge safely and smoothly. Even after receiving reinforcements, the Chinese army on the right is not sure that he can defeat the enemy in a short time.
Moreover, as more and more reinforcements from the Chinese army on his right wing arrived, he might not be able to rush his troops across the pontoon bridge even if he wanted to. He had to make a decision now. If he dragged on, he would only end up dead.
We must rush across the pontoon bridge. It doesn't matter if the troops suffer heavy losses. It is still better than being completely wiped out. Let's charge the bridge.
"Everyone, pay attention. Get ready to rush across the pontoon bridge. Do not get entangled with the Chinese army. Start crossing the bridge according to the troop marching sequence. Quickly." The commander of the regiment, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, took action as soon as he thought of it, and loudly issued orders to the officers and soldiers around him.
After hearing the order from the regiment commander, Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, all the officers and soldiers were stunned. Now the Chinese army was blocking the pontoon bridge from the side. To cross the pontoon bridge under the fire blockade of the Chinese army was no different from suicide.
But the commander of the regiment has already given the order, so we can only carry it out. Whether we can cross the pontoon bridge depends on our luck. However, the officers and soldiers of the 13th Regiment of the Japanese Army basically do not have much hope.
Following an order from Colonel Fumio Tsuboshima, the commander of the regiment, the remaining officers and soldiers of the 1st Battalion began to rush to the bridge according to their respective unit formations.
"Use all the machine guns to block the pontoon bridge. Don't let the Japanese army cross the bridge. Stop the Japanese army, quickly!" When Hao Jian saw the Japanese army rushing onto the pontoon bridge, he shouted loudly and asked several machine guns to concentrate all their firepower on the pontoon bridge.
There were only four light machine guns coming over from the suicide squad. After hearing Hao Jian's order, the four light machine guns were aimed at the pontoon bridge and took turns firing.
As soon as the first batch of Japanese troops rushing to the bridge reached a small half of the distance to the pontoon bridge, they were immediately attacked fiercely. The officers and soldiers rushing in the front also suffered the most concentrated blows and were almost all knocked down on the spot. This caused the Japanese troops behind the pontoon bridge to be stunned for a short time.
However, the Japanese officers and soldiers all knew that this was not the time to be stunned. Although the officers and soldiers rushing in the front were knocked down by the shooting of the Chinese army, they could only continue to rush forward at an accelerated speed, because only by crossing the pontoon bridge would they have a chance to survive.