It should be said that Li Yunlong was a bit hasty when he led the whole group to charge.
The Japanese usually do not fall into chaos or suffer a devastating defeat just because their commander is killed.
The reason is that the Japanese have their own system of substitute officers. Officers are usually assigned several staff officers, who usually participate in command. Once an officer is killed, the staff officer will take over the officer's command and continue to command the troops.
After Yamazaki Sosuke was killed, the person who took over the command was Kazuo Hiraoka.
Coupled with the quality of the Japs, even though Yamasaki died, his combat effectiveness was not weakened. At most, it was because the commander was killed that his psychology was somewhat affected.
The problem is that Hiraoka Kazuo's command level and battlefield judgment ability are not on the same level as those of Yamazaki Sosuke, who graduated from the Army Military Academy.
The correct way for the Japanese to fight at this time is to use leg grenades and machine guns to suppress the enemies crossing the ridge on the one hand, and on the other hand use grenades outside the ridge to implement a fire blockade to kill their subsequent active forces.
In this way, the soldiers of the independent regiment will soon be massacred by grenade cannons due to being too dense. Soon there will be insufficient troops and no follow-up, and the charge will not have much impact.
However, although Kazuo Hiraoka was an excellent soldier, he was not an excellent commander.
Like most Japanese soldiers, he believes that courage and spirit can defeat everything. The command of such people is very simple, whether they follow one principle: fight to the death and be loyal to the empire.
Therefore, when the Eighth Route Army threw out leg grenades and blew up a cloud of smoke at the hilltop position and shouted loudly that they were coming, Hiraoka Kazuo took it for granted that the moment of decisive battle had arrived.
One of the requirements of hand-to-hand combat is to stay in the trenches.
Because being in the trenches would put the soldiers in a low position and make them passive, Kazuo Hiraoka didn't think much. He drew out his command sword and shouted: "Yamazaki Battalion, loyal to the empire, charge!"
The Japanese shouted loudly, jumped out of the trench with bayonets in their rifles, and launched a countercharge.
The two teams in yellow military uniforms and gray military uniforms soon fought together in the smoke and dust.
One soldier was stabbed in the chest by a gunshot wound. He simply dropped the spear in his leg and hugged the Japanese rifle tightly.
The Japs pulled it out several times but couldn't pull it out. Just as they were about to kick the soldier away, another soldier rushed out and straightened his gun, and the bayonet pierced the Japs' neck.
One of the soldiers was holding his neck and couldn't get away. Seeing that his mind was getting blurry and his breathing was getting weaker and weaker, he simply lit up the leg grenade on his waist, and then wrapped around the Japanese tightly.
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The frightened Japs tried several times to break away but failed. With a loud bang, they both fell into a pool of blood at the same time.
One soldier's right leg holding the sword had been cut off by the Japanese officer's samurai sword, and blood gushed out from the broken arm like a fountain. However, he did not fall and still rushed towards the Japanese officer.
The Japanese officer straightened the blade and plunged it straight into the soldier's abdomen. At the same time, he glared at the soldier who was spitting out blood at close range and let out an arrogant and proud cry.
However, he soon discovered the mistake.
The soldier used his remaining left leg to wrap around the Japanese officer's neck, and used his last bit of strength to turn the Japanese over and roll away from the cliff.
Is it a place that ignores the rules? It doesn't care about technology or kindness. It cuts with big swords, hits with stones, bites with teeth... They all have one purpose: to kill the wrong party.
To achieve that goal, both the enemy and the enemy can do anything they can.
Wang Xuexin did not rush forward, because he was really scared at that moment... The mountain top position with a radius of tens of meters was like a purgatory, with blood everywhere and people fighting and rolling like wild beasts.
Hand-to-hand combat like that in Bu Nao was not what the Eighth Route Army hoped for.
The reason is that the equipment of the Eighth Route Army is extremely backward. If they use guns and artillery to fight positional warfare in a strict manner, the Eighth Route Army will suffer greater casualties.
Melee combat is different.
Although most of the Eighth Route Army were malnourished and would suffer losses in hand-to-hand combat, the Japanese invaded the area with 500 people and more than 1,000 people from the Independent Regiment swarming in like a tidal wave, quickly drowning the Japanese in the sea of people.
What's more, there are two groups behind the independent group who are watching, and behind the two groups there are tens of millions of people waiting...
I don't know how long it took, but the sky started to be cloudy in the east and rain washed away the blood on the battlefield. The battle was finally over.
Wang Xuexin stared blankly at the bloody mountains and rivers, his head turned red, while the soldiers covered in blood cheered for joy.
Several people recognized Wang Xuexin, ran over and picked him up. They patted Wang Xuexin on the shoulders and shouted:
"Well done, Comrade Xiao Dongbei!"
"Well done, I'm a hero!"
"Thanks to me killing the enemy officer, they won!"
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Wang Xuexin felt guilty for a while. If they knew that they had almost fled that place, they didn't know what they would think!
At that time, Li Yunlong walked in. His face was bright red everywhere, the clothes on his left arm were cut open by a bayonet, and blood was flowing from the big knife on his leg.
His eyes were full of anger and his face was filled with fierceness. When he saw Wang Xuexin, he opened his mouth and cursed:
"Damn Xiao Dongbei, did I beat Yamazaki to death?"
"He really wanted to duel with the Japanese captain, but I killed him with a cold shot!"
"The Japanese are saying that Li Yunlong is afraid that he will launch a sneak attack!"
"Where should I put Li Yunlong's face?"
Wang Xuexin didn't know how to answer, or in other words, he hadn't recovered from the shock just now.
"Old Li!" Zhao Gang separated from the crowd and said, "What's this mess? If I have the ability, I can try to kill Yamazaki with a cold shot? Is there a mistake in the fight against the Japanese?"
Li Yunlong smiled "hehe" and said: "Forget it, all the Japanese are dead anyway! They will definitely not say that he is not trustworthy!"
Then he gestured around with his big knife and shouted:
"No one will be left alive, lest they speak ill of him, Li Yunlong!"
"If they have the ability, they should go to the Lord of Hell and file a complaint against him!"
"He Li Yunlong accepted everything!"
The soldiers burst into laughter.
Zhao Gang had to go and explain in a hurry: "The commander's words don't count. If the Eighth Route Army does not kill the prisoners, they must be willing to surrender..."
Zhao Gang's role is actually to help Li Yunlong when he goes too far.
The headquarters quickly received news that the independent regiment had annihilated the Yamazaki Battalion.
The leader took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then nodded with satisfaction: "Both regiments couldn't take down the Yamazaki Brigade. The independent regiment took more than two hours to encircle and annihilate it, and the casualties were very small. That Li Yunlong
, you are really capable of fighting!"
The chief of staff said: "Chief, that battle will go so smoothly. It is said that it is the credit of one soldier who tricked Captain Yamazaki into coming out and shot him dead!"
"Oh, there is a way!" The chief was surprised when he heard those words.
"Very much." The chief of staff added: "The enemy's intrusion into the arsenal is not based on the intelligence discovered and provided by the soldier. Otherwise, the brigade will directly insert into the arsenal, and the consequences will be disastrous!"
The leader laughed: "A few days ago, Li Yunlong was shouting that he couldn't bear to part with his new group. Now it seems that he has something to say!"
After a pause, the leader continued: "Let the soldier introduce Dong's experience and make a summary so that everyone can learn from it!"