Lin Sanhu said to the communications soldier, "Immediately order the artillery battalion to blow up those little beans for me!"
Liu Deming, the commander of the first battalion at the forefront of the encirclement, looked at these tanks that were spitting out flames and became furious. Once these tanks broke through the encirclement, the Japanese troops behind them would definitely escape, and the ambush mission would have failed.
Liu Deming shouted, "Damn it, someone will find a way to blow him up for me."
A platoon leader next to him immediately said, "I'll go." He was about to rush down the mountain with a cluster grenade.
At this time, the communications soldier rushed up and shouted, "The regiment leader said that we just need to contain these iron bastards and don't charge casually."
Liu Deming looked at those unscrupulous tanks and commanded, "All heavy machine guns, fire at that iron bastard!!"
At this time, Liu Deming suddenly saw violent explosions around the tanks, and then he knew that the division headquarters was preparing to use artillery to deal with these iron bastards. Liu Deming clapped his hands and shouted, "Well done, kill these little devils!!"
Pity this 94 tank with the thickest armor of only 6 mm. The driver inside is frightened even if he charges with a heavy machine gun, not to mention the countless artillery shells. These are 82 mm mortar shells, although they are not effective against the Type 98
No matter how lethal it is, it is appropriate to bully the Type 94. The most important thing is that these tanks are in narrow mountain roads. Before the battle, the artillery battalion has marked all the places, so they can hit them accurately.
The Type 94 is still riveted. After being hit, the rivets flew everywhere and killed the driver inside. I only saw three Type 94s in front, and within a few minutes, two of them were in a ball of fire.
The car stopped in the middle. The remaining car quickly drove to the hillside to avoid the gunfire.
Liu Deming looked at this scene and thought for a while and said, "Go tell the Third Battalion who are preparing to send reinforcements and let them think of a way. It is best to blow up the road completely, otherwise we will be in trouble if the Japanese who come back for reinforcements also have these iron bastards."
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The communications soldier nodded and left quickly.
Matsuo was overjoyed when he saw that the surrounding soldiers had hid behind bunkers, and shouted, "Order the troops to gather together and attack in the direction of Pingxingguan! Be careful of enemy artillery fire."
Shibata Yuta next to him said anxiously, "Matsuo-kun, we are still dozens of miles away from Heixingguan. It is impossible to rush out. Let's rush back. There are still defenders in the town. If we attack from both sides, we will be able to break through easily."
Matsuo Daxi shook his head resolutely and said, "The art of war is clouded, but the reality is false, and the false is true. The commander of this unit actually dared to ambush continuously. He has mastered the secrets of the art of war, and must have ambushed heavy troops in the rear where we can easily break through.
On the contrary, the only breakthrough is the front, so I sent a message to the division commander again, asking the 21st Regiment to come to rescue quickly. We are besieged by at least one Chinese army."
The battle continued, and the surrounded Japanese troops continued to gather together and use bunkers to fight back desperately. The firepower network composed of 92 heavy machine guns, crooked machine guns, and grenade launchers caused a lot of trouble to the ambush soldiers, but
Fortunately, there were not many divisions in the 115th Division at this time. They only had many machine guns and grenades. The firepower of more than 150 light and heavy machine guns was concentrated, which caused the Japanese troops at the foot of the hillside to complain. Often a machine gunner would kill them before even firing a few shots.
Being targeted by several firepower points around him at the same time and swept by several fire whips, the machine gunner lay down and could no longer move. More and more, countless grenades were flying everywhere, causing the little devil to find blind spots everywhere, just to avoid being caught.
The Eighth Route Army on the hillside was directly bombed.
Itagaki Seishiro's eyes widened when he received Matsuo's happy telegram. He never expected that there would be such a bold commander who dared to take advantage of the fire. He had just ambushed him, and there was another one. Itagaki Seishiro was furious, and he only felt that he
He was deeply despised by this commander. He immediately ordered the 21st Wing and local defenders to go to the rescue, and at the same time ordered the aviation force to take off urgently. After doing this, Itagaki Seishiro still couldn't believe it, and slapped himself hard, and finally
Make sure this isn't a nightmare.
The captain of the 21st Wing, Yoshio Sasaki, was commanding the troops to prepare for another attack on Heixingguan. Suddenly, the communications soldier handed him a telegram from Seishiro Itagaki. After reading it, he asked doubtfully, "Are you sure you didn't get the wrong telegram? This isn't it."
The telegram from three days ago?”
The signal soldier's face turned red and he said, "Your Excellency, the commander, the order is correct. This is the order just received."
Sasaki Yoshio cursed, "Baga, these red deer were ambushed again. Are their heads full of water? In this way, the third brigade, you immediately prepare for war and start setting off in half an hour. Other troops will be dispatched soon."
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Just when Keio Sasaki was preparing to rescue, there was a sudden burst of explosions on the position.
When Yoshio Sasaki walked out of the camp, he saw that troops from Pingxingguan were shelling his position. There were also Chinese troops on both sides attacking him.
Sasaki Keio really felt that he must have seen a ghost today. When would it be the turn of the Chinese army to attack the imperial army?
Yoshio Sasaki drew his command sword and shouted, "Get ready to meet the enemy, the artillery squadron will fight back immediately!!"
The staff officer next to him said, "Your Majesty, Captain, what about the return of reinforcements?"
Sasaki Yoshio shouted, "Baga, the Chinese who dare to attack must be several times more powerful than our army. Our army will only suffer losses if we retreat now. Let the third group return for reinforcements first, and other troops will counterattack on the spot."
Gao Guizi looked at the battle situation on the front line. At first, the troops took advantage of the assault, but they were quickly beaten back to their original form. In less than half an hour, there were already hundreds of casualties. Gao Guizi said with sweat on his face, "Sun Chu
Hasn't that turtle bastard sent out troops yet? Does he dare not even listen to Yan Xishan's words?"
Li Xianzhou next to him shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is what Yan Xishan means."
At this time, a staff officer said, "The reinforcements have arrived, the reinforcements have arrived."
Gao Guizi's brows spread and he smiled and said, "My dear, we are finally here. How many people are here?"
The staff officer said, "A battalion has arrived, possibly the vanguard."
Gao Guizi nodded and said, "Just come, let's go and greet you."
After speaking, Gao Guizi led everyone to the outside of the pass. He saw hundreds of people armed outside. An officer saluted Gao Guizi and said, "The commander of the second battalion of the third regiment of the 73rd Division of the 33rd Army has met with the commander, and we have been ordered to come for reinforcements."
Gao Guizi smiled and said, "Okay, I will order someone to take you to the position later. You are the vanguard, right? How many troops do you have in total?"
The officer looked at Gao Guizi and said, "Sorry, we are just here to boost the morale of your army. We have not been ordered to participate in the battle."
Gao Guizi said in disbelief, "Then what are you doing here?"
All I saw was that these soldiers suddenly took out small drums from nowhere and said, "Blow the drums to cheer!!"
Gao Guizi's eyes widened when he saw it, and he didn't know what to say. After a long while, he said, "Are you just looking at me like this?"
The officer nodded and said, "Yes, we are just here to boost morale."
Gao Guizi directly drew his gun and said, "If you dare to watch my brothers die like this, I will send you all down first. Believe it or not, someone will come, set up a machine gun, and force them to go to the battlefield."
The officer hurriedly shouted, "Sir, you can't do this. We are following the orders of Commander Sun."
Gao Guizi scolded, "I don't care what military orders you have. I'm telling you, if you go to the battlefield, I will send you a lot of money. If you don't go, I will send you bullets. You decide for yourself."
The officer reluctantly picked up his gun and led his men back to the front line one by one.
At this time, the Japanese artillery suddenly showed its force, and countless shells fell on the position. The reinforcements were so frightened that they fell to the ground. After the artillery fire passed, they slowly raised their heads and saw the Japanese army starting to charge.
Gao Guizi had no time to care about them anymore. He picked up a submachine gun and said, "Brothers, the brothers of the Eighth Route Army are besieging their transport team from behind. If we win this battle, the little devils will run out of ammunition and food. We must win for them.
Give me some time!!" With that said, he led the officer corps and started to rush forward.
The general sacrificed his life, but others would not cherish their lives. I saw soldiers of the 17th Army fighting together with Japanese soldiers holding broadswords and bayonets. For a moment, limbs were flying everywhere, blood was flowing, and heads were rolling on the ground.
A head rolled in front of the officer. The ferocious face of the officer who was still fighting before his death scared the officer so much that he jumped up. Then he ran back with his men. Then he remembered that there was a law enforcement team, so he went around.
Close and leave.
Seeing that some people were retreating, the morale he had finally built up was deflated. Gao Guizi had no choice but to lead the remaining defeated soldiers to defend Pingxing Pass again.
Sasaki Yoshio smiled and shook his head and said, "That's all. I will leave a large team to watch these incompetent people, and the others will follow me to return reinforcements."
At this time, the 115th Division in the ambush circle was having a headache against the two medium tanks. They only saw hundreds of Japanese troops hiding on both sides of the hillside, relying on these two tanks and two other light tanks. They continued to fight back and then slowly moved toward the small area.
Cai Cun moved.
Lin Sanhu asked anxiously, "What's going on? What is the 685th regiment doing? How are the Japanese troops in other directions?"
Zhou Kun replied, "The Japanese troops behind have been dispersed. Now only these more than 300 Japanese troops are still together."
Lin Sanhu said, "Where is the artillery camp? Can we hit it?"
Zhou Kun shook his head and said, "The Japanese troops are on both sides of the road now, and it is easy to hit our own people."
Lin Sanhu walked around twice and said, "Gather all the watermelon thunder and attack with watermelon thunder."
At this time, the communications soldier came and said, "Division Commander, the 17th Army is calling. Since the 33rd Army is holding back, a large number of Japanese soldiers are rushing towards our battlefield. They will arrive in about two hours."
Another signal corps reported, "Report to the division commander, there is a call from the Independent Regiment. The Japanese troops in Guangling have been dispatched, and the cavalry battalion is using guerrilla tactics to contain them. In addition, the Japanese troops in Lingqiu have also been dispatched, and the Second Battalion of the Independent Regiment is blocking the attack."
Lin Sanhu looked at the map, ate a handful of soybeans and said, "Order the 685th Regiment to aim at the right time to blow up the mountain."
At this time, the leading troops of the 21st Regiment had arrived at Xinzhuang. Liang Xingchu, the commander of the third battalion, looked at the running Japanese troops and shouted with a smile, "Fight!"
Only a dozen MG34s were seen firing together. The rattling sound of the MG34s instantly flooded the entire valley, and the dozens of Japanese soldiers at the front fell silently into a pool of blood.
On the other side of Xiaocai Village, the Japanese assault combined with the 89 tank attack caused heavy casualties to the 115th Division. Lin Sanhu looked at the wounded soldiers who were moving behind, his brows became more and more intense, and he shouted, "Are you not ready yet?"
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After a while, the signal soldier said excitedly, "Okay, all the watermelons are gathered."
Lin Sanhu shouted, "Throw it to me!"
To put it bluntly, the watermelon mine is a very large grenade. The average grenade charge is only about 100 grams, and the anti-tank grenade is only 700 or 800 grams. The charge of this watermelon mine is several kilograms, and its power can be imagined. Only
Seeing an order, all the machine guns opened fire fiercely, suppressing the Japanese army's firepower. Hundreds of soldiers raised the watermelon thunder and threw it down. They only heard the explosion sound, and the Japanese army was blown up and down.
, the shock wave of the explosion made the soldiers on the hillside feel a strong wind and could not open their eyes. When the black smoke disappeared, only the remaining four tanks and the last two medium tanks were seen.
The tracks of one of them had been blown off and it was unable to move, and black smoke was rising from the other one.
Just when the Japanese army felt that the end had come, a series of explosions came from the hillside.
Lin Sanhu quickly picked up the telescope and looked, only to see that seven or eight planes were bombing the position in Xiaocai Village indiscriminately, and shooting at the ground from time to time.
Although the soldiers fought back with light machine guns, the effect was extremely poor. After all, the Eighth Route Army did not have enough experience in air combat at this time. In the end, they could only hide in bunkers to avoid the bombing. Seeing the Japanese planes coming to help, countless Japanese soldiers cheered.
Just when Matsuo Daxi thought he could break out of the siege, he heard a huge explosion in the distance, and then saw a puff of dust flying up.
Matsuo Daxi murmured, "What's going on? Isn't that the direction of our reinforcements?"
Sasaki Qingxiong knew the situation best. He finally brought the main force to Baiyatai, and even brought several armored vehicles to help. When Liang Xingchu saw that he could hardly hold back, he waved his hand and shouted, "Detonate!!"
I only saw that the hillsides on both sides were suddenly blown to pieces, and countless earth and rocks rolled onto the road in the middle, blocking the road alive. It turned out that after receiving the battle report from the front, Liang Xingchu proposed to Lin Sanhu to use a large amount of explosives to blow up the mountain.
When Lin Sanhu heard the idea of blocking the enemy, he simply gave him half of the remaining explosives and told him to blow up the mountain if he couldn't stop it.
Sasaki Qingxiong cursed, "Baga, these Chinese people are so abominable, hurry up, move these things away." But how can hundreds of tons of rocks be moved away so easily, and coupled with the Eighth Route Army's attack, Sasaki
In the end, Qingxiong could only abandon the armored vehicles and find a way to let the infantry advance on foot, but even so, he could not continue to advance within a few hours.
While the 21st Wing was desperately trying to open up the passage, the battle in the ambush circle came to an end. The Japanese aircraft could not stay in the air for a long time and left after running out of ammunition. Lin Sanhu knew that the longer the time delayed, the more dangerous it would be, so he immediately ordered the army to start
charge.
Lin Sanhu shouted, "Send the reserve team up. Learn the lessons from last time. Stop thinking about capturing any prisoners. Except for those who surrender voluntarily, kill them all!"
Matsuo looked overjoyed at the troops rushing down the mountain and finally saw the unit's designation - the Eighth Route Army.
Matsuo looked overjoyed at the front line that had been unable to break through, at the Japanese troops constantly falling to the ground around him, and at the empty sky. He knew in his heart that the situation was over. The last 89 tank, which was the only hope, had been destroyed.
After being paralyzed by the explosion, it was besieged and blown up by a group of Eighth Route Army troops.
Matsuo sighed happily, looked at his command knife and said to the communications soldier next to him, "Captain of the Power Generation Division, my subordinates led the troops to fight hard for five hours. Although our troops fought bravely, they suffered from too many enemy troops and too strong firepower. Reinforcements were needed."
There is no hope, my subordinates can commit suicide and apologize. By the way, remember to tell the division commander Itagaki Seishiro that the Eighth Route Army ambushed us!!" After saying that, he kowtowed to Dongfang and shouted, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor." Then he swung his knife and committed suicide by disembowelment.
, Shibata Yuta next to him also kowtowed to Dongfang with tears in his eyes, tremblingly took out a pistol and shot himself in the temple.
Itagaki Seishiro slowly sat down on his seat after reading the telegram. He pulled out the Bushido on the table and slashed it hard on the table. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Eighth Route Army!!!"
Lin Sanhu saw that the last group of Japanese troops had been dispersed and said, "Let everyone take the time to clean up the battlefield. Stop collecting corpses and move the things from the cars away first."
Lin Sanhu asked, "How are the Japanese reinforcements on both sides doing?"
Zhou Kun said, "The Japs in the direction of Pingxingguan were blocked by rocks. It will take about an hour before they can continue their march. The other side has been blocked for more than two hours. Due to the restraint of the cavalry battalion, the casualties are not large."
Lin Sanhu thought for a while and said, "Clean the battlefield in one hour and evacuate everyone in two hours."
When Keio Sasaki finally cleared the passage and rushed to the battlefield, he only saw countless corpses and Matsuo Daxi, who was still undergoing disembowelment.
Sasaki Yoshio slowly covered Matsuo's overjoyed eyes and sighed, "Let's see how many people are still alive. Also, the commander of the power generation division, the transportation force has been wiped out. What should we do next? In addition,
In short, the ammunition supply of our 21st Regiment can only last for another five days."
——Heishan Village
Lin Sanhu looked down at the countless wounded soldiers who were either unconscious, dying or clenching their teeth and said to Ye Qingshan, the director of the field hospital, "How many wounded soldiers are there now?"
Ye Qingshan sighed, "It's close to six hundred, and it's still increasing. Although there are enough medicines, the number of doctors and nurses is not enough, especially those who can perform surgeries."
Lin Sanhu nodded and said, "Try your best, I will respond to the central government about this matter later." After speaking to a few wounded soldiers for a while, he came to the open space on the other side, which was already full of things.
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Luo Ronghuan was helping to count, and Lin Sanhu asked, "How about it, it's not about clothes this time."
Luo Ronghuan smiled and said, "What a great harvest. This time, most of them are weapons and ammunition. The exact quantity will take a while."
Lin Sanhu looked at the opened box full of bullets and nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to the meeting first, and you can come back after you finish counting."
