Yue Weihan suddenly raised his hand, and the command to stop advancing was quickly passed back. In less than a moment, the troops that were advancing rapidly along the road stopped. The elite are the elites, and there are absolutely no orders and prohibitions!
"Tang Dashan!" Yue Weihan said again, "Inform the battalion commanders immediately to come to my place for a meeting."
"Yes." Tang Dashan promised loudly, and immediately ordered several soldiers behind him to go separately to inform.
Soon, 1st Battalion Commander Cao Xinglong, 2nd Battalion Commander Chi Chengfeng, 3rd Battalion Commander Zhang Zhongyi, Bayonet Battalion Commander Li Yulong, Regiment Deputy and 5th Battalion Commander Lu Xiufeng and Artillery Battalion Commander Niu Dagen rushed over, but Niu Dagen now
He was about to become the cook battalion commander of the Baoshan Regiment. Since there were no cannons in hand, the people in the artillery battalion began to work part-time as cooks.
"Now I order..." After several battalion commanders arrived, Yue Weihan directly ordered, "The 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion, and 5th Battalion ambush on the left side of the road, and the 2nd Battalion, Bayonet Battalion, and Guard Company ambush on the right side of the road.
All battalions have their bayonets ready, and when the little devils enter the ambush circle, they will immediately form an attack formation and rush forward to fight them with bayonets!"
"Yes!" The battalion commanders of each battalion agreed loudly and immediately separated.
Niu Dagen said unhappily: "Tuanzuo, where is our artillery battalion?"
"This ambush is nothing to do with your artillery battalion." Yue Weihan said coldly, "Just stay by the side."
Yue Weihan actually couldn't bear to part with these old artillerymen in the artillery battalion. There were not many people in the national army who knew how to fire artillery, and even fewer were good at artillery. The remaining number 100 people in the artillery battalion were just seeds. Yue Weihan also pointed at
They will rebuild artillery battalions and even artillery regiments in the future. How can they be willing to let them fight with the Japs on bayonets?
As for ordering bayonets, Yue Weihan also had no choice but to do so.
The Baoshan Regiment is short of nothing but ammunition. Therefore, the Little Japs must not be allowed to take advantage of their firepower. Otherwise, even if the opponent is just a supplementary regiment, there will still be trouble. What's more, if the war ends in a stalemate, the Little Japs will be in trouble.
If the Japanese see something is wrong, they will most likely blow up all the baggage first, and then all the efforts made in this sudden attack will be wasted!
"Regiment leader, let us also join the battle? We want to fight side by side with the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Regiment!"
Reported war reporters Zhao Xinyi and Zhou Bowen suddenly appeared in front of Yue Weihan. In the end, they did not leave and actively asked to stay in the Baoshan Regiment to continue field interviews.
"You have nothing to do with me, just stay here!" Yue Weihan turned around and left.
What kind of international joke are you asking two reporters to go to the battlefield to fight with the Japs on the bayonets? These two babies are really going to go to the battlefield, let alone fight with the Japs on the bayonets. Someone will have to protect them when the time comes. Wouldn't it be a disservice?
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On the road from Hexian to Jiangpu, a large group of Japanese troops and a convoy were moving forward in a mighty manner.
This Japanese army and baggage detachment originally belonged to the Kunisaki Detachment, but now the Kunisaki Detachment has been completely destroyed in Jiangpu, and even the military flag has been surrendered to the national army. The designation of the Kunisaki Detachment has been confirmed to be revoked, and the supplementary regiment and baggage detachment have just been
It was assigned to the 13th Division by Lieutenant General Ogisu Tatehei by the Central China Front Army Headquarters.
After receiving the telegram, Lieutenant General Ogisu Rihei immediately ordered the supplementary regiment and the baggage regiment to march to Pukou.
According to the reliable information provided by the Special High School Division, the Baoshan Regiment originally entrenched in Jiangpu has moved towards Chuxian County, so there are no longer any Chinese troops from Hexian County to Pukou, so there is no need to consider security, and the 13th Division has just
After experiencing the bloody street fighting in Nanjing, the troop attrition was also quite serious, and there was an urgent need to replenish troops.
Major Tanabe looked up at the fields on both sides of the road from time to time, with a very serious look on his face.
Major Tanabe is the captain of the baggage regiment and the temporary commander of the accompanying supplementary regiment.
The so-called supplementary infantry regiment is not actually an infantry regiment in the true sense. This "regiment" does not have a regiment commander and a regiment headquarters at all, nor does it even have commanders and command structures at all levels such as brigade, squadron and squad. To put it bluntly,
In fact, they are just a large group of reserve soldiers waiting to go to the front line to replenish the field troops.
Such a supplementary regiment has neither a top commander nor grass-roots officers, and has no combat effectiveness at all.
Therefore, Major Tanabe was very dissatisfied with Lieutenant General Ogisu Rihei's military order. Marching at night was too dangerous!
Major Tanabe was very worried that he would be attacked by Chinese armed forces on the march. Although the division headquarters received a call saying that the most terrifying enemy, the Baoshan Regiment, had fled towards Chuxian County, this was the territory of the Chinese after all. In addition to the Baoshan Regiment, there were also
There are other armed forces operating in Jiangbei, especially guerrillas led by the Communist Party.
True to the old saying, the more you worry about something, the more it will come!
When Major Tanabe was worried, several rows of crisp gunshots suddenly rang out in the night sky ahead. Immediately, an overwhelming number of shouts rang out from both sides of the highway. When Major Tanabe turned to look out the car window, he saw only two sides of the highway.
A large number of black figures have rushed out of the shadows, and those black figures are holding bright bayonets in their hands!
"Baga, China's regular army!" Major Tanabe saw the rows of shining bayonets and concluded that he had encountered regular troops.
Major Tanabe immediately ordered the driver to stop, opened the door, jumped out of the truck, and said to the orderly soldiers who came forward: "Order each squadron to blow up the truck immediately, destroy all ammunition and baggage on the spot, and then send a report to the division headquarters for additional information.
The military regiment and the baggage regiment were ambushed by the Chinese regular army on their way northward..."
"呲呲呲……"
Before Major Tanabe finished speaking, a smoking grenade was thrown at his feet.
Immediately, there was a loud bang, killing Major Tanabe and his orderly on the spot. The left front wheel of the truck next to him was also cut by the fragments produced by the explosion.
As soon as Major Tanabe died, the entire baggage brigade immediately lost its command.
And the supplementary regiment that followed the baggage convoy was already in chaos.
These so-called "resident soldiers" actually only served two years of compulsory military service, and then retired and returned home to marry and have children. Therefore, whether it is the intensity of training or the will to fight, they are completely incomparable to the active veterans of the seventeen permanent divisions.
Compared to this, coupled with the fact that there are no grassroots officers taking command, it becomes even more chaotic.
Such a disorganized reserve army faced off against an elite force like the Baoshan Regiment, which was ambushed at night. The two armies soon got together and began to fight hand-to-hand. The Japanese army's firepower advantage was completely unable to be used.
So the result can be imagined. In less than half an hour, more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers were killed by the Baoshan Regiment like chickens and sheep!
According to post-war statistics, the casualties of the Baoshan Regiment were less than 500, and only about a hundred were killed in action!
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At this time, the convoy of the security battalion had already crossed Pukou and was heading towards Chahe River.
It was still the same truck. The platoon leader who escorted the truck struck a match and lit the cigarette in his mouth.
In the carriage, the two soldiers who were dozing with their eyes squinted immediately opened their eyes, their right hands quietly touched the bayonets attached to their armed belts, and then they began to squeeze towards the platoon leader of the escort car intentionally or unintentionally.
The escort platoon leader put out the match, suddenly took off the cigarette from his mouth and handed it to the soldier next to him, saying: "Here."
The other sleepy soldiers did not notice that their platoon leader actually spoke Japanese instead of Mandarin. Of course, it was impossible for the platoon leader of the security battalion to speak Japanese. This was of course taught by Yue Weihan and required from the security battalion.
It is difficult for officers and soldiers to learn Japanese, but it is not difficult for them to memorize one or two simple Japanese sentences.
The soldier sitting next to the platoon leader of the escort vehicle was very alert, and his eyes widened in confusion. However, the platoon leader of the escort vehicle didn't care about this at all. He spread his big palm-like hands and pinched his throat.
, the other two soldiers also rushed forward, and stabbed the soldier's heart viciously with their shining bayonets.
The same scene was staged on four other trucks at the same time. Although the five agents sent by the Japanese Special High School this time were all elite agents with strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities and camouflage capabilities, it was a pity that they were sitting in the same truck.
Among the large group of Chinese soldiers with sallow faces and skinny muscles, they looked so different that they were easily spotted.
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Colonel Watanabe's special operations brigade has been following the main force of the "Baoshan Regiment", and the distance has always been maintained at about five miles.
From the perspective of Colonel Watanabe, the whereabouts of the Baoshan Regiment have been completely locked. The 13th Division and the 18th Division are crushing over from the east and west. They only have to wait until daybreak for the two main divisions to form an attack on the Baoshan Regiment.
The encirclement was completed, and the special operations brigade could finally avenge the last humiliation.
Second Lieutenant Takeda, the leader of the advance guard group, suddenly came back and reported: "Your Excellency, Colonel, the Chinese people suddenly stopped!"
"What did you say?" Colonel Watanabe frowned immediately and said, "Have the Chinese stopped? Did they find any loopholes? Have the agents of the Special High School sent back the latest news?"
"Not yet." Lieutenant Takeda shook his head and said, "But I have sent someone to contact you. I believe there will be news soon."
"Yo Xi." Colonel Watanabe nodded and made another gesture. The special forces accompanying him immediately dispersed with a roar, and more than a hundred of them quickly disappeared into the night.
I waited for several hours, but no news came back.
It was not until dawn that Lieutenant Takeda hurriedly turned back and said angrily: "Your Excellency, Colonel, it's not good!"
"Takeda-kun! Don't panic!" Colonel Watanabe said with a murderous look in his eyes, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Second Lieutenant Takeda took a breath and said: "The Chinese people started camping after they stopped last night. In order to avoid alerting the Chinese people, we just watched from a distance. Until five o'clock in the morning, there was still no news from the people in the special high school, so I took them
When people got closer to conduct reconnaissance, they discovered that these Chinese people were not regular troops at all!"
"Baga!" Colonel Watanabe said in disbelief, "How is this possible?"
"Although those Chinese people are wearing the uniforms of the regular army, they are not regular soldiers at all!" Second Lieutenant Takeda said, "Your Majesty Colonel, I assure you in the name of a samurai, they are definitely not regular Chinese soldiers!"