Chapter 326 Command Post in the Ancient Tomb
When Xiang Chu heard that the chariot was coming, he shouted:
"Clean up the battlefield immediately and prepare to retreat."
Liu Zhengxiong asked anxiously: "Are we not going to guard the bridge anymore?"
Xiang Chu first picked up the Japanese captain's map and put it in his pocket, then took the telescope from his neck and shook his head:
"Three Japanese armored vehicles are coming to reinforce us. The bridgehead is undefended. Let's retreat behind the house first."
At this time, 600 people from Lu Xiong and Hong Yi's two groups also pressed forward.
Liu Zhengxiong said angrily: "Boy! The Japanese only have three tanks. Can't we defeat them with more than 3 submachine guns? Why are we retreating?"
Xiang Chu shook his head and said, "Old Liu! Bullets can't penetrate tank armor. You need an anti-tank gun to do that, or you have to rush up with a pack of explosives and risk your life to blow it up."
Liu Zhengxiong said with a smile: "Boy! If you risk your life to carry the explosive pack, I will definitely follow you."
Xiang Chu shouted, "How can you be worthy of Sister Mei if you lose your life?"
When Liu Zhengxiong heard this, he quickly suggested: "Then let's blow up the bridge."
"We can't bomb it! Minister Zhang is going to attack the Japanese in Hongkou from here."
Xiang Chu shook his head, took out Madam Xu's sword and drew three circles on the open space west of the bridge, and shouted,
"Gan Rong! Ning Qiang! Brother Bao! Each of you three should dig a pit big enough to hold 3 grenades."
"Yes!"
Gan Rong and the other two hurriedly accepted the order.
Xiang Chu continued to order: "Li Tong! Collect 60 grenades and divide them into three bundles. Lu Xiong! Bring three 3-meter-long hemp ropes. The rest of you continue to shoot at the devils."
"Yes!"
Everyone hurriedly obeyed the order.
At this time, everyone understood what Xiang Chu was going to do.
Soon, Xiang Chu buried three bundles of cluster grenades.
It was pulled to the rear house with a hemp rope more than 30 meters long.
Three Japanese tanks arrived as expected, and Xiang Chu hurriedly ordered the supervision team to retreat behind the house.
The Japanese tanks drove across the bridge with great momentum, and the Japanese soldiers played a game of infantry-tank coordination behind the tanks.
The Japanese tank soldiers were still laughing loudly:
"Poor Chinese soldier, let me show you the power of the Imperial tank."
"Go ahead and crush these Chinese elites who have never seen the Imperial chariots."
Liu Zhengxiong said excitedly: "The first tank has passed the cluster grenade!"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Let's wait until all three cars have crossed the bridge!"
Three tanks drove across the bridgehead one after another, spread out in a fan shape and fired forward.
"Great!"
Xiang Chu pulled the hemp rope hard, and the rope opened the rings of 60 grenades.
"Boom!" Several loud noises.
Three tanks were destroyed by the explosion of 3 cluster grenades.
One tank was overturned, the tracks of one tank were blown off, and the other tank was not seriously damaged, but the Japanese soldiers inside were stunned by the explosion.
"beat!"
Xiang Chu roared.
Countless submachine guns fired at the Japanese soldiers, and countless grenades were thrown at them.
The Japanese soldiers didn't expect to encounter a tough opponent today, so they turned around and fled towards the east end of Bazi Bridge.
"rush!"
Xiang Chu roared and rushed out first.
The supervising team members hurriedly followed and swept across.
Xiang Chu jumped onto a tank, opened the upper hatch and threw in a grenade.
Gan Rong and Kong Kong also followed his example and threw grenades at the other two tanks.
Some supervisory team members rushed to the Bazi Bridge and rushed towards the east end of the Bazi Bridge.
Xiang Chu shouted loudly: "Stop chasing and retreat!"
Some people were so eager to fight that they rushed too far and had no time to return.
"Da da da!"
The heavy machine guns in the Japanese bunker fired fiercely.
Several members of the supervision team who rushed across the Baji Bridge fell in a pool of blood.
Xiang Chu roared: "Retreat quickly!"
The supervisory team retreated like the tide and retreated to the west of Bazi Bridge.
Xiang Chutui heard the Japanese shouting on the radio:
"Pinggu Squad! Your troops will withdraw, and the Kawaguchi Squad will take over the Baji Bridge."
Liu Zhengxiong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Not bad! We wiped out a small group of Japanese soldiers."
At this time, a large number of officers and soldiers from the German-equipped division rushed over.
They were all stunned when they saw the three broken tanks.
The leader was a major who shouted, "Commander Xiang! Our battalion is defending the Baji Bridge. You should withdraw quickly."
Xiang Chu said anxiously: "Major! The Japanese Kawatani Squad is coming here."
The major nodded and said, "Okay! Got it."
He knew that Xiang Chu was the commander of the war and it would be difficult to offend him.
But Xiang Chu's people are here, which is quite a hindrance to him.
Xiang Chu shouted knowingly: "Retreat!"
The supervisors retreated like a tide.
When they retreated to a high ground behind the officers and soldiers of the battalion, Xiang Chu was overjoyed and shouted loudly:
"Stop retreating! All personnel dig trenches, build fortifications, and repair command posts."
The officers and soldiers of the 88th Division all looked at Xiang Chu in astonishment, meaning:
Your supervision team is not fighting, but digging trenches, building fortifications, and repairing command posts?
Liu Zhengxiong reminded: "Captain! Isn't it a bit redundant for us to do this?"
Lu Xiong also said with a smile: "Captain! Look, they are all laughing at us."
"Why are you afraid of being laughed at? Your life is your own."
Xiang Chu shouted loudly, pointing to a small hill, and shouted,
"This is an ancient tomb! Quickly build it into my command post and dig trenches all around. Anyone who disobeys orders will be shot on the spot."
"Ancient tomb?! Yes!"
All the supervisory team members obeyed the order in unison.
Xiang Chu ordered Zhang Linmao: "Linmao! Send a telegram to Minister Zhang, saying that the inspection team destroyed three Japanese tanks and the Pinggu Squadron and recaptured the Baji Bridge."
"Yes!"
Zhang Linmao hurriedly accepted the order.
Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Command.
When Zhang Zhong saw this telegram, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He said to his chief of staff Zhu Liang: "Chief of Staff Zhu! This guy went to supervise the battle, but he achieved such great results. I didn't expect it."
Zhu Liang smiled bitterly and said, "That's true! But we should let him supervise the battle. Our German-equipped division has not yet shown its might."
Zhang Zhong nodded and said, "Okay! Send him a telegram and tell him that there is a German-equipped division in the battle, and let him open his eyes and observe."
Zhu Liang laughed loudly and said, "The performance of the German-equipped division will surely shock him. Haha!"
At the Baji Bridge, a squad of Japanese soldiers, under the cover of heavy artillery fire, launched a fierce charge towards a battalion of the 88th Division guarding the bridge.
The battle was fierce and the Bazi Bridge changed hands several times.
The battle lasted until the afternoon, but they still fell into the hands of Kawatani's team.
The Kawatani squad still had half of its strength left, and with the attitude of a victor, they advanced majestically toward the west of the bridge.
The Japanese soldiers held their bayonets horizontally and stabbed the dead Chinese soldiers from time to time, showing their brutal nature.
They passed the ruined houses and saw a large hill in front of them. It was quiet and there was no one there.
Captain Kawatani shouted excitedly, "Warriors of the Empire! Follow this captain to charge across this open space and into the China-Beijing-Shanghai Garrison Headquarters. Here come the peaches!"
"kill!"
The Japanese soldiers roared and rushed forward.
"Plop! Plop!"
The Japanese soldiers in the front fell into the trap.
"Da da da!"
"Boom!"
Dense rain of submachine gun bullets poured down on the Japanese soldiers.
Countless hand grenades hit the heads of the Japanese soldiers.
In an instant, Kawatani's team suffered a devastating disaster.
At this time, the 88th Brigade, the reinforcement force of the 264th Division, arrived.
The sight of the Japanese corpses scattered all over the ground stunned everyone.
Brigadier General Huang Mei curiously jumped into the crisscrossing trenches and was guided into Xiang Chu's headquarters, which was built in an ancient tomb. He exclaimed in surprise, "Xiang Chu! Aren't you here to supervise the battle? Are you fighting?"
Xiang Chu said helplessly: "There is no other way! If the devil insists on provoking me, I will kill him."
Huang Mei shook her head and said, "Building the command post inside an ancient tomb, I really admire you!"
At this time, the sound of naval guns roared on the sea.
Immediately, the sound of artillery shells whistling was heard in the air.
"Boom! Boom!"
Countless artillery shells fell above Xiang Chu's command post.
The earth shook, but the ancient tomb command post remained safe and sound.