Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 18: The Loyal Souls of the Guangdong Army (Please recommend, read and collect)
The ceasefire that lasted for several days soon ended. Since the Japanese only aimed to transfer troops from their homeland, they had no sincerity and the negotiations were put on hold again. The new commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army, General Yoshinori Shirakawa, even made harsh remarks and let the planes and artillery do the talking.

At this time, more than 100 aircraft and dozens of warships from the mainland have arrived, and the reinforcements of two divisions can land at any time. With confidence, Shirakawa Yoshinori can't wait to attack the defenders;

The first of the three things a new official does when he takes office is to start a fire with 200 planes. When dense swarms of planes appear over the defenders again, the battle begins again.

At Zhanghuabin Station in Zhabei, the position of the 78th Brigade of the 156th Division of the th Route Army, the Japanese revenge operation started with the Weng Zhaoyuan Brigade;
The first to rise up in resistance was the Weng Brigade, and it was also the Brigade that inflicted the heaviest casualties on the Japanese. A few days ago, they even sent a suicide squad to bomb the "Izumo". The Japanese, who were always vengeful, sent more than 100 planes to bomb the Weng Brigade's defense zone in turns.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Boom boom boom..."

A string of bombs fell from the sky and landed on the positions of the 156th Brigade. Trenches were destroyed one after another. The Guangdong Army soldiers who were fighting in simple fortifications suffered heavy casualties. The positions were dyed dark red with blood, and blood could be squeezed out by grabbing a handful of soil.

The soldiers in thin military uniforms could only squat in the cold trenches and silently endure the ravages of bombs. No one chose to retreat. Their wills were as hard as steel and their eyes were as sharp as swords, waiting for the Japanese infantry to rush to the position.

They had no way to deal with the big bird in the sky, and the Type 79 rifles in their hands could not reach it at all.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Throw away your mother, and come back again!"

The Japanese planes had just finished their mission and left when heavy caliber naval artillery shells rained down on them, trying to flatten the positions of the 156th Brigade.

The company commander of the 5th Regiment, Zhao Jinsheng, struggled to get up from the mud, shook off the heavy dust on his body, and unceremoniously gave the Japanese a signature Lingnan greeting.

Zhao Jinsheng's company was also a star unit. In the previous anti-landing operation, they, together with their brother units, withstood the attack of 3 Japanese for two hours, and finally withdrew from the position due to being outnumbered.
Zhao Jinsheng was unwilling to hand over the position to the Japanese easily. Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he led his troops to the enemy's flank and launched another surprise attack.

The Japanese invaders thought they were ambushed and retreated in panic, leaving behind dozens of corpses. Zhao Jinsheng was commended for this.

After the 19th Route Army regained its position, the Japanese launched another landing operation. This time the firepower was even more intense. Zhao Jinsheng's company had suffered 20% casualties before they even saw the shadow of the Japanese, and their position was ravaged terribly.

Seeing the Japanese infantry begin to land and surge onto the battlefield, Zhao Jinsheng shouted:
"Brothers, fight!"

Rows of bullets were fired at the densely packed Japanese soldiers, who fell one after another, leaving feces-yellow corpses everywhere.
When one row of Japanese soldiers fell, another row would rush up. It was impossible to kill them all!

At the headquarters of the 78th Division, General Qu Shounian frowned. The intensity of the new round of attacks by the Japanese exceeded his expectations. With rich battlefield experience, he keenly judged that the Japanese army had increased its troops, and in huge numbers. His 78th Division was already stretched thin in terms of manpower.

"Commander, the Japanese who landed in the defense zone this time are obviously different from the marines before. It is obvious that the Japanese have sent reinforcements from their homeland, and they are the regular Japanese army, with a strength of no less than 10,000.
Under the repeated attacks from the enemy's air and naval forces, the Weng Brigade has suffered heavy casualties. Should we request reinforcements from the commander-in-chief?"

Deputy Division Commander Tan Qixiu suggested to Division Commander Qu that the 60th Route Army should have one army and three divisions, namely the 61th, 78st and 3.3th Divisions, with a total strength of troops, with Jiang Guangnai as the commander-in-chief and Cai Tingkai as the army commander;
This was a peculiar organization created by the principal, with the purpose of making them check and balance each other. Unexpectedly, it accidentally formed a golden duo to fight against Japan and Chiang Kai-shek.

The 78th Division had only one brigade, the Weng Brigade. The 1th Division was the absolute main force, with three brigades under its command. In the previous anti-landing battle, the Weng Brigade took the lead in firing shots against the Japanese invaders, suffering more than 60 casualties, and became the number one star unit in all of China.

The district teacher shook his head and said:

"The commander-in-chief is under a lot of pressure. The main force of the 60th Division has been attacking the defense zone of the th Division. Now we can only rely on ourselves! Tell Brigade Commander Weng that we must not let any Japanese soldiers cross the position and must stop them as soon as possible.

Send a telegram to the commander-in-chief immediately. The Japanese army has used the opportunity of negotiations to transfer a large number of elite troops from the mainland. I am worried that they will land from other places. Remind the Fifth Army to pay attention to their defense zone. "

In the defense area of ​​the 78th Regiment of the 5th Division, the Japanese rushed towards the position of Zhao Jinsheng's company in wave after wave. After one group fell, another group rushed up. The barrels of the Swiss Qilali KE7 light machine guns in the machine gunners were all red.
A "Ten-Year Type" special grenade flew over and accurately hit the machine gun position of the Second Company. The machine gunner died on the spot. Fortunately, the power of the grenade was not great, so the machine gun was not destroyed.

The deputy gunner immediately rushed forward, and after just a moment, gunshots rang out again, knocking down two Japanese soldiers.

The Japanese troops that landed in the 156th Brigade's defense zone were the 11th Division, which was formed in Zentsuji, also known as the Zentsuji Division. It was a permanent division of the Japanese. The most famous division commander was Nogi Maresuke, and there were also Matsui Iwane, Ushijima Mitsuru, etc.
Because of the emergence of the military god Nogi Maresuke, the 11th Division particularly liked to use the pig charge tactics. Now they launched the pig charge tactics that made them famous towards the second company's position, rushing towards Zhao Jinsheng's company in wave after wave.

After nearly an hour of fierce fighting, the Second Company had suffered more than half of its casualties and only had four light machine guns left. Their firepower was simply not enough to suppress the Japanese attack, and they were finally able to break into the position.

"Brothers, kill!"

Zhao Jinsheng picked up his rifle with a bayonet and rushed forward to meet the Japanese who were several times more numerous than him. The remaining dozens of soldiers of the second company followed closely behind him, and the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

Zhao Jinsheng practiced Southern Fist since he was a child and was the last disciple of Hong Family Fist. He was very skilled in Kung Fu and was good at using a spear, so he was also very good at using a bayonet. Almost no Japanese soldiers who fought against him could survive three rounds. In just a few minutes, he stabbed six Japanese soldiers to death. His body was covered with the blood of the Japanese soldiers, like a god of death.

Unfortunately, there were too many devils, and before he knew it, all his brothers fell down, leaving him alone to fight alone;

When he stabbed another Japanese sergeant to death, the bayonet on the gun was broken, and at least a dozen Japanese surrounded him.

Zhao Jinsheng knew that he would be buried here today, but he was not afraid. Instead, he held the rifle with a broken bayonet upside down in his hand, assumed the standard starting posture of Hongjiaquan, and then looked at the Japs with contempt.

"Bagaya road!"

A Japanese non-commissioned officer could not stand his provocation, and after cursing, he stabbed Zhao Jinsheng with his gun. It was obvious that he was an assassination expert, and blood was dripping from the tip of his bayonet.

Zhao Jinsheng turned sideways ghostly and stabbed out with the bayonet against his waist. Before he could change his moves, the butt of Zhao Jinsheng's gun hit him hard on the head, and brain matter sprayed all over Zhao Jinsheng's face.

"Fuck your mother, I made another profit!"

The Japanese second lieutenant who led the team had obviously lost his patience. He waved his hand and more than a dozen Japanese soldiers rushed forward. Zhao Jinsheng did not retreat, and the Japanese bayonets in front of him stabbed into his body.
At the same time, he swung the rifle with all his strength and hit the devil's neck hard, breaking his cervical vertebrae.

"I've got another scapegoat. It's worth it!"

After he finished speaking, he fell down. The Second Company held off the enemy for more than an hour at the cost of all its soldiers being killed, and killed more than 100 enemies.

With the support of aircraft and naval guns, the landing 11th Division broke through the defense line of the 78th Division that day. The division suffered more than 2 casualties and killed more than enemies.

(End of this chapter)