The soldier who had bent the bayonet was holding the gun head, waving the rifle butt and smashing it on the head of the nearest Japanese soldier. The gun butt, engineer shovel, and helmet all fell into the hands of the soldiers. Weapons. At this time, the gunshots on the front line were sparse, and the Chinese and Japanese armies were fighting for their lives in the most primitive way.
ah!"
Compared with the Type 38 rifle, the 98K rifle is about ten centimeters shorter. This ten centimeters is a fatal distance when stabbing. When a Japanese soldier with the advantage of the gun length inserted the bayonet into the lower abdomen of a soldier, The soldier's face turned blue in pain. He almost screamed at the top of his lungs and rushed forward with the bayonet in his abdomen. The shortcoming of the gun disappeared in his body. The bayonet of the soldier's gun penetrated into the body that was originally exposed. Inside the bodies of the grinning Japanese soldiers, both of them eventually fell to the muddy ground.
At this time, the soldiers of the third company tried their best to use grenades, bayonets, and engineering shovels to block the advance of the enemies who were counterattacking from all sides. Wave after wave of enemies rushed up, and Qixiaguan was in chaos.
Faced with a counterattack by the Japanese army that was several times their own, the soldiers of the Third Company did not retreat. Amidst the harsh charge whistles, the soldiers had the courage to fight to the death and struggled with the oncoming Japanese army. They ran out of bullets. Just fight with the bayonet. If the bayonet is bent, use the butt of the gun. If the butt of the gun is cracked, use the punch, tear it with your hands, or bite it with your teeth!
Blood and stumps were poured onto the ground like rain. Gunfire, artillery fire, shouts of death, curses, and screams were mixed together. The soil of the bombed-out position was dyed blood red under the rain and blood. The position is as terrifying as eighteen levels of purgatory.
At this critical moment, the remaining two companies of the first battalion finally arrived.
The first company and the second company should have arrived long ago, but the sudden heavy rain delayed their steps.
The soldiers of the two companies almost took three steps forward and two steps back, rolling and climbing up Qixia Pass.
With the arrival of two companies of fresh troops, the Japanese army, which had been held up by force, finally collapsed.
Facing the Chinese soldiers appearing everywhere, many Japanese troops finally began to retreat despite the commander's scoldings.
The soldiers of the first battalion took advantage of the situation and pursued the victory. The sound of MP40 submachine guns and MG42 machine guns could be heard everywhere on the battlefield.
More than ten minutes later, Tsuchiya Kenji and Miura Masao could only retreat to a still intact position in Qixiaguan with dozens of remaining soldiers. Because it was located on a back slope, it was not destroyed by artillery fire.
Facing the desperate situation, Kenji Tsuchiya, who had a muddy face, calmed down and said to Masao Miura, who was surrounded by mud and plasma: "Miura-kun, it seems that today's battle is about to end, and I have to go down and follow Hashimoto. what's your plan?"
There was a hint of bitterness in Masao Miura's face: "Your Excellency Tsuchiya, you may not believe it, but I had a premonition that today would happen before I boarded the ship to China.
But I didn't care at the time. For His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, it didn't matter even if I died. But when this moment really came, I found that I was a little scared. I couldn't let go of Mieko at home, and I couldn't let go of my two children. I want to return to my homeland alive, so I beg you, please allow me to break out."
"you……"
Kenji Tsuchiya showed anger at first, but soon the anger slowly dissipated, and finally he sighed: "Miura-kun, I can understand your mood, after all, who doesn't have a family? If... I mean if you can come back alive.
When you get to the mainland, please give this letter and photos to my mother in Hokkaido, please."
After saying that, Kenji Tsuchiya took out an envelope and handed it to Masao Miura with both hands.
Masao Miura took the envelope, put it into his pocket, and bowed solemnly to Kenji Tsuchiya.
Kenji Tsuchiya also bowed in return with a solemn expression. The two of them looked at each other and saw the farewell in each other's eyes, because they knew that this was the last time they would see each other.
Without any hesitation, Miura Masao took the last twenty or so soldiers from his brigade and ran towards the southeast. According to his observation, the terrain there was more dangerous and there were the fewest people...
"Da da da……"
The group of people had just been running for a while when bursts of crisp gunfire rang out from behind. Masao Miura could tell that it was the sound of the submachine gun unique to the Chinese army on the opposite side. It was also accompanied by shrill shouts. He knew that it was the sound of a submachine gun.
The dying screams of the Japanese soldiers stationed there...
The gunfire finally stopped, and as the gunpowder smoke on this formerly unknown pass slowly dissipated, Qixia Pass finally fell into the hands of the Chinese army. An exhausted battalion of soldiers lay exhausted and stained with blood and rain.
On the hills that are the color of blood.
"Tuanzu, we have won. The First Battalion has occupied Qixia Pass, and the Japanese encirclement has been broken!"
When the excited Wu Chengfeng reported back to Gao Hongming on the walkie-talkie, there was a trace of sobs in his words.
In the battle just now, the third company that was the main attacker suffered heavy casualties. The reinforced company of 300 men now only had more than 100 people left. When Nong Tiancai reported the casualties to him, the seven-foot-tall man was so heartbroken that he choked with tears.
"Old Wu... I would like to thank you on behalf of the more than 2,000 brothers in the regiment. It was you who fought a bloody path for the entire regiment!"
Gao Hongming's eyes were also a little red. He had seen all the battle just now, and even he did not expect that this army, which had just been formed less than two months ago, would fight so tenaciously.
In fact, he had already made another preparation in his heart. Once the first or second battalion collapsed, he would probably have to use some trump cards.
It's just that after doing this, he will definitely become the target of public criticism and attract the attention of China and even the world, so he will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary.
But now it's better. The First Battalion has captured Qixia Pass, which means that the Japanese plan has gone bankrupt. Now no one can stop him from going home.
"Pass my order, the medical team, artillery battalion, supply battalion, anti-aircraft company and the wounded all board the train. The first battalion will still serve as the forward, and the second battalion will serve as the rear guard. Let's go home!"
"Yes... let's go home!"
Following Gao Hongming's order, the entire regiment began to take action, and the artillery battalion also took advantage of this time to conduct a final round of artillery fire on the Japanese troops on the other side of Qixia Pass who wanted to increase their numbers.
More than ten minutes later, the whole regiment was ready, and the artillery battalion also began to load the artillery. The roar of cars could be heard everywhere on the highway, and the whole regiment began to slowly move forward along the highway.
Thanks to the one hundred and forty Lancia 3RO heavy-duty trucks that Gao Hongming cashed in, they can not only take away all the weapons and materials such as the medical brigade, supply camp, artillery camp, etc., but also deliver all the wounded along the way.
vehicles, which also greatly reduced the burden on the troops.
Without these trucks, Gao Hongming could not imagine how the troops would walk home on this muddy road with hundreds of wounded soldiers, dozens of artillery pieces, and numerous supplies...