Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 227 Operation on the Southern Front
Central route, supplementary detachment 1st battalion 2nd battalion blocking position
Captain Shi Song was directing the battle. The battalion commander gave him the task of only losing, not winning. He only needed to hold out for an hour before being defeated.

Although he didn't quite understand the battalion commander's intention, he still carried out the order without compromise.

As one of the first captains of the temporary detachment, he only got a captain position after the reorganization. Although he was a little disappointed, he was also content;

According to his understanding, except for the captain of the temporary first detachment, Wang Jianfei, who continued to serve as the detachment captain, and the captain of the temporary second detachment, Li Daomin, who was transferred to be the commander of the baggage battalion, it was already good enough for someone like him to become a captain, especially since he was only a battalion commander before.

The unit was only a regiment, and the position was too tight. It was rare for a battalion commander like him to be promoted to deputy battalion commander.
Wang Jianfei is the commander of the teaching corps, so it is reasonable for him to be the commander of the supplementary detachment. He is also the representative of the defeated soldiers, which shows that the commander still attaches great importance to them.

The name of the Supplementary Brigade sounds like a stepmother's child, but its organization, equipment, and treatment are the same as those of other brigades;

His battalion was fully equipped with Japanese weapons, and consisted of three infantry companies and one artillery company. The artillery company was equipped with two 3mm mortars, two captured infantry guns, and six flying thunder guns, which was exactly three artillery platoons. Its firepower was much stronger than his previous battalion.

The company level consists of three infantry platoons and one heavy machine gun platoon, equipped with two Type 600 heavy machine guns. The entire battalion has more than people, and each squad is equipped with Type light machine guns. The firepower is not weaker than their opponent, the Guangtian Battalion. He is now living the life of a battalion commander.

"Captain, the Japanese are approaching. Shall we fight them?"

Company commander Feng Minglei asked excitedly. He was also a defeated soldier officer and used to be a major battalion commander in the 2nd Corps. Due to the shortage of positions after the reorganization, he could only be a company commander.

After the training, the combat effectiveness of the supplementary detachment was significantly improved. Those who were able to stay and serve as captains and company commanders were all very capable. Their hatred for the Japanese was engraved in their bones, and they wanted to fight them whenever they saw them.

Shi Song estimated the distance and strength of the Japs, and then said:

"The Japs are only making a tentative attack this time. There is only one squadron. Don't expose your heavy weapons. Once they get close, use light machine guns and rifles to deal with them.

Tell the brothers to remember that after a few bursts of machine gun fire, they need to change positions, as the Japs' small artillery is very effective."

Feng Xingming excitedly took the order and left. He really didn't take a squadron of Japanese soldiers seriously at the moment. He didn't know why his superiors asked them to fight for only a short while before pretending to be defeated and retreating.

All he could do now was to inflict pain on the Japanese during the short time allowed to fight. They had two companies deployed at the front line, under his unified command.

After returning to the front line, the Japanese had already approached the distance of about 150 meters. If it were the 2nd Corps, they would have to open fire, but this was a guerrilla column, so they had to be within 100 meters, so as to increase the hit rate;

He had already had people inform each platoon one by one to use only light firepower, and the four Type 4 heavy machine guns with the most powerful firepower would not be exposed.

The one who attacked their position was an infantry squadron of the 13th Division, which was also a permanent division established after the Battle of Shanghai. It was the vanguard of the invasion of China and the first criminal of the Nanjing Massacre.
These newly formed divisions were eager to perform, so they behaved more brutally in the war and were known as the Beast Divisions.

According to the historical records of another time and space, among the brigades and regiments, Sasaki Michi's first division, Yamada Dan's second division, and the 65th Regiment (all of which were affiliated with the 13th Division) were the most courageous, slaughtering more than 7 prisoners of war and civilians! Makino Squadron belonged to the 65th Regiment. The captain of the squadron, Captain Makino Ikki, killed at least a dozen Chinese civilians in Jinling City with his saber. At this time, he was holding up this evil saber and commanding a group of beasts to move towards the position of the Second Battalion.

Perhaps the massacre of the unarmed Chinese people gave them the illusion that the Chinese were just lambs to be slaughtered, so their charge was arrogant and defiant;
It is no wonder that they are so arrogant. During the Battle of Nanjing, the 13th Division was carrying out a flanking mission on the northern line. They were not taught a lesson by the guerrilla column in the city, so they were extremely arrogant.

At 120 meters, the Chinese positions were silent, and the Japs continued to advance;

100 meters! Still quiet, the old Japanese soldier Makino had lost his patience. They charged at such a close distance, so he raised his saber and shouted:
"Kill the chicken and give it to me!"

The Japanese soldiers in Makino's squadron quickly stood up and started charging while yelling. A hundred meters away could be covered in just a few breaths!

At the moment when the Japanese launched their charge, Major Feng Xingming fired his gun. His gunshot was an order. More than a dozen Type 99 light machine guns from two companies sprayed tongues of fire at the Japanese, and rained bullets at the Japanese infantry.

Flesh and blood flying everywhere!
The bodies of the Japanese soldiers were blown up one by one, and whole groups of them were swept to the ground. In the face of the impenetrable rain of machine guns, Bushido was nothing.

Captain Makino rushed to the front in a showy manner, so he bore the most damage from the rain of bullets. He was hit by more than a dozen machine gun bullets, and his flesh and blood flew everywhere. Aunt Amaterasu shook her head when she saw this, as she usually would not accept such people.

In the first wave of attacks, there were more than a dozen Japanese soldiers who saw Amaterasu with him. The other Japanese soldiers were so scared that they fell to the ground and fought back indiscriminately.
The deputy squadron leader took over the command, but he was horrified to find that the Chinese were using the same weapons as them, with firepower even exceeding that of the Makino Squadron, and their shooting skills were also very accurate.

They are now being suppressed and cannot even raise their heads, so they cannot cause too many casualties to the defenders.

Lieutenant Urata Takashi was not intimidated by the huge casualties, because he keenly discovered that the Chinese did not have heavy firepower, so he commanded his troops to continue the attack;
The Type 7.7 heavy machine guns and infantry artillery deployed several hundred meters away also began firing at the defenders' positions. The mm heavy machine gun bullets that poured down like raindrops also caused a lot of casualties to the defenders. The infantry artillery took the opportunity to destroy two firing points.

Seeing that the enemy's heavy machine guns were too aggressive, the second battalion leader Shi Song ordered the two 90mm mortars of the artillery company to fire at the enemy's machine gun positions. Soon, the enemy's heavy machine gun positions exposed in the wild were blown away one by one, and the two infantry guns were so scared that they quickly moved away.
Without the support of heavy firepower, the Makino Squadron could only passively take the beating. Casualties rose sharply, and soon more than half of the soldiers were killed or wounded.

The Japanese battalion's first-level artillery support consisted of only one infantry artillery squad and two infantry guns, so it was completely suppressed by the second battalion in terms of firepower;
Seeing that the purpose of the exploratory attack had been achieved, the Japanese captain knew that the dozens of Japanese remnants of the Makino Squadron could not make any waves, so he had to order them to retreat.

Lieutenant Urata was relieved after receiving the order. If they continued to fight, their squadron would be wiped out, so he ordered a retreat.

The defenders did not intend to let them go easily. They chased them with machine guns and rifles, leaving a dozen of them behind until they were out of range.

The Japanese's first exploratory attack ended in a whimper. One squadron went up and one squad retreated. The Japanese from the 13th Division finally encountered a tough opponent.

(End of this chapter)