Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 45: Urban Street Fighting (Please read, collect, vote, and recommend)
The remaining Japanese soldiers of Kato's squadron did not choose to flee, but rushed fiercely towards the officers and soldiers of the first company, and were all wiped out after a fierce fight;

After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, Li Jiaxun successfully seized Captain Kato's ancestral sword. Unfortunately, he only had fun with it for a moment and then handed it over.

The Second Battalion had a clear regulation that all captured items must be turned over to the public, which naturally included the Japanese swords.

After the main force of the first company captured the Baji Bridge position, they quickly repaired the fortifications to prevent the Japanese from counterattacking;
Liao Jianping led the third platoon and the company headquarters to cross the Bazi Bridge, and then commanded the first company to advance deep into the enemy's territory. Yue Qianli then led the main force of the battalion across the bridge.
The Second Battalion's mission was to capture the Baji Bridge and hold it, and to escort the main force of the 88th Division across the bridge.

Baji Bridge is an important passage leading to the city. According to the armistice agreement signed by both sides, the Kuomintang army withdrew from the city, leaving only one security regiment and a police corps (regiment level);

Now the National Army wanted to eliminate the enemy Marines in the Japanese Concession, so they had to cross the river first. However, the Japanese took the initiative and controlled several river crossings including the Bazi Bridge, which were originally controlled by the Songhu Security Corps.

Now the Second Battalion has captured the vital Baji Bridge through fierce fighting. They must defend this vital passage before the main force arrives.

Since the city is just across the river and there are a lot of people, in order to reduce casualties, Yue Qianli sent the second company to evacuate the people door to door.
When the common people saw that fighting was about to break out in the city again, they took their valuables and evacuated to the International Settlement because that was the only place they were safe.

As soon as the Second Battalion evacuated the crowd, the Japanese launched a counterattack in the direction of Bazi Bridge, trying to retake Bazi Bridge. The leader of the team was Major Ito Shigeru, the captain of the Third Battalion of the enemy's Navy Special Marine Corps.

Another passage defended by Ito's Battalion was also captured by the vanguard of the 87th Division, resulting in the loss of dozens of people, and Kato's Squadron in the direction of Bazi Bridge was completely wiped out. This made Major Ito very angry. After being scolded by the commander, he was eager to retake the Bazi Bridge position.

As soon as they entered the outer defense zone of the Second Battalion, they engaged in a firefight with the First Company. The two sides engaged in street fighting in the block, resulting in casualties on both sides.

"Battalion Commander, the Japanese launched a counterattack against the first company's defense area. There are three or four hundred people. Captain Liao sent someone to request reinforcements."

When Yue Qianli heard that there were three or four hundred devils, he was worried about being at a disadvantage, so he said to the battalion staff:
"Go and inform the second and third companies to outflank the Japanese from the left and right wings. Tell them that they only need to repel the Japanese and not to pursue them, so as to avoid an ambush."

The communications staff officer took the order and left. Yue Qianli led the machine gun company to continue to guard the Baji Bridge. The casualties in the street fighting were too heavy. Yue Qianli did not want to have too much entanglement with the Japanese in the urban area. It was not easy for him to train these hundreds of people.

In an unknown alley on Qingyun Road, a dozen Japanese devils were chasing a few Nationalist soldiers, shooting at them in a very arrogant manner.

"Hurry up, the Chinese can't get away!"

Sergeant Jin Jing raised his M28 submachine gun and fired a burst of bullets at the backs of the national army, but unfortunately they had already turned a corner and he did not hit them.

Sergeant Jin Jing and his men chased after them without hesitation, but when they arrived, there was no one in sight.

"Chase!"

"DaDaDa..."

Gunshots suddenly rang out from behind them, and several Japanese soldiers were instantly shot down. Sergeant Jin Jing then realized that he had been tricked by the Chinese.

The few people before were obviously baits, and the purpose was to lure them into an ambush. This was an inverted triangle ambush carefully prepared by Yang Shiyuan's squad for the Japanese.

The four groups in their class had clear division of labor. A rifle group was responsible for luring the enemy, and a machine gun group was ambushed in a house on the left wing.
The other two rifle teams were lying in ambush in a horizontal alley several dozen meters ahead. When the Jinjing team chased them all the way, the machine gun team let them pass, and when they ran 3 or meters away, Yang Shiyuan and his three men suddenly appeared behind them, catching the Japanese off guard.

After suffering a loss, Sergeant Jin Jing turned back and fired back. At this time, two rifle teams that were ambushed in the horizontal alley in front of them rushed out and fired at the devil's back again;
This time, Sergeant Kanai was not so lucky. He was hit in the back by a rifle bullet, which went through his chest and created a bloody hole the size of a fist. There was no need to even finish him off.

The Jinjing squad was attacked from both sides. In their panic, they had no power to fight back and were all knocked to the ground in the blink of an eye.

This was the Second Battalion's standard ambush formation at the top of a hill, which was equally effective in urban street fighting. In contrast, the Japanese Marines were not very adaptable to this epoch-making tactical style, and one squad was wiped out in a short time.

After the second squad eliminated the Japanese, the machine gun team was responsible for vigilance, while the others quickly cleaned up the battlefield. In addition to giving the Japanese one last blow, they also dealt with their grenades, submachine guns and other weapons. They did not care about the "Type 38" rifle for the time being.

Intensive gunfire and the screams of the Japs were heard in the distance. The second squad leader waved his hand and everyone quickly hid in the houses on both sides. Yang Shiyuan even set up a machine gun on the nearest commanding height, waiting for the Japs to break in.

The Japanese troops of the Third Battalion originally attacked along the main road. After being blocked by the First Company, they sent out flanking troops to the two wings, and soon they were entangled with the troops deployed by the First Company on the two wings.

Major Ito thought he could easily recapture the Baji Bridge, but he didn't expect the battle to turn into a mess and he was left with only one squad.

There were gunshots everywhere, and they were clearly distinguished. The experienced Major Ito could naturally hear the difference between Japanese and German weapons. The gunshots were mixed together, and there was no one-sided battle.

Just when he was hesitating whether to take the last squad to reinforce, there were bursts of gunfire like frying beans from both wings. They were all German weapons, which immediately frightened Major Ito so much that his face turned pale.

"Bakayaluo, the Chinese reinforcements are at least several hundred strong!"

Major Ito didn't know what was going on, but he knew that he couldn't continue fighting, otherwise there would be the risk of annihilation of the entire army.

"Hurry up, blow the turn signal!"

After Major Ito hurriedly issued the retreat order, he led the battalion headquarters to rush to meet his troops.

The movement on the two wings was caused by the second and third companies responsible for the detour. Their flanking attack caught the Japanese off guard and not only defeated the main force of Ito's battalion, but also intercepted dozens of Japanese.

The Japs' first counterattack ended in failure, leaving behind hundreds of corpses. The Second Battalion won two battles and got off to a good start for the Nationalist Army.

Yue Qianli was overjoyed, but after Major Ito gathered the defeated soldiers, his face looked as if his father had died. He angrily cursed:
"Baka, the Chinese are so cunning!"

“Sir, the Chinese have at least a thousand men, equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery, and they launched a despicable surprise attack on the Imperial Army;

The Third Battalion alone is no longer able to recapture the Baji Bridge. Please ask the headquarters for tactical guidance!"

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