Chapter 1092 The Sun Admiral Has Been Cautious Enough
Yoshio Kametsuki, who was transferred from the Chief of the Major General Section of the Army Provincial Maintenance Bureau to the Infantry Regiment Captain and served as the Major General Brigade Commander two years after taking office, is naturally not a mediocre person. Although he disdains the "Tuba Road", he has always maintained sufficient strength on the mountain road march.
of vigilance.
Before the main force, there were at least four vanguard detachments searching forward, and the farthest vanguard detachment was even 5 kilometers away from the main force.
The long canyon in front of Qigen Village on the only way was discovered by the scouts last night, so last month Liangfu got up early and ordered his officers and soldiers to bury pots and make rice before dawn, hoping to make a
There is a time difference, so we should pass that long canyon as early as possible.
Although the two infantry squadrons sent out an hour in advance had passed through more than half of the canyon without finding anything unusual, the dark entrance of the canyon in the dawn light always made Yoshio Kamizuki feel a little frightened, in case those "crazy" "
"Tuba Road" ambushed above the canyon and shot down. The imperial warriors below the canyon didn't have much power to resist.
Even last month, Liangfu did not think that the "Tuba Road" would lie down on the bare mountain ridge all night in this late autumn night, just waiting for him and the 40th Infantry Brigade to arrive.
I have to say that this person is quite similar to what Taizu often said: "strategically despise the enemy and tactically value the enemy."
However, the Japanese Army Major General would not know that his unrealistic conjecture had really come true. The elite independent regiment consisted of 2,800 people, the 386th Brigade Brigade Headquarters-directed Guard Company and the 771st Regiment totaled 2,300 people, totaling 5,100 officers and soldiers.
, from the major general and brigade commander to the private, from about 1 o'clock in the morning, they entered the mountain forest or the hidden positions that took half a month to set up according to the battle plan.
The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 772 Regiment located on both sides of the canyon were hiding in the forest 800 meters away from the ridge of the canyon. They waited until the Japanese search troops passed by and the Japanese infantry brigade began to enter the canyon. Only then did Xu Regiment, who was in charge of command here,
Under the commander's command, he quickly trotted into the position in a latent posture.
From 500 meters from the exit to 800 meters from the entrance, their position is on the 3,700-meter-long canyon ridge. Because Japanese soldiers will search for it, there are no trenches or fortifications built on such a long ridge. Everything remains intact.
Leave it as is.
In fact, if you shoot down into the canyon from a high position, the so-called trenches and fortifications are useless.
The real position is in the shocking terraced fields at Qigen Village at the exit of the canyon. There are more than 460 people in the Panshi Battalion, where they need to block the crazy Japanese attack.
Last month, Liangfu was a qualified army general. Just as Liu Lang expected, although he was arrogant, he was definitely not stupid. Even if he was searched by top soldiers, he would divide the main force into three parts with extreme caution.
The first group to enter the canyon was an infantry brigade of the 79th Infantry Regiment transferred from Jingxing County with its strength intact. The bottom of the canyon was only 4 meters wide, but it was enough for driving. The infantry brigade was divided into three parts, with an infantry squadron leading the way.
, two infantry squadrons in the middle, and an infantry squadron accompanying the baggage squadron and the group headquarters at the end, with more than 200 meters between them. The Japanese officers and soldiers lined up in two rows, with enough space between each soldier in front and behind.
The 1,100-man infantry group, which was more than 3 meters tall, advanced for more than ten minutes before it finally entered the canyon, covering nearly 2,000 meters.
It wasn't until the infantry brigade forward who had reached the middle of the canyon received a signal of safety that Yoshio last month ordered the main forward infantry force, Colonel Moriki Yoonichi of the 79th Regiment, to personally lead the 79th Regiment Headquarters and his 2nd Infantry Regiment into the canyon.
It wasn't until he saw the figure of the last carriage driver of the 2nd Infantry Battalion completely disappearing at the entrance of the canyon that a relieved smile finally appeared on Yoshio Kametsuki's face.
Two fully-staffed infantry brigades of 2,200 people, plus dozens of people from the 79th Infantry Regiment Wing Headquarters, more than 120 people from the Wing Headquarters Transportation Team, 80 people from the ammunition team, and more than 200 people from the artillery squadron directly under the infantry wing.
A total of 2,700 people entered the canyon, enough to fill the entire 5,000-meter-long canyon.
If nothing else goes wrong, the forward of the infantry brigade has now arrived at the exit, and no warning signal has been issued so far, which shows that his previous caution was a bit unfounded.
The "Tubal Road" can only harass the supply troops at most, but how about having the guts and combat power to compete with an infantry brigade that is comparable to the Chinese regular army of the Central Army? Isn't that looking for death?
"Yo Xi! Order the mountain artillery brigade in the rear to withdraw from their positions, disassemble and load the mountain artillery, and be ready to march at any time." Yoshio Uetsuki, who was about 400 meters away from the entrance of the canyon, put down the telescope in his hand and issued the military order.
In order to prevent accidents, when the infantry arrived in the canyon and prepared to enter, last month Liangfu ordered the largest killer weapon of the infantry brigade to be located at the rear of the infantry, protected by an infantry brigade. The advancing artillery brigade immediately seized the favorable terrain and set up the artillery. The target
Aiming directly at the mountain ridge and the exit of the canyon, the range of 6500 meters is enough to put the officers and soldiers in the canyon under their protection.
The general's caution can save his life, but for the Japanese artillerymen who always only hit you and never you hit me,
However, this military order was very painful for them.
The Taihang Mountains are steep and steep, and mountain ridges can be seen everywhere. If there were no mountain roads, not to mention the Japanese army's excellent equipment, even piles of future helicopters, armored vehicles, and American cowboys who would hardly have to walk here would only be able to look at the mountains and sigh. In other words,
Wanting to hit the cannonball in the valley across several ridges to the position designated by Yoshio Utsuki, the captain of the mountain artillery battalion actually wanted to say: "Boss, I can't do it!"
However, the Japanese army has always had strict military discipline. Not to mention the artillery battalion captain, who is a small major, even an officer at the rank of captain and colonel must obey orders obediently after the orders of the major general brigade commander.
In the words of China Future: "If there are conditions, we must go up; if there are no conditions, we must create conditions." From the moment the infantry began to enter the canyon with vigorous steps, the artillerymen jumped up and down like bastards to lift 500 kilograms.
The mountain artillery was moved up the mountain in pieces, and a sufficiently flat place was found for the artillery position. The artillery observers adjusted the muzzle of the artillery by calculating the rough data based on the approximate direction.
That man screamed, "Ma neigh!" Thousands of people from the mountain artillery brigade were so busy that the Japanese soldiers from the infantry brigade that was guarding them were shouting and cheering, but did not come forward to help.
Not to mention that the military order does not allow it, even if the audience is watching the fun, the infantry will not move a little finger. They have to fight the Chinese face to face, but the artillerymen are setting off big firecrackers in the back, which is not dangerous at all.
, it is false to say that the Japanese infantry did not have the slightest grudge against the artillery.
However, when the thousands of people in the mountain artillery brigade, who had been busy since 6:40, spent almost 50 minutes setting up the cannon and adjusting the muzzle position, the MMB brigade commander actually said to dismantle the cannon and load it into trucks to prepare for the march.
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If possible, Baga's one shot will kill you! The Japanese artillerymen's deep resentment soared into the sky.
However, the official level is overwhelming, let alone that they dare not kill the "bastard" brigade commander with one shot. With a military order, they have to be busy again like bastards, dismantling the arranged cannon and transporting it down the mountain.
The Japanese infantrymen who had already occupied the commanding heights were laughing so hard that they wished they could smoke a few more cigarettes to celebrate. It was also gratifying to see these soldiers who didn't have to fight on the front line break out in a sweat.
The spectators, who were in a melon-eating mentality, did not realize that in the bushes only 200 meters away from them, a pair of hateful eyes were staring at them. The black muzzles had already been firmly locked, waiting for the battle flare to be sent out.
Bullets beyond their imagination will be rained on them.
In order to deal with the Japanese infantry brigade and artillery brigade, Liu Lang sent out the Bayonet Battalion, which was the most powerful offensive force in the Independent Regiment. Battalion Commander Liu Dazhu was Liu Lang's most trusted and the most fearless battalion in the Independent Regiment.
One of the chief officers.
However, there was still no signal flare in the already bright sky.
More than 40 minutes have passed since the Japanese infantry entered the canyon at 6:50. The trotting Japanese forwards have even arrived at the mouth of the valley. At least two infantry squadrons have begun to establish temporary field positions at the mouth of the valley. They are still far away from the ambush.
In the terraced fields of Baogu Gangzi, the closest Japanese soldier to the guns of Panshi Battalion soldiers was only 200 meters away.
As the commander-in-chief of both sides of the canyon and the exit of the canyon, Commander Xu of the 771st Regiment, a veteran general who once served as a division commander in the Red Army, may not know that he will become the founding lieutenant general of the Republic and hold a prominent position in the future, but
In his memoirs, he used a lot of pen and ink to describe his first battle against the Japanese invaders since he went to the front line---the Qigen Village ambush battle.
At the same time, he recorded his mental state before the war several times with nervousness, palms and vest covered in cold sweat, which also shows how nervous he was at that time.
Because the entire Qigen Village ambush battle front was 7 kilometers long, Commander Xu Da, who was proposed by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu Lang to serve as the commander of the gorge entrance blockade and canyon ambush on both sides, was still like this, let alone the other officers and soldiers.
Seeing more and more Japanese troops pouring out of the canyon, they wielded their ordnance shovels to dig trenches at the exit of the canyon. They joined the main force of our own forces and were ordered to continue searching. Dozens of Japanese top soldiers had even arrived at the terraced position 100 meters away.
At a position of 100 meters, even their low-pitched and somewhat relaxed conversations could be clearly heard by the soldiers hiding in the terraced trenches with their helmets covered with dead grass.
However, Liu Lang, who was at the end of the canyon, still did not order an attack, even though the always cautious Liu Dazhu's deep voice repeatedly sounded on the personal intercom: "Requesting an attack, the distance between the leading Japanese soldiers is 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters...
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Liu Lang still looked at the pocket watch in his hand, unmoved.
It wasn't until the time pointed to 7:45 that Liu Lang took a long breath and gave a low order: "Order, position 1, start attacking; order, position 2, 3, start attack, order position 4, 5, 6, start attacking."
Enter the pre-ambush position as quickly as possible and quickly seize the commanding heights according to the original plan of each department."
Following his order, three red and three green flares rose up in three places, from the mouth of the canyon to the middle of the canyon and then to the end of the canyon.
Yoshio Uetsuki, who had just mounted his tall horse and was slowly heading towards the canyon surrounded by nearly 2,000 people, his face suddenly stiffened, like iron.
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