Qinglong Town has been the gateway to Taiyuan since ancient times. The terrain is dangerous and there are mountains on both sides. One is the Back Mountain and the other is the Chess Mountain. Because it was too late at this time, the Japanese army only deployed two teams on the two mountains as sentry points.
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Time passed minute by minute, and soon it was three o'clock in the morning. All the Japanese troops were sleeping soundly, and the Japanese troops guarding on the city wall and outside were also listless. After all, they had been fighting continuously for more than a month and had achieved results.
After a great victory, Shanxi was already in the empire's possession. Who else would attack the imperial army now?
On Caijiagang, the artillery team directly under the Eighth Route Army Headquarters held 30 120MM mortars with their heads held high. The gunners next to them were carrying boxes of artillery shells. These shells were all painted in white and red.
Knowing that it was not an ordinary artillery shell. In the general headquarters of Xigang Village, Mr. Peng and Zuo Quan looked at their pocket watches, drank tea, and waited patiently.
Around Qinglong Town, more than 10,000 Eighth Route Army soldiers had gathered at this time. All the soldiers wore camouflage uniforms, passed through the safe passage determined at the beginning, wore straw hats, and slowly climbed towards Qinglong Town. The moonlight occasionally shone through.
, only countless black shadows were seen slowly converging towards Qinglong Town. The Japanese troops on the mountains on both sides were unaware of the imminent death. The Eighth Route Army in camouflage uniforms often climbed to the side of the Japanese sentries without being discovered. Because as early as the Japanese troops had
Before arriving, the leading soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were lying in ambush all around, and all the Japanese sentries, both light and dark, were under the eyes of the Eighth Route Army.
Renta Nonaka got up and was about to go to the toilet. Suddenly she stumbled and almost fell to the ground. When she saw it, there was a handful of scattered straw. Renta Nonaka cursed helplessly, "These Bagachina people, they ran away and left these things everywhere."
It’s all there. I didn’t know how to clean it up, and it completely hit me.” After saying that, he kicked the straw hard, but found that a large amount of cinders flew up. Nonaka Renta curiously squatted down and dug, and found that it was
There is only a thin layer of soil on the ground, and there is coal underneath.
"Nani, this place is so rich. No matter where you dig, it will be a coal mine. With a place like this, the great cause of the empire will be completed as soon as possible!" Nonaka Renta said happily.
Time will pass, and the time hand finally points to three o'clock in the morning. Mr. Peng yells "Start!"
Only three green signal flares were seen flying into the sky. Thirty 120 mortars from the Artillery Corps, more than 60 82 mortars from the 115th Division and the 129th Division, as well as a small number of mountain artillery and infantry artillery were all seen.
Roaring together, nearly a hundred artillery shells flew towards their destination from all directions, among which the 120 mortars rushed in the direction of the already marked coal piles and straw piles. These shells were not ordinary artillery shells.
It was the special bombs that Ying Tianlin paired with Jiang Cheng - white phosphorus bombs and incendiary bombs.
Honda Masato, who was sleeping in the house, always felt that something was wrong. Unable to sleep, he sat up, took out the book next to him and slowly looked through it. What he was reading was "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and he was watching the burning of Shinnoichi.
In the festival, I watched Cao Ren being burned to death by a fire. Just when I was in awe, suddenly an idea flashed in my heart, and I shouted "No!" He threw the book aside and ran out without even having time to put on his shoes.
, as soon as he opened the door, he shouted to the guards, "Quick, quick, notify everyone, hurry up and get out of the city!!"
The guard was Monk Zhang Er, who was confused. He still had some doubts in his mind whether his brigade commander was possessed by the ghost of this or that. When Honda saw the guard not moving for a long time, he kicked him angrily and shouted
"Hurry up and deliver the order!"
At this time, Renta Nonaka was releasing himself. Suddenly he saw countless meteors flying in the distance. He opened his mouth and shouted loudly, "Enemy attack!!!" But it was too late, and the countless shells hit him instantly.
In the small Qinglong Town, countless exploding fireballs can be seen from the sky. The mortars have a fast rate of fire, and with sufficient ammunition, the small Qinglong Town is full of explosions and flames.
Those 30 120mm cannons showed off their power even more. As soon as the shells were fired, a sea of fire broke out, especially the first round of shells that hit the straw pile and the coal pile. They quickly turned the two places into big torches.
It lit up the entire sky. The shells that hit other places also exploded the topsoil covering the coal, ignited the coal inside, and turned large areas of the ground into fire pits. 1
Most of the houses in Shanxi in this era were still civil structures, which were not as fire-resistant as later generations of reinforced concrete, and were quickly ignited by fires. In early January, Shanxi was dry and windy, and soon the entire Qinglong Town was on fire.
Qinglong Town at that time could also be renamed Huolong Town.
At this time, all the Japanese soldiers had been awakened by the explosions and screams. The Japanese soldiers who came out in a hurry only saw fires everywhere. Some of the Japanese soldiers who were unfortunately hit by white phosphorus bombs were burned by the white demonic flames in an instant.
Wearing clothes and muscles, attached to the bones and burning, the boundless pain forced him to roll around, but the fire could not be extinguished like this. The more he rolled, the more he burned, and after a while he became motionless.
Seeing the ghost-like scene in front of him, Renta Nonaka was so frightened that he screamed repeatedly. He could only take his bushido and pistol and run to a place where there was no fire.
Several communications soldiers hurriedly ran to where Honda's political materials were, shouting "Report!"
Honda Masato, who had already put on his shoes, pushed the communication soldier away and cursed, "What else are you talking about? Who doesn't know the situation now? Quickly gather the troops and evacuate here!!"
The staff officer next to him said, "Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, the fire is the biggest in the north now, where China's straw piles and coal piles are located. We can only go south, or go to the mountains on both sides."
Honda calmed down quickly and said, "Don't panic. Although the enemy's artillery fire is fierce, it seems that there are no heavy artillery, but mortars. Immediately let the tank troops rush out, and the others will follow and rush south.
The troops in the outer position are ready to fight. In addition, the two brigades are ordered to rush to the mountains on both sides, and they must control the commanding heights!"
The Second Independent Brigade has a squadron of tanks. At this time, the tanks have already been assembled to cover the infantry rushing out of the city. The artillery of the Eighth Route Army has also begun to use ordinary artillery shells to attack. After all, incendiary bombs and white phosphorus bombs are really
Too rare.
Honda was about to shed tears when he looked at Qinglong Town, which was full of fire. He never thought that he would be defeated so miserably in such a small town when he went on a rampage.
Later generations wrote a poem praising: "Millions of Japanese pirates peeked into China, and marched eastward to Taiyuan in October. Feng Bo came to Qinglong Town in anger, and Zhu Rong flew down from the flaming sky."
After all, only a small number of troops could be contacted during the fire and shelling. More Japanese troops trampled on each other in the chaos and died in the fire.
When Honda Zhengcai led his troops to escape from Qinglong Town with the support of Nancheng's troops, and everyone was sighing at the catastrophe, suddenly a thunderous charge horn sounded from all directions, and countless
The gunshots fired like exploding beans one after another, and the Japanese soldiers on the outermost periphery died in the hail of bullets without even pulling the bolts of their guns.
"Report, report, there are Chinese troops ambushed on the mountains on both sides, and our troops have been driven down." A communications soldier said out of breath.
"What did you say?" Honda Zhengcai grabbed the communication soldiers and shook them. "How many are there?"
The communications soldier shook his head and said, "There are at least fifty or sixty machine guns on both sides, and there are also a lot of rifles. There are probably two divisions."
Honda Masakai looked at the hills where fierce battles were already taking place on both sides in surprise. Seeing the gunfire and machine gun fire that appeared from time to time, he was at a loss. His eyes were panicked for a while, and he said, "Most of our army's ammunition is still under control."
Here, the enemy will definitely take the opportunity to attack fiercely. We can only use the current ammunition to drive the enemy back and wait for tactical guidance. Order the tank squadron to defeat the enemy from the front immediately! In addition, immediately send a message to General Sakagaki for help.
Tactical guidance and air support."
Honda once again pinned his hopes on his tank squadron, only to see the dozen or so Type 89 tanks immediately gathered together, leading the infantry to charge forward.
There were not two divisions on those two hills. They were two regiments of the 129th Division. Liu Bocheng held a telescope on the back mountain and said with a smile, "It seems that the firepower of the Japs has been suppressed by us."
Chen Geng next to him said, "Commander, these are two Suzhou arms regiments. Including the Japanese firearms we captured, there are nearly two hundred machine guns alone. The little devil may not even have guns with these two brigades now.
It’s just bullying them.”
Liu Bocheng looked at the still-burning fire and said, "Although I don't know how many Japs were burned to death, the Japs must not have brought much ammunition. I must tell the soldiers that they must kill him while he is sick. Don't be afraid of sacrifice.
Hit me hard!!"
Renta Nonaka was attacking a hilltop at this time. Looking at the machine gun that was firing continuously in the darkness, Renta Nonaka complained endlessly. In the fire, the reason for bringing out the gun was because the First Division was well-trained. As for the ammunition,
People don't even have a base number, and they don't even think about artillery. There are only light grenade launchers that are constantly counterattacking. But as soon as the grenade launchers attack, several mortars will immediately counterattack.
If you can't get a 50MM grenade can versus an 82MM mortar, Nonaka Renta can still do calculations like this.
"How's it going? What did the brigade commander say?" Renta Nonaka asked hurriedly when he saw the signal soldier who had gone down came back.
The communications soldier said, "The brigade commander gave the order to keep fighting. As soon as daybreak, aviation troops will come to support us."
It was almost four o'clock at this time, and Lin Sanhu, who was directly in front, seemed to be waiting for something. At this time, a communications soldier came in and said, "Report! The Japanese tanks are dispatched."
Lin Sanhu smiled and said, "Order the cavalry to prepare, and order Chen Guang and Xu Haidong to fight resolutely!"
A dozen tanks turned on their headlights and slowly drove towards the southern front battlefield where the fierce fighting was taking place. At this time, thousands of people were fighting on the southern front. The machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles of the 115th Division, in conjunction with the engineering shovels,
, hand grenades, and kept charging forward. The proud charge made the soldiers seem to have endless strength, and the Japanese army kept retreating. At this time, they finally joined forces with the tanks coming out of Qinglong Town.
"Blow the retreat horn! Let the Japanese rush out!" Xu Haidong shouted.
Seeing the headlights of the Japanese tanks, all the troops heard the clarion call to retreat and immediately fought and retreated. With the idea of taking advantage of the first fighting opportunity to repel the enemy, the Japanese began a major charge and fired several illumination bombs at the enemy.
The sky was darkened, making the battlefield look like daylight.
"Get ready for the recoilless rifle!!" Several soldiers worked together to carry a thick and long black barrel.
"Aim! Fire!" With an order, twenty or thirty shells were fired at the arrogant Japanese tanks from all directions. The Chinese recoilless rifles from later generations traveled through time and space and hit the target they should most hit, 57
The millimeter shell slammed into the steel plate of the Type 89, and the soft warhead stuck to the steel plate like a puddle of mud. Then the exploding explosives created a huge shock wave that acted on the steel plate with a pressure of tens of billions of Pascals.
The force was transmitted into the steel plate, just like hitting the wall with a hammer. The wall did not penetrate, but the wall on the back peeled off piece by piece. Countless flying iron fragments killed all the Japanese tank crews inside in an instant.
In just two or three rounds, the Japanese tank squadron was declared annihilated. At this time, the Japanese army had already moved hundreds of meters away from the trenched position due to the charge.
"Cavalry regiment!! Charge!!!" A roar like Zhang Fei came from the darkness, and hundreds of horse hooves kicked and galloped. During the fierce battle between the infantry, the 129th Division and the 115th Division
The jointly formed temporary cavalry regiment was mobilized, and this ancient unit that had been running in China for thousands of years once again exerted its strength to protect this land.
"Mom, what is that?"
"The chariot squadron is finished, the Chinese cavalry is coming."
"Machine gun, where is the machine gunner? Hurry and take cover!"
"Don't run away, fight back on the spot."
Faced with the instantaneous destruction of the Japanese tank squadron, and the cavalry charge like a violent storm, the formation was immediately torn apart.
Liang Xingchu is a veteran of the Red Army. He is currently the battalion commander of the 685th Regiment of the 115th Division. He was the commander of the cavalry company as early as during the Long March. At this time, he held a saber in one hand and a pistol in the other. He led the cavalry into the Japanese army.
In the moonlight, the Japanese helmets shone white. Liang Xingchu raised his knife and dropped it. A head flew up immediately, and blood spurted out. When Liang Xingchu smelled the blood, he suddenly became excited and shouted: "Comrade
Let’s kill the Japanese!!”
I only saw that wherever the cavalry went, the Japanese troops fell to the ground like wheat. The cavalry in the darkness was more terrifying than in the daytime. The sound of the cavalry's hooves and the sound of fighting made the Japanese army confused, and the Japanese machine gunners were also in the darkness.
The accuracy was badly missed. The cavalry, which had already picked up its horse speed, could not be resisted by the infantry at all. Even the Japanese army in 1937 could not resist it. I only saw the Japanese army being chased like ducks by nearly a thousand cavalry all the way to the trench. I used machine guns to resist.
Withstood the cavalry attack.
When Honda received the battle report from the front, he felt frightened. The entire tank squadron was wiped out. Only 30% of the charging brigade came back. The others all fell to the muzzles of the Chinese troops' guns and horse hooves.
"What kind of army is this? What kind of army is this? Does anyone know what kind of army this is??" Honda shouted madly.
A staff officer replied, "We haven't gotten a corpse from the opponent yet, and we don't know the opponent's number yet, but with such firepower and tactical literacy, they must be the elite of China's Central Army. We found that the opponent has MG-34, and we suspect the opponent."
He is a German mechanic."
Honda shook his head and said, "No, the Central China Army in Shanxi only has Wei Lihuang. Wei Lihuang's army definitely does not have such combat power. This is a new army."
Seishiro Sakagaki, who was still in Xinzhou at this time, received several telegrams from Honda for help, and quickly ordered the following 15th Mixed Brigade to prepare for reinforcements. He also ordered the air force to prepare to take off immediately, and rushed to the battlefield after dawn.
.Looking at the chaotic headquarters, Sakagaki seemed to have a strong sense of déjà vu. He slowly clenched his fists and said in a cold tone, "Who is it this time?"
The fierce fighting in Qinglong Town is still going on. The fire in Qinglong Town has gradually weakened, but the sound of gunfire and explosions are getting louder and louder. The 129th Division on the mountains on both sides of Qinglong Town used machine guns and mortars to suppress the Japanese troops.
At the foot of the mountain, they continued to charge down the mountain. At this time, the Japanese army on the front could only withstand the fierce attack of the 115th Division.
Honda finally got the latest troop statistics at this time. Looking at the numbers reported by each unit, Honda felt that he might go to the reserve after this war. Of course, the headquarters would not allow him to commit suicide by caesarean section.
Under the premise, more than 200 wounded soldiers were all left in the burning Qinglong Town. At the same time, nearly a thousand people were trampled to death due to fire, explosion, and after a night of fierce fighting, at this time, I only had less than 2,000 people in my hands.
, there are also a large number of wounded soldiers. More than half of the troops have been lost.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter. Anyone with experience knows that the sky is bright from east to west. The Japanese aircraft at Baoding Airport had already taken off at this time, and looking at the time, it was already past five o'clock. Liu Bocheng and Lin
Almost at the same time, the three tigers launched the biggest attack since the war began. The mortar group, which had rested for a long time, started a new round of bombing, especially the 120 mortars. One shell can kill hundreds of square meters of enemies. The Japanese machine guns
The points were defeated by mortars one after another. Honda saw the front line retreating steadily, and looked at the fire in Qinglong Town that had gradually become smaller. He also thought that a large amount of ammunition was still in Qinglong Town at this time, although he did not know whether
They were all destroyed by fire, but the ammunition they brought out now was really too little. So he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Order the troops to retreat back to Qinglong Town one by one, and prepare to defend to the death!"
Everyone looked at Qinglong Town, which was still burning, and felt a little afraid. Honda Zhengcai shouted, "Why don't you quickly retreat to Qinglong Town? What are you waiting for?"
The Japanese troops left the trenches helplessly and prepared to retreat back to Qinglong Town.