Chapter 650 The Yamato Hotel is the leader of the alliance...
Yoshimoto Sadai's face was livid, and he stared at the chicken shit in his field of vision through the telescope.
Jigong Ridge is not very high, let alone steep. Except for the cliff tens of meters high on the east side, the other three directions are gentle slopes. However, the slopes on three sides are covered with dense shrubs and thorns. Although this is
It was already early September, and the weather was much cooler than the previous two months, but snakes and insects were still rampant in the bushes.
What's even worse is that those thorns are very troublesome to deal with.
Therefore, after a few attempts, Yoshimoto Teiichi gave up building a passage and decided to go up the mountain via the only path.
But on this path, there is a bulge near the top of the mountain. I asked the local guide and found out that this bulge is called Jishi Dun. Since this location is suspended on three sides, the shooting range is very good. The National Army built a base here.
A machine gun fortification of civil structure was built to tightly guard the passage up the mountain.
At this time, there were only two ways to go before the Japanese army.
Either, rush up at all costs, use up the enemy's ammunition with human lives, or shoot until the machine gun is scrapped, or, just find a way to destroy the machine gun fortification first, and then launch an attack. After a little weighing, Yoshimoto Sadashi finally chose
The latter decided to destroy the machine gun fortification first.
If you want to destroy the heavy machine gun fortifications on the chicken shit mound, it is best to use cannon.
However, it would take at least half a day to transport the artillery from Jiujiang to Jigongling. By the time the artillery arrived, it would already be evening, and then we would have to wait another night before attacking. Yoshimoto Seiichi really couldn't afford it, so he decided to start from
Jiujiang Airport dispatched bombers to bomb the buildings on Jishidun and even Jigongling.
There was only a small group of defeated Sichuan troops on Jigong Ridge, which was not enough for the Japanese army to engage in such a large-scale war. However, considering that the murderer of Okamura Neji, Xu Rui, was also on Jigong Ridge at this moment, Yoshimoto Teiichi thought how big
The price was worth it. Anyway, today he was willing to risk everything and he would capture or kill Xu Rui no matter what.
If not, not only will the general be unable to spare him, but even he himself will not spare himself.
At this time, Yoshimoto Teiichi did not know that Hata Shunroku had vomited blood and died because of Xu Rui's humiliation.
Yoshimoto Teiichi called the communications soldier to the front and said: "Order, the Eighth Flying Squadron stationed in Jiujiang immediately takes off with bombs and carpet bombs the military targets on Jigong Ridge!"
"Hai!" The signal soldier nodded heavily, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Yoshimoto Seiichi.
"Wait a minute." Yoshimoto Seiichi called to the communications soldier and added, "Send a message to Jiujiang Gendarmerie Commander Yoshino Rio and order him to dispatch another infantry brigade to Jigongling. Hurry!"
"Hai." The signal soldier paused again, turned around and hurried away.
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When Yoshino Rio received the telegram, he was leading the military police to storm the Yamato Hotel.
When Yoshimoto Seiichi led the Eleventh Army Headquarters security force to attack, he was attacked by snipers from the sixth-floor guest room of Yamato Hotel. Yoshimoto Seiichi was eager to rescue Okamura Neji, so he left an infantry squadron to attack Yamato Hotel.
, he himself took the remaining troops and took a detour out of the city.
The remaining infantry squadron quickly launched an attack.
However, what happened next made the little devil unable to believe it.
There seemed to be only two gunmen hanging around the Yamato Hotel, but their marksmanship was excellent. They used pistols within fifty meters and rifles beyond fifty meters. The Japanese did not encounter any Japanese when they entered the lobby on the first floor of the hotel.
Blocked, but when he was about to go up the stairs to the second floor, he was blocked by the opponent.
After half an hour of fierce fighting, the remaining squadron suffered most of its casualties!
But at this time, Jiujiang Gendarmerie Commander Yoshino Rio also arrived with the main force of the Gendarmerie.
Because Jiujiang is the headquarters of the Eleventh Army and is a model city that Okamura Neiji worked hard to build, a whole regiment of military police units was stationed in Jiujiang. Previously, Yoshino Rio had already sent an infantry brigade to support Yoshimoto Seiichi, and the remaining
They have brought most of the two infantry brigades below and are storming the Yamato Hotel.
Because they could not attack for a long time, the Japanese used artillery.
37-caliber combat artillery, 70-caliber infantry artillery, and 75-caliber field guns were all used.
If Jiujiang City had field howitzers of 105 caliber or larger, they would probably be dragged up as well.
At this time, the six-story reinforced concrete building of Yamato Hotel had been blasted with dozens of large holes by artillery shells. Especially the top floor, which was the sixth floor, was almost completely destroyed. However, even so, the man hiding in the building
The two gunmen were still resisting. At this point, Yoshino Rio had to admire the tenacity of these two gunmen.
After receiving the telegram from Yoshimoto Teiichi, Yoshino Rio immediately dispatched another infantry brigade for reinforcements. No matter what, the most important thing is to catch or kill the assassin who assassinated Commander Okamura. This time Okamura Neiji was assassinated.
, Yoshino Rio believed that he was also responsible, because he was the first to suggest that Okamura Neji attend the groundbreaking ceremony.
After transferring an infantry brigade, Yoshino Rio had less than two squadrons left, because in the previous continuous storming, the military police had suffered casualties of nearly one squadron, and the remaining squadron,
Then you have to be responsible for Jiujiang city defense together with the puppet army. After all, you can't ignore Jiujiang city defense at all, right?
With only two squadrons left in his hands, Yoshino Rio began to hesitate whether to attack by force.
After hesitating for a moment, Yoshino Rio decided to try one last time. If he still couldn't capture it this time, he could only blockade Yamato Hotel and wait for reinforcements. The field divisions on the front line could not return reinforcements, but the navy patrolling along the river could.
By sending out marines, not only will the distance be shorter, but the speed will also be faster.
"Doi-san." Rio Yoshino waved to a Japanese captain not far away.
The Japanese captain immediately clung to the ground, crawled over with his butt sticking out, and hid behind the barricade where Yoshino Hano was hiding. Only then did he dare to straighten up and salute: "Captain?"
Yoshino Rio said in a deep voice: "Doi-san, I will order the artillery to fire smoke bombs later, and then you personally lead an infantry team into the building. This time you must eliminate the two gunmen hiding in Yamato Hotel, otherwise, you will
Prepare to commit seppuku to express gratitude to His Majesty the Emperor, do you understand?"
"Hai!" Doi paused heavily.
"Yoshi." Yoshino Rio nodded, "Go and get ready."
"Hai." Doi paused again and crawled back.
Yoshino Rio gave Doi five minutes to prepare, and then said to the communications soldier behind him: "Have all artillery teams put on smoke bombs, and the bombardment will start in one minute!"
The signal trooper immediately climbed to the hiding place with his back to the Yamato Hotel and issued Yoshino Rio's orders using semaphores to the Japanese artillerymen at various gun positions behind him.
A moment later, six 37-caliber combat artillery, four 70-caliber infantry guns, and two 75-caliber field howitzers from both directions of the street started firing rows of smoke bombs at Yamato Hotel. Soon, the inside of Yamato Hotel and
The surrounding area was obscured by endless billowing smoke.
Seeing that the streets around Yamato Hotel were covered in smoke, Captain Doi immediately stood up, first wiped a piece of forehead with his forehead, then pulled out his saber with his backhand, threw away his stride and rushed forward. Behind Doi, he had already
More than fifty Japanese soldiers who had already gathered on standby followed suit with bayonets in hand.
Under the cover of the smoke, Doi and more than fifty Japanese soldiers easily entered the lobby on the first floor of Yamato Hotel through the door and the gap in the wall. The light in the lobby on the first floor of Yamato Hotel was darker than outside, plus the smoke.
With so much cover, it was almost impossible to see his fingers. Doi covered his mouth and nose with a wet cloth while walking in the dark.
In the darkness, no one knew which soldier kicked a copper basin while marching. It immediately made a crisp sound. In the dead silence, the sound was extremely abrupt. Doi cursed.
With a loud sound, he quickly waved his hand and the Japanese soldiers who were following behind him squatted down.
Five full seconds passed, and there was still dead silence all around.
Doi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the two gunmen were not in the lobby on the first floor.
"First group, move forward!" Doi waved his hand, and the dozen Japanese infantrymen of the first infantry group immediately stood up and continued to move forward with shining bayonets. However, at this moment, the smoke was suddenly so thick that it could not be dissolved.
Fierce gunshots rang out, and the hot bullets instantly cleared away the thick smoke, revealing clear ballistic trajectories.
The next moment, the Japanese soldiers who were marching forward with bayonets in hand were shot and fell to the ground.
Within a short time, more than half of a group of fifteen Japs had been knocked down. The remaining Japs reacted quickly and hurriedly threw their buttocks on the ground, thus luckily escaping.
"Baga!" Doi cursed bitterly, pulled his military cap off his head and threw it to the ground.
Before even touching the assassin's hair, half of the team had been lost, and Doi suddenly felt hot all over.
The gunshots lasted for less than three seconds before stopping, and the lobby on the first floor of Yamato Hotel returned to deathly silence. It was so quiet that Doi could barely hear his own breathing.
Suddenly, there was a soft sound from the front.
Doi couldn't help but roared: "Sasi Gaigai..."
The Japanese lying behind Doi and on both sides opened fire one after another. The team's only two crooked pistols also opened fire violently. In an instant, dense bullets poured forward like raindrops. The next moment, two black grenades were fired.
Coming out of the smoke, because the distance was close enough, Doi could even clearly see the two grenades emitting green smoke.
"Baga, grenades..." Doi only had time to shout half aloud before two grenades exploded.
Because the distance was too close, Doi was hit by dozens of fragments at the same time and was killed on the spot. Several Japs behind Doi were also injured. One of the Japs was the most seriously injured and he couldn't help but scream loudly.
When he got up, the scream immediately brought death to him.
