PS: Feng Yue has to go out today, so I wrote a chapter in the early morning and posted it. I'm afraid Feng Yue will have to come back in the evening to write and update the second chapter. It may be a little late, so try to do it before 9 o'clock!
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The Japanese army, which had no fortifications and could only lie in the fields and receive artillery fire, finally couldn't hold it back. After Matsuda Kunizo gave the order, the tide generally retreated to the rear. The strong men cut off their wrists, leaving two squadrons behind to stop the enemy.
This is a common method used by the Chinese army, leaving one force to block the enemy while the main force retreats. Unexpectedly, one day the Imperial Japanese Army also used this trick.
Matsuda Kunisan commanded the remaining 3,000 people to retreat quickly outside the pass with great humiliation. As for the heavy artillery brigade, he could not take care of it for the time being. If the Chinese were to stick to it again, he would probably lose these 3,000 people here. So,
As for the heavy artillery brigade, Matsuda Kunisan only sent a squadron to check the situation. If nothing could be done, just run away.
It can be said that the current two major general commanders of the Japanese army have given up hope on the heavy artillery brigade.
This is not to say that the Japanese army has reached the most critical moment. Even if the independent regiment has more than a dozen cannons that pose a great threat to them, this is not enough to make the Japanese army, which still has thousands of infantry and tens of thousands of auxiliary units, despair.
The two Japanese major generals probably did not realize that the reason why they abandoned the heavy artillery brigade was not because the situation was critical or because the heavy artillery brigade was unimportant, but because they subconsciously felt that the heavy artillery brigade was doomed.
Yes, after these eight days of fighting against the Chinese army led by Liu Lang, they were already familiar with Liu Lang's style. Every one of his military operations was successful.
This time, obviously there will be no exception. A small force? Can a small force break through the defensive positions of at least two infantry squadrons, or without artillery support? If Liu Lang can create a sneak attack force, then maybe he can change
Send out a large army.
Under this psychological condition that they were almost unaware of, the two Japanese major generals simply gave up the heavy artillery brigade and the 8th Artillery Regiment.
If they can't defeat the pass, the big man Nishi Yiichi will be the one to bear the loss of troops. The two of them can bring back half of the remaining people and thousands of wounded people. At least they can get nothing but no fault, right?
It has to be said that human nature is selfish. After knowing that there is no hope of victory, the two Japanese major generals must consider themselves.
As a result, the Japanese army retreated in large strides, which was beyond Liu Lang's expectation, and Liu Lang was caught off guard.
However, Liu Lang had no intention of beating up the drowned dog. Instead, he ordered all the troops to move closer to the center and gather all their strength to deal with the Japanese invaders who were left behind first.
In fact, the Independent Regiment and the 288th and 289th Regiments are still at the end of their fight. The consecutive days of fighting not only caused heavy casualties to the troops, but also made the officers and soldiers so exhausted that even if they sat in the trenches between battles, some people would fall asleep.
Even a shell exploding dozens of meters away could not wake up the extremely tired soldiers from their sleep.
The worst thing is that the Type 41 mountain cannons have run out of shells. By the time the main force of the Japanese army retreated, only two Bofors mountain cannons were still firing, and the rest of the mountain cannons were all misfired. Liu Lang knew very well that
I am afraid that at this point in the battle, Bofors's stored artillery shells are running out.
However, Liu Lang still asked the two Bofors Mountain Cannons to fire with all their strength, and the mortars that followed the infantry to advance also opened fire with all their strength. Liu Lang had to pretend to be a big clove of garlic at this moment. If the Japanese saw his true and false intentions, they would kill him.
If so, I'm afraid it's not them who should retreat now, but the national army who seems to be preparing to pursue the victory.
Although there were only two mountain cannons still firing, it was not something that the hastily dug field fortifications of the two Japanese infantry squadrons could withstand. In addition, there were more than a dozen mortars to assist, and the number of Chinese soldiers far exceeded theirs.
In the crazy attack, more than 300 Japanese troops resisted for only more than 20 minutes before being completely wiped out by the independent regiment who exhausted their last strength one thousand meters in front of Luo Wenyu Pass.
Then, the position fell into a state of calm, with almost all the officers and soldiers slumped on the position, and they didn't even have the energy to cheer.
For them, this is the last battle. If the fight continues, it will not take more than an hour. They will not die from gunfire, but from extreme fatigue.
For four consecutive days, everyone here has slept less than 2 hours. Not many people can keep their nerves tense for 96 hours, even soldiers who have undergone extremely harsh conditions.
The suddenly quiet position frightened Matsuda Kunisan, who had already run five or six miles away, to run even faster.
The escaped Japanese major general was congratulating himself on the correct decision as he ran. More than 300 soldiers were wiped out in less than half an hour. The Chinese firepower was so fierce that it was far beyond what they could resist now.
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It can be said that the entire Luo Wenyu battlefield, except for the sporadic gunshots ringing out in the direction of the heavy artillery brigade, the rest of the place, including the death-defying company that had emptied the infantry artillery shells on the top of the ancient mountain, fell into deathly silence.
The heavy footsteps of the Japanese retreating in the distance lost in the wind should be the noisiest sound in the northern night sky.
The infantry squadron dispatched by Matsuda Kunizan faithfully carried out the military orders of the brigade commander and went to the heavy artillery brigade to "take a look".
Indeed, they took a look. When they carefully hid their bodies and fired a flare over the heavy artillery brigade, what they saw was a battlefield littered with corpses. The figures of Chinese people in flower-shaped military uniforms were not so clear in the darkness.
The khaki friendly figures still appeared in the field of vision from time to time, and the sound of "ding-ding-ding-ding-ding" still filled the cochlea clearly.
The enemy is still attacking and our army is still resisting. The Japanese infantry squadron leader's head is hot and he is ready to march his troops into the battlefield.
However, the Japanese lieutenant's head suddenly became clear when the familiar machine gun sound of "boom boom" came towards him.
The Chinese actually robbed the double-mounted anti-aircraft machine gun of the heavy artillery brigade. The Japanese lieutenant felt cold all over. As an infantry lieutenant, he knew how terrifying that thing was. It was a guy who could even punch a big hole in a tank. They
With a total of only six grenades, can an infantry squadron with long-range firepower fight it?
Thinking that there were as many as six of these in the heavy artillery brigade, the hairs on the Japanese lieutenant's body stood up. Then, hundreds of rounds of bullets fired wildly by the MG42 machine gun completely gave up the Japanese lieutenant's idea of rescuing his teammates in the heavy artillery brigade.
It wasn't that the imperial army didn't work hard, but that the Chinese had too much firepower and couldn't win. The Japanese lieutenant made a prompt decision and led his subordinates to crawl back 200 meters and get out of the way.
A full ten minutes later.
"Baga, coward, shameful coward." Hiding in the trench in the distance, Ishii Matsu roared in a low voice with despair on his face.
After waiting for nearly two hours, he finally waited for reinforcements to arrive, but these bastards fired a flare and were shot twice by Chinese machine guns, but there was no movement from them.
Ten minutes later, if Ishii Matsui didn't understand that those cowards were running away, he would really be a pig. Despair enveloped Lieutenant Colonel Ishii Matsushita and also enveloped the Japanese army in this darkness. The Chinese seemed to be stronger than they rushed in.
There are far more people, and they are everywhere.
However, no one could escape, and no one dared to escape. Strict wartime regulations forced the Japanese soldiers who were ordered to resist to fight to the death.
The killing in the darkness continued. Even if the thousands of Japanese soldiers were all pigs, it would still take a long time to kill them, not to mention that they were not pigs.
By the time Liu Lang led three companies who had rested for twenty minutes to regain a little strength and arrived at the battlefield, the battle was almost over.
Seven or eight flares were fired, illuminating the small position brightly.
What greeted Liu Lang and the three hundred panting and running officers and soldiers was a bloody battlefield.
The smell of blood was strong, far overpowering the not too strong smell of gunpowder smoke.