It was getting dark, and the main force of the Hamura detachment had already begun to set up camp.
The camp chosen by Shuichi Hamura for the troops was an open wasteland. This open area was four to five miles in diameter and had an excellent view. There was no need to worry about being attacked by the Chinese at night.
When Shuichi Hamura got out of the armored vehicle, a gust of mountain wind blew in his face, and he immediately felt a chill. Shuichi Hamura tightened his windbreaker.
This is the season when you are most likely to catch wind and cold, so it’s better to be careful.
Chief of Staff Tatsuya Nagashin had already lit a bonfire with several staff members, and immediately called to Shu Hamura: "Your Excellency, General, come over quickly to warm yourself up by the fire."
"Yo Xi." Hamura Shuichi nodded happily and strode over.
A combat staff officer immediately and diligently brought over an ammunition box and placed it next to the campfire. Then he looked at Hamura Shuichi with a flattering look. They all said that the little Japanese people were upright and disdained personal connections. In fact, they were all rumors. In fact, they were not the same as those of the human race.
They are the most proficient nation in the world. They used to kneel and lick the Tang Dynasty, and then they knelt and licked the United States.
Of course, against a race that is not weaker than itself, the human race will become more ferocious than wolves.
Not to be outdone, another combat staff officer immediately ran to a stream not far away with a kettle, filled a large pot of water back, and then placed it on the fire to boil hot water for Hamura Shuichi.
Several combat staff officers were too attentive, but Hamura Shuichi's orderlies were idle.
After a few mouthfuls of hot water, the coldness in his body disappeared, and Hamura Shuichi finally felt better.
"Oh, by the way, Eijin-san." Shuichi Hamura politely declined the can of beef handed over by a combat staff officer, then turned to Chief of Staff Tatsuya Nagajin and said, "Immediately send a telegram to the village, asking him not to go too far and find an open area.
Camp, it won’t be too late to leave after dawn tomorrow, and it won’t take more than one night anyway.”
Yong Jinda also felt slightly suffocated when he heard this, but did not answer.
Seeing the strange look on Tatsuya Nagashin's face, Hamura Shuichi asked: "Essentials-san, is there any problem?"
"Hai." Yongjin Tatsuya paused and said, "Detachment leader, the Katancunli brigade has not reported their position to the detachment headquarters for an hour."
"Nani?" Shu Hamura's expression changed immediately upon hearing this.
According to Japanese military doctrine, the 1st Infantry Battalion, which serves as the vanguard, must report their position coordinates to the Hamura detachment headquarters every half hour, but now the 1st Infantry Battalion has not reported their latest coordinates to the headquarters for an hour.
The azimuth coordinates, what does this indicate?
Is this idiot Yoshio Katamura forgetting this? Impossible!
The radio station of the brigade in Katancun is broken? It’s possible, but it’s not very likely!
The most likely possibility is that the Katamura brigade encountered the squadron on the way, and then Yoshio Katamura, an idiot, was eager to win, so he deliberately cut off contact with the headquarters to prevent the headquarters from forcibly suspending his mission after knowing the news.
Combat operations, yes, that's right, that's definitely what it's like.
"Haga!" Hamura Shuichi said angrily, "Order, the communications team immediately calls the 1st Infantry Battalion. Within five minutes, I must know the specific location of the 1st Infantry Battalion."
"Hai." Yongjin Tatsuya paused, then turned around and hurried away.
This lasted for more than ten minutes, and then Yongjin Tatsuya came back with a gloomy face.
Just by looking at Nagashin Tatsuya's face, Hamura Shuichi knew that he had not contacted the 1st Infantry Battalion.
Sure enough, Yongjin Tatsuya paused and said: "Detachment leader, the 1st Infantry Battalion still cannot be contacted."
"Bagagaru, Katamura Yoshio, this idiot, always likes to think that he is right!" Hamura suddenly became angry, but Hamura was angry, but he was not worried at all. In any case, Katamura has one of his subordinates.
Infantry Brigade, Hamura Shuichi never thought that Dameishan Brigade could destroy the 1st Infantry Battalion in a short time.
But after thinking about it, Hamura Shuichi decided to send a communications team to catch up to see what was going on.
At that moment, Hamura Shuichi said to Nagashin Tatsuya: "Nagashin-san, immediately send a communications team to catch up with the 1st Infantry Battalion and see what this idiot Yoshio Katamura is up to?"
"Hai." Tatsuya Yongjin paused and turned around to make arrangements.
After a while, a communication team consisting of three three-wheeled motorcycles left the camp, turned onto the road, and rumbled away towards the front.
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Almost at the same time that Hamura Shuichi dispatched the communication team, Katamura's team had been lured into Teapot Col.
Because it was dark and he had been chasing the squadron, Katamura Yoshio did not pay attention to the surrounding terrain. Seeing the squadron running in front getting closer and closer, Katamura Yoshio became more and more excited.
The urging of the artillery squad and heavy machine gun squadron around them also became more and more intense.
"Hurry up, hurry up, chase me!"
"Catch up, kill the Chinese, kill them!"
"Warriors, show your determination and perseverance and let the weak Chinese people see your sprint!"
Katamura Yoshio brandished his saber and roared hysterically until he was interrupted by gunfire from the front.
Although the gunshots were not dense, they came very suddenly. When he heard the gunshots, the righteous man in the village immediately paused in his heart and stopped involuntarily.
What's going on? The squadron has become a lost dog, and they still dare to fight back?
Turning his head sharply, Katancun saw a big rock not far away. He immediately called his orderly over and climbed up the big rock by stepping on the orderly's shoulders.
Standing on the big rock and looking down from a high position, the righteous man in the village was immediately stunned.
But the squadron that had been running hastily forward like a lost dog just now had stopped and built a temporary defense line about a kilometer ahead. Due to the sudden incident, the 3rd squadron was pursuing at full speed.
The squadron did not expect this to happen, and was caught off guard.
However, the Katamura Brigade is, after all, an elite unit composed of reservists from the 1st Division.
After a brief period of confusion, the 3rd Infantry Squadron immediately calmed down, and under the command of squadron leader Shun Nakamura, quickly deployed its troops and launched a fierce attack.
Since the artillery squad was not in place yet, the 3rd Infantry Squadron only used its own six grenades to fire two rounds of grenades at the squadron's temporary defense line, and then threw in an infantry squad to launch a tentative attack. Under night,
I saw more than fifty Japanese soldiers rushing towards the squadron's position with shining bayonets.
Just when Yoshio Katamura was about to respond to Shun Nakamura in a timely, decisive, and accurate manner, a sudden change occurred. The gunshots on the squadron's temporary defense line just now were very sparse, but the next moment, there was a dense explosion of gunfire.
Along with the intense gunfire, dozens of dazzling tongues of flame burst out, instantly annihilating the attacking infantry squad.
"Nani?!" Seeing these dozens of dazzling tongues of fire, the righteous man in the village couldn't help but take a breath of air.
As a veteran who participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War, Yoshio Katamura knew very well that each dazzling tongue of flame represented a machine gun, and its ballistics were relatively sparse. The ones that spread over a relatively large area were light machine guns, and their ballistics were relatively dense.
, the ones scattered over a relatively small area are heavy machine guns. A rough count shows that there are as many as thirty light and heavy machine guns!
"How is that possible?" Katamura Yoshio whispered softly in his throat, but only he could hear it.
Katamura Yoshio had participated in the 128th Shanghai Anti-Japanese War and the Songhu Battle, and was very familiar with the firepower configuration of the squadron. In his impression, the equipment of the Kuomintang Central Army was quite good, regardless of heavy weapons, and the firepower configuration of light weapons.
Not much worse than the Japanese army, even slightly better.
Basically, each platoon is equipped with a light machine gun, and each company is equipped with at least one Maxim heavy machine gun.
However, the squadron in front completely overturned Katamura's understanding of firepower configuration.
How many people were there in the squadron in front that hastily switched from escape to defense? At best, it was only four to five hundred people, a battalion?
According to the firepower configuration standard, a battalion only has three heavy machine guns and nine light machine guns at best, but the squadron on the front line has at least more than ten heavy machine guns and more than twenty light machine guns! Amaterasu.
, such a ferocious firepower configuration level far exceeds that of a battalion!
Then the next moment, Katamura Yoshio suddenly reacted.
The righteous man in the village thought, "What's wrong, the squadron that looked embarrassed just now was obviously deliberately disguised to lure them to pursue them. But now the squadron is uncharacteristically turning around and starting to block. This can only mean one problem, that is, this place has already
This is the battlefield they chose, and they have already stepped into the trap!
However, Katamura Yoshio is indeed a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. At the critical moment, he did not lose control, but made a quick decision to break out of the encirclement head-on!
That's right, a frontal breakthrough!
Katamura Yoshio could think with his toes that the opponent must have deployed heavy troops in the direction they came from. If Katamura's brigade turned around and retreated at this time, it would happen to fall completely into the squadron's encirclement, and then it would really be over. And if
If you break through from the front, there may be a chance to break through.
The reason is very simple. The Dameishan Regiment is only one regiment with limited strength. Since the opponent wants to ambush heavy troops on the way they came, there will not be many troops left in front to block the attack. I am afraid this is also the defense line of the front squadron, and the firepower
The reason why the configuration is so cruel is that the Chinese want to scare them!
It's just a pity that the adopted man in my village was not intimidated by others.
Katamura Yoshio immediately jumped down and gritted his teeth and ordered Ogasawara: "Order, the artillery squad will be deployed on the spot and carry out a ten-minute fire attack on the enemy. Then the 2nd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for the frontal attack, and the 3rd Infantry Squadron will be responsible for outflanking the left wing.
The 1st Infantry Squadron is outflanking the right wing, and the opponent must be eliminated within half an hour!"
