Amidst the continuous explosions, the enemy's supply camp was engulfed in raging fire.
In order to destroy the Japanese baggage, the guard platoon fired more than a hundred rockets.
This is equivalent to more than a hundred large-caliber artillery shells falling into the Japs' baggage position, and it was a precise strike. What's worse is that the trucks and carts used by the Japs to load the baggage are piled on the road, which is completely
They were crowded together. This was not because the little devils were careless or underestimated the enemy, but because they did not expect that the Chinese army would counterattack in a large scale!
That's not the worst part. If it's just ammunition or food, even if it is intensively bombarded, the fire will not get out of control immediately. But it is very unfortunate that there are also dozens of fuel supplies for the chariot fleet stored on the baggage position.
Tons of gasoline were ignited, and the fire was completely out of control.
Once the gasoline was ignited, it was impossible to control it. After realizing this, the Japanese troops who were lucky enough not to be killed by the ammunition explosion fled one after another to a safe distance, and then like a
The stupid geese looked blankly at the baggage camp that had been swallowed up by the fire.
The baggage position was destroyed, and almost all the baggage was reduced to nothing.
This means that the Japanese soldiers who are now independently mixed into the 8th Brigade and the 15th Brigade can only rely on less than a base of ammunition they carry with them to continue fighting. This is not the worst, the worst
What's more, it is the impact on the morale of the army after the baggage is destroyed, which is the most fatal.
And the impact was quickly apparent.
The offensive of the guard platoon had been stopped because the ammunition they carried had been exhausted, but after the Japanese baggage was destroyed, the guard platoon launched another attack, although this time they did not have Bobosha submachine guns and only had
He was beheaded with one hand, but even so, he still beat the little devil on the opposite side to the point where he lost his armor and was completely defeated!
Because the morale of the Japanese soldiers on the opposite side has been shaken. One side's military morale is shaken and they are in panic all day long, but the other side's morale is high and their military morale is as strong as iron. The result can be imagined. In just three to five minutes, more than a hundred guards in the platoon
The remaining soldiers had already bypassed the burning baggage position and poured into the artillery position behind like a raging tide.
There were more than a hundred remnant soldiers, but they launched a powerful charge with a group of thousands of people.
Of course, the guard platoon was not really alone, as the Third Company followed.
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The artillery position was very close to the headquarters of two old Japanese soldiers, Minamoto Yoshige and Nagumo Shinichiro. The two old Japanese soldiers stood on a hill beside the road. Even without the help of binoculars, they could clearly see the Chinese soldiers following them.
The Japanese army was fighting hand-to-hand, but the Chinese soldiers were seen wielding their machetes as if they were practicing it, and they were simply unstoppable.
This was not caused by the poor assassination skills of the Japanese army, but because the Japanese army's military morale had been shaken.
"Bagagaru! Minamoto no Yoshi-kun, this is not possible." Nagumo Chiichiro said in a deep voice, "Hurry up and shrink your defenses. If not, we will be in big trouble!" After a pause, he added, "Right now
Only the baggage troops, artillery, engineers and other auxiliary troops have been shaken in morale, but once it affects the infantry brigades, it will be out of control!"
"No, no!" Yuan Yizhong's eyes revealed a look of madness, and he said sternly, "You can't shrink your defenses!"
Before Nagumo Kinichiro could speak, Minamoto Yoshitaka roared hysterically: "The Fourth Infantry Brigade and the Sixth Infantry Brigade are still advancing. As long as the auxiliary troops hold back the China Army for half an hour, the two brigades will be able to fight."
Penetrating the China Army's defense line, the victory in this battle belongs to us!"
Nagumo Kinichiro frowned and said: "The key auxiliary soldiers can't even stand it for ten minutes!"
After a pause, he added: "What's more, the Fourth Infantry Brigade and the Sixth Infantry Brigade may not be able to penetrate the Chinese Army's defense line within half an hour."
"It doesn't exist!" Minamoto Yoshishige roared hysterically with a fanatical expression, "The Fourth Infantry Brigade and the Sixth Infantry Brigade will definitely break through within half an hour..."
Before he finished speaking, gunfire suddenly erupted in the direction of Bauhinia Ridge ahead.
"What's going on?" Yuan Yizhong was stunned for a moment, and he hurriedly raised his telescope to look in the direction of Bauhinia Ridge. The next moment, the old devil's whole person suddenly fell into petrification!
Why? Because the two infantry brigades that Minamoto Yoshishige had high hopes for both suffered counterattacks! Almost at the same time, the 4th infantry brigades advancing along the road, and the 6th infantry brigades advancing from the shallow hills and hillsides on the left side of the road,
All of them were counterattacked by the Chinese army. In the blink of an eye, the offensive of the two infantry brigades was severely frustrated.
"Nani? How could this happen?" Yuan Yoshizhong's eyes were dull, and his whole person fell into petrification in an instant.
Nagumo Kinichiro said urgently: "Minamoto Yoshi-kun, judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for the Fourth Infantry Battalion and the Sixth Infantry Battalion to penetrate the frontal China Army's defense line within half an hour, but our auxiliary troops are afraid that
We can’t hold on for even ten minutes, so we must quickly order to shrink our defenses, otherwise it will be too late!”
However, Minamoto Yoshige seemed to be dumbfounded and did not respond.
Nagumo Kinichiro then turned around and said to the messenger behind him: "Order, the 1st, 4th, 6th and 7th Infantry Brigades give up the attack and shrink the defense."
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Two thousand meters away, on Bauhinia Ridge.
Seeing the little devil switching from offense to defense, the smile on He Shuya's lips grew thicker.
At this time, it is too late to think about switching from offense to defense. Although this can delay the collapse to a certain extent, the collapse that should come will eventually come! The defeat of the Japanese is inevitable!
Breathing a sigh of relief, He Shuya turned around and ordered the correspondent standing behind him: "Just order the first company to take a defensive position against the Japanese advancing in the middle. Give me the focus to attack the Japanese infantry on the left side of the road, but don't advance too fast. Let Lin Wei be certain."
The degree of control must be controlled so that the little devil is always worried about being surrounded, but he cannot really be surrounded!"
The correspondent agreed and turned around and hurried away, but the guard asked in confusion: "Battalion Commander, why are you on the defensive against the little Japs in the middle of the road? Why can't you really encircle the Japs?"
He Shuya smiled slightly and said: "Because the Japs in the middle have tanks, the cost of attacking the middle is too high! In comparison, it is much easier to attack the Japs on the left, and after forcing the Japs on the left back, the Japs in the center will also
We can only retreat, otherwise we will be surrounded by our army."
The guard said: "Then why can't we really surround the little devils?"
He Shuya sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Because we don't have enough troops."
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What He Shuya also didn't expect was that a liaison team from the military command was hidden on another high mountain not far away, and from a high position, it recorded every aspect of the battle between the Second Battalion and the Japanese army without missing a beat, and transformed it into
The text was sent across thousands of miles of space to the headquarters in Chongqing.
As a result, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and senior staff members of the General Headquarters were able to "witness" this classic offensive and defensive battle destined to go down in history through "live broadcast"!
"The Japs are finished!" Bai Chongxi said loudly after receiving the latest battle report, "As of now, the situation is irreversible, and the little Japs are about to collapse!"
"Is the Japanese army about to collapse?" Chairman Chiang Kai-shek was dumbfounded.
Not only Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, Chen Cheng, He Yingqin, but also all the senior staff in the headquarters were also dumbfounded.
When the battle first started, everyone, including Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, a group of staff and senior advisers, and even Bai Chongxi, all agreed that the troops sent by the Chahar Independent Regiment to Zijingguan would never be able to survive the day.
Before dark, the Japanese soldiers swooping down along the Baoda Highway will be able to recapture Zijingguan.
As for the reason, it is also very simple, because the difference in military strength is too huge.
According to the figures provided by the military commander, the Chahar Independent Regiment at Zijingguan only had 2,000 troops at most, while the Japs who swooped down along the Baoda Highway numbered tens of thousands. Not only that, the Japs even had a tank
There are regiments to assist in the battle, as well as artillery. The disparity in strength and weapons is so great that this battle can no longer be suspenseful.
However, the reality is a joke to everyone in the headquarters!
Less than two hours after the war began, the situation took a turn for the worse.
After losing the first line of defense as expected, the troops of the Chahar Independent Regiment unexpectedly launched a counterattack against the Japs. What surprised everyone even more was that the Japs on the right actually collapsed at the first touch.
, in less than half an hour, a leading soldier of the Chahar Independent Regiment advanced nearly two kilometers, and then, with a round of shelling, the Japanese baggage was wiped out, and the situation was completely reversed.
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Without the baggage, the Japanese would have no lasting fighting power!
Unless the Japanese reinforcements can arrive soon, the defeat of this Japanese army will be inevitable!
However, can the Japanese reinforcements arrive so quickly? The answer is obviously no, because the Japanese army coming along the Baoda Highway is obviously the main force of the Japanese army. Otherwise, there would be no tank regiment to coordinate operations. Since it is the main force,
There will be no more reinforcements, at least not in a short period of time.
After a long while, Chairman Chiang finally came to his senses. First he let out a sigh of relief, and then said quietly: "Today is really an eye-opener. Can the war still be fought like this?"
Chen Cheng, He Yingqin and other senior advisers all nodded subconsciously in agreement.
Today, their eyes were really opened. If two thousand Japanese troops surrounded tens of thousands of Chinese troops, they would not be surprised at all. But if two thousand Chinese troops surrounded tens of thousands of Japanese troops, it would be very disturbing.
Surprised, reversed, this is completely reversed. When will the Chinese army be able to fight more with less? Can it still win?
"This must be Xu Rui's command." Bai Chongxi said resolutely, "For sure!"