As Shunroku Hata said, the 10th Division really has too much to take care of itself now.
When he first learned that the regiment had exploded an underground river at Fotiao Cliff and cut off the retreat of the 10th Division, Xiaozhu Yinan didn't take it seriously. The 10th Division was not the Kawaguchi Detachment. The Kawaguchi Detachment was just a detachment.
The Tenth Division is actually a division, and it is also the most elite permanent division!
It is sheer wishful thinking for the Dameishan Regiment to swallow up his 10th Division in one go.
Therefore, Xiaozhu Yinan seemed very calm and did not even report the matter to the Second Army Headquarters and the Central China Condemnation Army Headquarters, because in his opinion, it would not take long for the 10th Division to break through Houtou Ridge.
, and then drive straight in to capture Meizhen. Even if Houtou Ridge cannot be captured, there will definitely be no problem in retreating to Heifengkou.
However, the evolution of the battle situation was completely beyond the expectations of Xiaozhu Yinan.
The 40th Infantry Regiment fought fiercely for two days at Heritou Ridge but failed to capture it. Instead, they suffered more than a thousand casualties. The east side of Heritou Ridge was almost stained red with the blood of Japanese soldiers.
At the same time, the 63rd Infantry Regiment also suffered a heavy defeat at Fotiao Cliff.
The defeated troops of the 10th Division at Heifengkou actually regrouped and defended on the east bank of the underground river where the Buddha jumped off the cliff. The Sixty-third Infantry Regiment stormed the three
Sixteen hours later, it was impossible to cross the underground river. The east bank of the underground river could not be captured, and the engineering unit could not build the bridge. This meant that not only was the 10th Division unable to open a way forward, it even had no way to retreat.
Can get through.
Only then did Xiaozhu Yinan finally realize the seriousness of the problem.
This is because, in addition to the Herhead Ridge and Buddha Leaping Cliff that cannot be removed, another more serious and fatal problem has emerged, and that is the water source!
The 10th Division is facing a severe water crisis!
Dibuqiagui walked into the tent with a sullen face and said: "Division Commander, the water sources stored in each regiment are about to be exhausted. If the water source cannot be found as soon as possible, in forty-eight hours, each infantry regiment will basically lose its combat effectiveness.
In seventy-two hours, the entire 10th Division will face the danger of collective destruction!"
"If there's no water, then go find it!" Piggy Man said with a livid face, "Go find it quickly!"
Before entering the mountain, Xiaozhu Yinan had never thought that guarding such a big mountain as Damei Mountain, he would actually worry that his army would have no water to drink. This is not a desert, how could they not find a water source? However, cruel
Reality dealt an extremely heavy blow to Yinan Xiaozhu. The 10th Division really had no water to drink now.
"Hai." Dibuqiagui paused and said, "We found him."
"Have you found it?" Xiaozhu Yinan asked in a sinister voice, "Not found? From Houtou Ridge to Fotiao Cliff, the mountain road stretches for more than a hundred miles, so many valleys, so many mountain streams and river valleys, even one
Can’t find any water source? I can’t believe it. It’s such a huge mountain, but you can’t even find a single water source.”
Di Bujiagui said: "I found a few water sources, but..."
"But what?" Little Piggy Man asked with a dark face, "Too little water?"
"No." Di Bujiagui said, "There is a lot of water in these water sources. If you save some water, it will be enough to meet the basic operational needs of the 10th Division. However, unfortunately, there are wolves in these water sources.
The soldiers we sent to fetch water were all guarded by Langya, so even if there was water, we couldn't get it back."
"Spike?" Xiaozhu's righteous man looked stern when he heard this and fell silent.
To be honest, before coming to the Dameishan battlefield this time, Xiaozhu Yinan didn't attach much importance to special operations. In his opinion, what use could a mere hundred or so special forces have? When it comes to fighting, they have to be from a large corps.
Frontal combat is serious. No matter how powerful a hundred or so special forces are, can they still eat up the millions of troops of the National Government?
However, after experiencing the two battles of Heifengkou and Houtou Ridge, Xiaozhu Yinan completely changed his mind. It has to be said that at certain times, the destructive power displayed by the special forces is extremely amazing. For example, now, due to the
The existence of the Wolf Fang troops made it impossible for the 10th Division to even drink water.
After a long time, the little piggy man said: "Then send more people to get water! If a small team can't do it, send a squadron. If a squadron doesn't work, just send a large team. No matter what, we have to get the water.
Take it back, and the warriors of the Imperial Japanese Army can die in battle, but they must not die of thirst!"
"Hai." Di Bujiagui nodded, turned around and left.
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Black Dragon Pool is hidden deep in Black Dragon Valley.
Legend has it that eight hundred years ago there was a black dragon causing trouble in the Damei Mountain area. Because of his evil deeds, the Heavenly Court sent Erlang God down to subjugate the demon. The black dragon fought with Erlang God for eight hundred rounds, and was eventually killed. However, his spirit was immortal.
Moved to the mountains by Erlang Shen to suppress it, the black dragon's spirit turned into a clear spring, flowing all year round. Even in drought years, the flow never stopped, and it became a blessing to the woodcutter and hunters.
Black Dragon Pond is about seven or eight miles away from Qingfeng Mountain Road, and is connected by a Yangchang Trail.
It was the hottest time of the day, and more than two hundred Japanese soldiers, each carrying two huge iron kettles on their backs, appeared on this bird path. These two hundred Japanese soldiers were divided into three groups in small groups.
Keep a certain distance from each other, and search forward vigilantly on the bird path.
The weather is scorching hot and there is no wind in the valley. Just walking a few steps will make you extremely hot.
The two hundred or so Japanese soldiers had obviously walked a long way through the mountains. They were all hot and thirsty. Many Japanese soldiers were so thirsty that their lips were cracked and their eyes were dull.
However, when they turned around a mountain col, when the Black Dragon Pond appeared in their sight, the more than seventy little devils walking in the front immediately cheered loudly, and then they speeded up their pace in unison and rushed towards the place in a hurry.
The mouth area of the water pool is only more than 100 square meters. When approaching the water pool, water vapor will hit your face, which is refreshing.
Seeing that more than seventy Japanese soldiers had almost completely lost their vigilance, the team leader immediately became anxious and shouted sternly: "Baga, pay attention to your vigilance, stay vigilant, don't be anxious..."
However, the Japanese soldiers who were already extremely thirsty could not listen at all.
More than seventy Japanese soldiers rushed towards the pool of water in front of them almost like a swarm.
A moment later, the Japs at the front plunged into the pool with a pop, then buried his head completely under the water, and started drinking. While drinking, he thought, this water is really sweet.
Ah, in all his life, he has never drank such sweet spring water.
However, the cold murderous intention suddenly arrived at this moment.
"Bah!" A crisp gunshot suddenly shattered the silence of the valley.
The next moment, the Japanese who had just thrown himself into the water to drink the spring water immediately jumped, and then slowly opened his hands and feet in the water. At the same time, a bright red color slowly spread on the water, as if in the water.
A clear spring is embroidered with a group of dazzling bloody clouds, which looks particularly dazzling.
A dozen or so Japs rushed to the edge of the pool and stopped one after another.
The team leader of the Little Devil was the first to react and quickly hid behind a rock and shouted: "There are Chinese snipers, take cover quickly, take cover!"
The more than forty Japanese who had not yet reached the waterhole took cover.
However, the dozen or so Japs who had rushed to the water pool did not obey the order and hid themselves. They still stood by the water pool and kept swallowing their saliva while looking at the clear spring water. The next moment, more than a dozen Japs shouted at the same time.
, rushed into the water pool, drank happily, and even ignored the sniper hidden in the dark.
Of course, the Chinese snipers hiding in the dark will not miss this opportunity.
"Bah, bah, bah..." Continuous gunshots rang out, and the dozen or so Japanese who threw themselves into the pool were shot one after another. In less than a moment, the entire water surface of the pool was completely dyed red with blood. The dozen or so Japanese who were still jumping around just now were
The Japanese all turned into floating corpses in the Black Dragon Pond. Only the spring water in the Black Water Pond was still flowing out. However, due to the drought, the water flow disappeared not far down the stream.
Traces.
When the gunfire stopped, the entire valley returned to its previous silence. The difference was that there were more than ten corpses on the water of Black Dragon Pond, and the water of Black Water Pond was also dyed red with blood.
The Japanese team leader hid behind a rock and felt his throat getting dry.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, it was the hottest time of the day. The sky was like a fire. It was so hot that people went crazy. The hot weather and long-term thirst had already caused serious vision and hearing problems to the leader of the Japanese team.
falling, so even though more than a dozen soldiers had been killed by Chinese snipers, he could not find the location of the opponent's snipers.
It seems that only his sense of smell has become more sensitive than before. He can clearly smell the clear smell of water vapor coming from the pool in front of him even dozens of meters away. The Japanese team leader must clench his back teeth to endure this strong desire.
I can't help but have to endure the urge to rush towards the pool, because if I go out, I will die!
The Japs squad leader can bear it, but some people can't.
In Bagayalu, a Japanese private suddenly cursed, then sprang up from behind the rock where he was hiding, and rushed to the pool ahead as quickly as possible. However, as soon as he took two steps forward, in the silent valley
Gunshots rang out again, and the next moment, the little devil was shot and fell on the creek beach.
Dark red blood gurgled down from the left side of the Japanese soldier's chest, and soon dyed the sand and gravel beneath him red.
While the little devil screamed, he tried his best to crawl forward, struggling to crawl into the pool in front of him. His eyes were full of thirst. Water, he just wanted to drink water! As long as he wanted to drink water!
If he could drink water, even death would be worth it! After crawling for a while, the Japanese finally crawled to the edge of the pool, but he was unable to drink the water after all.
Because at the moment when he climbed to the edge of the pool, he breathed his last.