Chapter 178 Winter has arrived

Zhou Charter and Guo Erzhu's four companies drilled from the tunnel to the sea side of the south fort and launched a raid on the south fort from behind.

At that time, more than 200 defenders of the South Fort were trying their best to stop the frontal attack of the 401 battalion. Under the strict order of the Zhou Charter, Hannagan had to order the 401 Battalion to rush into the sea of fire and launch rounds of attacks on the South Fort.

The attack was tragic, because Hannagan had no hope of winning, and countless soldiers were either engulfed by the fire or were hit by bullets. Under the south fort, there are many dead bodies.

However, this suicide attack made the Japanese army on the fort tired to deal with and even scared the defenders.

Since the Japanese army landed in North Korea, they have never seen such an unknown attack. In their eyes, the Qing army always defends passively, and even the defense is vulnerable. They have no courage to attack at all, let alone this kind of attack with no hope of victory.

The attack of the 401 battalion shook the will of the Japanese army, which was unimaginable in the past. The attack of the 401 battalion attracted the attention of the defenders of the South Fort. They did not notice that an army appeared behind them.

While the 401 battalion launched a brutal attack on the South Fort and the direct battalion launched a fierce attack on the North Fort, an excavation team composed of North Korean people began tunnel operations from the residential area on the southwest side of the North Fort.

Han Lingzhun led this excavation team. Those who participated in the excavation team were all North Koreans who were driven out of their homes by the Japanese army. Their homes were burning in the fire. It was the grenades fired by the Japanese army.

Once the common people lost their homes, they became unscrupulous. Han Lingzhun raised his arms and hundreds of strong men joined in.

They held a shovel and began to dig in the rain of bullets. The tunnel passed under their burning homes, which stimulated their fighting spirit even more.

According to the plan, a total of three tunnels were excavated at the same time, but Anzhou was on the edge of the seashore, and the soil was soft. Coupled with the shock of Japanese shelling, two tunnels collapsed during the excavation, and more than 50 North Koreans were killed in the tunnel.

After nearly three hours of excavation, a tunnel leading to the back of the south fort was dug through. This tunnel passes under the fire.

The fire on the ground and Zhang Jun's unreflected charge covered the excavation of the tunnel. The Japanese army was unaware of the tunnel. Otherwise, the Japanese artillery could immediately destroy the entrance of the tunnel.

Zhou Charter led Guo Erpa's four companies into the tunnel, crossed the fire, and appeared behind the South Battery.

Behind the South Battery is a pine forest. The branches in early winter were very dry, and the fire ignited the pine forest. Fortunately, the fire had just started, and it was not too fierce. The four companies of officers and soldiers rushed through the burning pine forest and launched a fierce attack on the fort.

The Japanese army was caught off guard. It only took five minutes for the fourth company to rush to the fort. Zhou Charter killed the Japanese squadron leader on the fort. More than 200 Japanese soldiers were killed by the fourth company without resistance.

Four companies immediately turned the turret of the wild artillery and fired a flat shot at the Guanhai Tower not far away. At the same time, Guo Erbar led his troops to attack Guanhai Tower.

Just ten minutes ago, the defensive position of Guanhailou Fortress, which was still solid, collapsed in an instant.

The South Fort and Guanhai Tower were lost one after another, and the North Fort immediately fell into the three-sided attack of the Zhang army.

Feng Guozhang's three companies continued to launch a strong attack from the northwest. Guo Erbar led four companies to attack from Guanhai Tower. At the same time, the 401 battalion also detoured from the side rear of the South Fort to the rear of the North Fort to launch an attack, while Zhou Charter sat on the South Fort. On the other hand, he personally fired artillery and shelled the northern fort.

There is no doubt about the outcome of the battle. Half an hour later, Zhang Jun attacked the North Fort. Nearly 300 Japanese troops on the fort were all smashed, and no one surrendered.

At 2 p.m., Zhang Jun controlled the whole city of Anzhou. The Battle of Anzhou is over.

824 officers and soldiers of three squadrons under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Garrison Command in Anzhou were all killed.

Two battalions of Zhang's commando force had 2,100 people, killing 295 and injuring 4001. Among them, the 401 battalion suffered heavy losses, with 900 people in the battalion and nearly 500 killed in the battle.

At this time, more than 800 of the leading troops of the mixed brigade to assist Anzhou had just arrived at the Daning River, 15 kilometers away from Anzhou.

More than 5,000 of the main force of the 5th Division from Pyongyang arrived in Pingcheng, 70 kilometers away from Anzhou.

The fire around Guanhai Tower gradually went out, and snowflakes fell in the sky.

Winter is coming.

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4 p.m., in the pavilion.

Aokigen and his headquarters were surrounded by Zhang Jun here.

The establishment of the mixed brigade was dispersed. In Qingting, there were only two squadrons of Japanese troops and brigades directly under the brigade, with a total of less than 500 people.

At the beginning of the battle, Aoki Yuan sent the two regiments of the mixed brigade to Qiaochuan River and Taili Peak respectively. The troops were scattered on two fronts more than ten kilometers apart, and when he found that the Qing army was attacking Anzhou, he ordered the Second Wing to quickly break away from the enemy and move closer to Anzhou. As a result, the second team was dispersed again. A brigade had arrived under Anzhou, and some troops were still fighting hard against the enemy on the peak of the fetus.

More than 2,000 people from the second squad were scattered on the 80-kilometer front line from Anzhou to Taili Peak. The first squadron was ordered to retreat and was tenaciously pursued by the enemy on the north bank of the Qiaochuan River, and the troops were in a dilemma between advance and retreat.

The most elite mixed brigade of the Japanese army became a plate of scattered sand.

Aokiyuan's headquarters is set up in an unknown small temple. The temple is located on a small hill, with three green tile houses surrounded by a circle of earthen walls. The palace is not tall, but slightly higher than the roof of ordinary Korean houses. The shrine in the main hall is an ugly and armored ancient samurai clay sculpture.

Aokiyuan doesn't know this ancient warrior, and he doesn't know this ancient country and people. His impression of North Korea was obtained from books and official propaganda. In his impression, North Korea is synonymous with poverty, backwardness, ignorance and conservatism. This nation has never produced heroes respected by the world. A nation without heroes is a nation without history! A nation without hero worship is a nation that does not want to make progress!

However, Aokiyuan was surprised to find that in this small village called Qingting, there was a small temple dedicated to heroes. The ugly ancient warrior must be a hero in the eyes of the North Koreans, although this hero is unknown.

There were endless gunfire around, and a Qing army was attacking the small temple, and the Japanese army was stubbornly resisting.

This is a small village on the plain. There are only 20 or 30 families in the village, and 20 or 30 low thatched huts are scattered around the hills. Such a village is very unfavorable for defense. The slope of the hill is gentle, and the soldiers can only rely on the wall of the temple as a shelter.

"How many enemy offensive troops are there?" Aokiyuan asked.

"Report to the head of the brigade, about 1,000 people."

Aokigen was stunned and answered that it was not his chief of staff, but a major officer.

Aokigen remembered that an hour ago, his chief of staff was shot and martyred on the way back.

This is the second middle and senior general of the mixed brigade who died in action since Yichang Oshima. He is also the second middle and senior general of the Japanese army killed in North Korea.

The chief of staff and his fellow villagers are both from Hokkaido.

In the sky outside the temple gate, there are lead clouds and snowflakes. This is the first heavy snow this winter, which comes a little earlier than the snow in Hokkaido.

Aokigen remembered the snow scenery of Hokkaido, the hot spring on the snowfield, and the ** woman laughing in the hot spring.

"Have you contacted Anzhou?" Aokiyuan asked.

"The last contact with Anzhou was an hour ago, when a brigade of my leading troops arrived on the north bank of the Daning River."

"How is the situation in Anzhou?"

"It's not very clear." Lieutenant Colonel was a little frustrated: "It is said that the Guanhai Tower Fortress has ignited a fire."

Aokigen's eyes appeared a wonderful scene, and a sea of fire rose on the thousands of miles of snowfields in Hokkaido.

"Where are the other troops of our army?" Aokiyuan asked in a low voice.

"What we have now is that a brigade of the First Wing is still on the south bank of the bridge and Sichuan River. They were dragged down by the Qing army. Judging from the sound of gunfire, we have at least one unit fighting in the direction of the peak of the tire, and the situation of other troops is unknown."

"That means we have lost contact with almost all the troops!"

"Yes!" Zhong Zuo looked gloomy: "Commendant, we don't have many bullets, artillery shells, and other troops know nothing about our situation. They should be rushing to Anzhou according to your order. Therefore, we will not get reinforcements, and it will be difficult to defend the Qingting.

"Then, get ready to break through!" Aokimoto pulled out his pistol.

Outside the temple gate, there was a shocking shout.

A Qing army rushed up the hill and attacked under the wall.

The Japanese army guarding behind the wall picked up their bayonets and rushed out of the wall. The two sides fought hand-to-hand.

......

At 5 p.m., Nahawu rode a tall horse, wearing a blue and black Japanese coat, waved a horse whip, and came all the way to the peak of the fetus.

There is a reason why Nahawu is so proud. His second regiment has just annihilated a 600-man Japanese army by the Qiaochuan River.

This Japanese army belongs to the first regiment of the mixed brigade. It is the rear force of the Japanese army. It was tightly bitten by the second regiment and could not get out of it. Finally, it was compressed to an open ground. They shot all the bullets and picked up bayonets to fight with the second regiment.