Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty First Japanese Army
Chapter 521 The Japanese Army fell into the trap
A few hundred meters away, dozens of light and heavy machine guns and mortars were on the Eighth Route Army's position, and under the joint suppression of fierce firepower. In the trenches of the Japanese forward position, the remaining several hundred Japanese soldiers, after paying dozens of stunned
After paying the price of the death of a young soldier, he could only act like a cow. He watched the densely packed Eighth Route Army troops rushing toward him in front of the position, but there was nothing he could do.
Of course, the Kwantung Army, the most elite unit of the Little Devils, is not a freeloader. Although they do not have any advantage in the face of powerful firepower, they still showed a very high level of tactical accomplishment in the face of death.
Looking at the Eighth Route Army troops getting closer and closer to him, the hundreds of Japanese soldiers did not show any cowardice or fear. Instead, they fixed bayonets on the rifles in their hands at the first opportunity. Then, with one hand,
, holding a grenade tightly and squatting in the trench with a determined look on his face, ready to drop the bomb at any time.
However, when these elite little devils encountered a company led by veteran Li Shengda, he was unlucky.
Li Shengda, the company commander of the Eighth Route Army with ten years of military career. Although he is still a little unfamiliar with tactical command because it is his first time to lead so many soldiers. However, he is well aware of the performance of various infantry equipment. As for wooden
Li Shengda also knew the throwing distance of ten meters between the grenade and the melon grenade.
Just when the soldiers had just rushed to the grenade throwing distance and happened to be outside the cantaloupe grenade throwing defense, Li Shengda decisively gave the order to the soldiers in the company around him to drop the bomb.
"Brothers, grenade greeting, prepare to fight with bayonets..." As soon as he finished speaking, a whistling sound of grenades flying over his head reached his ears. Three infantry companies and hundreds of soldiers threw the grenades in their hands at the same time.
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A burst of dense grenade explosions was heard immediately on the Japanese army's position. Seeing the Japanese army's forward position so close in front of them, in the blink of an eye, they were enveloped in the smoke generated by the grenade explosion. Even on the position,
The wails of Japanese soldiers could be clearly heard.
Without any hesitation, company commander Li Shengda raised the rifle in his hand and was the first to rush into the smoke.
In an instant, the clash of bayonets, the screams of soldiers, the crisp gunshots of shell guns... began to ring out on the smoke-filled Japanese positions. Three main companies, hundreds of soldiers, under the influence of Captain Li Shengda
Next, he rushed into the smoke with high morale and began his own fight.
As for the defenders on the forward position, they suffered heavy losses under the continuous attacks, especially the explosion of the last round of grenades. Before the war, there were half a group of Japanese soldiers, but at this moment, only the remaining
More than one squadron, more than two hundred Japanese soldiers, were frightened and strangled together with hundreds of soldiers with high morale.
The first division is responsible for the main offensive forward regiment, and the first regiment is in the temporary command post.
I saw my battalion successfully rushing into the Japanese position. Hundreds of soldiers from both the enemy and our armies quickly strangled each other and began the most brutal hand-to-hand combat. Standing at the lookout, the regiment leader Zhang Yong, holding tightly
The fists finally slowly loosened. At the same time, the frowning brows relaxed randomly.
"Commander, the first battalion has already charged forward. Should we immediately order the second and third battalions to go up as reinforcements? Try to work together to occupy the Jaap's forward position..." Looking at the bloody battlefield not far away, the political commissar said.
"It's almost time. Chief of Staff, immediately give an order to the second and third battalions: Two battalions, press on me immediately, crush the last nerve of the little devil, and occupy the little devil's forward position. In addition, the artillery company,
The heavy machine gun company followed up. After occupying the position, they built fortifications on the spot to prepare for the Japs' counterattack..."
The Japanese forward positions quickly changed hands as the 2 and 3 battalions of the forward regiment joined the battlefield, and were trampled under the feet of the forward regiment.
The division that occupied the forward positions of the Japanese army and was responsible for the frontal attack, under the personal orders of Commander Liu Hua, continued to advance towards the second line of defense of the Japanese army without making any stops.
At the same time, the other two main divisions, under the fire cover of one battalion each of the artillery regiment, also made considerable progress. One after another, the success reports flew into the hands of Commander Liu Hua like snowflakes.
"Commander, the First Division has reported success. The troops have rushed into the Japanese second line of defense and wiped out more than 400 Japanese troops. The remaining Japs are retreating towards the county town. Currently, the First Division is chasing and defeating the enemy..."
"Commander, good news from the Second Division. The troops have successfully broken through the Japanese army's front line. They pursued the victory and captured three Japanese stronghold gun towers..."
"Commander, the Third Division has reported success. The troops have attacked less than five kilometers away from the county seat. Currently, the attacking troops are being stubbornly blocked by two enemy infantry brigades and are in the process of making a breakthrough..."
Looking at the success reports one after another in his hands, Liu Hua, who had been waiting anxiously for several hours in the headquarters, finally relaxed the tense nerves in his heart. Next to him, Wang Qiang, the commander of the First Division who served as his deputy, looked like
With the snowflake-like news, an excited smile appeared on his face, and he walked to Liu Hua's side and said.
"Commander, in less than three hours, the three main divisions have achieved such huge results. If nothing else happens, there will be absolutely no problem in achieving our planned strategic goals in tonight's battle."
"Well said, for tonight's battle, I have emptied all the wealth in the entire base area. I ordered the three main divisions to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, continue to attack me fiercely, and bring out the momentum of our Eighth Route Army. Tell me.
They, we will meet outside Baishan County tomorrow morning." Liu Hua nodded and ordered decisively.
"Yes, Commander..."
In this way, the three main divisions ordered by Commander Liu Hua were like being injected with a dose of stimulant. The entire army has substantially improved both in terms of combat effectiveness and morale. The troops with high morale have been
On the way to attack, it can be said that it is overwhelming and unbeatable.
Facing the smaller strongholds and defense lines, they directly fired artillery fire, leaving the infantry behind them with the task of cleaning the battlefield. As for the larger strongholds, there were no surprises. They relied on their superior artillery fire and machine gun firepower.
Coupled with the superb fighting power of the soldiers, they were stepped on by the soldiers one after another.
Of course, the overwhelming attack of the three main divisions also shocked and surprised the Japanese troops in the county.
In Baishan County, inside the headquarters of the Japanese division, I looked at the battle board in front of me. One after another, the defense lines of the strongholds occupied by the imperial army fell one after another in less than an hour or even ten minutes. The divisions fell one after another.
Lieutenant General Nagayoshimoto's heart has long been mentioned to the Eye of Mulberry.
"Division Commander, according to the current progress rate of the Eighth Route Army's three armies, tomorrow morning at the latest, they will be able to join forces outside our Baishan County and completely surround us. Division Commander, what should we do next?
"Seeing the rapid progress of the Third Route Army, which can be called an unstoppable Eighth Route Army unit, the division chief of staff did not have the calmness and composure of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, and asked anxiously.
Hearing the Chief of Staff's question, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto slowly opened his sharp eyes, and then asked: "Chief of Staff, have you figured out that outside Baishan County, after a month of construction, we can call it
Why was this impregnable defense line so vulnerable to the Eighth Route Army's attack? It only took less than a few dozen minutes for it to be breached by the enemy. "
Regarding Lieutenant General Yoshimoto's question, the Chief of Staff blurted it out without even thinking about it.
"According to reports from soldiers who fled back to the county, the ammunition depot and material warehouse in Baishan County were destroyed a few days ago. Therefore, the ammunition reserves of various frontline units are only less than a base amount of ammunition."
"A basic amount of ammunition could not last for a long time under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army. Many defense lines on the outskirts of the county were occupied by the Eighth Route Army only after the ammunition was exhausted."
"Asshole, cunning Eighth Route Army, all this must be their conspiracy. Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, requesting combat guidance, and ask the headquarters to send the urgently needed troops in the shortest possible time.
All kinds of ammunition will be delivered to us as soon as possible..." After a brief shock, Lieutenant General Gibbon ordered loudly.
After ordering a communications staff officer to quickly go to the telecommunications room to send a report, the division chief of staff continued to answer: "Division commander, even now, send a message to the headquarters to request combat guidance. Our army urgently needs all kinds of information
It would take dozens of hours to transport ammunition from Fengtian City to here..."
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought because of his words, the chief of staff continued to speak.
"After fighting in the first half of the night, an infantry regiment deployed by our army outside the city has lost most of it under the fierce attack of the Eighth Route Army. Currently, there are only more than 4,000 defenders left in the entire Baishan County.
I think that when requesting ammunition reinforcements from the headquarters, we should immediately shrink the defense line, concentrate enough troops, and hold on to the county seat."
"Yoshi..." Regarding the chief of staff's answer, Lieutenant General Gibbon nodded with satisfaction and then ordered.
"Order all troops outside the county to immediately shrink their defenses and concentrate the forces of the two brigades to reinforce the county. As for the defense lines deployed by our army around the Eighth Route Army base area, in order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from defeating them one by one, we order all defenders to immediately abandon their squadrons.
For strongholds below the scale, shrink the defense. At the same time, concentrate the forces of the two brigades to reinforce Baishan County, join the city defense force sequence, and hold on to Baishan County.
As a result, outside Baishan County, thousands of Japanese troops and 20,000 Eighth Route Army troops were fighting fiercely. The Japanese defense line blocking the main force of the fifth column finally moved because of the increasingly urgent situation.
Got up.
Small groups of troops gave up their strongholds at the first opportunity and rallied to the surrounding large strongholds. At the same time, small groups of troops gradually accumulated into large numbers. Then, large-scale reinforcements were formed.
He took all his equipment and quickly sent reinforcements to Baishan County, which was already in danger at this moment.
Outside Baishan County, in the headquarters immediately behind the First Division, everyone's face was filled with a satisfied smile because of the overwhelming attack of the three main divisions on the front line.
Commander Liu Hua, under the protection of a group of guards, held up the telescope in his hand and looked at the battlefield two kilometers away with a smile on his face.
At this moment, Wang Qiang, commander of the First Division who was assisting Commander Liu Hua and commanding the operations in the headquarters, rushed to Liu Hua's side with excitement on his face, holding a telegram he had just received.
"Mr. Wang, what's the happy news? Has any division already attacked the outside of Baishan County?" Looking at Wang Qiang in front of him, Liu Hua asked with a smile on his face.
"Commander, this news is more gratifying than all the good news put together. Commander Zhou, who is hiding in the direction of Zhangjiatun, has just sent a telegram: The little Japanese blocking the front of the fifth column have begun to shrink their defense line.
In half an hour at most, a huge breakthrough will appear in front of the fifth column." Wang Qiang quickly replied.
"Okay, it's really good news. Tonight, we fought for several hours and finally saw results." Commander Liu Hua threw down the telescope in his hand, walked quickly to the map, and said with excitement.
Looking at the map in front of him, after a brief thought, Commander Liu Hua immediately ordered.
"Immediately call Commander Zhou back and ask him to act according to the opportunity and quietly pass through the Japs' defense line. Our attack was so fierce that the Japs in the county must have sent countless telegrams to the Kwantung Army headquarters asking for help. And
All kinds of weapons and ammunition that the little devils urgently need will continue to be transported into Baishan County starting from tomorrow. Therefore, tell Commander Zhou that we must act quickly and not let a single bullet be sent into Baishan County."
Just when Commander Liu Hua's order had just reached Commander Zhou Baozhong via radio waves, the Japanese troops blocking the fifth column were already retreating when they should retreat and concentrating on a tight line.
Line, under the orders of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, countless loopholes appeared unknowingly.
At this moment, Chen Yuanbo, chief of staff of the fifth column, ran to Zhou Baozhong panting and said:
"Commander, according to the reconnaissance battalion report, because the Japanese army began to shrink the defense line on a large scale. In front of us, a breakthrough with a width of two kilometers has appeared."
Looking at the Chief of Staff and Political Commissar Zhang Songping, who was panting but still had a big smile on his face, he followed and said:
"Old Chen, you came just in time. Just now, the commander far away in Baishan County has sent us a telegram, ordering our cameras to start taking action. Commander, give the order, the little devil left
We don't have much time."
After hearing the encouraging words from his two partners, Zhou Baozhong slowly showed a confident smile on his face and said with certainty:
"Now I order the reconnaissance battalion directly under the headquarters to be the vanguard of the column. The 13th, 14th, and 15th divisions will follow up. The column headquarters will follow the 13th division, and the guard battalion directly under the headquarters will be responsible for breaking up the rear. Give everyone ten minutes
The preparation time is 10 minutes, and the troops will start taking action immediately."
"Yes, Commander..." the two partners replied in unison. Immediately, Chief of Staff Chen Yuanbo began to issue specific orders to the several communications soldiers behind him.
In the dark night, the fifth column, consisting of more than 20,000 commanders and fighters, was arranged in four columns. Following the march route that the reconnaissance battalion had scouted in advance, they rushed all the way to Baishan County. The only one that was not attacked
They galloped towards the south gate, preparing to face the first battle they would face.
A night of bloody battles in Baishan County finally came to an end under the expectant eyes of all the little Japs. The thousands of soldiers who were forcibly left outside the city by Lieutenant General Yoshimoto, after a night of bloody battles, have all fallen into the hands of the soldiers.
of military exploits.
At this moment, Lieutenant General Gibbon, surrounded by a group of officers, stood on the city wall, holding up a telescope in his hand, carefully observing the tens of thousands of Eighth Route Army troops outside the city who had surrounded him and were digging trenches.
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Just as everyone was looking at the trench outside the city with despair, with the efforts of the soldiers, they sang bit by bit. Finally, they joined together and completely surrounded the entire Baishan County. The division staff officer
The commander, holding a battle damage report that had just been tallied, rushed in front of everyone with a pale face.
"Division Commander, last night, the losses of the entire division have been calculated."
The chief of staff had just finished speaking. A series of questions came out of Lieutenant General Yoshimoto's mouth like a machine gun: "How is the situation? How many soldiers are there in the entire county now? In addition, what are the remaining troops in the army?"
How long can the ammunition last? When will the ammunition promised to us by the Kwantung Army Headquarters be delivered..."
"Division Commander, the situation is not optimistic..." The chief of staff said with a frustrated face in response to Lieutenant General Yoshimoto's continuous questions.
"Be more specific..." Obviously, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto was very dissatisfied with the Chief of Staff's simple answer. Just as the Chief of Staff finished speaking, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto frowned again and asked.
"Hai, after statistics, in last night's battle, our 27th Division lost a total of 4,879 Imperial Army soldiers and injured 1,186, of whom more than 200 were completely disabled due to disability. Currently, the entire Baishan County
, plus all the heavy equipment, artillery, cavalry and various logistics agencies, we still have 7,629 combat troops." Under everyone's gaze, the chief of staff said.
"With nearly 8,000 garrison troops, relying on solid city walls and on-call air reinforcements, we still have the ability to fight. With the remaining ammunition in the city, how long can we last?" said Yoshimoto