Songhu: Never Give Up

Chapter 255: Chaotic Fight
Sergeant Umeki Koji's ability to perceive the battlefield is much stronger than that of ordinary Japanese soldiers. Previously, he relied on the ostrich tactic to save his life at Tuofeng Ridge and left "Sad Ridge" alive;
Although his good friend Sergeant Mata was very brave and blew up a Chinese bunker, he also lost his life on "Sad Hill" with the urn still on his back.

He promised Sergeant Mata that he would bring him back to his hometown and let Mata watch him marry Yamato Mitako;
This is also the tradition of the Japanese, trying their best to let their ashes return to their hometown. However, at that time they were cremated together, so it was impossible to tell whose ashes they were. He just grabbed a handful and thought it was Ma Tian's.

Umeki Koji's squad had been separated from the other devils, and now there were gunshots all around, and he didn't know where to go;
He took a fancy to a large house on the left, but his sixth sense told him that there might be an ambush inside, and if he had a choice, he really didn't want to go in.

Corporal Taniguchi Hideyoshi was also an old devil. He said to Umeki Koji:
“Mr. Meimu, the gunshots are getting closer and closer. They are all German weapons. We are not familiar with the terrain now, and it is easy for us to fall into the hands of the Chinese.
Now we can only stay the same in the face of change, occupy the mansion, and then wait for the outcome of the melee."

"Taniguchi-kun, this big house may not be safe. I always feel like there are eyes watching me."

"Mr. Meimu, the whole city is in danger right now. There is no safe place. Even if there are Chinese ambushing in the house, we must eliminate them and seize the house as a hiding place."

Sergeant Taniguchi's words finally strengthened his determination. He was just skeptical, and they still had 11 people. Even if there were ambushes, it was hard to say who would win or lose.

"Taniguchi-kun, you lead a small group to quietly climb in from the west wall. I will pincer attack from the front and eliminate them from both sides."

Sergeant Taniguchi gave a "Hey" and left after receiving the order. This scene happened to be seen by Hong Baoyi, the observer of Squad 7, who was hiding in the attic.

The feeling of the old Japanese soldier Meimu was correct. There was indeed a squad 7 hiding in the Wang family compound. Hong Baoyi originally wanted to shoot the old Japanese soldier Meimu, but now he changed his mind after seeing their actions.

Since the Japanese wanted to break into the Wang family mansion, Squad 7 would be the perfect place to eliminate them. He secretly reported the enemy situation he observed to Squad Leader Ma Jun.

Ma Jun guessed what the Japanese were planning as soon as he heard it, and he decided to leave two teams to hold the Japanese at the front.

He took two teams to the flank to wait and kill the few Japanese soldiers who attacked from the flank first.

After waiting patiently for a while, Sergeant Umeki led the other two teams to quietly move towards the main entrance of the mansion;
He only left one person to enter through the main gate, and the other two groups climbed over the walls on both sides of the main gate, one on the left and one on the right. The Japanese soldier who entered through the main gate was a bait.

Sergeant Umeki climbed up the left wall swiftly with the cooperation of the other two Japanese soldiers, but he did not rush to enter. Instead, he took out a grenade and waited, and then the Japanese soldiers could push the door and enter.

Junpei Kijima pushed the door open surreptitiously, but he didn't expect it to be ajar, so he pushed it open easily.
As a cannon fodder, he was very aware. Seeing that the door had been opened, he gritted his teeth and went in.

A crisp gunshot rang out, and the rifleman guarding the front shot and killed Junji Kijima, and Sergeant Umeki casually threw a grenade in;
This grenade was used to attract the attention of the defenders, and he was not sure if he could throw the grenade to the gunman's location.

At the moment the grenade exploded, Sergeant Meimu flipped over the wall. As soon as he landed, Hong Baoyi's gunshot rang out, but unfortunately he did not hit the cunning Meimu, but exposed himself instead;

Meimu fired a shot casually, but his hasty shot did not hit Hong Baoyi. Taking advantage of the gap between the two sides, other devils climbed over the wall and the two sides exchanged fire. The Taniguchi group on the west side took advantage of the exchange of fire and climbed over the wall with a Taisho 11-year light machine gun;

As soon as he landed, he fell into the encirclement of Ma Jun and others. With just a burst of fire, four Japanese soldiers including Sergeant Taniguchi were all killed.

After resolving the trouble on the flank, they also went to reinforce the other two groups from the flank.

At this time, Sergeant Meimu was leading a few Japanese soldiers in a fierce battle with Hong Baoyi and others, with casualties on both sides.

The gunshots from the west made the old Japanese soldier Meimu feel depressed, because he only heard the gunshots from German weapons, which meant that Sergeant Taniguchi and others had been ambushed and were in great danger.

He had lost confidence in the battle and was ready to flee. Just as they were about to escape from the main gate, Ma Jun and his men had already arrived from the west.
Sergeant Meimu turned his gun and prepared to shoot. Ma Jun raised the box gun in his hand and fired a volley of bullets. Several bullets hit Sergeant Meimu, and the old Japanese fell down unwillingly.

The remaining four Japanese soldiers were also knocked down by others. Ma Jun led his men to clean up the battlefield quickly. Seeing that Sergeant Meimu was unwilling to close his eyes even before death, he raised his gun and shot him two more times before leaving with satisfaction.

This small-scale battle ended quickly. A squad of the defending army fought against an understaffed squad of the Japanese and wiped out the Japanese at the cost of three casualties.
Sergeant Umeki and 11 other people were killed, and one light machine gun, seven rifles, one Nambu pistol, nearly a thousand rounds of bullets, more than 7 grenades and 20 sets of individual combat equipment were seized.

The permanent division is equipped with a luxurious configuration. A light machine gun is equipped with 300 rounds of bullets. Each rifleman carries 3 cowhide boxes with 120 rounds of bullets, and there are dozens of bullets in the backpack. Now all of them have been taken over by Squad Seven.

After seizing the individual rations of 11 devils, they decided to fight the devils right in the Wang Family Courtyard;
There are dozens of houses of varying sizes in the Wang family compound, and there is plenty of space to move around, so they are not afraid even if dozens of Japanese soldiers come.

Before carrying out the infiltration mission, the captain told them clearly that unless they heard the assembly call from the battalion headquarters, they had to treat themselves as dead and fight the Japs to the death in the South City. They had to fight the Japs as long as they were alive.

The battle of Class 7 came to a temporary end, but outside the Wang Family Courtyard, such chaos was everywhere;

Either the defenders ambushed the Japanese, or the Japanese ambushed the defenders. You are part of me and I am part of you. But in most of the fierce battles, the defenders had the upper hand and the Japanese were just passive in the fight.

This fierce battle lasted for a day, but there was still no winner. Colonel Kawanami began to get anxious. He sent a telegram to Colonel Tagami to inquire about the situation of the 34th Regiment. The situation was not much better. Both of them realized the seriousness of the matter.
If they withdraw the troops now, it is hard to say whether they can withdraw them, and all their previous efforts will be wasted. Since the Chinese want to fight a street battle, they will fight to the end.

After consultation, Kawabinami and Colonel Tagami decided to commit all the reserve troops and also request tactical guidance from Fujita Susumu.
Now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot. We can only continue to send in more troops and use our military advantage to consume the defenders.

(End of this chapter)