"Baga, the cunning Eighth Route Army...Chief of Staff, Yamada-kun, immediately gather all remaining fighting troops and prepare to break out, quickly...'" After hearing the analysis of the Chief of Staff, the division commander Seishiro Itagaki immediately came to his senses.
After understanding the thoughts of the chief of staff, Itagaki Seishiro couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and loudly ordered to the two captains beside him.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander..." Seeing that the stubborn Division Commander finally agreed to their suggestions, the Chief of Staff and Captain Yamada breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and replied excitedly. They turned around and turned to their own
The troops crawled away and prepared to assemble the troops.
However, is it so easy to assemble the completely dispersed troops under the artillery fire of the Eighth Route Army? You know, at this time, countless artillery staff are staying in the front line, carefully staring at Changgukou with telescopes
Every move of the Japanese army on the battlefield. He was ready to provide his regiment leader, Chen Guangrong, with the latest bombardment targets at any time, so as to eliminate the effective strength of the Japanese army as much as possible.
Finally, when an artillery staff officer was carefully observing the Japanese position, a depression in the ambush circle caught his attention. Although there were only sporadic firelights on the position at this time, the reflection of the bayonet in the Japanese hand was still very bright.
Their position was exposed. In a depression, countless bayonets were shining brightly. Judging from the number and density of bayonets, the artillery staff officer was sure that at least one brigade of Japs was hiding here.
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Of course, the artillery staff who discovered the situation did not hesitate at all and quickly reported the artillery coordinates to Chen Guangrong, the commander of the artillery regiment who was guarding the rear, through the phone at the front line.
Facing a brigade of Japs, Chen Guangrong could be said to be extremely excited. In order to better eliminate the effective forces of the Japanese army and inflict greater damage to them, Chen Guangrong assembled a total of four mortar companies with a total of 48 mortars.
The artillery was aimed at the Japanese army's assembly position.
"Fire...fire..." Following Chen Guangrong's order, the mortar gunners, who had already prepared for battle, loaded the mortar shells into the breech. Under waves of dull pressure,
Amidst the sound of artillery being fired, 48 shells, with a sharp whistling sound, flew over the heads of the soldiers and flew towards the Japanese army's assembly position.
"Boom, boom, boom... Ah... Hurry and hide, hide..." Captain Yamada, who had just assembled less than a brigade of troops, heard the sudden whistling sound in the sky getting louder and louder. There was a rich
Colonel Yamada, who had combat experience, immediately knew that the artillery of the Eighth Route Army was targeting him. So he quickly shouted orders to the soldiers around him. At the same time, he was the first to lie on the ground.
However, no matter how fast he went, he could not reach the speed of the cannonballs. Just when he discovered the danger, 48 cannonballs had already flown above their heads. The cannonballs, with a huge whistling sound, came from the sky towards them.
The soldiers' heads were smashed down.
"Boom boom boom..." A burst of dense explosions sounded among the troops that had just assembled. As the shells exploded one after another, the little Japanese who were caught off guard were knocked to the ground. At the same time, the explosion of the shells caused
The dense shrapnel was like rain, mowing down one after another the little Japs who were still standing stupidly in the depression. As for those little Japs who were directly hit, without any surprise, they were directly torn into pieces by the shells.
Not a single body was left behind.
Captain Yamada, a young Japanese from a brigade that had just been assembled, had not yet had any direct confrontation with the surrounding Eighth Route Army. In just the first round of artillery strikes by the Eighth Route Army, nearly a hundred troops were lost. However, the artillery regiment's shelling
It's far from over. Just when the little Japanese reacted to the first round of shelling and prepared to disperse and hide, the extremely fast-firing mortars had already fired the second round of shells.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Another burst of dense explosions sounded, and some unlucky little devils were, without any surprise, sent back to their hometowns by these shells again.
"Boom, boom, boom..." Finally, just when the artillery regiment fired the fifth round of artillery shells, the troops of a brigade that had just been assembled had to disperse and hide again under the order of captain Yamada, and finally withdrew.
The shooting range of the artillery regiment was exceeded, but the little Japanese sacrificed nearly a squadron of elite imperial troops in the five rounds of artillery just now.
"Baga...how did the artillery unit of the Eighth Route Army discover us, Bagh Ya Road..." Seeing that another squadron of elite imperial soldiers of his were completely destroyed without causing any losses to the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side.
Colonel Yamada, the commander of the regiment, was furious. But what could be done? Even though he had no artillery support?
"Your Excellency, Wing Commander, our bayonets, the reflection of our bayonets must have exposed our position..." a staff officer who discovered the problem reminded in a low voice.
"Nani? Our bayonets are reflective... Yosi, Chief of Staff, immediately notify all soldiers to remove the bayonets from their rifles and go quickly. Also, order the troops to continue to assemble, and be sure to assemble all those who can contact
The arriving troops..." After hearing the reminder from a staff officer, Captain Yamada immediately reacted and ordered excitedly.
"Hi, your Excellency, Captain..." the Chief of Staff happily accepted the order and left. In the following time, almost all the little Japs on the battlefield removed the proud bayonets from their rifles and lay down on the ridge.
The various artillery staff officers on board basically did not report any new artillery targets in the dark night because they lost this clue.
On the battlefield of Haseguchi, the little Japanese who had been completely disrupted seized this gap and began to assemble their troops. In fact, what the division commander Seishiro Itagaki and all the senior officers of the Fifth Division did not expect was that the Japanese army
Assembling troops to break out of the encirclement was officially the result Liu Hua wanted most.
Finally, after more than ten minutes, almost all the scattered troops of the Japanese army were assembled. However, what disappointed Zhang of the three companies was that after the shelling just now, his troops had unknowingly lost three soldiers.
One-third of the troops. At this time, the remaining three Japanese regiment captains came to the division commander Seishiro Itagaki with their heads lowered and dejectedly.
"Nani? Yamada-kun, why are you all lowering your heads? Where has the fighting spirit of the three of you Imperial Army gone? Have the troops been assembled? Now, for our fifth division, the most important thing is time.
"We must highlight the ambush positions set up by the Eighth Route Army before the Eighth Route Army's encirclement is formed..." Seeing the three dejected captains, Itagaki Seishiro asked doubtfully. At the same time, he pointed to the still quiet areas at both ends of Changgukou.
Taniguchi said.
"Hi, division commander. The troops have been assembled and can launch a charge and breakout at any time. It's just, just..." After hearing the division commander's question, captain Yamada quickly answered. However, when he thought of the casualties of the troops,
Due to the situation, Colonel Yamada felt annoyed for a while and didn't know how to answer the division commander in front of him.
"Nani? Now that the troops have been assembled, why are you still hesitating? If you have any problems, report them immediately. There is not much time left for us. Yamada-kun, now I order you, if you have any problems, report them immediately. Otherwise,
, engaged in military law." Seeing the three regiment captains still lowering their heads, the division commander Seishiro Itagaki seemed to have noticed something was wrong, frowned, and asked quickly.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. Although the troops have been assembled, the casualties of the troops are too great. After the shelling by the Eighth Route Army and the explosion in the canyon, almost every brigade has lost more than one-third of its troops.
..There are still many Imperial Army soldiers who have lost their legs or arms and have lost their combat effectiveness." Colonel Yamada, the commander of the regiment who was personally named by the division commander, replied in a low voice.
"Nani? More than one-third of our troops were lost? How is it possible that in less than ten minutes of shelling, our entire division lost one-third? How is it possible? Yamada-kun, tell me immediately what happened.
, the specific number of casualties of the troops?" After hearing the report from Captain Yamada, the division commander Itagaki Seishiro was surprised for a while. He opened his mouth and said in disbelief.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander, these are all true. Although the Eighth Route Army's artillery fire was all small-caliber mortars, the number was very huge. Almost every round of artillery fire caused damage to the heroic Imperial Army.
A large number of casualties. More importantly, the Eighth Route Army buried a large amount of gunpowder in the canyon. There were dozens of explosion points, and around each explosion point, not a single living Imperial Army soldier could be seen within a radius of 30 meters.
..Countless Imperial Army soldiers were blown to pieces in the violent explosion, not even a single intact body was left..." Seeing the stunned division commander, Captain Yamada hurriedly
explained.
"Baga...Bagaya Road...Cunning Eighth Route Army, I will cut you all into pieces..." After hearing Captain Yamada's explanation, Itagaki Seishiro became angry and shocked...
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"Division Commander, Division Commander, please calm down..." Seeing the angry division commander, the three regiment captains next to him quickly comforted him.
"Baga... the cunning Eighth Route Army, the cunning Japanese divisions... I, Seishiro Itagaki, swear here that after I break out, I will mobilize heavy troops to annihilate the Eighth Route Army's Japanese divisions and cut them into pieces.
Wandan..." The division commander Itagaki Seishiro suddenly knelt on the ground unexpectedly and swore to God.
"I am Yamada...I am Hide Kuri Iihara...I swear to God that I will not give up until the Japanese division is wiped out..." Seeing the division commander Seishiro Itagaki who swore to God, the three words
The captains also knelt on the ground and said.
"Yoshi, everyone please rise... Thank you for your support... Yamada-kun, please report to me the casualty reports of each regiment immediately. I need to know the current strength of the army before I can make the next military deployment
." The division commander Seishiro Itagaki looked at the three captains who were also kneeling on the ground and swore an oath together in front of him, and quickly helped him up, regaining his previous energy, and asked.
"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander. According to the statistics just calculated, there are now only more than 4,300 combat troops left in the entire division, which is less than the strength of five brigades. In the shelling and explosion just now, our army had a total of 1,320 troops.
Yusui, more than 400 people, have temporarily lost their combat effectiveness due to various reasons. In other words, at present, we only have less than 5 brigades of combatable troops left." Captain Yamada replied in a low voice.
"Baga... Mr. Yamada, in order for our army to successfully break through the encirclement of the Eighth Route Army and strengthen the combat effectiveness of the troops, I have decided to reorganize all our remaining troops into four reinforced brigades. You three captains
Each person will lead a reinforcement group. I will personally lead the remaining reinforcement group as the reserve team of the entire division. I will give you five minutes. After five minutes, come to me immediately and accept the new task."
Although the division commander Seishiro Itagaki's face was full of shock, he quickly recovered from the shock and ordered to the only three remaining captains in front of him.
"Hi, your Excellency, the division commander is wise..." The three captains nodded in reply, turned around and ran in the direction of their respective units.
While the Japanese army was gathering and reorganizing, the division's security battalion had already built a solid fortification behind the Japanese army. At the same time, in order to prevent the guard battalion from insufficient strength, a battalion was specially transferred from the reinforcements of the first division.
, has been strengthened to the defensive position of the guard camp.
Thousands of little devils have been completely surrounded by soldiers. Surrounding the little devils are densely packed soldiers of the *** division. The soldiers who are waiting solemnly are quietly
He was lying in the trench. With the help of the faint light from the bonfire in his trench, he stared at the pitch-black position in front of him.
At this time, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment of the Quick Reaction Brigade, who were stationed in the direction of the Changgukou exit, were quietly lying in a front-line position less than 300 meters away from the Japanese advance guard. Because this is where the Japanese army broke out.
It is a must-win position, so the soldiers did not dare to neglect it. Each commander carefully observed everything in front of the position. Finally, a slight sound of gunfire in front of the position attracted the attention of the first battalion commander lying in the trench.
of attention.
"Old Wang, do you hear any noise in front of the position..." The battalion commander pushed the instructor lying next to him, pointed to the pitch-black position in front of him, and asked in a low voice.
"Well, there is a sound, it seems like someone is crawling in front of the position. Troops, it must be the little devil who wants to play a sneak attack...Xiao Zhang, throw a torch at the position in front of you, quickly..." Listen carefully
The instructor was shocked for a moment and ordered to the correspondent behind him.
"Yes, instructor..." As he spoke, the correspondent behind him had already picked up a torch. With a strong right hand, he threw the torch out of the position. In an instant, the position that was still dark just now, under the weak light of the torch,
His true form slowly emerged. The battalion commander and instructor also used this faint light to carefully observe the situation in front of the position.
I didn’t know it, but I was shocked when I saw it. Less than 100 meters in front of my position, I saw a large group of little devils lying densely. And these little devils, under the command of a famous commander,
Slowly crawled towards his position.
And at the moment when the correspondent threw the torch, perhaps the Japanese commander knew that he had exposed his target. Without any hesitation, he pulled out the shining command swords from the scabbard. The little boy who was lying on the ground just now
The Japanese immediately jumped up and rushed towards their position.
"Damn, the kid is playing sneak attack...Comrades, hit me hard, don't save bullets for me, just open fire..." I saw the kid screaming and rushing towards my position.
Without any hesitation, the battalion commander shouted orders to the soldiers around him. At the same time, the shell gun in his hand opened fire.
"Da da da... bang bang bang..." As the battalion commander's gunfire rang out, the position that had been silent just now suddenly erupted with bursts of intensive gunfire. One after another light and heavy machine guns,
Under the control of the machine gunners, dense bullets began to be sprayed out. Tongues of flames shot out from the soldiers' positions, quickly weaving a dense fire net in front of the positions.
"Ahhh... Baga... Hurry, get down..." Immediately, along with the sound of gunfire, there were the screams of the little devils in front of the position and the shouts of the superiors. However, although the Eighth Route Army was violently
In the face of the firepower, his troops suffered heavy casualties. However, at this time, the life and death of the entire Fifth Division was related to the opportunity, and Captain Yamada, who led the team, did not dare to neglect. Although the soldiers in front continued to fall to the ground, they still held their breath.
Teeth, constantly urging his soldiers to charge.
"Warriors of the Empire, charge... Breaking out of the encirclement is victory... Kill them..." Captain Yamada, who was squatting at the end of the entire charge team, kept waving the command sword in his hand and ordered loudly.
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"Kill..." Hearing the commander's order, he thought of his own life and death. A little Japanese who strengthened the brigade felt as if he had taken stimulants. He held out the rifle with the bayonet in his hand and charged forward one after another.
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"Quick, block, heavy machine gun, fire quickly..." Facing the desperate charge of nearly a thousand people from the Japs, the battalion guarding the front line immediately felt the huge pressure. Although, there was nothing in the Japs' hands.
No matter what heavy weapons, their sharpshooters and snipers still caused huge casualties to the machine gunners on the position.
The flames from the muzzles of the light and heavy machine guns made them easy targets for Japanese snipers in the dark night. In less than a minute, the machine gun shooters of the dozens of light and heavy machine guns on their own positions were almost replaced.
More importantly, under the continuous shooting of these sharpshooters of the Japanese army, only half of the heavy firepower on the position could exert its due power.