The 3rd Battalion of the 16th Brigade of the Japanese Army not only failed to plant their military flag on the top of Gushan Mountain, but was directly disabled.
Ten explosive packets were suddenly thrown out by the daredevils using a simple ancient Chinese trebuchet, which took away the lives of 1,780 Japs. There were definitely no more than ten Japs who could escape from Position 1.
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Including Ichiro Fujita, although he fell down immediately, unfortunately, the impact point of an explosive pack was only seven or eight meters away from him. In front of the huge air wave, Ichiro Fujita's small body was like a leaf.
It flew more than 20 meters away. What's even more unfortunate is that Ichiro Fujita, who just fell into a faint, happened to land on the steel plate on the top of the bunker that was blown away by the 240MM howitzer.
The body of the Japanese captain was almost cut in half by a steel plate and lay horizontally on the steel plate, like a flag made of human body.
"Baga, Baga, order the heavy artillery brigade to fire, fire, kill them." Nagakawahara threw the telescope far away, and roared with violent twitching of the muscles on his face.
"But there are still wounded people up there, and they are not dead yet." Major Yamamoto, captain of the 3rd Battalion, questioned the order of his superiors for the first time in a state of despair.
"Major Yamamoto, do you think your stupid subordinates can come back? The Chinese will not let them go." Nagakawahara Kan's eyes shot out a cold light, glaring at the subordinate in front of him who had previously made him feel happy.
Xia said coldly.
Nagakawahara Kan was actually right. Ever since the 4th Brigade was collectively shattered, the soldiers of the two countries in front of Luo Wenyu Pass knew that this battle would be a fight to the death. The Japanese army did not want to let go of a Chinese defender. Likewise,
The Chinese will not miss any opportunity to kill the Japanese.
The so-called international law that prisoners who have lost the ability to resist should not be harmed is nothing more than a joke in such a battle, and no one will abide by it.
In fact, even if the commanders of the two armies want to comply, they cannot comply. Not only are the two armies red-blooded, but the actual situation does not allow it. Who will have the extra troops to guard the prisoners? There are also supplies, not only for the Chinese army.
Supplies are difficult, and the Japanese army, which has always been weak in logistics capabilities, is not as strong as imagined. Who will give the few supplies to the prisoners?
Without Zhou Shiyu's orders at all, a row of bandit soldiers from the death squads cleaning the battlefield just stabbed every visible Japanese soldier with their military thorns several times, with no intention of taking prisoners.
Now they are a lone army, and the Japanese army has no intention of leaving a few alive. In this case, why would they let you live? The beastiality hidden in the bones of the soldiers of the death-defying company has naturally been released to the maximum extent.
Nishi Yiichi received the report of the battle on the ancient mountain ahead. Only 100 people from the two infantry squadrons could return to the position at the foot of the mountain alive, and a full 300 people were left on the Chinese position. His head was suddenly confused. If it weren't for the people around him,
The division chief of staff, Terube Tanibe, was quick to help. It is estimated that the Japanese Army Lieutenant General division commander who was angered to death will be added to the death book of the company.
"Shame, this is the shame of the 8th Division, this is the shame of the empire, Nagakawahara Kan this idiot, he should go to a military court." Shaking his head, trying to calm down, a flush surged on Xi Yiyi's face, and he roared
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Nishi Yiichi's crazy roar caused a silence in the Eighth Division headquarters. It was eerily quiet. No one dared to persuade the division commander, whose hair was swollen like an angry lion. 300 imperial soldiers were in a heavy artillery brigade.
Even under the cover of an artillery regiment, it was still crushed in front of the enemy's position. This was a result that almost every commander could not accept.
Nagakawaharakan was quite sensible and knew that Nishi Yiichi must be furious at this moment. He waited for ten minutes before running to the division headquarters ten miles away to apologize in person.
Nishi Giichi, who had calmed down, did not do anything to Nagakawahara Kan. In fact, he could not make any substantial punishment to an Imperial Army Major General. That was beyond his rights.
"Major General Nagakawahara Kan, there is no need to say anything more about my apology. Next, I hope to see the warriors of the 16th Brigade wash away their shame. The Heavy Artillery Brigade and the 8th Artillery Regiment will continue to fully support you. Before dark, I hope to see
When the imperial army's flag is planted on the top of that mountain, you don't need to report the number of casualties to me before the flag is planted on the top of the mountain. If all the soldiers die, then the squad leader and squadron leader will come in. If the squadron leader has
If they are all dead, let's go up to the captain. If all the captains are dead, Nagakawa-kun, you can have a disembowelment and apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!" Nishiyi said coldly and stood in front of him with a trembling look on his face.
The brigade commander turned around and left the division headquarters.
Even Liu Lang did not expect that the Japanese army would be so determined to capture a small hill. His original intention was to let the death squads stationed on the ancient mountain to prevent the Japanese army from using the height of the ancient mountain to fire on Luo Wenyu's three positions, and even contain some of them.
It would be best if the Japanese army did not dare to let go of the attack.
In fact, neither China nor Japan expected that the most brutal battle of the Luo Wenyu Pass would break out on the first day. A reinforced Chinese company stubbornly resisted attacks from a Japanese brigade, a heavy artillery battalion and an artillery regiment.
The siege of the team.
Nagakawahara Kan, who had a white cloth wrapped around his head and his chest exposed, gave his first military order after returning from the division headquarters. The captain of the 3rd Battalion, who had brought great humiliation to the Imperial Army, led his 400 remnant troops to launch a desperate attack on Furuyama.
The Japanese heavy artillery brigade vented its anger toward the top of the mountain over and over again at all costs. According to statistics from post-war Japanese logistics officers, on the first day alone, the heavy artillery brigade fired 1,100 rounds of grenades at the small position on the ancient mountain.
The 36 mountain guns of the 8th Artillery Regiment fired two basic shells.
It can be said that since noon, the two positions on the top of the ancient mountain have almost ceased to exist. The soil on the entire top of the mountain is soft. Once you step down, the stone powder and soil that have been blown into powder can bury a person's ankles.
For a whole afternoon, the sound of gunfire and artillery fire on the ancient mountain never stopped.
The Japanese troops of the 16th Brigade, under the command of Nagakawahara Kan, who stood bare-chested and holding a command knife in the cold wind, his face covered with frost, attacked the top of the mountain over and over again. After being repelled, they were bombarded with artillery, and then attacked again.
The 3rd Brigade, which was the first to be ordered to attack desperately, after several hours of fierce fighting, there were not many people who could move anymore. From the captain, Major Yamamoto, down, more than 500 officers and soldiers were killed in the battle, and 70 people were seriously injured. There were no minor injuries. Dare to
The soldiers who retreated without authorization were shot and killed at the foot of the mountain by the supervising team.
It can be said that the entire 3rd Battalion has basically been declared finished. Except for some special units and three infantry squadrons, there are only dozens of seriously wounded people gasping for air.
On the other hand, the daredevil company is actually at the end of its tether.
Just after repelling another wave of Japanese attacks, there was another violent explosion on the top of the mountain, and all the soldiers of the death company who could breathe hid back in the tunnel.
Zhou Shiyu's head was wrapped in a bandage, and he walked unsteadily in the tunnel to inspect the condition of the soldiers. He knew that he still had ten minutes, and when ten minutes were over, he would rush out of the tunnel with everyone else.
Continue to block the Japanese attack.
Yes, everyone, the death-defying company no longer has a reserve team, nor does it even have a platoon, two platoons, three platoons, or four platoons.
After an afternoon of fierce fighting, the Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, but the death-defying company actually did not fare well. A hundred people died in the afternoon, and more than 30 people who were seriously injured were carried into the tunnel. They were led by the only medical soldier in the company.
Get simple treatment.
There were also no minor injuries, because all soldiers who could hold a gun and pull a trigger were on the front line.
Now Zhou Shiyu just wants to know how many soldiers he has who can shoot.
The tunnel was actually not that short. The soldiers leaned against the wall of the tunnel and either closed their eyes and rested for the precious ten minutes to recover their strength, or drank large gulps of water and ate dried meat to replenish their energy. However, Zhou Shiyu only took one minute to complete the tunnel.
Passed by the last soldier leaning against the tunnel wall.
There were 56 people in total, and Zhou Shiyu felt a sharp pain in his heart. It only lasted for one day! His death-defying company became a death-defying platoon, with 206 people, and that was all that was left.
"Zhan Datong, how many observation posts are left on the top of the mountain?" Zhou Shiyu shouted habitually.
If 4 people are left as usual, there will still be 60 people.