Compared with Major Kuroda's determination in arranging troops on the front line, Colonel Jiro Kikukawa was quite uneasy at the regiment headquarters in Guangping County.
Ever since Matsukita Yukibu sent out a message before the sun went down, "Our department is determined to build a field position to attract some of the enemy's firepower, and wait for the main force on the outside to defeat the enemy before launching a counterattack," there has been no news.
Kuroda's headquarters and the regiment headquarters sent no less than ten messages, but all of them were like nothing. This made Jiro Kikukawa, the regiment leader, extremely worried. There were nearly 500 imperial officers and soldiers, and the 1st Infantry Battalion was one of his regiment's members.
His main force, Yuuki Matsukita, is a rising star he is optimistic about, and he is the best candidate to take over as captain of the 1st Infantry Battalion in the future.
Although the Japanese Army Colonel did not believe that the Chinese had the strength to swallow up 500 of his elite soldiers, there was always a haze lingering in his heart.
"Call the brigade and division headquarters, and there is a situation in Operation Ember. I extremely suspect that a large number of regular enemy troops from the southeastern Shanxi direction have entered the southern Hebei area. I request reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance on the battlefield area after dawn. I do not rule out requesting land troops to conduct reconnaissance.
Aviation regiment air support!" Jiro Kikukawa, who was cautious enough, suffered in the wing headquarters for half a night with extreme anxiety before finally making a decision.
The dignified Class A Division was just a mopping up operation in the occupied countryside, so it had to request air support from the Army Aviation Corps. This was undoubtedly an extremely shameful act, but Jiro Kikukawa did it anyway.
So, at about eight o'clock in the morning, a reconnaissance plane flying from the direction of Baoding circled over Panzhai and brought back a thunderous news to Jiro Kikukawa.
'In the area where Matsukita Yukibu stayed, there were corpses in khaki military uniforms everywhere. Based on visual inspection from an altitude of 600 meters, there were more than 300 corpses!'
"Baga, order Major Kuroda to step up the attack. I want it to turn into a white field, and I don't want to see any living Chinese creatures!" The crazy Jiro Kikukawa smashed everything on his table to pieces.
He even issued military orders to his subordinates at the front with full murderous intent.
"Order the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Squadron of the 3rd Infantry Group in the city to bring the heavy machine gun squad and the 2nd Baggage Squadron to prepare a campaign-sized ammunition and go to support Major Kuroda!"
This is the last garrison in Guangping County. Except for the escort squadron left behind at the regiment headquarters, the 63rd Infantry Regiment has basically been dispatched.
This naturally also means that there are only 200 Japanese troops stationed in Guangping County. For the always cautious Kikukawa Jiro, this is definitely an extremely rare situation. From this, it can also be seen that the Japanese Army Colonel is not satisfied with the bait he throws out.
How infuriating is the fact that someone swallowed it whole.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with what Jiro Kikukawa did in terms of tactics. He used all his strength, and so did the Chinese soldiers in Guangping County.
It's like two masters have entered the stage of fighting that determines life and death. At this time, they still have some energy left. Why, waiting for the other party to kill them, can they still give a last word or something with the little energy they have left?
After receiving the military order from the rear wing headquarters, Major Kuroda Saburo naturally had to work hard and commanded the eight infantry squadrons under his command to take turns to launch a frantic attack on the Chinese position headed by the 2nd Company of the Fourth Army Regiment.
This was almost an encounter. Wei Donglai's 2nd Company and the Guangping Division spent almost one night constructing fortifications.
Fortunately, the mountains in Guangping County were all formed by the alluvial deposits of the Zhang River in ancient times. They are all earth mountains. The geology is much softer than that of the Taihang Mountains. The officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Regiment and the Eightyth Group all brought enough digging skills.
tool.
We didn’t have time to dig more holes for the bombproofing, but the trenches were deep enough, at least 5 meters long!
In addition, the 63rd Infantry Regiment is not here to engage in regular combat. It only carries infantry artillery and 90 mortars with infantry brigade-level equipment. The most sharp artillery is the four 75mm mountain cannons of a mountain artillery squadron directly under the wing headquarters!
Therefore, facing 4 infantry guns, 6 mortars, and 4 mountain guns, the losses of the Chinese soldiers located on the mountains were not great.
At this time, the 2nd company received the assistance of three 80mm howitzers, plus the 60mm mortars equipped by each infantry squad. Although the range was not as good as the Japanese artillery, within the range of 1,000 meters, the density of artillery fire was still
Stronger than the Japanese army.
At least, the Japanese heavy machine gun squadrons can only be dispersed in the 700-meter area of the front line, otherwise they will easily be retaliated by Chinese small-caliber mortars.
This also indirectly slowed down the pressure on the front line. After the Japanese infantry lost its advantage in firepower, it was difficult to attack the position for a while just relying on the soldiers' strong skills, tactics and battlefield experience.
Needless to say, the 2nd company from Wei Donglai, with more than 200 people in the 2nd company as an infantry squad, firmly locked the defense line on 6 hills with a width of 1,000 meters and a depth of 500 meters. The Japanese army used nearly 4 squadrons to take turns to attack the enemy.
Attacked, but didn't make any progress.
On the other side, the Guangping Division of the 80th Group Army assembled more than 1,100 regular troops and more than 500 militiamen under its command. Although the weapons and equipment were not as good as those of the Fourth Army Group, they were victorious because of their abundant manpower.
And because of the rich experience accumulated in the past two months of tunnel digging, the breathtaking Great Wall of trenches was dug out in just one night.
This was a civil engineering capability that amazed the Tang regiments who later inspected Panzhai. On the four highlands, first-line, second-line and even third-line trenches were dug, and there were traffic trenches in the middle for soldiers to pass through. They were as dense as a spider web.
With such terrifying learning ability and battlefield adaptability, even the Four Elements Regiment may only be able to lag behind.
In the exact words of Deputy Brigadier Chen: “If we didn’t have enough guns and bullets, and we couldn’t dig more trenches faster, then I, Chen Zaidao, would have died long ago in Handan.
The city is like bacon!"
To put it bluntly, they are all forced jobs!
It was precisely because of this miracle dug out overnight that the Guangping County Division only had 800 rifles, 20 light machine guns, 2 Type 82 mortars and 30 rounds of artillery shells, and it was able to block 4 Japanese infantry.
The squadron spared no expense in the attack.
For three full hours, the more than 2,000 Japanese troops under Saburo Kuroda suffered nearly 400 casualties and consumed nearly 600 rounds of various artillery shells without making any progress.
But no one expected that the most brutal battlefield in the Panzhai Village battle was not on the frontal battlefield where both sides invested more than 2,000 yuan, but on Bauhinia Mountain, about 2,000 meters away from the frontal battlefield.
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As early as 7 o'clock in the morning, Zheng Yunqiu led his security camp, which was mainly composed of local ruffians and surrendered troops, to arrive at the foot of Bauhinia Mountain.
When a vanguard squad responsible for reconnaissance was advancing into the mountain along the Bauhinia Mountain trail, it encountered shooting from the mountainside. Four people were shot dead on the spot. They were ordered to reconnoitre the blocking position of Chinese soldiers here.
If you want to use this way to outflank the Chinese position over there, there is no other way to go but to conquer this hill!
"Brothers, you all follow me, Mr. Zheng, just to seek wealth. I don't want to make any high-sounding words here. We don't fight for anyone, just for wealth."
Zheng Yunqiu, who was doing the pre-war mobilization, was straightforward. He ignored the Japanese lieutenant and his two infantry squads standing not far away. After shouting impassionedly, he waved to his own soldiers to carry two large wooden boxes.
He picked up a big knife, chopped off the copper lock on one of the boxes, and kicked the lid open!
Under the sun, the white flowers sparkle with a heart-warming silver light.
"Here is the wealth that Mr. Zheng has accumulated over the past year. It is neither too much nor too little. It is 100,000 silver dollars and 20 large yellow croakers. Today, Mr. Zheng took out all of it as a reward!
Kill a 'Tuba' and you will be rewarded with 10 yuan of silver! In addition, the injured brothers will be given 50 yuan. If they die here, I promise in front of all the brothers that each person will be given 100 yuan as a settlement allowance. If he does not honor it afterwards, I solemnly
If Yun Qiu hits five thunders, he will not die easily!"
It has to be said that Zheng Yunqiu managed to reach his current position not just by forgetting his ancestors and being shameless, but also by being ruthless!
After receiving Kuroda Saburo's kindness and military orders last night, he sent his confidant Xing Ye to rush home and collect the money that had been plundered from the people of Guangping for more than a year.
Maybe it's not like he said he gave it all, but it definitely means most of his family's wealth. You can tell by the look on his face that the corners of his mouth twitched with pain. This is also drinking his blood and eating his flesh.
But Zheng Yunqiu knows better that the so-called reluctance to give up children cannot lead to wolves. If he can show his performance in front of Kuroda Saburo or even Kikukawa Jiro this time, and eventually become the commander of the security corps, then he can make several times that amount of money in the future.
return.
It is normal for a bunch of local gangsters to bully men and dominate women. I have seen a lot of small money, but I have never seen this kind of silver boxes that often have dozens or hundreds of dollars. I was instantly stimulated by the shining silver money box.
Howling.
"The first company followed me to press the formation, the second company, and the third company attacked from the left and right sides. I beat the drums for the brothers at the foot of the mountain to cheer up. I wish the brothers a victory!" Zheng Yunqiu looked at the high morale and was still very satisfied with his decision.
He ran to the Japanese lieutenant in a few steps, with a hint of flattery on his face: "Lieutenant Yamamoto, what do you think of my tactical deployment? If there is nothing else, I will order the attack."
"Zheng Jun, yours is very good!" A smile appeared on the face of the Japanese army lieutenant with a serious face, and he patted Zheng Yundong on the shoulder. "But, there is no need to hold down the battle with one company, the imperial officers and soldiers will help you complete it."
With a wave of his hand, 50 Japanese soldiers prostrated themselves in an area about 500 meters away from the mountainside, with the black muzzles of dozens of rifles and two light machine guns pointed forward.
"Tell your subordinates that there is no order to retreat, and those who retreat will die!" The Japanese Army Lieutenant's face was full of coldness. "The empire will have an infantry squad to accompany the attack. Zheng Jun, just take your guard and sit in the rear to command the battle.
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Three infantry companies with 600 men were thrown in at once? Do you know the tactics? Zheng Yunqiu really wanted to sneeze at the Japanese deputy squadron leader in front of him.
Zheng Yunqiu, the battalion commander of the security army for more than a year, did not serve for nothing. He and his subordinates who had served as company and platoon commanders in the regular army had often asked for advice on tactical deployment, and they also knew that before launching a general offensive, they must have some knowledge.
A feint attack, knowing where the opponent's heavy fire points and light fire points are, and then attacking after striking them can also reduce casualties.
Facing the cold face of the Japanese army lieutenant, Zheng Yunqiu's face suddenly turned pale. That was because he suddenly understood.
This guy doesn't understand tactics, that's too good. He just uses his security army infantry battalion as cannon fodder, which can not only detect firepower points, but also consume their ammunition. The real attack point is not at all under his 600 command, but
On the last Japanese infantry team to follow.
"Zheng Jun, you must understand that your future does not lie in the small Guangping County." The Japanese Army Lieutenant looked at this famous local snake in Guangping County and said meaningfully.
"Yes, I understand." Zheng Yunqiu gritted his teeth, nodded and left.
So, before each of the 600 security troops went to the battlefield, they each received a 10-dollar silver dress. Under the leadership of three company commanders, they attacked Bauhinia Mountain from three directions!
Viewed from a distance, the densely packed figures of the security forces, also in khaki military uniforms, who entered the gorgeous sea of redbud flowers, looked like a group of yellow ants busy moving. It was very eye-catching to see.
"Hey! Are the Japs relying on the large number of people? Then they are wrong. What we are least afraid of is the human sea tactic." Tudou, who was lying in the redbud bushes, was not surprised but happy.
"These are not Japanese soldiers, they are Japanese soldiers!" Kawako, who was not far from Tudou, was obviously not so relaxed.
"But we can't underestimate these devils. These scoundrels don't even care about their faces, and they don't care about their lives. They are just a bunch of desperadoes!"
Chuanzi has been in southern Hebei for half a year. Naturally, he has dealt with the security forces. These bastards who have forgotten their ancestors may know that they have no reputation. What they did in the land of southern Hebei is even more cruel than the real devils.
Several times we faced off against the division's infantry companies. Their weapons and equipment were all captured by the Japanese from the 29th Army, the Shanxi-Sui Army and other units. They were only slightly stronger than the division's regular army, making them very difficult to deal with.
In order to ensure combat effectiveness, Lao Abacus dispersed three of the four infantry squads of the Fourth Army Regiment and mixed them with several infantry squads of the 80th Group Army to form three combat clusters on the left, middle and right on Bauhinia Mountain, which is considered three
Mixed infantry platoon.
Each infantry platoon has 4 submachine guns, 5 semi-automatic rifles, 30 rifles, 2 Type 96 machine guns, 1 MG42 machine gun and 1 60mm rifle.
And he himself has a four-line regiment infantry squad and three mobile sharpshooters as the final reserve team of the 'Panzhai Guard Company'. Only when the position cannot be defended will the reserve team
Provide support.
Officers at all levels in the Si Xing Regiment have been deeply influenced by Tang Tuan Zuo. Perhaps few of them can have as strong personal combat power as Tang Dao, but their tactical style of never revealing their trump cards easily has been learned from them.
From the very beginning, Zheng Yunqiu stopped playing and invested three of his infantry companies at once, although he was forced to do so.
However, 600 puppet troops were invested at once, plus an infantry squad of regular Japanese troops, and then 12 heavy machine guns and 6 Type 82 mortars were deployed in sequence. The formation was really terrifying.
Of course, the two Japs were good Japs, but they were not stupid either. After entering the Chinese position at the foot of the mountain, which was clearly visible from the mountainside, they all bent down and waited for their own firepower to cover them first.
12 heavy machine guns and 6 mortars opened fire, causing the soil and various shrubs on the hillside to fly. From a distance, it looked like a beautiful painting with ink smeared on it, completely destroying the beauty.
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China did not make any response.
ten minutes later!
"Yo Xi! Zheng Jun, you can send out the attack signal. There may not be as many Chinese here as you and I think. Their main forces should be resisting the main force of our army on the frontal battlefield." The Japanese Army Lieutenant held a telescope.
After looking at it for a while, I finally made a decision.
"Okay!" Zheng Yunqiu had no idea that he was the supreme commander in this position. He nodded in agreement and motioned to the signal corpsmen following him to send off signal bombs.
A red flare was fired into the sky.
More than 600 puppet troops, led by officers at all levels, began to move forward!
200 meters...150 meters...100 meters...
As the distance got closer and closer, the puppet soldiers, stimulated by the adrenaline surge of the ocean, started to feel a little guilty.
But at this moment, the arrow is already on the string and has to be fired, even if you feel guilty, it is even better if you don't feel guilty.
It's on the mountain facing Zheng Yunqiu.
"Brothers, charge with me, kill Tubal and get the bounty!" A burly man waved the shell gun in his hand and took the lead in charging.
He was a bandit who served as a second lieutenant platoon leader in the puppet army. Zheng Yunqiu saw that he was fierce and made him the leader of the sharp knife platoon of his company. Whenever he went to the countryside to plunder, this guy was at the forefront.
He also led a team to conquer the defense line of the Guangping County Armed Brigade and massacred more than 20 regular soldiers and more than 50 militiamen.
On the assassination list of the Guangping Division's anti-trafficking team, this guy, as a second lieutenant of the puppet army, ranked second after Zheng Yunqiu, which shows how much the Guangping County Eightyth Army hated him.
It's a pity that Zheng Yunqiu and his security army cadres are very aware of how much they attract hatred. They usually live in the military camp. Even if they go out, they are protected by at least a dozen people.
no way.
This time, before Zheng Yunqiu sent out troops, he promised this person that as long as he won the battle, he would be the regiment commander, and this person would be his guard company commander. How could this person not willingly sacrifice his life?
When the puppet soldiers took the lead, they all stood up straight and leveled their guns. They started to charge forward while shouting and firing.
It’s just that the puppet soldiers haven’t run five meters yet
Just hear a roar of "Hit!"
"Puff-puff-puff" sounded like a chainsaw, mixed with a crisp 'dah-dah-dah' sound.
Several tongues of flame suddenly broke out in the bushes that were indistinguishable to the naked eye.
It was a fire network composed of one MG42 and four Japanese Type 96 light machine guns.
Just like a chainsaw cutting grass, the Japanese soldiers who were sprinting with all their strength had no reaction and were struck hard by what was clearly visible to the naked eye as a fiery red whip.
The consequences were naturally tragic. Seven or eight puppet soldiers who were separated by less than 2 meters fell to the ground, and their painful wails resounded throughout the battlefield.
Perhaps it was because the machine gun shooter was a little excited when he faced such a dense queue of targets for the first time. He held the trigger for five seconds without letting go. All the more than twenty rounds of bullets hit the sturdy puppet second lieutenant who was rushing at the front. The 92mm bullets
The accumulated terrifying kinetic energy actually broke the guy at the waist. His liver, kidneys and intestines slipped from the huge wound, and a large pool of red, white and green fluids flowed on the ground.
But the tough second lieutenant of the puppet army was not dead yet. He howled loudly and tried his best to stuff the organs that had fallen out of his body into half of his body.
Another Japanese soldier was caught off guard and was shot in the head by several bullets at the same time. With a muffled "bang" sound, the red and white brain tissue was instantly shaken.
Have you ever seen a person with only half a face, still unconscious, rushing forward for at least seven or eight meters?
The officers and soldiers of the "Panzhai Guard Company" who were lying in their respective individual shooting positions saw such a terrifying scene before they had time to pull the trigger.
It's like a scene from purgatory.
There were only 7 people in Kawako's 8th squad, but 6 soldiers vomited on the spot. Kawako also forced himself to suppress the annoyance in his chest and abdomen, otherwise he was afraid that he would also vomit.
This may be the first time that the MG42 appears on the battlefield with a clear field of vision. In such a gesture, it shows the world why it is called a 'widow-making machine'.
What the 'Widow Making Machine' fears most is running out of bullets, and what it fears least is intensive group charges.
This chapter has been completed!