Xu Ye ran back from the forward observation post like a gust of wind and reported to He Guangming breathlessly: "Battal Commander, the Japs' forward troops have moved into the sky and are not far from us."
When He Guangming heard this, he immediately became energetic and said cheerfully: "The little devil is finally here?"
Xu Rui sat up from the stretcher and asked Xu Ye: "How many people are there in the Japs' forward troops?"
"There must be forty or fifty people." Xu Ye gasped and replied, "It's almost the size of an infantry squad."
"There is an infantry squad in the forward force, and there is at least a brigade of little Japs behind. So, all the Japs outside Shaqiao Gang should be here." Xu Rui snorted and ordered He Guangming, "Old He, let me go immediately.
The communications team turned on the machine and told the Wolf Fang Squadron that now they can attack boldly with confidence."
"Okay." He Guangming nodded and ordered Xu Ye, "Gouzi, go tell Captain Dongmei that their communication squad no longer needs to maintain radio silence. Contact the Langya Squadron immediately and tell them that they can attack."
"Yes." Xu Ye agreed, bent down with a gun on his back, and hurried toward the back.
Not long after waiting, He Guangming looked into the valley and saw a group of Japanese soldiers striding in.
These Japs were extremely vigilant. Every time they walked forward, they would use machine guns to shoot randomly at the mountains and cliffs on both sides of the canyon. This was a fire reconnaissance. Inexperienced troops might shoot as soon as they saw the Japs.
He couldn't keep his composure, so he followed up and fired. In this way, the enemy's goal was achieved.
Unfortunately, He Guangming's first battalion was an iron-clad unit that had been tested in battles. Of course, it was impossible to deceive them with this little trick. However, to be on the safe side, He Guangming still asked Xu Ye to quickly notify the companies and platoons.
According to his order, no one is allowed to shoot, otherwise military law will be imposed.
He Guangming's order was quickly conveyed.
Therefore, no matter how the little devil's vanguard team conducted reconnaissance, there was silence on both sides of the canyon.
After firing a few rounds of bullets, the Japanese's forward team moved forward again. Soon, the Japanese's forward team opened a line of sky from the front.
Not long after the Japs' vanguard team opened its front line, the Japs' large force appeared.
He Guangming raised his telescope to search the Japanese army. Suddenly, two tall Japanese horses appeared in the field of view of the telescope. On the backs of these two Japanese horses, two Japanese officers straddled arrogantly.
He Guangming distinguished them carefully, but still couldn't distinguish the military rank.
At that moment, He Guangming said to Xu Rui: "Commander, I found two Japanese officers on horseback. I don't know what their rank is."
"A Japs officer riding a horse?" Xu Rui said in a deep voice, "Japan has a well-developed horse administration and has many military horses in the country. However, according to the practice of the Japanese army, only officers of the rank of assistant officer or above are qualified to ride horses. In other words,
These two Japanese officers are at least at the rank of major, so the problem arises."
He Guangming asked: "Captain, what's the problem?"
Xu Rui said: "According to the practice of the Japanese army, the captain of the group is usually a major, but this time the little Japanese who came to Xiantiantian only had an infantry group. This means that only one Japanese should be qualified to ride a horse, but now you are
I saw two Japanese officers on horseback, what does that mean?"
He Guangming said: "Do you mean this Japanese brigade has two captains? One deputy?"
Xu Rui said: "The little devil's brigade usually has a brigade deputy, but the rank is usually one level lower than the brigade captain, and the highest is the captain level. Normally, he is not qualified to ride a horse."
He Guangming said: "Then what's going on with these two devils?"
Xu Rui said: "If I'm not wrong, one of the two Japs is the Japs' captain, and the other one is probably the little Japs Dong Jiu'er Nianyan."
"What do you mean?" He Guangming suddenly became energetic, "Dong Jiure Nianyan?!"
"Most likely." Xu Rui said in a ferocious voice, "Old He, this is a rare opportunity, try to catch him alive!"
"Understood." He Guangming stroked his sleeves and said with a ferocious smile, "Don't worry, Captain, we will definitely catch him alive!"
"No!" Xu Rui frowned and suddenly said, "No, no, that's not the case."
He Guangming was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked, "Captain, what's wrong, what's wrong?"
Xu Rui said: "Look at the front and rear of these two little Japs officers, and see if the Japs following them are any different from other Japs soldiers, such as their equipment and so on? As the prince, Dong Jiu'er Nianyan follows Fu
Just like Gong Junyan, he should have his bodyguards. The equipment of the Japanese bodyguards is very good, including American-made submachine guns."
He Guangming held up the telescope and looked at it for a long time, frowned and said: "No, they are all the same 38-year-old cover."
"No?" Xu Rui sighed, shook his head and said, "It seems that the little Japs Dong Jiu Nianyan is not here. The other Japs in the cavalry are probably the Chief of Staff of the Japs' Second Army."
"Didn't come?" He Guangming said with great disappointment when he heard this, "No, then our trip was not in vain?"
But Xu Rui chuckled and said in a ferocious voice: "Don't worry, the little devil Dong Jiu Nianyan can't escape. Gangzi's cavalry battalion will be waiting for them in Pucheng."
He Guangming pounded the ground in front of him, looking annoyed.
For Xu Rui, there is no difference in the outcome whether the cavalry battalion captures Dong Jiu Nianyan or the first battalion kills the Japanese prince. But for He Guangming and the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, the difference is huge. If in the end it is
The cavalry battalion captured Dong Jiure Nianyan, so this great achievement belongs to the cavalry battalion and has nothing to do with them.
After thinking about it, He Guangming was still a little unwilling, and said in a deep voice: "No, I have to take the guard platoon to the front to have a look. Maybe the little devil Dong Jiu Nianyan is hiding at the entrance of the valley in front. He doesn't do it just because he is afraid of death.
Dare to enter the valley." After that, he said to Uncle Xiao, the instructor of the first battalion, "Old Xiao, I'll leave this place to you."
At that moment, He Guangming lit up the guard platoon and headed straight from the alley towards the entrance of Xixiantian.
At this time, the Japanese army had completely entered the first line of sky. Xiao Shuchang, the acting commander of the first battalion instructor, immediately raised the mirror box and fired a shot at the canyon, and then ordered: "Hit!"
In an instant, a battalion of officers and soldiers ambushing on both sides of the canyon opened fire.
The Japanese soldiers passing under the cliff were caught off guard and fell into chaos in an instant.
However, Kato's battalion was still the elite of the 10th Division after all. After a few minutes of chaos, it quickly calmed down and began to rely on the terrain on both sides of the canyon to fight back. Unfortunately, the regiment's 1st Battalion was condescending and took advantage of the terrain.
After five minutes of rapid firepower, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion threw down two more rows of grenades, or hand grenades.
More than a thousand grenades or hand grenades exploded intensively in the narrow canyon. The roaring and sputtering fragments caused heavy damage to the Japanese who had nowhere to hide. In an instant, the Japanese fell down one by one, and then,
Uncle Xiao led a battalion of officers and soldiers to charge against the Japanese in the valley.
This is a classic ambush battle.
Although the Japanese had an absolute advantage in military strength. Kato's battalion had more than 1,200 people, while He Guangming's battalion only had more than 500 people, not even half the strength of the Japanese. However, after the first wave of firepower,
Nearly half of Kato's team was killed, and most of the remaining Japanese were injured.
Before launching the final charge, the 1st Battalion threw two more rows of hand grenades.
After the intensive explosion, more than half of the remaining Japs were blown up.
Therefore, when a battalion of officers and soldiers rushed down the hillside with bayonets in hand and rushed into the canyon, there were less than 300 Japs left who could stand up to fight. What was even worse was that the last 300 or so Japs had lost their courage.
Frustrated, in the end, although they launched a fierce counterattack against a battalion of officers and soldiers, it only looked fierce.
In another time and space, an American veteran who participated in the Pacific War and the Korean War once evaluated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. The veteran said that although the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield was fierce, it was only mindless.
To a large extent, it was just hysteria before death. In actual battles, American soldiers could easily kill these Japanese soldiers who were close to mental breakdown.
However, this is not the case with the Chinese People’s Volunteers.
The ferocity displayed by the Chinese People's Volunteers is by no means inferior to that of the Japanese army, and what is more terrifying about the Chinese People's Volunteers than the Japanese army is that they are not only ferocious, but also full of love for life. Therefore, in actual combat, the Chinese People's Volunteers soldiers will definitely not
They would charge desperately like the Japanese army. They would always try their best to protect themselves while charging fiercely, which made it difficult for American soldiers to kill them.
The American veteran once lamented: Faced with the charge of the Chinese People's Volunteers, sometimes they hit the barrel of the Browning air-cooled machine gun until it was scrapped due to overheating, but they may not be able to kill a target. Those who think that the Chinese People's Volunteers only know how to kill people
The idea that naval tactics only rely on more to win is simply the biggest lie.
Closer to home, the Japanese who were stubbornly resisting on the front line at this time were basically no different from the Japanese on the Pacific battlefield. They were all on the verge of mental collapse. Although they launched fierce hand-to-hand combat against the officers and soldiers of the regiment's first battalion, in fact, this seemingly fierce
Hand-to-hand combat is just a matter of death.
In less than five or six minutes, more than 1,200 Japanese soldiers from Kato's brigade, including the forward team who came back for reinforcements after hearing the gunfire, fell into a pool of blood. This was war.
Sun Tzu, the sage of war more than 2,000 years ago, said that soldiers are crafty. At the wrong time and in the wrong place, no matter how powerful a lion is, he will turn into a sheep and be easily torn into pieces.
, Kato's battalion was easily torn into pieces by the first battalion of the regiment, which was far less powerful than his own.
