From the first explosive package falling on a Japanese soldier's head, killing him half to death and rolling to the ground, it exploded and blew up all the Japanese soldiers within a radius of more than 30 meters, to 80 explosive packages falling randomly or randomly.
It landed on the gravel ground in the river valley, or fell on the mountain road. The farthest thing even fell into the Gantao River and exploded with a bang. The time difference was definitely not more than five seconds.
In fact, the Japanese army's reaction was fast enough. When objects started flying in the sky that could hit a face with blood at a glance, they dispersed and ran towards the wider river valley flats, where there were also relatively dense bushes.
And the jagged rocks are enough to serve as shelters.
Of course, the most important thing is that the valley is wide enough.
However, the reason why flying thunder cannons cannot determine the victory of a battle is that one of its main flaws compared with cannons is that they lack accuracy.
Not to mention that the Japanese army looked up at the falling explosive package tied with wooden boards and twisted at various angles and couldn't pinpoint its landing point. Even the engineers and soldiers who fired the gun didn't know that the explosive package that had been dislodged by the gunpowder would land on it.
Where. The order they received was just to throw the explosive package over the ridge and into the valley. As for where to throw it, only the gods and Buddhas in the sky know.
This kind of purposeless explosive charge is actually more terrifying than the cannonballs. There is a crater in the ground where the shells wash the ground, and people jump into it, hoping by chance that no second shell will fall into the same crater.
But this kind of explosive packets falling from the sky does not work. Every 30 meters or so, there will be an explosive packet flying over. You don't know where it will fly. Will it fly far? Or fly close? No one can guess.
Some people will say that the Japanese army is stupid and will not wait for it to fall down to determine its approximate position before running away? But what is the concept of a seven-kilogram explosive package after it explodes? The killing radius of the air wave can reach almost 13 meters.
It is said that various stones on the river beach have also become accomplices to the explosive package. The flying stone fragments are as lethal as shrapnel. Even if the explosive package is still more than 40 meters away, if it is not hidden well, it may be countless.
The gravel was turned into honeycomb mold.
If it is beaten into a honeycomb in such an environment, the result will probably be mold.
For a moment, the valley was filled with explosions and smoke. At the same time, raindrops of bullets were fired from the mountains on both sides towards the panicked Japanese troops in the valley who were trying to avoid the explosives flying in the sky.
Don't feel too good about shooting targets from a high position.
Especially those three infantry battalions equipped with Japanese-style rifles. The bullets on their cartridge belts were loaded at one time, enough for them to fire more than a hundred shots.
Of course, the soldiers who were still made in Hanyang were not so frugal for the first time. Before the war, they had been supplemented by the division's baggage troops, and each of them carried 50 rounds of individual ammunition.
From the division commander to the regiment commander and then to the battalion commander, they all look perfect. If more than 3,000 pure infantrymen in this valley can be wiped out, more than 2,000 38-guns can be used to arm four infantry battalions. Some of them have been captured previously.
With more than 1 million rounds of ammunition, there are still so many Hanyang-made bullets left to make yarn?
At this time, bullets are not valuable, but human lives are valuable.
"Baga! Order the 1st Squadron to rush out of the valley at all costs and join the 2nd Squadron to seize the commanding heights on both sides of the valley. The 1st Baggage Squadron, the 2nd Baggage Squadron and the heavy machine gun squadron of the brigade, and the artillery team will establish blocking positions on the spot to prevent the Chinese from charging on the mountain.
When we came down, they didn't have many bullets to shoot at us. The 3rd Baggage Squadron, under the cover of the 1st and 2nd Squadrons, attacked the Chinese on the mountains on both wings. The 4th Baggage Squadron, along with the group headquarters and the 3rd Infantry Squadron, attacked Cangyan Mountain in the rear to prevent the Chinese from breaking off.
I retreated, and at the same time ordered the 4th Squadron and the Baggage Squadron of the Battalion to abandon all the baggage and move closer to me." Ryo Ikeda, who immediately hid in a suitable position, looked at the thousands of subordinates under the Chinese's terrifying explosive packs with fear.
and hid under the heavy bullets, and immediately issued a military order. "Also, ordered His Excellency Bunzaburo Kawagishi of the Telegraph Division of the Signal Corps to say that our army was besieged by the main force of the Chinese in the area of ​​Shanngling Village and ambushed our troops.
The enemy has at least one infantry division, requesting tactical guidance, reinforcements, and air support."
Although Ryo Ikeda was afraid of death, he was still a very qualified infantry captain. He made a fairly correct decision right away. He used two infantry squadrons to counterattack up the ridge, and used two squadrons to establish positions in the valley so as not to let the troops on the mountain pass.
The Chinese rushed down and launched an attack on the mountains on both sides with a squadron. They led a baggage squadron and an infantry squadron to guard the rear. At the same time, they also let an infantry squadron and a baggage squadron that had not yet entered the rear be dragged behind.
Move closer to yourself.
Of course, the subtext of this military order may also be: Brothers, hold on, I will help you guard the back. The more subtext is:: If you can't hold it, then you can't hold it! Anyway, I'm guarding the back.
On the surface, the captain looked pretty good. He left the eight heavy machine guns of the most powerful heavy machine gun squadron to the Japanese troops who had established positions in the river valley, and even the two infantry guns of the artillery squad.
In fact, this man who had done enough superficial work used this military order to instantly increase the strength of the troops he could directly command to nearly an infantry brigade.
A baggage regiment squadron has more than 500 people, plus two infantry squadrons and a baggage squadron. Except for the lack of artillery and heavy machine guns, the number of people is well over 1,000. Moreover, there are two specially strengthened four-guns.
Type 1 mountain artillery can be found in the infantry brigade baggage squadron.
The Japanese invaders were divided into three parts by Ryo Ikeda: the front, middle and back. Although he was not the strongest, the blow he faced was definitely not the biggest.
Of course, by doing this, Ryo Ikeda was actually helpless.
In fact, this person knows that the length of the river valley is too long, more than 3,000 meters and 6 miles. The two strongest infantry squadrons are too far away from him and cannot be transferred back even if he wants to, so it is better to make the best use of them.
They went to seize the ridge with the Chinese. Three squadrons of the baggage regiment, with a strength of 1,500 men, stayed at the bottom of the valley and contained the Chinese.
As for the thousands of troops he led to ensure the retreat of the 3,000-strong army, the combat method is much more flexible. As long as they can seize the choke point, they can advance or retreat. If it doesn't work, the worst is to just run away.
Last month, the commander of Liangfu's brigade was ambushed by the Chinese. What's the big deal if one of his majors was ambushed and lost his general? Besides, the Chinese have at least gathered a corps of troops in this mountain. The main force of non-division and regiment headquarters came here.
Unstoppable.
To besiege the main force of the brigade, at least one division is needed, and to besiege one's own side is at least one division. Ryo Ikeda instantly sketched the strength of an army or even several infantry divisions for the enemy in his mind. He thought that he might lose those few in the future.
The squadron of the baggage regiment left the battlefield and found every excuse.
It has to be said that this person can be regarded as an alternative in the Japanese army. If you were to replace him with Lieutenant Colonel Hatori, you would first be in disbelief, and then furious. When did the Chinese start to like to touch the butt of tigers frequently? It must be red eyes and
The opponent fights to the death.
But this guy was good, he had some talents, but he attached great importance to his own life. As soon as he entered the battle, he thought about the problem of Sayazi running away.
It is said that the efficiency of transmitting orders among various departments of the Chinese army is poor. In fact, the Japanese army is not very good either. Field radio stations are only allocated to the brigade level. If a squadron or a small group wants to receive military orders, they have to rely on the messengers to run on two legs. So every time they go up to one level
Level, there are more signal soldiers in this team headquarters.
When several signal soldiers who braved the hail of bullets to convey the Major's military orders left, their Major had already taken the infantry squadron around him and a 500-man baggage regiment squadron and quickly turned around, facing 500 meters behind like a big lock.
Cangyan Mountain, which blocked the river valley, rushed away.
However, the Major's wish to send a telex to the division headquarters to obtain tactical guidance and land and air support was in vain.
His communications soldier in charge of the field radio had long been exposed and was being watched by Niu Er and several special forces several hundred meters away.
A few guns with scopes and black holes were the first to fire when the explosive packets flew up and hit the Japanese soldiers' heads.
Two guns hit people, four guns hit the radio station.
With their honed marksmanship, although the distance of 500 meters is far enough, with six guns, the hit rate of 85% can guarantee that five bullets can hit the target.
The moment the explosive package exploded, the radio signal soldier fell down. Two bullets, one in the ribs and one in the chest, were all specially processed bullets that would burst once they hit hard bones.
The wound on his chest that was the size of a teacup was heart-stopping to look at, not to mention the white bone stubble on his ribs.
He almost didn't waste the first aid kits of the Japanese soldiers around him. The Japanese soldier who hit the critical point with two shots trembled for a few times and then exhaled a long breath and died.
What made Captain Takahashi even more distressed was that the Chinese were really despicable. In addition to beating people, they also called the field radio that the signal soldier carried on his back, and three bullets hit him in order to save power.
As for the shut down field radio, although it was not smashed into pieces, looking at the several large holes in the radio and the exposed remains of electronic parts, the Japanese captain also knew that they would not be able to send a word to the division headquarters in a short time.
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The surrounded Japanese troops were bombarded by hundreds of explosive charges one after another for five or six consecutive rounds until they were completely devastated.
However, Bunzaburo Kawagishi, who was far away at the headquarters of the 20th Division in Shijiazhuang, was very relaxed.
Yes, Bunzaburo Kawagishi, who had slowly breathed a sigh of relief and was sitting at the division headquarters drinking tea, did not know that the telegram he received twenty minutes ago turned out to be a fake. And it was not someone else who made the fake, but his reinforcements commander.
The official made the forgery himself.
He mistakenly judged that the battle in Qigen Village was still going on, and the reinforcements had arrived at the outskirts of the battlefield. By working together internally and externally, they might be able to make dumplings for some of the Chinese who had no time to evacuate.
He didn't even know that the 3,000 reinforcements he sent were being made dumplings by the "Tubal Road" men whom he despised, and they immediately cut off contact with him.
Even if you want to send him a broken telegram full of "heroism", you still can't.
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PS: Today is the weekend, and the weather is nice. I took my children and parents to go for a walk in the mountains in the county below. This chapter was written overtime last night. I thought I could find time to write another chapter in the afternoon, but my parents are old.
Yi Gao really can't keep up with his daughter who runs happily, so Fengyue can only accompany her daughter who has a lively temperament. I'm taking a leave of absence. I'll just finish one chapter today. I'll resume normal updates when I get home tomorrow morning. Please understand.