Chapter 1203 The spear is like a forest, the roar is like a wave
Ten seconds later, an infantry company of nearly 150 soldiers in the first echelon charged to a position 40 to 50 meters away from the Japanese trenches. Everyone took out the long wooden handle grenades hanging on their bodies and opened the back cover.
, pulled the fuse, and with the power of running, threw it towards the Japanese trenches dozens of meters away.
More than a hundred hand grenades were like more than a hundred small mortar shells, exploding the Japanese trenches and in front of the trenches into a cloud of smoke. Those outside could not see the inside clearly, and those inside could not see the outside clearly.
I can't hear it anymore.
Not only did the constant explosions of grenades cover up the sound of gunfire, but in fact when more than a hundred people reached a distance of 40 meters, it basically announced the demise of the last remaining Japanese troops on this position. More than a hundred grenades can really
Not many fell in the trenches, less than 30%, and more fell in front of the trenches and became smoke that blocked the Japanese army's shooting sight.
However, the standard long wooden handle grenades copied from the Third Reich for Chinese soldiers are not the two standard ones of the Japanese army, but four. The Third Army is also the Central Army, and its bullet and grenade configuration is comparable to that of the 17th Division and
The 129th Division was much more standard. The first row of soldiers threw all four grenades they had into the Japanese trenches as quickly as possible. That was nearly 600 grenades. At least nearly 200 grenades exploded in the trenches. Even if the trenches were very long, it was enough.
There are more than 1,000 meters, but on average a grenade explodes at a density of five to six meters. It is also extremely tragic for the Japanese troops in the trenches.
By the time the first row of soldiers finished throwing the grenades, there was almost no gap. The second row of soldiers had already rushed in, holding rifles with bayonets fixed. They no longer crouched, but stood up straight, charged, and used
He ran as fast as he could in his life and rushed towards the Japanese position.
Speed is life.
At the moment of the charge, all fire suppression stopped. A few hundred meters away, there were nearly 3,000 Chinese officers and soldiers, from the major general brigade commander to the colonel commander to the ordinary privates. More than a thousand meters away, from the lieutenant general to the cook, no matter what
Whether you can see clearly or not, the sights of the larger number of Chinese soldiers are all fixed on this battlefield full of gunpowder smoke.
Everyone's heart almost stopped beating. They were nervous, excited, and extremely anxious and worried. Many people may have never experienced such complex emotions in their lives.
As long as they rush through these 40 meters, as long as these two hundred people jump into the Japanese trenches within five seconds, the Japanese army will no longer be able to counterattack. No matter how many people there are, the Chinese army with more than 3,000 troops will neutralize them in hand-to-hand combat.
They fought to the death. This was the dream of all Chinese soldiers who fought with the 78th Infantry Regiment on the main position of Niangziguan for several days.
In seven or eight days and nights, the two divisions of the Third Army suffered as many as 5,000 casualties, and at least 60% of the officers and soldiers among them had not even fired a shot, and had never even seen the appearance of the Japanese army. Their young lives were
Disappearing in the majestic Taihang Mountains, the bright red blood is sprinkled on the rocks of the Taihang Mountains, and the flesh and blood blend into the loess of the Taihang Mountains, making it difficult to distinguish them from each other.
How much they wanted to fight the Japanese army face to face, even if they had to shoot bullets in the barrel of the Japanese army and then die.
However, facing the terrifying howitzers of the Japanese army, even if the regiment commanders of the Third Army were heartbroken, they could only order their officers and soldiers with red eyes to walk onto the incomplete positions one after another, and then watch
Wave after wave of them disappeared from the battlefield.
Now, they are not on their own positions, but on the positions belonging to the Japanese devils, facing each other, bayonet to bayonet, either you die or I live.
For the soldiers of the Third Army, this turned out to be an unspeakable happiness. Although, this happiness was so painful.
But they succeeded after all, even if the next moment, they would die under the Japanese bayonets. After passing the first row of grenade-throwing officers and soldiers, and led by the major battalion commander, more than 200 Chinese officers and soldiers walked through the smoke and arrived at the Japanese trenches.
With the awareness of death, he firmly grasped the Hanyang-made rifle, and at the same time summoned up all his strength to burst out the most powerful roar in his life: "Kill!"
However, what greeted them was not the once ferocious Japanese invaders, but Japanese troops with less than a hundred troops, dark faces and somewhat dull expressions.
The Chinese soldiers were in the trenches, and the Japanese soldiers were in the trenches, looking at each other.
In the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, there was no longer arrogance, but deep despair.
"Kill them all!" the major battalion commander yelled with a hint of joy in his eyes. He pulled the trigger and fired at the Japanese soldiers.
"Bang bang!" The Chinese soldiers never hesitated for more than a second before collectively pulling the triggers in their hands. The desperate Japanese soldiers also fired.
On and in the trenches, dark blue and khaki fell to the ground.
However, no one gave in, even if there was no cover, even if they knew that they might die at any time in the next moment. The Chinese and Japanese soldiers looked at each other with stern eyes, and they did not hesitate to pull the trigger and shoot.
When two armies face each other, the brave one wins.
The Chinese soldiers who had empty bullets in their magazines and had red eyes raised their bayonets high and followed their major and battalion commander to plunge down into the trenches. The bayonets and meat "popped" and the "creeping" of the bayonets and teeth were sour.
The sound of bones touching even overshadowed the sound of gunfire at that moment, and also sounded the final death knell for the remaining soldiers of the 78th Infantry Regiment.
As more and more Chinese soldiers jumped into the trenches, the resistance of the Japanese army became weaker and weaker, until the last scream of despair was reduced to an inaudible gasp by three Hanyang-made bayonets in the trench.
All Japanese troops on the defensive line were wiped out.
The battlefield suddenly fell into silence, a terrifying silence, except for the heavy breathing sound unique to males that filled the air.
The life-and-death struggle, which lasted only a minute or two, depleted most of the soldiers' physical strength. Many of them were paralyzed the moment they inserted their bayonets into the chests of the Japanese invaders.
"Boys, we won." The battalion commander, a major who was soaked in blood, looked around at the trenches filled with khaki and dark blue, tears rolling down, and muttered to himself. Then, he jumped out of the trench and raised the rifle in his hand, "Brother
We, I, won."
"We won, we won."
"Mom, we won."
"Brother, I avenged you."
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Soldiers climbed out of the trenches one after another and stood on the edge of the Japanese trenches they captured. Like their battalion commander, they raised their rifles high and roared to the sky.
They used all their strength, even if their brains were dizzy due to lack of oxygen.
"we won!"
The Chinese soldiers hundreds of meters away also raised their rifles high and cheered together with their colleagues on the Japanese position. Including their colonel commander and major general brigade commander, they all pulled off their military discipline buttons and used all their strength to cheer.
Cheers: "Ladies, we win!"
Thousands of people made the same move, with spears like a forest and roars like waves.
The earthquake shook the main position of Niangziguan more than 1,000 meters away, and all the soil fell rustlingly.
In the headquarters of the underground bunker, the Army Lieutenant General with a happy face listened attentively and put down the telescope in his hand, "Come on, let's all go out and listen to what the brothers on the front line are shouting!"
There was no need to wait for a group of officers who were at least lieutenant colonels to listen carefully. After a moment of calm, the officers and soldiers of the two infantry regiments stationed at the main position also raised their guns and shouted loudly together with their comrades more than a thousand meters away.
:"we won!"
Everyone roared until their faces turned red and veins popped out on their necks, no matter he was a colonel or lieutenant colonel, a cook or a strong man who didn't even wear a military uniform.
Because this is a victory for China.
Because they want thousands of brothers who died in the battle to hear that you walk slower, we have won.
"We won!" The Army Lieutenant General stood in the trench outside the headquarters without much obstruction, muttering to himself in a low voice.
Not as happy as the frontline officers and soldiers, including their commander, the commander of the Third Army looked a little gloomy. The surrounding officers looked at each other, but no one dared to come forward to comfort them, because they all knew that their man was quite fond of money.
The pain in the heart of the commander.
In just one week, the Third Army's two divisions had more than 20,000 men, and the battle losses exceeded 5,000. If we fight at this rate for another week, there will be only one division left of the two divisions.
"Okay, very good. Which battalion commander is leading the charge? What's the name of that regiment?" Lieutenant General Zeng pointed to the vague group of black figures at the Japanese position more than a thousand meters away and asked.
"Reporting to the military, before the war, Commander Cun Xingqi of the 34th Brigade of our 12th Division reported that the commander of the Jiandao Battalion was the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 36th Regiment under his command, named Zhou Zice." Tang Huaiyuan on the side reported hurriedly.
road.
"Very good! Pass my order and telegraph Cun Xingqi to the 34th Brigade. In this battle, all the officers and soldiers of the 34th Brigade received military exploits. Zhou Zice was promoted to the deputy of the 36th Regiment and to the rank of lieutenant colonel after the war. Order them to continue to pursue the Japanese invaders.
The remaining troops of the 78th Regiment fled towards Jingxing, and after them, there will be a brigade of troops as their reserve." Lieutenant General Zeng said.
"But, the headquarters only allows me to send one brigade!" As the third person in charge of the Third Army, the 12th Division Commander Tang Huaiyuan hesitated.
"Mom, what's the matter? The little devil used cannons to suppress my two divisions. Now that there are no cannons, isn't it just like that? If you don't vent your anger on them, you will really kill my 20,000-strong Third Army.
Brother Hao has become a softie. Don't worry about the headquarters. If anything happens, I'll take care of it. Tell me about Cun Xingqi and beat him hard, just like before. Kill the little devil and give him to those who died in the previous battle.
Brothers, take revenge." Lieutenant General Zeng said resolutely with a trace of anger flashing on his face.
"Yes!" All the officers present solemnly accepted the order.
Commander Zeng's words spoke to their hearts. With cannons, they couldn't win, but now that the Japs have no cannons, it's up to the Third Army to use more men to bully others.
On the Japanese position, the Third Army, which was celebrating its victory, began to count casualties and identify Japanese losses in preparation for the subsequent battle.
Victory leaves soldiers with not only glory but also sorrow.
The Shandong man, who had been promoted to regimental deputy during the war, was bleeding in his heart. In this round of desperate charge to fight the Japanese army, 73 people of his 2nd Battalion were killed on the spot. Most of them died in the trenches fighting the Japanese army.
In hand-to-hand combat, more than 300 officers and soldiers rushed into the trenches, almost four times as many as the Japanese army. However, they still suffered nearly one-to-one losses with the Japanese army. 78 Japanese soldiers died under the bayonet.
But 51 of his brothers also died in the battle.
However, they were all good people. Even if they were stabbed in the chest by the Japanese bayonet, they still grabbed the Japanese rifle and asked their companions behind them to stab the little devil in the same way, exchanging lives for lives.
The Chinese soldiers did not let the Japanese resist for more than a minute and a half, and completely buried the so-called glory of the Imperial Japanese Army in Chinese soil. But it also made their brave enough tough guy battalion commander burst into tears.
There was no time to grieve. As many as 1,500 Japanese corpses were found from the positions, and there were many remains that could not be pieced together. It was estimated that more than 1,800 or even 2,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in this round of shelling and charge. They could have escaped.
The Japanese army was no more than an infantry brigade.
Major General Cun Xingqi, commander of the 34th Brigade, immediately issued a military order for the entire army to advance rapidly.
In fact, it is not worth one or even two infantry brigades of the Third Army to contain the remaining Japanese troops of the 78th Infantry Regiment. The future military god in Jingxing County is issuing requests and orders for the entire army to counterattack across the board.
After that, Political Commissar Deng was left to lead the teaching regiment and cavalry battalion, and the baggage battalion continued to be responsible for material transportation, while he personally led the 769th Regiment, the 685th Regiment, and the remaining two companies of the 129th Division Guard Battalion, totaling more than 5,000 troops.
Fight towards the front line of Niangziguan.
In view of the less than 3,000 remnants of the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division, the entire Niangziguan frontline involved more than 23,000 Chinese officers and soldiers from various departments participating in the battle. In terms of equipment and numbers, it was a comprehensive crushing defeat.
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PS: Fengyue did not update yesterday. I would like to apologize again to my book friends because my cousin had a serious incident and is currently lying in the hospital ICU with his life and death uncertain. The elders are all old. Fengyue is already the oldest in this generation, so I can only grit my teeth.