Mudanjiang City is hundreds of kilometers away from Jiamusi. It is a larger city than Jiamusi. Under the leadership of Andakov, the security regiment continued to conquer Wushan, Xiushan, Chaihe and other places along the way, drinking horses. Mudanjiang.
Andakov was overjoyed to see that Mudanjiang City was unprepared. He immediately ordered the guard regiment to attack across the board, preparing to conquer Mudanjiang in the shortest possible time.
At the same time, Xu Rui led his troops to the vicinity of the important town of Yilan, preparing to conquer Yilan and go straight to Harbin.
Yilan, also known as Five Kingdoms City and Sanxing Town, is an ancient town in Northeast China. In the early years of the Jin Kingdom, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, who were captured by the Jin Kingdom, were imprisoned in Yilan by the Jin Kingdom, and their remains remain to this day.
During the period when Zhang and his son were in power, the headquarters of Yilan garrison envoy Li Du, who guarded the border, was located in Yilan City. After September 18, Li Du held high the anti-Japanese banner and fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders for several months, but was ultimately defeated. , From then on, Yilan fell into the hands of the Japanese.
Since Li Du mainly fought against the Japanese rebels in Harbin on September 18, Yilan was not seriously damaged and remained as it was. The Japanese left a brigade of troops stationed in Yilan to guard the entrance to Harbin.
When news came that Xu Rui had led nine independent battalions to Yilan, Yilan suddenly became frightened. The Japanese army was ready and built the entire Yilan into a large fortress.
Xu Rui immediately ordered the Xue Daba Zhang Division of the Second Independent Battalion and the Niu Laohei Division of the Third Independent Battalion to attack Yilan. However, the two battalions attacked several times and failed to move forward except for the loss of more than a hundred soldiers.
Xu Rui couldn't help but think to himself that if he were a veteran of the New Anti-Japanese Regiment, with the level of defense as the Japanese, he would definitely be able to kill them. However, these independent battalions now are just farmers who have just joined the army. The quality of regiment veterans is simply not the same.
It seemed that Yilan could not be defeated by a strong attack, but when he retreated, he was afraid that the Japanese would attack and cause losses to his troops, so Xu Rui ordered that the Second Independent Battalion stay behind and beat the gongs and drums to confuse the Japanese, while Xu Rui led the main force. Bypass Yilan and go straight to Harbin.
Unexpectedly, not long after they left, they heard a fierce exchange of fire from the direction of Yilan, and the sound of killing was loud.
About an hour later, Xue Dapapa, covered in blood, fled back on horseback.
Xue Dabaoshang's thigh was injured, and he was helped to come to Xu Rui.
"Captain, something bad has happened, the Japanese are catching up with us!" Xue Da slapped him.
Xu Rui asked what was going on.
Xue Da slapped him and said, "Shortly after you left, the Japanese saw through our plan to mislead the soldiers and launched an attack on our camp. Although our camp has thousands of officers and soldiers, they are all new recruits and are no match for the Japanese. They are dead." There were more than 200 people, and the rest were all dispersed by the Japanese. I finally escaped.
The Japanese are chasing us now. Commander, please think of a way. "Xue Dazhang said.
Xu Rui couldn't help but be surprised. It seemed that the Japs in Yilan City had expert guidance.
"Damn it, let's fight with the little devil!" Jin Daohan, the guard behind him, said.
Xu Rui said: "Since the little devil dares to escape from this turtle shell, he is seeking death himself."
At that moment, Xu Rui ordered Niu Laohei of the Independent Third Battalion to lead the Third and Fourth Battalions around to Yilan City behind the Japanese, capture Yilan City, and put up a red flag at the top of the city. At the same time, the other battalions all Lying in ambush in the cornfield, in order to fool the Japanese, Xu Rui also sent a company of soldiers...
Iijima Riki is the captain of the Japanese garrison in Yilan. After learning that Xu Rui's troops were attacking Harbin from Jiamusi, Iijima Riki immediately ordered Yilan to be built into a large fortress. Iijima Riki knew that Yilan was the Jiamusi It is an important transportation hub with Harbin. If Xu Rui wants to attack Harbin, he must attack Yilan first. He is determined to defend Yilan.
However, through the battle with Xu Rui's troops, Iijima Riki clearly felt that Xu Rui's troops were not as powerful as the legend said. They were just a group of new recruits. Many of them could not even follow the most basic survival rules on the battlefield, such as when one's own side opened fire. , many of them don't know how to lie down. Even if they lie down, many of them are on the ground instead of on all fours with their mouths open. From this alone, it can be seen that these soldiers are definitely a group of new recruits, without any Too strong fighting power.
However, because there were too many people under Xu Rui's command, Iijima Riki did not dare to attack. Until the gongs and drums were beaten in front, Iijima Riki did not dare to go out. However, his subordinate Cheng Qiguang, the head of Yilan County, said : "Xu Rui is beating gongs and drums. The main force must have left. Your Excellency, Major, if we attack at this time, we will definitely win."
Riki Iijima finally plucked up the courage to order his soldiers to attack, and achieved a great victory, scattering thousands of anti-Japanese troops.
After a battle, Iijima Riki's confidence increased greatly, and he thought that Xu Rui was no more than that. It seemed that the time had come for him to make a contribution.
Iijima Riki immediately ordered a pursuit, but Cheng Qiguang, the pseudo-county magistrate, said: "Now the pursuit may be ambushed by Xu Rui. Your Excellency, Major, it is better not to act lightly."
Iijima refused to listen and said: "This is a great opportunity to eliminate Xu Ruibu. You must not miss it."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Qiguang knew that he could not dissuade Iijima, so he had no choice but to say: "Major, how about this? You attack with part of the force, and I stay behind with part of the force."
Iijima shook his head and said: "Our army only has a thousand people in total, and Xu Rui's troops have 10,000 people. Our army's strength is already insufficient. If we divide our troops further, what will be the use? I order the entire army to attack!" "
Cheng Qiguang said: "Then I request to lead the police team in the city to stay on guard."
Riki Iijima thought about it and realized that the puppet army had poor combat effectiveness, especially the police. They did not have strong combat effectiveness at all, and it would be useless to let them attack, so he agreed.
Riki Iijima personally led thousands of Japanese troops to attack. From a distance, he saw a group of anti-Japanese armed forces running away in front of him while shooting. Riki Iijima laughed loudly and shouted: "Chase!"
A staff officer said: "Major, be careful of being ambushed by the Chinese."
Iijima Riki said: "This is a plain. Where can the Chinese ambush? Chase immediately!"
Thousands of Japanese soldiers followed Iijima Riki and continued to attack and advance. Just halfway through, they heard shouts of killing from the front, and the gunshots became intensive. It was an anti-Japanese army coming to kill.
The two sides fought for a while, and the anti-Japanese armed forces were beaten to the point of collapse and fled in panic.
"Haha, is this the Chinese ambush you are talking about? It's really vulnerable!" Iijima smiled up at the sky and ordered: "Attack across the board, we must catch Xu Rui!"
"Hai!"
Thousands of Japanese soldiers were full of confidence and rushed forward.
After walking for several miles, the Chinese troops in front were getting closer and closer. Iijima laughed loudly, pulled out his command knife and shouted: "Kill the enemy!"
The Japs let out a roar that reached the sky and pounced forward.
It was the harvest season in the Northeast at this time, but most of the corn in Yilan had not been harvested. Xu Rui led his troops to ambush in the cornfield. Hearing gunshots in the distance and the sound of killing, Xu Rui knew it must be the Japanese. , and immediately ordered everyone to be silent and prepare for battle.
Sure enough, after a while, more than 200 people from the fifth battalion and the first company ran over, and behind them, thousands of Japanese were chasing after them.
Seeing the Japanese entering the encirclement, Xu Rui yelled: "Hit!"
The next moment, Type 92 heavy machine guns, crooked light machine guns, mortars, grenades, and countless bullets and artillery shells rained down on the Japanese.
Although Xu Rui's troops were all new recruits, if they were shooting at such a close distance, as long as they were not blind, they would be able to hit the target. In the first wave of attacks, more than 300 Japs fell.
By this time, the Japanese had already reacted and began to charge towards the cornfields on both sides.
"Comrades, kill!"
Xu Rui roared violently, and thousands of soldiers on both sides jumped up and charged into the Japanese formation. For a moment, the shouts of killing were loud.
Jin Daohan kept moving forward with a machete in his hand. Every time he swung the knife, he could chop off the head of a Japanese. Xu Rui also joined the battle, holding the dagger upside down in his palm. He kept swinging the dagger, and the Japanese fell one by one. in front of him.
However, the Japs had undergone rigorous training after all, and were particularly capable in hand-to-hand combat. These new recruits were far from being the Japs' opponents. As soon as they fought against the Japs, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, Xu Rui's men had many people, and they all had their own abilities. With the same hatred of the enemy, they fought one after another. Although the casualties were huge, they did not retreat at all.
The battle was extremely fierce. In just half an hour, only about 30 of the 700 Japanese soldiers were left, all of them injured. However, Xu Rui's recruits paid a price of nearly 2,000 people, almost every one of them. To kill a Japanese soldier, three Chinese soldiers will be buried with him.
However, Xu Rui believes that it is worth it. If an army has not fought with a bayonet or been on the battlefield, it will always be a recruit and will never have combat effectiveness. Only after such a cruel battle can it truly grow up quickly. Xu Rui I believe that after this battle, the remaining soldiers will definitely improve rapidly in terms of their tactical qualities and fighting will. After a few more battles, they will become real warriors.
At this time, more than thirty Japanese soldiers surrounded the Iijima force in the center, still fighting fiercely with the soldiers. With just one charge, the Japanese soldiers completely overwhelmed the 2nd company of the 7th battalion and headed towards Xu Rui's location.
Jin Daohan took out a crooked machine gun and put it in his hand, about to shoot, but Xu Rui stopped him. At this time, the Japanese stopped when they saw Jin Daohan's machine gun. They knew that as soon as the machine gun fired, the three of their own Few of the dozen or so people could survive.
"I am Xu Rui. Put down your weapons and I can spare your lives." Xu Rui said.
"Onboard!"
"Long live the Japanese Empire!"
When they learned that the Chinese in front of them was Xu Rui, the Japs shouted at the same time and rushed toward Xu Rui.
"Little devil, I'll fuck your grandma!"
Jin Daohan fired the light machine gun in his hand and knocked down the Japanese who were charging to the ground one by one.