Zhao Gang also knew this very well. This time he no longer fiddled with the ropes and let Wang Xiaohu lead the transport team to continuously deliver weapons, ammunition and supplies to the frontline troops. It felt like a strong man cutting off his wrists and selling iron by smashing the pot.
Wang Limin did not expect that Xu Dalong would entrust him with such an important task to complete. He felt a deep trust and a strong sense of responsibility.
He sent a telegram back to Xu Dalong, expressing his determination to complete the task.
Fujiwara Konichi led the main force of the 108th Division to occupy four hills. He knew that this was not the best choice, but he had no choice. The 108th Division has now been severely damaged, especially the lack of large and heavy firearms.
, there is no baggage. In this case, engaging in a field battle with an enemy with a large number of motor vehicles, even tanks and armored vehicles, is simply seeking death. Although they occupied these hills, they still could not avoid being bombed by the enemy's air force.
However, after all, there is favorable terrain that can be used for defense, which is enough to block the enemy's attack. Fujiwara is still taking a chance. He believes that although the Mawushan guerrillas have an air force, the fuel used for aircraft flight and those aviation
The bombs had to be exchanged for real money, so he didn't believe how much money a small guerrilla force could have? He thought and hoped that the guerrillas' aerial bombs would soon be exhausted, thus losing the air force.
threats to them.
The officers and soldiers of the squadron directly under the division headquarters found a cliff where the division headquarters could hide below to avoid being bombed by enemy bombers. Fujiwara Konichi settled down temporarily and asked each department to report the situation.
When he learned that all the troops had occupied favorable terrain and began to strengthen the defenses, he was confident that the enemy would not be able to capture the 108th Division's positions in a short period of time. With the combat effectiveness of the 108th Division, relying on its relative
The terrain was favorable, and even if they persisted for a month, the enemy would be unable to do anything to them.
However, he found that he had made another serious mistake. That is, the 108th Division did not have any supplies. The ammunition in their hands would not last long, and the food carried by the soldiers could only last for one day at most. What is even more outrageous is this
There was no water on the four hills. The Japanese officers and soldiers had been fighting all day. They were too pressed for time and did not take this into consideration. Only now did they realize that their throats were so thirsty that they were almost smoking.
Fujiwara realized the seriousness of the problem. He once again sent a telegram to the frontline headquarters of the First Army, reporting the situation here to them and requesting Japanese reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible.
Fujiwara Konichi was so hungry and thirsty that he licked his chapped lips with his tongue.
Of course, the orderlies could not let the division commander lack water. They carried kettles with them, specially prepared for the division commander. An orderly unscrewed the lid of the kettle and handed the kettle to Fujiwara Konichi.
Fujiwara Konichi picked up the kettle and took a sip. He saw the Japanese officers and soldiers around him looking at him with envy. He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and handed the kettle to the orderly.
Indeed, at this moment, as the supreme commander of this unit, he must share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. Only in this way can he inspire the soldiers' fighting spirit.
The chief of staff's injury had not healed yet, and he was in pain. He really wanted to drink a sip of water. Seeing Fujiwara Konichi's appearance, he had no choice but to endure it.
Sure enough, Fujiwara Konichi's actions moved the soldiers very much, and the morale of the Japanese army was boosted.
Of course, the air force of the Mawushan guerrillas would not be idle. They kept bombing, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army. The Japanese army had nowhere to hide, and the officers and soldiers could only lie on the ground and pray that the bombs would not fall directly on them.
On or next to you.
Fujiwara Konichi heard the constant explosions behind him and the screams of the injured soldiers, and his heart was bleeding.
He kept looking at his watch, hoping it would get dark soon so those damn guerrillas would stop bombing.
However, it was just 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still several hours before dark. He could only hope that the enemy would use up their aerial bombs quickly and be forced to stop bombing.
Fujiwara Konichi really guessed right. Although the flying brigade has added so many bombers, the aerial bombs stored by Zhao Gang are really gone. Even if the arsenal works overtime for production, it cannot produce a few bombs in a day, and there is no supply at all.
Not on.
When Bob and others saw that there were no more aerial bombs, they loaded wooden gasoline barrels on the bomber, flew over the Japanese position, and dropped the gasoline barrels. A large number of gasoline barrels fell from the sky and fell to the ground, and the barrels were greatly impacted.
The force collapsed, gasoline splashed everywhere, and then quickly ignited a fire. The fire kept spreading, and the Japanese officers and soldiers were surrounded by the raging fire. Many people on fire wailed and struggled in the fire, and finally fell to the ground and were burned to charcoal.
Bob and others observed the effect of the bombing from the air, and they discovered that under the current circumstances, the casualties caused by gasoline barrels were greater than those of aerial bombs.
They all regretted it now. They should not have wasted those aerial bombs. If they had known better, they would have just thrown the gasoline barrels down.
Fujiwara Konichi, the chief of staff and others were hiding under the cliff. Aerial bombs could not pose a threat to them, but a gasoline barrel fell on the rock above them. The gasoline barrel was smashed on the rock, and a large number of
The gasoline poured down and a fire broke out in an instant.
Fujiwara Konichi was sitting close to the cliff, with most of his body covered. Despite this, a few drops of gasoline fell on his calves, causing a row of blisters on his legs.
The chief of staff sitting next to him was even more unlucky. A lot of gasoline was poured on his body, which made him scream.
There was no water or anything else to put out the fire. It took a lot of effort for the Japanese guards to put out the fire on the chief of staff.
In order to put out the fire, the soldiers had torn off all his clothes. He looked extremely embarrassed, with many burns on his body and face. At this time, even his mother could not recognize him for a while.
The brigade commander of the Japanese 215th Brigade was also burned by the splashing gasoline. He looked at the raging fires all over the mountains and the Japanese officers and soldiers wailing in the fire. He endured the pain and came to the vicinity of Fujiwara.
In front of one, he said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, this is not the way to go. It's better to break out of the encirclement quickly."
Fujiwara Konichi himself was on the receiving end of the fire, and the rage in his heart was greater than the fire on the mountain.
He couldn't care less about maintaining his elegant demeanor and scolded: "You are talking nonsense. Look at the enemy troops below. We now lack weapons and ammunition, and the soldiers' physical strength is almost exhausted. In this kind of situation
How to break out of the situation?"
Under normal circumstances, if the brigade commander was reprimanded by the division commander, he would not dare to talk back. However, at this time, the anger in his heart was also very strong. He argued: "What if we don't break through? How can we be defeated by the enemy like this?"
Exploded to death or burned to death?"
Fujiwara Konichi said: "Have you noticed? The enemy has no aerial bombs now. Their gasoline is still used for aircraft and cars, and there is not much in stock. I believe they will not continue bombing."
Fujiwara Konichi's judgment was really right this time.
Zhao Gang looked at the empty warehouse. The excitement at the beginning of the battle had dissipated and was replaced by heartbreaking pain. He knew how much effort he had put into storing these gasoline and aerial bombs, but now it was all gone. So
The remaining gasoline cannot be thrown as bombs, otherwise all planes, tanks and other motor vehicles will be forced to sit down.
He had no choice but to report this situation to Xu Dalong.
After hearing this, Xu Dalong was helpless and said: "Then stop the bombing. After this bombing, the little devils have almost suffered casualties. Do we have enough artillery shells in stock? If there is a surplus, we can use cannons to solve the problem.
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Zhao Gang said: "There are still a lot of artillery shells, and we have recently captured some of them. Especially Zhang Dabiao and the others intercepted the baggage troops of the Japanese 108th Division and seized a large number of artillery shells."
Xu Dalong said: "Okay, then send them over. Tell Wang Limin, don't save the shells, hit me hard."
Zhao Gang said: "There is smoke everywhere on the mountain now, and it is difficult to see the situation of the little devils. If we shoot up blindly, we will waste the shells in vain."
I suggest sending a reconnaissance plane up there to indicate targets for the artillery."
Xu Dalong smiled and said: "This is a good idea, then go ahead and arrange it." On the hills where the Japanese 108th Division was entrenched, the fires ignited by gasoline could not be extinguished for a while. The Japanese officers and soldiers
They could only hide aside and wait for the fires to burn out. The terrain on the mountain was relatively narrow, so the Japanese officers and soldiers had to get together to avoid the fire.
At this time, a reconnaissance plane appeared in the sky, and the pilot could clearly see the distribution of enemy forces on the plane.
There were no walkie-talkies at this time, so the pilots could not promptly report the situation to the artillery units below, but this did not trouble them.
The plane was hovering over the enemy. The co-pilot held a flare gun in his hand and fired flares toward where the Japanese troops gathered to indicate targets for the artillery. The anti-Japanese armed artillery fired continuously according to the targets instructed by the pilots, making the Japanese troops howl like ghosts.
, corpses litter the fields.
Fujiwara Konichi was relieved when he saw that the enemy's air force finally stopped bombing. He did not expect that the enemy's artillery fire would be so fierce.
He couldn't help but lamented: "The underground anti-Japanese armed forces here in Mawu Mountain are indeed different. I really don't know where they got such powerful firepower." At this time, the chief of staff had been carried away for treatment, and he muttered to himself.
, and no one can help him.
At this time, the commander of the 215th Brigade rushed over again. He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, more than two-thirds of the number of people in my brigade have been killed in action. Even among those who are still alive, there are still
Almost half of the people are wounded soldiers. Who knows how many artillery shells the enemy still has? I suggest we concentrate our efforts on breaking out."
Fujiwara Konichi did not get angry this time and said: "Look at the current state of the troops, are they still capable of breaking through?"
The commander of the 215th Brigade was only out of anger for a moment, so he ran over and said these words. He witnessed the situation on the entire Japanese army position, and knew that what Fujiwara Konichi said was reasonable, so he lowered his head and stopped talking.
The only thing they could hope for was that it would get dark quickly so that they could have a chance to break out at night.
At this time, the brigade commander of the 216th Brigade also rushed over. He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, where are our reinforcements? Please urge them again."
Fujiwara Konichi smiled bitterly. He had been dealing with Xu Dalong for a long time. He knew that Yoshio Shinozuka did not have many mobile forces in his hands now. Xu Dalong dared to concentrate the main force to surround them here, which meant that he had already arranged the troops.
Block their reinforcements. In this case, can we still count on reinforcements?
He told the two of them his thoughts. The two brigade commanders also had a very deep understanding of Xu Dalong. They knew that what the division commander said was reasonable, so they fell silent.
The enemy's artillery fire kept hitting the Japanese army, and every sound of the artillery fire made Fujiwara Konichi's heart tremble. He knew that his troops were suffering casualties. He really didn't know that after dark, the entire division would
How many people are left?
Now the flight group has two reconnaissance aircraft. The fuel of the previous reconnaissance aircraft has been exhausted, and the other reconnaissance aircraft continues to perform the task of indicating targets for the artillery. When the pilot of the reconnaissance aircraft that previously performed the mission returned to the airport, a
An air force ground crew member told him to quickly go to the airport duty room and call Xu Dalong, saying that Xu Dalong was waiting for him to report the situation.
After the pilot dialed Xu Dalong's phone number, Xu Dalong asked him in detail about the situation of the Japanese troops on the mountain that he had observed. When he learned that the casualties of the Japanese troops had exceeded half, he estimated the original total strength of the Japanese 108th Division
There are a total of 28,000 people. The logistics organization and directly affiliated teams left in Yucheng have about 1,000 people. An infantry brigade used to protect the airport also has more than 1,000 people. When attacking Ping'an County, several thousand more people were lost. Attack the independent brigade position
During the retreat, thousands of people were lost, and hundreds of people were also consumed by the militiamen. In addition, those who were killed by Zhang Dabiao and others during the retreat and those who were lost in bombing on the mountain, now add up to the number of people who can fight.
I'm afraid there are less than 5,000 people.
Today, the 358th Brigade in Xinhe County and Li Yunlong's New 1st Brigade in Ping'an County are still fighting fiercely with the Japanese army. The enemy forces they face still have a great advantage. Xu Dalong cannot waste too much on the 108th Division.
time.
So he told Wang Limin what he had deduced and ordered him to command his troops to launch a general attack on the 108th Division in an effort to completely annihilate this Japanese army before dark.
The officers and soldiers of the anti-Japanese armed forces at the foot of the mountain were very happy when they saw the tragic situation when the Japanese troops on the mountain were bombed. They had long been looking forward to launching a general attack on the Japanese army and completely annihilating the remaining soldiers on the mountain.
After receiving the order from Wang Limin, all the troops were ready to attack. Under Wang Limin's unified deployment, all the artillery of the anti-Japanese armed forces carried out an indiscriminate bombardment that lasted ten minutes, almost destroying all the troops they brought.
All the shells that came.
Following Wang Limin's order to charge, hundreds of buglers from the Independent Brigade, New First Brigade, New Second Brigade, and Mawushan Guerrilla Army blew the charge horn together.
Under the cover of machine guns and artillery, tens of thousands of anti-Japanese armed soldiers, holding bright bayonets and shouting, rushed towards the Japanese army.
The fighting power of the Japanese army is very tenacious, and they occupy relatively favorable terrain. Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for the anti-Japanese armed soldiers to break through the enemy's defensive positions. However, Xu Dalong still overestimated the number of people the Japanese army could fight on the mountain. In total,
There were only about 3,000 people left. The most important thing was that their guns were basically out of bullets, and they could not stop the attack of the underground anti-Japanese armed forces. The Japanese officers and soldiers fired all the bullets in their guns, and everyone jumped.
He stood up, holding a bayonet-mounted rifle, to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the underground anti-Japanese armed forces.
It is a pity that the anti-Japanese soldiers were not as stupid as the Japanese soldiers and could solve problems with bullets. They were too lazy to fight with the Japanese soldiers with bayonets. They did not hesitate to shoot at the Japanese soldiers and kill them.