Perhaps most people have never seen what a group charge looks like in their entire lives, but tonight Gao Hongming and his militia have completely seen it.
How can I describe that feeling? It was like seeing endless waves rushing towards him. The position under his feet was like a small sampan, which would be submerged and torn to pieces by huge waves at any time and at any time.
Qixia Pass is an oval mountain with a height of more than 200 meters. There is a road passing through it on both sides and behind. Theoretically speaking, as long as you occupy Qixia Pass, you can strangle the road leading from Ping'an County.
Passage to the Southwest.
Precisely because the geographical location of Qixia Pass is so important, Qixia Pass has always been a battleground for military strategists.
Now, Gao Hongming has abandoned the first line of defense and concentrated all his troops on the second line of defense located halfway up the mountain.
Leaving aside the fourth battalion that had been crippled and retreated to the back to rest, the current deployment of troops is as follows. The third battalion is responsible for frontal defense, the first and second battalions are deployed on both sides, and the fifth battalion that has just been withdrawn is used as a reserve.
According to Gao Hongming's estimation, it should not be a problem to shrink the defense line and hold on until dawn, but he still underestimated the extent of the Japanese army's resistance.
In order to capture Qixia Pass in one fell swoop, the 41st Division almost fought like crazy.
In addition to sending out all three infantry regiments for an all-round attack, Koizumi Yukio also sent out all non-combatant engineer regiments and baggage regiments, so that more troops would participate in the attack.
Up to five regiments.
What does it look like for five regiments to launch a group charge together?
It is unimaginable for those who have not experienced it. Thousands of people launched a group charge together in the dark night. Even if the mortars at the rear kept firing flares into the sky, the defending soldiers could only see a dense crowd.
In this case, all the soldiers could do was to pull the trigger in their hands and pour bullets forward desperately. However, there were too many Japanese troops in front. When one person fell, another person rushed over. As time passed,
If it is long, it will give people the illusion that the other party has endless people and can never finish them.
Gao Hongming stood at the command post with a gloomy face. Under the illumination of the flares, he could clearly see the entire battlefield from a high position. From here, he could clearly see that the entire Qixia Pass was surrounded by countless Japanese troops.
surrounded.
Although the defenders on the position were firing with all their strength to stop them and causing a lot of damage to the Japanese army, because there were so many people, the Japanese army was still approaching the position with their numerical advantage.
Gao Hongming could be said to be anxious in his eyes. He turned to a combat staff officer behind him and said: "Go...tell Yan Xiaofu and ask him to split the fifth battalion into two parts to support the first battalion and the left wing wing respectively."
Second Battalion, we must not let the Japanese get close to the position."
Seeing the combat staff officer starting to issue orders, Dabao, who had been standing behind him, couldn't help but ask: "Master, the frontal pressure of the defense of the third battalion is the greatest, why do you send the fifth battalion to the left and right wings?"
Gao Hongming shook his head, "Although the pressure on the two wings does not seem that great, we still have to prevent the little devils from cheating. As for the frontal defense line, don't worry. I plan to let you personally lead the guard battalion to support them."
I never thought that Dabao would become anxious when he heard this, shaking his head like a rattle, "What... this is not okay, the young mistress personally told me to follow you every step of the way, and I must protect your safety.
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Gao Hongming's face darkened, "Dabao, are you planning to disobey orders on the battlefield? Do you know what the crime is?"
Unexpectedly, he actually frowned and said: "Master, even if you shoot me, I still have to say that our militia can be without anyone, but you can't be without you."
Even if the militia is wiped out, as long as you are still here we can make a comeback at any time, but without you, not to mention the famous militia will break up immediately, and the Gao family will be finished!"
"you..."
Gao Hongming was annoyed and angry, "I said, Abao, why didn't I realize you were so stubborn? I'm just asking you, are you going? If you don't go, then I will go myself!"
After saying that, he grabbed the MP40 submachine gun hanging on the wall, put on his helmet and was about to go out, but before he could take two steps, he was stopped by Dabao.
Seeing Gao Hongming preparing to go to the front line in person, Dabao was so frightened that his heart almost beat out of his chest. If Gao Hongming had any shortcomings, he couldn't imagine the consequences. He hurriedly said: "Young Master...I'll go...I'll go."
Isn’t that enough?"
"Nonsense!" Gao Hongming stopped, his face extremely gloomy: "Dabao, let me tell you one last time, this is a battlefield. If there is a next time, don't stay with me. Our Gao family's temple
You are too young to keep a great god like you. After this battle, you can find another job."
Looking at Gao Hongming's gloomy face, Dabao, who had always been fearless, understood that his young master was not joking with him and that he would really drive him out of the Gao family.
For Dabao, since the day he was rescued and taken in by the master of the Gao family, he regarded the Gao family as his own home, and the Gao family was his roots. Now Gao Hongming actually said that he wanted to drive him out by himself.
It's as scary as the sky falling.
When he thought that he was going to be kicked out of the Gao family where he had lived for more than 20 years, he was so frightened that he was not even afraid of being shot. He burst into tears on the spot: "Young Master... I don't dare to do it anymore. You must not drive away."
I'm leaving!"
"Hmph...you still know that I am your young master, so why do you disobey orders? Do you know the consequences of disobedience on the battlefield? It seems that I usually indulge you too much!"
At this moment, in the eyes of outsiders, Gao Hongming, who is only about 1.7 meters tall, looks completely different from Dabao when he stands in front of Dabao, a guy who is almost 2 meters tall.
But this guy, who was as strong as a bear, looked submissive, lowered his head and was being scolded honestly. This contrast was particularly interesting.
Gao Hongming reprimanded this stubborn guy for several minutes before he stopped. He pointed at him and cursed: "Look at you... whether it is the quality of the soldiers or the weapons and equipment of your guard camp,
They are all the best, even the G43 semi-automatic rifles and large-caliber heavy machine guns that are not equipped with other troops have been equipped for you.
I equip you with these weapons not for you to play with, but for you to use on the battlefield, do you understand?"
"yes!"
Dabao nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, young master. I will take the guard camp there right now, but I still have one request. It is enough for me to take the second company and the firepower company down. The first company will stay with you to protect you. You
Is it okay to watch?"
Although the chance of Gao Hongming's guard battalion appearing is very small, in fact everyone in the militia knows that in terms of combat effectiveness, the guard battalion has the highest level in the entire regiment.
Although this unit directly under the regiment commander is similar in number to several other infantry battalions, its quality of soldiers and weapons and equipment are much higher than those of other infantry battalions.
Take rifles as an example. The rifles equipped by other troops are all 98K, but the guard battalion is equipped with a semi-automatic rifle called G43. This rifle is said to have much higher firepower than a bolt-action rifle.
Furthermore, the guard battalion is also equipped with large-caliber heavy machine guns that other troops do not have. In this way, the firepower configuration of the guard battalion is at least several times higher than that of other battalions.
When he came out of Liantai County, Gao Hongming left the Third Company behind as a guard force for the Gao family's old residence. He only had one and two infantry companies and a firepower company with him.
Seeing Dabao's pleading expression, Gao Hongming understood that this guy didn't know what to worry about if he didn't agree, so he could only helplessly wave his hand to signal him to go down quickly.
At the same time, on the frontal position, the commander of the third battalion, You Tianliang, was lying in a bunker with his butt stuck out and an MG42 in his arms, shooting down the hillside. Looking down from him, with the help of flares in the sky and occasional risks,
From the light of the fire, we could see the densely packed Japanese troops on the hillside constantly rushing toward their positions.
Although the terrain was very unfavorable for the Japanese army attacking from the rear, with their numerical advantage, they were not stupid and would only die. Under the cover of artillery fire from the rear, the Japanese army's attack was also quite sharp.
In particular, their grenades were extremely accurate. What was even more annoying was that the little devils who fired the grenades were very cunning. They would often move their positions immediately after firing two or three grenades.
They couldn't find each other at all, which also forced the machine gun team to move their position after firing a bunch of bullets, otherwise they would be easily targeted by the Japanese grenadiers.
"There are too many Japanese in the camp, and the brothers can't stand it anymore!" The loader next to him shouted loudly while loading bullets. There is no other way. If you don't speak loudly on the battlefield where guns and cannons are firing, no one will hear you.
arrive.
"If you can't withstand it, you have to. If we really let the Japanese attack us, we'll all be doomed." You Tianliang replied with a cold face. At this moment, two corpses were lying next to him. They were the original shooter of the machine gun and the observer.
hand.
"But why do I get more and more Japanese attacks..." Loader muttered in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud. Tonight's battle entered a stalemate at the beginning, and the Japanese offensive came one after another like waves.
Rush over, and if you can't hold it back, you'll be doomed.
"Click click click..."
Suddenly, the machine gun made a burst of emptying sound, which was the sound indicating that the bullets had been fired. You Tianliang picked up the machine gun and retreated from the bunker without hesitation, "Let's go... let's go to the next position."
The observer quickly picked up two boxes of bullets and a bundle of gun barrels and stumbled after them.
After shooting a box of bullets, you must move your position. This is a rule written in the drill. These rules were obtained by countless people with their blood and lives. Most of those who did not abide by the rules have gone to another world, such as those two
Soldier lying next to a machine gun shelter.
You Tianliang arrived at the machine gun position not far away. As soon as he positioned the machine gun, he heard someone behind him shout loudly: "Sir, the regiment has sent people to support us."
"Oh... are they from the fifth battalion?" You Tianliang had just put the loading hand into the gun slot and pressed the cartridge belt, and his spirit was shocked when he heard this.
"They're not from the fifth battalion. The commander sent us his guard battalion."
"What?"
You Tianliang couldn't remain calm now. The guard battalion was the commander's treasure, and they were even sent here.
He quickly turned his head and took a look, and sure enough he saw many soldiers running past the trench next to him. These people were dressed the same as them. They were all in iron-grey 36-style summer military uniforms, wearing
The only difference between the Type 35 helmets is that instead of the blue sky and white sun badge printed on their helmets, they have a black lightning logo.
However, the weapons are somewhat different. Most soldiers hold semi-automatic rifles that are different from the 98K bolt-action rifles. It is said that the firepower of this rifle is much higher than that of bolt-action rifles.
Soon, a tall man, as strong as a bear, who also wore a silver twisted military rank on his shoulders, came next to him. This man was Gao Dabao, who always followed Gao Hongming.
Self-examination Dabao squatted down behind him and said loudly to him: "You Battalion Commander, the regiment asked me to bring people to support you, please make arrangements."
You Tianliang was overjoyed: "You came just in time. I am short of people here. I wonder how many people you have brought?"
"One infantry company and one fire company."
"Great." You Tianliang beamed when he heard this, "You ask the fire company to immediately come to the front position, where the pressure is the greatest. Your infantry company is a mobile unit, and it will go wherever support is needed.
Where, brother, what do you think?"
Dabao grinned and said, "You battalion commander, you don't have to be so careful. The regimental commander told me before I came here that you are the most familiar with the situation here. Let me follow your command. I will say whatever you say."
"That's good."
You Tianliang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. You must know that Dabao is the same as him in terms of military rank and position, and he is also the confidant of his boss. If he does not obey his command, he really has nothing to do, since there are already people in the group before he comes.
That'll be fine if you make arrangements.
Now that there were reinforcements, he, a battalion commander, no longer had to act as a machine gunner himself. After he casually recruited a soldier to replace him, he took Dabao to an observation hole, pointed ahead and said, "Did you see that? Left
More than 300 meters ahead is a machine gun position of the Japs. Guzi has deployed two Type 92 heavy aircraft here. Since there is a slope in front of it, the Japs have dug foxholes there.
It is difficult for our firepower to hit them through that slope, and even mortars are difficult to hit. Now they pose a great threat to us. Do you have any way to deal with him?"
Dabao took out his telescope and looked at it, then thought for a while, "Maybe we can try it with a large-caliber heavy machine gun."
"Large-caliber heavy machine gun?" You Tianliang frowned in confusion.
Dabao did not explain, but said a few words to the communications soldier behind him. Soon four soldiers came over carrying a big gun. Dabao pointed to the left and said: "Your machine gun can go through that dirt bag and kill it."
A Japanese machine gun hiding behind it?"
A senior soldier stuck his head out and observed, "Sir, those bumpkins are not small. It's difficult for ordinary machine guns to penetrate them, but we can try using armor-piercing bullets."